TEAM MICKEY--Biggest Loser 11 Spring Team Challenge!

[dumbo_buddy]

thank you everyone for the warm welcome! glad to be a part of this team

it's only my first full day as a teammate and i'm already looking at a challenge today. one of my very best friends is FINALLY back home in the states after living in costa rica for the last 7 years. she was working in a forest reserve type place and the closest computer was 3 hours away so we hardly even got to email with each other. she's coming down today to visit and she wants some delicious nyc pizza. she is 5'11" and 120 lbs soaking wet and has trouble keeping ON the weight. me? notsomuch. trying to plan my day around this.

my3princes - the very best of luck to you on your interview. i too am a stress eater. hope you get the job!!

 

[Princess Nancy]

hi everyone! i'm joining this way late in the game but better late than never right? i need to go back and read up on the rest of the thread but i wanted to introduce myself to everyone first.

hi, i'm nancy (said like, "hi, i'm dory" ). looks like i'm the second nancy on here too! i live in the bronx, ny with my husband john, son thomas (20 months old), and bulldog fiona. i just finished the princess half this weekend and met a few WISHers too - that's how i found out about this challenge! i'm a SAHM now but before then i was in finance (no, i don't miss it!).

i don't have a ton of weight to lose but would feel alot more comfortable in my clothes if i was about 10 lbs lighter. i finally just stopped bf'ing my son (i know, it was a looong time!) and i'm thinking that the bf'ing was helping my metabolism so i really need to watch what i eat. i am currently taking metformin for PCOS and insulin resistance so i even more need to watch what i eat!

anywho, i guess that's it! looking forward to getting to know you all!

Welcome from the other Nancy!

I live in Ohio, but was born in Jackson Heights, NY. Haven't been back there in ages! Actually, I do not know if I have been there since we moved 40 years ago. I have been to Long Island, where my Dad grew up though!

Nice to "meet" you!

Nancy

 

[Princess Nancy]

I have not been staying on plan at all. Yesterday I was offered a job interview for Tomorrow. I'm a stressed out girl. Stress eating is definitely not under control. Hopefully I can reign the eating back in after the interview.

Sending prayers your way!!!!

 

[Princess Nancy]

Okay, I have a quick question...

I HATE tea, but I have heard Green Tea is so good for you. Finally I found,

Lipton diet green Tea Citrus, and I really like it.

Can someone please tell me if this is good for me? Should I be drinking it?

I am a diet coke-aholic!! , so it would be great for me to find a better alternative.

Thanks, you guys are awesome!!


Congrats to all the Princesses!!!

Have a great day!!
Nancy

 

[Rose&Mike]

Here we are again to celebrate our inch-whittling success!

The Mickey team started the challenge with 24 WINners and 8 are reporting this week.

Collectively, since the beginning of this challenge, "Mickey" has:

• Lost a total of 107 1/2 inches
• Lost an average of 7 1/6 inches
• Lost an average of 4.25%
  

Our TOP FIVE WINners for this period are:
5) liesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -2.46%
4) HappyMatt. . . . . . . . . . -2.55%
3) KristiMc. . . . . . . . . . . . -2.88%
2) Stinasmom . . . . . . . . . -3.02%
And (drumroll) our Number One WINner is:
1) ScubaD . . . . . . . . . . . . -3.23%

Congratulations to Dave, Marcy, Kristi, Matt, Lisa and ALL of Mickey's WINners!

Our next "measure-in" will be March 25 so let's keep on WINning!

If anyone still wants to report their measurements for this period, please do. I'm happy to help you track your progress whether or not you are able to get your numbers in before the results are posted.

Congrats to all the WINNERS! I totally forgot to measure before we left. I will have to hop back on for the next one.

thank you everyone for the warm welcome! glad to be a part of this team

it's only my first full day as a teammate and i'm already looking at a challenge today. one of my very best friends is FINALLY back home in the states after living in costa rica for the last 7 years. she was working in a forest reserve type place and the closest computer was 3 hours away so we hardly even got to email with each other. she's coming down today to visit and she wants some delicious nyc pizza. she is 5'11" and 120 lbs soaking wet and has trouble keeping ON the weight. me? notsomuch. trying to plan my day around this.

my3princes - the very best of luck to you on your interview. i too am a stress eater. hope you get the job!!

Oh, pizza. I love pizza. Let's see, you could pretend you can't eat gluten. But really, I had pizza at least once a week even while I was losing. Usually thin crust, but you can still make the NY style work. Eat before you go--fruit or salad. Make sure you are hydrated--being thirsty can you make you think you are hungry. And most importantly plan for how much you want to have. If it's one piece, then put one piece on your plate and make sure the rest is out of easy reach. It's ok to take some home or even not finish it. Eat as slowly as you can. Put it down between bites--sounds silly, but I tend to eat food I really love too fast instead of enjoying it. Eating healthy and losing doesnt' mean you can't have treats. Have a fabulous time.

Okay, I have a quick question...

I HATE tea, but I have heard Green Tea is so good for you. Finally I found,

Lipton diet green Tea Citrus, and I really like it.

Can someone please tell me if this is good for me? Should I be drinking it?

I am a diet coke-aholic!! , so it would be great for me to find a better alternative.

Thanks, you guys are awesome!!


Congrats to all the Princesses!!!

Have a great day!!
Nancy

I don't know the actual health benefits of green tea, but I am not a big fan of diet soda or diet anything. For me personally, the artificial sweeteners caused a lot of side effects, that I didn't even realize until I gave it up. And until I gave it up, I could lose, but hit a wall around 160 pounds everytime. I could not get to a healthy bmi. What about trying unsweetened tea and adding a tiny bit of honey or agave nectar to it? I actually like tea unsweetened. There are some fabulous tea flavors including orange and cinnamon.. Maybe start out by having tea for half of the sodas. And I know some people seem to have no issues with diet soda, and that's ok. Everyone needs to do what works best for them. But if you are someone who is hitting a wall/plateau, just throwing it out there as something else to try. YMMV.

I must have been retaining all kinds of water, because I am back to the top end of my maintain today. What a relief. I know I can do it, but it always stresses me out a little. Work today, and then hoping to take a walk around the neighborhood and see how the foot does.

Liesel--meant to say. Thank you. I have run on and off for years, but never got past 5 miles until last year. The key this time was running less--before I thought I had to run everyday=injuries. Now I run 3 or 4 days a week. I also do strength and elliptical. I also started out with very low miles. I ran my first 10k last July, first 1/2 in September, 2nd in October, and 3rd last week. I have also done a bunch of short races. I can't remember--are you running or doing c25k?

Ok, got to get going. Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[liesel]

Here we are again to celebrate our inch-whittling success!

The Mickey team started the challenge with 24 WINners and 8 are reporting this week.

Collectively, since the beginning of this challenge, "Mickey" has:

• Lost a total of 107 1/2 inches
• Lost an average of 7 1/6 inches
• Lost an average of 4.25%
  

Our TOP FIVE WINners for this period are:
5) liesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -2.46%
4) HappyMatt. . . . . . . . . . -2.55%
3) KristiMc. . . . . . . . . . . . -2.88%
2) Stinasmom . . . . . . . . . -3.02%
And (drumroll) our Number One WINner is:
1) ScubaD . . . . . . . . . . . . -3.23%

Congratulations to Dave, Marcy, Kristi, Matt, Lisa and ALL of Mickey's WINners!

Our next "measure-in" will be March 25 so let's keep on WINning!

If anyone still wants to report their measurements for this period, please do. I'm happy to help you track your progress whether or not you are able to get your numbers in before the results are posted.

Yay! Man, this measuring every four weeks is coming at a bad week for me. I was so suprised to lose so much off my hips and not as much off my waist, until I realized I was retaining water. I remeasured this morning, and I had lost an additional inch off my waist!

Nicole, I've totally been there. I think you should measure too! Hopefully you'll be pleasantly suprised. I've also read that when you start running, your weight loss slows down since you are retaining more water. I'm sure you are still losing fat.

Welcome dumbo buddy! I read your race report. Very awesome!

Good luck on your interview my3princes!

Rose-I was doing c25k but I did some research and switched to a Galloway training program last week and love it! Run/walk 3 days a week (2 short and 1 long) and 2-3 days of walking/cross training. I want to do my first 10K on memorial day. I'm training to finish instead of for speed and plan to sign up in a slower jog/walk start wave (only thing slower is the people who are just walking!). This is lots more work than when I was a teenager and ran a 5K with no training except for running a half mile twice a week in PE. Those days sure are gone!

 

[my3princes]

The interview was a little strange. I went in prepared for all the ususal questions. They asked me about previous experience and last job etc and that was it. It was less than 15 minutes. I did find out on the way out that they were only scheduled as 15 minute interviews. I felt rushed Apparently they do more indepth 2nd interviews if you make round 2. They are hoping to make a decision next week so not sure when 2nd interviews would happen. In any event I think I answered the questions that they did ask well and I certainly have way more knowledge and experience than they were looking for. Finger crossed. Thanks for all your good wishes and prayers

 

[keenercam]

Deb - I am glad you felt the interview went well, even if rushed.

Congrats to all the WINers! I should really be doing that. The scale has gone in the wrong direction for the 2nd week in a row and I know that it is because of very BAD food choices, late night eating, excessively large quantities of what is otherwise very healthy food, etc. I have to get this under control. AND I have to stop eating all the calories I am burning doing my very disciplined exercise-every-single-day routine.

The fabulous thing is that I am wearing pants today that I have not been able to wear since early 2009 and they look nice and are very comfortable. I can only imagine how great this would be going if I got the eating under control. I could kick myself. UGH!

We leave for Disney tomorrow. I am excited beyond description.

 

[Merryweather27]

Oh, and I also just realized its been 60 days since my last soda!

Awesome!

Congratulations FlossBolna of TEAM MICKEY for being the overall BIGGEST LOSER for Week 8!!!

Way to go!

We are heading to WDW this weekend for J's birthday celebration (our visiting Haitian student who I call my "adopted son"). There will be birthday cake. And Olivia's pancakes. And Boma breakfast. Other than those foods/meals, I am hoping to stay on track.

Have fun!

hi everyone! i'm joining this way late in the game but better late than never right? i need to go back and read up on the rest of the thread but i wanted to introduce myself to everyone first.

Welcome!

I have not been staying on plan at all. Yesterday I was offered a job interview for Tomorrow. I'm a stressed out girl. Stress eating is definitely not under control. Hopefully I can reign the eating back in after the interview.

Good luck! Hope it goes well! My husband has an (ALL DAY! ) interview today too, so I will be sending good vibes to you both!

We had a wonderful trip. The weather was perfect. A teeny bit warm for the race, but luckily I finished before it got too warm. I loved meeting all the Wishers, especially the BL folks! I had a pr by over 10 minutes--so I was very pleased!

Way to go on your personal record!

And (drumroll) our Number One WINner is:
1) ScubaD . . . . . . . . . . . . -3.23%

Congrats, Dave! Your hard work is paying off!

Okay, I have a quick question...

I HATE tea, but I have heard Green Tea is so good for you. Finally I found,

Lipton diet green Tea Citrus, and I really like it.

Can someone please tell me if this is good for me? Should I be drinking it?

I am a diet coke-aholic!! , so it would be great for me to find a better alternative.

Well, Lipton Diet Green Tea Citrus is going to be a health improvement over Diet Coke - no carbonation, plus antioxidant benefits from the tea - BUT it still has aspartame, so I don't know that I'd really call it "good for you". Better for you than diet soda, not as good as something without artificial sweeteners.

QOTD Wed. 3/2: What is positive choice you made in eating in the las few days? A healthy swap? Anything really-share something positive!

I have become a skim milk fiend trying to make sure I get enough calcium in. It also is really great on protein so I think I will be keeping this up even after the cast comes off. I find I do better when I eat more protein...not low-carb or anything, just making sure 25-30% of my calories are from protein.

QOTD Thursday, 3/3: Share with us something that we might be surprised to learn about you.

Umm...I don't know; I am pretty boring. Let me think. Well, I was very religious growing up, and as a teen/young adult, I wanted to become a minister. In college I started really studying apologetics and counter-arguments in an attempt to "save" my best friend/roommate who was an atheist. Well, my studies ended up having the opposite effect of de-converting ME. So...there went THAT career plan!


Gotta run for now - I need to think up some good QOTDs since I will be your coach starting tomorrow! Go Mickeys!

Nicole

 

[HappyMatt]

QOTD Thursday, 3/3: Share with us something that we might be surprised to learn about you.

I met my wife through improv comedy. We were in the same improv troop, became friends, then fell in love.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

QOTD Thursday, 3/3: Share with us something that we might be surprised to learn about you.



My late husband and I were exactly 7 months apart. He was born April of 83 and I was born Nov of 83.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Welcome from the other Nancy!

I live in Ohio, but was born in Jackson Heights, NY. Haven't been back there in ages! Actually, I do not know if I have been there since we moved 40 years ago. I have been to Long Island, where my Dad grew up though!

Nice to "meet" you!

Nancy

ah, a queens girl! my husband is from queens too. woodhaven. my mom grew up alot of places including long island. we live right between two bridges that take you to queens

Oh, pizza. I love pizza. Let's see, you could pretend you can't eat gluten. But really, I had pizza at least once a week even while I was losing. Usually thin crust, but you can still make the NY style work. Eat before you go--fruit or salad. Make sure you are hydrated--being thirsty can you make you think you are hungry. And most importantly plan for how much you want to have. If it's one piece, then put one piece on your plate and make sure the rest is out of easy reach. It's ok to take some home or even not finish it. Eat as slowly as you can. Put it down between bites--sounds silly, but I tend to eat food I really love too fast instead of enjoying it. Eating healthy and losing doesnt' mean you can't have treats. Have a fabulous time.

well, i managed to keep it to just one slice with mushrooms (and a few bites of my son's slice). luckily ny style pizza is thin crust. it was awesome. my friend had two slices AND a calzone. damn her metabolism!! still, today is about welcoming her home so if it means i need to go easy with dinner tonight then a-ok!!

and i did put the food down between bites. it worked in making it last longer!

The interview was a little strange. I went in prepared for all the ususal questions. They asked me about previous experience and last job etc and that was it. It was less than 15 minutes. I did find out on the way out that they were only scheduled as 15 minute interviews. I felt rushed Apparently they do more indepth 2nd interviews if you make round 2. They are hoping to make a decision next week so not sure when 2nd interviews would happen. In any event I think I answered the questions that they did ask well and I certainly have way more knowledge and experience than they were looking for. Finger crossed. Thanks for all your good wishes and prayers

i hate those interviews that leave you not knowing how to feel about them! 15 minutes is so fast!

The fabulous thing is that I am wearing pants today that I have not been able to wear since early 2009 and they look nice and are very comfortable. I can only imagine how great this would be going if I got the eating under control. I could kick myself. UGH!

We leave for Disney tomorrow. I am excited beyond description.

two things are awesome about this: 1) fitting into old pants and 2) going to disney!!! yay! jealous!

 

[keenercam]

Nancy - Great job with pizza!!!

 

[Stinasmom]

QOTD Thursday, 3/3: Share with us something that we might be surprised to learn about you.

I am the "handyman" at our house. I can fix many things around the house along the lines of plumbing, electrical and general broken stuff. I have installed garbage disposals, insta-hots, refinished hardwood floors, painted interior and exterior walls. I built the play structure in our backyard and assisted with the carpentry and installation/build of our fencing and tri-level cedar deck. As the "stay at home parent" I take it upon myself to do as much work as possible and avoid hiring it out including heavy yard maintenance and landscaping.

I just don't do car stuff.

My DH does most of the grocery shopping, planning and cooking of dinners.
I like the trade off, usually. He is a musican, composer, and artist... not the least bit "handy!" It's worked for almost 22 years of marriage!

Marcy

 

[keenercam]

QOTD Thursday, 3/3: Share with us something that we might be surprised to learn about you.

I am the "handyman" at our house. I can fix many things around the house along the lines of plumbing, electrical and general broken stuff. I have installed garbage disposals, insta-hots, refinished hardwood floors, painted interior and exterior walls. I built the play structure in our backyard and assisted with the carpentry and installation/build of our fencing and tri-level cedar deck. As the "stay at home parent" I take it upon myself to do as much work as possible and avoid hiring it out including heavy yard maintenance and landscaping.

I just don't do car stuff.

My DH does most of the grocery shopping, planning and cooking of dinners.
I like the trade off, usually. He is a musican, composer, and artist... not the least bit "handy!" It's worked for almost 22 years of marriage!

Marcy

Marcy -- I am so impressed! I am not handy at all, so I am impressed with anyone (male or female) who can do that stuff. It is so cool that your husband makes a living as a musician, composer and artist. Very cool!

 

[tigger813]

Someone on DONALD asked for some help with protein ideas so I posted some links that many of you may recognize from the last challenge! They are from a weight loss challenge that I participated in and WON in December! I will try and share some each week. I know many of you found them helpful so I thought I would share more with you all!!!!!!

http://www.weightlosschallenge.com/Week_1.pdf

http://www.weightlosschallenge.com/WLC2_Wk1_HO.pdf

http://www.weightlosschallenge.com/WLC3_Wk1_HO.pdf


TTFN

 

[Rose&Mike]

ATTENTION: Big Changes Coming!!!

Ok, only little changes, but hopefully I got your attention.

We will be merging the threads on Friday, March 25th. What does this mean? Well basically it means that we will no longer be reporting statistics for teams. This includes, HH, WIN and weekly weigh-ins. You will continue to send your team name in with your numbers, because it will make it easier for our record keepers to find you. Coaching and QOTD will be run from the main thread and I will only be updating the main thread.

This is the first time in a while that we have done a BL Team Challenge. We decided to do a Team Challenge because we have such a large number of participants at the beginning of the year. As the temps continue to warm-up things will slow down. I realize that the thread will be busy at first, and for that reason, folks are welcome to continue to chat on their team threads if they would rather, but we strongly encourage everyone to move to the main thread. We will only be running one thread this summer.

Thank you to tggrrstarr (Kelli) for volunteering to coach the first week. She was scheduled to coach for Team Mickey, and since we had no one signed up to coach for Team Donald, we decided to merge a week early.

I have the following coaching spots available. Please send me a PM if you are interested. I am really excited about merging, and being able to catch up with some old friends and make some new ones. As always, if you have any questions, please send me a pm.
Rose

3/25--3/31 tggrrstarr(Kelli)
4/1--4/7
4/8--4/14
4/15--4/21
4/22--4/28
4/29--5/5
5/6--5/12
5/13--5/20 Rose&Mike(Rose)

 

[my3princes]

Deb - I am glad you felt the interview went well, even if rushed.

Congrats to all the WINers! I should really be doing that. The scale has gone in the wrong direction for the 2nd week in a row and I know that it is because of very BAD food choices, late night eating, excessively large quantities of what is otherwise very healthy food, etc. I have to get this under control. AND I have to stop eating all the calories I am burning doing my very disciplined exercise-every-single-day routine.

The fabulous thing is that I am wearing pants today that I have not been able to wear since early 2009 and they look nice and are very comfortable. I can only imagine how great this would be going if I got the eating under control. I could kick myself. UGH!

We leave for Disney tomorrow. I am excited beyond description.

Is this J's first trip? Should be amazing. Have a great time

Awesome! :

Good luck! Hope it goes well! My husband has an (ALL DAY! ) interview today too, so I will be sending good vibes to you both!

Nicole

How did his interview go? All Day must have been a second or third interview. Wish him luck

QOTD Thursday, 3/3: Share with us something that we might be surprised to learn about you.

I met my wife through improv comedy. We were in the same improv troop, became friends, then fell in love.

Cool

QOTD Thursday, 3/3: Share with us something that we might be surprised to learn about you.

I am the "handyman" at our house. I can fix many things around the house along the lines of plumbing, electrical and general broken stuff. I have installed garbage disposals, insta-hots, refinished hardwood floors, painted interior and exterior walls. I built the play structure in our backyard and assisted with the carpentry and installation/build of our fencing and tri-level cedar deck. As the "stay at home parent" I take it upon myself to do as much work as possible and avoid hiring it out including heavy yard maintenance and landscaping.

I just don't do car stuff.

My DH does most of the grocery shopping, planning and cooking of dinners.
I like the trade off, usually. He is a musican, composer, and artist... not the least bit "handy!" It's worked for almost 22 years of marriage!

Marcy

That's me too. We did all the button up on our house. Chris is good with the rough stuff, but I do all the finish work. I've roofed, sided, done plumbing, electric, poured concrete, laid floors, drywalled, paint, paper, toilets, appliances. Heck recently I cut a hole in the wall and installed a pantry. That was a bit of a surprise for DH I can also change my tires and I mean changing the tires on the rims, change my oil and other automotive things (DH is a Toyota master tech, but my daddy showed me how to do things when I was growing up) I can also drive a bulldozer, front end loader and dump truck. I've towed a 30 ft travel trailer with a 25 foot bus. I'm very creative and love to sew and create costumes. I love computer design and mess around with that from time to time. So why is it that I'm unemployed? Maybe it's just underemployed since I'm still bartending and waitressing part time. I'm also running the Lacrosse program for the town and that is 5 teams. I'm a great volunteer.

 

[disney1990]

Something you don't know about me.

My granddaughter was diagnosed with cancer 4 years ago -- she was eight. She is a 4 year survivor. After that, my daughter decided that she wanted to become a nurse. She passed her boards a month ago (at age 33) and is now a RN and just started working at major DC hospital 2 weeks ago. Her ultimate goal is to work with children dealing with cancer.

Disney1990

 

[Rose&Mike]

Good job with the pizza Nancy!

Cam--have a great trip.

I'm enjoying the what you don't know about me stories.

QOTD--Hmmm let's see. What you don't know about me. Ok, I have a degree in social work and before DS was born, I worked with gang kids and kids who were incarerated in San Diego. They were the kids who were getting ready to be released. It was interesting. I was very young, and the folks at the facility would not let me shut the door when I was with the boys unless there was another staff member with me. It was in a pretty rough neighborhood. It's funny, because at the time, I was not really nervous, in retrospect I sometimes think--what was I thinking????? After DS was born I got a lot more cautious.

My foot was feeling pretty good today, but I am worn out. I might work out tomorrow, or I might just take it easy until the weekend. I am feeling pretty confident that I will be able to run a couple this weekend.