TEAM MICKEY--Biggest Loser 11 Spring Team Challenge!

[Merryweather27]

Maybe I'll make some pudding and dip some oranges slices into it.

Huh...I would never have thought to do that, but I do love those chocolate oranges. Sounds weird but good!

I started this morning with an 8 mile run/walk, it actually feels good to be building up distance again. I didn't do a half in the fall like I normally do so it has been almost a year since I've gone that far.

Awesome!

I had a small breakthrough my stepson made choc chip cookies - my fav and I only ate 1. That might not seem like a big deal but for me not to eat a whole lot more is huge! Baby steps for me yeah

Way to go! That would be difficult for me too!

2/6/11 QOTD: Who are you rooting for in the Super Bowl?

I don't really follow any sports - heck I barely know which teams are playing tonight. I was actually going to suggest to DH that we could watch the game if he wanted (he doesn't care much about sports either but will watch football if he happens to come across it, like at Thanksgiving). BUT I totally forgot to mention it, and now it's 9pm central and we're watching Dr. Who reruns.

AND I made as an alternative to cupcakes.... weight watchers cupcakes. They are pretty decent. It was just a box of devils food cake mix, a can of pumpkin, and 1/4 - 1/2 cup of water (depending on what consistency you want). They kind of were like a cross between a brownie and a cupcake and you dont taste the pumpkin at all. You could also add the mini choc chips to the batter.

Sounds yummy! I might have to try that!

Hi All! I lost a total of 30lbs in 2010...

Here's a shameless plug for the February Exercise Challenge thread run by Julie (goldcupmom). http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2651249

Hi! WTG on last year's weight loss! Thanks for the info on the challenge thread! I really need to get motivated on the workout side of things, might have to look into that.

Hi everyone! Its been an interesting past couple of days. Friday, my DF set up a nice little party for me at a nightclub with our closest friends and a private section with bottle service. I had such a great time.

Happy birthday! What a great DF you have! Have a great time with your DL birthday tradition tomorrow!

I did help middle son make a costume for his Gods project next week. He was assigned Apollo and needs to dress like him when he gives his speech. It came out pretty good and really didn't cost much thanks to good will and my craft supplies in the basement. Here's a couple of pictures

That came out really great! Hope you are feeling better soon!

 

[Merryweather27]

This is going to be a nutty week. DH is juggling three different employment agencies, so he has interviews left and right. I guess it's a good thing, but each possible job seems to come with a downside. One is for a payday loan company, which he would have a hard time with ethically. One is a six-month contract that could possibly go permanent...but it's in San Antonio. So we'd be apart for 6 months until we knew for sure , and have extra rent, utility, phone, and internet bills during that time. The last is the "best" of the three, in that it's local and not for a questionable company, but it's third shift.

Tuesday our dog goes in for surgery to have her bladder stones removed. Not looking forward to spending the money, but it has to be done. I'm hoping we stay as snow-free as possible for the next couple of weeks to make it easier for us to keep the stairs and patio simple to navigate for her.

All right, now that it's almost 10, I really need to figure out something for dinner!

 

[tigger813]

Got in my 2 miles and just finished watching GLEE from last night! Really cool!

Taking Ashleigh to the drs this morning. Last night she started complaining about her ear. I didn't want to have to wait all day to take her so I'm going to hopefully get there by 8:40 to see someone before the appts start. She took some Motrin but was uncomfortable. I'm even letting her sleep in. I'll get her up soon so we can get breakfast and everything together for the day. She has dancing tonight and I think she also starts newspaper club. I'm glad she wants to get involved.

Better get moving so I can accomplish a lot today!

TTFN

 

[KristiMc]

Well my Steelers didn't win - but they had a great season - so I can not be too sad. To any Packers fans - Congrats!

2/7/11 QOTD: What is your favorite ride at a Disney Park?

QOTD: My favorite is Soarin. I could ride it all day.

Today is my "cheat day" so I have been off plan today. Already exercised, and WILL drink the rest of my H2O! (there I said it, I'm committed now!) Have a great day everyone!
QOTD: Go STEELERS!!!!! ( I wasn't going to answer even though we are HUGE Steeler fans 'cause I felt outnumbered!! But I went back 2 pages and saw KristiMc's post and didn't want to let Steeler Nation Down!!)

Nice to know I was not the only Steeler fan on here

Happy Birthday Jeanette!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Just a quick post to say good morning!

Lindsay--congratultions on your 10 miles!

Taryn--Thinking of you.

We ran 11 miles yesterday. The weather was nice (in the 40s). I am sore today--it was supposed to be a cut back week since we ran 14 last week, but we tweaked our plan. Anyhow, no more runs over 6 miles until the princess!!! Looking forward to 2 light weeks.

I hope everyone who had plans for the superbowl had a great time. If you took a side trip off the wagon yesterday, jump back on today. Yesterday was just one day, and it's ok to splurge every once in a while.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[my3princes]

QOTD: My favorite Disney Ride. That is so tough. I have a favorite at each park. Soarin, Splash Mountain, Expedition Everest and Toy Story Mania.

 

[jking6]

QOTD: Favorite Disney ride

Hands down it has to be the Tower Of Terror... I love this ride. I do enjoy several others but this is undoubtable my #1.
Usually HS is the first park and last park we go to so I can say that my 1st and last ride on every trip is ToT.
But in May we are going to Epcot 1st because it is the last day of Flower and Garden Festival and I want to see that.
Have a great Monday.....

 

[KSH]

Good morning!

QOTD: Put me in the Soarin group too, front row. LOVE IT. I pretty much like all the rides but that one is special.

I took a peak at the scale this morning (don't usually do that) and the gain I saw on Friday is gone, WHEW! Now just need to keep it up through the week. I have to travel for work tomorrow night and that is my last overnight trip for a while. It will be nice to be able to get back into a routine and plan meals and snacks better.

Hope you all have a great day!

Karen

 

[tiki23]

Morning all!


Cupcaker, I hope you had a wonderful day at Disneyland! I that park.

I didn't finish my water or get my exercise in yesterday it was on my plan for the day but I just didn't get it done. Well, today is another day - onwards and upwards.

QOTD: I have the worst time with this question; so very hard for me to pick a favorite. I guess I'd have to say Pirates of the Caribbean. I'm a thrill ride junkie but PotC defines Disney to me.

 

[ScubaD]

Good morning teammates,

Had a great time at the Walt Disney Studios and Archives tour this last weekend, but I had dinner at Ariel's Grotto for the "World of Color" fast-pass and when the dessert plate came I went off the wagon. The good news is that I will have some of my Weight Watchers weekly points plus remaining at weigh-in so it may not be that bad.

Here is the good news, the pictures I was in during my in-laws 50th anniversary you could not see my belt, I finally had a picture taken with Dave Smith of the Disney Archives (shameless plug) and there it was, a belt. Something must be working.

Take care,

Dave

 

[ScubaD]

I would have to say Soarin', but California Screamin', and Big Thunder, and Pirates are right there.

 

[SurferStitch16]

Good morning teammates,

Had a great time at the Walt Disney Studios and Archives tour this last weekend, but I had dinner at Ariel's Grotto for the "World of Color" fast-pass and when the dessert plate came I went off the wagon. The good news is that I will have some of my Weight Watchers weekly points plus remaining at weigh-in so it may not be that bad.

Here is the good news, the pictures I was in during my in-laws 50th anniversary you could not see my belt, I finally had a picture taken with Dave Smith of the Disney Archives (shameless plug) and there it was, a belt. Something must be working.

Take care,

Dave

It sounds like you had a great time at the tour!! AND YOU GOT TO MEET DAVE SMITH!!!!!!!! SOOOOO COOL!!!!! Glad you had a great time and a huge CONGRATS on seeing your belt in the picture with Dave Smith of the Disney Archives. What a great experience and a great boost to keep you going and know what your doing is making a difference!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!

 

[WeLoveLilo05]

I hope you have a wonderful day at DL!!!



I've been sick off and on since Thursday. Came home early from work Thursday. Off and on fever and general ickiness, yet nothing too horrible. Stayed home Friday and middle son was home sick too. Had he gone to school I probably would have gone to work. Yesterday I felt better and today I was feverish again I guess I haven't eaten horribly, but not really feeling like doing much either. I did help middle son make a costume for his Gods project next week. He was assigned Apollo and needs to dress like him when he gives his speech. It came out pretty good and really didn't cost much thanks to good will and my craft supplies in the basement. Here's a couple of pictures

Apollo is the God of archery, poetry, music among other things. We have a quiver, bow and Liar


tonight I helped youngest son make a 100 out of 100 legos for the 100th day of school on Friday. He also got his valentine's made out so I think we've conquered this weeks projects

I love your Apollo Costume, so cute!!! Great job!
DD had to do the 100 days of school project so she did 100 stickers (she has like 50000000 lol so I told her she could part with 100). It had to be displayed so we put it on poster board and it had to be grouped (10 groups of 10 or 5 groups of 20, etc). And we did the Valentine's Day cards too on our snow day last week. We have winter break next week, I kept saying I didn't think we needed it b/c of the snow storms we had and being off but the last 2 weeks just seemed really long for some reason.

 

[mizzoutiger76]

Hi everyone!

Had a busy weekend over here, snow on Friday, and spent Sat and Sun converting DS' room to a "big boy room". I had to come to work to get some rest

Weekend's food wasn't too bad, but I didn't stay committed to the water, I must admit. I'm back on the wagon today and working on my 4th cup of water. Had a cliff bar for breakfast (just bought some this weekend and I'm not sure how I feel about them just yet), Lean Cuisine w/salad for lunch, and having turkey pepperoni lasagna for dinner. So a carb load at dinner, but I'll portion it out, add some veggies and a salad and it'll work.

As far as weigh-ins go, I think I've hit the dreaded plateau It's so frustrating, I was doing so good even in the month of December and now nothing. I went for my 2 mile run today at lunch, but I'm considering adding a workout tonight in the evening, maybe a salsa cardio video.

Does anyone have any helpful suggestions on how to push past my plateau?

Have a great day everyone!

Nicole

 

[kinntj]

Sorry I haven't been on here much lately. Forgot to send in my weigh in information. I did lose a pound, so I'm very happy to be moving in the right direction after standing still so long.

Been decluttering the house room by room. I'm working on the master bedroom and bathroom. So much expired stuff in there and it feels good to get rid of it.

Have a great week!

2/4/11 QOTD: What is your favorite Disney World Resort that you have stayed at, and which resort would you like to stay at next?

2/5/11 QOTD: What is your favorite vegetable/fruit.

My favorite is POFQ and I would love to stay at the Polynesian.
vegetable: asparagus
fruit: strawberries (any berries really)

2/6/11 QOTD: Who are you rooting for in the Super Bowl?

I was rooting for the Packers. More against the "Steelers nation" than for the Packers.

Hi All! My name is Alice, I'm 48, married with 3 kids: DS20, DS19 and DD17.
This is my 3rd BL challenge - here and at my gym. The gym is where I do my workouts - the DIS W.I.S.H is where I get my inspiration! I lost a total of 30lbs in 2010, but between the holidays and a month sick with bronchitis, I put 7lbs back on. I like working out but I love food...sigh. Time for me to get back on track!

Go Team Mickey!

Welcome to the team!

Monday, January 7--Happy Birthday Jeanette (Cupcaker)!!!!!!

Happy Birthday!! I hope you have a wonderful day!

2/7/11 QOTD: What is your favorite ride at a Disney Park?

My favorite ride is Splash Mountain.

 

[tigger813]

Taking short break from cleaning, laundry, etc... Listening to a bunch of podcasts I haven't had time to with all the snow days and craziness. I listen to others besides the Dis, including Inside the Magic, WDW Radio and WDW Today.

Well, finally got Ash to doctors this morning. Didn't have an appointment but they got us in a few minutes before office officially opened. DOUBLE EAR INFECTION! Hasn't had one since she got tubes when she was 3. She started complaining about her ear last night at bedtime. No fever so we picked up her prescription and she took the meds and I dropped her at school. And I found out this morning she has basketball tonight on top of newspaper club, homework and dancing. I may not send her if she's too worn out and can't finish her homework. She had a social studies test this morning if she got there in time.

Took Izzie to get her hair cut when she got home from school. Now she's watching Enchanted and playing on the computer.

Kitchen is mostly done and working on dining room and then moving on to living room. A load of laundry just finished so I need to move onto the next load.

Keep those weigh ins coming. Mickey is ahead by about 20 pounds!

You have until 7:30PM tonight. I hope to post the results tonight after 7:30 tonight so NO LATE WEIGH INS! I had a few come in late last week which was ok but I need to get the results posted tonight as my week is jammed pack!

TTFN

 

[Merryweather27]

2/7/11 QOTD: What is your favorite ride at a Disney Park?

Oh, my gosh, I can't pick a favorite! I love so many. I guess if I really had to, it would be Space Mountain...not the smoothest or the flashiest ride, even after the refurb, but it just holds so many good memories of past trips.

Here is the good news, the pictures I was in during my in-laws 50th anniversary you could not see my belt, I finally had a picture taken with Dave Smith of the Disney Archives (shameless plug) and there it was, a belt. Something must be working.

Awesome! What a great way to see your progress!

Well, finally got Ash to doctors this morning. Didn't have an appointment but they got us in a few minutes before office officially opened. DOUBLE EAR INFECTION!

Poor kiddo! Hope she is feeling better soon!


Hope everyone is having a great Monday! Mine is going ok so far. I need to remember to keep myself from weighing everyday. After just maintaining on Friday's weigh-in, for some reason I kept peeking at the scale Saturday, Sunday, and this morning too, hoping to see it go down. Hasn't yet, and now I am fighting a bit of discouragement. I really need to stay away except for my once-weekly weigh-in -- I have been so much more motivated until now! Ah, well, I will just have to kick things into a higher gear!

I finally got back outside and walked a bit during my lunch break today. Haven't done that since I angered my left achilles tendon a couple weeks ago. I tried to take it slow to gauge whether it's really all the way better; guess we'll see tomorrow. Did just about a mile and a half.

GO TEAM MICKEY!

Nicole

 

[Rose&Mike]

Deb--loved the costume!

Good morning teammates,

Here is the good news, the pictures I was in during my in-laws 50th anniversary you could not see my belt, I finally had a picture taken with Dave Smith of the Disney Archives (shameless plug) and there it was, a belt. Something must be working.

Take care,

Dave

That's fabulous Dave!

Does anyone have any helpful suggestions on how to push past my plateau?

Have a great day everyone!

Nicole

Shake up your exercise--intervals of fast and slow or maybe add in some strength training. Try adding a few minutes to your workouts or even an extra workout.

Shake up your calories--Add in a higher or lower calorie day. Make sure you are consuming enough. If you don't track calories or do ww points, consider doing it for just a couple of days. When my weight stalled it was often because I was consuming either more or less than I thought.

Write down everything you eat and drink for a few days. And be honest. You might find you are eating more than you think you are. Make sure you are getting enough to drink.

Sparkpeople has some articles on how to overcome a plateau, if I remember correctly. I'll see if I can find one.

Tracey--hope DD is feeling better.

I finally got back outside and walked a bit during my lunch break today. Haven't done that since I angered my left achilles tendon a couple weeks ago. I tried to take it slow to gauge whether it's really all the way better; guess we'll see tomorrow. Did just about a mile and a half.

GO TEAM MICKEY!

Nicole

I hope that achilles is cooperating.

QOTD--Mickey's Philharmagic--even though it's not a ride, Spectromagic--again not a ride, and Tower of Terror--especially at night!

I hope everyone is doing well! We are getting snow--yuck! I was going to go to the gym, but my plantar fasciitis is acting up after my run yesterday, so I am taking a night off.

Have a great evening!

 

[tigger813]

Thanks, Rose. She went to dancing and sat down during part of it. She came out and just said that she wanted to come home! She felt miserable! Came home and gave her motrin and fixed her a cup a tea. She just fixed herself some popcorn. She's lying on our bed watching tv. Hoping she'll sleep tonight. Been awhile since she' been this miserable.

I've had an ok day. I had my main meal of leftover spicy chicken dip at lunch. I had some ice cream tonight. Drinking my water. I had some BL Protein water for supper. I had a few mini peppermint patties today. Drinking lots of water! Did 4 miles on the elliptical today. Will do the same tomorrow and give a hot stone massage!

Going to start working on the results now!

NO MORE WEIGH INS!!!!!!

TTFN

 

[cclovesdis]

Hi Everyone,

I feel like I haven't been on in ages. TOM was pretty draining over the weekend and I slept through most of it. I did go to church last night after some debate about whether I was feeling up to it or not. It's not the hour long Mass, but the 30+ min. drive each way that is the concern.

I had a terrible day today. I'm just going to remember that tomorrow is a new day. I have a game plan, kind of. I'm still working on it. The bigger goal is to stick to whatever plan I devise. Some quick replies and then it's back to planning for tomorrow.

Have a great, OP day tomorrow everyone!

CC

2/6/11 QOTD: Who are you rooting for in the Super Bowl?

I was at church.

Actually, the non-religious part of church (friendships, etc.) went well last night. We weren't celebrating anything either so no cakeS last night.

CC- I know you follow WW. Thats probably based on averages too. Maybe you should try the calorie thing for a week and see how that works out. If you can go see a dietician, maybe you can ask what they would recommend calorie-wise.

Love this idea! I did see a nutrionist a few years ago. I think I'll try seeing her again. Hopefully, she's still working where she was back then because that's near where I work. It was a good distance back then, but definitely work it.

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!

Deb: Love the costume! Hope you are feeling better.

Huh...I would never have thought to do that, but I do love those chocolate oranges. Sounds weird but good!

That's exactly where I got the idea! My "dessert" was great. You are right, though. Weird, but good.

2/7/11 QOTD: What is your favorite ride at a Disney Park?

I love "it's a small world." I also love Living with the Land. I'm a "slow boat" person.

Tracey: Is DD feeling any better? Hope she is able to enjoy her week.