WW Clubs and Groups - Tuesday 17 April DAILY THREAD

And it's back to work for Kirsty. Booh. How come 4-day weekends go by even quicker than normal ones?!
I've quickly scanned the posts, and well done on the losses! I had a rather piggy weekend (but there is something nice about eating chocolate in bed with BF!). ah well. back to being good this week.
oh, and i saw bridget jones last night. excellent film. lolly, my blokey really enjoyed it so i'm sure yours will too. it really annoyed me that she said her weight american style rather than in british stones. talk about pandering to the US market...but it was still well worth seeing! there was one other change that confused me. why did they change the name of mark darcy's mum from elaine to geraldine? she was called elaine in the book wasn't she?
and can anyone explain why at 136 pounds (or whatever it was) she is fat?
is she only 4 foot tall? i must admit she did look a bit chunky at times, but only in her face. i think she probably has one of those lollipop heads where the body is pretty slim but they look fat cos they have a chubby face.
hokey, i should probably do some work now i'm here. chat with you all later,
love kirsty

ps lolly - is your blokey there now!?

Morning All,


Eek, my easter didn't go too well, 36 points! Oh well I am sure I was far far worse in other years. Once I get a taste for chocolate though it's bad, it is a trigger food for me, maybe I am not really ready to handle it yet.

I am so jealous that so many of you have sisters. I have always been the only girl in my family and I have 3 brothers (who I love dearly and all and they're extremely protective of me, I also have a ton of male friends).

Lola: I go to Meetings in Pointe-Claire, there's only 1 meeting in Sherbrooke and it is completely in French I think and on a bad night for me.

Kirsty: I hear that Renee Z. kept complaining how fat she'd gotten for the role, she looked fine. I am slowly realizing I am a lollypop, a big head and a small body (though I am not skinny, just thin <I'm a british size 10-12, US 6-8>, but my shoulders are wider than my hips and I am not that curvy).

Take Care Y'All, I won't be around a ton for the next month and a half unfortunately, but I'll at least try to lurk a bit!

Ali

One thing I am proud of is how long I can run for, I don't go particularly fast but I can maintain my run for more than 45 minutes!

Take Care!

Ali

Hi Everyone :) Well I've been lurking for awhile...haven't gotten around to posting. Sounds like everyone did fairly well for a holiday tho! I didn't really have any big holiday dinner so I did fine.

Kirsty...I'm going to have to go see BJ since I've heard so much about it LOL. I never read the books tho... I've seen the previews for it and Rene Z. does not look heavy at all to me LOL.

Ali...Wow 45 minutes...I wish I could run that long! I never had the stamina to run more than a few minutes. I should work on that!

I'm off to class in a few minutes. It was so hard to get up lol...I would skip it since it's just a lecture class but he's giving out our takehome midterms today so I guess I really do need to go LOL. :) Anyways...I hope you all have a great day!

Well, I am back from visiting my parents for Easter. Had a great time, ut ate WAY TOO MUCH. Oh well, back at it today. Brenda, I think it was you that said you were fasting for a few days. Well, I feel like I need to fast for like a week.

Oh, I saw BJ on Sunday. I thought it was very funny and I really liked it a lot. That said, I was sad about how much they changed/cut out from the book. Kirsty, in the book version in the us they post her weight in pound. I think it is because most people in the US would have little to no idea what a stone is. We NEVER use that here and I really had not heard about that unit of measurement until recently. Don't I feel dumb now. Anyway, they made her weight 10# higher than in the book (when they showed her weight). And I think she looked good for the most part. I think her face lookes round even when she is very thin. They also changed her mom's story a lot. Oh well, it is still really good!

Well, I need to get back to work. Welcome to Amy! Glad you are hear.

I will get back later to talk with you all.

Trish

infact I can barely walk. As you know I have arthritis and right now it is flaring BIG time. I am totally off my feet, and have brought someone in to help with the baby :cry: I am hoping hoping that the swelling and pain goes away./ Not that I will ever be able to walk very well....but that constant pain sucks. So, I didn't vote today.


I have done really well on staying ON program lately. Even on the weekend I didn't do too bad. :D

I weigh in tomorrow so of course today is a LOW point day. I have only 6 more pounds to go until I enter into the 100's again YAY! :spin: and of course with that I will also enter into a lower point brackey :dizzy:

I hope all of you have a great day, I will check in now and then during the day.

(hugs)

angie

I've been busy for a few days, what with all the family here so I haven't read, posted, nada.

I have blown this entire week. I wrote down everything anyway and am so many points in the hole I could not eat a thing til WI and still be over for the week. But i have realized something I don't want to eat that way anymore I have been so sick from all the fat and grease I feel horrible! So maybe something good came out of this after all but I feel awful because I have not gained on WW once this time.

I hope everyone had a great easter, I did with the exception of the food and small fight with bf. I wish my cousins lived nearer, they are all so fun.

Well congrats to all the losers.

PS my sister saw BJ diary and loved it! I don't know when I'll get to. I don't think bf will go.

Well, I am back from Mississippi. I'm sorry if I didn't check in while I was away.

So - I was home for five days... but I only stayed within my points range for two of them. I had 3 days where I was over.. about 8 points over each of those days. But to be honest.... it's better than I would have ever done before, so I'm not too bummed.

Also, there was no WW at work yesterday - yesterday was a state holiday here in MA... so I have a week to really do some damage control. I plan on eating my min all week.

I'm under the weather - got strep (sp?) throat from my little sister while I was home - see ALI - they're nothing but trouble :)... so I'm not sure when I'll feel up to going to the gym. Hopefully soon.

Kirsty - I bought the Bridget Jone's diary to read on the plane and I finished it last night. I was a bit disappointed. I too was a bit surprised that 130 pounds meant she was fat. Don't we all wish we were 130?

Ali - Like I said... all sisters do is give each other strep throat :( Just kidding. I'm just bitter.

Lisa

I'm here, really busy, stayed OP and excercised. I even banked 7 points what with earning and staying at my low end!! I need it for the retreat I'm going on this weekend.

I'll be back around later
Have a great day!!

I don't think in the book she is suposed to be fat, I think she just thinks she is fta and does not realize that she is at a healthy weight. LIke when she gets down to 119 and thinks she is just getting to a good weight, then every one tells her she lookes tired and is she sick? then Tom said she looked better at her old weight. anyway, just my take on it. I felt that Bridget (in the book) had been sucked into the meida hype of what is concedered thin by Hollywood standards in the actuality, she was thin all along.

Hello to everyone else. I really ment to just lurk this time around and post at lunch but it seemed like fun book discussion time.

Ok, see you all this afternoon.

Trish

Hello everyone, I am EXCITEDEXCITEDEXCITED because in 2 and a half hours blokey's plane is landing at Madrid airport. YIPPEE!!! It has been 5 weeks and 1 day and I can't WAIT to see him. I am here at the internet café now because I was in my apartment and I just couldn't settle down, I was pacing around and kept going in the bathroom and fiddling by the mirror, which is a Bad Thing. This morning I went shopping and got a bottle of wine (white Rioja, Blokey's fave), diet coke (his tipple of choice) and lots of fruit (he must be made to eat it ... though given the choice he would have peanuts and tortilla chips ;)). So, all is prepared. Deep breath ... YIPPEE!!! Oh, and I got an e-mail from the job I applied for, just thanking me for my application, but SCARY now I know they have it. And they spelled my name wrong, which really annoys me. But still ...

Sounds like we are all pretty glad Easter is over. I don't do Easter at all - not Christian, not Pagan - though if I'd been home my whole family were getting together (including all my millions of cousins from the 4 corners of the globe) which would have been cool. I always miss family occasions, it's a running joke - they all keep asking me if I'm sure I'm going to be in the country for my wedding next year! For those who overdid it this weekend, well, it's over now. Take the first WI as penance (!) and concentrate on how OP you're going to be this week ... the future counts so much more than the past.

Aimee, welcome, I don't think we've met. You're a friend of Lori's, right? You'll love it here!

Everyone else, hugs, and if I don't check in for a few days you all know why!

love
Lolly
xxx

ps: I put more than 30mins on the poll because I can keep going forever now (at least it feels that way!). Watched the Boston Marathon on tv and got inspired ... though I don't think I would ever run 26 miles ... but then again, I never thought I would run 2, so ...

Lisa: I'm sorry you are sick I hope you feel better soon.

Casey: I had a four month binge last year and I got sooo fed up with it (excuse the pun) that's when I walked into WW. I didn't like the feeling of feeling bloated and gross all the time. I was so scared that I was slipping into terrible ole habits this weekend, but I have moved on. I am hoping just to maintain for WI.

Shalyne: I had to build up to running so much, it took a while.

Trish: I also ate way too much, but oh well it was yummy.

Stacey: enjoy the retreat this weekend! It's always good to renew one's spirituality (I don't particularly ascribe to any faith though I do consider myself spiritual). I actually went to Church on Sunday, all these people were shocked to see me who had known me since I was a child (I have been overweight most of my life). People who didn't know me were shocked that I was my mother's daughter, we look NOTHING alike, but beforehand when we met people we had both been overweight so I guess they used that as the "resemblance". My mom is now only 55lbs away from her goal, I am so proud of her, yet she always puts down her accomplishment and raises mine. My mother has lost over 80lbs since last April, she's doing so well.


Have A Good Day!

Ali

O.k. Girls I too saw BJ. I thought that is what great. I laughed a lot and that was refreshing. I thought they went a bit far with the fight scene. At first it was quite hysterical and the part in the restaurant where they stop and sing Happy B-day but the whole breaking through the glass part was a bit far fetched. Did anyone else feel that way?!? REgardless it was a great movie.
Kirsty-I didn't notice the name change thing with Darcy's mother but that is a weird change I mean what is the purpose behind that I wonder?

Anyways,Yesterday I continued the Easter holiday with bad eating but not irreparably. I walked for an hour 3 and a 1/2 miles last night. It was so nice and peaceful. I just got the Sweet November soundtrack and walked to that. It is not upbeat but it made my walk quite peaceful and it is a great CD. I reccommend it highly. I have never seen the movie though.

Ali-YOu mentioned that choc. is a trigger for you and that you weren't quite ready for it. Did you not eat it for a while or what? Just curious b/c I totally struggle with chocolate too. I did find however a really nice alternative to candy bars and other chocolates. They are Chocolate Peanut butter popcorn cakes by Orville Redenbacker. OH they are delicious and 6 small ones are 1 pt. They reall curb my craving but they didn't work this weekend. I ate a ton of choc.

Angie-sorry about the pain you are in :( I am excited that you are almost in the 100's good for you. I am wishing you the best of luck in getting there!!!

Lisa-Feel better soon!

Lolly-Yeah!! Boyfriend is coming. I am excited for you. have a great time!

Stacey- Great job yesterday with banking. I really need to bank!

Oh on the running thing! Sorry but I hate it. I have tried and I can't get into it. It is not htat I get out of breath I just hate it :( Don't worry though I do the elliptical trainer 40min. 2x/wk and aerobics 3X/wk so I get my cardio in :) Kudos to all of you who can run your butts off. I am just not one of those people.

Have wonderful days my dears and I will check in soon!
Becky

trish - i agree with your take on bridget's weight. she was at the right weight already but thought she should lose weight and when she did she realised she'd been ok all along. it shows how neurotic she is cos she's worrying over nothing. so, basically, she didn't need to be "overweight" in the movie.
lolly - have fun!

Oh the weather is soooo gorgeous out! The scary part is they're saying snow showers tonight!! LOL It's just too nice out for that tho!

I saw BJ over the weekend and really enjoyed it.
I laughed out loud a few times and was personally appalled at my own neurotic resemblance to Bridget. I was sort of bothered by the two running themes of the film, Bridget (and others) talking about her weight and the endless scenes of Bridget getting humiliated, either by her own error or at the hands of someone else. I felt embarrassed for her. But I imagine that was the point, no?
I thought I was chubby at 136 pounds and had family members who agreed. When I see pictures of myself at that weight I think I look positively gaunt. To think of all the time I wasted obsessing about my shortcomings when I would give my firstborn to weigh 136 again. Funny though, I'm infinitely happier at 200 lbs., all things considered, then I ever was at 136. I'm looking forward to knowing what I know now at a healthy weight.
So my first meeting is tonight.
Thank you for letting me post among you even though I'm not 'official' yet. I appreciate your support.

slinko

hey everyone! I haven't read the BJ book but am planning to see the movie tonight with my cousins-it's been getting good reviews on TV and apparently here on this message board as well!
For the survey I put more than 1/2 hour-i try to run 5 days a week but it turns out to be like four. I started 2 years ago and couldn't even run half a mile-now 2 and a half is my minimum, my average is like 4-5 miles....my friends are trying to convince me to train for the NY marathon this year...but 26.2 miles seems really far when I get tired after 2!!! So to anyone out there who is thinking of taking up running-if I can do it, you can too...just go slowly and walk a lot at first...
Angie-hope your pain lessens-it must be hard to stay OP if you can't move around much and are near food all day...congratulations....
Lolly-Enjoy the time with BF...I know how it feels-I'm away for a month right now but not as far away as you guys!!!
Congratulations to everyone for getting back OP after the Easter weekend...I have to admit that seeing how many of you went off program made me feel better about my own lapses;) I guess misery loves company!??

bye for now-lori

It was supposed to rain/snow today and I don't think it is going to so I am very happy :) I am in a good mood today and was last night too. I ate 24 points yesterday and exercised 4 points. DH wasn't able to make the WW meeting last night but asked me to go with him to join tonight. I am so proud of him for doing this and excited that he asked me to go with him.

Istarted running recently. I only run on the treadmill. I started off at 2 minutes at a time and cannow run a total of 1 mile - walk, run .8, walk, run .2. I am very pleased with myself. I can not run outside yet. I think it is the moving sidewalk idea of the treadmill that keeps me going. Eventually I would like to be able to run a 5k racre. No hurry though :)

I am eating pizza for lunch today, yummy. I posted my recipe for Strawberrry Pie on the Recipes thread. I hope you like it. It is super easy and my favorite!!!My MIL said she would send me some more recipes soon.

Lori - I am very impressed with your running!!!! Enjoy the movie tonight.

Slinko - Welcome! I loved BJ. It didn't bother me about the weight becasue I know that plenty of people have a distorted sense of themselves. I think it is important to be happy with yourself, as you are.

Becky - I only started running recently and used to abhor it! I am not saying that I enjoy it now, but I don't mind it. You are doing some great activity anyway, who needs to run??

Lolly - Have a wonderful time with bf. I know how excited you are right now!! I think it is great that he has come to visit. I wish that DH (when he was bf) could have come to visit me in France when I was there for a semseter.

Trish - Although I haven't read the book yet, that was the impression that I had about BJ's opinion of her weight.

Stacey - Way to go on banking points!!@!!!

Lisa - Hope you are feeling better soon. I don't think that going over by 8 points even on 3 days is that bad. It sounds to me like you did great. You should be proud of yourself for making progress.

Casey - I hope you have recovered from your binge. I know where you havwe been as well. At least you know that you don't want to do it anymore, good for you. Yoube back on track in no time.

Angie - I am so sorry that you are in so much pain. I also have arthritis but mainly in my hands. Do you take any medicatipon? I am on Celebrex now although this is the 4th medication I have tried.

Ali - I don't think 36 points for Easter sounds too nad. If you run for 45 mintues, you can earn back a lot of points :)

Kirsty - I hope you enjoyed your holiday. I wish I had gotten an extra day off!

Shaylene - I am glad that you weren't tempted to binge on Easter. I am lucky we didn't do anything big otherwise,it just would have been worse!

I hope I didn't miss anyone. Hi to Tonya and Belle. I only have 3 hours left!!! Yipee!!

Sarah
194.4/165.4/153WW

Hi ladies!

Quick post~~

I can't wait to see BJ!!!Conception of weigths is very different when you are bigger. My friend who went from 250 to 200 said that she is glad she knows what 250 feels like so she can put being 200 into perspective. she is still on her weight loss journey but she has an amazing outlook on it. She said when she was 150 she felt like a whale and wishes she could still be there. Same thing for me also, remembering when I was 150--160. I still wanted to lose then, I wish I could have just focused on maintaining it!!!!

I used my x trainer machine last night!! woo-hoo!! I yelled at bf though cause he kept interuppting me :( Bad me! I really had to grovel later to make him forgive me. I should have told him before hand that it was best to leave me alone while I was working out.

Well~ have a good rest of the day. I need to get something into my body. Work is busy!

HI girls.... I forgot. I didn't drink at all while I was home. We even went to New Orleans one night, and I was the designated driver.. so it all worked out. I mean, I was over anyway while I was home, so good thing I didn't drink!

Trish - yeah. she seemed to have a body image problem. And, we as WW prob all cringed when she said she weighed in every day. Because we know that body weight can fluctuate from hour to hour.

Lolly- have fun with your boyfriend!!!

Grace - well... you walked at least. And now you're back on track... so good for you!

Shaylene! Can you believe this? Rain/snow mix? Hello!! It's April. Can this madness end already? I was just home for Easter in Mississippi, and it was 85 and sunny the entire time. Needless to say I did NOT want to come back!

Sarah - I'm the same way. I need the treadmill. For me, it's my pace. If I'm walking outside, I enjoy it more, but I can't keep my pace up. The treadmill forces me to walk at a certain pace. I need that or I'd be strolling along at 3 miles an hour or soemthing.

Slinko! Good luck at WW. Have a great meeting and great first week.

Well ladies... I think i"m giong to head home early and rest. Everyone here is prob hoping I'll go home so they don't get what I've got.

Brenda??? Where are you? GO AVS!!! How about Drury's goal the first game! That's my boy :)

Lisa

I am so awful.

Well as I said earlier I did really bad easter but I need to clarify, I don't mean Sunday as Easter I mean Friday night through now.

All my family came in fri for reunion so fri night we ate. My grandmother tried to feed me 4 times. She apperantly thinks I'm not eating at all so I escaped next door to my aunt's so not to eat anymore and was greeted with candy and margaritas leaving me at 39 points for fri.

Saturday- Family reunion, fish fry at BF's, fight with BF, total an astounding 41.

But wait I managed to eat more. Sunday- Easter at grandma's (but I did get in exercise points although I don't know how many by chasing around my little cousin Carly and jumping on the trampoline.) Then I went to BF's and ate not one but two bologna sandwiches to arive at 55 points :eek: which is roughly what I should have in two days.

Monday- I woke up so sore from the trampoline and in stomach distress from the food that I stayed home from work and ate more.

Arghhhhhhhhhhh!! I am so discusted with myself. :mad: :mad: I need to go to WI to break this binge. There is nothing healthy in this house and I have been eating fudgesickles and leftover hamburgers for two days.

I am sorry about the ramble and almost to discusted to post this but I have to be held accountable. :cry:

Hi all! I am still alive! :D

Buying a house is a pain in the butt. So is moving. I am so glad this is a final move~I hate it!.

My eating has sucked the last month cause I have been so stressed out. Today is the first day I have has some sort of control over eating w/o emotional binging. I've also gotten back into my excercising the last few days after not really doing much the last month as well.

Angie~I hope your arthritis flair goes away soon. DH has the begginings of it in his wrists and it gets pretty painful.

Well, can't stay on. I just remembered I have to get ahold of the carpet cleaner guy! Chat soon (I hope!)

Emily

Casey: I hear you, girl! I've been binging all week and I CAN'T STOP MYSELF! Even today, I TOLD myself I would stay OP and I've failed miserably and it's only 4 p.m. I'm out of points for the day, too. I had a egg & cheese croissant sandwich from Dunkin Donuts for breakfast and figured I'd have a light lunch. But then a friend who's leaving for Hong Kong Sat. invited me to lunch and I really wanted to see him before I go so I went. It was a Mexican place, though, and I only ate two of my 3 fajitas, but of course ate chips and salsa and all the beans and rice on my plate. I felt positively sick afterward. Reading your post, I realized I've felt cruddy all week, and I'm sure it's because I've been eating out so much and not cooking for myself. ARRGHH! I'm scared to WI tomorrow. I'm even going to go to the gym tonight to try and get myself back a few points.

I LOVED Bridget Jones! I laughed so hard. Yeah, I noticed they changed some of the story line, but it didn't really bother me. I'm sure they only did it to fit the movie into a 2-hour slot, although I noticed the Elaine change too. And they called her GF Sharon/Shazzer — Shaza? Where did they get that? I don't think she looked chubby at that weight (and she shouldn't, anyway!), but I noticed they dressed her in outfits to make her LOOK chubby, like that bunny costume. It's funny, when she had the see-through shirt on her boobs didn't look that big but that outfit? I thought she was going to fall out of it! Anyway, I really liked the movie, although it's a definite chick flick. Kirsty: My BF refused to go see if and a male friend of mine hated it, so I don't know how good it would be for guys! That's cool that your man liked it, though! I think guys SHOULD see it!

As for the poll: I can only run a few minutes. So I'll sometimes run/walk. Plus, I have bad knees, so running isn't so great for them. I tore my ACL about 3 years ago and I didn't have it reconstructed, just cleaned up. So my left knee doesn't have much strength. I used to run in high school and college, back in my soccer days. But I never really liked it. Running is really boring, when it comes down to it, I think!

Well, I better get going. Everyone who's seeing BJ tonight: Enjoy!

Hmmmmm, everything seems a bit hazy in my memory. Points range? What’s a point range? Where did all that determination run off to? Oh, that’s right, into the kitchen with all the ham, potato salad and candy. WI? Hah!! I’m going with every reason to expect a gain. That never seems to help though b/c a tiny part of you always expects some miracle to happen.

Tired once again b/c I tried to stay up and watch the Av’s game. Started falling asleep on the couch 10 mins before the 3rd period was over. Went to bed, got up this morning and the DJ’s were talking about the game but neglected to tell me if they won or not! I finally had to look it up on the net when I got to work! We won! My boy (Peter Forsberg) scored the game winner in OT. That was the epitome of a playoff hockey game. Phew!

Sorry I didn’t have time to read or respond. I did the above two paragraphs this morning and then got distracted for the rest of the day. I’ll try to catch up tomorrow. Wish me luck at WI, that’s where I’m off to. :eek: