WW Clubs and Groups - Thank God its Friday

Its 1 am and I'm not Dreaming of Ben Affleck Whats wrong with this picture???
Mom made fettucine Alfredo for my Grams Bday and doesnt know he meaning of the phrase "I only want a little bit" mind you Im programmed to be a member of the clean plate club we're all sensitive to dairy so we didnt even get to her cake
Its 11 days till my date with the weightloss doc And id like to have a loss between now and then Im not sure whether to go by the 218 i saw at the health center or the 222 that was on a very bloated day at the doc all i know is i dont want to be more than that! also my goal is to get my lazy *** on the treadmill on monday and up my intake of water to 80 oz a day
and when i get to the grocery this weekend get some high fiber foods and WW dinners I know its cheating but its a pain in the *** to cook for 1
anyway bed and dreams of ben beckon so i will post more later
Have a FANTASTIC day
Kierie

Hi Everyone :) I had a nice evening last night...went over to a friend's and had dinner with their family and then watched Chicken Run (again). I don't think going out in this nasty weather was a good idea tho...my throat is hurting more than ever and once again I'm up before 6am <<sigh>> LOL. Ugh! Anyways... I'm going to try to get back to sleep. Just wanted to drop in and say hi. Hope you all have a great Friday and if I don't get to write again enjoy the weekend!!!!

hey girls,
i'm feeling a bit narked cos asked boss if i could go to gym today over lunchtime but he said there's too much work to do and it takes too long. booh. anyone else find it hard to fit it in during the day? even when the class is 45 mins, i need to walk there and back and get showered etc after so it takes twice as long. it's annoying cos i like this class on a friday, but i suppose i'm just going to have to go after work and hopefully try a new class.
ok, enough moaning from me. i reckon i'm going to have to get up early and do gym stuff in the morning cos otherwise it makes me look bad at work!
so how are you all doing? ready for the weekend?
kierie - hope things go ok at weightloss docs. shalyne - hope you get better soon too. we're all falling apart!! i've got really huge tonsils at the moment, but luckily i don't feel ill (yet!).
i've got a good recipe for 0-point veggie curry. i'll post it on a separate page. if anyone else has good recipes then do add them!
love to you all,
kirsty

apart from really noticing it on my stomach and hips, you also notice your boobs disappear! and your upper arms stop jiggling and suddenly you get cheekbones!
oh, and your thighs stop rubbing. hooray!

Morning All!

I took a relaxing evening and it was what the doctor ordered I am sure. Ah, today I have to reimmerse myself into my school work.. fun fun fun.

Kirsty: My thighs still rub together though, but I have the body type where they always will. I think the one thing I was flabbergasted at was just how long my neck was, I always thought it was short, but nope, it was long. I also love those collar bones (I could not see them when I was at my highest weight). I also love the definition I am getting in my back.

Shalyne: My sleeping patterns have gotten really messed up over the past month. School hasn't helped, but it started to go wacky over my break. Oh well. I hope you got back to sleep.

Kierie: I live on frozen meals at times, it is by no means cheating. It has also helped me realize what a good portion size is (though I always suppliment those meals with a ton of salad).

Take Care!

Ali

By the way, all of you rock! Thank you all for your advice or offers of advice and support.

I am taking the plunge and actually going to a rez social activity tomorrow night alone, none of my friends are going and all the people who I know are casual aquaintances, but hey, I am sure I can join in and have fun (it's disco bowling). I never do stuff like this, so it's the perfect opportunity to put my face out there and have a ton of fun and great practice for moving to a new city. I love this new boost of confidence!!!

TTYL!!

Ali

what on earth is disco bowling!?

if anyone wants a beanie baby avatar then check out
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Lagoon/2147/avatarindex.html

just right click (or left click depending on your mouse set up) on the picture you want, choose save as and save it to your computer. then go to 3fc, click on profile, options, scroll down to avatar and upload your piccie. hope that makes sense.

there are also links from there to other avatar websites...

hmm, it isn't giving the link properly. try typing it in as
after the www.geocities.com bit it should say SouthBeach/Lagoon/2147/avatarindex.html

an example...

Kirsty: Disco bowling is bowling in a dark bowling alley with mirror balls, black lights, glow-in-the-dark balls and loud dance music. It's becoming a big deal here in Quebec (then again so is mini-putt (miniature golf) in the summer).

Take Care!

Ali

Good morning everyone....

I am so glad it is Friday!

I agree with Kirsty, besides my face, the legs not rubbing together anymore was a huge plus!!! :)

I am sorry to hear of all the sickness going thru our group!! I am sending healthy vibes to all of you!!

I get migraine headaches once every couple months, and last night I got one, I went to bed at 8 p.m., DH took care of the house and children (thank goodness!), and I feel better today, but always have a residual (hangover-like) headache for the next couple days. It sucks!! Oh well, I can thank my mom for them, my doc says they tend to be hereditary!

Good news....I have been OP all week, and walking every day. My WI is tomorrow, I hope it is a loss, we will see.

Ali ~ Have fun disco bowling, it is fun, and I am sure you will meet tons of fun people.

KO ~ I also think Ben Affleck is hot, I wish I could have a good (sexy) dream about him....

Well, better get back to work, a big "HELLO!!" to everyone else!

Hope to stop back a little later!....

:D

I didn't expect so many posts already this morning. I am not super excited to be at work today but I only have to come back to this particular client 2 more times. I really like the people but there isn't a lot of wpork to do. Plus they are moving the HR job out to OK and I am just a consultant anyway.

Well, I was doing so well this week until I went overboard last night. I ate 1 point at home before my meeting and then ate a few cheese and crackers, 2 brushetta and a few very small wafer cookies. I was annoyed at myself but came home and ate 3 more points. I was over by 7 yesterday but at least I earned 3 points in exercise. I calculated my points for the week starting with Sunday (I didn't write down on Saturday - bad points, bad me). Anyway, I am hoping that throughout the week I saved up enough points to compensate for the 2 days that I was over. I will find out tonight at WI. I am nervous though since I had a big gain last week. I don't think I can handle another gain. I was so close to gaol before and now I feel so far away.

So what has everyone planned for the weekend? I think we are going to rent a movie tonight since DH has been sick this week. Tomorrow I am volunteering in the morning and then tomorrow night is a housewarming party. that should be a lot of fun and hopefully it will be my only major food challenge during the weekend.

I hope all of the sickies are feeling better today. Take care all.

Sarah
194.4/166.4/153WW

where is every one else? i'm doing a feature from ****, i need lots of distractions....

k ;)

Hey girls...well, I am not doing so well today, bear with me and I will share.

Now keep in mind, I am PMSING, TOM this week, so I don't know if I am overreacting or not......


Last night we went to this pub with his co-workers (my ex co-workers)for this
maritimer
band. Well, we got there at 7 to hold the table, and I didn't
really want to
go, but b/f didn't want to wait alone. Anyway, he wanted to
drink so I had
to drive. And so the band was good, the people were take em or
leave em, I had
an okay time except for this:

B/f didn't seem to want to show that we were dating. I leaned
my head on his
shoulder at one point and he shrugged it off. Then we were
danceingand when we
left the dance floor I went to take his hand and it was limp. at
the table I
tried to hold it under the table, same thing.

I also noticed he was checking out this girl who looked like his
ex alot. I was
choked. And then I went to the bathroom and saw myself and I
felt so fat and
ugly. It was unreal. Now, I know you are going to say that is
"superificial"
of me, but I am not trying to express that I put emphasis on
looks, I am trying
to express that I felt so unattractive and insignificant. Now, I
am hoping its
just that I am PMSing and I am a bit emotional, but really, I
feel horrible
today. I didn't even want to cuddle him last night, I just
wanted to go home
and sleep in my own bed - but it was 12:30....too late. My self
esteem
plummetted. I was looking around at the other people, little
signs of affection
from sig others, but I could have been there with any other guy
in the room for
whatb/f displayed.

Bottom Line: I think he is ashamed to be with me in public. Like, his
co-workers totally
know me and know we are dating, but I mean the other people.

I don't know, maybe there are just too many red flags. Maybe no matter what, this guy just aint for me, since I can't seem to hold his interest and I don't feel good about myself, I am constantly insecure and doubtful.

I think I might have to denounce men altogether and get over it.

Anyway, lots to do, need coffee.

Have a good day and weekend

B

Belle that is not superficial he did things that made you feel bad and did not hold up his end of the relationship and i bet his ex was a Bowser Dont be too available to him for the few days and do what you want to do if he wants to be an IGNORANT FOOOOL fine but you are too good for him if he cant even muster the energy to hold your hand
anyway i have to run and take care of some EDU stuff
but! I WILL BE BACK!
IM starved BRING ON THE KASHI!
Kiers
PS I first notice in my wrists then my face/neck and when my collarbones come out i know im making progress!

Tonya: I am sorry to hear about your migranes, they run in my family too (my cousin can't become a pilot due to them), andhope you are feeling better soon.

Belle: I'll try and give you a PM.

Kirsty: yup, I have been bumming around the boards due to the fact it is term paper time and I need a distraction. Well, at least I have plans both tonight and Saturday, it will give some time for me to chill out a bit and get off of campus.

Sarah: Have a good weekend, volunteering is so good!

Anyhoo, Take Care!

Ali

I'm super busy and haven't check the other days of threads, but hopefully I can check them tonight!
Have a wonderful day!!!

I only have time for a quick post....tomorrow is moving day and there is still a TON of stuff to do!!!!!

Ali, I haven't posted since you put your pictures up...WOW....You look great

Belle, You deserve soooooo much better than someone who makes you feel that way over and over again, Stay strong and you are doing amazing!!!!

I am so with the whole BEN thing, he is my wallpaper at work:love:

I want to say HI to EVERYONE else out there, have a great weekend and I should be back online by Monday!!


Steph

Belle: Can I tell you how familiar that sounded. I've been there. I always felt like a guy might be embarrassed of me too. It hurts so bad. Like I knew he really liked me, and when it was just the two of us things were awesome. But it was like when we got in public he was embarassed to be dating a fat chick.

And you know what.... I'm thinking (and hoping) that a lot of this may be in our heads. We've been in this mindset all our lives that if we're not thin, we're not worthy... but we are!!!! We're totally worth it. Maybe he has things on his mind and wasn't in an affectionate mood. Find out. You could be totally jumping to conclusions. Just like you're PMSing, he might be stressed and acting a certain way because of that. But find out. And if he is does have a problem like you were afraid of - then he's not worth it.

You are an amazing girl and you deserve someone who knows that and who's thankful to have you love them!

To all: on another note... I jsut started freaking out. My boss ordered 25 pizzas - so there's free pizza in the caffeteria for a TGIF get together. It smells SO GOOD. I really want to eat like 5 slices.... i'm gonna stick to my tuna fajitas.... or hope to. It just sucks. I have to walk into the caff to get my lunch out of the fridge and heat it up. I'm scared to even go in there... how sad is that?

Lisa

don't do it lisa!! you'll feel so good if you stick to the tuna fajitas.

Lisa - You might be right about stuff being in our Heads some of the time, but society does dictate that....so if we are a bit messed, we can blame the media!! I hope it is in my head....

Run from the pizza!! Well, I woudl, that is my fetish - I can eat 4 peices, kid you not, I feel horrible after and wanna die from being so bloated and full, but I love it.

I am going for falafel. Its either 8 or 13 points, cuz it has less falafel patties than the WW book indicates, so I count it as 10 (good compromise). Its so good but you stink so bad after - oh well, since I am having a belle night, that should be okay.

I think I need to scrapbook more of my Europe trip. I amgoing to pick upmy keys to my new place, bring over some of the boxes I have packed so far and scrapbook tonite (more avoiding packing!!).

Well, I should do some work.....1 hour and 15 min to FALAFEL!!!

Belle

Well, my boss sent out an email about me resigning over here to go to grad school full time. Most of my co-workers are congratulating me and happy for me but one person gave me a guilt trip :( Of course I think he was kidding. I suppose it is kind of a compliment cause he doesn't want me to leave.

Other than that, I have been doing well. Tomorrow is official weigh in but I took a sneak peak this morning and it said 179!!! It's only a pound but it is a new decade!!!!!! Woohoooooo!!! I am going to NYC for the weekend April 20th and I would love love love! to be 170 by then. I think I can do it! Especially cause I seem to have been able to commit 100% lately.

Well, going to lunch with some of my young co-workers. I'm sure there will be low point things cause it's a cafe' type deal. Have a good day!

Kirsty and Belle, thanks for the support. I went in the caff and warmed up my tuna fajitas (delicious, by the way) and stayed away from the pizza. Oh girls, it smelled and looked SO GOOD! So I made it out alive. But there's lots left over and it will be out for the rest of the day... so the battle is not over. I will just have to close my eyes every time I walk pass the caff.

So my goal for the day is to not eat that pizza... and it will take every ounce of self-control not to.

Belle, you say that you could eat four pieces, not kidding... well I could take you. Trust me. I could eat 5! And yeah, I'd feel just awful physically and mentally afterwards... but man I would do it anyway. But not today!

Suzanne... I know you can be 170 by April 20. I'm rooting for you. I know you can do it. I have a goal to reach 170 by July 25th. Lord - give us strength!

Girls, I'll check in again before I go home.... but in case some of you log off before I write again... HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!

Lisa

HW237/ WW220/ CW200/ GOAL:115/ 4'11"

Hello all. I need to say a quick hello to you all then get back to work. Hopefully next week won't be so bad.

Belle: I would talk to BF about your concerns. I think Lisa might be right, some of this could be in our heads (I do this a lot meself or I did before Hubby). regardless, I think the men in our lives need to know ehree we are comming from.

Lisa: Avoid the PIZZA!!!! Belle said she could eat 4 pieces. Well, I could ea tlike 6-7. I can be such a pizza pig. Hey, I think the tuna sounds great.

Steph: Have fun moving. I think it is a pain to do but very exciting.

Stacey: Have a great weekend

Ali: Have fun bowling (I am going disco bowling too. It is a company party that I am planning. We are holding it tomorrow night. For the food, I ordered all this bad food and a veggie tray for me!) Don't stress too much and I hope you got some great advice. If you still need to talk, let me know.

Suzanne: Don't worry about the co-worker. I am sure he does not want to see you leave and he probably wishes he could do the same thing.

Kierie: I think I will eat some Kashi as well. My family use to be a clean your plate type, but now they have gotten really good about when people say no. Now if I could just teach my hubby's family not to puch food. It is harder to tell them to bug off.

Kirsty: what a bummer about the boss and gym thing. I hate it when they don't see how that litlte break makes us so much more productive in the long run!!!!! I work out in the morning (same issue as you) and in the summer I love it. In the winter, it is hard to go (read as: I never make it but stay in bed and cuddle with hubby). Hope you like the new class.

sarah: You are still doing so great. Don't let that get you down. This weekend I am going to go and see trafic and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (must see before Oscar) I also am volunteering tomorrow. Jr League event. Have a great weekend.

Tonya: GREAT JOB being on program and accomlishing your goals! Sorry to hear about the migrane.

shalyne: I love Chicken Run. I hope you feel better.

Ok, I have a little delema. I was invited to a neighbor's doughter's baby shower this weekend. I am not sure I can make myself go. For those of you who are new, I miscarried in January and this shower just seems like it will be very painful for me at this time. The thing is, I am sort of new to the neighborhood and it is a very friendly place. They don't know about the baby I lost and might think I was rude if I did not go. I don't know what to do. What do you all think? I would send a gift either way. Should I not go or just get over this thing and just do it?

Well, I must get going. This is longer than I thought. Sorry to anyone that I missed.

Trish

ooh, it's tricky, but i'm being good. it's my work mate's birthday and there's lots of booze, olives, dips, nachos, choccies, cakes etcetc going begging. i've refused all but one olive as i'm determined to go to the gym tonight (and you can't eat before you exercise!). phew. but it's so hard to not think oh, i'll just eat some and not go gym. esp now i've found out folk are going to the pub after work! but i will stay strong and avoid the food/drink and go to the gym. if i do then i'm going to be sooo proud of myself. and now i've told you girls, i'm going to have to stick to my promise! the salsa may look good, but i don't want a stitch while exercising!
right, i'm more or less finished for the day. hope you all have a wonderful weekend and do your best to stay on program! i posted a recipe for zero-point veggie curry if anyone struggles on their points!!
kirsty

i'm not sure what to suggest. it might be easier on you to just send a gift and apologise for not being able to make it. but i guess at some point you want to feel you are able to cope with these things. maybe you could tell your neighbour and explain that you would find it hard?
and then if you do go, and get upset, they would understand why. either way, i hope you're ok.

The first place I notice the weight-loss is my legs. My legs are slim ( I'm apple shaped) as it is....it's frustrating...I wish it would drop off my mid-section first !

I am so ready for the weekend ! Nothing planned....I am going to tackle organizing my old photo albums ! I've been putting it off since the first of the year...It is supposed to rain here....so it is perfect timing.


Kieri - Ben Afflect....whois the perfect guy ! I keep noticing him in movies I didn't know he was in...I can't remember the one that surprised me...was it Studio 54 ? I forget ! Let us know what the doc says :-)

Shalyne - hope you feel better soon...enjoy a relaxing weekend...

Kirsty - here in CA ( the sue happy state) not letting you take a lunch is illegal ! I'm sorry you can't do to your class...I actually went to the gym this morning...it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be...thanks for the avatar sites...hopefully I'll have time to play around

Ali - glad to see you are feeling better. Have fun at the party....I travel a lot for work...so many times I go to a restaurant or the hotel bar..It's kinda weird , but you get used to it. I've met a lot a interesting people... specially in Alabama ( I'm from CA....big culture shock) Anyway....I think you will have a great time...and you have a positive attitude about it !

Tonya - hope you are feeling better....I have never experienced a migraine...but bf has...and I know it's no fun.

Sarah - don't worry about being over on points...or the gain...you're doing fine. I had a gain...a big gain this week...I am over it and back on track

Belle - hugs to you ! I had that experience with my last bf....it was horrible...I know what you are going through ! I did some soul searching and realized that our relationship wasn't what I wanted it to be....it ended on it's own...it was a really tough time for me...

Stacey - welcome back ! have a great weekend

Steph - have fun this weekend

Lisa - great job on avoiding the pizza ! take a walk if you feel the urge

Trish,

I'm sorry. I didn't know. And I think you know better than anyone whether you'd be able to attend. Only you know if you're ready to involve yourself in that situation.

And if you're not, I think the gift is a good idea. Just tell them you can't attend. I'm sure they realize there is a reason, and will most likely assume you have a prior commitment.

Best of luck with your decision... you know what's right for you right now.

Lisa

trish just send a small thoughtful gift and a nice card
maybe somethign for the mommy versus the baby
and if you feel the need explain after the shower has taken place. . . dont put yourself in the situation to hurt you know what i mean? its not fair to you

Lisa Congrats on Saying no to pizza and yes to tuna fajitas? how do you make those anyway I can easy eat 3/4 slices of pizza

ILGBG congrats on the pound!!!! what will you be doing in the city?

Tonya just relax have you tried meditation for the migraine? I hope you feel better hun

Trish again have you tried the kashi golean shakes/bars? i was thinking about trying em but im a bit wary

Oh i forgot to tell you guys Duh brain flatulence
Doc says im fine on all counts except i need to take an iron supplement and that explains my constant exhaustion
I gotta grab a shower and get down to new brunswick to drop my class and pic up my papers from UCD woowooo
I want to have them filled out and in the study abroad office by Monday
anyway off to grab a shower b4 the doggies notice im gone lol
Kierie

Wow, i'm glad to know that everyone thinks my future husband is so hot, BEN IS MINE (okay I am suppose to have him on a timeshare with my best friend) !!! okay just kidding. But yes, I think Ben Affleck is very sexy and would be happy to dream about him more.

Also glad to know there are a lot of Pizza lovers....mmmmmm Ben and Pizza.

KO: Iron deficienies are not good. My mom's anemic and I remember her laying in bed with exhaustion for a month, poor thing (I was about 8 at the time). Take care.

Julie: Only through photos have I been able to appreciate how much smaller my legs are now. Well the thing is I know I am going to be thrust into social situations where I don't know many people this coming year so it's always good practice. Luckily I am generally outgoing, but I still need to work on it sometimes.

Stacey: Hi and welcome back!

Trish: thanks for the offer, I have put things into perspective and I am much happier today. About your dilema, perhaps like others suggested skip it with your apologies (but I doubt you'll have to get into the specifics on why you're missing it). Send a card and a gift, they'll understand I am sure.

Lisa: congrats on your restraint from the Pizza that is awesome!

Suzanne: I got a guilt trip once too for leaving my job, it meant that I was doing a good job though. I am sure he's just kidding. Good Luck with grad school though!

Belle: Have fun scrapbooking:) Maybe this weekend would be a good weekend for you to get together with a few girlfriends for a chick night w/ baily's, tequilla and chick flicks (drinking to dirty dancing is a lot of fun!).

Steph: Thanks! Yeah I should consider changing my wallpaper on my cpu though. It's trees right now.

take Care!

Ali

Oh yes he does ... Ben Affleck? Who he? Tee hee, actually he is rather yummy ... have any of you seen Mallrats? Where he's the jerky guy in the bad suit? He looks sooooooo different my BF had to tell me it was him! But Javi, Javi, oh Javi, he is quite the man of the moment here in Spain. We are all on tenterhooks waiting to see if he will squeak the Oscar or if bl**dy Tom Hanks will get it just for going on a bit of a diet. I have everything crossed for him (Javi) and I plan to go and see the film this weekend .... anyone seen it yet? Noone I know has so I don't know what to expect.

Was just checking in quickly before the weekend ... and all that talk of pizza has made me STARVING and I've already had my tea ... but fortunately I have points over so I am going to go home and trough a vanilla soy pud. SCRUMMY!

So ... have a good one everyone, remember - waterwaterwater, journaljournaljournal,

hugs,
Lolly
xxx

ps: Jules - big gains suck, but don't let it get you down. I gained 7lbs in a week last year, but it was gone the next week (and then some!).

Hello again everyone :) Well I'm sort of just sitting here chilling out a bit...kinda bored really. I'm supposed to go out to coffee later with some friends and I really don't have anything to do till then except clean up my apartment a bit and that's no fun at all LOL. I'm really a horrible housekeeper. On the bright side I really don't feel much like eating. I had a sandwich earlier and to swallow each bite I had to have a drink of something b/c my throat is so sore. Ugh. I was really hoping I'd be all better by today so I could totally enjoy the wkend! I'm not going to let it get in my way tho...hopefully anyways.

Lolly... I have no idea what actor or movie you were talking about in your post LOL. I feel so out of it... who????

Hope you all have a great wkend! :)

Hey girls!! Guess what? the girl I went to Falafel with...well, she is from my old HS. I haven't seen her since about Grade 11 I figure. Anyway, we realized we are both on WW and I asked her to come and join us. I dont know what user name she'll have yet....

Anyway, I thought that was cool. I told her you guys were super awesome supportive.

I like Ben too. But I really like (don't gag) Joshua Jackson from dawson's creek. YUMMY!

Gotta run

Belle

granted I cant really watch dawson any more
I got outta the habit last year when i t was on opposite 90210 and i had to watch the final season
id like to be stranded on an island with Joshua jackson
or ANGEL or One of the guys in 98 degrees
can ya tell i need a bf lol ;D
have a good weekend Chicks