Yeah, the boy is fine (a big relief, ;)). So, yeah, I got a truck :carrot:. Took all weekend and a house-full of stress, but that and a few other "musts" are done. I never thought that I'd live to see the day that I was happy to get back to work, :lol:, ;).

I completely forgot about missing my game day, :(, that's alright though, :lol:

It's different for some people, ade. I am like you, it's a see-food-must-eat-it with me, so certain things cannot be in my home (because they'll be in my belly in 60-seconds or less). I tried to explain that to my mom. She was wondering why I had let myself get so heavy and finally asked me in person this weekend (she usually asks a fellow coworker about it :o), and I told her that I ate the food because I wanted to (for example: a whole bag of family-size m&ms, heck they're there, why stop after a handfull, why not finish it?), that was my mentality for the longest time and I really didn't care how much I weighed. That thought process hasn't suddenly disappeared, it's still there waiting for me to trip up, and the only reason why I am still going is that there are other things that I am pushing for now ("healthy" weight to clear up a health problem, want to be military weight and exercise level in case I lose this job so that I have something to try for, I want to get out and do things I've been dreaming of doing forever when "average" weight had factor in the dreams, etc). It doesn't go away. We just have to be stronger than the urges and impulses. And it is HARD!

:welcome: tamia! I've been doing WWs since 12/09, so I know the new stuff.
:hug:

Well, back to work for me, glad to be back and also glad to have this weekend of stress behind me! :dizzy:

Well, despite (or was it because of?) the distractions/stress, I've managed to hit Onederland this week. Yay! So, I am heading in the right direction, if rather slower than usual. Fine by me. I remember being in the high 180s in early high school/middle school, I'd like to be normal weight for a first in my "adult" life. I wonder if I'll make it before the new year.

It's getting quiet in here, how are you ladies doing? Busy at work/school/livin', I bet! :hug:

I think that after doing a bit of exercise tonight I need to just chill out and reflect over the past few days, I'm still a bit scatter-brained.

Congrats Zan! That is so fantastic! I'm really happy for you, and glad to hear that the trip went well, your brother's fine, and things are getting back to normal.

Ade, I'm sorry to hear that things are still so rough. Good luck with all the school stuff. You are absolutely right, we will get through this!

Welcome Tamia. I've been doing WW since last January, and am happy to help any way I can.

I have my final final tomorrow and I cannot wait to get it over with. I just need to get through the next 31 hours (not that I'm counting...) and then I get to go home, and see my family, and relax. I also have my WI tonight. I'm not expecting great things, since I haven't exercised all week and Saturday night involved quite a few more alcohol points than it should have, but hopefully it won't be too bad. Hope tonight goes well for you Ade!

:carrot::carrot::carrot:You can do it:carrot::carrot::carrot:!
I bet you are so ready for that exam to be over!
;)

Congrats Zan!!!! Woohooo!

MsCoh- best of luck to you on your last final!

So, 18 hrs 'till exam time (let's see how few of them I can spend sleeping?) but of course, this is when the procrastination gets intense.

Anyways, I went to my WI tonight, and somewhat shockingly I was down 1.8lbs! Yea for stress hormones! So, only 0.2lbs until my goal. Knowing me, I'll probably be able to drag it out until mid November, but it feels pretty epic to be in the 120s. I honestly don't think I've seen a number that low on the scale since like the 5th grade. And, even better than that, because I couldn't believe that that number reflected actual fat loss, I went home and tried on my goal dress, (which I've pretty much resigned myself may never fit perfectly and will have to be let out a tiny bit in the hips) and it ALMOST fit. Not perfectly, but definitely better than it has been.

I'm pretty psyched. Now I just have to find a way to translate all of that into studying pathology...

I weighed in yesterday and I was down 3.6! Made me so happy after being up .6 last week. It is nice to see my new dedication really paying off.

MsCoh- Congrats on being sooo close to fitting into your dress. You will have to post a pic when it fits perfectly.

tamia- Congrats on your loss!!!

I am still stuck right at 179-181. I have been running further more often lately so I am hoping that change will finally let me break free of 180!

Hi ladies!

I joined WW again on Thursday... I say again because I have been on it twice before, once when i was 12 years old and once when I was in college. Really I need the accountability of weighing in weekly to keep me strong. The program is the same as it was when I was in college, but I hear from my leader that the program will change in about a month. I have a friend in Germany who is on the new program and says it is awesome! She lost three pounds on it in the first week and broke a two month plateau! What do you guys think?

A quick hi from me. The last few weeks have been MAD! Had huge assignments due, still got one more. Been up and down with weight loss but probably at about the same I was last time I was on here. Got weigh in tomorrow and expecting a gain (had a very very bad weekend)

Still getting aftershocks, 6 weeks after the big quake :(
Cant wait for exams and uni to be over (8th of November) so my life can be normal again!!

Miss you all heaps and hope you are all going well, dont have time to go over the old posts :( xx

Grats, Tamia!

Well, things are still odd here for me.

Sounds like a few of you are still in school, cool cool, I cannot imagine the stress of exams and assignments as it has been a few years since I've had to deal with that.

Well, I'll be a quarter of a century at the end of this month, and I think it'll end up driftin' right on by like my 18th and 21st did. Parties don't really happen here, haha! Especially when the Birthday kid doesn't drink, :rolleyes:. And I've already told my mom and sis, "No cake!" :D So that won't be haunting me the next time I visit them, not a bummer anyway since I am caked-out from all the junk I used to eat years ago at my bakery job.

Well, I need to get my butt back on track, this month has been a series of slip-ups with no real corrections. No better time to correct it than right now, so I've got my tracker going again today and I'll be forcing my hand to jot down the consumables when I get home and get my butt back on that treadmill too. Here's hoping that it doesn't turn into "just words", *crossed fingers* and a dose of :dust:.

Happy Monday, Ladies.

So fair my motto of "no excuses in October" has been working. I havent been this motivated in over a year. It feels good. I've being trying new recipes, or reworking old recipes so they are WW friendly and so far everything has turned out amazing.

I made this yummy pumpkin dip (1 pt for 1/4 a cup) and have been dipping apples in it or just eating it with a spoon. So good!!

Good luck to everyone this week!

Tamia- we like recipes around here so feel free to share some of those recipes. ;)

Zan- I know how you feel. I kind of had the same thing going for my birthday this year (although it was no milestone). I kind of felt bad for not wanting a cake but that didn't matter since my husband got one anyway. And I don't drink so I never want to go out for a night of partying or even stay in for a night of partying. As long as you are happy with what you do, that is all that matters. Who needs parties. ;)

bex- we miss you too! Hope the stress melts away fast when you are done!

misstraveller- I haven't heard about changes to the plan but I am interested to hear more. I will have to do some research. :D

Oh and as for me I finally saw 178 on the scale yesterday so maybe I will finally start moving the scale again! I completed my first 5k over the weekend and didn't run as well as I would have liked but ended up with a personal best time anyway so I'll take it.

Howdy ladies! I know, I've been MIA...last week was my first weigh in that I skipped. I knew seeing that higher number wasn't going to motivate me, so I made the conscious choice to just get back in the zone. And still, the motivation is lacking, but I'm switching up some things/spending way too much money.....oops.
First off, I got a new iPod nano that will clip on my clothes for workouts. As most of you know, I don't work out, but that's a good motivator.
Secondly, I may have just spent way too much money (literally two minutes ago) on a GoWear Fit. It's like the BodyBugg...I like numbers and gadgets, so it should be fun!
Thirdly, I got Jillian Michaels' Boost Your Metabolism (or something like that). She is funny.
And I bought a food diary where I can track all of this stuff and my feelings and energy levels. Hopefully I'll come up with some sort of correlation.

I've also decided I may stop counting points (well, I haven't been counting them for a while) and go for calories instead...which may just be stupid because points is so easy. But I counted calories before and it worked and I just am not getting into the whole points thing right now. I still plan on going to meetings...and I hope you guys don't boot me off your thread ;)

zan - a little late, but CONGRATS ON ONEDERLAND!!!
coh - I hope you made it through finals, and congrats on being so close to your goal! You are such an inspiration. I've seen that you actually have a social life, you are busy with school, yet you are still kicking major butt. Way to go!
kay - grats on seeing the scale move!! I think you and I have been stuck in a rut about the same amount of time...we can do this!
bex - like others said, we totally miss you! I'm super jealous that you'll be done in November...I'm counting down the minutes to December 17th at 9:15pm!!! Freedom, oh you sound so sweet!!
tamia - welcome! Good for you being so motivated! care to send some over my way? ;)
misstraveller - I had no idea they were doing some changes, man they are better than anyone at keeping it under wraps. I googled away and found nothing. Most people are guessing ProPoints which factor in protein...we shall see!!

Well, that's it for now. Got to get back to work!! Hopefully my upity spirits will hold strong!

Hey ladies!

Kay and ade - yes, that's what I've read online. It was announced in WW's plan. Leaders are being trained now. Rumor has it that it is similar to the plan that has been released in Europe already. Fruits/veggies free, and higher point limits, as well as values on food. That's why all the prepackaged food is on sale right now, at least it is in our area... b/c the points values will change. So hoping it will be good... there seem to be mixed reviews. Google "New WW plan for 2011". There has actually been some discussion about it in the 3FC WW forum too. Should be interesting!
Way to go Kay! Awesome that you're out of the 180s! I'm still working on it... hoping to be there soon with you :)
Things are going pretty well right now so far on plan. Hoping to keep this momentum up.