TEAM MICKEY--Biggest Loser 11 Spring Team Challenge!

[cclovesdis]

Healthy Habits Week 3 Results

Conratulations to all of our participants! We had:

22 participants from Team Mickey and
19 participants from Team Donald

making Team Mickey Week 3's HH winner!

Congratulations to my3princes for being this week's winner! Please PM me you address and I will mail it to you as soon as possible.

Congratulations to all those who earned 7/7 points for at least one of the three Healthy Habits!

Team Mickey
aamomma
DavidandDenise
flipflopmom
girlrea
Holly324
jenjolt
keenercam
kitchensinkguy
KristiMC
KSH
mmwalker
Mrs D
my3princes
ReAnSt
Rose&Mike
smile4stamps

Team Donald
alison16
buzz5985
donac
goldcupmom
karliebug
lisah0711
MacG
mikamah
pudge the fish
RutgersAlum
SettinSail
skmommy
Zoesmama03

Congratulations to all those who earned all 21/21 HH points for Week 3!

Team Mickey
aamomma
DavidandDenise
keenercam
kitchensinkguy
smile4stamps

Team Donald
MacG
pudge the fish
SettinSail
skmommy

 

[cclovesdis]

Evening Everyone!

Thanks for all the support with my rough days. I did not eat a donut today! I haven't peeked at the scae at all this week, though. I have no idea what Friday will bring. I am planning to drink lots of water tomorrow and am hoping, hoping for a binge-free day.

I spent some time looking for a personal trainer last night and found one possibility. As I expected, the cost is significantly more. I am hesitant to spend that much money, but I am going to "weigh" the pros and cons some more. I think I spend some more time search for one tonight.

Have a great night everyone!

A few replies:

Wednesday's QOTD: What is your best tip for keeping your life organized. Clearly we are all juggling many things and trying to keep everything running smoothly. What have you found keeps you most organized?

I love my to-do list. If I didn't have one, well, never mind.

CC--I wanted to comment on the eggs. (And I know everyone has a different opinion on this. This is just my experience.) Except for when I am making something like a quiche, which has a lot of eggs in it, I always eat a whole egg. I actually had a hardboiled egg for lunch yesterday (along with almonds, a string cheese, a mini-whole wheat bagel, and an apple). And I lost my weight eating whole eggs. It's a good source of protein AND can be a good source of omega3s. The issue here is what you eat the egg with. Bacon egg and cheese biscuit from McDs--not so good. Fried egg with a ton of cheese and white toast--not so good. I actually order hard boiled eggs from garden grocer when we go to Disney so that I can make sure I am getting protein everyday on vacation. Anyhow, in my opinion, in moderation, a whole egg can fit into healthy eating. Having said that, we made quiche last week and it had 6 eggs--we used 3 whole and 3 whites. It was 4-6 servings, so that makes it reasonable with the fat and calories, and you really couldn't tell that it wasn't all whole eggs. Hope this helps!

Thanks! I am going to try alternating oatmeal with an egg sandwich for a week and see if that helps.

I just can't take this SNOW ANYMORE!!!!

Me too! AHHHHH. Hope your feeling better.

Oh, and we got great news last night. Andrew got his first college acceptance, and though it isn't for his first or second-choice schools it is an amazing, totally unexpected opportunity. We are all like "WOW!!" and then Still waiting to hear from 3 other schools, but this is pretty exciting.

Congrats to DS!

 

[jking6]

Oh, and we got great news last night. Andrew got his first college acceptance, and though it isn't for his first or second-choice schools it is an amazing, totally unexpected opportunity. We are all like "WOW!!" and then Still waiting to hear from 3 other schools, but this is pretty exciting.

Congrats to Andrew. I hope he gets the one he wants. This is an exciting time for him. Education is very important to our young students.

 

[my3princes]

I am not really all that organized. I am ADD and extremely forgetful. Most of the time I feel more like this girl:

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-is-why-ill-never-be-adult.html

(Warning - it's hilarious but does contain swearing.)

But I do two main things to keep my bills paid on time and get everything else that's crucial done in the nick of time. (Note, general housekeeping doesn't count as "crucial" unless the in-laws are coming over or I am out of clean bras.)

1) I try to round up anything I will need to take with me in the morning before I go to bed. Making my lunch, any stuff to be mailed, recyclables to drop off (no curb-side pickup here), etc., etc.

2) I write notes on the back of my hand as to what things really need to get done as soon as possible. Today's notes are "laundry" (yes, I am out of clean bras ), "change sheets", and "pack shipments" (for my side business).

I get teased about my scribbled-on flesh a lot at work - you know, why my hand instead of a PDA or even a piece of paper? My answer is always, "I can't lose my hand...or at least it would be very noticeable and painful if I did."

Have a great rest-of-Wednesday, everyone! You can do it!

Nicole

Actually I think you are quite organized

Wednesday's QOTD: What is your best tip for keeping your life organized. Clearly we are all juggling many things and trying to keep everything running smoothly. What have you found keeps you most organized?

Organized that does not happen at my house. my hours at work chance constantly. I need a professional but thats another thread

Juggling is an organizational technique at times

Healthy Habits Week 3 Results

Conratulations to all of our participants! We had:

22 participants from Team Mickey and
19 participants from Team Donald

making Team Mickey Week 3's HH winner!

Congratulations to my3princes for being this week's winner! Please PM me you address and I will mail it to you as soon as possible.

Congratulations to all those who earned 7/7 points for at least one of the three Healthy Habits!

Team Mickey
aamomma
DavidandDenise
flipflopmom
girlrea
Holly324
jenjolt
keenercam
kitchensinkguy
KristiMC
KSH
mmwalker
Mrs D
my3princes
ReAnSt
Rose&Mike
smile4stamps

Team Donald
alison16
buzz5985
donac
goldcupmom
karliebug
lisah0711
MacG
mikamah
pudge the fish
RutgersAlum
SettinSail
skmommy
Zoesmama03

Congratulations to all those who earned all 21/21 HH points for Week 3!

Team Mickey
aamomma
DavidandDenise
keenercam
kitchensinkguy
smile4stamps

Team Donald
MacG
pudge the fish
SettinSail
skmommy

Way to Go Team Mickey Keep up the good work!

Evening Everyone!

Thanks for all the support with my rough days. I did not eat a donut today! I haven't peeked at the scae at all this week, though. I have no idea what Friday will bring. I am planning to drink lots of water tomorrow and am hoping, hoping for a binge-free day.

I spent some time looking for a personal trainer last night and found one possibility. As I expected, the cost is significantly more. I am hesitant to spend that much money, but I am going to "weigh" the pros and cons some more. I think I spend some more time search for one tonight.

Have a great night everyone!

A few replies:



I love my to-do list. If I didn't have one, well, never mind.



Thanks! I am going to try alternating oatmeal with an egg sandwich for a week and see if that helps.



Me too! AHHHHH. Hope your feeling better.



Congrats to DS!

Lists work. I just forget my list Seriously I'm not sure why I make a grocery list as I leave it home every time.

good luck with you personal trainer decision.

 

[my3princes]

I'm actually home most of the evening. I wasn't sure my kids would even recognize me since I really haven't seen them since Sunday. Good news, they continued to act as if I wasn't here I'm hoping to actually hit the sheets before 11:30 tonight. I was dozing off at work today.

Thursday QOTD: What Disney character are you?


I'm totally Tink. I've got her body consciousness, fiery temper, personality, she's totally me or am I totally her

 

[Disneywedding2010]

I am having a really rough day.

I've had nightmares the last two nights (stemming from what happened 3 years ago.) I have a ton of schoolwork and don't have the patience and can't focus on what I'm suppose to be doing. My diet has gone out the window for the week and I really don't care. I went to my training session yesterday and will go to the one I have scheduled for tomorrow. I just don't really care about anything at the given moment.

I'm having a hard time today and no one to talk to. It always seems to happen that way. When I'm fine everyone is around and available. When I'm faling apart I can't find anyone to confide in. I'm trying to get things done for this class but I have a feeling until after mediation on Friday nothing is going to get done. Its going to make for a busy weekend.

I am calling my academic counselor tomorrow and telling her to give me a week off after this class. It will bump my end day back from March 14 to March 21st but at this point I don't care. I need a break and room to breathe. Life is getting really unbearable right now.

 

[Disney Yooper]

I am having a really rough day.

I've had nightmares the last two nights (stemming from what happened 3 years ago.) I have a ton of schoolwork and don't have the patience and can't focus on what I'm suppose to be doing. My diet has gone out the window for the week and I really don't care. I went to my training session yesterday and will go to the one I have scheduled for tomorrow. I just don't really care about anything at the given moment.

I'm having a hard time today and no one to talk to. It always seems to happen that way. When I'm fine everyone is around and available. When I'm faling apart I can't find anyone to confide in. I'm trying to get things done for this class but I have a feeling until after mediation on Friday nothing is going to get done. Its going to make for a busy weekend.

I am calling my academic counselor tomorrow and telling her to give me a week off after this class. It will bump my end day back from March 14 to March 21st but at this point I don't care. I need a break and room to breathe. Life is getting really unbearable right now.

I'm so sorry to hear that you are having such a tough time but it is totally understandable. What happened is unimaginable to me. We are always here to listen. All aspects of our struggles in our personal lives affects our weight loss journey. I'm glad to hear that you are going to give yourself a break. It sounds like it will be beneficial.

 

[my3princes]

I am having a really rough day.

I've had nightmares the last two nights (stemming from what happened 3 years ago.) I have a ton of schoolwork and don't have the patience and can't focus on what I'm suppose to be doing. My diet has gone out the window for the week and I really don't care. I went to my training session yesterday and will go to the one I have scheduled for tomorrow. I just don't really care about anything at the given moment.

I'm having a hard time today and no one to talk to. It always seems to happen that way. When I'm fine everyone is around and available. When I'm faling apart I can't find anyone to confide in. I'm trying to get things done for this class but I have a feeling until after mediation on Friday nothing is going to get done. Its going to make for a busy weekend.

I am calling my academic counselor tomorrow and telling her to give me a week off after this class. It will bump my end day back from March 14 to March 21st but at this point I don't care. I need a break and room to breathe. Life is getting really unbearable right now.

I'm so sorry that you are reliving this day and night You certainly need a break academically and emotionally. I hope your fiance is around tonight to help you through this.

 

[Disney Yooper]

Thursday QOTD: What Disney character are you?

This is a tough one for me. I used to be Tigger. I was always teased for my bubbly personality and hyperness. My current work position has taken a toll on that aspect of my personality and I don't know which Disney character that would be now. I guess I'm still going to say Tigger because that is who I am inside!

 

[my3princes]

This is a tough one for me. I used to be Tigger. I was always teased for my bubbly personality and hyperness. My current work position has taken a toll on that aspect of my personality and I don't know which Disney character that would be now. I guess I'm still going to say Tigger because that is who I am inside!

Are you looking for a new job? You need to break loose a day or two and let your inner tigger out. I know exactly what you mean though. Sometimes life just plain sucks

 

[Disney Yooper]

Are you looking for a new job? You need to break loose a day or two and let your inner tigger out. I know exactly what you mean though. Sometimes life just plain sucks

A job opening came up in the U.P. I'll be applying for it. It isn't going to be as interesting as my current job but I'll be home with Chuck and will have more time to let out my inner Tigger.

 

[my3princes]

A job opening came up in the U.P. I'll be applying for it. It isn't going to be as interesting as my current job but I'll be home with Chuck and will have more time to let out my inner Tigger.

That is truly fabulous news. It may not be as interesting, but there is something to say for less stress and more Chuck

 

[Disneywedding2010]

I'm so sorry that you are reliving this day and night You certainly need a break academically and emotionally. I hope your fiance is around tonight to help you through this.

He is. He ran me a bath with soaking salts and I just laid in it for 45 minutes. I had to get away from the computer. The longer I sat here the more stressed out I got. We went to wally world last night and got junk food and movies for tomorrow. I have a training session that afternoon but that's all I'm doing. Then we're coming home and I'm going to veg with movies and junk food.

My best friend is coming over later that night after she gets off work. Alan is going to throw ribs in the crockpot tomorrow morning so dinner will be done in the early evening. My phone is getting turned off and I won't be getting online.

 

[tigger813]

QOTD: Most of the time I am THere are days when I'm more like Pooh bear!

UGH!!!!! Another snow day here!!!! 10" and still coming down hard. They say it's supposed to be over in the next 2-3 hours! The weathermen were SOOOO wrong with this one! Some still list us as getting 3-6". DH is working from home this morning and taking the afternoon off. He's supposed to have a dentist appointment this afternoon though I don't think he got the reminder call so he had better call to check.

I think I'll go back to bed. I'll get in workouts later. No ME time today and I think I have a client on Friday afternoon. Oh well, maybe I can get my nails done while I'm there! Phone will be ringing from the school soon! I got a text from a tv station about no school.

TTFN

 

[my3princes]

He is. He ran me a bath with soaking salts and I just laid in it for 45 minutes. I had to get away from the computer. The longer I sat here the more stressed out I got. We went to wally world last night and got junk food and movies for tomorrow. I have a training session that afternoon but that's all I'm doing. Then we're coming home and I'm going to veg with movies and junk food.

My best friend is coming over later that night after she gets off work. Alan is going to throw ribs in the crockpot tomorrow morning so dinner will be done in the early evening. My phone is getting turned off and I won't be getting online.

I hope you can find some peace and comfort today

QOTD: Most of the time I am THere are days when I'm more like Pooh bear!

UGH!!!!! Another snow day here!!!! 10" and still coming down hard. They say it's supposed to be over in the next 2-3 hours! The weathermen were SOOOO wrong with this one! Some still list us as getting 3-6". DH is working from home this morning and taking the afternoon off. He's supposed to have a dentist appointment this afternoon though I don't think he got the reminder call so he had better call to check.

I think I'll go back to bed. I'll get in workouts later. No ME time today and I think I have a client on Friday afternoon. Oh well, maybe I can get my nails done while I'm there! Phone will be ringing from the school soon! I got a text from a tv station about no school.

TTFN

I hope the snow stops soon. We had expected 2 - 4 " and got nothing I'm not complaining though.

 

[KristiMc]

UGH!!!!! Another snow day here!!!! 10" and still coming down hard. They say it's supposed to be over in the next 2-3 hours! The weathermen were SOOOO wrong with this one! Some still list us as getting 3-6". DH is working from home this morning and taking the afternoon off. He's supposed to have a dentist appointment this afternoon though I don't think he got the reminder call so he had better call to check.


TTFN

You guys are getting hammered this year. How many snow days have you had. I am in North East Ohio - near Cleveland and we had 2 bad weeks in December (Lake Effect Snow) where the kids missed 2 days but these bad storms have thankfully missed us.

 

[jking6]

Thursday QOTD: What Disney character are you?

I think I am like Eyeore JUST BECAUSE

Yesterday was rough when I got on the Wii last night I went from a wii fit age of 34 to AGE 66. I am only 51 oh well today is a new day...

 

[my3princes]

Thursday QOTD: What Disney character are you?

I think I am like Eyeore JUST BECAUSE

Yesterday was rough when I got on the Wii last night I went from a wii fit age of 34 to AGE 66. I am only 51 oh well today is a new day...

My wii fit age has ranged from 16 to 67 Can't get upset over that.

 

[tigger813]

You guys are getting hammered this year. How many snow days have you had. I am in North East Ohio - near Cleveland and we had 2 bad weeks in December (Lake Effect Snow) where the kids missed 2 days but these bad storms have thankfully missed us.

This is the 4th day in 3 weeks! Don't remember a winter like this before! It's like we get a storm every 3-5 days! I just noticed that we need to shovel out our mailbox! I can only see the top corner of it! Snow has stopped. DH and I will head out soon to shovel and snowblow though I forgot to get gas for the snowblower so it may be more shoveling!

Guess I should make the family some breakfast before heading out. I think DH and I will have a shake! I plan on doing a 3 miles on the elliptical today and at least 1 EASA2 workout. But I can also count shoveling as exercise today. I need to think about what to defrost for supper tonight. Don't have to think about supper tomorrow as we will be at the school's Winterfest and we'll have pizza for supper there. I'll be selling Usborne books with my superviser. It's a fun night for everyone. They have a cake walk, games and a basket raffle. I'll need to buy my raffle tickets tomorrow when I get there. They have a Star Wars basket that Ashleigh wants and there are a few others we'll sign up for.

Breakfast requests are coming in!

TTFN

 

[lovedvc]

I have been so stressed this week and for me stress=eating. I went for a job interview last week for a newly opened office as a Medical Assistant. I am currently working as an MA in an office that I love, but there is no room for me to move up the ladder. This interview was for a newly opened office with a lot of room to grow and learn. I have an inside hook there also, my friend is the PA and gave me a glowing recommendation. I was the only interviewee who actually made it to the second interview and met the doctors. It's been a week and I'm eating non stop, I just have this feeling that it's not good. They told my friend that they loved me but have to go over the new offices finances to make sure that they can take me on. Why didn't they think of that first? UGH. I hope this all works out my waistline can't take it anymore.