Omg..I just got done doing TBL Power Sculpt. I only did the warm up and level 1, and the cool down w/Jillian..and man I'm all gross and sweaty now!!! It helps that we dont have any a/c in here and the fan was pointing a different way, and I couldnt find the remote to it, lol. I do feel sooooooooo good though. I'll probably be feeling it tomorrow, lol. Okay...time to go play some Wii, lol.
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8 Lessons from "The Biggest Loser"
Advice to Take Away from the Show
-- By Jason Anderson, Certified Personal Trainer
They say that people love a winner. Well, I love losers! In October 2004, NBC introduced the reality show called "The Biggest Loser." Today, after completing its fifth season, it is a fan favorite. The show features individuals, couples, and — coming next season — families, who sign on to get fit and lose weight. These individuals are assigned to weight loss teams (and trainers) and then compete to see who can lose the most weight and the title, "The Biggest Loser." Although there's only one winner in the end, all participants change their bodies and their lives and become winners by becoming losers, too.
The transformations that occur on the show are nothing short of extraordinary. The biggest losers of all typically drop more than 100 pounds by the end of the 12-week period and many go on to lose even more. Physically, mentally, and emotionally, these folks morph into totally different people thanks to their newfound lifestyles. As a personal trainer myself, it gives me great satisfaction to see them succeed and to recapture a healthy body, mind and spirit. It is not just a physical transformation, but a mental one as well.
Perhaps one of the greatest things about the show is that it offers so many lessons, whether you're striving to live a healthier lifestyle, make exercise a habit, or reach a healthy weight. Here are eight realizations that I think are worth noting:
1. You shouldn't go it alone. Do you think that the contestants would be as successful if they went at it alone? In season five, for example, the Blue Team was a serious force to be reckoned with. Roger, Mark, Jay, and Dan seemed to never lose a challenge or a weigh-in. Did you notice how they supported and encouraged each other to push harder, work out longer, and stick to their diets? The support and camaraderie they exhibited definitely helped them succeed as often as they did.
Lesson: There is strength in numbers. Doing everything by yourself can be lonely and discouraging. But having a buddy — or a team of supporters — can help you to stick to it when the going gets tough. Instead of just going solo on the treadmill or bike, consider taking a group fitness class or joining a team sports league. When you need a word of encouragement, post on the Message Boards or join a SparkTeam here at SparkPeople!
2. Your attitude matters. The wrong group can drain your motivation and energy. Did you notice the Black Team in season five? Granted, they were fighting an uphill battle and constantly facing the elimination room, but they were so down in the dumps that they often reminded me of a group of Eeyores. That negative energy could have contributed, on some level, to their constant struggles.
Lesson: Surround yourself with positive people. A fitness buddy with a negative attitude isn't fun to hang around, and that can be detrimental to your workouts and your consistency. And if you find that the negative attitude is coming from you, chances are you won’t stick with it. Change your perspective and stay positive for good results!
3. You won't always see results. It happens every season — some of the participants actually GAIN weight instead of losing. Whenever they'd stand on that scale, only to see the numbers pop up as a “plus” instead of a “negative,” I wanted to cry with them! But just like ups and downs are part of the show, they're a reality for the rest of us, too.
Lesson: Losing weight isn't as simple as a mathematical equation. Sure you need to burn more calories than you consume to lose weight, but even when you do everything right, sometimes it just doesn't work out that way. Is it frustrating? You bet! But when it happens, all you can do is accept it and continue on. Trust that your efforts will show eventually. Remember, that even when the scale doesn't budge, your efforts are making a difference. Try to focus on other ways to measure your progress — like how you feel, your health improvements, and how your clothes fit. If all else fails, take steps to bust through your plateau!
4. You have to train your brain. Bob and Jillian know that exercise and training will reshape the body. But they are great at training the contestants mentally too. Along the course of the show, they all learn to believe in themselves. Whether they make it to the end or get eliminated along the way, most of the "losers" say the same thing: What they had accomplished on the campus had previously been nothing more than a dream.
Lesson: Believe in yourself! When you're out of shape and overweight, it's easy to beat yourself up and lose confidence. But you don't need Bob or Jillian in your back pocket to change that. With every small step you take towards your goals, your confidence will build. With every goal you achieve, your self-esteem with sky-rocket. The key is to just start. It's always better to try—even if you mess up along the way — than to never try at all.
5. You have to change your lifestyle. The participants on the show understand that this is a complete lifestyle overhaul— a total transformation for life, not a diet for a little while. No matter how hard they work or how much weight they lose while on campus, it will come back if they revert back to their old habits at home.
Lesson: There are no quick fixes. Getting healthy and managing your weight it is not a temporary thing. It's a series of day-to-day, meal-by-meal choices that you have to stick with for the long haul.
6. You have to work hard. Sometimes when I'd watch the Teams work out I'd think, "Their trainers are heartless!" In reality, those trainers know that weight loss takes hard work. You see them exercise when they have nothing left, choose the healthy foods even though they'd rather have their favorite comfort foods, and even leave their families for weeks at a time — these things are not for the faint of heart.
Lesson: It won't always be easy. Lots of people want to lose weight, but most aren't willing to pay the price or make sacrifices to get there. You will not be successful with a half-hearted effort or by looking for shortcuts or the easy way out.
7. You can have fun! I always enjoy watching different challenges each week. Although they were often physical, they're not what I'd consider traditional exercise: trying to stay on a moving escalator the longest; running and placing empty soda cans from one bin to another; or traversing a ravine on a zip line.
Lesson: Boredom will kill your exercise routine. Mix it up and keep your body guessing and keep it fun. Instead on going to the gym for a mindless half hour on the stairclimber (more like the “stairmonster”), get outside and do some hiking or biking. Forgo the weight machines one day and head to a playground to swing from the monkey bars, climb, jump, run and LAUGH!
8. You have to be consistent. No matter how much the show changes from season to season, one thing is always clear. Those who lose the biggest are consistent. They make healthy eating and exercise part of their daily lives — even after they go home. And even when they encounter setbacks along the way, they don't give up.
Lesson: Consistency is key. No matter how close (or far) you are from your goal — or even if you're there already — the habits you learn along the way have to continue if you're to be successful in the long term.
Who would have thought that watching people sweat, exercise, grimace, and go through the rigors of losing weight could be so fun? Here’s to all the losers, and to hoping you can use this advice to be a loser, too!
OOOOO I want to talk about my fur baby too! I have a Bull Terrier (yes a target dog!) named Alexia Maximus She is my child and I would choose her over a rotten kid any day!
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Thank goodness that reading 3FC is a calorie-free endeavor otherwise I'd be in serious trouble.
I agree!
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Ain't she a beauty with her little blue pom poms?! So much nicer than that stinkin' red pom pom gal! Chellez, we need to ask the "powers" to put our little blue girls out there as an option.
I'll have to work on that
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I dont know the exact rules for this here, but I would suggest you not use cafe press. (very expensive)
If this is something we can do, pm me, and we can work something out. There are alot of places that can do it cheaper than cafe press and the like .
Or...maybe offer the design to the team in a downloadable format, and they can take it where they want and get it printed? This way there isnt any money involved on this site? Or...donate the profit to 3fcs?
Depending on the graphic, everyone might be able to copy it to that t-shirt transfer stuff you can get at michaels or ac moore, and transfer it onto their own shirts!
I looked in the forum rules and I found these
1. No Advertising or self promotion
2. This forum is used to share support and is not to be used to advertise other websites or any other type of advertisements which intend to sell products or services for personal monetary gain.
I know when I had a link posted in my signature about my book exchange for TBL participants I had to take the direct link out because it dealt with exchanging personal info over the internet, but I'm still allowed to have my blog link (even though its on my blog) because my blog is separate from 3FC.
I'll have to message Suzanne and Jennifer to ask them about this. The big thing is that there would have to be absolutely no monetary gain and I'm sure we'd have to show proof the money went to charity. Anyways... I'll think of something, even if you have to make your own shirts
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How can we help you acheive your goals? If I'm not posting on a regular basis, I'm probably off plan. Send Chellez after me with the whips.
I'm waiting for you!
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My sisters a photographer and has been nagging me to let her do some pin-up shots of me in some of the corsets I've made.
**perk** corsets?
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Tongue piercing, now THERE's something I never had the guts/pain threshold to try..... None of the piercings I've gotten have taken, my skin starts to grow over the jewelry making for some pretty funny looking tunnels. So I've taken everything out. I wonder what my tongue would do, it doesn't have skin, right?
I have my tongue pierced and its not that bad. I got it done for my 21st birthday so I've had it about 2 years now. The pain isn't so bad when they pierce it, its the dull pain when your tongue starts to swell about an hour afterwards. Just keep ice and Tylenol around and you'll be fine. I had my belly button pierced and my ring actually grew out of my skin. I was so PO'd cause it was spring break and now I have a scar from it.
Other than my tongue I have both ears pierced 3 times and my left cartilage pierced even though I never wear an earring there. I also have a tattoo on my right shoulder blade of my pitbull's name Kujo. I'm thinking I'll probably have it covered, or add Lexi's name underneath it.
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and a guy friend from high school who all had had their nipples pierced at one time or another
Men with big tanned pecs and nipple piercings rock my sox! Maybe thats why I like Zsadist so much *nudges Kelly*
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It felt like it was being ripped out from my body!! My friend had both of hers done and she acted like it was nothing.
My hubby won't let me get mine pierced cause he says it would involve someone else seeing my boobs
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What do you think losing weight will change in your life? What do you think will be different? Better? Worse?
I'll actually want to have sex with my husband cause I can stand looking at myself when I'm thinner.
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I really hope that losing weight helps me find the real Rhonda again. The real Rhonda is fearless, optimistic...and, dare I say it?....one sexy lady! Rhonda has been missing for a while now. I can't wait to find her again.
The real Rhonda and the real Michelle must be hanging out somewhere together picking up super sexy men and treating um right! For now I have to settle for my romance novels
Chelle - Are we still going to have a thread for the "Are You Ready" Bob Book? I am in Chapter 4 reading it through once fully and then I am going back to work through it. I really like it so far.
Omg I just 'd! I had all the stuff typed above the dotted line (mind you I have to copy paste all those quotes!) and the power blinked! i thought I had lost all of it so thank god for Firefox's restore session feature other wise it would have all been lost to the internet.
Hi everyone! Just popping in before I head out to the gym. I still can't figure out how to get the cheerleader to show up....of course I am SUPER technologically challanged, so that is most of the problem! Anyway, I'll mess w/ it this weekend when I have more time.
Nori and Lisa--My thoughts are with you and your families. Don't forget to take care of yourself too.
Melissa--YES! I find that as soon as I find that really good spot where I am eating well, exercize is right where it needs to be...I slowly stop and revert to old, bad habits! I'm w/ you...NOT this time!
Rhonda--YEA! See, I knew it would be ok! Have fun on your walk!
I'll edit the information as we get more people showing up and adding ages and location.
Time to go back through 8 pages again so I can get personals caught up!
that is so cool! I love it, thank you for doing that!
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Last week we ran out of coffee filters and I had to leave the house to buy my coffee. Before we could leave the kids needed morning snack and we all had to get dressed. And then to top it off we had to walk since DH had taken the car that day. It was all I could do not to scream obscenities as the caffeine headache set in and the kids stopped to examine every single rock on the sidewalk.
I am sorry, I would have been a wreck too!
We had an espresso machine for a while that was on the fritz but we were still pressing the button like there was no tomorrow. One day it just stopped working. Mind you, we were planning on saving up (and started doing so) to buy another machine. My guy went to the store to get some instant coffee. Yep, instant (This is against the LAW in my book - I work for Starbucks, and I'm not only a Coffee Master but I'm this YEAR'S Coffee Ambassador for the region). We choked down a cup of that stuff and he said "That's it, get your shoes on and grab your coats we're going to buy a new espresso machine". Just like that. One hour and €420 later, we had a new machine and all was well again. Boy the kids loved that! (great lesson for them.. hmmmm, not so much).
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And since you were so nice about my request for kicking me in the pants, can I also ask for some "good running" vibes this evening? I'm running with my clinic group tonight and I'm totally intimidated. I made my friend promise to hang back with me since I'm sure I'll be the slowest one!
Run, Kim! Run! Run like the wind! You can do it!
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Just dropped in quick to say hi. My BIL (49 years old) collapsed at home yesterday and ended up in the neuro trauma unit with a huge subarachnoid hemorrhage. He had been complaining of an ear ache and headache over the weekend and Monday morning this happened. We had him air lifted from the local hospital to Hershey Medical center for more specialized care. What a nightmare. My sister is running on autopilot and thank God my entire family is coming in from all over the U.S. Things aren't looking real great, so I was hoping you guys could take a bit of your time today and say a prayer for Richie. He is the greatest guy and so many people love him.
Thanks guys.
Lisa
I'm so sorry Lisa. Lots of good thoughts coming your way
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I'll be posting my weight today because I went to my WW meeting last night as usual and I had a 4 lb. loss!
I'd love to be workout buddies with you and/or Velveteen
I to am a water baby. That was my nickname as a child. I'm getting my stamina back, swimming 3 days/week. We should swap workouts, ect.
WHOO HOO! What a great loss! Way to go!!!
If ANYONE needs me to keep them in check (and return the favour), please PM me, I love the contact and I love keeping each other motivated!
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But, I might not be posting much for a couple days. My little 7 month old nephew is at OSU children's hospital in Portland - needed an emergency blood transfusion last night. We were down there this past weekend and my sister had noticed for about 3 weeks that he seemed to be pale. He is a very "white" baby, but he was that nearly glow-in-the-dark white now. What scared me was that his lips looked nearly the same as his skin. He didn't act sick in the least though. Just super happy and easy. She called his pediatrician on Saturday but he said to bring him in Monday morning. The lab work showed that his rbc's were terribly low and he's had 2 transfusions so far and they are waiting to see if he'll need a third. They don't know why this is happening yet, but I'm wondering if it's something genetic since he's not acting sick at all. Plus my Grandma had a series of evolution strokes this past weekend and I think I need to head down to SoCal for a visit. She's 93.
Nori, lots of good thoughts coming your way too. Is this the OSU in Portland, Oregon? My nephew was there for the most of his first year - he was a big time preemie. I hear they are one of the BEST in the country! I have a good feeling your little nephew will be just fine
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At that point, I just start sucking grounds.
Took my little trolls to the doctor and both have sinus infections and Will has bronchitis as well. I am guessing no HOT MONKEY LOVE for the anniversary. We are all sick to death of each other. If I don't get out for my run tonight, I WILL blow a fuse.
OMG - this is so me. I will definitely suck grounds before I go instant again!
I really, REALLY hope you get your run tonight. We don't need any fuses blown.
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Velveteen Thanks and I'm not really sure where, but I will definitely try to research more. What made you decide to just up and move to the Netherlands? If you don't mind me asking?
Not a problem, just let me know. I'm happy to go and take pics for you - at least you can see what it looks like there!
I actually came here in 1994 for a job. It was supposed to be 3 years. However, since I was around 10 years old I wanted to live in Europe. Originally it was France (I saw the movie Le Ballon Rouge - which in fact we took the kids to see this past weekend - almost 30 years later I still LOVED it - and they adored it as well), so I studied French while I was in High School (and Spanish, just in case). When an opportunity came up I jumped at it. After 2 years here I wasn't satisfied with the outcome - what I wanted more than anything was to speak another language fluently and really KNOW what it was like to be immersed in another country and culture, so I decided to stay. 12 years after that decision, I'm still here. I've had ups and downs, but I've had experiences that I would have NEVER had if I hadn't taken the risk to stay. So, no regrets, and really, this is my home now
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Velveteen & LittleBigGirl and anyone else who answered my question~I just want someone to keep me motivated and in check when I feel like slacking off, lol.
Like I said above, PM me anytime, I love to motivate and be motivated!
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On a happier note.... I've lost 5lbs since putting in my starting weight!! YIPPEE TAKE THAT.. poochy belly!! You'll be gone in no time!
I'm starting to feel a whole lot better, but this is the time that I usually start to feel like it's okay to miss a day or two at the gym....so now is the time I have to kick it into high gear and make sure I make it everyday!! Anybody else have that problem too? When you lose 10 or more lbs and you start to feel better, so you don't feel like you have to work as hard? It's usually my downfall! BUT not this time!!!
WHOO HOO!!! GO YOU!!! (My mantra is actually Eff You, Fat - seems to work for now )
and I agree, NOT THIS TIME Girlfriend!!! THIS TIME you are going to KEEP GOING!!!
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If you all will forgive me for whatever my weigh-in is this week, I'll promise that I'll try to right my ship as soon as I get my stomach back in operating order. If I'm going to switch diet plans, I could really use some extra support....
We all need your Leigh Ann and we want to be here for you. So forgiveness is in abundance here! Don't worry and get on track when you are up to it! Feel better soon!!
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Ick, I just cleaned my shower and I think I inhaled too much of the mold/mildew remover spray. Man, I actually feel a bit woozy. Gah.
blech! hope the feeling's gone now!!
Another perfect day here - though admittedly I was a bit hungrier today. May have to re-look at the % of protein - complex carbs - fats I'm eating and switch up a bit. We have two days off so at least I can take it easy tomorrow (ie, not have to get up at 4.30 am to MAKE all the food I take with me) and make sure I am feeling well and satisfied.
A little bit of exercise for me - 30 minutes brisk walking. Am still -1.5points in the red for my week (was 6 points over on Sunday and am working that off). That should be finito by tomorrow AND by the end of the week I'll have plus points for all that exercise I'm doing (well, I'm doing something EVERY DAY this week, mark my words!!!).
I'm off for now, please don't post 3672 pages while I'm sleeping!
to Lisa and Nori . . . your families will be in my prayers!
She is my child and I would choose her over a rotten kid any day! 
Ain't she a beauty with her little 
Chellez, we need to ask the "powers" to put our little blue girls out there as an option.
For now I have to settle for my romance novels 
'd! I had all the stuff typed above the dotted line (mind you I have to copy paste all those quotes!) and the power blinked! 
i thought I had lost all of it so thank god for Firefox's restore session feature other wise it would have all been lost to the internet. 
That was my nickname as a child. I'm getting my stamina back, swimming 3 days/week. We should swap workouts, ect.
TAKE THAT.. poochy belly!! 
You'll be gone in no time!
