Weight Watchers - Supporting Each Other on our Weight Loss Journey!

This is a great thread for those who want support, helpful hints, friendship and a great bunch of people to communicate with. This thread has existed for a long time and we keep re-starting it whenever the old one gets too long. Feel free to stop in and chat, we are not a "closed" group and welcome newcomers. Some of us have been together for well over a year, some only a few days, but we care about each other. We offer tips, we share, we pick each other up of the floor when we've had rough times and we applaud when someone does well.

So, please do stop on by and share a bit, support is what it's all about! We can really do this together. :hug:

OK, I am jumping here on the bandwagon! I have been a WW on and off for the past 30 years!!! About 4 years ago I lost weight on WW and then came to a standstill. I joined LA weight loss after that and took off more weight. I was at my thinnest I had ever been since the birth of my first son!!!! BUT, the weight started to creep back on....
I do not enjoy going to WW meetings -- I am a private person and they really do not inspire me. I feel that if I am going to do this, it has to come from within. So, I am doing WW with my subscription to E-tools and am doing fairy well. I am down 11 pounds and definitely want to keep going. I love that i can weigh in each Saturday in my own bathroom! I weigh in whether i "think" i had a loss or not..... I only have myself to be accountable to! I would love to join this board for some inspiration and friendships!!

3meows, welcome and I understand how some people really like their privacy. I hope whatever you are doing works for you.
I'm struggling as well.
It's been about 17 years since I became a WW lifetime member. I did well for a long time and then it came creeping back, bit my bit. I was doing better again about 4 years ago, then my dad got really sick and died. 4 months after that, mom passed away very suddenly. It's been a hard road for me to travel on and I can't seem to stay in control anymore.
Add menopause on to the equation and I'm just not doing well.
So, maybe we can help each other? I sure need the support!

hi ladies! can i join in too?

i have been doing weight watchers for about 2 months now, i dont go to the meetings, like 3meows, i wasnt really finding them inspiring, and i just couldnt afford the €10 a week. so every friday morning my husband weighs me and i give him the money. in november if i have dropped a dress size he will give me the money back to spend on sexy new clothes. i feel better about that because if we need the money in the meantime its right there.

I have a son who is 2 years old and i'm a stay at home mother. i find boredom to be the biggest trigger for me to go off plan. the days are long and toddler games arent very stimulating, so working on that is my biggest challenge.

looking forward to getting to know you all!

Hi Bonnie,
Welcome -- I am happy to have someone else on this board! I am a teacher and am home this summer so I am having a hard time staying on plan! I give you a lot of credit as a stay at home mom!!! My weigh in day is SAturday -- and I do it in the privacy of my bathroom! Not looking forward to the weigh in this week as I have been eating out a lot and not very committed to the plan. Keep posting and good luck!

Hi Bonnie,

Good luck on your weight loss journey. Have fun!

Cheers,

Erin

Welcome! Bonnie, I like that idea you have about putting the money aside for new clothes, maybe that will inspire me to try?
I'm away at our cabin on the lake and not on line much until after Monday, but just thought I would check in.
One thing that is on my side is that my stomach is bothering me today, I won't be eating much if this keeps up. Not fun, though and I hate this when I am on "vacation mode".

Hello Ladies,

I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend.
Eating is going well for me. I am off for a walk but wanted to say hello to everyone.
What are your plans for the day?

Linda have a great weekend at the cabin.

Take Care All
Ann

thanks so much for the warm welcome ladies!!!

3meows, how did the weigh in go? when do you head back to school? its really hard to stick to it when your routine is all off. do you teach elementary kids?

derrydaughter, hope you are having a fantastic time at the cabin! sounds like so much fun. i def recommend putting the money aside every week, the thought of the €150 sitting waiting for me is really keeping me on track today!

newlifestyle, well done on getting out for the walk! hope you have a great weekend!

me and dh are having our first date night in months tonight, we are going to see the time travellers wife and out for dinner. tbh i'm a bit nervous about eating out, it will be my first proper time, so i hope i can make the good choices. i have 5 points saved tho, so i can afford to have more than a salad! i'll let you all know how i get on!

have a great day ladies!

I have been doing WW since January and have lost 10 lbs. I have had a few periods of time where I did not do so well and did not lose weight especially this summer. Two vacations and 3 birthdays in the family were tough. I am up 2 lbs from my lowest at the start of summer.

However, I just got the GoWear Fit and school starts Wednesday. I will be back at the gym on weekday mornings between dropping my son off at school and starting work. I look forward to losing again.

Good morning ladies, I think I've been here before, but not sure. I started WW august 2008, lost 78 wonderful pounds. Had added stress....(like everybody) and gained 18 of it back. Then the clothes started getting tight, I started getting irritated with myself, and so on....Once again I realized that WW or whatever we are doing for ourselves is a lifelong process. Each day is a day I control by eating what I plan to eat. My second bit of knowledge is find food that you enjoy and still can loose weight with....if you don't feel cheated and you take care of your cravings then each day is better then the last. hugs...

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Hello ladies again, just checking out if I did this right...

I wish that was it.....I'll have to try again

Weigh in today, down 1.8 :carrot:

Before I weigh-in, I do that little mental justification thing, making excuses if I didn't lose. When I have a loss, I think I actually see that little carrot guy dancing in my head.

I have 6 more pounds to 168, that will put me in territory that I have not been to in a looong time. I did get to 168 a few years ago, but it was due to a very stressful and complete lifestyle change, not a positive one. So getting to that point being healthy is going to be very exciting.

I set my long term goal for 148, probably still a little heavy, but I was a size 10 at 145, uhm... 18 years ago. I just thought an even 50 pounds sounded good, and I am almost 1/2 way there. :carrot:

I received a few compliments this week, find myself moving more and bigger. When I walk, I walk stronger, longer strides. When I wait for the microwave, I am doing squats, sometimes I do lunges down the hall instead of walking. Pretty weird for me.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Ann, glad you are doing well. Walking is a great idea!
I'm going to get on my treadmill. Time is short today, but even 20 minutes is better than not at all.
Bonnie, hope you did well with your dinner out.
I ate out on Saturday night and ordered steak, mashed potato and vegetables. It seems like the most "plain" and safest choice on that particular menu. I often stick with plain food as when they add sauces and stuff like that, heaven knows what is in them!
Sheena, I am up a couple of pounds as well. We can work together.
At least my vacations are now over with, it's a love/hate relationship I have with them. I love to be away and enjoy things but my eating is terrible at those times. When I am home more, I eat better. Today is day 1 of my "back to business" food program. Time to get to work and make it happen.
Ernuse, good to have you aboard. I know what it's like to lose and then gain back and have clothes getting tighter. I'm there right now. I hope we can help each other.
Roundpeg, congratulations on the loss!
Well, I'm now home and will be doing a bit of grocery shopping and getting this place in order today. I plan on grilled fish for dinner and to take it easy on snacking!

Morning girls.

Busy, busy ,busy. My middle daughter is leaving for college on Wednesday and I have been trying to get her organised. Not an easy task. I didn't get to weigh in last week but I was down on my scales. I checked again this morning and I'm still down. I will try and go to a meeting this week but will not make my usual Wednesday morning meeting.

My youngest goes back to school on Thursday. I am so ready for school to start. Then I will be getting all my organising done. I have a list of things I want to do.

Good to see everyone. Enjoy the day.

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all doing well.
I guess everyone is just really busy lately. I had a great day yesterday. Was out having shopping therapy. It was fun and I haven't done that in so long.

What does everyone have planned for this week.

Do you plan meals ahead of time, daily, on the spot? What works for you.

I hope you all have a great day.

Take Care
Ann

Good Morning NLS, and Thanks!

I noticed we are close in height, weight and goal. Keep up the great work.

I have had a few weird days, just very bloated feeling. I must have eaten something that disagreed with me. But this AM, I am feeling more normal.

My daily menu lacks imagination. I have come to believe that I was literally living off of coffee and Dorito's for years. So I am having to learn how to eat from scratch.

My breakfast is always the same: multi-grain english muffin, egg substitute, peppers and onion and a bean salad thing I keep on hand (black beans, chili beans, corn, salsa and red pepper flakes. I keep it in the fridge in a big batch and eat it on all kinds of things). I dump everything on the muffin, eat what falls off with a fork then eat the sandwich part. Something about using a fork and my hands gives me a weird satisfaction, really filling and three points.

Lunches, lately, have been Arnold sandwich thin, Laughing Cow cheese and tomato slices (sometimes broiled). Sometimes a wrap with my bean salad and lettuce. I don't know what I will do when I get burned out on the bean salad!

Dinners are variable, nothing set, but I have a few frozen things I like that I eat.

I have to leave points available since I am still dealing with a sleep eating problem. I usually wake up in the middle of the night and eat a fiber one bar, log it in the morning. But that is so much better than the pack of poptarts I used to eat in my sleep. Maybe one day, I will get this sleep problem straightened out.

I hope everyone is having a great week!

Hi everyone! I posted a little hello on the meet&greet thread, but I wanted to come here also, as I see this thread is a bit more active.
I am back to WW for the second time, the first time being extremely short-lived. I went to three or four meetings and decided that now that I knew how to count points, I could just as easily do it at home. Unfortunately, I find that I really do benefit from the encouragement of a group, and public-ish weigh-ins help keep me accountable.
I don't keep a scale in my house, because I find that I tend to weigh myself once a day or more, and those little fluctuations throughout the week really play on my emotions.
I've been a member of 3FC for a year and a half, but haven't been active in almost as long, so I'm excited to really do it right this time! Great to meet a good bunch of people going through the same as I am, for support and encouragement!

Hi Ladies. I hope you don't mind me dropping in. I am not a WW but follow many of the principles and count calories instead.

School is beginning here. Busy, busy, busy indeed! Tonight we will meet the teacher. This is my first year to have both children in school. I am really looking forward to my new found time and am anxious to discover more about my own capabilities. It has been a long time!

Last night I did something weird for me. I stay up past 2 in the morning! LOL--I could never do that during the school year. I did it, because I could. LOL. I had too many processed foods however before going to bed. I overeat and feel like crap right now because of it. I am going to do a DVD in a minute and take a nice long bath and get myself all fixed up. I know it will make me feel better. Also, I am doing nothing but clean eating today.

Blackbetty--you look so familiar to me. Can I ask you what city you went to HS in?

Hi everyone. I do not feel like I've been trying at all and I need your help to recapture my motivation. What have you all done when you just don't feel like bothering anymore? I see that my weight is up but I have not been motivated lately at all.
I wish I could bottle motivation and sell it, I'd be a millionaire.

hi ladies!
well i went back to meetings. i found i was only kidding myself doing it at home. its not just the support, its the information. since i went i have found myself tracking and weighing everything and not just guessing the points and portion sizes! i am so determinded to get a good loss this week.its been a while since i've seen a shift in the scales!

this morning i made some meals for the freezer. on gym nights i was finding myself reaching for the easy options and not really putting anything very nutritious together because i just wanted to get out as quick as possible. also i was making the excuse of having to cook dinner as a reason for not going to the gym, so freezer meals eliminate all that! i'm not allowing any excuses this time!

derrydaughter, have you tried reading some of the success stories from here? they always push me on and make me more determined!

have a good weekend everyone!

DD- I haven't been doing this long enough to get frustrated yet, but when I do, I hope I can remember my feelings today.

I have "done" overweight before, I have never "done" fit before. There are many things I will never get to do in this life, but this is something I am pretty sure I can do.

What part of this are you getting burned out on? Exercise, eating well, tracking, are you getting burned out on the same foods? Maybe if we can figure out what part of your program is frustrating you, we can help you tweak that instead of chucking the whole thing.

hey all
I'm back and fat.....ter....lol!starting over............let's get this party started ;)

Hi girls. Very active thread good to see.

Back from moving daughter in. A very busy and emotional day.

I went and weighed in this morning and was down 5.8lbs. Now that was from 16 days ago. don't worry I didn't lose that in one week. So that's me 34lbs lost.

I will be back later. Have a good day everyone.

Hi everyone,
Had a very busy day so I don't have time for personals.
It sounds like it was busy here today.
I hope you all have great plans for the weekend.
Remember we can all do this.

Take Care
Ann

hello ladies!

i decided to change my stats to coinside with the "official" weight watchers ones. i thought i was down to 257, but no, i'm at 261! i was a bit upset to hear it, but tbh i knew i was just kidding myself doing it at home.
this week i have weighed everything, tracked every morsel that went into my mouth and been on track with the gym. i really really want to see a loss on wed!!

clydegirl, that must have been so sad for you. my son is only 2, but thinking of the day he moves out brought tears to my eyes! huge hug for you!!!!

talk later everyone!

Hi everybody!

Weigh-in today, down 1.2 pounds for an even 25 pound loss! :carrot:

This is the first time in my life I have ever tried dieting, I was scared of failure, I didn't want to admit I cared about my weight and how I looked.

If I lose 5 more pounds, I will be in my personal twilight zone, that weight that I just can't recall weighing. I would love to be 167 by my birthday, 9/20.

I bought a pull up bar today, maybe I can work on doing pull-ups now that I have having to raise less of me!

I want to call someone and tell them about hitting the 25 pound mark, but I am still slightly embarassed that I am trying this new thing.

Can I admit something on this anonymous board??
what if they are thinking, you may get smaller but you will still be homely looking, so why bother?

OUT! OUT! negative thoughts.

Roundpeg, CONGRATS on hitting the 25 lb mark! It's stuff like that that keeps me, and everyone else, motivated. I'm new to WW and have only been on plan for a week... less than that, actually, and I can't WAIT to hit my 25 lb mark! It seems so far away, but I know it can be done. Don't be embarrassed, be proud! YOU are my inspiration!

Thanks blackbetty,

I am not sure how inspiring I looked trying to do a pull up :lol:

I just had a wonderful experience: I tried a new recipe, roasted cauliflower. Now, please understand, I RARELY put vegetables in my mouth on purpose. I would eat them if cooked in a pot roast (I can do carrots swimming in meat grease!). I would sometimes TRY a bite if I was eating at someone's house and they put it on my plate.

I don't do veggies...But I am trying to do different things.

So, I cooked up this sheet of roasted cauliflower and when it is all gone, my dd and I are picking the little pieces off the cookie sheet playfully arguing about who gets the last piece!

I never thought I would see the day that I would be fighting my DD over cauliflower!

I may never be a size four or have a body to die for (then again, I just might :D ), but I do believe I am making changes to my children's health future and that is one of the most rewarding things about this new path (that, and not having the steering wheel rub my belly on turns :D).

Roasted cauliflower sounds amazing! I'm learning about new foods that I like, too... not so much "new" foods, as foods that I used to hate, but now I love, or at least I'm open to.
Do you use olive oil, or something else to roast them in? I think I want to try that...

OK, so I've been bad and I've been out of touch with my WW program and anything that even resembles a program. Today, I pronounce it to be day 1 of my new effort.
I have some thoughts about what I shall do, but I do know this - it is time to get back to work on my goals that I have conveniently avoided recently. Too many vacations, weekends away and I've been off program and the scale tells me so.
So, I bite the bullet and I am ready to get to work.

:)

DD: Kick butt! Hopefully things are back to normal for you without all the running around and you can get your program on track. I hope you had a great summer though, your trips sounded fun.


BB: I did toss the cauliflower in a bit of olive oil, mostly just to get the spices to stick, next time I will try using the spray. I sprinkled Ranch dressing powder, garlic powder and salt and pepper. Then I ate it out of a bowl with my fingers like popcorn! My 10yo DD decided to dip it in a dab of soy sauce, tasty but salty.

Good morning everyone.
I hope you all had a great weekend.
Do you each set weekly goals, short term goals, long term goals? Please share what is working for you?
Hoping we all have a successful day/ week.

Take Care
Ann

Round Peg.

That sounds so yummy. I love roasted veggies.
It is hard to believe summer is almost over. The positive side of summer being over is routines are easier to get back into, the bad thing is thta you go back into routines.....funny how that works out.

Have a great day everyone

Take Care
Ann

Newlifestyle,

I didn't realize it until you asked, but I think I don't really set weekly goals. Maybe " eat op and move more than you used to". I try to eat a new veggie each week and drink water. Those are two things that I believe fit people do and so I am trying to develop that habit.

Maybe if I set weekly goals, I am afraid I will be on a constant cycle of fail/doubt/restart etc. I think that is why I never tried to lose weight before. My list of "must do" was so strict, I talked myself out of it before I started.

Some milestones that I am looking forward to:
1. Hitting less than 168, my "adult" low weight
2. Hitting less than 148, my "pre-marriage" low weight.
3. Having my stomach pooch NOT hold up a pencil.
4. Being able to do pull ups, just bought a bar yesterday.
5. To have an "overweight" BMI, I am currently at 30.7, getting close.
6. To have a "normal" BMI which I think will be at 144ish.

I have a pair of size 10 jeans that I bought, but I can't see myself ever getting into them, but we'll see. WOW, I was just thinking, what if one day, those size 10's become my new "fat" jeans.

DAY1~ Like Linda I am starting over....and Linda my sis goes to tops..and i actually thought about joining....i havent talked to her to see if shes made any progress on her weightloss...i will find out...i did my sit ups last night and to my surprise i wasnt sore....lol... but i only did 10 sit up and 10 crunches...but anyways back to the grindstone....i have been so upset over the past few weeks because i could tell i was gaining...i could tell it in my clothes then when i weighed.......omg i was soooo not good company friday...so anyway,the only person who can do this is me,and i'm gonna do it...my birthdday is in a few weeks and i am gonna lose 5 lbs by then...that will put me at 193 hopefully..lol!! anyways...gotta run my daughters glasses to school..she forgot them........but i'm waiting till DS wakes up....blab later...

I'm going to look into a TOPS meeting later on this week. I just can't afford the WW meetings and I have to admit this to you all, I am SO embarrassed to go back, yet gain, to weigh in at a higher number with yet one more "fresh start". I can't face them right now. Do any of you feel this way?
I figured TOPS is something fresh and new for me. I'm willing to try. I looked them up on line and it's $36.00 for a one year membership and something like $5.00 a week after that. There is a meeting the next town over from me. I wonder if I will see some of the same old "familiar" WW faces there? I wonder if people drift from one thing to another?
I just got through spending one hour on my daughter's "filthy" room, moving things, putting things away and hanging up clothing. She is the worlds worst slob. I have held back in hopes that she would keep her room clean, but I was so sick of it that I decided that I may as well get some exercise and do something worthwhile. I shouldn't be cleaning an 18 year old person's room, I know, so no lectures, but it is MY house and I am so tired of looking at it all.
So, I shall be able to leave her bedroom door open for a change and not see all the mess tumbling out. : )
At any rate, I've decided on a few goals:

1. no excuses, at least 20 minutes of activity each day
2. eating out does not give a person permission to overeat and indulge, if you eat our 2 or 3+ times a week, it is time to include whatever you have in your "diet plan".
3. go through all my WW and lite recipe cookbooks and develop a workable menu for the week. My downfall is lack of planning, so planning I shall do.
4. start really working at drinking water

That is enough for week one.

By the way, roundpeg, I really like your goals. I'll bet I could hold a pencil in my own pooch. I have had 2 C-sections and the scar has caused an overhang of "fat" over the scar tissue. I hate it. My BMI is 29, if I go up one more pound, I'm in the obese vs. overweight category. It is up to me to make the numbers start to go down again.

Hi ladies
Just thinking I should probably set realistic attainable goals. I always have set long term goals and then the seem unattainable.

I walked 5 k and still am planning to run later. I ate on plan. Which plan I am not sure.


I hope everyone has a great day.

Take Care
Ann

Ann, you are right. Those long term goals are so hard and kind of discouraging.
I feel good today. The scale went down a bit (yeah, I know I shouldn't weigh every day, but I do anyway) this morning and though I ate out yesterday, I stayed in full control. I'm really proud.
There were fries and onion rings surrounding me. I had a grilled chicken salad with oil and vinegar and ONE tiny piece of bread with ONE tiny bit of butter on it. Iced tea with sweet 'n low and lemon and no dessert. I was with 10 members of my family and it certainly was considered a "celebration" and that was always an excuse for me to pig out in the past. This time I did well.
Today, I plan to go out and buy fresh fish for dinner.
I journaled all my food yesterday as well. Journalling on a day when I ate out is a huge accomplishment as well.
I just need to keep this up!

Morning girls.

My weigh in up one pound :( I'm not to upset as I weighed in last Friday and had a big loss.

Now I'm all motivated to lose and get to that 35 lb mark. My next goal is to be in the 180's. It's been a long time since I weighed in the 180's.

Journal, journal, journal. Check the points, get back to basics and don't guess how much something weighs.

Have a good day everyone.

:carrot:Hi everybody!

Weigh-in today, down 1.2 pounds for an even 25 pound loss! :carrot:

This is the first time in my life I have ever tried dieting, I was scared of failure, I didn't want to admit I cared about my weight and how I looked.

If I lose 5 more pounds, I will be in my personal twilight zone, that weight that I just can't recall weighing. I would love to be 167 by my birthday, 9/20.

I bought a pull up bar today, maybe I can work on doing pull-ups now that I have having to raise less of me!

I want to call someone and tell them about hitting the 25 pound mark, but I am still slightly embarassed that I am trying this new thing.

Can I admit something on this anonymous board??
what if they are thinking, you may get smaller but you will still be homely looking, so why bother?

OUT! OUT! negative thoughts.

Your doing great!,be proud of yourself lady,stand tall,and don't go to that negative place,it's not healthy,or helpful..take care like your doing..;)Choices~

Hello Ladies

Linda, way to go staying on track eating out.

Clydegirl, wow you are so close to the 180's you will be there in no time.

Roundpeg, you are doing amazing, keep up the good work and don't let those sabotaging thoughts in.

Choices, I like the quote at the bottom of your page.

Trysh how are you doing? Are the kids back to school in your area?

Hello to everyone and I hope you are all having a great day.

Has anyone heard from Paige, Erica, Laura, Patti, or anyone else I left out. I wish they are all doing well.

Take Care
Ann

DD: Good job eating out OP

Choices: Thanks for the encouragement

I finally got to a doctor today for that annual exam that is a few years overdue. Would you believe I completely forgot to bring up the sleep eating disorder?? Good grief! But, there is a thickening of my breast that is new so that is where our focus was.

I was proud to admit that I have started WW and lost 25 pounds. The gown was still too small but I would have had alot more hanging out 25 pounds ago!

The doctors scale showed 172# but I won't record that since I weigh in at work every weekend wearing the same thing (scrubs and sneakers).

A nice thing did happen, I caught a glimpse of myself in the door to the doctors office and I looked like a pretty normal person. New top, smaller jeans, actually did something with my hair...

My glasses are at least 5-6 years old, at some point soon, I want to treat myself to some more stylish frames. Maybe that combo birthday and 168# goal gift to myself. (I have a hard time spending money on myself, though).

I bought another head of cauliflower so we'll roast that tonight. Yesterday, my lunch was Laughing Cow cheese on an Arnold sandwich thin with roasted onion and tomato with a side of green beans with some of the tomato/onion mixed in. I just looked at my plate and smiled, I NEVER would have thought I would be eating like that on purpose.

Can anybody help me on learning how to do pull-ups? I got so sore after the first day, I could barely hang on the second day. I can jump up and keep my arms bent for a mili-second.


Hope everyone is having a good hump-day!

Awesome job ladies! CG, you are doing so well!
I'm proud of myself, another day on track.
I had the most discouraging treadmill experience.... gotta tell you all. But, I didn't give up and give in.

So, it's a hot day. I have the AC on. Typical August day and I've been on my treadmill with the AC on many many times with the TV and DVD running. Not sure what made today any different, but I was on the treadmill about 5 - 10 minutes and bang - no power. The treadmill stopped dead, the AC and TV off. Bummer. I thought it was the whole house, but it was the circuit breaker. Had to go down to the basement and fix it.
So, my goal was to do 30 minutes on that treadmill. So, I got back on having no idea how long it actually was when I lost power. But, I was determined. After another five minutes or so, bang, it happened again. Boy was I ticked off. I clumped down the stairs again and with a huge sigh, got back on. This time, I didn't put the TV/DVD back on (my one source of pleasure during treadmill time) as I figured I was just going to have to bit the bullet and finish this workout without the TV this time. Then, bang. AGAIN the circuit blew and the treadmill stopped dead.
I figure I got in a good 25 minutes and up and down the stairs so many times to fix the circuit breaker probably equalled my 30 minutes. I gave up and did 50 sit ups, 50 tricep curls with the weights and 50 but crunches/curls.
Also, during the time I was on the treadmill the phone rang two times and I had to stop and start each time.
What a workout that was.... I was dedicated but it sure seemed like the world was working against me today.
I have dozens and dozens of times had the treadmill, TV/DVD and AC on at once. Not sure why this kept happening. I hope it was a fluke and that next time that won't occur.
Maybe quiet reading and no AC is all I can do while on the treadmill in this silly house of mine now? Any ideas people?
If the heat wave breaks then I won't be quite so worried. I need my AC while I work out!

Well, a minor loss to report for my Thursday weigh in. I went from 163.4 on Sunday to 162.2 yesterday, this morning I was 161. Feels good to see things moving in the right direction again. I really was just plain off program for the majority of the summer, who was I kidding? I might have been trying halfheartedly 2 or 3 out of 7 days. We all know that gets you nowhere.
I feel better and will feel much better to get below 160 again. I hope to stay motivated and keep chipping at this.
No one can do this but me. I have to keep it going on my own. I know I am capable of doing this, it just is controlled by how badly I want it. Will I be content to be overweight and just sit there? Right now, I say no way. Last week, I might not have answered that question. I was still kind of on vacation mode and was thinking about wine, good meals and desserts. This week, I even made the effort to make one of those 3 point soda cakes. I've been more careful with cooking and have used healthier choices.
Can I keep it up? I hope so!

Good Morning ladies

Linda, what are your exercise plans for today. Will you be walking as it is cooling off outside, I finally turned off the air conditioning. What do you plan on eating for today? I was thinking I should write out a weekly meal plan.

Do each of you plan your exercise each day or just wing it? I walk/run everyday as it is a habit for me.

I hope everyone has a great day and achieves what they want to.

Take Care
Ann

roundpeg: funny you mention pull-ups! I went to lunch with a long lost friend yesterday and she was telling me all about being on the Zone diet and working out with cross fit, so we were comparing notes, and then she told me she was doing pull-ups... I swear to you right now I looked her in the eyes and called her a liar. I've never been able to do a proper pull-up my whole life, and my Marine brother can only do one! Somehow, though, through Cross fit, she has figured it out. I will have to ask her more about it and I will let you know!

DD: That sounds like a nightmare! Good for you for keepin' on truckin' though. I would have taken the first power-out as a sign from God that it was okay to take a nap ;-) Hope you can get that fixed!

BB, that workout did turn into a nightmare, but I stuck with it.
Ann, today I plan on a half hour of treadmill, 50 sits ups and 50 triceps curls. Then, it's a busy for me of bill paying (it's payday) banking and errands.
Food, no plan yet but I am thinking.

I'll plan it out here, when I plan ahead, I usually stick to the plan or close to it!

Breakfast:
Fage plain fat free yogurt with 2 tsp sugar free black berry Smuckers spread in it
Vita Muffin, chocolate

snack: apple

Lunch:
green salad with smoked turkey and Swiss cheese, balsamic vinegar and EVOO
2 slices of lite bread with lite margarine

snack: FF microwave popcorn

Dinner:
Grilled chicken
peas
baked potato
lite margarine

dessert:
WW frozen treat - 2 points

I just joined a gym last week, so I'm trying to plan out my workouts, but I'm still not sure what is too little or too much.

For the past 3 days I've been working on the C2K program, on the treadmill. I usually give myself a little 5-minute climb, with the incline set at around 5 or 6 when C2K is over, because I don't really feel I get a good enough workout.

Last night I discovered the circuit training room at my gym... I used to belong to Curves, so I know what a good, complete workout you can get that way. I think I'm going to try that today instead of jogging, and then alternate the two days for a total of 5 days a week, taking Sat and Sun off. It seems like a lot, when I think of it that way, but there hasn't been a day yet when I haven't wanted to go to the gym... I figure if I start to hate it I can cut back a bit.

I am so ashame to be writing here again when I have not been on this site in so long. But as I have said in the pass I need to start my journey again!!! This summer was very rough on me and last year as well. Every time I would start I would get Sick from working with kids. So I begin again and hopefully see some success.

Derry nice to see that you are still here! Hello to all the New ladies that I have not met yet!

I am training for a 1/2 marathon. I am walking it. Not sure yet if I will truly do it. I need to see how my knees hold out.I do normally walk about 4 miles 3 times a week or 4. Today I did walk 6 miles. I was a bit sore but I think that was from the day before I took a kick boxing class. I also have joined a walking group that walks on Tues and Thurs. They actually walk and run walk and run laps. I did run but I think the next time I will walk.

I just need to see if I can handle a marathon.

My focus on food this time around is less meat! I want to do of a veggie style way of eating. Lets see how that works. Maybe lunches would be easier for that and dinners can be a meat for the kids and dh. I have not joined ww yet. I have a friend that would like to do it with me so I thought this might work this time around for me. Someone to motivate me on site. We will see.

Kids are back in school sop now it is me time. Nice to be back. Looking forward to chatting with you all Barb

Weigh-in today, 172.0 for a 1.6# loss.

I had to eat out once this week, work related class, all day, with lunch at Applebee's. I checked the menu online the night before and made a good choice.

There is a teeeny part of me that is tired of having to think about and make good choices BUT there is a bigger part of me that is happy to be losing and still a BIGGER part of me (mainly the tummy and butt) that really needs me to keep making good choices. :D

I am very anxious to see the 160's on the scale, that will be a really big deal to me.

I paid attention to my hands today, they really seemed smaller, I don't recall thinking I had plump hands before. Maybe I will try on my wedding ring for reference, but maybe not, we are divorced and it wasn't an amicable divorce. :(

Still plugging away at trying to complete a pull up. I was talking to my 15yo niece, asking about her fitness tests in high school gym. She says she can do two pull-ups (she is 110 pounds, tops), so that is my goal, to be able to do two pull-ups by my 41st birthday (9/20).

I went for a very long time not making goals. Fear of trying, fear of failure, just not caring... It feels good to have goals and progress.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!!

Hi Barb! I'm returning to 3FC after a long time, too... though I wasn't too active last time I was here (and that may be why I'm coming back!)
Good luck with the 1/2 Marathon... I have a friend who runs marathons and it's always seemed like something that is so far out of reach for me, but I know with proper training and willpower it can be done! Congrats to you for such an ambitious goal!!

I had a little happy moment today... getting ready for work (the only time I ever wear a belt), I noticed that I had moved up a notch! I don't get weighed until Tuesday, but I can't wait, knowing that if I've lost inches, I must have lost a few more pounds, too!

BB: a notch on the belt!! Great job!!

Great news on the belt. I hate wearing belts since I have a hard time finding one that fits!!!!

HAd my workout today. One hr of Cardio blast. Great workout. Just made a chickpea salad yummy fully of good veggies about 5 pts. Menu for today

Breakfast.. WW toast, PNB
Yogurt

Lunch. Chick pea salad and fruit.


Dinner Chili and salad.

Snack Pudding. If I have more points I may make some popcorn today...

Off to return things have a great day BArb

Wonder what happened? I didn't get a thread notification that there were messages here and didn't think anyone had made any postings. Bummer!
Blackbetty, good for you joining the gym! How expensive is it? I was going to a gym for awhile and kind of slacked off and then cancelled my membership.
Welcome back Barb, glad to see you are here again. We all fall off the wagon from time to time and it's great to see that you are here again.
My motivation seems to waiver and it happens especially on weekends. So, your focus will be on less meat? I'd love to hear how you are addressing main meals in the evenings. The dishes that come to mind are, of course, pasta. But, I would be sick of pasta after awhile. Meatless chili is good, but then I'd be sick of that after awhile as well.
Can you share some ideas? We all could do with less meat in our lives. I'm not a vegetarian, but think about how it would be better to not eat quite so much given the hormones and whatnot that are in it. I can't possible afford to buy the organic chickens in the market. I wonder who can afford $14.00 for one chicken? Yikes!
Round peg, how funny the remark you made about your wedding ring for reference. Gold prices are high right now, perhaps you deserve to treat yourself to something nice and sell that old ring. : ) But, do try it on first to see how your hands have changed in size. I note my rings do feel loose when my weight it lower. I would love nothing more than to have to pay to have them sized. : )

As for me, I did OK yesterday with my food. I journalled it all, including the marshmallows that I just seemed to have to buy at the store and had to have some. At least they are fat free?

Tonight, both my kids are working (DD got a job, finally!) and DH is away on business. I'm on my own for dinner. Sometimes I like it when I am alone for dinner as I get to pick what I want and it's all about me for a change and no one else's tastes are involved. I shall enjoy selecting something on my own. I often make myself a decent sized meal and then freeze leftovers to heat up on another evening when I am alone.
I have a craving for quiche and quiche is not a low fat thing. Does anyone have a recipe for a crustless type of quiche that is lower in fat?

Good Morning!

I had a weird evening, foodwise. I picked up a quick pizza while I was out, thought I could have two pieces. Luckily, I punched it in and realized this brand was worse than what we usually have so I only had one.

But for the rest of the night, I was just wacko with wanting to munch. Thought it was stress, remembered the saying "If hunger isn't the problem, then food is not the answer". Finally gave up and just went to bed a tad early.

Turns out it was just PMS, so I feel good that I did not give in to any crazy eating coping crap. I even left my points open for the sleep eating thing and ended up not eating in my sleep. That is two nights in a row!

Roundpeg, I was going snack crazy last night, too! I had tons and tons of points left over, so I treated myself to 100 cals of REAL vanilla ice cream (like, 2 tbsps... disappointing) topped with sugar-free caramel topping and some walnuts. It was only about three bites, but they were YUMMY bites... but that set my brain into snack mode and I ended up having two more snacks before bed. They were healthy, but they weren't in my plan, which upset me a little.

DD, I belong to Planet Fitness... it's a chain, so they might have one in your area. It's very bare-bones, but also VERY cheap. I pay $10/month unlimited access with free personal training. For $20/month I could have had unlimited tanning and free guest passes, but I don't want skin cancer and all my friends are lazy. There are no fitness classes, but there are plenty of machines, a circuit training room, a yoga room, and very clean facilities, so I'm happy so far. I quit my last gym because I was paying for a premium membership I wasn't using! I think the most important thing when selecting a gym, though, is location. If it's out of the way, chances are you're not going to go. The gym I go to is directly between work and school, and right next to my WW meeting. I literally pass by it twice a day! That makes it much harder to find excuses not to go (it's also open 24 hours!)

I actually Joined this time around on ww. I was not too much higher than I thought but high enough to kick it up again. I am excited and can not wait to make some changes. My leader lent me the newer cookbook to try some recipes out and report back. That was so nice of her and I am excited to do so.

Derry I went out to lunch today as a welcome back to work. We went to this cute little tea place. I did not know what to order since it was ALL comfort food so I went with the Quiche. OMG it was sooo good but I am counting it as 15 pts. I am mad at myself but really not a lot to pick from. So I will walk tonight with the walking group and try to walk this off. I do remember a ww recipe though for a quiche but also remember that it was not very good.

Roundpeg good job on going to bed early that always seems to work for me... I masy do that tonight so I do not eat over my points!

Blackbetty my gym is so close to home and you are right I think location is key for me.


Have a good day...Barb

Third night in a row of not sleep eating !!! I am not sleeping through the night BUT I am staying away from the kitchen. I wake up in the morning and am so pleased to NOT see wrappers on my desk (from eating food in the night). I doubt that this problem is over but every night that I don't sleep-eat is calories saved.

On an unrelated note, my Mom came to visit me yesterday and she had bought some "healthy" snacks for us since she knows the kids and I are trying, no, we ARE changing our eating habits. So she brings apples and "veggie chips". The veggie chips are just dehydrated squash, sweet potato, beans and taro. Should be healthy-right? I look at the nutrition label and one ounce was 130 calories with one gram of fiber! Sheesh, I might as well just break out the Dorito's.

How can they not be healthy?

I just tried the Smart ones Artisan Creations....YUMMY ! pts. Filling and I had some watermelon. This morning I made an egg beater omelet with some good bread. I was doing good until I went to the store.. I tried these muffins cinnamon at that... they were mini thought they
were so yummy bought some for the kids 5 pts for 2 yikes... Need to stay FAR away from those!!!!

Going into my home town for a few days this week. Spending some time with my sisters and mom. NO KIDS!!!!!! My one sis is on ww so I am hoping it goes well. I am bringing some Safe foods just in case.

Busy day today running the boys around I will try to check in tom before I leave . If not have a good weekend Barb

Oh no! I was doing so well last week... dropped 2.2# at the meeting last night, only to think, "well, I've been doing well, I can have a bit of wine tonight..."
So, AFTER dinner, with 4 points left, I had 2 glasses of wine. Sounds okay, right? Wrong! Dieting has brought my tolerance for alcohol WAY down, and after 2 glasses I was just a little more than tipsy! Then, in an alcohol-induced munchie attack, I hit the fridge, aiming for my hummus and pita and "accidentally" landing on my brother's leftover Papa John's pizza! Two slices later and I had to send myself to bed, wallowing in self-pity for the damage I had done.

I'm over it now, though... it was the first day of the week for me, so I have ALL my flex points, and I've resolved to do better for the rest of the week! I'm still putting off counting up the points for those two slices... I will do it tonight, just because I need to know the damage I've done!

Morning girls.

I haven't posted in a while. Had my weigh-in Wednesday and was down 1.4lbs. That was a good result as we were at the Cardinals game on Saturday and we ate at the stadium. That's me up to 34.6lbs. Hopefully i can get my 35 next week.

I'm going out for lunch today with a friend. We are having italian, not at a chain. That could be a challenge. I will need to exercise self control.

DJ how many points are those Artisan Creations?

Enjoy the day.

I bought that powered peanut butter the other day. I had read about it on here and Hungry Girl.

I thought it was nasty. Anyone have any suggestions about how to use it.

Also I just calculated my BMI, as it's been a while. It's gone down from 39.5 to 32.6. But I'm still in the obese group :(

So that is my next goal to get to the overweight group.

Well I just went and calculated what I would need to be at to be in the overweight category, 174lbs. So I have a ways to go. That's 15.4lbs wow.

CG: I hear you on the BMI thing, that is a number that goes down toooo slooow. I am going to have a big ole "yay, I am overweight!" party when I get that bmi to 29.9

Unofficial weigh-in down 1.2# for me. I only count Sunday's weight though.

Still trying to accomplish one pull up.

I think I am up to four nights without sleep-eating!

Does everyone have plans for Labor Day weekend?

Okay so I offically fell over the tower and smacked my head.
I was doing so well ladies and then I dropped off the planet I know.
I am now offically HUGE and a 1.3 lbs. more than when I started things in March. That is okay, I can deal with that - now to get back on what I know to do and do it. I am doing well. I am offically "re-starting" again tomorrow. I always do better on Mondays, but anyway I am 5'1" 218.3 and just sick and tired of being sick and tired, physically. Everything else is pretty much great, found out were moving from Germany to Fort Bragg, N.C. so that for us is exciting and we're happy. It also means I will be able to "go" to meetings again which I am thrilled about and just have more means to lose. Anyway, Hello to the old members (my friends) and welcome to the new ones!

Ash

Oh so I forgot to post my new goal.
My plan is 20.3 lbs. lost by Dec. 7th (Right before we move)
and that will at 198 lbs.

Welcome back Ash!

Weigh-in today at 170.2, for a 1.8# loss. Took measurements today, I started at 48/40/48 and today I am 43/33.5/43, that aint too shabby. Still hopeful on reaching a 30# loss by 9/20.

I could say I screwed up tonight, but I won't. I ate at a friends, ate more than I normally would of stuff that I normally wouldn't. I will not call it a screw up since I did not start this new "diet" thing to deprive myself of good, normal food for the rest of my life.

I ate with friends, knew it wasn't the healthiest choices, it wasn't a binge and it will not start some terrible cycle of out of control eating. Maybe that is why I won't feel bad, it was not out of control. I contemplated having seconds, but didn't.

So I will drink more water, show a little less loss this week and I will keep on keeping on.

I did chose to volunteer to share my desert with the toddler, so I could have an excuse to eat less, feeding kids off my plate is always a good tactic to cut calories.

Oddly, I am less concerned with the extra calories and points (used some flex points) than I am about how this will affect my digestion, I just feel so heavy and blah.

But I had a good time.

And I wore size 14 jeans for the first time in several years , they looked good and the tightness of the waist kept me from completely pigging out. :D

Congrats Roundpeg - sounds like you have it going on!
Keep up the great work.
I did my WI and officially start up again this morning.

Here's to healthy living everyone!

C'mon Ash, let's kick boooty.

Unexpected glich today, free lunch at work which was hamburgers, fries and a cookie. I ate it, more points than I wanted to spend for lunch.

Still not kicking myself. But, I don't enjoy the way the food makes me feel. Gurgly and burbly... I was actually looking forward to getting back home and getting back to my food. So for dinner, I made my weird fiber egg muffin, bean, egg and pepper thing. That kind of gets my brain back on track.

I just sorta feel like a car that has a tank full of cheap gas. I need some high octane fuel.

I guess this is what I felt like all the time on my diet of coffee and dorito's.

Holiday weekend over, let's get back to work!

I thought I could quit WW and go it alone, and in one week I put 3lbs back on! Sheesh.

So I registered for online WW (I was doing meetings but have no time to go now that DH is back at work) and did the plan about 70% of the time last week. I lost 1 lb which I"m happy with - that's about how much effort I put in. It's all what you put into it!

I was in my best friend's wedding this past weekend and I posted before/after pics in the mini-goal photo thread:
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/mini-goal-photo-album/181252-30-pounds-down.html#post2914460

Oh gosh Roundpeg I know what you mean about feeling poorly.
In three days of getting back on track, I felt it last night when I had a bit
of ice cream. Like I was literally sick to my stomach....
Guess that will show me,
Maybe! : )

Good luck this week everyone!

I did it again. I blew it and went off the wagon all weekend. What is WRONG with me? I can't stay in control and behave any longer.
I have nothing else to say for the moment, but I will try to drag myself back on that wagon and hang my head in shame for a little while.
I hope the rest of you are doing better than I am.

This morning is a real reality check. Tried on two pairs of pants that wouldn't zip up and the pair I'm wearing hurts as they are so tight.
Time to really get back to work.
: (
Summer is over, playtime is over, time to work.

Does anyone journal for emotional reasons?
If so what does it look like, like the questions you ask to write on?
I am thinking there is a mental hurdle I need to still get over..
but I don't know how about to do it.

Hoosier your pictures look great. How long did you work on your arms??? I HATE MY ARMS soo much! I do go to the gym but lately have not done a thing with the arms since my shoulder is bothering me. Just wondering.

Went to Panara bread did not know what to order I was so hungry. I order a turkey sand on some kinda a bread. I ate 1/2 of it...JEEZ good thing since the whole sandwhich was 12 pts. I did have some 2 pt chips in my bag so ate those instead of the ones they give you. I am learning you have to be very careful when in doubt just eat a bit and eat more at home..

The weekend was great. My 82 year old mother decided when she had all her girls together to spring a ROAD trip on us. Yep.. too funny. we did a 24 hr road trip to see my sis at her cottage... My mom is full of life. She loved it and we did too. I tried to eat well but did not do great. Kinda glad we get an extra week since the holiday fell in a Monday So far so good. Tried a new pasta dish from a ww cookbook. Was good. Boys loved it so that is good for me.

Started work. Keeping my fingers crossed that I do not get sick from these little ones. Washing my hands like a fool but refuse to get as sick as I was last year.

Off to do laundry. Have a good day.. Barb

I have tried many diet plans, but always come back to Weight Watchers. IT JUST WORKS!!!. My problem is that I get discouraged with plateaus and give up. Thus the yo-yo syndrome. I gave up fast foods for 2009 and I have dropped about 15 pounds but I still have a long way to go. So now I am ready to continue my journey (hopefully for the last time) with Weight Watchers. I decided to joint a forum - maybe this time it will make a difference and I will finally get down to my goal weight.

Hi all, This is a great active and motivational thread! When reading some of the posts, I could swear I wrote them myself, they are so similar to my thoughts and behaviors.

Anywho, I'm Sylv and I have rejoined WW for the 3rd time. I thought I could do it on my own BUT, I have finally realized that I NEED that accountability. My first weigh in is tonight and I'm hoping (fingers crossed) that I have lost at least 7lbs. If so, I would be out of the 300 range and in the 200 range, my ultimate goal is to be 140. With the help and motivation from this forum, I think I will reach my goal. It may take awhile, but I will reach it.

Good luck to all!!

Backstory: I lost 30-odd pounds on WW and kept them off for a few years. Then I got a little too comfortable and gained back, um, half of those pounds. I joined WW back in February & then went on a hiatus, lol (I don't think I wanted "it" enough).

So, I re-joined last week and hubby gave me a pep talk (he's been doing WW since February & is doing fantastic). I thought I was doing ok, then I went for the first official weigh-in...and was up .4 lbs. The woman that weighed me in tried to make light of it--"Hey, that's the wrong direction" and then said it wasn't a big deal, there was a holiday in there & tomorrow would be a fresh start. Well, I kind of feel like a failure (and it's only the 1st week!). Hubby said not to worry, I'll get it next week. But now I'm wondering what I was thinking even joining WW now--I'll be in Disney World in less than 2 weeks, with all kinds of tempting food and we have the free dining plan! Ugh.

Ugh! I was SO bad Labor Day weekend... a long-lost friend moved home and there were celebrations to be had and I just... lost control.
As a result, I did not go to my meeting this week... I would just be devastated to see that scale move in the wrong direction. I did weigh myself at the gym yesterday, though, and it shows the same weight that WW gave me last week.

Back to the grocery store today to stock up on veggies and healthy goodies, and BACK ON TRACK from here on out! (I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I haven't been to 3FC this week either, as I've not wanted to think about how BAD I've been...)

Ladies, Ladies, WE all STRUGGLE.
But let's not let that stop us.
We will fall and "mess up," but the goal is to get BACK UP.
You're only a failure if you stay down.
There, I needed that pep talk as much as anyone.

I am going alright this week. Guess the scale will show me Monday.
I am very ready to be back in the States and be able to go to meetings again.

Here's to everyday being a fresh start.

Hi all

Well, I WI yesterday and am down 2.4. I really hoped to be down more, but then I remembered I didn't count every item. A friend of mine pre-ordered some food from a caterer that we wanted to sample, so I HAD to eat and I couldn't figure out the points. The good thing is that I didn't go over board and pig out. I also had fried fish on another day. So, looking back, I'm really happy with the loss that I did have.

Sylv - way to go. FOCUS on the fact that is 2.4lbs that you will never get back. Don't worry about what you didn't do, that's the past. Focus on what you can do today!

Continued success to you!

Hi girls.

I weighed in yesterday and stayed the same which I was happy about.

Welcome to all the new girls.

Clydegirl: Well there is something to say about maintaining sometimes!
Here's to you!

Ashley

Holidays are always hard but now that we are ALL back on track. The fight continues. My goals for today are to get at least 30 minutes of cardio in and drink 8-10 glasses of water.

Remember: "Nothing Taste as Good as Thin Feels"

Have a good day everybody.

Can I jump on in?

I love holidays and hate them at the same time. Basically because of the food. There are all kinds of good foods on holidays, pretty much every holiday. Its crazy! And I come from a family of just try a little bit of everything. I really need to retrain that guideline because a little bit never seems to be enough.

ASH0424 - Thanx so much for the encouragement...I really need it! :D

CLYDEGIRL - Thanx for the welcome! Kudos to you for not gaining!

Welcome Lauralou!

My family is the same way...they love to cook and love to see you over indulge. But, we have to be strong and stay focused girl! :dust: LOL

Good luck to you!

Hoosier your pictures look great. How long did you work on your arms???

Thanks! :)
I went to the gym 3x a week for about 3 months. My usual workout is 20-25 minutes of cardio (usually the Arc Trainer but I try to mix it up with walking on the treadmill or biking) followed immediately by a half hour of weight lifting machines.

I'm in a bit of a slump now... I was working so hard for the wedding, which is now over. I need a new goal! My husband was working out hard for a triathlon, which he completed last month, so now both of are kind of unmotivated.

Laura, I know the feeling! If I could just train myself to have ONE bite of the "yummy foods" on the holidays, and fill up on the healthy stuff, there would be a lot less damage done! The trouble is, when I get that one bite of fatty food, it always tastes so good that I have to go back for "just one more bite", which ends up being several more bites... willpower is so hard!

Hi all, I'm new to this thread.

I agree holidays are hard! Somehow they always seem to be centered around food.

Today is weigh-in day, but I wasn't able to go to work due to having a sick child. Using my home scale weight is pretty useless, it is a dial scale, if you don't like what it says, just kick it and try again. :D It weighs in about 4-5 pounds less than work scale, but I weigh in clothes at work!

I feel like it was a good learning week. Sick kid, no time for shopping and good cooking. She wasn't eating much due to nausea, so eating was not a priority. So when I did think about eating, I knew I had to make good, substantial choices out of the cupboard that was going bare. I feel like I did pretty well, stayed OP all days.

We did order pizza last night to celebrate the return of her appetite. I ordered my $5 plain chicken and piled it high with veggies I had sauteed.

The sleep eating came back this week, but I always try to go to sleep with 2pts left over so I was OK. I am hoping that my sleep walking does burn a few calories!

So next Sunday is a goal day, the only day that I actually set a deadline. My birthday and 30#. I think I will make it, but I will not beat myself up if I don't hit it exactly. As of last week, I had lost 28 point something. I am not going to give myself grief over a few ounces.

I will however, past myself on the back and do a cartwheel if I am a few ounces over goal HA HA. Ounces only matter if they work in my favor.

Hope everyone is healthy and working their plan this weekend.

Roundpeg wow 28 pds is awesome! How long has that taken you??? hoosier thanks for the response....I need to get back on the weight training. My shoulder has been hurting me and I stopped. I think I messed it up in a weight lifting class. It may be brusitis(sp).. That is what my trainer thinks. So I m taking an ibupofin(sp) a day and hoping it goes away.

Walked 7 miles sat morning. Felt great. My knees was bothering me a bit so went and got some new tennis shoes and hoping that will help. This place I get them from is great. They watch you walk and chat with you about what you like to do and than they bring out 3 pairs and you try them all on. Plus they encourage you to walk outside and get the real feel for them. Than you can wear them for 30 days and if you do not like them you can try something else on. The beauty is that they are not that more expensive than any other place you would go too. Love it

This week was ok. I really tried to record the best I could. Tom is weigh in and we will see how it goes. I think I am down 3 pds but I also have TOM so it could change today. I was craving salt. Tried to stay away but I did eat some homemade salsa and chips. That may have put me over. I did use all my extra points this week but also worked out so I think I may haver been ok. I will know soon!

Exercise plan is to do the cardio machines tomorrow and many errands. Of course clean and get ready for work on Tuesday...

Hope everyone had a nice weekend. Check with you all tom.

Hi, everyone! I'm back after a wonderful year and a half of newlywed bliss, a new job transition and a whole host of other positive stress that has justified all kinds of bad nutritional and exercise decisions!

I just bought work clothes in the next size up so that I look professional, but I really want to donate them in slightly used condition!!!

Roundpeg: Pull ups are very hard on your back and shoulders. If you are working out at a gym, maybe you can find a machine that duplicates this exercise more safely?

Hello All!!

This seems like a wonderful thread!!! My weight loss goal is to lose 60 lbs by my birthday in April-- I will be ........ 32. I just joined WW last week and have stayed OP, mostly.... I did have a milkshake the other day-- it was very good, but I felt guilty afterwards, so it really was not worth it!!! I joined 3fc about 4 yrs ago when I was doing LA weightloss and really enjoyed the support that the threads contained. I think I learned and got more value out of this site than any of the weigh ins I went to. Since then I have gained back the weight that I lost plus about another 25. So here I am.... gotta do this... Have a great day!!!!!!!

Hello! I spent the last year thinking everyday that this was the day I'd start losing weight. Guess what? It never happened. Instead I gained about 13 lbs. I'm ready to get this weight off and return to my old self who was so much happier with the way I looked. I want to enjoy shopping for clothes instead of just looking for some that will fit and "hide" my weight. I don't want to be the most overweight person in my family. I want to get out and enjoy myself more instead of hiding myself at home. I'm committed this time. Every bite counts!

I started WW 5 days ago, and so far, I've lost 3.5 lbs. I've set some goals for myself that I intend to keep this time. I don't want to look back a year from now and wish I'd done things differently.

This site seems like such a great resource and support. I can't wait to celebrate my successes.

"I don't want to look back a year from now and wish I'd done things differently."

What a GREAT thought, cinlo! Thanks for the inspiration!

It is kinda weird not having weighed in officially last weekend. But I am pretty sure I am moving in the right direction. I have had to put a few size 16s up and added a few 14s to the current wearing pile.

I saw someone who had not seen me since May, before I started changing, her reaction made me feel great. When you see yourself everyday, you don't realize the change that has happened.

I am having a bit of a health concern, need to follow up with a surgeon on Thursday, keep your fingers crossed that all is well. But regardless, I am sure that whatever is wrong will be so much easier to deal with without those extra pounds weighing me down.

My neighbor brought me a load of tomatoes, yummy stuff. How do you like to put up your tomatoes for future use? Right now i am just slicing them thick, using them as the "meat" on my sandwiches. Is there a way to freeze them other than making them stewed or saucy?

Good Morning!!! I just got the kiddies on the bus and am enjoying a cup of coffee in the quiet. My plans for yesterday to stay OP were great, then I went to lunch with my sister. We went to Chinese...... needless to say I did not have a lot of points left after that for the rest of the day. Good thing I have some flex pts remaining.

Roundpeg: I have always just canned my tomatoes, you can always make salsa by cutting them in half, adding onion, garlic, peppers to a pot of boiling water and then pureeing them in your blender-- adding different spices for what you like and then can them. My favorite tomato dish right now is slicing the tomato in half, putting it cut side down in a hot pan with some olive oil, letting it cook mostly through, turning it over and putting a slice of part skim mozzarella cheese on it, letting that melt and then a little bit of salt. So good!!!! Depending on the amount of cheese, not very many points!!!!

I go to weigh in tomorrow..... hope it looks good. At least I am feeling better, I went for a walk yesterday morning and even jogged a bit!!!! Wow!!! I just like that feeling of acomplishment-- even if it is something small!!!
Have a great, wonderful day!!!

Just checking to see if I can make this work

Hey! Cool! That is a 28# plus gap right there!

Wow, Roundpeg! That picture is awesome! Hope all is well at the doc tomorrow! pickyourown dot org has a photo-illustrated guide to freezing tomatoes for you ;)

cnt04818, Congrats on jogging!

I gave in and had a slice of pizza for lunch yesterday. Not good, but could be worse! I am working on actually eating breakfast, lunch and dinner instead of whatever's handy. It's much more difficult than I thought!

CNT: Good job on the jogging, good luck on the weigh-in.

Lafayette: Thanks for the website. This was a great tasting batch, I am going to plugging away at eating them raw. If he gives me another batch, I may try dehyrating them.

I roasted on onion yesterday and mixed that with chunky tomato pieces, a little olive oil and italian seasoning. I like to put that on an Arnold sandwich thin, smear a Laughing cow cheese and top with tom/onion mixture. Yummy!

Hi girls.

I haven't posted in a while. Not a good thing.

My weigh in day and I was up 0.6lb. I was lucky it was not more. I must do better this week. I'm looking at the big picture and am happy with my weight loss so far. I got out for a walk tonight with my daughter.

Here's to a good week.

Just curious, any one else in this group have Thyroid issues?

Ash not me can't blame my weight on my thyroid :)

Dance with me!!
:carrot: :broc: :carrot: :broc:

Since I missed my weigh-in on Sunday, I was anxious when I went to the doctor today.

166.8 !!!

That is my lowest weight in 10 years, maybe more! That moves me OUT of obese! I am now just normal fat!

My birthday is Sunday and I really wanted to hit a 30# loss by then (it is the only deadline type goal I have set).

I am thinking this is pretty cool! :cool:

Hello everyone. Welcome all the newbies!!!

Ash I have a thyroid problem and it has been driving me crazy for 6 years. I go next week for blood work and I am hoping I am on target. Last time It was off but I was feeling really good and did not want to change my meds. They are constantly changing it it seems. I go up and down in Numbers. I go every 6 months for blood work. Anyway it stinks but I have to live with it. There is a good site to go to am I allowed to write it here??/ If not i can send it to you in your box.

The tomato idea sounds yummy may have to make a sandwich like that myself. I usually make salsa too. Although I do not boil mine. I just chop and add onion, hot peppers, chilintro, lime and lemon juice and salt. I use whole grain chips... My kids love it and it is usually gone before you know it. Love tomatoes

weighed in on Monday..I was nervous since I was on tom. But I was down 2. something. Anyway, I did the happy dance and since I am down 1 more. Yesterday I was 2 but I ate some salty things yesterday. Today not so great but I have lots of extra points left over so hopefully I can maintain recording this weekend. We have a wedding and my sons b-day and in laws coming down for hte weekend. Yikes a lot to think about but plan on trying like crazy to pick good things!!!!

Off to bed. Started working, this week was my first full days.. I am wiped. chat later Barb

Hello Ladies,
Wow... it is Friday... where did this week go? I did not make it into a meeting this week, my schedule has been crazy. I have not gone jogging anymore this week, I have been fighting and cold and just cannot get myself up and moving...... however, I have really been focusing on what I have been putting into my mouth. I have been snacking on carrots, apples, and grapes. I have been paying attention to my water intake and have avoided fast food joints all together. I am starting to get back into the grove of planning a bit ahead of time so I dont run through a drive thru on my way to work... and I like that!!!
One thing that I have found is when I steam some broccoli and put a bit of hoisen sauce on it-- it is soooooo yummy!!!! I will sprinkle about a tsp of pine nuts on it-- just to add some additional flavor-- very good and really about 3 pts (depending on the amt of pine nuts) if I added up right. I have not really noticed a change in the feel of my clothes yet, but I just feel good that I am doing something positive for me....... what a great feeling!!!!
Hope everybody has a wonderful Friday!!!!!!

Hello everyone. I'm sorry I've not been here in awhile. I don't have any excuses. I've been eating out of control and ignoring any weight loss efforts. My usual getting on the scale daily even had stopped. I'm pretty ashamed of myself.
I weighed myself last night and was absolutely disgusted with myself.
I vowed to get back to a WW meeting today.
I know this weekend will be a hard one for me to even think about beginning any kind of weight loss efforts, as we are entertaining and it will be non-stop food/partying all weekend, but maybe I'll give myself an awareness? Maybe I'll get in some activity? I have to get control at some point.
I'm going to adjust my tracker and bit the bullet. My weigh in today will probably be higher, as I will have eaten and dressed before weighing in, but I must start somewhere.
I wonder how I ever let myself go in such a way and why this keeps happening to me?

One other thing. I've thought about it and I am going to try a different WW meeting location today. I kind of live in between two of them, but I am a bit closer to the one I have gone to all along.
I think I need a fresh start with a new location and different leaders who don't know me. I don't want to see the same old faces when I walk in there today. I don't want to walk in there with F for failure on my forehead, if that makes sense. I know so many people who go to those meetings and I know all the leaders.
So, another town with "strangers" might be what I need. They won't see me as the failure who stopped coming to meetings, they will see me as a newcomer.
I am a lifetime member and they shall know that by checking me in, but I hope they take me in as a new person and start me fresh. I sure need a fresh start. How 'bout you?

Linda you're not a failure. We've all been there.

Maybe the change of meeting will help.

I've been quiet the past few days. I went to the gym on Friday for the first time in years. Went back yesterday. I'm trying to go 3 times a week. I needed to jumpstart my exercise as I was not getting enough. My weight has been stagnant the past few weeeks. Here's hoping it helps.

Have a good day everyone.

Thanks, Clydegirl. I felt like a failure this morning, but now I feel "average" as I could see that there was so many people at the WW meeting who were starting back again, just like me. I even found myself wondering how many people have been going all through the summer at all? I'd say there were about 20 or so people there, and I'd say that about 6 were starting back again, like me. Then, anther dozen or so seemed to have been very recently back and only about 3 or 4 seemed to have been "longer term".
So, maybe my "vacation" from it all was a typical summer thing that many people do?
I'm not sure I'll stick with this particular meeting, though, as the majority were mostly senior citizens and I like a meeting that is more of a mix of people. But, that could have been just today.
I did like going to a different WW center, though. This one is over the border in Massachusetts instead of in my NH hometown. It's a tiny bit further to drive but I was a stranger to all those people and it made me feel less like a failure to be anonymous. Had I gone back to my old meeting, old leader, today, I would have felt badly.
They might not have made me feel that way, but I just wanted to fell less conspicuous.

Hey everybody, hope everyone is having a great week so far.

Don't want to get all morbid, but I was diagnosed with breast cancer and will be having a mastectomy next Friday.

So, on the diet front, I am SO grateful to be facing surgery 30+ pounds lighter. I am so grateful that when I am too stressed to eat, I have healthy choices to munch on instead of nutritionally void food. My recovery should be better since I am not obese. I am also kinda thinking since I lost a cup size, perhaps that helped me to find the lump faster.

Realizing that I am facing surgery did make me think, briefly, "forget it, I am going to eat all my happy food". Then I realized, that food doesn't make me happy. It makes me sluggish and blucky and that is not what I need right now. (I did have french fries the other night, they weren't all that good).

It is also nice thinking that once I get to goal weight, I will look into reconstruction. But I know I can get over cancer,and I can get to a healthy BMI.

Stay on course ladies.

RP, I am distressed by your news, I wish you nothing but the best and you will be in my prayers. I am glad that you are facing this 30 pounds lighter, you are right. Maybe the weight loss did allow the lump to be found sooner? You are lucky.
I do want to share that I know many breast cancer survivors and the success rate of treatment is very high nowadays. I hope you keep us informed of your progress.
I think eating well and eating healthy can help with cancer, I firmly believe that.
All the more reason for me to get back on track and stay there.
I did journal everything yesterday. I ended up using 4 flex points for the day, but considering it was my first day back, I am pleased.
Hugs to you this morning,
Linda

Roundpeg you will be in my thoughts. I hope the surgery goes well.

Thanks guys, I wasn't sure if this was the appropriate place to share that. But I am so grateful to be facing this lighter.

I went into the food thing working towards better health, not just a smaller tush. I am 41, hopefully I will be around long enough to need a knee replacement or be a crazy wheelchair riding granny and my future will be so much easier, medically speaking at a healthier weight.

So let's all keep it up.

Oh, funny news flash, that opened bag of dorioto's that expired in July on top of my fridge, I finally threw them away. Of course, I had to try one, still yummy. Can you imagine the crap that has to be in them to keep them good for that long after the bag was open?

Tgif evry1!!
well i'm still hanging in there...i had gained2 then lost 1 soooo......it's awesome some of you have lost the weight! congrats! As for me....well i'm getting back in the swing of things...I'm really tired of "worrying" all the time...used to when i was on here regularly it losing weight was all i thought about...but in a good way..now it's all i think about, in a bad way...lol...anyways,i want to start thinking about losing weight in a good way again,because i was happier!! so here's to a happier me and evrystuff...lol!

Hi girls.

I didn't post but I gained weight this week. 0.6 lb which annoyed me. I started back at the gym and worked hard on my activity. We even did a 6km walk.

I was thinking that i need to look at the big picture. I have lost a bunch of weight and am much healthier that I was this time last year. I need to stop stressing so much about the number.

Here's to a good weekend. Enjoy.

Wow Clydegirl...you really put things onto perspective for me...though i weigh more now than i did a year ago...but a year ago i was saying the same thing you are...i need to quit worring so much about the number also...but i worry about my size too though...i hate feeling so fat...and looking that way too...i just get so angry when i shop for the simplest thing in the world...bluejeans..it really makes me sick the clothes they have everywhere for my size...but misses size is so cute and flirty and wonderful and you can anystyle your heart desires in them...but when u look in the plus size,you only have like 3 -5 choices...and i am sick and tired of feeling left out,discriminated against and guilty for being the size that i am...and for the way that i have felt and it's not the companies fault for the way i feel,well kinda,because they can offer those same styles in every size...what just because I'm plus size I don't have a boyfriend who just so happens to own an awesome pair of jeans i like to wear? (referring to the boyfriend levis..not in plus size) it's just not fair...and I am going to do something about it...
sorry to vent to you guys...I'm just tired...and I don't have anyone here to talk to in person...and it's so exhuasting for me anymore...keeping it to my self and calling myself names evertime I look in the mirror...I'm at the point of snapping....but I have got to get a grip...

Hi, I'm new here and I also feel the same as you guys. Weight loss is such a difficult journey. The results and feelings of accomplishment are AMAZING though. Well, a little background on me, I'm a snackaholic. *sigh* For the last couple months, I've been doing WW on and off. I say on and off because I could never stick to it. Example: I did really well during the day and then I went nuts for dinner. I went to Wendy's and I think I had my daily WW pts in one sitting. Ugh. Why do I do that to myself!? Also, I find myself hungry at 10-11pm (I'm a night owl) and well what the heck am I going to eat at that time!? Snacks of course!

I'm 28 and 30 lbs overweight. I'd like to lose it by my birthday which is 13 weeks away. I plan to stick to my daily WW pts (for real this time!!) and do the Wii Fit twice a week plus Spinning once a week.

Any advice or feedback is absolutely welcomed! I need all the help I could get! Thx for letting me vent. :)

Hey Ladies! Things have been very busy and stressful here. Surgery is this Friday. I realized this morning that I won't be able to log food in for a bit and that is frustrating. I know that my health is number one priority right now, but this healthy eating is part of my recovery plan.

I am afraid if I shelve the WW thing temporarily, it will be hard to get back on it.

My mom told someone she was worried that she wouldn't know how to cook my "special diet" food when I come home from surgery. It feels good to explain, I am not on some crazy eating plan, I am just eating healthy.

I hope everyone stays motivated and OP, I am just so grateful that I am facing this situation at a healthier weight.

I've been playing a little fast and loose with my bits of snack here and there, thinking it doesn't really add up...until I sat down to add it up and had my eyes opened! I'm well within my WPA's but I have to nip this in the bud! I played my first round of golf yesterday since I broke my elbow a month ago..it was GREAT to be outside on a beautiful fall day with my friends!! I got a lot of walking in ..I don't really count it toward AP's since it's all start and stop and not exactly involving any heavy breathing. Still...good to be out and moving! Hope everyone is having a good week so far!! Now that I've gotten my treadmill walking out of the way for today I've got to dive into the housework..UGH..and double UGH!!!

Barb

TGIF everybody...well I weighed and I'm 200........but I'm staying positive BECAUSE it's time for auntie flo...and I usually fluctuate up 3 or 4lbs so yea I'm staying positive here...lol!
Anyway I hope to be a feww lbs lighter next Friday or atleast 2 lbs that's all I'm asking for...I have not been the best this week but I have made some changes,, and I'm struggling with my water intake...I don't really get it,because I like water too.it's just hard to think of everything at once...so I'll be back and hopefully have good news...
Linda I hope you are doing well,haven't heard form ya in a while!! Everyone have a great and blessed weekend!! :)

Roundpeg I hope your surgery went well. All the very best in your recovery.

Thanks Clydegirl, day 3 post op and everthing seems to be going well.

I did want to share some weight related weirdness with y'all.

Just out of curiousity, I weighed myself the morning of and the evening of surgery. I gained 9 pounds on the operating table. So never discount the effect of water weight. I gained 9 pounds in IV fluids in 12 hours!

I've been "peeing like a race horse", (never understood that expression, but it fits).

Glad to be home and thanks for the well wishes.

Good morning ladies. So sorry I have been absent from here.
My story for today is about a person who falls down and picks herself back up and falls down and does the same thing over and over and over.
Each time this person (me) picks herself back up, she vows that this is it. Then, another fall.
I have no answers. I am here and I am kinda sad, but I wanted you all to know that I feel again and I have, yet again, picked myself back up one more time.
I'm interesting in something new, at least. I know it's not going to be 100% of my diet every day, week after week and it's just not practical. But, I have become excited about eating raw food. Have you all heard much about it?

I'm learning and I think I'm going to buy a book about it.
Breakfast for me:
A smoothie made with 1 cup rice milk, 1 cup of mixed frozen blueberries and fresh strawberries and 1/2 banana and 12 almonds.
I feel full and wonder if eating "raw" might help me have a better metabolism and less cravings and issues with falling down.
But, that being said, we eat out a great deal of the time. We entertain and I have a family to fee and they do not want to eat like this.
Can I try a mix of this with other times in my life where I cannot eat "raw"?
I bought gorgeous fresh baby spinach and am going to try to make my own salad dressing out of pureed avocado and a bit of olive oil for lunch. I have fresh carrots, tomato, cucumber, and stuff like that. Will I be satisfied?
I'm curious about this trend in eating that is fast becoming "news". I've read that cancer patients have rebounded after eating raw. I've read of outstanding weight losses. I'm intrigued. But, not to cook anything? How weird that will seem.
Perhaps I can try to mix as many raw meals in with my meals that I share with family. I want to please them as well.
We shall see.
But, for this one morning, I ate healthy. I feel good and I journalled.
Sorry I've been away. I hope all is well with you guys. Will try to read and catch up a bit. I was away, out of town, for 7 days and got really out of control as well as away from here and my routines.

Round Peg, I am so glad that you are home and have this behind you. Hugs to you!
What are the next steps for you?
I smiled about your peeing like a race horse, but I can remember doing that after having an IV for a long time when I had a C-Section. It wasn't fun, but all that fluid is a good thing to lose.
My prayers are with you, dear friend.

Welcome to our newcomers! I've sure missed a great deal and I am sorry not to have been here!
Ladies, I sure do not have all the answers, but one thing I am sure of when it comes to snacking is that lots of us have the same issues. We can brainstorm about what is best and filling. Filling is certainly important to me. Popcorn, air popped or 94% FF micro, is my friend during times when I just can't feel full. I crave certain things, crunchy/salty and chocolate. So, I will often have a sugar free hot cocoa along with popcorn.
Though, if you read my new interest in eating raw foods, I don't think either of those things qualify. But, I mean to modify it to my needs and life. I'm never going to be a vegetarian, but I sure could do with a bit less meat and processed sugars and flours in my life.

Hello to the Ladies I know & Welcome to those I don't!

Here is why I have been MIA. Basically I was not losing weight and I was getting frusterated and comfort eating (not good I know). Originally my thyroid was whacked out from two pregnancies in a year, but when I went in at a later time the second doctor tired to tell me I was fine, although my iron was low. But nothing was done about either besides the initial lab. So, to make a long story short, I finally was encourage enough by a friend to make a new appointment and then it came up I had a new doctor anyhow, so I made the appointment and went in last week.

Well first off my iron is really low, so low this coming week I have to make an appointment at the hospital and hour away because the clinic here in Wiesbaden (we're military for those who don't know.) can't handle it.
Then I have Ploycystic Ovarian Syndrome. I got the U/S and was amazed at all the lil cysts on my ovaries.

So yeah, just recently found that out and I go back in on the 19th to get that situation sorted. Right now they have me on a weightloss booster and that coupled with my new found energy, journaling, and correct counting, since October 2 I have been slowly losing..

So, here is to good health for us all.
I hope you all are doing well!
Ashley

Not that I think this will happen every time as I have been on WW before, but this just proves to me - when the Doctors help you get healthy and you count and track, that WW does work wonders. This loss really has motivated me to do this week well. I hope everyone else had great weekends! - Ash

10/05/09 - 222.7 <-- First week back in WW.
10/12/09 - 217.2 (-5.5)

Welcome back Ashley.
Where is everyone?
My thread notifications are not working and I am not getting emails from this web site whenever posts are made in response to mind.
I need those reminders to pull me back here from time to time.
Well, here is an update:
This weekend, we closed up our summer cabin. This place is good/bad for me. I eat badly when I am there as it's all about the vacation thing. So, though we have to go back one more time to blow out pipes with a shop vac and put antifreeze in them for winter, we are essentially done for the season.
Now, before the holidays sneak in on me, I need to make some headway.
I'm still looking into raw foods and am interested in them.
I am thinking, today, of that old saying: "Today is the first day of the rest of your life". Let's try to think that way today and move forward. The past is behind us.
Round Peg, I hope you give us an update on your situation. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Healthy eating to all!
Let's try to post some food journals here for a few days.
I'll be re-starting this thread in the next day or two when it gets to over 10 pages. Look for a link as well.

Hi DD! Thanks for asking, I still check in here daily, but I haven't been tracking food. I am so glad for the previous months of WW so as I eat food donated by the church ladies, I can keep portions in mind.

Can I gripe about something vain and superficial?

I am angry that I was just starting to wear clothes that fit, showing of my "no longer obese" figure and now I am back in huge baggy clothes. I am having trouble with swelling under my arm, can't wear anything but a sleeping bra so I wear real big to protect the identity of my remaining droopy boob.

Anywhoooo, Although my food choices are not always in my control, I am doing OK on portions. And choking down that dang water!

Lets get this weight off ladies, there is no down side to being at a healthier weight!

Ladies I was wondering where you were too.
The internet can be tricky sometimes, glad you guys checked in.
I have actually really been able to crack down and count well, last week and this week.
I am glad tomorrow is payday. We need fruit and I want to get stuff for Granola. Snack tends to be me and my husband's issue.

But anyway, we can do this...

Here I am back twice in one day! I need to continue along these lines.
RP, glad you are doing OK. I feel for you. Hope things get better.

Food diary for today:

Breakfast: (trying for at least one meal a day raw foods right now)

Shake in blender: 1/3rd banana, 1/2 grapefruit, 1 tiny pear, peeled, 1 cup rice milk.
12 almonds

Lunch:
cream of mushroom soup, crackers, cream cheese

After lunch: one tiny piece dark chocolate


Dinner: not yet planned

Hi,

I'm new here. I just found this thread because I just found the WW general threads, in general. I saw all the subthreads like WW at home, etc., but I didn't scroll down far enough I guess to see all this...ha ha.
This is week 4 of WW for me...after a 5-year WW hiatus/well, weight-loss in general hiatus. I basically went from a size 6 at my wedding, to becoming a mom 9 months after my wedding, to having 2 babies, and here I am almost 6 years later with a wonderful husband, 2 year boy on my hip, a 5 year old boy by my side, and an extra 60-odd pounds on my butt.

I am new to 3FC too.

I am looking forward to reading others' tips and getting to know everyone.

I'm hoping that this will be my final try at WW and my first success. I know that it's possible because I tried to quit smoking for 15 years. I tried 4 times. And I have now been a non-smoker for 1 year. I am convinced that with anything, even if you fail, if you keep trying at it again, eventually, it will lead to success.

So, anyway, sorry for the long post. Mom of 2, 29 yrs old.
Oh, and 6 pound loss since I started...my weigh-in days are Saturday mornings and I'm doing WW totally on my own at home....and with you all.
Thanks!

Welcome Allie1128!

6 lbs. gone is great.
This is a great group of ladies here and we all will be rooting for you.
If you need anything, please let me know.

Ashley

Welcome Allie. Good luck with your weight loss.

Ash long time no see. When are you pcs'ing? I don't know much about pcos. They probably have a forum on here about it.

My weigh in today I was down 2.2lbs and finally I got my 35lb sticker. That took a long time. I have been on a plateau for 6 weeks not losing anything.

Roundpeg I hope the swelling is going down under your arm. It must be very uncomfortable.

I need to start checking in here more often, it's been a while.

Have a good day.

Welcolme Allie!
Today was a good/bad day for different reasons. I didn't take food into consideration today as I donated blood. I hate tons of extra food and actually feel pretty weak right now, but good about what I did.
But, I took a big step towards good health today. I grocery shopped and bought some really great healthy choices and I broke down and ordered a food dehydrator. I've been toying with the idea of this for awhile now and finally decided to take the plunge.
It's part of my goals to eat healthier and eat as many raw foods as possible. I hope to use the dehydrator to make all sorts of super healthy things. I can also take advantage of things on sale and that will ultimately save money. Look how expensive (but flavorful) sun-dried tomatoes are for a teeny tiny bag or jar of them. Look at what they charge for dried cranberries, pineapple, banana and apple chips, etc. I can make my own. Maybe I'll finally make some use of all those slicing discs that come with my food processor. I read today (took a few books on dehydrating out of the library) about dehydrating produce when it's cheaper and then using it all throughout the year. We'll see how it works out, but I am excited about it.
I like the idea, especially, of if you buy mushrooms for a recipe and use just one cup, then the rest of them sit around and might go bad. Well, I can dehydrate them and there will be no more waste. I buy parsley in bunches for recipes and then I find it all slimy in the back of my veggie draw, now I can dehydrate it and use it whenever I want.
I hear you can use it with flowers and apples and make your own potporie for gifts as well, that might be fun to sew up little bags of it for holiday treats. : )
At any rate, I feel ownership of this device will improve my life! So, that choice and finally breaking down and ordering it was a step in the right direction.

DD: Cool about the dehydrator, it is a fun little gadget. I have one and go through spells using it. Recently, I decided I didn't really like raw celery, I dehyrated celery chips and I snacked on those, then I put those in the coffee grinder and made celery powder which is much better than store bought spice. I add it to tuna to give me flavor.

Dehydrate all that produce you can't get eaten, store it in jars and make a nice soup or stew later. I dehydrate herbs I grow in my garden for tea and such.

CG: congrats on your 35 pounds!

I saw 159.2 on a scale, but I am going to hold out before I count that. My body is so whack right now... I did have to do a same day surgery to get the hematoma drained from under my arm (I wonder how many ounces that was!). I am out of my frozen sliced pepper and onions that I add to so much, and I can't chop with that arm right now. I'll have to suck it up and ask for help with getting some of my staples back up to par level.

Everyone seems to be doing well.
Clyde girl, I move Jan 5th, so they'll be coming to our house for our stuff hopefully sometime in early November. It kind of stinks, but at the sametime we'll miss really digging into that (Thanksgiving/Christmas) holiday eating so in a round about way that's good.

RP, I support you! What you are going through, I cannot imagine! Will you be starting chemo soon? Something else? Just keep eating healthy and you can conquer this.
My dehydrator came and I have yet had time to open the box, study it and use it for the first time, but I am looking forward to it. We had a busy weekend. I was in my first, ever, art show on Saturday. I exhibited. I must say that what happened speaks volumes about our economy. Over 50 artists exhibited and not one of us sold a single painting and there truly was great talent there.
Check out my web site at heminwayfineart.com if you have an interest in seeing my stuff. Not meant to be a sales pitch, but I like sharing what I can do.
I tell my husband that even if I never sell a thing (I actually got a commission job now) it's cheaper than antidepressants.
As for today, started the day with a shake made of chocolate rice milk and a banana and 10 almonds.
Lunch was homemade chicken rice soup (with brown rice and all fresh veggies) and a few wheat crackers and cheese.
Snack was a pretzel (100 cal one)
Dinner is turkey breast, baked potato, broccoli and lite margarine.
Total calories for the day will come in around 1800 but I have done about 500 worth of activity. I ran out of trackers and have to get myself back to a WW so I can get my act in gear. But, according to my own scale, I'm down a pound. Thank goodness!
How are you all doing?

derrydaughter,
I am sorry no one sold a painting. I am sure it must be a bit fruterating.
As for being down a lb. that is great..

Keep it up!

I'm OK with not selling as long as I wasn't the only one who didn't, every one there didn't sell so I didn't feel so badly. But, I went to a great deal of effort to be there, get my stuff there, etc. It was a learning experience.
Being down a pound feels good, it's been awhile. I keep getting so sidetracked.

Hi everyone! I am happy to see a board moving along. The WW section is sometimes slow on posts, makes me sad. The WW website has fast moving threads but they aren't allowed to talk about actual POINTS values..on the official WW website, it seems so wrong. I love to discuss points, so at least I can come here!

How is everyone? I am entering week 3 of my 6th attempt at WW. 6th times a charm!

micasa2grls: Welcome! And at least you're back!
This is a great group of women. Come here and share often!

As for my, well it's proving true - my husband is gone TDY and I am staying on point and am down in my weight. Does anyone have a snacking with the husband issue? My husband is not 100% fit, but the Army keeps he going with exercise and what not. He also has the advantage of being 6'1." So, you can see we're opposites as I am 5'1" and not as active. Just curious if anyone has the same or similar issues. We've been married almost 6 years and in that time I have pretty much stopped making things that are unhealthy, but somehow the weekends get us, when we have to go out or we bring "snacks," home. Guess we'll just have to figure it out.

I am excited to see what Monday will bring, I am hoping a better loss than this Monday's 0.5 lbs. I know a loss is a loss, but I still can't help, but hope that I am truly back on track.

Ash

Hey! I re-started the thread:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/weight-watchers/184789-supporting-each-other-our-weight-loss-journey.html

Note to our newcomers, this thread has existed for a very long time and people come and go and know where to find us. I re-start it when it gets to ten pages as it is just way too long for people to read through and some people without high speed Internet have trouble downloading it all. : )
So, see you there!

By the way, if you go to your profile options, you can reset your display to show more posts per page. This will keep the thread length shorter.
Here's a link with details. (http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/south-beach-diet/140732-too-many-pages.html)