WW Clubs and Groups - Fabulous 40s #88

Repost from # 87:

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.

Thank goodness Zoe,
I was worried about you. Please do everything that Dr. tells you now. I worry about heart too cause of my parents. My mom had a heart attack in 93' but it was due, mainly to diptheria when she was young and my dad has cardiomyopathy (enlargening of the heart) and he contracted it from a virus that went to his heart. So I am not sure if there is heart disease in the genes. I am making sure just in case.
Take care friend!!!!!

I did most of the Christmas Shopping already. I have a few things to get. I hate waiting until the last minute.

Ruth,
That is a great plan. Keep us posted.

Es,
Hope tomorrow is a better day for you. I am so glad that sweets don't affect me that way. I would have a much harder time.
If I feel deprived at all I want to pitch everything. You guys have helped me so much. And we are here to help you.
You too Myra. That is a good idea to just stay away from sweets if you have to. Good luck!

BYE Everybody! :wave:

Terri

Hello My Buds:wave:


Zoe, so happy to hear you're alright. Something like that happened to me a few yrs. ago & the Dr. said it was anxiety. When you feel stressed out start praying immediately. Don't let the enemy get the best of you. You know the power of prayer;)

Today will be a better day. I have to be strong. Have to have WILLPOWER, MOTIVATION, POSITIVE THINKING! Like Ruth said, I will win this war!!!

Terri:eek: almost finished with your Christmas shopping. Wow! I made up my mind last year that I wasn't going to wait till the last minute. I really can't deal with the crowds.

Myra, I should eliminate sweets all together. That's probably my problem - once I start forget about it, can't stop! Pete took the day off today. I will be hanging out with both my men so there's going to be temptation. They always want to eat out.:rolleyes: If I do I'll make healthy choices.

Well, gotta get ready to take my car in for maintenance then this afternoon have a Drs. appt. to find out my cholesterol results.

Have a great day everybody.

Love,
Es

Essie, Kenny's off today too. Same type of temptation. But with the money problems we've been going through we might just hang out here. Eating out's tough. Good luck! Have fun! Enjoy each other.

Good morning ladies, TGIF!!!!! I hope everyone has a good weekend. I have three test next week, so my nose will be in the books all weekend. The effort that I have put into school is what helped me get back on track. If I can be consistent and motivated to study, then by God, I can find the WILLPOWER to conquer the "food demons". LOL

Well I don't know how much I weigh, but in the 4 days that I've been op, my waist has gone from 42 inches to 39 inches, and my abdomen has gone from 44 1/2 inches to 42 inches. That is amazing. I kept redoing the tape measure thinking that I was doing something wrong.

Zoe, glad you are okay. My fathers side of the family is loaded with heart problems. One of his brothers died before 50, and a sister and a brother died in their early 50's. My dad had his heart attack at age 62. You'd think I'd look like a stick with those concerns!!LOL Just doesn't work out that way.

Stress can be terrible. A few years ago my husband broke out in hives. I had never seen that happen before. He really was stressed with his job, and one day on the way home he almost had a wreck. Well, by the time he made it to the house he was itching all over. The brain can do amazing things. Even when we think we have everything under control, the brain and body let us know different.

Terri, I've done some Christmas shopping done, but not near enough. I always say that I'm going to start early but never do. So this year, I'm doing a little at a time. Before December gets here I should be done.

Well ladies, I guess I will get on the threadmill for a little while, then I have to jump in the shower and go to work. Well it really isn't work. My friends husband died in June, he owned a paint and body shop and she has kept the business open for now. Her regular secretary is at school three mornings a week. I go in to answer the phone those mornings. I do it for free, the business is just paying its own expenses for now. I imagine she will sell it in time since she works full time for the school board.

Well I better go, talk to you girls later.

Ruth

That is sweet of you Ruth. My ex- SIL' s husband died at age 45 in April and she was lost as what to do with their business. It does help to have great friends. Good luck.
Keep that heart in good condition girl. Good kob on jumping on the treadmill. Congrats on the inches lost. That is wonderful! :D
The gif at the bottom is for you!

Es,
Good luck with your cholesterol. Let us know. :(

Well I just got back from the gym. I love it! I love to just do weights and then the elliptical trainer and treadmill. On the weekends I can get on my treadmill and bowflex and I don't feel guilty about not going. I go on Mon. Wed. and Fri.
I really am enjoying it. Bruce said he is going to change his name to Jim. :lol:

TTYL
Terri

So aggravating:mad: I just posted a long post & it never came thru!

Ruth, that's wonderful. I know lots of people that rather measue themselves than get on the scale. Terri picked the perfect attachment for you.

Myra, we went out for breakfast. I had a western omlet with hash browns & whole wheat toast. Tomorrow I will eat at my low range.

Terri, that elliptical trainer is really something. Pete loves it. I love the treadmill. I'm glad you like going to the gym. It's so good for you. My cholesterol is coming down. From 320 it's down to 224! The good one is high & my Dr. is very happy about that. She gets happier than I do :lol: I have to go back in 3 mths. By then it should be normal. I gotta work hard!

Well, let me sign off. Have to get up early to go to the gym.

Till tomorrow:wave:

Love,
Es

I am so happy for you Essie! 224 is getting there. The good cholesterol is high! YAY!
I am really starting to like the elliptical trainer. At first it was like
stand in front of it with fingers in the shape of a cross. Now I am actually looking forward to going on it. I am advancing on it everytime either in intensity or length. I love the treadmill the best though. I always get on while the View is on because I can't get off until it is over or I will miss it. :lol:

Have a great weekend everybody!
:wave:
Terri

It really is an incredible workout, isn't it, Terri? When I started I struggled with level 1, now I am doing 30 min. at level 6. It is my fav cardio machine. But I still like classes much better.

WOW!!! What a woman! level 6!!!!! I am just maikng level 3.
You are set for life loving all of this exercise. I can't believe I am starting to love it. Let's go!!!!!


Well,
I reached GOAL today!!!!! The ww one anyway. Not my personal
goal which is 10 more pounds. But I will start going back once a month now to the meetings.
Brandon lost 1 of the 2 he gained.
Britts isn't up yet.
Terri

Morning ladies,

Terri, Congratulations on making goal. That is wonderful. It is so encouraging for the rest of us who are just starting out or halfway there.

What is an elliptical trainer? Do most gyms have them? I wonder if the gym at school will have one. I guess I better check it out next semester. I love my threadmill. The only thing is that Im having some lower back problems and I have been taking it easy. I only stay on it 15 to 25 minutes at a time and I'm only walking at 2.5 or a little higher. When I had lost my weight before, I was walking at 3.5 and staying on it for an hour at a time. Oh well, with perserverance I will get there again.

Es, that is wonderful. Mine as been borderline for a few years now. It is around the 207 range. However, the tricylcerides are up in the 400's. I think the number on them is suppose to be lower than 100. Maybe now that I have started eating better I can get it back down.

Myra, great going with the exercise. I can't wait to get my endurance up. Currently I have to make a real effort to just get on the treadmill. Keep up the great work!

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Ruth

They are intense. They are sort of like a stepper but your feet go in an ellipse so there is less impact injuries. Also your arms go back and forth so you are exercising your whole body. It is an incredible workout.

Terri! CONGRATULATIONS!! You continue to inspire all of us here on this thread. I'm very happy for your success.

Es, glad to hear your cholesterol has gone down so much. No wonder your dr. is happy.

Ruth, sounds like you've done well, losing the inches. Perhaps not having access to a scale is good, you're seeing positive results in other ways. Keep it up!

We've had a great week off, Joe returns to work tomorrow :( He is relaxed, though, which was the main point! We got some Christmas shopping done; he did some projects around the house, installing new lighting on the garage; and just in general hung out together.

We took Brandon to the circus on Friday evening...what a great time we had! He enjoyed it tremendously; his gramps was very generous, he came home with a bunch of souveniers. :lol:

The last two months have been very trying for me in terms of overeating and being off program. Jess and her family are visiting this weekend; when they go home they're taking with them all the snacks and candy that have been appearing in this house, due to Halloween, birthdays, company, etc.

Hi to Myra, Dianne, Joyce, Zoe, hope I haven't missed anyone!

GO Steelers! GO Bears!

~Jen

Thanks so much Jen. It feels good.
That will be nice to get rid of all the snacks. I know how it is when my family comes down once a year. The food is unbelievably different. That will be nice to rid yourself of all of it.
This Month is going incredibly fast.

How did the Bears do? "Da BEARS"
Steelers won in overtime. YEAH!!!!

Happy Veterans Day!
Terri

Hi Buddies:wave:

Missed all of you. I didn't get a chance to get in here at all this weekend. Busy, busy busy.

Every Sunday morning when I get up I think about how nice it would be to be able to go to WW meeting. The Sunday leader is my favorite. She's kind of loud but very motivating. Just looking at her makes you want to stick to exercising. She is so toned. Do you all remember Susan Powter? She reminds me of her. Oh well <sigh> church is more important. Today my Pastor preached on fear. It was awesome!

Terri, this month is going by very fast! Congratulations on reaching goal!! You must be on cloud nine;) I don't know how it feels but I will one of these days.

Jen, so nice you & Joe spent time together. Don't you love Christmas? All the stores with their decorations & Christmas carols. My favorite holiday. We're going to be off the week before Christmas. I am so looking forward to it. I know it's been hard to stay on program but we have to try real hard the next 2 - 3 months. We have to plan & journal. It's very important. We don't want that extra weight creeping up on us. I'm off tomorrow. I'm going to the store to buy what I need to make the 0 pt. soup.

Ruth, I'm sure you'll get your cholesterol down. With a little exercise here & there you'll be fine;) I've had this problem all my life. My body produces it, that is why it's crucial for me to keep exercising.

Hi Myra, Diane, Zoe & JaneD.

Let me go check out the WW site. Haven't been there in a while. Have a good night everybody:wave:

Es, I read in one of my textbooks something about high cholesterol being inherited. I guess that is what they were refering to. I've only had mine checked a few times in the last few years, I don't know what it was like when I was younger.

Jen, how many grands do you have? I have an 8 year old grandson and two granddaughters, Caylin is almost 3 and her sister is 4 months in a next week. I'm babysitting Caylin tonight. I haven't kept her in a few weeks, so I offered while my daughter ran some errands. We went walking around the block, it is about seven tenths of a mile. Of course, it was very slow pace.

I know you enjoyed the time your hubby was off. Mine just started a new job, I don't know when we will be able to spend a week together. So, we are learning to make the most of the weekends. He will be working the night shift so there will be a lot of adjustments to be made.

Well, I had a pretty good weekend. I did go out to eat lunch today at one of the casinos. I ate a salad with italian dressing, boiled shrimp and baked fish, I also had corn on the cob, okra and tomatoes and a spinach dish. By the way, I only had small portions of the spinach dish and okra.This was my only meal for the day, figured since I'd have a hard time counting points, I might as well not take any chances. I snacked on banana and strawberries dipped in a chocolate dip that I make out of fat free hot chocolate mix and fat free sour cream.

Tomorrow my friend and I start back going to ww meetings. I'm really excited. I'll let you know what my weigh is and what my goals are. I think I'd like to try for 15 pounds every 10 weeks. That sounds reasonable. My goal weight is around the 125 mark. That would put me in a size 7. (I think) It has been so long since I saw 125 I'm not sure what size I will be in!! LOL

Well, better check on the Caylin. I'll check in with you tomorrow.

Ruth

Diane, I hope you are OK. I know you live near JFK. My dad is retired NYPD and I know that one of his Beats was Far Rockaway. I have to tell you I am afraid to listen to the news anymore. It seems everyday there is a new disaster to deal with.

Zoe, I am so glad that you are OK. You had us all concerned. You know my girlfriend was having panic attacks and it turned out to be perimenepause(sp?). Have you considered that as a cause? Me, I'm just having the night sweats.

Es, Great job with getting that Chol down!!! You are very special to us and we want you around a long time!!!

Well Everyone, STeve was gone all weekend and it was just Ellen and I. We had a really nice time together. Her Birthday is this Friday and we spent the weekend planning and buying stuff for her party. We put the little favor bags together and she picked out a couple more presents. Girl stuff. It was really nice.

The weather here is really stormy. I hope you all are having a great Monday.

-JanieD

Isn't this awful? I'm supposed to go to NYC tomorrow morning for a breakfast meeting. I'm not sure if I can get in. The NJ Transit buses aren't running today. Hopefully they will be running tomorrow morning.

Janie - I'm okay, thanks for thinking of me. We've been receiving calls from relatives all morning. I was really scared though because my sister lives in Far Rockaway and I couldn't get through to her, because my phone was'nt working and then neither was hers. But thank God she finally got through to me and she and the kids are fine. She lives about 4 miles from the accident. She and I are separated by a bridge of water. I'm in Howard Beach and when you cross the bridge over the water, you are into the Rockaways. The accident occurred in Belle Harbor which is halfway between my home and hers. Its scary when you can't reach someone. I got a call from my job this morning asking if I was okay, because Willie and I took the day off cause we went to a fundraiser last night and knew we wouldn't be getting home until around 2:00 a.m. Everyone in my job knows where I live so they started calling and couldn't get through.

I truly believe this was an accident not a terrorist threat, but of course, they are being extremely cautious and have closed the airports and the bridge to my sister's house is closed as well.
Also, after what happened on September 11, people get scared when they hear of airplanes crashing!

I feel so terrible about those poor people on the plane - its horrible. My heart goes out to them and their families.

I hope you are all well, and I'll speak to you soon.

Hugs,
Dianne

I have no knowledge of the geography of New York, so my ignorance shows when I hear of something occurring there and I don't know where you live in relation to the affected areas; my immediate thoughts were of you all.....Essie, Myra, Dianne. What a sad day, again, for all of us, especially for those of you in NY.

Ruth, I've got two grandsons, both my daughter's boys, Brandon was 6 in September, Matthew is going to be 17 months at the end of this month. Brandon and his mom lived with us the first year he was born, she was a single mom. He and I really formed a bond. I love spending as much time with them as I can; they grow so quickly, my kids' childhoods sped by and I miss it! They live 30 miles away, so usually spend two (or more!) weekends here a month. We've always been a close-knit family, and try to see as much of each other as possible.

Es, you are so right about being strong the next few months. I'm discovering the double-edged sword of having the luxury of being at home......while I'm able to pursue school, and other interests, I'm also eating more than I would if I were out of the house 60 hours a week, as I used to be. Gotta stay out of the kitchen!!!! :rolleyes: My goal this week is 3 meals a day. no snacks. That will be a big first step for me.

Terri, glad the Steelers won! My Bears lost to the dreaded pack.....sigh.....

Hi to everyone, Janie, I forgot you last time! sorry :o

have lots of homework, will check in later

~Jen

Diane, Glad to hear that you and your family members are all ok. I hope they open the bridge to your sister's house soon. You 2 probably need to give each other a great big hug.

Terri, I feel terrible... I am not always getting all of the messages and I'm not sure why, anyway, I missed the fact that YOU DID IT!!! Way to go girl!!! We are all so proud of you. From my own WW lifetime experience I can tell you that you are now on the hardest part of the journey. It's like graduating from college. It's not the end it's the beginning of the rest of your life. You'll be great though, You have to, 'cause we're all depending on you to show us the way ;)


HI to Myra, Joyce, Jen, Es, Zoe, Ruth and Bouphy...did I forget anyone?

JanieD

Just a quick note. Glad to hear that everyone is okay. I didn't realize that we had so many so close to New York. Of course, since I'm new, I haven't had time to really learn where everyone is from and remember it.


Well, I went to my first weight watchers meeting. I know that I have weighed between 186 and 188 THIS YEAR, but tonight I weighed 178.4 lbs. I was proud!! I only have to lose 53 pounds to reach my goal of 125. I know that I'll succeed this time, I came close last year, this time I'll make it.

I have some homework that I've been neglecting, so I need to get off the computer.

Ruth

178.4 Nov 12/163mini goal/125final goal

I am so glad you are all ok.
Dianne,
I am so glad your sister and her family are ok. That must have be HORRIBLE for everyone. I was worried last night too because I couldn't get on the site. I wish the pilot (if he had to crash somewhere) could have made it to the water.
Does your sister know the victims? This community has been through enough all ready with loss of firefighters and policemen.
My heart goes out to them.

Thanks for the congrats JanieD. and Essie.
It feels good but yes, the hard part is here. Maintaining. I know I will not gain it back this time. Because I have y'all.
Thanks!

Ruth,
Congrats on the good weigh-in. I'll bet it is wonderful getting a head start with this. That is like a loss of 10 pounds from the start.
"weigh" to go.

We went to the Veterans Parade in Huntsville yesterday. There were thousands there. First big turn out in years which is a shame. We go every yr.
The news carried it live (as they do every year) and I set the timer on the VCR just in case and we were right in front of where the anchors were. The roving reporter came over by us and grabbed Brandon and asked him a few questions. He had to say his name and tell why he was there. After the parade Brittany took the boys to the VIP seating area (across from us) because they wanted to thank some veterans and shake their hands. It was heartwarming.
Bruce talked to this older man behind us a lot and here he was a WWll pilot. He introduced us to him after the parade and Bradley hugged him.
We just got done watching "Band of Brothers" on HBO (It was on for 10 weeks) and it really makes you appreciate veterans more.

Well, I'll talk to y'all later!

Terri

Good morning everyone,

Terri - my sister's brother-in-law lives in that community and one of the houses that burned was across his backyard. He was lucky his house did not catch fire. I feel so bad for that community in Belle Harbor, they lost quite a number of firemen and emergency service workers on Sept. 11th. And there are about 16 people missing who were on the ground when this airplane hit. So sad. Two women here at my job live there as well and one woman's house was hit by a piece of the plane, she's out so I don't know exactly how bad the damage is. Thank God, her sons are in Catholic School so they were not at home when the plane hit.

Anyway, on to some good things -- Terri congrats on reaching your ww goal!! That's great news. Congrats to you too Ruth, its nice to start out on ww with a 10 lbs loss - good job!

Hi to Es, Jen (thanks for your concern) you too Janie. Hi Myra and Joyce & Zoe. Hope I didn't leave anyone out. Have a great day everyone!

Hugs,
Dianne

Hello Buddies, just poppin in to say hi. I haven't posted in the past few days cause I couldn't get in! I tried from work yesterday but I couldn't remember my password. I'm getting ready for work so I don't have time right now but I'll be back this evening. Have a great day! :)

Love,
Essie

Hi ladies, I'd give anything to be a morning person. The last few days I have crawled out of the bed feeling like I have a hangover. Of course, I know its lack of sleep. My husband is working crazy hours this week, 2am until 10:30 am. He goes to bed about 6 in the evening and I usually stay up until he goes to work. Next week he starts his regular shift of 9pm til 5:30 am. I think we will like this better.

I am so ready for the winter break at school. One month of nothing to do but work on myself and my home. I can be a pack rat and I need to do some major organizing. So that will be my goal for December and January.

I met a nice lady online last night. She has lost over 100 lbs. I visited her web site. When I signed her guestbood, she actually emailed me back. Seems her mother was from the same area of Louisiana. Anyway that was fun, we emailed back and forth for a little while.

I hope everyone is doing great. The food journals that you keep are great. I read them every other day or so.

Well off to work.
Ruth

PS where do you get all the cute graphics you use

Thanks Dianne. That poor community. It is all so senseless.


We still the graphics. You can get gifs just about anywhere. gif.com. or put in a search for them on the search engine. Save them to a folder and hit browse and it will take you to your folder and you click on the one you want and then hit ok and then it will come on.
Join our journal if you like. You are welcome.


Have a great day everybody.
Terri

HI gals!

I have to get to work so this will be short. I did it. I finally broke through my plateau. I lost 1.5# this week. I was begninning to think I was never going to loose anymore. I am also wearing a pair of pants that I haven't fit into in 2 years.

Happy Hump day everyone,

JanieD

That is great Janie. Hopefully your good luck will extend to me. I WI tonight.

Congrats JanieD. That is wonderful. Breaking through a plateau is a big relief. I am happy for you!

Terri

I'm so happy. I lost 3 lbs. this week bringing my total loss to over 30 lbs.

See ya at #89

Terri