hi ladies, would like to jump on in and join in (univited )

I currently am posting on the Memorial Day goal thread, but not having much success!!! And I hate posting once a week to say that I've been bad so thought I would swing by here if that's okay with you guys!

Hellooooo everyone!

BFB - YES! Do jump in!!! You're more than welcome....

Well, on the house front, I've gotten yet another quote for something else yesterday. I feel like I'm collecting them - the excavation will cost me cookies though . That request made by my step-father... my payment for him excavating my property is a boatload of chocolate chip cookies. Now, how am I supposed to NOT eat them??? I've been super-stressed about all this and let's face it - cookies are the ultimate stress reliever.... I'll make it! JUST SAY NO TO CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!!
Decided against starting the driveway since I have visions of 2 diesel trucks coming through and ruining it all...

Hangin' in there ok otherwise. Eating much, much better. Bowling tonight!!

Terri

Hey BFB- Welcome to the weekly thread...now you can tell us everyday how bad you've been!! Just kidding, we need to make some progress!!

Terri- You said it...stay away from the cookies!!

Hi Everyone!

Since you seem so friendly, I too decided to just stick my nose in and say hi. I felt like I was "eavesdropping" on your lives so now I feel better. I just discovered this site recently and I've said the odd hello here and there and have gotten tonnes of information so I thought I would let you all know how much it's appreciated. '

I've been a WW member in the past and have recently decided to start counting my points without formally rejoining. I've been watching what I eat (well I'm really always doing that) and I've been trying to excercise more (I've found that climbing stairs in my apartment building is great for aerobic exercise), and I've been going to the gym (yay me). I thought I'd lost a couple of pounds recently but weighed myself at the gym today and got a little discouraged. I think I'm finally going to buy myself the new digital scale I've been eyeing and then weigh myself only on that scale so I'll really know if I've gained or lost. It's a struggle I live with everyday, glad to know I'm not alone.

Anyway, sorry for babbling but I loved reading your "posts" and maybe now I'll feel like I'm one of the gang.

Also, LBH, love your daily food posts - so brave of you to be soooo honest. When I'm really bad I don't want to see it in writing so good for you.

Thanks Everyone!
Elisa

Hi guys.

BFB and Elisa: WELCOME. We are glad for any and all comers. Somtimes we are good, sometimes we are bad. I, myself, am on a bad kick at the moment. Sigh.

Lauren: Maybe I could get you to drive to central Jersey and kick my butt? I know what I need to do, I know how to do what I need to do. I just cannot get motivated. It would help if I could get myself to go to the grocery store and buy healthy stuff.

FOR ANY BUSY PEOPLE OUT THERE: I was thinking about this on the way home from work. I feel so stressed with work, school and taking care of the house, that I absolutely DO NOT want the responsibility of doing the cooking and grocery shopping too. I bet I've only been to the g.s. once, maybe twice, in the past three months. Does anyone else have these feelings or is it just me? I feel like a lazy slob, but on the weeknights I don't go to school I can't seem to do anything but fall on the couch. The nights I don't have homework that is.

SONYA: HOW DO YOU DO IT?????????????????????? I know you are doing this with kids too. At least is only DH and me and the animals!!

Sorry to babbly so much. Thanks for letting me vent!!
Have a great evening.

Well, I had such a good day, a good trip to the gym and then I had to go to the grocery store and bought some snacks for my husband and I and, of course, I ate too much chocolate!!!!!!!!! I am a chocloholic. I should have known better than to even buy it - what was I thinking. Oh well, as Scarlett would say, tomorrow is another day. I'm just going to have to keep trying - and trying harder.

It's nice to have someone to "fess up" to. At least I went to the gym.

I need to start recording my weight/weight loss - I know having someone to report to keeps me better in line.

Hoping for better times,
Elisa

Okay everyone. I am not new here but had to change my user name. Because I don't want certain people to read what I have to say. So if you want to know who I am PM and I will tell you.

I went back to WW 6 weeks ago. None of my spring clothes fit and I was feeling really yucky. Well I have lost 16.6 pounds. Can you believe it. I am almost at my 10% and I thought I would never get there.

Life has been good. Had a few rough weeks but that is over and I have moved up and onward.

I am so happy to be back and I really missed you all. I have been reading for weeks but have not posted.

Love ya
Pryia

Help!

As someone said recently on one of the boards, I am suffering from "Mad Mouth Disease" I can't stop eating and my big downfall at the moment are Cadbury's chocolate buttons and Paprika Pringles (why oh why were they ever invented), I am trying to do my water, but those Pringles keep leading me down the path of tempatation and I am following all too willingly

Hi All,

I started posting before, but had to leave...darn work got in the way...the nerve!!

Elisa - Welcome! I am doing the same as you, am counting pts. on my own. I never got anything good out of going to the meetings, most of my motivation came from here! Brave of me to post? Yeah, most of the time, but I do wimp out on the weekends sometimes, and not post if I ate waaay off! Good for you exercising! I have to get back into an exercise schedule!! Oh and PS...there's no such thing as babbling here, we get out what we need to get out!!

Karen- Don't make me make a road trip!! You're lucky I'm too busy this weekend to do it!! I know what you mean about getting lazy though. A lot of times, I come home from work, and I have no idea what I want to eat for dinner! I look in the fully stocked freezer that has all sorts of chicken, veggies, skillet sensation things, burgers, LF hot dogs, and nothing appeals to me. I just feel like eating out or something! We really need to stock good fresh stuff and plan to eat it!! Some night, I'd rather just have a bowl of cereal and collapse on the sofa!! Last night DH and I were supposed to walk and then do some abs after dinner, and we both forgot and just collapsed watching TV!! (In separate rooms...Devil's game!)

Pryia- Welcome back! I know exactly who you are and I'm glad to see you back! That is soo great - 16.6 lbs.!! Keep up the good work, and keep posting!!

BFB - Back away from the chocolate and no one gets hurt!! I am suffering the same disease lately, but I want sooo bad to get under that 240 mark, that I am trying harder!!

Have a great day all!!

okay so yesterday I ate waaaaayyyyy too much chocolate. I actually haven't done that in a while and hopefully I won't again soon BUT I'm off to the gym at lunch. I have been exercising at home and I have a gym at my work, which is okay but not great, but I also just joined a really expensive gym for 4 weeks to try it out. I'm not sure if I want to spend that kind of money every month. But since I'm only there for 4 weeks, for now, I thought I should get my money's worth.

I actually had a little roast chicken slices for breakfast - may sound odd but I felt like I needed "real food" it was 10:00 a.m and I think the points were less than other things I may have bought here at work.

Anyone know how many grams in an ounce - just curious how much chicken I had. It did fill me up too.

Lauren - if you don't mind I'm just going to say "Boo Devils" - I'm a Leaf fan after all. But I won't hold it against you if you do the same.

Off to the gym......

Elisa

HI everyone! Last night was weigh in and I lost 2.5!! I'm thrilled. As I look over the things I did right, I KNOW it helped that I was actually in town all week, I journaled everyday, I didn't buy any of my current "no no" foods at the grocery store, and I also quit weighing everyday. On to a new week and a loss 2 weeks in a row (hopefully!).

LBH - yes, it's in my range. My range is 20-25 points. Trust me though, I normally am not at the bottom of the range!

BFB - welcome welcome to this thread! Post away as often as you like.

Punkin - repeat after me: I am stronger than cookies, I am stronger than cookies . . .

Elisa - welcome to you also. I have become a chocoholic also. I know I can't bring any to the house. A couple of low point snacks - fat free chocolate pudding (I like jello chocolate vanilla swirl - 2points) and skinny cow 98% ff ice cream sandwiches (also 2 points, really big and delicious). These help with my chocolate/sweet cravings.

Pryia - I think I know who you are! Congrats on the 16.6 pounds lost!

have a super weekend all.

Rabbit

okay so yesterday I ate waaaaayyyyy too much chocolate. I actually haven't done that in a while and hopefully I won't again soon BUT I'm off to the gym at lunch. I have been exercising at home and I have a gym at my work, which is okay but not great, but I also just joined a really expensive gym for 4 weeks to try it out. I'm not sure if I want to spend that kind of money every month. But since I'm only there for 4 weeks, for now, I thought I should get my money's worth.

I actually had a little roast chicken slices for breakfast - may sound odd but I felt like I needed "real food" it was 10:00 a.m and I think the points were less than other things I may have bought here at work.

Anyone know how many grams in an ounce - just curious how much chicken I had. It did fill me up too.

Lauren - if you don't mind I'm just going to say "Boo Devils" - I'm a Leaf fan after all. But I won't hold it against you if you do the same.

Off to the gym......

Elisa

Rabbit, I've learned what's okay to keep in the house too - I just don't know what happened to me. I like the jello pudding but we don't have the skinny cow ice cream here (Toronto) at least as far as I know. We do have some pretty good low fat choices. And for the summer I've found these "kid size" ice cream sandwiches which are only 80 calories (not sure of the exact points, will check) and usually one is enough but two is definitely enough and not too bad.

If anyone else has any low fat, low point chocolate suggestions, I would be really grateful since that is absolutely my downfall.

But I did just get back from the gym!!!

Elisa

Sorry I haven't posted all week, it's just been one of those weeks where I didn't have much to say. For some reason I've been in a funk all week. I've been fighting off either bad allergies or a cold I'm not sure which, so that's probably part of it.

Anyway, I gained at WW Tuesday. I seem to have climbed back onto the up-down-up-down coaster. I really have to get back on track ASAP.

The realtor came over and she's going on vacation Sat. until 6/15. So she want's us to wait until then to list and start looking. We're supposed to get everything ready including inspections and loan approvals while she's gone. She doesn't seem to think it'll be unreasonable to hope to move in Aug. But, I'm nervous, but on the other hand she's really good at her job.

We joined a softball league thru church, and had our first game on Sunday, it was a riot. But, man am I out of shape .

elisa - Welcome, have a great holiday weekend. The conversion calculator I found has 28g = 1oz. Not sure it's right but.... No recommendations for chocolate, luckily not one of my downfalls.

Rabbit - Congrats on getting back on track and the 2.5 lbs .

LBH - I've found that planning my dinners for the week and making sure everything's in the house works way better for me. We usually end up rearranging the plan, but we don't eat out or grab something unhealthy as often. I think it's the not wanting to think when we get home thing.

BFB - Welcome to the main thread. Feel free to babble here anytime .

Pyria - Welcome back! Even though I have no clue who you are

Punkinseed - Congrats on the house! Glad to see you seem to have things under control.

KarenK - As a busy person I've found what works for me is planning and dragging someone else in on my plans so that if I'm not motivated they drag me or vice versa. But, that doesn't always work either sometimes that high gravity couch is just too tempting.

Well this has turned into a novel, so I'm gonna go.

-Tech

can someone please give me a serious butt kick, I feel like I am spiralling out of control and I can't seem to stop. Has anyone else felt like this recently and what turned you around

on a more postive note, just being nosey but I am really curious as to who Pyria is a reincarnation of?