WW Clubs and Groups - Fabulous Forties #87

I'm copying Es's message from Sunday morning to begin this new thread:

Hi Buds

Well, Sunday is here Back to work tomorrow Next week will be a short week cause we're off Monday, Veterans Day. I'm looking forward to that.

Terri, I forgot about Brandon's team. Bare with me, I've been forgetful lately. I'm only 47 imagine what I'll be like 10 yrs. from now SCARY!! If they win that will be really cool going to North Carolina. Tell him he's has a fan here in Long Island whose cheering him on

Jen, glad to here you found something. Sometimes I go out to buy clothes & come back with nothing and that's after trying on 50 outfits!

I weighed myself yesterday & I'm still at 175!!! I really have to start journaling again. Sometimes I feel like going back to the meetings but the only leaders I like work Sundays only, 2 different centers. Sunday we go to church. I really don't care for the others.

I'll back back later on.

Enjoy this beautiful fall day.

Love,
Es

What beautiful weather we've had here this week; yesterday was sunny and in the upper 60's...definitely not November-like weather here in Chicago!

We had a great evening last night downtown. Judging by how many others were out enjoying themselves, it's apparent that the terrorists didn't accomplish what they wanted. No staying at home and hiding for Americans! Downtown Chicago is awesome. In spite of having lived here all my life, it thrills me each time I go.

Joe is off this week...yessss!!! With the exception of one job he has to do tomorrow afternoon (he has his own corporation in addition to being employed full-time) and couldn't reschedule, we have the whole week to play :D

Just wanted to say hi. I'll be back later, want to get some things done before the boys arrive for a visit and dinner :D :D

have a wonderful Sunday!
~Jen

Good mornin' women:

Well, Janie, you got your wish -- the diamond backs won on Saturday with Randi Johnson pitching. OMG what a slaughter that game was -- the diamond backs were amazing, I must say. For all intents and purposes that game was over by the bottom of the third inning! BUTTTTTTTTTTTT, tonight will be a different matter all together. We will have Clemons and El Duke and probably Mariano Rivera at the end -- WE WILL WIN!!! (please, God, please, God):smug:

Zoe, sorry to hear you've lost your week's vacation again, but hope you have a good time this weekend and get a HUGE raise to "kiss and make it better";)

Terri - congrats to the family on your ww - great job and I think Brandon has a really positive attitude about the whole thing - saying he'll lose 2 lbs next week, too cute! Good luck to him and his team!

Jen - Sounds like you guys had a great time in "the city" last night. I would love to visit the windy city some day to see the differences and similarities between Chicago and New York. I'll bet they're alot alike. Have a great time off with Joe this week!

Es - my sister/girlfriend:lol: Don't be discouraged - just take one day at a time. We are bound to go on again/off again with this ww ritual. As I always "life gets in the way", you just have to deal with it and get back up and have another "fresh start" -- does'nt matter how many "fresh starts" we have as long as we continue to have them. The alternative to a fresh start is to give up:s: We don't want that, for sure. We can do it!

Hi Red, Janie, Joyce and Myra - hope you're having a good day.

Willie and I took two of our grandchildren (the older ones) to the movies yesterday since their mom had to take their little sisters to a 5 year old's birthday party. Well, Michael and Lianne are 13 and 11 and they were not thrilled with the prospect of hanging out with 5 year olds:lol: So we picked them up and went to see K-PAX. It was good, but I thought it would be more of a comedy, it was more serious. But they said they enjoyed it and willie and I did. It was fun being with them.

Tonight Willie and I are going into the City. Justin is playing at a place called "SMOKE" (sure hope they don't, smoke that is:s: ). I haven't seen Justin in two weeks so I'm looking forward to tonight. Well, better get my butt in gear and do some things around the house I didn't do cause of yesterday's outing. Sheesh, there's always something to do, isn't there?

Have a great day, everyone and say a prayer of our yanks!

Hugs,
Dianne

Diane & Essie, I can't believe that game last night. I wanted Randy Johnson to get the win but I did want him to have to work for it. The Yankees just gave up. I was so depressed that I raided Ellen's Halloween candy not once, not twice, but 3 times last night. I am also just before my TOM when the chocolate craving is at it's highest. Oh well Tonight is a whole new ball game.

Terri, I am going to congratulate you even though I don't know exactly what for. I didn't seem to get any of the messages from Sat. I know that you and your family must have lost quite a bit though, because you always do.

Zoe, I am sorry that your vacation has been spoiled again. If it makes you feel any better I am working today (Sunday) because I have a tight deadline this week.

Jen, I am glad you enjoyed your night in the city. I know I always enjoy when I get to go into SF.

Hi to Myra, Joyce, Red and anyone else I may have missed.

GO Yankees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JanieD
Livermore, CA

I've been working today too, but often I work seven days a week. The life of a freelancer.

My apologies to Terri....this is her post from the previous thread:

At least it isn't a gain. Just think if it were higher than 175. It could be you know. Keeping it down is half of the battle. You will get it off. Journaling is VERY IMPORTANT. I am obssesed with it.

We are going to North Carolina on Nov. 17. We are staying Friday night and Saturday night.
I guess the kids will have to miss school on that Friday. I don't know how I'll break it to them.

Go Yanks, Go Bears and go Steelers!!!!

Have a great Sunday guys!
Terri

Wait til next year!!! Ok, Now We can all get back to our lives. I can actually get some chores done in the evenings again, and I can get back OP. Of course I was disappointed :(, but Ellen was in tears :cry:. It was difficult explaining to her that it is only a game.

Have a happy Monday (if possible)

-JanieD

Wow....what a day yesterday was......sorry about the Yankees, it would have been great to see them win it again.

On the other hand, I'm doing the happy dance now....my BEARS pulled it off again yesterday, just in the nick of time! 28 seconds to go, they're losing by 14 points, and end up winning!!

Es, hang in there. We can't give up on this. Check out the journal that Myra and Terri have been keeping......what a great incentive for us, right?

Dianne, hope you had a good time hearing Justin play.....I must have missed it, what kind of group is he in? I love live music, just about any type. It must be fun to know someone in the band!

Janie, raiding the candy 3 times isn't as bad as it could have been. Those monthly chocolate cravings are deadly, glad you didn't do worse.

Terri, it'll be fun to get away with the family, won't it? Gee, hope the kids aren't toooo upset about missing a day of school :lol:

:wave: Myra, Joyce, Zoe......how are you?

I'm supposed to be hitting the books while Joe's working right now, but I'm having a difficult time concentrating today. Lots of homework to do for this class, in which, by the way, I've currently got an A going! I tend to choke up when taking tests, however, so am doing all I can to convince the instructor to have our final be an open book exam. I think he's beginning to wear down :D ;)

later!
~Jen

My Steelers lost in the last seconds. :(
Yeah for the Bears!!!!!! You beat those BROWNS!!!!!!!
They are our Number 1 RIVALS!!!!

So sorry about the Yankees. I was so hoping they could hold them in that yucky 9th inning.

Thanks everyone for our congrats on weighing and Brandon's team. We are excited. We are making plans right now.
Never have done this before with a team.

I had to briefly look at the posts. I will read closer tonight and will address anything I didn't see this time. :lol:

Have a great Monday night.
Terri

HI loosers ;)
I've sort of been at a plateau for the past month and am hoping that I can break through this week. Find out tomorrow when I WI. It gets so frustrating, but I must say I realy had a hard time staying OP with all the baseball stuff.

Jen, Thanks for the vote of confidence I suppose 3 times is not as bad as it could have been. Last night, like Terri, I did it right. I had a piece of Halloween candy but it was within my points so no guilt:cool:!

GOt to get back to work now. HI to everyone.

-Janie

Hello to you all
I was out of the office, last week at workshops so I got really behind on everythng, including this forum! It took me more than .5 hr to find the last thread I posted and read forward so I could caught up. I guess these new threads does work if you check them every day or two.
Enough complaining. I'm doing WW for the first time and after 6 weeks of steadily losing, I gained. It was only .6 lbs so I'm not too disappointed. I just it isn't a downward spiral. I'm blaming the Halloween treats. That is very tempting for me. My children (6 & 8) now have these huge bags of candy around the house, I find that hard to deal with.

Take care all.

Brouphy,

Don't get bummed. A half a pound is nothing. It could be water retention. You will lose it again plus some next week.

Hello:wave:

Welcome back Bouphy:) You had a small gain which I'm sure you'll lose by next week. Halloween set us all back alittle. We have to be strong the next couple of months, with all the holidays. We will be here for eachother;)

JanieD, I feel like I've been on a plateau for the past year:rolleyes: It's my fault. I don't try hard enough but I won't give up no matter what.

Hi Myra, Terri, Jen, Dianne, Zoe, Joyce & Red.

Till tomorrow.

Love,
Es

Hello my buds :wave:

Terri - Sorry about the Steelers - bummer!

Jen - congrats on the Bears win -:cool: And you go girl, an A in class - wow, that's really something to be proud of!

Es- yes, the next couple of months with the holidays will not be pretty:lol: but, we'll get through it.

Welcome back bouphy - don't worry about that 1/2 lb. you'll get that off in no time.

Hi Zoe, Myra, joyce and Janie - did I miss anyone (I'm always missing someone:dizzy:

Well, the nicest thing I can say about the yankees losing is that it was just someone else's turn. And the DB's did play their butts off, gotta give them credit. Next year!!!!!!!!

Well, I've been working my butt off at work - Good God, it's soooooooooo busy. Something funny happened today. My boss had a meeting and I had coffee and danish set up for them. Well, a few mins. after the meeting started, my boss comes out all in a panic and says "something's wrong with the coffee pot - we may have to have them bring up another one". So, I go check out the coffee pot and there's all these "scholars" standing around looking at the darn coffee pot and shaking their heads. So, I go over to the pot, turn the little "Open/Close" button and push down on the "push button", look them all dead in the eyes and start pumping out a cup of coffee:lol: Now, you must remember these are professor/engineers/scholars, etc. but they couldn't get a cup of coffee! They said how did ya do that? And I couldn't resist............ I said "I am woman, hear me roar" and walked out cool as you please:devil: Holy moly, scary isn't it?

Well, I've gotta go take a shower and get ready for tomorrow which I know is gonna be just as bad as today.........can't wait til Thursday, my boss goes to another campus so he can't bug me as much.

I hope you guys are all doing well. I'll talk to yous soon.

Hugs,
Dianne

Too funny Dianne! My husband liked that. He's an Engineer!
You go girl!!!!

Welcome back Bouphy. Half pound is nothing for a week like this one. HALLOWEEN. You will get that off easy.

JanieD,
You will break that plateau. Patience is the key. Hang in there with us.

Jen,
I still can't believe the way the Bears beat Cleveland. It was the craziest thing I ever saw. It was so COOL! 2 touchdowns in mere seconds at the end of the game. WOW!!!!!That kept the Steelers in First by themselves. If Cleveland would have won then they would be tied with the Steelers for first and then they play each other next week in Cleveland. AAAAAHHHH!
I wonder what the people that left the Chicago field before it was over and were walking toward their cars thinking they would lose thought when they heard the crowd go nuts ?????? :lol:
I would have wanted to throw myself in front of a car.

Hi Es, Zoe, Joyce and Myra

Terri

Good morning girls!

Bouphy, glad you're back :) Put your Halloween gain behind you, you've had 6 successful weeks, that's great!

Terri, I hate hate hate it when "fans" leave games before they're over. Serves them right if they miss a great comeback! Every time we go to a game we sit till the end, win or lose. And believe me, we've sat through some miserable endings with our Bears :lol: Congrats on your Steelers! We play Green Bay :devil: this Sunday. I can't stand Brett Favre.

Dianne, I heard you roar!!!! You go girl :D I loved that story! Didn't it feel good to say that?

Es, I'm right there with you on that plateau, but I'm slipping. I've been totally out of control with my eating. But won't give up. Hang in there, friend.

Joyce, how are you?

:wave: Hi Myra, Janie, Zoe

Spent 3 hours raking and cleaning up the lawns for winter yesterday. I was beat last night! We're going "power shopping" today at Gurnee Mills, it's a huge outlet mall.

later!
~Jen

Jen,
That was worth some activity points. You go girl!!!! Have fun shopping!!!!!

Hi everybody!!!!
Terri

Hi, I was wondering if you would mind letting another 40 something join your group. I joined weight watchers last year and managed to lose almost 30 lbs. Unfortunately, life took a turn and I started backsliding. Well, I gained the weight back and haven't gotten back on track until recently. Very recently, Monday to be exact. My plans are to rejoin ww next Monday, but for now, I am counting my points, drinking my water, and spending a little time on the treadmill.

I've been looking around at the ww threads and was pleased to see one in my age bracket. I usually post on a Support thread, but would really like to talk to more people on ww.


Ruth

Hi Ruth - you are more then welcome to join our little group, well, its getting bigger by the day, :lol: There's lots of support to be found here, and we have a good time too! I'm Dianne, lifetime (but slipped) ww member, who lost 30 lbs 6 years ago and managed to keep it off for 4 years. But as I like to say "life gets in the way" and I'm now starting fresh again. Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, I think you'll like it here!

Hi everyone else - hope you're having a good "hump day".

Hugs,
Dianne

Diane, Watch it;) Remember I am a scholar too.

Ruth, Welcome! We have a good time, but the more of us there are the more confused I get as to who wrote what. So please don't get annoyed with me if I mix up your message with someone elses. We scholars have enough trouble getting a cup of coffee :lol:

Bouphy, Welcome back!!!!

Everybody,
Well I'm still living in Plateau-ville. No change for the Third week in a row!!!!:p Oh well its better than gaining. Good luck tonight Myra!

Hugs,

JanieD

Hello my friends :wave:

Been working hard this week with my 'partner' out of the office. I'm feeling pretty good other than I had this horrible 'tightness' in my chest, neck and jaw that only lasted for 5 or so minutes but I haven't had that in so, so long. I did something so wrong ~ I checked out the internet for symptoms.....BAD BAD IDEA!! Now I have every disease that involves your heart!! :rolleyes: At any rate, I am concerned enough to be going to the doctor in the morning....short handed or not, I am going to take care of ME! I think I'm even imagining my arm not feeling "right". Geeze, am I crazy or what??? I'll let y'all know but with all this, I just haven't been in a posting mood. I have been thinking of you all and hope everyone is ok......

Hi Ruth, welcome to a great bunch of gals!! You'll love it here.

Love you guys,
Patti <><

I'm bummed. I thought it was a good week, but I gained .4. I know that's not much, but it is a gain. It just feels like everything is going against me. Could you believe that some people I do work for mislaid an invoice for a huge check they owe me. I don't know how I'm going to pay bills and forget celebrating my anniversary Monday. Still, I am determined to turn it around next week and lose that half lb. plus some.

Wow, thank you for making me feel welcome.

Well, I guess I'll tell you a little bit about myself. I live in Louisiana, I am 43 years old, wife and mother. My husband and I have been married 17 years this month. He has been wonderful, I started gaining shortly after we were married and he is as loving today as when we met. I have two daughters ages 24 and 21. I am also the grandmother of an 8 year old grandson, 3 year old and 5 month old granddaughters.

I am currently a full time college freshman. I am hoping to walk away in 3 1/2 years with an accounting degree. There may be times when you may not hear from me for a few days, I will most likely be studying my buns off.

Diane, I definitely understand the "life getting in the way". I was doing great, then my dad had a heart attack, gossip concerning losing my job (plant closure), daughter moved back home with one child and pregnant with another, etc... Anyway, you get the picture, it just all went down hill. Now I'm ready to commit to it.

Janie, I understand, it will take me a little while to get to know everyone. Thanks for the welcome.

Hi Zoe.

Thanks again
Ruth

Hi Ruth.
My name is Terri. I am a lifetimer too and 3 kids later here I am.
I am 42 and have been married for 19 yrs. to Bruce. I have Brittany-15, Brandon-10, Bradley-8
and a puppy who turned 1 yr. old today. Do y'all believe he is 1 already? Anyway, You will love it here. I am a teacher but I stay home right now. I admire you for going back to school. It is never too late. Way to go and soon we will say "weigh" to go.
WELCOME!!!!! BTW, My husband is the same way. I love to hear about great husbands. Mine is wonderful!

Zoe,
Take care of yourself. PLEASE let us know what the Dr. says.
It is probably stress. I'd be stressed if I had all the vacation dissapointments that you have. Keep us posted and I am so glad you are getting it checked out.

Myra,
I'm telling you I think it is muscle but I understand the
disappointment. This probablywill happen more since you are thinner. Not as much fat. You have to be fitter (smaller) with all that exercise. I hope they will do SOMETHING about that check. It isn't your fault.

Stick with it JanieD,
It will start falling off.

Hope everyone has a great Thursday! Survivor and ER DAY!!!!
Terri

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to our group Ruth. You came to the right place for support ;) I'm 47 yrs. old. Been married 21 yrs. I have a grown son, a cat & a dog who is like my baby. I've been struggling forever with 25 lbs. but I refuse to give up. I've tried every diet you could think of in between & I always come back to WW.

Zoe, you know this is probably stress related. With all that's been going on! You're in my prayers Girlfriend.

Terri, Tanner is 1 already!!!:eek: I remember so clearly the day you got him. He is so adorable. Time is going by too fast.

Myra, don't sweat it. You'll be fine. I can't believe how far you've come.

Janie, aren't you going to the gym? If you are I'm sure you're clothes are fitting better. I've stayed the same but my clothes fit so much better. I don't know where I would be if I wasn't working out. Hang in there!

Dianne & Jen, we can do this!!! Want to start a Christmas challenge?

Well, gotta get ready for work. Have a great day:wave:

Thanks Es! He is such a baby still though. I just love him. I take him with me when I drop the kids off at school and when they get out he jumps to the back seat and plasters his head up against the window and screams for them. The teachers go into hysterics laughing. The anniversary of Bucky's death is the 25th. That will be sad. Hopefully we will be in Virginia with Brandon's football team and I won't have much time to think about it.

Hi everybody. Hope your Thursday goes well.

Terri

Welcome, Ruth, glad to meet you. :) You'll like it here, I'm positive.
I'm 48, from the Chicago area, married 30 years, 27 yr. old daughter, 23 yr. old son, two grandsons, 6 and 16 months. I'm also (finally!) going to college, on a part-time basis. Lost 32 lbs. 2 years ago, and have been stuck there. I'm refusing to give up, know it will "click" again for me....hopefully soon!

Myra, hang in there...you know that your last few months have been filled with lots of good losses. You've worked hard and must be feeling great, that's something to concentrate on. I hope the mess with the check is straightened out, that you don't have to wait too much longer to receive it.

Zoe.....are you okay? Stress can do incredible things to a body. Hopefully that's what it is, rather than a more serious problem. Take it easy at work!!!! it will always be there........

Terri, Es, Dianne, Joyce, Bouphy, Janie....whew!!!! the list is growing! :wave: HI

~Jen

Hi again, I hope everyone is having a great day. The weather is great here and am still op. I just pre-registered for spring classes. I am really proud of myself, I signed up for a conditioning exercise course. I have vowed to take a health and physical education course every semester. I will not win the battle, I will eventually win the war!!!!

Hi Terry, Jen and Es, it is nice meeting you.

Well I have just had lunch and I still 6 to 13 points that I can use for supper. I've also walked a mile on the treadmill this morning and plan to walk another mile or so before the day is over.

Well, I've got to head back to class. Ya'll take care, I'll check in later.

Ruth

Hi :wave:

So glad Friday is here. I have 4 days off & I'm looking forward to every minute of it. I already started my Christmas shopping. First time I started so early. I'm psyched! I got my Xmas club money.

I was so off program today. I don't know what happened to me. I had such a sweet tooth. Can't blame it on PMS cause I don't get that anymore since my hysterectomy in 1992. I get these cravings every now & then.

Ruth, good for you. I like your attitude;) Winning the war!!! How much do you want to lose?

Jen, I don't think I ever heard that click!! If I did I forgot what it sounds like:lol:

Zoe, please let us know how you're doing. We're worried about you :(

Hi Terri, Dianne, Myra, JanieD, Bouphy & Joyce:wave:

Till tomorrow.

Essie

Hi everyone :wave: I'm here, alive and kicking......

I went to the doctor today and my BP was 120/74. How's that for a good BP?? :) Everything I explained to the doctor made him think stress but he said he would do an EKG, schedule a stress test and then a complete physical. He did the EKG today and it came out fine.....nothing but normal. I'll have the stress test a week from tomorrow and a complete physical 12/11. I feel so great tonight, so much better than last night when I was so worried. He said that even though my grandfather died of a heart attack and my dad has had a 'stint' put in, he doesn't consider that "heart disease" since it came with old age. He also said that since I got this attack when I was just sitting, he tends to think it's not my heart......so as of right now, I'll live. :D Thanks for all your prayers and concern. I really appreciate all of you!!

Later guys.......

Me <>< .....eating healthier now............

Zoe, you are in my prayers. Take care of yourself.

Essie, I too had the munchies all day. I made the mistake of having a WW ice cream sandwich. No more sweets for me. One bite and I am gone for the day.

I hope all are doing well.

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