Weight Watchers - Countdown to 200.... June 13th and on

Marion - where are you???
And everyone else counting down to 200.... I finally WI below the 225 mark so now it's onto a new thread here. So exciting! I haven't been this weight in at least 4 years. I'd love to hear from others taking it 25 lbs at a time. It doesn't seem so overwhelming when you talk about it that way.

Kim
239/223/140

Oh phew i found you!!!!!!!!!!! I thought i was lost forever!!!!!!! I had a great OP day, and i am heading out for my walk, cya

I'm new here--introduced myself a couple of weeks ago before I left on vacation and now I'm ready to get started! I weigh 224, so I guess I'm counting down to 200!

Anybody else here with kids? Kids home from school for summer vacation? I could really use some suggestions for getting moving with little kids around!

Welcome Kerrie - glad to meet you.
I have one little one but I'm only home with her today because she has a viral infection...

I live near the beach so it's pretty easy for us around here to entertain the little ones. When I'm off though I like the park for a picnic (no one does that anymore and my daughter loves it)... the gymnastics place in town has a huge play area and it costs about $3 an hour for play. Also - we found an outdoor jungle gym place about 6 towns away where the township built a great castle park for the kids to play - she loves that one. The library has LOTS of summer plans for reading hours with the kids....usually at least one trip to the zoo.... selling lemonade out in front of our house together...riding bikes... playing Barbie in her pop up tent outside... she loves for us just to pop a tent and she'll play house for hours - even all by herself. Then for rainy days we keep on hand - playdoh, lanyard string and beads, lots of old greeting cards and scissors etc. She likes ANYTHING creative.

How many kids do you have and what are their ages/sexes?
I have lots of great books of ideas - I use them mostly for Bible class crafts but I try them out on my daughter first.

Kim
239/223/140

Is this different from the "To 200 in 2001" thread?

I'm confused. (Not that this is unusual.)

Anyway, anyone is welcome to join the "To 200 in 2001" thread!

--Lauren

Hi Lauren - I started this because the to 200 in 2001 thread looks like it's a yearly goal. I like the 25lb increment threads and since I just hit 223 on Saturday - I want to concentrate on the next 25 now. But I like the 100 board - I don't want to switch to the countdowns board. Is this OK?
Kim
239/223/140

Hi Kerri (and everyone else too!!),
Yep you can join this thread, kim and i are at 223, and 224, so you are just fine :-) Hofully there will be others joining us along the way!!! I have 3 kiddos, one that is 18, and 2 little ones 7 year old girl, she has arthritis, and a 5 year old boy. We have bikes and a pool and a jogging double stroller, so we can usually find plenty of activity. I like to walk for my exercise, but i am sure now that the pool is open, that could quickly become another favorite exercise :)
See you around!!!!!

Kerri - I hit the jackpot for you yesterday at my daughter's preschool - I'm too tired to do it now but they gave us a resource list of books and websites they use as reference tools for their summer camp program. I will type it online probably tomorrow night.

Marion - how was WI this morning? I went out to eat last night at TGI Fridays and I still feel full today :dizzy:

I wonder how I will do tomorrow. I probably won't be online until tomorrow night since we are having my daughter's birthday party tomorrow for her friends. I'm dying right now because I just had to make the cupcakes with peppermint patties on top of them and brown M&M's in the shape of a pawprint for the dalmations theme... of course there are still extras of both candies and I had to come upstairs to get some breathing room. :o

Well - goodnight and have a great weekend.
Kim
1/2001 258
3/2001 WW 239/223/140

Hi Kim,
Remember when you were stuck, well i got stuck at yesterdays WI, i stayed the same. But i am very proud to say, that we went to the crowne plaza for prime rib and drinks, and a comedy show, which of course was hysterical, and i was able to stay OP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats probably a first!!!!!!! When i had lost the 70lbs before i did this too, i would pretty close stay the same everyother week, and then have like a 3-4 lb loss the opposite weeks. Must be something with my metabolism. Okay next test is tonight, we are taking the boat out on the river, and cooking out, s'mores and all :eek:actually double:eek:!!!! Okey dokey i will check back later to see how you did kim, cya.

Hi Marion & Kerrie - 1 more down today. That was real good because we ate such a late dinner last night I was worried.... so I am happy with the one... 3 more and I'm at 20!!! Yipee. I can't believe I've stayed on this program this long - it's a first for me. I am struggling with the lesser points now - I can't imagine getting down to the 18-23 range... BUT I'm not going to think about it. I'm using today as a high day because I had pizza at my daughter's party today. SHe had a ball - but I was kind of disappointed because she is leaving her preschool at the end of the summer and she won't see these kids again (she's been there 18 mos).... so we went for our lungs and had her party at a gymnastics place we know ALL the kids love.... It's pricy but you can have up to 22 kids all for one price. So we invited her whole class (28) and her cousins and local friends (4)... As of Thursday we had 16 coming which I thought was perfect - then 2 cancelled yesterday, 1 cancelled this AM (because he woke up with the same fever mine had earlier this week), and 2 never showed. So it was 11 altogether (7 from her class and 4 cousins/friends). So it really turned out to be a pretty expensive party for 11 kids.. but they had a ball because they all got to play on the gym equipment probably double or triple the time they would have normally had. Emily is crashed out drooling away on her bed right now :lol:

Kerrie - here are those resources I was telling you about. You can cut and paste this list into a blank Word Doc. if you want - just highlight the area and click Ctrl C..... then go into the blank word doc and hit Ctrl V.

Resource Books
Kid Fitness (Kenneth Cooper MD,MPH)
The Outrageous Outdoor Games Book (Bob Gregson)
The Outside Play and Learning Book (Karen Miller)
Play It (Wayne Rice and Mike Yaconelli)
We Care for Summer (Bertie W. Kingore and Glenda M Higbee)
Focus on Summer (Rosie Seaman)
Fun for Summer, Enrichment activities for children K-4 (Judy Beach and Kathleen Spencer)
Games, Giggles and Giant Steps (Susan Miller ED. D)
Hug a Tree (Robert E. Rockwell, Elizabeth A. Sherwood and Robert A. Williams)

Resource Websites
www.perpetuakpreschool.com
www.preschoolplanning.com
www.childfun.com
www.bv.net/vstormie
www.preschoolrainbow.org
www.nuttinbutkids.com
www.lessonplanz.com
www.atosteacherstuff.com
www.123child.com
www.punkychildcare.org/preschool
www.scholastic.com
www.earlychildhood.com

Hope some of these help.
Kim
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3/2001 WW 239/222/140

Congrats on the 1 lb down!!!!!!!!!! Watch i am gonna attempt the happy dance for you :spin::spin: Okay back to the couch for me, i am feelin yucky :( Kim you and i gotta stop switching asthma bouts, its gonna kill me

Marion - Now your asthma is acting up??? Sheesh! And I was just posting to ask how your sleep apnea has been. You have certainly been inundated with health-related problems lately. Sorry to hear it. I'm sending you good vibes for this week. :D

I am not the one with the sleep apnea, asthms is enough for me, if i were a little more awake, i might be able to remember who it was that was having all the trouble with sleep apnea, hhhmmm??? I do feel somewhat better tonight, but have decided to drag my sorry butt to the doctors tomorrow just to make sure, cya :)

Marion - Oops! So sorry for the mistake. Hope that your asthma is better now. Guess when my body went south, my mind followed. :dizzy: I remember now that it was Annie who had the sleep apnea (at least I think so). So Annie, if you're here, how are you?

I would take notes about everyone and their details, but I'd probably lose my list. :) So, how's this? I hope that everyone is doing well.

Kim, thanks for those links! I'll check them out when I get a few minutes. I was actually looking for ways for ME to get moving;), but I still love to read ideas for things to do with the kids, too!:) Thanks.

I'm still having trouble getting started. I tell myself to just add the good stuff (i.e. more fruits, vegetables) in until I can bring myself to eliminate the higher-fat junk I'm addicted to! I went to the grocery store and stocked up on healthy stuff and everything unhealthy is just about gone. I'm trying to enlist the support of the kids in my efforts, too. They can always eat better!

Sorry about the asthma--sounds miserable for both of you! And congratulations on the pound gone, Kim.:) Hopefully I'll be able to post a loss of a pound or two soon.

Hi everyone... This is a bad week!!! I am struggling so much this week since Emily's birthday party and those darn peppermint patties. You know I think ANY sugary food is a trigger food for me. How come when I eat bannas or nectarines I don't eat the whole bunch - but give me an open bag of candy and I'm a freak!!! My husband was so mad at me because at the gymnastics place after the party the adults left about 15 homemade brownies on the platter... I walked into the office and left them all on a paper plate... I knew if I brought them home I'd eat them!!! I am listening to motivational tapes now and I got back OP today. Whew! I need to stay focused... I want another child so bad - I MUST DO THIS!

Swan - it was Annie with the sleep apnea troubles... she hasn't posted in some time now I hope she is OK.

Marion - how are you feeling? I am starting my new homeopathic rememdy for asthma tonight - if it works well for me I'll let you know. I have become immune to antibiotics since I was on them so much.

Kerrie - Sorry if I misunderstood your post :o hopefully some of those references will be helpful. I tried so many times to go OP slowly.. but it never worked for me. I just had to quit the junk food cold turkey - except for my weekly trip to McD's and my filet of fish sandwich (but I scraped off the tartar sauce)... Good luck - just take some time to make a list of Why you want to do this - and then a list of things in your life which would improve if you were healthier. My list was 3 pages long so that motivated me enough after I had done much soul searching. Good Luck

Kim
1/2001 258
3/2001 WW 239/222/140

Hello Ladies:

I'm Here! I'm Here!!

I've seen my name mentioned a couple times. I've been lurking for a long time. I had lost nearly 20 pounds before the end of last year, then started sliding back to my old ways. I've gained it all back - and most likely more. I've avoided posting, because I haven't been feeling too good about the subject and didn't want to bring anyone down.

My sleep apnea hasn't changed. I don't have the money for the deductible for the machine yet. So, I'm still very tired all of the time. My absence of energy doesn't help in the exercise department. Anyway, since part of the problem with sleep apnea is weight, my plan was to start losing more. I guess it wasn't motivation enough, because I gave up altogether.

On a good note, I've started counseling and have actually figured something out after all these years. I'll share it only in the hopes that it will help someone else out. I feel like I don't have much control in my lifeand I don't like me very much. If I wanted to change something, more people would be affected than just myself. Food is the one thing I can control (basically the same thought as an anorexic). I layed in bed one night thinking that if it's true, why do I sabotage the one thing I can control? Suddenly the answer that came to me was: Although I can control it, someone somewhere is still telling me (controlling) what I eat. If I'm on WW, then WW dictates what/how much I "can" eat. If I'm on Slimfast, Atkins, etc., they tell me what/how much I can eat. Does that make sense to anyone?

Well, I waxed my eyebrows last night, so now maybe I should step on a scale - I may have lost a couple pounds :lol: :lol:

Hope you all have a good, OP day.

Have missed you all,

2oM (Annie :yawn: :dz: )

Annie - You're back! I'm sure I can speak for others in saying that we missed you. Sorry to hear that the sleep apnea isn't any better. But I am happy that you have done something for yourself and sought counseling. I'm sure that it will help you to feel better. A while back, I started a thread about how our emotions affect (or control?) our weight. I think it's key that we resolve our underlying issues if we want to permanently control our weight. Don't be too hard on yourself about the weight gain. We have all been there many times before. One last thing, please keep posting and lurking. Every time you come here, you will be reminded that you are not alone on this journey. Best wishes!

Annie - great to hear from you ... and YES your control issue makes A LOT of sense. You know me with my motivational tapes - I listened to another great one today called "Stop Stuffing Yourself" actually put out by WW. It talked about the emotional side of eating and it was very interesting. Counseling is the best thing.... sometimes we need help trying to look at situations objectively - we're too close to the issue.... but apparently it's very common for women to overindulge as a means of comfort to avoid emotional issues. I think that's why I like walking so much. It gets my heart racing and my emotional energy is used up with physcial activity instead of some other self-destructive manner (like eating an entire box of chips a-hoy).... I personally just need to learn new behavioral patterns instead of resorting back to my night time binge eating routine. It's a long journey - this getting healthy plan - and so far in my own experience it has caused me to look way deep inside to deal with issues I pushed under the rug... I cannot change them - BUT I should be able to learn how to react better to them so if they come sneaking up again in my life - I don't add another 30lbs to this body of mine.
Kim

n2 and Kim: Thanks for welcoming me back. Kim, about 10 years ago I was a walker and you are right. It is good therapy - inside and out. And the counseling? Well, I'm not very insightful. If I ask myself why about things I do, I usually have no idea what the answer is!

n 2, I read that thread about emotions. I wanted to say something, but I couldn't find the words. (Did I just say that? :lol: ) It was a very good, thought-provoking topic. You are always full of good ideas.

Kim, where have you been finding the motivational tapes you listen to? You mentioned WW. Are there other places like Best Buy?

n 2, you are right about not feeling alone when I post/lurk. When I start feeling sorry for myself, I come here and see that there are others that have serious problems bigger than mine and still giving it their best shot.

Kim, counseling really does give me an objective person to talk to. For example, my daughter has a boyfriend that I am not wild about. I know that she's 18 now and that I have to let go of the apron strings. I just have found it hard to let completely go. I still felt responsible. My counselor suggested that I tell her, "Okay, it's YOUR life now. Your mistakes are yours. I'll be here for guidance but you have to make your own decisions now." I thought about it, told DD, and have felt a million pounds slid off my shoulders. I love her so much, but I've taught her all that I can, now I have to let her use it. No one ever said motherhood is easy.

I don't have a problem with snacking. My problem is not getting in the fruits and veggies (there isn't a big variety that I like) and not getting any exercise (from that huge lack of energy).

It DOES feel good to be back posting again. You "guys" are great.

2oM (Annie :yawn: :dz: )

Hi guys!!!!!
I am back!!!!! I think i feel better:dizzy: I went to my WI today and i was down 1.4, i was very happy with that as i hadnt exercised at all, i decided breathing is a necessity exercising for the moment is not :-) I bought those smoothies today, i am going to use them for breakfasts, as i dont usually have time to eat. I am hoping they will entice my hubby to give ww a try again as well, he will like the smoothies too i hope, he has a hard time with ww, as he doest much like milk, but does like the slim fast shakes. The other issue with him is he drinks a ton of gator aide and i forget how many points they are, its like 3 or 4 each, and he basically could drink all his points in day. But he does roofing, so needs all that gatorade, i am thinking that he should do all ww, and just not count the gatorade. What do you think???Talk to you later :smug:

Marion: Your hubby needs to be sure he gets A LOT of fluid with the work he does. I'm not sure what Gatorade has in it. Many years ago they toted it as a good-for-you sports drink that replaced nutrients (I think) that the body loses when it sweats. I never knew if that was really true. I had the impression that it was nothing more than non-carbonated pop.

Of course, I'm not in the medical profession AT ALL, but I think it's electrolytes that the body loses when it sweats. There are drinks out there that have electrolytes in them. I don't know what they taste like, what the points are, or what they cost.

I think if I were you, I'd call my doctor's office and ask a nurse what he should be drinking in additional to plain, old water. Maybe you could put the Gatorade in one of those gallon thermos containers and add a bit of water or fruit juice to it. I'm thinking that if the Gatorade isn't what they claim, you can try to dillute it without him noticing much. The points would go down if using water, but he'd get some fruit in if using the juice. Does he like the flavored bottled water?

I guess, after babbling on and on, what I'm saying is that you may need to investigate.

Good luck on your quest to try to teach a man how to change his ways. :lol:

2oM (Annie)

Annie Annie Annie.... were you not a typical 18 year year old daughter???? Don't you know it's in the rule book that we must date someone our parents will just about cringe at the sight of??? Oh when I was 18 I dated a guy who was 27!!! I actually fell in love with him through work long before my parents even knew of him. They were mortified when they found out how old he was. I dated him for 3 years.... and let me just say that when Prince Charming does come along - your daughter will compare and be all the wiser in her choice for life. I knew I couldn't marry him - but I still loved him at the time... And you are absolutely right. You've raised her and taught her well and now she will need to make the decisions. I continued to date him even when I was ready for the end BECAUSE my parents gave me such grief. I was more angry that they thought I was so stupid as to want to be with him forever. But even in my marriage today I am so happy I did date him because I learned a lot about myself and co-dependent relationships .... all you can do is pray that she will be sensible in her deicision making. I'm so glad you're back with us. I miss hearing from you. About the tapes I listen to... I just go onto Amazon and read the reviews.. So far my favorite is "Fight Fat after Forty"... yes I'm 36 - but I was curious what lies ahead... and Woah am I scared now.. I better get this weight off NOW! I also enjoyed "Thin for Life" - but that is more for people heading into Maintenance - but some good tips. ALso - another favorite is Judy Molnar's..."You don't have to be thin to Win". I just like that daily boost - on the way to and from work - it's like being at a WW meeting 2X a day!:lol: (ok - you must be tired of reading...)

Marion - Gatorade is loaded with calories - but I heard in one of the medical tapes I got that if you burn that many calories per day - it is important to drink it. They were more disturbed by the parents who send a 20 oz container with the kid who plays soccer for 1/2 hour... too many calories - it will only add weight to their bodies because they haven't depleted it yet.

Gotta run - got my 2.2 mile walk in again tonight. WI tomorrow AM - but I had such a bad weekend last week I don't know....
Kim
1/2001 258
3/2001 WW 239/222/140

Hi guys!!!!!!!!!

Ya know i was thinking, and yes i know that can be a dangerous thing, but i figured out i am just 2 small lbs away from being one-quarter of the way to goal, happy dance :spin::spin:!!!!! Gotta go get the kiddos at school, ttyl!!!!

Marion: WTG on that first fourth of the way there. Hmm . . . 6 months from today is Christmas. Better tell DH to start saving toward something nice for that new bod you'll be strutin'. A new New Year's dress seems like a good beginning.

Kim: Of course I was a "typical" 18 year old. That's what I was trying to save my daughter from becoming!! :lol:

Had a pretty uneventful weekend. (Sometimes that can be good.) Didn't even feel like eating lunch on Sunday, can you believe it?

Keep up the good work, ladies.

2oM (Annie)

Where is everyone??????? Including me, none of us have posted since the 25th :(:( Come on guys we need to stick together, if we are gonna make it thru the long haul!!!!!!
Okay i did it i lost 2.6 lbs this week, and that puts me over the 1/4 of the way to the end mark!!!!!!!!!!!! its Happy Dancin time!!!!!!!!!! :spin::spin::spin: Have a great OP weekend, we are going to the fireworks tonight!!!!!!! I cant wait, and we get to take the baby too!!!!!!!!

I'm here - I'm here.....
Good Job Marion!!!! we're running neck and neck... I was down 1.5 lbs this AM to get me to 220.5 now.... I am VERY excited.
I don't know about everyone else, but as this program becomes more a part of my life I don't seem to be on the PC as much for support. (Sorry) Some weeks are just easier than others and getting more exercise really takes away from my PC time - which is definitely a good thing for me.

Another Saturday night and not a thing prepared yet for Bible Class tomorrow.... off to get crackin.....last week we had 32 in our class!!!! Luckily Alex and I get very creative under pressure.
Bye, Kim
1/2001 258
3/2001 WW 239/220.5/140

Marion--Hi and excuse me for jumping in here. I was scanning some entries and read your concern about your husband's "need" for Gatorade. With that just bobbing in the back of my brain, I went to another one of my favorite cyber spots: Lance Armstrong's website. The third paragraph there today was a link on the subject "Fluid Dynamics." You gotta believe that those cyclists racing in the Alps 50-60 miles a day are using up a lot of body stuff. Anyway, not sure I could find the link any other way or send it to you any other way but this. So, it's a lot of detailed reading but a lot of it seems like it's addressing your DH's needs...for what it's worth.

Congratulations on tackling your hurdles.

Jody

Hey, Annie -- wonderful to see you again! I don't usually post here, but I'm so glad I dropped in and saw your posts. About gaining it back -- all I can say is GOOD FOR YOU for turning that around before it gets any worse. Have you read "Thin for Life"? Almost all the people who've kept their weight off went through multiple attempts before they were able to do so. They came to see these attempts not as failures but rather as lessons that eventually helped get them to where they were. The fact that you're back here, that you're journaling, that you're in counseling says that you're in the same winning boat. GOOD FOR YOU!!

Anyway, I'll go back to lurking here now. :)

--Lauren

Happy July 3rd Ladies:

It's a little strange this year with the holiday in the middle of the week. Some of the small towns around us are celebrating tonight, something I don't understand as it's still the middle of the week, ie what difference does a day make? The larger cities are celebrating on the 4th and Midland, having some of the best fireworks in "mid" Michigan, are celebrating the 4th through the 6th.

Lauren: Thanks for your words of encouragement. Maybe that's what I need. I haven't read that book, but I'll see about picking it up (for even more words of encouragement). Multiple attempts? I feel that I've had mulitples of mulitples!! Well, if these are all lessons, I've got a lot to learn (still). I only wish that I would "get it" and then keep it. :rolleyes: I've been thinking lately (believe it or not) that maybe a new committment is just around the corner for me. I'm getting so tired of being tired and fat and round and out of breath, etc., etc. Somewhere on one of the threads (WW100 or the 100 Pound Club) someone said that they make a list of the advantages of weight loss. Maybe I'll give that a try, too. Maybe I need to see something on paper that I can focus on. I'm thinking that I need to stop using the sleep apnea thing as an excuse and just force myself to do SOMETHING. It's another vicious circle.

No Clue: Lance Armstrong. Now there is a guy with determination, faith, guts, drive, and courage. We don't see too many like him in this day and age.

Have a SAFE holiday everyone,

2oM (Annie :dz: )

How is everyone doing???
I was down .5 at WI - I will WI next Saturday before my vacation week - so I must be VERY GOOD!!! At least we are staying at a time share where I can bring most of my own food.

Walking is still going well.... just wish the weight was coming off a little more quickly. Hope to see posts soon from everyone.
Kim
1/2001 258
3/2001 WW 239/220/140

Hello everybody. *big wave*

I'm making my first post here. I figure all the support I can get in my journey is welcome.

I began WW last week and weighed in at 257.2 pounds. I actually thought I was around 220 so go figure. I am off to my 2nd meeting tonight and will post my results. I don't have a scale at home so this is a big surprise for me.

I have never tried WW before and so far, think it's a great program. I admit that I found the meeting last week a little "rah rah" but I suppose that's the way it's supposed to be. I'm finding more supportive things on the net.

Best wishes to all.

Hey Marie,

Welcome! I rejoined WW myself last Friday. This is a really great board with a whole lot of supportive folks. Make yourself at home!

It has been tough getting back into the swing of things but I'm managing. I lost 35 pounds on WW last year but had a very stressful time and lost motivation. I have been hanging in there this week. So far no real trouble spots for me. I will be weighing in on Thursday this week and will be going out of town. I'm not too worried about the trip yet. I just want to see how much I lose in this 6 days. I'm trying to resist the urge to step on the scale.

Good luck with your first week weigh-in. Let us know how you did.

Ruby
263.8/263.8/144:dizzy:

Thanks for the support Ruby. Out of curiosity, how do you find the meetings at WW? Are they helpful for you? Or do you just go and do the weigh in and then leave?

I am pleased to report a loss of 3.0 pounds at yesterday's weigh in. I was quite excited. I know it won't be like that every week but it's a great start.

I'm really enjoying the program thus far. I'm starting to get the hang of saving a few points at one meal, in order to allow myself to indulge at another meal. This worked well for me last week when I had a big dinner out on the town with friends. I'm also pleased that I don't have to give up my standard breakfast of a skim milke latté.

Good luck with your meeting on Thursday Ruby!

Great job Marie! This program is very workable. If it's possible to count it, you can eat it. The dining out guide helps me a bunch. We eat out more than we should around here although we eat at home more when I am following the program.

When I joined last year with my best friend, we attended meetings religiously. Since I'm going by myself I know that it will take me a little more time to get really comfortable and feel like I'm part of the group. I can't say that I have ever gone in to just weigh-in and leave without attending the meeting. I find that if I really listen then I feel a little more ready to face the upcoming week. I know there are many people who have no use for the meeting itself but I think it's really important. For me, it's more than just accountability to the iron monster. You can help the people in the meeting as much as they can help you. (Do I sound like some kind of wacky motivational speaker or what!?!).

It gets better when you start receiving awards and the others get to know you. It probably takes a month to get a rhythm going. It helps that they make us wear name tags. Try to participate in the meeting. Share a particular food that you have found or tell them how you faced something hard that week. You may really make the difference for someone, and they for you. (Oh no, I'm preaching again!). If the meeting doesn't work for you though you know you aren't the only one.

Good luck this week, don't forget to drink your water! (Yes, mother).

Later,
Ruby:dizzy:
263.8/263.8/145

Welcome Marie & Ruby!
I was on vacation last week and still battling a bad head cold - I feel like I'm in a tunnel all day. It's nice to see new faces here.

Marie - I used to attend a meeting that did NOTHING for me.... then I searched around and found one 15 minutes further away but it's well worth my $$$. The leader is funny and motivating and the group is rah-rah - but not to an extreme.

Ruby - I've also lost almost 40 lbs since January - and though I'm disappointed with my WW success (19 lbs in 18 weeks since joining) I will stick with it because slowly but surely my habits are changing and that is the most important thing regardless of the scale.

Hope to chat with both of you later this weekend - good luck on program...
Kim
1/2001 258
3/2001 WW 239/219.5/140

Hi all! Yesterday was my 3rd WI and although I felt apprehensive, I am down another 1.4 pounds. Phew. So 4.4 pounds after 2 weeks on the program. I'm going camping this coming weekend with a bunch of friends, so it will be challenging to stay on track. I'm responsible for 2 meals so am going through all of my cookbooks looking for appropriate recipes. I'm somewhat optimistic that all will be well. Must remember to buy a case of water to keep handy (and hope the campsite is near the outhouse!).

Kim - hope you're feeling better. Nothing worse than a cold in the summer. Thanks for your thoughts on the quality of meetings. When I weighed in yesterday the person didn't even glance up. Very unfriendly. The receptionist, however, is great, chatty, helpful, and full of personality. The leader is too phony for my taste. I'm going to look into a few other locations as I think it's important for me to find a "home meeting" that I'm enthused about, rather than just dropping in to get weighed and pick up my next week's package.

My current meeting is located near a health food store so I wandered over after WI and picked up some Kashi cereal - I keep reading about the stuff but have never tried it. Also snagged some Boca burgers, again, something I have yet to try.

Ruby Ellen - yup, lots of water. I've always been a big water drinker so it didn't require any big change in habits once I joined WW. Thank you also for your thoughts on the meetings.

So how is everybody doing this week?

Hi all-:o

I have been on WW for 3 complete weeks now

week one lost 5.2
week two lost 3.2
week three lost 2.0

So you can say I am very excited about this lifestyle change ;) It has been very easy thus far. I have 2 friends that are doing it with me and that makes things much better. I am looking to join a support forum like this one so that I can share my downfalls, rejoices, and apprehentions with others who are in the same boat as myself

Bye :o

Forgot to post my weight

253/242/150

taking this in 10% incrimates. my first goal is 228.:dizzy:

Hi Barefoot - welcome!
Our best friends live in OK City - what a great place....
Our churches are so small in NJ and it was amazing to attend a church dinner with 600 people!!!! I've never even been to a wedding with that many people. I was amazed at how we lined up our food - meats on 3 tables, salads on 3 tables, desserts on 3 tables etc. Such fun! It's nice to meet you!

I've been so neglectful of this board lately - actually I've had a struggling 3 weeks and I'm going away this weekend again - so no weigh in. Last week I was up .5 so that keeps me at 219.5. I haven't been walking like I should - but I AM DETERMINED not to let it get out of control.... hopefully I can get back into my daily walks this weekend while we are away in PA.

I think we should start a new countdown to 200 thread next week... I'm just too tired to do it now! Goodnight! :^:

Kim
1/2001 258
3/2001 WW 239/219.5/140