TEAM MICKEY--Biggest Loser 11 Spring Team Challenge!

[disneymom2one]

QUOTD:

I'm incredibly simple. I walk (outside) just about every single day. When I started, I could barely make it around the block but it did get better. I generally try to start with a 4 miler in the morning and then usually another 2 to 3 in the afternoon. I've started semi-jogging for (small) parts of it. I was a runner many moons ago and am basically dipping my toes into that world again but for now, walking works. The tough part is just fitting in the time. I leave my house for the morning one at 3:45 am which is somewhat insane but that's the only real time I have due to our schedules.

 

[tigger813]

I did my first 5K in the Fall and hope to do that one and more this year. I just need to get back in gear. I didn't run the whole thing but was pleased with how I did. I joke with DH about doing the Wine and Dine half if we can squeeze in a trip at that time!

Time to play Disney Apples to Apples before the kids go to bed!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Thank you so much Tracey for taking over as coach for the rest of the week. We had a very unexpected family emergency, so I will be in and out for the next several days.

Just got your message rose. You and your family are in my prayers. Tracey thanks for hoping in to be our coach if you need me to take any days I would be more than happy to just let me know.

Just wanted to quick check in.

I had a great OP day. Finishing up my last cup of water, got way more than 20 min of exercise (did a 6 mile run at an 11:50 pace), and got 3 servings of veggies in plus 3 of fruits for a bonus. I now need to go to bed to keep the late night snacking at bay.

I just wanted to say it seems like we have a great team. All such unique individuals yet we all have very similar stories. It will be great to get to know everyone even more and to work together to be healthy.

Good Night!

 

[Jaelynnandmom]

QOTD 1/1/11 Saturday--two parts
1. Introduce yourself, if you haven't done so yet.
2. Do you have a goal for this week, this month, this challenge?

Hello! My name is Tiffany, I am a 28 year old SAHM with 3 beautiful girls, one second grader and twin girls who just turned one. I am happily married to the love of my life and we are both trying to get healthy this year so I have support at home. As you can imagine life is pretty crazy in our house right now but it is my mission to keep up with this challenge.

My goal for the week is to start drinking the recommended amount of water & to start using my elliptical.

My this month goal is to actually keep up with this lifestyle change.

At the end of this challenge I would love to be 30lbs lighter!

I look forward to getting to know all of you

 

[my3princes]

QOTD 1/1/11 Saturday--two parts
1. Introduce yourself, if you haven't done so yet.
2. Do you have a goal for this week, this month, this challenge?

Sometimes setting goals is a little overwhelming. I found this article on sparkpeople which talks about the importance of setting goals.
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_articles.asp?id=103

Goals. I joined WW on Wednesday and I'm trying to sort through the new plan. I hit the grocery store today and stocked up on fruits and veggies. I managed to forget my points calculator so some things that I picked up turned out to not be good choices. My old reliable peanut butter is now more points than I'm willing to give up for a tablespoon. I even have 4 different brands and they are all too high. Bread, even sandwich thins take a chunk out of my allowence. It's going to take a few weeks to find my stride. I also stocked up on water and flavored waters. so my first goal is to adapt to the dietary changes. Within a week or two I need to add in regular exercise. That will prove to be much more challenging as I work 2 jobs and free time is negligable. I have been relying on home improvement projects to give me activity over the holidays. I must say that my house is improving even if my body isn't. DH is onboard too so that will help. He is signing up for the challenge too, I'm just not sure which team he will be on yet. I guess we could be on opposite teams. Ultimately my goal is to lose 22 lbs by the end of this challenge.

 

[jamesnnick]

Hello Team! I've really enjoyed reading about all of you so far. Some of you have had such fantastic success already! I'm Jen--I'm a 34 year old speech therapist. I'm married to a fantastic guy, and I have a 16 year old stepson, an almost 9 year old son, and a 5 year old daughter. I joined a BL challenge a while back and did really well, but I got distracted, and I've gotten out of so many of the good habits I worked so hard to develop.

My goals are:
Add consistent exercise back into my routine (I enjoy using the Wii and walking). I like the idea of running, but I'm really going to need to work my way up to being able to go any sort of distance.

Fit back into my favorite jeans--I refuse to give these jeans away because I'm going to be able to wear them in public again some day.

I'd like to lose 25 pounds during the course of this challenge.

Go Team!

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

Rose, hope everything is OK! Prayers for you.

I started off OK. My food intake wasn't the greatest, but I did go to the gym today with DS, he really wanted to go, so that worked well for me!

QOTD: I like to do my DVD tapes. I use the BL tpaes, WATP, and a variety of taebo, jane fonda, etc. I also LOVE the just dance for the WII. I actually get a good work out from those.

I'm also a huge Leslie Sansone Walk Away The Pounds fan!! I have about 8 of her DVDs and I rotate through them weekly never doing the same workout back to back!

Have you ever tried the BL workout DVD's? I just got the new walking one and I LOVE it! I have only done the first mile, but it is my favorite walking DVD and I too love Leslie Sansone.

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

Hi I'm Karen SAHM to dd - we also homeschool. Dh and I just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary and dd's 11th birthday (at Disney of course!) - conveniently they're both on Dec 1st! We call it our family celebration day.

Goal right now is to get back into the swing of things. Was in good shape 5 years ago and have gone slowly 'downhill'. So working on eating right, drinking more water and getting back into working out (it's been off/ on - need it to be on a regular basis)

 

[WDWangela]

Hi, my name is Angie. I am a school teacher and have been married for 28 years. We have two grown children and 2 beautiful granddaughters (3 and 4 years old).
I would like to lose 25 pounds. My goal is to start regular exercising and watching what I eat. My husband and I tend to eat out way too much, so will try to eat more at home.

 

[tmfranlk]

QOTD: Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011
This is kind of a sharing information and strategies question as we have a lot of newbies with us:
What types of exercise are you going to do or have been doing that can help others with this challenge?

Most of my exercise right now is on the Wii. Once it starts warming up again I'll be going back to walking. In the past I've also liked picking up random workout DVDs at the library so I get a variety of workouts and don't get bored. They've recently expanded their Wii selection so there's new options there as well.

 

[my3princes]

Dh and I played Grease on the Wii tonight. I broke a sweat and we laughed our butts off. Too funny.

 

[Connie96]

Howdy Team Mickey!!

As of right now, I have received WIN measurements from *7* members of Team Donald and *9* members of Team Mickey.

If you choose to participate, please try to send in your WIN number by late Monday.

So far, you've got more people participating than Team Donald, but I'd love to see even more of y'all as WINners!!

 

[mmwalker]

BL Spring Challenge 2011- Team Mickey QOTD Archive

QOTD 1/1/11 Saturday--two parts
1. Introduce yourself, if you haven't done so yet.
2. Do you have a goal for this week, this month, this challenge?

Hello. My name is Michelle and I am excited to begin this challenge. I am 48 years old, I have been married for 19 years, and I have a 12 year old son. I am a 5th grade teacher and a DVC owner. I am a former cast member. 25 years ago I was considered too fat to be "on stage" (I was a size 16). I tried again after losing some weight and began working at EPCOT attractions in Future world at Seas. I also worked at Horizons, World of Motion, opening crew at Body Wars, characters at magic kingdom, and server at Sci Fi.

While working at Epcot, I met my husband. We both went back to school and became teachers. While back in college, I gained a lot of weight. I have been struggling with the same 50 pounds for 20 years. I was back up to around 200 pounds last January (2010). I have lost 28 pounds since then by doing several different things including low carb and Weight Watchers. We are doing a kind of biggest loser contest at work and I am currently doing WW (I like the new points plus program). My family and I have been studying Kyokushin Karate for 4 years. My son is a brown belt and my husband and I are brown belts with black stripes and will be testing for our black belts in March.

My goals are to lose 10 lbs by my testing in March and 17 lbs by the end of this challenge.
GO TEAM MICKEY

 

[maslex]

QOTD: Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011
This is kind of a sharing information and strategies question as we have a lot of newbies with us:
What types of exercise are you going to do or have been doing that can help others with this challenge?


Well, since I've been inactive for YEARS and have 200 lbs to lose, I don't have any advice on what other people should do for exercise but rather I can't wait to hear what everyone else does.

Right now, even walking any distance is a chore for me. I do know that I can walk 2 times around the track (what's that? a 1/2 mile?). The thing is though I live in a region that gets very cold, well actually FREEZING most of the winter with whipping winds (actually where I live it's known as Hurricane Alley because the winds get so bad) So when it's cold AND really windy outside, it's to the point that it's impossible to be outside.

I do have many exercise dvd's that have collected dust over the years. I have a whole dvd set of Richard Simmons "Sweatin to the Oldies" a set of 5 WATP dvd's (although I just found out this week that I had bought an advanced set instead of a beginners set) I have 2 Weight Watcher dvd's that I bought a couple of years ago and still haven't used. I also have the Wii "Walk it Out" and the Wii Fit (unfortunately I'm over the weight limit for this so I haven't been able to even use it yet) And my last one is the EA Active?? (I think that's the name of it, but unfortunately on that one, the leg strap isn't big enough for my leg)

Over the past week or so I've been using the Wii Walk it Out and tried the WATP (that's how I found out it is was the advanced one---definately not for me right now LOL) The thing is though, I have realized that walking in place is killing my back. (I have a lower back injury from 3 years ago that I'm still dealing with) I'm not sure if it's because it doesn't mimic a natural walking pattern or what but....

So it looks like when we do have a decent weather day around here, I'm going to go do my 2 laps around the track but on other days, I think I'm going to try the Richard Simmons dvd's. Keep your fingers crossed!!!

 

[Alex&Evan'sMom]

So it looks like when we do have a decent weather day around here, I'm going to go do my 2 laps around the track but on other days, I think I'm going to try the Richard Simmons dvd's. Keep your fingers crossed!!![/QUOTE]

I love my Richard Simmon's videos! I bought a couple 80's related videos since I love 80's music so much, and just received a 60's video and I think I'll probably end up buying several more since they are so much fun. I like that there are real people in his videos and he seems really supportive, like he understands.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Yesterday was not so good for me, I am sick and had a fever. Stupid, I know. Upside is I have been drinking copious amounts of water.

No fever today so I am hoping to get in 20mins of exercise. Yes, I am still sick from this cold but getting out and exercising will probably help the lungs.

Meal planning was put on hold and I am going to get started on that today as well.

 

[KSH]

Hello Team!

Rose, sending prayers! Hope everything is okay.

Hope everyone is having a good day! For me, this is when it starts getting tougher. The excitement of Jan. 1 is over and reality starts to sink in - what, I can't have whatever I want for breakfast? I have to think ahead about what I'm going to have when we go out??? - so I'm super excited to have found this challenge and have you all to help me through it! Knowing I'm not doing this alone makes it easier!

I did well yesterday, journaled for the first time in forever and learned the basics of the new WW plan. While I went over my points a little I know I don't have anything else coming up this week that I'll need to save my weekly allowance for so I decided to have a little more champagne and go over on points. It is motivating to know it was a conscious decision before I drank it, instead of how I usually do it which is to eat and drink then journal afterwards when there is nothing I can do about the points I have consumed! So I think I am making some progress toward where I need to be.

As for the QOTD, I have learned two things over the years: I love being outdoors and I like to exercise with others. I like to run (or run/walk) so I do that with friends or training groups (my local running store has a run night every week, and people of all levels show up - even walkers), and I love outdoor boot camp. It combines running with body weight strength exercises, and I am much stronger from it. It is really challenging but suffering with others makes it easier! Over the years I've made great friends and it is also nice knowing they will miss me if I'm not there. Even though I'm not a morning person it motivates me to get up and out there at 5:45 a.m. in all kinds of weather. So my advice is to find out what you really like and you'll be more successful with it! Don't torture yourself at the gym if that is not for you. I can't tell you how many hours I wasted watching exercise videos (yes, watching, not doing) before I figured out that just wasn't going to help!!

Karen

 

[tggrrstarr]

Howdy Team Mickey!!

As of right now, I have received WIN measurements from *7* members of Team Donald and *9* members of Team Mickey.

If you choose to participate, please try to send in your WIN number by late Monday.

So far, you've got more people participating that Team Donald, but I'd love to see even more of y'all as WINners!!

Mine's coming! I did the measurements last night, just have to send them!

Hello Team!
Hope everyone is having a good day! For me, this is when it starts getting tougher. The excitement of Jan. 1 is over and reality starts to sink in - what, I can't have whatever I want for breakfast? I have to think ahead about what I'm going to have when we go out??? - so I'm super excited to have found this challenge and have you all to help me through it! Knowing I'm not doing this alone makes it easier!

Karen

Don't look at it like that, find some fun choices for breakfast. I find I look forward to it if I have a variety of good, low cal stuff to look forward to. My favorite choices are a sandwich of bagel thin with egg beaters and turkey bacon or a hash of mushrooms, zucchini, eggbeaters and hash brown potatoes.
Sometimes I treat myself to a subway English muffin. All within 160-230 calories. Not sure how that translates to WW pts.

Hi everyone!

I'll be your coach the rest of the week!

I usually post my QOTD the night before as I'm a planner by nature!

QOTD: Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011
This is kind of a sharing information and strategies question as we have a lot of newbies with us:
What types of exercise are you going to do or have been doing that can help others with this challenge?
TTFN

I am still working very slowly on C25k. I am on week 2. I didn't do it this past week, but I will be back to my gym schedule tomorrow. I like to walk outside, but it is too cold right now for me too. So I have transitioned inside to the track and treadmill. The other night iceskating I noticed my thighs were burning from the motion of the skating (and all the stairs at the stadium) so I think I need to start trying the elliptical machine.

I also have a Kinect, so I like to use my various games there for exercise when I can't get to the gym. It really makes you move if you do it right. This week I am going to restart my BL game.

 

[ScubaD]

Hello teammates,

My goal this week is to complete the first 7 days of P90X. I attempted this in the past and got to day 11 or 12 before it was too much of a hassle. I was traveling all of the time and exercising in a hotel room was tough. Now I am home every night and it is much easier out in my garage (man-cave).

Mid term goals are:
1. Weigh 250 pounds for my April trip to WDW
2. Weigh 230 pounds for my trip to Haiti in July

Dave

 

[keenercam]

Good morning and Happy New Year, everyone! I am really excited about this challenge and am really enjoying everyone's posts!

Rose - I hope all is okay. Please post when you get a minute to let us know how you are. I am worried about you, sweetie.

As for the introduction:

I've been around the WISH boards for about 6 years now and many of you know my story, but for those who I haven't bored with it yet, here it is again:

My name is Cam. I am 47 years old and have been married to the most wonderful man in the world for 26 years. We have a DD22 and DS17. From right after our son was born until early 2005, I suffered a potentially fatal heart condition called sustained ventricular tacchychardia caused by an electrical malfunction in my heart. Supposedly, untreated, you shouldn't survive one episode of it. For whatever reason, I had multiple occurrences a day and ultimately, many per hour and came out of each with "sparkly" vision, lightheadness, breathlessness and sometimes near blackouts. Most of the time, I couldn't make it up the stairs in our house. There were periods where the symptoms were worse and I wouldn't be able to drive or to work a full day. It was completely debilitating. A grocery shopping trip required resting before and after. Even just cooking for hours on the weekend as I enjoy was a luxury I could afford only when I was feeling particularly strong.

I had four heart "surgeries" and was cured in January 2005. The doctor who did the 3rd and 4th surgeries was a miracle worker. I had to get special permission to go to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore to see if he could help. There was no protocol for the last time he operated on my heart and he was called a "cowboy" for even doing what he did. 14 months post-surgery he told me and Howard that he'd been presenting the protocol at medical symposiums. The man remains my hero to this day.

Starting soon after the surgery, I was determined to get healthy. I'd always been "morbidly obese" with the lowest weight I can ever remember being 155 at age 10. So, I started walking to get healthy. By now, I have finished many, many half marathons and 2 full marathons (at Disney) mostly walking, but with some running intervals.

I hurt my knee very seriously in July 2009 while running incline intervals for 2 hours on a treadmill (stupid on my part) and am now moving toward full recovery after a cadaver graft of bone and cartilege in May of this year. I am hoping to be able to run again one year post-surgery in May 2011. The injury completely derailed my workout routine of 5-7x/week, and the frustration and sadness of it all derailed my weight loss efforts.

My job is very demanding but I am trying to get back into a routine of exercising at least 30 minutes every day of the week. I even joined John Bingham's 100-day challenge on Facebook to that end.

I am down 55 pounds from my highest weight at the pre-surgery physical in January 2005. My goal is to lose another 40. I would LOVE to do it by our Disney Mediterranean cruise in June, but am realistic enough to realize that I should expect to reach the goal by the end of 2011, at best. However, I am following the new WW plan and it is really effective for me. So, I'll strive toward my goal.

QOTD for Saturday, January 1: Goals for the week, month, challenge
My goals for this week -- journal every bite
My goals for this month -- 30 minutes exercise every single day.
My goal for the challenge - 25 pounds.

QOTD for Sunday, January 2:What types of exercise are you going to do or have been doing that can help others with this challenge?
Right now, I am pretty constrained on the cardio I can do, but I know I lose best with cardio. I bought the Leslie Sansone 3 miles workout and did that yesterday. It was 45 minutes, including 5 minutes warm-up and 5 minutes cool down. It was a good way for me to get back into "walking" at home. I am waiting for a bunch of other similar DVDs to arrive from Amazon.

Once I was done that 45 minutes, I did 25 crunches on an exercise ball and 25 push-ups, also on the ball. I used to do 100 of each every day. I am going to build back up to doing that.

Okay, I have to go help un-bedeck the house. Have a great day, everyone!