Weight Watchers - Countdown to 250...May 28 and Beyond

WELCOME to all who choose to stop here. We are a fun group, providing support, encouragement and motivation. We hope you sit a spell, grab a bottle of water and chat with us for awhile. We would love to meet you.

Guess everyone is off having a nice holiday. Here's my quote for the day. Hope to talk to you all soon.

"It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired -- you quit when the gorilla is tired." - Robert Strauss

Hello to all!

What a busy weekend its been. And what a blowout weekend its been too. At least I had 14 banked points to help offset but I know I didn't finish my week in the good. I'll get it all figured up today and start again.

Friday night I drove down to my sis's (3 hrs) to see the little baby puppy dog. The little baby that weighs 34 pounds and is about 20 inches tall. I came through the front door and he barked at me. When I called his name, he about knocked me down he was so excited, peeing on the floor and all. My sis said he never acts so excited to see them. He was glued to me all night long and the next day too. That made me feel really good. I came home Saturday and then Sunday we drove down to mom & dad's (2 hours) to see the horse. We took the horse over to see a beautiful Appaloosa stallion. Hopefully we will have a baby next year. Today we are looking for houses.

I'm wiped out and will catch up with everyone maybe later today. Have a great holiday!

Take care and be strong!

Terri: Glad your puppy has no doubt about who 'mom' is. Sounds like your horse had a match made in Heaven, well maybe not, but who could resist a beautiful Appaloosa????

Have a good one! Love to all, even to everyone who is AWOL!! :lol:

"You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do." - A. J. Kitt

Well, good morning everyone.

Back to work this morning and thank goodness, I'm exhausted. My hubby and I opened the trailer this weekend and boy did we work. It felt great to get so much done, but it would have been nice to do it out of the rain. I don't think I have ever picked up so many leaves before. Well it's all done, and I've burned off a lot of calories and our next trip to the trailer will truly be for relaxation.

Hope everyone had a great weekend, I was over in points but with the exercise I'm sure I'll show a lose at the scale tonight.

Well, my phone interview went well, we will see where it goes from here. I'm sure I will hear something today or tomorrow. I'll keep everyone posted.

By the way, my treat for reaching that hundred pounds was a new hair do. It's a bit shorten than I really wanted but I like it. Great new color too
Have a great OP day everyone. Talk to you soon.

Brenda
430/330/170 in 2002

:)

Well! I trust everyone had a nice long weekend? It seems that we were all bogged down with rain though... Oh well, It is a nice day in NY today. DH and I tackled putting our ACs in yesterday. On Friday and Saturday, I did not feel well, and on Sunday we went into Manhattan to the Museum of Television and Radio and to the Met. The Met was swamped with people, and the exhibit that we went to see, Vermeer and the Delft School, was so packed that we couldn't enjoy it! Then we went downtown for Indian food. It was very humid and I was not a happy girl. Today I am exhausted!!!!

I am trying today to make this my first OP day in quite a while! I am confident that I can make this one day a success. Then I will take it from there...

Thin - Sorry you were all alone out here in cyberspace for the weekend. Thanks for posting your quote and keeping up with the threads!

Determined - I liked you Memorial & Motivated Monday!!! It sounds like you did a bit of driving over the weekend! That always wipes me out! Glad also to hear that the not so little baby puppy is doing well, and the horse too!

Canadian - Glad that your interview went well. Keep us posted... Also, I think that new hairdo is a great reward for your 100 pound loss! You must look like a whole new person!

Oh yeah, We are guardedly optimistic about little Bart. He has been feeling good for two days in a row now! He even managed to sneak out of the house last night! :eek: I hope that we can now maintain his health...

Well, I hope everyone has a great day...
G

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

I was able to take most of Friday off work, so I worked on getting ready for DD's graduation ceremony. I stopped and bougt her a corsage and I bought a sheet of fluorescent orange poster board. I wrote her name in big letters on the poster board. She didn't know I had it and when she passed by us before and after the ceremony and when they called her name to walk across the stage, I held the sign up and we all cheered and yelled her name. We were completely unsophisticated. It was fun and we had a good time embarrassing her. (I think she secretly liked it, knowing that she has so many people who love her.) After the ceremony, we had about 14 people eat grilled hot dogs, turkey brats, jalepeno peppers, and potato salad. It turned out pretty good. We didn't get to bed until 12:30 that night. I was busy the rest of the weekend cleaning the basement and running errands.

Thinthinker: We aren't drinkers either. I might have a raspberry margarita once in a great while. And DH might have a drink for New Years, but we are home most of the NY eves. I usually value my sleep more and go to bed before midnight. (What exciting party animals! :lol: )

Gina Marie: Blackberry brandy has helped me get to sleep a couple times and has helped with a cold or two, also. I keep it in the house, but a bottle can last us a year or two.

canadian: The hairdo is an excellant reward for doing such a great job losing the weight. Just remember, if you think it's too short now, it'll grow out in a week or two.

Ladies: I also post under "Clubs and Groups, 100 pound Club". They are setting up a convention for 3FC for 100 pounders. I guess I assumed that most of you read that thread also(or posted under a different name). They are another bunch of wonderful ladies (and guys occasionally). Hop on over there. Glad to have you.

2oM (Annie)

Hi everyone! :wave: Glad to see a few faces here today. The weekend went pretty well. Very quiet. We went to see the movie Pearl Harbor yesterday. I avoided the movie popcorn by taking my own. :) The smell of the 'good stuff' makes the 'good for you' stuff taste better! :lol:

Brenda: I bet all that cleaning up will help you on another loss this week. What an inspiration you are!!!

Gina: You had another busy weekend. Is Manhattan far from you so that you have to stay over, or is it a day excursion? Sounds like a good time. Too bad it was hot, humid and crowded!

Annie: Sounds like your daughter's graduation turned out real nice. I was real involved when my kids were in school and sometimes I didn't think they really wanted me around. But DH and I chaired my oldest's All Night Party and when it was time for the baby's, he said to me, " you are going to chair mine too, aren't you?" So I think you're right. It does make them feel good to know that people love them.

Gotta go get some dinner on. Love to all.

"You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them." - Michael Jordan

Hello to all, :wave:

Woohoo, had a OP day! Whew, I had three very high days in a row. But no exercise today. I'm still exhausted from the weekend.

Well, the little farm is a dream for the future not now. We have officially called it off and looking for a different house. Of course the home center will not return our deposit despite the addendum I made them add that it was all contingent on getting financing and that we approved it all. The problem is the appraisal and two appaisers can't get the job done so there is something wrong there. On our side, the mortgage company officially denied our application based on lack of appraisal. But yet, we will have to sue to get our money back. This is an adventure I do not need. We're ready to move on though.

My body is so wound up from all this stress. I think that is how I ended up so far off track. Emotional eating out of control.

Gina - Your weekend excursions lately have sounded like to much fun. I, of course, can only live in New York vicariously through "Sex and the City"! Glad to hear Bart may be getting better. Did you make it OP? I sent out positive vibes when I read your post.

Brenda - Good for you for all the cleaning. Want to come to my house!? And the new hairdo is a great idea.

Annie - High school graduations are so fun. I can only vaguely remember mine. Your daughter had to love the extra attention. Sounds like a good weekend.

Geri - So how was Pearl Harbor? Besides long. I've heard mixed reviews. You have such strength going to all the movies and resisting the popcorn. Keep it up!

Well, I'm off to rest. Hope I didn't miss anyone! Take care and be strong!

Good Morning

Well, I was humbled by the attention that the entire class showered on me last night. Balloons, cards some gifts and just the sincere congratulation was more than I excepted. My friends daughter sang one of her original songs from her new CD to the class, it was my gift to all of them, I hope they were half as inspired by it as I have been over the last 8 months or so. Everyone, including each of you that post have played an important role in me making it to the 100 pound mark and I just want to thank you all.

I was actually up a bit last night, probably swollen muscles from all the work on the weekend. I'm not going to worry about it but I will be extra careful of portion sizes this week and keep the exercising up.

determined: way to go with the OP day, its tough sometimes to get back on track but it looks like you have managed it. Sorry to hear about the farm, but I know something perfect is probably just around the corner.

Thin: Great idea with the popcorn, did you like the movie? Quiet weekends, I've forgotten what they are! I'm off to Straford this weekend with my daughter for another fastball tournament. Can't complain though I love it. :)

2ofme: Sounds like the graduation was lots of fun, it's always great to tease our kids. I hope you have been able to recover from your busy weekend.

Gina: I hate the humid weather too, but it doesn't bother me quite as much now, but thank goodness for air conditioning. I'm sure your are back on track by now and doing well.

Well, back to work for me, have a great OP day all!

Brenda
430/331/170 in 2002 or whenever!
(My leader told me not to add extra pressure to myself, I think I agree)

Hello Everyone! Sorry I was AWOL yesterday. Work was really hectic, so I had no downtime to "play".

Well, I finally did it! I have two OP days in a row to my credit and am now working on day #3! It is amazing how my body is reacting. It's like 1st week on program all over again. I am very hungry (PMS doesn't help), and the water is making me not want to be too far from a ladies room! :eek: Anyway, I am glad to be back OP! :D

Bart is still doing well from Friday! We are so happy! He is too I think. He is running and playing all over the place and his coat is thick and shiny, and his eyes are clear and sparkling! He has also been eating like a pig and no accidents! YAY! I knock wood as I type this...

On the agenda for this weekend is a trip to a local museum in Nassau County for an Art Deco exhibit. We were going to go to Westburry Gardens, but it is going to rain :(

2ofMe - Your DD's graduation sounds like it was a real hoot! When my brother graduated from the NYPD, my family was screaming like a bunch of banshees! Graduations are not for the civilized! :lol: I would have loved if my parents had a big sign for me at my HS graduation! Oh, believe me, a bottle of Blackberry Brandy could last years in my house too! You only need a spoonful to cure what ails ya! I am very interested in this convention! Do you have to have lost 100 pounds, or be in the category of having to lose 100 or more? I am going to check out the 100 Club...

Thin - How was Pearl Harbor? I am dying for a real persons opinion, because I too have heard mixed reviews... WTG on brining your own popcorn! I am a sucker for movie theatre popcorn! Manhattan is only a 40 minute train ride for me, so it is easy to just go in for the day. Brian and I are trying to actually go out and do things on our weekends, rather than just sit around like we normally would have...

Determined - WTG on those OP Days! And thanks for those vibes! I think they really helped me get back on the wagon! So sorry to hear about your little farm! I can't believe that you are having a hard time getting back your deposit! You certainly don't need that added stress, but , I truly believe that everything happens for a reason, so I know you will find the place for you! Sometimes stress does equal eating, and sometimes you just have to give in. It's OK, just remember No guilt and Move on!

Canadian - That is so great that your class threw a party for you! I will have to throw my own when I reach such a great goal! I live in AC during the Summer! I am even hot during the winter, there are always windows open at my place in winter! My husband calls me "Hot Girl". He says that I need an air conditioned space suit during the summer. I also happen to be a person that sweats, which really annoys me. Humidity is Hot Girl's Arch-Nemesis! :lol:

Well, better go...

Oh yeah, one more thing! I had a maintain this week at WI! I am hoping for a good loss next Wednesday!

Bye!
GinaMarie

300/274/185

Hi everyone! :wave: Sorry to be away so much but I have been working my buns off (oh, if only it were that simple :ee: ) this week. And with that brings paperwork up the ying yang!

I have theatres to do this weekend so I won't be here much, but will of course have the temptation of 'good' popcorn again. I WILL overcome it!!!

Food this week has been decent, not wonderful. I think I am holding my own, so to speak! Not as well as I could be doing, obviously!

I really liked Pearl Harbor. It was amazing the devastation. Makes it easier to understand why survivors wouldn't want to talk about it. It had a nice story line in it besides the history part so it kept someone like me (not a history buff) happy as well as my guys enjoying it. DH, my oldest, and I went and we were all happy with it.

Terri: Sorry about the farm. It sure seems like things should be easier than they are sometimes. But I have learned through the years that things happen for a reason. Sometimes we don't know just why for a long time, but there is a reason. Just like with DH being laid off, I know there's an opportunity out there, just don't know when it will show its face. But it's out there. And your farm is too. Keep the faith!!!

Brenda: You deserved every last bit of that attention. 100#'s is just a real mountain! You are such an inspiration. You deserve every bow you take. :D
Well girls, I'm off to bed. Gotta work again tomorrow.

Think I'll go catch some zzzz's. :yawn: Busy day tomorrow!

"I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it." - Gale Sayers

Okay, those are positive (+) vibes (~~) for Gina and everyone else to have a OP day! :D Gina good for you for getting your OP days!!! You can do this!

Just a quick note this morning. Its been a very bad week between DH and I with a lot of screaming and crying. I ended up bawling in the Pastor's office because I couldn't take it anymore and he helped me to see that all this isn't about a house; its about our feeling like failures, especially DH. Its all things I knew but was too beat up to see. That helped me tremendously and we were able to get all that out in the open last night and in the past. We went out to Golden Corral which is buffet. I didn't gorge like I would have in the past but ate what I wanted in small quantities. Actually was surprised at how little it took to feel full. So, back in the groove and shaking off the stress.

Replies to everyone later after work. Have a great OP day and weekend.

++++++++++++++ Positive vibes ~~~~~~~~~

I did finally take a peak at the scale and I'm down about 5 pounds over the last couple of weeks. Finally, back in the 250's. That made me feel great and that it is worth it. :)

[[[[[[[[[[HUGS]]]]]]]]]] Terri!
I hope that now that you've been able to verbalize how you feel that you will feel much better. Sometimes life throws us curves and we just have to ride them out until they straighten out. Being able to talk about it usually helps, it's just hard to get it out sometimes. I'm sure that life will work out for you as I know it will work out for us and the job situation. More power to you for being able to get it out and remove some of the stress! Good job at the buffet. It's amazing when we take it slow and steady how full we can get, with just a little food. :love:

Hope you have a better day. :)

Hello Ladies! :wave:

Well, I put OP day #3 under my belt! :D We even ate at my BIL & SIL's for dinner and I stayed on program! :angel: I am working on day 4 with 3 banked points! :cool:

Now, the other news... I spoke way to quickly about the health of my maine coon Bart. While I was in the bathroom this morning, he came in and proceded to "show" me his urine... It was crimson red!!! :eek: So, it is back to the vet for us. :(

DH and I have started a preliminary house hunt. From what I have heard, this may or may not be so much fun...

Thin - Wow, you are one busy chick! I just know you can resist that MT popcorn! I am proud of you that your food was good this week, because when you are so busy, it is so easy to eat badly...

Determined - Keep on sending those vibes, because they are a workin'! I am so proud of you that you and your DH were able to get things out in the open with the help of the Pastor. I hope things start to settle down for you now... Hey, Congrats on getting back down into those 250's! I can't wait untill I can get there!

Well, have a good weekend all!
GinaMarie

I know a few of you probably remember me...Just thought I'd drop in and say a line or too...I have been lurking for quite some time now...I posted a few on the countdown to 225, then a few on the 200 in 2001 posts but lately in the past 2 months I haven't posted anywhere. I have lurked and read and kept in touch with all of you silently...and Maggie, I love your emails!

I have stayed OP...next week is week#52 !!! I cannot believe I have followed this for one entire year...

But my work has paid off...last night at WI I hit 91lbs total loss....I am actually fitting into a size 18 jeans comfortably...believe me when I started this and my size 26 jeans were uncomfortable it drove me to where I am today...Last night at our meeting our leader was asking us what the breaking point was for us individually to go to WW...well mine was a couple of reasons but to feel heathlier was the main reason! :D

My biggest and latest success was yesterday at the Gyno's office..I am on the pill and he always makes me come in every 6months...well he was sooooo proud of me for losing all this weight he said I don't have to come back until next year!!! YAY!!! And....he wrote out a prescription for my goal at WW...so I don't have to try to lose another 68lbs...to get to the unrealistic goal of 144lbs for me...So we set my goal at 185 and believe me I was sooo glad! :smoking:

So enough blowing my horn....

Ginamarie...great to see you back...you are doing great...for me the most important thing is to ALWAYS ALWAYS keep trying....it's when I lose track and completely stop that scares me...that's what happened to me this last time and I paid a "Heavy" price...:eek: How's your kitty doing?

Geri...Glad to see you are still doing great...even thought I only lurk anymore..you are always giving me inspiration with your posts!!!

Brenda...YOU ROCK!!!! I am only 9lbs away from saying the same thing and makes this all worthwhile doesn't it????

Terri...~*~*~*~*~*~here are some more postive vibes coming your way ~*~*~*~*~*~*~ aside from our weight why does life have to dump on us too? You are handling things fantastically...just keep on keeping on!!!!

Well, I may not get back to you all in awhile..seems I never have too much time anymore and I got the cabash put on internet use at work so that really limits me...but I will read your posts and keep up the great work ladies...you are all a great inspiration! :angel:


Patty
:wave: in Michigan
303/212/185

Hello. I don't remember if you folks remember me but I use to post here a few months ago. I was following WW at home and had to stop because I got pregnant. Well I have had the child (a girl -Isabelle) and I am ready to continue with the WW program.

On the plus side I tend to have a smaller appetite when I am pregant so I don't think I gained much weight. I was still able to wear many of my nonpregnant clothes throughout the pregnancy.

I also have a few tools to use this time. I will work out on my Precor for aerobic exercise (it has been about 2 weeks since the birth but I still have to give my body a bit of time before I work out). I also have a WW program on a Palm Pilot which should help with the keeping track and journaling. Lastly I am nursing so apparently I am burning more calories (yes, I know I get more points) although I probably take those additional calories in beverages. :)

Anyway I hope to join you folks again. I know I will be following this for months and the support found here helps termendously.

Good morning ladies! :wave: I worked the theatre again yesterday and was able to avoid the dreaded MT popcorn devil once again. Woohoo!!! We did meet some friends for lunch at a steakhouse, but I was good and ordered Salmon. Then we had a burger place to do for dinner and I ordered grilled chicken, so all in all, I did pretty good with food yesterday. :D

We have a party to go to tonight. A reunion of the old co-workers from DH's job. I also have a steakhouse to do tonight, but I'll probably order the grilled chicken like I usually do. Then I'm off to do the theatre again tomorrow and I another job in between. Busy, busy this weekend.

Gina: Poor Bart! Does he have those crystals in his urinary tract that kitties get??? My first cat got those, but later in life. He was like 5 or 6 years old maybe when he first got them. :( House hunting SHOULD be fun. I don't know why in some cases it is just the pitts. When we sold our first house, I can remeber going to closing and it was a young couple buying it. It would be their first house. Well, for some reason they had gotten a real estate attorney to handle their end of the closing. It was a nightmare. For them. He didn't know what he was talking about. He had to keep taking OUR broker out in the hall to discuss things he didn't understand. He told his clients (thise young couple) that the terms of their mortgage were terrible and how they should have shopped around, etc. They were terrified. It was the most awful scene. I was thinking, "ya know mister, buying your first house should be so much fun and you're royalling screwing it up for these kids." By the time they got to closing, it was too late to re-negotiate a mortgage rate. So all he was doing was making their life miserable. :( Sorry, you probably didn't want to hear a horror story now, did you??? I'm sure everything will be wonderful for you.

Patrice: Hey girlfriend. I wondered what had happened to my other Michigan friend. Glad you have been doing soooo well. 91# is awsome!! :D :) :D :) :D here's my happy dance for you!!! I wish I could say I've done as well in a year. I'm just hanging out, mostly maintaining. This IS NOT the weight I want to maintain at however so maybe between you and Brenda doing it, I can get some inspiration. Hope you'll stop in from time to time. We have missed you!! :love:

Well girls, I'm off and running. I need to go to the store and find something healthy to take to this party tonight. I'm thinking maybe a crab dip or veggies. What do ya think??? I think I'll go for the crab. You all be good. I'll talk to you when I can.

"It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself." - Muhammed Ali

Hi gang!

Well, I've spent the morning with a realtor and got to walk through at least seven houses. Thank goodness I took notes because they are all muddled together. We're going back on Monday to see four again. Makes the head spin.

Gina - Yes, this experience should be fun not the nightmare we've been through. Our nightmare is because we were trying to get a few acres and a manufactured home which we thought should have been reasonable. I've heard that building a house is a horrible experience and I believe it. So we're pumped about where we are looking now because we're staying in town with a regular frame house. So this better go much smoother! Hooorah for your OP days!! Maybe you'll inspire me to get back in gear. I had two great weeks (except Mem weekend) and its been rough the last couple of days. Poor Bart! Sending out little kitty prayers for him.

PatriceK- WOWOWOW 91 lbs if fabulous. Congratulations! Inspiration for us all that it can be done. Keep up all your great work.

BC - Welcome back and congratulations on your baby girl. Love the name. Look forward to hearing more.

Maggie - Wherefore are thou?

Geri - You make me tired and ashamed for being lazy!! You are so busy that I feel like a slug. But you are doing a great job of avoiding all the temptations. Keep itup! You'll get past maintain soon.

Gotta run. Need to find a present for my sis's birthday and get something to replant the tomatoes to. Then I better get my butt in gear and clean house.

Have a great day!

Just checking in quickly between stops. :wave:

BC: Oh my gosh, it's good to see you! I'm sorry I missed your post until I read Terri's response. We must have been posting around the same time this morning and I didn't back up to check. Congratulations on your little girl, and what a pretty name! It sounds like you did real well through your pregnancy and are ready to get back on track. I nursed my boys, of course that was years ago. Enjoy that special time, it will never return once it's over. Hope you'll be back regularly again. We have missed you!

Terri: Well, it sounds like you're having a better househunting experience already. You need to find a place for all those plants and trees you guys bought! :) Seven sounds like quite and excursion! When we were looking I did up a spread sheet where as I went through each house I could just jot stuff in the right spaces. Like each room was listed so in those squares I could put sizes, # of windows, etc. If the house didn't have a room that was on my list I could just line through it. It was really helpful when trying to keep track of everything you see.

Gotta run. I did decide on crab dip for the party so I need to go put it together. Catch ya later.

WOW has it been that long since I posted? Sorry people but I did read all you said and ....... OH PATTY you go gitrl - 91 that is a happening in a year. What an inspiration you are along with BRENDA awsome.

BC congratulations on having a little girl. I love the name you picked out for her. I can imagine what a darling she is. Welcome back and it sounds like you are ready to get with the program again.

We have been so busy of late. We are doing some remodeling on our travel trailer. We broke a spring :mad: coming through Arkansas last year and are just now getting around to getting it fixed. We just may want to use it sometime.... Some thing inside we want to chage also so now is a good time to get to it.

Have a great evening - and remember I do think of you even if I am not posting - which I know I should be doing. Life is good.

Maggie sippin' ice water with lemon in it in Tennessee

WOW! Look at all these new options that I have here that I have no idea how to use! :lol: The little smiles on the left are very helpful!

So, the weekend was pretty good for me. I stayed OP the whole time, but did end up 5 points over for the weekend. I will try to make up for some of that today.

House hunting has been real easy so far... All we did was look at listings and make phone calls all weekend. Now we wait for the return calls. I am a little disappointed that my phone hasn't rang yet, but it's only 9:30... We are going to try to get an appointment with a mortgage broker this week and see what we can really afford!

Bart is doing OK for now I guess. We brought him to the vet on Saturday and he gave us two more pills that we have to give him. He is getting pretty used to being "pilled", so it is not that big a deal. The medicine makes him tired and hungry though. I hate to see a little baby cat not running and playing. I really hope he gets better soon!

Patty - Welcome Back! WTG on week 52 and that 91 loss! You are an inspiration! I have been doing this for over a year and all I lost was like 30 pounds! Way to stick with it! I am interested in your goal. I also want my goal to be 185, but I am pretty short. Do you mind my asking how tall you are?

BC - Congratulations on that beautiful baby girl with such a beautiful name! I do WW at home too! It will be nice to have you back!

Thin - Another busy weekend. You go girl! I think that Bart has the conditions that cause the crystals and that we are trying to prevent them from forming. Hey thanks for the good idea about the spreadsheet for house hunting! I am going to make one for myself!

Determined - WOW! Sounds like you need a spreadsheet too! Good luck finding something! Thanks for the little kitty prayers. I pray for him too. I hope we can make him better without going bankrupt!

Maggie - Good to hear from you! Have fun with the travel trailer. You are always doing something interesting!

Well, gotta go...
G

Hey! No more spell check?!?

GOOD EVENING Countdowners

Isn't this fun - we can now type in color. My favorite color ink is green.

I went to WW to day after no meeting last week I showed a gain of .8. I was surprised for I truly expected more.:o

I have to get off this machine for we are getting a whopper of a lightening storm.



All you wonderful people have a great evening.

Maggie sippin' lots of ice water in Tennessee

Good morning gang. :wave:

Just had to try posting with the clickable smilies.

And color too!

Drats!!! If you hit the escape key you wipe out your paragraph. :(

Its been a hectic couple of days. No time to plan food nor exercise. I know we have to find a house but DH doesn't understand that I'm the one who loses because I get further and further behind in everything. We did spend all evening looking with the realtor. Three were eliminated; two added and one of them eliminated so we're down to a different top two than we had to start!

I better get busy on my paperwork this morning since that's one thing I'm behind on.

Have a great OP day ladies and be strong!

GOOD MORNING Countdowners

I like that - wake up and smell the coffee Tuesday! AH the nice aroma of a good cuppa. :lol:

TERRY that is becoming quite a chore finding a house. Don't forget to breathe.

We didn't get that storm that was predicted which is fine with me. The sun is out and the birds are twitterpated and I am going to have an OP day.

All you ladies have a great day! Make it a nice OP one.

Maggie sippin Hazelnut coffee in Tennessee

Hello

Well things sure have changed here, I think I like it.
It has been quite a week for me, I've been over my point all but one day this week. I must be crazy.

A very good friend on this site told me to let it go, so I will follow her great advice and go on from here. I get weighed tonight and I will just pay the price and have a much better OP week.

Hope everyone is doing great, and I sign in tomorrow and post my weight Gain/loss whichever it is :^:

Take care everyone

Well hello everyone!

I ate over points by one again yesterday and tonight I am going to Red Lobster with a friend for my birthday (it's on Thursday). So who knows where I will end up tonight. :devil: Actually, I have my points for Red Lobster in my bag so I can at least some frame of referance for what I am eating...

Bart still has blood in his urine. The doctor said it would take a while for the medicine to take effect, so I am not that concerned yet... He would not eat his food with the diarreah medicine in it, so we have to put it in all the cat's food now. Boy are they mad, but it is the only way I know Bart is getting the much needed medicine. :mad:

So far Brian and I are seeing two houses this week. I don't know why I am not loaded with showings like Determined is. I have called this realtor that my mortgage broker recommended to me like 4 times already and nothing! They have all the good houses in the area that I want to look in too! :( So, we will start with the two for now...

Maggie - WTG keeping the gain to a minimum. I love electrical storms, as long as they are not too close!

Determined - Keep up the good hunt and try to take a breath once in a while...

Canadian - Hey, at least you know that you were not on program. Better than not thinking about it at all... tomorrow is my WI day too. I guess we will see what the scale has for us both...

Well, enjoy the rest of the day...
G

Hey girls, what's up??? :wave: I've been working my tail off this past week and weekend and then when I did have time to get in here, the boards were down. Argh!!!

Opted for the water at the party, I was a good girl. Lost 1/2# this week at WI. Not great, but better than going in the wrong direction! :lol:

Maggie: Sounds like you're getting the trailer ready for a trip. Going somewhere fun????

Brenda: Just let it go. You have done soooo well, there's bound to be a little slip here and there. Just get back to it. You'll be fine.

Gina: Hope that Bart is holding his own again. Sounds like there's something not quite right with his innerds. Maybe a birth defect Good luck with the house hunting.

Terry: Sounds like house hunting is keeping you very busy. Hope you find something real soon that meets your needs.

Gotta run. The rental car company called and the rental I'm driving has been sold and I have to go exchange it for another vehicle. The dealership has my van again, just can't figure out what's causing the doorlocks to unlock all by themselves. Talk to you all soon.

"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not: Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not: Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: The world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." - Anonymous

It's me again...thanks for all the great wishes everyone! ;)

I just wanted to drop in real quick and say hi and to tell Gina that my height is about 5'4"1/2..but my doctor says its all in a person's bone structure and that I am large boned :o to begin with....I have been reading alot of diet boards and some women that weigh way less than me are just now getting into size 14...while I have just bought a few things in 16...my pants are 18 but still at 212 that's good I think! :p
Anyway hope your Dr. will agree like mine did...

To everyone else..hang in there...from your posts you are all doing sooo great...the next few weeks will be a real challenge for me now...we have several graduation parties and social functions so this ought be good....:(

Take care everyone....remember

(get ready for way oldie quote...)


"NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS THIN FEELS"

I truly forgot how good! :smug:

Patty
:wave:

Happy Wednesday everyone:

Well my WI went much better than I expected, down 3 lbs . That just proves that I really don't know my body yet!

I had a great talk with the leader about some of the old feelings I was having this week. Thinking about letting people down pre-occupied so much of my time last week. It wasn't until they threw me the party for reaching 100 lbs that these old feelings returned. This is something I always worried about but this time has been different, until this week. :?:
With my leaders kick in the butt, I will be able to put those thoughts aside and go back to my thinking that it really doesn't matter what other think or feel, I'm doing this for me and people around me get the benefits that come with me getting healthy.

This soul searching is tough, but I have come to believe that it is also the key to long term success! :^:

Patti: I agree, getting thin feels soooooo very good :)

Thin: Wow sounds like your running around like a mad lady, that will sure help in burning the calories. A 1/2 is great, and good choice on the water.... that's always a tough one.

Gina: Well enjoy your birthday lunch and as long as you're thinking about it and writing it down, you will be ok. Happy house hunting to you and my thoughts or with Bart to get better soon.

To everyone else lurking, keep up the good work, and drop in and say hi, we really are a friendly bunch.

Have a great OP day all

Brenda
430/329/170 in 2002

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