Between the BLs (Biggest Loser) Summer Challenge 2010 Part 1

[mommyof2Pirates]

I am so excited to share with you that I made it home from work today without stopping for food and bingeing! I am so proud of myself. Hoping to make it 2 in a row tomorrow!

Great job CC. I am so proud of you. Keep it up....1 day at a time!

Today has actually been pretty awesome -- I was in a "be by myself" mood, and I was able to do that! So, here's how my day went --up at 6:30 to make sure ds got off on his trip to Six Flags with close family friends (they're staying overnight since it's pretty far away), then send dh to work, had just a yogurt for breakfast and got a lot of home things done. I stayed home from work today to meet the TM repairman. I was originally going to go to the beach and run, but our friends decided to pick ds up at 7:30 rather than 6:30, and I couldn't be sure I'd be back before the TM guy came. Anyway, he came and was gone in less than half an hour, and I now know how to fix this issue myself. After TM guy left I was feeling pretty good -- so I did 10M on my freshly-repaired TM! It felt great, and afterwards I had a lovely recovery shower, and then ate lunch (my usual hummus and veggies, plus an orange, raw cashews and grapes) while I watched Tivo'd "Daily Show" and "Colbert Report". I've also been doing laundry throughout the day, and going over items for my packing list for our vacation. Anyway, I came to a good break point so I reclined with a new book, Stephenie Meyer's The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. I'm about half-way through it, and enjoying every word. My VS order just arrived, so now I have new undies for our trip The rest of my day will include dinner of a portion of cheese lasagna and salad followed by Jello Sugar-Free Dark Chocolate Pudding, finishing the laundry and the book, and watching a couple episodes of "General Hospital". My dh has a Board meeting tonight, so I'm on my own for dinner. I know it isn't a normal vacation or trip day, or a day when I did nothing, but for me, it's been pretty perfect!

Wow that does sound like a perfect day! I think a day to myself is just what I need. Now I just have to figure out how to get it.

Remember when I said I was going to post when I felt like bingeing? Well, now I think I'm going to post when I haven't binged. Yes, I am very proud of myself for being able to report to my BL friends that I did not binge at dinner. I ate a reasonable amount and "splurged" on a 2nd helping of salad.

Drank my water, got in my fruits/veggies, and flossed too!

Might check in later.

Have a great night!

Go CC, Go CC

Ok so my day did get better. I came home and everyone was in one piece although dh's ankle is looking pretty grusome. He is actually being a trooper about it. His stomach is settled and no more illness.

I made homemade pancakes for dinner (actually bisquick) but my kids think its homemade. they ate that and apples. I ate an apple and then mowed the grass. This is the only time this year I have had to do it so its looking a little choppy. I then ate a small serving of tuna mixed with a little light mayo. I weighed in today and am down 24.8lbs total since I started running/ww on 4-26-10. The losses have been slow but steady the past few weeks and Im sure at some point I will get over the hump.

Thanks for all your support. Im now going to relax and watch Made of Honor.

 

[flipflopmom]

Good morning. I miss getting on the computer every day, and catching up with everyone here. worst- I'm a bit scatterbrained at times, and my mind tends to wander from the tasks at hand. (which is why I never finished cleaning sunday) I was talking at work yesterday about my neighbor who is thin as a rail, and she was simply saying, "I only eat when I am hungry, it's that easy" and I thought it is sooooo not that easy for me and so many others.

UGH. I HATE IT WHEN SKINNY PEOPLE SAY THAT! Now, if I know they used to be overweight, and have conquered it, it's something different. I am scatterbrained, too, and I am infamous for saying the wrong word b/c my mind is on something other than what I am saying! Is your vacation in 4 days your suprise WDW trip? CAn't wait to hear how you are going to reveal!

Anyhow we ended up at 45:15 for 4.05, 6 miles total with warmup and cool down. Not too bad in the heat. During our long cool down we messed around and sprinted a couple of times, not really a great cool down.

Rose - the heat is killer. Be careful. Doesn't sound like bad time at all to me! You are such a slacker. Sheez....

Tuesday's QOTD: What would your perfect day look like?

I think it would start with a full bank account, no debt, and on the balcony at BLT with a GREAT cup of coffee watching the sunrise over the castle. Followed with a breakfast at Kona, more great coffee. Then EMH at MK, a Dole whip, CRT for lunch, more rides, Dinner at ohana, food optional, Lapu Lapu mandatory, and Wishes from the park holding my girls!

Good Morning!
I am having a 'hungry' day. Ran 3km, then came home and had my 1/2 C oatmeal, stll hungry so had 1C watermelon, still hungry so had 1/3C trail mix....now trying to stay out of the kitchen! Sometimes that''s hard because I work from home. My first client should be here in 15minutes. [\QUOTE]
Sometimes I am that way in the morning after a run. I literally eat constantly from breakfast until lunch, then I am full and don't really want dinner..... Hope you got full!

I tried not to be a ROZ. I was teamed up with a justice of the supreme court so I can't say for sure. It was a fun day and a very pretty drive with acres and acres of wheat waiting to be harvested, rolling hills and pine trees.

Wow... Supreme Court Justice? Keeping some important company!

Planning to have some fun tomorrow. I have some vacation days that I have to use or lose by Sept 1, so I'm taking a day off each week thru the end of the month including my bday and my anniversary. I'll be off tomorrow and, if everything works out, I'm planning to take DD to our local water park. They don't open until noon, so there's really no avoiding the excruciating heat. We haven't been swimming at all this summer, so I'm really looking forward to it.

That sounds like sooo much fun Connie! Enjoy! The salads sound great, too!

Different rocks for different situations – forgive me ? I'm glad too, it's definitely motivating to have on the horizon, let me tell you! I actually think the guy may have been arrested; he hasn’t been back to the house from what I could tell as of this morning. The girl had left the house sometime last night or this morning, but last night when we got home all the cars were still in the same places from Sunday, no lights and not a peep all night last night.

Okay, I'll be a pet rock. Hope you get some sleep !!!!

So I go down stairs and here he slipped down the stairs and over turned his ankle. His whole ankle is immediately swelling. I told him to just ice it and elevate and give it a few days since he probably just sprained it. No he cant take my advice. I had to take him to the doctor and then for an xray to find out he just sprained it. I missed the morning at work.

My Dh is the same way. Definitely a baby! He just doesn't handle things well.
The whole family will have had a bug, he'll be the last to get it, a much watered down version of it, and..... it's the worst illness anyone has every had!

I am so excited to share with you that I made it home from work today without stopping for food and bingeing!

Today has actually been pretty awesome -- I was in a "be by myself" mood, and I was able to do that!

Sounds wonderful!!! Glad you enjoyed!

Yes, I am very proud of myself for being able to report to my BL friends that I did not binge at dinner. I ate a reasonable amount and "splurged" on a 2nd helping of salad. Drank my water, got in my fruits/veggies, and flossed too!

Another round of

Went to work this morning and my client brought me a b'day card and gift. Then he came out and gave me a nice tip! My client tonight never showed so I came home early and finished reading a story to DD2. I am happy to say I have 3 more clients so far this week so it's going to be a good week!

YAY for nice clients!!!

OKay. Feel free to skip. Bummer day.

I think you could tell I am getting stressed about money. I have racked up a lot of credit card debt over the last 3 years, and it's starting to get me down. I am such an impulsive internet shopper. I've been a lot better, but it still hurts my gut. Some opportunities I had for extra workdays didn't pan out, and my start to pay off plan went down hill.

Then, DH calls me at work this am, which he never does. He picked up Ak's ADHD meds this am. We have a reverse deductible, they pay the first 1K, we pay the next, then 80/20. Well, we hit the 1K this month. We increased her dosage by 10 mg, and it went up $150! It was $250! We have NOT budgeted 1K for her meds for the rest of the year, and we'd be in the hole by April of next year. I have to call the dr. to see if there is a cheaper med. I hate to do it, b/c this is working so well, but we just can't afford that extra. Especially with Sophie starting preschool this year.

I came straight home and put some of Sophie's old diapers up on diaper swappers, thinking about a labor day yard sale, trying to decide if I could EBAY stuff..... Anything to earn a bit to pay these down.

Sorry to unload, but I ended up crying at work all day worrying over money. My food for the day? Fiber bar for breakfast. Spinach, string cheese, and a peach for lunch. Watermelon for dinner. Just don't want to eat. Guilt and stress feels like a brick in my belly, on top of TOM!

Tomorrow am will be my first 40 minute am drive to take Sophie to MIL and FIL. Hoping to get an early start. Not even going to try to run in the am. Maybe Thurs. After school, faculty meeting, then gymnastics. Trying to figure out what I can pack for the 3 of us to eat for dinner in the car at 5 am that will keep until the evening. We're out of sandwich bread.... Not sure if I'll make it on here tomorrow or not.

I hate stress. Sorry to bring things down and get really OT.
NIght!
Taryn

 

[Dahly]

Thanks, Dahly! He is actually pretty excited about it right now, even after getting the impressions yesterday. He had two baby teeth that hopefully will fall out once the braces go on and they get some space in there for them to fall out. We all did braces in high school -- I think it is a lot better to get them over with in middle school, if you can.

Lisah- how did it go at the ortho's? Hopefully his mouth wasn't too sore .

OKay. Feel free to skip. Bummer day.


I hate stress. Sorry to bring things down and get really OT.
NIght!
Taryn

No real advice, other than to say I hope things get better soon. Money troubles are no fun, because they, more than anything, seem to impact all areas of your life. But you are strong woman! Good for you for already brainstorming ways to work through it! Feel free to vent anytime!


Today was an eh day...DH has been sick since Friday afternoon, and he coughed most of the night last night, so I got little sleep and barely dragged my hiney out of bed this morning. I did make it through the day, and did do a 5 mile WATP, but now I am ready for bed.

See everyone tomorrow!

Dahly

 

[LuvBaloo]

Here we celebrate our progress and recognize our superstars.

Reminders:
-after 3 weeks of no reporting, you are dropped from the challenged – can re-start at any time, though
-if anybody knows they will miss weighing in, just PM and let me know and you’ll be marked excused


First some stats

MAINTAINERS:
(staying within 2 lbs of their maintain weight is successfully maintaining!)
# of Maintainers Reporting In & Successfully Maintaining: 3
(congrats princessbride6205, 50sjayne & Corrinak!)

LOSERS:
Current Participants-------------38!
not reporting in for 1 week------ 7
not reporting in for 2 weeks------ 2
not reporting in for 3 weeks------ 3
Excused------------------------- 2
weigh ins----------------------- 24
gains---------------------------- 3
maintains------------------------ 4
losses-------------------------- 17
new or returning members -------- 1


Biggest Loser Summer Challenge Week 11!
This week’s group loss = 35.0 pounds!
Average percentage of weight lost 0.85 %
Total group weight loss so far 416.2 pounds!
YEAH! We passed 400! AWESOME!

Retention Rate (compared to the 78 weighins for our start weigh-in on May 28th)
(24+2+3)/ 78 = 37% (this includes the Losers and Maintainer and Excused people!)

Before the weekly superstar list comes the disclaimer. I am human and I make mistakes. If you have any questions please contact me. For your reference this is the magic percentage of weight lost formula - weight loss for the week divided by weight for last week times 100, that gives us the percentage. Now let me test that with my numbers for week 1, click, click, click goes the calculator. Yes, that agrees with the percentage on the magic spreadsheet. (btw if its been more than 1 week between weigh-ins, then the % loss is divided by the number of weeks, to keep everybody on the same basis)

Now let's get to the good stuff. Who were our superstars of week 11? This time I’ve done a TOP 10 LIST ! That criteria may change from week to week. Hey I'm in charge here and I get paid nothin' to do this so you better take what you can get! (and if there’s something you want to know, just ask me!)

The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge Week 11 Superstars!!
#10- 0.93% - Worfiedoodles
#9- 1.27% - jenanderson
#8- 1.31% -lisah0711
#7- 1.65% -Dahly
#6- 1.69% - sahbushka
#5- 1.77% - tiki23
#4- 2.09% - carmiedog
#3- 2.25% - my3princes
#2- 2.57% - disneymom2one
and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge
Week 11 Biggest Loser is:
#1- 2.91% - pjlla

Quote from Dare2Dream: How is your week going? Are you OP (on program)? Are you exercising? Drinking that water? You know what to do to make the magic happen. Get on the wagon. We are all here to help you on the journey. We can do this one day at a time. One bite at a time.

Have a healthy day!
Congratulations pjlla !!!
What a great week you had. Keep up the good work. We have a very special clippie reserved for our weekly Biggest Loser. Wear it with pride this week! :

This is our weekly reigning Biggest Loser clippie. We have the large version

or use this
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLsmall1.jpg
followed by

or we have a medium version

or use this
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLmed.jpg
followed by

and we have a small version

or use
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLsm.jpg
followed by

Thanks to ohMom-Molli for these clippies. They were used for a previous BL but we can recycle. Don't they look great!

 

[LuvBaloo]

NOW FOR THOSE OF US WHO SET A GOAL FOR THE CHALLENGE!

NOTE: this list includes participants who have reported in within the last 3weeks, once someone misses 3 weigh-ins they are dropped from this report.
How this works: you set your goal for what to lose in the challenge. Then I calculate your weight loss in the challenge divided by your goal to get a % to goal.
Anybody can change their goal at anytime (or add a goal) – all you have to do is send me a PM.
Since the goals are an individual thing, the list is just in alphabetical order to make it easier for everybody to find their own name. If there are any questions or suggestions please let me know.
We have done 11 out of 13 weeks, so the challenge is 85% complete.

aamomma 29
bouldertcr 20
brinalyn530 35
carmiedog 97
Connie96 92
Dahly 86
disneymom2one 139
flipflopmom 100
jenanderson 58
JOANNEL 95
keenercam 35
lisah0711 7
lovedvc -10
LuvBaloo 14
mommyof2Pirates 71
nunzia 20
OctoberBride03 25
pinkle 41.67
redwalker 14
Rose&Mike 78
sahbushka 23
tigger813 -33
tiki23 80
Tinker'n'Fun 8
Worfiedoodles 52
Zoesmama03 60



This week's Quote is from Lisah0711, who a while back shared a list:
10. Always have a plan (pjlla)
9. You can always eat more calories than you can exercise away (corinnak)
8. You can never exercise too much (tigger813)
7. You can't go wrong with a positive attitude (happysmyly)
6. Drink your water. (sahbushka)
5. Treat yourself like a child and make sure that you are taken care of
(Worfiedoodles)
4. Good habits will help you reach your goals (donac)
3. If you break a dish, don't throw the rest on the floor -- or get right back on track if you go off plan (LuvBaloo)
2. You are the only person who can make this dream happen for yourself (me)
1. Never give up (mikamah)

 

[flipflopmom]

No real advice, other than to say I hope things get better soon. Money troubles are no fun, because they, more than anything, seem to impact all areas of your life. But you are strong woman! Good for you for already brainstorming ways to work through it! Feel free to vent anytime!

Thanks! I am feeling much more positive this am. Already sold some trainers on diaperswappers. Getting a plan for the yard sale, new project! I dug my hole, now I'm going to work my fat off to get my way out of it!

First some stats
This week’s group loss = 35.0 pounds!
Total group weight loss so far 416.2 pounds!
CONGRATS to Maria, Jen,Lisa,Dahly, Sarah May,tiki23,carmiedog,my3princes, disneymom2one, and
#1- 2.91% - pjlla

Great job!!!! 35 pounds this week! I didn't contribute any of those pounds to that total! At least I didn't subtract from it!

Great job! I am on track to contribute a pound or two this week, don't want to screw it up now! Can we get to 425?

As I told Dahly, I am feeling better this am. Forgive my whine about money last night. I made a plan, which always helps! Got some ideas rolling, motivation, and determination. Now, if DH and I can just not argue about it, which always makes me feel worse, I'll be set! We're kinda on shaky ground right now, his schedule is making him feel bad when he is here, and we only have 45 minutes or so a day, if that. With gymnastics, I won't see him again until Friday afternoon, we won't get home until he's already gone. Hopefully that will help. Unfortunately, when we can't talk more, the short convos we have are usually not positive. (Did you do this? What about this?) I don't need that stress, so hopefully we can avoid it!

Have a great Wednesday. As CC said last night, 2 more days for this challenge. We can do anything for 2 days! Are you close to your goal? KNOCK IT OUT.. Make a last final push to end the challenge right. Take control.


Taryn

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I think you could tell I am getting stressed about money. I have racked up a lot of credit card debt over the last 3 years, and it's starting to get me down. I am such an impulsive internet shopper. I've been a lot better, but it still hurts my gut. Some opportunities I had for extra workdays didn't pan out, and my start to pay off plan went down hill.

Then, DH calls me at work this am, which he never does. He picked up Ak's ADHD meds this am. We have a reverse deductible, they pay the first 1K, we pay the next, then 80/20. Well, we hit the 1K this month. We increased her dosage by 10 mg, and it went up $150! It was $250! We have NOT budgeted 1K for her meds for the rest of the year, and we'd be in the hole by April of next year. I have to call the dr. to see if there is a cheaper med. I hate to do it, b/c this is working so well, but we just can't afford that extra. Especially with Sophie starting preschool this year.

Hang in there!

Thanks! I am feeling much more positive this am. Already sold some trainers on diaperswappers. Getting a plan for the yard sale, new project! I dug my hole, now I'm going to work my fat off to get my way out of it!

Im glad you are feeling much better today.


Ok its 703am and so far so good today. The only thing is I am spending too much time on here and I need to get moving to be at work on time.

Congrats to all the losers this week and a special for our biggest looser Pam.
Those numbers were excellent this weigh in We are going to blow the next to weeks out of the water.

 

[donac]

Good morning everyone.

Congrats to all the losers this week. I can't believe that the challenge is over. I feel like I haven't done anything for this challenge. It has been a very strange summer. Too hot to work out (especially when the house has no airconditioning.) It is difficult to sleep so I have been sleeping later or dh has been wakingup early and then if I want to work out I won't since dh could come in and I hate that.

I am looking forward to the next challenge. The weather is getting cooler and I will be starting back to work and some sense of order.

We went to inlaws yesterday. we were going to mow but it really didn't need it. So dh started trimming bushes in the hot sun. I sat with mil right in the direct sun. I was so lucky that I didn't burn because I hadn't put on any sun screen since fil's yard is pretty shady where we have to mow. So I sat and talked to her for about a half an hour. Then when she went in I went to check on dh. He had cut down quite a bit of stuff. He was hot and sweaty so he asked me to get him a cold soda. I could not find one in the house at all so I had to drive his truck to get some. I had only driven it once before. When I got back I started helping him cut up the stuff he had trimmed. Again out in the hot sun. By the time we were finished I felt like I was well done. It wiped me out the rest of the day. We went out for hamburgers and fries and they did not agree with me so I was up half the night. I still don't feel great.

Have a lot to do today will try to get on later. Thanks for listening

 

[Rose&Mike]

Good Morning!
I am having a 'hungry' day. Ran 3km, then came home and had my 1/2 C oatmeal, stll hungry so had 1C watermelon, still hungry so had 1/3C trail mix....now trying to stay out of the kitchen! Sometimes that''s hard because I work from home. My first client should be here in 15minutes. Thank goodness
What do you guys do on those day when you just aren't satisfied?
Last night after soccer, same thing. I was starving so I had a salad, didn't work...so more trail mix, didnt work so finally a slice of toast with PB.....ugh! I need to zip my mouth!!!!!

Are you sure you are getting enough calories? A lot of times when I feel like that if I look at what I'm eating, I see I am not getting enough food for my activity level. Hang in there!

Connie--have fun today!

Lisa--sounds like a nice drive! I am still only working part time, just have a consistent schedule now. That's why I say I have no excuses at all to not exercise! When I see what you all juggle, I know I can't complain!

Lindsey--hope your DHs ankle is getting better. Those men are silly sometimes!

CC--The dole whip is worth every calorie, though we do share one. We tried tonga toast in May, and in my humble opinion, not worth it. (no flames please!)

Maria--that sounds like a great day!!!

Taryn--glad you are feeling better. Treat the money like you have the weight. In 2008 DHs company was laying off like crazy, DS was in his senior year of high school, we didn't want to move, and we were looking at college tuition. And of course we lost a ton of money in the market. Anyhow, we hunkered down for about 8 months and saved a ton. You can do it! You are smart and resourceful. In retrospect I am really glad we did it, because it helped us put a lot of things in perspective and taught Ds some great lessons!

Dona--hope you are feeling better.

Pamela--http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/11325?section=
Here is the beet pancake recipe. No sugar in it, but beets and carrots are so sweet, that the dill sauce really tasted great with it! Last night we had a pasta dish with basil and silken tofu instead of cream. Yum! I found it at fatfreevegan.com.

Well, I did 46 min on the elliptical yesterday after work. Came home, made dinner and then we went to the baseball game. I felt kind of cruddy at the game and my heart was skipping a lot, so I drank a gatorade and had some ice cream and started to fell better. I don't think I ate enough yesterday (before the ice cream, of course!) Today is our work staff appreciation breakfast, so I'm going to go to that, and then enjoy my day off! I have a couple of skirts I am going to attempt to take in, and I think I'm going to take a nap! I feel like I am still recovering from Ds's visit.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on the new thread Friday!

Congrats to all the Losers! Have a great day!

 

[tigger813]

Congrats, Pam!

I didn't realize the challenge was over! Well, I guess I WILL make the fresh start for the next challenge!

Went to bed late last night so I slept in until 7:40!!!! New record for me! DH is still sleeping as he came to bed around 4 I think after working all night. DD2 is up. DD1 and her BFF seem to be still sleeping as I don't hear any noise downstairs.

I'll get my workouts in later. No rush and I'm giving a massage tonight so that's exercise too! Need to increase my water intake today. Not sure what we will be doing for meals today. I am having a craving for pizza! PMS is talking to me or screaming at me!!!!! This may be the wrong week to try getting back on track but I will make a small jump! Next week I will make a bigger one!

Getting caught up on my soap, Y&R and will then start breakfast for everyone. They want pancakes. I just hope I have all the ingredients!

 

[lisah0711]

THIS CHALLENGES RUNS THROUGH AUGUST 27TH -- OUR SECOND THREAD FOR THIS CHALLENGE WILL START ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 20TH. THE CHALLENGE ISN'T OVER YET -- STILL TWO MORE WEIGH INS.

Sorry for the confusion, it's a new thread starting Friday. The last weigh in for this challenge is August 27th and the first weigh in for the fall challenge is September 4th.

 

[tigger813]

I thought it seemed to be ending quickly! I will be finishing this challenge. I will do the weigh ins and then hop right into the next one!!!!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Good morning everyone.

Congrats to all the losers this week. I can't believe that the challenge is over. I feel like I haven't done anything for this challenge. It has been a very strange summer. Too hot to work out (especially when the house has no airconditioning.) It is difficult to sleep so I have been sleeping later or dh has been wakingup early and then if I want to work out I won't since dh could come in and I hate that.

I am looking forward to the next challenge. The weather is getting cooler and I will be starting back to work and some sense of order.

We went to inlaws yesterday. we were going to mow but it really didn't need it. So dh started trimming bushes in the hot sun. I sat with mil right in the direct sun. I was so lucky that I didn't burn because I hadn't put on any sun screen since fil's yard is pretty shady where we have to mow. So I sat and talked to her for about a half an hour. Then when she went in I went to check on dh. He had cut down quite a bit of stuff. He was hot and sweaty so he asked me to get him a cold soda. I could not find one in the house at all so I had to drive his truck to get some. I had only driven it once before. When I got back I started helping him cut up the stuff he had trimmed. Again out in the hot sun. By the time we were finished I felt like I was well done. It wiped me out the rest of the day. We went out for hamburgers and fries and they did not agree with me so I was up half the night. I still don't feel great.

Have a lot to do today will try to get on later. Thanks for listening

Wow sounds like a lot of work yesterday. I hope your belly is feeling better and that today you get a little relaxation in.


The challenge is not over yet! Lisa is just moving us to a new board since we are getting close to our page limit. We have 2 weigh in's left! Lets all make it the best two we have had yet!!!! We can do it


Today has gotten better and instead of talking about negative stuff I decided to post a positive. I got on the scale today and weighed in at 189.2 So I am out of the obese category for my BMI This was my second goal to hit for weight loss. My next goal is to hit 177 its what I weighed prior to getting pregnant with my second son.

Have a great day!
~Lindsay

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

Congratulations to all our superstars and especially to our biggest loser, pjlla!

I know that coaching is good for helping you make the list but you made the top the week before your coaching stint! I bet you'll be on the list two weeks in a row!

Keep this coaching mojo relationship in mind, folks, as we start to set up the coaching schedule for fall.

Connie96, glad that you get to have some fun days soon. You've been working hard and deserve it!

Bree, hope that things continue to be quiet on the neighbor front.

, Lindsay, sorry for your DH's injury. It's hard when you have to take care of everything. Don't forgot to take care of Lindsay, too. I'm so impressed with your great loss this summer!

Maria, nice finish to your perfect day making the top 10!

CC, good job with dinner and not bingeing!

tigger813, I bet you will be back in the swing of things with your exercise quickly!

, Taryn, this is such a stressful time in your life already, everything just seems worse. Sounds like you have a great plan to work things out. You might see if your doctor can give you a month or two's worth of samples or if the manufacturer can give you any assistance, too. And I have to say that I am very impressed that you stayed right on plan with your eating, even when you were so stressed!

Lisah- how did it go at the ortho's? Hopefully his mouth wasn't too sore.

Thanks for asking, Dahly. It went well and just a little discomfort easily dealt with with some Advil and Tylenol. Hope that your DH is feeling better soon!

, donac, sounds like the heat got to you. Hope that you are feeling better soon!

Rose, enjoy your quiet day and rest up!

Have a great day all! Remember two more weigh ins for this challenge!

 

[lisah0711]

Today has gotten better and instead of talking about negative stuff I decided to post a positive. I got on the scale today and weighed in at 189.2 So I am out of the obese category for my BMI This was my second goal to hit for weight loss. My next goal is to hit 177 its what I weighed prior to getting pregnant with my second son.

on your BMI change, Lindsay! You'll be hitting another decade before you know it!

 

[pjlla]

AARRGHHH!!!! It is NO LONGER a WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY!! I have been on here for almost an hour reading, quoting, and posting and now it is all gone!!!! I HATE that!

So I am not going to take the time to repeat myself. Sorry. I've read everyone's posts, but I do not have the time right now to requote and re-reply.

I am SO frustrated!

Anyhow, I'll try to find the time later to chat more... but here is today's QOTD:

Who is the most famous person you have ever met?

TTYL...............P

 

[my3princes]

I've taken time to read everyone's posts, but really don't have time to comment on each. Sounds like a lot of people could use a big hug as they deal with stressful situations. I really think that this time of year is stressful as kids plan to go back to school to new teachers etc, The whole house has stress and we probably don't recognize that we're feeding off each other's stress. The best advice is to take it one day at a time. We're strong women and this too shall pass.

Kudos to the biggest losers Isn't it amazing that we're still here and we're still losing Way to Go!!

I'm trying to get the kid's supplies and clothing for school as well as establishing a work wardrobe for myself. I've got job applications out there so hopefully I'll secure a full time job soon. It will be nice working a normal schedule instead of working evenings. I might even get to see my hubby more than 5 minutes a day. I am totally looking forward to making a decent paycheck and paying down our debts.


QOTD: I really haven't met many famous people. I have met a couple of NASCAR drivers Michael Waltrip and a new driver, but that is really it.

I take that back. I met Ty Pennington and the designers from Extreme Makeover Home Edition while I was working on a build last fall

 

[pjlla]

Okay... here is attempt #2 at this!

Good Morning!
I am having a 'hungry' day. Ran 3km, then came home and had my 1/2 C oatmeal, stll hungry so had 1C watermelon, still hungry so had 1/3C trail mix....now trying to stay out of the kitchen! Sometimes that''s hard because I work from home. My first client should be here in 15minutes. Thank goodness
What do you guys do on those day when you just aren't satisfied?
Last night after soccer, same thing. I was starving so I had a salad, didn't work...so more trail mix, didnt work so finally a slice of toast with PB.....ugh! I need to zip my mouth!!!!!

I am going to go all "psycho-babble" on you here... bear with me. To be brief I am going to ask you to try to figure out if it was PHYSICAL hunger (growlng, empty stomach, maybe light-headed) or EMOTIONAL hunger (no true "hunger" symptoms, but ongoing "cravings" that can't seem to be satisfied). If it was true hunger, then you probably should eat... lean protein and complex carbs would work well. If it is emotional hunger, you need to try to think about what is bothering you or why you are seeking comfort in food (even if you don't consciously realize you are doing that). Figure out what you crave MOST (sugar, salt, carbs), have a small portion, and MOVE ON! Find something to do to distract you and get you away from the kitchen.

Have fun at the Titanic exhibit, pjlla!

My perfect day would be getting up early, after a good night's sleep, and hitting early EMH at Epcot. We would ride as many rides as we could and have lunch in Italy. Then we would go back to our room at BCV, do a little swimming at Stormalong Bay, and take a little Illuminations cruise with champagne to finish it off. Actually any Disney day would work!

Have a great day all!

We did have a fun day.. thanks! Your perfect day sounds nice!

I'm also looking forward to lunch today. I am just loving the salads at different restaurants this summer. Had the Apple Pecan Chicken Salad from Wendy's yesterday (no dressing). Meeting my mom for lunch today at a locally owned restaurant and I'm gonna have a spinach strawberry salad with grilled shrimp (also with little or no dressing). I also like the Fuji Apple Chicken Salad at Panera Bread and Sweet Chipotle Chicken Salad at McAlister's. Each of these (with little or no dressing) is in the 400-500 calorie range, so that fits pretty well into my plan for each day. And, they're just SO yummy!

Glad you figured out the calories before you had the salad. I had that Wendy's apple pecan salad one day and didn't figure out the points until I got home (I used half the dressing and only a small fraction of the pecans) and was FLOORED to realize it was 8 points! Not too bad, since it is very tasty, but I was expecting it to come in closer to 4-5 points.

Pamela – Organic chicken and turkey breast sliced from Whole Foods – no preservatives. I can’t complain about the cost – I work full time and am the only adult in the house so saving time by buying pre-sliced lunch meat is completely worth it to me. And it’s still cheaper and healthier than going out to eat.

Just a quick check in today, hope everyone has a great day!

Bree

Makes me wish again that I had a Whole Foods or Trader Joe's near me! We aren't big on sandwiches anyhow, but it sure would make for an easy dinner! I do buy the Hormel all-natural lunch meats when they are on sale (prepackaged, not at the deli). No preservatives, no nitrates, no nitrites... but really expensive! They average about $9/lb unless they are on sale. But four (small) slices of honey ham for 1 point is well worth it! DS doesn't eat lunch meat, I rarely make DH a sandwich, so it is mostly DD and myself eating it so I don't have to buy much.

I feel the same way its been so relaxed and non regimented around my house this summer. I really need to get the boys back into a good bedtime since Ryan starts kindergarten in less than 2 weeks

Ok so this is how my day starts today at 6am:

dh "Lindsay, Lindsay"
me 1/2 asleep "where are you"
dh "down in the basement"

So I go down stairs and here he slipped down the stairs and over turned his ankle. His whole ankle is immediately swelling. I told him to just ice it and elevate and give it a few days since he probably just sprained it. No he cant take my advice. I had to take him to the doctor and then for an xray to find out he just sprained it. I missed the morning at work.

Then he just called me to tell me he vomited and thinks he has a stomach bug.

Im sure all of you know how men get when there sick and my dh is the worst. I dont know what I did to deserve this.

So thats my day so far. Lets hope the rest of it goes ok.
I will check in with you later.

Yup... they can be SUCH big BABIES! Not sure why that is! Have patience and this too shall pass!

I love summer vacation, but I sort of can't wait for school to start again next week so we can get back into a regular routine! Kindergarten is SUCH a great year!! Enjoy it.

Hi Everyone,

I am so excited to share with you that I made it home from work today without stopping for food and bingeing! I am so proud of myself. Hoping to make it 2 in a row tomorrow!

I have no idea what we are having for dinner tonight. I should probably start talking to my mom about that.

Thanks! Hope you enjoyed your trip to the Titanic Exhibit. It's about 1.5 hours for me to get there. I need a "vacation." That might be just the thing.

QOTD: I'm with Lisah. Definitely Disney. A quick CS breakfast (I really want to try Tonga Toast) followed by EMH at MK. I love Fantasyland during morning EMH. Do as much as possible and I want at MK then someplace for lunch. Maybe back to Captain Cook's for a flatbread and a Dole Whip (another thing I've never tried). I'd spend the rest of the day in Epcot. I also love evening EMH at Epcot. Not sure where I'd pick for dinner. Maybe somewhere on the Boardwalk.

Great question!
CC

Nice job skipping the binge! You can do it again!

The exhibit was good... but the 6 hour round trip drive was long. Good chatting time with DD though.

Your perfect day sounds... PERFECT!

Today has actually been pretty awesome -- I was in a "be by myself" mood, and I was able to do that! So, here's how my day went --up at 6:30 to make sure ds got off on his trip to Six Flags with close family friends (they're staying overnight since it's pretty far away), then send dh to work, had just a yogurt for breakfast and got a lot of home things done. I stayed home from work today to meet the TM repairman. I was originally going to go to the beach and run, but our friends decided to pick ds up at 7:30 rather than 6:30, and I couldn't be sure I'd be back before the TM guy came. Anyway, he came and was gone in less than half an hour, and I now know how to fix this issue myself. After TM guy left I was feeling pretty good -- so I did 10M on my freshly-repaired TM! It felt great, and afterwards I had a lovely recovery shower, and then ate lunch (my usual hummus and veggies, plus an orange, raw cashews and grapes) while I watched Tivo'd "Daily Show" and "Colbert Report". I've also been doing laundry throughout the day, and going over items for my packing list for our vacation. Anyway, I came to a good break point so I reclined with a new book, Stephenie Meyer's The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. I'm about half-way through it, and enjoying every word. My VS order just arrived, so now I have new undies for our trip. The rest of my day will include dinner of a portion of cheese lasagna and salad followed by Jello Sugar-Free Dark Chocolate Pudding, finishing the laundry and the book, and watching a couple episodes of "General Hospital". My dh has a Board meeting tonight, so I'm on my own for dinner. I know it isn't a normal vacation or trip day, or a day when I did nothing, but for me, it's been pretty perfect!
Pamela -- Let us know how the Titanic exhibit is! Believe it or not I am a trained historian, and I drive my family crazy wanting to see things like that...

Ok, I'm going back to my "perfect day" (love that song!), everyone have a fabulous evening!

Maria

A day to yourself?? That DOES sound PERFECT!!

I think you would enjoy the Titanic exhibit. I don't feel like I learned anything new, but the artifacts were cool.

Have you been to Old Sturbridge Village? I grew up in Sturbridge and I love the place. If you like early American history, I would say it would be well worth the trip for you (probably about 90 minute drive... maybe less).

Have you seen Mystic Seaport? Also another cool historic area. Maybe if you decide to see the Titanic exhibit you could spend a full day or weekend and see Mystic Seaport also... they are fairly close together.

I keep threatening the kids that I am going to make them spend a day at the Museum of NH History with me!!

Remember when I said I was going to post when I felt like bingeing? Well, now I think I'm going to post when I haven't binged. Yes, I am very proud of myself for being able to report to my BL friends that I did not binge at dinner. I ate a reasonable amount and "splurged" on a 2nd helping of salad.

Drank my water, got in my fruits/veggies, and flossed too!

Might check in later.

Have a great night!

WTG!!

Hey CC! Thanks for asking! I did the 10 minute JumpStart with Tara leading. I was dying after 2 minutes! That was the only part available on demand. Then I did a Leslie Sansone 2 mile workout that was also on demand. Either I'm getting a cold or I've taken too much time off as I was DYING 5 minutes into it! I did finish it and felt good. I had a burger for supper and then had a piece of b'day cake. Haven't had all my water but I'm getting started slowly!

Went to work this morning and my client brought me a b'day card and gift. Then he came out and gave me a nice tip! My client tonight never showed so I came home early and finished reading a story to DD2. I am happy to say I have 3 more clients so far this week so it's going to be a good week!

Need to make the girls some popcorn and finish reading my book!

Good night all! Staying home to clean my room tomorrow. DH has to work most of the night so I won't sleep too well and he will sleep in tomorrow morning. I may go out for a walk when I get up. Can't do my workouts until DD1 and her BFF get up.

Good job finishing the workout when you wanted to quit! Doesn't that give you a GREAT feeling??

Nice of your client to remember your birthday!

I made homemade pancakes for dinner (actually bisquick) but my kids think its homemade. they ate that and apples. I ate an apple and then mowed the grass. This is the only time this year I have had to do it so its looking a little choppy. I then ate a small serving of tuna mixed with a little light mayo. I weighed in today and am down 24.8lbs total since I started running/ww on 4-26-10. The losses have been slow but steady the past few weeks and Im sure at some point I will get over the hump.

Thanks for all your support. Im now going to relax and watch Made of Honor.

I'm pleased you took the time to do a lookback at your overall success! POSITIVE thinking is the way to go!

I think it would start with a full bank account, no debt, and on the balcony at BLT with a GREAT cup of coffee watching the sunrise over the castle. Followed with a breakfast at Kona, more great coffee. Then EMH at MK, a Dole whip, CRT for lunch, more rides, Dinner at ohana, food optional, Lapu Lapu mandatory, and Wishes from the park holding my girls

THat sounds like my perfect day exactly!!! (Although I'm not sure what the Lapu Lapu is... drink??)

I saw the BLT on my trip with DS in May and all I can say is WOW!! Talk about the perfect location!

Thanks! I am feeling much more positive this am. Already sold some trainers on diaperswappers. Getting a plan for the yard sale, new project! I dug my hole, now I'm going to work my fat off to get my way out of it!

Take control.


Taryn

Glad you are feeling more positive this morning. Having a PLAN can go a long way to succeeding at your goals, whether they be weight loss or debt reduction!

And your TAKE CONTROL statement can apply to many aspects of life too!

Good morning everyone.

Congrats to all the losers this week. I can't believe that the challenge is over. I feel like I haven't done anything for this challenge. It has been a very strange summer. Too hot to work out (especially when the house has no airconditioning.) It is difficult to sleep so I have been sleeping later or dh has been wakingup early and then if I want to work out I won't since dh could come in and I hate that.

I am looking forward to the next challenge. The weather is getting cooler and I will be starting back to work and some sense of order.

We went to inlaws yesterday. we were going to mow but it really didn't need it. So dh started trimming bushes in the hot sun. I sat with mil right in the direct sun. I was so lucky that I didn't burn because I hadn't put on any sun screen since fil's yard is pretty shady where we have to mow. So I sat and talked to her for about a half an hour. Then when she went in I went to check on dh. He had cut down quite a bit of stuff. He was hot and sweaty so he asked me to get him a cold soda. I could not find one in the house at all so I had to drive his truck to get some. I had only driven it once before. When I got back I started helping him cut up the stuff he had trimmed. Again out in the hot sun. By the time we were finished I felt like I was well done. It wiped me out the rest of the day. We went out for hamburgers and fries and they did not agree with me so I was up half the night. I still don't feel great.

Have a lot to do today will try to get on later. Thanks for listening

Like Lisa said, NOT OVER YET! Few more weeks to go!

I know what you mean about working out in the heat/sun. I remember shoveling rocks for a hot summer morning at church at few years ago... it wiped me out for the remainder of the weekend! Hope you are feeling better.

Pamela--http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/11325?section=
Here is the beet pancake recipe. No sugar in it, but beets and carrots are so sweet, that the dill sauce really tasted great with it! Last night we had a pasta dish with basil and silken tofu instead of cream. Yum! I found it at fatfreevegan.com.

Well, I did 46 min on the elliptical yesterday after work. Came home, made dinner and then we went to the baseball game. I felt kind of cruddy at the game and my heart was skipping a lot, so I drank a gatorade and had some ice cream and started to fell better. I don't think I ate enough yesterday (before the ice cream, of course!) Today is our work staff appreciation breakfast, so I'm going to go to that, and then enjoy my day off! I have a couple of skirts I am going to attempt to take in, and I think I'm going to take a nap! I feel like I am still recovering from Ds's visit.

Thanks for the recipe link.

Glad you were able to find something at the ballgame to make you feel better.

Congrats, Pam!

I didn't realize the challenge was over! Well, I guess I WILL make the fresh start for the next challenge!

Went to bed late last night so I slept in until 7:40!!!! New record for me! DH is still sleeping as he came to bed around 4 I think after working all night. DD2 is up. DD1 and her BFF seem to be still sleeping as I don't hear any noise downstairs.

I'll get my workouts in later. No rush and I'm giving a massage tonight so that's exercise too! Need to increase my water intake today. Not sure what we will be doing for meals today. I am having a craving for pizza! PMS is talking to me or screaming at me!!!!! This may be the wrong week to try getting back on track but I will make a small jump! Next week I will make a bigger one!

Getting caught up on my soap, Y&R and will then start breakfast for everyone. They want pancakes. I just hope I have all the ingredients!

No! Not over yet! Like Lisa mentioned, we have a few weeks left... still time to make a difference!

The challenge is not over yet! Lisa is just moving us to a new board since we are getting close to our page limit. We have 2 weigh in's left! Lets all make it the best two we have had yet!!!! We can do it


Today has gotten better and instead of talking about negative stuff I decided to post a positive. I got on the scale today and weighed in at 189.2 So I am out of the obese category for my BMI This was my second goal to hit for weight loss. My next goal is to hit 177 its what I weighed prior to getting pregnant with my second son.

Have a great day!
~Lindsay

Nice job staying POSITIVE! Mini-goals are a great idea!!

Good morning all!

Congratulations to all our superstars and especially to our biggest loser, pjlla!

I know that coaching is good for helping you make the list but you made the top the week before your coaching stint! I bet you'll be on the list two weeks in a row!

Keep this coaching mojo relationship in mind, folks, as we start to set up the coaching schedule for fall.
Have a great day all! Remember two more weigh ins for this challenge!

Thanks for the props! I don't think I'll be making on the list this week! I had an unfortunate (but delicious) run-in with a pear and gorganzola pizza at California Pizza Kitchen yesterday while at Foxwoods Casino. I totally FORGOT my eating out PLAN and didn't split the entree immeditely and pack up half. I ate the ENTIRE thing! And that wasn't it for the day! I even had a mini-cheesecake dessert later in the day! YIKES!! But DD and I had a terrific day, enjoyed the Titanic Exhibit and had 6 hours of one-on-one time in the car to chat, so that was good.

Well... I feel better now that I have taken the time to go back and re-reply to everyone!

Now I'll answer my own QOTD...

I've met a few Olympic gold-medalists (swimmers), Nick Brunelli and Erik Vendt (they did a swim clinic at our Y last year or the year before). And as most of you know, I "was in the presence of" Michael Phelps with DD earlier this year (but I didn't really met him).

Last year we took our Mother/Daughter weekend in Baltimore and kind of "stalked" the Charm City Cakes building (Ace of Cakes show on the Food Network). Over the course of a couple of days we managed to meet and get photos with Ben, Katherine, Geoff, Mary Alice, and a few others, but no face time with Duff (although DD swears she heard him in the building the first time we stopped by... and his Vespa was parked outside!).

I was also "in the presence" of a few stars in 1986 when I worked with the American Red Cross at the 200th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty (Angela Lansbury comes to mind first).

And I met Jonathan Frakes (from Star Trek fame) at the New England Aquarium. He was there with his family (saw his wife, Genie Francis, of General Hospital fame). I did get brave and ask him for a photo, but he declined. DH would have liked an autograph, since he is a ST fan.

That's about it!

Gotta fly for now! TTYL................P

 

[Worfiedoodles]

QOTD: Who is the most famous person you have ever met?

Well, I'm glad Pamela brought up Jonathan Frakes -- because I also met him! He's much more inclined to sign autographs if you've paid for one at a ST convention... Back in the day before I was a mom, I met a few ST actors (I'll let you decide who's most famous) -- Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, James Doohan, and Terry Farrell. I've also met a few abc soap actors -- Maurice Benard (Sonny, GH), Cameron Mathison (Ryan, AMC), Kamar De Los Reyes (Antonio, OLTL), and probably the most famous, a very drunk Josh Duhamel (at that time Leo, AMC).

I've been in the room with President Bill Clinton, but no introduction...and can I just say that even 6 ft away, you could feel the magnetism rolling off of him -- kind of creepy, but also a bit amazing. Of course, this was long ago while he was in office, but before Monicagate.

I got up at 4:30 and ran 4M this morning -- it felt so good to be back in my normal routine! Today we're taking a co-worker out for lunch. I'm going to try to eat something that won't totally negate my early morning work.

Very psyched to make the top 10! Congrats to everyone who is sticking it out, the end of August is frankly tough, my friends!

Maria

 

[Rose&Mike]

QOTD--Let me start by saying, I am NOT a St. Louis Cardinals fan (go Reds!), but we stayed in a hotel in Hollywood beach where the baseball players stay and I sat in the same lobby drinking a mojito and drooling over Albert Pujols. He was sitting on a sofa near us waiting for someone. Didn't say anything, just drooled, and enjoyed my mojito. My goodness, that's all I'm going to say.