TEAM MICKEY--Biggest Loser 11 Spring Team Challenge!

[Rose&Mike]

Going to the Cape this weekend instead of VT. The condo clean-up is no where's near done. We're staying at a great place with a pool, hot tub, bar and workout room! Maybe even play some tennis! I'll be bringing my aloe, tea and shake stuff with me to keep me on track. I'm really excited about getting away for the weekend. I really need it!

Need to get some stuff taken care of before bed!

TTFN

I'm glad it's going to work out. Glad you were able to get a workout in today.

Rose and all...

Oops .....its Tortuga Tavern is across from Pirates of the Carribean. Its only open for lunch i think.....used to be El Pirata y Perico...just changed names, mostly the same food. You know its not the best food in the world....BUT you can really stretch your $$ and if you get the taco salad and don't eat the bowl, you can really fill up.

We have never eaten there. I think it was closed a lot of times. Isn't there a parrot out front?


Things have been slowing down around here a bunch. I want to encourage everyone who is still hanging around to stick with it. Remember it's not a race, but a journey. You are going to have good days and bad days. Good weeks and bad weeks even. The important thing is to keep moving forward. If you are stuck, pay extra attention to Healthy Habits for the week. Or talk about it. I have found sometimes just talking about it gets me back on plan. One thing I have tried in the past, is that when I really wanted junk, I would post it first. There's something about putting it in writing that kept me from going crazy. Hang in there.


Just a reminder that the merge is coming on Friday. Thank you to tggrrstarr (Kelli) for volunteering to coach that first week. On Friday we will begin chatting on the main thread. If you have any questions please let me know.

Have a great day!

 

[Rose&Mike]

QOTD--Tuesday, March 22 Have you ever been to WDW during one of the seasonal times (Food and Wine or the flower show or Christmas, etc). What did you think???

 

[dumbo_buddy]

I have never been to Brown Derby. We've talked about it though. What did you like about it?

you MUST try brown derby! the food is a tad more upscale (thus if you're on the dining plan it's 2 credits) but well worth it. john usually gets either meat or fish and i always get their cob salad (gluten free? no?). the first time we were there i had just been put on metformin for insulin resistance and was really hard core about watching my sugar. the chef came out and made me a special dessert and even gave me a different dressing for the salad. check out their menu. it's really delicious! i've since eased off BIG time off the sugar thing (obviously because i did nothing but drink margaritas after the princess). we were there when i was eating more normal things and i had a fish dish that was amazing!

Going to the Cape this weekend instead of VT. The condo clean-up is no where's near done. We're staying at a great place with a pool, hot tub, bar and workout room! Maybe even play some tennis! I'll be bringing my aloe, tea and shake stuff with me to keep me on track. I'm really excited about getting away for the weekend. I really need it!

Need to get some stuff taken care of before bed!

TTFN

where on the cape? have a great time! i love cape cod. i used to go with my friend's family during the summer! (it was nice having rich friends! lol!)

Rose and all...

Oops .....its Tortuga Tavern is across from Pirates of the Carribean. Its only open for lunch i think.....used to be El Pirata y Perico...just changed names, mostly the same food. You know its not the best food in the world....BUT you can really stretch your $$ and if you get the taco salad and don't eat the bowl, you can really fill up.

they JUST changed it! i'd like to go next time we're there!

QOTD--Tuesday, March 22 Have you ever been to WDW during one of the seasonal times (Food and Wine or the flower show or Christmas, etc). What did you think???

i have been there during the christmas season. the first two weeks in december are "empty" and a great time to go! this past december i took my 17 month old by myself. ok, that part sucked, but disney itself was awesome!

i'd like to go during food and wine sometime but that will have to wait until kids are older i think. i'd want them to be open to trying things and right now my son eats...nothing! we own DVC at beach club so hopefully we'd be able to get our stay there or at boardwalk during that time so it's a much easier commute to epcot

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i didn't eat all that well yesterday. felt kind of poopy yesterday but at night i felt better and chowed down. our family friends (DS calls them nanny and pappa) are like, THE best cooks in the world. "nanny" is old school italian and, ah, just makes the most amazing things. and "pappa joe" is from dublin which wouldn't normally mean good food (lol!) but he's learned over the last 40 years from nanny and he's an amazing cook too. oh, and he makes some awesome irish food too. anyway, they made this soup that had chicken, tortellini, dumplings, barley, carrots and onions in it. made in a pressure cooker. it was so good. probably not the best but certainly not the worst thing.

ok, i'm obsessed with food today! have to go get thomas out of his crib. he's making some really weird noises in there. have a great day. i'm going out of a run today b/c i finally nailed down a high school girl to come over 2x week for an hour! sucks that each workout will cost me $10 but hey, my health and sanity are worth it, right? i'll just cut back other places like on delivery! it's going to be 53 today but then tomorrow is snow and the rest of the week looks gross. where is spring??

 

[tea pot]

Good Morning Team Mickey

Don't you just love a Brand New Day

It makes me think of Anne of Avonlea
When she said that tomorrow is a brand new day with no mistakes in it.

QOTD

We've been to all 3 and and We Love Love the Flower Show and WDW the first week of December for all of the Christmas celebrations.

Actually we are headed down on Sunday April 3 for this year's Flower Show,
We try to go every year and then I'll be heading down to St Pete to stay with my daughter for a week or so.
I'm so looking forward to this trip especially since it snowed here yesterday.
I'm really ready for spring.
My daughter is a runner and has been going to boot camp and hot yoga on the weekends. I haven't seen her since Christmas and sure miss her.
I know she'll help me stay on track

Have a Great Day

 

[my3princes]

QOTD--Tuesday, March 22 Have you ever been to WDW during one of the seasonal times (Food and Wine or the flower show or Christmas, etc). What did you think???

We've done Flower and Garden, MNSSHP, MVMCP and P&PP. We loved all of them. They were each a different experience and a nice twist to the typical.

Busy day. Subbing this am, then bringing a 2nd grade class to the sugarhouse then off to lacrosse. Not sure when I'll be able to check in.

 

[KristiMc]

Good morning,

Only 3 days till we leave for our cruise!!! I am so excited.

QOTD: We have been to Food & Wine twice and loved it. I love World Showcase and this makes it even better. On our last trip we took the kids to the Neverland Club for the night and DH and I had date night at WS. We used snack credits and shared snacks around the world.

 

[tigger813]

QOTD: We have to F&G twice, F&W once, and down at Christmas twice (first week in December both times). We loved each time we've been, but we always love our trips. DH and I were hoping to go down at F&W this fall but my parents won't be up here at that time like we had hoped. We have also been in the summer but it's just so hot and humid then. I still want to go down in Feb. sometime. Our next scheduled trip is PCC 3.0 and we hope to do WWoHP again and also spend a few days at WDW!

Nancy- We are staying at the Cove at Yarmouth. We've stayed there several times before.

Tummy is still upset from that greasy burger yesterday. Hoping my tea and water with aloe will help with that.

Waiting for my boss to get here. I have a 10:30 client and a 12:30 client today and then home to do more cleaning! I made some good progress last night but still a lot to do. Also need to clean out her drawers and her junk drawer. My goal is to finish that by 7:30 tonight.

TTFN

 

[ScubaD]

Dave--so glad you had fun. I hope your weigh in is kind to you.

I wanted to ask about p90x--is there a lot of squats/lunges??? I am supposed to be avoiding them for a little while and I'm looking for something else to do.



Hi Rose,
Yes there are squats and lunges, however for every type of exercise in P90X they show you modified moves that remove alot of the bending extremes to easier moves, if that makes sense. Now I have not done the modified moves since my pride will not allow for that (a guy thing I guess) so I would rather die on the floor doing the extreme that be thought of a wuss.

I will say though since I am not able to do a full pull-up I do use a chair to aid me in that part of the exercise.

 

[ScubaD]

Several weeks ago I posted that I will be taking my 90 day photos for my
P90X circuit and someone asked if I would share them with my teammates. I have been debating this idea ever since then and I believe I will. Photos will be taken this Friday as I prepare to send in my WIN numbers to Connie96.

I do not believe I ever looked like the contestants at the beginning of "The Biggest Loser", but I did start this program at 296.6 pounds (Oh, whatever happened to my college football body??!!). So that is my warning to everyone.

"See" you all on Friday

Dave

 

[HappyMatt]

QOTD--Tuesday, March 22 Have you ever been to WDW during one of the seasonal times (Food and Wine or the flower show or Christmas, etc). What did you think???

We have been to all 3. Food and Wine is fun, but it is tough with the kids because they get bored quickly. It is nice to grab some different and interesting food while touring World Showcase. The Flower Show is pretty. I enjoy the topiaries. Christmas time is our favorite time at Disney World. We love the decorations, especially at the Deluxe Resorts.

 

[my3princes]

Several weeks ago I posted that I will be taking my 90 day photos for my
P90X circuit and someone asked if I would share them with my teammates. I have been debating this idea ever since then and I believe I will. Photos will be taken this Friday as I prepare to send in my WIN numbers to Connie96.

I do not believe I ever looked like the contestants at the beginning of "The Biggest Loser", but I did start this program at 296.6 pounds (Oh, whatever happened to my college football body??!!). So that is my warning to everyone.

"See" you all on Friday

Dave

I'm glad that you decided to share. I'm sure it is an amazing difference. I know that Chris had a huge change when he did P90X. At the end he did double sessions (morning and night) to get ready for our cruise. Of course we did the cruise and he never got back on track. Soon, he says he'll be on track soon.

 

[saysay]

Thanks Rose for your words of wisdom regarding this is a journey and maybe posting when we want junk.

Yesterday McDonalds...YIKES! I am trying to be more nutritious and well that won't cut it! I am back on track today though. I was going to gym today for some cardio and the Body Flow class...which is like taking a drug for relaxation...and core strengthing..... some Bike Ride to the State Capital cut me off 2 times. I wanted to go when DD was at preschool, so just came home and did bike in basement....great interval workout suggested by Active.com. 15min warmup, 30sec HARD then 3 min moderate, repeat intervals 2 or 3 times then 10 min cooldown. I feel great and had a nice smoothie with some protein powder. I need to get up early and get on that bike!

QOTD? Going to WDW During Special times

First time I went to DL was between Xmas and New Years. It was crowded adn raining and we still had a BLAST. Enough DH wanted to go to WDW in the spring. We hit the Flower & Garden Festival which was fun and the week we went very low crowds..though this year that week is Easter. We went back to DL early december last year and it was PERFECT! Love the Xmas decor.

 

[Cupcaker]

QOTD: The last time I was at WDW, it was during the food and wine festival. I thought it was a good way to use my snack credits and eat around the world. On a solo trip, I was there during the Christmas party time. I really liked that one and would go back. Hopefully I will be there one day for the Halloween party.

Rose- wow that’s some great weather!

Tracey- glad you are able to get away for the weekend after all.

Nancy- that soup sounds delicious. Yay for getting a sitter. Sanity is definitely worth $10

Deb- Have a good day today

Tea pot- I also love brand new days

Kristi- How exciting to be leaving for your cruise in just a few days!


As you can all see, I felt a little smiley today I guess working on my cruise stuff has been making me happy. I have tons of school work to do, but Id rather be doing disney stuff Last night I was working on my fish extender. I am making an applique mickey and minnie to peek out from the pockets of the FE. I really do need to start working on the save the dates for the wedding. Hopefully with the day off I have on friday, I can start on that.

Have a great day everyone!

Jeanette

 

[Disneywedding2010]

QOTD--Tuesday, March 22 Have you ever been to WDW during one of the seasonal times (Food and Wine or the flower show or Christmas, etc). What did you think???

We went the week of Christmas last year. I loved the atmosphere and all the decorations. We are only taking one trip next year (during marathon weekend in Jan). So, I told Alan 2013 we're going back during the first of December.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

I had a list of things I wanted to get done today but my chest has decided to hurt so I think I'll be taking it easy today. May needs to get here fast. I need a freaking vacation!

 

[my3princes]

I subbed for 3 8th grade science classes this morning. I haven't subbed in 4+ months and the kids were determined to test their limits. I only sent one to the office, but several will probably not like what the teacher has to say tomorrow. I guess they'll know better next time.

Came home and ate lunch then headed to the sugar house. It was my youngest son's class trip, but I didn't set it up, SIL did. It went well and DS said it was fun and thanked his aunt. My Dad came down and boiled so they got the whole experience as well as a bowl of ice cream with maple syrup and some milk with maple syrup. DS loves maple milk. SIL also gave each of them a maple candy. There was plenty of wet snow so they built a snow fort in their extra time. I bet they'll be exhausted when they get back to school I kept DS home as it didn't make sense for him to ride the bus back to school just to turn around and ride it home again.

After 4 trips to the basement and 4 out to the car, I think I got all of the girls lacrosse equipment loaded. We're off in five minutes to pick up oldest at school. He has the first day of lacrosse try outs for high school today at 3:30 PM. Hopefully he'll not be nervous around the older boys.

And just to be clear. I did not sample the syrup, milk or ice cream. I had my planned lunch and came home to a stick of WW cheese. OP and I got alot of exercise and have been on my feet since 7 AM

 

[dumbo_buddy]

And just to be clear. I did not sample the syrup, milk or ice cream. I had my planned lunch and came home to a stick of WW cheese. OP and I got alot of exercise and have been on my feet since 7 AM

you are the woman! i probably would have eaten everything in sight!!

 

[tggrrstarr]

QOTD--Tuesday, March 22 Have you ever been to WDW during one of the seasonal times (Food and Wine or the flower show or Christmas, etc). What did you think???

We've done Halloween 3 times. I love Halloween, especially at Disney
Strangely enough, even though we were at disney twice during F&W, we've never done it. Picky eater, my DH!
I can't take vacation at Christmas, so I've never done it I had never thought about F&G til this year, now I am dying to do it. I almost had DH convinced to do it after our cruise next year, but no such luck.

QOTD favorite WDW restaurant
So many choices! My DH's favorite is now one of mine too, just from ordering differently and expanding my tastes- Coral Reef! I also love Narcoossee's, Kona and Cape May Cafe. Oh yeah, Garden View Tea Lounge.

So, I've been reading along the last few days, but I've been so consumed with cruise researching I haven't been posting. I've been on plan except for Sunday night, I went a little overboard with dinner.
We got KFC, and I was planning on eating the grilled chicken with a little mashed potatoes and green beans. Well they left out my veggies! I was annoyed, so I ate not one, but two of the biscuits. They just tasted so good, those little 180 calorie bombs. I adjusted by going outside for a run. In the rain. It really felt good though. It hadn't been raining while I was getting ready, so when I stepped out and it was starting, I just went with it. Now it's supposed to snow again this weekend, I just wish the weather would make up it's mind already.

 

[Princess Nancy]

So good news (or bad maybe) my car damage is not so bad so I will just get it fixed. I think I will do the minimum repairs and drive it another year or so. In the meantime I am dealing with all the repair issues and rental car, just a pain.

I am really staying OP this week, I am ONE FREAKING POUND away from the goal I set for this challenge!!!! When I set the goal to lose 20 pounds and joined I really had no idea how I would achieve it. DH, DS and I have all lost and the support has been terrific!!! My parents went on a diet too! It is great to have all the support! This board and IRL.

Next I will set a goal to lose 15 pounds bu June 12, our family vacation! I will look better in my swimsuit!!! I have lots of trips planned this summer and they all center on swimsuit attire!! LOL!!

While I enjoy this board and have DONE Disney, I think I have kind of out grown it. We've taken the kids, ran the Half Marathon, seen the Osborn lights and done Mickey's Not so Scary Halloween Party. Kids and DH are ready to go again, but I would rather lie on the beach or cruise. If we do head to Orlando in October for a conference my DH has for work, we will go to the parks, but will probably do a waterpark and check out the Harry Potter area at Universal. My kids are 18 16 and 12, so the thrill rides are more their speed.

Last trip we spent a whole day doing The American Idol Experience. Megan 14 at the time won the first show of the day, competed that night! The girl that won her show, went to Hollywood on American Idol!! So Cool!

Dang, the girls just opened some Girls Scout Cookies!!!!!!!!!!! MUST RESIST! LOL!!

Dave, you are ONE brave soul!!! I have taken my "Biggest Loser" pics with my cell phone. I showed my DD and DH but noone else!. BUT WOW, it really shows a difference! I am wearing workout pants and sportsbra! My tummy is sooo much smaller which I knew, but my booty and my arms --- wowie!! (not to toot my own horn, but if I don't who will, ya know? lol!) Those pics are a real motivator!!!

I am really looking forward to SEEING you!!

Have a great rest of the week everyone!!

 

[jking6]

Just wanted to touch base today. This is the first day I have been on the computer since last week. I had to stay in the hospital much longer than they thought. I got home late yesterday afternoon. the good news is the pathology report came back and it has not reached my Lymphnodes.
for the next week or so its flatin bed toes above the nose. then hopefully back to work and all will be well. Thank you all for your wonderful thoughts and prayers.