WW Clubs and Groups - YIPPEE! Friday!

Well hellooooooooo there ladies! Looks like I get to start the thread again today ... how am I ever going to think of a poll? Going away to think about it now ...

Lolly
xxx

Ok, the poll is from a fairy story I was thinking about where a princess had to make this choice ... she did NOT have the option of choosing neither, or of shooting the fairy godmother ...

BTW, Oxford is swarming with police and secret servicey-type people today because we are having a visit from (some of) your illustrious ex-pres, Bill Clinton. Don't know what kind of reception he will get. I suspect not as enthusiastic as in Ireland the other day, but we shall see ...

hugs,
Lxxx

being overweight for most of my youth i reckon i've been miserable enough to qualify for happiness from now on in!

morning girls,
i'm a happy bunny today. off to wales this weekend (no work on monday) and it's nice and sunny and BF is back! hooray. plus there is free booze at work this afternoon cos last week's magazine was so fantastic (says the editor).
lolly - are the police cars red rather than white? apparently they are for special diplomat police... (we asked a police officer about this the other night - learn something new every day).

a big hug and a hello to everyone about to post. hope you are all doing ok.

love kirsty

Good morning Lolly and Kirsty!!!

The poll was a tough one, but I chose happy youth, I figured if I was miserable during youth, it would haunt me for the rest of my life, and I would end up with a miserable later life anyway.....hum......

All is well with me, still am battling with getting a hold of my weight loss, my portions are getting larger, I need to contain my eating! But, the first step is I recognize that my eating is getting out of hand, so I am prepared to do something about it!

My DH suprised me last night, and came home a couple days early from his hunting trip. He missed the kids and I and couldn't stay away. So, he is watching the kids today, instead of daycare....they will have fun, but my house will be a mess!

It is super quiet here today, most of my colleagues took today off for a long weekend. So, I am planning a long lunch, and hopefully sneeking out of here a little early today. But, in the meantime, I will be visiting this board a lot today, I have no ambition to do any work!!

Oh, I am going to have my secretary take a pic of me today, and I will post it, I don't look the best (in jeans and a sweatshirt) but I know you ladies will understand! I was up most of the night with my DS who had a coughing/asthma attack, so I am not looking my best.

Well, a big "Hello" to all of those lurkers and ladies about to post!

Talk to you soon....

I still haven't caught up for the whole week. I was out sick with a flu bug on Wednesday and still feel really icky. I'm printing out as we speak. Miss you guys!

Bren

Morning all!! It's odd to be here in the morning while the posts are showing up, it's usally late and everyone else is done.
I went to WI last night and gained 2. I gained 3 last week but now vacation is almost over and I'm going back to counting points. It's hard not to eat whatever you want after two weeks of doing just that.

Hi ya'll! I voted for the miserable youth and a happy old age because, although my youth was great, I want to have a long old age. I figure I'll have more money to travel and have a good time when I'm older AND I have my DH with me too!

Anyway~I'm still feeling a bit tired and a little dizzy, but no other symptoms. I think its just a bug. We'll see...

I hope ya'lls Friday goes well and I'll check in later.
Hope you feel better Bren!

Kay

Had that......I am with Kirsty on being an overweight kid!!

Hey, B.f told me this morning I am getting smaller every day!!! Yay!!

Went to see Shrek yesterday - it was halarious!! I recommend it!

Gotta run

Bren - get better!!

I posted a long one with replies at the end of yesterday's post, if anyone didni't look there.....I always get time at the end - booh.

Belle :D

Yay its friday - WI tomorrow morning .......

belle - i do keep a diary (journal). i write it in every day and have done so since i was about 14! it is really cool to sit down and read through it every so often and find out what i did (terrible long-term memory). quite annoying when i used code every so often (in case my sister found it). can't remember the code now! i've made everyone close to me promise to burn my diaries when i die. i don't want anyone else to read them. they are purely for me.

I am excited because I am going to see U2 tonight:D Belle have you been yet???(you are going right??)

I have been lurking for the last couple of days, I'm like Belle I usually don't get in here until like 8 p.m. so everyone has gone home for the day:( Oh Well!!
I had an awful week last week(long weekend...BOOZE) So I did not go to WI( Bad Stephanie) but I decided this week to get back on track BUT so far it doesn't seem to be working!!!! I think that I am just worn out, work has been insanly busy and hectic!!!! I went to bed at 9 last night and I think I was asleep before I hit the pillow and it seems to have helped a bit.
Brenda, Good Luck to the Avs!!!
Kirsty I just read your post about a journal, I have loads of them around with only one or two things in them...I start but then I get to lazy to continue....Have a great time in Wales, that's were my Dad is from and most of my family is still there:) I loved it when I was there!!

Lolly, you make me laugh...interesting poll?!?! I don't know which one I would pick:rolleyes:
Belle, I am glad that your b/f let you know that!!! He owes you so much more!!!
Hi to Kay, TonyaLyn, CM, and everyone else!!! Have a great weekend Girls.....

Steph:wave:

Kirsty - I am glad you journal still too. I have on and off since elementary school.

My b/f and I were talking about it - I left mine out accidentally and was wondering if he read it (think BJ!!). He said he didn't and that he wouldnt' b/c what you write in your journal is the emotion you are going through right then - when you are pissed off or tired or scared or whatever, you write other things. And its true!! If I go through my old journals - most of them are I hate mom, I hate Kristin (sister).....and even my best friends, etc. I hardly wrote nice things about people. BUT - I also wrote about my fears, how I was feeling, etc, and that is where it helps. Plus, you are right, to keep track of what you did, where you were at emotionally and otherwise, its cool. I love my journals from europe. I mean, I was in Monet's gardens and all I coudl think about was how I wanted to quit Boston Pizza where I worked and dated my boss who had dumped me. And for me, that was a big deal. Now I look back and think god how could that have been a big deal, he is so nothing to me now.

Anyway,.....I like to journal. I think it helps me with WW too - and I love to look back at how I felt about my body at what time in my life...

Belle.

YES I went to see U2 in April for the third time. This concert is AMAZING!! Bring your camera, cuz you can get shots in teh first song (lights are on!!) mine worked really well. You'll love it!! they are on Much music tonite for like 4 hours - before the show and after the show!! I am going to try to tape it. Very excited.

HAVE FUN!! AND GIVE LARRY A BIG SMOOCH FOR ME IF YOU GET TO MEET HIM....SIGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU LUCKY GIRL!!!

BTW - tonite is my b/fs BBQ with his buddy who lives here - the first time I get to meet him. ANd I will be boozing it too.....and I WI tomorrow - Kirsty, how do you do it??? ARGH!!! Craving ceasars......

Belle

Lolly - Its weird - when I was there they were worshipping Kennedy........bizarre!! Well, not all of them of course.

Good old billy - lets hope he keeps his willy-wacker in his pants while he's over there.... ;).

Of course, our PM does embarassing things like speaking french to a morrocan guy at NAFTA bashing US healthcare - and the mics were on. Good old Cretien.....ah, politics. And really, who would sleep with Jean???

HEY!! CANADIANS!! I am gong to see Cathy Jones from THis hour has 22 minutes at the university next thursday. How cool is that?? I was happy.....B/f is estatic.

Belle

belle i have no idea how i get away with socialising so much! i suppose i do try and alternate one alcoholic, one soft (point free) drink, but sometimes it all goes pear-shaped! i never spend points on mixers and i don't drink beer/lager/stout. drink lots of water. it seems to help. and try not to give into the munchies (like i do, i'm such a hypocrite!).
i guess cocktails are my weakness, but i don't go too crazy on them (or else i end up talking to god on the big white telephone). ;)

Happy Friday! This is my last overnight as a resident-a big milestone-whoo hoo!
Spent last night helping DF clean his house for "The Meeting of the Moms" this weekend....that should be interesting....I think I've gained...I haven't been super strict about writing down points-I have realized that I really need to do that...so...to WI tomorrow AM to take my medicine and then back to being strict...I need to get it together before the swimsuits start!!!

Bye everyone-Lori

What do you figure are the pointage for ceasars?? They are my fave - and I am with you kirsty on not drinking like rye and coke where I am going to spend 3 points on the coke, forget THAT!!!

Belle - potential booze princess.

hey all,

i picked to be miserable now and happy later~~it breaks my heart when i see older men and woman living alone of having to go thru their spouses death :( i hope i won't be alone.

belle and kirsty~i like to journal too...i do it off and on but it really helps keep me focused. i bought a new one the other day. lately i have been taking out a lot of bad vibes on bf and i really need to stop. i was hoping that the journal would help.

i have a bit of a soar throat today :( but i have to do so much stuff.....yesterday 75 people got layed off at bf's company which use to be 250 people. he said it was so emotional and grown men and woman were crying. luckily he was not layed off but he was so drained yesterday....really sad. :(

lori~congrats on the milestone!!!!

steph~ have fun at u2!!!!!

i was also overweight during my youth :(

hAve a good weekend.....does anyone else have monday off???

later!

belle~ you could always ask for diet coke though it might taste nasty.

TGIF!!!

I suppose I pick miserable youth, happy old-age. I figure old age lasts longer. ;) And, like many others, I didn't have the best of youth either, and now I'm pretty happy. It's not a bad trade-off.

We went last night to "Home Depot University". DH and I are remodeling our kitchen ourselves. We have already purchased the cabinets, sink, faucet, etc. and they are in the basement in a huge pile of very intimidating boxes waiting to be assembled. The floor will be done professionally (linoleum), and we'll probably wind up hiring a plumber & electrician too... but the cabinets, counters, painting, & wall tiling is up to us. So, last night we got a lesson in cabinet installation. I'm not feeling too confident. :?:

Yesterday was a good point day. Only one more week until my first official weigh in. That scale had better show a decent drop or else! :devil:

Pardon me for not having much time for personals today. Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend. We're off Monday too, but it's supposed to rain all weekend long... :(

Just a quicky note from me... I have to run and meet a friend for lunch... she is PG and due in July and I haven't seen her for months. Also someones b-day in the office and he brought in bagels.... Ugghhh, yes I ate one! That plus lunch will put me over... and I WI tomorrow. Gonna find a lighter lunch (hard to do) and eat a light dinner. Pooor me. But I was worse off last week, so I should be OK!!!

Had a meeting this morning... they always drain me!!

Suzanne... I feel for you and my thoughts are with you that bf's job is OK!!!

Belle... I used to journal, but haven't in years... gonna try that again!

Janet... we are finishing our basement all by ourselves... I know how you feel. But luckily it is the kind of thing we can do whenever, because right now it is not a high traffic area! GOOD LUCK!!!

Ohh, gotta go, have to walk a couple blocks to the restaurant!!

15 more mins and i'm outta here and off to catch my train!
hope everyone has a good weekend, i'll catch up with you on tuesday,
kirsty

If you wanna get re-inspired, try re-reading your WW material...I know, its lame, but that worked for me just now. I was like, blah blah, WW...and then I read the material over. I think it was Lolly or Bren that told me to do that before. It sort of works. I also checked out the success stories. Love those.

We have some of our own too!!

Anyway, it stopped me from going down to get the decadent toasted seed roll from the Good Earth cafe (YUMMY, but about 13 points and also, well, doesn't digest very well.....yikes.)

UGH Do I really have 45 more lbs to go?? well, could be worse, could be at 250 still, right??? I am really motivated now to get that darn second 10% which is actually a new century too - 199. Want that so much I can taste it!!

Weekend challenge, for any of you who will read this before MOnday - Journal all weekend - even drinks, I dare you. I am going to challenge myself to do this cuz I NEVER journal on weekends and I have been so good this week, its worth it.

Well, must run and work now....have a good weekend girls!!

Belle :)

Hi, I'm new here and I was wondering...
just kidding.
Work has been so busy and still is but I didn't want ya'll to think I quit.
Actually, real quick, I went to WI Tues and lost 3 pounds!
Yup! It's amazing what happens when you journal and stay OP!! I was totally stoked! (omigosh, did I say stoked?)
Well, we're gearing up for a big Corvette Festival this weekend and I'm taking Tuesday off, too, so FINALLY!! I get a four day weekend!
Hopefully I can get online sometime this weekend.
Have a great one everybody!!

Hi all!

I have had a horrible last two days with food, notice I did'nt post either?? That must have something to do with it!

I am still on track today at 16 points. Yeah!

Janet~ We are in the middle of remodeling out recently purchased home. I understand how intimidating it is! this weekend we are putting in the linoleum ourselves in the kids room. Yikes!

Brenda~Get better soon!

Stacey~Have fun at the corvette show, and enjoy your four day weekend. :)

Belle~ I should go back and reread all of the WW materials. I can vouch for it getting you re-inspired about doing the program. It really does work! Thanks for giving me that little reminder. We are also going to see Shrek this weekend with a good friend of ours......
I keep hearing nothing but positive comments so I am looking forward to watching it.

Kirsty~ I know I've already missed you and you are on the train to Wales, but have a great weekend.

Man, I have to run, sorry I did'nt respond to everyone, I had good intentions though! I will chat with you all soon.

Emily

Is there anyone left out there???

OMG!!! Saw Bridget Jones! Luvluvluvluvluvluvluvluvluv!!! I could watch it over and over and over. Good little surprises that kept you guessing even if you had read the book. Have to own it on video when it comes out! On the movie subject, I have to admit I LOVE Star Wars. Yes, I was a tomboy growing up. I agree on Dirty Dancing and the brat pack movies and I didn’t see anyone mention Say Anything! I’ve always thought Cutting Edge was cute (have it at home) and Overboard is hilarious. Of course I love Goldie Hawn and Kirt Russell. Anything with Harrison Ford or Sean Connery or Tom Hanks too! Recently I love Ben Afflick, and I know I’m forgetting others. Females: Sandra Bullock, Meg Ryan again, forgetting others.

It’s quite a challenge catching up on a full week of posts! I told you about still feeling completely icky! It sucks *pout pout* It had better be gone by when I get off work today b/c I want to play all weekend!

You are all going to think I’m a hick (no offense to anyone) when I tell you how I met my hubby! I grew up in the city but a friend from college who was a true country boy told me once that I have a country attitude. Deduce whatever you want about me from the comment :lol: Anyway, I rode bulls for about a year and a half. We used to go up to the farm north of Denver where a guy had chutes and everything set up. These were beginner bulls, but there were a couple of other girls who rode as well. I wore a protective vest and it’s the biggest rush in the world! I felt waaaaay too heavy back then but was probably at 140-150 (140 is the top of my WW range!). Anyway, a mutual friend of DH and I brought him up to watch everyone ride and that’s where we met. Well, to make the story funnier, I got thrown face first into a fence that night so I had a partial black eye and nasty scrapes down my face! To top it off, our first date was two days after I went to the Garth Brooks concert two nights in a row (we go back to a wide range of tastes in music - Garth Brooks to Bon Jovi!) and had no voice. Then on the day of the date I got held up at gunpoint in the retail store where I was a manager at the time. I’m surprised DH didn’t think I was an absolute freak and cancel the date. He was great though. He asked me if I wanted to postpone the date but I told him I couldn’t sit in my apartment alone. He took me out for steak!! I got a call from the detective on the case and he wanted to come to my apartment to show me a lineup late that night. DH stayed for support along with my roommate (who was sleeping on an air mattress on my floor for 6 weeks). What a beginning. It feels surreal even telling it! It’s kind of fun to see the shocked look on people’s faces when we tell that story after they ask how we met. I wish I could see all of your faces!

Girlie: Welcome!!! WW is great and you have come to the best place on earth (web?) for support!

Jen: DH and I saw STOMP in Vegas a few years back and we absolutely loved it! We would love to go again. Have a blast!

Stacey: I love the story about the truck and corvette. DH and I joke that if I would have met him with long hair when he owned his camaro I never would have dated him! Heheheheheh Yeah on your loss!!!!!

Kay: Wasn’t snorkeling the best? I’m dying to do it again. How many different drink glasses did you have collected in your room on the cruise? We had a funky one with two straws and the plastic glass was separated in two. There was strawberry daiquiri on one side and pina colada on the other. Kind of hard to drink! Oh I’m in fits for another cruise!!!! I’m so glad you had fun and congrats on such a minimal gain! Just be careful, my big gain came the week after :eek:

Kim: We saw Everest when it was here in Denver. Very incredible!!!

Cuba: But don’t you know it’s not your wedding day, everything revolves around them! I feel your pain girl, the memories are very fresh!!