WW Clubs and Groups - Friday Friday Friday

so what disgusting topic can i put on the poll today??

hooray - it's friday!
i think i've managed to confuse some of you. i'm not moving in with my BF (not while we still work together anyhow). i was helping him look at places cos he and his friend are finally moving out of student accommodation (they should both have been kicked out years ago but they seem to have slipped the net). but it was nice to hear him say that hopefully after a year or so of renting with his friend he'd be thinking about moving in with me. and although i'd love to buy somewhere, have you seen the price of accommodation in london?! a one-bedroom flat in a dodgy area miles from the centre would still cost you well over $150,000. :( (does anyone else pull the relevant face while they type the smiley in or is it just me?).
i was thinking about when i started WW and although i wasn't single i was in a long-distance relationship (i was in oxford, exBF was in dublin) so i only saw him every few weeks for a weekend. and i think it really helped me lose weight because i could plan my own meals and i didn't go out as much. being able to see current BF almost every day is very hard on points! lots more boozing and eating out, plus he can eat whatever he likes! maintaining is definitely more work for me!
thanks for the advice on my audition outfit! it's not till next wednesday but i'm already quite anxious. i might need to get new trousers cos most of mine show off my belly button and i'm not sure that's appropriate for BBC weather girls!! i think a 3/4-sleeve shirt with black smart trousers. just need to decide on colour of shirt....
virtual model thing is cool emily! i'm making mine right now (i do like to multi-task). but i better go work. so HELLO to everyone old and new, i'll be
back later for more inane witterings,
kirsty

i finished making my virtual model at landsend. it looks nothing like me! booh. i'd never buy anything from them if the stuff looks as bad on me as it does on my model!
suppose that's why magazines use those skinny clotheshorses...

Hello Everyone! Sorry I didn't post yesterday - was lurking but no time to write. Lots of work stress (eek!) that won't go away for a while yet, so just a brief hello! today to let you know I'm still alive (just about...). Evil poll, Kirsty - reminds me how lazy I have become, you know what it's like when work takes over everything and you CAN'T make time for anything else (even skipped WI this week, first time ever), but I put 2/3 times a week because that is what I usually do and hey! if I write it, maybe I'll do it (does that ever work?). YIPPEE! to all the losers, welcome (back!) Janet, Cuba, Heather, Emily, welcome Girlie, and hugs! to everyone else.

Maybe back later ...

Lolly
xxx

HI Kirsty and Lolly, I have been lurking for the past few days, I am feeling like you Lolly, work has been insane and I feel like I don't have time to get everything done:eek: We are working on a large campaign right now and I am the "assistant" boss.....which means that I actually have to do ALL the work, and I don't even get anything for doing it, "it will be good experience" which means that I work hard and they save money!!!! I laugh when I tell people that I work at a bank and they think I make LOTS of money.....I don't think so!!!

OK enough of that, I am getting mad just typing about it.... went to WI on Wed and was down .2# I'll take it! Congrats to all the other losers this week:) I felt really good when I left the meeting because a woman who is in a bit of a rut came over to talk to me because I sound so positive and motivated(I must have put up a good front that day!!!) I gave her some ideas(all stolen from you guys of course:) BUT I did give you all credit:wink: and she is going to try them out!!!

Brenda: GO AVS!!!! When I was younger Roy was my favorite goalie.....I will not admit it anywhere but here but I WAS(in the past) a die hard Montreal Fan.....I felt I had to support Canada and I certainly wasn't going for Toronto!!!!! Now my Canadian team is Ottawa and my fav team is Buffalo.....

Kirsty and Emily(HI) I also went to that Landsend site and Kirsty I feel the same as you....If I actually look like that in clothes I think I am just going to wear a MOO MOO!!!!(kidding) but seriously, the clothes looked terrible on "me"!!!!

Alright I have spent far to much time in here already and I am going to get caught because people keep coming over to my desk to ask questions....
Belle, Ali and all the other Canadians out there have a FABULOUS long weekend.....WOO HOO May 2-4!!!!!! I can't wait until 5 Let the Drinking begin:lol:

To everyone else have a fantastic weekend, talk soon
Steph:wave:

Hi Guys, still here - well, different computer but you know what I mean. Steph, Kirsty, I tried that LandsEnd thingy too and it said I look like a HIPPO. Even photos of me at my fattest (found some last night ... big, big shock ... did I really look like that?) were never so unflattering. Never again!

Sigh. It's Friday. If I had a proper job I would be looking forward to going home in about 2 and a half hours. The bummer about research is that you can never get away from it. You don't have set hours so you always think you should be doing more. And even when you're not at work you find yourself thinking about it. I'm having a career crisis at the moment - do I really want to carry on with this after I finish my PhD (assuming I do)? At the moment, the answer is no. It's too stressful and I just don't have the intellectual confidence to defend my ideas in front of other people, which is kind of the whole point of doing research. Anyway, upshot is, at the moment I am seriously questioning my vocation and wondering what I can do. I've put 3 years into this, but now I don't know if I can pull it off. It's scary. Fortunately Blokey is wonderful and supportive (he went through a similar thing - took 5 years over his PhD then changed course and went into schoolteaching) and I do have an alternative. I've always loved translating, and I'm good at it, and getting a good reputation with the people who matter, so I'm wondering about doing a masters in translation (my Mum will go apeshit - more study? will I EVER get a proper job?) and trying to break into the field. It's hard to make money at first, but once you get established it's fine.

All this just means I've been really bad about journalling, haven't written anything down for over a week and even gave in to a McyD's ice cream sundae last night, which did NOT do wonders for my digestive system ... but I just didn't care. I think I need to take this weekend out and try and get my brain back in gear and recommit to everything - WW, PhD, looking after myself again. Will go to WI on Tuesday, face the music and see what happens.

Ok, well, sorry about the pity party rant, but I thought I'd let you guys know what's going on with me, so you maybe understand when I go a couple of days without posting. It's not that I don't love you! I also figured that maybe by writing it down it would seem more manageable ... does that work for any of you?

Ok, back to work ... HUGS!

Lolly
xxx

Weeee!! I'm super glad it's Friday! We had a bad storm last night and bosses power was knocked out so she'll be late. Cool! Time to post before I have to really get busy!
Kirsty: I, too, make the faces. :D Can you picture it??!!
I'm going to landsend to make my model now.

I put 2/3 times per week cause that's what I used to do. Once again, I woke up, thought about Tae-Bo, went back to sleep. At least it's on my conscious. :) Truthfully after being jolted out of bed at 3am from the lightning and thunder, the last thing I wanted to do at 5am was jump around and Karate Chop!! Did anyone see Friends?? HIIIII YAAAA!!!
I'd better get something done!
Have a great day, I'll be back later this afternoon! BYE!
Lolly: Hang in there!! One of these days I'll go back to school and get my education degree.....one of these days.

i made my virtual model 6ft4 and 100 pounds just to see what it looked like (strangely enough those aren't my stats!) and it was still hefty! and the hairstyles!! man, i really hope you guys don't have any of those styles!!
lolly - chin up love. from my phd experience i'd say "RUN AWAY!" you have to do what makes you happy, and i am sooooo much happier living in the real world, getting paid a decent wage and receiving compliments from my boss and colleagues on my work (as opposed to being told i'm crap, oh yes, i had such a lovely supervisor!).
i know you'd be fab as a translator, apart from the whole language side of things you are brilliant with people. i'm sure your parents would understand, mine were very supportive of me when i had my phd crisis. perhaps you could arrange some work experience as a translator just now. then you could put the phd on hold for a few months, get some experience and contacts and then see what you want to do. if you don't want to go back to the thesis then you may have a route to get into translating at your fingertips...
either way, take this weekend off and go destress and be healthy. did you see my email about the health farm offer in eve magazine? we should def go!!
steph - hope you aren't feeling too stressed with your work, not long till the weekend and drinkies!
i work till 6pm but we have treats on a friday. yummy low in fat olives. mmmmmm.

hope everyone else is ok,
k

stacey - i was so tired this morning i almost didn't go to the gym and then i thought what a hypocrite i'd be cos of you so i dragged my *** down there! ;) and i did another 28 mins on the treadmill, i'm slowly getting a bit faster - hooray!

ok, this is my model (if this works)

mmm, what a lovely couple we make...

Hi Girls! I lurked yesterday but didn't post-I was too tired!
I wimped on exersizing as well yesterday-working 90+ ours per week can so that to ya! Thank goodness next week is the last week of that for me...
Welcome to all of the newbies....I am off now to try the virtual land's end thing-it sounds cool-more later as I am working overnight again...
Kirsty-I hear you about it being harder to maintain when you are in a r'ship...luckily my DF and I are both trying to lose weight and savemoney so that will cut down on the eating out
I too make the faces!;)

Only a few hours to go, yay!! Iam going camping in BC (Invermere) with my sister and her hubby and about 30 other people (and b/f of course). I am so excited!! YAY!! My sister is NOT an outdoorsey girl, so this should be funny... :D

I was lurking a bit here and there yesterda too, but work was crazy busy. thank god it isn't today - I can get some little crappy things out of the way, you know? Yikes. I was insane yesterday.

Well, I missed WI last night - ended up renting meet the parents and I forgot until I had 10 more minutes left of the mtg and had to miss it. I will try to make one tomorrow morning before I leave for BC.....BUT I feel a bit better in my jeans today, I must say. They are looser and I am wearing my belt on teh third notch. So, I am hoping....

Hey, have any of you ever used dexatrim? there is a girl I know who dropped otu of WW and started using that and lost like 17 lbs (she says, but she doesn't look much different). Now , I know those are over the counter, but I am pretty sure they contain PPA which is v. dangerous I think.....I don't think I can tell her that though.

Well, lots has been going on it seems. I will go check out that virtual model thing, sounds v. interesting!!

Kirsty I so agree that seeing b/f everyday is hard for points. my b.f is super thin and eats wahtever he wants.....its tough.

Lolly - I had to say 4-5 times since I walk to work every day (still!! and its getting easier and I am getting faster - v. cool). I can't say I envy you doing research - hate it!! Oh well, I am sure you get paid well....after all, you were just in SPAIN!!

Stacey - I love Tae Bo, I do a video and when I can get to the gym, I try to do it there. Do you like it? Its v. imporatnant that you find something you like. I am lucky now b/c I am walking to work, so I do it whether I like it or not - and I feel really good once I get to work too....

Steph and Ali (and any other canadians....lori I think?) enjoy your long weekend girls. Long live victoria day!

Belle :)

HATE THEM! HATE THEM! HATE THEM! I came in this morning to find a nasty email from an alert reader who didn't like one of my stories. I am "one pathetic individual," according to this guy. Sigh. I get these from time to time and they never cease to upset me.

Now I have to go report on a shooting that happened last night. Oh, joy.

On the bright side, I got on my scale this morning and it read 181. I'm now convinced the WW scale was wrong the other day. My scale usually reads about 2 pounds less than the WW scale (cuz I weigh nekked! :D)

Well, I have to go.

Pay them no mind. Good on ya about the scale.

Really doing work now.

Belle

ok lol im goign to read the posts in a minute i just caught up to yesterday
and i wondered why middle of the day yesterday i had the urge to make a landsendmodel of my own are you chicks sending me psychic vibes?
ps kirsty mine looks nothing like me
huge hips no stomach bleh

How's about this for depressing???

But apparently this is what I used to look like ... check out those thighs!!! Do you think they ever sell any clothes after people have seen these??!

ooh, i do like your hair...

LOLLY... I am the EXACT same model as you. We are twins. COOLLLL!

My day is OK, can't wait for it to be over. I have WI tomorrow but a Pampered Chef party tonight. She is making Marguaritas..... yikessssssssss. I will have a little one.... I hope!

I really don't have much to say today. I hope I can get outside this weekend and get some yard work done. Hubby and I are going to see STOMP! tomorrow night and going out for dinner. Emma is going to Grandma's for the night! It should be nice!!!!! THe only kid we will have is the dog!!

Speaking of which, I walked EVERY day this week. I can't believe it. AND almost every day it was in the morning. Emma is on a weird clock this week and has been getting up around 5:30 all week. UGGGHHH.. sure makes it hard for us to get ready. So we get her up and hubby feeds her while Sadie and I go for a walk!

Well, I better get back to work... Be back later!

Since everyone else put there "model" here's mine.....that hair AHHGGGGG if mine actually looked like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And the shoulders aren't broad enough and the chest is too small!!!!

Lands End should be shot! How many people do you think have locked themselves away in a tent dress after seeing their 'likeness'?! Jen - hello twinny!

anyone know of any other sites that use your info to create a more accurate double? i like doing it, but wish the results were more realistic! nobody has hips like those lands end ladies!

OK-So I went to Land's end and printed out myself at 180, 150, 140, and 130...and guess what??? the 140 and 150 pounds were identical-I measured the paper!!! And chasngeing my height by and inch did nothing...so they must have ranges for these things...what I want to know, is why bother asking your weight when it is preset? It doesn't differentiate 10 pounds!!! that's like 1-2 sizes..and we all know we see the difference after like 5 pounds...bet they aren't selling a lot of clothes that way, although it is a neat idea...Lori

and mine is way smaller.....I don't know how to post it though...but anyway, it was way skinnier looking than i am. My b/f was EXACT!! EVEN the hair, it was way funny.

I wasn't here yesterday and I don't have time to read todays posts yet. I will come back later if I have more time. I still wanted to post and say hello to everyone!!!!! Happy Friday!!

I have done ok with food this week, over every day but have earned exercise points to cover myself except for last weekend. I still feel pretty good though. I have not yet decided if I am going to WI tonight or tomorrow morning. since I can't stay for the meeting tomorrow, I don't know whic I would rather do. I feel like I should lose and am afraid to kinx it.

I am the only one who put down exercise 6 days a week. I always do 5 times a week and sometimes 6 if I can get to the gym on Saturday. I think I will be back at 4/5 withthe busy summer weekends due to wedding travel.

I hope you all have a super weekend. I hope our weather gets better, it is rather dreary right now. Am going to Philly for a wedding shower tomorrow. Food makes me nervous but I will do my best. See you Monday!!!

Sarah
194.4/161/153

Hello everyone! WOW you gals have been busy. I logged on this morning and there were already an hours worth of postings. I am going to have to check in with everyone first thing in the am.

Well, I stayed on program yesterday and did 90 minutes of ballroom. It felt great. My BF and I do that twice a week. But I really need to do some walking and gradually build to running again...or I will NEVER get back on the soccer field. Dancing and soccer brings me true joy. I mean PURE Fun for me!

I have weigh in tomorrow morning and just don't "feel" like I lost. I hope I am wrong. I went over on Sunday and Wednesday. We will see.

Kimbi: I did the same thing. I had an injury, and instead of going to physical therapy, I stayed off it (no exercise) and it didn't help. I finally began physical therapy and didn't go 100%, and look where it landed me. Although I can dance in 3" heels, I am so out of shape to play soccer. Not to mention all the "cutting" and "stopping short". I just can't hang at the moment. I will eventually get back to the Dr. to give me another recommendation for physical therapy. I need to give it my all.

Lolly: It is funny to hear about your research woes. I am in marketing and rely heavily on the market research the team does. When someone disagrees with me, I usually reply; "you can't argee with hard research". And it is true. But I am always a believer that you should love what you do. Life is too short to be in a miserable job.

Ok everyone, I have to jet. Have a wonderful weekend and wish me luck for tomorrow.

Cuba

lolly and jen we're twins tooo whats with those thighs?

I know my butt is big, but I really don't believe I have that huge of hips. Funny is that I upped my weight also and like Lori said, it didn't change. Not too realistic! I also bet that I could look good in some of the clothes that look aweful!

Kirsty... are your hips that big or is it just an illusion! tee hee

Hey chiquitas…by the number of posts here I’m thinking you girls do more by noon than I do all day! I had two friends defend their dissertations today so I feel like I’ve been eating and celebrating all day. Chocolate cake, champagne, a big greek lunch (read greek as fat in everything)…good stuff but I think I’ve already gone over my points and it’s only 2:00! I think that means I’ll be having coffee and popcorn for dinner (what? did you expect me to say a big plate of 0pt vegetables? you don’t know me very well…)

Lolly—I totally understand about the research thing. I’m almost four years into my doctorate and NOW I’m starting to wonder if this is the life that I really want. I mean, there’s just something to be said for a job where you can go home at five and not think about it the rest of the day…or take a whole weekend off and not feel guilty because you should be doing this or that experiment.

I love that LandsEnd model; I’ve been putting in my measurements all the way through my little weight loss adventure. And what I love now is going back and putting in my old measurements from when I started and seeing the difference in how the exact same dress looks on the model.

Heather
187.4/136.6/130

o.k. how do you put in your exact measurments?? Cause I swear my hips are not a big as my hubby thinks they should be. My mom has put in her exact measurements though and she says it still does not look right to her. Go figure. Well I am still buying that plum colored tankini I absolutley love it. If I look awful in it then I just need to work my a** a little harder to look better in it. This is the first summer I have been smaller than a size 16 and I want to show it off!

Well yesterday I overate on points. Not sure how much but the BBQ was yummy. Today I am already at 21 pts for the day. :eek: not cool, but oh well. I am having roasted veggies and a 4 pt lean cuisine for dinner.

I am officially starting my wheat/dairy/refined sugar free diet tommorow. I had to wait till payday to be able to buy the things we needed and that day has come! Beleive it or not, I am fairly excited about all of the potential possibilities I have been finding in recipes and just in comparison shopping with food.

Another exciting note~I finally found two excercise partners! I'm not sure how often we will be able to get together to exercise as our schedules are unmercifully demanding but it should be often enough to keep each other encouraged to keep doing it.

Well I should run. I have a lot to get done while all of the kids are sleeping (this is a true rarity) Chat with you all later.

Emily

Maybe I posted too late last night for anyone to get my post on the other thread!

Emily Have you heard of spelt? It's often used instead of wheat in products like pretzels and pastas. I love spelt pretzels...and spelt has more fiber in it than wheat too. The brand of the pretzels is VitaSpelt and you can read about spelt and buy products at

http://www.purityfoods.com/

Just thought you might like to know. Are you vegetarian? I love soy products..



Sounds like all of you are doing very well. I messed around on the LandsEnd site again too, and it's depressing! I even put in actual measurments...but you know these computers!

I have the catalogue and they have really cute (and figure forgiving) suits for all sizes.

I got up late this morning but still went out to the track for a walk, then stopped at Walgreens for some Soy Crisps...have you guys tried those? The bag (2 servings) is 2 pts, and the apple cinnamon are great...I can't find them anywhere else but Walgreens though!

Talk to you all soon.