WW Clubs and Groups - Tuesday's Thread

Just starting the thread. Will be back later to post a nice, long message to bore everyone to tears... :lol:

Morning Jess!

Hope everyone's morning is good. I weigh in in 2 hours - yikes! I feel lighter... I feel like I should lose. We'll see though. I ate out twice on Saturday and I ate out last night. Last night I was still within my range, so that wasn't so bad. I jsut want to be under 160 today. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. That'll be a milestone for me. In the 150's!!! Still scary though that I have another 50 to lose.

Ali - have you been watching hockey? I thought you guys would have been more dominant. I think they tied on purpose yesterday though because I'm sure they'd rather play Finland then Russia. Sweden's been out of control! What bites is that the gold and the bronze winners get to end with a win... so it's pretty sad that the silver/gold game the silver winners will have to end with a loss. What a downer.

Okay- well wish me luck that I'm out of the 160's for good.

Lisa

Hi Gals!

How is everyone? I had a great weekend :) Lots of time with friends and family. Guess what? Yesterday was my WI day & I lost another 2lbs! Yippee! Its amazing how well the program actually works when you follow it like you're supposed to :lol: I am so happy-I haven't had two weeks of losing in a long time. I am totally committed & motivated. I just need to stay that way. That's the hard part.

Lisa, I don't think we tied on purpose. Did you see the game last night?? In the second period we stopped hitting & then the Czechs dominated. They are such a physically aggressive team that in order to beat them we needed to be equally aggressive. In the third period they all looked tired & the pace of the game slowed quite a bit. Brodeur saved our butt in the third. If we had really wanted to lose don't you think that he wouldn't have bothered to stand on his head? Also if we had wanted to play the Finns so bad don't you think they would've started Belfour?? The Finns only play two teams really tough-us & the Russians so it wouldn't have mattered whether we won or lost because either way we have to be on our toes this next game. Its sure taking our team a long time to come together as a team. Too many superstars I think that at first thought they could come out & do it all themselves. The first period yesterday looked the way that we expected them to look the whole time. They need to find that & make it consistent. I think we need to shuffle our lines a little bit still too. I mean poor Ryan Smith gets put on the line with bashers Lindros & Nolan?? He is used to playing on a very fast line with the Oilers. I don't know how many times he was offside last night because the other two were too slow for him. Plus Smith is one of those guys who is consistently in front of the net waiting for the sweet pass but with Lindros & Nolan that pass nevers comes. I'd like to see him on a line with Iginla & Shannahan or Lemieux & Kariya or even put him with Fleury. Fleury sure took a beating in that game last night! Everytime they showed him he was being checked hard or laying on the ice! Feel sorry for the guy when he's only 5'6" but it was entertaining! Did you see that 2nd goal by Mario? Hasek was so over the line! Thank goodness for video goal judging! I knew right away it was over because Hasek, who is usually such a hothead didn't get up & try to contest it with McCreary. I'm looking forward to the next game. Ever game we've come out improved from the last so hopefully we'll have ti even more together by then. Anyway so sorry for going on & on about one of my favorite sports! I hope I didn't bore you all to death!!

Hi Jess, thanks for starting the thread. Are you starting a journal thread this week? Sorry I didn't have a chance to post much on it last week.

Hi to everyone that's posting right now & all of you lurkers out there come out & play! Welcome to all of our newbies too! Talk to you all later!

-Rina

Rina!! I didn't know you were such a nut like me!!! I actually only caught the first two periods. And So when they were down 2-1 I was thinking.... playing Russia might be a tougher job than playing Finland. And if they lost, they'd play Finland. But they don't want to lose because they want to go out showing they're a good team... so tying would be their best bet because they'd still be seated to play the Finns on Wednesday. However, I didn't see the third, so I didn't see how tired they were. You're right.... though, too many superstars can backfire. It's tough since they only had a few days together as a team before getting in there. It's so faced paced with the fast face offs. I was getting woried about our goaltenders, but they've really come around. However, they've each oly played on game and I think we'll need to look to one guy to get it done. A rotation when so much is at stake makes me a little nervous. And our hero's so far aren't the ones I would have guessed - Scott young (an alum of my alma matter!!) and LeClair! I went to BU and the team has 5 BU grads on it. GO BU!!!

Okay - don't want to bore the other posters. Hi ladies.

I weigh in in 45 minutes!!! ACK!

Hey girls! Hope everyone is doing well. I don't have much time to post, but wanted to stop by and say hi since I haven't been around much lately. I am moving on Saturday so things have been really crazy trying to get everything organized. But I am excited to be in my new, BIGGER place and just found out yesterday that my landlord (who is also my friend) bought all new appliances!

Hi Jess!
Lisa - Good luck at weigh in!! Hope you're under 160!!
Rina - It sounds like you are as crazy about hockey as I am about basketball!

I'll try to check back later to see what everyone is up to!

Wow I didn't realize how dead the board was yesterday. I think a bunch of people must have had off for Presidents day. Yesterday I was op so that was good plus I earned 7 activity pts but they only count 4 of course but regardless I ended the day with 5 bankable pts. Today I plan to do well. I packed my lunch so that is always a good start. I find that I am most hungry in the afternoon I am not much of an evening eater.

Ok I have a question for the runners. I am thinking about running at Race for the Cure. It's a 5k run or walk but I have read in all of my fitness mags that training for something like this is a good motivator for weight loss. Anyways it is only 3 miles but I don't run. I am just wondering if it is naive to think that in 2 months I will be able to suddenly jog 3 miles. What do you guys think. I do aerobics now but I know that it is different to run. I Know that Kirsty and Lolly have run before in these type of event. How long were your runs? Ok I would definitely appreciate some feedback. I am really excited at the prospect of it so I hope I will be able to do it :)

Ali- AHA! I knew it wasn't the friend ;) I know what you mean about having friends out of town. My best friend lives in NY and I am in Michigan. I haven't seen her in a year. I am really tempted to hop in my car and drive there. It will take about 10 hrs but I miss her :(

Lisa- Good luck at WI. Don't think about the 50 more look at where you've come from. YOur stats are soooo impressive. Bravo!

Morning Jess!


I shall return!
Becky

oops missed 3 posts while I wrote mine

Jkarr- Morning! I am so glad that your apt is nice. New appliances, that is always a good thing. I hope that moving isn't too stressful I have moved 2x in the past year and a half. From school in Va. to home with my parents to my current home. It is fun but it can get crazy so I wish you peace of mind :)

Rina and Lisa all I have to say is that you scare me:dizzy: How do you remember all of that? I am just kidding I enjoy sports also but it is safe to say I don't enjoy them 1/2 as much as the two of you :) My dad was athletic director or my HS and he played college b-ball so of course my 3 sister and I played a lot of athletics in h.s. but I guess I don't watch a lot of them. I think it is so funny that my dad being the sports nut that he is had 4 daughters :D Well girls I hope that your teams do well.

Morning everyone! It's Tuesday, and I'm back after a nice, long, three-day weekend.

I WI today, yikes... :eek: I can honestly say that I'll be pleased if I've managed to maintain after the weekend I had... We'll start with Thursday--V-day, didn't much bother with WW. Friday started out OK, but I wound up drinking WAY too much (we're talking I was walking around the bar grabbing behinds) and of course, getting the major munchies. Saturday, I was hungover and my sister and I were desperately craving Burger King. Can you say "whopper"? :D However, I got back OP starting Sunday. So, if I'm still where I was last Tuesday, I'll be VERY pleased.

I'm kind of looking at new cars today, does anyone have any ideas of something affordable and fun? I really want an SUV, but don't think I can afford one...

Didn't mean to end that message quite so soon... It's sort of like Monday, and I'm still very tired.

I was going to respond to other posts, here goes...

Lisa--Good luck getting out the 160's for good! I just wish I could get into the 160's. :)

Rina--Sure, I'll start a journaling post for the week. I'm glad I'm not the only one who uses it...

Becky--I do Race for the Cure every year (my mom's a survivor). Ya know, you don't have to run the entire thing. In fact, I don't run any of it. :) A lot of people at the one in Omaha don't run, in fact, it's marketed here as a walk/run. If you do want to run, I have a friend who trained for a 27 mile marathon, maybe I could get some training info for you, if you'd like.

OK, now I'm gonna get back to looking for cars. Will check back later...

Becky -
I run 5ks (I am running one this Sunday!) and definitely think you could be ready to do it in 2 months. Check out this link for a pretty realistic training program (the schedule is at the very bottom of the page):

http://www.cararuns.org/training_programs/5ktraining.html

I run the Y-Me Race Against Breast Cancer and the Race for the Cure every year (my mom is a 4 year survivor), as well as a few other races.

But as Jess said, you don't have to run the entire thing. You should start running a bit now and see where you are the day of the race. Run as much as you can, but it is okay to run really slowly or walk if you have to! You will be swept away with how powerful the event is and that may give you more motivation than you expected. A lot of people run in memory or in honor of someone they know with breast cancer, and to be able to wear a sign "in honor" of my mom as I ran past so many people running "in memory" of their moms kept bringing tears to my eyes as I thought about how lucky I am that my mom is still here. It is really a remarkable experience and I say GO FOR IT!!!!!

Hi everyone! I'm playing catch-up since I was off yesterday.
I haven't been able to read the posts, but I need to get back to work.
News Flash!! Does anyone eat "Pirates Booty" chips?? Good Housekeeping did a test on them because the chips or puffs were supposedly on 2.5 grams of fat per serving. The tests showed they were actually 8.5 grams of fat on an amount less than the suggested serving!!! GH called them on it and the Pirate Booty company was going to try to recall the packages, but it doesn't seem like they were trying very hard!!!

WOO - HOO!!!!!! 158. Down 3 pounds! I have my friends to thank for that. They were so supportive this weekend when they came to visit. A lot of my friends get pushy when I won't drink if they come into town. They're like, "COme on, let's get drunk. I'm not here very often." But this weekend my friends were totally supportive. Kept ordering me diet cokes at the bar.... worked around my gym schedual! It was awesome. They rock!

Jen K - your place sounds awesome. And that's cool you're friends with your landlord. That's got to be nice.

Grace - I think you could have time. YOu'd be surprised. I had never run before, and I just started adding 5 minutes of running to my treadmill workout. Then I'd up it about 2-3 minutes a week. at 185 (a lot of weigh for being 4'10") I could run about 2 miles. Now I'm up to 4. I think it you pace your self, stretch and gradually increase your time running, you should be fine.

Jess - grabbing behinds!! :) Isn't that the best! Sounds like you enjoyed your evening (as did many of the men that night!)

Stacey - OMG!!!! Really? I do eat Pirates Booty!!!! Quite a bit actually. Thanks for the update. Man!

Well ladies, back to work!

Lisa

Thanks for all of the 5k advice. I am really excited and I talked to a guy here who runs Marathon marathons like 26 miles:eek: and he gave similar advice about just adding a few minutes at a time. I cried just reading about people running in memory of moms. My grandmother died of cancer that started in her breast. I think of her often and would love to feel like I am doing something to further the cause. I hate to admit it but I didn't think of t hat before I mainly wanted to do it as a fitness goal. How shallow am I? :( Oh well I am so glad that you guys reminded me of the important purpose :)

Lisa- Yes I am soooooo glad that you did it. Look at you all skinny in your 150's!!!!! :D congrats!

Jkarr- thanks again I am definitely going to check out the website.

Lisa, Jess, Jen- How often do you run per wk? I do aerobics and I am just wondering how I should work it in? I guess maybe the website will be able to answer some of my questions but we will see. Thanks girls!

Still OP so if I am good tonight I will have had 2 successful days of exercising and eating. I know it may not seem like much but for the month that I have had it is wonderful :)

BBL
Becky

OOH forgot to mention that I bought Sweet Escapes Crunchy PB bars and I love them. It is like a butterfinger! Only 2 pts! AHHH Such Bliss!!!! Only one question How do I not eat the whole bag? :lol:

Lisa - WOO HOO!!!! I am so happy for you! You have come so far and I have no doubt that you will get to where you want to be. Try not to rush it - it will happen. I bet you look great!!

Hi Stacey!

Becky - I usually run about 4 miles at a time, 3 times a week. I run about a 10 minute mile, so I am by no means fast, but am comfortable with my running abilities as they are now. If I run too much, I seem to suffer from foot/knee problems. I'm sure since you already do aerobics that you can make the transition to running as you are already in good shape. Let me know if you have any questions! I think signing up for a 5K is great motivation. That is why I do them every couple of months - it keeps me running more regularly than I would if I had no goal. (and I don't think it is shallow that you originally decided to do it simply as a fitness goal.)

Jen- I went to the website and they had a 5k run specifically. I am so excited. I am going to try and get up and start the training tomorrow morning. We will see how it goes. The first wk though you run 1 1/2 miles straight. I hope that I can do that. This program reccomend everyday but at least 3x/wk. So I will shoot for that and see if I can drop one day of aerobics.

Ok I really cannot stop eating the sweet escapes. I don't think that I will be buying these until I have a bit more control. I ate 5 I can only admit these things to you guys. I am a choc-a-holic.:o

Just wanted to drop in and say hi to you all. Being a mom is great...but I am having a hard time getting back with WW. I am really taking it one day at a time.

Hope all is well with everyone.

Trish

COnfession!!! after being so gung-ho after weight in, we went to lunch for my co-workers birthday and we went to an indian buffett!! Nothing was too unhealthy, and I didn't go back for seconds.... but I had PLENTY on my plate my first visit. My portions were way too big. I'm guessing about 20-25 points for lunch. BUt I only had a 2-point breakfast, so I'll have a 3-5 point dinner and backwards bank. Are we not supposed to bank backwards? SOmeone here said that last week, but my leader has never discouraged that.


Becky - I surely couldn't have run 1 - 1.5 miles on my first try. I started at 5 minutes, then 7-8, then 10, then 15. and so on increasing each week. Of couse my legs are so short that I run a 13.5 minute mile. But hey - run and see how it goes. You might just run a mile and think "hey - this isn't bad."

I do about 45 minutes of cardio 4-5 times a week. In addition I walk at lunch 3-4 times a week and lift 2-3 times a week. But I don't always run for my cardio. I usually do the EFX elliptical trainer for 45 minutes, but if the machines are full and there's a wait, I'll do the treadmill. I usually walk for 2-3 minutes, then run until I can't anymore (about 20-30 minutes) and then walk the remaining. I sometimes psych myself out like "Okay, if I can run for 5 more minutes then (insert wish here.)" And then I keep adding to it. Anyone else do that?

I always do that... like "Okay, if I can go just 10 more minutes, then I'll (and I make my wish.) Of course they never come true, but it helps to play that game with myself. Okay - so I probably sound like a nut now!!!!

Jen - Thanks. I'm not rushing it, believe me. I wish I could. I was at a horrible plateau all of august, sept and october! it was awful. But I kept reading up and it would say that plateaus happen. Your body forces them so it can get used to a certain weight. ANd every time I read something on them, it said that they eventually break. And they always threw out the hard cold truth.... most of the time, it's not a true plateau but one caused by burnout. You stop doing all the things you were doing when you were losing weight a little at a time until you don't realize it. LIke journaling, drinkng water. And when I wasn't journaling, I was prob underestimating my points by like 5-10 points a day. But I think some of my plateau was a real one. I mean 3 months!! At least I learned how to maintain and not gain, right. It was like practice.

I'm going to try and post my weight loss graph here. We'll see.

Y'all have a nice afternoon!

Lisa

hi Trish - I can imagine it would be hard to do when you're having to take care of a little one. I'm sure you'll do fine. I bet you burn some calories chasing after the little one!!

Here's my graph... at least I hope this works.

Hi Trish! We miss you!! I hope little Alex is doing great!!

Lisa - I don't think you are nuts at all. I play those exact same games with myself when I run! Glad I'm not the only one.

I'm ready to go home! I'm tired of working.
I went yesterday to my old college and reapplied. I'm going back to get my Education degree! One class per semester for awhile since I'm not too much the 'College' type. Although I quit beating myself up over my past history with grades, it still makes me mad that I wasted so much time and money with my goofing off and skipping class!
Congrats to all the losers!! I hope I'm down just a wee bit at my WI tonight, but with TOM next week, we'll see. I'm definitely going, though!
Well, boss is on a smoke break, but I must get back to work!
Bye for now~

Hey all. I was out of the office most of yesterday and trying to catch up today. I am really busy and was given more projects to take over. It is rainy and foggy here and we are supposed to get more tonight and possibly snow tomorrow.

About the Pirates Booty. I noticed that the health food chip area at the grocery store was quite empty this weekend. I know the PB info came out a couple weeks ago and they were blackening out the labels. So this definately is a true thing. So sad, if it is too good to be true... it is!

Back to work!

Lisa, that's an awesome graph!!!

Confession after I admitted to eating 5 sweet escapes I ate 3 more . I just cannot make chocolate that accesible. I guess that I will have to find some other way to get my chocolate in. Hmmm like maybe having self-control and stopping at 1 or 2. Oh well so now I am at 26 pts for the day which leaves me 1 pt. however I did bank 5 yesterday adn plant to work out tonight which earns 4 more pts but still a bit ridiculous. Does anyone else have this problem where you eat wayy too many low fat snacks. I definitely do.

Lisa- I want my weight loss graph to look like that . Someday ! OH and don't sweat the lunch it sounds like you have got a plan. Of course this is coming form the girl who ate 8 sweet escapes. I am truly so embarrassed and not quite sure why I am sharing this fact with people:o

Jen- It sounds like we are having similar weather. iam blaming the dreadful weather for how tired I have been feeling and for my overwhelming desire to eat. The wdownside is that no matter what I blame I am the one who has to deal with the weight gain.:^: OH well

Trish- Great to hear from you. I am sure it must be difficult right now. Like you said just give it time.

Oh and lisa thanks for the little game that you play when you run on the treadmill. I am definitely going to give it a try. I am planning to start tomorrow so I will let you guys know if it worked. Little confession, when I do aerobics sometimes I fantacize that I am a dancer. Ya know learning the choreography. Ok another embarrasing fact that I have shared
:o :lol: You can taell that I am so hard at work today. I think I have posted like a bizillion times :)

Becky - I love our confessions!! I make wishes while I work out. You pretend to be a dancer (which I will have to try)! I laughed pretty hard at your post.... I know what it's like. You buy those sweet escapes to be good, and end up eating the whole bag. Been there, done that. We sound like an exerpt from Bridget Jones' Diary, do we not.

My latest wish while I'm working out: that this guy I like will ask me out if I can go just 5 more minutes. He's yet to live up to his end of the bargain!! If he only knew!

Last night I went 10 extra minutes so I could add sour cream to my burrito... not quite the same... but it was a compromise.

Share, share.... it all makes us feel that much more normal!

(I'm with you on the work today!)

Lisa