[Nightkatt]

FERRIS - Great job this week hun .. any loss is a good loss remember And laughed at the delight you took in your rhythm being better etc lol .. I would be feeling the same way .. and actually that is usually the reason I avoid classes .. the others just look so fit and with it lol .. besides Im not really much of a team player lol .. hard for me to follow other peoples steps to music .. I prefer to follow my own steps lol. I have all my badges from round the world on a little jumper that one of my teddy bears wears lol .. I just need to get some new shelves so I can get my room sorted out again and then I will take a pic so you can see what I have cut it down to in my collecting lol. As for nail polishes .. I started on those too lol .. only the mini ones though .. but I have stopped that cos all my nails have broken and I really don't like wearing them lol .. maybe when I get my nails all nice again (after they recover from the fake ones I used to have) I will start wearing them again

UBEE - I admit I have a collectors addiction when I start a collection .... I just want to get everything on my list yesterday rather than taking time to build it up .. and then by the time I am about 3/4 of the way through my list I have started losing interest lol ... except for my teddy bears Never fall out of love with them I have a lot of Charlie Bears, but I also have special ones from places I have been (tried to get them with a tee or something on to show where its from) as well as Hermann, Steiff, and a few other extra special ones. My hunny seems to collect cameras and the gear for them at the moment lol .. but fortunately its not too bad .. not a lot of them .. just darn expensive! Other than that he is a HUGE Dr Who fan (mainly the original series) so I hunt round the world for things for him when I can afford to, oh and he also likes Star Trek (original) and Star Wars ... he a bit of a sci-fi nut really lol.
You say you have been hungry ... is it for anything in particular? If its for savoury it may be that your body wants a little more salt in it .. or if its sweet it may want a little more sugar .. but you can get that naturally with fruit .. for the savoury urge I have started eating Cruskets .. I don't know if you have them over there .. but they are sort of like a puffed wheat/rice cracker and about 24 calories each .... so if you think about your hunger ... what is the food you are wanting to get?

[Ubee]

Katt you just made me realize I am not hungry! I just want that full feeling. Wow! Thanks for asking me to stop and think about it.
So, how many teddy bears do you have?

[Nightkatt]

Originally Posted by Ubee

Katt you just made me realize I am not hungry! I just want that full feeling. Wow! Thanks for asking me to stop and think about it.
So, how many teddy bears do you have?

No prob hun .. I have found over the journey it is usually the initial reaction for food is usually only because I haven't stopped to think about WHY lol .. it doesn't always work . and when it doesn't .. I don't think badly .. ergo tonight when I had 4 small pieces of chocolate, half a mini kit Kat AND 3 little jet plane lollies lol .. I waited over an hour before finally deciding this was something my body really wanted .. Sugar .. so I figured ok .. usually after 10 min or so I forget the urge and get on with whatever I was doing .. but it didn't work this time so I just went with it .. and still look on it as a plus .. in the past I would have eaten the whole block of chocolate, the bag of lollies AND the pack of mini bars lol .. I must say I really enjoyed every mouthful lol .. whether I will say the same tomorrow after my weigh in will be another question lol.

I do have a few .. Charlie Bears (you can look them up online) I have ummm 13 at the moment .. but another 3 on lay by (I think you call it lay away? Where they hold it and you pay it off?). My special hand made bears or one offs .. I have about 15 of those ... and the rest of the team .. I think its close to about 130 lol .. not just soft toys .. figurines too lol ... One of my faves is a Boyds Bears set I got .. I signed up for the Club pack one year and it was all about Chocolate lol .. so I thought hey .. chocolate AND bears!! Must be for me lol ... would love more of the Boyds but hard to find in NZ .. we have lots of generic ones over here lol .. I did have almost all of the Canada TY Beanie Babies .. but I sort of fell out of the loop so I think I have missed a few now .. and I have some of the Harrods Ty Beanie Babies too .... I don't think I have any US ones though now that I think about it .. hang on .. ummm ... nope .. I have them from Canada, Aussie, UK, Germany and Japan .. When I was travelling I got a little bear from each of the countries to represent them .. as well as a few other soft toys that made me laugh lol .. gees I am really bad lol .. but once I finally get my "zen" room sorted out so I can unpack all my babies again I will take some pics so you can see most of them .. I really need to thin them out .. but then I feel guilty for not wanting them lol .. but as I give them away to kids and hospitals I know they will find new friends to love them

[Larry H]

Good by 270's hello 269. A 2 pound loss this week

START WEIGHT: 278
GOAL WEIGHT: 258

Week 01 - JAN 06 - JAN 12: 278
Week 02 - JAN 13 - JAN 19: 274
Week 03 - JAN 20 - JAN 26: 274
Week 04 - JAN 27 - FEB 02: 274
Week 05 - FEB 03 - FEB 09: 271
Week 06 - FEB 10 - FEB 16: 269
Week 07 - FEB 17 - FEB 23:
Week 08 - FEB 24 - MAR 02:
Week 09 - MAR 03 - MAR 09:
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[lemc87]

Originally Posted by Nightkatt

Here is my question for you this weekend .. just cos Im nosy lol ..
Does anyone collect anything? Do you hunt through antique shops for a treasure .. or yard sales for that can't miss bargain? Do you have bears for friends .. or dolls looking on? Cars or other transport? Books? Teaspoons? Badges/Stickers? Coins/Stamps? lol ..

Myself? Yes I do .. Im a bit of a collector of a lot of things really .. mainly teddy bears .. love them ... also badges from round the world .. and I even have a good collection of quarters from the US lol .. ones from different states only cos I realised when I was over there that they were different in LA than the ones I got in Chicago lol .. so I started hunting and swapping lol.
Admittedly I do get a bit addicted to collecting things and carried away on occasion lol .. I also have a collection of soppy romances .. its that trying to get all of a set or series .. so I have almost all of Patricia Cornwell and James Patterson too lol ... and of course DVD collections of my fave TV shows .. OMG .. I really do have a problem lol. More recently its been my Mill Hill Bead Cross Stitch Kits .. of the houses .. there is something wonderful about seeing something get created .. only thing is we don't have them in NZ so I have to get them from US lol .. but its so worth it

Soo .. how about it peeps .. are there any more nuts out there? Don't be shy lol

Originally Posted by FerrisW

Great work everyone!

lemc87- how's the Zumba for Wii going? Would you recommend it? I have a few Just Dances, and occasional do the Wii sports, but I'd love something that forces me to use my legs!

01/26 to 02/02 = 326.2 (was at 326.8 yesterday)
02/03 to 02/09 = 322.2 = 4 pounds.
Yay, progress!

Katt, I collect lots of random things. I am absolutely obsessed with nail polish. I don't know if that counts, lol. But I live right across from a place called Trade Secrets, which sells polishes for a fairly decent price.

I also collect books. Non-fiction, fiction, doesn't matter. I love when people give me their old books because I'll take them! I wish I was able to read more, but I don't have a lot of time anymore.

Oh, and stationary. I collect it like it's going out of style, lol. I have so many notebooks, pens, paper, etc. and yet I still insist on buying more!

FerrisW, I most definitely recommend Zumba for the Wii! You really are forced to move your feet in order to score, unlike Just Dance. I usually combine Zumba and Just Dance together for my workouts because I use different parts of my body for both. You can really feel the burn during Zumba though. After 5 songs, I am seriously a sweaty mess, lol.

[edoetsch1]

START WEIGHT: 500
GOAL WEIGHT: 450
TOTAL TO LOSE: 50
LOST SO FAR:7.4lbs

Week 01 - JAN 06 - JAN 12: no scale
Week 02 - JAN 13 - JAN 19: no scale
Week 03 - JAN 20 - JAN 26: 500
Week 04 - JAN 27 - FEB 02: 498 (down 2lbs)
Week 05 - FEB 03 - FEB 09: 502.6 (up 4.6)
Week 06 - FEB 10 - FEB 16: 495.2 (down 7.4)
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[Larry H]

Erin Wow!! on that 7.4 lb loss.

You are out of the 500's and firmly in the 400's Keep on doing what works.

[sweetenuf]

Good Morning all....

I meant to post on here (thought I did) but now realizing I have not.

HI. So I am hoping to be at my goal weight by the end of the year.

My weigh days are on Wed so my calendar is a bit off from others.

Starting weight: 310
Current weight: 295
Goal weight: 175

Week 01 - JAN 08 - JAN 14: 309.8
Week 02 - JAN 15 - JAN 21: 302.4
Week 03 - JAN 22 - JAN 28: 297.6
Week 04 - JAN 29 - FEB 04: 295.0
Week 05 - FEB 05 - FEB 11:
Week 06 - FEB 12 - FEB 18:
Week 07 - FEB 19 - FEB 25:
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[Larry H]

sweetenuf Congrats on the 2.6 lb loss

[Starfish17]

Sorry Katt- here are my last two posts. I was quite sick and didn't get on the computer. I don't like the trend I am doing, need to start going back the other way.

START WEIGHT:306.9
GOAL WEIGHT: 285
TOTAL TO LOSE: 21.9lbs

Week 01 - JAN 06 - JAN 12: 306.9 lbs (start)
Week 02 - JAN 13 - JAN 19: 304.9 (-2)
Week 03 - JAN 20 - JAN 26: 304.7 (-0.2)
Week 04 - JAN 27 - FEB 02: 304.7 (0)
Week 05 - FEB 03 - FEB 09: 305 ( + 0.3)
Week 06 - FEB 10 - FEB 16:
Week 07 - FEB 17 - FEB 23:
Week 08 - FEB 24 - MAR 02:
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Total down=1.9lbs

[Ubee]

Larry nice job Mr.Skinny!
Erin so proud of you for sticking to your guns and waiting for your slow scale to catch up!
lemc nice job! 4 pounds is amazing!
Sweetnuf impressive! May I add I looked at your profile picture and NO WAY do you look like the mom of 2 teenagers! Where is all the gray hair and wrinkles?
Katt see above for you also! I googled Charlie Bears. I can see why you love them. They look like they have personalities!
Starfish hope you are feeling better!

[Nightkatt]

Right catch up first .. love coming in to see lots to read lol ..

LARRY - Well done .. isnt it nice to say farewell to a number with the knowledge that its another one to cross off on this journey of ours

LEMC - Great job this week .. and I love your nail polish fetish lol .. it seems to be a lot more popular than I thought .. I am a member of nail polish crazies on Facebook .. and while I have what I thought was a good collection of about 30 polishes .. dang if Im not stunned by some of the others collections lol .. I can appreciate them .. just dont understand all the big bottles of them lol .. I collect mainly the mini ones myself lol. And I understand about the stationary .. places like Smiggle are just a dangerzone for me ... I have giant paperclips and coloured pins etc .. still in boxes lol .. but they just look so kewl and Im sure eventually I will find a use for them lol. Plus pens .. I have those mini drawer things and a set of 5 drawers is full of pens lol .. with more in another couple of drawers in another mini cabinet lol.

ERIN!!!! FANTASTIC!! Look at that WHOOOSH! So proud of you for keeping going .. you must feel great about this weeks result too Hugs

SWEET - Hi hun and no prob .. have added you to my list and will hopefully be posting some results later today or tomorrow once I get it all caught up You are doing great too Hope to see you on the boards .. and hope you have taken a before pic (front side back) cos it really is a great thing to look back on even if you dont like the thought of looking at it to start with lol. Oh and measurements too!

STARFISH - No need to apologise, just glad you came back to us Im sure this is just a blip .. we all have them .. Im anticipating it coming up with me again as I am finding this challenge round a little harder to remain as in focus as I did for the last one lol .. obviously my birthday doesnt give me the incentive that my wedding did hehehe.

UBEE - heheh . hard to get grey hair when I love changing the colour of it all the time ... although .. thinking about it .. since I have started to lose weight and the rest of me is showing changes I havent changed my hair anywhere as much as I used to .. it was almost monthly I would change my hair only because it was the quickest thing to change .. but now with changes happening on the rest of me it doesnt seem as vital (having said that I have just gone from blonde to brunette again lol). As for the wrinkles .. I am actually looking forward to them lol .. sounds weird I know .. but I love taking pics of old people with all those lines and creases on their faces .. its their life in their face .. their journeys and experiences .. what a wonderful view I told my mum off when she mentioned about getting a face lift to get rid of some of her lines .. grow old gracefully seems to have lost its impact in this day and age .. and while I have gone through some things that really should have added at least a few lines .. I think my inner positive attitude just smooths them out and I carry on .. although I have noticed my neck and hands looking a little older lol .. so the face must get effected sooner or later lol. And yes .. Charlie Bears are also known as Bears with Personality ... each one of the ones I have remind me of someone I know and love ... fortunately I dont know too many people or hunny wouldnt be happy lol ... I did set a limit of 25 of them ... soooo halfway .. well .. slightly over halfway lol .. but really .. soooooo snuggly and great to talk to .. Im a nut I know lol.




Right .. hello world ... happy with my weigh in this week .. so is my hunny cos I am past the 113kg that he didnt want me at (cos it has the #13 lol .. silly man) ... It has actually been a hard week foodwise for me .. been very ambivalent about eating .. and the weather has turned a little colder this week so thoughts of stews and pasta have been popping in .. but then when I think about having a bowl of pasta I just think of what it looks like all mushed up and it puts me right off lol .. but tonight I am making meatballs with just a little bit of pasta, carrots and peas .. so a bit of a carb meal tonight .. will have to get some more veg for the week cos this will just weigh me down lol.

START WEIGHT: 262.5
GOAL WEIGHT: 240
TOTAL TO LOSE: 22.3

Week 01 - JAN 06 - JAN 12: 262.5 (START)
Week 02 - JAN 13 - JAN 19: 258.8 (-3.7)
Week 03 - JAN 20 - JAN 26: 256.4 (-2.4)
Week 04 - JAN 27 - FEB 02: 252.4 (-4.0)
Week 05 - FEB 03 - FEB 09: 251.3 (-1.1)
Week 06 - FEB 10 - FEB 16: 248.0 (-3.3)
Week 07 - FEB 17 - FEB 23:
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I am working on the chart to post and will be removing a few names as there have been no updates since the challenge started unfortunately, hopefully they are all ok, .. but if you come back and dont see your name on there that doesnt mean I dont want you to join in .. I do ... just let me know and start posting and I will start adding them in each week

Oh and here is a phone pic of my birthday dress .. so its the before .. will be interesting to see what it will look like in April ... mind you .. have to find out if my hunny is taking me out for it this time lol .. gees I really hate my arms lol still ... will start working on those with some hand weights I think. This dress is definitely out of the norm for me .. but that is the idea .. gotta start stepping out of my comfort zone some time

[Larry H]

I thought I would share a before and now picture.

Larry 10-29-2009.jpg

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[Ubee]

Sweetenuf nice picture! Tell me you just changed it from this afternoon.
Katt I read what you wrote about wrinkles and I thought "God I love her!" My face and neck were so bloated/huge when I started that now I look much older then I am. But you know what, my husband and I have overcome so many things out of our control that I should just view them as a survival badge of honor.
Your dress looks great on you! It will be hanging by your birthday. First thing I saw in your picture was little bear feet.
Holy cr@p Larry! Excuse my language but this deserves it. Never ever, ever would have thought that was you! WOW! AMAZING!

[Nightkatt]

LARRY - OMG .. That is just incredible!! You must feel blinking fantastic!! Wow ... actually .. take the words Ubee said as me too lol .. hot damn!

UBEE - I think growing old is highly underrated really. I wonder why people don't like their faces when they get older .. do they not understand that the lines and sags and blotches or whatever that appear are just a map of your life .. I mean .. ok . if you haven't been happy with events in your life you probably wouldn't be happy with the road maps that show them off lol .. but really .. I find it funny when my friends wish they were 20 again .. or omg its a grey hair or a wrinkle (lots of my younger friends are bugged by the fact I don't have any and they do .. the wrinkles I mean .. not the grey .. Im sure if I left it alone again a grey or two would be there lol) ... but I don't ... not that I hated being that age .. but hey .. Ive been it .. why go backwards .. the unknown of what will happen in the future makes every day a fantastic adventure .. and I get to create it ... don't get me wrong .. there might be the odd twinge when I think wonder what would have happened if .... but then I smack myself upside the head and remind myself that I like who I am .. who's to say that if I did make one of those choices differently that I would still like who I am .. or if I would still be working on that. As for the feet .. yeah . Im not great with shoes lol .. hate wearing them really .. my mum, sister AND daughter have shoes to cater to a town .. me .. I have a pair of sandals, my doc martens and a pair of sneakers rofl ... even the gumboots I wore for my wedding were my sisters .. and the slippers that I got to match my dress .. I wore for about 20 minutes ... icky. I have always had a pair of boots in my wardrobe, usually black ones .. so my docs are going to be well worn over the winter The sandals are getting a little big now .. darned annoying really cos I hate shopping for shoes lol .. and my sneakers .. well .. they need to be worn a little more to wear them in for the walk .. but ugh .. hate wearing them too lol