STARTING OVER #33...Newcomers Welcome

[CGBuzz]

GREETINGS EVERYONE....Goodmorning to all.

Here it is Monday AGAIN, week went fast, miss not seeing everyone post as much and hearing what you've all been up to.
Our group seems to be fading and finding new homes.

But still hanging out here, so thought I'd start a new post for us as the other one was getting too long...so NEWCOMERS ARE MOST WELCOME...we support and help one another through good and bad times...so we're warm and friendly don't be afraid to stop by and say hello.

Weekly update, daughter had prom and of course sounding like a mother, she looked like a princess...her gown was lavendar, shoulderless, which I was surprised she carried so well, she looked like Audrey Hepburn. She had her hair done up, and her friend placed a little crown around it...so she looked lovely....kids all had a great time.

The rest of the time things at school were family picnics, picnics at school and winding down for summer...so all in all a good school year. Being in a special needs school is such a blessing, it makes you realize how wonderful family's can really be.

Will check back again shortly...daughter getting ready for school and trip want to make sure she doesn't forget anything...talk to you later.

Carla
185/150/125

[shashe]

Good Morning Carla,

So glad to see a new post. I am one of those people who has found new a new home but have been homesick for the people right here. I started a new group on another forum because I needed a jump start but will stop in here and try to keep up.

I'm sure your daughter did indeed look like a princess. What fun!

I too have been wildly busy with end of school activities and board activities. Group Summer birthday party, Fun Day and graduation with several birthday parties sprinkled in the mix. This week is school clean-up and then next week we have 6 parties in 5 days! That includes my daughters birthday. So I don't know how much I'll be around.

I've been doing great on my program. I went back to meetings and got rid of my scale at home and have lost 10 #s since re-starting meetings and a total of 26 since the fall.

I seem to be eating healthier foods like fish which I like but never made because DH doesn't like it. Now with the grill he can have a steak and I can have my salmon. Just got a bunch of healthy recipes of the internet. Well gotta run and clean up the basement so the plumber can get through. Then Sara to school and Brielle to the dentist.....Let the race begin.

Take care Carla and have a great day!

[willbethin]

hello everybody, even though i swore off diets, i have to try this again. i did lose 17 lbs in one month on this, than i just got lazy and didnt feel like doing it anymore. i didnt want to count calories, count points, cut out carbs. or anything else i have tried, so i decided to go the no diet approach, ya know just eating less, making healthier choices. but i was slowly changing my eating habits, but i was still eating too much. i know i can eat healthyier, but now i have to take control and be more strict about how much of ,even the healthy foods i eat. i just lost 7 lbs, in two months and gained one of those back. i weigh in at home on sat. morn. i am starting this today, but i will still weigh in on sat morn. looking forward to joining everyone on their journey to better health.:) here are my stats: as of june 15.


189/183/125

[CGBuzz]

Hi willbethin....you might note that we started at the nearly the same weight and want to be the same weight....lol
185/150/125 for me...so think of it as a goal together...how's that...you might also keep in mind, my cholesterol last year at this time was 209 which the doctor thought was good...well just had it done again and it was down to 176...the doctor was blown away...33 pts down...how's that...so don't think of it just as calories, pts, etc....think of it in terms of cholesterol too, I was so excited it was a renewal for me since I've plateaued now for quite awhile, which was beginning to frustrate me...so that was a great incentive...so keep up the good work...check in for support and do it for yourself. GOOD LUCK...it takes time and patience, something I've learned...this is not a race, just a health change...give it your best shot.

Carla

[willbethin]

thanks for the words of encouragement. you made some reall y good points. congrats to you, you are doing great!!! almost to goal. how are you handling the plateau? i have never been on a plan long enough to hit one. it is great to have a place to come to to talk about this stuff. i do belong to diettalk.com too. but not in the ww forum. so i will be posting here to. :)

[CGBuzz]

http://www.dottisweightlosszone.com/

This is another excellent site if you're not familiar with it...check it out.

Carla

[willbethin]

it is still in my favorites from the last time i was on ww. it is a very informative sight. hubby just called, it is our 9 th anniversary, but we met each other in 85. wants to go to italian restaurant for dinner. dont think i have enough points left for what i probably will eat, and drink. but i will try to stay in control. and get so strict tomorrow, stay at the low end of points.

[CGBuzz]

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.....that's lovely...eat Italian and enjoy, yes tomorrow's another day...you know sometimes life is just too important to worry about it...don't count pts...just eat in moderation and comfortably...don't spoil a lovely evening.
Enjoy and have a wonderful time together. I'm Italian and can't think of anything better to eat lol...salute!!!

Carla

[willbethin]

thank you , i am half italian, my husband is all, we do have great stuff to eat. i will take all of your great advice. it is only 2:44 pm here, so i am trying not to eat anything till dinner. you made me feel so much better about going out to eat. in moderation of course. and reminding me that tonight isnt about eating . it is about us. thanks again. b talkin 2 ya. low points tomorrow. i can do this. maybe i will learn how to put pics on here soon.:D

[Twinner]

Wull, duh, I am blonde afterall. I posted to the other one and just figured out what the #33 was all about. Do I feel silly or what???:rolleyes: If you wanted to read what I wrote in #32 and then reply here, that would be cool. :p

[anmore]

Good morning all -

I have been doing WW (123) for awhile - on and off the wagon. Since my employer closed shop I have been a stay at home mom to my twins and attempting ww @ home. I have previously done
ww @ work and a traditional meeting site. (And previoulsy lost 25lbs.)

Do well during the day and go nutso at night. Trying to incorporate better foods into the house and convince DH that the
low fat IS good!

I was wondering how the other plan / fit for life/ body works w/ WW? I saw some mention on the last thread (#32). Just looking to jumpstart and see a little loss for motivation. DH and I are gong to the Poconos for our anniversary in July and I would like a little more control over my eatng and exercise habits. NO excuse - but the last three weeks have been very stressful and the potato salad from th edeli has not been helping!! :lol:

Any one from Buffalo, NY?

Have a great day!
Ann

[CGBuzz]

GOODMORNING EVERYONE....welcome Ann.....hello Sharon and T and willbe......

So aggrivated, got bumped off after writing a long reply to everyone lol....so just going to keep this short.

We can do this...this room is great for support, love and friendship so let's stick together we can make it work for all of us.
Will get back with more to say, but just wanted to touch base with everyone. Sometimes in the beginning when starting, I have found to give yourself a week or so just to get use to getting back on track then start worrying about the exact pts...I have found that to be helpful.

I've been stuck at the same weight for awhile now, and it can be very frustrating...I tried to juggle the plateau, but it will take time I can see so I'm hanging in there...that's why I love coming here to check in with everyone.

If you need a friend, I'm always around you can email, IM or private message me.

Will come back again, just wanted to say hello...after being bumped this morning after my long note I was afraid that would
happen again.

See ya later.

Carla
185/150/125

[patch30]

Hi there gals:

Would you be up for lending us a bit of your inspiration??? We could really use the support. :dizzy:



We've started a 12 Week WW Challenge for all those out there who've bought the spiral bound notebooks and have not been able to open to page one.

Yup that's been me. So Our WW leader challenged us to keep a daily record and "just see" the pounds slip off... and to think of some short term goal worth writing for.

Check it out under the WW Lifetime / Maintenance. There is strength in numbers :^: :^: :^:

Are you game???

We'd love to have you.

Patch

[willbethin]

i too do well during the day, and, as you say go nutso at night. i also am a recently stay at home mom, with a 5 yr old daughter, and i baby sit a couple of other kids. i dont want to make excuses either, but i have to get used to this new schedule. i have these kids five days a week from 7:30 to 5:00 then clean house and last night went food shopping, then cook dinner,get kid ready for bed. i get up at 6;00 to try to excercise in the morning. so this turns out to be a very long and busy day. and the kids have to be occupied so sometimes i dont get to eat breakfast till 10:00 or i eat what i am making them. i cant sit and relax to eat anymore during the day. they always need or want something. now i dont mind i love kids. but i t is somthing i have to get used to doing. i used to work at a day care for 18 yrs. but after i had my daughter, i went to part time, 6:30 am till 1:00. so ya see i had a lot of kids to watch at daycare but i was home at 1:00 everday. i am not giving up but i have to learn to adjust. thanks for reading this, and i will try to stick with this. i have about 60 lbs to lose.

[anmore]

I so understand what you mean about trying to get used to staying at home. I had months to plan on how it was going to be and, as is so often the case, reality comes in and blow all the plans and schedules to he**.

Of course, while I was at home I was supposed to start again with the points and exercise daily. Well that day is once again -tomorrow! :) My husband has committed to being more health conscious and is going to help, so might as well start now. I have about 30 lbs to lose, and a lot of toning needed after the twins ;) !

I keep reading about starting over and I think I am going to try a partial - journal, water and exercise, but not counting points. I will add them up and see what I am doing to myself, but a little more flexibility to start. Slowly attempting to live and eat healthier.

Wish me luck as I return to the fight -

ann

[willbethin]

sounds like a great plan, i am going to (loosley count points, but not so strict, sometimes it can be too much stress to try to stay on points all the time. great that your hubby is getting healthy too!! i have always excercised so my toning isnt too bad, ya just cant see it so much, cause fat is hiding it, i think i have fat over muscle, hence all that weight on the scale. never had twins though, i was wishing for that though, boy and girl and be done with it, i love kids, but didnt like being pregnant. my husband doenst want another one, i still have a little hope that i will someday, but wanted to be done having children by time i was 30, i am 36 now. and i really want my daughter to have a sibling, she would be a great big sister. she is such a good kid. lets stick to our plan, beginning of the week is a great place to start. we can do this

[2BFIT1]

Hi gal:wave:
I saw you online and just had to say hello! It sounds like this thread has started to pick up again. That's great!
I saw that your daughter had her prom~how exciting. And I'm sure you were very proud of her!
I'm in week 6 of Body For Life and still love it. The eating is not difficult and I'm loviny the exercise. Can you believe that! Exercise was always the area that i needed the kick in the b-tt (I think you kicked me a few times:lol: )
Anyway, I miss our morning cup of java, so I'm sure that I'll pop in more often.
~~~Sil

[anmore]

Well today wasn't so bad. Didn't drink all the H2O, I still have a few hours before bed. Dug out the WW cookbook - Simply The Best and made the Garden Pasta Toss for dinner w/ the hubby. Twins ate their usual chicken nuggets and fries. Lunch was a five point Lean Cuisine and Breakfast was a forkful of the leftover potato salad from yesterday. :lol: My weakness! Tossed the rest of that this afternoon. I figured 21 points- loosely. Thankfully it's hot and I have no appetite. Tomorrow my goals are:
1. Clean (NON WW but at least it will help with the exercise)
2. Eat a more balanced breakfast.
3. Drink all the darn water.

It will be in the mid 80's so the twins and I will swim. Planning for a few light beers in the pm. (2pts each vs 3 points for a regular - its like the third one is free!:D )

Good luck! It is great to have some accountability!
Ann

[CGBuzz]

Sil...what a lovely surprise to see you again...miss the gang, but we do have great group of people joining us...everyone is terrific.

Everyone seems to be on track...remember we're not perfect, so whatever we do will help us get to our goal even if it's slower then we want.

Alls well here...just very warm, but lovely here in NY...school finished for my daughter, and getting work of course is not easy...but she's trying...lol...well as hard as a teen with no desire to work is lol...but she has put in some applications and as followed up...if only these people would learn to be honest and just say sorry we can't use you at this time...they leave these kids hangin.

Just trying to do some spring cleaning, oh forgot it's summer lol...from the year 1990 lol...oh well, painted one room guess I should clean the rest of the house.

Oh well so maybe I'll go do some now..just wanted to stop by and say goodmorning to everyone.

So Sil, great to see you and here's a cup of coffee for you.

Still trying to break this darn plateau, its been several weeks,
hanging on, but getting frustrated...want to see that needle jump down and applaude, but it's not...

Carla
185/150/125

[willbethin]

sounds like you are doing great. got it all planned out. and you get to have a couple beers. enjoy. and what will power not picking at the kids nuggets and fries, that is my weakness. you are off to a great start!!! good for you.:)

[anmore]

I don't know why this is clicking this week - must be the threat of the swimsuit ! I made chocolate chip cookies but have ignored them all morning - I actually prefer the dough anyways! Slimfast for breakfast and that seems to have been enough chocolate for today. (As if you could ever have too much chocolate!) Have a good day!

Ann

[2BFIT1]

Ann~~Good for you for passing up on the ch. chip cookies!Beware of Slimfast as a meal replacement, though. Most of it's carbs are from sugar, which turns to fat. There are other meal replacement drinks that have high protein and carb but very little sugar. check the labels.~~~Sil

[2BFIT1]

Just popped in to say HI and hope all is going well with this group;)~~Sil

[willbethin]

hi everyone, i am doing ok. i have to not only cut calories but i am a carb addict so i am trying to cut carbs too. i have to eat more healthy proteins. all i want is carbs, i lost weight on ww before, but i ate mostly carbs, within my points range, so i really wasnt eating a balance of foods. so here i am again, sort of doing ww with a twist. less carbs, more protiens and veggies. good luck to all. guess i will be posting on lite carbing on ww board from now on.

[anmore]

willbethin - I know what you mean by being a carb addict - pasta , bread oh my goodness I love it all ! Did not have the best day yesterday(ice cream at night and part of a sub sandwich - carb carb carb),:nono: but back on the wagon today. Tomorrow is my weigh in - hoping for a pound.

Have a great day

[willbethin]

we all have days like that. in the past i would have just givin up when i cheated. now, this time it is different, i get right back on my healthy eating again. that is how i know i am going to succeed this time. never give up. it might just take us a little longer. i am going to be in lowcarb ww board. keep on keeping on.:D

[Bee125]

HI GUYS :^:
Sorry I have been away so long and now Ive checked in here it feels so nice to see you all again and some new friends too.
I just got my puter back 2 days ago as my modem got worn out :o had had to be replaced.
I am now weighing 170 so I have a looong way to go to get to my 125 or whatever. As long as I can get under 140 Ill be estatic at this stage.
I had a go at doing the BFL that Sil is doing and plan to keep up with more excercise (I cant see me honestly getting into it at the BFL level though Im afraid) and the higher protien levels but the free days blow it for me as then I find it tooo hard to get back on the next day. I too am addicted to those darn carbs and i have to keep a check every day . I think its a bit like if I smoked Im sure I couldnt give up 6 days a week and then think Sundays I could smoke to my hearts content . Well anyway it blows it fro me thats for sure.Thhen I get hidious withdrawl headaches and its just not suited . We live and learn, huh.
Counting points is easy so Im going back to it after all (are you sick of me yet) (they say its a womens perocative to change her mind :lol: )... but I will have to take the responsibility for my health and food choices in to the bargin, we will see if Ive learned anything :p
Jolly good Ill be off theres still time for to be slim for summer :D

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