I'm so excited I don't even have time to detail the entire episode of Biggest Loser. I'm thrilled to report that Lance, the leftovers of the Red team, is GOONNEEE!!! Hooray!! Hoorray! Along with his red tee-shirt and horrible goatee!! Woo hoo!!
I admit, I was starting to warm up to the guy, and then they went home for a week. The contestants were immediately presented with a cupcake challenge, eat a cupcake, and add 5 minutes to a timed 26.2 mile bikeride that all the contestants were going to compete in. The winner with the best time takes home $10,000. I can see eating 1 or 2 cupcakes to add to Sam's time - he's by far the best competitor - but no. Lance with the egging on of his arrogant competitive wife ate SEVENTEEN cupcakes. And he didn't just dole them out to the black team, he added minutes TO HIS OWN TEAM! Yep, he added minutes to Darius who is on the same team as him!! Ugh!!! I couldn't believe it. AND, for someone who has been struggling with his numbers, I thought it was REAL stupid that he would eat 17-100 calorie cupcakes for a stupid challenge. But no, he and his wife are so greedy and are OBVIOUS that they were really all about the money and not their health, that she encouraged him to eat 1700 calories of cupcakes... So, Sam won the race, but had to add like 50 minutes to his time, but Koli came in 2nd, had no cupcake-time to add, and won $10,000!
What shocks me is that at the weigh in, Lance actually pulled a 10. I admit, I'm having to eat my words, I couldn't believe that he managed to pull that, when I'm not sure that he's pulled a 10 the whole season...good for him, I guess. Obviously the blue team lost the weigh in, with some GREAT numbers from the black team...I was excited to see that my girl Ashley had a great weigh in...and Sam pulled a huge number too. During the 'deliberation' or whatever it is, I was appalled that Lance had the nerve to ask Michael why they should keep him - c'mon! Michael? Hello!? He still weighs 396 pounds! THAT'S why he needs to stay there!! Anyways, the rest is history...I hope Lance felt like a real d-bag when Darius was so upset about voting him off...he didn't deserve that much heart... Darius obviously has tons more class than Lance.
Side note, I'm really warming up to Koli...I really like that guy and he chokes me up nearly every episode... I think he's made it into my top 4...beating out Ashley for my #3 spot.
Top 4: Michael (go white!), Darius, Koli, Ashley
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
POSITIVE?!!
So my weigh in was not the best this week. I gained a pound. BOOOOOO!!!!! Back to 132.5. Ugh! I guess I splurged a little too much this week...I had a few days of chips and salsa with matt along with some beers... My consultant was very nice and it was possibly water weight from the added salt...let's hope she's right.
It's going to be a hard week though...my parents are coming for a visit (yay!) but we LOVE to eat and drink when they are here. Hopefully mom and I can get out for some walks and curb the weight gain...
It's going to be a hard week though...my parents are coming for a visit (yay!) but we LOVE to eat and drink when they are here. Hopefully mom and I can get out for some walks and curb the weight gain...
Wilton Fondant and Gum Paste Class 1 & 2
I enrolled in the next cake decorating course, and went to the 1st class last Wednesday. It was very fun, we covered a cake board (which I think is a silly practice, but whatev), and made a few daisies and leaves. They were just for practice, and I had forgotten all of my food coloring so I ended up with white and blue leaves and flowers.
The next class was more of the same, we were supposed to make leaves and flowers at home along with a cake to decorate. During the class we also learned how to make a carnation base, a drape, and a little handkerchief for decorating...all very cute and very fun. Check out my semi-finished cake below...I didn't have time to finish the bottom ribbon border, and Matt was ready to eat it by the time I got home...so I didn't finish it at home either!
Friday, March 12, 2010
You got lucky Gray...
I finished up the Biggest Loser episode last night. The theme of the week was work-week. Meaning, the contestants had to go to an 8am-5pm job and get their workouts in some other time. And there were rules on that too, the gym would only be open from 6 am until 7:30 pm. Interesting. Lots of people got up at 5:30 am to get a work out in, then after they got home they went and worked out until the gym closed.
What I would have liked to see, is when they ate. One of the hardest things to overcome with exercise, for me, is that I'm exhausted after work, and I am also STARVING, so I want to eat, but then I don't want to exercise on a full stomach...so I often skip the workout because I've already eaten... Anyways, I would have liked to see how their day really went - did they have breakfast at 5:30 am then hit the gym at 6? Did they come home after they got done with work and have supper first? Or wait until 7:30 when they were finished working out? I'm also curious as to how many snacks they give themselves a day.
Anyways, they worked all week; at one point Michael (go white!) called it jail. Ha ha! Welcome to the real world sucka! The challenge that week was for reward, and the blue team won a year of free groceries! Could you imagine?!!! HEAVEN!!
At the weigh in, they weighed blue team first. Michael didn't have that huge of a number, "just" -9, but the rest of his team rallied with huge numbers. Nearly everyone was over 5 and as much as 10. Then they weighed in the black team. It was a nail biter...they got to the last 2 people, and only needed 14 lbs to win...just 7 each...but they didn't get it. I loved when Darius gave a "yes!" in the interview (after purple girl weighed in), and then said "I really feel bad for her...wait no I don't...I'm really happy she only lost 4 lbs." Ha ha! I like him. So the black team lost, and after deliberating with what seemed like it could be between Orange and Gray, they sent home Orange mom (Darius's mom). It seemed like she was expecting it though and wasn't really that upset.
Top 4: Michael, Darius, Pink Mom, Ashley (Pink Girl)
What I would have liked to see, is when they ate. One of the hardest things to overcome with exercise, for me, is that I'm exhausted after work, and I am also STARVING, so I want to eat, but then I don't want to exercise on a full stomach...so I often skip the workout because I've already eaten... Anyways, I would have liked to see how their day really went - did they have breakfast at 5:30 am then hit the gym at 6? Did they come home after they got done with work and have supper first? Or wait until 7:30 when they were finished working out? I'm also curious as to how many snacks they give themselves a day.
Anyways, they worked all week; at one point Michael (go white!) called it jail. Ha ha! Welcome to the real world sucka! The challenge that week was for reward, and the blue team won a year of free groceries! Could you imagine?!!! HEAVEN!!
At the weigh in, they weighed blue team first. Michael didn't have that huge of a number, "just" -9, but the rest of his team rallied with huge numbers. Nearly everyone was over 5 and as much as 10. Then they weighed in the black team. It was a nail biter...they got to the last 2 people, and only needed 14 lbs to win...just 7 each...but they didn't get it. I loved when Darius gave a "yes!" in the interview (after purple girl weighed in), and then said "I really feel bad for her...wait no I don't...I'm really happy she only lost 4 lbs." Ha ha! I like him. So the black team lost, and after deliberating with what seemed like it could be between Orange and Gray, they sent home Orange mom (Darius's mom). It seemed like she was expecting it though and wasn't really that upset.
Top 4: Michael, Darius, Pink Mom, Ashley (Pink Girl)
Thursday, March 11, 2010
JC Week 9?!
Has it really been 9 weeks? Ugh!! It's shocking for me to think that...but also shocking that I can't lose weight a little more quickly!! So the weigh in this week wasn't great - just down .5 - putting me at 131.5. I was really hoping it'd be more than that, but apparently not. I'm also starting on my last week of food...which means convenient lunch and dessert are coming quickly to an end.
I think one of the hardest things about dieting and weightloss is the planning. You just HAVE to have some sort of plan for what you're going to eat, especially if you work and have to figure out meals away from your house. Actually, I take that back, you also have to have some sort of plan at home too, if it just means that you need to run to the grocery store to make sure that you have good choices at home.
I've never been much of a menu planner. For years, Matt and I have figured out what we're going to have for dinner by talking about it at 3:30 that afternoon and he stops by the store on his way home from work. Plan a menu for an entire week? I've never done it. I get burnt out at "Burritos on Monday...umm....I dunno...steak on Tuesday? Ummm let's decide what we're having Wednesday later..." One of the questions I always ask people is "What are you having for dinner", I'm not trying to make you uncomfortable, I'm trying to find some inspiration for my next meal. Now that I'm on my last week of JC lunches, I'm struck with a slight panic of "what am I going to eat?!"
I need a live-in cook/grocery shopper. Any volunteers?
I think one of the hardest things about dieting and weightloss is the planning. You just HAVE to have some sort of plan for what you're going to eat, especially if you work and have to figure out meals away from your house. Actually, I take that back, you also have to have some sort of plan at home too, if it just means that you need to run to the grocery store to make sure that you have good choices at home.
I've never been much of a menu planner. For years, Matt and I have figured out what we're going to have for dinner by talking about it at 3:30 that afternoon and he stops by the store on his way home from work. Plan a menu for an entire week? I've never done it. I get burnt out at "Burritos on Monday...umm....I dunno...steak on Tuesday? Ummm let's decide what we're having Wednesday later..." One of the questions I always ask people is "What are you having for dinner", I'm not trying to make you uncomfortable, I'm trying to find some inspiration for my next meal. Now that I'm on my last week of JC lunches, I'm struck with a slight panic of "what am I going to eat?!"
I need a live-in cook/grocery shopper. Any volunteers?
Monday, March 8, 2010
Creeper Crawler.
In other news, I'm proud to say that my little baby girl has started crawling! It's kind of a scoot, lunge, army craw, with lots of grunting, but she moves forward! For those of you who know where to look for the photos of her, there are some new movies! Check it out!
Biggest Loser Update
I watched the episode last week, and am just getting around to writing about it. The episode was pretty good, although I could do without all the drama that revolves blue vs black...wait...I'm getting ahead of myself.
The episode started off with the cliffhanger of black vs orange in an elimination challenge. The orange lady won, and sent the black team dad home...I did like that guy, but I've decided that I don't like Black team girl...so I didn't really care that he went home.
Later in the episode came the blue vs black 'eat off'. They had a memory game, and the contestants had to 'eat' to keep playing the game until they found golden tickets that would make them the winner of the game. Surprisingly there were only 2 that played, black-team girl (I really need to learn their names), and White team Michael (go white!). There was a lot of eating, and finally Michael found both of the golden tickets, putting him in charge of making the teams. I don't understand why everyone gets all freaked out about blue vs black....I mean, c'mon...you go on a team, you still room with the person that you came on the show with, and you still train with a great trainer!! I think they're all a bunch of whiny babies ("I didn't get Bob" boo hoo!) Anyways, Michael stacked the teams up, where most of the men and Sunshine are on the blue team, and the women, and 1 member of the gray team makes up the Black team. O'neil was odd man out, and would be joining the team who loses the weigh in. Jillian was PO'd about the splits - I guess she decided it was unfair, but I felt like Michael hit the nail on the head when he said "I thought you said I needed to start looking out for myself, BOB", and that made everyone stop complaining in their tracks, and the show moved on. The challenge was a knockout for Blue team, where they won letters from home, and finally came the weigh in.
I have to say, I thought Blue team was going to KILL, but shockingly enough, they lost!! They actually lost the weigh in by 1 pound to the Black team...thanks to killer weigh ins by Pink team, the purple girl, and the grey guy.
The bottom two on the Blue team were Lance (Red (boo hiss)), and Miggy (double boo hiss). The deliberations were pretty much focused around those two, beings that they had the lowest percentage weight loss. It honestly didn't matter to me which one of those went home, and surprisingly (well not really) it was Miggy! HA HA!
So my top 4 are: Michael (go white!), Darius (Orange), the Mom on the pink team, and the girl on the pink team. Can't wait for the next episode!
The episode started off with the cliffhanger of black vs orange in an elimination challenge. The orange lady won, and sent the black team dad home...I did like that guy, but I've decided that I don't like Black team girl...so I didn't really care that he went home.
Later in the episode came the blue vs black 'eat off'. They had a memory game, and the contestants had to 'eat' to keep playing the game until they found golden tickets that would make them the winner of the game. Surprisingly there were only 2 that played, black-team girl (I really need to learn their names), and White team Michael (go white!). There was a lot of eating, and finally Michael found both of the golden tickets, putting him in charge of making the teams. I don't understand why everyone gets all freaked out about blue vs black....I mean, c'mon...you go on a team, you still room with the person that you came on the show with, and you still train with a great trainer!! I think they're all a bunch of whiny babies ("I didn't get Bob" boo hoo!) Anyways, Michael stacked the teams up, where most of the men and Sunshine are on the blue team, and the women, and 1 member of the gray team makes up the Black team. O'neil was odd man out, and would be joining the team who loses the weigh in. Jillian was PO'd about the splits - I guess she decided it was unfair, but I felt like Michael hit the nail on the head when he said "I thought you said I needed to start looking out for myself, BOB", and that made everyone stop complaining in their tracks, and the show moved on. The challenge was a knockout for Blue team, where they won letters from home, and finally came the weigh in.
I have to say, I thought Blue team was going to KILL, but shockingly enough, they lost!! They actually lost the weigh in by 1 pound to the Black team...thanks to killer weigh ins by Pink team, the purple girl, and the grey guy.
The bottom two on the Blue team were Lance (Red (boo hiss)), and Miggy (double boo hiss). The deliberations were pretty much focused around those two, beings that they had the lowest percentage weight loss. It honestly didn't matter to me which one of those went home, and surprisingly (well not really) it was Miggy! HA HA!
So my top 4 are: Michael (go white!), Darius (Orange), the Mom on the pink team, and the girl on the pink team. Can't wait for the next episode!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Wilton Course 1 Class 4
Damn roses.
I didn't get a picture of my cake this week, but I can say that it was nothing special to look at. AT ALL. Our task this week was to build roses and put them on your cake. We also learned how to make a sweet pea, and some leaves.
Well my roses STUNK. It was so weird. The book says 'use stiff icing for roses', but those of us who had stiff icing were having the WORST time making roses that looked pretty. Only the 7th grader who had soupy icing had beautiful roses - and the teacher admitted it! She said she didn't understand what the problem was, that the consistency of our icing was correct, but our roses were NOT turning out pretty. She also tried making roses with our icing and couldn't do it either.
Damn roses.
AND to top it off, I managed to make 4 roses that looked below average and sub par, but I put them on my cake anyways. Then I put the tupperware thingy back on to go home and smooshed all my damn roses.
Next week, Wilton Fondant and Gum Paste Class 1. Hopefully we won't have to make any roses.
I didn't get a picture of my cake this week, but I can say that it was nothing special to look at. AT ALL. Our task this week was to build roses and put them on your cake. We also learned how to make a sweet pea, and some leaves.
Well my roses STUNK. It was so weird. The book says 'use stiff icing for roses', but those of us who had stiff icing were having the WORST time making roses that looked pretty. Only the 7th grader who had soupy icing had beautiful roses - and the teacher admitted it! She said she didn't understand what the problem was, that the consistency of our icing was correct, but our roses were NOT turning out pretty. She also tried making roses with our icing and couldn't do it either.
Damn roses.
AND to top it off, I managed to make 4 roses that looked below average and sub par, but I put them on my cake anyways. Then I put the tupperware thingy back on to go home and smooshed all my damn roses.
Next week, Wilton Fondant and Gum Paste Class 1. Hopefully we won't have to make any roses.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
10.
It's WEDNESDAY!! And it's weigh in day!! (I'm picturing everyone saying this in their Oprah voice - You get a car, and you get a car, and you get a car - everyone gets a car!! (Ok, so I stole that from an Ace of Cakes episode, but it was hilarious)).
Anyways.
I weighed in this morning and if you haven't guessed it already, it was a record low of 132!!!!!!!!!!! I lost another pound this weekend bringing me to a grand total of -10! I'm a little surprised that I lost anything at all - beings that I was having a hard time following the diet this weekend - I got sick on Saturday and haven't been doing a very good job of dieting since then, meaning that I haven't been getting my fruits and veggies in. But maybe the lack of appetite helped and that's what made a loss. I won't be too surprised if I gain next week though. Just 2 more lbs to go!
Anyways.
I weighed in this morning and if you haven't guessed it already, it was a record low of 132!!!!!!!!!!! I lost another pound this weekend bringing me to a grand total of -10! I'm a little surprised that I lost anything at all - beings that I was having a hard time following the diet this weekend - I got sick on Saturday and haven't been doing a very good job of dieting since then, meaning that I haven't been getting my fruits and veggies in. But maybe the lack of appetite helped and that's what made a loss. I won't be too surprised if I gain next week though. Just 2 more lbs to go!
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