Weight Watchers - Christmas Challenge

great job djmommy for getting that workout in :) everyone your doing so great
angie

Off to my party, Ate a very light dinner so I can drink.... I hope I do well Check with you all tomorrow.... Thanks for the support.

Thanks for the motivation, Angie-you got me to go to the gym...ran for 1/2 hour and did elliptical for 1/2 hour, as well as abs and lifting for upper body. Good luck with the party, djmommy!
Molly

Just wanted to say good morning everyone~ I love reading the post they keep me going on my weight loss. Also want to say congrats to everyone who lost weight~ Keep up the good work~ We can do this with everyones help.


I am still sticking with my plan, just cant get up to working out yet~

but i have found it helps so much to write down and get my water in
if i dont write down I tend to go off big time. I have done so well last two weeks i am afraid will go backwards this coming Monday. Hoping not. Just going through some emotional changes i think with losing the weight this time, i am so afraid i will gain it back like before. Than when I do eat I feel guilty cause I think I am having to much but I write everything down.

You all have given me the strength to stick with it. My other goal I had set for this week was not to eat out after my meeting on Monday night and I did that. I only want to do that once a month.

Thanks everyone for your support

Good Morning! Rehearsal didn't get over until 10:45, which put us home at around 11:30pm, so I'm a little groggy. Tonight and tomorrow should not be as late, since we will start getting through the show faster. All of our performances are sold out!!!!

Today is a whole staff breakfast potluck, and our department is having it's own lunch potluck. I'm going to totally avoid the staff room, to keep myself away from the breakfast treats, and I'm packing my own lunch still. I weigh in tomorrow!

Have a fit and fabulous op day everyone!

Good morning ladies....

Djmommy....How did the party go last night? I forgot that I had to go to dessert type party last night also!! Thankfully I made something I didn't really care for and brought that, but my eyes popped out of my head when I saw a veggie tray!!! :yikes: So I munched on celery and a couple pcs of pepperoni and 3 crackers. I counted them into my days food journal and I was still a bit under my total. GOOD THING!!!....IT COULD HAVE BEEN SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE LAST NIGHT!!! phew...averted that one!!!

Huntersmommy........How is your little guy doing? The meds should have kicked in by now, if not...I'd call your dr again. Pop a movie in and try some sort of workout to get you going!!

Stagemom....wow, thats a late rehearsal!! Congratulations on the sell out for tickets!!! :carrot:

Good morning ladies....

Djmommy....How did the party go last night? I forgot that I had to go to dessert type party last night also!! Thankfully I made something I didn't really care for and brought that, but my eyes popped out of my head when I saw a veggie tray!!! :yikes: So I munched on celery and a couple pcs of pepperoni and 3 crackers. I counted them into my days food journal and I was still a bit under my total. GOOD THING!!!....IT COULD HAVE BEEN SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE LAST NIGHT!!! phew...averted that one!!!

Huntersmommy........How is your little guy doing? The meds should have kicked in by now, if not...I'd call your dr again. Pop a movie in and try some sort of workout to get you going!!

Stagemom....wow, thats a late rehearsal!! Congratulations on the sell out for tickets!!! :carrot:

I weighed Monday and was up 2 pounds! But I think it was just water. I was so disappointed but then decided, what the heck! Tomorrow is another day. I wanted to be at 199 by the new year but I don't think I will make it. But that okay. I'll just set another goal day. As long as I do it, that is what counts.

Have a great day everyone! :carrot:

Betty do not worry about that gain you are probably right it is water.. Hey look at what you loss so far. I wish I could be there.....Hang in there

well I went to the party... Ate 2 ginger cookies....one of my favorites...and 3glasses of wine.....Anyway I had fun. So today I already worked out...Yeah... and feel great. So I will watch my intake and hope for the best.Even after yesterday I do not think I did to bad considering Mon and Tues good food choices. I need to be good today though.. Good luck ladies, Drink your water....

Angel eyes, You rock.....Keep up that will power...

Michelle you will do great.. Stay focused.. Good luck with the weigh in

Hey Everyone, I did lose 1lb this week. Im so sick today. I feel like im getting the flu, but I have felt queezy all day, so I only had a piece of toast, and a handfull of popcorn, and tons of water. My whole body aches so no working out for me today. Im so ready to go home. Im glad everyone has had great losses this week and have been keeping up with the exercise

I survived all the treats at work without having one! TOM started today, so it's not looking promising for a lose tomorrow, but we'll see.

Well ladies easy way to lose weight...Go to the dentist.. OWWWW.I went because my tooth hurt. It was cracked.So they did a crown, after 3 attempts of numbing,they decided to drill a part of my tooth through the bone that took the numbing-and numb the rest that way. OUCH anyway they told me a week or sore of soreness. No kidding????? Geeze they gave me a trillion shots and god knows what else they did..Anyway my mouth is in pain and I do not even think I can work out tommorow. Maybe walking but no jumping...Anyway so hopefully I can lose some weight with this.. You all have to do an extra work out for me.. he he he... good luck ladies , i will check in later

Anna I hope you are feeling better. I hate being sick.. You are right get the water in that may help...

Michelle YEAH you did great.. I bet your weigh in will be wonderful. If not you know it will be next week.

I am sick. This stinks.

At least I am not overeating though! Will check back in tomorrow...

ohhhhh djmommy....OUCH!!! you and me girl!! I just got fitted (do they use that term?) for my permanent crown yesterday and I go back for 2 more crowns mid January. Sounds like you need some tylenol extra strength and get to bed!! Hope you feel better in the morning. :hug:

Stagemom...good for you on resisiting the treats!! Tis the season you know!! I just finished making dh a huge panful of brownies to take to work tommorow. I had two and what a sinful treat indeed. I know I should have only had one, but my calories were low today and I endulged a bit. No excuses tommorow as he's taking the whole platter!!! YEAH!!!

Jenne.....Hope you feel better soon. Is it the flu you think? poor you.

akiss....Congratulations on the pound loss. WOOHOO...:carrot:

Irish molly i'm glad you went tot he gym on the 13th YOu go girl :)

sorry i was missing in action yesterday guys had the stomach flu no fun at all. so im going to try and catch up quickly with everyone.

cryket your doing such a great job :) journaling is key I have days where I feel like I eat a ton its the type of food that matters if your eating healthy somedays it does seem like you eat alot. :) your doing great . YOU CAN DO IT :)


Michelle I hope your weigh in goes good today great idea packing lunch toavoid the staff breakfast potluck :)

angie

angel-eyes sounds lke you do good at the party celery and a pepperoni and couple crackers isnt to hateful good job :)

Betty I'm sure its just water retention us women and our bodies we retain water like crazy at times. Just keep pluggin away you'll make tht goal of 199 I know you can do it :)


djmommy 2 ginger cookies shouldnt be to bad and 3 glasses of whine i have no idea bout pts values for that. but, just stay on plan for the rest of the week and get those workouts in and i'm sure you'll be fine. :) your doing great

anna great job on the loss :) i hope you feel better soon.

Michelle,
grat job staying on plan sorry the wicked witch found you right before weigh in. No matter what the scale says just remember how great you are doing :)

djmommy all i can say is ouch for the teeth issues i hope the pain passes quickly.

jenne i'm sorry your sick hope you feel better soon

well my lil guy has stopped running a temp today is his last day of antibiotics and he seems to be feeling alot bettr his appetite is picking back up tuesday night was awful i was up all night getting sick I had to call my hubby at the base and have him come back home I was hugging the toliet and its kinda hard to watch a 21 month old and do that i couldnt shut the door and he wanted to see what mommy was doing so needless to say hubby came home and I lay there yesterday feeling like I was going to be ill all day hubby brought me home crackers and diet sprite which amazingly enough i did stay on plan eating crackers and cheerios yesterday couldnt stand the sight of anything else I feel better today but, hubby when he left was feeling really bad hes supposed to be going to some fancy dinner out tonight not sure if that will be happening as bad as hes feeling. I just lil man doesnt get the stomach bug on top of what he already had. so needless to say I didnt workout yesterday frustrated that I couldnt work out but, my stomach would have never taken all that bouncing around so today I have to work my butt off to make up for it. I weigh 157 on my scale this morning. well everyone have a good day stay on plan drink that water sorry I was MIA.

angie

Marcie how are you doing? Ladies everyone on this wonderful challenge that has not posted lately please post and let us all know how you are doing we really want to know we are here for all of you ladies :)
angie

For all of you who are sick...... I hope you are up and about soon..... Well ladies I did not go to work out today. I feel sooo guilty. My mouth is a little sore. I will be taking some motron . If I feel up to it I may do the tape tonight. It is snowing outside and it looks so pretty. No ice storm which is good,but I guess the bus driver said the roads were bad. So it is a good thing I am not out. I grew up driving in the snow. Some people here just do not have any idea how to drive when it snows...Anyway,my goal today is water and to record. I am making x mas cookies so I need to be good. We have our first christmas celebrations with family this Sat. My dh side. They are Italin and let me tell you they know how to cook and celebrate. This is going to be a huge challenge.Oh well I will cross that line when the time comes. Stay focused today ladies We are all doing great...

omg i love italian food you can do it fight the temptation take some side dishes that you can nibble at a veggie tray so ww friendly dessert stay focused on the big goal :) you can do it. i grew up driving in the snow to but, people here cant drive last bit of snow well more ice than snow we had 225 accidents in the state people cant drive here in the rain either i have never seen such craziness.

have a great day

Good Morning! I'm down 1 pound this week, and since it is TOM I'll definetly take what I can get! Also that 1 pound moves me out of the obese category and into the merely overweight. Hurray! I'm not going to make my 11 pound weight loss goal by Christmas, but I have kept the scale moving consistently downwards!

Michelle,
You are doing great :) even if we dont make our goals I didnt make my turkey day challenge we are doing a great job at making ourselves so much more healthier and we can defitnitely feel good bout that. your doing great :) Congrats on being down a pound TOM is a rough time for weigh in. give yourself a big ol pat on the back you deserve . :)

WE CAN DO THIS GIRLS WHETHER WE MAKER OUR GOALS OR NOT WE ARE DOING FABULOUS !!!!!!

Michelle that is awesome.Yoe are so focused that is great...I am venturing out to go to the school. I am so nervbous because of these nutty drivers. I forgot to tell you all what I have to skip this xmas. My sister in law makes these AMAZING Canolis...Homemade from scratch..to die for... anyway I know that is such a nnnoo. Those will send me up a few pds.. I have to remind my self NEXT YEAR..The funny thing is even writing this I have no desire to indulge in them. Hopefully I feel that way on Saturday.Chat later Barb

Homemade we are always on at the same time...HEHEEHE

omg that sounds so good but,t hat is great that you dont feel the desire to induldge in them and if you do on saturday feel the desire picture them as the grossest thing you can imagine take some celery with you in a ziploc bag and much on that you can have 2 stlks of celery for 0 pts :)

Hey girls!!! Wow everyone is doing so well...well except the ones who are sick that is!!! :hug: I always stock up on those pop up lysol wipes. You definitely don't want to be passing that on.

Just got back from the gym and did my workout and run. :carrot: WOW...I still can't believe I can say that now. hehe...I must be doing something right eh? I ran for 40 minutes and 3 miles!! Took me 20 minutes a mile but thats not the important thing, I'll work later on about reducing that time. Afterwards I just feel fantastic. The desk clerk came over to me when I was done and said...."whoa, are you ever red in the face"....:doh: DOH?...." I just ran for 40 minutes" geez!!

Hey ladies, feeling a little better today! Angie I understand I was doing the same yesterday too! yuck, my stomach muscles hurt today so Im guess they atleast got a workout. Congrats on the loss Michelle and everyone! I have no Christmas Plans for this weekend. Im so glad I dont think I can face temptation right now. I do have to make a cake for work on Wed, I mean my honey has to make his homemade Caramel Cake for my work on Wed. Im telling you that thing talks to me. He thinks im crazy, I dont ever let him make it because it always talks to me and tells me to eat it. So Wed will not be too good, I think im just gonna stick to a piece of that instead of trying everyone elses cake. Still drinking water here, but I dont see a workout today either.

angel great job on the workout :)
doesnt it make ya feel so great after a workout and your right dont focus on the time that it takes its awesome that you are doing it

anna,
glad you are feeling a little better that is a really nasty bug I felt so bad the slightest movement made me feel like i needed to run to the bathroom long long day better today but, still not myself i say that bout food to certain things call my name dh always looks atme like i'm crazy

well i did feel good enough to get my workout in today. hoping to do more later have to wait and see how the day goes. monday i dont work out tuesday i normally do after weigh in but, lil guy was still cranky from being sick and then i got sick yesterday i just laid there not wanting to move and today i did watp 2 mile and firm up fast so definitely feeling much better today.

everyone have a great day feel better girls. stay on plan and drink that water and keep moving we can do this :)

Just finished making some cookies, after making them I had to try one, Then another...I had to make sure they were good...Anyway they were small so I do not feel guilty. I will count them in. I even got some wrapping down. Man I feel Bad my 3rd grader still believes in santa. We just moved here and I guess they are teasing him at school.He said only one other kid believes.He is worried that he will not have friends cuz they are teasing him. This would not jhave happen at the old school. He is such a sweet boy. I am not saying that because he is mine. Every adult he comes in contact to is instantly drawn into him. He really has a beautiful spirit. He has since he was little, He would give the shirt off his back to people. My dh is that way too. Any way the question is do I tell him the truth..... Or let him work his way through this and hope for the best. Yikes. the joy of parenting....

djmommy to be honest i dont remember how old we were when my parents told us i remember the year santa forgot to come got up and there was nothing went and told mom and dad and they sent us back to bed then called us out said santa was running behind. lol .. hmm I dont see anything wrong in a 3rd grader believing in santa still. I wish I knew the right answer for you i want my lil guy to believe as long as possible. that is great that you have such a sweet boy and hubby thats a hard thing to find in lil ones and hubbies now a days.course that sweetness comes from great parenting. you willl know when its the right time to tell him the truth :) BIG HUGS.
angie

Hello everyone ~ Just checking in~ my week is going pretty well sticking to my plan and drinking my water.

I hope everyone who is sick gets well soon.

going to try and work my exercise in tommorrow


to nasty to go outside getting the freezing rain and snow


Keep up the good work everyone:carrot:

My ds is almost 8 and still believes in EVERYTHING!!! He knows that there are many 'look a like' Santa's as we've already had the talk that Santa is so busy right now he can't do all of the breakfasts and malls. hahaha...and last night the tooth fairy came...well almost didn't come. I went to bed as usual, and woke up at 6:15 am absolutley PANIC'D because I had forgot to put the money under his pillow!!! I'm tip toeing around in the dark and then I couldn't find the tooth, anyway it was only about 20 minutes later when he woke up. PHEW...CLOSE CALL!!! I hope the other boys don't tease him!!!

angel-eyes phew on the tooth fairy I loved the tooth fairy coming and leaving a quarter under my pillow I hope he doesnt get picked on to bad either I just cant see anything wrong with believing in Santa

hope everyone has a great day getting ready to feed my munchkin and hopefully get in about 15 minutes of workout time while he munches got in an hour yesterday and then worked on school with the rest of my free time that I had which wasnt much.

so lets drink that water stay on plan and move move move everyone have a great weekend :)

angie

Good Morning! I just wanted to quickly wish everyone a Happy Friday.

It's opening night tonight of Beauty and the Beast. It is also my last day of work before Winter Break. Today WILL BE a good day!

Hope all went well stagemom...... Good luck this weekend everyone....I am off to the in laws ... I hope my weekend goes better than today...Yikes..... I am to embrassed to tell you all how bad I went off the wagon......oh well tomorrow is a new day with new challenges.I really believe those work outs help me stay focused... Again ladies have a GREAT WEEKEND....

Break a leg Stagemom!!! Hope you have a fabulous opening night.

Hope everyone is doing well~

Well I did it ~ I did my treadmill today for 25 mins~ Woo hoo for me .

keep up with the good work girls ~ I know we can do this ~

Good Morning! Opening night of Beauty and the Beast went ok, now to just get through the three shows today. We don't really have time between shows to leave so there will be food between the noon and three show from the theater, and I think DH is going to bring dinner up to us between the 3 & 7 show.

I've got to get some cleaning and laundry done this am before we head to the theater.

We are doing Secret Santas at the theater any fun, little gift ideas?

Michelle glad your first show went great and good luck on the rest. That has got to be a lot of fun!!!!!!!!!!!!

Angie, Glad your feeling better. I just cant get into exercise right now. I dont want to do my elliptical ever. I just get so bored doing it. I think I need to get some tapes that I will enjoy doing.

Go cryket on the 25 mins on the tredmill your doing great!

Djmommy we all fall off the wagon now and again, Just jump back on with the rest of us!

Ive been doing great on my eating and drinking my water. Im finally getting to the point that I rather have water over my Soda which is a major accomplishment for me. Im a huge diet soda junkie. Some people need coffee in the morning where as I need to pop open a diet soda. I just wish I could get into working out. Im so tired of being so flabby. I really need to work out so I can lose inches faster along with the weight loss.
I cant wait until Monday to weigh in. I really want a good loss instead of 1lb every week, but I rather have the 1lb loss than none or worse a gain. I think I lost weight alot faster the first time then now, because I started 6 weeks after having my baby.

ladies. wow life is getting so hectic around here for the holidays .. hope everyone is doing well. even if we have moments we go off plan what is impt is that we dont throw in the towel for the entire day have an oops and then keep working on plan and remember the next day is a new day and you can do this. :)
my weight is really all over the place this week i'm on plan but, with TOM water retention is killing me i wake up feeling so bloated hope that feelings gone by tuesday. well i had the cold then felt better then got the stomach bug this week my lil one ws sick last weekend doing better this weekend and now my hubby is sick uggh tired of all the germs around here. well i just got done doing my watp 2 mile walk and the firm up fast still waiting on my biggest loser dvd workout got an email from overstock.com that it has been mailed cant wait to have a new workout to try supposed to be 6 on the dvd to do im excited.

cryket great job getting on that treadmill for 25 minutes no matter what you do its great as long as we move each day. housework burns calories playing with those kids burns calories theres alot of things that burn calories ;)

anna,
your doing a great job and let me tell you the less pop you drink or soda whatever ya call it where your from :) i'm a pop girl from ohio anyways the less pop i have the more water I drink I can definitely see a difference in weight loss. water is so so good for us :)

michelle,
i hope beauty and the beast goes well today. have a great time :)

hope everyone has a great day today and stay on plan :) get that exercise in girls. today is my last day to get any workouts in for the week so I'm going to try and push in some xtra today since tomorrow is my off day and tuesday is weigh in wow the weeks just seem to fly by.

angie :)

We have our potluck at the theater today, and I have no idea what to take! It needs to be easy, and have few ingredients! If it is something my own children would actually eat, that is a bonus!

I did get my cleaning done yesterday. Workouts have had to take a time out due to time restraints. I know I will get back into the swing of things this next week though, now that I am on WINTER BREAK!!!

Happy Sunday Everyone!
~~~~ GO SEAHAWKS ~~~~

Hey girls......Last night I took the boys to a buffet restaurant since dh was away and I was amazed at how high many of the customers were piling their plates!!! And although some of them were with salad....you can bet that they were'nt low calorie and or healthy!!! I did good with the main course, simple fresh green salad with low cal ranch, steamed green beans/steamed carrots/roast chicken breast without skin, and then since I ate really well,.....I had a pc of carrot cake and a small serving of icecream. Not too bad considering what was available. The cake put me over for the day by 65 calories, so I'm okay with that and back to a good OP day. Later on today after church, we've got a gingerbread decorating party to go to. I've been told to bring some hor'deuve cocktail foods, so who know's what we'll be eating. I'll have something to eat before I go just in case. Talk about strategic planning!!! Hope everyone is doing well.....STAY OP!!!! WE CAN DO THIS!!!!
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Hey ladies...well the craziness continues in my life..just so busy right now. Hope you all are doing well..had WI yesterday and stayed the same...I am ok with that...haven't been 100% OP so I am just trying to maintain right now. Trying to stay away from all those darned Christmas goodies..GO AWAY!! At least it is all almost over with right? Well the new job is going really well...think I am going to really like it.

Just wanted to drop in and say hello and HANG IN THERE!!

Marcie

michelle, with your busy schedule i can see workouts taking a time out your doing so great :)

angel eyes great job on the buffet :) good idea eating before ya go then your less likely to gobble :)

marcie,
so glad to see ya here :) your doing a great job uggh the christmas goodies are so hard to avoid dh is dying for me to bake cookies we shall see what the week brings. i'm so glad you like the new job so far. keep us posted how its going .

girls we can do this we can get through these holidays together :)

angie

Hey ladies i haven't posted in a while i've been really sick....I'm hoping to get back to working out real soon........

ogibson i hope your feeling better there has been terrible bugs going around lately i had one last week. uggh.. my hubby is sick now. everytime i see your name it makes me smile my maiden name is gibson :) get back to working out whenever you feel better. :) take care
angie

Thanks Angie.........I hope your husbands feels better also....I'm just praying that my kids don't catch it....That's cool your maiden name is gibson.....Maybe were related lol.......Hopefully i'll feel up to working out tomorrow....take care...Octavia

Hi ladies, sounds like you all are doing great. Way to go...... As for me ...Lets just hope I have no weight gain. Holidays with the family is a challenge. At least for my sideI know what we will be having so I know I can do better. No workouts for me in 4 days..,.YIKES. Today I am off to probably get a root canal... Lots of pain the last 2 days. This always happens I go to get a crown and it always turns into a root canal 4 times so far. Like I need to be shelling out that kind of money at this time. My poor hubby will have to work ot. Anyway not much to write. But YOU GO LADIES you are all doing well....

I had a huge epiphany while sick (see my seperate post). Glad to read everyone is doing ok. With only a few days until the holidays begin...GOOD LUCK TO ALL and happy (and healthy) eating!

Ladies I just want to say you are all doing so so great :) without your support I know I would really be struggling worse than i am right now with the holidays i'm staying on plan but gosh the food just looks so good all the cakes and cookies. ugggh with that in mind i know somewhere in this post i had mentioned the two pt fudge well talked to mom today and she dug through her stuff and she found the recipe that i brought home to her 4 years ago. lol wow how time flies anyways here it is ladies 2 pts for fudge this recipe makes 36 pieces and its 2 pt per serving


1 2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup ff evaporated milk
2tbsp reduced calorie margarine
12 oz semi-sweet chocolate
14 large marshmallows

coat 8x8 pan with cooking spray

stir together sugar,milk,margarine bring to a boil in saucepan reduce heat to medium low stir constantly for 3 minutes

stir in chocolate and marshmallows remove from heat stir till smooth pour into pan refrigerated for 2 hours or until firm

just cut it up and remember it makes 36 pieces in the 8x8 pan for 2 pts per piece

this is so yummy enjoy ladies and happy holidays

yum yum... I love fudge. Thanks for the recipie!!! The challenge of staying OP at a time like this. I went to a gingerbread party last night and I thought there would be some 'legal' foods, turns out there was only raw carrots. I planned for some party food (thank god) but boy....those 700 calories went fast!! A few frito scoops and cheese dip, a couple of crackers with crab and cream cheese and a handful of mm's....AND THAT WAS IT!!! I journaled it all when I got home and thought I was safe, but went over with about 65 calories. oh well....I still had a great time!

I took ds to Burger king for lunch today and really enjoyed their grilled chicken salad. Had to read the lite dressing pak though....almost half calories/fat was from it. 120 calories for salad dressing!!! I used about 1/3 of the pack.

I should have weighed in this morning, but the darn scale kept giving me about 5 different readings all varying from -.5to+3.5 pounds. ITS DAYS ARE NUMBERED!!! So I'm choosing tommorow as my weigh in. Can't see that it makes any sense just to pick a number when it was going CRAZY each time I stepped on it !!!
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Hello Every one~ I weighed in tonight I am down another 2 pounds. So I am at a total of 13.5 pounds lost. I also have started doing treadmill 3 days now in a row for 25 mins .


Good Luck everyone

yeah angel sounds like its time for a new scale

well just got done making the fudge its in the fridge now course I wont have any till tomorrow but, dh might have some tonight before passing out for the day today was my down day from working out ugggh drives me crazy not doing anything but, it makes a difference when i weigh in so my meeting is at 9 tomorrow hopefully it goes good since this week was TOM and i've been so bloated but, on plan.
everyone have a great night gosh can ya believe christmas is almost here

cryket great job wow 2lbs you are doing really great i bet you feel great to

Cryket.....:carrot: YOU GO GIRL!!:carrot: Another 2 lbs bites the dust!!

cryket-Great job..anyone that can lose right now gets my utmost respect!

Well trying to hang in there you guys..went over by a couple of pts tonight after I used my 35 this past weekend...but I am not gonna get frustrated...I can get through this..we all can...I know it!

Sorry for now personals..just trying to keep up..know I am thinking about you all!

Angie-hey girl! Miss ya! I know you are doing great as always! Keep going..I'm your biggest fan!! :)

marcie,
i really miss you to girl. think bout ya often just know we are here for you and we all know especially me that you can do this :) your doing great dont get frustrated just pick yourself up and keep working at it :) BIG HUGS
angie


everyone have a great day today. i'm getting ready to head out for weigh in soon scale at home says 155 which means i'm 5 pounds away from pts dropping again wow i change my pts by my weight at home but, follow my ticker by weight watchers scale the 155 makes me feel great even though i will weigh in heavier at weight watchers darn it.

girls lets drink that water and stay on plan. You are all my inspiration. I'll update after my meeting :)

angie

Good luck at your weigh in Angie. You are DOING so well!!!! I was looking at your ticker, great job!!!

I am stuck. :cry: That darn scale.....GRRRR..... My calories have ranged from 1250 to 1600 with a couple of 1800's and my excercise has been really good. I have never never been able to run on the treadmill and now I'm doing 3 miles. SO THATS SOMETHING!!! :carrot: The only thing I can say is that I haven't been this weight for a LONG TIME and my body wants to hold on to it!!!

Never mind though.... I feel great, clothes are fitting so much better and I've even discovered new 'old' clothes buried deep in my closet....I've given away to charity, larger clothes but I can feel a sense of frustration wanting that number on the scale to move. I know it will, but still ? Okay, move on......just having my coffee :coffee: and then heading to the gym. Everyone stay warm and on OP.;)
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angel eyes plateaus are so frustrating but, you are doing great dont get frustrated and like you said clothes are fitting differently :) which is wonderful sometimes ya notice more of a difference changing in clothes than a changing on the scale your doing great with the workouts that running is making a huge difference for you I can assure you :) just keep working and that number will fall

well back from weigh in lost 2pounds 2 oz this week. wont be able to find out if I actually made my xmas goal i mean by my scales at home i have but, by weight watchers i havent quite made it was going to post my final christmas goal weight after the meeting on the 27th since i'm weighing in before christmas but, the meetings are all cancelled next week for the holiday so i wont be at a meeting again until the 3rd of january i think that is the day it falls on so bummed i dont have a meeting to keep me in check its amazing what weighin in front of the ladies does for you each week :)

well i'm off to play with the lil guy and clean house everyone have a great day drink that water stay on plan and workout :)

angie

Good luck to all who have weigh ins this week!!! :hug:

The birthday office demon force fed me cake this morning so I feel buh. Yes, buh. Oh well. It was tiny...

I am really hoping to dip down into the 190's before we leave for Florida! I need to get my arse to the gym. HB is feeling a lot better so I am thinking about going tonight -- maybe around 4:30 or so and just leave after I work out.

That is, if I can get my work done! Off to go do that.

Hurray back to working out this morning! It feels soooo good! Had a show last night, and one tonight, and then a break until after Christmas. Tomorrow DH and I are going to go finish up our shopping. Thursday we are going to take the kids to the Science Center. Whooo Hooo I love winter break!

Hey Ladies,

Just wanted to Jump on and say HI ive just been so busy with the holidays. I lost 2lbs this week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats to everyone on losing!

Angie thanks for the fudge. Im going to try and make some Friday. I was so bad last night, so Im being really good today to make up for it! Well gotta go Ive got alot of work to do

jenne your doing a great job keep it up girl :) I hate when people wont take no for an answer bout food atleast it was a small piece of cake :) hope you didp down to the 190's before you leave for florida you can do it.
angie

michelle, whhoo hoo on getting to dot hat workout doesnt it make ya feel so so good :) hope the rest of christmas shopping goes well what kind of things can you do at the science center?


anna great job on the 2lbs your doing great. the fudge is very vry good i ate one piece and was so satisfied for that chocolate fudgy taste hope you like it to :)

girls you are doing so so great :)
angie

WOOHOO Angie and Anna...!!!! :cheer: Great job on the weight loss this week. Kinda a bummer about your ww's office being closed until Jan 3rd Angie, hope it keeps you honest through the holidays. Even though I just weighed in, I do another one for a Christmas challenge ending on 25th. So, I might see a little itty bitty change by then.

Jenne.....Have a great time in Florida. Are you visiting friends/family or just taking some well deserved R&R ?

Tomorrow at work we are having a cake thing, so everyone is bringing cake. YIKES is all I can say. I was very good today and Im having soup for dinner. I did really low points today because I was bad last night and I know Im going to have some of my Caramel Cake. I think im just going to cut a bite size piece from the cakes I want to taste so I dont hurt anyone's feelings, then it should only add up to 1 piece of cake instead of 5 or more. Im hoping for a lb or 2 when I weigh in for the last time for the Christmas Challenge. I will not be making my Christmas Challenge, but I hope I will be atleast 5lbs off and I still have a week after that to make my New Years Challenge which im sure I wont make either. That's alot of weight to ask my body to lose in such a short time, but the scale is atleast moving in the right direction. I just want to say good bye to the 200's for the last time of my life....

WOOHOO for the losses!!! Great job Angie and Anna..to lose at this time of year is so so awesome! I am so proud of you guys!

Well we are headed out of town tomorrow after I get off of work. I hope each and every one of you have a wonderful holiday! I won't be able to weigh in until after New Year's like Angie...didn't make my goal but moving in the right direction. No worries..will pick right back up in 2006!!!

Happy Holidays Everyone!!

Talk to you all soon!

angel-eyes your doing great :)

anna that is a good idea to have very tiny pieces as you dont want to hurt feelings i understand that just really limit the tasting. maybe take a bite and not eat the rest of the piece out of the ones you sample???? your doing great girl

marcie have really missed having ya around hope you have a safe trip. it deesnt matter if you dont make the goal the pt is you worked hard you did a great job :)

we can do this girls only a few more days left :)

angie

Libbysmom.....Have a safe and Merry Christmas!!! Enjoy your holiday and see you when you get back. tc

Today is my rest day, so ds and I are going to take in a movie. I love just going on a 'date' with him as his older brother is still in school. We don't get to do much twosome stuff as the other one feels left out, dh and I are trying to give both of them some 'one on one' time. We are going to see the "Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe", I've heard some pretty good reviews about it. Other than some wrapping and ironing....(grrrr) thats pretty much my day. Hope everyone has a good day, its almost Christmas....hang in there!!!!

angel-eyes

HB's mom was going down for a month. She invited us to come for the week. So it will HOPEFULLY be R&R, but with the inlaws around....

Anyway, here's to a lot of walking and healthy eating during that time!

Just popping in to say Good Morning. I'll check back later after DH and I are home from shopping.

well this is what i'm up to today. i worked on school work this morning while my lil man ate his breakfast and then have steadily been cleaning house soon as my lil guy took his nap i pulled at my leslie sansone 2 mile high calorie burn did that 30 minutes then did her firm up fast video 30 minutes well much to my excitement my biggest loser workout video came today whoo hoo so i did the 5 minute warm up the 20 minute #1 workout and the 20 minute cool down lets just say its a great workout and you will sweat your tail off :) so i think i'm done with my workout for the day :) hope everyone has a great day i'm off to drink drink drink some water :)

angie

Angie....you are the dvd queen today!!! great job on the workout(S)!!!!

Just back from the movie.....it was fantastic!!! I hadn't read any of C.S. Lewis' books but if my ds lets me, I'll read his copy. I was surprized at the computer graphics,...out of this world!! Without telling too much about the movie, some parts were quite violent(graphic) and the movie was only a PG rating. I know that there were even little kids in the movie theatre (3-5yo) and how they will go to bed tonight without nightmares is beyond me!! Overall we had a great time and reccommend it. Proud to say that I also didn't have any popcorn!!! WOOHOOO
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angel eyes glad you had fun at the movie and good job on not having the pop corn :) iw ould like to see that movie myself. havent been to a movie in almost 2 years wow how time flies. lol yeah i guess i am the dvd queen. lol i tell ya though my calves are already feeling sore and i have been working out ofrever its just a different movement than what i was used to .

I just wanted to pop in and say way to go girls on your loses and the good work ~ Keep it up. I am still exercising doing my treadmill doing it for 25 mins a day~ I wasnt going to do it today but felt guilty cause I wasnt gonna so I did it.

Im still writing down and drinking my water.

I only need 1/2 pound to reach my 5 pound goal for the christmas challenge

I want to see Narnia!!!! I think we will take the kids next week one day. I'm going to plan on having popcorn though. I love movie theater popcorn, and feel quite deprived when I don't have it.

DH and I finished our shopping today, and I have everything wrapped and under the tree. I do still have to get some stocking stuffer things, but that is easy.

Tomorrow is WI day for me, I'm not really looking forward to it, but I will do it anyway.

Angie, im dieing how was the biggest looser workout tapes... That's alot of working out. Great Job!

My kids went and say the movie with the Boys & Girls Club and they loved it, so i'll have to wait and see it when it comes out on DVD.

Cryket s/p? Great Job on meeting your Christmas Goal. Im sure you will lose that .5 lb by Christmas.

Well, I only took one bite of almost everything except for my caramel cake i ate about 1/2 of the 1/16 of a slice that I had. I told everyone what I was doing so the person who cut all the cakes up cut all of them small.

Not sure how many points I had so far. I also had oatmeal, 1glass of skim milk, 2oz Chicken breast, Broccoli Salad, and I made WW crockpot Lasagna for dinner. So I did really well except for the cakes. Ive been drinking water like crazy to get rid of all the sugar.

Im not going to sweat it I will just stay on the low end of the point range tomorrow.

Hey Akiss.....I noticed that you had crockpot lasagna.....have you ever tried it with whole wheat pasta? I use it all the time and we love it. No one even notices it and its so good for you. Actually,....I think I may make it tommorow night!! Good job on the cake strategy....hey whatever works!!!

Stagemom.....Believe me....I wanted popcorn SO MUCH!!!....but with my recent dental work on new crowns.....I was gunshy about having any. Popcorn is just soooo good.

Cryket.....fingers crossed!!! I'm sure you will hit your Christmas goal, .5 lb? YOU CAN DO IT!!!

Well wonders upon wonders......I stepped on the scale and it showed a 2 lb loss!!! I tell ya...I stepped off that scale like it was a bed of hot coals!!! Didn't want to jinx it I guess. haha...SO I'LL TAKE IT!!! All of you were so right.....time, patience and perserverance!!!! THANKYOU for all your support!!!! I finished ALL my wrapping last night... but need a few sweets for the boys in their Christmas stocking. Not much mind you as they still have their halloween bag still full. Then I'm off to the gym. WOOHOOO
Have a great day!!!......2 more days until Santa comes!!!

ladies great job on the losses and the workouts we are doing so good i cant believe christmas its so close .

well yesterday i tried out the workout #1 on biggest loser and really liked it very hard i thought iw as in pretty good shape I have been working out forever but, hmm nope not as good as i thought today i did the workout number 3 strength training it is a great workout definitely sweat your butt off and then when lil man took his nap i did my leslie sansone 2 mile walk and followed it up with the biggest loser workout number 4 bootcamp and let me tell you that is so challenging feels good though to have a video where the people doing the exercise are struggling right along with you :) so far I relaly really like the new dvd i am sore just a tad above my hips and my calves are sore we'll see what the rest of the day brings since i did the strength training with bob instead of leslie today holy toledo.. i will i guess make a final decision on the video in a few days. well i guess my dad is going to pay half my weight watchers fee and my dh the other half my location is going to have 4 months for 110.00 so jumping right on that hoping that in that amt of time i can make my lifetime so we can quit having to pay for it. i hope. everyone have a great day :)
angie

angel eyes, yeah I used whole wheat pasta. My family cant tell the difference when I mix it into things. So whenever I make something where they cant see the color of it I use it. Just like Ground Turkey. When I first started buying it even my fiance couldnt tell, then when he went grocery shopping for me and saw ground turkey on the list he told me that he wasnt going to buy it that it was gross. I wish I had a camera for the look on his face when I told him he had been eating it for weeks. Congrats on the loss!!!!!!

Im not stepping on the scale until Christmas morning to see if I have lost anything.

Hey Angie we must have been posting at the same time. Doesnt it feel great when your muscles hurt. The feeling knowing that you are doing a great job on the work outs. Congrats.

Does anyone know where the link to the nutritional information went to on this website. I have a recipe for spicy party mix and want to figure out what the points are before I eat any

Good Morning. I'm down 2 lbs this week, that makes 6 lbs since Thanksgiving. A respectable amount, even if it is not the 11 lbs I wanted to loose by Christmas. It is definetly a step in the right direction!

anna,
yup it feels great with those muscles hurt lets me know that i am getting a really great workout. :) i love ground turkey we actually buy turkey burgers the jenny O brand i think it is 4 pts a patty dh loves it i will take the premade patties throw them in the skillet and break them up and then add mamwhich for sloppy joes its great :) i used that last night and added turkey dogs to the mix for dinnerr for dh it broke down to 2 patties 8 pts 1/4 of mamwhich 1 pt and 1/4 cheese 2 pts and 2 tbsp of sour cream ff of course for 1 pt and he just loved it told me to feel free to do that again. oh eyah forgot the turkey dogs i have are 2 pts a piece so he had 2 dogs also. it was quick and easy fix.

michelle great job on the loss

girls no matter where we land when it comes to our goals we are doing great and like michelle said heading in the right direction.

we can do this :)

have a great day girls :)

angie

Hello :)

Can someone explain something for me?? So...I have 26 points per day,and if I understood I have and flex point for the week OR NOT:?: ?Thanks:dizzy:

Italy check your private messages
angie

I just wanted to say hello to everyone~ Thanks for the kind words of encouragement. I sure hope I can so it too~ But noticed since been doing treadmill all this week i have stayed same on my scale. I hope this will balance out and I will lose again~ Been stickign to my plan. Its kind of getting me down

I wish all of you luck on your losses. I am so happy to see everyone doing so well. We can do this girls.

cryket dont get down the exercise is making a difference :) just keep working at it girl you can do it and that scale will be dropping before you know it to be honest most weeks i dont drop until the day before i weigh in or the morning of. well girls we are really winding it down now i cant believe 2 days till christmas. cant wait to see the look on my lil boys face this year is sure to be so much fun. y'all have a great day.
angie

well girls its the day before christmas and the only creatures stirrin here are me and my lil guy dh is still in bed hes off till friday now and still sick uggghhh .. cant wait till tomorrow i dont know its like i'm still a lil kid waiting to open my presents on christmas morning and so so anxious for the day to get here I have nothing to open tomorrow but, to be able to give our lil guy presents to open and watch his face as he tries to figure out how to get in the pkgs is going ot be so much fun. :) well we are fixing a smoked turkey tomorrow staying on plan. my biggest loser workout is kicking my tail i am so sore bob is so good at really challenging you. so for the rest of the weekend i will be staying on plan drinking my water and getting in my workouts.
started a new challenge thread for ground hog day which is feb 2nd for anyone that would like to move on to another challenge after this one. i'm going to hop over to new years challenge after tomorrow i will weigh myself this tuesday onmy home scale for an unofficial weigh in since my scale always weighs me at a lower amt than weight watchers but, wont know the official numbers till the 3rd big bummer love my meetings. well ladies have a great day and good luck out there to any last minute shoppers dealing with all the crazy traffic .. I just want to say thanks so much for making this christmas challenge such a great one. You ladies have all done so so great:) Together we can do anything
angie

ohhh, Angie...dh is STILL sick? yikes!!! Isn't Christmas the best time of the year? I can only imagine how much fun your son will have!!! Last night I was driving to the store and was coming up to a house (down a dark country side road) that was sooo decorated with ton's of lights.....shooting stars, trees, manger, house trimmed etc etc....well as I got closer, there the owner was dressed up in a SANTA SUIT WAVING TO ALL THE CARS!!! What a sight!!! I started tooting my horn and waving....now THAT is fun!!!

I'm in for the next challenge.....heck, I'm already in a Valentines day and a St. Patricks day....whats another for Groundhog day!!! :D I got an early Christmas present this morning....DOWN ANOTHER POUND!!! Somethings gotten into my scale!!!....but I'll take it.

Have a very Merry Christmas, and if anyone is travelling....be safe!!
Joyeux Noel !!!

Merry Christmas Everyone! Thanks for a great challenge thread. I'm working on a Super Bowl challenge as my next goal!

angel eyes you go girl how great is that down another pound for christmas :) i would have loved to see all the lights and the home owner dressed as santa :) well we went to the spca this morning and we got this adorable basset hound he is 7 months old for 65.00 that was my christmas present from my hubby :) i8'm so tickled are lil boy loves him and they have been wrestling together all day :) hope everyone has a merry christmas :)
angie

michelle, thanks for being a great part of this challenge :) good luck on your next goal i know you can do it :)
angie

Merry Christmas Everyone~ Thank you for the great support. This has been a great challenge~ I wish everyone good luck ~ Im ready to do the next goal~

Still little down about not losing any according to my scale, but I am not going to give up i am gonna keep going

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cryket dont get discourage or down your doing a great job :) thanks for being part of the challenge you ladies are so wonderful. goodluck with your next goal. merry christmas :)
angie

http://www.3fatchicks.com/weight-tracker/img/bar-day/slider-but1/lb/175/140/175/.png (http://www.3fatchicks.com/weight-tracker/index.php) Hi, I sort of did weight watchers befor I did lose 7-8 pounds in all in like 3 weeks but I started to slack so I'm getting back on track from mindless eating.:tread:

bratzrocker you can do it :) i know how hard the holidays are but, its so great to get back on track.

hope everyone has a merry christmas :)
angie

Merry Merry all! Keep up the good work! I got to 200! So I really have until Jan 2 to get down to 199 :) Best of luck to you all!

HUGS

congrats jenn on making it to 200 whoo hoo you go girl you'll see 199 by jan 2nd i'm sure. everyone you did great .. :) merry christmas enjoy your families and loved ones
angie

Wow,What afew crazy days..I hope you all had a wonderful christmas... We did. I loved hanging with my family and doing nothing but playing games and watching movies. I was bumbed it was over ,I wish I could just hang with my kids like that everyday. I hope you all did well. I did not but I am ok with it. It is too hard for me to do this during the holidays. I have to go home for a few days to stay at my moms.. She eats pretty well so I hope i do alright. I do not think I will count pts.I may but it is hard to do when you are out of town. This should be the last time I go in. I honestly think that I may jump start the new year doing south beach. I need something to kick me in the butt. My dh said he would join me.. Anyway I am so proud of all you who were successful with the weight loss. What a great accomplish in this holiday season. You all should be proud, even with those who maintained. Heck even if you gained a few at least you were consious of trying to do your best. It could have been a lot worse. So the new year approaches and we can set new goals.. You go ladies.. you all rock

djmommy glad you had so much fun hanging with the kids yes this time of year is so so hard to stay on track. good luck with kick starting with south beach for the new year :) you can do it. have a great day . angie

Hi guys Back in town and off to another party. I am not doing well but am enjoying all the get togethers. I hope you all are well. I will check in the New year... HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

djmommy happy new year :) start the new year off with a promise to yourself you can do this thank goodness all the holiday parties are almost over :) cant wait to see you over on the new years thread :)

Hey everyone! Well had a crazy Christmas..we were all so sick..no good..so I don't think I gained..now the key is to get right back on track and keep on going. I didn't make my Christmas Challenge but I was pretty close. Hope you all had a wonderful Holiday and good luck to you all!!

marcie so glad to see you i didnt make my christmas goal either was close but, not quite first weigh in of the year is this tuesday and lets just say with hubby home this past week i fell off the wagon this weekend mad at myself so mad but, it doesnt look like i have done any permanant damage just got to dust myself off and keep going this year has been terrible for bugs take care glad to see ya how is that new job going?
angie

Angie...great to see you too girl...no worries about not making your goal...you are doing just so awesome! The new job is going well.. got a lot to learn but that is ok...keeps me busy. I can't be on the computer the way I used to be but that is ok..they aren't paying me to play. We are off today so that is nice. Just glad the holidays are over!!! Now on to the Valentine's day challenge..I will look and see if there is one started...will I see you there??

marcie yup i will be on the st pattys ground hog day and valentine challenges :)