TEAM MICKEY--Biggest Loser 11 Spring Team Challenge!

[Sugarglider]

QOTD Sun: doing OK without fast food! yesterday despite hunger I drove right past KFC telling myself I'd eat at home and that last time I'd had it wasn't that great. And Pizza - DH has wanted it a few times but I haven't really been motivated enough

 

[tigger813]

Hi everyone!!!

I'm back and have entered all the weigh ins I have received!!!!

Had an AWESOME time at Coco Key with fellow Disers! The kids all got along really well! I think the humidity may have helped Izzie's pneumonia! She hardly coughed yesterday and slept pretty well last night. The amoxycillin is bothering her tummy a bit but she is eating before having it.

Didn't eat that well this weekend but I will put in some extra work tomorrow working out and throughout the week. Going to have a shake for supper as I ate a lot of junk earlier today! Also had a few drinks yesterday. Today I had too much diet Pepsi so I will be drinking a lot of water tonight and all week!

Hoping I get a lot of weigh ins before 7:30PM tomorrow night!!!!

Mickey is currently ahead by 3.5 pounds!

Please proofread your weigh ins before you submit them! And remember that I need your current weight and not how much you lost this week. I check the weights from last week with this week's weight to make sure they match up! If there is a discrepency I will PM you back!!!!

TTFN

 

[HappyMatt]

2/13/11 Sunday QOTD
What foods have you lost a taste for since you have started your journey?

No more diet coke for me. The stuff makes me sick to my stomach now. I have also lost a taste for breads (biscuits, rolls), except I do crave a bagel every now and then.

 

[Stinasmom]

2/13/11 Sunday QOTD
What foods have you lost a taste for since you have started your journey?


Bread here too, also deep fried stuff like french fries. Pizza.
Average to bad wine & beer, just not worth the calories!

One of my best strategies through out the last several weeks is keeping busy to avoid snacking... unfortunately today, I am not filling up the hours.

Sure have tried - I went through ALL my clothes and got rid of two bags worth.
Practiced all the routines for this week's Jazzercise class set.
I got out the sewing machine and altered a few things.
I dusted stuff in the basement/rec room for the first time in year.

What I really should to is get back to work on the taxes.

Laundry... there is always laundry

Hope you are all having a good weekend too! (guess not busy enough is better than totally frazzled!)

Marcy

 

[Bungle]

2/13/11 Sunday QOTD
What foods have you lost a taste for since you have started your journey?

Fried foods. Even driving past kfc makes me feel ill. Although I do seem to get the odd craving once a month

Off to hit the gym.

 

[tiki23]

QOTD:

Friday - Disney Tradition? We have a lot!
Always eat at Boma. I always buy an ornament and a car-type toy with a character in it. Try to get picked for the Indy show - DS#2 has been in it twice! Take a pic of DD in her "Adventure Girl" pose on the Adventureland Bridge. Always go to the late EMH at Epcot and run back and forth between TT and M:S to see how many times we can get on each of them in the last hour - ditto with R'nR and ToT.

Saturday - Salad ingredients? Fruit, nuts, lean meat, chicken. I love mandarin oranges and chicken for an Asian flavor salad, lean steak and lime for Thai flavor, chicken and spinach with nuts and dried cranberries. Oh - and Champagne vinegarette, yum!

Sunday - What foods have I lost a taste for? Nothing, unfortunately!! I LOVE food, but I am finding it easier to say "no" more often. I did give up soda for the most part - I used to drink 4 cans of non-diet soda a day. Now I occasionally have a Pepsi Max or a cherry limeaide.

I'm really despairing of ever getting my impulse eating out of control - I have to just say no, because once I have one cookie or one piece of candy or cheese, I can't say no!

 

[tigger813]

Sat QOTD: I love grilled chicken on my salad. I also like to put some French Fried onions on my salad.

Sun QOTD: I can't really think of anything I've lost the taste for. I haven't been able to eat regular ice cream for a few years now. My stomach can't handle the full sugar and fat content. I also can only drink diet soda. I have cut WAY back on soda. I still treat myself to the things I really love like M&Ms. I did have Chinese food the other night and it tasted good to me but made my feel bloated almost immediately. I only have it once every one to two months now.

You've still got time to get those weigh ins!

I'm hoping to go to bed early tonight as I'm EXHAUSTED! But it's a good exhausted as it was from all the fun we had. I think I did the tube water slides about 8-10 times. I got to spend some time in the hot tub yesterday and today. I also did the lazy river! It was just a very relaxing weekend that I've really wanted for a long time! We even got half priced tickets for our next visit! We'll just have to pick a day when we can all just go and relax and hopefully it won't be as crowded though today was a lot less crowded than yesterday.

TTFN

PS We're watching Walt: The Man Behind the Myth on CNBC!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I am down about a pound for the week, which is exciting after weeks of gaining. I didn't binge on Friday either! I haven't had soda since at least Friday too. I need to stay away from diet soda. I do so much better when I don't have any.

Great job CC.

2/13/11 Sunday QOTD
What foods have you lost a taste for since you have started your journey?

Unfortunately I have not lost a taste for anything. I am able to control myself better. So if we do end up at a FF place I try to either pick the healthiest thing on the menu or limit myself to a small serving of something. Things I would never thought of before.

I got my run in today. I planned on 8 miles but almost went 9. During the last mile I came across a run away dog. Luckily he had a tag and I was able to get him home to a very appreciate lady and her 4 year old son who was crying because he lost his dog. The dogs name was mater. It felt good to help out a family and save a dogs life. He was running in the street and heading towards a very busy intersection so Im not sure what would of happened to him. Glad I was there to help.

Now I am off to bed. Got to catch up on my ZZZZ's. Tomorrow starts another nutty week all over again. Thank goodness I only have 8 more days of work until my trip.

 

[Merryweather27]

Hi everyone! Just checking in.


2/11/11 Friday QOTD
Do you have a tradition when you go to Disney? Something you collect or do every time you go?

We get an ornament with the year on it each time, and try to ride Space Mountain as many times as possible.

2/12/11 Saturday QOTD: What is your favorite combination of foods in your salad?

I'm not a big salad eater, so I don't usually have it at home to avoid stuff going bad before I could finish it. But I'll happily get a salad at a restaurant.
I love salads that have some sort of fruit with walnuts and chicken over greens, BUT they usually love to put bleu cheese in those, and I can't stand bleu cheese! I also love any kind of salad with really fresh, ripe tomatoes.
Don't like too much dressing - even before I started eating better, I always got my dressings on the side so I could add only the small amount I really wanted.

2/13/11 Sunday QOTD: What foods have you lost a taste for since you have started your journey?

Sadly, none. I kinda wish that would happen for a few. For me, it's usually the opposite - it's been so long since the last one, it tastes even better to me than back when I had it all the time. I had a Coke last Monday, and it had probably been like a week and a half since my last one before that...man, that was the best Coke ever. Much better tasting than when I used to drink 3-4 a day, LOL. So, I am trying to stay away from things like as much as possible, because when I have one, I want more.


Have a great Monday, everyone! GO TEAM MICKEY!

 

[Flossbolna]

Good morning everyone! I hope you have a good start into the week!

Sunday QOTD:
I think I lost my taste for sugar. I still like sweet things, but lots of normal candy is just way too sweet for me, especially milk chocolate. It seems to me that the sweetness is covering every other taste that could be found there. Of course that does not prevent me from eating it now and then, but recently I was pretty good at stopping myself in the last minute because I knew that I would not really enjoy it.

 

[tigger813]

Good morning-

Feel asleep watching Walt The Man Behind the Myth on CNBC with DH! I was really enjoying it but just totally wiped out! I woke up at 4:45 and reset the alarm for 6. I'll work out later this morning after I run a few errands and then work out before Izzie gets home. Going to have a shake for breakfast and lunch and tonight I will have steak tips on the grill when Ash and I get home from dancing at 6. Need to pick up something to have with it like salad.

Time to make Ash's lunch.

TTFN

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Good morning all! Have not been on here much. I did real well the last 2 days with all of the eating out and running around.

I also bought a book on stretching. Hopefully that will get me back on the road to exercise. I need to do a lot of stretching to help with my back and legs.

Have a good day.

 

[tigger813]

1 kid down 1 to go! No fever so she's off to school. Trying to get her to eat her breakfast so I can give her the amoxycillin she needs.

Heading to Game Stop to get the girls some points for their DSis so they can download games. Going to make a special dessert for tonight. Gonna have steak tips and salad and carrots for supper.

Gotta finish getting Izzie ready! She's not eating enough to sustain the meds so it's time for a battle!

 

[tigger813]

Team Mickey is still ahead by 4.5 pounds! You have until 7:30PM tonight to get your weigh in to me! Every weigh in counts!!!!

Team Donald is still ahead overall by 1.3 pounds1

 

[Merryweather27]

Frustrating weigh-in this morning! I think I need a new scale now that I'm not losing 3-4 pounds a week anymore (not that I really want to spend the $$ until DH has a job again). It's an old spring-based analog one, and it's very hard to see a loss of less than 2 pounds on it. Not to mention each time I step on, it gives me a different weight - can't even try to stand "in the same spot" to get a consistent reading. This morning it was giving me weights within a 4 pound range - from 2 under to 2 over the weight where I have been stuck for the 3 weeks...grr...

Oh, well. Soldiering on!

Have a great morning everyone!

Nicole

 

[tggrrstarr]

2/14/11 Monday QOTD
In honor of Valentines Day, what if any treats will you eat today? Will you be smart about it or will you pig out?

I might indulge in a chocolate covered strawberry later. I will be going to dinner tonight at a deli my parents like so no worries in bad dinner choices, they do have a huge selection of baked goods though so if I am tempted a strawberry will do.

 

[tggrrstarr]

QOTD Fri: Disney Trad - gee - umm I haven't really noticed anything - cause whenever I go I do all my fav rides and try eating at different places.I do like going to Basin and buying a mickey soap.

My Favourite salad is Nicoise - tuna, roasted potatoes, lettuce, tomato, green beans, boiled egg, roasted pine nuts. I LOVE adding warm roasted small chunks of potato and sweet potato to salads.

I love the soaps at Basin!
That sounds really good! I never thought about the roasted potatoes!

Tuesday morning when we check out we'll be headed to San Antonio for two days. We are going to get to meet up with Alan's son. I know with each day that it gets closer they are both getting very excited. We also are going to visit my friend and her two kiddos. Katherine and I have decided that a trip to the outlet mall is much needed.

That is so exciting! I hope it all goes well! It's nice you get to see your friend too!

I love adding fat free feta cheese to my salad. Other than that, I'll eat pretty much whatever veggies are in it. I do love green peppers (or orange or yellow or red).

I can't stand peppers, it's one of those foods I want to like, I just can't.

The tulips were such a sweet idea by your DH! Hiding in the closet? Hmmm… I don’t know. I like being surprised but not startled, if that makes sense. So, did you bring them home? Or leave them at work? Enjoy!

As for me, I was only down .8 this week, but I’ll take whatever I can get. I have made 2 huge changes in my habits and I am hoping they will pay off – I have been doing the 100 day exercise challenge on Facebook since January 1, but have been trying to mix up the workouts and to make some of them longer.

The other drastic change this week is that I am journaling every bite. We had a retirement dinner last night and it was a buffet but I made very good choices and didn’t have cookies or cake. Since I have to journal every bite, I have been thinking a lot before I eat anything. LOL! And if I can’t figure out the points, I just choose something different.
Have a great day my Mickey teammates!

I have to keep them at work, unfortunately, otherwise Boo will try to eat them and end up mutilating them.
I was down exactly .8 too, hey it's almost a pound and as long as I am losing something!
I know what you mean about the choices, I went to a breakfast buffet yesterday and I was super careful. As I went up to get a refill of oj, I was like do I really need this? My splurge though was the breakfast potatoes. They are my weakness. I think I managed to stay within my calorie goal though. It is hard to eyeball it like that.

Hey guys!! I have to admit I have been hiding, because it has been a bad week!! I stayed okay on the scale but it still was a horrible eating week!! I feel like I'm losing the momentum I had before my trip!! But I'm hoping by admitting that and saying it outloud that it will kick in that I still haven't done too much damage and I can make changes!!! I don't want to go back, I must go forward but right now it's so much easier to choose the easy way instead of the hard way!!!

I just want to get back on track and feel good again!! I'm just putting this out there in cyberspace and hoping that now that I've said it, I can move pass it and start back again!! I'm just glad I have somewhere to say this!! So thanks for just being here!!

I know what you mean, while I've managed to stay within my calories since my trip, my water drinking is suffering, I am drinking a little too much soda and it's been too easy to make not so good choices. I need to stop it right away. The moment I say to myself, "so what if I am over just 50 calories today" is the moment I know I am moving into bad territory.

Obviously things are upside down in our house this week. Chris and I have decided not to weigh in. Really don't need more bad news. I need to go to the store and restock all the good stuff. I think we're going to revert to the old WW plan as the new one hasn't seemed to work well for either of us. While fruit is free it doesn't seem to reduce my weight when I use it as a filler and I certainly was eating more quantities even if it was fruit. Hopefully changing things up again will give us a kick in the butt and get us heading in the right direction

I hope things get a little easier soon, I am sorry you have to go through this now.
As for WW, I had briefly thought about trying the new plan, but then I realized that what I'm doing now is working, why change it?! Sounds like what you were doing before might be what works for you.

For me, my slow down has come from a reduction in my exercise, I just need to get back on track! Warm weather this week might be just what I need.

 

[keenercam]

Good morning, everyone! I am glad to be at work, mostly away from the two tempting treats I baked last night. I made a vanilla cake with strawberry frosting and put "Happy Valentine's Day" on it for the men in my life. I also baked a Trader (Baker) Joe's cinnamon crumb cake for the men to have for breakfast this morning. Unfortunately, I did taste the batter & frosting, but I haven't eaten a piece of any of it. I packed up cake for Andrew & J. to take to school, and I brought much of what was left to the office. I am doing well avoiding all of it.

I have such a weird attitude about bringing food to the office. Of the 16 people who work here, only 3 are not constantly talking about eating healthier and not eating any treats. So, for the most part I am conscientious about not treating my colleagues and staff. I used to bring bagels & cream cheese at least a couple of times a month. I used to also do donuts & muffins on alternating weeks. And I baked for the office a lot, because I like to bake but don't want the stuff at home. Well, once everyone started saying how they were dieting or watching what they eat or giving me grief about tempting them, I stopped doing all of those treats. We entertain a lot on the weekends, and most times I'll bring stuff in on Monday and put it on the kitchen table when I get in before 8. Usually, by the time I go to get my second bottle of water around 10 a.m., whatever I have brought (regardless of the volume or what it is), is gone. It's a great way to "get rid of" food, but I think it is ironic that 13 out of 16 people profess to not want it and say they won't eat it and poof! it's gone. That's the only reason I haven't stopped bringing it. If it were going to go to waste here, I would send it to my son's friends or to Howard's office.

Today, for my Valentine's treat for myself and 2 of my "kind of following WW" buddies here, I brought FiberPlus chocolate coconut caramel bars that taste just like Girl Scout Samoas. I am saving mine for my late afternoon snack.

I know I've said it before, but I am so glad to be journaling again. It is absolutely critical to my success and I am so glad it is one of the Healthy Habits this week, because I feel more motivated to do it. LOL!

 

[Holly324]

Hello all! I have totally been MIA on these boards recently. Things have just gotten a little too busy. I am still checking in periodically, though! I weighed in this morning, and to my surprise, I am down about 2 pounds from last week!!! After having a few weeks of itsy bitsy gains and losses, that was REALLY nice to see!

Spent the early morning in the ER with my 4yo son today. He woke up crying and in a panic because he couldn't breathe. We took him to the bathroom and turned on the shower, but it didn't help too much. DH kept him there while I got dressed, and we ran to the ER. By the time we got there, he had calmed down, but he still couldn't take a deep breath. He has croup. I had never had any experience with it before, so it was scary for me! He is fine, but on strict orders to rest so as to not aggrivate it. Poor kid, he had no idea what was happening to him!

QOTD - I will be having a piece of chocolate today, but really no other splurges. I usually have one piece of "good" chocolate every day - I have my faves, and I calculate the points. I find that if I have that to look forward to every day, I don't splurge on other stuff as often.

My sweet DH bought be pink roses Saturday, and he got me the movie I had been wanting to see, so we are going to settle in and watch that when he gets home from school tonight - can't wait!! Oh yeah, I haven't been on here in awhile, but we heard back from our first grad school and he is in!!! So exciting!!! He still would prefer a different one, but he is thrilled to have gotten in!

Hope you all are doing well!! Go Team Mickey!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

[tggrrstarr]

QOTD Sun: doing OK without fast food! yesterday despite hunger I drove right past KFC telling myself I'd eat at home and that last time I'd had it wasn't that great. And Pizza - DH has wanted it a few times but I haven't really been motivated enough

Awesome! I like to keep protein bars on me for moments like that, they really help.

2/13/11 Sunday QOTD
What foods have you lost a taste for since you have started your journey?

No more diet coke for me. The stuff makes me sick to my stomach now. I have also lost a taste for breads (biscuits, rolls), except I do crave a bagel every now and then.

I am loving bagel thins. They come in cinnamon raisin too, for only 110 calories. I just spray them with 0 cal butter spray and I'm set.

One of my best strategies through out the last several weeks is keeping busy to avoid snacking... unfortunately today, I am not filling up the hours.

Laundry... there is always laundry

Hope you are all having a good weekend too! (guess not busy enough is better than totally frazzled!)

Marcy

I get so bored at work. All I want to do is snack! One thing that helps me is tea. I have been drinking Teavana, I am so addicted! It really fills me up and it takes a while to drink it, so I can really concentrate on it & not snacking. My new flavors I'm trying are cocao mint, chocolate praline tort, Ginger coconut and almond biscotti. The pineapple is really really good too!
Laundry is so out of control at my house, lol.

QOTD:

Friday - Disney Tradition? We have a lot!
Always eat at Boma. I always buy an ornament and a car-type toy with a character in it. Try to get picked for the Indy show - DS#2 has been in it twice! Take a pic of DD in her "Adventure Girl" pose on the Adventureland Bridge. Always go to the late EMH at Epcot and run back and forth between TT and M:S to see how many times we can get on each of them in the last hour - ditto with R'nR and ToT.

I was so disappointed, they were doing construction on the Adventureland bridge, it was completely closed off.

I'm hoping to go to bed early tonight as I'm EXHAUSTED! But it's a good exhausted as it was from all the fun we had. I think I did the tube water slides about 8-10 times. I got to spend some time in the hot tub yesterday and today. I also did the lazy river! It was just a very relaxing weekend that I've really wanted for a long time! We even got half priced tickets for our next visit! We'll just have to pick a day when we can all just go and relax and hopefully it won't be as crowded though today was a lot less crowded than yesterday.

TTFN

PS We're watching Walt: The Man Behind the Myth on CNBC!

Glad you had fun, I want to do something like that soon. I hope they repeat the Walt special, I really wanted to see that. You really have a knack for finding these great specials on tv! Can you be my tv guide?

I got my run in today. I planned on 8 miles but almost went 9. During the last mile I came across a run away dog. Luckily he had a tag and I was able to get him home to a very appreciate lady and her 4 year old son who was crying because he lost his dog. The dogs name was mater. It felt good to help out a family and save a dogs life. He was running in the street and heading towards a very busy intersection so Im not sure what would of happened to him. Glad I was there to help.

Now I am off to bed. Got to catch up on my ZZZZ's. Tomorrow starts another nutty week all over again. Thank goodness I only have 8 more days of work until my trip.

That's great you were able to catch him, I hate it when I see stray animals outside, I worry about their safety. When Jazz was young she would run away all the time, no matter how careful I was she would still escape. My dad saw her running on the main road once on his way home from work, it was a miracle we caught her that time. Luckily that urge to run has went away with age. Plus she's too fat to get very far now.

Sadly, none. I kinda wish that would happen for a few. For me, it's usually the opposite - it's been so long since the last one, it tastes even better to me than back when I had it all the time. I had a Coke last Monday, and it had probably been like a week and a half since my last one before that...man, that was the best Coke ever. Much better tasting than when I used to drink 3-4 a day, LOL. So, I am trying to stay away from things like as much as possible, because when I have one, I want more.


Have a great Monday, everyone! GO TEAM MICKEY!

For most foods, I agree with you. They taste amazing when I try them again. Those are the ones I save for special occasions. One word, Benihana! My biggest weakness. But for fast food, I was surprised. All I can taste now is either the salt or the grease.

Frustrating weigh-in this morning! I think I need a new scale now that I'm not losing 3-4 pounds a week anymore (not that I really want to spend the $$ until DH has a job again). It's an old spring-based analog one, and it's very hard to see a loss of less than 2 pounds on it. Not to mention each time I step on, it gives me a different weight - can't even try to stand "in the same spot" to get a consistent reading. This morning it was giving me weights within a 4 pound range - from 2 under to 2 over the weight where I have been stuck for the 3 weeks...grr...

Oh, well. Soldiering on!

Have a great morning everyone!

Nicole

When I first started dieting I bought a scale like that. It was so frustrating. So less than 2 weeks later I bought a digital one. Best decision ever!