I have a question for all you WW members. I've never been a member but a friend gave me their book for food points so I'm able to keep track of that. But how do they handle exercise? I read in the WW postings someone said that for every 20 min you get to add a point. Is that true?? Can someone help me here? I'm going over my points range almost every but only by a few but I'm also exercising 1 1/2 hours everyday. I'd just like to know if I'm doing okay by their plan. Thanks!!!!

RR, Congrats on being OP!! It sounds like you have a wonderful supportive husband.

Backfor, I know what you mean about cravings. I've been OP for almost two weeks and I am totally craving macaroni and cheese. Not one serving though -- one whole box!!! Mac & Cheese is my downfall and I have to eat the whole thing so I've been staying away.

Rabbit, Congrats on getting the braces off!! It must feel great to see a pretty white smile again. Yep it's the IDOJ place. Lots of changes since then though.:D I'm not too worried about the gain. I know I fluctuate during the week and hopefully by Saturday (my WI day) I'll be back down again.

Bailey, why is it so hard to get down to the next set of numbers?? I've noticed that too. I want to be down in the 150's so bad I could scream. I'm trying to be patient. I'm bummed though cuz I don't think I'm gonna make my V-day goal. I'm only losing about 1 lb a week and I still have 4 lbs to go.:( Oh well, I'll just keep trying.

Gotta get some work done. Have a great day everyone!!

Hi All,

Liz- Yes, the way WW works it is this: You have to do the initial 20 minutes of exercise a day. For every 20 minutes over that initial 20 minutes, you earn 1 point. You can either bank it, or use it. If you want to keep track of exercise here, we could every 20 minutes of exercise (that's not actual mileage) as a mile. So if you do aerobics for an hour, that's 3 miles. I don't know how much we're still keeping track though. RR was keeping track for us, but that was before she got married and life got incredibly busy!! :dizzy: You could just keep track of it and post it in your journal or on this thread once a week or something though.

Rabbit- Congrats on getting the braces off!! :D - You can do that a lot now!! :D :D :D

RR- Thanks for the reminder! :) Hey, that's cool, take whatever bonus they give you!!

Nanci- Hope you made it through the craving without caving!!

Have to go back to the apartment for the last time tonight. We have just a little left to pack and then we have to clean!! :cool: DH decided he didn't feel like putting a dropcloth down when he painted, so now he has to scrub paint off the hardwood floor...and he wonders why I cringe when he wants to do these projects!! He thinks I'm lazy!! Basicallly the place just needs to be vacuumed and the kitchen wiped down, most of it's clean. We can barely move in the house though, boxes everywhere!! :eek: I really wish I could take off tomorrow...even a half day today, to work on unpacking, but I can't. Might take Monday off though, since things will be calmer next week when my boss has gone back to Atlanta!!

Anyway, have a great day all!!

HI ALL!

I'm still glad to have my braces off, but I must say this retainer is driving me bananas! The first day it was too loose and was slipping up around my gums so I had to go back to the ortho and he tightened it -- boy did he tighten it! Now it is killing me! A lot of pressure on 2 teeth mainly and now it is slipping down because it is so tight and sometimes pops off when I talk. Marvelous.

Tonight is weigh in and I've done fine but the scale is not showing it. Hope I do not have a gain as I don't deserve it.:(

Nanci - oh no on the mexican craving! Hope you got threw it. We are going to a super bowl party where the theme will be mexican food. It'll be tough.

RR - nice that dh does so much!:) ~ Yeah op!!

Liz - I'm not really sure about the ww exercise points so I'm glad Lauren explained it. I actually think what she said is the old way and it has changed and you get a point now for the initial 20 minutes of exercise also. But I could be wrong. ~ My weight fluctuates all the time too - and it usually goes up on weigh in day!:lol:

Lauren - yep I am :D all the time (except for when I have to take the retainer out & in - it's painful now). ~ Glad you got it all moved!

Hope the site doesn't go out for long - I saw the message that they will be moving it again. ~ I may not be around much for the next few days though as I'm going out of town for the weekend (and I'm going to my sister's, the junk food queen for those of you who remember - oh no!!).

Rabbit

Ok I made it through the Mexican craving without caving!

We just got back from WW I was down 3.6 and DH was down 4.4 It feels good to have such a good loss after the .4 loss last week.

Jul, That 2lbs will be gone b4 you know it. You are doing so well, don't let it get you down.

Bailey, It does seem hard to move the scale down on those milestone numbers.

Liz, Your work place sounds very interesting. I think the weights will effect your weight in the short term. Make sure you take your measurements so you can see that success.

Vicky, You are about the least lazy person I have ever met.

Rabbit, Way to go on those braces! Don't you love running your tongue across your teeth. Good luck at the sisters. Keep thinking about how hard you have been working.

Lauren, I hope you get Monday off. It will feel so good to finally be able to put your house in order.

Ok I found the Skinny Cow's and they are AWESOME!

Happy TGIF tomorrow everyone!

Ugghh...thank goodness this week is over. I've been exhausted every night. My hubby has been going to the gym after work so I come home do chores, feed the pets, cook dinner, clean the kitchen and then I get to relax (I shouldn't whine...some of you out there do much more than that). I was doing good at the beginning of the week but Thurs & today I am starving. No matter what I eat I want more. I also have a bad attitude today so I don't really care about sticking with the plan. Grrrr. I guess PMS is starting a couple days early.

I met with the girl at the gym this morning and took my measurements along with the fun fat calipers - I go back to her in three months to see my progress. I also took my measurements at home a week ago so I can track it once a month. Wish me luck!!

Backfor -- Way to Go!!!!! I wish I had your willpower especially today.

Rabbit & LBH -- Thanks for your inputs on the exercise question. That gives me a few more points to work with so I'm not doing as bad as I thought (except for yesterday's vanilla wafer binge).

LBH -- Congrats on the move. Hopefully you are all done now and can work on getting the new place put together.

HI ALL - NOTICE THE RAMS COLORS!

I did that especially for you Bailey. Oh, I'm just a riot.:lol:

Leaving today but thought I would check in first.

Nanci - Yeah for the strength of getting through that craving! Yeah for losing 3.6 pounds!:eek: You are :smoking: girl! ~ Yes, my teeth feel so odd without all the hardware! I got them cleaned yesterday. :D But I'm going to have to go back to the ortho as this retainer is popping off my teeth all of the time!:( ~ Glad you found the skinny cows! Aren't they marvelous? And only 2 pts. WooHoo!

Liz - hooray for taking your measurements! A great thing to keep up on. Good luck.

Will try to check in from out of town . . . wish me luck!

Rabbit

Hello All,

Man this sites been busy this week!!!!!

Well January was a bust :(. I can't seem to get back on track since I'm home all day and don't have a regular schedule to follow. Anyone have any helpful hints?

We skipped WW on Tuesday because K was late home and I was in the middle of the second coat of paint on the dinning room, thank god the main painting's done and K's doing the trim (he's much neater at painting than I am :) ).

Got in a bunch of exercise points the last two days shoveling snow/slush (man was it heavy) hopefully that helps.

LBH - Good luck finishing up the move, even with mover's it's still a pain (of course to save $ we pack they carry and drive), every time I move I swear this will be the last time for a while and it never is, I am also the hugest pack rat and K's not much better. Isn't your anniversery coming up? Did you find somewhere to go?

BFB - Congrats ont the grades :D.

RR - Hope the trip to NO goes well, it is definately going to be a zoo!!!

Rabbit - Good luck at your sisters you can do it you ARE STRONGER THAN THAT JUNK FOOD!!!!

Backfor - 3.6 :eek: Congratulations.

Lizzard - PMSing sucks. Hang in there you'll get thru it. We'll be down in FL the last week in March visiting the in-laws. Last time we visited we went to Space Center, it was a blast (of course we're both engineers....)

Jule - I am also a potato fanatic, I like mine nuked because it's quick and easy and I can't tell the difference from baked.

Well, gotta go. I want to update my webpage before I run out to the store.

Have a great weekend all.

- Tech :spin:

Tech - I don't even have a microwave. Never liked them. We don't 'do' leftovers very well, so I never used it much when I had one.

Nanci: great job. I've got to get back on track!

- jul

Made it back!!!lots of Ram fans!!!t was funny to see the people buying Mardi Gras things like crazy!!!!We left quickly cuz the parades were running in a few hours and I hate crowds!!!!
Happy Friday all!!!
Vicki
PS...6th day OP..Went to eat tonight at a Buffet and I got the grilled chicken and a salad!!!!Now I have to work on the butt/hip area!!!!!
Exc=37miles

Just a real quick note to say if anyones interested I updated my web page with more wedding photos and some of the honeymoon ones, hope to add more this weekend we'll see.

eskimo.com/~dms

Have a great weekend all :D

-Tech :spin:

WOw Tech..that was some beautiful scenery!!!I may have to look into going that way one day..REmind me..what month was that???
PS..Loved the "kids" in your wedding day pic!!!!!
RR

Tech, I started to look but kept going back to look at that first photo with your golden retriever......I kept thinking about Levi and ended up having to go look thru my Levi album (we lost him sept10)...I'm sorry!!! Maybe I can try again later today....sometimes I'm a little too 'wierd'.

Hi All,

Feels like forever to an addict like me since I've been here!! :eek: :lol: I ended up being able to take off Friday instead of Monday. That was good, since I needed to get the place in order before the family got here tomorrow!! Got everything out of the old place and got it cleaned by 7:10 Thursday night! They told us we had to turn in the keys by 7:30, when the office closed...if it weren't for the last minute, I don't know how I'd survive!! :lol:

I made a huge dent yesterday getting things put away. Went throught all the boxes in the 2nd BR and either put the stuff away, or labeled the boxes and stacked them in the closet. (They're those small file boxes.) Mom came over in the afternoon and helped me with a bunch of stuff too. Today I'm going to bring the clothes in from outside...they're in big plastic buckets covered with a tarp on the side of the house.

We bought a shed last night! Went to a Lowe's in North Bergen, which is the closest one to use. Actually, there's a new one, up by our old place, but it's not open yet. :( This one is like 25 miles away, and close to NYC...in the "armpit" area of NJ. :lol: Dani and Karen will know exactly where I'm talking about!! The good thing though, is that we only paid 3% tax, instead of 6%, because of the area. It's an 8x8 vinyl shed. Supposedly it goes up in a couple hours. We couldn't fit in in the p/u, so they're delivering it Monday. Wish they could've delivered it today, but they couldn't. Ended up spending a lot more than we wanted to, because we had to buy the floor kit. In total, with delivery, it was 802.00!! :eek: But we need it and it'll go with us when we move.

I'm still using the iMac home here, because DH hasn't had time to mess with the PC and figure out the problem. I hate using this computer. :( Have a great day all!!