dad 197
mom 199.6

Arvada Again

Round Dos

Mark and I will be weighing in on Sunday if anyone is interested in another round?

The Road to....Globals!!!

Congratulations Cecilia on winning a spot in DI Globals! Congratulations to you too, Tristan for your team winning 3rd place! We love you and are so proud of you both.

Love,

Suzy, Mark, Rosalia & Gianna

lets not give up on our goal !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dad194 nordic track 30 min
Mom 197.6 60 min walking 30 min nordic track

I just want you all to know that Dad and I are so proud of the strong individuals you are of how hard you all work and mostly what good people you all are and that too means you Stacy and you Mark. We love you all. We are blessed.
Say a prayer for Tom and Nancy and the family especially Brian he has a long road ahead of him.

I forgot to add the exercise
Dad 30min walking
mom 90 min walking

primrose

dad193.2
mom198.4

Next Challenge

I think that Mike brought this up before, and we talked to Primrose about it this weekend. For the next round, I propose that we keep the point system for pounds lost, but then also figure out how to award points for exercise.

We could have a variety of categories, for example:

2o minute walk

10 minute bike ride

20 minute run

1 flight of stairs

10 minute walk

1 hour workout

20 minute roller blade

What are some of the other things that you do? Obviously the list above is gleaned from my own life ;)

What do you think?

Arvada and Nevada

I don't have your weights for this week. Post when you can ;)

We Are In!!

Mark and I are in for another go around of weight loss. We except your challenge, Mike!

As for this weekend...should we do it at a later time because we just saw each other? With everyone just traveling and with Cecilia and Tristan on the road to State DI there is going to be a lot of traveling by people. We would be ok suspending the weekend until a later date...maybe Labor Day? Thoughts??

Suzy

I thought it was Easter

I thought we decided that for it to work out for Mark and Suzy, it needed to be a 3 day weekend
Bill

Meeting time

Mike and I thought that the plan was to meet this weekend.

Lincoln - Week 11

Stacy - 162 (whew!)

Mike 250

Burda Kids advance to Affiliate Finals

Hey all,

Both Cecilia and Tristan's DI teams advanced to State. Cecilia's team won first place and Tristan's team won fourth place.

State is held in Kearney on April 4.

Hey all...I tried to comment on your post Stac, but it wouldn't let me so I will post instead. I'm glad everyone is feeling better! I hate to be a pest, but if you have a few pictures of Gianna and maybe a few of Rosalia and Gianna together from the weekend, I was hoping you could send them to me. I want to make a "thank you" picture card and I only have one picture that I like to use. Thanks a million!

suz

I think we're finally feeling better...

...at least I hope! We're all still pretty congested, and Mike and I each had issues with our ears as we came down. Happily, my ear finally popped yesterday. I can still feel fluid there though. Tristan was very sick on Monday night and stayed home from school yesterday.

We are in the final few days before our regional DI competition.

Week 10 results

Nevada, Arvada, Lincoln, Primrose

Overall: Nevada, Arvada, Primrose, Lincoln

Lincoln

Stacy - 162

Mike - 250

Miss you all

It was great to spend the weekend with you all!!! Thanks for making the trip to help us celebrate Gianna.

Mark - 211
Suzy - 177

Just to clarify...are we meeting on the weekend of the 21st and 22nd or are we meeting for Easter?

we are home

Dad 194.6
Mom 198
First of all We love you all so much always know that!! I think that this blog is a great way to grow in support of each other. Bill we are so proud of you and know that it has not been easy.You have done a great job we will continue to give you complete support.
I ask a favor of you all Kathy Martinsen husband Bill had open heart surgery today and on friday if he is strong enough they will do cancer surgery for colon cancer would you remember them in your prayers. Thanks God Bless you all
Mike hope that all of you will soon be feeling better

it was not always fun but worth it

293.6
Thank you all for your support.
I love you all

way to go everyone see you aoon!!!!!!!!

Week 9

Arvada 1st

Lincoln 2nd

Primrose 3rd

Arvada 4th

Overall: Nevada is still ahead and pulling away with 19 points. Arvada comes in second with 14 points. Primrose has 12 points. And after several weeks of no point gain, Lincoln finally moves forward with 9 points.

still going down thats great keep it up

Mark 214
Suzy 176

almost home

298.5

Lincoln

Stacy = 161.5

Mike = 250

primrose

Dad 193
Mom 198.8

Week 8 standings

Nevada wins the week, followed by Primrose, Arvada and Lincoln.

Nevada retains the lead overall with 16 points; Arvada = 14; Primrose = 11; Lincoln = 7.

Congrats Bill!

Way to go Bill. You've lost 27 lbs! That is wonderful.

Hey all

I was in Nevada this weekend. Got back tonight.
299.8

halt!

Ok...I think Mark and I are slowing down a bit!

Mark 213

Suzy 175 - again

Any suggestions?

Greetings from Primrose

Dad 193.4
Mom 199

Tied!

Nevada and Arvada are now tied in the overall standings with 13 points.

Primrose is third with 9, and Lincoln 4th with 7 points.

Week 7 Winner

Nevada!

Arvada comes in 2nd, Lincoln 3rd and Primrose 4th. The flu did you no favors Rose! ;) Still looking good though, and still down in weight.

have a nice day

304.2

Mark - 214
Suzy - 175 (oops!)

Percentages

Rose won the percentage game this week by losing 3.45 percent of her body weight. Suzy lost 1.47 percent of her body weight.

Mark lost .46 percent of his body weight, and Bill lost .45 percent.

The rest of us stayed even.

Week 6

Primrose wins the week, followed by Arvada, Nevada and Lincoln.

Arvada leads in total points with 11, Nevada is second with 10, Primrose, 9 and Lincoln trips along at 6.

Arvada & Primrose

Arvada:

Mark - 217
Suzy - 174.4

Primrose:

Mom - 195.8
Dad - 193.8 (same as last week)

have a nice day

308.6

Stacy...

Thanks for the cute hat! I absolutely LOVE it and it fits PERFECTLY!! We are supposed to have snow this coming week so I think I will have a chance real soon to wear it. Thanks again.

Love~Suzy

Yay for Cecilia!

Happy Birthday Cecilia!!! Hope you had a fantastic day!

Love you lots,

Aunt Suzy, Uncle Mark, Rosalia, & Gianna

Rosalia

Hello all...

I just wanted to let you know about Rosalia. She came down with the flu yesterday and threw up well into the evening. This, paired with a high fever and the inability to calm down spurred Mark and I into taking her to Children's Hospital After Hours care. We were there until 2am and then they sent us on to Children's Hospital in Aurora. Rosalia was finally by this time able to keep down some liquids and had had one wet diaper, but she had a small bit of blood in her stool and severe abdominal pain. The doctor was worried that she had a problem with her intestines where one side sucks in the other side causing it to deflate. Once at Children's they gave her 3 x-rays and discovered that she did have air in her intestine and that we wouldn't have to proceed any further other than helping her recover from a very bad case of the flu. Poor Rosalia was one sick little girl. All said and done she was up for almost 24 hours with only a couple of hours of sleep and was flat out exhausted. We are all home now and Rosalia and daddy are sleeping. Gianna and I are hanging out and so far Gianna hasn't acted sick. Cross your fingers that she stays healthy! Well, I just wanted to update everyone on what is going on.
~Suzy

Week 5 results

The winner this week is...

...Primrose!

then, Arvada, Lincoln, Nevada

We're tied twice. Arvada and Nevada each with 9; Lincoln and Primrose each with 6!

Way to go Primrose!

Lincoln Weight Week 5

Mike: 250
Stacy: 162

wieght

310

Primrose weights

Primrose weights
Dad 193.8
Mom 202.8
Today we go to Albion to set up for my Mary Kay on tues.
Have a great day. Love Mom and Dad

recipe - Beef, Cheese and Noodle Bake

I made this last night, and everyone loved it. I did substitute bulb garlic and I did use whole wheat penne. 300 calories per 1 cup serving. It is from Cooking Light.

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1141964

Week 4 Postings

And the winner, for the second time in a row is...Arvada

Coming in second is Primrose, third, Nevada. Fourth, Lincoln.

Overall standings:
Nevada - 9
Arvada - 7
Lincoln - 5
Primrose -3

Lincoln weights

Stacy - 161
Mike - 253

Snowing here also

Dad 194.6
Mom 204.8
I seem to be struggling or the weight just likes me too much!!!!!! It is a new day and a new beginning. Love to all Keep up the good work!

It's snowing...

Suzy - 177.6
Mark - 220

Still going down

Not a great amount this week but I still am reaching for my goals.
309.4

Great News!!!

I just wanted to share with everyone my wonderful news. My school received word today that we have received authorization approval and are now an official International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme school!!! This is the news we were hoping and patiently waiting for since September. It has been a long hard haul....but entirely worth it. :)

~Suzy

OBAMA!!! (I couldn't think of a title...so, YAY for the 44th President!)

Here in Arvada, we are cutting portions and eating fewer carbs. We have also cut down on soda and unhealthy snack foods. I have also been looking more at labels just to check calories, sugar, and fat. We haven't really added in any extra exercise, however, Mark walks about 10 miles a day at his job and I am constantly on my feet moving around too. Though I doubt I walk anywhere near 10 miles! Oh...and how can I forget...we spend a large majority of the evening and weekend chasing around a very active 19 month old and meeting the needs of a 3 month old! Mark and I would love to add in a workout, but at this time it's just not possible. Overall...we are just changing the way we eat!

P.S. We are both eating almonds...but just as a SNACK!!!

I am curious...

What is everyone doing to lose weight? Cutting carbs, cutting portions in half, exercising more? Something else?

Week 3 postings

Winner: ARVADA!

2nd - Nevada
3rd - Lincoln
4th - Primrose

Way to go Suzy and Mark!

Fess up: you only ate almonds this week, huh?

Geesh! :)

Nevada still leads overall with 8 total points.

Hang in there everyone. Keep in mind that all of our pants fit better today than they did at Christmas time!

Stacy

Stacy - 162
Mike - 253

No weight loss in Lincoln this week. Mike and I both note that we were not as active last week, so we're definitely stepping it up this week!

Arvada Week 3

Mark - 222
Suzy - 179

Primrose Post

Mom - 205.2
Dad - 197

Nevada reporting in

My weight this week is 310.8

Felicidades Joe

Happy Birthday, Joe!

Happy Birthday Joe!

Happy Happy Birthday Joe! I hope your day has been great.

Stacy

01/11 - winner

This week's winner:

Nevada. Great job Bill!

2nd - Lincoln
3rd - Primrose
4th - Arvada

Cecilia's good news

Cecilia was recently awarded an Excellence Referral at Irving. She
was nominated by her math teacher, and in that nomination, he wrote:
"Cecilia is an excellent role model. She works very hard in class.
She is always showing positive leadership in the classroom."
Cecilia's name will be added to a brick display in Irving's main hall.

We are very proud.

Tristan update

Tristan is still a bit draggy. He went to school today though so I'm hoping for a full day there. He's not playing hockey yet again though.

Lincoln Results

Mike: 253
Stacy: 162

Early results show Nevada leading again. Lincoln is second and Primrose is third. Even with a win by Arvada, Nevada should remain in the top spot.

Total family weight loss is already 51 pounds.

Hello all

Just wanted to let you know I have finally setup my google account. Hope this finds you all healthily meeting your goals and keep up the good work. Joe

Greetings all Dad 197 Mom 204.2 Bill every pound that you loose is one closer to your goal we are proud of everyone's accomplishments. love Dad and Mom

Here we go agian

I weighed this morn to find my self at 313. Not a huge loss but still a loss

question for mike

Mike...

if i created a blog for my classroom and invited parents to have access to it, could i somehow block my personal blog participation (ie the road to ????)? i need some evidence of parent communication to meet my performance goals for the year and i thought this would be a new way instead of the copy of the monthly newsletter! however, i don't want parents all up in my personal business. :)

thanks - suz

Thanks for the new pics the movies are great.It brings back memories of Cecilia and Tristan . I especially remember Tristan twirlling around in our crock in the basement.Mom

How is Tristan today? We hope that he is doing better. Tristan make sure that you get lots of rest.Drink plenty of water. We love you Grandpa and Grandma

Quick update

hello all...

i just wanted to give you a quick update about my first day back to work with kids. surprisingly, it was a pretty great day! my students were excited to have me back and after our 20 minute talk, things were back to normal (like before I was gone)! they were working and i was happy to be there with them. sadly, i had to say good-bye to one of my students today. it was bittersweet. she was living at the family shelter that feeds into our school so her leaving was actually a positive thing for her and her family. i also had 3 of my students from last year stop by to visit me today. feeling sad about shellie leaving and seeing my old students made me realize the connection that i have with my students, no matter how rough around the edges they may be sometimes. i am now not dreading going to work so much tomorrow. :)

well...that is all for now. i am off to bed (this 5:30am business is starting to catch up)!

love, suz

p.s. i love this blog!!! thanks to mike for creating it and to everyone else for keeping it going!

Bill

Hi Bill,
Can you send your US postal address to stacy@burda.us ? Thanks,
Stacy

A couple video clips. Enjoy!

When Mark & I brought Gianna home, we started calling her our little peanut baby. If you listen closely to Rosalia, you will hear her call Gianna peanut baby which has pretty much become Rosalia's name for Gianna!

New pics of the girls!

Wow...getting back in the swing of things is taxing!

Hello...
Well today was officially my second day back at work and I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed. I worked until 6 tonight and can't believe how tired my legs and feet are tonight! I fear that I am going to have my hands full getting my students back to a good place. The word on the street is they have become quite disrespectful to each other and that is just not something I can tolerate. Wish me luck as tomorrow my be rough on both me and my students! The good news though is that my room is clean and a bit more organized which gives me a much needed sense of ownership. Undoubtedly, it has been hard to be away from both Gianna and Rosalia, but refreshing to spend time with my friends, who by chance just happen to be my colleagues as well! The more I ponder tomorrow, the closer I get to facing the challenge (in my head just now the Eye of the Tiger is playing! haha)! Thinking about going back to my students makes me realize it is a bit like weight loss. In order for progress to occur, one must be consistent, dedicated, and encouraging. Someone may need to remind me of this by the end of the week...lol!

I am so sorry for Tristan. I really empathize with him. I have had mono and let me tell you...no es bueno. I felt just completely wiped to the point I couldn't even get off the couch. Mom is right about the fact that it took weeks and a pretty horrific rash for the doctor to finally label it mono. Then it was an entire week home from school and then some if I remember correctly. I even remember that I had to miss our basketball playoff game because they were worried about one of my internal organs (possibly my liver or pancreas?) getting hit and bleeding internally. So tell Tristan no wrestling until long after he is better! The other interesting thing I remember is that the doctor said my blood would always carry the mono strand and if ever tested for it, my results would come back positive.

OK...I need to get to bed. I have been very blessed with two wonderful sleepers and need to take advantage of a good nights sleep. Along with this weight loss thing is also the realizationt that I need to become a much more balanced person. This most likely will require a bit of letting go...especially of the things that can wait until tomorrow! I love you all and please tell Tristan that we are thinking of him and wishing him bueno health soon.

All my love,
Suz

Sorry to hear that Tristan has mono all those things are true they had put Suzy on an antibodic she broke out in a rash after three or four trips they finally did the mono test trying to save us money cost us a lot more and took longer for her to get well. Give him our love with lots of hugs and kisses. How long will he be out of school?Mom

Weight loss thoughts

Today, before taking Tristan to the dr, I spent time at the Toyota dealership having the oil changed and replacing a headlight. At any rate, I read a couple of magazines. You've probably heard by now that Oprah has gained back 40 lbs and now weighs 200lbs. She has started to work on losing weight again.

One of the interesting things she said in her magazine is that if you are looking for a reason to fall off the bandwagon, you'll probably find it.

I thought perhaps this would be a good thing for all of us to keep in mind.

I'm pleased to say that I successfully ignored the donuts at the dealership. And I'll just assume that I could do it again if necessary :)

sslb

Slow Burda Blog Today

Since the weight loss portion of this blog is slow today, I thought that I'd take a moment to update you regarding Tristan. Ah, you ask, what could there possibly be to update us on about Tristan?

Hmmm...since you asked, Tristan has mono.

It seems to be a very mild case, and he's not been terribly sick, but he has never gotten over the sore throat that he woke up with on the Sunday we were in Primrose. Which is another reason to let you all know. I don't know if it was mono then, but if you have a nagging sore throat, loss of appetite, extreme fatigue, fever, swollen lymph nodes, headaches, sore muscles, skin rash or abdominal pain, then you might want to consider a trip to the dr.

If you'd like to learn more, go here: http://www.medicinenet.com/infectious_mononucleosis/article.htm

One of the most interesting things that I learned is that it can take 4 to 6 weeks after exposure to become ill. And, most of us carry antibodies for this virus, meaning that we've had exposure to the virus but may not have become ill.

I was quite surprised when the nurse suggested that we come in to rule out mono. I was even more surprised when the nurse called back to let us know that the results of the blood test were positive.

Oh, one more important note, you should not take antibiotics if you have mono. This could result in complications.

Stacy

Woo-wee Bill!

Yay for you Bill!

Way to go Bill !!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep up the good work.
From Primrose

And the Winner is....

Nevada.

Congrats to Bill.

He wins the first week.

Greetings from Primrose.
Dad and I went to GI on saturday went to a movie and out for steaks. We had a good time we saw seven pounds. We were back home by dark. Yesterday we finished cleaning the shop.
Congrats to all on a job well done keep up the good work. Now I am going downtown to play cards talk to you soon. Love Mom and Dad

First full week...bring it on!

I'm right there with ya, Stac. This evening I have been wanting to snack too. Fortunately for us we didn't buy those kinds of foods last time we went to the store. That strategy seems to work quite well. If it's not a healthy snack...just don't buy it. Well...back to work for me tomorrow :(. That means back to running around and having 5 minutes to eat! I can hardly wait. NOT!!!

Ok...here are our results for the short week.

Mark - 231
Suzy - 183.2

Lots of love,

Suzy

Stacy's 1/04 weight

164

On day two, I actually weighed more, so I am quite happy to see a decrease today! Mike and I are going low-carb and are watching portion sizes.

I find myself really wanting to snack today. I'm not hungry, but just feel like eating! I'll get a glass of water instead.

I hope that you all had a great few days of healthy eating and are ready for our first full week.

Love,
Stacy

sunday weight

Dad 199
Mom 208.4

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Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad.

During my first weight loss experience, the one thing that I learned is how much food is tied to events. This is especially true during the Holidays but it remains a challenge all year.

This weekend, I watched two hockey games. Nothing goes better with a hockey game than a couple of beers and a pizza or a pork sandwich (or both).

Outside of sporting events and holidays, there are always anniversaries, birthdays and pot-lucks at work. We tend to always tie events or fun things with food. The SuperBowl will arrive shortly, which is another all day eating event.

It is tough.

Mike

P.S. I had water and peanuts during the hockey games.

Greetings. Thanks for the help. Now I will be able to post. Mom

Nevada is lovely in the Spring

I sent an e-mail now the post 318.4. I know my % of loss will be low but maybe I got total pounds. Waiting for yours.

On the small portion wagon...lol

Hi...how did everyone's first day go? Mike...did you eat more than just almonds today? :p haha

Great job Mark and Suzy

The first weigh in will tell the story. All I am saying is you better get them why you can, when this weight starts coming off you will not touch me. Still good luck

This is very cool

I am excited to see how everyone took to the blog. This should be a very easy way to share and find information.

And all of you can now say that you are part of the blogosphere. I gave everyone Admin access so feel free to change things with the blog. You can try new layouts and designs.

Enjoy,

Mike

Weights Posted

January 1, 2009

Bill 326.8

Suzy 185
Mark 237.6

Mike 268
Stacy 165

Mom 210
Dad 202

I expect that we will all be very excited to post our final scores and discuss our progress in Lincoln.

Mike

The joy of breakfast!

Good morning....Mark and I both started the morning off by eating breakfast which is something we usually save for the weekends. Because we don't always eat regularly, we are people that suffer from the deadly large portion. Therefore, we are going to try to eat 3 balanced meals with smaller portion sizes and choose healthy snack options too! It was quite funny...at 4:30am I could hear Mark's spoon clanking against the bowl as he was eating his raisin bran cereal. He is taking this quite serious! Watch out, Mike!

Hope your ready to come to Nevada

Are we posting weights here? If so my start weight is 326.8. It starts for me now.

Let's get this party started!

Today is the big day! Mark and I are super excited for this challenge. Good luck, everyone!