General Diet Plans and Questions - Curious #2! Doing our own thing!!

Ok! This is thread number two and I would like to welcome those of you who have been with us since the beginning of the thread and who are still posting and to those new people who want to be here with us and do your own thing!!!

There are no rules or requirements here. Most of us have modified a plan that has worked for us in the past. Right now, I am trying to eat within a certain calorie range and watch my fat. I know that I have to RE-learn how to eat and with the members here, I am learning just that.

The following is a list of people who have posted on the previous thread. Some are regulars, some posted once and disappeared and that's ok too. All input is valuable. To those of you who were here and disappeared, COME BACK!!!!!

TigerLily
Try'n Hard
WillBeThin
JustCuz40a
Karens3477
JuJuBeee
GettingThere2
Lizzo
Huntress
Jen519
Puma
Justme2338
Jello
Cafe976
Sandset
Diamondgeog

And of course, Tiffany123...little old me.

Now, don't mind Jello, she works in an armpit sniffing factory, but she is ok.

Welcome everyone and let's get this thread hopping!!

Tiffany
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I'm Back!

I just caught up on about 4 pages of thread from the last one. I got into a funk and didn't even visit this site for almost a week. I did visit DQ, the snack box at work and various other self-defeating places. No weight loss THIS week! No gain either, though.

I think next time I get into one of those moods, this thread is the first place to come. You guys are so funny! So many thought running around my head, but the one that really sticks in my mind is that I think all male bosses went to the same school. I, myself, was overwhelmed by the amount of work I was expected to do, so my boss gave me an assistant. Now I have an assistant and shouldn't have any problems, right? My glorious helper is the boss's daughter and she's accountable to NO ONE. She greats her father daily by flipping him the bird. She comes in at least 10 minutes late every day. She works when she wants and can do a terrific job. Unfortunately, she doesn't often "want". Ah...but today is Saturday. No boss. Yipee!

Everyone have a great weekend.

Jen
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Hi Jen, WELCOME BACK!!!

Don't feel bad. You are awesome for coming back and NOT giving up completely. GREAT JOB!!!!!

I know how you feel. I am trying to figure out what my trigger was, but last night my daughter wanted to eat at the Chinese Restaurant and I agreed. (After all, it WAS her birthday!!) So, I ate the wrong things.

I did well all day today until 5:00 and then I ordered pizza. I know better, but I ate too much of it. So, the last two days have been a total wash for me. BUT....I leave in the morning for my mini-vacation, and the throught of driving 8 hours with 3 kids arguing has me worried, plus I am the type of person that wants everything to be perfect and I am driving myself nuts trying to pack and get ready. (Can't tell it though, can ya? I'm on the Internet AGAIN!!)

I think over the course of the trip, I will eat fine. I want to start again tomorrow and not make this a wasted journey in more ways than one!

Well, it would help if I got out there and exercised. I am not getting any younger and THIS is my goal:

Hello hello HellO!!!!!!


How is everyone doing? Well i had fast food today while i was in calgary so im kinda bad BUTTTTTT (drum roll please) i stayed within my points! yay!


SO anyways!~ i went to my baby cousins first birthday party....it was soooo much fun and he is SO cute!

but:( sad news! im leaving you guys tommorrow to go to camp! i am going to continue to do my weight watchers at camp, and i will get MORE than enough exercise, with swimming, camp wide games and chasing after little kids and keeping my energy up with theirs will give me more exercise than i need!

but sadly! i will be gone for two whole weeks! i MIGHT be able to post one day in a week from now but i dont know if im coming home for my one night break or not......(camp is 2 hours away) but we shall have to see.

I hope all of you continue to work hard at your goals and dont be discouraged too much if things are slow! We can ALL do it with time!!!!!
Have a terriffic couple weeks ( i will definatly check the posts tommorrow) and i will say a final goodbye tommorrow when i check!!!
talk to you all then!
luv
Kayla

p.s.
I got measured at the gym i go to......I LOST # INCHES!!!!!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAAAAWWWWWWWWWWW!

here i go with spelling errors again! its sposed ta say......3 inches!!!! lol....i know its not lots but...its a start!

Good morning ladies.........

Jen - glad to see you back! The most important thing to remember is that you are getting back in the saddle, getting back on that horse and trying again. I was just commenting to my sister-in-law yesterday how proud I was of myself this time for sticking to it and not giving up after a few weeks which was always the case before. Persistence does pay off in the long run. Tiffany mentioned that she didn't understand what her trigger was when she overate for 2 days.........EVERYONE overeats occasionally, even slim people. We simply have to put into perspective and then move on. I myself had mexican yesterday, late lunch, then came home had dinner and 2, COUNT IT, 2 pieces of cherry pie. I am not going to stress about this, I am going to pull the reigns in and go on about my business. In the past this would have been the end of my diet, not that I'm on one you understand, but I have a much larger picture in mind.

It was not my intention to get up on my high horse this morning I just thought it was important to remind ourselves that as humans we are imperfect. Since for most of us this is not so much a diet as a lifestyle change, we must accept that we will need time to adapt after a lifelong way of eating.

I wish you all could see my sister-in-law (not the skinny one) she is one of the biggest inspirations to me that I can do this. I met her when she was around 18-19 and she is now almost 40. For as long as I can remember she has always been very large and at less than 5 feet tall she was wearing a size 22 in January of 2000. She is also a diebetic and was taking the largest amount of oral insulin that they could give her, very close to having to take shots. In one years time she lost down to a size 8 and was able to stop taking medication at all. She told me that there were many times that she went for weeks without a loss at all, she overate at times, but in the end she lost her weight through time and persistence. She looks great and I would say that I am jealous, but, I think a better word would be respect. She went through some hard times and never gave up. In fact that skinny sister-in-law I was talking about before is actually the woman her ex-husband married (they divorced during the time she was losing her weight) and that woman isn't half the woman Pam is.

Ok, now that I've written a book this morning, I promise I will try not to like this again.:dizzy:

Have a wonderful day all!

LJ
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huntress - you are absolutely right and I found your post motivating. This is the thing to keep in mind - we are in it for the long haul, not for 3 good weeks and then quitting. Maybe I loved it because you spoke to my biggest personal obstacle - or maybe because I had a cruddy week and that makes it hard to continue - but either way that's what I needed to hear today.

I like success stories like Pam's. Imagine how great we'll all feel a year from now - and we've ALREADY each put in part of our year. :)

So the "floodgates" have finally opened for me and I'm all back on plan again. Sheesh, this particular cycle has been a rager - sometimes I hardly know it happened and sometimes I get every symptom there is? :?:

New thing for me and my plan - I've been having some fun with some WW tools I obtained from a friend. I added up points for the past few days and discovered that sometimes it is worse than I think, sometimes better. (shrug) Yesterday I would have been right at the top of my range - if I hadn't eaten that piece of carrot cake. 16 points for one piece of carrot cake! :eek: I've been measuring food by size for too long, LOL.

So I'm on plan - moving forward. Since the scale has hovered around 213 this week I'm using that as my starting weight. I'll weigh in again after my cycle stops. And naturally I'll be here sucking up all the motivation I can.

Hey everyone!

Well......this is my final goodbye! I will see you all in two weeks!
stick with it girls! i hope everyone has a fantastic few weeks and i look forward to coming home and talking to you all again!

bye!!!!

Luv
Kayla:cool:

Hi everyone,

I have one question....is that woman in that picture for real? Holy smokes...i can not even do that. LOl If i could talk to her I would say YOU GO GIRL.

I have not modified a plan that really works other than stay away from sugars and fried foods. I am trying to modify a low carb diet that fits me.

I am probably putting this in the wrong section...if so please forgive me. I just saw the topic doing your own thing.

Thanks
Sinnrah, 5'2, 31yrs old, weight 105:^:

Kayla, I'm so sorry I meant to tell you to have a good time at camp but I got so involved talking about Pam and writing that long post that I forgot. If you get this before you leave, have a GREAT time. When I was your age I went to church camp every summer and I absolutely loved it. There were so many fun things to do and getting to make new friends (not to mention some of the cute boys) We will miss you while you are gone.

Cafe, I'm glad that hearing Pam's story helped. I too have a problem with longevity and this is the first time in years I have managed to stay with anything for this long. I hope that if anyone else knows someone who has lost weight will share it with us because it is always very motivational for me. There was a magazine a few years ago, some of you may have seen it, called Successful Slimming that had lots of stories about real people like us that had lost weight. Unfortunately by the time I sent in for a subscription it had gone out of print. I have about 10 of them and from time to time I go back a re-read them. The closest thing I have found since is Womans World which had a regular diet feature and sometimes has true life weight loss stories.

It is thunderstorming here, AGAIN, luckily I got my walk in this morning and have spent the rest of the day cleaning house. Oh well, at least my plants are getting lots of water, everything is beautiful and green here, not like past summers when it all dried up and turned brown. I have a orange tree, lemon and lime and they all have fruit on them. I can't wait until they are ready to pick.

LJ
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Happy Monday!
Weigh-in day for me. 192. Still up .5 from the previous 10 I had lost. I haven't worked hard enough, so no one or nothing to blame but me. I just have to push myself in the right direction and not let this little set back send me in a tailspin.
I'm in the "susan powter" frame of mind right now. Trying to eat high volume, low fat foods. Wish I could have her over for a day. Clean the junk out of my pantry, take me shopping for real food. Can you imagine?
huntress, green grass in Texas, fried crispy brown grass in Indiana. Something is wrong here. Luckily I didn't plant any annuals this year and the perinnials don't need much watering.
Sinnrah, welcome to doin your own thing!
Fire up!


:strong:

Hi all! I've been reading a lot of posts lately about people who over do it and beat themselves up afterward. I truly believe that is the difference between someone who is thin and someone who struggles. My DH ate TWO brownies last night and didn't even flinch. When I spoke to him about it later, pointing out how I would have felt (meaning beat myself up) he said that he will just not eat his cookies at lunch today. As simple as that. I think we have a lot to learn from people who maintain their weight sensibly!
Although I have been maintaining my weight for over six weeks, I am on a three week plan to loose 5 pounds. In three weeks we leave for a week at the beach and I want to be able to eat (within reason) whatever I want. So ladies, my goal for the next three weeks is to loose 5 pounds. I can do it!!
Well, I hope you all have a great day! No more beating ourselves up!!

Happy Monday to everyone! Welcome Sinnrah.

Here we are with a whole new week I, for one, am READY for it!

I went grocery shopping yesterday and came home and made some calculations... And I feel pretty good about eating in the right range.

I think the challenge for me is everything that I have previously considered "outside" the usual. I don't usually pass up opportunities to accept food offered - and we have a lot of community food at work.

I can see that the work I've done over the last few months to get adjusted to carrying my lunch and transitioning to better choices in that lunch has paid off - I'm okay with that now and measuring it, it's only 6 points after switching to diet bread!

So this policy of no unplanned eating will be my next challenge. Having the internet helps because that way I can run out and look up how many points that Krispy Kreme is and decide if I can work it in.

I really appreciated Tryin'hard's post too - one thing I'm trying to do with this is keep myself right on the cusp of determination - GO and Keep Going - but not getting totally OBSESSED and burning out after 3 weeks. My tendency is to obsess.

I have to help myself out with this at the gym too. Don't lollygag - don't push to hard - just get right in the zone and stay there long enough.

All that being said I slept with earplugs last night b/c of the air conditioner - and woke up late - much to late for the gym. I am actually missing it! I had my bag all packed, too. NO earplugs tonight.

Have a great day, everybody! Go, Tryin'hard!

Sure is quiet around here today...........OH, that's right, Tiffany is gone.:lol: No, really now let's not dissapoint her after her nice trip by coming back to see that the thread has gone all the way down to the bottom.

Hope you're all having a good Monday. I for one blew it on Sunday and am back on track today. Guess it was just the bad weather we continue to have here in south Texas. It's beginning to get me down.

Have a great day all...........and let's get busy and put this thread back on fire.:strong:

LJ
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Doesn't it seem like stress should burn calories?! I'm babysitting today and I was just a tiny bit stressed when I discovered there was no bottle for the 6mo old. NO BOTTLE. I had to load up 4 kids and go to the store. I'm not sure who was more stressed. Me, the poor baby or the other kids subjected to the screaming. (Babies screaming, not mine. :p)
It's almost nap time, then all will be well with the world.

Know what else should burn calories? Keeping up with all the posts here! I can't do it. It's almost 3:00 and I'm just now getting a chance to catch up with you guys! I'm glad to see we have (OK, our fearless leader, Tiffany has) started a new thread. Opens so much quicker. :smug:

Ooh, but I'm not sure I like my "introduction" on this thread, Ms. Tiff. :nono: That's how strange and kinky rumors get started....

Hm, never mind. :s:

I had an OK weekend. Wasn't really good but not as bad as I used to be. Have I mentioned we're renovating our kitchen? Spent a fabulous and wonderful Saturday night a few weeks ago running our new dishwasher for the first time!!! Ooooh! Ahhhh! Well, I guess you had to be there. Anyway, we got our convection oven installed and had to try it out. And what better way to try it than with, well, a pizza, of course!! And I'm not talking that Healthy Choice frozen french bread thingie. Real pizza, girls! So tasty and soooooo bad for me. :devil:

Still, I did get to the gym and ate OK for the rest of the weekend. Scale (yes, I'm still addicted) wasn't too mean to me this morning. Lunch today was Lean Cuisine. And since it's so hot in these parts, dinner may just be a big old salad or something.

And I will ignore the smell of those M&M's coming from the next office. Darned skinny coworkers! :mad:

Then again, I guess if you take Tiffany's word for it, I could be smelling worse things....

And with that mental image, I'll leave you...

Hi everyone,

Man, it is raining so bad.....I hope my husbands ship is not rocking too much. LOL Texas is getting a lot of rain. I forgot how bad it gets out here. We have moved around for almost two years because of the Navy.

Thanks for the welcome Cafe976. :)

Hope everyone that is here in Texas stays dry. I ended up going to Walmart and thought I was going to have to swim there. LOL

Okay gotta run....

Sinnrah :)

Good morning!

Hi Sinnrah - I am in Texas too......Houston, where are you at. I had to laugh when you were talking about going to Walmart. I am like the queen of Walmart, my family all kids me about it. If they can't find me they just send a posse to find me. Just kidding about the posse, but I do love it, ours is a super Walmart and I can get practically anything there.

I am back into the swing of things after a crazy weekend eating wise. I think it must have been going around this past weekend, huh strange, very strange.:shrug:

Tigerlilly - you are a saint girl! I would not have lasted for 5 mins with a screaming baby, did you give that mother the what for. I love little children but since mine are all grown I find that I cannot deal with crying babies when I am out in public. Guess I'd better get ready, my oldest daughter is now the same age I was when I had her, 21, so my time is coming sooner or later. Hopefully later since she is not married.

Hope the rest of you are all doing well..........I for one must get ready for work soon. Praying the weather holds out at least until I get to my office. It seems like a crying shame to spend so much time getting my hair and makeup to look so good only to step out the door, running late as usual, only to get soaked before I get to the car.

LJ

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No fare, I wanna be in Texas too. I have family in Garland, but I've never been there to visit. I'd also like to have a Super Walmart! Our little town has rumors of getting one, but no signs of it yet. Or better yet, a Super Target. Tar'get.
And rain....Indiana needs rain!
huntress, I didn't give the bottleless mom any grief. The mom drops them off and the dad picks them up. So, there was no point. I did keep the bottle at MY house so it can't happen again. I use to babysit for them full-time, but now it's just occasionally. Good thing, since my 5yr old informed me that he doesn't like babysitting....like he's the one doing it. ha.
I did pick up some Lean Cuisine at the Kroger 50% off sale. Pretty tasty for frozen food. Not going to read the ingredients. I've been big into that lately and it is mess'n up my head!:dizzy:
I got in 1.5 miles of my walk video this morning....couldn't do the whole 3 miles. Slept terrible last night, too tired. I need some earplugs cafe!
Off to shower before the kiddies get here. Hope everyone has a great day doin their thang!

Tigerlilly - I hope you understand I wasn't trying to be mean, I just feel sorry for the little guy. Maybe mom was having a stressful day and just forgot. I can remember having 3 kids and working full time, boy was it hectic in the mornings trying to get ready and get out of the house to get to work on time and I had a 1-1/2 hr drive in. Super Walmart is GREAT, I love it........hope that you get yours. I have never been to Super Target although they are building them all around Houston now, just not close to me yet. Believe me you DON'T want to be in Texas right now, I think we are going to float away before it is all over with. Driving to work is really scary too, especially over the ship channel bridge with all those 18 wheeler trucks. Well speaking of work, guess I'd better go do some.

LJ
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huntress, oh no, i didn't think you were being mean. and, believe me, i had some choice words running through my mind.:s:
i saw pictures of the flood waters today on the news. your right, doesnt looks so good. haven't a clue how close it is to my aunt in garland. i'm geographically challenged. :^: there is a super target opening this month in south bend. i'm sure i'll be checking it out, but too much of a distance to go on a regular basis.
so far, no snacking this morning. but think i'm gonna hit the blueberries. only a few left from picking last week. i froze 5 quarts. may have to pick again.
:wave:

Huntress- I am in Corpus Christi right now but was born and raised in Orange. I am suppose to go to Orange this Thursday...but am not sure if the roads are going to be flooded. It rained so bad today.....WOW....I hope it doesnt flood here...I can not swim

I love walmart too. I am going back today. The server has been so slow today that I have been trying to post on my other forums and it took over an hour before I could even get here. Technology *Geesh*

Tigerlilly- You are another Texan. LOL Cool...I used to live near Garland too. Man I have lived all over the place though. LOl

Okay gotta run...

Try to keep dry...

Sinnrah :wave:

"Rain, rain, go away come again another day....I want to go outside and play....but the rain wont go away."

Sinnrah, no, i'm not from texas. i have family that lives in garland, texas. i live in indiana, born a couple hours from where i live. adventureous, heh?
my little one has a tball game tonight. the "confession stand" will be there. i'm so proud i've stayed away from all it's evils. only 2 more tball games...which leaves me only 2 more bouts with the consession stand. gee...then only a short time until football season. :p

Hello everyone!

I guess I'm the odd man out - no Texas connection.

Tigerlily, not to brag about my earplugs but... seriously, there is a kind you get at the hardware store for maybe $1.59 a pair - they are made of a foam rubber kind of stuff. When you squish them they hold shape and gradually bounce back. So you roll them in your fingers, stick them down your ear like a Q-tip and wait for them to expand... And when they are full, I hear NOTHING. LOL, it's like a cartoon, H has to shout for me to hear him. "I SAID - TAKE OUT YOUR EAR PLUGS!" LOL.

I'm here - I'm on plan - busy at work not much to report except that I'm doing well with counting up my food and I think I could get used to this pretty easily. So this is my 3rd day on this plan, and it's been pretty easy.

Hope everyone is having a great day!

I've seen those earplugs before. They gave DH a pair when he rented a jackhammer...boy was that a fun time. Mother's Day weekend. Not one of DH's better judgements. Loud as....dont know what to compare it to. I'll have to look for some to buy. I hear everything at night, and some nights I really need a good nights sleep. I'm the only one that hears the dog ring her bell to go out at night. Crap I tell ya.
I'm making a new recipe today. Crockpot Lasagna. Not the healthiest choice, but doesn't require using the oven. And, will be nice to have dinner wait'n after the baseball game.
Today is my father's 55th bday AND my parents 36th wedding anniversary. To say the least, he's never forgotten their anniversary. I got my dad a yard ornament...it's a huge cement golfball. Doesn't sound so hot, but he's really into golf and he's re-do'n some landscape...so, hope he likes it.
Window a/c is stuggl'n. Getting toasty in here. Dread'n getting out in the heat for baseball. Whine, whine.
:wave:

Keep cool, Tigerlily! It'll be hot as blazes here too. When the weather sucks, I'm glad to be in the office.

Don't you hate it when your skinny friends talk about how they LOVE super hot weather? Yeah, right, if I was a size 2 and could walk around practically naked and without all this bulk around me I would probably like it too. No, I probably still wouldn't.

However, this is just another incentive - total discomfort in hot weather is something we will NOT miss next summer if we keep going! :smug:

H helped me get outa bed for the gym this morning so I am all proud of myself. I *love* it when I am working out - why do I dread going just that little bit? Inertia, I guess. Gotta work.

Ya know, I don't know why I dread or avoid working out either. When I first got serioius about losing the weight, I worked out everyday. I lost 10 pounds and felt great. In hind sight, I don't think it was the 10 pounds loss that had me feeling good. I think it was the working out. The 10 loss wasn't really noticeable. Yet, I felt more confident and was bare'n a little more skin. hmm. Guess that means I better knock the dust bunnies off those videos and get hop'n!
And I sooo agree about the skinny friends like'n in hot. I have one that freezes unless it's about 80 degrees!
My mother wants to plan a trip to the water park with me and my boys. Mom is in her 50's, 5'4", 120ish. I don't think she is planning on wearing a suit, just wants to watch the boys have a good time. I dread the thought of wearing a suit. AMAZON WOMAN, RUN KIDS! But, I should wear one just incase the rugrats need me in the water. GRAPE APE, voices in my head.
Oh, I won the battle with the consession stand last night. I did have one bite of ds's charleston chew when we got home. Chewed it real sllloowww. Really thought about, and it was almost too sweet. Guess that's a good thing.
later taters!

Hi everyone! I got up late this morning and didn't have a chance to post yet. I was too stressed out to go to sleep last night, my oldest daughter came home for a visit and we sat down to eat dinner and watch a movie and my DVD player that I bought 8 months ago wouldn't work. This is the 2nd electronic device to go out in the last month. They are all fairly new (less than 2 years old) made by the same well known company that begins with an S and I am totally frustrated knowing that I have a house full of their products that are going out. Wouldn't you know it they are no longer under warranty. I have a few cheap radios and CD players that have lasted way longer than this! I only hope the home theater system I bought at Christmas doesn't decided to go out too!

OK, I am sorry ladies, my post has absolutely NOTHING to do with weight loss today. I apologize for dumping on you all. I have just spent a lot of money the last few years buying these nice things for my home thinking that they will last for many years, as they should and to have 2 of them go out within weeks of each other is ridiculous. :mad:

I hope all of you are doing well today.

LJ
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hey huntress, you should try taking it back/exchange it or something. it's worth a try. we had a Playstation 2 quit working. it was hard, but dh got it replaced. he's got nerve when it comes to his toys. right now, i'm having problems with a chair and half w/ottoman. broyhill. 900 bucks. new last december. looks like crap already. go'n 'round w/JCP. fun stuff.
so, i can relate!

afterthought, do you have a cleaner for you dvd? also, i found that running a humidifier to close to ours messed it up.

huntress - the exchange policy at BestBuy is good. I had a nice experience with credit toward a new phone in exchange for a broken and not-very-new one. If they're NOT nice then it's time to get - ahem - firm.

2 cents spoken here.

To keep it on topic: Hey! I've just discovered that I get 2 or possibly 3 points for my workout this morning depending on how I judge the intensity. 2 points is a Dove Miniature ice cream treat, hee hee. I must be in the honeymoon stage with this little program but it's working for me, man.

Cafe, the WW renegade - no meetings, bootleg pointfinder. It's like moonshine - only not. I knew there was a reason I stayed incognito. :cool:

I'm back and YOU GUYS ROCK!!! 3 whole pages to read, I am loving it!!!!

Well, let's see. I suck. :lol: Wasn't a good girl on the trip.

I packed snacks and actually ordered a Grilled Chicken Sandwich on the way down. Without fries, but they screwed up and packed an extra order in the bag, so what did I do? I ate them. :mad:

Then when we got there, we had subway, and I was good. (except for the Macadamia nut cookie I ate for dessert)

On our first day, we went to Silver Dollar City. It was fun, we rode all the rides and walked around in wet underpants all day. (serious chafing going on) But there was TONS of food there. I had a hotdog for lunch and a bag of chips. Then ate my daughters bag of chips. (Lays) I LOVE those salty chips.
I also ate a few bites of a cookie and then my diet went to **** in a handbasket when I tasted Kettle Korn for the first time. My girlfriend bought a bag for me and I munched on it all freaking day. Grrrrr....

Then when we came home, they made frozen pizza and I had a few slices of that too. Then more Kettle Korn of course. :^:

Side note: One hour after we went on this one particular ride at Silver Dollar City...the walkway collapsed and 19 people were injured. Scary thinking that we had just been on it. Yikes.

We then did White Water on the second day, and I did walk around in a bathing suit all day. Cellulite was a flappin. There were a couple of women there that were bigger than me which made me feel better. But 94% of the women were smaller which made me sad and made me want a sandwich at the same time. We brought our lunch into the park, and I had a ham sandwich and some Doritos for lunch and then had a chicken sandwich for dinner that night. (MORE KETTLE KORN) I finished the bag though, so don't worry.

The good thing is, I walked up and down hills all day at SDC, and then at White Water, I must have walked up a billion stairs. So, between that and doing all the slides, I got a workout. I also got a burn, and I am about this red... :devil:

We left at 7:00 this morning to come home and I had a horrible breakfast of toast, eggs, bacon and hash browns. (With a Diet Coke, of course) and that was my meal for the day. I am going to have a Lean Cuisine here in a bit for my dinner...and then tomorrow, I am back on the program. I will do my walking and eat healthy. It helps to have some healthy food in the house, and the house is pretty bare right now.

Sinnrah, WELCOME!!! Nice to have some new blood here to liven us up and keep us on track so we look good. LOL, now that I have spilled the beans about my terrible eating on vacation. But, you know what? Vacation doesn't happen every day and I had fun and I didn't obsess over the food....All in all, I made some good choices too and DID get a lot of exercise. I will weigh in the morning, but I figure I have set myself back a week or two and that motivates me even more. So did seeing all those chicks in their bathing suits. I know I can look like that if I try.

Oh, and Cafe...No Texas connection for me either. Although, when I was about 20, this guy told me I looked like a Texas Cheerleader, tall with long dark hair. (he must have had some weird bizzare sexual fantasy thing going) and he called me Texas for a long time, but that is it.

Well.....I will hop on here in the a.m. and post the news from the scale, if you hear screaming...it's just me and I WILL get over it.

Glad to be home. Both my home and HERE. Good to come back to my friends and my support system.

Time to get serious about this body...while I was walking around in my bathing suit at White Water, I kept thinking I heard people applauding for me, but it was just my thighs slapping together.

:D
Tiffany
Back in the house!

I LOVE KETTLE CORN! There is a festival thingy called Trail of Courage that makes my favorite. That festival isn't until October, I will be having me some! They make a microwave version, but I wont dare let myself even try it.
I'm making baked potatoes and grilled skinless chicken breast on the grill...cooking at this moment. Going to try eat'n the tater w/o butter...hope'n the grilled flavor will be enough.
Glad you are back Tiff! :D

Hi everyone......

Thanks for the info, I did talk to Sony today and they are going to check it out for me over the phone and possibly it is under warranty. Sorry again about the ranting and raving today.

Tiffany - It's so good to have you back!:D Missed ya girl. I'm glad you had a good trip. I figure with all that exercise you got, you should lose a few pounds! Vacations always renew my spirit and remind me how important it is get healthy and lose the weight.

Have any of you tried Blue Bunny frozen novelties? I was just thinking about them today. They are low or non fat and sugar free. Pretty good in the summertime when you want something cool and sweet. I haven't had any in a while and am thinking that I will go to Walmart and get some this weekend. They are usually 2 for $5 box of 12.

Have a nice evening all...........check in with you tommorow.

LJ
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ps.........what is Kettle Corn, I've never heard of it.

OMG...it is EVIL in a bag.

It looks like regular popcorn, but it has a thin sugary coating on it. Kind of vaguely smells like carmel corn, with that sweet smell, but it's SO addictive, I can't stop eating it.

Glad my bag is empty...
:lol:

Tiff

Kettle Corn...at the festival I like to get kettle corn they actually pop it in a huge black kettle and it looks like they are putting cornsyrup or something in the kettle. I might ask this year what they use. It is like carmel corn, but not as sweet. Tiff is so right, EVIL in a bag. Oh, and they wear pilgrim outfits...like that 's how they made popcorn back in the day. Makes it taste even better. :)

Oh darn! I wanted to get in here and post before Ms. Tiffany got back and found out that I haven't posted since she left. :o Didn't make it. Oh well. Maybe she won't notice. Maybe the soggy underwear has somehow temporarily water-logged her brain (hey, walking around all day in wet underwear has GOT to effect SOMETHING, wouldn't you think?) and I can slip in here before she sees me.

Truthfully, I've been in a funk lately, girls. Weight is up. Mood is down. :( Motivation is in the dumper. I do get to the gym but only half-heartedly. I eat whatever I want whenever I want and find myself feeling sick a little too often. Had the "vending machine special" for breakfast about half an hour ago and my stomach is retaliating. And yet, I am now craving Kettle Korn!!! :rolleyes: Yes, I love the stuff too.

Tiff, you are so brave! I have not been seen in a bathing suit since God was a child and I don't plan to change that any time soon. We're going to a picnic at a coworker's house on Saturday. They have a pool and told me to bring my suit. Not going to happen. These are people I work with!! :o Ain't no way.

So anyway, Ms. Tiffany, sounds like you had a great vacation! Again, I wish I was brave and daring like you and could enjoy water parks and stuff like that. I love to swim but, like I said, wouldn't be caught dead in public in a suit. Maybe next year...just like I said last year.

All this talk of warranties and fixing appliances and such. Last week, the water dispenser on our new fridge started leaking. We scheduled service for July 12. Yes, the warranty ran out on July 13. So after Rich waited around all day long, the repair guy never showed, never called. After many phone calls (and much screaming :mad: ), we finally got the appt. rescheduled for yesterday. You guessed it. No longer under warranty and they tried to charge us. TRIED TO, I said. ;) Boy is the president of a certain company getting a letter from me!! Jello needs her water! :cool:

I have to go now. My @!*# boss has just arrived at this #(*@ place and I have to do my %#@* job. Only 43 days to Scotland. Only 43 days to Scotland. Only 43 days to Scotland..... :^:

See you guys!

Welcome back, Tiffany! Mmmmm Kettle Korn.... I don't think you did too bad at all, all things considered. Lots of exercise.

Jello - I was having that sort of week last week - trying half-heartedly but feeling like why bother. Just going through the motions, or skipping the motions when I was really, really crabby. It was all PMS trying to defeat me! I'm feeling SO much better this week. So what can I say but DON'T GIVE UP! All is not lost!

I was laying in bed last night thinking about this - and I thought: I wonder if it would help if I counted out the days until the next time this is going to happen and then make a plan that cuts me some slack during those days so I feel like I'm getting away with something but really doing better than I would if I tried to be totally good?

I remember that a long time ago (10+ years ago) when I was successful at losing weight that if I could just hold my weight steady during that week and not gain that I would then drop 5 pounds over the course of my period. Every time. In effect, I was more sure to lose during that time than the "good" portion of the month.

Anyway, hang in there, JO, through whatever crisis is nagging you. If anyone has any ideas on my little scheme let me know.

Hello!
Cafe, I had been wondering the same kind of thing...wondering if it's related to my cycle or my diet. I think I am going to start keeping notes in my food journal regarding my motivation and cravings...maybe there is some sort of pattern that I can learn to accept.
I've been up since 5am and haven't had breakfast...been to hectic, had to run to town. Need to eat and wake up that metabolism!
ttfn

Hi all!

I am not motivated in least to post today, but didn't want to lose track of you all. I'm doing OK with the eating, haven't walked in a couple of days but I found an old cassette tape this morning of 90's dance music and spent much of the morning dancing around my bedroom while getting ready to go to work. That really lifted my spirits since I miss going out on Saturday nights dancing with my friends. They all still go, but I am so stubborn about doing things with this extra weight. It's not like I can put on a cute little black cocktail dress and heels anymore, I am so self-contious that I just quit going. Who knows, maybe I will lose enough before the end of January that I can suprise them all and show up for the birthday party they have every year at that time.

Jello - Sorry to hear that you are having a rough time.

I'm glad that I don't live anywhere near where you get that Kettle Corn, sounds totally addiciting.

Have a good day..........later

LJ
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OK, so I am going to give myself a swift kick in the behind:eek:

I just have a case of summertime blues, would much rather be out doing something fun instead of sitting in this office all afternoon with nothing to do. I am just going to try to make the best out of a not-so-great situation. Attitude is everything, isn't that right ladies.

Jello - I have been where you are.......try reminding yourself the reasons why you want to do this.

In fact, I have seen other threads that do just that......eveyone puts down their reasons for wanting to lose weight. Anyone want to do this?

Here are a few of mine.

1) To be able to put on that little black dress and feel good about the way I look.

2) To feel good physically

3) To be able to buy clothes in regular sizes and have them look nice.

4) To show all those people that never knew me before, that I'm not just that fat girl.

5) To be able to walk up to someone I haven't seen in a long time instead of hiding and hoping that they don't see me because I'm so embarrased about the way I look.

6) Goes with #5, so that the next time I see my old high school boyfriend that I ran into in the grocery store recently, he recognizes me. I swear this happened, I walked right by him and he never even noticed me...........why on gods green earth did I turn around and go back:(

OK, my pity party is over effective RIGHT NOW!:nono:

LJ

Awww Jo. Sorry about your funk. We do all get them. I think sometimes it is so hard to have so many things on our plates. Diet, exercise, work, family, friends...something has to give.

To be honest, I LOVE food. Maybe there is no actual deep rooted reason why I became fat other than I LOVE food. I love to go to the Olive Garden and eat like I am having my last meal. There is something comforting about eating hot delicious (fatty) foods with people you love.

So...sometimes when one side of my balance dips out of whack...I pick up on the other one. For example, if I am eating like an idiot and having too much fat, I try to pick up on my water consumption and maybe push the exercise a little more. When I am not wanting to exercise...(which is NOW) I try to cut back on the food a little. Most of the time this doesn't work...:lol: BUT...it is a plan.

Besides, look at how far you have came. If you keep going, (even with the slip ups) you will still come out WAY ahead. I know that even when I am being bad, I still try to make SOME good choices. LOL...that makes me feel like I am only being 70% bad. And that is better than being 100% bad. :D

This funk will not last. Do what you want for a while and you will be amazed at that little voice in your head. It will started whispering, then talking, and then pretty soon...it will be yelling at you and you will have no choice but to listen to it, if only to get it to shut up.

Things will work out. Just don't disappear from here. Things would not be as lively around here for sure.

Now..what is this Scotland thing? You must have posted it earlier and I missed it.

Tig and Cafe....I think the journal thing is a great idea, and maybe we would all benefit from learning more about our cycles and moods. Maybe then, we would have a "heads up" when something will happen!

Well, I did weigh this morning and it was fluctuating between 243 and 242....I was 241 when I left...so I will take that and be dang happy about it.

Back to work for me. Yogurt and banana for breakfast and healthy eating for the rest of the day.

The **** with one day at a time...this is one meal at a time.

Good to be back,
Tiff

Great idea! Here are 10 of my reasons for wanting to lose weight. 10 out of 4 billion.

1. To be able to go back to my high school reunion and have people be stunned by the transformation.

2. To be able to buy clothes off the rack in the normal section, and not have to buy Plus-Size any more.

3. To be able to run and play with the kids and not get winded.

4. To look great in a bathing suit.

5. To not sweat like a hog after simply walking up the front steps.

6. To know that when people are whispering about me, it's because they are jealous of my weight loss and not making fun of how fat I am.

7. To gain back my self-respect. To be able to hold my head up high and look people in the eye again.

8. To lose some of those dimples on my thighs. Well, I have a whole gallon of cottage cheese on them, but I'm being kind.

9. To be able to take a bath and fit better in the tub. (Right now, I can put a 1/2 inch of water in there and then sit down and the tub will fill up). Good for water conservation, but bad for my self-esteem.

10. And simply for my health, I want to lose some of these ailments that come with being overweight.

So many are the same as what u have already listed.
-dont want to hide when I see someone I know in public, i dodge isles at the store
-want to feel more sexy for DH (he says i'm fine the way i am, good boy)
-not hide when i get dressed
-to feel good physically, i think my back hurts because of the extra weight
-BATHING SUIT, SHORTS, TANKTOPS!
From Bob Greene Book..."In life, nothing stays the same. Your body is no different. It's always changing. And every day, you can choose whether to improve it or let it slide back."....

So, I waited too long to eat breakfast and ended up with 1/2 of a donut...custard filled long john. :( The day is not a wash, and I'm gonna ROCK the rest of the day!

another reason...so I can have my rings DOWNSIZED instead of made larger like I had to do last year. :p

Good morning all! I've been reading this thread but not doing a whole lot of posting.
You guys are so motivating! Even with vacations, visitors and slip ups, you guys still come back to cheer each other on!
There are so many good reasons to loose the weight. I have lost most of mine (still working on those last five pounds) but I am SO LOVING my slimmer self. Here's a few reasons:
1. No thighs rubbing together in the heat.
2. I can take my rings off, even on a hot day (there was a period of time of about 18 months when I couldn't get them off AT ALL!)
3. I own 2 two-pieces. I am 39 years old and never even owned a 2 piece until this summer.
4. Good sex. Don't have to elaborate, do I?
5. THe whole self-respect thing. I look good and I feel good.
6. Amusement parks are so much more fun when you fit on the rides and don't have to make excuses to your family.
7. Clothes. Sizes 8 and 10 instead of 20 and 22.
8. The role model I am for my daughter. I've often heard her say, "my mom doesn't eat junk food--she likes healthy food!"
9. My health. My doctor showed me how healthy my current BMI is compared to a year and a half ago.
10. Being able to inspire others.
Have a great day, all! YOu are all in my thoughts!

Good morning and TGIF!! Love you guys! Thanks for the support. :) I'm trying, really I am. But I think I'm just going to have to try harder. Yes, I have to watch what I eat. No, I can't just eat like other people can. No, it's not fair but guess what. That's the way it is. Live with it, Jo! It's time to stop whining about it and fix it....

...Um, how do I do that exactly? :^:

I loved reading everyone's reasons for wanting to lose weight. I remember a while back in WW class when the leader asked that question. Everyone was saying things like being healthier, having more energy, etc. I raised my hand and said "I want to tuck in my shirt." :rolleyes: Yeah, yeah. I know health and all that "cerebral" stuff is important but, what can I say? I have more down-to-earth reasoning. I want to wear a bathing suit. I want to wear shorts in the summer and the little black dress in the back of my closet. I loved Tryin'hard's comment about her thighs not rubbing together. It is so true!!! That's what I want too. I want to bring only fresh fruit or the veggie platter to the picnic because that's what I really WANT to eat and that's what I'll be satisfied snacking on and not because that's what I know I SHOULD bring and eat.

When I was in college, there was a walkway with a railing that had a little break in it. Most of the kids used to slip through the break in the railing and cut across the field. I always had to go all the way around because I couldn't get through that break. The one time I tried, I got stuck! :cry: I did finally squeeze through with a huge bruise on my leg. So one of the things I want is to be able to slip through an opening in the railing!

Yes, I want my heart to be healthier. Yes, I want my blood pressure to be lower. Yes, I want to be able to sprint up a flight of stairs without gasping for air. Yes, I want to be able to (God forbid) literally run for my life if I have to.

But dammit what I want most is to be thin!!!!

So here's the deal. I have 42 days until Rich and I leave for our vacation in Scotland. (Tiff, that's what I'm referring to. Don't know if I've mentioned it here before.) I just emailed my friend over there and we've been making plans. I am so looking forward to this! Now how much weight can I lose in 42 days? That's 6 weeks. I bet if I put my mind to it, I can lose 10 lbs. in 6 weeks. If I really work hard. If I set that as my goal instead of thinking about the other 30-odd lbs. I'd still have to lose.

Having said that, I've already started my day with a chocolate-chocolate-chip muffin that's sitting in the pit of my stomach like a brick.

Help???? :^:

P.S. Tryin'hard, I didn't realize how much you'd lost and how close to goal you are!! Congratulations!!!!! You are so inspiring to me!!

Jello--you have six weeks and I know you can do it! Just take it one day at a time and remember, you are your greatest fan and keep telling yourself that you're doing great! If we wait for others to pat our backs, we could be standing there for a pretty long time!

Huntress - way to go kickin' some booty on the board!

Can I just say I love this thread?

So I just went to peel the top off my yogurt and it exploded on me. Pink splatters on my face, freshly washed hair and de'colletage. Now that's insulting! :lol:

Your reasons are very very good. A few on my personal list are:

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Commanding respect of strangers even when I'm not wearing my black coat and black ski hat. (I swear people don't mess with me and wait on me twice as fast in the winter, I must look scary.) Seriously, I'm tired of people underestimating me right off the bat.

I've started snoring - maybe that will go away?

Feeling pretty/cute/sexy/attractive. It's like heroin. I really miss that.

Flying on a plane will no longer be an endurance test of trying to take up the least amount of space possible. Not that I'm going anywhere, but my last trip was an eye opener about how big I'd gotten.

No thigh rub! Although with my body I have to be at my thinnest for this one.

CLOTHES. Guess what? I'd have to buy a whole new wardrobe! I seriously just decided to put $20 a week away every week I can possibly afford it (and without spending on snacks and fast food, I think I can). By the time I reach goal - I'll be able to go wild! Although I will have to spend on in-between items.

BMI. You know how that stupid calculator made me feel. It's not worth dying young over. Enough said.

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I'm percolating with ideas about the PMS-advance-planning thing, but I'll post later about that.

I forgot to add another reason:

For the sake of H, who married a beach babe and feels kinda gypped. And who can blame him?

This group ROCKS! Thank You Tiffany..........gosh, where would we all be if it weren't for you.
Have a good day all, will post later when I have more time.

LJ
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Awww....*BLUSH*

Well, I feel like a big ole hippocrite. Emphasis on HIPPO. I did well all day long, then about 10:00 I ate a can of SpaghettiO's with some bread and then chased it with chocolate chip muffins and skim milk. (Hey, at least the milk was skim :lol: )

Jo, for some reason, your post made me almost cry. :(

Hang in there, we will make it. Slower than some people, but faster than so many others. Even with our slip-ups...we will make it. These things take time and we have so much to RE-learn. We have to learn that healthy food tastes as good as unhealthy food and we know that isn't true for some of us, at least right now. I think it probably is a learned thing. Like my Diet Pepsi. I hated it so much and wanted a regular one SO bad...but after drinking it straight for a couple of weeks, I now love it like the regular and couldn't imagine drinking a regular one.

I am hoping it will be that way with healthy foods. After a while, maybe I will crave them. I try to think about how awful and horrible some of those fast food things are, like nuggets (I am convinced that they are made of beaks and buttholes) and burgers...that hamburger can be a killer with all the germs and unclean conditions...but you know what? I still think that almost nothing in this world tastes better than a Whopper or a big greasy pasta meal or gooey pizza. I am trying to make healthy alternatives to those meals, but I will be honest and say, they lack something. They don't taste the same. I realize that I will have to indulge once in a while or I may ultimately go completely off the wagon.

Before the vacation, I was on the wagon. During the vacation, I was hanging off the back of the wagon being dragged down the road. Last night, I fell off completely and hit the ground hard. Today...the wagon is sitting in the road waiting for me and I have a choice to make. Get back on it and enjoy the ride, or walk on my own. I already know that I can't do what I want for the rest of my life or I will be a big fat gross mess forever and I want more than that for myself. So...back on the wagon I go. Strict rules again. Drink that water...eat that healthy food. Eat those healthy snacks, WRITE IT ALL DOWN. And get that exercise. Slowly, I let that slide and then the rest began to slide.

Don't get me wrong, I am proud of losing almost 25 pounds, but I would be prouder to reach my goal. I will do it and only because I am finding my strength here with you all, and within myself. I feel like I have you guys to talk to and you actually understand, and you won't judge me when I slip. But I want to be the motivator that I started out being and I will do that. Starting now.

Thank you all for being here for me and letting me be honest and human.

Jo, the tucking in of my shirt is a huge one for me too. I forgot about that. I haven't tucked a shirt in for YEARS. I miss it. Don't worry, 6 weeks is enough time to make a difference and besides, every little bit is helping you. If you make it to the gym twice this week, well that is better than NONE. If you eat healthy 2 meals a day, well...that is better than being completely off the wagon...don't let yourself get frustrated. This happens to me at certain times of the month, I just get disillusioned or hormonal or whatever the case may be, and I eat weird. Other times, I can barely eat my minimum. These are just phases....

Cafe, sorry about your insolent yogurt. The nerve. LOL

Well ladies...I have had a yogurt for breakfast and I am having Subway for lunch. A turkey with no mayo or cheese. So, I will try to stay at the low end of my calorie range today just in case I develop the urge to munch later in the day.

I bought a watermelon that I will chop up and then I will munch on that instead of chocolate chip muffins.

Back later,
Tiff

Jo - don't you dare give up girl! We are all here to support you through the rough times. I KNOW how hard it is, but you can do this. I have a suggestion and you can take it or leave it, here goes.........I have found that sometime when I fall off the wagon it is because my diet is too restricting. Is it possible that you are expecting too much from yourself. IMHO, the best plan is one that you can live with, even if that means eating a little more than you think you need to to achieve results. When we restrict our food intake too much we end up bingeing. I hope that this helps in some small way, if not and I am way off base I am sorry.

If there is anything I can do to help, and I'm sure the other feel the same way, I'm here for you.

Lajuna

first let me get out of my system...MY INTERNET CONNECTION SUCKS!...ok. i feel better.
The following post is from this morning. I couldn't stay online long enough to post. Grumble, grumble.
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Tryin, reading your post was a good way to start my day. How old is your daughter? I have a 10yr old boy that is slightly overweight. I wish I could help him loose it. My 5yr old isn't overweight yet, but I have to wonder if he'll bulk up too. I hope my new way of eat'n will rub off on them.
Jello, I think being able to tuck a shirt in is a great reason. I'm always searching for the right length of shirt....sorta long hits me on the hips...not good...too short may give a peak at my roll, way not good...way too long seems too obvious that I'm hide'n something. Tuck'n the darn thing in would solve it all!
Off to buy groceries. The dreaded store where evils lurk around every corner!
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So, already did the store thing. Did ok buying good things. Was wanting something ooey gooey fudgey really bad, but glad I resisted. Now, I'm taking my boys swimming. We cancelled the water park plans because there is a chance of rain. LOOK OUT, grape ape is putting on a swim suit.
ttfn ;)

Jo -

You can TOTALLY do this in 6 weeks.

In fact, I was just looking at my planning calendar and realized that way back on June 22 I weighed myself for the first time in a Looong time - 215 astounded me. Whereas my scale this morning said 209 - that would be 6 pounds in 4 weeks.

Here's the kicker - I've only been counting points for 6 days. Before that it was simply adding 3 good cardio workouts a week. (I did this the week of June 16-22 also but 22 was the first time I weighed.) I was trying not to overeat so much, but counting points has been a real eye opener about the quantity I'd been eating.

Bottom line: If you eat less and move more you WILL lose weight. Just don't let it get you down. It only SEEMS like it will never happen.

Anybody can give me this same pep talk another time. I think I'll need it between August 3-6, LOL.

Edited to add: I hear you Tiger, on the connection issue. It is hard to be patient at home. I hate it when it times out.

Is this the confessional? I ate a package of Grandmas cookies. I don't know why...they were suppose to be for dh's lunch box. It really hit me when I read the wrapper AFTER I ate them...190cal, 7g fat....times TWO. Weigh-in Monday. No more screw ups for me. Going to have baked toritlla chips and salsa for supper...w/o all the trimmings (sourcream, cheese :( ).
I looked at Bob Greens new journal at Walmart. Didnt buy yet, but I'm destined to buy it. It was on Oprah. She can make me buy anything. :P

Ok, I'm among friends...I can confess too. I like Oprah too. As a matter of fact:

I was on the Oprah Show twice.

The first time was for being a "people pleaser". I tend to do things for people even if I don't want to. I guess I want people to like me. So, I was on the show and cried like a baby...and after I got home, she actually called me personally and asked me to keep a journal and come back in 6 weeks to give an update.

So, in the meantime, she sent a box with a bunch of goodies, like books, makeup and bubblebath...and I kept the journal and went back in 6 weeks and pretended like I was all better. (cause I wanted her to like me. :lol: )

So...that is my 5 minutes of fame!

Ahhh..hadn't thought about that in a while. LOL....
Tiff
Ok, it's 6:30 and I am at my max for the day on calories. YIKES. I guess I will have to go to bed now. LOL

Tiff, that's a trip. I probably saw you! I remember the show with the people pleasers. Too funny!
Oprah has a house in Laporte, Indiana. I don't know the exact location, but Laporte is about 30miles from me. When she talks about her farm, I think that's it. My mother has gone to see the Oprah show, but I've never been. Some day I'd like to. She should do a segment on 3FC! LOL
I did ok for supper, ate my baked tortilla chips with salsa, onion, tobasco, tomato, refried beans and shredded lettuce AND LIKED IT.
DH isn't home yet, so fighting the snack monster. Bought Jimmy Neutron for kids, gonna watch it and hope it can distract me!
Have a great weekend Ladies!

Good morning ladies!

Here I am at 4:00 am sitting in front of the computer on a Saturday morning with my first cup of coffee thinking, WHY oh why must I always get up so darned early! Yesterday I woke up at 1 am. OK, so my sleeping is all screwed up, kids running around at all hours making noise radios blaring etc etc etc. My bedroom is an addition that was built on just behind the kitchen and laundry room so everytime they go to get a drink or get into the refrigerator I hear them. Oh well, I'll just be incoherent around noon today and will have to take a nap. YA! I love to sleep.

Tiffany - OPRAH WOW! You are a television star! Gosh, how exciting.........how long ago was it? I just love Oprah, I would watch every day if I didn't have to work. That is just way too cool.

Tigerlilly - I agree, she should do a show on 3fc and feature US :eek: Since Tiffany knows her, she could call her up.:cool:

Cafe - WAY TO GO! 6 lbs is great. I truly believe that persistance pays off. The scales don't always move as quickly as we'd like them to (except when the go up) but in the long run if ya just keep on doing it right they will go down. Remember Pam?

Ok, so far this week my eating has been good, exercising every day, and even though I said I wasn't going to get back on the scale (you guys didn't really believe that did you) I got on this morning and have remained the same. It would be nice to see it move some but after that HUGE mexican dinner I ate last weekend and the cherry pie that I ate all but 1 piece of I am not complaining. I do much better during the week when I am at work and my food is controlled. Having those Lean Cuisine dinners has really made a big difference for me since I am not eating take-out, I am hoping that I can keep it under control better on weekends from now on and I will not buy any more cherry pies. I think that the occasional dinner out is a given but I need to learn a little restraint.

I hope that you all have a nice weekend, I have a lot to do. The rain has finally let up and my yard looks like a jungle. Maybe we should all try to post a little more on the weekends since they seem to be a little more difficult for most of us, just to keep the motivation going. I will check in a little later.

Again, have a great weekend!

LJ
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PS I am closing in on my 3 month (started the end of April cant remember the exact date) and would like to get to 200 by the end of July. 3 lbs to go!

Good Morning. Finally the weekend. It was a long week for me babysitting.
I'm still mad at myself for the cookies yesterday. I even confessed to DH. He didn't care.
Did anyone see 20/20 last night? They were talking about the food pyramid and diet. I just don't know what to believe anymore. The only thing I do believe is that overly processed foods can't be too good for me.
The weekend is always more of a challenge for me too. We tend to eat out more, and not on much of a schedule. Give me strength! Give us all strength!
Tiff, how close are you to Chicago? I'm a few hours away.
Off to do laundry. My five year old is a real clothes horse and changes outfits 3 times a day!

Hi all,

Huntress told me about this thread...it's been fun reading all your threads and I understand all the "wish lists". I have TWO little black dresses that I would love to wear again and a two piece swimsuit that is gorgeous and I'm definitely going to wear it again before the fabric falls apart from age!

I'm about in the same place as you all, need to lose 50-60 # and do it sensibly. I have two teenagers at home that keep me busy with their needs but I have come to realize that MY NEEDS have taken a back burner and it is time to get things balanced.

My current diet plan of choice is WW,(with a little Michael Thurmonds Body Makeover, and Carbohydrate Addicts Diet mixed in). I tend to do well on WW but have been under the weather for the last week and am back on track again today, I hope.

So many of you sound like me.....it's amazing! Even the wish lists sound like mine....you put down on paper all the things I have been thinking of.

Gotta go...Saturday am...the day I do all the things I should have done during the week but couldn't get to like laundry, watering plants, housecleaning, etc.

Nice to meet you all.

190/188/130


:wave: :)

Hi Brighterdays! And welcome to our little corner. It's so nice to have a place where others understand, it's helped me a lot.
I sooo hear you on the "my needs" thing. I'm usually the last person I get around to taking care of. And, I've heard a zillion times that ya gotta take care of yourself to do a good job taking care of others. Makes sense, but hard to put into action.
Welcome again!

Welcome Brighter Days! Hope you stick around for a long time!

Well, last night was rough again, but today I feel like I have everything under control again. I really do think it was that time of the month where I am simply RAVENOUS all day and night. Can't get enough food.

Today, I am way ahead of the game and not even hungry. So, YAY me!!!

By the way, I usually try to drink Crystal Light part of the day, cause I really hate water and this is a way for me to get in those precious liquids. I bought Raspberry Ice last night and I am in LOVE!!!!!!!!!!! It tastes like Kool-Aid. My local store had the Crystal Light on sale for 2 for $3. Which is a GREAT DEAL!!! So, I went back today to stock up! So, I am pretty much waterlogged.

Tig, I really agree about the processed foods. Susan Powter was screaming that back in the day, but when they are SO easy to eat...it's tough to NOT have them. I would love to be more natural, but right now, I will just settle for getting my calories down and my fat as well, and maybe after I adjust better, then I can try to incorporate more natural foods. I really don't each much red meat right now the way it is.

Well, I have company coming, so I guess I should light the candles and pick up after the kids.

Have a great weekend ladies! Talk to you tomorrow!

Tiff
:p

hey!
Im home for the day so i thought i would stop in to say hi!
I have been having an ABSOLUTE BLAST!!!!!!!!!! Im sooooooo exhausted though! i was going to just stay out at camp tonight but i decided a REAL shower and my nice warm bed would be just what i need to re engergize for another week!

The weather has been CRAZY hot but last night we had a HUGE hail/ thunder storm! It was so scary! We were just about to have a dance and we saw the clouds so we moved the dance inside...and it got REALLY windy. Me and one of the guys i counseled with ran down to the beach to see if we could get better reception off his radio thing to get the weather warnings......all the toys were EVERYWHERE at the beach! we had to run around and get them all and then flip a canoe upside down over them! then we went up and the wind was just going crazy and a bunch of girls told us that one of their cabin mates was missing! so we were just about to sound the alarm when she came out of this cabin. it was nutz!

so we got everyone inside and i ran up to the staff quarters to get the stereo and as soon as i shut the door the hail started! it was crazy! Eventually it just started to POUR and i had a girl in my cabin who was TERRIFIED of storms so i HAD to get down to the compound to her.......Ryan and me ran there and i had JUST done my hair and stuff for the dance....was wearing makeup and nice clothes (totally not what i normally do at camp! lol) and i got totally drenched and got down there just in time to be totally soaked and freezing for the picture! what a day!


so today i am just home for a little R'n'R!!!!!
(rest and relaxation that is!)
but anyways.....ill check again in the morning! sorry about the long post! talk to you all soon! hope everyone is doing well!!!!!

luv
Kayla

Wow Kayla, you sound so energetic and positive. I think this is a great thing for you!!!

Now, if only I can find something to give me that much passion.

Watch out for those hail storms!

Tiff
:eek:

Hi all,

Thanks for the welcomes....huntress said it was a great group and I see why.

Can't post much but just wanted to say thanks. I'll try to get my internet connection to behave so that I can visit again.

Goodnight, all! Sweet dreams!:yawn:

Good Morning

Hi Brighterdays.......good to see you here. Welcome!

Kayla - glad to hear you're having a good time at camp.

Tiffany and Tigerlilly - I love eating naturally too, I even tried that caveman diet where you only eat what comes from a tree or vine and roasted meats, sadly after eating processed food for over 40 years I wasn't able to stay on it for very long. Too much work and too much shopping, not to mention missing a lot of my favorite foods.

I've done well eating so far this weekend, YA! I was really worried after last weekend, so when I got bored yesterday I got in the pool for about 2 hrs and after being in the sun for that long I was not only burnt but too tired to care much about eating. Got lots of exercise instead of just splashing around and I think I will start doing my workouts in the pool since it is so hot now.

LJ
225/202/150

Hello to all and Welcome, Brighterdays!

Kayla - It sounds like you are having a BLAST at camp, and all that running sounds very healthy. Keep on enjoying your summer! That storm sounds very scary and I'm proud of you for taking care of all your responsibilities during it. Be careful, too!

I knew there was a reason I decided to check in today! Yep, weekends are tougher and if we keep posting we get refueled and encourage each other. I'm usually a weekday poster but I can see the logic and will try to do this.

I'm still on plan - but only by virtue of the fact that WW lets you bank points. I went to a garden party yesterday and the food was great. What do you guys think of this banked points thing? Psychologically I think it's great and makes it easier to adhere to a plan but I feel a little funny today like - was that really okay?

I agree with the struggle over what kinds of foods are really "healthy." I am just reading a link from another thread that discusses the food pyramid & recommendations. None of the information is a HUGE surprise, having a background in holistic health.

[for anyone who hasn't read, basically says: Refined carbs and sugar are about on the same level. Omega fats good, trans fats bad. More fruits and vegetables and whole grains... Dairy isn't necessarily that great for you. A little wine can be a good thing.]

For me, it comes down to this: Losing weight is what is healthy for me right now. [bmi... bmi... it haunts me] Processed foods and chemicals are not good for me - but did I get this fat eating whole grains, fruits, veggies and olive oil? Uh, no. So if I have aspartame and chemical laden frozen cuisine to help me stay on plan will it kill me? No. Should I start teaching myself how to cook things that are HEALTHY and still on plan? YES! Is it more important than losing weight? In other words, should I screw up but eat healthy food instead of making lean cuisine and staying on plan? NO!!!

What I *DID* do is go buy the best quality multi-vitamin I could afford - from my Naturopath - and I am taking it religiously. The anti-oxidants are going to bounce the free radicals from the chemicals right out of my body. The other nutrients will keep me strong. And drinking 6-8 glasses of water a day, eating fruits and vegetables, and switching to high-fiber diet bread is ALREADY a major step in the right direction. That's my 2 cents on that subject. It's a journey - when I get good at one thing, I'll add another.

Speaking of aspartame, is there any other KIND of Crystal Lite than the Red Raspberry???? Going for a glass right now. :)

hey there everyone!

well everyone seems to be doing well!
i am leaving in 15 minuts to go back to camp! im TOTALLY physched(spelling???) to go back! i absolutely love it and its been so fun! im sure i will have a hundred new stories by the time i get home next week! anyways! gotta jet! good luck everyone and keep smiling!

luv
Kayla

Monday Again. :dizzy: The weekend went too fast, usually does. Oldest son spent the weekend w/my parents. So, was kina quiet around the house w/only one rugrat. Especially after having four all last week.
I weighed in this morning. 191.5 Back to where I'd lost the origianl 10 lbs. My mini goal is too reach 181 by sept.1. I better get serious, or it's not gonna happen.
Cafe, I liked your 2cents about the natural foods. About the points banked...it sounds like it could be teaching that it is ok to indulge occasionally. ?? And, I do think normal weight people do indulge occasionally. When it comes to eat'n, occasionally isn't gonna make a person fat. It's what we do consistantly.
Kayla, I remember going to camp when I was little. Bear Lake Bible Camp. I also remember thinking the counselors were so cool. LOL
huntress, cave man diet? Never heard of that one. But, I did read a book called "What The Bible Says About Healthy Living". It claims to know what food God intented for us to eat. Eating right in a World gone wrong. Sounds like it could be close to a cave man diet.
Well, this week I need to work on my exercise. I've slacked bad the last few weeks. Lost some steam. Goal this week, do 3mile walkaway 2 times and teabo 2 times.
LETS EAT LESS AND MOVE MORE!:cp: GO! :cp: GO!:cp: GO!

Happy Monday all!

Just have a minute and wanted to say hi. Hope everyone's having a good day. It's quiet her, wanted to bring the thread to the top.

LJ

howdy! i just wanted to report in that i did my walkaway video. one day down, 3 to go! i'm doing at least 4 days of exercise this week. help make me accountable!
i also went outside and pulled weeds. i sweat so bad my eyes were burning. burn that fat!

Rah! Rah! Let's go do it!

Feeling good today. I'm wearing some pants that I haven't worn for a few weeks - I don't know if it's just that I *want* them to be looser or if there's really a little more room in the booty... but perception is reality sometimes and I feel good. :)

This should be another "good" week for me if my PMS-Diet-Calendar is working. Next week will be fine with the weekend of the 3-4 of August turning into uphill territory.

With this in mind I'm psyched - I'm telling myself there is no reason not to have a good week this week and I can totally do this. My goal is to drop 2 this week. It is within my reach, but I *will* need to go to the gym like a good girl. I only went twice last week! :o

I had a sushi-making class on Saturday - great fun! I learned that it's not all about raw fish - sushi in Japan is like sandwiches are here. You can put anything in it. I don't like the really exotic raw fish (some is okay!) but I still tended to think of the rolls as very traditional combinations of ingredients. And for as delicious and satisfying as it is, it's pretty low points. Yum! And I got to keep my sushi mat (to roll them in).

So who else is ready for a good week?

Edited to say: LOL, Tiger! I'll put you on my tracking calendar. :lol:

How do you guys do it!?! How do you find time to post here so often!?!? I read about all the things you're doing and how full your lives are and all I can think is either you never sleep or you type really really fast. :rolleyes:

I'm just checking in quick. Have to get that home computer up and running again. It's too tough to catch up on Mondays. I'm here alone on the phones again so no bathroom breaks or lunch for me today unless I sneak out and hope it doesn't ring. Good news is my boss had to leave for the day so I can spend a little time doing important things like this. ;)

Off the topic of weight loss, I have to ask a personal question of you guys. Feel free to answer or not if you choose. Do any of you have really really bad periods? :( Mine are bad and seem to be getting worse. It came on Saturday morning and by the end of Saturday I'd downed almost an entire bottle of Pamprin plus a couple Midol and Excedrins. The cramps were horrible combined with back ache, headache, nausea, etc. I used to feel pretty bad on the first day of my period but I also felt lousy all day Sunday and am still achy and nauseaus today. I won't go into really gorey details but I think I should buy stock in the tampax company one week of each month. It's ridiculous!

Last time I was at my gyn. I told him about it but he said there wasn't much I could do about it. But that was before it started getting so bad. I hate spending an entire weekend curled up in a little ball. I guess I got spoiled when I used to take birth control pills but that was over 10 years ago. I wanna be spoiled again!!! :s:

OK, I'll change the subject. At least I didn't spend the weekend eating like I usually do. Unfortunately, I didn't get in any exercise either. I did go to a picnic on Saturday but it was just as well that I didn't take a bathing suit. I really just felt too bad to do much of anything.

Oops. Sorry. Promised to change the subject. How about this? Hello to all you guys! Welcome to Brighterdays. Thanks again to all of you who offered advice and support. I'm shaking off this funk and daydreaming of a nice crisp blouse TUCKED INTO smaller size jeans...

I love coming in here! :D

Jello. I just have no life. That is why I post here so often. LOL...

I'm still laughing about the "caveman" diet. I'm thinking I would like this. Eat a big ole chunk of animal flesh and drag my boyfriend around by his hair. :lol:

Well. It is MONDAY. This is the beginning of a new week. Another chance to have a great week. Last week wasn't too hot for me. Ever since vacation, I have been 1/2 way doing this. Getting lazy and I know from experience that for me, that is the beginning of the end. So, strict rules for me. Back to logging in all foods and getting in that exercise.

Stripped wallpaper from the basement walls last night. It was straight from the 70's and I am not in a big hurry to fix it up, since the kids use it for Barbie Land. My goal is to turn it into a rec room type thing when the girls are a little older. Then I will worry about paint and paper.

Jo, to anser your question...my periods are getting worse and worse. As a matter of fact, I am pretty much wearing a pad all the time, cause it never seems to completely stop. :mad:

I am seriously thinking about going on the pill to try to regulate things, but I worry about the weight gain that I had in the past while on the pill. (ever vain)

Tig, good for you with that exercise. You are really getting me motivated. I want to be able to post my successes here too instead of just cheering everyone else on.

As a matter of fact, I am off to the store to get some more chicken and baked chips and fat free snacks. I have been slacking about keeping healthy foods in the house, and that causes me to grab something unhealthy, like Chili Cheese Corn Chips or pizza that I ordered for the kids, cause I was too lazy to cook.

I am also getting out all my fat free cookbooks and low fat recipes and I will see what I can come up with. So, as an added service to my friends..I will be periodically adding a recipe that we can use in our busy lives. :p

Taco Salad Shell

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place an ovenproof glass bowl upside down on a baking sheet and lightly spray with non-fat cooking spray.

Take a large fat free flour tortilla and quickly dip it in water then spray it lightly with non fat spray. Drape it over the bowl and bake in a preheated oven for 5 minutes, until lightly browned and firm.

Carefully lift tortilla off bowl; turn shell rightside up and place on the baking sheet. Return to oven and bake until crisp about 2-3 minutes. Cool to room temperature and fill with favorite salad. Store in an airtight container for up to one week.

Calories: 165
Fat: 0 grams
Fiber: 3 grams
Weight Watcher Points: 3


Enjoy!
Talk to you later!
Tiff :cb:

That sounds miserable, jo! I was actually like that for about a morning's worth this time around - but is unusual for me.

From a holistic standpoint there are certain herbs that can help - you may be able to buy raspberry leaf tea in the health food section of your grocery store. That's raspberry LEAF not raspberry flavored. That's just one I can think of off the top of my head, but there are others... If you have a local health food coop with a nice section of herbs, etc. usually they have at least one person on staff who knows their stuff. Can be a good resource for you.

Several essential oils are anti-spasmodic and help regulate the menses - I like Clary Sage for this! I'll simply put 3 drops on my palm with some lotion or oil and rub it on my belly and/or back. For essential oils, it doesn't take much 3 drops is considered a treatment. Often an extra drop falls out of the bottle - don't worry about it but don't overdo it because more is not necessarily better.

An idea you might think about if your cycles continue to be extreme like that is Chinese medicine! Their system is totally different than ours and works, albeit in a way that seems wacky to us westerners. It's got a few thousand years more history behind it than ours, and is pretty finely tuned.

I say this because when I have crampy things, HEAT works for me in a big way. (and naproxyn! I love that stuff!) This is a very chinese thing, but also instinctive. Heating pad on my back for an hour or so in front of the computer works wonders. And while you can't walk around with that, you can eat more garlic, warm cooked food and spices - and less ice cream and salads and cold things - to generate more internal heat around that time. Now, your symptoms might not come from the same "imbalance" but if heat seems to work for you, work it.

I'm glad you're feeling better!


Edited to say that taco salad shell sounds AWESOME! :eek:

Hello!
I'm with Tiff, no life! Since I stay at home with the hellions, I can check in several times a day for a few minutes at a time. Sometimes I have to fight the kids off the pc with a stick!
Jo, I've always thought my TOM was bad. Assumed maybe it was heavy 'cause I'm such a strapping gal. Even w/o extra weight, I'm tall and big boned. Same for me w/the pill...made it a lot better. I may be trying the tea Cafe mentioned myself.
I've been hanging new do-dads on the walls today. I went to a place called Toto, like Toto in Oz. Deals Galore. Having new things for the house is as fun as new clothes for me.
I'm so glad I got up and exercised this morning. I sure hope I can remember this feeling tomorrow, and the next day...
Hey, it might rain in my little corner of the world today. Woo-who! I saw a grass fire yesterday, some dope probably threw a cigarette out their car window.
Off to finish painting a wooden fish hooky thing.
:D

Gosh, I feel like such a cow:moo: I had 2 skinny cow ice cream sandwiches this afternoon. Thank goodness they only have 130 cals and 2 fat grams each. Must be all the craziness today! I'm stressed over my wireless bill, they have totally screwed up my account and sent me a bill for over $600 that should have been around $150. I have spent all day on the phone with customer service, finally gave up on that since they are the ones that screwed it up in the first place, and went to have a face-to-face with the manager at the store where I got my phone.

Wow this has been a crazy month!

Darn, gotta go..........catch you all later.

LJ

caveman diet - I have heard it called many different things, that was just the one I could remember at the time. Just couldn't do it, besides I'm pretty sure it's illegal to shoot at wild game inside the city limits.:lol:

LJ

OMG, I LOVE LOVE LOVE this little guy.

*Giggle, Snort*

:cb:

Tiffany! LMAO! Why does your little banana remind me of Richard Simmons?

Yeah, no life. Sitting at work - checking in a few times a day is easy.

:cb:
Tiff, I thought of you when I saw the little dude.

I think I'm gonna avoid the kitchen this evening and pick up a couple frozen pizzas while I'm out play'n mom's taxi. I'll go easy and only eat 2 pieces. It isn't so much the pizza that I want, it's the NOT COOKING that I want.

Ya know, I've said I was feel'n good about getting my exercise in this morning....but on top of it, I've had a very productive day. I wonder if it's related?! Bet it is. :cb:

:cb: HEY! I LIKE HIM TOO! I wanna play.........

LJ

That reminds me:

Why did the banana go out with the prune?
Because he couldn't find a date.

Hardee Har Har

:cb: :cb: :cb: :cb:

Look at all these bananas...

Get the blender!!!! :s:

So today I'm finally feeling better. Had a horrible day yesterday unable to leave my desk long enough to go to the bathroom during my TOM. Yuck. This is inhumane and MUST change.

Sorry to start my post with that stuff. I shall stop now. I've been behaving myself but not doing really well. That is, I've cut back on the eating but am still not exercising or drinking all my water, etc. But the scale was a bit kinder this morning now that PMS is past and I'm not still retaining more water than the Hoover Dam. I'm going back to the gym tonight and plan to get in a good workout. Haven't been since last Thursday :( so I need to jump back in. Still haven't checked out the weight loss program my gym has but maybe I can get some info. tonight.

On the home front, with every trash day that rolls around, I feel a little better. I start carrying stuff to the curb and only stop when there's not room for more. I've also been filling up the kitchen cabinets we've finally got up on the walls so the piles and boxes of "stuff" are clearing out. Actually finding room to walk now. :rolleyes: Found some plans for building a china hutch and it was really cute so I ordered the plans. Once they come, it'll be a matter of buying the wood and other stuff and actually building the thing. Uh, oh. Jo with power tools! :fr: Better get 911 into speed dial and learn how to dial it with my nose in case I have no other digits left.

Have to get to work now. Today's one of my early days - 8 to 4:30 instead of 8:30 to 5 - so I can get to the gym. So I guess I'd better be doing actual work when the boss rolls in.

BTW, Cafe, thanks for the info. I didn't like the idea of downing that entire bottle of Pamprin and would prefer the holistic and/or herbal approach. You seem to know a lot about that stuff. I have to find a store in this area for that.

Huntress, gotta love those skinny cows! I like the coffee ones myself. But plain ol' vanilla runs a close second.

Tiff, the weight thing is one of the reasons I wanted to get off the pill in the first place. Yes, ever vain. Me too.

Now....

Give Me All Your Bananas!!!!!!!!!! Bwahahahahahaha!!!!

Oh boy. Jo with the power tools. Now I know I will be having nightmares. Dialing with your nose sounds like a great plan though!!!

Well, my crisis has passed. I was only able to eat about 960 calories yesterday. YES, I know that isn't good. My range is 1450-1700 and I have been probably anywhere from 2500-3500 on Friday and Saturday. Sunday wasn't so bad, and yesterday when I woke up, I could feel that full feeling that comes right after that "can't eat enough food" phase. So, now I should be on track again for a few weeks. I hope. So, anyway, I tried to eat some breakfast yesterday and felt like I would get sick if I ate...so I waited for lunch. I had a Flame Broiled Garden Burger on my light bread and some baked Sour Cream and Cheddar chips. I was really full...and about 7 p.m realized that I needed to eat again. So, I had the same thing again for dinner. I did have an apple and some fat-free caramel dip in the afternoon.

I also got to the grocery store and stocked up on Lean Cuisines, baked chips, fruits and veggies, light bread, fat-free lunch meats, fat-free hot dogs, vegetarian chili and fat free crackers, Kashi cereal, and the best little orange jello cups with mandarin oranges in them. 70 calories a cup, 0 fat, and it's a pretty good size cup.

Did not get my Skinny Cows though. They are like $4.50 for a package of 6. Haven't seen the coffee flavored. They do have Strawberry, Chocolate, Vanilla and Mint at my store. But they are great when you need "something".

Well, I think I will have an egg beater omelet this morning with some fat-free ham in it and some veggies.

Maybe I will try a menu today, and see if I can follow it. That might help ensure I get in my calories. (although I would be lying if I said I didn't like the fact that I ate less than 1000 calories.) I know I can't do that every day, but after my food fest...maybe it didn't hurt too much.

Which brings me to the question of the day....

Does it hurt to fast? Does fasting do any good? I mean, like one day a week or one day a month. I'm only asking out of curiosity. Like I could spend a whole day not eating. :lol: DREAM ON!!!


Well, Jo, glad to hear your back on track. Me too, and I feel good again. So, glad I didn't give up.

I think I may walk this morning. Woah, watch out. **** is freezing over. :D
Tiff

Cafe here, still on plan and liking it.

Left achilles has been inflamed so I'm wearing open-back shoes. No gym today :-\ More stretching needed, I think. I have more productive days when I go to the gym, too! And I feel GREAT all day. Going tomorrow is a necessity!

I think I had too much coffee this morning, I'm all jumpy, LOL. Don't drop any books behind me.

Guys, I went to school for massage therapy and holistic healing so don't think I'm a nut I've just dabbled in all of it and have a retentive memory. LMK if you don't want to hear it and I'll drop the rhetoric - but I do like to give people information that may help them. I'm not out to plug anything, I just don't think people realize how easy it can be to boost your well-being a little bit in this way. Western medicine is great but some problems tend to be too small for it - like bad menses.

I think there is a place for fasting for detoxification purposes, I just think it's really hard to do and risks lowering your metabolic rate. If you feel like you need to, do it. Be sure to drink a ton of water and maybe allow fruit for energy.

Or, why not try for a day or two of squeaky-clean eating instead? Eliminate alcohol, caffiene, chemicals like artificial sweetners, processed foods (esp. flour and sugar), trans fats and dairy products. Eat as much fruit, veggies and whole grains as you can stomach with a meal or two containing some lean protein that also isn't raised with hormones (like ocean fish or organic free-range chicken). During this time you can add fresh lemons to (lots of) water to encourage your liver to process and flush out toxins or perhaps drink an herbal de-tox tea.

Another, different idea is to eliminate a tricky food type from your diet for a while. Staying away from refined flours, sugars or dairy products is a huge challenge, but if you give it a shot for a week or so or even a month, when you add it back you will probably consume less and may realize that this is or is not a "downer" food for you. If you don't notice a difference - that's good. You still gave your body a little break. If your sinuses empty when you're off dairy and fill back up again immediately...... well...

Or you could just try to make better decisions every day and still stick with a plan. I personally need a lot of crutch foods right now that aren't good for me but don't break my diet. Let's face it, the first few days I think I was all about crutch foods just because that was where I was at mentally with making a tough change. When you feel strong - eat veggies and fruits as snacks. When you're not as strong, a glass of crystal lite and some kind of snack can help you stay on track with your goal.

Cafe, GREAT idea about the sqeaky clean eating for the day. I would love to do the "caveman diet" for a day and simply eat all natural. I know I eat too much processed foods. Plus, I think one day a week would be a great way to start. Or...even doing vegetarian for one day a week. That would be a great introduction to a new style of eating. I will be honest and say, I couldn't do a vegan diet for any length of time, but one day a week might be the ticket. We could adapt that to any number of things...one day a week we could drink nothing but water. The possibilities are endless.

And I hope I speak for the rest of us when I say, bring it on with the holistic information. I LOVE it.

Ok, no one in the entire world should be as motivated as I am today. Woo Hoo!!!

I haven't walked for almost 2 weeks, but I went a little while ago. I decided to just walk a mile today and get myself slowly back into it. (good plan too, cause my skin was just itching like crazy from the increased blood) ANYWAY, as I was walking along the trail that I walk...I discovered blackberry bushes. Can you imagine my excitement? :cb: I was just in the store yesterday looking at a tiny container of them and couldn't believe how expensive they were. I guess this was God's way of saying, if you take care of yourself better, I will throw a little reward your way once in a while. (Well, that's what I imagine him saying. Like he REALLY cares whether I walk a mile! :lol: )

So, that started my day out nicely. Plus, I forgot to mention last night. My boyfriend's ex-wife is a witch with a capital B. The first time she ever saw me, she told her boyfriend and the kids, "God, he picked a fat one this time!" (never mind that she outweighed me by a good 40 pounds)

Anyway, I had to take the kids and drop them off at her house yesterday cause my boyfriend was at work. I pulled up just as she came out and OH MY GOD. That woman has packed it on. She has very delicate wrists and from the knee down, she has very thin legs, she carrys all her weight in the middle, but always wears tight leggings and big sweatshirts. Today she had on one that wasn't so big and I was stunned. (pleased, but stunned)

All the messages that she leaves on my boyfriend's cell phone talking about his "fat girlfriend" really ate away at me. I was dying inside. I hate people making fun of me. (well, does anyone actually really like it?)

So, I sat in the van, secretly dancing up and down on the seat hollering "Yippeeee!" And my motivation tripled in that one little moment.

I remembered that I have several things coming up next year that mean a lot to me and I want to be thin for them. Or at least thinner.

1. My father is hosting our family reunion in Gulf Shores next June. Everyone is there and we stay in a condo on the beach and who wants to look like the blob when you are on a beach?

2. I had my 10 year reunion a few years ago...and we all had so much fun that we decided to not wait for the 20 year. So, we are getting together next year for a 15 year. I was fat at my 10 year and I want to be thin for the 15 year. There were some HOTTIES there. LOL...PLUS, I swear to God, I went there and me and my girlfriend were the only two females who gained weight. If anything, all the girls were thinner than high school. (maybe that was my perception, but I swear it was true.)

3. Well, I can only think of two right now, but that is enough.

Ok, off to fix lunch. I am craving chicken with whole wheat rice and salsa. I mix it all together and it kind of tastes like Spanish Rice with chicken in it. Super Filling.

LaLaLaLaLa....
Happy Day, Happy Day,
Tiffany
:smug:

Jo sneakin' back in here! Boss may appear at any moment so if I sign off quick, that's the reason.

I am now craving chicken, whole grain rice and salsa. Yum. Sounds good, Tiffany! Hm, and for dessert.... run, little banana, run!!!! Giggle.

Cafe, I'll second Tiffany's opinion. The holistic information is very interesting. Bring it on! I'd like to try one of those ideas for a day like giving up processed food for a day or drinking only water for a day, etc. Sounds ... "cleansing". Does that make any sense?

Tiffany, I commend you on your patience and how you handle the boyfriend's ex. :ink: I'd have exploded and let her have it by now but you're better than that. Congratulations for not stooping to her level! I wish I could say I'd be so good.

Reminds me of the time when the witch (also with a capital B) who works here made a comment about my weight. Don't remember exactly what she said but it was childish and stupid, I'm sure. I went off on her saying things like "Oh my God! I'm overweight!?!? No! I never would have noticed! Thank God you told me that!!! I've been going to Weight Watchers every week for over a year now and spending $12 bucks a week and here I was thinking it was because I was too skinny!!!! Well, thank God you were here to tell me I was overweight!!!" I went on for at least 10 minutes asking other people who stopped to stare "Did you know that I was overweight!?!?! My God, why didn't anyone tell me!?!?!" OK, looking back, it was kind of embarrassing but at the time, it made that old *itch feel this big . Some people! :mad:

Anyway, gotta run. Every time I come in here, I get the urge to fill my water bottle or get up and kick in the metabolism or something. Thanks! ;)

Oh man, have I been a ditz lately. Maybe it's lack of M&M's. LOL! I took the oldest son to ftball camp last night and it doesnt start until NEXT week. I was yell'n at the kids to hurry up, we were gonna be late, yadda, yadda...I'm sure you know the drill. On top of that, when I took the boys to the swimming hole (is that redneck enough?) half way there I realized I didn't have my bathingsuit bottoms on! I had on the tankini part with bibs from earlier in the day. Good grief. Scattery ditz. What do I need to eat for brain power? carrots? fish? I have got to get myself together.
I haven't been overeating, but my choices could be much better. I bought some sundried tomato tortialla wraps today. Looking forward to a yummy lunch tomorrow.
Last night of baseball tonight! woo-whoo! It's been fun watching the boys play, but I'm ready for it to end.
TIGERLILY VS. THE CONSESSION STAND one last time!
Tiff, I have to admit...I too do the secret happy dance when I see someone that has gained more than me. I'm evil.
ttfn

Tiger,

Two words:

Ginkgo Biloba

But you do have to take it for a few weeks before you notice a difference.

Tiff

Hi there.

I took a little unplanned camping trip this weekend with my daughter and her friend, so I haven't been on-line for a while. Last night I actually went out after work for drinks. (They don't have any calories, right? I never count them anyway!)

Jo. If you are feeling that badly and it's gotten worse, definitely go see your gyn. again. Make sure he listens and understands. It's sometimes difficult for male doctors, even the good ones, to realize that you know your body better than he possibly can. I don't want to say anything scary because it may be true that there's nothing to be done. I just know my sister put up with unbearable pain for years until it because constant, even when she wasn't having her period. Still, her male doctor could find nothing wrong. She finally got a second opinion and ended up having a surgery that could probably have been much less involved if not completely unneccessary had she been diagnosed sooner. A friend of mine also had symptoms similar to yours and ended up having surgery as well after hearing for years that there was nothing wrong with her. I, too, believe that many things can be treated with herbal remedies instead of typical Western medicine. If that approach doesn't seem to help, though, be sure to get checked out. BLAH BLAH BLAH. Can you tell I feel very strongly about this? Sorry about preaching.

My lunch break is over. I'll have to get back on-line at home later.

Jen
238/228/140

Ginkgo, heh? I could try that. I've always had an occassional spacey day, but now I have spacey weeks!

More Reasons to loose the weight...
So my legs fit more easily under the keyboard drawer thingy.
So my legs fit under the dining room table comfortably.
So my legs don't get ripped off when I get in the car after DH has driven it and lowered the steering wheel all the way down.:^: How men drive with the steering wheel all the way down with legs spread is a wonder to me.

jen, I probably need u preach'n to me too. I haven't gone to the gyn for a couple years. I haven't been to a doctor of any sort. Well, the dentist. But he doesn't weigh me. :lol:

I skipped exercise yesterday. A repairman was coming and I didn't want to get caught shake'n the house! So, I'm off to do my taebo video.
:angel:

Reporting in...2 days exercise complete. Must make four, chug, chug, I think I can, I think I can. Choo-Choo.

Has anyone checked out ediets? I don't use it, but I do get their junk mail. It has ads for their diets ofcourse, but also has interesting articles. Todays had to do with 'how to be who you want to be'. Just thought I would share incase anyone is interested.

Mr.Roger's playing in my head...it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood....

Shh!! Boss is skulking around somewhere. Who me? I'm working hard here! And speaking of working hard, I went to the gym last night and was a woman possessed! Whooo Hoooo! A little sore this morning but it's a good hurt. :)

Jen, I don't think you're preaching at all. I asked for opinions and advice and that's what I got from all you smart gals. I tell ya. At the time, I swore I was going to call my gyn. first thing Monday morning and tell him we have to fix this NOW! But as Monday rolled around and I felt a little better.... You all know how the story goes.

Actually, I have to make an appt. with him in September for the usual poking and prodding so I think I'll sit him down and talk to him then. I figure I've got only one more period between now and then. Besides if it's bad news, I don't want to hear it until I get back from my vacation. How's that for an adult attitude. :^:

OK Tigerlily. Take 2 M&M's (but only 2!) and call us in the morning. We simply cannot have you swimming out there without any bottoms on! :o Glad to hear the battle with the "confession" stand is almost over. Now you can declare victory!

Tiffany, I tried Gingko once but it didn't seem to do anything for me. Hm, could I be beyond help???

Yes. :dizzy:

I made an appt. with the weight loss center at my gym for tomorrow evening so I'll see what they say and what's involved. I guess I need some sort of structured plan.

Better run now. Hope you all have a good one!

It's a beautiful day for a neighbor, would you be mine, could you be mine....

Oh thanks a lot, Tiger! :lol:

Hey, Jen, hope you had a nice time camping!

Okay, Tiger, that's 2 check marks in my planner for you! ;)

Uhm, I still haven't been to the gym this week. I am such a bad girl!!! I told H I thought my achilles needed another day. :devil:

Actually, it WAS a bit swollen on Sunday and Monday and I was concerned. Probably wearing heels to church on Sunday aggravated it, but my normal shoe was rubbing monday in a painful way... However, I wore sandals without a back yesterday and was FINE. I could have put on my tennis today. It was irritated last Friday morning and I worked out anyway...

The thing is that I will NOT succeed unless I combine BOTH diet and exercise. I *know* this. I have to renew my determination and resolve because if I start down the slippery slope it won't be good. [without a loss, motivation drops, without motivation, loss doesn't happen - I can't be going there!] I simply HAVE TO get out of bed and exercise, no excuses or half-steps. If I just do these two things at the same time I will get exactly what I want. Why do I procrastinate?

Trying to get myself fired to quit fooling around and do it.

Still, I'm OP with the diet, and I'm in a transition period (2nd week since adding food control). I can't be so hard on myself that I get discouraged and give up. But I feel like I can't be making excuses this early in the game, know what I mean? :?:

So, all in all I'm doing fine, but I kinda feel like I need a kick in the butt at the same time. I'll feel better after going to the gym tomorrow. I, Cafe 976, will (God willing) get out of bed tomorrow morning betwen 5:15-5:30, haul my a$$ down to the gym and work out good and hard. Now I am accountable to all of you, so if I go into hiding tomorrow... :lol:

My eating is fine today, and good yesterday too. I haven't walked yet, but I will tonight when it cools down. I like walking in the cool evening when everything is quiet. I can really think then.

Here is what I am thinking about.

I am 32 years old. I have an Associates Degree in Telecommunications, which means nothing. I have worked in the clerical field for years now and I basically am capable of doing office manager type stuff, but I usually work as a secretary/receptionist. I am bored. I want more. I am smarter than I give myself credit for and I feel like I am wasting a talented brain.

I have been out of work for a little over a year now. I have been enjoying my time at home, while halfway looking for work. Now, I have made a decision.

I am going back to college for a 4-year degree in Early Childhood Education. I want to teach. I know I won't get rich doing it, but I want to enjoy college as an adult...not a partying teenager. I really believe I can put forth the effort and make great grades and really enjoy teaching. There seems to be a lot of schools in the area that are hiring and I hope after school, I could get hired locally.

I also think, that I could be eligible for financial aid, which would save my life. And I could go back to working part time in a restaurant to help supplement the family income while I am going to school.

My question is...do you think I am too old for this? I am 32 now. I will be 36 when I graduate...almost 40 before I started working as a teacher. So many of them are working right out of college. Am I crazy? Is this stupid?

HONEST opinions needed. Don't be nice, tell it like you see it. Too often, I rush into something and wish later I would have had some good advice.

Thanks,
Tiff

You're going to be 40 anyway.

Why not be 40 AND be a teacher?

Been lurking but not posting lately. Things going fine. No time to post a catch up right now, but want to say....

My mom said almost the same thing to me that Cafe said to Tiff... when I was applying for graduate school, I commented that I'd turn 30 a few weeks before I finished my masters degree. Mom said "You'll be 30 anyway. Might as well be happy." Highly recommend the new plan, Tiffany! I had a business degree and a string of jobs I hated. Then went back for my Masters in Social Work. Okay, right this moment in time, my job is not happy (but that will change... just part of the natural flow) but I love being a social worker. I hate having all my student loans but it's still worth it. Being happy in what you do for a living makes a huge difference in life... GO FOR IT, GIRL!!!

Tiff, when I was in college the best students were the REAL adults. I wish I had waited for college. I have a BFA. Haven't used it once. I'm glad that I graduated from college, but could have gotten more out of it. You are probably the right age, will make a better student, and the outcome could be a better teacher than all those young wipper-snappers.
In the back of my mind, I've been thinking I will try to get a job at my sons school when the youngest starts 1st grade. Maybe a substitute or something. When I find my own time some day, I'll pursue my arts.
We have an overnight guest tonight. So, should be interesting. 3 boys, it's gonna be loud.
off to fix din-din

And I'll echo Tiger's opinion. When I was in college, the best students were the "grown-ups". There was an older man taking some of the english courses that I was in. (I have a degree in English - means less than a degree in telecom.) Anyway, this man was the best student! He wasn't taking the classes because he had to fill a core requirement. He really wanted to ... gasp ... learn stuff!!!

Tiff, my brother went back to college and just got his Master's. He's 42 and has also just gotten a big promotion. Ask him and he'll tell you that he'd do it again in a heartbeat.

You've set a goal, girlie, now go get it!!! The day you decide you're too old to learn anything should be the day you die.

Hm, that didn't come out right. But you know what I mean. You're smart ... obviously.

Goodmorning! The friend spending the night wasn't as noisey as I had feared. But, I did sleep in this morning. The crew was snooz'n on my livingroom floor and didn't want to wake them up. Now, my back is achy from hang'n in bed too long. On top of that, I'm not wanting to do my video with a guest in the house. Hope I can get it done after he leaves today. Gotta get my four days in!
Tiff, are you feeling any more confident in your idea? I soo wish I'd have been an adult when I went to college. I would have done things a lot differently. Who knows, maybe I'll go back some day too.
Heres to a good day on plan! Cheers! :)

Yes, here's to a good day on plan!

Hate to say it, but I didn't go to the gym this morning. :(

Still, I'm doing well with the eating and that's a step in the right direction. Been scale hopping and it's like a ROCK - not moving at all. That's just proof to me that if I want to lose diet isn't enough - I've got to get moving. So I recognize, accept and embrace that. I was just extremely tired this morning. :p

I've decided that to remotivate I'll have a conversation with my delinquent gym buddy - if she just says she'll be there it will be enough to make me show up. I'll also have a talk with H about shoving me out of bed when I say I'm going to the gym instead of resetting the alarm and letting me sleep until 7 with him. If he knows I need him to do this he will help me.

And I'm doing to take some garlic because for me to be zonked at 9 p.m. and totally reluctant to wake up at 7 a.m. is a little weird. Maybe I'm fighting something.

Isn't it funny how working on doing without an emotional crutch like overeating suddenly gives us the realization and motivation to change our lives in other ways? It's all related, and there is no better time than the present to make plans and begin moving forward.

But so much change is hard - sometimes I just need a fat-free bubble bath or something. :^:

Let's keep moving away from stagnation together - in our bodily tissues and in our lives. :lol:

Amen to moving away from the stagnant parts of ourselves. Our lives and fat both.

I am feeling a little more confident in my decision. Although last night I sat there thinking about lesson plans and my first day in front of a class and the student teaching... :fr: And I wanted to grab a burger. A big greasy one with all the trimmings. Instead, I ate an apple and some fat-free caramel dip.

This morning, I snuck up on the scale and hopped on. I was down to 238/239...it kept flickering back and forth. Needless to say, I was thrilled. I had been at 241 before vacation, then came back and had gained 2, lost those 2 and felt like I was retaining water and getting fatter by the minute....but apparently I am hanging in there with the best of them. I walked again last night and have had my eating in control again for the last few days or more, I would have to check my food logs.

Anyway...I also signed up with a temp agency today, I think the plan is now, do some clerical work, get a little money set aside and then start school in the spring. This fall is a little too quick. Most courses are full and my financial aid wouldn't come through quick enough. But I can start now planning for the spring. So, that is my plan.

Of course, that changes daily. LOL

Glad everyone is hanging in there. It is SO dang hot here I am cranky and moody and it's 4 in the afternoon and I have only had a Lean Cuisine Bowl for lunch. That was it. I felt kind of icky and with the heat, I haven't wanted to eat. I guess for dinner, I will have an Egg Beater omelet with fat free ham, for 2 points and then have my fat free waffles on the side (whole wheat of course) with my sugar-free fat-free syrup for another 2 points. And maybe 2 pieces of light bread for 1 point. 5 points total for a breakfast smorgasboard!!!!!!!!!

I love this way of eating.
Life is good.
Tiffany
:cool:

Hi Everyone,

I have conquered my internet connection problems and have actually been able to read some of the posts this evening! Thanks for all your welcomes a few pages ago....I'll try to keep up from this point on.

I have had a bit of a stomach problem but it's getting better every day and I should be able to back on track tomorrow am. I love the banana gang and all the funnies!

:cb:

Hope you all have a great weekend!

:cb: :cb: :cb: Now, isn't this fun!!!!!!

190/188/135

So you guys notice how those little bananas never miss a beat? They all keep perfectly in time. It's quite mesmerizing..... :dizzy:

Ooooh, little bannnnaaaannnnnaaaasssssss.......

Sorry. What I was thinking is why can't I be more like those little banananas and never miss a step and keep perfect.

OK. That's not really what I was thinking. I was thinking about how I'm craving a banana right now. :rolleyes: But I think the not missing a step thing is a bit more intellectual. Wish I could be perfect and never trip up. I'd like to get through just one perfect day, for cryin' out loud! :cry:

Anyway, I talked to the guy at the gym about the weight loss program. It sounds like a really good program. You have to fill out all sorts of forms before you start about what you like to eat, what you don't like, what time of day you eat, if you like to snack, what kind of exercise you prefer, etc. (My answers: everything, nothin', 24/7, oh yeah, remote control pressing.) Then you check in weekly with a "trainer" who helps you plan a menu for the week, plan your exercise, talks about problems or feelings or what's working and what's not. It's a 10 week program and sounds very structured. I'm thinking that may be what I need. :strong:

He says most of the people in the program are losing 1.5 to 2 lbs. a week. And it sounds like they teach things about nutrition and what exercises work best with which body areas, etc. They weigh you each week and take measurements at weeks 1, 5 and 10. It all sounded really good to me. And then....

...he told me the price. 300 bucks!! :o Holy $$##!!!! One of the reasons I stopped going to Weight Watchers was because of the $12 a week. Doing this, it'd come to $30 a week!!

So now I'm stuck. Do I do this or not? :shrug: I told him I'd have to sleep on it. Rich seems to think I should wait at least until we get back from vacation in Scotland. We're also going to a local annual festival known for its food in 2 weeks and he says I won't be able to indulge if I'm on this new diet plan. But I'm thinking that maybe it'll keep me in line more. I mean, I'm the one who's always saying that it should be about being with friends and having fun and seeing sights and hearing music and, well, you get the idea, and not just about EATING. So maybe I should see if I can go to the "food fest" and go on vacation and still stay on program.

I'm rambling and I'm sorry. I'm really leaning toward starting this now because I'm feeling really "gung-ho" at the moment but all that could change. Maybe I should jump on it and strike while the iron's hot. But what if I'm just throwing away 300 big ones?? (And I don't mean pounds.)

I'm off to make a pros and cons list. Yes, I'm a list-maker. Obsessive. Anal. It's what I do. Any of you guys have any input?

I apologize for this "me me me" post. But I know I can (buttering all of you up) come here for great advice from wise and wonderful women! Hoping to check in again later today. Boss is on vacation! :D

Have a great one!

First, mark me down for another day of exercise! Dragged my butt out of bed and did 3 mile walkaway video! That's 3 days plus a measley 10min yesterday.

Jello, I don't know about the gym thing. Do you know who you would be working with? A trainer you know and like? Do you know anyone else that has done this program? Or maybe they could give you a couple names of people who have done it? I think I would want to talk to a satisfied customer.

I think having to weigh-in infront of someone else would be a good motivation for me. I've never done WW, haven't weighed infront of anyone since...hmm, can't remember. Maybe I'll ask DH to watch me weigh on Monday mornings before he goes to work. Ekk, maybe not. He doesn't know how much I weigh to begin with. hmm, who could I weigh in front of?

Tiff, It's terribly hot here too. I only hope it can curb my appetitte!

It's haircut day for me and the boys. Oldest son is getting his first haircolor. He has dark brown hair and wants blonde tips. Hope I dont regret it. I really like the girl that cuts my hair, and dont think she would let him look silly. The girl that does my hair is an old highschool friend. She isnt' rail thin, but I still dread the "seeing how I've gained" syndrome. Another reason to loose....So hairstylist says, "Have you lost weight?" LOL She sees other people we went to school with....she could spread the news! :joker:

Okay, if you guys haven't got the picture that I'm full of opinions... :p

to Jello-

No one can make this decision for you, gal, but here's what I see as your options (okay only listing the ones I like).

Well you have 5 weeks before Scotland. You could really hit it. Can you put your program on "hold" during the time you're gone and do the 2nd 5 weeks after you come back? Like the newspaper and the mail? They may be willing to negotiate.

Alternatively, you could choose to do the program when you come back and STILL work hard for the next 5 weeks to get conditioned and get a jump start on the program.

Thirdly, you could step back and evaluate what makes the program different and whether these factors are worth the money to you. Is the 1-on-1 dialog and accountability going to be more motivating than a WW meeting? Do you want someone to tell you exactly what to eat? Will that make it easier or harder than counting points? Same with working out - is a real person better than reading Bob Greene? You are definitely worth the money. If the added input and a program that's ONLY about YOU is what will do the trick for you than the money is no object.

On the flip side, it IS possible for you to become the expert - if you will really DO what you tell yourself to do. Sometimes being the coach AND the team at the same time is really hard. Eventually you will transition to this anyway, realistically you won't pay someone for the rest of your life. The question is are you ready and are you willing to keep coaching yourself through months of ups and downs.

If you've already made your decision but you're tripping over the money just think about all the other things you've wasted $300 on that didn't matter. 6x eating out sit-down with H if we have adult beverages & dessert - that's down in the sewer the next day! It's only good for one thing - spending. Of course, NOT spending on your electric bill and your phone bill can have consequences... :lol:

Back to the important topic - ME. I'm wearing some loose pants today that feel mighty good compared to a month ago. The scale was REALLY making me mad this morning. While H was in the shower it showed an unprecedented 2-3 lb. loss - regardless of how I jumped up and down, bounced and stood on my head on it. Then H was getting out so I ran away and came back later - to to show a disappointing but still good 1 lb. loss when the air was not humid. And no, I did nothing that would make it change in the meantime. I'm throwing that puppy away and getting a new one but I'm still counting the 1 lb. since today is weigh-in day. Makes me feel a little better about being a major slacker with not going to the gym all week.

HEY, should we all make a pact to have an on-plan weekend???

EDITED to say: hmmm 3.5 envious check marks for Tiger, and HI THERE to Lizzo!!

Well, I think the talking to a satisfied customer is a good idea. I am a bit of a rebel when it comes to authority. If someone tells me what I can eat for the day, I would probably be sneaking what I really wanted and then feel like I blew the $300. On the one hand....you KNOW what you need to eat. One the other hand, it would be nice to have someone plan a menu for me.

Ok, I am no help. I guess if it were me, and this is only because I am not rolling in the money, I would wait until after the trip, keep going to the gym in the meantime and keep eating healthy. And use that $300 to buy me something REALLY nice in Scotland. :p

Well, I ate very well again yesterday. Called my boyfriend at work about 6 pm and invited him to a movie. Austin Power's Goldmember was playing in our theater. I think it is scheduled for full release today, but we were one of the lucky ones. LOL...

I know, I know. Goldmember? How juvenile. But that's me. I love Austin Powers. "Yeah, baby!"

The movie was typical. Had a lot of cameos by great people in it. Too funny. I was actually wiping away the tears of laughter. It was just what the doctor ordered.

Boyfriend....Ok, I will just call him Mike. His name is Mike. So from now on when you see the name Mike, you know I am talking about my love slave.

Anyway,
Mike ordered a medium drink and a medium popcorn. Extra butter of course. I concentrated on my diet soda and pretended like there were roaches in the box and that was why it was so crunchy, and I didn't eat a single kernel. WOO HOO!!!!

Did I want some? You betcha. But I was still motivated from my sneak-a-peek at the scale.

Well, I am off to the store. I'm already out of Sour Cream and Cheddar Baked Lays and fat free ham. And about 6 thousand other essentials.

Cafe, let's do that. I count my weekend as Sat and Sun...so let's all see if we can be OP for those two days at least. That is food AND exercise. Bonus kudos for those that get that water in too. Winner gets worshipped by all of us lesser pee-ons.

Humming the Austin Powers theme,
Tiffany
:spin:

I'm with you on the money issue - with H in school full time (not working) and me making slave's wages as an admin... 'nuff said. For me it would be impossible.

However, I think I would have ALSO thought $300 was impossible when we were both working - and I have to say that my my eyes have been opened seeing what we can get by (albeit barely) on. Heck, this is 40% of our former income - sure we sold the truck... but I digress.

The point is, NOBODY thinks they have enough, but it's all relative. And some people have savings, LOL. But seeing that it's so worth it to have H in school and a typical 12-week course is costing us SO much more than $300... Besides, it's Jello! :^:

Okay Miss Tiffany, you've convinced me that I'll have to get my butt moving this weekend just so I can be in the "on plan" group. :lol: I'm going to try to come and check in, too.

GREAT Link. I did a search for recipes that were low in fat, low in calories and high in fiber. This even gives nutritional information and there are over 400 recipes.

See if this works.

http://web.kraftfoods.com/knet_fridge.aspx?s=recipe&m=recipe/knet_recipe_grid&u1=bynutrition&u2=9,11,8***Low+fat%2cLow+Calorie%2cGood+source+of +fiber**


Click and enjoy.

Tiff

Crap. It didn't take me directly to the page. Go down and click on Nutritional Goal...then go from there. We are all ed-u-ma-cated women, we can figure it out. LOL

Tiff

I am THRILLED with the site. There was even recipes for Crystal Light beverages...Yummy. Explore.

Ok, you can even do a personalized meal plan based on your weight. OMG, they had Crystal Light smoothies, and BLT pitas, I love it. Woo Hoo...someone to plan my meals for me. And it was free and I didn't have to pay $300!!!!!!

Ok, I will shut up about it now.

Good morning all

It is finally Saturday woohoo! Didn't get on the scale this morning, its that TOM. I am doing well on the eating and still exercising. Have been reading some info on strength training and I have the equipment so I'm going to work on that today. I would like to firm up some of this saggy 40'something skin as I lose the weight. After gaining lots of weight with my 3 babies and nursing, well you can just imagine. I need a tummy tuck and a boob job!:strong:

I went to the store last night and got lots of fresh fruit, veggies, lean turkey breast, lite whole wheat bread. I WILL stay OP this weekend if it kills me.

Have a good weekend.

LJ
225/202/150

I hear ya about the tummy tuck and the boob job. If I ever strike it rich, I will be first in line. But, I figure, as long as I get down to a size 10...I will cram all of that loose skin into my bra and into my pants and never get naked for anyone. No one will EVER know.

Bwa hahahaha!!!!!!

Well, here is to two perfect days of being OP. It's 9:30 in the morning and so far so good. LOL...

Trouble for me will be the water. I guess I had better start now.

Ok...since Weight Watchers lets us count Crystal Light as half our water intake....will you ladies be as kind? I HATE water, but will gulp down 32 ounces of it today, IF I can chase it with my Rasberry Ice. :D

I did walk again last night. Woo Hoo. I am doing SOMETHING. I need to get back to doing my step tapes. Last time I lost weight, that was instrumental in firming me up and it really builds your endurance fast. I just have to do it.

Well, off to lounge in bed and read the paper before Mike's kids come home tomorrow. Then....relaxation is NOT an option. With three girls in the house...someone is always pissed about something. :mad:

It's a miracle, with all the stress, that I don't weigh 450 pounds. I am definitly a stress eater. :(

But...I AM getting better. Anyway, chat with you later!
Tiff

GUESS WHOS HOME!


Hi girls!!!!
Well! it looks like you all have had too much fun while i was gone! caveman diets and banana dudes! lol.
Well i had a BLAST myself! i have SOOOOO MANY stories!
Me and one guy i have known for a few years (i think i talked about him before: Ryan) we had like.....a HUGE talk about a whole bunch of things and i was just balling by the end of it and he like...grabbed me and hugged me and i just sat there and cried on his shoulder for like.....half an hour! but it was an amazing chat and i was SOOO happy we talked about everything! were really close and i can tell him anything and i told him just about all these things that were happening and happened back a couple months ago....and he was so supportive and understanding. I love him to bits and pieces!!!!
hes 3 years older than me but is still an awesome friend.

anyways...the kids were so great! i had an absolute blast with them! i got a whole bunch of letters and stuff from them on the last day.......its just an amazing feeling when there are sooooo many people and you know that they are looking up to you.

we had mostly goood weather but a few storms! nothing too serious. one night around 12:30...i had just gone into my cabin...the kids were already asleep and Ryan came and got me and we walked down to the beach. it was pitch black and we sat in the sand and faced the water and everytime it would lightening you could see the water.......and there was a gentle breeze and the water was moving really softly........it was so beutiful!!!!! Its little moments like that.....when friends are just together enjoying something beutiful, that makes life so precious.

anyways! im being such a sap! so yah! well i hope everyone is doing awesome!
ill talk to you all soon!!!

luv ya'll~!
Kayla

Oh Kayla, Kayla, Kayla. :lol:

I can't even think of anything to say. It sounds like a scene out of a romance movie.

Well...today was great. I did my step tape. ALL of it, for the first time since I started this diet. It was tough, but I did it, and I feel great.

I ate OP all day, of course the night isn't over, but I am a few points below my minimum for the day, so I have something to fall back on.

Drank my daily requirement today. Peed all day long. :s:

Other than that, nothing going on. Jumping on the computer ever so often to check and see if anyone else doesn't have a life. LOL

Nighty night,
Tiffany

It WAS like something out of a romance movie! hehehe.....only he is too much of a big brother for me to ever fall for hime! lol. but it was perfect!!!!

Hi Everybody!

Iv just noticed this thread... i have to say, everyone is so insperational here, keep up the good work everyone! This thread got me thinking alot... and i was trying to pinpoint the foods which made me gain so much weight in the first place and i just figured it out!!! Iv read about all these low carb diets, evil bread, bla bla, and thats what i was sort of following, and now iv realised what it was!!!

When i started yr 11 @ school, i started to get the taste for coffee... i would drink ALOT of coffee every day.. all that FULL FAT MILK... omg.... that evil milk! Also those fried chips...mmmmmm.... ok, thats it im switching to skim milk.. ( currently drink 1%). So far iv been power walking every day @ 6km/hr, eating low fat, trying to cut out on snacking. So far i think im doing alright, cept i feel a bit hungry all the time. I need to loose, 14lbs, to be @ my highest healthy weight, but i am hoping to loose 36lbs all up. Im 164cm tall (5'5")

Cheers!

Flutter,

WELCOME. Ok, you can stay, but you have to tell me ALL about Australia. *dreamy sigh*

Well, I think in the long run, if we simply make small changes, like going from whole milk to skim and switching from regular soda to diet, and maybe even going to low fat mayo, and low fat cheese, etc...those kind of choices WILL make a big difference in how you look and feel.

I also think, that getting in the habit of grabbing of piece of fruit or a handful of grapes when you feel that hunger coming on is a good thing. Hostess makes a great Fruit and Grain bar that comes in several flavors and tastes SO great for about 100 calories or so. *brain freeze, I can't remember exactly*

I am also a huge advocate of eating MANY small meals through the day.

Example:
I am on WW 26-31 point range and this was what I ate yesterday:

8:00 am - 2 whole wheat low fat waffles with 1/4 cup fat-free, sugar-free syrup = 2 points

10:00 am - 1 shortcake with 1 cup strawberries and 2 Tbs fat free cool whip = 3 points

12:30 pm - Smart Choice Frozen dinner, 2 slices light bread, can of asparagus and jello cup = 6 points

2:30 pm - 1 cup of Egg Beaters with low fat ham and salsa = 3 points

4:30 pm - 1 apple and a single serving of fat free caramel dip = 4 points

6:30 pm - 2 fat free hot dogs, 2 slices light bread, baked Lays = 5 points

9:00 pm - Skim milk and cereal bar = 4 points

Total for the day = 27 points
My calorie range is 1450-1700
My calories were 1543 and my fat was 14 grams which means my total fat consumption was 8% fat for the day.

I realize that at your weight, you wouldn't be eating as many calories as I did...but you can adapt that to your particular range.

According to WW standards, your calorie range would be from 1150-1400 a day. So, as you can see, you would be able to eat all day as well, as long as you are eating healthy and be able to stay full!

Ok, I am climbing down off my soapbox now, the key to staying full is EATING. LOL...that's all I have to say about that!

Anyway, now it's your turn. Tell me all about what it's like where you live. *drooling in anticipation*

Tiffany
:T

Hi everyone -

I'm still here. I did great with food, water yesterday but I did NOT find time to exercise. Seriously, the only time I ever have in my schedule is first thing in the morning, darn it, and I woke up late both days.

Still, between volunteer work, running all our weekly errands, cooking lunch and dinner, my one-hour tv show and balancing the $*(&!! checkbook... I think all things considered I performed well, and don't even tell me to skip my show. It was a big Saturday, I deserved it.

I've slept like the dead this week, I've been fighting a sinusy thing. I was even late for services this morning. Now I've got to eat lunch and make my first batch of solo sushi for a wedding shower that begins in 4 hours. Maybe I can squeeze in a walk, but then I'd have to take another shower before the party...

Cafe, disgruntled.

Cafe, it sounds like you definitly got the exercise in...so I will count you as being perfectly OP. :D

Good Job, so far that makes you and me that were perfect on Saturday! We will hopefully hear from the others soon, and we will all have something to celebrate!

:cb:
Tiffany

O.K.
Obviously I'm going to have to hop on this thread daily to keep up! It wouldn't hurt me anyway. I'm having a terrible time keeping motivated. Confession time. What started me on losing weight (this time) was a man. Yes, I know it's hard to believe, but it was the idea that I could attract this man if I was thinner that got me started. Unfortunately, it's knowing that he just wants to be friends, period, that's causing me to falter too. I'm depressed and can't seem to pull completely out of it. I haven't been able to get myself out to walk for several weeks now, my yard is badly in need of mowing and I'm not eating right, either.
It's too dark for a real walk, now, but I'm going to get up off my fat butt and walk maybe a mile. I plan to post when I get back. There, now I'm accountable!

Jen
238/226/140

hey everyone:(

bad news. went to the mall today. still cant fit in to that size 38, the biggest size the cool stores carry. i hate myself. i thought i was doing good...i was feeling better and i even thought i looked a little thinner....guess i was wrong.
talk to you all later
hope you guys are all doing good
luv
kayla

Hi Kayla,
It sure can be discouraging when the results of our hard work don't show up the way we want. Hang in there. You are "doing good". Try not to let sizes dictate how you feel. And I'll try not to let some man who isn't interested in the wonderful me dictate how I feel. Deal?
I went for my walk. It was probably just under a mile, but since it was getting dark I had to walk on the streets I felt safest on. Then I actually worked on my total gym for a bit. Actually, I watched the instruction video to become familiar again with the excersizes and how to do them, so I just did a few seconds of each. I'm going to do some ab work tomorrow A.M.

Jen
238/226/140

hi jen!
Thanks! ill try not to let it get me down! and dont EVER let someONE especially a man make you feel you arent good enough. Even though we are all trying to lose weight here you have to do it for you....its whats on the inside that counts. when you completely accept yourself..then you can start changing things....but you are PERFECT how you are.....if you want to get in shape thats great..but dotn let someone make you feel like youre not good enought EVER!!!! got it?? lol. :)
anyways! have a good night!!!

tiff,cafe, huntress, hows it goin? hehehe
luv
Kayla.

Good morning!

Hi Kayla - it sounds like you had a GREAT time at camp! That cute guy you said was like a big brother.......sometimes the best ones because they already like you for who you are. Don't get too discouraged about the weight loss, it will happen just give it time, keep on eating right and exercising it will come off. My daughter is 16 and it is tough on her too, with friends wanting to go out to the movies, pizza etc. I think it is sometimes harder for teenagers. It's great to have you back.

Jen - hey, there are lots of other fish in the sea, I am single too and sorta have a crush on a guy that comes into my office. There is no reason to be embarrased because that is your reason for wanting to lose weight, that is one of my reasons too and most people if they would admit it would agree. Just get up off that couch and get busy, lose the weight and when the next one comes along that you are interested in you will be ready.

I did well this weekend, I was determined not to repeat the last few and I stayed OP..........woohoo the scale is already moving down.:cb: Thought I was going to starve to death last night, just as I was getting ready to make dinner I had to rust my son to urgent care, he was complaining that he had a sore throat and he was burning up. When I checked his temp it was 104 and his throat was so swollen and red I don't know how he could even swallow. Scared the crap out of me. He has allergy problems and has had strep several times but never this bad. They gave him 2 shots and 2 prescriptions so I guess he will be fine.

Have a great day all

LJ

Goodmorning! Wow, lots to catch up on today. I really thought I was going to check in here over the weekend. But, our moden took a dump Friday. We got a new one Saturday and DH got us up and running again. So, with DH working on the pc and DH playing on the pc...I didn't get any time online. It's usually ok with me cause I can get on all week and he can't. Rattle, rattle. Anyway, I had a few downfalls over the weekend. We ate out at Wings Etc. :s: I didn't pig out, but it couldn't have been good for me. On the up side, I got in a bit of exercise. So, added to my 3.5 days of exercise, I'd say I got in a full FOUR DAYS!
Maybe that's why I finally ducked under the 190's! Weighed in this morning at 188.5! Total loss 12 pounds!
Tiff, I will be checking out the kraft website. Have you tried any recipes from it yet?
On the subject of losing weight for men...heck yes it's a good motivation to use! I want DH to be proud of the way I look. And I want the old highschool boyfriend to EAT HIS HEART OUT. :o
And Jen, the guy who wants to be friends right not can EAT HIS HEART OUT TOO when you've sculpted your body into a lean mean love'n machine!
huntress, the ER. On top of it being a terrible place to visit, they have to put vending machines the in the weighting area! Hope your little guy is feeling better!
My little guy is hungry, guess I better get him some breakfast.
Have a good day gals!

Happy (???) Monday. Man, do those weekends go by fast or what? Nice to "see" all you guys again.

Kayla, sounds like you had a great time and here's to being a romantic!! World's too short of us romantics, you know.

Tigerlily, sorry about your 'puter problems but it sounds like you're doing great otherwise! Lots of exercise and it's paying off! :)

Flutter, welcome! I want to hear about Australia too. Maybe someday, I'll get to see it for myself.

Jen, do it for YOU!!! Yeah, I know that's sounds so easy and such a cliche and all. Actually, I admire you for saying you can't get in a "real" walk so you're going to do "only a mile". Wow! Certainly sounds like a real walk to me! And following up with more exercise? Again -- Wow! :D

Huntress, congratulations on having an OP weekend. Now that's something I've NEVER done.

Now about my big decision, well, girls, here's what happened. I listened to all your advice and asked a dozen other people too. First I decided I'd try this weight loss plan anyway. Then I decided not to. Then I thought I might. Then I thought I wouldn't. Then I said 300 bucks was too much. Then I decided I was worth 300 bucks. Then I said I CAN'T DO THIS.

...huh!?!?! Did I just say the c-word??? Have I finally come to the decision that I can't do this!!?? :o Or maybe I just can't do it on my own even with wonderful folks such as you guys helping me? Does Rich love me too much to give me the kick in the butt I really need? And do I really need it? Why can't I do this all by myself? Didn't I just tell Jen that you have to do it for you?

So then I figured I'd do it on my own and save the $300. So why'd I find myself driving to the gym after work on Friday? I talked to Rich who was leaning toward at least waiting until we got back from Scotland but he said something. He said he knew how important losing weight was to me. He said he knew how much I worried about it and how I was starting to, well, let's face it, obsess about it. He said the $300 is "only money" and if I want to try this, I should.

So like I said, I pulled into the parking lot of the gym and still hadn't decided! I was thinking, if I'm this unsure, I probably shouldn't do it. But then why'd I drive all this way up here if I didn't really want it?

Now aren't you guys glad I'm not the Secretary of State or someone making important decisions that would actually mean something to people and possibly either save or destroy the world??? :rolleyes:

I flipped a coin. Heads I do it, Tails I don't. It was Tails. My heart sank. I felt so bad that "I can't do this". There's that c-word again. No one tells Jo she can't do something!!!

I did it. Yes, that's the ending of this stupid, long, boring story. I went in and signed up. I have to wait and talk to the trainer about setting up a schedule so I haven't had my first session yet but I spent A LOT of time over the weekend filling out some forms. Some of them required some real thought! Some of them made me really look at myself and give some HONEST answers. Yikes! :o

So I'm nervous but I'm also excited and hoping for something good to come of this. I plan to do really well on this program and (at this moment anyway) I'm feeling confident that I can do this. Hey, they scanned my credit card and I've signed on the dotted line. Rich has promised to be a real *$#! and crack the whip. He kicked me out of bed and stood me on the treadmill this morning and switched it on (I coulda' been killed!! :lol: ) even though I complained that I hadn't actually "started" this new plan yet.

I did get on the scale this morning and :( still think I did the right thing by trying something new. Most of the people I talked to were of the opinion that I shouldn't do it but I guess I'm just a contrary sort of gal. Back in a little corner of my tiny brain, something is still worrying that I've just thrown away an awful lot of money. But for the most part, I'm feeling confident. Watch this space.

OMG! I just realized how long I've been rambling. Sorry. :^: I'll go now. Can you tell the boss isn't in today either? ;) I hope you all have a great one!

Hi!
Jello, I'd say that you will get out of this program what you put into it. If you are going in with the mindset that it's gonna work, then it will. It's like college classes, they cost a lot of money. Some people don't learn a thing, some people soak up all the knowledge. Especially if the money u put out there is your own hard earned cash. If it were me, I'd be detemined not to let the money go to waste...that would be a big motivator! So, Good luck with it!

Well, looks like Monday is the "get the thread going" day!

Well Jo, good for you. Really, none of our opinions matter about your choices, you have to make the decisions that you know you can live with and follow through on, and I am so happy for you that you decided to do that for yourself!

When the last one of us hits goal, we will have to meet somewhere and have a girls weekend. Save your pennies girls, we have bikinis to buy and drinks to guzzle. :lol:

Well, Kayla, this takes time...don't get discouraged. I wish with all my heart that this would all be done, and I would be at goal, but I know that I did this to myself over a long period of time and it will take me a Looooong time to get it off. But, this is teaching me patience. And that is a good thing. You will get there. Especially with your energy!

Tig, all I can say about you, is that you are an exercising DEMON!!!! You go girl!!!

Jen, I'll be in the minority here, but I think sometimes, having a motivator, like a man to get you started losing weight is a good thing. Besides, once we are thin, there will be thousands of guys drooling over you, and you can be picky and pick the one that looks the MOST like Brad Pitt. Yummmm....

I didn't wake up and say, "Gee, I want to lose weight to be healthy and live longer." It's a nice side benefit, but my goal was to have people fuss over me and go back to my reunion and make those skinny *****es eat their hearts out. I like being the center of attention, even though I blush and "poo-poo" them. It is nice, and I LOVE the looks. Especially the envious ones.

Vain and stupid reasons maybe to want to lose weight, but I want to experience the wolf whistles and guys stares before I hit menopause. So, that is my reason for wanting to lose, and my health comes second. How dumb is that? :?: But, whatever does it for me!

Huntress, sorry about your son, how scary! I'm glad he is ok and good for you for doing so well in spite of all the stress! You are a true role model!

Well girlies, I have to go. Lunch time for the kiddies. I bought some more Garden Burgers...original and flame broiled. And I think I will have one with some baked lays and my Crystal Light.
Maybe some sorbet for dessert. Oh heck, off to Subway for my turkey sub. I love that thing.

Later gators,
Tiffany

hey everyone!
Well JO, im glad you decided to do it. Dont give up! I BELIEVE IN YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well my first day back in my routine! im going to head to the gym in a bit!

well i dont have much to say.....except that im SOOOOOO campsick! do you get it? like homesick? only for camp?? lol. yeah im pathetic but ugh! it was just so much fun! some of the people i have known for years and years..and i miss my ryan! On the last day my dad and him were talking for a bit while i said my good byes and then i went up to him and my dad kinda headed for the truck and he hugged me for like....ever! i tried to let go twice but he wouldnt...and he was like...promise you will call me if you need anything, and come visit ok.......and i was like...frigg..i dont want to leave!!!! so you guys are probably getting sick of hearing about ryan and camp but...hes such a great guy...and i love all the people at camp!

anyways! goin to the gym!
luv
Kayla

YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! !
DOING THE HAPPY DANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you will NEVER guess what!!!! i got so discouraged yesterday for no reason! I got weighed today.....are you ready for this?? i last got weighed on july 12th...since then i have dropped 11 pounds!!!!!!!
eleven!!! thats crazy hey? im soooooooooo happy. i could have kissed the girl when she told me that!
anyways....sorry, dont mean to be all ecstatic and stuff! but im sooo happy! anyways......i know ive posted like...4 times today but...meh! whatever goes!
luv ya'll
Kayla

Hey Kayla, that is geat! I bet it was all the camp activities.
Sorta like camp...
We usually go camping a lot. But, last year we sold our camper. We have a tent...tented camped many times. But just not up to it this year. As far as dieting goes though, I should reconsider going on a camping adventure. I usually get lots of exercise and eat relatively good. hmm. Our last tenting experience last year was terrible, rained and rained. Plus, I got spoiled by the camper. DH builds travel trailers, so it isn't like we wont get another one. Could probably even borrow one....
Tiff, you never said...how close to Chicago are u? I'm close to SouthBend, not far from Chicago.

Sorry Tig, I am about 2 1/2 hours from Chicago. Mike's parents live in a suburb, so we go up there every once in a while. Maybe you and I can arrange a day trip sometime. WhooHooo!!!

Kayla, what can I say? I'm GREEN with envy. Congratulations!!! What an inspiration!!!

Well, I bought a couple of Milky Way Lites today, one for tonight, and one for tomorrow, but I ate them both on the way home. :lol:

340 calories down the tubes, but that's ok, I had them to spare. I will just have to have sugar free jello for my snack tonight.

Ok, I planned a menu for the kids, tonight was supposed to be baked chicken and mac and cheese. But I got them Arbys instead. I just didn't want to cook. I am having a Lean Cuisine and I feel good. Tomorrow is my weigh in~!!

I have done a step tape for the last two nights and I walked too. Yay me!!! Hope for a loss from last week. I have been at 241 for basically 3 weeks now. (not including my vacation gain and then losing it again.) I snuck a peek at the scale earlier this week and it showed a loss, but yesterday it was back at that HATEFUL 241. So...tomorrow will be a big surprise.

Later, y'all!
Tiffany

After we hit goal, we'll have to meet up at Oprah's! LOL

Sounds good. I am in the process of emailing the producer that I worked with and telling her that FAT WOMEN NEED MAKEOVERS TOO. I think it would be great to see some heavy women come on there, wearing our sweatpants and our hair from ****, and get a makeover. Flattering hairstyles and clothes. I know a lot of the designers now are making clothes for bigger women, I want to see what I look like in them. And I want a hairstyle by a professional, NOT Cost Cutters. :D

Tiff

Fat women ESPECIALLY need makeovers! I think sometimes we have a tendency to say "why bother?" I know how much better I feel when I've done my hair and makeup and have something halfway flattering to wear.
I haven't done my total gym tonight, but I did go for a walk with my daughter. Just over 2 1/2 miles. I did eat twice as much for dinner as I intended. I'm feeling kind of yucky now! At least I excerisized. Better food day tomorrow.

Jen
238/226/140

hey everyone!

well i dont know about you guys...but i like...NEVER leave my house without makeup on...and my hair at least.....a bit done....i guess its the teenager thing...there could be a boy around any corner! lol. just kidding.....but at camp! oh boy...at camp i dont do ANYTHING! i pretty much stay in my pajamas all morning and i NEVER do my hair or makeup there...it feels so good when i come home and look nice for once......but honestly..my biggest boost of self esteem was at camp.....like.....one little boy came up to me one day...right after i had just had a shower and my hair was down and still a bit wet and he was like.....you are really pretty...you should wear your hair down more often......and a couple little girls were like.....youre so pretty kayla..i love your hair......like i know theyre just kids and it sound stupid...but it just made me feel really good.

tiff, i dont know why youre green with envy! i still weigh 292....and you weigh 241.....id give ANYTHING to weigh only 241. that would be a dream come true!


i think youre right! we should DEFINATLY all meet up on oprah when we are at goal! but dont do it without me k? its like..my dream to meet oprah! shes amazing!!!! lol.
anyways.....RYAN asked me to call him around 11:30 and its 11:35......so i better go...he has some "juicy tidbits" for me!!! about this girl im trying to hook him up with! hehehehe! the soap oprah of bar harbour camp!!!!


anyways! have an awesome day ladies! and remember never to frown because you dont know who might be falling in love with your smile!!!

luv
kayla

:cb: WOOHOO! YIPPEEEEEE! I am now in one-derland! 199.5, I am elated. Actually the scale showed that on Sunday, but I wanted to give it a few days to make sure I wasn't just dreaming, I even stepped on the darn thing 5 times this morning and sure enough 199.5 every single time. :jig: :strong:

Kayla - way to go girl! 11 lbs is INCREDIBLE! Before you know it you will slim and trim. We are all here for the long haul and next summer you will be glad you stuck to it.

I guess staying OP this weekend really made the difference for me. It is so frustrating to work so hard all week only to mess things up on the weekend. I am going to make every effort in the future to stay on track on the weekends, hopefully then I will begin to see more of a loss. Why is it that weekends are so difficult, anyone have any ideas? I love that word "weekend" and the one coming up will be a challenge as I am going to Las Vegas. We had to change the date of the trip so I will not be going to see Michael Bolton but I guess I will live. Now if I can only stay away from Starbucks and the pastry shops inside Paris I should be OK. Probably won't be doing much walking this trip since I checked the weather and it's going to be in the 100's while we are there. My walking will have to be at night, which isn't such a bad thing since it is so beautiful on the strip. The water show at Bellagio, exploding volcanos and pirate ships sinking, etc.

Have a good week all, I will try to check in at least one more time before I leave Friday. This is going to be a crazy week with packing and taking my son back to the doctor, work, etc.

LJ
225/199.5:D /150

Good morning all! Happy Tuesday from HotAndHumidVille. What is it with this weather!? I went out at 7 this morning and it was already over 80 degrees and HUMID. Let's hear it for air conditioning! :cp:

OK, no more of this starting posts with negativity. Sorry!

Kayla, congratulations!! 11 pounds!?!? Wow! Must be all that camping and fresh air stuff!

Huntress, congratulations on your move to Onederland!!! Now settle in 'cause it looks like you're there to stay! BTW, there's an annual local festival here and it starts next weekend with a concert by this year's big star. Guess who. Michael Bolton! Actually, in past years the big name concerts were held in a bandshell in an open field and were free. But the festival just starting getting too big and crowd control started being a problem so now it's closed off from the public and they charge for it. So I won't get to see him either. :( Hm, but I could possibly hang around the stage door....

Two years ago, my first time in Vegas, we stayed at the Paris. It had only just opened a couple months before that. I was amazed and the "indoor" cities and streets!! But you do have to make a wide curve around that pastry shop! :o Last time I was there they had these misty spray things along some of the streets to cool people off as they walked by. Pretty cool. (No pun intended. :lol: )

Tiffany, I want in on this makeover too! Hey, why can't Oprah host a show of a group of gals who met on a 3FC forum and became friends, etc. I'd fly to Chicago for that!!

Still haven't had a call from my new trainer. :mad: I'm going to the gym tonight so I'll have to check when I get there. They said it would be by Wednesday at the latest but I want to start NOW! Actually, I did really well yesterday, even did a mile on my treadmill when I got home -- with the fan blowing directly on me the whole time. Wish this heat would break already!

Well, this post seems to be back where it started so I guess I'll go now. Been interrupted too many times to even know what I'm talking about. Yeah, interruptions. That's my story. That's why. Yeah. :dizzy:

Have a great day everyone!

Huntress!!!! CONGRATS!!!! That is one of my BIG goals.

I have several mini goals.

Out of the 260's - check
Out of the 250's - check
Out of the 240's - I'll know in about 5 minutes. Waiting for the bathroom to be free.

My other goal was to lose 10% of my total body weight which may happen today too.

Then, for some reason, my next goal is 225
And then ONEderland. After that, I will be so happy, I could care less what my next goal is. :lol:

Kayla, everytime I read your posts, I giggle. I am living vicariously though you. LOL....Ahhhh teen angst. Woo Hoo!!! Don't rush becoming a grown up. Responsibility stinks.

Jello, you get on those trainers. Make them work for YOU. LOL
I still haven't got to Vegas, but that is probably where I will get married. In one of those chapels by an Elvis impersonator. LOL...can you imagine?

Jen, I am sure you burned off that dinner and then some! Good girl. I am so impressed with your exercise drive. Maniac!!!!

How's your day going so far Tig??

Ok...I am going to weigh now. Cross your fingers. LESS THAN 241 PLEASE!!!!

Drum Roll.....*back in a sec*
Ok. Officially 238. Officially 27 pounds down and 10% of my body is GONE. Forever!!!

Ok feeling good. One of Mike's co-workers, who *I didn't say this* is a total hottie. I mean, eye candy in a big way, a fine piece of man candy and all that.....he told Mike yesterday that he thought I looked like I had lost some weight. OMG. A man noticed. This is BIG news ladies.

I'm off to alert the press.
:lol:
Tiffany
265/238/160

Hi, everybody!

Way to go Kayla, Huntress and Tiffany on your losses!!! You guys are awesome. Coming here today is just what I needed.

Edited to add BIG KUDOS to everyone who has been exercising! Way to go! It's the key to your success and will pay you back. I'll be back on the wagon tomorrow - just wait and see.

I've been fighting a 2-day bout of discouragement because I got a new scale, a digital one and it says I weigh 2 lbs. more than the other one did. Now, I know there's really no difference in how much I actually weigh - it's just the reading that is different - but it still sucks. So I'm just REFRESHING my viewpoint. This is the number I'm starting from NOW. I've still lost SOME weight (total), and this is only the beginning.

Plus, I have a meter I can rely on now.

My sushi was a success - there was a young man who is half Japanese there (whose Japanese father happens to be a chef!) and he complimented me on it - said it is very authentic Japanese-style sushi and I had got everything just right - down to the brand of soy sauce, the right pickled ginger and the right wasabi. On a scale of 1-10, I'd give that a 10.5 in compliments to remember. :smug:

However, the food was so good I wasn't too careful about what I ate... The hostess made greek-style stuffed grape leaves (with lamb and seasoned rice inside) and spinach, garlic and feta wrapped up in layers of crispy filo dough, warm from the oven... Mmmm. And there were those wonderful bacon-wrapped tidbits secured with toothpicks... The dessert was not as awesome or exotic as the food, so all things considered it wasn't a HORRIBLE evening, but the food was rich. Although I ate carefully earlier in the day, I'm sure I was way outa my range.

Yesterday I was borderline - again, not horribly evil but not eating my usual "ON PLAN" selections. I actually need to add up the points today and see if I did any damage. I think I did well (no snacking!) except that somehow I was delusional enough to let myself make a nice big quesadilla after my knitting class and eat it as supper. :?:

But I'm back on target today. I'm so proud of all of you! And I'm looking at my calendar knowing that this is going to be a "hormonally challenged" week for me - assuming the red tide comes in on schedule mid-week next week. So I'm determined to kick it into high gear and quick bank some points for the 2 deadly days right before. I can do this!! I haven't GAINED anything... no matter what the scale thing made me feel like... and this is prime time to lose during this week and next.

But I'll be needing you guys when my attitude starts to go South! :^:

Jello - I love the coin flip trick - I don't listen to the coin, I just pretend that I have to - it reveals what's really in my heart. You are tough enough to do ANYTHING for 10 short weeks and NOW YOU WILL. Pretend you're on Survivor and if you work this program better than any of the other 11 people that you're *secretly* competing with you'll win $1 M. Put post-its in your kitchen and other places that say $300 to remind you not to lapse. Heck, I need to put one on my freaking alarm clock!! Maybe that will help. :dizzy:

Hi All!
Wendy's got me today. :devil: 99cent frosty, 99cent delux burger. *sigh*
I know what caused it. I didn't have breakfast. Got too busy, then had to run errands. Kick my butt!
I did exercise this morning. I did 2miles of the walkaway video, should have pushed it for 3miles. Boy, do I really need that butt kick'n!
I am stress'n. It looks like tomorrow is going to be the dreaded waterpark adventure. I know my boys deserve to go, just not sure anyone else deserves to see me in a swimsuit.
And, I'm stress'n over the family reunion this weekend and I'm stress'n over my mother visiting my house next Monday. I don't want anyone to see my house in the condition it is in right now. STRESS! Why can't I be the type of person that LOOSES my appetite when I stress. :?:

Cafe, don't fret the new scale. In the end, it's how you look and feel! Even when I loose all the extra weight I'll still weigh alot and not want to tell anyone the magic number. Tall. But, it's gonna be about how I look and feel. You Go Girl with the sushi!

Huntress, congrats on one-derland. That was my wake up call, when I passed 200 going the wrong direction. :o

Tiff, eye candy, heh? Good job on the loss!

Jello, you'll have to tell us what kinds of foods the gym program suggests you eat. Heard from the trainer yet?

Kayla, I wouldn't leave the house w/o makeup and hair done when I was younger either. Now, I'm good to go with a little mascara and as long as I don't have bedhead...thank goodness for my floppy hat. :p

I'm gonna go rip my closet apart for something flattering to wear. Sunday will be here all too soon.

Cafe, I love you!!! :love: I just got back from lunch (brought to you by Lean Cuisine) and was feeling still a bit hungry. Wanted to munch. Wanted something sweet. Oh heck, who am I kidding? I just wanted to pig out!

Then I come in here and read your post. "Tough enough." "10 SHORT weeks." "$300 post-its." And I love the Survivor idea!! (Never watch the show but I get the concept.)

I guess I'm not really that hungry after all....

Thanks Cafe!!!!

hey girls!
well....i have something for you to help me figure out. first of all let me give you the backround......Ryan is my friend i always talk about....Lisa is another girl that is a good friend of mine, Ashley is another good friend who has known ryan her whole life...megan is another girl we counseled with last year but couldnt come to camp this year. the rest of us all counseled together THIS summer. Marie is a girl that totally broke ryans heart two weeks ago.......NOW! Lisa likes ryan, and gets me to tell him for her, so i do, ashley finds out and confesses that SHE likes him and wants to tell him she does, Megan, also likes ryan and he knows it. WELL NOW>>...

Ryan calls last night at 11:45 pm to chat....and the subject of dating comes up ( imagine that) He says that hes just biding his time and not really talking to anyone..and hes like...i like everyone....and then he says THIS that totally baffles me...he says kayla...there is a reason i dont want to have anything (along the lines of a relationship) at camp, a reason im not doing anything right now. I was like...ok whys that? and he was like....youre going to have to figure it out....it ties into these 3 questions:\
1.Why do people go to camp?
2.What is the purpose of camp?
3.and what is the atmosphere at camp?

Hes like...this requires some thinking....its so simple...yet so complex. Think about what ties into all three. I was like....whoa i have NO CLUE...and he was like...think about it and call me tommorrow with what you come up with. I was like...well why dont you just tell me now? and he was like..cause that would be no fun for me! so any ideas ladies??? lol

TIFF! im sure youre lauging your *** off right now! this is kinda crazy! anyways.....have a good day girls! and LEMME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK FASTTTTTT!!!!!

luv
Kayla

Tiger, thanks for the encouragement and hang in there! Personally, I think you did pretty good at Wendy's - chose smaller items instead of the whole value meal. For me it would be fairly easily absorbable if I was good/careful during the rest of the day. (speaking points-wise)

Guess what? At the family reunion you will do okay because instead of sitting there feeling self-conscious you will remember your secret that no one else knows... That you are on a plan that is already giving you success, that you've already lost 10 pounds, are 25% of the way to your goal, and the next time these people see you - you will look awesome! If they ARE sizing you up, they're simply underestimating you because they don't know the secret. :cool:

Jello - Thrilled to be of assistance. :-) We can all do this... together!

Kayla, it seems like your friend either wants to get to know a lot of people and just have fun, or... I don't know. :?:

hello!


well well well....guess who i just got off the phone with? you guessed it! RYAN! you guys are going to be so sick of hearing about him!!!!

anyways! the answer! alas! i shall tell!!! hehehe.....the answer is...that at camp...you can be yourself, and meet people and stuff....youre number one goal is to be there for the kids and you have a fresh start kind of...these people know nothing about you and you can show them whatever part of you you want..there are no pressures to do anything big and no pressures to fit in or anything...there for! ryan just wants to enjoy himself and be there for the kids at camp and make some friends along the way...when he gets back to collage ( him, lisa and ashley are going to the same collage) if something happens he says thats great.....if not thats ok too. so now i get to do the dirty work and explain all this to these girls! its too bad i luv that kid so much! id tell him where to go! hehehe.......but anyways! the soap opera continues!

well today i didnt make it to the gym cause my dad couldnt leave work to drive me...it kinda sucks but i think i am going to go for a run when i get home from work tonight....last night it was just gorgeous out when i got home at 11 and if i didnt have to call ryan last night i would have just gone out for a run then! anyways...
gotta jet! work to do, places to go people to see!!! hehehe
luv ya!
Kayla

I know I've said it before, but I LOVE this thread! I almost always get a chuckle before I'm done reading. And it's so inspiring to hear about all the successes. I'm looking forward to the "onederland" as well, but my next goal is to get below 220.
Huntress, I know you're not the only one who has weekend troubles. That's my biggest downfall and I bet there are lots of others who do too.
For me, I'm beginning to believe it's the lack of schedule that causes me problems. And I'm not so busy I don't have time to think about food like I am a lot of the time during the week. Unfortunately, eating and relaxing go hand in hand for me and I love food. It's hard for me to even understand people who just eat because their bodies need fuel. I feel like I've got myself in a catch 22 right now. If I stay "busy" all weekend, I don't get to rest up much. If I relax, I tend to overeat too. Something for me to work on and think about. I've never been much on handwork, but that's probably a key. What does everyone else do on the weekends?

Jen
238/226/140

Ripping the closet apart for something flattering to wear was unsuccessful. I'll end up wearing my denim capri's, red nike mules, and a tshirt of some sort. It's been my main outfit all summer. At least not too many in my family have seen it. I did find the next article of clothing I want to fit into whlile digging in the closet. (the denim capri's were my last article.) Next is a straight kakhi skirt. It will be good for fall. :) I think I grew out of it before I wore it twice. :o
Does anyone have any good/healthy crockpot recipes? It's soo stink'n hot/humid. The last thing I need is the OVEN on. And, it's hard to cook around football practice. The crockpot would be the perfect solution.
Jen, I read when I'm not busy with something else. Hard to read and eat at the same time...I'm not that talented anyway. I just read a book that someone gave me. I usually don't do romance novel type....:o steamy stuff.

Tig, I posted a freaking BOOK on here, and somehow, it got erased. So, I will re-post tomorrow.

I don't have the calorie count for this, but it looks like it would be low cal....

Tortilla Soup

2 chicken breast halves, boned, skinned and cubed
1 onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
3 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
4 cups chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 mild green chile, seeded and chopped
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 corn tortillas, halved and cut into 1/4-inch strips
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh cilantro


Combine chicken, onion, garlic, tomatoes, broth, salt, pepper and green chile in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 7 to 8 hours. Process in a food processor or blender until pureed. Heat oil in a large skillet. Add tortilla strips. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until crisp; drain on paper towels. Reheat soup if needed and spoon into individual bowls. Top with crisp tortilla strips. Sprinkle with cilantro.

I'll keep looking....
Tiff

Or...

Chicken Chili

3 whole small chicken breasts (1 1/2 to 2 pounds, cut in one inch pieces)
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green pepper
2 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 16-ounce cans Mexican stewed tomatoes
1 15-ounce can chili beans
2/3 cup picante sauce
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt


Saute chicken, onion, pepper and garlic in vegetable oil until vegetables are wilted. Transfer to crockpot and add remaining ingredients. Cook, covered, on low, for 4 to 6 hours.

Try www.justcrockpotrecipes.com at the top is a list of ingredients to search by. There are no meat ideas, and chicken, and everything.

Tiff

WHAT IS THIS!
Tiff.. ..i posted TWO friggin gigantic messages about my friends dramatic lives and me being stuck in them JUST so you would get a chuckle out of it and you never even comented!!! lol!!!! shame on you!!! hehehe:lol:
ANYWAYS! hope everyone had a terriffic day!!!! i just got off work! soooo tired!!! im BEGGING my dad to take me up to camp to visit tommorrow.....i miss it SOOOO much! heres to praying **** take me!!! n e way! have a good one ladies!
luv
kayla

Good Morning............why did I wake up at 2:30 am?:(

Tiffany - CONGRATULATIONS! Another 'decade' behind you. Take a bow, you've earned it! Here's a dancin' banana for you..:cb: :cb:

Tiger - I'm doing the same thing before my trip........trying to find something to wear. I broke down and bought a pair of shorts and spent way too much on a Ralph Lauren shirt, but I just had to have it! I rarely buy new clothes when I am losing weight and usually just make due with what I have but I couldn't resist getting something new. Have a good time at the reunion.

Jen - I love food too and you are right about weekends. Recognizing the problem is usually the first step for me and I am just gonna have to make a concious effort to stay busy and out of the kitchen. It is much easier at work since I am limited to whatever I have which is usually only some fruit, yogurt, low fat crackers, lean cuisine and low fat SF ice cream of some kind. I've also found that buying things that neither I or my kids need on weekends is a problem so I didn't buy any of that junk the last time.

Jello - have you tried the SF fudgesicles? They are very good and 1 pop only has 45 calories. I have one every day during the week after my lean cuisine and it is just enough to kill the sweet tooth. I switched from the Skinny Cows because of the calorie savings and you get 12 pops in a box for $2 at Walmart. Also have you tried the Lean Cuisine Healthy Portions meals? They have a few more calories than the others, but there is a little more food (mostly veggies) but sometimes that little extra does the trick. Hey, congrats on making the decision to go for the program, I know you will do great and it will be well worth the $$$.

Cafe - sushi sound interesting, I've always wondered what it's like. How did you ever get a recipe for it. I too should probably buy a new scale, still haven't done it.

Sorry if I missed anyone, it's very early and I'm brain-dead from not getting enough sleep and having so much to do before the weekend. Took my son to the doctor yesterday, he is fine and no longer contagious, geez, I hope I don't catch that stuff right now. Sitting here looking at my suitcase which is completely empty, normally I would have been packed and ready to go 3 weeks ahead and everybody making fun of me. If I don't get a chance to post again before I leave I hope you all have a great weekend, I look forward to coming back and catching up.

LJ
225/199.5/150

Hi All!
Today is the day. Waterpark. What a terrible word. I will be mortified if we see anyone I know.
Huntress, have a good time on your trip!
I'm off to pack beach towels and sunscreen...and put on a bathingsuit. :(

Good morning, everyone!

Huntress - If I didn't already miss you have a great trip! Glad to hear your son is better, too. If you want to give your immune system a little boost, eat something with lots of garlic or just take some.

[For a real down-to-earth fix I just grab a clove of fresh garlic out of the bud, peel it and cut into asprin-size pieces - and swallow them with water like pills. If I've really got a cold I take 2 at night and make sure I shower in the morning. ;) ]

Jen - yeah, weekends are tough because there's more opportunity to eat all kinds of different things. In the last year I've learned to knit...

If you want to do something crafty but lack know-how you could check at your local Jo-Ann or specialty craft store (like a scrapping store or a specialty yarn shop) and see if they have classes... Ususally they're not a big commitment. My first knitting class was $35 and 5 2-hour classes on a weekend morning - and we made mittens, start to finish! (with homework).

Seems like so many things involve food - the bookstore is a place I can spend endless hours without eating, esp if they have comfy chairs like Barnes and Noble. I guess I could use some more ideas, too.

Tiffany - I love justcrockpotrecipes.com, too!

There is also a thread just for crock pot recipes here on the 3FC WW forum. There is nutritional information, which helps for any plan.

Tiger - hope you can let go and have some fun once you're actually at the park!

Hi all! Boy, it's tough keeping up with you guys! So many posts. So many subjects. I love it. :love:

Was at the gym yesterday and decided to stop into the office to see why no one has contacted me about the weight loss program yet. The Dr. in charge was ticked and said he'd "straighten them out". :o Hope I didn't get anyone in trouble. He says he'd make sure someone contacted me SOON. I gave him my work number to make it easier. We'll see.

Meanwhile, I'm still doing good. :D I've been OP since Monday. 2 whole days! For me, WOW!! I've been good today but now my stomach is starting to rumble. I have some grapes in the fridge but told myself I wasn't allowed to eat them until I finish this bottle of water.

...pause ... Glug, glug, glug....

Ah, refreshing! :) With this heat, it's been easier to get in lots of water.

Tiger, hope you have/had a great time at the waterpark! That's the place to be in weather like this. Like Cafe said, just have a great time. That's all that's important.

Cafe, I've heard a lot about garlic and my ex was a big fan of it but ... well, other people around him suffered for it. (Sorry to be gross.) I've seen tablets made with garlic and parsley and those name brands like Garlique that are supposed to be odor free. Are they any good, do you know?

Jen, I like Cafe's idea about crafts and things like that on the weekends. I love shopping in the craft stores and buying all sorts of paints and brushes and "things". I have absolutely no artistic talent but have a great time down in the basement (very cool in the summer ;) ) workshop. Usually, the final product is nothing that I'd want to give anyone, or anyone to see for that matter, but I enjoy doing it. My latest thing is making stepping stones. Just a bag of cement, a bucket or two of water and lots of little colored stones and things to put in them. (Wooden pieces, buttons, paints, etc.) They're not beautiful but they're functional. :^:

Huntress, I do like the SF fudgesicles but they just can't seem to replace my beloved Skinny Cows. We just bought an ice shaver machine for making snow cones but can't seem to find the low-sugar syrup for them. Found some at 90 calories a cup (better than others at 170 calories a cup :o ) but still. At least they're non-fat and very refreshing.

Tiffany, thanks for the website. Crock pots are heroes to folks like me. Master Chef!!! NOT!!! :lol: I hate to cook but I can handle dumping ingredients into a crock pot and letting it do all the work. I use it a lot during the winter. Good for stews and chili, etc.

I have a problem similar to Tiger's. Going to a bridal shower on Saturday and have to dig through the closet and hope I have something to wear. Not panicked just yet but by this time tomorrow or Friday... Hoping the outfit that I just dropped off at the dry cleaner will do. I'm going directly from the shower to a cookout at my sister's. Rich is picking me up and we're heading to the cookout. I'm thinking of changing my clothes in the car on the ride. Hope we don't get pulled over. I can see the headlines now...

Have to work now. Yeah, someone's gotta do it. The old *itch's daughter had a baby yesterday and all anyone has been doing all day is sitting around chatting about it. Yes, she's the first person on planet Earth who's ever given birth. :rolleyes: Whoopee.

Talk to you soon!

Well, I did post a MONSTER post last night and then I erased it somehow. So, I will try to recreate it the best I can.

First of all,

Kayla, did you REALLY think I would have let your posts go without mentioning it? (hold on and let me stop laughing first!!)

Let me quote:

Ryan is my friend i always talk about....Lisa is another girl that is a good friend of mine, Ashley is another good friend who has known ryan her whole life...megan is another girl we counseled with last year but couldnt come to camp this year. the rest of us all counseled together THIS summer. Marie is a girl that totally broke ryans heart two weeks ago.......NOW! Lisa likes ryan, and gets me to tell him for her, so i do, ashley finds out and confesses that SHE likes him and wants to tell him she does, Megan, also likes ryan and he knows it.

WHAT THE??????? :lol: My daughter is 14 and ALL of her conversations start like that. All I can do is sit there with my eyes rolling back in my head until I pass out.

You seriously crack me up. And for some reason, every time I read one of your posts, I hear this little voice in my head saying, "This one time, at band camp...." :D

Jo! You are so dang funny. But then, that IS your main job here, to entertain me and keep me laughing. (Oh yeah, AND lose weight and exercise!) :p Good for you for getting on those people. That is a lot of money to have them sitting around twiddling their thumbs. And good for you for staying OP!! I know some days it is so much easier than other days...but you are an inspiration.

Cafe, congrats on that fabulous sushi AND the compliment. And hang in there with the upcoming period and ensuing emotional rollercoaster. You know we will be here for you!

Tig and Huntress, good luck and enjoy your trips. Summer is almost over and these trips will be coming to an end soon. Winter, we will all really crack down and get thin and next summer, we will be SO excited about our trips!

Jen....I also wanted to say something to you. *In a big regal gesture, I place the exercise crown upon your head.*
Yesterday I bought a bike. I haven't had one since I was in high school, um...*cough, a couple of years ago, cough* I decided to ride it last night, and I headed off down the street. I got about half way there and my legs started killing me. Right above the knees, the lower part of my upper leg. So, I huffed and puffed, and finally got off and walked it. While I was walking it, I was thinking..."JEN likes to exercise, JEN could ride this bike, JEN is SOOOOOO athletic, I would like to STRANGLE JEN." :lol: So, I got back on and rode it around the block (loooong block, LOTS of hills) and then came home. So, in a way, you were the reason I didn't give up.

Thank you so much for being so motivated and focused on exercise, I need that, and I appreciate it!

Ok, Good news. I have a job. I am still planning on going to school in the spring. But, right now, I need to make some money, the kids are going to school soon and need supplies and clothes, and the money will help that. I will be an assistant office manager for a woman at a huge furniture company. I will get the furniture for cost once I have worked there for a while. That could be dangerous. LOL....I start on Friday and won't have internet access until evening, so miss me!!!

So...I have no clothes for work. Mike took me shopping for work clothes, and we went to Saks...:lol: RIGHT...Actually, I went to K-mart. HAHA...I don't have any INCOME, people, like I could shop at Saks. We went to the Plus size section, and the clothes were GROSS. I mean NASTY. I was so pissed. As I stood there like this :jig: panting and cussing the clothing industry, we marched past the Misses section, and Mike says, "Why don't you try on some of these?" and I was mad. I jerked a Jacklyn Smith blouse off the rack that was an XL and looked at it. It looked VERY small compared to the 2x shirts that I HAVE been wearing. I told him, "Oh sure, I haven't crammed my rolls into clothing that is too tight yet today, so why not?" I took some stuff into the dressing room and it freaking FIT. I started crying. (Although Misses at K-mart does carry pants in an 18.) The pants fit nicely, I got 2 skirts, a short one and a long one which were XL, and 2 blouses that were XL. And a brown suede like jacket that belts in the front and a long skirt to match. They were both XL too. I was stunned. Granted, one of the skirts is a little snug, but it will give me room to lose a little more. So they will last throughout the winter.

We were checking out, and the chick checking us out was so busy flirting with Mike that she forgot to ring up the fake-suede outfit at all. I got home and was looking at my receipt and was like, "**** yes, K-mart deserves it for selling ugly fat clothes, the industry deserves it for making ugly clothes and the skank at the counter deserves it for FLIRTING WITH MY MAN. :mad:

Anyway, I am off to Steak and Shake to meet my mother. I found some interesting information at....www.dwlz.com Dotties site has some restaurant information and Steak and Shake isn't too bad for its fries and a burger. Although their hot chocolate is like almost 700 calories!!??!! So, I am off to take a shower.

Talk to you all later!
Tiff

hey there!

WELL! its a good thing you commented tiff! i was starting to think i was being shunned! OK OK! i promise ill stop with all the ryan stuff! BUT!!!! im going to see him tonight! and all of my other friends from camp........hopefully.....if i clean the house my dad will give in and take me.....i hope.

anyways....its not BAND CAMP....its BIBLE CAMP! lol!!!!! thats bad!
but this one time, at bible camp?!? it has a ring to it! hehehe!
anyways!!!! POWER TO THE TEENS! HEHEHE>..holy im hyper today!
but i gotta jet.....gotta get cleaning....then going for half a toasted bagel with light cream cheese!

talk to you all soon.....
luv
kayla

I survived the waterpark! I did a lot of looking...felt I was in the middle...could look a lot better, could look a **** of a lot worse. I can't believe how much skin women are willing to show, and I'm not talking about the skinny twits. I don't wear a skirt'd bathing suit for it's fashion statement, know what I mean...
Tiff, the band camp comment...too funny. DH quotes that one all the time. Furniture for cost! :dizzy: I'm dizzy just imagine'n!
Oh, I have the luck of a chapped *** (another one of DH frequent sayings). Right before we left the house for the waterpark, TOM! What luck. I took 3 Midol and headed out the door.
Gotta run...gonna sweep out the truck, then off to ftball.
Later taters!

ps. Tiff, thanx for the crockpot recipes.

:cry:

I am a stress eater. I have just discovered that. I start work on Friday, and I have been pulling things out of my closet and then fixed the kids a pot of beef and noodles and I ate a Lean Cuisine and some light bread. Then I ate a noodle. Just one. Then I got a bowl and had some. Then I had seconds. Then I ate some more.

What the **** is wrong with me? I hate this. I feel like puking.

I had a plain steakburger for lunch and a small fry for a total of 485 calories. Then my lean cuisine and bread was 350...so, I had 835 calories before I broke down and ate a ton of beef and noodles. So, God knows what I am at now. I think I will go for a walk and try to work through my nerves and fears. See if I can deal with it rationally instead of eating my way through it.

Thanks for giving me a place to vent!

Thanks,
Tiff

Tiffany, Tiffany, Tiffany!!! Breathe, girl, breathe!!! :stress:

Come here anytime to vent. One of the reasons we're here, right? Also, welcome to the Stress Eaters club. (I'm not just the president, I'm also a client!) And I'm a member of the Boredom Eaters Club, the Anger Eaters Club, the Sadness Eaters Club ... well, you get the picture.

How are you feeling this morning? :^: New day, right? Yesterday's done and over with. Nothing to do about it now. Today, you will drink gallons of water, get some exercise and eat a little lighter. I SAID SO!!! That's an order. Don't mess with me, girlie or you're gonna get yourself some big time stress!!! :devil:

...Having said that, I'm going to add my frustration to this forum. I've been good for 3 days. Ate well. Drank rivers of water. Made it to the gym AND exercised at home. I've been behaving.

Got on the scale this morning and GAINED two pounds. :cry: WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY!?!?!?!?!?! :shrug: I don't mind telling you this really s**ks!! Man, if I'm going to gain weight anyway, I might as well eat! Grumble. Hm, maybe this is me? :dance: Looks like the StayPuft Marshmallow Man. (Anyone see Ghostbusters?)

I have to go. Guess I'll just *sigh* refill my water bottle *ho hum* and keep on plugging.

Hey folks.
I just have to say to Tiff and Jo. "Been there, done that." I tend to eat more when I'm stressed, but just about any strong emotion can send me to the kitchen. I just never learned to deal with 'em.
And gaining weight when there's no good reason for it. That's just not fair! The last time that happened to me, though, a week later I had not only lost the weight I gained, but 2 pounds more. I can't remember if it was on this thread or another, but someone suggested to me that only 1 weigh-in a week really counts. So if you're a scale hopper like me, try not to let any of the numbers phase you at all, except on your "official" weigh-in day. Of course, that may be the ONE day when the scale decides to puke all over you, but hey, the odds are better.
Oops! Gotta get ready for work. I'm so looking forward to the weekend! Have I mentioned that sometimes I HATE MY JOB!
Oh Kayla, your energy is ALMOST contagious! Keep posting. Maybe some I'll finally pick up some of it. And Tigerlily, it was knowing you were going to the waterpark that finally gave me courage to not only take my daughter to the river for a swim, but get in MY bathing suit and go with her too! We had great fun. Thanks so much!

Jen
238/226/140

Yeah, mark me down for what Jen said!!! :D

Jo - don't you dare give up. You've got 10 of these weeks to get through - when your people finally get the message. Your body is just saying to itself.... "water? she's giving us water? what does this mean? we'd better save it up because we're probably going to the desert!" Don't you worry - the results WILL be good.

It's like the time I found out my mom put a little orange juice in the pan when she steam-fried pork chops... They were always good and they're still good but I was like "yuck!" when I saw that. It doesn't matter, the recipe works.

Tiffany - sometimes I find myself self-sabotaging just when I'm doing really great! Like that great clothes-fitting experience you had... We're not used to success. But we're going to GET used to it. And I'm sure you were pleased to find that your new clothes still fit this morning. ;)

Some people say that weighing ourselves down with food and fat gives us a sense of security as it limits us, narrowing the range of possibility. Being thin is hardly living without a safety net - but letting go of fat involves some emotional tight spots... The way you fit into your world is physically changing. Emotions will happen. Be emotionally supportive to yourself.

That and the whole new job thing. :p

Tiger, I'm glad you had fun at the water park! Congratulations on TOM. :lol: That means you made it through PMS-week with an awesome amount of flair - exercising and everything... Way to go! If you can hang in there this week I bet you'll like the scale you see!

BTW, Jen, sorry to hear it about your job. Good thing tomorrow's Friday.

Hey gang, should we get an early start on "good weekend" plans? (Tiffany is AT THIS MOMENT saying "****, I've gotta get through day #2 at this job first")

~Smoochies~

I've been thinking about the amount of weight I've lost. Almost 12lbs. It isn't enough for anyone to notice. But, think what 12 pounds of potato salad looks like. Or 12 one pound tubs of butter.
Tiff, 27(?)pounds of potato salad!
I hope someone noticing my loss is just a few tubs of butter away! Or should I say lard...
And, on the list of reasons...
I may have mentioned this before. Sleep better! I think I will sleep better when the weight is gone. Right now, the most comfortable position is on my back. But, I think I'm a side-sleeper at heart. Can't sleep on my side w/o my back hurting. The stomach sag'n forward, no muscles, makes lower back hurt. Sometimes I try to tuck a pillow up to my stomach...technique I used when I was pregnant. :p
I did 2miles of walkaway today. Gonna try to rock on house cleaning and burn some more fat!

Cafe, I hope u are right about the scale next week!
This is the longest I've stayed motivated! And it's all because of you guys! :)

Ok, someone knows I like new smilies!!! They keep giving us more. I would like about 500 more and then MAYBE I can express all of my emotions very eloquently!

Well, you guys were right. Today is a new day and yesterday and all of its stress is behind me. And, again, I am paying for it in the bathroom. Too much food in my system. Overload...vent constantly running in the bathroom, etc. :lol:

Well tomorrow is my first day at work. I am nervous, but not ready to eat my way through the day. As a matter of fact, I am a little queasy today, and as of yet, haven't eaten anything yet.

My job has already changed, by the way, and I haven't told you all about it. The furniture store is history. The hours were funky...9 to 6 on Mond, 12-9 on Tues, then alternating. I would work every Saturday and every other Sunday, my days off being in the week sometime...9 was a little late to be getting home when you have a family to care for. Mike doesn't get home until 8:30, and I am not comfortable with that. So, the temp agency called me with a job in the accounting department at a large corporation right here in my home town. 5 minutes away from work, and the hours are 8-4:30 M-F. Who could ask for anything more? Except them sending me a paycheck every week for sitting on the couch.

This job runs until the end of August and then I would go straight into another job that will be permanent. It is a secretary for an investment company. So, it looks like things are pretty much planned out for me, and that is good. (until spring, when I start school, unless this secretarial thing pays super good.)

Anyway, thanks for letting me vent and confess about eating 3 bowls of slop. I feel better today, both mentally and physically. I am going out for a bike ride here in a little bit. Trying to build up those leg muscles. They are like puny little twigs right now. (covered by lots of fat!!!)

Jo...you will have a HUGE loss after your body decides to let that water go! Keep on keeping on!

Tig, you have so much to be proud of. I am picturing 12 pounds of hamburger, and that is MAJOR! What an accomplishment. It helps to stay motivated when you think about how much you will have lost 3 months from now, or 6 months from now! You are really doing it!!!

Jen, thanks for everything you said. I needed it.

Cafe....you are such a cutie. Thanks for the motivation!

Well, I'll check in later!
Tiffany

Hi ladies,

Do you mind if I join you? I've been posting on the 100lb club, but things are just too slow over there right now. After reading most (too many to read them all) of the post here I thought you ladies seemed like a fun bunch.

I guess I'll just jump in. I noticed that there was talk of Texas. I'm not from there and have only been once. I have a friend that used to live in Houston, but now lives in Missouri City. I have family in San Antonio and a friend that just moved back to California, used to live in Corpus Christi. Her husband is also in the Navy (I believe that some's DH is in the Navy).

I am the mother of 3. Plus I have a 9 year old step daughter that we get every other weekend. Adriana is 9, Cheyenne is 3, Lucas is 16 months and my "miracle" baby, Kaleigha is almost 5 months. I call her my miracle baby, because I had to take fertility meds to get pregnant with the first two. Then WHAM, when Lucas was 4 months old, I found out I was pregnant again! Now that was a BIG SHOCK:eek: . So my youngest 2 are less than a year apart, and trust me it can be very trying. Lucas has just started the "my mommy" phase. When I hold one of the other kids he wants me to hold him too, but I can't hold them both, it has to be just him.

In June a friend of mine that threw my baby shower for Lucas in 2001 came over. I haven't seen her since the shower, she lives quite far. Well, she looks FABULOUS :hat: . She was a size 22 and now is a size 8 and according to her she's still losing. Well of course this was a real eye opener :fr: . She's part of my motivation. I wish I could have lost the weight with her, but seeing as how I've been pregnant for the last 2 years, I didn't really have much of choice :lol: . But there's nothing stopping me now.

Even after seeing her, I kept thinking about dieting. I HATE :mad: to use that word! Anyway, I was sitting at home with the kids when a slim-fast commerical came on. I've seen the damn thing about a hundred times......But all of a sudden I had a revelation. I would do this. I would do this for ME and no other. Well since that relvation June 11th, I have stuck to my guns. I'm down 22 pounds and am really trying to enjoy my self. I feel great. I feel a calmness within, so to speak :angel: . I don't have to answer to any body but myself and we all know that we are hardest on ourselves. I've been working out 5 days a week for the past week and a half (which isn't easy. especially when DH works swing so as soon as I walk through the door, he's walking out. Then I'm home w/ all three kids.) But I'm finding the time to do it.

Just the other night I realized that I've lost more weight than what my 5 month old weighs and am well on the heels of losing the equivelant to my 16 month old. Only 3 pounds to go! Then it will be Cheyenne then Adriana, etc.... Man, that's alot of weight. When I pick up Kaleigha (pronounced Ca-Lee-Ah) I think man.... I used to try this much extra weight ON my body. YIKES

Okay, so did I write a book or what? I really think you ladies are wonderful and very supportive of each other. Hope you can room for me.

:wave:

Well, OF COURSE we have room! I love new people. Most seem to pop in once and then we NEVER hear from them again, *cough, Australia, cough* But you sound like you have this thing whipped! What an awesome story!

And working out 5 days a week. WOW!!! You and Jen need to talk! :D We can always use another motivator here! God knows, I just don't exercise regularly. Kind of 3 days one week, 1 the next, 5 the week after. :o

Anyway~welcome to you, and I love your name. Like Dyan Cannon...

Ok, I really AM going to ride my bike now.
Tiff

Tiffany,

I have to say, you are one funny lady. I was reading about your bike "episode", where you had gotten off and started walking it :lol: , you definitely got a chuckle out of me! I'm glad you got back on and rode that block!

I hate to exercise, but know that there is just no other way around it, because if there was I'd be right there, first in line. My kids don't make it easy, I'll tell you that much. While I'm trying to "walk away the pounds" Lucas wants me to pick him up. Monday, he pulled that stunt. So, I picked him up. Within a minute he wanted down. I guess he thought that once I picked him up I would stop! HA, wasn't going to happen :s: , mommy's on to that game! Then he kept crying, I finally picked him up and set him on the couch. I continued working out all the while telling him, that I only needed a few more minutes and that my HAD to be this for me, and that I didn't want to be the "fat" :moo: mommy. Of course he has no idea what I'm talking about. But he did settle down after that. Then his baby sister chimed in..... But I was :smoking: , no one could stop me. I tell them, mommy only needs 20 mins. then they can have my attention. Does it work? Nope. But I tell myself, it won't hurt them to cry for a few minutes. Plus, I pay one of my sisters to help me out while DH is at work. So she'll take the baby.

I always tell people that I'll thank my mom for my name :) . She cracks me up. It took her 5 days after I was born to come up with my name! HA. I said, and Dyan was the best you could do?! She says "wwweeellll, you were supposed to be a boy!". How nice was that? :rolleyes:

I just talked to my other sister on the phone, I had given her one of my step tapes (I had 2 that were the same), she was cracking me up! She was saying that she's not coordinated enough to do it. It's a 45 min tape and I think she said she did about 25 minutes. I usually do 20, and after that I'm sweating like a :ink: . Neither of my sisters are really over weight. I don't think either one of them weighs more than 140 lbs. But the one quit smoking and gained about 20lbs, so we try to keep each other honest on this journey were on.

Real quick, I'm the oldest of 4. I have 1 brother and and 2 sister (mentioned above). My brother lives in Utah and is 2 years younger than me. My sister Andrea is ten youngers younger, she's 25. And the :bb: Krystina, is eighteen younger and she's 17. My brother has a 2 year old daughter and 9 year old step-daughter, too. My sister, Drea (AKA Andrea) has a son 5, and 4 step children that live in Indiana w/ their mother. I just wanted to clarify, so that you know who I'm talking about. Krys is the one that helps me with the kids. Her and my mom live in the apartment above us. It's nice to have family so close. Drea lives about 5 minutes away, so it's all good :D .

Man, I'm I long winded or what? :joker:

Hey, I LIKE long winded. I happen to be a proud member of that club!
Well, I took a quick bike ride, and I think I am dying. But I will recover after a cold shower.

I love step tapes. I did 3 last week, but I look like I have Mad Cow Disease while I am doing them. About 1/4 way through, I give up the arms completely and just clump around on the step.

Anywho...I have two 14 year old girls that need to go to the nail place to get their fingernails done, so I will go to Bath and Body Works and check things out.

Well, back later tonight,
Tiff

Tiff~ Meant to congratulate you on the new job :cp: .

I too eat under stress! I remember years ago when I was getting ready to meet my 1st boyfriends mom (I was about 15). I was a nervous wreck and I swear in what seemed like a matter of minutes I had inhaled a gigantic bad of chips! :^: Needless to say she didn't like me and here some 20 years later she still can't stand me! :lol:

So is this a private party or can anyone come in? :lol: Just kidding! Let me in! I brought veggies and fat-free dip!

Dyan, welcome to the group. I too came found this group after mine kinda faded away. :cry: Glad I did! What a great bunch of gals!

Tiff, knew you'd love all the new smilies. I wanted some other dancing fruits myself but I love the staypuft marshmallow man. :dance: What exactly is that guy supposed to be anyway?? BTW, GOOD LUCK in your new job!!!! I'd be worried about you if you WEREN'T nervous. You're like me. I can't eat if I'm nervous and my stomach's in knots.

...Say!! How about we all change jobs once or twice a week!?!?! The New Job Diet!! What do you all think?? Oh come on. Like there's not every other kind of diet out there already! :rolleyes:

Still haven't heard from the weight loss folks at the gym. :mad: I'm giving them until tomorrow afternoon and then I'm going in there AGAIN and ... um, gently explaining ... that I'd like my money back, please. We're not off to a good start here, folks.

Meanwhile, I keep plugging along. One of the guys here got an apple snack pie out of the vending machine and it looked soooo good. :o I asked if I could have just a tiny corner of it so he gave it to me. It was AWFUL!!! Now I'm so glad I tried it and found out and I'm glad I didn't have to buy a whole one (410 calories and 19 grams of fat!!) by myself.

Hm, before Jo would have wolfed down the entire pie without even tasting it and possibly even gone back for another.... Hm, could she be learning something here??? Hmmmmm........

My last day of no boss so I'm rambling. Sorry. Guess I'll go now and do all the work that my boss thinks I've been doing all week while he's gone. 2 hours to get it all done? Yeah. Piece of cake.

....Who said that!? :cool:

Hi Jello :wave:

Thanks for the welcome. I just went to the cafeteria to get some ice for my diet-coke (Already got in my water for the day. Just starting to really drink it. Promised myself I'd drink at least 64 oz. I drank a little bit more than that, so now I can have my diet coke. I am a diet coke fiend ):devil: So anyway, as I was saying, I went to get ice, and WHAM I was hit with the smells of pure heaven :angel: . I love Italian food and guess what? Today they were serving pasta! You get to choose what you what in it, and what kind of sauce. Let me tell you..... I couldn't get out of there fast enough :sheep: . Even now, just thinking about it, I'm salivating ~ not a pretty sight, mind you :lol: . But I am so proud of me! I'm staying strong :strong: .

I have work to do, but am just NOT in the mood to do it, so okay, I'm game! Let's trade jobs for a week!

Darn is it HOT. I just took a shower, and I'm already sweat'n again. I am really regret'n our decision to buy a widescreen tv instead of install'n central air. It was winter when DH and I decided we deserved a new toy. Not the smartest cookies in the batch. We have window a/c. It just can't keep up on days like this. So anyway...since it's so stink'n hot...I'm not cooking supper. DH wants me to pick up Taco Bell. Should I eat Taco Bell? Voices in my head....Subway is down the street, Subway doesn't have a drivethru, Taco Bell can't be that bad for me, does Taco Bell have a website with calories/fat listed.....
Ok, off to look for Taco Bell info.

http://www.tacobell.com/menu/nutrition1.htm


Probably a little late, but there it is!

:)
Tiff

Welcome Dyan. Glad you joined us.
Thanks for the link Tiff, Taco Bell is one of my favorite places to eat, but I've been staying away from it, since I don't have a clue how much damage I'm doing when I go there. I'm going to hit that link right after I leave here.
At 4:00 tomorrow afternoon, I'm officially on vacation from work for a week. I can hardly stand to wait. I'm going camping with my family from Sunday til Friday or Saturday. I'm having mixed feelings about the trip since I'm doing so well staying OP (for the moment). I usually get plenty of excersize, but the food is a real problem. It makes me mad that I can spend so much time swimming and walking and yet I know I usually end up gaining weight. There's just so much junk food around. My mom always says, "Oh I never plan anything for lunches because we can all just snack throughout the day." Then she spends HOURS baking cookies for a 5-6 day trip. It's nuts. Plus my grandma usually comes and brings peanut m& m's. My sister has 2 teenage boys and they're always eating EVERYTHING. Chips, Candy, Cookies and it's all out on the main picnic table up for grabs. I've tried telling myself it's not my food so I can't eat it. That usually helps during the day, but not in the evenings when we're all sitting around playing cards or board games and everyone's munching like crazy. I wonder if I can pack enough carrots to keep me away from them for 5 nights in a row! But carrots or even any kind of fruit you can imagine is no competition for chocolate!
At least I've made the switch from regular Pepsi to Diet. That should help a bit.
Wow! This turned into a long, whiny post. I'll come back for chapter 2 later.

Jen
238/226/140

Jen, they have chocolate Creme Savers, hard candy...OMG, soooo decadent and yummy. And...if you suck on it, it lasts for a long time, and then you will still be having something chocolate and not wanting to do the repetitive eating, like chips or munchies. I know my arm goes on automatic pilot from bowl or bag to mouth. LOL....I haven't had any for a while and I can't remember the calories, but for the taste and lasting ability, you can't beat them.

Just a thought...
Tiff

hey everyone!!!!!!

WELL NOW! you guys posted a friggin whole page today while i was WORKING MY BUTT OFF! hehehe....thats good though!
so you have all welcomed DYAN but do you think shes ready to meet ME??? here it goes!!!

HI DYAN!!!!!!!!!!! welcome welcome welcome!!!!
im only 15...but i hang out here and ya know..stalk people. just kidding. im trying to lose a bunch of weight..not doing very well...only lost 11 pounds so far! but tommorrow is a new day! and.....the journy up a mountain begins one step at a time with a slow pace.......shakespear said that......shakespears great...
so yah...welcome..and well..you better talk to me or ill have to hunt you down. just kidding...i love when people put a message JUST for me though! hehe haw haw....yeah im too hyper right now....freezie rush!


well ive had a terrible day everyone! i ate a sub....then some soup...then half a donut....then i had a sandwich......too much stuff.......oh yah and a freezie

Tonight at work (tiff this section is for you) one of my girlfriends, erin, came to visit me and we talked for a bit, and then later on...my *big bro* marcel...hes just a really cool guy and he calls me his little sister even though were not related at all.....he came and visited me and we talked for awhile......and hes like....all sad and stuff...and i totally love the kid and hes usually the one who has to cheer me up....but tonight i had to try to cheer him up...and it drives me nuts when people are sad and i just want to run up and hug them and make it all go away....especially for marcel becuase he is ALWAYS....there for me! and so yah....and i gave him a big hug before he left and he was like...call me ok and well go out for supper or somthing.....cause hes moving away to go to collage in a month...and im going to be sooo sad!:(

anywho! JO!!!!!!!! how are ya? we havent chatted for awhile....i kinda miss you!!!! *tear* lol...just kidding..but really! hehe!

Jen, i wish i was as motivated as you are to go work out..im so much like tiff....3 this week, one next...5 the week after! crazy!

wheres huntress been???? HELLO!!! ARE YOU OUT THERE? SOMEWHERE?????:?:

tigerlily!!!! whats up??? just thought id say hi and tell you to have a SUPER DEEEE DOOPER day!

well ladies...im oust! its past my bedtime and i have alot of stuff to think about... have a terriffic day and i hope EVERYONE talks to me tommorrow since i talked to EVERYONE! (sorry if i missed any! i luv you anyways!!!!)

oh and one question?? do i get too far off topic girls??? i mean...you all know how much i love to talk...does that annoy anyone????

have a good one!
luv
kayla

Just wanted to say "HI" to everyone before I go to the airport. Welcome Dyan, I'm the one from Texas, Houston to be exact.

Kayla - I'm still here, things have been crazy the last 2 days and I haven't even been able to get online at work. Did you get to go back to camp? Sounds like you are having fun, well except for the housecleaning and all. Have a good weekend sweetie.

Tiffany - good luck on your new job.

Wish I had time to write you all but I'm still not finished packing. Got on the scale this morning since I won't be here this weekend. Down 2.5 lbs. Have a great weekend all.

LJ
225/197/150

:lol: Super Dee Duper? LOL....Um...ok, I'll try Kayla! You are a nut! I don't mind if you get off topic, like I am on topic 1/2 the time!

Hey Kayla, this is for you:

This one time, in my backyard...I met this woman named Jane. I thought she said Plain, and I thought, "How sad for you." Then I thought maybe she said Stain, and I wondered, "How cruel her parents must have been." Then I realized she said Train, and I got all upset cause I thought she was telling me to get on a train and leave, so I cried really hard. And my friend Bob, who used to be a woman, came over and told me that he liked my boyfriend Mike, but only because Mike used to date his mother, and because Mike eats sunflower seeds. ANYWHO....Steve, my cousin's friend's friend's ex-pool boy, came over to see why I was beating Bob with a stick and he tripped and fell in a hole and died so I buried him. Then my dog ate a bug. :dz:

I'M JUST TEASING YOU! I can actually follow your posts and get a kick out of them. :lol:

Well, I am sitting here eating my blueberry Dannon and psyching myself up to go to work. I haven't worked for a LONG time and I am a little nervous. I can't win. I like being at home taking care of things and having the freedom to come and go when I want and take care of the things that need to be done M-F during business hours...but I guess I get bored and want the money too. But then at work, I feel trapped there and end up looking out the window thinking of all the things I should be doing. Maybe this time will be different. I guess I am a victim of "The grass is always greener" syndrome.

The good thing is I am 5 minutes away from home. I get a 1/2 hour for lunch. (Nothing like driving like a maniac and shoveling in my food and then driving like a maniac back to work!) I don't want to go in there on my first day with my bag of snacks and my frozen dinner. I think I would look like I was moving in, or look like a ******. One or the other. I will give them a chance to INVITE me to bring my stuff, then I will haul my bag of stuff in on Monday, maybe. ;)

Jo...did those yahoos ever call you from the gym? I would be a little hot under the collar. MAYBE if you complain, they will either give you all your money back and STILL let you do the program, or they will give it to you for half off since they suck at getting on the ball. Cooooool.

Ok...well, it's after 7, I am off to shower. Tell ya all about it when I get home. (That's the first thing I do, run in the door, shove the kids aside and hop on the computer. LOL)

Have a great day OP everyone!
Tiffany
:smug:

Whoa!!! Gasp, gasp!! Whew!! Kayla, I'm exhausted just listening to ya!!!!! :lol: Yikes! What ambition! Did I really ever sound like that!?!?! It's been tooooo many years to remember!

No, actually, it's only been about 3 years. A little thing called DIVORCE can make a woman start to flirt and giggle and check out the guys all over again! ;) Yeah, just because I was 30-*cough*-something..... Difference is, at my age, it tends to tire you out a bit more quickly. :yawn:

Jen, hope you have a great time camping! I haven't been this year and I miss it. Maybe some pretzels when everyone else is eating chips? Maybe some No Pudge brownies? Ever have those? It's a mix and you just add fat free vanilla yogurt and bake them. They are sooo good and very chocolate!! :) Actually, having a couple of teenage boys grabbing for all the food sounds pretty dangerous anyway. Maybe you should keep your distance from that table! :o I guess lots of water and lots of walking and do your best is the only (feeble?) advice I can give.

Tiffany, :lol: you are so funny! I just love reading your posts! Brightens my day and .... hey, wait a minute! Steve!? The ex-poolboy!? The one who vanished a couple weeks ago!? Yeah, I saw that on Unsolved Mysteries! It was you!?!? Oh, man! I'm calling John Walsh!!!

Anyway, Tiff, good luck on the job!! Oops. Guess I missed you already this morning. Well, I'll be thinking of you. Tell us all about your first day!

I was at the gym last night and saw the guy in charge of the weight loss program who swears that his people tried to call me and left messages on my answering machine twice. I got no messages and I know my machine is working fine. :mad: I told him to tell them to call me at work TODAY!!! We'll see about this. It should not be this difficult! *Fume. Fume.*

Well, I got the portable basketball net that I bought for my nephew wrapped last night. 3 rolls of wrapping paper! Then I took the 4th roll and used it to wrap the basketball. Big round gift in colored paper. It looks like a balloon. Pretty funny. :lol: So tomorrow, Rich drops me off at the bridal shower (I found a skirt and blouse set in the back of the closet that actually fits!) at 2 then goes home and loads up the b-ball net into the car and makes sure the fruit salad (which I still have to buy the ingredients for and make tonight) is in the cooler and makes sure my bag with my change of clothes are in the car and comes back for me around 4 so we can go up to my sister's for her picnic/party for my nephew and I can change my clothes either in the car or once I get there and then there will be this friend of my sister's who went to school with my brother and they'll come but only if my other friend doesn't come because they don't like each other but this one time at band camp......... :s:

Talk to you all later!

Morning, everybody!

Looks like this thread has been on FIRE! Very fun.

Welcome, Dyan! Always nice to have another new face... Congrats on losing a kid already - you're the bomb!

Kayla - well girly you might get just a *leetle* off-topic, but that's okay because we just skim through the parts we don't want to read! Nah, I'm just giving you a hard time, that's not true. ;) I enjoy your posts, you're a breath of fresh air. I also ADMIRE you for finding a support group outside your peer group to help you accomplish your goal. At 15, that shows me that you are a very smart girl indeed. I don't think I even HAD goals at 15 - and I sure as heck didn't talk to adults about things close to my heart! But don't put down your 11 pounds lost - that's a great start.

Tiffany - I'm glad for you on the "different" new job situation. It sounds like it will be great! And either way, you're working for now - the money will roll in and no strings attached. That's what I loved about temp work - you piss me off, I'm outie!

Jello - Way to resist temptation, girl! Keep up the great work! :cool:

Jen - A camping trip sounds super-fun. This is the time of year my family ALWAYS went camping out west for 2 weeks... I liked what Tiffany said about the Creme Savers. You could go shopping and pack yourself a whole BAG of crave-stopping snacks. I personally would include some turkey jerky. It's low fat, will keep your blood sugar more stable than carbo snacks alone, and you chew it for a long time. Have a great trip!!

Huntress - Congrats on the 2.5 lb. loss! Have a great weekend!

Tiger - 12 boxes of butter... Imagine velcroing them to your clothes and wearing them around! :lol: You're the bomb. It'll be fun when people notice - but at the same time the fact that they haven't probably means you carried it well (tall) and can't be all bad news. You probably looked better than you thought starting out?

Well, it's weigh-in day for me and in spite of my new-scale-induced-two-day-funk I'm down 1.5 from my new "adjusted" weight. So it's all good, especially since I can be sure of what I'm seeing. This new scale - I get on and off 4 times and it doesn't even vary a tenth of a pound! So I feel good about that. :smug:

Still, this is no time to rest on my laurels - the next 5 days or so are critical with TOM coming. I've got to stay psyched, stay tough.

My goal for today is to find time to make some plans for an on-plan weekend. I don't have any events this weekend (which is good for dieting) but I do have some tentative plans lined up...

Thanks for the welcome, Jen519 & Tigerlily.

Tigerlily ~ How was your Tacobell?

Jen519~ Have fun camping. I personally can't handle it. If I go "camping" that means we stay in a 5th wheel, at some site and they have a club house and a pool! :lol: , I'm so wimpy. I do feel for you being around all those snacks, and I wish had some advise, but unfortunately I don't. But TRY to be :strong: .

I barely got my 2 miles in yesterday :mad: , my frickin frackin kids, were acting up. I was thinking about how nice it is to be able to tune them out (they also seem to have this ability when it comes to us! :rolleyes: ). I just got to get through today's workout and then I get the weekend off :cool: .

I must confess that I am a bonafide "scale slave". I get on that dang blasted thing at least a few times a day. But luckily I only take what it says on Saturday, since that's my official weigh in day. Having said that.....I also have to tell you that I keep my scale in the kitchen! It helps to keep me honest :D . When I go in the kitchen to get something to snack on I stand on it first, look at that GIGANTIC number and usually will grab something to drink and beat it out of there. NOW mind you, this doen't work EVERY time. Sometimes the devil :devil: , shows her ugly head and then I have to explain to myself that the devil made me do it!:p .

Okay enough rambling, gotta start doing some actual work for a minute.

Wow, so much to catch up on. :dizzy: I think I need to start taking notes!

Dyan, I keep my scale in the kitchen too! One reason is cuz it's a hard surface...weighs me less. :D I trip over it getting to the frig! When someone comes over, I usually real quick dash it to the bathroom!

Taco Bell was ok. I had 2 chicken soft shell tacos and one hard shell beef. I did the Susan Powter formula on them, the chicken ones were 30%fat, don't want to talk about the beef one.:s:

Today, I'm taking my boys to the mall. I will take Tylenol BEFORE we leave. It's time to start school shopping. Ten year old son is hardest to shop for. He's husky. I keep thinking he's going to stretch up and not be husky anymore...been thinking that for over 3yrs. :shrug:

Tiff, look forward to hearing about your first day at work. I did temp work for Sprint a few years ago. What a trip. I removed 900calls from phone bills for collection. Ya know, 900 as in pshycic and love lines. You wouldn't believe the $ people rack up calling those things!

Hope eveyone has a GREAT DAY ON PLAN!:cb:

Okay, so when I posted a mintue ago, I hadn't read ALL the posts! Can you say duh?

Kayla ~ Thank you for the welcome and congrats on the 11 pounds! We got to start some where right?

Huntress ~ Thanks for the welcome too, you ladies are great! Also congrats on the 2.5 pounds. It's hard work. And when you think about it in "butter" terms, you lost 10 sticks of butter!
:cool:

Cafe976 ~ Thanks to you too! and congrats on the 6 sticks of butter you lost :cb: . What kind of scale did you buy? Mine will give me different numbers just about every time I stand on it. Of course, I want to believe the lowest weight it gives :^: , but I try to keep honest about the whole thing. I'm such a scale hound.

Tiff ~ can't wait to hear about your first day. I've been temping for years. I now work for Manpower as a "regular" employee, but am contracted out. It's a long story.....

Tigerlily ~ That's too funny, tripping over the scale to get to the fridge ;) . I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one that has there scale in the kitchen.

Tomorrow is my weigh in and I'm not sure if I should be happy about it or not. If I go by what the scale said this morning, there was a loss but not as big as I would have liked. I've been working my tail off all week. Drinking my water, staying within my calorie range and of course exercising. I swear it feels like I sweat out at least a pound of day :stress: . So we'll see.....

Hi all,
Thanks to everyone for the snack ideas. Now if only I could figure out a way to get borrow a lap top computer and then somehow get online out where I can't even get a cell-phone signal! You all have no idea how much I have come to depend on you for support and inspiration. Even when I don't post, I hop on nearly every day and see how people are doing. Oops! O.K. You got me, I'm an occassional "lurker". I'll definitely post again this evening after work and this weekend until it's time to leave. I'm now really excited about the prospect of keeping my food intake under some level of control. And one very important thing I've learned here, is just because I totally blow it one day, doesn't mean I have to give up. Just start again the next.
I'm taking my journal with me and I'm thinking about keeping a food journal as well. Maybe writing down everything I eat can help me stay accountable. It's worth a try anyway. Well, I do have work to do. Bye for now.

Jen
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The mall sucked. My five year old was terrible. I forgot to take the Tylenol before we left. We had McDonalds for lunch and when we got home the front door was wide open...poor a/c just a chug'n away. Hotter than heck in the house. Ftball practice starts in 30min, have to drag my butt back out of the house. At least the truck a/c works! To top it all off, DH has had a long, hard, hot week at work. He wont have the slightest bit of pitty for me. :^:
There was a subway at the mall foodcourt, but the line was a mile long and both my boys wanted McD's. I was in no mood to stand in the line with them...especially if they weren't getting what they wanted. :devil:
I may just make a fruit smoothie for supper. What sucks, I still have to cook for everyone else. :stress: :bb:
Attitude. I think mine is broken.
This one time, at band camp.....ok, that made me feel a little better.:p

*grabbing Tig and giving her a big hug*

There? All better? Let me get in my rocking chair and you can climb up in my lap and I'll rock you night-night. :lol:

Well, the job was fine, kind of tough. It's a place called Roberson Transportation. They deal with a LOT of truck drivers. I had bills of lading, and rate guarantees, and all kinds of other crap that I had no idea what they were. They were short staffed and no one wanted to take the time to explain anything to me. So, I muddled through the best I could and really felt bad for bothering people to ask them what the heck I was doing. LOL...

But since it is only for 4 weeks or 20 days, *woohoo* I think I can tough it out.

Apparently I did well enough that they want to give me more responsibility on Monday. :dz:

Eating was good today, I had yogurt this morning and then I had a lean cuisine for lunch and a whole grain cereal bar for snack and then another lean cuisine for dinner. I feel SOOOO bloated today, (my official TOM) but other than that, I feel ok.

Well, I am going to rest now. I'm all stressed out and tired. LOL
Later,
Tiffany

Hi all - just popping in to keep myself honest.

I had a tough day. I'm so darn hungry these past few days! PMS has arrived. I was a bit emotional today too... But that's good because I stood up and said, HEY YOU GUYS, do you want me to do THIS urgent thing, THIS urgent thing, or THAT urgent thing, PICK!! :lol: I was nice, but if they want me to take care of time-consuming projects they have to back off on the fact that daily tasks take longer to get done. It's been busy, but busy is good.

So my sister brought my 5 year old nephew downtown to meet me and ride the bus home. (She and her DH are at the movies with friends.) She packed his backpack with Mac & Cheese. 2 boxes, to make sure there would be enough for everyone. I have a big weakness for that creepy orange stuff - yet have not had it since way before the diet. Just won't buy it, know what happens. :p

But I counted the points before I left work, and actually measured it out to have just up to the end of my daily point allotment's worth. :D I had to have H put the leftovers in the fridge - I seriously had to leave the room. :( But I stayed strong. :smug:

H took him to the park and I quickly got on the computer to come here to avoid the orange stuff in the fridge. However, I think I'm ready to move my butt across the street to the park now, too. :^:

Every day is a journey - keep sucking down your water or you might not make it up the next hill. :s: (Now that's a PMS parable for ya)

Stay strong, ladies! I'll be cheking in over the weekend - hope you will be too!!

I'm feeling better today after the horrid mall experience. DH had to go into work for a few hours this morning and he took BOTH the boys with him. He takes the oldest son sometimes, and has never taken the youngest before. I'm in the twilight zone here by myself. It's so quiet, listening to the hum of the dishwasher.

Tomorrow is the family reunion. I'm going to make Southwest Chicken salad....it has green pepper, onion, black olives, grilled chicken....overall probably better than fried chicken....which is usaully the main dish.

My dog is ringing her bell to go outside. Guess I'll have to do it since nobody elses is here. Have a great day on plan!

Wow, Tiger, Solitude!

Just what you need after that grueling trip to the mall.

Woke up at 7 this morning - no alarm, feeling good - and made myself breakfast. Was very nice. H got up late & enjoyed the fruits of my labor - nice for him too. Went to my Bible Study group and feeling like I have the whole day at my disposal now... :)

Looking foward to an on plan day. It's cloudy here today - a little breezy. Great day for a walk outdoors. Scale stayed steady - know I shouldn't hop but I'm looking for 3-4 days of steady now.

~Cafe~

Hey everyone!!!


SO GET THIS! i went into a NORMAL store tonight......and i tried on a NORMAL XL.....and USUALLY i have to wear an XXL and you cant usually find a XXL at NORMAL stores....and guess what?? THE NORMAL XL FIT!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAWWW! so i bought myself a nice blue fox racing hoodie...very hot!

ANYWAYS! i dont have much to say! HOPEFULLY i will get to go up and visit at camp within the next couple days...im hoping for wednesday since tuesday is only the first night of the camp and RYAN wont be there then so...you know....gotta make it wednesday!!!

but yah...im exhausted! gnight yall!!!!


luv
Kayla

just popped in so i wouldnt be so far behind reading posts after the weekend. yikes, it's so slow.
hope eveyone is doing great. i had a bad day on plan yesteday, but will do better today!

Congrats Kayla! Good for you. I know how that feels!!!! What a rush. Where is DYAN?????

Things here were not so good for one day. Yesterday...I was stress eating, I guess. Today, nothing but water and exercise. :lol: Although after all the brownies, the scale was one pound lighter. Go figure!

So...I will be working it hard today, I had to have had about 4000 calories yesterday. *sigh*

I am slipping and losing my grip, and can't seem to get back on track. Well, I am good for about 5-6 days, and then go over on points and calories on the last day.

So, I am thinking of going back to WW and just going back to the points. I am obsessing over those calories too much. Plus, the last time, I dropped out before I learned about the exercise and got my little exercise slide thingy. So, I know if I eat at the low end all week and exercised, I would have points banked...so, maybe my one day of overeating isn't as bad as I think. But I need to either go back to WW strictly or just do the calories, I am getting too anal about it all. I'm trying to figure out whether the money spent is worth it. *sigh*

Speaking of money and being worth it...Jo...did you hear from your people????

I NEED TO KNOW WHEN THE NEXT FREE REGISTRATION IS AT WW?????? ANYONE KNOW?????

Ok, done rambling,
I'm sad today, and not feeling chatty. Off to do Tai Bo.
Tiff

Way to go, Kayla! It's got to feel great to shop at the same store as everyone else! I remember how dismayed I was when I went to the plus size store the first time - but once I got in and lots of things were TOO BIG - I think I lost perspective, LOL.

Anyway, I'm still here, doing okay. I was perhaps 2 points over yesterday but am not overly concerned as long as I keep the scale steady until TOM. So, doing good!

Tiffany, a friend in WW got me a bootleg-activity-points-finder, I think she just asked for an extra (one for purse, one for home?). *cough* LMK if you want to discuss this offline. Mail_Cafe976@yahoo.com But don't let me discourage you if you want to go to meetings! The money is minimal compared to the jump in your income from your new job. Maybe it will help counter-balance the extra stress.

Check out the following website:

http://groups.msn.com/POINTingMyWaytoaNewLife/theoriginalwendieplan.msnw

Not sure if you have seen this before, but I was reading last week and found it very interesting. Maybe this will work for you - having one big eating day and 6 more moderate days. I think I'm going to try this - begin sometime next week?

~waves encouragingly at Tiger, too~

bye for now!

Cafe,

Thanks for that link, you know that is interesting. Very, very interesting. I think it has some merit to it, I mean, not letting your body get stuck with doing the same thing every day. Your poor metabolism wouldn't know what to do. :lol: "Well, she is starving today, Uh...no wait...she is binging." "No....she is starving!" :D

I just don't know what to do. In the beginning, I was doing 6 days of "dieting" and then having a free day. I think if I were to average my points through the week, I would be ok, or average my calories. But, I am getting a little lax in my charting. I used to do a spreadsheet at the end of the week, and I haven't for a long time. I need to do that again. I need the accountability. That is why I am thinking about doing the meetings again. I like hearing about recipes and new products and seeing motivational people. AND I like the feeling of being accountable to the leader when I weigh in. I want to have a loss, of course, so I don't feel bad. Everyone does.

I have a girlfriend, who, years ago...went SOMEWHERE, I can't remember where...and when their members had a gain, they had to wear a pig nose for the whole meeting. One of those with the elastic string around the back... CAN YOU IMAGINE? I can only imagine the shame and pain those women suffered.

Well....I am off to Yahoo to play Pyramids. (my secret passion)

LOL,
Tiff

I'm here, I'm here! You'll find that I'm not much of a weekend poster, as my 3, and this weekend 4, kids can be a handful. I have alot more time at work, if you can believe that!

Kayla ~ Congrats! I am so looking forward to being able to shop at "normal" stores. I'm sssooo jealous :s:

Tiff ~ I know it's hard when there is no one around to "really" show you what the heck to do, but it sounds like you are "mastering" it, and on your first day even. go you gggrrlll! :cb:

Cafe ~ I'm waiting....... :sheep: lol. What kind of scale did ya get? Even though mine is fairly new I already want/need one that is most accurate.

Okay, so yesterday was my "offical weigh-in day" and I'm proud to say that I have lost 12 sticks of butter! :cb: okay, I'm getting a litle carried away w/ the my whole butter analogy.... But I was telling my sister Krys that with the 3 pounds I just lost that I've lost a total of 100 sticks of Butter! Yahhoo :dance: I mean just think about it....it's kinda gross that I was carrying all that and still have to do it 5 more times!

I had my "free" day yesterday and I do believe that I stayed within my calorie range. We BBQ'd and I had a hot dog, some chicken breast, a bite of steak and some catfish. I know it sounds like a lot..... But I guess if you actually saw the portion sizes you wouldn't be too surprised, that I stayed within range. I must say I was very proud of myself. Today I've already had about half my calories :( , but the day's not over and if I'm really focused, I may be able to stay within range. I didn't do well on the water, and am hoping to do better today. Also I take the weekends off on the exercise.

I do so well during the week. It's so bad, that I would rather go into work, even when I don't feel good, just so I can stay OP. I am so much more organized at work than at home. :dizzy: .

Well we're taking the kids to the musem and some kind of petting zoo. I CAN NOT STAY IN THE HOUSE!! I will over do the food! We have alot of left overs......

I'll try to get back on when the kids go to bed tonight. have a good day ya'll.

Hey girls...

BOYS are sooo much trouble!
UGH! this guy right....hes like...totally smart and sweet and an AMAZING guy.....hes cute too.. and we dated for awhile last year...and i like...broke up with him and stuff...but i never stopped liking him...and all of the sudden.....he calls me up and we got talking and umm....we might get back together......like..neither of us want anything too serious..but were going to talk..and he said he still likes me..and i still like him and oooooooooooh! im going to be the happiest person alive!!!!!!!!!!!!! not that im not happy now. but honestly...this guy is like a dream come true! He opens doors for me...he bought me flowers all the time...always walked me RIGHT TO THE DOOR when he took me home....both my parents LOVE him.....and like...so do I!! well i dont know if i LOVE him...were good friends....but i think that this time things are going to work out. so anyways.....i just had to tell you all that im DIEING waiting for us to have time to talk! ill keep you posted dont worry!!!!


ive been real bad for going to the gym this week! ive been working so much and its just been crazy...hopefully next week ill have a bit more time......

anyways!

hope everyone is doing good!!!!!

p.s. dyan....i cant EXACTLY shop at normal stores...and none of the girls stuff at normal stores fits me yet...but just the guys stuff.....but i love guys clothes so you know.....theyre comfy! but yah......youll get there! i believe in you!!!!

I'm back........Las Vegas was great, I didn't want to come home, was NOT ready to leave yesterday morning at 7:00. I think I walked my legs off in the 2-1/2 days we were there. Boy was it hot, but it didn't stop me from going to Aladdin, Flamingo, New York New York, Monte Carlo and Bellagio.:dancer: I'm thinking that as long as I don't overeat from exhaustion this week I should see a nice loss on weigh-in Saturday. I did go to Starbucks Saturday morning but only had regular coffee instead of my usual mocha valencia and didn't even go near the pastry shop. In fact, I ate very little while I was there. I did have 1/2 of a cookie from the Nestle shop Saturday night. Anyways........I am ready to go back, we already have a trip in the planning stage for March, my birthday, and I will be impatiently waiting for the next 7 months.

Hope you all had a good weekend.

LJ
225/197/150

I'm bad. Didn't go to the family reunion. I'll be full of guilt for days. It was just so darn hot and it's a two hour drive. Just didn't feel like going. DH didn't want to go either. He actually offered to help paint the bathroom if we stayed home. The lesser of two evils. LOL
Speaking of evil...my eat'n over the weekend...WAY EVIL. I'm going to blame it on the heat. Too hot to cook, so ate out all weekend. Last night, Arby's Jalopeno Poppers with bronco berry sauce. :( Not good.
It's a new day, a new week and renewed spirit to this journey!:flow2:

Well, just checking in before work. Got to get in the shower, but I'm glad you are back Huntress, sounds like a wonderful time. I have never been to Vegas, but would love to go. My birthday is in March too, (the 24th)...maybe I can get there for my birthday too!

Kayla, you little hootchie!!!! LOL...You go girl!!!

Tig, no sweating the reunion...I know what you mean! I don't want to do ANYTHING in this heat!

Dyan, glad to see you didn't abandon us!

Well...I'll write my usual book tonight after I get off work!

Jo....give us the skinny on your situation! Did you get those deadbeats to call you yet? If not...I would be getting a refund AND making them still do it for free.


:doh: OMG...someone knows I am a Homer Simpson fan. I LOVE him. I do, I do, I do. I have collected several Homer things...OMG

Thanks for the Homer...I LOVE him!!!!!!
DOH!
Tiffany

It's Monday morning and I'm depressed. :cry: I had a HORRIBLE weekend. Bridal shower on Saturday was the most boring event of my entire life. But plenty of food...

Then went to my sister's and pigged out. Burgers, dogs, mac salad, cake and the most wonderful artichoke dip. (She MADE me take some home with me and FORCED me to eat it all weekend long.)

I STILL have not heard from the #@(*!'s at the weight loss center. I'm going to call today and demand my money back. But then where will that leave me? Without a plan, that's where.

I got on the scale this morning and didn't even have the ambition to get upset. I'm wearing the tightest pants in the world at this moment (not breathing - I can't :( ) and am thinking I'll have to go buy some larger size jeans for my trip to Scotland because I'm obviously not going to lose any weight before then.

I'm sorry to whine so much. You guys at least have the option of not reading this. Me, I have to live with myself.

I feel BLUE...

Man, I feel like crap :mad: . I wish I knew what was going on. I am very uncomfortable. Okay, let me explain, really quick. A few months back I started getting some REALLY bad pains, not quite in the stomach area but above it. Well, it could be my stomach, since I just had my daughter not to long ago and all your organs move around when your pregnant (I thought I read or was told that it takes like a year for everything to move back to it's original spot. If that's the case, my organs haven't been where they're supposed to be in over 2 years! You know, since I had my son March 2001 and my daughter March 2002!!). Oops, I digress..... So anyway, I started getting this pain that was somewhere between the WORST heartburn I've ever felt (and trust me I know heart burn! Had it every single day with every single pregnancy. During the first pregnancy ~before I even knew I pg~ I thought I had that damn acid reflux disease) and really bad gas (I know gross, but it's that kind of pain). So I suffered through it twice. I could feel it coming on and it last anywhere between 30-60 mins. The longest time of my life. Well, the third time I just couldn't take it anymore. Every time, I ended up balled up in the fetal position in tears. Nothing helped. I was in so much pain I was vomiting. So the 3rd time I ended up going to the E.R. They did an EKG (I knew that wasn't it), and sent me to see another doctor upstairs. She tried to push on my stomach, and I swear I must have sounded like a dog baying at the moon. They gave me a shot of demerol in the hind area, and sent me to the lab for test. Nothing showed up on the tests. By the time the doc got the results "STAT", I was feeling so much better and like such a fool. I told her I felt like that, but she told me I shouldn't, that when I can in I was OBVIOUSLY in ALOT of pain. I thought to myself "whew, at least she saw that I was in pain, and that it's not all in my head" You know how it is. You're hurting, but by the time you get the dr. the pain is gone and feel foolish even though you know you were in pain. She wanted to do an ultrasound, but it was a weekend and there were no techs in. So she said if it happens again, hopefully it will happen when they can do an ultrasound. Of course the last thing I want is for it to happen AGAIN, but I feel the same way, about the ultrasound. So she sent me home w/ some heartburn medicine (I'm guessing because she felt that she had to send me home w/ something). SSSOOOO, I am feeling like I have the onset of the above mentioned problem. I felt it coming on every time. I am hoping that it will go away on it's own and not get any worse.

Kayla ~ good luck with the boy thang.... I'm really glad that I'm past that part. I think back and have to laugh at myself. I was so silly. Had a crush on a senior when I was a freshman, hehehe

Jello ~ I'm so sorry you feel :cry: (blue). Anything we can do to help cheer ya up?! :D

Huntess and Tiff ~ Omygawd.... if you only knew how many people in my family have birthdays in March. My sister-in-law is pregnant right now and she's also due in March. I was like, NOT another March baby. Let me give you a taste of the birthdays....BIL (4th) Mom(8th), DD(8th), Sister(14th), Sister (18th), Aunt (18th), Cousin(18th), Niece(18th), SIL(19th), DS (20th). Those are the only ones that are off the top of my head, there are many, many more, plus SIL is due March 14th (same day as one of my sisters). Doesn't include friends and distant family. I figure we know what's going on during those hot :flame: June nights!!! :joker:

Tig ~ don't sweat the reunion... Just think of this way, at the NEXT one, you'll knock everyone's socks off by how much weight you will have lost :eek:

Well ladies, the restroom beckons....I'm doing the pee-pee dance :dance:


:wave:

Oh yeah......

and another thing...... This morning when I was getting out of my car, I had a diet coke in the cup holder and when I grabbed my purse, it tipped the can over and it spilled on my seat! :mad: and all of a sudden my hind parts feel wet (I thought the can was empty)! So now my WHITE pants have 2 brown stains on the back!

Isn't that a lovely site? DOH! :doh:

*Dyan pooped her pants, Dyan pooped her pants*...Neener neener neener!! :p

Sorry about your unidentified problem...hope they get that straightened out and soon.

JoJo....

Don't feel blue....you have soooo much going on in your life right now....it's hard to be perfect. :dizzy: And the good news is....YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE!!!! We love you. And in a day or so...you will be hitting the gym and back on track...pretend that you are two years old. This is only a phase!!! You will come through it. I promise.....

You have such a presence, I imagine you to be a strong woman, and strong women come out on top. (they also falter once in a while, but that goes with the territory)

Well, my life is a mess right now, and I have some sorting out to do....so, I may be scarce for a day or so. :(

My 14 year old daughter was dumped by her boyfriend and she has been crying for 2 days. Last night she wanted to go and get some hair color to "cover up her sadness". I thought that would be a great new slogan for Clarol. LOL....Anyway, her hair turned orange, so now we have to find something to cover her sadness AND her anger. :lol:

Well....I'm off to grab a bite.
Talk to you all later,
Tiff

Hi all, just got home.

Dyan - sorry to hear you've had a rough day, hopefully things will be better tommorow. I hope you feel better soon.

Jello - perk up sweetie, we're all here for you! Tell those guys at the gym to shove it somewhere, you don't need that. You ARE strong enough to do this on your own. You were doing just fine before those jerks pulled the rug out from under you. I know it was a big dissapointment, but pull yourself up by the boot straps and start over.

Tiffany - my birthday is the 27th! You would love Vegas.

Kayla - hey girl, where are ya, out with your sweetie?:love: Are you still going to Weight Watchers? I'm probably going to start back this week, I intended to do it last week but things were just too crazy around here.

Tigerlilly - don't sweat not going to the reunion..........those things can be so stressful sometimes. By next year you will have lost this weight and will feel better about going.

Just curious, do any of you who count point find it stressful? I am going to rejoin WW simply because I have meetings left on my package from February and I liked the extra motivation, but I find that all that journaling and counting points stresses me out. Any ideas?

LJ
225/197/150

Hey everyone!!!!

WELL! ive been so bad the last couple days......tommorrow i plan to get goin to the gym again.....i havent gone much this week... and my diet has gone to **** this week! i guess its that....just been home gotta go out thing! but i PLAN to get back on the weight watchers thing tommorrow.....for sure.....

Tiff: take your daughter out shopping...indulge in some ice cream.....let her do whatever she wants...just spend a day doing something FUN just the two of you......get your hair cut together...anything.....anything that will make a girl feel pretty! get your nails done! when me and chris broke up my mom and me went out and just did a whole bunch of stuf....and it didnt change the situation....but it made me feel alot better......a broken heart still beats! it will be ok!!!!

Huntress: im here im here! so yah.....getting back on weight watchers tommorrow....it was hard while i was gone..but you know......and for one thing.....


my SWEETIE and i havent got to talk yet.....weve both been working opposite shifts so when i work hes at home and vice versa.......it sucks....... but i mean....hes like....i still really like you im not ready for anything big right now though....so what does that mean? and he got all crazy when i was like...i know you probably wont give me a second chance and he was like NO NO NO NO NO! i would TOTALLY give you a second chance.....so i dont get it...but anyways.....my sister and her friend are running around outside and shinning flashlights in the window and knocking..trying to scare me........i gotta go kick some little kid ***! anyways! later girls!

luv ya'll!

p.s. tiff, things will get better and everything will work out in the end! if it hasnt ....its not the end!!!


luv
Kayla

well it's almost 11pm, my time and I am wore out. I really want to go in the kitchen and raid the fridge! :s: :nono:

but instead I'm logged on real quick to try to get my mind off of it. If DH was here I'd already I'd be asleep and not thinking about the Oreo cookie barz and other yummy chocolate stuff in the the kitchen....:cbg:

Okay my baby is moving around, I better go save her before she falls off the couch.

Talk to ya'll tomorrow, :sp:

Oh.........to be young again

Kayla - yes I know it is difficult to stay OP while you are not at home. I am going back to WW for extra motivation but I doubt seriously that I am going to actually count points. Guys..........who knows whats really going on in those tiny little brains of theirs, but if you really like him just be patient cause they always say they don't want to get into anything serious. It's just a guy thang ya know.

Well I'm off to do some reading.........

LJ
225/197/150

Ommmmm.....Kayla said a naughty word. :nono:

LOL...

Well, Mike and I are still having problems. The real problem is...I am a grudge holder. I can't even begin to let something go. If someone hurts me, I carry it with me until I die. I know it is healthier to forgive and forget, but when I am hurt, I want the world to hurt with me.

Anyway, Saturday night I moved out of our bedroom and into the guest room. This morning, I woke up to find Mike sleeping on the floor next to the bed. :(

I think ultimately, I will fogive him. He didn't cheat...just lied about something I think is important and was telling some woman that he is friends with, some stuff in an email letter that was hurtful.

I also think that lack of communication is a problem now, it hasn't been in the past, but with us both gone so much....

Anyway, I need to shower, maybe I will wake up then. :yawn:

Take care crazy ladies...OH WAIT A MINUTE. It's weigh in day. I was 238 last week. Let me run and check that scale. Hold on....

Ugh. 237. Well, I guess that is one more pound down. I complain cause I don't lose faster, but I don't stick to this religiously either. Crap or get off the pot I guess.

Another scorcher in Central Illinois today....:flame:

Gosh I LOVE those new smilies!
Tiffany
265/237/160

Good Morning my peeps! :wave:

Well I made it through the night without raiding the kitchen :strong: .

Okay Tiffany...... that was supposed to be a secret! I guess after having all them thar babies and getting on that thar hill everyone's always talking about going over, I just cain't be holdin in all that stuff...if ya knows what I mean. HA HA Simpson.....DOH! Why I oughta....... Okay seriously.... I wore a long shirt/jacket thing that hangs in my cube. When I got home, my mom says "oh you better spray n wash those". She didn't ask me what happened! Go figure. How's your daughter? Can I just tell you, that I am SO NOT looking forward to the wonderful teen years. Oh yeah..... CoNgRaTs on losing 4 sticks of butter!! I'm sooorrryyyy, I'm adicted to the whole butter thing.....

Kayla ~ 3 words......Boys are stupid! :p Everything we need to know about them we learned in kindergarten, right? :joker: Seriously though, I hope you two get to see each soon and talk.

Huntress: Thanks, I feel so much better today! I feel like :cb: shaking "my money maker", hehe.

Today's a new day and so far life is grand. Or at least I have to keep telling myself that. Otherwise.......

Are any of you step parents? I just want to hurt my DH's ex-girlfriend, mother of his child!! She's just plain young and stupid, and I want to kick her, really, really hard. No offense to any "ex"es out there. I'll have to tell the "latest" story later, when I can be calm and rational about the whole thing :mad: .

Wait.....okay.....yeah.....life is grand :flow1:

Well Tiff, you lost a pound and I found it. :^: How's your daughters hair? You know, my 10 year old son just had his hair colored for the first time. Looks good, but 10 YEAR OLD BOY. Still shocks me that boys are into that now.
On a positive note for me, the weather is beautiful! Humidity is gone. Windows open, curtains blowing in the breeze. My favorite kind of day!:flow2: I'm destined to stay on plan today!
Dyan, no steps or ex's in my immediate family. B-I-L is divorced with kids. Some of the stuff that goes on trips me out. :?:
Oh, tiff...let the grudge go if ya really love this man! DH and I have been together for 16 years (married 12) and it just gets easier for us. I think a big part is "letting stuff go".
Jello, what the #@(! is going on w/the weightloss center? Have you ever talked to anyone else that used this service? I would be so ticked.:mad:
Today, I'm going grocery shopping...with my boys. I have a good list made up of organized meals. I should be able to cook better with the humidity gone for a few days. My challenge will be not letting the boys talk me into buying junk. :nono:
Off to heard the cattle (get the kids ready to leave the house).
:lol:

Hi everyone.

Didn't check in yesterday - not at work but instead at a horrid meeting & team building day. It was fine except that the meeting room was about 50 degrees and the group activities were anxiety-ridden enough to make me have diarrhea afterward. :p I left during our "free play" time to go find a bathroom that would be unlikely to contian coworkers - out in the rest of the mall - and went shopping instead of going back. :)

By the time I went to my evening class and got home I was a wreck with a headache. So no checking in for me. :( I did okay considering. Buffet lunch (bad news) and a semi-healthy sandwich on the go for supper. I didn't write down my points but counted mentally and I was in the "over-my-limit-but-not-completely-off-my-diet" range. I'm not sweating it. I just WON'T sweat days like that when circumstances are awful but I make better decisions than I otherwise might have.

Like that time (on Sunday) when I went to Damon's and wanted a burger but got a salad - so what if I was 3 points over for the day it was WAY better than it could have been.

TOM arrived today - whew! I won't be constantly hungry anymore - for a few weeks. So we'll see how the scale goes.

Jello - don't you dare give up. You had a few off days - now you will have some more OP days. C'mon, you know that it's all about getting on the horse and riding again. Having a couple of bad days doesn't mean you've failed. Instead, you just didn't choose to be goal-oriented over the weekend. It's about the effort you make over a YEAR, so jump back on the wagon. Plus, I think you're heading into your emotional week, n'est ce pas?

Tiffany, congrats on the pound! He slept on the floor by your bed like a dog - now that's what I call repentence! H is way to stubborn to EVER do something like that no matter how wrong he was, LOL. Hope things work out with him & with your daughter.

Tiger, sorry you had a crappy weekend, too. You'll get back on track. We do need our structure, don't we? Family reunion, schmamily schmeunion.

Huntress - I'm glad you had such a great trip!! Vegas really is a fun place to walk around and gawk. I don't gamble whatsoever but I've still had fun when I've been there for a few days at a time.

I don't stress about the points too much - but I don't use their journal either... I just keep a running total in the right margin of the daily pages in my planner. It's a good way for me to gauge when it's time to STOP for the day. Otherwise, I really tend to portion with a generous hand. Also, if I look up the points before I eat something, I can usually come up with enough self-control to make compromises or come up with a better plan or at least throw away part of the french fries before I eat the rest so I don't run over for the day. Damage control, I guess, because sometimes I've just got to have what I've got to have. Did you check out the Wendie plan? I think I'm going to try it - we'll see.

Dyan - way to avoid the fridge!! I'm glad you weren't holding your breath on the scale info - I forgot. It's a brand called STARCK. I got it at Target because H thought it looked cool. It wasn't by the other scales, it was by the bathroom stuff on a display of items made by this designer - Starck. I compared to the other scales and it was similar price for what seemed to be similar quality. You don't see the numbers on it until it lights up - it's just a silver box on legs on the floor sort of. (?)

Kayla - I'll be thinking about you - be sure to tell us the outcome of your talk!! :)

~Cafe, doing well today.

OK, Dyan, now I'm craving oreo cookie bars! Humph! Thanks heaps. No I'm just kidding. But I love those things. I refuse to have them in my house! I admire folks who can have what WW used to call "red-light" foods in the house. Of course, if I didn't buy any of the foods I've been known to binge on, I'd have no food in the house at all! Well, maybe a lettuce leaf and an ice cube?

Tif, sorry about the problems with Mike. :( It's not good for you to hold onto the bad stuff. Usually, you feel angry and yucky :stress: all the time and the other person just couldn't care less or doesn't even remember the argument or whatever. What a waste of time and energy. :mad: They're just men. We have to put up with them and that's just all there is to it. Still, I think it's kinda sweet that he slept on the floor in your room that night.... :^:

Tiger, are you sure you found the pound that Tiffany lost? :shrug: I coulda sworn this was it here on my hips! You know, making an organized list of meals before you go to the grocery store is a great idea! I should try that, plan out a menu for the week or at least for a few days. And then STICK TO IT! Ah, there's the rub.

OK, weight loss folks. *grumble* I called Monday and told them my patience and sense of humor had run out and I just wanted my money back. Boy, did the wheels suddenly start to turn then! The head of the program apologized profusely. Then his assitant called and apologized again and told me stories about crossed signals and mistaken assumptions, etc. etc. etc. Today, I finally talked to Suzanne who also just happened to be the person who signed me up and gave me orientation when I joined the club. I like her a lot and think we'll get along good. My first appointment is Thursday evening. She asked if I'd filled out all the paperwork (homework) for the first session and then stopped and said "oh I guess you've probably had it done for a week, right?". But she was also very apologetic about the confusion and delay.

So OK, I'm giving them a chance. And I'm giving me a chance too. And since I don't start till Thursday night, I've got 2 whole days left to EAT EAT EAT!! :o OK, I'm only kidding..... ;)

I've rambled long enough. Time to get some stuff done I guess. Just reminded the boss that I'm off on Thur and Fri and launched him into panic mode. Man, if I'm really so important to him, why don't I get MORE MONEY here!?!?!?! :mad:

Hope everyone's having a good one.

OH MY GOD.

Remember, I told you all about my bike ride from ****? I went one block and had to push it?

My tires were flat. I put air in them, but had no idea how much to put in there and they were still flat. No wonder I almost died. :lol:

He aired them up good and bought me a nice cushy jell seat....big enough for my hind quarters...(peace offering) and we went for a bike ride...a LONG one...the breeze was cool and it was so nice out! I can't believe how much fun it was to ride a bike again.

And I can NOT believe that my tires were flat before. I THOUGHT I was just too fat for a bike and that was why my tires were smushing down to the ground. What an idiot. :rolleyes:

Well...the job is going ok. Accounting is NOT my strong suit, I want to get back to the secretarial stuff, and not this math stuff. LOL....Icky.

Jo...good for you for getting your health club in line. Now, you can get focused. Make your money work hard for you!

Yeah Cafe...TOM!!!! Now you can have those 3 good weeks!!! I love it after that hungry time has passed.

Tig, my daughters hair is orange. We called the hotline and now it will take 3 different boxes of color to get back to that nice brown that it was in the beginning. :mad:

Dyan...what's up pussy cat? How's things? By the way, good for you for keeping out of the fridge. That's a tough one. Oh yeah, I have 2 step daughters and Mike has an ex-wife from ****. I can NOT even begin to tell you how many times I have wanted to pack it up and leave because of her. I feel your pain.

Well, it's past my bedtime. I am off to bed.

Nighty Night.
Tiff
Dyan...You SHAKE that money maker. And take photos. :s:

Hey girls!

well ya know how i said i was going to get back on track today? uhh....no. didnt happen!

I am sooo tired! Its been NUTZ the last few days.....Im working at vacation bible school now and the kids are like....bad..... honestly.....they just dont want to listen...so what am i going to do? for my class...im going to buy them off with candy....at least if they are busy chewing they wont be able to talk.:cp:

so i saw greg:love: today....but he was at work and i had to go get some stuff there....i just CONVEINIENTLY;) showed up on his shift! hehe! but he was SWAMPED and couldnt talk...all he said was he would e-mail me back tonight...he hasnt been home yet and im exhausted so...i guess it will have to wait for tommorrow!!!

Tommorrow i dont think ill be around much! i got VBS from 9-12, lunch with mom at 12, then im going to have a sleep and then im going up to camp to visit tommorrow night!!!!

so i hope everyone is doing good! luv ya all!!!
luv
Kayla

Bikes....DH and I bought really nice bikes a few years ago. We were camping, he was off fishing somewhere, I jumped on one of the bikes, started to ride, and the pedal BROKE. Broke right off. Cracked the steel or whatever it's made of. Talk about feeling like a cow. DH took the pedal to the bike store and they replaced it for free. Said it must have been faulty. Ok. Yeah. Right.
Tiff, is airing up the tires and getting a new seat part of the "peace offering package"?
Girls, I've never had Oreo Cookie Bars. I don't even want to start!:s:
How does the JUNK FOOD get in our houses? I try so hard to buy good healthy things. The kids beg for junk, and I usually give in to a couple items. Then, I try to buy DH a few treat for his lunchbox. So, when I am having a craving...there it is. And ya know, the kids and DH don't need the junk either. Just how do I convince them of this?
I've also been having a hard time with my fruits and veggies lately. Not getting in enough servings. Maybe cause I've let some junk back in...I need to cleanse my system. Yeah, that's it. Hmm. How? Usually if I avoid the junk for a few days, the cravings go away...until PMS. Ramble, ramble.
OK. Off to make beds.
:angel:

Well, gals, I'm confused. Aunt Flo checked in at the hotel but hasn't been heard from since? But I'm not hungry so that's okay!

Must be a tough couple of days, everyone is laying pretty low.

Tiffany, your bike ride sounds heavenly. My mom and dad are big into recumbent biking and tried to get me involved - but it's a whole new darn skill learning to balance and ride a recumbent. So we'll see - maybe when the weather cools off but before winter I'll try again. I haven't had a bike for years.

Kayla, sounds like you're running around burning cals left & right!

Jo, you'd better start drinking your water today at the very least. :nono:

Meanwhile, I don't have much to add. :)

Yesterday, I typed a really long post, just rambling and such... and when I went to post it I had too many smilies :p and I lost the post :mad: . I was mad. Needless to say, I went home and I just didn't have the energy to re-type it all again.

Okay, gotta tinkle :dance: , but I'll be back to post again......

:wave:

Question: Why eat a pop tart when you might as well just eat a box of pure sugar? Tastes pretty much the same. Results are the same. Sick, queasy feeling. I can feel the cavities starting already. Boy are those things sweet! :o I don't remember them being so sickly sweet back when I used to eat a box of them for dinner! :dizzy: Well, add that to the list of things I've lost my taste for, I guess.

Do you guys have things that you used to eat that now make you sick just to think about? I remember eating Dunkin Donuts for breakfast (and not just one ;) ) every day. Now I have one and it sits in my stomach like a brick. And whole milk? Yuck! Feels like you have to CHEW it!

I guess it's good but the problem is I still crave some of that stuff. Today, I had one of a coworker's pop tarts. He asked if I wanted it and I practically wrestled him to the floor for it. But now I'm regretting it. Well, maybe lots of water to wash it down, right Cafe? :)

Dyan, I've done that with the posts and the smilies. Now if I'm typing a really long one, I stop every now and then and copy and paste it into Word. I have it in case it crashes on me.

Tiger, do not even try the Oreo cookie bars! You're better off that way. Speaking of fruits and veggies cleansing your system, I spent a good part of Sunday munching on the leftover fruit salad from Saturday's picnic. Big mistake!! I won't say anything more. :rolleyes:

Tiffany, congrats on getting "all pumped up" about bike riding. (OK, yeah, that was pretty bad.) My poor bike hasn't been out of the shed all summer. :cry: But your trip sounded so nice. Hm.... :idea:

Well, I'm off tomorrow and Friday. :cp: Going to an annual festival where there's lots of food and music and food and dancing and food and sights to see and food.... But I'm buying bottles of water at every opportunity and doing lots of walking, I promise!

Gotta get some stuff out in the mail before it goes so I'd better sign off. Hope to check in again over the next few days but if not you guys be good and behave! (Well "misbehaving" is still behaving ... sorta. :devil: )

Gooooodddd MMoorrnniinngg LLaaddiieess!!!

How are ya'll doing? I'm hanging in there.

Tiff~ sorry, but Hahahaha :lol: flat tires.... ya kill me!! I'm sure we could swap "ex" horror stories for days! Last night I was in tears, I am just getting so stressed out about all the money this woman is costing us. For ex: When Adriana got out of school for the summer her mom had no where to send her, so DH and I said we would take her and she could give us $50 a week (for food, activities, etc...) BUT nnnooo she wouldn't do that! Instead she calls us up and says, oh yeah, I signed Adriana up for a 5 week camp for $1000, so your half is $500!!!:mad: I was so pissed! Then she calls last week and leaves DH avoicemail on his cell phone, talking about how she can't make her car payment this month and how she over extended herself (yeah, I guess getting a boob job will do that!) :mad: , can ya tell I'm mad?! We pay $400 a month in child support for 1 child, that doens't include childcare. At one point we were paying over $700 a month. I think this woman doesn't realize that we have 3 other kids to worry about!!! SO now camp is over at the end of the week and she has no where to send her, plus she wants us to take her the last in week in August, so that she go to Delaware with her boyfriend and show off her new boobs!! Okay.... I just need to calm down.....

Cafe ~ thanks for the scale info. I checked mine last night and it's a health o meter. It seems to be more accurate now! I guess when you weigh over 300lbs, it can play tricks on ya. But I've noticed that since I've lost the 25, the numbers have been more steady.

Jello ~ On my gosh, if you saw my cupbords you would just die. :angel:. I went on a snack food spree this past weekend. Have 2 different kinds of cookie bars at home and a box at work. For those "Just gotta have 'em" :devil: days. Target has a bulk section and I bought 3 boxes of fruit snacks, 3 box of chewy granola bars, chips galore.....bought DH 4 bags of Mother's cookies (they were on sale, of course), and I could go on and on! Oh yeah Target had a new item that I just HAD to have. They are called "Cookie and .......bars" so I bought a box of each. They had Cookie and M&M bars, cookie and & Snicker bars, Twix and Milky way....But the Oreo cookie bars are all mine, all mine I tell ya :s: . In these here parts I'm known as "Bargain Betty"! I have a hard time paying 'regular" price for anything. ;)

Tiger~ How'd youdo at the grocery store? I find it best for me to send DH. As you can tell from my statements above, I have a hard time shopping, but DH will stick to the list and hget what's only on the list....aaaahhhh if only I were that strong....:strong: And trust me don't ever try the Oreo bars, one bar and your addicted, next thing ya know, you've OD'd on 'em. Hehe

I did my 20 minutes of step last night and let me tell ya, I am really strating to feel the effects. My legs are killing me! Tonight I get to walk 2miles.... oh joy, NOT!

Well it looks like I've "Got Mail"......

TTFN
(Ta Ta For Now)
:wave:

Ok, I'm convinced...will not try the oreo bars.
I did ok grocery shopping except for the package of mini candy bars. I told myself they were for DHs lunch. He complains when I don't put any treats in it. The Plan...I will put the whole box, bag or whatever the treat is IN HIS LUNCHBOX the day I buy it. He will just have to start keeping it in his desk at work. Sound good?
Dyan, sounds like u are doing good with the exercise. I seem to be on an exercise strike. :( I have been very busy and active, better than being a couch potato I guess.
Jello, lots of foods taste too sweet now. DH always has bit-o-honey in his pocket...they hurt my teeth now. :?: Guess that's a good thing. Even many drinks...too sugary.
So....even though I haven't had many very good days lately...I still think I've made an overall improvement on my diet habits...just need to ramp it up a bit...maybe I'll detest all sweets someday. :lol:

SIL is preggars, okay, yeah, good for her.... don't get me wrong I really am excited for her, as she's been trying for years. I've had 2 kids while she's been trying.....anyhoo :devil: I am playing a "game" with myself. I want to see how much weight I can lose in the time it take her to have the baby. She got pregnant about the time I started my "lifestyle change". SO.....If I can lose 2 pounds a week until March (I may be dreaming, but I have the determination and the drive, so we'll see). I will have lost approx. 64 lbs on top of the 25, I've already lost. Making it a grand total of 89lbs! Okay, so there you have it, I have put it in writing and have now made it my mini goal. If I don't make it, I will know that I tried my best. ****, 89, is only a little over my half way mark.

Tiff ~ I found a picture of me from 1994 (when I lived in Utah)....I'll try to scan it and attach it, some time tonight. I was still way over weight, I was 220lbs (I'm 5'6", but I look super tall in the picture, because whoever took it ~I can't remember~ was sitting down), I had just lost about 40 pounds, and my girlfriends and I were partying, because I was getting ready to move to San Diego. aaahhh Man to be 220 again......I NEVER thought THOSE words would be coming out of my mouth!! I need to lose 67 pounds to see that number again. I guess by the time SIL has the baby I may just be there again.... BTW, I STILL have those jeans, in storage! HA

Anyway, I'll try to get it on the computer, I'm not the brightest bulb in the pack when it comes that kind of stuff :^:

Hi All! What a day. Been outside mowing the yard, mowing trails, pulling weeds, moving boulders...ok, they were rocks, but felt like boulders.
Dyan, are u gonna post u're pic here? U'll have to let me know how to do it. I can get them to the attach part, but all my pics are too big (nice pun).
Oh, and the pregnant SIL...I'm in the same boat with my sister right now. She is due first of October. She's always been a little thing...shorter than me and skinny...small boned. This is her third baby, she gets skinny again after birth...unlike me. But, maybe I can loose enough weight that I wont be the one looking like I just gave birth next to her.
Eat'n ok today. Being outside helped. Hope I can keep it up through the evening!
Oh, been meaning to ask...has anyone seen Shallow Hal?

Tig - seen it.

I'm on OT waiting for revisions from boss man. Good thing I have a healthy snack, goodness knows how long we'll be.

DYAN....clean out your cabinets and get rid of that stuff. If that was in my cupboards...OMG, I would be eating it all the time. I have NO willpower at all. :(

As far as the ex...we pay her about $600 a month for 2 kids, but we have them more than she does. Doesn't make sense to me. But I just get mad because she is a bar fly and blows the child support money and doesn't use it for the kids. We still have to pay for everything they need. He should just go for full custody and be done with it. *sigh*

I SAW SHALLOW HAL. Made me sad and pissed off in a way. Like at the end, when she got into the car and it sunk way down on the passenger side. I mean, I get the point of the movie, but I am sensitive about weight jokes and things. I guess I am kind of torn about how I felt about it.

Jo, there are things that I have no taste for now. I agree with the whole milk. YUCK. Soooo thick, I remember when I tried skim for the first time, and thought it tasted like water. It tastes PLENTY rich now.

Um...also regular pepsi...I have no taste for anymore. Too sweet. Everything else, I WOULD still have a taste for if I stuck it in my mouth. Like regular hamburgers. I try to convince myself that those veggie burgers are good, but I would rather have a big ole greasy burger.

Ummm...I am off to ride my bike and then I will get on here later and chat again. I feel "mouthy" tonight!

Hugs,
Tiffany
I think I have a problem. My clothes are fitting better, I measured last night and have lost 4 inches of my hips, 4 from my waist...1 from my chest...and that was all I measured. But I feel fatter than I did when I went on the diet. WHY IS THAT???? When will I start to feel thinner? Anyone else ever feel this way? :?:

Okay....I tried to get a picture, but I can't seem to get my freakin scanner to work :mad: , I have no idea where the software is.... It took me 20 minutes to figure out that it wasn't even plugged in,:shrug: . I totally suck at this! Maybe when DH comes home he can figure it out. Tigerlily if I EVER figure this stupid !@#$% thing out and get it on here I'll let you know how I was able to do it. I know at the top of the forum, it will give you help and tell you the dimension size. I've also seen where one of the adminstrators, Suzzane or Jennifer had someone email them the picture and they did it for them. So that's always an option.

Tiff ~ I guess I have plenty of will power. I've been eating between 1200-1400 calories a day and if I happen to want a snack and it's in my range, then I go for it. But I keep thinking "Nothing taste as good as thin feels", so I've been doing pretty okie dokie.

On the "100lb" thread we have a 30 day challenge going, and we get a point for each (food, Water, Exercise). We each decided what our own goals will be. For me it's 1200-1400 calories a day, 64oz of water and step or 2 miles for exercise (5 days week). I've gotten the max of 3 points a day, since started, except for the weekend. (today is day 10)
I get my water in early and have to tinkle all day long! i walked my 2 miles today and boy am I pooped!

Tig~ I hear ya! After I had my son, I was sitting on the stairs and someone came by and asked when was I going to have my baby! I probably would have been really pissed, except for the way I was sitting, you couldn't tell what was going on. My SIL is NOT thin by any means. We shop at Lane Bryant together, I can't remember what size she was buying. I'm thinking a 22 or 24. But this way I have a goal, a reason, I guess. Something to remind myself of when I don't feel like getting my bootay movin.

I saw Shallow Hal. I thought it had some really funny parts! I don't get offended easily when it comes to being overweight. I take it like a grain of salt.

Well gotta get the kids ready to go watch DH play softball!

:wave:

Well, I take it on myself to become enraged and indignant on EVERYONE'S behalf. ;)

Dyan, I am AMAZED at you! How awesome are YOU???? Wow...I love this thread because when I feel like I can't or just don't want to do this anymore, I read about people who do extraordinary things every day. And you are one of those people! My calorie range right now is roughly 1450-1700 and that is only because that is WW's calorie range for my point range...but I am thinking I need to go a pinch lower on my calories. I am still losing, but....who knows. If it ain't broke, I shouldn't fix it. :)

Well, I reckon I should figure out what I am going to wear to work tomorrow. I have to plan ahead the night before, or I would be late to work every single day. :p

Off to have a bite of dinner... :cbg:
Tiff

hey girls.

totally bummed....this is like...my 4th day not OP.....
I went to camp, saw everyone....ryan was in a bad mood.....lisa was sick.....ryan and lisa not talking to eachother......but it was good to see everyone...i left in tears.....i wanted to stay sooo bad!

Got home and got a message from the vacation bible school people....they shafted me. i was sick today....and they found a replacement for me.....they just totally shafted me for no reason. ive never been replaced like that before..and i didnt do anything wrong!

greg still hasnt e-mailed me or talked to me...i guess i wasnt really around today but still........:(

This girl is supposed to be staying with me this weekend and i really like her but UGH! i need five seconds to myself......and now shes going to be here all weekend. .........
i feel like crying.

hope youre all doing good.
luv
kayla

Good Morning all

I am soooooo tired, I guess all that running around last weekend is finally catching up. Oh well, only 2 more work days and it'll be the weekend. I am looking forward to it, I am going to the day spa Saturday for a massage and pedicure. Didn't make it to WW last night, got a call about 3:30 yesterday afternoon and a darn tropical depression is sitting out in the Gulf of Mexico staring us down so I decided it would be a good idea to get some supplies just in case. When Allison came in last year I was totally caught off guard.

Kayla - cheer up sweetie, we all have rough times.

Tiffany, Dyan - I hear ya on the ex situation. Mine had custody of our kids for a few years after we first divorced and while they were living in a nice big home, had new cars and boats a full time nanny/housekeeper I was paying child support on my measly income and could barely pay my bills........plus, my kids were here all the time. This sounds horrible OK..........but I got my revenge when she left him(he was sick in the hospital at the time) and guess what he gave me custody almost immediately after she left. Of course the revenge wasn't nearly as sweet as I had imagined since he was sick and later died. I always did what I felt was in the best interest of my kids no matter what price I had to pay personally. I guess I got the most satisfaction from knowing that I had been a great mom even though in some peoples opion they had walked all over me (my ex and his wife).

Hey Dyan, I like your idea, we should all post our pics. My son would have to do mine since I too am computer illiterate. What do you think ladies?

Gosh I tired, but better get ready for work, cute guy is coming into the office today.........think he'll ever notice me? Forget who said it, but I definately am interested in losing weight to get this mans attention. Then again, after being single for so long, I am craving attention period. I have an old good friend (who happens to be a man) who called me up yesterday and he was doing some heavy breathing on the phone,LOL, too bad he is just a friend:lol:

I was just reading over what I've written before posting, boy I sure made a lot of spelling mistakes, forgive me for I am brain dead this morning. Hope you all have a good day.

LJ
225/197/150

Good Morning Girls!
About posting a pic...somehow on my end I need to figure out how to make it smaller....less bytes. I asked DH, but he didn't speak slow enough for me. :lol: I'll ask him again.
Finding a pic will be another thing...I hide from the camera. I wish I had the nerve to do "before" pics in a bathingsuit or something. Boy, that might really motivate me...taped to the frig. :fr:
Dyan, "nothing tastes as good as thin feels". I've heard it before, said it before, but needed to be reminded of it!
I had just seen Shallow Hal this week. It left me feeling kinda dumbfounded. It was good that it pointed out inner beauty, but the fat jokes were harsh. I want to watch it w/my BIL cause he is Shallow Jerry. He wouldn't go out with this girl because "one of her thighs was bigger than both of his put together". I wanted to get on my soapbox when he said that...excuse me Mr.Chicken Legs, hasn't gone to the dentist since when, financial disaster.....her thighs were big? Get a Grip Dude!
I'm off to exercise...gonna try to do the 3mile walkaway. :)

Good Morning All......

We got in late last night and I wasn't able to ask DH how to do the freakin thing. Maybe he can scan it this morning and then I can TRY to get it on some how. Okay, so the picture that I'm trying to post isn't a current shot. It's like 8 years old, like everyone else, I'm pretty much camera shy. Once I figure it out, I'll look for a more current picture.

Tigerlily ~ Glad to help. You know I think it alot, but when you mentioned taping a pic to the fridge, :idea: I'm thinking I'll print out the old saying and tape it all over my kitchen! Hehe.... Okay, not ALL over my kitchen, just the Fridge, the cupboard and the "Junk food" drawer!. You go gggrrrllll......I'm working my way to the 3 mile walk. I'm sweatin through the 2 mile :stress: , so I figure I'll give it a little more time. Walked my 2 miles yesterday and get to do step tonight. Ain't I lucky?:D

Huntress ~ here's hoping that you get the attention of the "hottie" that you'll see today. Man, just thinking......it's been so long since I've looked at another man like that. TV and Movie people don't count do they? Because I find quite a few of them mighty yummy! :T , very, very lickable. You read right, I said "Lickable", Hehe

Kayla ~ This will all pass, or you do what ya gotta do to make stuff happen. If Greg hasn't emailed you, then you email him. If the friend is getting on your nerves, nicely tell her to backoff and get off your tip! (Hehe, the way kids talk these days....)

and Tiff ~ First, I HAVE to tell ya, that my DH's ex has the same name as you.... YIKES :eek: , but luckily I've met and know so many nice Tiffany's that I don't trip. You know how when it came time to name your kids and DH would say a name and you'd be like, nah.... I knew a girl in HS with that name and she was totally stuck up, and then you'd give a name and he'd know someone. Isn't it funny how we associate that kind of stuff? Okay, so I digressed. I totally agree with you, If it ain't broke don't fix it! I think your doing a wonderful job. And speaking of which, how was your bike ride? That would be a nice change of pace. DH has a bike that he's never used.....hhhmmm....It's supposed to be nice this weekend, maybe I can take a day this weekend and go for a bike ride. That way I'd still be getting some exercise in on the weekend......Woman, your an inspiration....:angel: and thank you for the kinds words. It make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. :smug:

It's so official, I am so addicted to this board! I accidently stayed logged in all night, what's that all about? But seriously I am addicted. I check the boards, constantly.

Crap look at the time :eek: gotta get some stuff done before my boss gets in.....

Hey everyone!!

So i was totally bummed out last night right? and it turns out that they replaced me because i went to visit at camp last night but i was sick in the morning.....but whatever....camp was more important anyways......anyways..so yah
im getting my lisence in 9 months and me and my dad went to look at cars last night....and ther is a 2003 sunfire, silver, fully loaded, cd player you name it.......and its for an awesome price......so my dad is talking to the guy today and it should be mine by the end of next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YEEEEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAWWW!


anyways....nothing new here......trying to get OP today...but i gotta jet for now....later!

Hey gang,

Meant to post this morning but got interrupted. work is on fire this week. Nothing much new to report, just keepin' on keepin' on. Oh, yeah and cramps woke me up at 3 a.m. Have read your posts - keep up the good work everyone.

Cafe, drinking water and hoping for a big loss this week. (?)

It's hot as haitus, but I got my 20 min of step in! :stress:
DH wasn't able to figure out what the problem w/ the scanner is so I guess, I won't be posting a pic :( . Oh well.... I tried.

Okay, going to Taco Bell, to HOT :flame: to turn on the stove. (Any excuse not to cook)! Gonna try there new chicken zesty bowl (only 460 calories w/o the dressing). I figure since I've never had one I won't miss the sauce! hehe :cbg:

TTFN

:wave:

hey everyone!!!

just got back from a nice long walk with my sis.....im PRETTY MUCH on plan today......feels good!!! me and my sis are going to start walking everynight till i leave......then when i leave for my other camp there will be lots of exercise there! anyways

going to watch some movies! talk to you later! have a good night!!!

luv
kayla

Thank goodness it's Friday! I was so tired yesterday that I came home from work and went right to bed. Haven't had any problem with my eating this week but as usual the scale really isn't moving, could be because I haven't had time to walk. With all the walking I did in LV and as tired as I've been just haven't bothered.

Didn't get to see my cutie pie yesterday:( and now I guess I won't be seeing him at all since we found out that he has been terminated. Business is slow for our industry and a lot of people have been laid off.

Kayla - another camp, WOW......I WANNA GO! You are having so much fun this summer makes me want to be a teenager again. I loved summer camp. When do you leave, how long will you be gone?

Dyan - you are a bundle of energy girl:dancer: where do you get it all........can I have some? I will pay a premium price for it;)

Tiffany - hope everythings going well for you.........miss ya!

Tigerlilly - I haven't seen Shallo Hal yet, not sure if I want to after hearing ya'll talk about it. Hey, ya wanna come do my yard, I call it the jungle.......takes 2 people all day just to get it all done.:fr:

I've been slouching on the water this week and figure I'd better drink a couple gallons today before that massage tommorow. Wish I could afford to have one more often since I understand they make a big difference in weight loss. Wonder if it helps with cellulite..........anybody know?

LJ
225/197/150

Does scratching burn calories? :shrug: :^:
I must have gotten into some goodies working outside the last couple of days. I am die'n here. All over one arm, neck, chin area, on eyelid....trying not to scratch....
I did most of the 3mile walkaway yesterday...then the phone rang. New rule, do not answer phone while exercising!
And as far as eating, did ok up until that bowl of icecream during Big Brother. My brain is broken.
Dyan, I had the zesty chicken bowl a while back. I used a small amount of the dressing. I thought it was good, and filling.
Kayla, good job with the exercise! You are lucky you have someone to walk with.
There aren't any sidewalks in the boonies where I live. If I want to go for a walk, it has to be in the woods. scratch, scratch.
Have a great day! :dance: :cb: Maybe if I keep busy moving around I wont itch as much....

Hey Huntress, my yard...used to be about 3acres mowed. The last couple of years I (the primary mower) decided to let it "go back to nature". We are surrounded by woods and pasture type stuff on three sides, so we blend in. It still takes me forever to mow and I have stuff I have no clue what to do with...overgrown lilacs, rose of sharon, and flowering stuff that I don't know what it is! What a mess! ...yeah, u wouldn't want me do'n u're yard.
itch, itch, scratch, scratch...you'd have things growing there that shouldn't be....scratch, itch....

itch, itch, scratch, scratch...........hey I don't know about you but it only takes me like 5 mins before I begin doing exactly that. I hate yard work but it has to be done and I figure after all that sweating it's bound to be worth a lot of exercise.

PS.....Good morning!

Ok, I HATE not being on here all the time. LOL

I was bad for the last two days...I'm feeling for Kayla... :(

I made a mistake and made home made cinnamon rolls. Ate two that night, one in the middle of the night and two yesterday. :o
I couldn't resist the cream cheese icing. *WAAAAAH*

Then I ate half a Monicals Pizza last night. Grrrr...

The good thing is, I feel focused today, it's Friday. I have to weigh in on Tuesday. I have 4 days to fix my mistakes, so I am ready to be perfect!!!!

Well...Time is my enemy...I have to leave for work already, but I will catch up later.

Jo...what's new with your weight loss program. Tell us everything!

Later,
Tiffany

Good morning...

Things are just busy this week, so no shouts, but I'm thinking about all of you.

Hanging in there. Today is weigh in - down 2 pounds from LW. Hoping for 1 or 2 more over the weekend - TOM in full force yesterday and today. I know I was a good girl, I know I was now if the water would just get out of the way so I could see... :)

Still, 2 is just fine. No complaints.

Slugging down water like there's no tomorrow,

Cafe

P.S. Boss man gave me tickets to a football game Saturday night so no more complaints about staying late, either. The NFL don't come cheap so this will be a treat for me. Gotta watch out for the "confession stand."

ARGH :mad: , I did it again!!! Typed a long post and put to many !@#$% smile! Sombody stop me!!

So in a nut shell:

Huntress ~ Sorry to hear about the cutie pie :( . It's funny because most times I feel like a slug! But your welcome to have any extra energy I have laying around.

Tiff ~ I say don't sweat the small stuff. What's done is done. I know it's easier said than done. I have little control on the weekends and get so mad at my self. But then I say to myself, "Self, we got to lose the weekend weight gain by next Saturday", and then I move past it.

Tiger ~ that's the #1 rule in my house. I don't care if it's the pope himself! I'm not answering the phone. It'll just give me an excuse to stop. Oh yeah, sorry to hear about all the itching....

Cafe ~ Congrats on the 8 sticks of butter! I hope I lose that many. I've been working my tail off.

I'm too excited that it's Friday. Just gotta get through the day here at work, go pay storage, pick DD from pre-school, walk my 2 miles, order pizza and relax! It's way too hot again, to turn on the stove!

Drea's going to color my hair tomorrow and Sunday we're taking the kids to the San Jose Children's Museum. I have got to stay OUT of the house on the weekends ;) .

Tomorrow's my weigh in , got my fingers crossed that I see a loss. Been OP for 2 weeks. Last week I lost 3lbs....so we'll see.

Question: Do ya'll want to do a challenge? I know it's helped me to get all my water down. I alread had my 64 oz down by 8:30 this morning. Let me know.

Gotta run.....:wave:

I'm up for a challenge. What do you have in mind?

I was good so far today...I am leaving now for a bike ride, and I will be back later....

Tiff
:dancer:

yeah, i'm in for a challenge. :)

I just copied over the 30 day challenge from the 100lb club, we can decide what day we want to start, either this Monday or next (to give everyone a chance to read the challenge and decide): Personally I say the sooner the better......No time like the present!


Ok ladies!! Here it is!! It's time I got off my butt and did something!! I work best when I am held accountable. SO I challenge you to do your very best for 30 days and we'll see who wins!!

Here is how it's going to go. Starting Monday, July 29, 2002. We will try to do the 3 things that work. Food, water & exercise. You decide what your food plan is, how much water you want to drink and how much exercise you want to get every day. Every day you have the opportunity to earn 3 points.

1 point for sticking with your food plan
1 point for drinking the amount of water you decided on
1 point for getting some exercise.

Post out here every day with how many points you've earned for a given day, and I will keep track. We'll see who's doing the best after 30 days.

This is a very cool way to keep on track, because even if you don't do so great on food, you might still get in your water and exercise to earn the points!

Who's with me???? We start on Monday!!!!


So what do ya'll think? I can try to keep up on the points that every one earns, but I'm not much of a weekend poster, although I will try, unless some one else would like to volunteer. Like I said, this challenge has really helped me. I'm getting my water down. We need to post what our "goals" are for the challenge.


I got in my 2 miles, but my foot is killing me! years back I took ligaments and cartlidge (?sp) on the top portion of my left foot, anf let me tell ya, I'm feeling the pain today. I didn't let the pain stop me though. I finished my walk and am trying to figure out what to do about it. I can't stop now!

I'll try to check back later tonight.....

A challenge sounds good............I'm in