Weight Watchers - Christmas Challenge

well ladies we have a little tiny bit over a month till christmas I figure we are a few days from our turkey day challenge ending so why not get our new christmas challenge up and running to.


Goals- keep up with my exercise try to add some more to it
make sure I get all that water in

I want to lose 10lbs by christmas so here we go ladies lets get a christmas challenge going we can do this remember we have bout 34 35 days rough estimate till christmas so be realistic with your goals you make and the best part is all the support you will get during the challenge :hug:

after my weigh in tomorrow I will update my weight and start the challenge from that weight to the new 10lb challenge :) good luck girls .. c'mon and join me it will be lots of fun working with one another to a happier healthier new women we want to be :)

Hey, count me in!!

Goal - 19 pounds by January 1st. (may not make it but I hope to get close)
Goal - 64 ounces of water per day.

thanks for joining the challenge. you are doing a great job on your weight loss :) so are you just starting your christmas shopping or finishing up

what is your goal for the day?

whether it be exercise or staying on plan or drinking that water :)

Hey Angie..I'm in...I want to hit my 10% Goal by Christmas...that is 196 and I am 202 now...so 6 lbs...thats pretty realistic for me with the holidays being here. C'mon ladies...let's meet this goal!!

yeah marcie so glad you came to join the challenge to. i'm going to go ahead and post my last weigh in on the turkey day challenge when i weigh in tomorrow and then figure out what my 10lbs off from there will be. we can do this. i'm so excited :)

Hi girls :wave: .... Count me in!!! I also have to change my ticker from a Thanksgiving challenge, but put me in the ring for 8 lbs. 8 lbs will give me a goal to strive for, a little over 1 month right? Right now on doing the "winning by losing" by Jillian Michaels and have noticed alot of changes with muscle definition. Imagine...me with muscles rippling!! haha, anyway its true....just a little bit hidden under the fat. :strong: Nice to meet you all!!

angel eyes welcome to tthe challenge. :) yeah we have just a tad over a month for reaching our goals

guys remember even if we dont reach our goals every pound we lose puts us that much closer to being even more beautiful than we already are :)

I'm in!

I'd like to see 10lbs gone by Christmas, all my water daily (128oz minimum) and keeping with the exercise commitments I'm already working on (eliptical on T&Th, yoga on Sat- starting water aerobics on M&W- stretch and WATP scattered thru week).

Sarah

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sarah welcome to the challenge great goals :) we can do this ladies i'm so excited that you are all joining in :)

Im in.I want to hit at least 7 pounds by Christmas.Already went 1 pound over my Turkey Day goal weight.Hopefully I can do this one to ;)

snapple girl that is awesome that you made your turkey day goal and are over by a pound you go girl. welcome to the challenge :)

we can do this girls :)

Wow Welcome everyone to the challenge! We can do this guys! Christmas Hotties here we come!

thats right marcie HOTTIES :) my hubby is defnitely loving the new me :)
well I set my christmas goal for 10lbs and updated my signature i will leave the turkey day goal one on here till next weigh in then I will lose that ticker. guys we can do this lets all have a great week and remember YOUR WORTH IT!!!!!!!!

By Christmas:

Get down to 195
Exercise 2-3x a week
Drink my water EVERYDAY

jenn welcome to the challenge :) we can do this.
ladies remember we are all here to support one another so if you have any questions or anything at all you need help with we can do this together :)

I would love to join you all. I have just started this journey and need all the support I can get. I lost 5 but I think I have gained that back. I would love to loose 10 pds. Water, Water Water. Thanks for letting me join in

welcome to the challenge djmommy we are here to support one another anyway we can. we can do this girls :) and yes that water is very important as well as exercise i can definitely tell the difference.
what is everyones goals for the week for making it through thanksgiving eating?

i am going to measure everything and stay on plan

lets do this girls :)

Good Morning girls!!! My goals are very simple....just to eat with better choices and only until full. Our family doesn't have any relatives here in the States, so its just the 4 of us. Unfortunately, I lost the toss and its turkey tommorow...hehe, I was soooo hoping for a nice baked ham!! :D Anyway, I think I'll plan our day to have an early dinner, say about 3:30pm or so. Last year we did the same thing, and then went for a nice long walk before it got too dark. I noticed that my gym is open for the first time over the holidays but with no daycare, so with dh home tommorow I plan on working out. That should help with the gravy and stuffing!!! :carrot:

that is great and what a great idea to have dinner early enough that you can still get out and get that workout and going to the gym :) you go girl :)

My plan is to eat moderately, make good choices, drink my water- let the vegetables define my plate. :carrot:

Also I noticed my gym is open Thursday and Friday also and I plan to go one, if not both, of those days since dh will be available. Saturday morning I have yoga class too. My family doesn't do a lot of mixed dishes so besides the pie it shouldn't be too bad- the fall comes with portion size and 12 flavors of pie! And turning the whole day into a week- if I can be moderate and keep it to one day I'll be doing good.

Sarah

snugbug you girls are awesome for taking the intiative to plan to go to the gym the day of or after the holiday. good luck sarah hope your day goes as plan

i know we can all stay on plan :)

IF YOU GOBLE GOBLE YOU WILL WOBLE WOBLE....as my WW leader told us! I just really want to focus on portions and not overeating...lot's of water and getting in some exercise over the next few days!

Good luck everyone and Happy Thanksgiving!

I was thinking about going back on WW...have done it off and on along with other plans the past few years. You guys sound so enthusiastic and motivated and I could use some of that myself.

I'd love to see 10 pounds gone by Christmas and get myself back into a steady exercise routine. I've just been slacking off lately.

I've forgotten some of the WW stuff and am hoping someone might give me ideas for 0-2 point foods I could eat while at work. My job is such that I don't really stop and take a lunch break. So, I was trying to think of things I could snack on at my desk while I work that won't add up the points.

Any help is appreciated! :)

banana are 2 pts apples are 2 pts you can chop up two stalks of celery for 0 pts i'll have to think some more bout some pt friendly snacks :) welcome to the challenge

we can do this girls :)

Good Morning and Happy Thanksgiving!!!:thanks1:
What a nice surprize.....the site is back on!!!

Well, I went to the gym as planned.....yawn.....I might fall asleep during the turkey mind you :D as I had set my alarm for 6:15 am!! They were only open from 7-9 am so I got an early start to my day. I came home just as ds was getting up. I feel really good for going and that might swing my decision to have a teeny tiny pc of strawberry rhubarb pie. We'll see though.....

Have a great day and enjoy your time with family and turkey!!!

hmm rhubarb pie i havent had that in forever most people around here look at me crazy if i say anything about rhubarb. oh well yeah i'm glad the site is back up i checked this morning and it was down. glad you got up and worked out i got up at 6 this morning through the bird in the oven and went and did my walk away the pounds 2 mile video . so today i had 4 oz of turkey for 4 pts so far and my oatmeal i know i will have turkey and veggies later but, i have managed to avoid the white chocolate cheesecake i made for my hubby and lil man :)

:wave: I'd like to join you please. I was just one pound short on reaching my Thanksgiving goal which I feel really good about! I'd like to lose 11 pounds by Christmas, so I can say I'm in the 180s.

I've been following South Beach phase one for 10 days to jump start my weight loss, and now I plan to follow the "Wendie Plan." I've converted the points to calories, now I just need to sit down and figure out which day to make the super high day.

I've been exercising using The Firm workouts since July 1st, and I plan to continue following the rotation I've chosen from their website. I've worked out this morning and now I'm ready to enjoy dinner!

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michelle great job welcome to the challenge :)

Welcome Stagemom/Michelle !!! Sounds like you have the know how for sure. Do you enjoy the Firm workouts? I have the WATP, Tony Little and some of Richard Simmons. Can't say I use them all though, lately I'm more on Jillian Michaels workouts as per her book.

Huntermommy.....WOW....I just noticed from all your tickers.....that you've already lost over 100 lbs!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I've got to re-do my ticker to start our xmas challenge. How did your Thanksgiving meal go? I stuck to my guns with loads of veggies, small amount of turkey and a spoon of stuffing and one small wedge of potatoe. The strawberry rhubarb pie was fantastic. I had about a 2" wedge and then left the table to clean up. WOOHOOO.....by 4:30pm all was put away and we finished putting the xmas lights up outside!!!:gift2: On to the next holiday I SAY!!!!

I love The Firm :strong: workouts! The combination of weights and cardio is awesome! I can't believe how great my arms are looking at this point. Now if only eating healthier would come as easily to me, as getting into a workout routine has!!!!

I did extremely well at dinner today. I measured and portioned out all of the food on my plate- 3oz. turkey breast, 1/2 cup stuffing, 1/2 cup green beans, 1 cup waldorf salad. I made the salad so I knew exactly what was in it and I had already figured out what a 1 cup portion was. I drank water, though I really wanted a diet coke! :rolleyes: My total calories for Thanksgiving dinner were under 500! :cp:

For leftover supper later I plan to enjoy more turkey breast, veggies of some sort, and some crustless pumpkin pie. :T

I do have to bake my dd's birthday cake this evening which will be challenging because I love cake batter! :love:

I'm so looking forward to checking in with you all and watching my ticker move towards my Christmas goal! Christmas season starts for us Saturday when we go up in the hills to get our christmas tree. We(me, DH, 3 kids) will go with my brother, sil, & niece, my parents, and my aunt. We always take a picnic lunch to eat in the snow. Next weekend starts the round of family parties. The good news is that DH's work doesn't have their holiday party until the end of January! The bad news is that the treats are going to start showing up in the staff lounge at my work! :eek:

hey girls. i'm still saying yummy over the rhubarb pie yesterday was great i had my turkey and alot of veggies and oatmeal for breakfast didnt go over pts and even weighed by my scale 163 which at WI on tuesday i weighed 164 on my scale i always weigh more on ww scales not sure why but, yesterday was great :)

i love the walk away the pounds videos i do the 2 mile high calorie burn and i also have the firm up fast video love it. i did both of those yesterday

Great job for staying on plan yesterday ladies that is a huge success :)

we can do this girls :)

:coffee2: Good Morning! What are you all do towards your challenge today?

Today is a super low points/calories day for me, 24 points/ 1200 calories, so I need to be really careful about what I chose to eat. It's a rest day on my workout rotation schedule, I do still plan to do an ab workout, and a short yoga stretch, I may throw in an extra workout to get a jump start on next week.

We are off to the hills and the snow to look for our christmas tree later this morning. :snow4: Please send pleasant thoughts my way. I'm scared of heights and I don't really like snow so this is my least favorite holiday time activity.

Have a sensational Saturday everyone! :chockiss:

girls how did we do this weekend?

did great on this end measured out my turkey ate lots of veggies have weigh in on tuesday so anxious to see the number
have even stuck to my 2-3 workouts everyday :)

Hey ladies, Count me in on the Christmas Challenge. After reading the posts you guys did a lot better than I have been doing. I gave in on Thanksgiving and went over, then Friday, Saturday, and today already... This time last year is when I started losing the battle, so Im not going to let it happen to me this year. I have been so unhappy with myself each day for falling off. So, I have decided that i'm going to pick myself up, dust off, face the scale in the morning and go from there. I know that i'm the only one who can change me, and it's my choices good or bad that I have to live with.

Im really scared to weigh myself in the morning, but I have to know the damage before I can correct it.

I was feeling so down, until I got online and read everyones posts. I know I can do this when I have all the support here.

So my Christmas goal is to get to 200lbs. Wont know how many I need to lose until after weigh in, but my other goal is to drink atleast 64oz of water daily.

Hey there huntersmommy

Count me in i'm so ready for this challenge i know we can all do this ladies.....

My goals are to exercise everyday at least for 30 min and to drink more water..

Hey there everyone! Well I did pretty good over Thanksgiving and even had to WI 2 days later with a loss of -.4..not much but I will take it! Sounds like everyone is doing really well. I only got in 2 days of exercise last week but I am ok with it since I have been busting my butt 5-6 days a week since the middle of July, so I know I will get right back on track this week. I actually am having withdrawls from it! I miss my exercise!!! Ok the Christmas Challenge is officially on!! My 10% Goal is my Christmas Goal so I have 4.8 lbs to go for that. I think that is reasonable with everything I have coming up in the next 4 weeks. I am starting a new job and will be away from home for a week and of course Christmas Parties..uuggghhh challenges all the way to the big day..But we can do this!!!! WOOHOO!!

everyone you did a great job . anna and ogibson welcome to the challenge :)

girls if you have questions or frustrations or anything at all post away any of us girls will be happy to help the best we can :)

well yesterday I got up did my walk away the pounds 2 mile walk then when my son took his nap I did the firm up fast video and then I did walk away the pounds 2 mile walk again last night have done great so far with the holidays boy this is such a tough time of the year to be on plan but in the end sticking to plan and reaching our goals is way more worth it than that piece of fudge or cookies or anything else that we may think about running across our lips just picture those things and the most disgusting thing you can think of you really dont want that stuff ladies :)

SO today is a non workout day I dont workout the day before weigh in so today will just be concentrating on eating good food staying on plan and drinking that water :)

Everyone have a great day !!!!

Angie-Good luck at WI tomorrow...and good job on the exercise!

I will be working out with trainer today so I will get a great workout in..this is the last session with him so I am sure he will kill me! :) Then I will do my 30 min of cardio. Man I am actually looking forward to it.

Hope everyone has a great OP day!! 27 days till Christmas...work the program ladies!!!

marcie enjoy that workout i bet your right i bet he will really work you hard today. great job on your workouts to :)

wow 27 days till christmas so hard to believe.
how do you celebrate christmas ? what do you fix for christmas dinner?
do you celebrate with some family on christmas eve and others christmas day?

is it cold and snowing in your neck of the woods

i think its bout 45-50 here which isnt to terrible we will more than likely have rain for christmas one thing i miss bout living in ohio a white christmas

Hey ladies!
Count me in too..I was doing so well for our Thanksgiving Challenge and then fell by the wayside..so I'll need lots of support. My goal is to lose 8 lbs.
Have a great beginning of the week!
Molly

molly
hey welcome to the challenge. we can do this. girls anytime you are feel8ing a moment of weakness that you might go off plan log on here and post let us help one another get through those moments.

You are so right! Good luck on weigh in. Im up 1lb this week, but it's alot better than I thought I would be. I was bad for 4 days so I will take the 1lb gain. I made my Thanksgiving challenge, so I know I will make my Christmas Challenge of 11lbs. I just cant give in to temptation.

For Christmas we always have a leg of lamb with mint sauce and tons of veggies. I can do without the treats and cookies, but ive gotta eat some lamb. It just wouldnt feel like Christmas.

anna,
i'm sorry you were up a pound but, yeah after 4 days of eating a one pound gain isnt bad at all. now your back on track and you will be meeting that xmas goal before ya know it :)

hope you all have a great week ladies.

Angie-It's 70 degrees and sunny here..this weather is just crazy! We go to my parents house in Nashville, Tn and stay there for Christmas Eve and then on to my grandparents Christmas Day and then on to DH's parents in Alabama...it will be a long trip. We eat snacky stuff on Christmas Eve and then do the whole Turkey Dinner thing over on Christmas Day. This year should be fun b/c DD is 2 1/2 now and is really getting in to the spirit!

Molly-Glad to see you girl!! Welcome to the challenge..you can do it!

Anna-I bet if you have a good week you will see a good loss next week! Probably a lot of water retention too!

Speaking of water retention..I have been so bad on my water the past few days..that is my goal today 100 oz...gotta get it down!!

Oh man.The only thing that makes me nervous about Christmas in that my FIL makes THE best butterscotch cheesecake bars..lol..I think I am going to try to find a lf version of this..lol

girls one year off the ww site i had a recipe for 2 pt chocolate fudge does anyone have it i took it with my to ohio my mom made it and dog gone it i didnt get the recipe back and she cant find it anywhere.

what are your favorite fruit and veggies to eat and do you have a unique way of fixing them

usually for fruit for me its a banana or apple nothing unique about the way i fix those usually banana is for my oatmeal

veggies i buy the birds eye california medley has carrots broccoli and califlower in it just cook it not till to tender and then add the serving of molly mcbutter

looking to shake things up a bit.

omg butterscotch cheesecake bars sound wonderful. hope you find a lower cal lower fat alternative for them so you can still enjoy them :)

marcie it is now 73 here but, looks like we are going to get a nsty storm lights have flickered a few times hope we dont lose power my lil guy wont like that at all that is alot of traveling i think it takes us about 7 hours to get to gatlinburg in tenn from where i am thats a real rough estimate and then 12 hours to where my folks live in ohio . our holiday xmas will be spent at home this year. we got my lil guy a power wheel grave digger cant wait for him to get it they had it out on display at walmart sitting on the ground when they first got them in sat him in it and he just smiled so big he didnt want to get out of it. :) probably going to get him a puzzle to work those lil fingers and then some chunky books he loves to look at books. :) the folks are getting pics of the family for christmas thats all they wanted easy gift giving this year :)

Wow I blew it big time. It is soso hard to follow a diet at someone elses house. I did get a great workout in though today. I made up for all those cal I ate. I have been good today though. I think my sis has that recipe for choc fudge. I will ask her this week. She is out of town for a few days. I just had my oatmeal a fourth of a cup mixed with .nf yogurt and a peach cut up and nuked. Yummy. my favorite new recipe so far. The Dannon yogurt no carb is only one point. Can not beat it. Any way I need to stay focused. Congratulations to all of you who did well at turkey day. Way to go.

I get so motivated reading all of your posts. I too had a little struggle with Thanksgiving day but with the rest of the week I was so good found I was down 1 lb since today is weigh in day. I start over on points and I started reading and went and got my bottle of water reading that some of you were going to drink your water. I have started watching exercise videos and working out and walk when I can because you have said you are exercising. Some of you have said you blew it this week but all I can say is start right now. Don't look back because that's how we slip back into old habits by telling ourselves "Oh I messed up, I can't do it" We have to change our thoughts and say "Look what I have done so far. I can do it. Keep it up." I have a little problem in that my husband isn't real supportive. He tries to get me to eat things I shouldn't or makes comments when we are going out about my points. I have to not make a big deal about it and just quietly order what I know I should and decline the deserts he ask me if want since he knows I am a chocolate lover. Keep posting and encouraging us to keep it up. I updated my Christmas challenge as I was trying to be too safe and I needed to really challenge myself. Thanks for your words ladys.

Hey girls....Just checking in to see how everyone is doing. Food for me today has been anything soft with little chewing. I went to the dentist today and after 1 hr 45 min.....I'm the proud new owner of a new crown (well the temporary one anyway) LOL....I have this constant throbbing......but I'm OP for the day.:carrot:

Akiss.....yum yum Lamb!!! I can't say I've ever cooked a leg of lamb before, but I often make rack of lamb for dh. Its his fave being British and all.

I would love the 2 pt fudge recipie if you ever come across it. I saw on Oprah the other day, Rachel Ray did her version of a 5 minute one involving chipits and sweet and condensed milk. Right there...that would kill it!!!

Me too! I have them putting in 2 crowns on Jan 10th. They prepped the back right bottom one today to replace a filling and the one next to it last Monday to replace one that was crowned 35 years ago when I was 15. I know what you mean the one today hurt more since it still has the nerve. The one from last week had already had a root canal. I had WW Taco Salad with 1 chip-too crunchie. I took 2 Ibrophen and it helped. The dental assistant said everyone is trying to get their work done before the end of the year. I have stayed in my points easily today since I haven't had a desire to eat much but will eat at least my 22 to keep up my goal for the Christmas Challenge.

Hello Ladies,:hug:

Most of you are already familiar with me. Well I have been really embarrassed to post because I only lost two pounds on the turkey day challenge which I started. I am sooooo bummmmed about that, but anyway today is a new day. At least I didn't gain. I think I am going to re-enroll in the meeting because they really help me. But anyway I am going to join this challenge with the hopes of staying on track. And I am not trying to make excuses, but losing weight has been the toughest struggle that I have had to deal with. I know that you all are a great support system, but I just don't know what is wrong. My eating habits still suck but I have been trying to exercise. And I did get a new scale. So it is on now.

OK that is enough of me rambling.

My Christmas Challenge Goals Are:
1. Drink 64oz water daily
2. Do 30 minutes of cardio 3x week
3. Stick to flex plan (and I mean it this time)
4. lose 5 pounds by christmas (I don't want to feel overwhelmed)

Checking in, sorry I missed yesterday. I'm doing good, yesterday at dd's soccer awards banquet I had two pieces of pizza, but I had planned to and I kept with in my points/calories for the day. My workout is finished for the day, I've already had 24 oz. of water and now I'm off to the shower and then to get kids up and ready for school.

I may have set my Christmas goal a little to low to be realistic, so I'm thinking about revising it. I'm not sure yet?

miss mcCoy dont be embarrassed at all we are here to support one another and in my book you are doing a great job all you ladies are. post away ask questions anything we are your panic button :) we can do this together

ouch to my girls with teeth issues that makes staying on plan tough when you dont feel like eating.

well girls had my weigh in this morning and after the holidays i have lost 2 lbs :) the ladies that weighed me this morning really made me feel good they noticed that i'm trimming down and gtting more toned leslie sansone is thanks for that her work outs are great :)

alright ladies today is a new day and we can do this together so lets stay on plan and move :)

everyone have a great day
angie

stage mom wow already up and done your workout and 24 oz of water in today that is really good. yeah i'm having pizza night on thursday cant wait been forever since i had pizza but, that is one thing i really love about weight watchers you dont have to give up the things you love moderation is thekey.

Angie-Awesome job on the loss...girl you are doing so good...you are going to be at goal before you know it. You are so right about WW...I don't have to give up the things I love for good...this is what life is about.

Miss McCoy-So glad to see you over here...don't be embarressed...I only lost 8.4 of my 12 on the Thanksgiving Day Challenge...but we are here right? You can do it...we believe in you!!

DJsmommy-Great job getting back OP...holidays are so tough when you are at someone else's home.

Angeleyes-I just had a root canal last Wed. and am waiting on my crown..doesn't sound too fun..great!!

Healthygoals-Sounds like you are doing great! Keep it up!

Michelle-Great job in getting your exercise in early..my trainer says thats the best time to do it!

Had a good OP day yesterday myself..I have to WI on Thursday instead of Sat. this week so I am afraid I won't lose..oh well that is ok..I know I am working the plan so no worries!! I have officially dropped a size and it feels so good!! Now if I can get into those 14's wouldn't that be great!

marcie that is so great tht you have dropped a size you go girl :) wow i would love to see a 14 right there with ya that would feel so good but, ya know with the workouts things are fitting so different :) you can do this girl you are doing so great so glad we have everyone here for support

Thanks Angie...me too glad we have the support here we need!

now marcie remember whatever you weigh on thursday dont take it to heart its few days earlier than your normal weigh and to be honest i usually dont see my drop most weeks until the day before my normal weigh in. just keep working the plan you are doing great :)

Good Morning!!!

I forgot to weigh in yesterday amid my full morning of errands and dentist woes....I gained half a pound. No big deal though....for lack of a better way to say it.....I NEED SOME FIBRE HELP!!! Usually its not a problem for me, but its been a couple of days or so.......SORRY!!! hehe...but its just us girls!! hehe

CONGRATULATIONS to the LOSERS!!!:carrot: WOOHOOO...you all are doing so well. :cheer:

Healthygoals.....I wish the one crown from yesterday was it.....I also go back Jan 16th for 2 more!!! I wish I had taken better care of my teeth when I was younger. Now all the old fillings are cracking along with the edges of my teeth!!! ARGH!!!!:tantrum:

Nice to meet you Miss McCoy.....Good for you for taking that first step!!! You have listed some great daily goals. I'm sure you are to the challenge!!! We are all here to help each other. :wave:

angel-eyes sorry you are having the teeth problems as far as fiber just increase those greens maybe a bran cereal would help not sure if that helps or not. but, your right its just a girls we can talk about anything :) and even if you gained a half a pound alot of things can contribute to that and dont sweat it girl you can do it :) get back on the wagon today and get that water in and stay on plan and move you got to move to lose :)

Angie-I too like you don't normally see the scale move until Friday and sometimes even not until Sat. my WI day..so i won't be too disapointed if I don't lose...I'm in this for the long haul so an early WI won't get me down.

well i just got done doing a 1 hour workout and i feel so good what a great stress reliever 30 min walk away the pounds 2 mile high calorie burn followed by lesli sansone firm up fast

well i posted a pic of me and my lil one in my profile page course that was sept so i look a lil bit different

Marcie and Angie great job!

Ms McCoy glad your back. You can do it!

Hey Angie, I was thinking about getting walk away the pounds. Im having such a hard time with getting on my elliptical. Did you see the new step thing they have? By the sounds of things you love it.

havent seen the new step thing. the walk away the pounds 2 mile walk is my first video i had of hers and i do love it not hard at all to follow and the moves arent bad either the firm up fast works on your arms and abs and bottom and thighs :) i just love that workout and i am really seeing a huge difference :)

Hey all so far I'm op for the day. I do still have to go to rehearsal tonight, but I should be fine. I'm going to try to head straight to bed when I get home, and not be tempted to check the boards.

Hi Ladies!
Angie-Your little boy is a doll! How cute.
Miss McCoy-thanks to you starting these holiday challenges, we're all here! Thank you! Hey, 2lbs. loss is great-at least not a gain!
It sounds like everyone's doing well! I'm back onplan now, it feels good to have my eating in control. It's cold here in Wisconsin, so couldn't run much more than 20 mins, but was glad that I got out.
Almost middle of the week! Hooray!
Take care everyone!
Molly

molly,
great job on getting outside and getting a run in. thanks for thinking my lil man is cute hes just my world. and your right without miss mcCoy getting the thanksgiving challenge going we wouldnt all still be here together challenging ourselves to do good through the holidays :)

michelle how did the rest of your day go staying on plan?

well today I'm going to try and get in an hour and a half of workout atleast an hour will definitely be done and drinking my water and staying on plan starting out my morning with oatmeal and a banana :)

everyone have a great day

Good Morning Ladies,

i would like to thank all of you for the encouragement, I am not going to give up this time. But I do need some advise. I go to school in the day and immediately go to work afterwards. I usually have my dinner at work around 6:00 pm. I try to make that my cut off. But when I arrive home at about 9:30 I eat all over again. How can I train my self to not eat when I am at home (after I've already eaten dinner). Give me some ideas of what I can do. Well im off to the grocery store to buy lots of veggies and workout.

Huntersmommie- That is a great picture of you and your little one.He is a cutie pie and I think he looks just like you.

Good Morning! I did stay op for the rest of the day. Today is brand new day, it's midweek, and things are looking good. Now if only I didn't have to go to work. I'll check in with you all later today.

Angie-Really enjoyed the pic! I had a pic in the Members Gallery, but I don't see a thing for the Member's Gallery anymore..not sure if I am looking in the right place or not. I will have to move it into my profile.

Molly-Girl way to get outside and run!! As my trainer says..some cardio is better than no cardio!

Stagemom-Glad you had a good OP day.

Miss McCoy-Maybe just allow yourself a snack when you get home instead of a meal...like Apple and Peanut butter or a small salad. That way you are eating something but just not a whole meal.

Well I too had a good OP day yesterday and will WI tomorrow...my scale has not moved so I am thinking it won't before WI but that is ok as I stated in another post. We have a wedding to go to this weekend and I am sorta worried about the eating part of it...hopefully I am smart about everything.

michelle great job staying on plan :)
molly as far as not eating at 9:30 when you come home i have the late night cut off nothing after 9 so i dont go to bed with a full stomach you could try coming in and changing clothes for bed and brush your teeth right away nothing ever taste good after you brushed your teeth? just a thought

marcie you ahve done a great job i hope the scale moves for you so that you have a good weigh in tomorrow but, i know you wont be discouraged since your weighing in on a different day. big hugs to my girls we can do this

Just checking in....HI !!!

Everyone looks to be doing well this Wednesday "hump day". I have to run to do some errands but all is well. I am OP for today and yesterday. And er...the fibre problem seems to have corrected itself!! :o Did anyone watch the Biggest Loser last night? Talk about pumping you up!!! I went to the gym this morning and did my workout and an extra 45 minutes of cardio on the treadmill. I do not want to let any backsliding start and then come Jan...think what? where did this weight come from?..... I am renewed with committment!! WOOHOOOO:carrot:

angel -eyes that is great you are doing great :) way to go on teh workout iw anted to watch biggest loser last night but, missed it :(

Angel eyes yes I did see it. WOW what a motivator. I also went to the gym today had an awesome workout. I actually ran about 2 laps, havenot done that in years. I am doing soooo well today that i hope I continue on this path. I am sososso sick of being heavy. I am actually sick of myself so I guess that is good. It will take time but we can all battle this with huge success. I have to weigh in on Friday and I need to be down to my starting weight before 2weekends ago. I think it is about 3pds . I have to do this. Just to keep the motivation. I should have tape the biggest looser. Anyway off to refill the water jug. Good luck everyone.

OMG y'all the transformation those people made was just amazing. Angel-eyes you are so right...I was so pumped up last night I wanted to go work out again...man they look soo good!! Suzie was my fav and she looked fabulous. Also...a little side note...if you go to the NBC.com website they have amazing before and after pics of just normal people and I swear the majority of them did it on WW. They reference that under their pics. If anyone gets a chance, you should take a look! YEA for WW!!

Angel-eyes: I saw on the Biggest Loser thread that you are doing some of Jillian's plan..how is that working for you? I've been thinking about getting the book.

Hey Ladies!
How is your Wednesday going? I goofed up today.:mad: One of my roommates has a plate of Christmas cookies out in the kitchen, and I couldn't help but eat one. Now, that wouldn't be so bad...but I ate three more! I'm owning up to it, though, and put it in my journal. I'll have to go to bed early tonight, since I don't have any more points left! I'm so bad when it comes to temptation! Luckily, my aerobics class made me feel not quite as guilty about it.
Weigh in for me is Monday, so we'll see then how I do!
Take care, girls!
Molly

Hey all today was a good day food wise for me. It was a rest day for exercise. Tomorrow and Friday I don't have to work, so I get some alone time. I plan to get in some extra workout time tomorrow.:carrot:

molly,
hope you have a good weigh in monday good for you owning up to and tracking the cookies in your food journal. today is a new day girl you can do it. just think of those cookies as the most disgusting thing you have ever ate that may help you.

michelle congrats staying on plan have a great time getting in your workouts :)

yesterday was another 1 hour workout for me i love the leslie sansone videos i know i say that alot but, they are just great :)

i went and looked at the nbc site for biggest loser omg i cant believe how much they have changed i have missed the last 2 episodes they all look so great. its amazing what we can do with good eating and exercise.

Yes it is amazing....very inspiring...ok I ate fast food for 2 meals yesterday..now I stayed within my pts but was up 1.5 lbs this morning on the scale..OMG..I was going to go WI today but I found another meeting I can go to tomorrow..I am hoping this is just sodium...youch!! At least this way I will only be weighing in 1 day early. Don't think I will see a loss though..that stinks b/c I have stayed within pts this week...must not have gotten in enough veggies and fruits...at least I know what I did wrong and can correct it.

:coffee: Just checking in this morning as I enjoy my coffee. I hope everyone has a great op day! I've got to go get the kids up for school now.

I weighed in and I'm one pound closer to my goal!

Morning girls....

Stagemom.....way to go!! another pound bites the dust!!! lol

Libbysmom..... I love Jillians workouts. I have been doing them for almost 5 weeks now. I have increased my weights from starting at 5lbs and a few 8 lbs....to now 12 lbs and 15 lbs!!!! Now keep in mind that I still have a journey yet to go, but on some of the arm movements....I can see some muscle ripples!!! I feel so much better with a concrete plan to follow. Page by page, its very straight forward and makes alot of sense. I would reccommend the book. Hey? why not put it on your Santa wish list!!!

I think you may be right about the levels of sodium but ALSO SUGAR!!! Somewhere I remember reading that everything at McDonalds has high levels of sugar. Thats what makes most of their foods addictive. You feel that 'ahhhh' satiation and then 2 hrs later....feel the edgey crash. Flush it out GF....drink lots and lots of water!!!!

I had a great day yesterday and then today,hit the gym right after ds's bus. With the new heart rate monitor I even ran today for the first time for almost 25 minutes. Sure surprized the heck out of me!!! I always cover up the minutes readout on the treadmill with a magazine, and since I was focused on the readout of the new treadmill "cardio" program...forgot all about what I was really doing and for how long!!! **great tip btw** I had my tunes on and that was it. I burned almost 700 calories in 45 minutes.....WOOHOOOOO:carrot: :carrot:

Stagemom and angel eyes way to go. Libbys mom just drink that water and you should be ok. Just remind yourself that you did do good regradless cuz you stayed within your point range. I am doing so well it is freaking me out. I hope this is sit for me. I ran even furter today. Man what an intense workout. That totally makes me focuse cuz I worked so dangf hard it is not worth The bad eating. What work out are you all doing. I think I missed something? Is Jillian from the biggest loser ? I may have to look into this better. Angel eyes ,How long have you been lifting? Molly hang in there, we are only human. take one day at a time

Angel-eyes-WOW 700 calories...that is what I really need to get into...running and stepping up the pace a bit...I think I will get Jillian's Book. I have been reading the thread over there on the BL forum and saw the thing about the heart rate monitor..I may have to look into that as well. Thanks for the mention about the sugar in the food..I never even thought about that...thanks again...downing the H20 as we speak! Great job on the exercise!

Angie-Awesome job on the hr of workout!

Stagemom-Congrats on the loss...awesome job!

Well the girls here at work wanted to buy me lunch today so I got a grilled chicken salad with low fat dressing...thinking that was a good choice. I figured the pts though and still have very little for dinner..thats ok though I will eat a bunch of veggies. I have these chicken breasts from Swann's that are 2 pts...isnt that awesome? Makes for a low pt dinner!!

Sorry guys on my typos I stink at this comp thing. In time I may get better. GOOD LUCK TODAY

DJsmommy-I think we were posting at the same time...great job on the exercise. If you go to the Biggest Loser thread they have a forum started on Jillian Michael's new book she put out..she is one of the trainers from the Biggest Loser. It looks really interesting. I work out at a gym 5-6 days a week doing 30-45 min of cardio and weights...I was working with a trainer but it just got to be too much money, but now I know what I need to do.

ladies i jsut want to say you are all doing fabulous marcie good luck at weigh in tomorrow i hope your weight is down in the morning mcdonalds blows me up something fierce something else i ahve learned i love subway but, cant eat it the day before weigh in or i hold water really bad day before weigh i usually eat a ton of veggies and bocca burgers they have one that is flame grilled and it just bout taste like burger king burger but, its one pt a pattie :) i love them

keep it up girl we can do this :)

Thanks Libbysmom!! I've just sort of felt I was 'coasting' through the last few weeks and needed to take it to the next level. After Jillians workout, I always did 30 minutes of cardio on the treadmill. I set it at incline 5 and speed 3.8 and that was my thing. I've lost only a few pounds in the last 3 weeks (although I had bronchitis and working out was difficult, coughing and all) but still !!! After watching TBL on Tuesday night, I thought I needed a push to get the scale going downward again. I was also thinking that I didn't want to ONLY be back peddling and come January not to lose any more weight. Believe me....I WAS SHOCKED to see how many calories I had burned and will definitely push myself into doing THAT AGAIN!!!

djmommy......Yes, I am doing Jillian Michaels program from her book "winning by losing". It is a great book and well worth the read. Her biggest idea, is that in order to burn more calories, you need to build more muscle. You won't get "hulk style" muscles but a definite tone and strengthening to them. You won't believe you have any muscles under the flab....BUT YOU DO!!! hehe, it takes a bit of work is all. The other thing she believes in, is that you need to excercise/weight lift at your maximum heart rate. (hence the heart rate monitor)....its that heart raising that puts you into more fat burn and caloric expenditure. Something like that, she says it much better though!!!

Hey all, I'm just enjoying my afternoon coffee and watching the snow fall outside. It's just little flurries that are not sticking to anything thank goodness. We have to go out tonight for rehearsal so hopefully this will be as bad as the storm gets! So far so good on the eating today, I'm trying to be a little conservative because I'm making Spinach Baked Mac & Cheese tonight. I'm using low fat cheese and whole wheat pasta, but I'm not sure yet how many calories a serving is going to be.

I hope everyone is having a fit day!

Michelle-Oh how cool..snow...we don't see that stuff down here in LA!! What kind of rehearsal do you have?

Angie-Thanks for the kind words...on my 4th 20 oz bottle of water so chugging away.

Angel-eyes-Think I might step it up today too..thanks for inspiring me!

Well it's bigger flakes that look like they intend to stick around now. The kids and I are in a community theater production of Beauty and the Beast, and we are suppose to have rehearsal tonight. My only hope now is that it is snowing this hard everywhere and that rehearsal will be cancelled. I hate driving in the snow!

i dont blame you i hated driving in the snow when i lived in ohio if you went to rehearsal hope it well how neat beauty and the beast my lil guy likes that movie :)
marcie good luck today on weigh in :)

I'm a big believe in exercise I got in a hour workout yesterday I wanted to do more but , just didnt have enough time in the day but, I am seeing such a huge difference in my body I have been doing this workout with leslie sansone for about a month I think and I could tell a difference the first weeek :)

I want to get the biggest loser workout video when it comes out I love to shake it up some looking for another video to add to my daily routine :0


everyone have a great day and stay on plan we can do this girls we can stay on plan and make it through the weekend

Drink that water stay on plan and move

Here we come world watch out :)

for those of you girls that are interested on www.overstock.com this morning i found the biggest loser vol 1 that is to be released dec 20th on sale for 9.69 and then shipping was 1.40 :D just wanted to share I believe i'll be getting a copy i think there are 6 different workouts on it I will have to go back and read it again. we all know how great everyone looks after being on biggest loser must be a really great workout video :carrot:

okay i just preordered it from there that is my xmas gift to met his year :)

:coffee: Good Morning! Lots of snow here! :snow4: I'm suppose to go out with friends tonight, but we'll see what happens since the roads are not good right now.

We have a family party on Sunday, and there will be lots of yummy food and treats to try to pick and choose my way through. Plus all that fun emotional baggage that comes along with family gatherings. I plan on an extra cardio workout before the party to remind myself what my goals are and to keep me focused.

I hope everyone is having a good day! :snowball:

michelle just keep your eye on your goal visualize yourself being at that goal and dont let the family get to you and cause that wonderful emotional eating that i am definitely good at but, ya got to take a step back and look at that food and think do i really want to do that to my body to me. I am worth it I can do this I dont need to eat that junk.

good for you on working out

i just got done doing 1 hour workout with leslie sansone 2 videos :)

The thing with my family, it's my mom's side, is that to my mom and her sisters being overweight is equal to "bad." All of my cousins, well the female ones, struggle with our weight. Some more than others, but it's all of us. If you are down in weight you are praised and held up as "the example" for everyone else. I know that since I have been working out and have lost weight that my aunts will make a big deal about it in front of their daughters who haven't. I really wish that weight was not such a focus for them. I know it comes from my Grandma, the woman who the day after I gave birth told me I should go buy some Dexitrim. I just hate that it makes it feel like their love is so conditional, like when you are thinner you are worthy of more love, than when you are not.

Wow this got long! I'm just rambling, it helps just to put it out there and be aware of it.

yeah i come from a family like that and its very hard i grew up listening to my mom being told she needed to do something about my weight all the time and I was pg and my grannie wanted to make me clothes and she measured me and said my gosh i am as big as you in the middle of a fabric store very loudly i get hounded bout my weight everytime i call home to ohio not exactly what i wnat the focus to be when i call home to the family ya know. its hard its always been hard and yes i agree your weight shouldnt affect the attention you get. I'm sorry you hvae to go through that its very painful. BIG HUGS
angie

marcie,
how are you doing today? how was weigh in?

I know what you mean about being valued by weight and looks.
My Mom joined a weight losing club when I was 12. I am 50 now. Weight has been a focus for her ever since. If family members are up in weight she will always find a way to put in the conversation "I wish so and so would lose weight" We have diabetes in our family and she always uses that as the REASON for her comments. Every conversation includes weight and diabetes. Now that my daughter and I are losing weight it is "well you know you may not be able to lose or keep it off". She does not think about how negative it sounds and it has followed my whole life. I just have to remember my value as a person is separate from that. I look at who I am not what I am. I am a good person who tries to do good to/for others and my looks or my weight are not how I value myself. We have to tune out those that would discourage us and look to those, like this group that give us words of encouragment.

Well guys I weighed myself today. I am down 2pds and I really should not have weighed in ubtil Monday that would have been a true week of watching my pts etc.. I am 1pd up from my initail loss. Anyway Now I am conquering the monthly hunger and thirst for that matter. I know I will get the water in but I do not know about the power to say NO to the junk. Oh well I am aware of it so hopefully I will pull through. Why do we women have to have all the burden?I did not work out today. I am resting my leg was having spasms so I may have over done it. Tomorrow I will work out. I hope you all are successful this weekend. I am going to but the book everyone seems to talking about by jillian from biggest looser.

Workout finished for the day, I burned over 800 calories!

good mornimg ladies, I weighed in this morning and I am down two pounds WOO HOO:carrot: :carrot: :carrot: . I have really been working hard and it is paying off. Everybody else is doing great, keep up the good work.

great job ms mccoy!!!!!!! See you can do it!


Huntersmomy, i feel ya on the whole weight issue growing up. My Mom put me on my 1st diet when I was in 3rd grade and I continue to this day. I often wonder if she never did if I would have the weight problem I have now. I think it's because she had a weight problem too and hoped that if she could get me to lose weight then I wouldnt have to deal with her problems. My 6yr old daughter has been obsessed with her weight since she was 3 thanks to DH always complaining he was getting fat. you know because he gains and loses the same 10lbs without trying. Anyways, I always talk to Kiera about the fact that she is not fat and since I started ww the first time, I tell her that im not on a diet that im eating healthier and exercising to get my body healthy. Since my Mom always focused on being fat and eating. I never say anything about how unhappy I am with myself, because I dont want those thoughts imposed on her. At her last well child check up, her doctor and myself explained to her about the importance of being healty. He did an incredable job explaining to her that you can eat anything in moderation and that her focus needs to be on being healty and to exercise and it helped her alot.

Hey does anyone remember a ww recipe with perogies in it

The only one I remember, is the one with 2 boxes of perogies and a can of ff mushroom soup. I'll try to get the exact recipie for you, if you still want it.

That's the one. Thank you angel eyes. If you can find it I would really appreciate it.

i just want to say you all are doing wonderful :) great job on the weight losses.

I got a real boost to my confidence level today for all the hardwork with the exercise and eating habit change and it was so awesome my parents are getting me an old navy gift card for christmas and I figured while we were in town i would go in and look around see what i liked and guess what I grabbed a pair of 14 jeans and an xlarge top i figured i would have to fight the jeans up and suck it in to button them and guess what they went on like butter :) and the xlarge top was to big and it was one of their tiny fit tees i cant believe it im realy tickeled with this.

anna ,
i think you are doing a great job with your daughter thank goodness the chain doesnt carry on I know i will definitely not make weight an issue with my lil guy growing up i know we know you know how terribly painful it is to grow up that way.

I just want to say again ladies you are doing fabulous you are all an inspiration :)
angie

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NSV! I cant wait to see 14's again. I was just getting into 14's when I started to slide and boy can we talk about back into 18's. ouch!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for your kind words!

anna,
thanks :) girl you will get back to those 14 just keep working hard and remember your worth it :)
BIG HUGS
angie

Huntermommy you are awesome, gosh you go girl. You have lost a lot of weight. How long has it taken you? Do you have alot of bad days.? Are you doing core or pts or what.?You are an inspiration..... all of you who have shown this can be done. WHOOHOO* I was doing so good up until yesterday. The monthly curse is here and I can not say NO to salty or junk food. I tried, I did better but still not great.I need to lose 40 pds. I have only lost 4pds up 1. I really want to get back into my 14 . I was on sb and lost 16 pds 2 years ago but had some health issues and put it all back on. Than my husband was transfered to another state for work. He went for a year before we moved and I held down the fort here at home, by myself. Well I tried to lose and I did but when summer came I could no longer work out and the kids were home, and I had to get ready to move , the stress kicked in. I gained15pds in 3months.I also have a thyroid problem so I know I will have slow loses. But you are awesome, way to go.

Akiss.....Here it is..... serves 4, 7 pts each

1 dozen Mrs. T's frozen potatoe/cheddar pierogies
1 can 97% ff cream of chicken soup (OR substitute ...97%ff mushroom soup)
1 can, 4oz drained sliced mushrooms
1 C frozen peas
2 C cubed cooked chicken

Preaheat oven to 350F. Spray a 2 qt casserole with Pam. Thaw perogies in boiling water for 5 minutes, drain, and place in dish.

In large saucepan, combine soup, mushrooms, peas and chicken. Cook until
heated through. Pour over pierogies and bake about 15-20 minutes.

Enjoy!! ;) I love this one, its a keeper!!

djsmommy
actually nope dont hve bad days in the beginning it was off and on with dieting trying atkins and sugar busters and weight watchers on my own since i had been before and had the stuff i knew what to do without the meetings then I rejoined the meetings the weight was coming off but, then my husbands father passed away rather unexpectedly while we were there to visit its a long story we stayed with some friends of his so it was impossible for the month that we were there to stay on plan when we got back home i was back on plan and have been since april. my son is 20 1/2 months old so you could take off bout 3 months which would in that time frame cover his first 6 weeks when they say dont diet especially since I was trying to bf him and then the time we spent in arkansas when his dad passed so i guess you could say its taken me 17 1/2 months so far to lose that weight that i have i stay on plan even during the holidays workout everyday atleast an hour or more and drink the water so im very strict with my change in life but, i want to see my lil boy grow up if you really work this plan you can lose that weight we all can :)

HUntersmommy you ar doing great. I hope I can get the mind set you have.Congratulations and I will do my best at staying focused. Off to fill up my water.

Good Morning All! We are off to our family party here shortly. NSV I love my new outfit I'm wearing and I look fabulous in it! I plan to stay on plan today! No excuses for go off and eating whatever! I will be checking back in with you all after the party.

djmommy you are doing great. I just look at my lil guy everyday and think about how i want to be there for him to grow up and its all worth all the hard work. i just got done doing an hour workout fixing to call it an evening very soon. tomorrow is my off day for working out .

glad you look so great in your new outfit michelle . i dont know bout you ladies but, it alwasy makes me feel great to have a new outfit :) especially as you lose weight its an accomplishment :) such a great kick to the self confidence.
Michelle hope you have a great time at the family party.

hope everyone had a great weekend.

girls i wanted to see when you wanted to weigh in for christmas do you all want to post your final weight on christmas morning or just go by what day you weigh in at weight watchers or hme? just wanted to see how everyone wanted to do it even if your normal weigh in isnt till after christmas I will still be here to check on each and every one of you to see how you did.
we can do this girls what a great christmas present we are giving ourselves :)

angie

Well I survived the family party! It was as I expected, my aunts made a big deal about my weight loss, and my mom had obviously done some "mom bragging" about me working out "all the time." I tried to really make light of it and change the subject when it came up. Not that I'm not proud of myself for committing to working out and getting healthy and fit. It's just that I hate being praised in front of my cousins who all struggle with their weight, and are very heavy. It just makes my aunts love feel so conditional. If any of this makes sense. I'm just glad the party is over and I don't have to see them for a few months!

:gift2: Christmas weigh in- I usually weigh in on Thursdays. I will weigh myself again Christmas morning though. That will force me to be very strict with myself Christmas eve at my sil's.

michelle,
im sorry you had to subjected to that. I truly feel for you. Glad you dont have to see them for a few months. I think families should always love one another no matter what you weigh and not make others feel bad about what they do weigh. BIG HUGS.
You are doing a great job

we can do this girls.

what are we doing today to stay on plan?

today is my off day for workout since my weigh in is tomorrow I will be staying on plan all day and drinking tons and tons of water to make sure theres no bloat in the morning I weigh in at 9 am
everyone have a great day

angie

Goodmorning! Just stopping in to say I hope everyone has a fit, focused, and fabulous Monday!

hope everyone is having a great day have weigh in tomorrow and my scale is the same as what i weighed last week i worked out really hard drank all my water and stayed on plan ugggh frustration i hope to get up and see some loss tomorrow moring before weigh in.

marcie are you still around been thinking bout you hope all is well

angie

hmmm....not sure what happened to my morning's post but......

Hey girls. My car needed an unexpected service today and so I didn't make it to the gym. I did HOWEVER pop a WATP's tape in and did the 3 mile version. YEAH...for me!! I thought there is no way I'm going to miss working out at SOMETHING. Turns out I burned 450 calories. So that is something.

Angie....Good luck with weigh in tommorow. Mine was today and showed a .5 lb loss. I have TOM visiting tommorow while I am at the dentist. NOW that sounds like alot of fun eh?

Michelle.......Family get togethers can be soooo frustrating. Sounds like you did an awesome job coping (in your new outfit nonetheless!!!):hug:

angel eyes yuck to going to the dentist one of my least favorite things to do and yup that time of the month really effects are weight loss efforts .. I told my mom earlier i feel like i'm busting my tale and getting great workouts in and the scale just doesnt want to move this week even with the water and staying on plan. my TOM has a mind of its own some months I have one some months I dont its always a surprise when it does show up I have pcos makes life so much fun.

Anyways girls just wanted to say you are all doing great. I'm getting ready to start working on my class on line so talk to you all tomorrow after weigh in :)
angie

Good luck to allof you with your weigh ins. I bet you all will do great. We are all a bunch of motivated gals..... Michelle glad you made it through the family thing. angel eyes good for you on your lost,I usually gain during that time. I bet next week you will have a bigger loss. I think I am going to start water aerobics. Yes I am going to put a bathing suit on. Yuck But hey I figured That should be a motivater in its self.. I was able to run again today.. WHOOO so far no leg pain. I think I may even do some sit ups tonight.Good luck.

Good luck to allof you with your weigh ins. I bet you all will do great. We are all a bunch of motivated gals..... Michelle glad you made it through the family thing. angel eyes good for you on your lost,I usually gain during that time. I bet next week you will have a bigger loss. I think I am going to start water aerobics. Yes I am going to put a bathing suit on. Yuck But hey I figured That should be a motivater in its self.. I was able to run again today.. WHOOO so far no leg pain. I think I may even do some sit ups tonight.Good luck.

opps, I guess I hit it twice

Quick post to say Thank Goodness Monday Is OVER! I stayed on plan today, but I was certainly crabby by the end of work.

Good luck to those who are weighing in tomorrow!

Good Morning girls!! Just had my coffee :coffee: and still trying to wake up. lol....What a surprize this morning, we got a dusting of snow in the night!!! woohoo....:snow4: It probably won't last after lunchtime....but still, the boys are so excited. I'm off to the gym for some treadmill time. Going to try running again. We'll see. Have a great day.

Angie.....How was your weigh in? Sending you lots of **slim weigh in vibes**

Michelle.....You're up nice and early. Glad to hear you stayed OP. I can be queen crabby at times too!!:queen:

Actually I was up late, and now I'm up early. :dizzy: I've finished my workout for today, and I'm about to get in the shower and then get the kids up for school. We have rehearsal tonight, and the kids have dance class after school, so once we leave this morning we are not back until 10:30/11:00pm tonight. :yawn:

I hope everyone is staying focused on their Christmas challenge. Have a great day!

I'm Back Down 2 More :) Post More In A Bit

Hi ladies, I am going out tonight to dinner with some friends. I almost said no because I am so afraid of falling off this wagon AGAIN. We are doing Thai or Chinese, I am going to go onto Dotties web to get ideas of pts. I did not get to work out today,or tomorrow. Maybe I will do a tape that way I can burn some pts up. Anyway I hope you all have a good day.

if you fill up a small chinese tea cup 3 times with broccoli chicken it is 4 pts just to give you an idea of portion control and something that wouldnt be to hateful to eat i love broccoli chicken just watch your portions stay away from the egg rolls and anything breaded

djmommy check your private messages I sent you some info on some chinese stuff i looked up in my book

Huntersmomy congrats on your weight loss. Im down 1lb this week which is okay after being so bad on Thursday. Iv'e been doing really well. I hope everyone else has great weigh ins this week. Havent been able to read all the posts just wanted to jump on and say HI to everyone!

anna great job on the loss your doing a great job even if we have days we stumble its impt we keep working at it we are all doing great:)

Hunters mommy You Rock. Thank you soo much for the info. I did pretty good. I ordered the broc and beef with a small amount of rice. I also had the wonton soup, which was so good. It had shrimp in it. Yumm I did not drink and had lots of water. I came home with half of it.Before,I would of had an egg roll and fried rice lots and ate the whole meal. So even if I did go over my points I know I made better choices. I told the girls I wouldn't be able to do a cookie exchange. I just do not want those things around. I have to make some anyway and I think I will freeze them and put them in the freezer outside. Out of sight out of mind. Anyway congratulations Anna on you lose too.Chat later

Thanks Angie and djmommy! Djmommy congrats on your dinner. Sounds very yummy and you definately made great choices. Just think of all the really bad things you could have ordered.

Oh yeah, angel eyes thanks for the pierogie recipe I cant wait to make it. I think I will this weekend.

I did so well today I woke up at 6:30 to exercise on my elliptical and I had 26 points today plus 60+ ozs of water and I really cut back on the diet pops.
Its amazing how good it feels to meet your goals even if it's one day at a time. It makes you wonder how we can ever fall off.

Im so glad everyone else is doing great!!! And for all the browsers who read the posts. Join in. Even if you have fallen off pace for the moment, we love to chat with you!

anna you did great yesterday with meeting your goals :) way to go girl :)

and Djmommy I'm so glad it helped with the info I sent to you bout food to order. yeah i had tomake cookies this year and will probably leave cookies out for santa but, I will make a very small batch that is a good idea to put them in the freezer outside your right out of sight out ofmind. :)

lets have a great day girls. well I need to go get my lil man fed and try to squeeze in my first 30 minute workout while hes munchin.

angie

Hey all, it sounds like everyone is staying focused! I have WI tomorrow, so hopefully I will get to change my tickers again for smaller numbers.

Christmas cookies, just the thought of them is making my mouth water! I'm fine as long as I don't have even ONE! I have to make some too, but mine go to the theater to be sold at intermission, so I should be safe!

Have a great "hump" day everyone!

Good luck on the wi Michelle. I actually worked out this morning with the kids home. I have not done that since they were babies. They had a late start today and my lil one will not be going to school at all, soooo I dug out some tae bo tapes that I never used, and put that baby on and boy what an intense workout . I only did the instructional and an 8 min one and it kicked my butt. I may do it later too. My older boy did it with me for a bit he was cute. Anyway even though my choices were good last night I went overon my pts. I have to do sooso good today. I think it may be a soup and salad day. Good luck girls Stay focused. Oh yeah Huntersmommy what part of ohio were you from? We just moved here 3 months ago, from Michigan. Sounds like you may have been in the snow belt. We are in Columbus area.I miss the snow ,not the driving part but the whiteness. We are suppose to get some snow on Thurs. People say we will not get it like Mi. My kids are bummed. Oh well Good luck ladies.

Morning all!! congratulations to all the losers so far this week...that is awesome!!! You are all do so well :carrot:

I go back to the dentist today for round 2 ...yuck!! AND my good ol' friend TOM is visiting. I'm sooo excited!!! NOT!!! There is no way you could pay me to step on the scale today. It might just be a soup day for me too, after I get back from the dentist. Actually...not a bad idea to make the cheesy veggie soup, I think its only 1 pt per cup. Get all those workouts in...and stay OP!!!

Michelle....good luck with your weigh in tommorow. Its always GOODthing when you can change your ticker!!

djmommy....way to go!!! I haven't tried a tae bo workout, I hear they are awesome. Is yours by that guy 'billy blanks'? He is tough.

michelle your doing great goodluck at weigh in tomorrow hope you have a great change :)

djmommy I was from west carrollton ohio most people call the area dayton but, i lived in the suburb really miss home you live bout an hour north of where i grew up. miss the snow for christmas wish we could get snow here sometimes you may see a flurry but, it never sticks around my lil one will never really see snow until we go home to ohio unless we get stationed somewhere else in the next 9 years which could happen. yeah the snow in ohio i'm sure is alot different than what you are used to have the time the predictions never come true i dont know we have had some big snows there but not to hateful i worked 3 rd shift one year and had to drive home in it was awful cried the entire way home had to get pushed out 2 times that i got stuck the snow plow buried my car in the parking lot at work so I had to kick my car out that was fun. here the big thing is ice the year i was pg and on bed rest we lost the power for a week due to the ice storm and last year we lost it one day. ugggh i do miss it though the snow i mean

great job on working out my lil one likes to watch me do my watp video he has started marching in place its so funny .

angel-eyes yuck to the teeth work and TOM i hate going to the dentist and TOM i hate getting on the scales just feel yuck during that time anyway bloated and just yuck. cheesy veggie soup how do you make that?

everyone have a good day stay on plan drink that water and get in those workouts :)

what is your favorite time of year?

mine would have to be now i love this time of year and christmas i do miss my family terribly just hasnt been the same since movign so far from home but, its still the best time of the year i love the decorations and people are more caring and the family get togethers used to love that. going to teach my lil one the true reason for the season when he gets bigger he would look at me like what the heck are ya talking bout mommy think its impt that he knows its not all bout santa and getting gifts that there is a true meaning. ya know.

well have a great day ladies.

Hi Huntersmommy.....speaking about Santa. On Saturday we went to breakfast with Santa and my 8 yo said..."he's not the real santa you know?" and I thought...hmm,where is he going with this, so I said."yes, I know. Do you honestly believe that Santa would be sitting here relaxing, with so much work to be done? He's got to oversea all the toys, all the elves....of course that's not the real santa....he's a look-a-like Santa." Ds looked at me and said...' I knew it!' phew....diverted that one!!! I would like him to believe just a little bit longer!!!

I just got back from the dentist and needed 3 needles to numb my tooth area. Well....she hit a nerve and boy...it gave me an electrical shock feeling....not once but she hit it twice!!! OMG...it really freaked me out...I was shaking, and the tears were streaming down the sides of my face. :yikes: Glad THATS over!!!

The cheesy veggie soup is sooooo easy. Gotta a pen?
5 Cups chicken stock (I buy the powder low sodium stock and mix with water)
2 lbs of any frozen veggies
4 oz cubed velveeta light cheese.
1/2 tsp of minced garlic
* You can also add a can of drained diced tomatoes*there is no wrong way to make this....

Bring the chicken stock,garlic and veggies to a boil and cook for 5-10 minutes. Let cool down a bit and then added the cubed cheese. Stir until cheese is melted. Makes 10 servings for 1 pt each. YUM YUM

thanks for the recipe.. good job mom on explaining santa have the fun of thist time is seeing the joy on your lil ones face i know this year is going to be so exciting for our lil guy he was only 9 months old last year. kids are so so smart sometimes to smart for our good. lol..

my dh told me when he was growing up something was on tv and adam went to his mom and dad and said guys I hate to tell ya this but, theres no such thing as santa I guess they laughed and told him he was right.

well this morning I did 15 minutes of my watp high calorie 2 mile walk which worked out to the first mile of it well thats when i stopped when she said we had done a mile had to get my lil guy out of the high chair and into the tub

so hes napping i just got done doing the entire video of watp 2 mile 30 minutes and then the firm up fast 30 minutes and i have added 2lbs weights to both workouts :) hopefully by summer when i wave my arms wont still be waving long after i have stopped.

so i have gotten in an hour and 15 minutes in workout time today hoping to get something in later before going to bed. i was so sick yesterday think i'm getting a cold i coudlnt breathe i felt just awful soon as my lil guy fell asleep i was out like a light. so i need to work in 2 extra workouts this week well atleast an extra hour so if i add on here and there i like to atleast get an hour or abetter a day i'll be back on track with my workout schedule. feel much better today still congested and cant taste anything which is good makes me not want to eat i still do i just dont enjoy it as much.

well i'm off to get some stuff done arund the house i'm boxing up all the clothes that are to big and sending them to my mom in ohio she is going to try on what she can out of the stuff i send her and keep what she wants and then distribute the rest between my 2 sil all of the women in my family struggle with weight issues well other than my moms sister and her 2 daughters and my grannie . ugggh which is where the harrassment comes from about weight in my family ..

alright i'm off. everyone have a great day

i'm going to try and go get stuff tonight to make tht soup it just sounds so good especially on cold days like this

and all i can say about her hitting your nerve 2 times is ouchhhhh!! that electrical shock feeling really hurts and is a bit scarey of a feeling. hope you are feeling better soon.
angie

heck i cant type today i meant half the fun of this time of year is seeing the joy on your lil ones face.. oh my can i not type today

Angel eyes oh my gosh I have been there. That hurts so bad. I have to get sooooooo numb,my old doctor would have wait so long before he started. I have to make sure I tell the new ones that I need lots of novacane.I hope you all are doing well. I have a musical to go to for my boy. He is a penguin in the play. I made some soup and a nice salad. I hope I stay in my limits. I am seriously thinking about exercising again tonight. Just a thought, It is wether I do it or not. Drink up ladies .

Thanks for the message huntersmom. I have lost 3 more pounds and am doing better with my water. I have had 8 glasses every day but one last week. I actually exercised 3 times last week. Amazing for me! :carrot:

betty doing a great great job :) keep up the great work we can do this together girls. so glad you checked in :)

angie

djmommy hope your lil ones program goes well tonight :) you can do it you can stay on plan. and if you get in another workout tonight that is great :)

drink that water girls and lets move move move :)

we are on our way :) only 18 more days till christmas that just seems really hard to believe but, we can do this we can meet our goals. ladies even if we dont meet our goals remember what a great job your doing and how much closer you are to being the you that you want to become :)

angie

Hey all I had a great day today. I'm not sure why, but I'm in the best mood. I came home early after work, and did my workout. Now I'm just enjoying my alone time with my coffee!:coffee2:

On the subject of Santa, perhaps it's because my children have been involved in theater for so long, but they enjoy the whole "make-believe" aspect of Santa. Santa being real or not real isn't an issue, it's the fun of pretending like he is that we all enjoy. :gift2:

Betty- Congratulations on your 3lb loss! :encore:

It is so great to see everyone moving towards their goals!:high:

Great Job betty!

Angie, I hope you are feeling ok.

Hey do you think instead of the veggies to just use broccoli. Do you think it would make a good cheese broccoli soup?

I did very well today. Still drinking my water

oooh that sounds so good broccoli cheese soup.
i'm okay just congested but, i'm fine.

we jsut got home from big lots the base gave my hubby a 20.00 gift card to big lots they had the wiggles table and chair set so we got him that course he was with us so we just done putting it together and letting him have it hes having a great time hes a huge wiggle fan :)

your right santa is in our hearts i think the santa clause movie charlie says you dont have to see something to make it real seeing is believing and believing is seeing something like that. i have always loved the santa claus i'm avid fan of all xmas shows every year i have certian ones i have to see and i still believe in santa claus

michelle glad you got your workout in

always feel so great after a great workout

your doing great ladies :)

Hey ladies!! Sorry I have been MIA for the past few days...so much has been going on. I have been totally off plan since Sat. and I feel like crap. I was up +.6 at WI on Friday, then had a wedding to go to including the rehearsal dinner over the weekend. Then my parents came in to town for the first time and we ate out every meal so they could try some fine Louisiana Cuisine...which I felt the need to partake in. Tomorrow though I will be right on track. I hate not being OP and feel like crap.
Congrats to all you losers out there..there are so many of you! I am so proud of you guys! I did get in a workout in today so that was a little tiny bit good...anyway...like I said...sorry I have been MIA.

You guys are all doing so well...KEEP IT UP!!

marcie,
so glad to see you back. glad you got a workout in also. you go girl you can do it. we are here for ya :)
angie

Hey girls...just a quickie before I head to bed.

Akiss....the cheese part of the soup is very disolved. Its a big chunk of cheese but its quite liquid-y because of the 5 cups of chicken stock. NOT at all thick. I usually buy 2 bags of frozen veggies, you know a nice mix...my fave is asperagus,green beans, carrots and zuccinni. But you could only do broccoli.

If you like a nice thick hearty soup....I have another great one...from ww's.....curried carrot soup. LOVE THAT ONE TOO!!!
5 Cups chicken stock (I use stock powder with no sodium and water)
2 pounds of carrots, cut up into chunks
1/2 tsp curry.
Bring everything to a boil for 15-20 minutes.Let cool. Using your blender, ladle broth and carrots into the blender and puree a bit at a time until all is done. Thats it!! 1 pt per cup.

LIbbysmom.....Glad you had a good time on the weekend, but now its like you said....back to OP!!! Good job on the workout.

I'm looking forward to my workout tommorow, today was rest day and well deserved (TOM and the dreaded dentist!) hehe...tommorow will be a piece of cake!! ooops, sorry!! :devil:

:tree: There :clause: are :rudolph: more :ginger: holiday :stardav: :dreidel: smilies :xcheer: now! :han: :coolsnow: :rudolph:

michelle don't ya just love the smiles here :elf:

well i have been up since 20 minutes till 4 dont feel good couldnt sleep so i laid there for ever staring at the squak box nothing good on so I got up and just got done doing my 30 minute walk away the pound video with weights was hoping that might help open up my head a bit and it did just feel yuck hope this is a fast moving cold this will make day #3 of feeling :(

hope all you ladies have a great day

when my lil one goes down for his nap this afternoon i'm going to keep up my routine and do walk away the pounds again and also my firm up fast video that will take me an hour to do both hopefully he will sleep that long for me ;)

so with the workout this morning and the extra 15 minutes yesterday i'm now just need to make up another 15 minutes to have my workout made up from tuesday :ebike:

LOL

Hi all

I am so far off the wagon. And I am having a hard time getting back on. Since Thanksgiving, it's been rough. I did well Thanksgiving day but then lost it. And not on the usual stuff either. I think I am masking what I really want (my downfall, chips) and shoving EVERYTHING else in my mouth to try to get rid of the one craving. When it would have been better to just eat the d@mn chips at this point! :lol3:

Anyway, I started logging again yesterday. I do my weigh in and start my week on Saturday. And I will go to the gym tomorrow night as well. There is a gym right downstairs and I am going to start using it. It's not too late to lose some of this weight, even if it's not my challenge goal -- but that's why they call it a challenge I suppose.

Could use some hugs and support!

Hi ladies, Oh my gosh I am so sore from that taebo tape. Thank god I did not do it again last night. My upper body is feeling it big time. That is all good though. I got my work out in this morning. 60 min. I ran a mile and walked for the rest than I did the eliptcor with the arm thing. ouch. but I survived. I may not be losing but I have decided that I am happy that I am working out again. I just feel better when I do. I have an awesome califlower soup recipoe I need to find for you all. You puree it with carrots and it is great. You would not even know it was calif. 1 pt too.My kids love it. I jwill dig it up. Good luck today girls, drink the water and stay focused.

Jen you must have been logging at the same time. Hey you made it back and are starting so do not worry you are on the right track. YEAH You will be awesome, hang in there

djmommy recipe sounds great. great job on the workout . you know you may not show a loss on the scale but, also watch the change in your clothing i have definitely lost some inches since starting to workout so much more. your doing so great.

Jenn glad to see you here. baked chips are great for those cravings for chips. they taste really good i actually like baked doritos more than the regular type.

you are all doing great I'm so glad we have one another for support. :)
angie

See it ticks me off though. Those baked chips ARE good! But at $4.00 a bag versus $.99 for a bag of regular....I am having a hard time with saving for a wedding and making ends meet.

I just wish the good for you stuff was cheaper for you as well!

I need to come up with yet another plan on how to get good food in me when I am broke. If I want to make it to around 175 by the wedding, I need to get back on track, in all aspects!

Thanks ladies...

Hello~ I am new to the boards, but not to Weight Watchers I have been member since 01, I quit last summer and rejoined in the fall. I have had my ups and downs again. Last week I lost 6 pounds and now at a total so far of 9 pounds.

I would like to join the challenge.

I want to lose 6 pounds by Christmas

Stick to drinking my water and writing down.

And my biggest down fall staying away from Fast Food.


Hope to meet some friends in here who I can help with support and they can help me to so I dont fall off again

Hi ladies how's everyone doing?..............I'm doing great this morning woke and got some exercise in i'll walk on the treadmill when my son takes his nap...Have a great day everyone........

Good Morning girls!! Nice to see some new faces. :welcome3:

Jennie107....Hang in there!! Been there, done that! I would take it in small baby steps. Get one good OP meal under your belt and build from there until you have a full day OP. I would seriously get rid of those chips. Besides, who can have just one serving? That sounds like its a trigger for you, if you need that crunchy feeling, what about baby carrots in ff dip? Or read a book, but whatever....keep those fingers busy!!!

ogibson....Great job on getting in your workout!! Have we met before? If not, nice to meet you. :wave:

cryket.....Nice to meet you too!! If you've been a ww member before, you can give us lots of tips and great recipies!!! Are you doing the meetings or just at home? Great job on the weight loss!!

djmommy....your cauliflower soup sounds like my curried carrot soup!! Just perfect for a cold snowy day!! ouch...your workout sounds like it was the bomb!!! good job.

I just got back from the gym. I did my usual,... :tread: turn on the treadmill, got my music on and started reading a magazine. Before I knew it, I had run 3 miles!!!! HOLY COW!!! I feel so PUMPED That was in addition to Jillians workout before, so woohoo!!! There is no way next weighin I'm going to be the same yoyo weight!!!:carrot:

Anyone I missed?....Hope you're staying warm and having a great workout!! Stay OP!!!
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Instead of chips. What about popcorn, it gives you the salty taste and a little crunch, plus its more bang for your point!!!

Welcome to our new comers!

Im feeling kind of down today. I jumped on the scale this morning and im up 2lbs. I dont get why. I have stayed in my points. I have been drinking 64oz + a day and i've been exercising. I just feel so discouraged right now. I had some cereal for breakfast and I decided to stick with popcorn and water for lunch instead of hitting fast food on my lunch break. I just dont get what's going on with my body. I wanted to lose 3lbs this week and im up 2.

Maybe TOM is coming soon. I dont know!!!!! HELP!

Just wanted to say thank-you for the welcome~


Angel-eyes I go to meetings. I also will be happy to help anyway i can~



I also know where the one lady was coming from I try not to get on the scales at home. But they were saying I gained too, but I know its that TOM and i will lose it. I am going on doing the same thing and sticking to my plan.
Just try to keep upbeat attitude.


Will help anyway I can. As I also need the help and support too

Hey all, it's late, I just got home from rehearsal and I must get to bed so I'll do personals tomorrow.

I weighed in this morning with a 2lb loss. Started my day off well. Then this afternoon pms hit hard, I always get so HUNGRY this time of month! I'm hoping tomorrow will be different!

Goodnight!

jenne I agree popcorn is good i get the mini bags of 94% fat free and its only 2 pts a bag and so wonderful which is right its a great alternative to chips and not very expensive. some things are very expensive when your on a budget and trying to eat healthy it does amaze me how its chepaer to eat junk than it is to eat healthy atleast thats how the grocery stores are around here. so i really feeel for you there. i am a stay at home mom we have an almost 21 month old now and dh is in the military and lets just say his pay is crap and i'll leave it at that but, we have no family here and if i work for what they pay here everything would go right back out in daycare not ot mention the fact he would be stuck there 50 hours a week so the idea of someone else raising my child and paying them to do it while i work a crap job wasnt going to work for us so we are single family income and months do get tight. i'll try and help you figure out some good cost effective meal planning.
angie

cryket welcome to the challenge. you can do this congratulations on doing something great for you and giving yourself a great christmas present your health :)

ya know as far as fast food my favorite thing to do is go to subway i love the turkey ham on wheat and then some veggies and regular mustard works out to be a 5 pt sandwich and yummmy.. dont care much for mcDonalds or Wendys but, subway is great on the ww eating plan :)

ogibson great job getting up and exercising dont ya feel good. so glad to see you back around. did you get to workout on the treadmill when your son napped yesterday?
angie

angel awesome jobb yesterday on the workouts wow 3 mile run that is fantastic. :) keep it up girl and your right you shoudl have a great weigh in this week :)
angie

anna,
your doing great so many things can make our weight fluctuate from day to day as women are bodies retain water like its nobodies business for any number of reason so it could be TOM is coming and water retention from that something salty causes you to hold water anything so dont get down just keep working it and working out you are doing fabulous :)
angie

michelle,
gotta love pms and the munchies ya get from it. just make choices journal them keep track of those pts and hold yourself accountable and today is a new day you can do it. congrats on the 2lbs down yesterday morning you are really doing great. angie

well yesterday morning i got up and did 30 min watp 2 mile and then when my lil guy took his nap I did 1 hour 30 min of it being watp 2 mile and 30 min firm up fast boy i'm really telling the difference my tummy is starting to get some shape to it again after the birth of my lil boy i thought i would never have a flatter tummy again i've always no matter what i weigh wether it be 120 or 160 i alwasy have the lower belly pooch bellow your belly button just flatter abs dont know why that is i hate hopefully my firm up fast will help flatten that problem area .

well lets see had to get up and wrap some presents this morning the joy of having to mail xmas presents off thought we were done but, got some surprise presents in the mail for my lil boy so back to mailing again

going to do my 1 hour workout while lil man sleeps this afternoon and hopefully get in that last 15 minutes or more to make up for tuesday. feeling tons better today .

drink that water stay on plan and move move move. we can do this together girls. :)
angie

Good morning~ Just sitting here having my breakfast. Huntersmommy thanks for the warm welcome. You are so right, I decided it was time to get back on Weight Watchers has been on it since 01, but fell off last summer. I also know that TOM is hard time i always gained 1 or 2 pounds but knows it will come off. I just keep on doing my routine like before. Usually i pig out during that time, but not this time. And I feel so much better.


I gotta eventually work in a workout routine, but havent got up to that yet.

I find that i do alot better when I write everything down and drink my water.
And also learned from meetings its best not to get on the scales all the time at home.

We can do this girls~ :cheer:

cryket your right its very good to journal everything it keeps you very accountable for whats going in your mouth. so glad you could join us. i have found the watp videos are great i got mine off of ebay for a great price much cheaper than in the stores wanted to do that since didnt know if i would like it or not but, i love walk away the pounds with leslie sansone i have the 2 mile high calorie burn and its alot of fun and then i also have her firm up fast which is doing squats and lunges and weights and great workout for legs and the abs.
great job staying on plan during tom i know thats a challenge for us girls :) i dont know but, the call of chocolate and salty chips come to mind every time.

i weigh myself everyday on scales at home but, they do fluctuate alot other thing i hate my starting weight is from my home scale but, i always weigh less on my scale than i do at ww meetings so for my tickers i go by the meetings of course since my goal weight has to come from them to get my lifetime but, seeing the numbers on my scale makes me feel great especially since i know what the home one said when i started. tom is a terrible time to be a weigh fanatic i drive my hubby crazy with weighing myself. habit i gotta break.

your right we can do this girls :) lest all have a great on plan day.

goodmoring girls, Getting ready to conquer the taeboe tape. Than shower and off to help at the xmas shop at school.Sounds like you all are getting in some exercises. We all know how important that is. I just wish I could drop some pds. I think I may have to join ww again. Something about that weigh in always seems to make me stay on track easier. I will after the holiday. Have a greatday ladies.

:coffee2: Good Morning! I'm glad today is a brand new day with no mistakes in it. :D

I'm also glad it is Friday and that there are only 6 more school days until Winter Break! :snowglo:

:clause: Let's keep our eyes on our Christma Goal everyone! What is your plan for this weekend? :snow4:

djmommy have fun doing taeboe do you really enjoy it? have thought bout getting one. did my walk away the pounds for the first 15 minutes which equals a mile but, I did the entire thing with weights for the 15 minutes which that part isnt a part you normally use weights but, since lil man was eating I decided to pump it up a bit since i knew it would be a quickie this morning so i now have my workouts from tuesday made up now anything i do from today till sunday is on schedule or extra :) yeah that is why i started going back to meetings it keeps me accountable with the lady has me stand on the scale
have a great day :)

what is your worst trigger food mine hmm would be anything peanut butter and chocolate i am a definite lover of the two my hubby used to tease me before i started dieting that he would find chocolate bits in the car. i was so bad before going on weight watchers for going to walmart and eating a bag of candy yes a bag i would be so sick not the big bags but, the lil bags but still way to much ..

michelle going to keep up with the workout and stay on plan and drink that water try to get in an extra workout

hoping my old navy gift card comes this weekend so i can go shopping :) i love to shop need some new duds that fit :)

Morning all!

Tomorrow I am back on the bus. Well, I am trying today but it will be nearly impossible but I am holding myself accountable, logging all my food in, and am vowing to do some walking tomorrow!

I did buy some Kettle Corn at the store last night. Not enough time to pop it though. Also bought some FF Pringles.

HB (god love her!) is committed to helping me lose the weight (especially before our wedding). So we sat down last night and budgeted to eat well for 4 weeks. Food shopping every Sunday. We chose 6 meals for the week and will eat those. I just have to come up with some more snack ideas and breakfast ideas.

I like to eat breakfast at work (I hate eating first thing when I get up). Aside from oatmeal, any cereals you all like? Any other ideas?

I always have a Smart Ones and a salad for lunch and don't mind that.

Thanks for the ideas and the support girls. You all are amazing and inspirational. I've been to this forum before but never got a welcome so I stayed away. How times have changed!

Oh, and HB and I will walk at least 1 time on the weekends, together, and I hit the gym alone M-W. I am going to take it day-by-day. Or in this case, do a test month and see how it goes.

Thanks all! And if you have any ideas, let me know.

jenne that is great you have support at home that makes a huge huge difference. you can do this girl :) yes i have found this site so supportive i love coming here and chatting with you all :)
angie

Morning girls.

Hey...here's a great snack I just discovered. Get a whole wheat (high fibre) tortilla, some ff cream cheese, 1/2 tsp of cocoa powder, and a pkt of splenda. Spread it all around on the tortilla and then add cut up strawberries. Roll it up and you're in HEAVEN!!! :angel: OMG!!! This is soooo good, and very healthy too. I'm so clever sometimes!!!

Jennie.....Some of my quick breakfast ideas are.....

I poach some eggs every few days and just have them ready in the fridge for me to grab. So that being said.....

-toast a ww's english muffin, while that is toasting. Nuke the already cooked egg in the micro for 15 secs (just to warm it up) slap on a pc of low fat cheese slice and voila....a pseudo egg mcmuffin
-toast 2 99% ff special K waffles, and add 1/2 C ff cottage cheese and sliced strawberries. sprinkle with cinnamon. no need for syrup...honest!!
-chocolate cream cheese and strawberry rollup. takes 2 min to do.
-maple/brown sugar mini wheats, skim milk and nuke for 90 seconds....mmmm so delish!!
-2 pc whole wheat bread toasted, with a cheese slice between. for fun, add a small squirt of french's mustard. yum yum

Hope these help!!

Wow-
I haven't posted in so long! I've been so busy. I'm a college student, so it's that time right before the end of the semester where everyone is running around like crazy, finishing projects, writing papers, and studying for tests!
Last week it was TOM and I was crazily stuffing food in my face. I'm waiting until Monday to weigh myself, I'm doing much better now.
I saw a dietician yesterday through my school's health center, and she helped me get on track, too. I have high hopes for this upcoming Monday!
I'm off to the library to study, and work out afterwards.
Have a good Friday, ladies!
Molly

angel eyes that sounds so good

molly glad to see you i know you can do this:)

Hi girls. Im Alana Jo and I am a SAHM. I started back on WW about 2 weeks ago. I have about 65 or more lbs to loose. I would love to join you on this Christmas Challenge. I would like to loose 15lbs by Christmas. I have already lost 7lbs. Only about 8 more lbs to go to meet my mini goal.

Hey everyone! Well I am hating not being on here every day constant..have taken off a couple of days and then will start my new job on Monday. Have had a good couple past days. I have gotten to the gym the last 3 days in a row so that is a good step in the right direction! Feeling good about everything!

Sounds like you guys are doing just awesome! Thanks you guys for the support! I will try to be on here as much as possible and return the support! I have WI tomorrow so keep fingers crossed for me!

Keep it up ladies! WE CAN DO THIS!!

Marcie

Hey it seems like some of you have picked up and moved away from family and all.I have too and for some reason today after 4months it is really hitting me hard. I have cried alot today. I miss my friends back home sooo much, it hurts.I am so happy to be with my family but I have not found my true bud.Did it take you long to get there? I get along great with the hubby it is just that I miss my friends , there is nothing like a true friend. Men just can not go there,friends understand you like noone else. any way just wondering if I am too emotional. Let me know how you all did this. I find it very hard,maybe it is the holidays. I do not know but For some reason it is really hitting me hard today.

:stress: Yesterday was a very difficult day at work! I thought Thursday had been bad, but Friday was even worse! I went out to dinner with DH and I at way to much. Today I'm back to being focused on my goals and what I really want.

Jennie- What does HB stand for? It's been driving me crazy that I can't figure it out! :dizzy:

baileysmomma welcome to the challenge great goal you can do it. all teh ladies here are so wonderful ask any questions we will all help ya the best we can.
angie

marcie,
how did weigh in go? great job on the workouts that really really helps :) so glad to see you back good luck at the new job on monday :)
angie

Michelle,
todays a new day you can do it. dont look at the bad keep focused on the good. eat great today and get your workouts and in and drink that water you can do this. im here for ya.
angie

well i'm so excited my grannie sent me 50.00 for christmas so we went out shopping a little bit last night i bought this really really cute peasant top it hasa square neck line and then it has a square neck line in the back its so pretty very comfy. the best thing it was a size L i got an xl and it was falling off my shoulders made me feel good then i found these great pants marked down to 9.99 I tried them on size 14 and they were to big i had taken a 12 back thinking to myself yeah right but, i want to see how close i am they fit perfect ij ust cant believe it i think the workouts are really making a huge difference. i mean i weigh what i did when I met my hubby and i was in very tight 16 at this weight and here i am in 12 holy smokes. the store I went to was New York & Company. this morning i got up and got in 15 minutes ofmy workout have to see what the rest of the day will bring we are going shopping after the mail comes waiting on a pkg from ohio. everyone have a great day and stay on plan
angie

djmommy,
i tell ya i've been here in south carolina and there are still times it throws me for a bad loop being so far from home. I try to keep busy I do call home everyday i mean everyday and sometimes a few times in a day especially on weekends when its free with the cellphone well not free but, unlimited i only get home once a year if i am lucky my parents havent been down here in 2 years when i first moved here i tried to be so tough but, i wasnt i was a mess for bout the first year then it got sorta easier if you can say it gets easier just takes time find hobbies things to keep ya busy. the holidays i think are the worst there was one year that my mom sent me a video it might have been my first xmas away and all the family was there then they zoom in on a picture of me and my hubby and start talking bout how much they miss me and how they wish i was there and everyone was crying it was awful and they sent that to me but, ya know the videos i pull them out every once in a while and look at everybody and think bout things and how much i miss them but, this is the worst time of the year for missing them. so go ahead and cry and hurt but, dont feed the hurt exercise instead stay on plan look at pictures call home i know its hard my hubby has 8 years left in the airforce and in that 8 years who knows where we will end up but someday i will be a little bit closer to home. BIG HUGS
angie

Hey Everyone!

The Holidays are hard when you are away from the ones you love. My Sister had a big falling out with the whole family earlier this year. Long Story!!!!, but as much as you are mad at someone you still love them. I started to realize the day after Thanksgiving, when I went shopping. That's been our thing for years to get up really early and go shopping together all day and then out to eat when were finished. So this year it was kinda sad to go bymyself. Im just greatful that she lets my Nephew come around still to see all of us.

Well, I was right about the 2lbs it was TOM and I did so bad yesterday! I dont know how many points I had because I had a Christmas Party to go to and it was buffett. I did stick to 1 plate, but had a cookie too. Now I have another Christmas Party to go to tonight. So Im just going to use my 2 free drinks for 2 bottles of Bud Light that way I know how many points are in it. I dont know what food they are going to have, but of course it's buffett again. It's a local Seafood place call Crab Trap. I have been snacking on 0 point veggies for lunch and didnt have time for breakfast since I overslept this morning so I should have plenty of points for tonight. I just dont know why I keep slipping... Sunday though is definately a new day. Im scared to weigh in on Monday

I'm keeping my calories really low today to counter balance yesterday! I've completed two workouts today as well.

The incident yesterday at work has left me feeling emotionally fragile. I hate this feeling, and I'm trying to do some self talk to keep myself strong. I've decided that the next three weeks are going to be about me getting as strong and lean as I physically can. I guess because I feel more in control of my physical self, than my emotional self right now.

Hey ladies...well I had a huge shock today at WI....-3.8 lbs...I was freaking out! I AM NOW IN ONDERLAND!!! I am so so excited!

Angie-Congrats on the clothes...and by the way New York and Co tends to run small so you go girl!

DJ'smommy-I have been here in Louisiana for about 10 months. We moved 12hrs away from my family. I am so homesick it isn't even funny. I have had a very hard time making friends here and it sucks. I am not sure why, but it seems like everyone here already has plenty of friends...I know it just takes time but it is hard in the meantime. If you ever need to talk let me know! I know exactly how you feel!! It is hard but we will make it through it!

Great things are on the way for all of us! KEEP IT UP!!

Just wanted to share a link with you guys...its a pic of me and DD:
http://www.freeimghosting.com/images/wartide888/p1134245408448.jpg

Thanks you guys for all your advice. I do feel better today, but am still sad on and off. I guess I should not be so upset. you all are alot further than I am but regradless we all can not just run over to those peoples homes at anytime. Anyway Angie you are right too, I need to stay focused, and not let my feeling bring me down all together.Marcie I may take you up on that sometimes it is nice to know you can talk to someone in the same boat.

Angie you go girl on that mission. You are AWESOME>>>

Marcie, Why to go..... You are Awesome tooo. Anna and Michelle hang in there you will be ok.Alana joe WELCOME you will find the support you need right here.

Marcie- Congratulations on reaching ONEDERLAND!:carrot:

djmommy- Hang in there! :hug:

Marcie congrats on onederland!!!! It's the best feeling. Your doing great. Your picture is beautiful. Dj's mommy and angel eyes, keep up the great work we can do this. Angie congrats on the new size!!! Well I feel like I did good yesterday. All day I only ate 0 point veggies so I could splurge last night. I had a few bud lights and from the buffett I ate some veggies off the veggie tray, boiled shrimp, grilled grouper, and 1/2 a crab cake. And I didnt clear my plate. So hoping that will make up for Friday.

My other 1/2 wants BBQ'd Ribs & Potato Salad today for dinner. Maybe I will just have a BBQ'd Chicken Brest and Salad. I dont know what im going to do to stay good with him around.... I have my close Friend's Birthday lunch on Monday. We are going to this great place on the beach. They have this Shrimp Salad with a coconut dressing it is so yummy. I dont know how many points it is though.

Anna,
how did you do with your food at the xmas party last night. that was good the first one you only had one plate one cookie is a lot better than what you could of had. you are doihng a good job the holidays area very very hard time to not induldge in all those foods we love but, you know its better to induldge yourself every once in a while otherwise i think we set ourselves up for failing and binging you are doing a great job. today is a new day . you can do this girl. I believe in you.

Michelle that is a great attitude focus on what you can control your physical self i'm a very very emotional person to where my heart on my sleeve always have. i hope things at work get better. great job getting in two workouts.


Marcie.. OMG is all I can say you go girl how does onderland feel :) I am so happy for you. that is a great pic your lil one she is so so cute :) COngrats on such a great wi .. you can do this girl and your right great things are on the way for all of us :)

angie

anna,
that salad sounds so good. well i guess if i would have read this last page i would have seen how you did at the buffet sorry i was trying to make sure I didnt miss anyone from yesterday. you did a great job :) you know you could get the chicken and peel the skin off so you dont eat the barbeque part and salad woudl be great to go along with it. you can do this . i know how hard it is to be trying to get healthy with a dh around that wants ice cream and barbeque and steak an dwings and everything else its hard. Ij ust keep telling myself that i can do this .. and i know you can to :)

djmommy
it will get easier with time. i'm sorry you have to be away from family. BIG HUGS .. we are here for ya.
angie

Morning all!! :coffee:The days already drizzly and grey but nothings gonna rain on my parade!!!.....I lost another 2.5 pounds!!! :carrot: That puts me at 25 lbs lost!!! WHOOO WEEEEEE!!!!! The difference is incredible, using that fitday site. I must have barely been eating 1000-1100 calories before and not realized and doing the starvation mode. I'm eating soooo much more and quite a good variety of whole grains, fruit and lean meat. I think the added protein (ie..powder) has also helped. THANKS for all the support and motivation!!!! Last night while I was making dinner, I was trying to think of the last time I even had potatoes. Couldn't remember. I'm sure thats also helped. Another added bonus are my workouts.....I'm loving the treadmill these days. Its like a puzzle with all the pieces coming together to complete the picture. :cb: FINALLY ITS CLICKING and I'M NOT MISSING OUT ON ANYTHING!!! :cp:
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Thanks you guys for the kind words..it means so much to me! We are all doing so well and I know our great support system has to help that!

Great job Angeleyes! WOOHOO! Gosh I know you must be on cloud nine right now! 25 lbs is awesome!

Anna-Sounds like you did really good at the party...what did you decide on dinner with hubby? I'm sure you did great!


Hope everyone is having a great Sunday!

angel eyes whoo hoo 25lbs gone forever you go girl. your doing a great job :)

I'm weighing 160 on my scale at the end of the night i cant believe it wonder how weigh in will go tuesday morning. we are having spaghetti for dinner my lil guys favorite. :)

gotta get in one more workout before bed. my lil guy is sick so its been crazy this weekend. poor guy. y'all have a great night . your all doing so great :)

angie

well today is my off day for working out got on the scale this morning whhooo hooo 159 :carrot: really really hard to believe i'm so excited well we went shopping all weekend trying to spend the old navy gift card i had found the jeans i like tried them on never thought in a million years that when my card came and when i told mom and dad that was what I wanted that the jeans i liked there they would decide to quit carrying them so we drove to the store in columiba saturday an hour drive from my house :mad: to find out that store didnt have any so we decided to try the one in florence where i had originally tried on the other pair well they didnt have them either which also is an hour from my house:mad: tried to find them on line and of course they are out of stock of the size i need but, grrr so i bought some stuff but, i'm going to take it back tried it all on again when i got home and decided i wasnt happy at all with it was kind of like i just settled on something just to get something then i know me it will sit in the closet and collect dust so taking it back and going to go shop the racks and new york & co had great luck there. got a really cute top the other day and then yesterday got this green really pretty flowery sheer top that has a hankerchief kinda a bottom and it just flows and its gathered at the bust and has short sleeves made me feel really great :) my lil boy was in the er sunday morning he started runnng a fever without any signs of what was going on he wasnt coughing or sneezing pullin on his ears figured maybe teeth but, after two doses of motrin and not being able to get his fever down off we went the dr said looked like his ear was just a tiny bit pink felt he may of just been getting an ear infection so in 21 months this is his 2nd ear infection poor lil guy so hes on zithromax for 5 days. so that was my weekend shopping and a hospital trip.

hope everyone had a great weekend and stayed on plan this is a new week ladies only 13 days till christmas 14 if you count today we can do this ladies lets stay focused :)

angie:snowglo:

Marcie, Angel-eyes, Angie...EVERYONE! You're all doing terriffic! Keep up the great work. We've all come this far, there's no way we're turning back now! We're on our way to healthier people. YAY!
Well, I'm back on track. I've lost 5 pounds, and closer to my Christmas goal, and ultimately my big goal, so I'm happy! I want nothing more to get out of the 150s and get in the 140s. I can't wait.
Take care, ladies! Have a good Monday!
Molly

MOlly,
you are doing so great you'll be hitting that big goal before ya know. :)

Thanks Angie! You're doing great as well. We all can reach our goals-I know it!
Molly

Seems like I missed a few posts :lol3:

Angel Eyes -- thanks for the breakfast tips. I bought the waffles and will try the fruit and cottage cheese! It just frustrates me how expensive food is :)

Michelle -- HB stands for Honey Bunny. I guess I should explain. DH does not apply to me, since I don't have a husband and DB doesn't either, since I am not with a guy. So rather than type my girlfriend or fiance each time, I dubbed her HB. Sorry -- forgot I never explained that.

Marcie -- CONGRATS!!! :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :hug:

I had a good weekend and stayed OP mostly. Walked a few miles too!!! Now, no gym tonight but tomorrow for sure. HB and I go food shopping tonight to put my new plan in effect!!! I am going to menuize our week (for me, B L and D. Dinners for just HB) and buy only those foods needed to make those meals, as well as some snacks. Wish me luck!

have fun grocery shopping jenne sounds like you havea great plan :) you can do it.
angie

Angie -- is it wrong that I DO LOVE food shopping!??? I am so excited I can't wait!!!

Do you all call it grocery shopping? People laugh at me for calling it food shipping...

Wow everyone is doing terrific. I need to jump on that wagon.Something has to start happening. It will if not now after the holidays. I did work out today. That tae bo is awesome. My bottom is so sore it hurts to sit. I tried to run today, nope to sore I walked but walked fast mostly uphill on the tread. My bottom hurt than too. I bet I will see some clothes fitting me better.Tommorow more tae bo. It makes me laugh because I am not even doing the hardest tape. Yikes I think that would just do me in. If you all can try it ,do, I bet the library has them. I know some are doing the firm. I bought it for my niece. Do you love it. I am thinking about asking for it myself.It will be nice to have something else here to do if I can not get out. Let me know what some of your favorite tapes are. Good luck everyone stay on plan you all are kicking butt.

djmommy your doing great with your workouts :) i have had the sore bottom cant move my legs workout. i have never used the firm have thought bout trying tae boe have the biggest loser workout video coming sometime this month really anxious to try it. my workout is always the walk away the pounds 2 mile high calorie burn by leslie sansone and her firm up fast video :)

jenne i always call it grocery shopping hmm wrong to love food shoppin hmm nope theres nothing wrong with liking to go. I hate going cause usually i'm by myself with my lil guy and he hates it so it ends up being a challenge to go or where i shop the cheapest place here it the walmart super center and its more like the hey this isle is big enough i'm going to block it up and not move when asked politely to move cause im to busy visiting nope not a fan of food shopping at all. i got on my scale tonight this morning it said 159 and tonight after the entire day it says i weigh 158 how wierd is that wonder now what it will be in the morning. hope everyone has a great evening have weigh in tomorrow post more then :)
angie

HB stands for Honey Bunny. I guess I should explain. DH does not apply to me, since I don't have a husband and DB doesn't either, since I am not with a guy. So rather than type my girlfriend or fiance each time, I dubbed her HB. Sorry -- forgot I never explained that.



:D Thanks for the explaination. Honey Bunny is cute. Though you could use DG right?

Today has been a good day so far. I have some sewing I have to get done, that I'm avoiding by being on here.

Hey all I just got in from Weigh In~ I lost 2.5 pounds and am at a total of 11.5 pounds lost. I stuck with my writing and drinking water and feel great. I even went to eat at a buffet for daughters birthday and didnt over do myself and felt good.

Hope everyone has a great week and think positive.

cryket that is great congrats on the 2.5lbs and how great is that you went to a buffet and still do good :) you go !!!!..

journaling and drinking that water make a huge difference

everyone you are doing so great :)

:bravo: cryket! Congratulations on losing 2.5 lbs! :carrot:

:cheer: CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LOSERS!!! :cheer: Keep up the great work!!!...Irishmolly ...cryket!!

Jennie....haha, I thought HB was hairy boyfriend!!! I was trying to figure it out every time you posted. I didn't get to the gym today either....today was errand/chore day. No excuses for tommorow though!! OKAY? ps....I LOVE grocery shopping also!! I read all the labels, look at the pkg's....find whats new. When we moved here (4 yr ago), all the stores were new and with different labels etc...it would take me almost 2 hours to do a groc. shop. hehe...I had alot of fun.

djmommy....how is your little one doing? Fevers are never a good sign. My boys would always spike a fever, usually 2 hours after going to bed if they had an ear infection. One year, ds had 8 ear infections!!! duh? do you think the meds are working dr.?? Hope he feels better soon!!

good morning all well this morning on my scale in underclothes i was at 157.5 with my weigh in clothes 158.5 and on ww scale this morning 160 so I lost 3.4lbs this week and got TOM this morning so I'm really really surprised with that loss since i'm usually so bloated with TOM. whoo hoo i'm really happy with this weeks loss. I got my new dining out book today and there are actually some new places that werent in the one when I joined the last time I bought a book forget when that was i think it was last january so going to sit and look through the book see whats new and whats not. hope everyone has a great day.
angie

:D Thanks for the explaination. Honey Bunny is cute. Though you could use DG right?

Today has been a good day so far. I have some sewing I have to get done, that I'm avoiding by being on here.

DG sounds so 5th grade. Besides, she's my Fiance. I guess I just like to be different :) and keep people guessing? :?:

Congrats cryket and Angie on your losses!!!! :carrot:

I had a blast last night food shopping. I came home and HB and I went through the dinners we picked out and she helped me write down all the ingredients. We picked quick, no nonsense meals like quesediallas and soup and chopped salads and LF Stew. It was a blast. Then I went through and added lunches and breakfasts -- including the 99% FF Special K waffles with cottage cheese and berries (only I used SF frozen which aren't as good.) It was filling!

I also got my FAVORITE: CLEMENTINES=YUMMY! :love: :love:

I got 100 calorie snack packs peanut butter cookies to quash my sweet tooth and only brought ONE with me. I brought in some clementines and apples and carrots with FF Peppercorn Ranch dressing for snacks for the week. I feel prepared!

I am going to the gym at work tonight. Only, I haven't shaved my legs in a LONG time and forgot I had shorts packed in my gym bag. Oppsss!

I also lost 2 pounds on the scale this morning :)

happy Tuesday!

jenne your doing great and you have a good plan with planning everything out that really makes a difference

good morning!

jenne1017 thank you, and congratulations to you too on your loss too. ive tried those 100 calorie packs, peanut butter ones are good, keep up the good work.


thank-you angel-eyes - hoping youre having a good week.

stagemom- ty for the congrats.

huntersmommy- thank-you for the congrats. and way to go for you too.

keep up the good work everyone

woohoo...huntersmommy!!! TOM and YOU LOST? fantastic:carrot:

Jenne....You sure sound prepared!!! Another poster wrote this in a post and I've never forgotten it....."if you fail to plan, you plan to fail" Awesome organization with your snacks and meals. I just love the waffles and cottage cheese. Don't forget to sprinkle a little cinnamon. yum yum

cryket....I haven't tried the 100 cal pack of the pbutter cookies. I love the oreo ones and the choc chip. I'll have to look for them. Have you had your workout today? come on GF!!!

I missed my workout yesterday but more than made up for it today!! geez, I just feel soooo pumped.:carrot: Now I don't think I'm going to clean the house but might do a little window shopping!! hehe...better to leave my wallet behind though.:D

Good advice angel.

Although, from not having any sugar today, (or any in candy form) I am sluggish and sleepy and don't want to hit the gym tonight...

angel -eyes good job getting that workout in today. i have to wait for dh to come in to get mine in my lil guy still isnt feeling good

yeah i'm in total disbelief that TOM and such a good loss went hand in hand this time wonder what I did different?

jenne hit that gym you'll feel bettr after ya do :)

Jenne-way to set yourself up for success! I love shopping for groceries, too. I like the challenge of trying to find healthier versions of my favorite foods. I could spend hours in the grocery store...which is sort of sad..haha
Angie-I wish I could lose during my TOM! I'm jealous. Instead, I gain 10 pounds and break out! Not fun.
I'm pretty much on track still. Today wasn't as good as I'd like it to be. My Drawing class had a small party for our last class..doughnuts, cookies, hot chocolate..yikes! I did splurge, but I'll just keep that in the back of my mind for the rest of the week. Am planning on going to the gym today as well.
You gals are such inspiration to me! I love reading your posts, it really encourages me to keep at it.
Take care, and have a wonderful Tuesday!
Molly

irishmolly go to the gym and have a great workout tonight. just dont let the party and the lil bit you had control the rest of your day stay on plan. ya know this is the first time i have had a good loss during TOM i breakout awful to uggghh. 30 years old and still have the compexion of a teenager

everyone have a great night stay on plan we can do this drink that water and move move move :)
angie

Wow this thread is busy... We are great ladies...Everyone is doing wonderful. I weighed my self this morning.... Down 2pds...Now I am finally at my 5pd loss. I kept gaining afew lossing afew.. Drove me nutsss. Now I have to continue downward.. Its from that tae bo exercise... I have not done it yet but I am going to make myself. I just do not want to shower again cuz I am going out tonight to a party.I told them I would be late so I can pass on the food, So I will have a glass of wine and drink my water. Anyway if I do not go to workout I will not get itin.. You all inspire me soooo I will do this.. Drink , drink drink ladies I really believe that is the answer.Maybe next week I can change that tracker...

I hope my post is not confusing, I am only at a total ww loss of 5 pds. I gained some over the turkey holiday. As far as my x mas challenge goes I guess I will be happy at any loss.After xmas it should be easier ,I hope...What a nut I am i sound so confusing ...Anyway GOOD LUCK LADIES

djmommy you dont sound like a nut your doing a great job just remember that :) great job on the workout and what a good idea going late so you dont have to worry bout the food. the holidays is a very challenging timeof year for eating healthy but, we an do this girls think how great we are going to look :)

goodluck girls keep going :)
angie

Well I got my work out in Thanks to you all . you keep me motivated. YEAHH . talk later.

YEAH!!! :cheer: go djmommy :cheer:
That is awesome!!! 2 lbs gone for a total of 5 lbs lost!!! AND....you got your workout done!!! YOU ROCK.:carrot: