Team Mickey - Biggest Loser "No Excuses" 2012 Challenge

[Holly324]

Hi all! I am new to this year's challenge...I tried a while back, but back on the bandwagon now. I still need to send in my weight, but from my own personal standpoint, I am down 4 pounds this week! Hope to continue to lose..... GO TEAM MICKEY!!!

 

[pjlla]

Pamela, please come visit anytime! I never go to the pool and not think about you and your family and your dedication to your DD's chosen sport. I'm glad that she made it safely to CR and will pray for her safe return soon. What a wonderful opportunity, even though that coach made a big snafu.

Thanks for the kind words! Heard from DD nearly every day so far and the trip sounds like it is going along great! Today was ziplining in the Monteverde Cloud forest!

I grew up in Anaheim, home of Disneyland, and worked there as a cast member while I was in college, so my love of all things Disney goes way, way back. I have a Disney office -- as you might have inferred from my tag -- wear Disney jewelry every day and not a day goes by that I don't think about Disney.

DD would be so jealous of that! She can't WAIT to be old enough to apply for the Disney college program!

I was down a pound this week -- the same pound from earlier in the week where I finally snagged my fabulous 60 pound clippie after 3 years of WISHing! So I thank all you WISHers who inspired me to do things that I never thought were possible and encouraged me to dream BIG for myself!

Have a great day all!

I knew I saw something different about you..... That new clippie looks beautiful on you!!! WTG!! Great job!! ..................P

 

[pjlla]

Yes it was Abby!!! Would love to have her book! Thanks, let me know if you need my addy.

I'll check and see if I have it.

Canada was good and he had a blast with friends. He needed a little separation from the girlfriend, which worked. They broke up when he got back. She was becoming controlling and a little unstable. She was threatening to cut herself and her tumblr account was all about some crazy stuff.

My niece has had some people in her life like that. It is best to just make some distance... because if it's not "your fault" that there are issues in this person's life, then it will be someone else's "fault." It's all drama and tears and neediness .........and definitely some mental health issues.

We ended up with about 2 inches but ice must have been in the mix because DS15 had a 2 hour delay this morning. Did not enjoy that phone call at 5am!!

Oh roller derby would be fun!!!!! I love roller derby!

Tell DD I said hey!!!! I found our ToT pic the other day! OMG good times!!!

TRULY good times!! Trying to figure out if I can POSSIBLY swing a trip to US with DS this year (to take him to see WWOHP) and then a last Mother/Daughter trip to WDW next year with DD..... last one before she's off to college..... 4 years of a college schedule and NO spare money!!


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OK, so I got 4 miles in, in just under 70 minutes!! WooHoo!!! I would have done more but I need to get DS15 and take him to the chiro. And I burned off breakfast!

GREAT JOB on the 4 miles!! I really need to get moving today, since tomorrow is busy... but I really just want a nap! ............P

 

[lisah0711]

Good evening TEAM MICKEY!

A BIG, BL congratulations to Princess Maria, Princess Rose, Princess Cam and Prince Mike and all our other WISHers who ran races this week-end at the Princess! I had such a good time this morning following everyone and chatting with my BL princess friends reliving our time at the race last year.

SUNDAY QOTD - Taking the letters of your name (first name, nickname or screen name), list the letters and next to each, state something positive about yourself

Molli, there is no doubt in my mind that we will be cheering you on at a Disney race someday in the not too distant future!

Boy, these types of QOTD are tough for me. Why can we say nice things about everyone else but ourselves.

L lively
I inspiring or inspired depends on the day
S silly
A amazing

I was just trying to figure out this morning when I might be able to get my 60 clippie. Hopefully it will be by the end of this Challenge. And maybe even get traded up for a 70 or 75.

Hope it is sooner than you think, LTS, and that you are feeling better soon!

Hi Lisah0711! How's that back treating you? I hope its just relaxing and relaxing as time goes on, and you are completely over it very soon.

Thanks, Melinda! The back is getting better every day. At least two, maybe three, more weeks of physical therapy.

Donald 2013 definitely has my vote for your race schedule next year! If you want to see a lot of WISHers and folks cheering that seems to the be the one to go to, although I have not done any of those races myself.

Alice, that was a great story about your love of Disney!

I have made some positive changes, however:

1. I am working out, without fail, 3 times per week--going to the gym, getting on the TM and hitting anywhere from 8-13 miles per week, depending on what training plan calls for. Have NOT missed a run on my HM training plan yet, woo hoo (and there have been 21 of them this year!) I guess that is the most positive change I've made since this challenge began, so thank you, BLC
2. I have logged everthing on MyFitnessPal for the last 62 days! Haven't missed a day! Thank you, BLC, for helping me with that positive habit!!!!
3. I have a much better outlook at school this year and last, despite some incredibly challenging students this year (I feel you, Friend of a Mouse!!!). I have not let that deter me from the running!

Michele, nice to see you and a big on all your positive changes!

Aren't you glad I didn't tackle "Elizabeth?"

Hi all! I am new to this year's challenge...I tried a while back, but back on the bandwagon now. I still need to send in my weight, but from my own personal standpoint, I am down 4 pounds this week! Hope to continue to lose..... GO TEAM MICKEY!!!

Welcome back, Holli, it's never to late to join, or rejoin, a BL challenge!

I knew I saw something different about you..... That new clippie looks beautiful on you!!! WTG!! Great job!! ..................P

Thanks, Pamela!

Have a great evening all!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

OK so roller skating. Yeah, I am soooo out of practice!! But I didn't fall! LOL
Now i know why I stayed so thin in HS, I skated 4 times a week but ate like crap. According to fitnesspal you can burn 2000+ calories if you skate for 4 hours. WOOHOO!!!
So I burned over 2000 calories, spend a great afternoon with the kids and now I remember having muscles I apparently don't use very often. LOL

Anyway, I just popped in to say hey. I'm going to finish my dinner and crash!! Back to school tomorrow, winter break is over.

night all!

 

[Friend of a Mouse]

Hi all! I am new to this year's challenge...I tried a while back, but back on the bandwagon now. I still need to send in my weight, but from my own personal standpoint, I am down 4 pounds this week! Hope to continue to lose..... GO TEAM MICKEY!!!

WELCOME! Glad you could join us!

I lost .8 at my Jenny WI But maintained for my BL weigh in. I think I am going back to WW tomorrow because there is simply no way to do vegan on Jenny. I got a walk in the last two days and it felt good! I'm slowly starting to exercise more.

 

[MelindaRuns]

Hello Mickeys! How is everyone? I had a pretty good day. Church with kids then some homework with them, then took my two youngest daughters to choir practice.

Now I am catching up on my Real Housewives of Orange County and winding down. We have been off school for a week here for winter break, and they start back tomorrow, so I have to get back in that groove again.

QOTD:

M - Mother of six children
E - I love to Entertain
L - Left-handed
I - I'm a twin
N - Novice guitar player and quilter (must find more time for those hobbies!)
D - I LOVE DISboards!
A - we lived on Kodiak Island, Alaska for a while (along with New Mexico, Alabama, and Kentucky and now Minnesota)

 

[jbm02]

Fly by post - where did the weekend go and now the work week begins again!!

SUNDAY QOTD - Taking the letters of your name (first name, nickname or screen name), list the letters and next to each, state something positive about yourself

J: Joyful. I'm a glass-half-full kind of person. Usually.
U: understanding
D: loves Disney!
E: enjoys exercising (see, got two of them in there! )

I know I need to answer the question about loving Disney but just loked at the clock and realized I am already behind! I am going to think about this one today!

Congrats to all the awsome Princesses who ran this weekend! I can't wait to see the pictures and her the TRs!

...off to wake up DD12. First day back to school after a week of February break!!

 

[jbm02]

..there should probably be an "N" somewhere in my name for "Needs Improvement in typing"!!!!

 

[ohMom]

Hi all! I am new to this year's challenge...I tried a while back, but back on the bandwagon now. I still need to send in my weight, but from my own personal standpoint, I am down 4 pounds this week! Hope to continue to lose..... GO TEAM MICKEY!!!

and Congrats on the loss, great start!

LISA -- way to perservere and own that clippie.....CONGRATULATIONS!!!

i agree, the weekend just flew by! this is my last full week before surgery so i'm making my to-do list and checking it twice! gonna be busy, but the sun is shining and that's always motivating! maybe the gray winter is really coming to a close. i just can't believe we'd get away with such a mild winter...no snow days at all!

QOTD -- how do you dress up your salad? favorite combinations?

i have a large container of mixed greens in my frig for the week....bring it on!

i like to put on top hard boiled egg for great protein punch. lately i've been partial to light creamy french dressing


my DD is really pushing DH and I to get a dog. we've been dog-free since last June when my oldest moved out. it's been nice but i do miss the fun having a dog brings. and the one we're considering is young so she would definately be a motivator for me to resume my walking once i'm cleared after surgery

 

[cclovesdis]

Morning!

Pamper Week, Monday 2/27: Read anything you find relaxing. A book, a magazine, etc.

Back in a few

 

[cclovesdis]

Morning Mickeys!

Yesterday ended up being a bummer of a day. I don't even know where to start with how bad it was. I think what I need to do is move on and make today the best possible. The most logical thing I can do to help facilitate that is to write a to-do list. I'm going to post it here so that I feel more accountable.

In no particular order:
- laundry (wash mattress pad)
- clean bedroom
- find 3 water bottles and clean them (do any other dishes at the same time)
- weigh myself and PM weight to Sue
- drink lots of water
- 10 min. Wii Fit+ Free Step
- go to gym
- job search
- 1-2 miles of WATP
- shower (after all workouts)
- organize Easter gifts
- go to CVS

QOTD from yesterday:
C: Chatty
H: Hopeful
R: Respectful
I: Introvert
S: Sorter (Organized)
T: Timid
I: Introspective
N: Never a dull moment
A: Always on time

Buffy: for 2000 calories! Those 4 hours will really add to your montly exercise total!

I highly encourage all of you to participate in the montly exercise thread. This month Cam (keenercam) hosted it. Julie (on Team Mickey) usually hosts it. I will try to post a link on the Mickey thread for the March Exercise Challenge. It is a challenge for yourself to reach your goal of x number of minutes of exercise in the month.

 

[tiki23]

QOTD -- how do you dress up your salad? favorite combinations?

My fave salad combo is mixed greens with herbs, topped with 2-3oz of chicken, snap peas, a little onion, cabbage, and small container of the mandaran orange sections (packed in juice). Top it off with either fat-free balsalmic or low-fat Asian dressing and a few savory rice crackers crumbled on top - Yum! I never get tired of it.

 

[cclovesdis]

QOTD -- how do you dress up your salad? favorite combinations?

I will eat pretty much any veggies or fruits in my salad. I do not like nuts in my salad. I buy a salad dressing that is labeled GF and is low in sodium and sugar. It is also fat free. I found it one day on sale and really liked it. Ocean State Job Lot sells it for a good price so we buy it there.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

LisaH - I would love to do the regular marathon weekend but I really want to do the Tink and the Princess so I can get a CtoC medal.
But, and this is a big ol' butt!! DS15 wants to go on an Ireland/Scotland/England trip with school in the summer of 2013. To the tune of $3600. But, yeah her sister has a big ol' butt too. That is also the year of our 20th anniversary and we were talking about going to Bora Bora or Ireland for that, soooooo we might all go on the UK trip to the tune of $21,256.
And my Montana BFF wants to go on a cruise, just couples in July for my, hers and our Georgia BFFs' 40 birthdays.

I need a job, or 3. LOL

So Jan - Tink
Feb - Princess
June - UK
July - Caribbean

None of which will probably happen! LOL But we'll see!
I don't know, maybe I'll just do the Donald so DH can run it with me, then we'll do the Ireland trip.

LTS yes, I saw the whole production hold on BL13, freakin drama queens!! Apparently there has been a big shake down. I won't reveal potential spoilers but if you want to read about it, go to the CB and read the Biggest Loser Again thread.

Holly324 Welcome Aboard!!!

CC Thanks!! Yeah I made an ok dent in my exercise challenge, not where I want it to be but a new month is just around the corner.
Skating was fun and now the kids want to go once or twice a month which is fine with me. MIL was a professional roller skater so DH is a good skater. It's something we can all do.

QOTD salad
New one from Martha Stewart and it's soooo good!!


Ingredients

Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 cup barley
2 bunches scallions, cut into thirds crosswise and white ends halved
2 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels (from 3 ears corn) or frozen corn
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves
Reserved cooked chicken breast from Buttermilk Chicken with Cornbread and Cucumber-Celery Salad, shredded
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
5 ounces baby spinach
Directions

In a medium pot of boiling salted water, cook barley according to package instructions. Drain and let cool.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place scallions and corn on a rimmed baking sheet. Toss with 1 tablespoon oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast until vegetables are tender, about 25 minutes, stirring halfway through.
In a large bowl, combine barley, roasted vegetables, tomatoes, parsley, chicken, 1 tablespoon oil, and 1 tablespoon lime juice; season with salt and pepper. In a medium bowl, toss spinach with 1 tablespoon oil and 2 teaspoons lime juice; season with salt and pepper. Serve spinach with chicken-barley mixture.


differences I made
no scallions
no grapes tomatoes (kids ate them all)
plain grilled chicken instead of the high calorie buttermilk one!
added dried cranberries

topped with a little balsamic dressing. It is really good warm or cold. I make a big batch and keep it in the fridge. The kids love it too. DD takes it for lunch quite a bit.

 

[cclovesdis]

Here is where I stand with today's to-do list:

- laundry (wash mattress pad) washed, needs to go in dryer
- clean bedroom dirty clothes are now in the laundry room
- find 3 water bottles and clean them (do any other dishes at the same time)
found 2 of them and washed them plus the other dishes
- weigh myself and PM weight to Sue weighed myself, need to PM Sue
- drink lots of water 16 oz. down, lots to go
- 10 min. Wii Fit+ Free Step done, plus an Island Lap
- go to gym no
- job search no
- 1-2 miles of WATP no
- shower (after all workouts) quick one, then another after the gym
- organize Easter gifts no
- go to CVS no

 

[RemembertheMagic98]

HI Team Mickey!!

Just jumping over from team Donald to say Hi

I miss you guys!!!!

Have a great day and catch you when the threads merge!!!

~Karen

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Afternoon

My latest blog on Sparkpeople:

I was keeping track of my weekly weigh ins since October of last year. I was getting ready to make a brand new spreadsheet and enter my weights. However, I was surprised when I found a weight tracking spreadsheet that I had started in 2010 that I had completely forgot about.. I added the weights I had tracked and took a look at it. I was glad to see the weights from May of 2010 until now. Since May 18, 2010 I've lost 24.2 pounds and am still working toward my first mini goal.

So, now having this new information to look at I have reset my goal date. I want to be under 200 pounds by May 18th of this year. Once I'm under 200 pounds then I'll set my next goal of getting to 140.

I was up late last night making egg cups and muffins. I froze the egg cups and put the muffins in a gallon ziplock bag. Then I took the bag and hid it in my room to keep mom from eating them.

We're having grilled chicken, macaroni salad, and deviled eggs for dinner tonight. Alan had to run to Publix to get more eggs and Miracle Whip. I'm glad I didn't go ahead and go for my walk outside. It started pouring down rain not that long ago. Mom and I were sitting here talking and then out of nowhere I yelled, "Oh SH*T!" She asked me what was wrong, "The cats are OUTSIDE!" We jumped up and ran to open the back door and called for Dublin and Taylor and they made a mad dash for the back door. Taylor of course now is giving me the stink eye. Sorry guys I forgot..

 

[Disneywedding2010]

QOTD -- how do you dress up your salad? favorite combinations?

Iceberg lettuce, shredded carrots, sliced turkey or ham, hard boiled egg, grated cheese, Ranch dressing. I'll occasionally put cucumbers in it if I'm in the mood.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

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