TEAM MICKEY--Biggest Loser 11 Spring Team Challenge!

[tmfranlk]

1-8-11 Saturday QOTD

If you were told you only had 1 week left to live (and you werent sickly) how would you spend your time?

I would take my daughters and hubby and run away for the vacation of a lifetime enjoying ourselves to the fullest and making lasting memories for those I'd be leaving behind. I always liked the way ER ended things for Dr. Greene with the family moving to the beach and just being together in the last months/weeks he was alive.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

I have heard the same thing about diet soda. I'm trying to give up my regular soda for water. Many people ask me why I don't just go to diet soda. Because of the above, I tell them if I'm going to get used to something that I don't naturally like, I'm going to go for water which is healthier. The last time I drastically cut down on my soda intake and lost 15 pounds in a few short months with no other lifestyle changes. I'm hoping to do the same thing again.

I did the bolded after my daughter was born in 05 and lost the same amount of weight. People were like all freaked out and "OMG what's your secret?" No secret here just cut the soda out.

 

[HappyMatt]

It is amazing what tastes sweet when you don't consume large amounts of sugar. Have you had any luck with adding in veggies?

Oh hell yes we have had had luck with adding veggies. We have unlocked the awesome power of roasting. I am surprised by the two best dishes. Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts, two veggies I have never eaten before and they were both fantastic.

The Cauliflower was roasted with a little olive oil and a little parmesan cheese.

The Brussels Sprouts were roasted with a little olive oil and salt and pepper.

Both of these dishes knocked my socks off they tasted so good.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Oh hell yes we have had had luck with adding veggies. We have unlocked the awesome power of roasting. I am surprised by the two best dishes. Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts, two veggies I have never eaten before and they were both fantastic.

The Cauliflower was roasted with a little olive oil and a little parmesan cheese.

The Brussels Sprouts were roasted with a little olive oil and salt and pepper.

Both of these dishes knocked my socks off they tasted so good.

That's great! I saw some chef talking once about the fact that veggies had so much more flavor than meat and that the trend in restaurants was going to be toward more vegetarian dishes--because there were so many options and combos available. I'm glad you found something that works. You can roast almost anything. I made a pizza once with roasted vegetables, and I think goat cheese, can't remember. Anyhow, it was AMAZING!

 

[tigger813]

Lindsay- Well, since redwalker and I walk around 10:30 in the morning we don't normally drink!!!! LOL It might be quite comical watching us drink and walk though let me tell you we walk really fast!!!!! We sprint when we meet at the mall! Even Santa last year was amazed!!!! He was cheering us on!

And I know what you mean about routing on certain players for Fantasy Football. DH actually runs the Disboards FFL! This was his second time doing it. He really enjoys doing it! Doesn't do very well himself but still has fun which is what it's really all about!

I'm so ready to head to bed though I need to take care of the laundry on the bed first or like what usually happens, pile it in the corner of my side of the bedroom!

Teaching Sunday school in the morning. DH will cook dinner so we can eat when the girls and I get home around 12:30ish. Looking forward to Patriots football next Sunday! I wore my newest shirt today! Gotta try and see if we can get together with friends to watch the game!!!

TTFN

 

[Disney Yooper]

1-8-11 Saturday QOTD

If you were told you only had 1 week left to live (and you werent sickly) how would you spend your time?

I would book a villa at Disney World and invite all my family. I'd spend every minute of the week with the family just relaxing and enjoying My Happy Place.

 

[WeLoveLilo05]

tigger,
will send you my weigh in on Monday morning.
Sorry, I'm a Colts fan (in Jersey if that makes ANY sense lol).
Go Peyton!

 

[Merryweather27]

I am pretty psyched right now. I lost 10 pounds this week!!! And my wife lost 8!!!

WOW!!! Way to go!

Sooo, I don't know how to do the multiple quote thing

If you're logged in, it's on the bottom right of everyone's post - between the regular quote button and the quick-reply button. It turns red, and then when you go to make your reply, all the ones you've hit multi-quote for will be in your reply box for you.

QOTDFriday~

This weekend we are celebrating DD and my cousin's 6th and 3rd birthdays . DD has a peanut allergy so I am the designated cake bakers and "designer" LOL. So tonight I am making and decorating 2 cakes. Mike Wazowski for DD and Dora for my cousin.

A Mike Wazowski cake - what a fun idea!

Hi Everyone!

Hi, Paula! Your back-and-forth size history sounds a lot like mine, and we are starting from a similar weight...maybe we can encourage each other toward some lasting success.

Perhaps I'm throwing a cat among the pidgeons ... but .... I just saw a british show on TV about additives in food and how your brain and body react to them. The show talked about how someone somewhere has done all this research and that diet soft drinks are counter - productive cause they lead to having sugar cravings and eating more food. So basically when you have them your brain/body doesn't get the sugarhit and then feel sated so cravings start and people tended to eat more food

Also - just to be a complete painful smarty pants - my nutritionist told me that the phosporus in the drinks from the carbonation process leaches calcium out of your body. So even the diet ones or carbonated mineral water is problematic.

I appreciate I'm being a downer my solution: a squirt of lime juice in my water - which I really enjoy

I've heard both of these things before from my doctor and my dentist. I am pretty addicted to regular Coke, and my last dental appointment they said I had "demineralization" from the phosphoric acid. Even that wasn't enough to get me to quit for more than a couple weeks before I fell back into the habit, though. I have been off the soda since Monday again, so here's hoping this time it sticks! I have mostly been drinking water and unsweetened iced tea.

Ok team. I am off for my 7 mile run. I only ever did 7 once before so I am a little anxious about it, plus there is snow on the ground too which just adds to the elements. [/SIZE]

Wow, and here I was impressed with myself just for still getting in my little 30-minute walk despite the snow yesterday afternoon! A seven-mile run!

I walked a mile so that put my miles for the week up to 4.

Way to go! I have been tracking my total miles too; it is pretty motivating!

I had a one pound gain this week. It's just a really, really tough week...

Hang in there! It stinks that your first week was such a rough one, but riding out the tough weeks and not giving up is every bit as important as making the easier weeks count. We are here to vent to if nothing else.

We're in need of some serious PPD (prayers and pixie dust).

That is a rough situation...we will definitely send good vibes your way! So many employers are really putting the screws on lately because they know people have nowhere else to go - my DH's boss is doing similar stuff, though nowhere near as bad. It has still driven his stress levels up about 80% from where they were last year.

QOTD- 1/7/11 Friday-

What are your plans for the weekend? and what changes or plans are you making to be sure you stay on plan?

Just got back from seeing Spamalot - it's a musical based on the Monty Python and the Holy Grail movie. Hilarious. No other real weekend plans except resting up ahead of the insanity that will be the next two weeks of work as the new semester starts!

1-8-11 Saturday QOTD

If you were told you only had 1 week left to live (and you werent sickly) how would you spend your time?

DH and I would be on a plane for a whirlwind tour of Europe. While he slept, I would write letters for my mom, nephews and niece, and for DH to read at different points in the future.

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So...I ended the week down 3 pounds! Woo-hoo! Even more exciting since right now it's that TOM for me, so I wasn't expecting much of a loss! Here's hoping I can keep up the momentum!

 

[flipflopmom]

I am so sorry flipflopmom. You can vent here anytime.

Thanks, I am trying to be strong and positive around DH, so I just might have to unload on here to stay healthy!

Prayers for your family, Taryn!!!!!Still waiting on 29

That's awesome!!!!

I'm starting to feel better myself, though it's a process as well. I'm down 5 pounds myself this week, and I'm hoping for another good week like that! I start classes again for the first time in 2 years on Monday so I'm hoping the stress doesn't kill me instead!!

Glad you are starting to feel better! GREAT LOSS!!!! You will do fine in your classes, good for you!

Don't throw the towel in after only a 1 pound weight gain, or any gain. Everyday is a new day, every day has the potential for you to succeed.

Great advice, and good to see you redwalker! There are times that the scale shows something crazy, and you just have to ROLL with it! Don't give up, though!

I too am type A and if I am going to do it Its not going to be half as***. Taryn, I am so sorry you are brad are going through this. We were there a month a two ago too with dh's job. People are just ridiculous and have no heart. Im sure brad is working his butt off and doing his best. In the end thats all he can do. I will say some prayers that you get through this and his boss backs off of him

Thanks Lindsay, It's so crazy scary! His "inbetween boss" that was "forced" to go along with it is one of his facebook friends, and I had to fight the urge all day to write something on his FB page that I knew that boss would see about his wife and kids needing him to make it work so we can continue to have a warm home to live in, but, in the end, I didn't! I, too, have the "do it right or don't do it" attitude. And if I'm in a cleaning modod, I get very angry as I walk around cleaning and there is a mess everywhere. I need to let that go!

flipflopmom,
Sorry to hear all of this, his boss sounds like a real meanie. I am thinking of you guys.

Thanks. Meanie is a "disney" word for how I feel!

THANK YOU EVERYONE for all of your good wishes, prayers and happy thoughts. I feel better today now that I have slept off the anesthesia. It will be interesting what happens with insurance now.

So sorry you are going through the whole insurance thing. But glad you made it through the procedure okay! My daddy had clotting disorder - hemophilia, which sounds like the opposite in what you have going on. It can be something that you have to really watch, so I'm sending lots of positive thoughts your way. Have you done any research as to which foods will help? I know there are certain foods that you should eat, and some that you shouldn't, when dealing with clotting (WARNING MEN, TMI - dr. told me some about to help with TOM issues)

I am happy to report a 1.4 pound loss. That is good for me as I am not yet going "full guns". Ask the kids what they want to do and do that to make the last week most memorable for them. I would also spend the time when they are sleeping writing letters to them so they could have them at various points in their life. I would also be "cuddling" with DH ALOT!

I love the writing letters part. That's exactly what I would want to do.

QOTD--if money were no option, I would take Mike and Tom and all my sisters and their families on a week long cruise to nowhere where there was lots of sun. And I would just enjoy being.:Oh Taryn. I am so sorry. What a crappy way to start the new year. Sending you a big old hug. Thanks for letting us know what is going on. I will still worry about you, but at least I know everyone is safe!

THanks. I didn't want to get on when DH was around, he doesn't need to dsee me stressed. THANKFULLY, he is actually sleeping some right now, didn't sleep at all last night! I gotta admit that I was a bit shocked that you would have your sisters along, that's pretty cool!

I don't post very often but I do try to read and keep up with everyone. For those who need thoughts/ prayers I am thinking about you and your families. Quick question - we're going to be out of town (trip to Disney!) in early February. I know there's a 3 week grace period in terms of weighing in but is there anyway for someone (tigger? rose?) to make a note of the weigh in I'll miss so nobody thinks I"m AWOL?

Glad you did post a check in! The accountabliltity is a HUGE part of the success. Just post, pm Tracey, and she'll mark you as excused.

I am down .2 pounds. I will take any loss I can get it is better then nothing. If you stayed the same or gained don't worry about it today is a new day. Make healthy choices and keep moving forward to a happier healthier you. I would rather be safe then sorry.

That's s agreat attitude, and it will carry you far in this journey. I am definitely a safe than sorry when it comes to driving in snow/ice!

I would spend that time with my family. It doesn't matter where we are, just as long as we are all together. And the diet would be out the window. The food would be fantastic!

Love it!

If. Ash needs to finish her room! If I have to tell her again I may scream!!!!! Izzie cleaned hers pretty good. For 6, she does sooo much better than her 10yr old sister!

AMEN! I get so tired of saying "AK, get it DONE!" She's 11, but I can't blame it on the age, because it's always been this way!

The show talked about how someone somewhere has done all this research and that diet soft drinks are counter - productive cause they lead to having sugar cravings and eating more food. Also - just to be a complete painful smarty pants - my nutritionist told me that the phosporus in the drinks from the carbonation process leaches calcium out of your body.

I've heard both of those statements before, and believe them to be true! My mom is a diet soft drink fanatic (all she drinks other than a cup of coffee or two a day) and she has terrible sugar cravings. AND she has to take extra calcium. I just reminded her about it, and she seemed to take heart. Occasionally, she'll give my DD one, and that leads to her binging like MAD. I BEGGED her NO MORE!!!!

I did have a 2lb loss this week so that's good, though.I was formulating a plan when my car died an untimely death and threw it all off. Now I'm just trying to survive the weekend without too much depression (we are - or maybe were now - a one car family so our ability to get out and do fun stuff will be curtailed for a little while it seems) .

Great job on the lsoss, and so sorry about the car!!!!! Hope you can get a solution quickly with minimal stress!

I was down 1 pound, which I am happy with! Thanks to this challenge I stayed on plan all week and had some weekly points and all my activity points left over. I exercised every day too and it feels really good, haven't done that in a while. I am going to do more of the same this week! Someone told me about using Equal to get rid of ants in her kitchen - and it worked. Um, I don't want that in my body!

GREAT JOB KAREN!!!!!! And yuk on the Equal!

I would spend every last second with my family. It wouldn't matter what we did, but every second would be with them. I might also make videos of things that I still want to teach the boys. Just the thought of it brings tears to my eyes.

I can't think about this QOTD. Too scary, and I don't need more fear! Hoping you hear some results from Nick's MRI soon, but I agree that no news is typically good news!

I last checked in today when I was heading out for my run. well......I completed it at a 12min pace, in 30 degree weather, while it was snowing. At one point my eyelashes froze together and I had to wipe my eye a few times until I could open it. The first few miles wasnt bad but by the end I was slipping all over the place. It was interesting but I did it and feel very proud of myself.

GREAT JOB LADY!!! Doesn't it make you feel hard core to have a run like that????? Proud of you!

Anyhow, everyone has to do what's best for them. My dh does not seem to be effected by artificial sweeteners at all. (Though he has given it up along with caffeine). So, you might not notice anything. For some reason, it really seemed to effect me. Just something to think about.

You and Mike should enter a contest for "healthiest couple in America!"

We have unlocked the awesome power of roasting. I am surprised by the two best dishes. Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts, two veggies I have never eaten before and they were both fantastic.

YAY!!!!!!!!!

I would book a villa at Disney World and invite all my family. I'd spend every minute of the week with the family just relaxing and enjoying My Happy Place.

Sounds nice!

Wow, and here I was impressed with myself just for still getting in my little 30-minute walk despite the snow yesterday afternoon! A seven-mile run! That is a rough situation...we will definitely send good vibes your way! So many employers are really putting the screws on lately because they know people have nowhere else to go - my DH's boss is doing similar stuff, though nowhere near as bad. It has still driven his stress levels up about 80% from where they were last year.----------
So...I ended the week down 3 pounds! Woo-hoo! Even more exciting since right now it's that TOM for me, so I wasn't expecting much of a loss! Here's hoping I can keep up the momentum!

Don't discount yourself!!! That was great, too!!!! Thanks for the encouragement, and WAY TO GO on your loss on a TOM week!!!!


BRB

 

[flipflopmom]

STRESS VENT - FEEL FREE TO SKIP!

Yesterday was really, really hard. I was trying to be so strong for DH, because I am not proud of my initial reaction. He feels like he has let the family down, and I know I added to that by my initial hysterics! He feels very betrayed, scared, worried, and completely depressed. Didn't sleep at all Friday night. I keep trying to pump him up, and he had a few moments of that yesterday, where he was all"I'm going in and SHOWING them what I'm made of. They gave me an impossible list, and I'm going to do it just to prove them wrong." He said some of the items weren't as impossible as he first made them out to be, but it's going to require EVERYONE who works for him to work harder than they ever have. I basically told him to start his morning meeting tomorrow giving them the details, and showing them a picture of the girls, and telling them that if they don't care about him, to think about his children that they would be letting down. I am still scared senseless, but MAD!!!!! He was nominated earlier in the year for THE PRESIDENT's AWARD from corporate because of the performance of his department. Corporate leaders have been down to personally congratulate him, and know his name (Fortune 500 HUGE company with lots of holdings) HELLO!! I told him that if worse comes to worse, he OR I would be contacting corporate. Don't know if it will do any good, but we'll see. We're going to write out an hourly plan for him, and his employees tonight, and hope we can nail down a solid plan for him to indeed "SHOW THEM" His boss, in all honesty, we think has some sort of mental disorder, because he can be "you're lucky I'm not writing you up" one minute, and 1 hour later shaking his hand and telling him what an awesome job he's doing. There have been many complaints about this guy....

We finally got the Christmas decorations down yesterday. I do EVERY room in the house in a different "theme" We acquired A TON of Christmas decor over the years, both from students of mine, and we had a "Christmas shower" when we got married. I was so over it by the time we were done getting it all packed up and back in the totes and out to the building, I said "next year, tree, stockings, nativity, and Christmas dishes. THAT'S IT!" Then I had a total FEAR moment that we might not have a home next year, and could tell DH was thinking that too as he took down the outside stuff. That brought him back down, and I couldnt' cheer him up the rest of the day.

Same thing with the mess the girls made playing yesterday. They had the best time, and I was so happy they were able to play despite the tension, even thought they don't know what's going on exactly. I got SOO ILL over the fact that I had spent hours organizing and cleaning and they had trashed the house, then I thought "wonder how much longer they'll have this house to play in" and let it go.....

Did some stress eating yesterday, but I don't think it was tooo terribly bad. I realized what I was doing, and stopped myself before it got too out of hand. I spent a lot of time thinking what we could cut out if we had to to keep the house (internet, satelite, gymnastics, preschool, home phone line). That's my main goal. We have enough in savings for 2 months of payments, and should get a decent tax return that will add several months to that total. I am just TRYING very hard to get some Pampered chef shows booked, ended up with one long distance catalog show so far, and 3 more that are looking at calendars for dates. EVERY dollar will help!

Sorry for this vent guys, like I said, I can't really get this all out with DH around. I tend to go from worst case scenarios to it's all going to be just fine, he can do this, then back to we're going to lose everything.

 

[flipflopmom]

A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT!!!

Okay, first weigh in is over. Some things to think about if you didn't have the results you expected!

1. How much salt are you consuming? Trust me, that stuff can add POUNDS of bloating!

2. Are you drinking the water? It will flush out all sorts of bad stuff, the more you drink, the better. Plus, you feel full!

3. You might be replacing fat with muscle if you are really incorporating a lot of exercise for the first time. Muscle DOES NOT weigh more than fat, but it takes up much less space. If you are doing WIN, you'll see the differences in your measurements in a few weeks. So if you replaced 5 pounds of 5 with 5 pounds of muscle, your weight would stay the same, but your body would look like this:

How's that for a little Sunday morning motivation????

Thanks for being here, and keep sending up the PPD!!!!!
Have a great day!
Taryn

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

So...I ended the week down 3 pounds! Woo-hoo! Even more exciting since right now it's that TOM for me, so I wasn't expecting much of a loss! Here's hoping I can keep up the momentum!

thats awesome. great job and keep up the great work.

Taryn- I seriously was in the same place a month or so ago with dh's job when he was told just about the same thing. His boss and the president of the company are loonies and everyone in the place knows it. I had the same feelings you are. Hang in there and with all the brad did and had documented there I bet you could fight for unemployement even if he would get fired. If it is a larger corp. isnt there some type of whistle blowing policy. That he can file a complaint of unwrongful treatment on this guy? In the end all he can do is his best and everything else will get figured out. My dh got to the point of saying even if we loose everything at least we still have each other. You will be ok girl.

I dont have much time but wanted to stop in to say hello. I need to get the kids to sunday school. Not much planned for today except cleaning as usual. I did get our xmas tree down last night finally.

BRB with the QOTD.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

1-9-11 Sunday QOTD

Which is your favorite Disney Park and why?

My favorite is MK with Epcot becoming my close second. My kids loved MK and we just had a blast there. I love COP! It is my favorite attraction in the park. Topping a day off with spectro/or the new light parade and wishes just makes my day. Epcot now runs a close second. I just love touring all the countries. It is such a beautiful park too.

 

[mikamah]

Taryn- My heart goes out to you. I can't imagine the stress you both are under, but it sounds like you and dh are banding together to make a plan and do all you can to prevent the loss of his job. Hang in there, hon. Sending prayers and pixie dust to you all. Hug those little girls tight. I always try to have faith and believe that everything will work out the way it is supposed to and you will get through whatever comes your way, even though it may not be easy. You are strong, you and dh have a strong marriage, and together you will be ok. Hugs to you.
Miss seeing you every morning. Thanks for the fat and muscle pics on team donald. Love them.

Hello team Mickey!! Hope you're all having a wonderful weekend.

 

[mikamah]

1-9-11 Sunday QOTD

Which is your favorite Disney Park and why?

My favorite is MK with Epcot becoming my close second. My kids loved MK and we just had a blast there. I love COP! It is my favorite attraction in the park. Topping a day off with spectro/or the new light parade and wishes just makes my day. Epcot now runs a close second. I just love touring all the countries. It is such a beautiful park too.

Hi lindsay!!
We love COP as well. Part of it is sitting down and knowing I'll be sitting for longer than 60 seconds, but we do come out singing that song everytime.

 

[jenjolt]

Taryn: Sending prayers and pixie dust your way!! It will all work out!! You guys have a plan and that is the best thing you can have going into a stressful situation!!!

1-9-11 Sunday QOTD

Which is your favorite Disney Park and why

My favorite Disney park is DHS!! I just love the feel of Old Hollywood and the Streetmosphere people are the best ever!!!! I love GMR (now if only I could get the cowboy) and TSM!! I could spend hours just walking around TOT and the Streets of America!! I also love the Brown Derby...so it all fits that DHS would be my fave!!!

 

[flipflopmom]

Hi lindsay!!
We love COP as well. Part of it is sitting down and knowing I'll be sitting for longer than 60 seconds, but we do come out singing that song everytime.

WISH life had an easy button! Miss seeing you every morning, too! Thanks for the encouragement. Couldn't function without it!

Taryn- I seriously was in the same place a month or so ago with dh's job when he was told just about the same thing. If it is a larger corp. isnt there some type of whistle blowing policy. That he can file a complaint of unwrongful treatment on this guy? In the end all he can do is his best and everything else will get figured out.

I remember you guys going through all that. Has it calmed down there for you somewhat? And if does get fired, the whistles, cannons, and grenades will be blowed!!!! At this point, calling in a complaint would be obvious, make the guy mad. Unfortunately, he's in a butt-kissing sort of place right now. He HATES that, but loves us more!

I'VE NEVER SEEN COP!!! I hope, one day, I'll be able to.
QOTD: MK, without a doubt. LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT! Castle, Main st., barber shop, EVERY attraction (only about 5 we haven't done yet - COP, Tiki Room, SF treehouse, TS Island, aladdin's carpets, and HOP), every land, every costume, every song, (every Dole Whip!) Love the sights, smells, sounds, feelings. I could do a MK only trip, if only I wouldn't miss EE and FOTLK show!

 

[tigger813]

Taryn- We will pray for you and your family in church this morning!!!!

Mostly slept well until somebody decided that 2am was a good time to set off fireworks!!! I was so close to calling the cops! RIDICULOUS!!!!

Ashleigh finished cleaning her room!!!!! It's a miracle!!!!!

Just had a strawberry, blueberry, mango, Greek yogurt smoothie!!!! Gotta order some Herbalife since I'm out. Glad I have the Greek yogurt to fall back on.

Watching the Liverpool soccer game right now before showering and getting ready for church. No snow here last night though the Plymouth area had 4". May get a big storm on Wednesday.

QOTD: My favorite park is Epcot mainly for World Showcase! I just love walking around and listening to the music of each country and trying the different foods. We spend most of our trips at Epcot. MK and AK are close seconds! I have favorite rides in each park so it is hard to pick a favorite!

Time to get ready for church! Then making some plans with some friends for some other dates. Probably watch football and do my EASA2 workout. We're having a turkey loaf with gravy, dressing, mashed potatoes and carrots for an early afternoon dinner. I'll have DH start the turkey as it takes about 2 hours. Probably snacky type stuff tonight!

TTFN

 

[KristiMc]

Taryn - Sending positive thoughts for you and your family.

1/9/11 QOTD - I love MK. I love how all of the 'lands' have a different feel and all the rides from Pooh and Peter Pan to Space and Splash.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Ok, I have been to wdw over a dozen times, and I do not know what COP stands for. Someone enlighten me.

Taryn--before Mike's sister died last week, I would not have answered that question the same way. My sisters drive me a little nuts, but I do love them. And we share such a difficult history. That's where that was coming from. And we are definitely NOT the healthiest couple in America--did I tell you about the black cherry bourbon Mike bought me.... I agree with Lindsay and Kathy--you are so strong and you have a good relationship. You will get through this. It might blow chunks along the way, but you will get through it. And that fat picture--yucks me out everytime. If that's not a motivator, I don't know what is!

Hope everyone has a great Sunday!