Hello all! I don't understand people either. I've had my car broken into twice and both times the thief got away with very little, once a $20 bill and another time they stole a blanket...it was 80 degrees out! The only reason it was in the (very unreliable) car was because I'd been lazy about taking it out after winter.

Also, I can't believe how many people just like to vandalize stuff. My mailbox was vandalized either Saturday or Sunday night. Some little hooligan put a cherry or smoke bomb or something it it. I went to get my mail today and there was nothing in it but a charred inside and chunks of "bomb". Grrr!!!

UGH!
What are people thinking when they do stuff like that?
Last year someone slashed our car tires (and EVERYONE on the street).. do you know how $$ we had to pay to replace tires? Unexpected expenses like that can really hurt people.. I can't understand how some people are. UGH :censored:

Hey Guys!! :hug: I had some pretty good news... so I wanted to check in. I'm finalllllly in the 160's!! YAY! :carrot: So now I'm kissing those 180's goodbye...and those 170's goodbye... Other than that everythings okay. I have worked my way up to 1 HOUR on the bike now! You literally have to carry me out of the gym by the time I'm done..haha!

My biggest problem with dieting is NOT overeating and splurging on bad foods..but I skip meals. Like I'm okay during the week, but once the weekends come.. I start skipping meals. it sucks. So i would have lost more weight if I didn't do that....oh and I'm sure drinking isn't helping me lose any either :D Okay guys.. I'll check in later~ Hope everyone is POP and doing great!!!

hey all,
i, too, have been absent -- since starting on WW seriously, I've been posting over there a lot more.
miss you all!!
no time for personals as I'm working an a presentation, but real quick about the break-ins, that SUCKS!! I'm sorry that happened! Someone once stole my whole entire car and they found it 2 weeks later less than a mile away, parked illegally. Of course, by then I'd gotten a new one that was much nicer, so I ended up donating. I figure they just wanted some car-stealing practice, and my old Toyota was notoriously easy to jack.
S

Congrats!!!!! I know what you mean about skipping meals. If I didn't have a child to feed, I would skip meals all the time, which I used to do. I just didn't feel like getting food ready, so I would skip meals...which was a BAD BAD idea. lol.
Well, anyways, congratulations again! =)

So my weekend was busy. I had my son's 6th birthday party Saturday and a communion party to go to Sunday. My eating wasn't probably the best, but is wasn't horrible either. I made a taco dip for the party but I made it semi-healthy. I used fat free sour cream and cream cheese and no one seemed to noticed. I did make my "healthy" pizza and everyone liked that too. I bought whole wheat dough. Put on a light sauce, fat free mozzerela cheese and topped it with red and green peppers and tomatoes. It was a hit.

I did have some snacks though like some nuts and a tiny piece of cake. At the communion party I had a turkey sandwhich, mac salad (not the best) and I did eat some chips and crackers (bad carbs!). Yesterday though I ate healthy all day, and will keep it up today and the rest of the week. I hate all those parties, they are just too tempting for me; I am weak. But, I don't think I have any more parties or things like that coming up anything soon.

sar -- ya know, parties happen, and little splurges happen....and it sounds like you really weren't too too bad...AT ALL!!

Shorty -- Congrats!! It is SO exciting to get past another set of "10's" in terms of numbers. I'm literally ITCHING to be in the 190s!! (that's even a different set of "100's"!!)

Lizzy -- WE MISS YOU!! Glad you're doing well and sticking with the weight watchers stuff....but come back here every once in a while, huh?? You were my Boston Buddy!

I'm still sort of stuck in the "too busy" place. I think I'm maintaining at 200 lbs right now, and as soon as the show is over (which is 2-3 weeks) I'll IMMEDIATELY have more time to devote to working out, etc. to get down further. That said, I'm feeling pretty good about how everything's going.

In family news....I've been FREAKING all week because my mom (who I'm super close to) hadn't been told yet that my cousin (her brother's d) is pregnant. She's 20, so she's young, and it was pretty unexpected, but we're all really happy for her. Anyway, finally my mom knows (my cousin wanted my sister to tell her), and the cousin is telling my grandmother today. It's a little rough telling Nana because she has Alzheimers, but I gave her some suggestions about sending her pictures, etc., that will help the memory. Anyway, it feels WAY better knowing that I'm not hiding anything!!

Let see today has been a good day, I’m really tired though. I have been really good at staying on plan today, I am getting Chinese with my roommie after she gets off school so I want to make sure I don’t go over my plan. Well I guess I should go and do homework.

Femme fatale – of course you are burning calories on your feet the whole time.

Orthodiva – welcome to the site there is a ton of support here.

Tara – I’m so happy with the weather right now but you know the rainy season is going to come up.

Tiffany – good job hitting the 160s hang in there and you’ll get the food under control. Give it time.

Sar – good job and making the little changes like that. It amazes me when I don’t tell people of the healthy changes that they don’t notice. The whole wheat pizza sounds good.

Artsnsmart – that is such a relief that you don’t have to hide it anymore, that can be so hard.

Hello everybody. Hope everyone is doing well this week.

I just have to vent that it is April and still freaking freezing in Chicago!!! I am still wearing my winter coat, kind of sad. Will it ever be spring/summer? I've been working so hard with the eating and the working out. Would love to show my hard work off a bit :)

RememberHowToSmile- I LOVE getting Chinese food. Contrary to what most people think it is actually quite easy to be healthy. A cup of soup is about 100 calories and then they can make any meal steamed. At PF Changs I always get the Buddhas Feast steamed and add chicken or tofu. Delicious and very filling.

Have any of you heard about Quiznos' Sammies? They are supposedly 200 calories per Sammy. I haven't tried one yet, but I wonder how small they are. Any opinions?

just a quick post. I'll come back later.

Remember: Say Sept 1st. Does that sound do-able? Who ever hits their goal first....ummm....wins! It's like being 5 years old all over again!! LOL!!

Today was hard for me.

I had 2 big tests, I having some hair loss due to the fact I am no longer on lithium and switched my BC, and today is my Moms birthday. (She passed away on March 7th, 2007 from CNS Lymphoma):(

I did, however, have a great workout with my trainer. (I actually jogged for 2 minutes!:woops:) and have avoided binge eating today. Also, when my fiance and I went to Starbucks...he got his usual white mocha and banana loaf (skinny bugger!) and I didn't even have a taste. I stuck with my unsweetened ice coffee and got a veggie tray. (I even used the pesto dipping sauce sparingly!)

...Although with dinner I have only reached 990 calories for today...a little desert maybe?

AND today we bought the WW cook book and I am getting dinner made for me. (Beef stir-fry!!)....we are also looking into getting a slow-cooker but one step at a time lol....he presently cannot figure out how to open the soy-sauce.:chef:

Shorty1985 What about pre-planning meals? I know that helps me. Skipping meals is a hard one. How about keeping meal bars in your bag for something quick? (But don't rely on those everyday) or make sure you have some raw almonds to curb your hunger.:hun:

Cookiemonster Healthy chinese food??? Details, please!!!:hyper:

artsnsmarts Congrats on the family addition!:cp:

OMG totally off topic, I love Biggest Loser and am so excited there are two women in the finals!!! My Chinese food was really good. I got chicken and veggies with white rice rather than fried rice. I took half of it and boxed it up right away and then at the other half. It’s dangerous now that there is a Chinese restaurant in my building.

Cookie – I’ve heard of them but haven’t tried them. They look good!

HappyMomma – September 1 sounds good to me, I guess that means I need to get my but into gear and stop being lazy. Well as I said once the semester lets out then I can have more time, I’m currently planning how to divide my work hours up so I will have time to either work out before or after (so either not going in to early or getting out too late.

Taylor – I hope your test went well. I’m glad that you are starting to cook, it’s a good step in the right direction. And good choices at starbucks, if you have some extra calories you can get a skinny mocha which is something I use to order and before they gave it a fancy name but it is just a non-fat, sugar free mocha. They are yummy.

Oh yeah! I forgot about those lol....which is really funny because I just quit my job at starbucks a week ago. I really don't like the sf mocha...kinda tastes like gasoline to me...but hey not everyone can like the same thing.:coffee: Next time if I have extra calories I shall have a sf nonfat vanilla latte. Ordering the ice coffee just comes second nature to me.

I just never thought I would ever have extra calories to work with!!

Remeberhowtosmile Your weigh-loss is so inspiring to me. Just thought I would let you know. :hug:

i'm here for a min then gotta get the kiddos to bed
i got on the scale after a disapointing week to see the same thing again
164
i think i'm stuck

wow I can't keep up with everyones posts lol. first off I hear you on the cars. I have to buy a locking gas cap because someone has been sifining our gas!!! and with the gas prices I am PEED!!!!!

congrats shorty I am looking forward to joining you in the 160's very soon :)

taylor: sorry about your mom :( *hugs*

well I lost another lb :) that puts me really close to the
160's Also idol is this saturday so I am NERVOUS and super EXCITED!! I have been getting alot of un asked for comments about my hair from people at dh's work and on my facebook. My dh's friend says he hates it, my dh doesn't like it either, my grandpa was mad I cut it and some girl on my facebook left a mean comment under my pictures. It seems guys hate it and most girls love it. I think its because most men like long blond hair and I have short black and pink so...oh well its my hair right?