New Creations #1

[umma]

Well, I am happy to report that my Christmas tree is up with the lights on it and the garlin on. Still waiting for my husband to get home so that we can put the decorations on. But it will definitly be done tonight .

Cyn--another great buy for you I have never bid for anythingon E-bay. I might have to try that one of these days.

Christalynn--Savin has been missing. I was actually thinking the same thing today. I hope she is ok and comes back soon.

Well, Just wanted to pop in and say hello while I took a break from decorating and waiting for my hubby to get home.
I will probably come back yet again later. Have a great night.

TTFN, Lori

[Christalynn]

Hello Ladies
FYI- I will be weighing in tomorrow..I have talked to my employer into giving me Monday mornings off so I can go to my normal weekley meeting.
I found this on a weight loss website and thought you would find it entertaining

You know You're a Weight Watcher member when...
. You accidentally swallow toothpaste and wonder how many POINTS it had in it.
· You stand in the aisles at the grocery store with your WW PointsFinder figuring POINTS before you buy.
· You feel your collar bone/ribs/hip bones and think you need to call 911 because something must be broken.
· Everyone at your lunch table is asking you to figure the POINTS on their lunch.
· You threaten to put your cat on WW.
· You figure the POINTS on cough syrup.
. Your child says there are too many POINTS in something s/he doesn't want to eat!
· You don't want to share ANY of your food with anyone because you've measured it and know exactly how many POINTS are in it.
· You know where every public restroom is wherever you go . . . you need it after drinking all that water!
· You realize "gram" is a four letter word.
· You weigh yourself before and after the bathroom just to see how much of a difference it makes.
· You don't mind "seeing stars."
· You ask your WW leader to bring in a curtain so you can weigh-in naked.
· Your child gets an "A" in English for turning your journal in as a book report.
· You convince the grocery store owner to organize the food aisles according to POINTS values.
· You hang your 5 pound book markers from your car antenna.
· You replace your college diploma with your 50 lb. magnet (now which one is actually tougher to achieve?).
· You Calculate Activity points for Sex!
· You not only weigh food on your food scale, but your clothes, keys, HAIR, socks, etc
· People at work know when your weigh in day is because you have the same outfit on that day EVERY WEEK
· you call your family to the dinner table and instead of "what's for dinner?" they ask "how many points are we having for dinner?"
· you take a bite and then spit it out because you realize it wasn't worth the points!
· you mark all the food boxes in the house with points per serving
· you carry your journal with you wherever you go
· you take Molly McCheese with you to the restaurant so you don't waste your points on butter
· you ask your family to hide the cookies and chips so you won't be tempted
· Kashi becomes your favorite snack food
· "On The Side" become the 3 most uttered words in your vocabulary
· you start parking in the back of the parking lot for the extra exercise
· you start wondering why restaurant servings of any meal are large enough to feed 3 grown me
· you start wondering how many points are in bubble gum
· you look down at the backs of your hands and get freaked out by how skinny they look
· you weigh every pair of shoes you own
· you spend 10 minutes in Staples looking for the prettiest paperclips for your paperclip chain
· you want to drive to Ben & Jerry's individual houses and drown them in a vat of Chunky Monkey
· you take up knitting/crocheting/tatting/rughooking/paintbynumbers to keep your mind off food
· the thought of having a bran muffin for breakfst gets you so excited you can't fall asleep.
· you dance a little jig in front of the frozen foods case in the grocery store because you finally found Skinny Cows!
· You stop licking postage stamps when you realize they are 1 tenth of a calorie each.
· know in advance, by heart, what you can eat at each and every resturaunt that DH may want to go to.
· instead of carrying an armful of things thru the house, you intentionally made several trips to get in that extra 20 steps of walking.
· you smile and gaze adoringly at the produce aisle.
· your junk drawer at work has been revamped to include Milky Way Lites, LF granola bars, FF Pringles and lite peach cups instead of Cheetos and snickers bars.
· you take a big black permanent marker and not only mark the points but also write your name and "DO NOT TOUCH OR ELSE".
· everywhere you go, you take along two 'purses'. Your regular purse, and your Weight Watcher's Black Bag, with the point guides, Slider, and all other 'stuff' in there!
· you dont wear any makeup to get weighed in , fearing it will weigh too much
· you see really overweight people and want to tell them they can do something to change their lives!
· You hold up your snacks next to your kids' and warn them that eating the wrong ones will result in their demise.
· the jeans that you would have never dared to put in the dryer for fear that they would not make it back over your hips... are in there right now, as you hope to shrink them enough that they won't fall straight off!

Have a good night

[cyn37]

That was great Christalynn! I can relate to alot of those! I had a good day today and Iwas thinking I might weigh in tomorrow as well since Monday is weigh in day for most of you guys. I didnt do much exercise today-except decorate like Lori. My water intake was more than enough and my points intake was just a little under what I am allowed so I feel good about that. Most of the week I have fallen short because of my sinus problems. Hopefully I will have better luck eating tomorrow. I found an interesting buy on a discount shelf while buying groceries-crystal light daquiri mix. You blend with water and ice. I thought it was worth $.99 to try a box. I like the crystal light drinks so I am sure this will be good. Also there was some high fiber cereal marked down to $1.00 so I snatched it up as well. I did really well buying groceries-bought alot of veggies and fruits and healthy stuff. I thought my family would complain about me switching to fat free milk but I dont even think they have noticed and I am not going to tell them.
Have a good night everyone! I am off to grab a cup of tea and get ready for Desperate Housewives. with tomorrow!

[guerita765]

Hi all! This is great! Having 4 new friends!
First let me welcome Kae I remember talking with you as well. It took me a while to find the same thread agian but now that we have a preminate name it is much easier! I have two cats myself and two dogs!
I think that is great that you play so many instuments! I wish I had taken something in HS so I had musical background. But a las I didn't so......
Stuff about me. Don't fall asleep now... I am 44 live in Littleton, CO. Have two grown childern.... and three grandchildren (ok not counting my sons two cats) I have a wonderful sweetie and I am active in the church as well. I love to read (when I can get time) and do lots of different crafts. I have been on WW this time for just a month or so. Last time I think I went 3 months but didn't feel the desire or have you guys for support! Besides my friends at work, you guys and my sweetie are my best support system! Sure the meetings are great and I like to go but nothing beats people that know you saying "GREAT JOB"! Besides I feel much better about myself and I have only lost 10/11 lbs!
Lori- I haven't even started decorating yet I do have most of my cards sent out though and I have one decoration up.
Cyn- That is really cool that you got the video for only $3! Let me know how it is.
I also had a question about working out. I felt it didn't really help me to lose the weight....I know I need to do it for cardio and for toning. What kind of exersises should I try, guys?
Like I said walking and running were what I was going for. Running is hard on the knees though. I will keep walking and maybe jogging a little. But then what? Aerobics, yoga, pilates? Another question.....what is WATP?

So wher do you live Cyn?

I also have reconsidered my 'reward' when I reach goal....my friends at work would like to learn to Salsa! I am not very coordinated but hey why not? It is better than going out and eating a big meal. Plus ....exersise! Oh I still want the clothes however!
Where would I live....hum.....I was going to say Austrailia...however not having been there yet...I can't say I would want to "live" there. So I guess I would choose Littleton, CO! I love the mountains and summer is the most beautiful here. The winters are really not very bad either. We get lots and lots of sunshine year around. Yep! Colorado is home for me, though I am originally from WI.
There was another question...oh yeah...I have a set of ladies dumb bells my ex bought for me a while back. Haven't used them much. I should start. I have a few clothes to exersise in. Though I usually just wear them all the time. I use to have one of those personal cd players. But it doesn't work anymore. So I would have to say...the program and the books that go with it. Some food items from WW. And the meals I get for lunch. I will have to check out the sodium on there. Thanks for the tip Lori.
Ok. I don't know much about the aging thing. I would guess that if you didn't lose the weight right like too fast with out any exersising and of course moisturising is a BIG MUST! I think too that when people (ok women) start to lose the weight they start to tan in salons or where ever and I don't think that is good. Plus you have to have some fat in the diet I believe to keep elastisity (maybe I am )
Anyway, I will go for now. It is getting late. Talk with you all tomorrow.
I am OFF!

[guerita765]

Forgot to tell you about the walk.
It was fun! My Sweetie use to live around the area where the walk was held. Washington Park. So he showed me all the stuff and told me some of the fun times he had there. We weren't into competeing so we just walked at a decent pace around the park. We got tee-shirts out of it! The weather was just fine. Brisk but not too cold.
sorry my posts are so long I guess I tend to ramble and I don't want to forget anyone. I think I still do. Just know that I think of all of you even though I don't address you personally.
You know what they say the memory is the first thing to go...I think
Anyway, as I said before no work for me tomorrow so I sure hope to talk earlier!

[WildStrawberry]

Hi everyone!

First, thanks everyone for the warm warm welcome! I'm happy to be here and have enjoyed reading everyone's posts!

Lori, the habit thing is something I use with my SS kids (7th and 8th graders!) to help them learn good Bible reading habits. I challenge them to read for 21 days straight, just 5 minutes a day. I get all the usual excuses "I have too much homework" and "I don't have any time!" but I've learned to counter these with "but how much tv do you watch?" and "how many video games did you play this week?" The kids have a great time talking about what they've read too so it all works out. But good habits are EASY to break, unfortunatly. I've read that it takes only 7 days to break a habit but 21 days to make one. *sigh*

I'm not doing any decorations this year. Last year my boy cat, Oscar, ate part of the artificial tree so we had to take it back down after only 3 days. *sigh* He's very persistant and no ammount of water guns, rattle cans (where you get a soda can and put pennies in it and tape over the hole and toss it towards the cat to "scare" them away from the area) or apple bitters would keep him from it. So I'll enjoy a Christmas tree at my folks house and burn my Holiday Wreath candle. (gold canyon candles) I have almost all of my shopping done. I still have to get gift certificates for my brothers and sister and their spouses (they're so hard to buy for!) and a couple of toys for my younger nephew.

Cyn your pilates tape seems like a steal! Yay! I've gotten tapes from the library but never actually do them. *snort* I like my WATP tapes...I know I'd like yoga and pilates but just haven't tried them...yet! That daiquiri mix sounds great! I'll have to look for it!

Christalynn The sheep are scared thing is from an old Robin Williams stand up where he was talking about the Faulkland Islands...Where men are men and sheep are scared! (I need a 'naughy' smiley here where the eyebrows are doing that "suggestive" up and down movement" You know *wink wink nudge nudge*) Anyway, it's just a way of saying that I live WAAAAAAY out in the boondocks. Italian sounds like fun to learn. I love languages but don't speak anything other than French, and it's high school French at that. I read it much better than I speak it.

Good for you for getting your Monday mornings off for meetings! Yay! to you for this morning! Can't wait to hear your results and with you!

Oh yeah...the aging thing. I think I look OLDER fat. I look much younger when I'm thin...always have. I agree with the moisturizing tip...but I'd also do it from the inside out. drink your water and your wrinkles will plump out. My mom is 58 and looks 40 because she drinks TONS of water and decaf tea and moisturizes outside as well.

guerita it sounds like your walk went great! And long posts are fun! (can you tell *I* like to write?) Don't stop writing your long posts! please???


Hmmm. where would I want to live? I like it here in SW Ohio (near Cincy) so I wouldn't really want to move. But I've also dreamed of living in Maine and Vermont...out in a cabin deep in the woods. Where I could garden and keep animals and sell honey and herbs and veggies in a little roadside stand...cold winters spent by the fire knitting (which I don't know how to do...yet) and reading and planning the garden for the next year. Of course, I could do that here in Ohio as well...it's my dream.

Well, I'm off for now. Gonna go read some before I start my day. I'll check back laters!

Kae

[cyn37]

Hello everyone! I just did my weigh in and I am down 4.2lbs! I am sure alot of this is do to being sick and not eating well last week. I dont care how or why I am just glad I lost! I plan on sticking to my program this week though and working out more and eating healthier than I did last week. I know starvation is a bad thing. Been there-done that! And look Im still fat! lol!!
Shawn WATP is Walk Away the Pounds workouts by Leslie Sansone. I love it because it is one workout I can actually do! And for your other question I live right smack dab in the middle of KS. Flat land with lots of wheat! I am like Dorothy-Theres no place like home. I am so glad you enjoyed your walk. That is the kind of fitness I like - the kind that is enjoyable and doesnt seem like a chore.
KaeI love long post too-although I do tend to ramble at times! I have been thinking alot about what you said about habit making and breaking and I am definately going to try to break a few of mine. Also a great reminder about the importance of water. I think that is key to a healthy diet. I know I do much better when I have plenty of water.
sorry you dont get to decorate. Your cat sounds like quite a handful!! I have a new rat terrier in our family and she thinks she is in charge most of the time. I love pets.
Well have a great morning everyone-I am talking advantage of this time to go do a quick workout while my niece takes her morning nap. I will be back as soon as I can with an update on my day.

[guerita765]

Wow! Everyone is up early! Well, I think I must be the farthest west here? It is only 9 a.m. here I slept in since it is my day off
Cyn! That is wonderful!
Besides the walk yesterday at the park my Sweetie and I went to the Broncos game! Now that is some walking too! Up in the high seats! Plus we take the lite rail and then walk from the stop (called the Sports Walk) to the stadium. (sometimes I wish I could find the spell check on here, is there one? ) So I would say I got lots of walking in. Felt GREAT! And the Broncos won! By the skin of their teeth but they did. Anyway I will have to check that tape out. Walk Away The Pounds? Did you get it from WW or can I check it out at the library. I know what you mean by getting them and not doing them. I have a low impact aerobics tape that I just "had to have" and all I have done is watch it. Oh well. Soon I won't have an excuse not to work out!
Well, I know I need more water. Hey do the crystal lite drinks constitute as water? I really like the tea one especially.
I have to get busy. Since I am not at work I still have laundry and house cleaning!
Oh yeah, I can understand the decorating thing Kae. My cats never have done that but my sons cat likes to climb in their tree. What ya gonna do?
Take care all and I will check back later.

[Christalynn]

I hope everyone is doing good. I weighed in today two days short from last week but I wanted to be on the same schedual every week. They did adjust the .2 difference which gives me a grand total of 11.4 with a loss of 1.6 today. I expected that becuase of the short. week
Cyn- Congrats on your loss..no matter how you did it I am also from Kansas lived here all my life.
Kae- I also have a cat that keeps me from decorating. I call her the spawn of the I have a chihuahua/terrier that is an . It's strange my dog thinks he's a cat and my cat thinks she's a dog go figure

I have to check out the tape Walk Away the Pounds workouts by Leslie Sansone...sounds interesting

Bye..I'll check in later

[cyn37]

I just thought I would pop in before going to bed and make a final post for today. I managed to do the WATP workout and my little niece woke up from her nap and tried to do it with me. She has just learned to walk. She was really swinging her arms! It was so precious! I think that might become a regular routine for the two of us to do together since she is here every weekday. I also did good with my eating and water. I need to start the habit of having breakfast--that is a tough one for me. Maybe I should have a WW smoothie in the mornings since I hate to eat that early.
Well I am going to bed early tonight-I am still low on energy from being sick all last week I guess. Hope everyone had a great day!

[umma]

Just wanted to let you all know that I made my 10% tonight at WW. I got my keychain. I lost another 2.4 pounds and am now down 27.2 pounds. I know its a great thing and I should share more but I have a spliting headache so I am going to bed and will type more tomorrow. Hope you all have a great day tomorrow.

TTFN, Lori

[WildStrawberry]

LORI!!! Hooray for your 10% Yahoo!

Cyn!!! Hooray for being down 4+!!!

Christalyn!!! Hooray for your 1.6!

Yay to everyone!

guerita yes the crystal light drinks can be used as water. But you HAVE to make sure you drink at least 4 regular glasses of water BEFORE you start changing things. You can have decaf tea and coffee, diet decaf soda, crystal light, skim milk (but count the points!) and pretty much anything that is sugar/caf free.

And do try the WATP tapes. They're really fun and super easy. None of this jumping round trying to keep the beat stuff like Richard, Jane or the newer tapes! As a musician, you'd think I'd be able to keep the beat easier right? Heh. Not at ALL!!! I'm rather clumsy.

If I don't get back later today...have a great one everyone!

Kae (who has a from being up so early. so NOT used to this!)

[cyn37]

Morning everyone! According to our local weatherman last night was the coldest night of the year for us so far. It was really hard to drag myself out of bed just knowing that!
Lori congrats on your weight loss! you are doing great!! Hope your headache is gone today.
Kae Why on earth were you up at 4:30AM? I havent been up that early since I quit working! Although I would problably do better if I got up early and did my workout first thing.
Christalynn Hey fellow Kansan! I saw you posted about your pets. I have a rat terrier-she is just a pup and I love her to pieces. Lizzie is her name short for Leapin' Lizzards because she is so hyper and energetic! We also have an 18 year old cat Zippy who is also very evil at times! and an outdoor dog Cisco that is 1/2 chow 1/2 sheppard. We got Lizzie because we had to find new homes for 2 of our cats because of my nieces allergies. Zippy prefers to stay in the bedroom during the day so she isnt a problem for my niece. I love my pets! They are a big part of our family.
Shawn My sister lived in Colorado for a few years. Castle Rock area. It was very beautiful when we went for a visit. I saw you post about the Broncos-my Mom is a big fan. Hubby and I are die hard Chiefs fans - unfortunately they arent worth bragging about this year But they did win last night
Well gang I better get away from this keyboard or I will find myself here all day and not meeting any of my daily goals! Have a great day and remember that we can do this!!! And dont forget your water! Lots and lots of water! Now I am off to WATP!

[Christalynn]

Lori and Cyn - This dance is for you Congratulations on your loss!

I hope everyone is feeling well and having a good day

CYN- I absolutely love animals. If I lived on a farm or large land, I would have all the animals I could. I always wanted to work with animals either by volunteering to raise orphaned animals or by working with Marine animals.

I thought I would share a stragety of mine that keeps me from trouble . Since I am a professional snacker I keep a basket in my cubbard full of snacks and when the urge hits me I know I can snack, stay in my points, and remain in control. I don't allow any foods over 2 points in my basket.
I got a pilates dvd from the Library. I'm gonna try it and if I like it I may look for it in the store. I really need more activity in my daily schedual.

Here is a quick and easy recipe that I've had for several years. It makes about 15 cups-2points per cup and freezes well ..enjoy

Fiesta Chicken Soup
3 Smart Ones Fiesta Chicken (follow heating instructions on the box)
3 16oz cans FF chicken broth
1 16oz can black beans
1 16oz can yellow corn
1 16oz can diced tomatoes
1 16oz can rotel tomates and chillies
1 16oz can FF refried beans.
**Mix all ingredients in a large pot and cook tiill throughly heated.

Check in later..I'm off to burn a Elvis cd.

[cyn37]

Well gang this was a very uneventful day for me! Quite mundane! I just did a little laundry and some light housework, spent alot of time at the computer and watched way too much tv! The upside is I stayed on track with my points and did do WATP and drank 120 oz of water. I guess it wasnt such a bad day but I just feel as if I could have been more productive. I should be happy at least I wasnt all day and making a of myself!
I hope each and everyone of you had a wonderful day and that you stayed focused on your goals. Have a good night!