Ok, First update for me. I lost 1 pound this week.

Good Luck to all of you! (though I know it's not luck that will get us there,... usually) :)

starting (for this goal) 199
current 198
Mem. Day goal 190 (and the ribbon!!)

dani :)

Hello Everyone,

Went to WW last night because tonight we have something else. I am not happy, I gained 3 lbs :cry:, I'm going in the wrong direction, I thought I'd gotten over that. Oh well, today's a new day and I need to buckle down, and get back OP!!!!!!!!!!!!

As for my other 2 goals: I'm still not getting in my veggies :o, I can't figure out why I just don't seem to be wanting them. Then there's the walking. We went for a walk on Thursday and when we tried to walk on Sunday, my beast decided I needed to do a flying face-splat into the dirt :mad:. So we headed back home and now my knee is killing me (I landed on it too) so I haven't been in much of a walking mood, plus the weather hasn't been cooperating either.

Happyface - Congratulations on the pound. :D

LBH - A half pound lost is way better than one gained :D. Keep it up and you'll get there.

Jhawk - hope you don't do the same as me this week or we could be in serious dodo.

Hope everyone else is doing well. :)

- Tech :spin:
249.2/238.6/229.6(M-day)/170ish

Ok--Memorial Day goal!!
I will make it not to gain weight since that is the day I will be returning from a 17 day Honeymoon in Europe!!!!!!!
:wave:
Good Luck on all the goals!!!
RR

Hi all :wave:

Hope everyone is doing well on their MD goals. I am not feeling any lighter at all, so my hopes for tomorrow are not good. I've been good, but was not great on the weekend...although better than the last one. I think the crazy, wacky 10 lb. goal may have to be revised after my WI tomorrow. :rolleyes: AND...its PMS week, too...'nuff said.

LBH - yay on the 1/2 lb. You are headed in the right direction.

Happyface - Good job on 1 lb.!

Tech, sorry to hear about the gain. I could very well be where you are tomorrow, so we can commiserate with each other if need be. Hang in there. No use crying over spilled milk. Get in those veggies...I've been doing better with that. Everything is really fresh right now and I can cope with fresh veggies much more than the alternative.

RR - Have a blast on the honeymoon! :love: Sounds great. My DH of 6 months and I were just saying last night that we are ready for another honeymoon already...ah, Bahamas!! Buying a house comes first though, so no 2nd honeymoon this year.

Have a great week (what's left of it) and I'll try to check in tomorrow with the news from WI. Take care...

Jhawk :cool:

:wave:

just stopping by to say hi to everyone. Life is a total nightmare right now, and was unable to go to my normal Tuesday lunchtime weigh in, so am gonna try tomorrow, but things ain't looking too good right now :spin:

Tech & Jhawk - you may have company come tomorrow evening :D

Well what can I say....
 

may as well just post the stats

SW - 202.5lbs
GSW- 188.5lbs
CW - 188.5lbs :eek:
MD - 182lbs
Goal - :?:

so that means 6.5lbs in 5 weeks!

can't say I am ecstatic, but can't say life is over. Due to work this week, weighed in two days later than normal and in the evening, so.... wonder if that may have had an effect?

Good luck everyone else, staying with mum this weekend, so no PC access (gonna be a long weekend :lol: )

:wave:

Happy Friday Gang :wave: (Boy am I ready for the weekend!!)

Well, I (surprisingly) had a loss yesterday. Not a big one mind you (-.6), but given the way I felt (huge, bloated, generally icky), it was great news to me. Now I have about 9.4 lbs to lose in 4 weeks...hahaha! Nothing is ever easy is it... :^:

Hang in there, BFB. Maintaining is better than gaining. And on really tough weeks (which it sounds like you had) it is sometimes the best we can do. Good luck with mum this weekend... :)

We are having some truly fabulous weather here. It makes it easy to grill out a lot, which is usually a good food choice. And DH is going to the gym with me in the mornings, which can be a good or bad thing depending upon our collective level of motivation. We made it three mornings this week, which is pretty good. Shooting for four next week!

Have a great weekend, all. :D
Jhawk :cool:

TGIF
 

Hello All,

Well this week hasn't been going well, for some reason I'm just in the dumps. I'll pull out of it soon I hope. I've been over on points every day, but not by huge amounts and I am still tracking every day which is a huge step for me. I've also exercised twice this week so that's a start. Need to work on the fruits and veggies though.

Jhawk - Congrats on the .6 loss :D those little ones add up over a while, it's way better than gaining.

BFB - Don't worry too much about maintaining. Sometimes on stressful weeks it's the best we can do. You'll make it through, just hang in there (think I need this advise myself).

RR - Sounds like a fabulous goal to me. You are going to be so busy in France you'll work off all the food you eat. :lol:

Have a great weekend everyone.

- Tech :spin:

Hii all - I'm back!:wave:

I've basically been gone for 2 weeks - was home 2 days in the middle - and I have done SO LOUSY on eating. I haven't counted points forever. Not so good for the MD goal.

But for a good note, today I am back on track - have counted my points today and have eaten well. Weigh in on Thursday will be bad I'm sure, but I am back on plan.

Congrats to all who have been losing - and hey, congrats to all of us just for being here!!

Rabbit

Jumping in
 

I just discovered 3FC's page. I'm only sorry it took me this long to find it. I got online today hoping to find a place just like this. So, I'm going to jump right in. Hope you all don't mind.

I'm just getting started, so here are my goals for Memorial Day:
Exercise daily
Eat healthy foods
Lose 6 pounds (that's 1.5 pounds per week, which should be doable)

I've often told my friends that I need a cattle prod to get me doing what I should be doing. From what I can see, you all are even better. Just reading your posts to each other has given me the motivation to get started. So, I guess I'd better get to the grocery store so I can stock up on some healthy food. Otherwise, I'll use my empty cupboards as an excuse to eat fast food. ;)

shrinkinglily (I hope) :wave:

Good Monday Morning, Gang. :wave:

ShrinkingLily...welcome! I have gotten a lot of motivation from this group, too. You'll like it here... Good luck on the 6 lbs.

Welcome back, Rabbit. Sorry the last few weeks have been tough. Being in control today is the first step to getting everything under control, so good for you for taking that step.

Tech - Hope you're feeling better this week. Good for you for keeping up with your tracking even when things are tough...I think that is a huge benefit. Hang in there...

What a beautiful weekend we had...the weather was incredible. :D I am never perfectly OP ( :angel: ) on the weekends...it is like an impossible feat for me, but this weekend, I did better than usual, so I am excited about that. Here's hoping I can keep things together this week and have a big loss...

Have a good week all.

Jhawk :cool:

Good Afternoon....
 

and it is a good afternoon. Okay update time:

SW - 202.5lbs
GSW- 188.5lbs
CW - 187.5lbs :spin:
MD - 182lbs
Goal - much, much lighter

so that means 5.5lbs in 4 weeks (it can be done, just hope I can be the one to do it!)

Weekend at mum's wasn't too bad (get ready for the vent though), but my older sister who has gone back home is a real nightmare. Talk about bitter and twisted, has not one nice word to say about anyone or thing and spent the whole weekend trying to fatten me up (like I need help :lol: ). I could go on, but I won't for the moment.

ShrinkingLily - welcome and good luck. This is a great place and I don't know where I would be without it.

Rabbit - Welcome back and thanks for the encouragement for those who are losing and for those who are just here - I guess most of the time I will be "just here"

Tech - hope this week is good to you, keep your chin up and hang in there.

Jhawk - congrats on the loss. Nothing is ever easy, but it don't hurt to aim high :D

RR- enjoy the honeymoon.

and :wave: to LBH. happyface, STH, freesha, NancyNurse and anyone I may have missed out. Good luck everyone

Good morning all,

I've missed being able to post and read posts because of a computer problem. Still not fixed but at least I can log on again. Can't wait to get the problem completely fixed and be able to chat online again as well as keep up with what's going on here.

I set a lofty goal for myself and took the first step last week and officially rejoined WW again. I'm a lifetime member and back on the bandwagon. WW is a great program and so much easier than when I lost my weight 25 years ago.

I got a rude awakening a couple of months ago when I went to the doctor for chest pain and discovered that I have high blood pressure. No real heart problems which was a relief but gave me a jolt into action to start on my lifestyle. So, at that point I started on a heart healthy diet and exercise. I weighed in that day at an all time high of 246.

When I went back to the doctor a month later I had dropped 14 pounds. Even though that was a good start I felt I needed to join WW to keep the motivation up. Last week I weighed 229.2 at weigh in Wednesday morning. I go back tomorrow morning.

I've done well overall although there are days that I haven't eaten until late at night. I work long hours and there is very little time to eat during the day. I know th is is an excuse but just part of working sometimes. Some days I have trouble getting in my points........I've been walking two miles a day once I get home.

My hubby is great although he has no concept of diet or eating healthy. He is a willing learner and has been walking with me each night.

I'll work on keeping in contact and will report my weight tomorrow. Memorial Day is getting closer.

See ya lighter later!

Hi all. I'm so glad to be eating within my points again! Sunday, Monday and today have been great.:)

Shrink - Welcome and good luck with your goals!

jhawk - super that you did better than normal over the weekend! Gotta celebrate those successes! Don't you think each success makes you stronger?

BFB - hooray for your loss - you're on your way to the goal!!

Nancy - hooray for rejoining WW and for your terrific loss so far!

Later (and lighter) - Rabbit

Hello All,

Just dropping in real quick to update my stats, went to WW last night and lost 1.2 lbs. Not all of the gain from the week before like I'd hoped, but probably closer to what I deserved :o.

My goals for this week are: Continue to walk 3-4 nights (even if it's just a short one). Cut back on the useless calories even if I can contain them in points. Eat all my fruits and veggies.

Rabbit - Congrats on staying OP for 3 days :D. Starting over is always fun.

BFB - Congratulations on losing. You can do it :)

Nancy - Welcome back, hope those computer problems are a thing of the past.

Jhawk - Glad you did well over the weekend, overcoming those small hurdles is sometimes the hardest ;)

Lily - Welcome!!

Everyone else - :wave:, and I hope your doing well.

If anyone is interested I posted K and my engagement photo on my web page last night : www.eskimo.com/~dms/

- Tech :spin:
249.2/237.4/229.6(M-day)/170ish (7.8 lbs in three WI :(, doesn't look promising)