TEAM MICKEY--Biggest Loser 11 Spring Team Challenge!

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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 did the exact same thing. Made it about half an hour into it and dozed off. Luckily I drvd it.

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'm making my heart shaped meatloaf (corny I know ) and mashed potatoes and home made garlic herb rolls. I will try just to have a small portion of each since they are so heavy. I requested no chocolates this year so hopefully I will be okay.


My knee is sore from running yesterday. This is new to me so what would you guys do, take a rest day or go for it again today? Not really sure, sometimes my legs get sore and they feel better when I workout but this feels different.

 

[WeLoveLilo05]

Hi all!
Another busy week here. More bridesmaids dress shopping, but I think we found the one we like. Everyone liked the pic and the price was ok, only one Bridesmaid (well my aunt who is my matron of honor) has tried it on but we're getting somewhere so hopefully within the next 2 weeks we'll have them tried on, colors picked out, sized, and ordered. Liz Fields Bridesmaids I am not sure what colors to pick, I am constantly playing with it. I like the Turquoise and Tiffany but I don't think they look good together so I am trying to figure out which one I like better and what other color to pick as the trim. And I think the flower will come off and straps can be added and it comes with a cute lil shawl. Alanna is off all week for "Winter Break". I have no idea what I am going to have for dinner tonight.
The good news is even though I feel as though I snacked a lot this week I actually lost 1 pound and a few ounces. For me this was awesome b/c I was at a stand still for 2 weeks.
My indulge today for Valentine's Day is going to be Chocolate Covered strawberries. I got really good Strawberries from Foodtown the other day and fiance got me Dove chocolates (all that I wanted for Valentines day, told him just to get me that and peeps since we are saving up for our wedding) and he got 'em so that will be what I making and eating tonight lol.

Last night my mom came over with chocolate wine for me to try. I really do enjoy wine but haven't had it in about a month, it was AWFUL! Ilk!

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!

Hope he is feeling better! Poor little guy!

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!

I watched that last week or the week before that with fiance and he kept saying Walt seemed like a jerk, of course being the Disney freak I am I got so offended! Do you think he came off that way? From my understanding, about the whole strike thing, he didn't want a union that was run by communists? Is that right? I was asking people on the DIS about it 2 weeks ago haha.

 

[tggrrstarr]

My knee is sore from running yesterday. This is new to me so what would you guys do, take a rest day or go for it again today? Not really sure, sometimes my legs get sore and they feel better when I workout but this feels different.

Be careful. I hurt my knee really bad last fall. It took a month for it to get better. I would take a day off and just walk. See how it feels tomorrow. My initial pain lasted for almost a full week before lessening at all. I knew that wasn't my normal kind of aches, so I ended up going to the doctor. It hurt the worst when I crouched down.

 

[tigger813]

Every weigh in counts! Mickey is ahead by .9 pounds at the moment!!!

 

[KSH]

Hi Team!

Hope everyone is doing well. I have already had too many treats today, so I guess my answer for the QOTD is pig out! We are having a bake sale in my office so of course I had to support them! I had planned to have one treat (then no dessert at dinner tonight) but because of a stressful morning I went back and got a second treat. I did exercise already today so at least that helps some, now I am going to drink a lot of water this afternoon to try and see if I can keep a few of the calories from sticking around!!

The rest of the week will be better. I went to the farmer's market yesterday and stocked up on fruit and veggies. It is amazing how much cheaper it is to shop there. Need to make it a weekly habit, I'm sure it will help.

Have a great week!

Karen

 

[tigger813]

QOTD: I had one twisted Cheeto and then I'm making a special creme de menthe dessert I saw on food network last week on Sandra Lee's show...just mixed it and put it in the crock pot...i'll let you know how it turns out. i sampled a tiny bit of batter.

We're having beef stir fry for supper on no yolk egg noodles...also got a package of salad and fat free croutons...DH will make supper while I'm at dancing with Ashleigh.

I had a shake for b'fast and one for lunch and having some Earl Grey Green Tea right now. I'll probably have another cup as well.

TTFN

PS I bought the new Kingdom Hearts game for the DSi for DH and myself for Valentine's Day

PSS 13 years ago today Brian gave me my first trip to WDW for Valentine's Day! I have the card in the scrap book I made after we got married! It simply stated...WE'RE GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!

 

[dis-happy]

Hello Mickey-ites!

Happy Valentines Day. DH and I went out to lunch today, at a Japenese hibatchi place near our house. After looking at the menu ahead of time I thought it would be pretty safe to eat there. Still a little high on points for the day (that yummy fried rice plus noodles! ack! and the safe part of the meal with veggies and steak). But I'm still within my daily total. Looks like salad tonight for dinner though.

Asked DH to NOT do See's Candy this year (he's a sweetie and will usually special order it for me since it's not availble east of the Mississippi River). Instead I got flowers and he got a computer game the kids helped me pick out.

I'm trying to be super restrained and not weigh myself UNTIL official weigh-in day on Friday. I don't want to be a scale slave and thought the surprise at the end of the week would be kind of nice. We'll see....

Go Team Mickey!

 

[kinntj]

Hi fellow losers! On Friday I forgot to weigh in because I had to fast for blood work. All of it came back normal, so I'm so happy that I don't have high cholesterol and my glucose level is normal. With adult on set diabetes running through the family, I feel I need to get this weight off. I did weigh in on Saturday morning and lost 1 pound. I'm just so glad that I'm going in the right direction, but hoping to lose more as time goes on.

It's time to kick up exercise! I'm still doing WATP, but I'm going to start doing weights this week too.

This month we changed from white bread to all whole wheat. Even the kids are starting to eat it more. They like it mostly as toast; which I figured would happen. They think it's o.k. as part of a sandwich, but they make faces. I think they'll get use to it. They already love brown rice, so it's only a matter of time.

 

[Sugarglider]

QOTD: Valentines Day: well - this is just gonna make you all groan. DH and I had a special treat - steamed fish with rice noodles - yes it's TRUE! and NO dessert/chocolate or anything.

 

[Rose&Mike]

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 hope by putting it out there you are feeling back on track. The most important lesson I have learned is to not quit and throw in the towel when I have a setback but to keep moving forward. Let us know how you are doing.

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.

Hope you are doing well MM.

My knee is sore from running yesterday. This is new to me so what would you guys do, take a rest day or go for it again today? Not really sure, sometimes my legs get sore and they feel better when I workout but this feels different.

Being sore is tricky. It's a fine line between sore and pain/injury. If it truly is just sore, you could start out slow and see how it feels but if you have any pain at all STOP. Or you could rest and try again tomorrow. I very rarely run two days in a row, but I'm in my 40s and have to fight off shin splints and plantar fasciitis. Hang in there.

 

[tigger813]

Oh well, I had to make a special dessert! And I liked it so much I had 2 helpings with some light vanilla ice cream! Oh well, it's Valentine's Day! I'll be good the rest of the week!

Congrats Team Mickey!!!!! We won again!!!!! by 6.3 pounds!!!!

And this is the coolest part! Both teams are tied with the same exact total weight loss so far for the challenge! with 452.4 pounds!!!!

TTFN

I hope to get up the results up tomorrow during the day. I will take my laptop to work tomorrow so I can get it all ready and post when I get home.

 

[HappyMatt]

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?

We did pretty good today. Instead of a box of candy, I got the family an edible bouquet. It was a ton of strawberries with grapes and pineapple cut into hearts. It was a great.

For dinner I baked some salmon (pink in honor of Valentine's day) and sautéed some asparagus.

As a bonus treat, Tracy and I each enjoyed a square of Ghirardelli dark chocolate. It was really good.

 

[Merryweather27]

Well, I have had quite the Valentine's Day! DH and I went ice skating, and I fell and broke my right arm in two places, both just beneath the wrist. It's splinted now - have to make an appt with the orthopedist to get it set and casted in the next couple days. It's apparently a "tricky set" and they are hoping part of it will go back in place on its own over the next 24 hours as the swelling goes down.

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 had a chocolate-covered strawberry. I also made M&M cookies for DH, and had one.

Instead of a box of candy, I got the family an edible bouquet. It was a ton of strawberries with grapes and pineapple cut into hearts. It was a great.

Wow, that sounds adorable! And delicious!

Man, this reply has taken a long time to type with only one hand - and my off-hand at that! Thankfully, when they put my real cast on, it won't go so high up on my fingers, so I should get more mobility back for writing and typing.

Have a great night, everybody!

 

[tigger813]

Oh, Merryweather!!!!! I hope your arm heels quickly!!!!! What a way to spend Valentine's Day!!!!

Slept in this morning. DH had to get up in the middle of the night to help a co-worker with something. We didn't get to sleep until late. I took some Tylenol PM last night and may have taken it too late so I couldn't wake up. Ash and I are off to the wellness center. Some of Brian's co-workers want to try to lose some weight so they asked me to pick up some shake mixes for them.

I will do 3 miles during BL tonight. I don't know if I'll have time to work out before then. I'm so tired right now I don't know how I will have energy to work out later. Hopefully the tea will kick in quickly!

TTFN

 

[kinntj]

Well, I have had quite the Valentine's Day! DH and I went ice skating, and I fell and broke my right arm in two places, both just beneath the wrist. It's splinted now - have to make an appt with the orthopedist to get it set and casted in the next couple days.

Sorry about your arm and I hope for quick healing.

Congrats Team Mickey!!!!! We won again!!!!! by 6.3 pounds!!!!

And this is the coolest part! Both teams are tied with the same exact total weight loss so far for the challenge! with 452.4 pounds!!!!

Congratulations Team Mickey! 452+ pounds is impressive. Here's to less of us next week!

For dinner I baked some salmon (pink in honor of Valentine's day) and sautéed some asparagus.

As a bonus treat, Tracy and I each enjoyed a square of Ghirardelli dark chocolate. It was really good.

Sounds like a really healthy meals and yummy! I love those fruit on a stick bouquets. They are pricy, but pretty and yummy to eat.

Slept in this morning. DH had to get up in the middle of the night to help a co-worker with something. We didn't get to sleep until late. I took some Tylenol PM last night and may have taken it too late so I couldn't wake up. Ash and I are off to the wellness center. Some of Brian's co-workers want to try to lose some weight so they asked me to pick up some shake mixes for them.

I will do 3 miles during BL tonight. I don't know if I'll have time to work out before then. I'm so tired right now I don't know how I will have energy to work out later. Hopefully the tea will kick in quickly!

TTFN

Hope you get better. I can relate to headaches, as I get mirgraines monthly and it's a pain to get through the day.

Have a great workout. I plan to workout after Regis and Kelly. This gives me time to clean up the kitchen after the morning rush. It's amazing how organization goes out the window in the morning.


Have a great on plan day today!

 

[keenercam]

Nicole - I am so sorry about your wrist. Sending you good thoughts for quick healing. I have been meaning to ask how your DH's job search is going? I know he was working with three employment agencies and had some prospects. Any progress?

Yay for Team Mickey!

I was considering taking the boys out to a chinese buffet last night (J. has only eaten in a real restaurant a couple of times and has never been to/seen a buffet), but I decided to cook instead. So, it was much easier to control my intake yesterday than I'd thought. I went a bit over because I ate a small piece of the vanilla cake I'd baked Sunday, but I have been earning lots of Activity Points that I don't even count, much less use. I am hoping to see a much better weigh in this week. Oh, and I only ate ONE piece of chocolate from the heart box Howard brought me. Oh, and yes, CC, I journaled every bite.

Have a great Tuesday everyone!

 

[my3princes]

Well, I have had quite the Valentine's Day! DH and I went ice skating, and I fell and broke my right arm in two places, both just beneath the wrist. It's splinted now - have to make an appt with the orthopedist to get it set and casted in the next couple days. It's apparently a "tricky set" and they are hoping part of it will go back in place on its own over the next 24 hours as the swelling goes down.



I had a chocolate-covered strawberry. I also made M&M cookies for DH, and had one.



Wow, that sounds adorable! And delicious!

Man, this reply has taken a long time to type with only one hand - and my off-hand at that! Thankfully, when they put my real cast on, it won't go so high up on my fingers, so I should get more mobility back for writing and typing.

Have a great night, everybody!

Ouch. I hope it heals quickly and that it doesn't hurt to bad when they set it.

 

[my3princes]

Hello still reading along, just not doing a good job of participating. We had a nice day yesterday. We took the kids to pizza hut for the lunch buffet. I didn't eat too much, much less than I would have in the past. Then we all went to the movies. We saw Just Go With It. It was really funny and we all enjoyed it. DH said it was one of the funniest movies that he's seen in years. I brought all my men home and headed to work at the restaurant. It was quite busy for a Monday night, but not to busy in the bar. Tips weren't great for me, I survived unscaved. In the restaurant industry New year's Eve and Valentine's Day are called amateur holidays because people that never eat out feel the need to on those days. That results in lots of frozen or fruity drinks that take longer to make as well as people not knowing restaurant etiquette or proper tipping. I heard some of the waitresses commenting that people didn't tip at all or left under 5%. Isn't it interesting how things are perceived

 

[tggrrstarr]

2/15/11 Tuesday QOTD
What is your favorite way to add fruit or veggies into your breakfast?

I've been on a mushroom, zucchini and spinach eggbeaters omelet kick lately. I also like the occasional blueberry wheat pancake.

Sorry for the late start today, I've been grocery shopping and cleaning all morning. It takes twice as long to unpack it all with Boo attacking the bread, climbing into the empty 12 pack boxes and trying to destroy the new cat food bag.

I did good on treats yesterday, I just had the one strawberry, but I went slightly over in calories. I didn't have my usual foods around me so I couldn't control my calories as well. My bad choice of the day was Subway. I love it for breakfast, but the bread just kills me at lunch. A 6" sub doesn't fill me up for long, and then I ended up eating the other half I was saving for today. Back on track today though.

 

[Stinasmom]

Good Morning Team!

Contrats Team Mickey for the weight loss this last week!
Hundreds of pounds have been lost! How cool is that?!


2/15/11 Tuesday QOTD
What is your favorite way to add fruit or veggies into your breakfast?

Just this morning I added berries to my yogurt. Yum!
I also love lots of veges in an omelet.

Did everyone have a fun Valentines day? I did splurge on champagne and really dark chocolate (85% cocoa - that's a bit too dark, think I will cook with the rest!)
DH & DS brought me flowers during my jazzercise class, it was pretty cute.
My DD14 got tons of stuff delivered to her through out the day, some from her girl - friends, some from a couple hopeful boys, but unfortunately the boy she is really interested in didn't come through yet. Ah, the drama of teens!!!

Back on track today. Coffee is ready... mmm...

Have a great one!

Marcy