TEAM MICKEY--Biggest Loser 11 Spring Team Challenge!

[liesel]

Can someone give me details on Peter and the Starcatchers series? I'm curious and I listen to a lot of audiobooks in the summer so it's time to start getting some together!

Weigh ins are starting to come in now, but still need a lot more!

I love these books, very funny and entertaining with lots of adventure! Plus Dave Barry is one of the authors and he is hilarious (you can often tell which parts he's written). I think they may be more suitable for older kids (9 and up) because some parts can be a little scary. Its a very creative take on Peter Pan. Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have also written a book called Science Fair which is very funny.

As for the weigh ins, spring break season is starting, maybe some are out of town?

Rose: I love what you wrote about slow steady loss. I was about to beat myself up for only losing a pound this week when I was hoping for a little more, I am trying to learn to celebrate each loss! I lost weight 2 weeks in a row, which doesn't happen often for me, so I'm happy!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

QOTD:
My favorite book is definitely Of Mice and Men. I can read that over and over. That and The Great Gatsby. love it.

i like "chick lit" books too. i try to read a "serious" book in between the fun books. but with a toddler, i usually wind up asleep before i've gotten through a page of anything.

 

[Rose&Mike]

My favorite book is Cold Mountain. I think it is so beautifully written.

Favorite magazines--Runners World and Vegetarian Times

Liesel--congrats on two weeks in a row!

Time to start dinner!

Tracey--I still need to send you my weight, but I'm giving it one more day to see if I can get a little closer to where I was before the princess. I'll pm you tomorrow.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Sorry, I was one of the ones slacking but just PM'ed you my weigh in. I weighed myself Friday morning but completely forgot to send it in.

This weekend has been laid back/not on plan at all. Saturday I planned on getting up, eating, getting workout in, and getting school stuff started. My last class for my Bachelors starts on Tuesday. Well, I realize Alan isn't here when I wake up. I called him and he informs me that he is out running errands and that my friend Heather called and said she's in town. Long story short we went to Red Robin for lunch and then came back here and hung out for awhile before she headed back down south.

Then my best friend Candice calls in a panic. Her internet is not working and she has to get an assignment turned in for class. So she comes over here and gets it taken care of. Then today I woke up later then planned and just haven't had the motivation to do anything. I'm sure later tonight or sometime tomorrow the school bug will bite and I'll start my first assignment for that class. My goal is to stay ahead as much as I can.

I worked out a few minutes here and there this weekend. Alan finally got the punching bag hung upstairs in the workout room. I went up there last night and beat the crud out of it for about 10 minutes. Then today it was another gorgeous day so I went out and did some of my walking. I didn't even get a half a mile done and my leg started cramping so I ended it short but I'm glad I at least got something done.

Tomorrow, I don't have a training session so I'm going to have to figure out what I want to do exercise wise. I was thinking about going to the gym anyway and doing strength training or doing laps around the basketball court.

 

[tigger813]

Going to need to do major workouts this week! I slacked all weekend!

I'll get up early and get the 4 or 5 mile WATP in and then do more after Izzie goes to school. After that I will put in a movie and get my tax stuff organized as we have that meeting in 2 weeks. Monday and Wednesday mornings are the only days I can get these things done. I also may listen to some podcasts that I'm behind on. I just requested Kingdom Keepers 1 audiobook from the library and then hopefully I can get someone to loan me 2 and 3! I'd like to relisten to them before the 4th book comes out next month! I do know someone who has them so I think I'll contact him about borrowing them.

Brian and I are watching Half Blood Prince right now. I'm just in a movie mood and I can't wait to see Deathly Hallows Part 1 again and plan on seeing Part 2 at midnight when it opens! I know I'll go see it at least twice in the theaters!

Ate very poorly this weekend! PMS kicked in I think. I ate a lot of chips and chocolate today. Supper was homemade boneless spareribs and some rice. I'm trying to drink just water the rest of the night. I hope to have a bit of a loss by Friday.

Going to be a busy week with dancing and school stuff. Only 1 client scheduled but then I have 4 on Saturday. Hoping to get 3 1/2 hours of quality work accomplished tomorrow in the house.

Time to get the girls in the shower.

Keep those weigh ins coming!

TTFN

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Sunday's QOTD.

QOTD 3/6/11: I think we've done favorite movies, favorite music, favorite TV shows, but not favorite books. What is your favorite book and/or book series and/or magazine?

My favorite author is Nicholas Sparks and I have read and loved every book he has written. I read his newest book. "Safe Haven" recently while at disney and I loved it.

My favorite mags are the celebrity gossip ones.

I have been less than on plan this weekend. Still not horrible but just not eating the right things. I am frustrated with myself. I got my 30 min run in yesterday and felt so tired during it. My legs felt like rubber. I guess this is still normal during the recovery from the race.

Its back to work tomorrow. uhhh! where do the weekends go. I am really looking forward to spring and hoping that the warm weather motivates me again.

 

[HappyMatt]

QOTD 3/6/11: I think we've done favorite movies, favorite music, favorite TV shows, but not favorite books. What is your favorite book and/or book series and/or magazine?

My favorite book is The Road by Cormac McCarthy. It's the one that stands out in my mind when I think back on what I have read recently. The Grapes of Wrath was pretty fantastic. That's one that I never read in school, but picked it up in my early twenties. Maybe the one book that still sticks out the most over the years is To Kill A Mockingbird.

I also love The Walking Dead. This is a comic book that I have been reading for awhile now. I pick it up at the bookstore in graphic novel form (that means that it is about six issues in one book). It is fantastic and wonderful read if anyone is interested in zombies or post apocalyptic literature. It has been made into a tv show on AMC. That show is good, but the graphic novels are even better!

As far as magazines, I read Entertainment Weekly and Wizard (that is hold over from the comic book collecting days of my youth).

 

[Merryweather27]

It certainly is quiet around here! I'd like to encourage anyone who hasn't to send your weigh-ins to Tracey (tigger813) and your Healthy Habits to CC (cclovesdis). I will be weighing in tomorrow, but still haven't sent in my HHs either - I need to fix that asap!

For anyone who struggled this weekend, Monday is a new day! You can do it!

Okay, here's Monday's QOTD, then I will be back with some replies.


QOTD 3/7/11: What Disney film do you enjoy that you feel is commonly undderrated or overlooked?

I have two, both more modern ones - The Emperor's New Groove and Meet the Robinsons. I think the first is just flat-out hilarious from start to finish, and it always surprises me how many folks have never even heard of it! The second is also funny, but more than that, it has such an inspiring, forward-looking vibe that reminds me of Carousel of Progress and that classic Walt feel.

 

[Merryweather27]

Hello everyone! I wonder where everybody is? Today is the day I up my calories for the week, it seems to keep me from hitting a plateau if I have a bigger calorie day once a week. But I feel like I'm having trouble reigning it in now. It is snowing hard here, and it seems like a good day to graze!!!! My DD had the flu over the weekend (feeling better now), and I hadn't been on much, so I got on to catch up here, and it only took me about 2 minutes. And we're down on sending our weigh ins too (I had to double check to make sure - but I did send mine) I hope everyone is just busy. Let's go TEAM MICKEY!!! Don't quit - it is SOOOO worth it when you start to see results. Spring is coming and we're all going to have to shed the baggy sweatshirts we've been hiding in all winter.

I know on a week when I'm not coaching, I tend to be MIA over the weekends...I'm hoping that's the case for others and we'll see more of them back Monday. Glad your daughter is feeling better!

I love these books, very funny and entertaining with lots of adventure! Plus Dave Barry is one of the authors and he is hilarious (you can often tell which parts he's written). I think they may be more suitable for older kids (9 and up) because some parts can be a little scary. Its a very creative take on Peter Pan. Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have also written a book called Science Fair which is very funny.

I forgot about that series altogether! See, now you see my ulterior motive for that QOTD – building up my list of stuff to read next!

QOTD:
My favorite book is definitely Of Mice and Men. I can read that over and over. That and The Great Gatsby. love it.

i like "chick lit" books too. i try to read a "serious" book in between the fun books. but with a toddler, i usually wind up asleep before i've gotten through a page of anything.

I try to do this too, usually alternating a fiction with a non-fiction. I have tried to read a few “classics” outside of school, but some of them just made my brain hurt (Sound and the Fury, anyone?) So, yeah, now the “serious” is usually just a non-fic.

My last class for my Bachelors starts on Tuesday.

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I'm sure later tonight or sometime tomorrow the school bug will bite and I'll start my first assignment for that class. My goal is to stay ahead as much as I can.

How exciting that your last class will be starting soon! Staying ahead when you can will help fend off that inevitable “senioritis”, too.

Brian and I are watching Half Blood Prince right now. I'm just in a movie mood and I can't wait to see Deathly Hallows Part 1 again and plan on seeing Part 2 at midnight when it opens! I know I'll go see it at least twice in the theaters!

Deathly Hallows Part 1 comes to DVD on April 11!

My favorite author is Nicholas Sparks and I have read and loved every book he has written. I read his newest book. "Safe Haven" recently while at disney and I loved it.

Of his books, I have only ever read “The Notebook”, but it made me cry, and that doesn't happen easily!

My favorite book is The Road by Cormac McCarthy. It's the one that stands out in my mind when I think back on what I have read recently. The Grapes of Wrath was pretty fantastic. That's one that I never read in school, but picked it up in my early twenties. Maybe the one book that still sticks out the most over the years is To Kill A Mockingbird.

I also love The Walking Dead. This is a comic book that I have been reading for awhile now. I pick it up at the bookstore in graphic novel form (that means that it is about six issues in one book). It is fantastic and wonderful read if anyone is interested in zombies or post apocalyptic literature. It has been made into a tv show on AMC. That show is good, but the graphic novels are even better!

As far as magazines, I read Entertainment Weekly and Wizard (that is hold over from the comic book collecting days of my youth).

Oooh...The Road may just be next on my list – I know I have a copy somewhere but have just never picked it up.

Good night, everyone! Have a great Monday morning!

Nicole

 

[tigger813]

Merryweather27- It's actually the 15th according to Amazon. I think the original date was the 11th but it got pushed back to that Friday instead.

Didn't get to sleep until late. Of course woke up at 4:30 and then kind of went back to sleep until 6. My right hip is KILLING me! I tend to sleep on it and I don't know why but it didn't appreciate me doing that last night. I also haven't exercised since Friday. I will hold off on a workout until afternoon so I can get my tax stuff all ready for our tax session in 2 weeks. I think I'll watch Torchwood while I do that. Can't wait until that starts again in July!

Gotta get Ash up and moving. It's raining and the wind is howling here. Maybe I'll even take a nap this morning on the couch. It's that kind of day and I have to be out most of the evening tonight.

TTFN

 

[dumbo_buddy]

good morning everyone! i'm really happy to say that i remained on plan yesterday. now, that means i kept within my calorie limit. i probably didn't eat all the best choices but i'm still happy with it. we went downtown today and we were *this* close to stopping in a pub for an appetizer and a guinness but instead we went home and had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

we are having a mommy and me group "field trip" today to a place called Wee Play today. apparently you aren't allowed to bring in your own food but instead have to buy from their cafe: pizza, nuggets, ugh.

hope everyone has a great start to the week. it's rainy and nasty here. almost perfect for a monday. yuck!

 

[tigger813]

19 weigh ins so far! 22 for Donald!!!! Come on everyone!

1 kid off to school and the other one eating her breakfast! She sooo did not want to get up. Apparently she didn't realize it was Monday again already! She asked why she had to get dressed! Some weekends we spend the day in our jammies if we have nothing going on!

I've got my DVD ready to watch while I organize my tax stuff. I just need to get my tax stuff out. I was a bit more organized this year than previous years so it won't be too bad. I always use a spreadsheet when we go to the accountant so everything is right there in front of him. I kept all my tips listed in my date book and all my purchases for work and my Usborne business in there as well. Hopefully I can get that done in about an hour and maybe get in a workout before Izzie gets home at noon.

TTFN

 

[mizzoutiger76]

Good morning everyone! Thanks everyone for their support during my weight loss plateau! I am happy to report though, that while my scale isn't budging, I was able to shave off 7 MINUTES from my previous 5k time at this Sunday's 5k that I was in! Isn't that awesome! I ran 3.1 miles in 36 minutes and 12 seconds, roughly 12 minute miles!

Plus I went shopping for the first time in months and realized that I'm a size L in tops now, which I think is fantastic seeing how I used to be a 1X!

So hopefully these fantastic changes will help keep my optimism up while I wait for the scale to drop!

Today I'm taking the day off from exercise and plan on treating myself to Subway. Tonight for dinner we're having steak with green sauce, peas, and a salad (lots of veggies!).

Tomorrow I'll get back into my routine with Zumba and core strength workouts and resume the rest of the week as usual.

Have a great day everyone!

Nicole

 

[SurferStitch16]

Good morning everyone! Thanks everyone for their support during my weight loss plateau! I am happy to report though, that while my scale isn't budging, I was able to shave off 7 MINUTES from my previous 5k time at this Sunday's 5k that I was in! Isn't that awesome! I ran 3.1 miles in 36 minutes and 12 seconds, roughly 12 minute miles!

Plus I went shopping for the first time in months and realized that I'm a size L in tops now, which I think is fantastic seeing how I used to be a 1X!

So hopefully these fantastic changes will help keep my optimism up while I wait for the scale to drop!

Today I'm taking the day off from exercise and plan on treating myself to Subway. Tonight for dinner we're having steak with green sauce, peas, and a salad (lots of veggies!).

Tomorrow I'll get back into my routine with Zumba and core strength workouts and resume the rest of the week as usual.

Have a great day everyone!

Nicole

CONGRATS!!!!!! That is an excellent time for your 5K!!!! You should be really proud!! And even prouder that you are a size smaller!! WAY TO GO!!!!!!!! Keep up the great work!! p.s. dinner sounds delicious!!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

we are having a mommy and me group "field trip" today to a place called Wee Play today. apparently you aren't allowed to bring in your own food but instead have to buy from their cafe: pizza, nuggets, ugh.

hope everyone has a great start to the week. it's rainy and nasty here. almost perfect for a monday. yuck!

Have fun today nancy. I hope you find something good at the cafe.

19 weigh ins so far! 22 for Donald!!!! Come on everyone!

Im sending you my weight now although it is not going to help our team. I still have vacation weight to loose but I am feeling pretty positive today. I decided I am going to restart my journey. I always feel good having a fresh start. I hope you get your work out in today!!!!!

Good morning everyone! Thanks everyone for their support during my weight loss plateau! I am happy to report though, that while my scale isn't budging, I was able to shave off 7 MINUTES from my previous 5k time at this Sunday's 5k that I was in! Isn't that awesome! I ran 3.1 miles in 36 minutes and 12 seconds, roughly 12 minute miles!

Nicole that is great. You should be very proud of yourself.

As for me I officially have gained back 7.4lbs from the lowest weight I had hit. Most of it came from my vacation last week. I have decided today to make a fresh start. I feel like I celebrated the amount of weight loss I have had way to much and it has caused me to be a little lazy with my eating. So my new goal is to loose 35lbs. I am starting today. I have journaled my foods today, I am drinking my water, and if I dont get to run before dark tonight I will do either a zumba or a taebo video off you tube.

I hope you all are having a great start to the week.

 

[my3princes]

We lost power sometime before 3 AM and it didn't come back on until about a half hour ago. The house did really well only losing about a degree an hour of heat and it has warmed back up quickly. We had closed all the shades and pulled the thermal curtains. Of course I was dressed in several layers and didn't weigh in this morning. Not sure if DH did or not as he isn't feeling well at all. I'm actually surprised that he isn't home from work yet. He was going to try to do a half day. We are getting snow now. We got several inches of rain yesterday followed by freezing rain last night. No school again today which means extending the school year. Better safe at home on a day like today.

 

[tggrrstarr]

QOTD 3/6 books/ series/ magazines
Harry Potter, of course! I also liked the Sookie Stackhouse series, I am really big into science fiction- the Shanara series by Terry Brooks, His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman (really great on audio book Tracey!). I still like the occasional book by Jude Deveraux- Remembrance and The Summerhouse books especially.
Magazines- Creating Keepsakes and my guilty pleasure- Halloween Magazines. I buy them all up as soon as they are available. Especially Martha Stewart's.

QOTD 3/7 underrated Disney movie
The Tigger Movie! Whoopdedooper-loopydelooper-allyooperbounce! The more you try, the more you fly and that's what really counts!

Well, the scale is moving down, now if I can keep it going this direction until Friday! I am another one who keeps seeing the same 3 pounds constantly. My goal is to try to hit a brand new number by the end of the week. Even if it's by .2 lbs, lol! I think this is the week. Fingers crossed!

Dinner tonight is leftover pizza for DH with fries and a mushroom veggie burger for me. Lunch is a pineapple chobani and honey crisp apple with a bit of peanut butter.

I have off tomorrow so I am hoping to get some more of my Disney trip in the album. I bought this WeRMemory keepers album that is 3 ring. It is 12x12 size but you choose between regular scrapbook pages or traditional photo album pages. There are also hybrid ones that are half & half. It makes it a lot easier to get it done when I only have to scrap part of it!

 

[HappyMatt]

QOTD 3/7/11: What Disney film do you enjoy that you feel is commonly undderrated or overlooked?

The Emperor's New Groove. My roommates and I rented it back in college. We were unsure but found it hysterical. We watched it 4 times in 24hrs. It has some great humor.

 

[Merryweather27]

Afternoon, everyone! We are still moving sloooowly here. Looks like most of us are dealing with rain and gray and blah. I'm so impatient for spring right now!

I'm excited because I *finally* had a loss today! After three weeks of a plateau followed by two weeks of "gains" (adding the cast and getting a new scale), it was definitely time! Now to get back to my pre-cast, old-scale weight.

Merryweather27- It's actually the 15th according to Amazon. I think the original date was the 11th but it got pushed back to that Friday instead.

I think I'll watch Torchwood while I do that. Can't wait until that starts again in July!

Ah, well, we've waited this long, right!

I am so stoked for the return of Torchwood! Or should I say "The Jack and Gwen Show" now? It will be interesting to see where they go with it from here.

good morning everyone! i'm really happy to say that i remained on plan yesterday. now, that means i kept within my calorie limit. i probably didn't eat all the best choices but i'm still happy with it. we went downtown today and we were *this* close to stopping in a pub for an appetizer and a guinness but instead we went home and had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

we are having a mommy and me group "field trip" today to a place called Wee Play today. apparently you aren't allowed to bring in your own food but instead have to buy from their cafe: pizza, nuggets, ugh.

hope everyone has a great start to the week. it's rainy and nasty here. almost perfect for a monday. yuck!

Way to go passing up temptation! Good luck today at Wee Play! Maybe they will have a salad available.

Good morning everyone! Thanks everyone for their support during my weight loss plateau! I am happy to report though, that while my scale isn't budging, I was able to shave off 7 MINUTES from my previous 5k time at this Sunday's 5k that I was in! Isn't that awesome! I ran 3.1 miles in 36 minutes and 12 seconds, roughly 12 minute miles!

Plus I went shopping for the first time in months and realized that I'm a size L in tops now, which I think is fantastic seeing how I used to be a 1X!

So hopefully these fantastic changes will help keep my optimism up while I wait for the scale to drop!

Today I'm taking the day off from exercise and plan on treating myself to Subway. Tonight for dinner we're having steak with green sauce, peas, and a salad (lots of veggies!).

Tomorrow I'll get back into my routine with Zumba and core strength workouts and resume the rest of the week as usual.

Have a great day everyone!

Nicole

WOW way to go! That's an awesome time improvement. And woo-hoo for the size drop too! Someone once told me, when your scale's not moving but all the other signs of your hard work are positive..."It's just gravity." Meaning if we lived in zero-g, all we could track our progress by would be energy levels, clothes fitting better, and the way we look in the mirror. So a number on the scale would have no impact on our enthusiasm. And by those "zero-g" measures, you're doing great!

Im sending you my weight now although it is not going to help our team. I still have vacation weight to loose but I am feeling pretty positive today. I decided I am going to restart my journey. I always feel good having a fresh start. I hope you get your work out in today!!!!!

As for me I officially have gained back 7.4lbs from the lowest weight I had hit. Most of it came from my vacation last week. I have decided today to make a fresh start. I feel like I celebrated the amount of weight loss I have had way to much and it has caused me to be a little lazy with my eating. So my new goal is to loose 35lbs. I am starting today. I have journaled my foods today, I am drinking my water, and if I dont get to run before dark tonight I will do either a zumba or a taebo video off you tube.

on your fresh start!

We lost power sometime before 3 AM and it didn't come back on until about a half hour ago. The house did really well only losing about a degree an hour of heat and it has warmed back up quickly. We had closed all the shades and pulled the thermal curtains. Of course I was dressed in several layers and didn't weigh in this morning. Not sure if DH did or not as he isn't feeling well at all. I'm actually surprised that he isn't home from work yet. He was going to try to do a half day. We are getting snow now. We got several inches of rain yesterday followed by freezing rain last night. No school again today which means extending the school year. Better safe at home on a day like today.

Brr! I hate losing power in the winter. Glad you are all warmed back up now! Hope your DH feels better soon!

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Afternoon team Mickey!

This weekend was kind of lounge around weekend and I didn't do a whole lot of anything. Wednesday I had a training session which I barely got through but glad I did it. Thursday I didn't exercise (I had exercised 5 days in a row. I was worn out). Friday I had a training session but slept in and missed it. If memory serves me right I don't think I exercised that day either.

Saturday we finally got the punching bag up in our exercise room and I did 10 minutes of beating the crap out of it. Sunday, I tried to do my mile walk but only got about a quarter of it done. My leg wanted nothing to do with walking that day . Now, we are at Monday and its a very dreary day. I'm thinking I'm going to jump on the treadmill and crank a mile out. I've been doing all my walking outside that I've been neglecting the poor machine.

Tuesday, I start my last class of my Bachelors degree . I also need to schedule an apt to go get my coumidin levels checked at the dr tomorrow (boooo hisss). Wednesday and Friday I have training sessions. Then depending on whether or not I got all my school junk done we are going to San Antonio for a weekend to see a friend that I've tried on 3 seperate occasions to see in the past month or so and life kept getting in the way.