!!Health4life team Thread!!!

Ok all here for motivation!!!!  

Cardio minutes

KT-195

chris-160

sheila-45

val-180

Val - Kind of.... everyone usually brings something to our gatherings cause there's so many of us!!  I've never done the turkey though!!

KT - What kind of yogurt??  I'm trying to imagine how that would taste... lol!!

I'm trying to teach Gizmo how to run on his little running wheel thing... but he's not having it so far... lol!!  He sure likes to run around the house though!!  The only problem is catching him when it's time for him to go back in his cage!!!

sheila, the image i have in my head is hilarious! gizmo running around while you chase him. haha. o and do the reynolds oven bake bag things for the turkey. Super easy!!! and i used dannon light and fit strawberry banana yogurt. so yummy!

val---sorry, forgot to say holy crap wtg on the 8 miles!!! that is so amazing! i don't think i've ever done 8 miles in a row lol.

i did hit the gym tonight. did my nrolfw workout, then got on the treadmill for like 45 minutes. only did 3 miles but my legs were tight. i'm just glad i stayed on for that long. i need to do that much more often. probably ate too much at dinner, but i was only at like maybe 700 cals when i left work. so if you figure i could eat 2300 today, i could have 1600 at dinner which i don't think i had. probably lots of salt though. i'm feeling much better so i'm very excited about that. hopefully i'm even better tomorrow!

Uh yeah.... that's about what it is, KT!!!  Lol!!  Last night we tried to set up a play area for him by using a corral thing that we used to use for Quincy and my sisters used for the kids.... he totally got out like a million times... lol!!! He can jump right up to the top and then just jumps down!!  And he's all quick and sneaky!!

It reminds us of when we first got Quincy... he got through all the barricades we put up for him too... lol!!  They're both little brats... they should get along just fine!!!!  Lol!!

Well I got like NO sleep last night... I'm exhuasted!!!  I'm probably going to have to take a nap... but I don't want to because I have to get up super early tomorrow so then I won't be able to sleep tonight!!!  Catch 22!!!

Ok...... where is everyone!?!?!?!?

Hey, I'm here.  I've been thinking about Christmas gifts ideas.  So, yeah...real busy here at work.  LOL

Oh and I totally agree with Kt about the turkey bags.  It's almost impossible to have a dry turkey with that.

Kt, great job on doing both a nrolfw workout and 45 minutes on the treadmill.  That's a lot!!  I'm with you though...I should definitely do stuff like that more often.

Sheila, can you try to get to sleep earlier than normal by an hour or so?  I know I have a hard time doing that but sometimes it works.

TBL tonight ladies!!!  I can't wait!!!  I hope we all get to see it tonight so we can rant over it tomorrow. 

Turkey bag.  Got it.  Thanks!!!!

Val - I can email you my Amazon wishlist if that helps..... tee hee!!!  

I'm doing good so far with not napping... so if I can make it just a few more hours then I can go to bed early and maybe be ok tomorrow... we'll see!!!

That means I won't be able to watch The Biggest Loser though!!!  So no spoilers!!!  I'll let you know as soon as I'm able to watch it though!!

Sorry Val... looks like you'll have to wait for us... lol!!!

That's alright.  Let me know when you two do get to watch it. 

How'd the game go last night Kt?  Did you kick butt?

K... watched it!!!!  I won't comment yet since I don't know if KT did..... see ya tomorrow night!!

i'm so sad!!!! poor coleen. and next week doesnt' look good either. I paused my tivo during one of the weigh-in previews cuz tehy had all but 2 people's percentages on teh board. bad news! at this point, i just hope michelle can stay in it and win. but amy is big time competition. she could definitely lose close to 100 pounds by the time teh show is over. i just hate that the good people always go home!

well i didn't even weigh today. it's been a bad week again. i will weigh tomorrow. I need to do a major cal cut and stick with it. I will have my coffee w/ cottage cheese and yogurt inteh am. Then a lean cuisine for lunch. then dinner. i just have to cut back b/c nothing works. I don't care if I have to starve for a few days just to get my body going again. i know last week will be horrible so i need to get going this week.

well how is this week going for you two?

I know, I hate that Coleen got voted off.  I think Amy made a huge mistake with that decision.  Coleen is good competition but she's closer to goal so she'll lose less and less which would've been the safer way to look at it.  Of course I'm bias since I so loved Coleen on the show.  I just had to giggle when they were doing the challenge and the way she responded to Heba when she got the extra water...'yea, whatever'.  Heehee...  I just hope she kicks big time ass when it comes to the finale. 

I started doing a little better with my food this week Kt and the scale started showing me better numbers.  I'm still in the 70's, 172.3 this morning.  I'm hoping I can get back down to at least 170 tomorrow but I'm not holding my breath.  *sigh* I'm so annoyed with myself that I tumbled so badly lately and put myself back in the 70's again.  Doesn't it make you guys want to kick yourself in the rear???  In Cher's words...SNAP OUT OF IT!!!  Lol

It is really hard not to feel bad...I was at 177 over the weekend.  I've been going back down (thank goodness!)  but that 177 is 10 pounds higher than my lowest weight, right before Halloween.  I know I should be grateful it is going back down but I'm still up 5 overall, just like you.  With next week coming fast I don't think I'll have time to create a cushion.

I can see the weight program causing you to show a gain on the scale at first.  I totally see that.  AND I can totally see how it can be so frustrating...especially knowing how close you/we are to goal.  ARGH!!!  It's like when we were trying to break the 200 barrier...so close, yet so far.  This one is taking MUCH MUCH longer though.

I've been thinking that I'll get very strict again with my calorie counting once the new year hits.  All the parties will be over.  Until then I just have to focus on staying "pretty good" with my eating in-between parties and VERY good with my exercising.  At this point, that's the only thing saving me.

I couldn't believe Amy did that either... I thought she had finally gotten smart!!!  I paused it at that point too, KT!!  I'm thinking that it's either going to get Renee and Michelle (mother and daughter) OR Heba and Amy below... which means that Vicky is of course going to send Amy home and keep Heba... so Amy should've gotten rid of her when she had the chance!!!  

I do not want it to be just the four blue guys at the finale!!!

I'm with you guys in the gaining department.... I just can't seem to get back in the swing of things... this morning I was back to 232.... sigh!!  I'm starting a new challenge right after Thanksgiving... so hopefully I can really commit to it and that'll help!!!  It's just frustrating (as you guys know)... I'm almost back to where I freaking started 2 years ago though!!!  So the last 2 years was basically a waste... I'm almost to the "why bother" point.......

Oh... I meant to ask you guys if you were interested in this challenge... it's a Biggest Loser challenge... we have 10 (I think) teams of 15-20 people each... there are weekly interteam and intrateam challenges... it's really fun when you're involved (which I wasn't really this past time... stupid)... it's on the other site though so I don't know if you guys would be interested...

I could let the leader know though!!  It could be kinda fun if we're all on seperate teams actually... we could smack talk and challenge each other... lol!!!  Just lemme know if you want me to give them your name... I know KT is already on their... but I don't think you are, Val... you'd have to open an account if you were interested...

Come keep me company ladies!!!

Oh I don't know about the challenge.  I like challenges but since my losses aren't doing anything no matter what I try it'd be so disappointing if I join and then not lose anything.  Heehee, not that that would be different than what's happening now.  Lol  Hmm...

I was on the phone for almost 2 hours for a work thing.  It lasted right through my lunch hour.  Too late now, we're not allowed to be at lunch past 2pm.  I'm going to have to see if they're going to want me to leave early or what...seeing as you're not supposed to work that long w/o a lunch.  D'oh!!! *cough cough* I mean, ya gotta keep up with the work laws and all, right?? 

Aww not cool, Val!!!  They better let you leave early at least!!!  Do you have any snacks at least??