WW Clubs and Groups - Thursday Early!

Welcome everyone out there. Happy Thursday? Tomorrow's Friday...yeah :D Come out and play!

Hello!! It's still Wed night but I wanted to start a new thread so I did! Didn't do so well with the homemade Mexican food. I ate too much. No Margarita's though! I haven't counted it yet, but I'm going to! I really want to get up in time to make myself a big old salad for lunch. I have another candle party tomorrow night and they always have the best munchies :(

Trish & Kim: I checked out the Self Challenge and I think we should go for it. I didn't register yet b/c I didn't know if they let you choose what date you want to start on. I can log on late Thursday night and register. My computer at work doesn't seem to like the site. Maybe start with the regular calendar week on Sunday? Let me know what you think and I'll try to get on again during the day Thursday at work.

I should go to bed now. Sleep depravation is starting to get to me. It's no good when your eyes insist on closing while sitting at your desk (Trish -- the Diet Dr. Pepper doesn't even help much!)

Hi there Brenda, everyone!

Well, the book launch went really well - lots of people turned up, the readings were great, the wine was plentiful ... and I totally avoided the canapes!!! My parents and my auntie and uncle came and insisted we (the 4 translators) signed all their copies of the book, which started a trend and by the end I was feeling like a pop star ... or a tv star, because Galician television turned up and filmed the whole thing. Hopefully they'll send us a video, it would be fun to see!

Coming back down from all that excitement, I am trying to get sorted out for Monday. Paid my phone bill this morning, transferred money out of my savings account ... and phoned up about booking the place for the wedding. BUMMER! It's booked the weekend we want it, so will have to talk to blokey tonight and think of the best date to change it to. It's hard because he's a teacher, so has fixed holidays. But it'll be ok. Hey, if we have to have a summer wedding I stand an even better chance of being at goal (and of having my thesis finished!). See, silver linings ... :D

Anyway, better go and do the next bit of admin - have to submit a chapter of my thesis for assessment (eek!) and write an abstract for a conference. If it gets accepted (the abstract I mean) I will be in Kansas at the beginning of October ... that near any of you?

Later, 'gators!
Lolly
xxx

Morning,

I have an exam soon, but I am studied out for now, so I'll write to you guys! I got my second midterm back yesterday and got 96% so I am a happy camper:) I have also decided to get a second set of holes in my ears and am getting my ears pierced hopefully after my exam. I will get the third set after I reach goal (I was thinking of getting something permanent done when I had gotten to goal I think I have finally gone against getting little paws done on my foot for each 5lbs I have lost (overall from my highest weight there would be 20), but I was thinking of getting to done to represent my journey, can't you tell I am a daughter of a hippie;)).

Lolly: I am so sorry about the place being booked, hopefully you'll be able to find another good date!

Brenda: What is the site for the self challenge? Maybe I'll join you all!

Take Care!

Ali

Hello ladies,

Well this is kind of like my Friday because I took tomorrow off to pack....moving Saturday. I'm wicked anxious and stressed about so much going on in my life. I have to tell my boss today that I don't plan on being here for very much longer because I am going back to school full time. I decided to tell her now because plans for events that I know I will not be here for have started. My bf's roomates are also not getting along and last night bf got caght up in it a little. It's tricky because one of them is dating his sister and no one likes this guy :(

But, other than that....I went for another walk last night! YEAH ME! It felt great. When I told bf "Bye I'm going for a walk" He was like are you serious? He looked at me like I had 3 heads. hee hee

So other than that I was wondering if you married or soon to be married or those living with your boyfriends/husbands could give me some advice. What do I do to make sure the relationship doesn't get stale? I'm a little scared that being with bf so much lately has created too much of a routine. He says he likes routine. I also think it may be due to the stress in my life and my lack of doing things only for myself.

Ali- good luck on your exam and great job for that 96%!

Lolly- that's so awesome and exciting! Good job stayingaway from the canapes.

Brenda- I still have to read all about the self challenge but I did sign up and I did take those walks the last 3 nights :) Good luck!

hello, very busy at work, got a feature to finish in less than 2 hours so just a quick hello and goodbye!
will try to post properly later,
kirsty

Hi ladies!

Hi Kirsty! I hope you get caught up so that you can post!! Don't you hate it when work messes up your posting time?!!!?

ILGBG ~ Don't stress yourself out about moving in the bf. A big part of marriage (I think) is routine, but I think routine is good. But, you do have to make a conscious effort to keep things new. When DH and I first moved in together, I loved getting home and making him dinner, it is a good feeling, and he loved it too. Remember, a fast way to a man's heart is food!! Home cooked at that! Also, if you want to "do it" in the bathroom, you can....its your bathroom!!! :)

Ali ~ Way to go on your exam!! I understand the piercing thing. When I made lifetime, I got my belly button pierced, I love it!!!!!

Lolly ~ You are such a star!! Isn't it a warm fuzzy feeling getting attention!!! Eat it up!!!!

Brenda ~ Brush yourself off from the mexican, I can relate, I have been eating 25-30 pts a day lately, way more than normal, but I am hungry!!!!!

Well, as for me, I need to regroup and eat less. We are in the process of buying land, and I think with the stress (we are waiting to see if the seller has accepted our offer) I just haven't been in the mood of keeping points! But, I will get back into it! I have to, spring/summer is approaching. I am having all the mom's that take there children to my daycare provider over to our house tonight. Each month we do a "Mommy's Night Out" and either go out for drinks or pizza or something. So, that should be fun. Now I am trying to figure out what to make for appetizers that are low in fat!!

Well, work calls, better get back. I hope to check in later! Have a great day everyone!!!!

Well last night I fell off the wagon. I Had pizza and Baskin Robins PB ice cream. I ended up being 10pts over. Thank you guys for all of the encouragement though. I left work early and just read all of the posts. I am back on track today. I am determined and I have aerobics tonight.
Alright I will attempt to reply to yesterdays post.

Kimobi-I just realized that you are from Roanoke. I went to Liberty Univ. in Lynchburg. That is so cool. We used to go to Roanoke for Hockey Games and to go up to the star sometimes. I am not sure why the star was so cool but anyways. I am going down for grad in May, I think.
I am agreeing with you on the guy thing. I am aggravated with all of them. I am not sure about the ultimatum thing b/c even if it works you will always know you had to give the ultimatum. I would express that you have plans of your own and start making them and see if that freeks him out. I know it sounds sneeky but then you aren't actually saying Marry Me or ELse. I don't know, it can be so complicated.
I also noticed that you and I are about the same weight. This is cool let's hit those goals together.

Emily - I love the B-Fly under your name. I love
butterflies.

Tanya-You look great. You have a beautiful family.

Trish-Congrats on the avoiding surgery at this point. Definitely not TMI. It is great to hear :) I already blew it yesterday as you see but I would love to keep each other accountable on weigh in day. Great Idea!

Kay- I am with you on the baking thing. I love it. You are pretty disciplined to eat only 1/16 of it and then send it to DH's Work.

Kieri- I can relate to the hot doctor thing. I have a similar if not worse story. I went to the ER a couple of years ago b/c I had what I now know was a Gall Bladder attack. Anyways I was there in a ton of pain looking like crap and my doc was amazing. I felt like I was on a soap opera, he was that HOT. Well they did various test for like an hour or more and he came back to tell me that I had excessive GAS! AHHHHHHHHH! I wanted to die. They were wrong but as far as that Hottie new I was just the fart queen!! ANyways hope my story cheers you up and that you feel better soon.

Lolly, I am impressed with your outlook on the wedding situation. YOu are just ms. optimistic! Good luck with the rest of the planning.

Suzanne- I offer no relationship advice b/c I am sick of men but Congratulations on your walks. I will have to fill you guys in on my relationship sagas when I have about an hour or so ;)

HI to everyone else but I must get back to work!

Love,
Becky

Good morning all! I have another packed day at work today so I thought I'd post now. You must all think that I am always busy at work. Well, thats pretty much the truth because of the start up thing. Well, I didn't win the 87 million dollar lottery last night, so I'm here :(.

Brenda ~ Mexican food is also my weakness! I love it! Growing up in Texas I have always been around the stuff. I think I have burned off my taste buds from all of the hot sauce. Good for you starting the challenge and counting points. I'm starting a new way to journal this week. I begin my new day at dinner time and end it after lunch the next day. I hope this little mind game works for me.

Lolly ~ It sounds like you are a SUPERSTAR! I'm glad you had a great time! Remember all of us when you're famous. I'm sure you'll find another place. Just vent here when you get stressed!

Ali ~ Good luck on the exam! I got my ears double pierced in HS and I still like them. I also got a tatoo on a dare in college. I'm not too thrilled with it anymore. The artist (if you call him that) did a bad job on it. I really want to get it removed and get a new one. The one I have is on a place noone sees (TMI), so I guess its not a big deal. If you get one make sure the artist is really good.

Suzanne ~ Lets see...advice to prevent staleness... I've been with Mike for almost 5 years now and it still isn't stale. Sometimes a little bit, but not for the most part. I think the best thing to do is to try to keep romance in the relationship. See if he wants to go walking with you, cook a romantic dinner for the two of you, go on a weekend trip. Also, never argue about money because there is never enough no matter how much you have, so there's no point in arguing about it. Its the little things that keep a relationship alive. We also like to debate on politics, religion, etc. Those discussions just keep things spicy.

Well I need to be off! Hello to all I missed, I'll check back later.

My computer is about to crash so I need to re-configure it.
Oh, at WI I was down 0.8#. Kinda disappointing, but still down.

Kay

It wasn’t good, but I did count up points from last night. I didn’t have time to make that salad, but have a Turkey dog and saurkraut along with more veggies for lunch. Hopefully I can figure out a quick meal when I get home to help me resist whatever is at the candle party tonight.

Lolly: You are famous dahling!! Hehehe! So glad the signing went well, sounds like you had a lot of fun. If you are in Kansas (!!!!!!!! Whoopeeeee), I will do my darndest to find a way to come see you. Do you know where in Kansas? Don’t worry, you will get the wedding booked.

Ali: I’ve wanted to get a tattoo for years. I keep wavering, but I’m seriously feeling like I’m ready this time. I want a Celtic rune kind of on the side of my hip. I know that sounds kind of strange, but I know someone who got one kind of on one side or her stomach and after having kids it’s all stretched out and nasty looking. Hopefully this will be better. I’ll keep you updated to if I go for it or not! The web site is www.self.com I’m going to try to get on during my lunch today from work.

Suzanne: It sounds like you are very busy so just focus on some little things. Buy him a card and write a little love note in it. Leave a rose on his car or waiting for him in the kitchen in the morning. Give him a backrub. Get up early one day and make him breakfast. Pick one night that you can have a ‘date’ Tell him to keep that night open and make sure you do the same. Cook him dinner, take him to a movie, something you don’t usually do. Maybe just take a drive and stargaze if the weather co-operates. I really believe it is the little things that mean the most.

Tonya: What size piece of land are you guys trying to buy? I’m crossing my fingers for you! My parents bought 274 acres in ’92. They had been saving their whole lives and now it’s their dream come true! Thanks for the points sympathy. I’ll get back there.

Kay: Good idea to change the way you count your day. Let me know if it works. My husband is an incredible cook and like all of his food HOT! I can eat much spicier food now that I used to be able to! Hey, it’s a loss! Take it and run with it :D

See you later!!

AHHHHH. My stupid netscape just crashed again and I lost my post...agian!

I am very mad about that. Just to recap, because now I am running late.

Brenda: I love mexican food. I think Sunday would be a great day for us tier-two people to start the challange. Oh, and I hope you are getting enough sleep (do I sound like a mom?!?!) How is your new party light leader going?

Lolly: glad you had a great time. Sorry about the date not working out. That happened to us with the church and 4 years later, I can't even remember what our original date was. Oh, and I am close to Kansas. My extended family lives there (and I have many times too). Where in Kansas are you maybe going? Lawrence to KU? Anyway, I hope you get to go there. We will have to hook-up.

Kay: I ment to tell you beautiful picture. You know, I also found that one of the hardest parts or early marriage in just roommate issues. But they get easyer the longer you are married.

Stacey: Your birthday gift story was so funny!

Suzanne: I am wiht Tonya, don't stress on the moving in. I agree that a big part of marriage is the routine. And that can also be the nicest part.

Ali: great job on the exam!

Ok, need to get. I will check in later.

Trish
193.2/186.2/155
5'10"

Becky: Don't worry about yesterday. Just move on from that. Also, 10pts is really easy to make up in a week (if that is what you want to do). You can work out and get those points, you could cut 2pts off the top a day. You are doing great! Ok, I will start our challange on Sat and then you next week. We can do this!

Tonya: have fun tonight and let us know what you end up making. Also, I think you are doing great with points. I would think that for the maintanence you would get to add a few points onto you usual number. Good job!

Kirsty: Have fun at work.

Well, another jam packed day of work (Kay, I am with you on this!!). I feel so overwhelmed lately and a bit depressed. Sometimes I think it is post partum blues, but Emma is 4 1/2 months old. Like today, I don't feel social at all, and I have a get together tonight. I am just dreading it. This is so not like me, since I have always been a social butterfly. Ughhh.

SELF UPDATE... only stayed withing points, didn't have time to exercise!! But I am still doing well!!

TRISH and others starting the challenge! They say to start on Monday, but I don't think it really matters what day you start! GOOD LUCK and keep us posted!

Suzanne and others.... I told my now hubby that I would not move in with him until we were engaged when he asked to move in. It was just how I wanted it. That is not to say that he never stayed over.... :) Well, he proposed about 2 months later and then moved in about 4 months after that. He was still in school and had an apartment there, so it only made sense to a wait! Worked for us, although the initial moving in part was really hard. Since I moved on my own, I always lived alone, now I had a guy there who did not have the same cleanliness standards as I did.... and he brought a whole ton of junk with him! My townhouse was way too small! :) But it all worked out and we still have our disagreements, but have learned to work together!

Tonya... you are so skinny, I am jealous! I told hubby I wanted my belly button pierced (this was when we were dating!), but now I am chicken. Plus I want another child and I don't think a pierced belly would last! But I honestly think a toned belly with a pierced button is sexy! Way to go girl!!! Also... after seeing that pic of you, I wouldn't fret those 4 extra pounds... you look FABULOUS!

Kay.... .8 loss is almost a pound! Don't be disappointed... that is what they recommend losing!!!

I know I am missing a whole buncha people... I am sorry, but I have so much to do! Hopefully I will be back later!!

Well, thank you so much for all of the advice. It all makes perfect sense and I think everything will be okay. I think I am really nervous about moving in. It's a very big commitment adn just not so easy to get out of. I think I am ready though. This guy is great. We do a lot of the little stuff now. We always go out to dinner at least once a week and if I or he wants we go to the movies.

I just told my boss that I'll be going to school full time in the summer so one stress has been relieved at least. She took it pretty well, she was glad I wasn't leaving right away.

Thanks again for all the great advice. You guys are really the best. I will check in again later and respond to everyone....I'm going to grab something healthy to eat :) I'm planning another walk tonight too.

Okay, so I got the second pair of holes done in my ears! It's weird, I am 23 years old, I live at home only part-time and am fully moving out in May and yet I am feeling weird about the fact that I didn't consult anyone about this. Of course it's really no big deal, but I keep thinking I am going to get in trouble oh well.... I now have been thinking about getting the paws done again. Only after goal though. I got the idea from one of the Dixie Chicks, after every gold record she got a paw tatooed onto her foot ( I don't think they realized how popular they'd get), I just thought it was pretty cool and I could make mine represent something special as well.

Jen: Hopefully you'll feel better in the afternoon, It's actually warming up here and is sunny outside:)

Trish: Thanks, my cpu has been misbehaving as well:(

Brenda: yeah that can be a problem, that's why I am thinking if I do get a tatoo, I'll either get it on my foot or something else (not paws) on my shoulder blade, since there is not much fat there they'll probably not stretch as much as having one on the tummy. The only problem is that I heard it hurts like a b*tch on places where there's not much fat or muscle.

Kay: Yeah I am debating about the tatoos,another concern is when I start my career. I could probably always buy shoes that hide them though. I'll be careful with my research on places before I get it done though.

Belle: I forgot to ask, did you go to U of Calgary by any chance when you were an undergrad? I considered applying there when I was looking for a university.

Becky: That's cool that you do aerobics, I found out my class tonight is the last one with my current instructor since she got a kickass job at Reebok, I am happy for her, but I'll miss her yelling "yee-haw" all the time, this girl has sooo much energy.

Suzanne: Good for you on going back to school full-time!

See Y'All!

Ali

Hey everyone! I'm here, but lurking. I've been too "supervised" to post properly, so I'll get back to work now. I was OP yesterday with excercise included and hopefully I can get to the gym tonight. I did the Self challenge, but should've started on Monday. I'm behind, but maybe I can make it up. I think the stretching sounds interesting. I'm really good at stretching. I stretch when I get out of bed, strecth out in the lazy boy and stretch out in the tub. Goodness, I'm an ace at the stretching!
Lolly: Kansas is right on top of Oklahoma so I'll definitely drive up to see you! When in October? That's my bday month, too!
Now, I'm getting back to work. I'm sorry I can't post properly! Have a great afternoon!

I don't know if this picture thing will work or not. I haven't read since I posted but I will.

Me & Nestle the day Jeff brought him home! This is about what I weigh now.

Obviously it didn't work. Anyone know how a picture has to be saved for it to come across? It's a bitmap file now. Humph! Any help would be appreciated :)

Hi all!

Yesterday I did good on the self challenge. I walked for an hour and I stayed in points range (although I consumed my 5 activity points that I had accumulated this week!) I am just soooo hungry. Today I am doing o.k. I am at 13 pts and it is only 11 am here! I gotta get my mind off of food/growling tummy. It's just so hard to do!

I am planning on doing my stretching on the weekends with a tape that I have got. It's a pilates/yoga tape. It's quite challenging, but you feel so relaxed afterwards.

Becky: I love butterflies to, they are so peaceful and beautiful. AHHH. It's kind of like watching a fish tank, it's just relaxing.

Brenda: not sure how to get the pic to come through, but I was wondering the same thing myself. Anybody?? I am computer illiterite. LOL

I gotta run, I have to much to do and no time! *sigh* my favorite saying is "this to shall pass!" I have to repeat it frequently with toddlers. :D

I'll try to come back and chat soon

Jen ~ You are too kind. I did wait til I was done having my children before I got the belly button pierced. Somehow I didn't picture myself 9 months pregnant with a ring in my button!!!! :)

Trish ~ I think I am going to make the peanut butter pie I think onebusymomma? posted and a relish tray. That should be pretty healthful!

Brenda ~ We are buying 35 acres of land, really nice. Has trees and sloping hillsides and no close neighbors. We hope to build our dream house a year from this fall.

Well, I walked 2 miles on my lunch hour (actually in a half an hour), and I feel better. I haven't worked out since last week, I was feeling tired alot, I always feel like I have more energy when I walk and such!

Thanks to everyone for the concern of my son. He has brochial asthma, I received a nebulizer and am giving him albuterol treadments 2-3 times a day. So far it isn't helping much, but I think I need to give it some time. He also has a terrible case of bronchitis on top of it, so he is on pediapred, zithromax and claritin, the poor thing is a walking pharmacy!!!! He's happy though, and it doesn't seem to bother his mood too much, so I'll go with the flow! :)

Well, back to the grind....check in later!! :)

Trish: Only got ½ hour more last night than I have been lately (thanks Mom). I’m working on it. Things are actually getting better with my new leader. I love her as a person, it’s just that whole breaking in period that sucks. Now today it’s my boss who is being crunchie! OK, sounds like you are supposed to start this thing on Monday, so do we shoot for Monday then?? I can get on at work btw.

Ali: My parents didn’t let me get my ears pierced the first time until I was 13. All through HS I wanted them double pierced. My dad told me ‘not as long as you live under this roof’ When I had to get my own place after running out of college money *sigh* that’s the first thing I did. Literally. I think I was out of the house maybe 2 weeks or so. My dad was so mad at me *evil grin* About tattoos, that’s what I’ve heard with the pain. We’ll see!

Emily: A friend of mine closes her eyes and repeats: ‘I love my kids I’m a happy mom, I love my kids I’m a happy mom.’ as fast as she can. Cracks me up!

Tonya: You have to take your ring out when you find out you are pregnant. 35 acres is a great piece of land! Wow! Do you have prints done for the house you want? I’m sending *hugs* to your son!

OK, I still need picture help!! How do I convert a bmp file to a gif, jpg or txt?? That's what the attach file thing at the bottom of the reply screen says it has to be to be valid.

Brenda... do you have a Photoshop or other picture type program that lets you do edits to a pic?? If so, open the picture up in that program and save it as another format! Hope that helps!!

I am not feeling any brighter today... maybe a little. At lunch I went shopping an bought the cutest dress. Hubby rolled his eyes about it! I am nut he says! I also bought a bottle of Coke, but will work the points in! I will not let a little downer blow my SELF CHALLENGE!! I drink Soda very slow. This bottle will last me all afternoon! A can usually lasts me a couple hours. I take small sips. That bugs hubby beyond belief.. he chugs them! Needless to say, we never share, because I usually get NONE!

Tonight Emma and Hubby are supposidly going to Menards. How weird is that?? I go to my get together and he drags the baby to a home building store??

Tonya.... Hug your little one for me. Emma was horribly sick 2 weeks ago, but is better now. 3 babies at daycare came down with RSV... luckily we didn't let Emma get that bad, but if we would have waited a couple more days, I am sure she would have gotten that bad. Those poor little coughs break my heart, because there is nothing we can do to help! I hope your little guy gets better soon!

Stacey... I hate those "supervised moments". Good Lcuk!

Well, gotta get back to work... blahhhhh

Hello all. Well, I am so excited that I foud the little profile picture thing. I picked that ugly little dog because his name on the list was "Tiny." It was wishful thinking.

Brenda: OK, Monday it is! Maybe this is what we need?!!? Ok, now I am excited! Oh, you sound like me with my folks when I first was in college. I had these really cute tight jeans with rips in them (it was 1990) and my dad HATED them. I was so not alowd to wear them in HS. As soon as I got to college, had them on all of the time...and always when I went home.

Jen: we are a week behind (sometimes it takes me longer to get on with a good thing) but we will work at it with you all! Maybe you shoudl check with your Dr. re: a little bit of the blues? even if Emma is 4mo, it could still be that? anyway, I love new dresses!! Bet yours is so cute!

Tonya: Have fun tonight. That sounds yummy!

Ali: it is funny when we do things without any input. I am 30(gasp) and still run some things by my mom. But there are others that I don't tell her about at all. But now it is my hubby that gets all the questions.

Hello to eveyone else. Must get back to work.

Trish

Hi everyone! Just had Cuban food for lunch, but I don't think I ate too much. I'll eat light for dinner just in case. I've got to get my willpower back. Yesterday, after swearing to do better, I went home and made baked chicken for dinner. Then a friend came over with a rental movie and a bottle of wine. I had three glasses, and by the time I went to bed, I was so mad at myself. You'd think I would have learned by lunchtime! Argh! Brenda: I'll go register and Sunday sounds like a good day to start!

Ali: I've often thought I'd get a tattoo when I reached my goal. I was thinking shoulder blade or foot area. Not sure what I'd get, maybe one of the symbols that stands for my astrological sign, Libra. My sister has a tattoo on her foot of a little daisy and it's really cute. I've never gotten into the whole piercing thing. One of my ears is double-pierced, and I keep a little earring in there but hardly ever wear earrings in the regular holes! It's too much of a pain when you're talking on the phone so much like my job requires!

Becky: If you get by Roanoke we'll have to meet up! I've been here about two and half years, and the time has flown by. And I love the star. It cheers me up everytime I see it, and when I've been out of town, it reminds me that I'm home. Girls, the star we're talking about is an 88-foot-high electrical star made of neon tubing that sits on a small mountain in Roanoke and shines down on the city. It goes on every night, and it's so cheery! When I first moved here, I thought it was tacky, but it's grown on me. There's also a park and a zoo on the mountain that you can visit, and it's a fave spot to go late at night. You can look over the lights of the city. During the day, you can see the mountains that surround the city. Roanoke's nickname is "Star City of the South."

But while it's a pretty place, Tonya, it's given me the same breathing problems your son has! I have bronchial asthma, which i developed after living here a year. Because the city is in a valley, all the stale air kinda gets trapped in the "bowl" and it aggravates allergies. I'm sure the weight might play into the asthma a little, though, because since I lost 20 lbs I'm already breathing a little better. I'm on the same sort of meds ... I use one kind of inhaler twice a day, and have another for emergencies. I also take Singulair once a day. Every January I seem to come down with bronchitis, and then I'm on antibiotics and steroids until it's over with. This year wasn't bad, but last year, I had bronchitis for about 2 months.

Well, I need to do a little work. I'm off tomorrow, because of all the hours I worked last week, and I can't wait. Brian's off too and we actually will have THREE whole days together. I can't remember the last time that happened. I don't even hear him come home at night anymore. And when I get up in the morning, he's sleeping.

I just ate an apple. Yay, me!

I forgot to mention about my dress..... THE SALES LADY WAS NICE TO ME!!!!! Hah... I think I am boycotting that other store from now on, I am still a little steamed about it!!!!

I just joined the Self Challenge.... Now I gotta start stretching. I have a short flexability workout by Kathy Smith, perhaps I'll use that.

Kim: Cool! I am a Libra too(My b-day's Oct 2):). Yeah I am waiting for goal either way so it gives me some time to think (actually I'll probably wait until I make lifetime). Wow three days with your significant other, that's great, have a wonderful weekend!

Trish: I think the thing is, my mom and I are very close, so I generally tell her everything and consult with her on everything. She's a cool mom though, she's never been smothering and all my friends like her. She also dances to dance music in the kitchen sometimes, she's a free-spirit!

Jen: I am often a sipper of soft-drinks as well, I take my time.

Brenda: I was 12 before I was allowed to get my ears pierced, right before I turned 12, my dad tried to extend it to 16. My mother let me get it done anyway. I can understand why she wanted me to wait, I am sensitive to a lot of metals (as it was today I had to buy the more expensive studs, but they're fine) also friends of mine who had them done young had tons of troubles (often due to wearing dangling earrings before they were ready for it).

Tonya: walking at a pace of 4 miles an hour is supurb! I am really sorry about your son though. I was diagnosed as asthmatic as a child, but now they think I had whopping cough (another girl had it as well at the same time as me and we both got the asthma diagnoses).

Emily: Congrats on the SELF challenge! I have a big dinner on Saturday so I have been banking all week!

Stacey: Another October Baby! Cool, I am as well.

Take Care!

Ali

I just joined the Self challenge, too!

Ali - Yeah, I went to U of C to get my degree!!

I don't have toomuch time here to post, so I am gonig to post the paragraph I emailed to Kim earlier today....

I know just how you feel about things coming back to haunt you -
I have
hit a huge plateau and even when I do thing RIGHT I am not seeing
results. I don't know what to do to get out of that, I wish
there was a
trick. I don't have advice for you obviously, but your post
triggered
me to think about why we are at 3FC. B/c we will struggle with
weight
for the rest of our lives, it won't go away. We will lose the
weight,
some of us will gain and some will maintain it, but it will
always be an
issue. 20 years from now we will still have to watch what we eat
and if
we splurge it will come back to haunt us, we will probably not
like
"regular" exercise still. That is why we flock together on this
medium,
to know we aren't alone and hold eachother's hands when we have
these
bad feelings, and to remind eachother that we will encourage
eachother
to become thin, but that we will be thin people who work at it.
Together. It sucks to be in this boat sometimes, but I think
people who
struggle and work at things like weight are better people really,
cuz
they look beyond those things and like on our site, we have this
wonderful humanity going on - we genuinely care for one another
and want
eachother to succeed. Its amazing, and comforting that we are
not going
through these feelings alone.

Anyway, those are my deep thoughts for hte day...and now, off to dream up a communications strategy!

Have a good day girls, I hope I get more 3FC time tomorrow...might have to come in early...

Belle

Belle ~ You just made me cry. That was beautiful. And so true.

Kim ~ I just realized that you're from Roanoke. I visited there last summer! My best friend worked in Vinton and in Roanoke. She worked for the Blue Ridge Parkway desiging ADA trails and then at the Outback steakhouse at night to make money. It was one of the best trips. We hiked flat top mountain, went to every winery within a days drive, and basically had a great time. I don't remember the star (I guess we had too much wine :)). Good luck on the Self challenge! I started it, but I didn't do it yesterday.

Good afternoon to everyone else!

WARNING... LONG VENT TO FOLLOW. IGNORE IF YOU WANT TO!!


Belle.... so true. I am glad you posted that here also, because it really made me think.

I have a confession... I used to post on this thread back in 1999 when I was on WW for the first time. this thread really didn't accept me into it's "clique" and I was frustrated. So I started my own under Clubs and it was wonderful. After having Emma I came back and decided to give this thread another try. You all accepted me immediately and made me feel like part of the "family''! Thank you!

Kim... Every time I see your posts... I look at that dog pic you have and giggle. That dog is sooooo cute with his huge floppy ears!!!

45 minutes of work left. HUUURAAAAAAYYYYYYYY. I still don't feel like being social. Honestly, it bothers me. I want to be, yet I still don't feel like it. Sometimes I think my extra PG weight makes me self conscious and causes me to withdraw. Not sure, but I think that may also be part of my social problem lately. Also, if I have never told you about my MIL you are lucky.... she is very mean to me and judgemental! She makes me feel aweful about myself! I hate that. Hubby doesn't much care for his family because of the way they treat people. We are on a break from them at the moment... which makes me sad since I don't Emma to be hurt by aweful g-parents! AND, a couple weeks ago she called and told hubby that if Emma was not going to be home (she and I were at a party) there was no reason to visit.... her son didn't even count in her book!! He was hurt. She only lives 45 minutes away.... AND (I could go on and on)... when Emma was born, she invited all these people to our house and hour after we got home from the hospital, without telling us, and I was so overwhelmed I sat in the bathroom and cried! Then she said to me.. Give me MY baby.... Yup you read that right! It is an aweful twisted mess and I jsut needed to vent that out! Gee the more I think about it, I have a lot of things that are making me blue at this moment!

OK, this got way to long and venty... Sorry about that. I guess I had a lot of steam to release. Thanks for reading....

Jen: I just want to jump through the computer and give you a huge hug! I know some of what you are going through. As I you will read below, my mom doesn’t like my hubby – that’s actually an understatement. While our situations are very different, the basis is that it hurts – and hurts A LOT! Every once in awhile I have to cry about it. My own mother had to force a smile for my wedding pictures and you can tell by looking at them. I don’t know what advice I can give other than it will take time to find a way to deal with the situation, but you probably won’t ever find a ‘solution’ per say. It’s been very hard for me to accept that fact with my situation. My heart goes out to you. Just remember what you DO have. Your own family!!

On the computer stuff --That did help but now I can’t get the picture small enough for 3fc’s to take it. It also gets fuzzier and more unclear the smaller I make it. You have to understand this is the first time I have worked with pictures at all. I guess hubby wants to start her early on being a tom boy huh?? I had to laugh at you and the nice Saleslady!

Trish: I hear you on the mom thing. Unfortunately my mom doesn’t like my hubby and is VERY judgmental, so she knows only selective things about my day to day life. It’s very sad b/c she used to be like my best friend. I just have to learn from it I guess. Monday! Monday? I’ll probably register this weekend if it will let you choose your start date. I’m getting excited about doing this! Kim’s with us, what about you Jen?

Kim: Looks like it’s Monday actually that we are starting. Did it let you choose your start date? Isn’t it funny how that wine can sneak up on you?

Ali: I got my belly button pierced a few months before the wedding and had an allergic reation to the nickel in the metal. They told me to use bactine to clean the piercing with and it turns out I’m allergic to that too! I ended up with my whole stomach puffy and red. I swear it was 12” in diameter. Sorry if TMI, but anyone considering it should use Gold if you have sensitive skin. I had to take mine out 2 days after I got it. I don’t know if I’ll ever get it done again. We’ll see once I make lifetime!

Belle: What you wrote was wonderful and absolutely true! If not for you and everyone here, the chances of me quitting would be much greater. We are a kind of family that in a way is much more important than our own blood. We KNOW exactly what the other one is feeling and thinking. Just knowing you all go through the same things I do helps. There’s always someone in a good mood to help those in a bad mood. Have you noticed that we take turns at it? No matter where life takes us or what we do, we will always carry a piece of each other in our hearts forever.

“It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.” -- Epicurus

If felt good to hear that someone understands. About my MIL, she liked me until we got engaged. Then she got all freaky and told hubby that she was losing him. HUHHHH??? He wasn't even living there. Ever since that, I am on her crap list. She made our wedding miserable, even made me cry at the rehearsal dinner! And I am one up on you.... she NEVER smiles in any pictures I am in... even the wedding ones! She was even holding Emma on the day we come home... and she has a scowl on her face. UGHHH. It have been 4 weeks since we have talked to her, and we both dread the next call, thinking it will be her.

GET this.. This one is a topper. 4 weeks ago, they decided to come over without calling. Just Emma and I were home. BUT, I was in the basement cleaning up some things and Emma was napping. I didn't answer the door. SO for an hour they drove back and forth past the house till hubby came home... then snotted at me when they stormed in! He was furious they did that. The funny part is that I was on the computer about 15 minutes later and looked out the front window and swore it was them driving by.... AND, our garage door was open, so you could tell my car was there!

UGGGHHHH... Maybe this was more than anyone cares to hear.... but I felt I needed to get it off my chest. Thank you again for reading!

OHHH... forgot... I am 28 (gonna be 29 in May) and hubby is 25.... the age difference really bothers her!!!

I feel like I am dealing with children when it comes to them!!

Hope everyone has a nice night, don't let my downer day get you down!

I need to learn to say no! to food and to people who want me to eat with them!
does anyone have this problem?
I was ok this morning only went to class to get a grade that the prof didnt give out grrrr but its cool b/c My note taker and i are becoming friends so she and I had a good laugh
I had a nutrigrain bar for breakfast and altho I wasnt even hungry went for a slice with her So i got a slice of sicilian veggie and a salad which was unedible but im realizing as im eating Im not hungry! but ofcourse i finished it b/c i paid for it even tho the salad was a nightmare
tonight im having a half a sub with mustard and vinager turkey and cheese and STILL havent had a soda altho i was craving it today I woke up soo sore from my cold i havent even stretched today altho i want to look into some yoga videos
Belle OMG! i want to print that and put it up in my room for encouragement
I was 6 when i got my ears pierced Only b/c my big sis got hers done she was 8 didnt wear earrings regularly till 12 got a second hole at 16 but they were uneven! and when i meet my goal
i want a tatoo of a triskele on my back somewhere ;)
Jen you should write a disparaging letter to the store of the EVIL clerk and an positive one to the store of the nice clerk ;)
Tonya My thoughts are with your son ;) and the land sounds fantastic
Lolly I couldnt figure out how to reply to your PM lol but the book party sounds amazing ;D
stacy dont you wish there was like a button to push to divert your boss
anyway i gotta run
Love
Kierie

Don't have much time tonight, just got in from WI. 2.75 lbs lost to total 21.5!!

I made 10% tonight yeah!!

Y'all have a great night.