WW Clubs and Groups - Tuesday

Ooh, this is exciting - I can choose icons and all sorts! I have tried to add a file on the bottom but who knows if it will take ... if it does, it is one of my favourite paintings, that I am looking forward to visiting when I go to Madrid - 'Desnudos en la playa' by Togores. If not, I recommend you all go and look it up! It is a gorgeous painting of a couple who look so in love and so healthy and so happy together it's just inspirational ...

Just starting the thread for today off ... going to WI in 20 mins, my last one before Spain, so will come back and report later.

Hugs!

Lolly
xxx

ps:- what happens if I click on post a poll?
Ooh! Found out! Come and vote everyone (couldn't think of a more original question, but it will be fun to see when we all go ...)

lolly - that is so cool!
i might be in oxford on march 15th for jesus college easter dinner. are you going with m? if not, wanna be my guest (as ex president i can take 3 guests!).
finally the IT man fixed my PC today so now i can do some proper work and check my email (it felt like i was lacking a limb i can tell you!).
so, better go read all yer posts and probably do some work.
hope everyone is doing well,
kirsty
ps i am trying to make up for the sticky gingerbread last week and be very good on points all this week. fingers crossed! esp with free drinks at work tomorrow night!

Hi Lolly and Kirsty!

I really like the new features!!! Love the pic too, very sensual.....

Better get back to work, I was out yesterday, took my DS to the doc again, has a terrible case of bronchitis and we have found that he has asthma, so we received our nebulizer yesterday and have begun breathing treatments. Hopefully this will help him!

I am trying to get thru everyone's posts since last Friday, holy cow!!

A big "Hi" to everyone!! Hopefully I will get a chance to post later today, I had a terrible weekend (I see others did too, now I don't feel so bad!) but getting back on the wagon today. Going to walk a couple miles at noon.

Well, check in later! :)

So cool about the attached picture! I think I will send one once I get it scanned in!!!

HOW DID EVERYONE DO ON THEIR FIRST DAY OF THE SELF CHALLENGE??? I did great! I did my 30 minute aerobic workout AND 10 minutes of flexibility AND did good on points! Awesome for me! I wanted so badly for a soda.... but didn't have enough points, so I drank Crystal Lite instead! Yah for me!

Poor Emma had 4 shots yesterday and was a huge crab monster at night! But she woke up all refreshed and giggly!

Lolly... I am glad you have the time to experiment with all the new features! I love the poll and painting additions!!

Kirsty... what is sticky gingerbread?? Sounds like something wonderful! You can stay within points, I know you can!!

Well, I am back to doing YUCKY work. I have a HUGE deadline on Friday and just may be scraping the bottom to meet it! I hate that!

Oh and I don't know why, but I am so achy all the time, especially when I wake up. Not sure if it is because I had a baby and am back to trying to get my body in shape or that I am just getting old. I hope it is the first!! I feel rotten! Doesn't help that I gained at WI and feel depressed. Also, we went shopping this weekend because all I wear are these ugly black knit pants because my pants don't fit yet. I had the rudest lady in this one store. I picked out 2 dresses for work and Emma started fussing so we were going to quickly buy the dresses and leave so I could get her a bottle. Well this lady was a huge B**** and told the other lady to watch me closely.... they thought I was going to steal the dresses. I was really offended. So the second I walked out of the changing room the old lady grabbed the dresses out of my hands and said "I'll put those back for you"... and I was like, "but I am buying those"... So hubby went to the counter to pay for them and the lady was all weirded out that he had a platinum Visa. Then hubby told me what they said about me while I was in the room. I was so upset. So I marched back in and talked to the manager.... who was the one that originally made the comment about watching me... and told he I didn't appreciate the rude way that I was treated. She was all flustered and apologized. I think because I was young (28) and had a little baby, she was a bit discriminatory against me. I was greatly offended! I told hubby that I wanted to return the clothes, but he said I liked them, so I should keep them. Isn't that the worst. Nothing like making a girl feel like crap!

OK, off my box now. Have a great day all!

AND.... if the pic below shows up... that is me before I got PG after losing 30 pounds on WW (I still had 30 to lose, but really looked and felt good!).... now I am back to where I started, but I have a little baby to enjoy!

Hello all. Well I just posted this huge message and then my netscape went down and I lost it. AHHH. Now I have to get to a meeting and I don't have time to post...again.

Lolly: cool thread! I love that painting.

Kirsty: glad you had a good vacation.

Tonya: Good job on getting right back on track. Sorry to hear about DS...hope the med does the trick.

Jen: What a great picture. I bet you still look wonderful. I would write a letter to the store corporate public relations office!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, must jet. Talk with you soon.

Trish

Sounds like my painting made it, huzzah! Did you notice how the woman is so beautifully rounded? ie not stick thin? I think that's one of the things that made me like it so much.

Jen, that's such a lovely photo. Do you know that (apart from Kirsty) yours is the first face I can put to a name on this board? I don't think the scanner here is working at the moment, but as soon as it does, I will scan in a photo (and maybe even a before photo too ...) for all of you. Good on you for going and talking to the shop manageress - maybe that will make them think twice before being snide about people in the future.

Kirsty - going to Madrid on Monday otherwise I would LOVE to come to the dinner. I will be there in spirit! Oooooooh sticky gingerbread, I went to the Alternative Tuck Shop for lunch today (they make fabby sandwiches to order and have all sorts of healthy fillings - roast chicken and mango chutney, YUM!) and I was THIS close (imagine the tiniest space you can!) to getting a big sticky brownie. I am saving it till the end of the week as a PMS-buster ...

Trish - you were on line when I logged on! It's so weird seeing who's about - makes you all seem so much more real. We really exist!

Tonya - sorry to hear about your son. If it's any consolation, I had asthma until I was about 15, but then I just grew out of it. I don't have any problems at all now. And YAY! for getting back on the wagon. You're so good about walking - where do you go? Do you have somewhere nice to walk? And do you go along with anyone?

I was so tempted to put another picture but I will save it - risking overkill! I will try and find one of the Oxford College where I live so you can all be as amazed as I was when I first saw it. Oh , and before I go - WI was cool, down 1.5 (including the pesky .5 I gained last week) so now I am only 3lbs from my second 10%. By the time I get back from Spain I plan to be right on top of 200!!!

hugs,
Lolly
xxx

Would someone please fill me in on the self challenge???

I’m not having a good morning. You know when you have those days when you are just not up to dealing with people? This is mine. What I need is fuzz therapy from my puppy, or spending time with one of my ‘nieces’ who are each a year and a half, or some quiet time enjoying the blue sky and the fact that I’m alive and healthy *sigh* Why is it that an office with a window can feel so much like a cell??

I did OK on points yesterday until my hostess offered me a lemon square last night. Oh well, at least I’m counting things now instead of just ignoring how many points I’m eating!

I have puppy pictures with me today. Maybe I can get someone to scan one of him and me in.

Lolly: That is a great picture. I really hope you find a great ciber café to keep in touch!! Where are you seeing that everyone is online? I have started my buddy list but I'm not seeing it. I need to spend some time at home playing around here to see what all I can do.

Kirsty: Toss me a free LIIT will ya?? I’ll send you a buck to tip the bartender.

Tonya: Sorry to hear about your son! Poor guy. I hope the breathing treatments help! You need to put up your website address again or post that great picture of you and that friend!

Jen: I’m so glad you went back in and told that manager how you felt. I would have wanted to return the clothes too! That’s a GREAT picture of you!

Trish: Hi!!!

Everyone else, come out and play :)

Cool!! I wanna scan a pic now!! This is very cool, to whoever did that....

Anyway, Jen, you look really good in that pic as well!

Well, I did OK on the self Challenge - I did 35 cardio and some stretching but no strength will have to do it tonite!


WEll, I made an important decision last night - I decided to move out - not withb/f, not with my sisters, but on my own, a place of my own. I think that I need that. I realized that I don't really live withb.f or my mom, I live out of my car and that is the only thing I have that belongs to me, so I figure it is time for me to move out, pay for myself and get on with my life - have my OWN life. You know? I talked to my mom aboutit for awhile and she wasn't very happy, she brought up that she and I used to do lots together and don't anymore, it was very sad really. I know I used to go places with her and she thought I'd stay until I get married, but I just need Belle space now, not mom's house or b/f's house. Does that make sense?

Anyway, b/f was totally sucky on the phone - he was playing Playstation until like 8:30 and then he had a bath and talked to me for about 45 min about this and that, I told him my idea and stuff. We had a nice talk, he was calling my cutsie. Its pretty cute. He used me as a reference but assured me that he very likely wouldnt' take it and that he is hopeing for a job withthem in the fall in Calgary. I hope that is true.

WEll, I Weighed myself this am on my home scale - I do that every Tues morning and last week it was 219 and this week its 215. I was happy!

Day 2 of Self Challenge.....lets go girls!!

Have a good day, sorry for the LONG letter and not much responding to other people, I will at lunch! Just had to get that off my chest.

Belle

Hi everyone! The pictures are so cool! Jen - that is a beautiful picture of you.

Yesterday I did pretty well - I ate 28 points, 3 over my max but I earned 3 exercise points. I didn't really mean to eat them but when I calculated, I had already done it. Hopefully I overstimated some though.

Well last night DH's gmae show was on TV. He was on the game show network on Hollywood Showdown at 8:30 ET. It was fun to see him on the show. We taped it on 2 TV and I thinkl he taped it again when it was on at 12:30. We have to send copies to our family since not a lot of people get the Game Show network. Now I can tell you what happened - he won $13,160!!!! :D Yipee!!

I gotta go but I will try to post more later.

Sarah
194.4/167.6/153WW

Eek, my skin decided to break out again... Who knew I'd still be spotty at 23. I am really tempted to go on ortho-tricyclen now (my dumbTOM is still acting up).

Sarah: wow, 13000$ is impressive. My parent's were on a game show (14 years ago I guess) and were doing kick *** and then the other team suddenly began to zoom ahead, the producers had never seen anything like it. Well my parents only walked out with $400, then again it was a low budget Canadian game-show.

Belle: I am finally getting my own place as well, I live in rez and that's not the same thing, so next year I'll have an apartment and I can't wait. I think it is important to have a year or so living on your own. Good Luck in finding an apartment though.

Brenda: I am sorry that you're not having a great day, hopefully things will get better.

Lolly: Congrats on the 1.5 down!!! Yeah I am tempted to post pics as well. My great-uncle is an artist (and actually makes a living from it even) and I am trying to start and really look and sense the art I am looking at. I loved the painting you posted!

Jen: I am sorry you had that experience in the store. My brother is always followed around poor guy.

Tonya: I am sorry your son has bronchitis.

Kirsty:mmmmm Gingerbread.


Take Care!

Ali

Yesterday was my day of crisis?
why you ask?
My best friend from Highschool called me out of the blue to say she is getting married in 2 weeks
which i was excited about but also kind of freaked out Just because in alot of ways I still feel
Like a kid and shes building her life mind you shes already out of grad school
so im invited to the wedding and i was actually going to take stacker 3 till the big day its march 24
b/c i had a looooow self esteem night
BUT! and its a big one b/c its mine :D The morning brings enlightenmentz
Although I am single very Single I like my life **** I might be in ireland this time next year ;) if
my application for study abroad is approved Everybody pray! i need to meet some attractive men with nice accents ;) lol oh yeah and celtic studies ;D Im not going to lie this morning i was not OP
BUT! i will be the rest of the day Spinach or salad for lunch and im experimenting for dinner muhahahahahahahhaha
Im goign to terrify my roomies again this time with MEat Loaf >;) ok turkey loaf but same thing ;)

Lolly that painting is amazing you can almost feel the sun on them
JEN you Gorgeous creature! dont sweat the sales lady her ignorance will inhibit her

Belle Congrats on the soon to be moving out i know how you feel Im planning on summer school all summer so i can keep having my own space ;)

Alli I know what you mean when i finally ahve a senior year whenever that will be I want to live offcampus so i dont have to move back when im done
Sarah wooowooo $13000 didja go on a shopping spree?

alright now i have to go be productive
this is a pic of me prolly 20 pounds lighter ;)
Hugs
Kierie

Hey Brenda, sorry you missed this last week.

The SELF challenge is a challenge that Self Magazine has every year. You can register and get more info at http://www.self.com or get the magazine. A bunch of us are following it. It will last for 3 months. I started it last year, then 1 week into it I found I was PG... This year I am determined. Every month the challenge gets harder!

Good Luck if you decide to follow it... and keep us posted!

I keep looking at the picture I posted with tears in my eyes. I worked so hard to lose that weight and felt great that day (friends wedding)... now I am 30 pounds higher and sad. I know, it was worth it, but darn it, it took me a YEAR to lose 30 pounds. That is a long time. Now my sexy clothes don't fit, I'm not is the same exercise form, I'm sluggish... and the list goes on! Oh I am sad!

I just wanted to get that out!

Oh, and I will post a picture of Emma as soon as I get one scanned. I am slow at getting the scanner fired up (it is on my home computer!) Just keep bugging me about it!

O.k. I have logged on to read the posts about 4 times now but have not had the time to post. So here Goes.
I love the picture, Lolly. I've never seen it before, WOW. I love seeing voluptuous woman portrayed as sensuous rather than stick thin plastic ones. It is a bit refreshing and more importantly realistic in today's culture. Anyways, I had a good night last night. I did well on the Self Challenge. By the way someone wanted to be informed. Log onto the Self magazine web site. I am not sure of the address but it should not be difficult to find and it will explain the self challenge. Some of us 20 somethings are planning on doing that. Today at work is slow and I am actually planning a ski trip with a bunch of friends. Well we are just going for the day on Sat. but I am so excited I love to downhill ski! Anyone else enjoy this? I am going to go to lunch now but I'll pop back in later. Also Jen, You look beautiful in that pic. ( I hope it was you, I am still struggling with remembering other's posts as I post) Does anyone have a good way of doing that, that I may be overlooking?
Anyways, I think that is a great idea we should all scan pics or ourselves. I will have to do that at home but maybe I will. Kieri, when I logged on I couldn't access your pic. OH well!
I am starving!! Need lunch :)
Checkin later,
Becky

O.k. ladies, I just paged down and realized that the past posts are down there! Wow sometimes I scare myself :0
Becky

O.k. you can tell I don't have a lot of client's coming in b/c this is my third post within the hour :)
Jen we must have been posting at the same time. Please don't be discouraged. Having a baby is an amazing accomplishment and I know that you know that. It may have taken a year to drop those 30# the first time but you did it, and it may not take a year this time. Just focus on your progress. I am inspired by it and you should be too :) I hope this isn't too optimistic for you, b/c I know that can be annoying but I hate it when I am bummed about my wt. and I wish that I could take those feelings away for ya. We have all been there. My sister just had a baby and she is trying to drop the wt. and she shares a lot of your frustration trust me.
ON a lighter note, I have WI tomorrow a.m. and I just had chicken fried rice which is 8pts/cup and I probably had over a cup. My question is, is rice a bad thing to eat before WI. I forget all of the little tricks. I am drinking water with lots of lemon in it b/c my leader advised that. Well if you have any tips before WI let me know b/c my time is running out!
Thanks for all of the support and I am sure I will be back in a bit.
Becky

Hi all,

I did the SELF challenge....30 minutes on the treadmill, flexibility = my 8 minute tape. Points wise I was on track.

I really like the new features....seeing pictures, polls, etc. I'll did up a pix so you can all add a face to the name.


Lolly - that is a great picture....I'm so jealous of you going to Madrid. I am planning a vaca to Hawaii this year...I have yet to travel outside the US !

Kirsty - great job with your points...don't let the gingerbread set you back...

Tonya - I hope your son is doing ok. My brother grew out of it....

Jen - shame on that salesperson! I know what it feels like....one time I actually did the thing from "Pretty Woman" I went back to the store and told them the lost a lot of $$$...I usually go shopping in sweats, hat, looking raggedy....and let me tell you....it's hard to get someone to help you....their loss when I have $$$ to spend !

Trish...I can relate to computer problems...mine completely crashed...IT fixed it....but I lost all my files, favorites, contacts, etc....I'm still in mourning.


Brenda - I'm having one of those days too...I didn't want to get out from under the warm covers and Kitty sleeping on my feet. If only the day would go by faster.


Belle - congrats on your decision....I learned so much about myself when I left the comfort of mom and dad. I didn't move out by myself...but with a roommate...It was a great move ! Don't let anyone rain on your parade...if you can't afford by yourself....maybe find a roommate....I looked in the classifieds...it took a while to find the roomie (I met some weirdos) but we are still great friends !


Sarah - congrats on the $$$ that is awesome ! what gameshow was your hubby on ?


Ali - I hear you about spots...geez..I'm 28, you'd think I'd grown out of the breakouts....other has helped a lot for me...good luck....my mom always tell me when I complain about something...."they have a pill for that " he he


Kerie - I have my fingers and toes crossed for you...don't' worry about you being a "kid" I'm in the same boat...all my friends are getting married....they all look at me and ask we aren't even engaged but living together....

Becky - have fun on the trip...I'm going skiing the end of this month....well more like to the snow...probably choose the casino over the slopes...

Hello everyone! Well, I skipped the first night for the self challenge. I know, bad girl! However, tonight I plan on going twice as long. My gym was closed for maintenance so I have a little excuse.
Lolly ~ Loved the painting! Art museums(sp?) are my favorite places to visit on vacations. I always find it fascinating to look at the paintings up close and imagine the artist creating every stroke.
Jen ~ Way to go OP! That is a beautiful picture. I understand your frustration. I did WW and lost 35# a couple of years ago only to re-gain all but 2. Now that I've been back OP I pay attention more than the first time around and its made all the difference in the world. You CAN do it and you WILL do it! I can't believe the mean ladies at that store. I always want to go into fancy stores dressed down and see how they react when the credit card is pulled out. It reminds me of "Pretty Woman".
Sarah ~ The game show sounds like a blast. My "dream" is to go on Wheel of Fortune. I LOVE that show! My brother made it to the final selection round of College Jepardy, but didn't make it on the show. The producers said that they already had too many contestants from his school (Notre Dame). He was bummed, but was satisfied that he had gotten so far.
Brenda ~ I hope your day goes better. I seem to have a lot of those lately! I still need to send you my address for candles. DH and I are trying to cut costs, so I don't know if I'll be able to order for a while. I'll let you know.
Tonya ~ I hope your son feels better soon.
Ali ~ My skin acts up still and I'm 25! I tried the ortho-tricyclean(sp?) and it worked for me. I couldn't stay on it because I had some other side effects that I didn't like. Talk to your DR. and they'll be able to help.
Becky ~ Skiing is one of my favorite sports! Where are you going? I've only been to 3 places in CO and 1 in CA, but I want to try many more. Earn lots of activity points!

everyone ~ I have to catch up on some work so I'll check in later!

I'm going to post my bridal picture. It was before WW, so my face has slimmed a bit. Luckily the picture doesn't show my lower half (thats where I gain all of my weight).

Have a great day!

Hi guys!!

Just wanted to do a quikie post. I was on track yesterday with the self challenge. I stayed right at my points level and excercised for 20 min (could have done more but really pooped out).

I went grocery shopping last night and spent a fortune on myself buying all kinds of frozen foods. DH thought I had gone off the deep end. No, just desperation for something I felt I could eat! I found these awesome drinks though while I was there. They are by a company called Hansen's and they sell these amazing "power or energy" drinks. They are so good. I was really amazed at good they tasted! I drank one after excercising last night and I felt really good, LOL it was a great pick-me-up! The pitfall is that they are 3 pts and cost .99 a can.
I was reading the side of the can though and they are loaded with b vitamins and can be exchanged for
fruit/veggie. It is also packed with other herbs and stuff like bee pollen (can't taste it though).

o.k. now that I have gone off on my rave of the power drinks I need to go now. LOL. my mom sidetracked me by showing up unexpectedly with some stuff. I'll chat with you all later!

Emily

p.s. hang in there girls! We can do this!! :D

Kay, your pic is beautiful!! I wished my wedding photographer did a better job! I hated the quality of pictures we got!!

I cut my picture and made a teeny one to go under my name! Now you can see me all the time! hee hee

Have a great day!

Guys those pics are awesome! Kay you look soooo good. I am going to have to post my wedding pic even though it is 4 years old! I am only 10 pounds slimmer than the pic though.

Jen- you looked really good to! keep up the great work! I understand how frustrated you feel. I was the same way, lost weight then got PG.

o.k. really gotta run now. Chat soon!

Wow, all of you look wonderful! I'll try and get my bro to take a pic of me with the digital this weekend. The only pics I have on my cpu currently are before pics from a long time ago:)

Emily: I weighed what I weigh now in the 6th grade also. My weight ballooned from the 6th to the 9th grade.

Kay: yeah, I am a little worried about side effects from the pill.. Most people don't have the weight-gain anymore, but I have heard stories from friends of nasty mood swings and stuff.

Julie: My mother tells me not to worry about my skin. One of my brother's had terrible acne growing up (let's just say the accutane only helped a bit), so my skin problems have been minor in comparison.

Becky: before weigh-in, I just follow the same routine everyweek and wear the same clothes. I always have 2 meals beforehand and weigh-in before supper, I generally don't worry though in what I have had for those 2 meals though.

Kierie: Yeah I have had friends getting married left rigth and centre. I haven't even had a serious boyfriend, oh well! Yet be happy and you never know, maybe the groom has a friend who is absolutely perfect for you:) I'm still a kid and proud to be.

See Y'All

Ali

Kieri... Don't worry about being single. I was 24 when I met my hubby. The funny thing is that we were married BEFORE my friend who was dating the same guy for 9 years!!!! I love weddings because it means I usually get to dance. And dancing raelly burns calories!

Ali... I haven't really had any side effects from being on the pill I am on now. The first one I was one in college (for medical reasons) I think was called something like Ortho Novum... aweful.... big depression and mood swings. Switched me to Triphasil... not a problem!

Becky... no routine for me. This only thing I do is to make sure the day before I am following my points!! I don't want to be high the day before. Other wise it is same as normal! Oh, and I guess I try to stay away from super high sodium foods to prevent bloat.

Guess I better get back to work!

Oh NO!! The Mountain Man guy came and I broke down. I filled my boss’ candy dish, but I munch on it. It’s those mini malt eggs! Argh!

Belle: It’s never easy setting off on your own, but you can do it! I think it will help your self-confidence and give you the extra boost you need! I know you can do it and I know you will love it *kudos*

Sarah: Holy Cow!!! That’s a nice chunk of change! So are you flying all of us to Mexico for a much needed girls vacation?? Hehehehehehehehe

Ali: I’ve had a lot of luck with Ortho-Tricyclen. I didn’t gain any weight when I started on it and I don’t have many mood swings (due to the pill anyway -- *laugh*)

Kierie: Don’t worry about the wedding. Go and have a good time! Living in Ireland would be such an incredible experience! My cousin and I swear there has to be some Irish or Scottish blood somewhere in our family b/c we have such an interest in both cultures, religions, etc.

Jen-L: I tried to get on that web site and for some reason it was taking forever to connect. I had to quit. I’m bummed that I missed that. I would have loved to be doing it with you guys. I’ll see if I can get on in the next couple of days. Hopefully I’ll only be a few days behind you guys. Don’t be sad! Use the picture as motivation. Close your eyes and really concentrate on how good you felt then. You can do it again and it doesn’t matter how long it takes. I’ve been at this for 2 ½ years and and still have 30-35 pounds to lose. You will make it!!

Kay: What a beautiful bride! I told everyone last summer that I would get some of our wedding pictures up. I have to have a friend scan them! I love being able to see everyone’s pics! You need to come to Colorado skiing again and we can hook up and have a blast. Don’t worry about the candle thing. If you want me to just send a catalog I can. You don’t have to buy anything for me to send you one!

That’s IT. Everyone on this board must go out and get The Bridget Jones Diary if you haven’t already read it. All the talk about b/f, married, not married etc. You want to talk about being able to totally relate to a character? Lolly – have you read Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason?

Ugh....want so much to hang out in the chatroom instead of working!!!

Guess what girls....I just went to the lobby and guess who was there - my ex b/f (of 8.5 years) he was working security in my building...oh my god, I freaked out, tried to be cool though. I haven'tseen him since xmas!! He looks pretty bad actually, he has gained weight and looked very rough, uniform all ripped and stuff. He told me that I was a typical ex, looked better after (so better now) we broke up. I was pretty shocked.....yikes. He commented on teh weight. I sure wasn't expecting that.

Well, I spilled diet coke all over me today at lunch, yesterdayit was coffee and my shirt was on backwards...very cool, yes I am!! Make no bones about it....

I want to reply to everyone but I have a meeting - I will say this - i am buying that book ASAP girls....!!!

Belle

Hi girls! I know I haven't been around very much since last week, but I've missed you all. I've been so crazy busy that I barely seem to have time to pee these days. Thursday was the execution I covered, as some of you know. I handled it OK. The weekend was my awards banquet ... I won two awards, for a series on domestic violence and for a collection of my stories. The disappointing part was that my b/f ended up working at the last minute and couldn't go with me. I was so bummed, because it was five hours away and we had planned a nice weekend. The paper even put all the award winners up in a fancy hotel. So I was there, in a king size bed all by myself and was woken up Sunday morning by the people in the next room having very loud sex. I was so jealous!

Monday and Tuesday have been busy too. I did some training with the police department on how to respond to situations like school shootings. But FINALLY, I can post again. First I had to figure out the new stuff! How cool! I love the pictures of everyone ... I'll have to find one and figure out how to scan it in.

As for the weight thing (oh, yeah, that!), that's kind of taken a back seat. I haven't done well since the middle of last week. There's been so much going on, and then the banquet and ALL THAT ALCOHOL :D, and now I'm trying to get back on track. I'll make myself go to WI tomorrow, no matter what. I probably gained, but what better way than to get me focused again!

I'm falling asleep at my desk to finish this (did I mention I haven't slept in a week, either?), so I'll close for now. I promise I'll be back tomorrow!

Well, I've definitely logged my "seat time" for this lifetime. We drove to Houston this weekend (16 hours round trip) Tulsa last night (3 hours round trip) and I had a closing in Muskogee today (5 hours round trip) My butt is permantly shaped like a bucket seat! Haha
I can't decide whether or not to go to WI. I'm expecting a gain, so I don't know if I want to see it in writing or not. Regardless, I'm going to the gym. I don't know if I posted this yesterday, but I ate befoe I walked and ended up with really bad stomach cramps! I couldn't finish walking. So, I've tried two different ways: eating first then walking, NOPE! and 2) waiting until 2pm to walk then eat. NOPE! I didn't have enough energy that way. SO, tomorrow I'm going to walk at 11:30 and then eat when I get back. Hopefully that will be a good blend of energy verses metabolism. You guys were so busy on the boards today! Wow! I have an engagement picture on disk, but I don't know how to transfer it. Maybe I'll figure something out. Jen, Kierie, Kay...the pics are awesome! I'm sorry I can't post to everyone but I'm going to be late to WI! I'll be back.............

hello ladies!

I love the new look of the site. I haven't been able to get on since last Friday cause we had this snow storm in Massachusetts and I haven't had work today or yesterday. I'm even a little anxious to go tommorrow~ya know that feeling when you have been gone so long you are scared to go back.

I'm going to try to attach a picture too. It's a recent one so it's my weight right now :(

I went for a walk today in the windy snow. It felt good to use my leg muscles again. I asked my bf for a bike for my birthday. The neighborhood that he lives in that I am soon to live in is really nice for walks and bike rides.

I'm going over to self.com to register for the challenge now, Have a good night!

Suzanne

Oh I can't get the pic to go cause bf has all this fancy stuff on his computer. Stupid engineers!!!

ok i couldnt wait to tell you chicks
I registered for the self challenge (am i nutz!) so Lets do this GET HEALTHY! ;) *puts away the pompoms*

I am so disgusted I had just written the longest post and for some reason it said I was not logged in which I was and it's gone. Arghhhhhhh!!

I'm not having a good day anyway. TOM is a B***** this month. Mood swings, just talked to BF and got upset for no reason. And I know I'm overreacting to losing my post but it's like the third time.

Jen- that is a good picture, I'm really short and don't hide weight well I would have never thought you were 200+. I look very young and get watched in stores too. The other day one saleslady told another that "These shoes are for this little girl."

Trish- I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who has trouble getting my posts on.

Lolly- Congrats on the loss. Have fun in Spain, I've never been out of the South, let alone the country.

Belle- Good luck on your own, if I made more money I would move out too.

Sarah- I watch that show, that's great!

Ali- I was on Ortho-Tri-Cyclen for three years, no side effects.

Kierie- I'm the only one of my HS friends that is not a wife or mommy (Don't get me wrong If my BF would pop the question I would be in heaven!)

Kay- your wedding pic is beautiful.

Kim- Glad the execution went okay.

Well time to curl up with my heating pad. WI tomorrow wish me luck. :)
Hope everyone has a great Wednesday!