300+ Weekly Thread #1139
 

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Good Morning all,

Just about to head out for work but wanted to stop in and say Happy New Year to all of you!

Xena: Welcome back. I hope you enjoyed your time in Iowa.

Catherine: We didn't end up going to Olive Garden. I really like Alien v. Predator but Part II was um... not so great. lol. It only cost us $4.00 each to see as the matinee on Sunday's is only $4.00 each. So, it was worth that pice at least. I love Predator. He is such a bad @##. lol. Thanks for the info on the salad at Olive Garden. I wouldn't have known as I've never eaten there before. Hugs to you and I hope you get to go swim soon so you can chase away the depression.

Debbie: Glad you had a good time out yesterday.

Carol: I will pray that your hubby's surgery goes well.

Val: Hi doll! Have a super great op day.

Jeanne: Thanks for sharing the ww article.

Helen: Hi, and good morning to you.

Everyone else: Good morning and hope you are all staying op and drinking lots of water.
Well, off to work now.
Blessings,
Annie

Catherine Congrats on getting out and walking so far. It must make you feel good to get out of the house.

Carol I'm feeling much better actually. Still have a few coughing fits, but it's a lot better. Hope you're feeling better. We've only gotten rain. :( I heard we may get snow on New Year's Day, but who knows.

Battle Don't ya just hate how pms and the draggy tired feeling when it's tom.
It's just horrible. It's like I become someone else almost. One of my friends says she hardly eats anything too and she's heavier than me, poor thing. I don't know how much she eats, but she eats crap! Lots and lots of fatty foods, sugary and bad bad carbs.
Maybe that's why she says she doesn't eat a lot. She just might be eating high empty calorie foods.

Sorry I can't do more personals, but I'm making a Turkey dinner tonight & I have to get started.
I'm looking forward to tomorrow. I'm gonna go back to South Beach. I found my South Beach Cook Book, but I can't find the book itself. We need shelves so I don't lose my books. I remember I lost well the last time I went on it and Andy has lost 90 this year by doing it. I did great on Atkins, 35 pounds in 6 weeks. BUT, I got so sick. I got diverticulitis while on it. It was horrible.
Big Hugs to all, we're going to have a great & successful 2008!!

good morning everyone and have a happy new year. i will be bacj here tomorrow Totally committed to losing weight and exercising.. no bad knee excuses now since i got a Gazelle!

Jar,

DDR = Dance Dance Revolution. A game that can be played on all the major gaming systems, including the PC (called Stepmania). My DDR is on the xbox360, but there is a game for the Wii, xbox, nintendo, gamecube and PS2 and 3. There are more disks for the PS2 and more songs on the PC. The basic concept is...as you listen to a song, you are shown arrows on the video screen and you step on the corresponding arrows on a floor mat. There are 4 levels and the last 2 are impossible!! hehe. Deb is now addicted (as her DH is). Nancy has the Wii version. I've got the xbox360 version and the PC version and my sisters have the PS2 versions. It's a blast to play!! Great exercise. Most versions can track how many calories you expend as you play.

Hugs and Luv,
Rat

Hi everyone. Just a quick one as I am off work today and have lots of errands to run.

I enjoyed my time in Iowa. It was so cold! I keep forgetting how cold it gets up there. So it was very nice to get back to TX and our 60 degree weather. Two things to report from Iowa. One, lots of politicking going on there with the caucuses just a couple days away. Both Barack and Hillary made stops in my hometown. I got to see Barack but never made it to Hillary. My brother shook his hand which was very exciting for him to think he may have shaken hands with our next president. The other thing is less exciting....I slipped on the ice and really hurt my wrist. It was badly swollen for a couple of days but I could move it so I decided not to go get an xray. Since the swelling is down but has started bruising. It feels better than it did but I still have a hard time lifting anything of any weight with it and this morning on the spin bike it hurt just to have my weight leaning on the handle bars. I guess I will give it another day or two and I may have to cave in and go to the doc.

:newyear: everyone! If you have party plans for the evening, be safe! I look forward to all our successes in 2008!!!!!!

Good Morning All!! :coffee:

I am excited that tommorrow is the start of a new year! :D I have a feeling that it is gonna be a good, successful one. I have been so off on my program and feel really bad physically...like a real slug. So the positive, wanna-be, :cheer2: in me is finding all my WW paperwork and getting it together for 2008! I have to. There are no more excuses left!! :rofl: Even though I flew after tripping (on the floor protector thingy that you put under your office chair) this morning and landed on my knee...the one leg that has the bad foot of course! It was sight, but my loyal kitties (Oreo and Jack, the other 2 were upstairs) rushed to see if I was ok. They were very cute. Of course the rest of the family slept right through it...even the lazy-@$$ dog!!! I always end everything with a bang. :lol3:

Oh and I just want to let everyone know that the last accident that Scott had turned out not to be his fault. I feel I need to clarify that...I guess the overprotective mommy in me needs to let you know he is not such an airhead after all!! :rofl: He has also taken a second job to help pay for the deductable, which makes me feel that he is becomming somewhat more responsible. I hope!!

:welcome3: to all our newbies...I hope we can help you here in any way you need!!

Debbie: Sorry to hear about your FIL's passing. Big :hug: to you!

Catherine: The weather here for Christmas was around 44 degrees. I only like snow on Christmas and missed it, but not the cold! I think you probably overdid it on your outing, but I bet it felt great to get out!! Take care of that foot and you will be getting back out soon!


We also got DDR(Dance Dance Revolution for the Wii) for Christmas and it's a hoot!! My daughter is awesome at it, and I stand behind her just to get the exercise, not the points. This way I don't have to worry about if I step on the correct arrow, just want to get the booty movin!!
We also got Guitar Hero, but my children say I really suck at it, so I have to practice when they are not here!! :p

I have to go make some dip and other noshes for for our guests tonight, so I must run!

I want to wish everyone a very :newyear:, and Here's a :cheers: to a
Healthy, Happy, & Successful, 2008!!!

mamab same here for me i am gathering all my ww materials together and am actually looking forward to it and i dont intend to get derailed again by my knee!

HEY HEATHER! WHERE'S OUR JUMPIN' IN JANUARY EXERCISE THREAD?

SANDY – Me too – I’ve bought 2 copies of The Beach and can’t locate either one. I’m tryin’ hard to hit it again myself. Glad you’re feeling better!!

ANNIE – I hope you’re lovin’ that new job! Luv ya!

Hi there, TOFATFORU! I’ve only done a gazelle once. Fun, but definitely a workout! Congrats on that new toy, and let’s DO THIS THING in the 2008! I hope the worst of the grief from that knee is already past, and it’s all improvement from now on!

XENA – Mend quickly from that fall – Ouch! Ahhh- 60 degrees – this is definitely the time of year I most miss Texas!

Ouch, DONNA – Hope you’re OK after your spill, too! Silly dog – I bet he’d have come running if you opened the frig – mine sure do!

Last night when I got home from Western New York, I threw the makin’s in the crock pot for chili to cook over night, including ground turkey instead of fatty beef. This morning I grabbed one of my divided lunch containers, scooped chili in one end, frozen veggies in the other, and sprinkled some shredded cheese on it. [Shredded cheese is one of my best friends. ;) ] Wa-Lah!

Those divided plastic meal containers from the dollar store are one of the best investments I could have made. For those on a tight budget, consider that given the cost of buying ANYthing “fast” or pre-made, the containers paid for themselves the first or second time I used them.

Also a great investment that I considered a “treat” when I bought it, is my super-chopper thingy. Pampered Chef makes a great one, but I found mine somewhere for half the price. Whack things like peppers, celery or onions quickly into chunks, bang the chopper down on them a few times and you won’t believe how fast & easy it is to dice things – fun even – and it cleans up in seconds.

I need to plan more quickly, easily packed meals ahead of time. In the interest of eating healthy without cheating or depriving myself, I’m going to pick up some shrimp & cocktail sauce. That with veggies and an appropriate dip would be a great lunch at work. I have some more chicken to bake, too, and yams that are easy to pre-nuke, slice, pack & go. I also have some small containers, great for SF Jello, with mandarin oranges! Or even SF pudding perhaps. Why pay $1 a cup for the prepared stuff, when that will pay for 3-4 servings if I take 3 minutes to make it myself?

Shopping: I also need to add easily carried fruits to my shopping list. Is turkey still on sale from the holidays? It’s often cheap enough to make it well worth cooking it up for supper, then freezing leftovers for later – BOTH healthier and tastier than any prepared ‘turkey loaf’ you can get in a deli or packaged in the grocery store. WHAT ELSE? My personal plan is staying away from processed carbs, so for me pasta & breads are out, even tho those are great and easy to take along for lunches at work. ANY MORE IDEAS? C’MON, HELP ME OUT!

Carol, good luck to your hubby!!

Val, I don't know if I would even be able to pass up that even if I packed my own food!! I love it when other people cook and I just sit back and eat. That doesn't happen too often so you would think I would be OP all the time. 2008 we can do it!!!
It sounds like you have a great plan for 2008. I hope you and all of us will be really successful this new year.

Jeanne, Ratkity explains it perfectly, and it is sooooooooo addicting. I even got it out again last night and finally got my A on the first song. The Wii version has a workout mode too..

Sandy, I hope South Beach works for you again. I don't know much about that one, but I think I might check it out since so many have used it and had success. I think I need more of a plan like that to get me going. Enjoy your turkey dinner!!

Xena, now why did you go out and hurt yourself? Sheesh. :rofl: seriously though, I hope it mends quickly and yes, definitely go out to the doc and get it checked out.

Donna, you hurt yourself too? O my goodness. I hope it's not something going around. Take care of yourself. Isn't the DDR fun? You should get on it though and try to do all the steps. I tell ya, I just can't get enough of it. I'm actually posting minutes on the exercise thread which is very inconsistent for me usually, but I've been posting for the last 3 days. Finally, something I think I will stick to for exercise.
Glad to hear it wasn't your sons fault this time and how nice of him to get a second job to help out. Yep, sounds like he's growing up to be a responsible adult. Good for you!

I'm off to the post office and then the store. I plan on making chili tonight....now that someone mentioned it....VAL! It just sounds so good for this time of year...and at least we will go out tootin' for the new year!!! :rofl: Ew....was that gross or what?

Debbie

Val -- I got the January exercise thread going! Thanks for the wakeup!!!

EVERYONE -- we'd LOVE to have you join our exercise thread. We just post the number of minutes we exercise! DDR counts! And we keep track of what we do as a group!!! In 2007 we've exercised over 200,000 minutes and I personally would love to see that INCREASE!! So, check it out!!

We're gonna get SNOW tonight!!!!!
That means I can take Abby sledding!!!!
:cp::dancer::encore::cheer2: :exercise::snowball::snow4::snowfight:snow4:

Val LOL I'm trying to get Andy to run out and get another copy, but I have the feeling I'll be the one to head out in a little while. I've looked everywhere I can think of for that book. I imagine I'll find it as soon as I get the new one.
Happy New Year Everyone!! :cheers: :newyear::newyear:

GO DEBBIE! Toot away! It's high fiber, too!

SANDY, I have my Dr Phil's weight loss book close at hand, and that will get me thru until I get my SB back, or get other reading material to help me focus.

HEATHER - Uh-oh. now that I've opened my, um, 'mouth', about the Jan Exer-thread, I better get with it, huh? I see you still need a few contributions to make 205,000 minutes for the current month. Maybe I can still help out there!

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well i have been popping in and out with out posting. School got really busy so i didn't really have the time. Thank goodness that is over for now but come the 22nd i will be back to it again. I have gained some weight because i wasn't really paying any attention to the issue. My mom and i are looking at diets to see which one we will most likely do and it is looking like weight watcher core plan is it. Now we just have to get all the not core stuff out of the house and get started. This year will I will honestly try my best to loose the weight.

I tried ddr but i am having trouble with the dance pad when i am standing in the middle the game thinks i am standing on the left arrow. Does anybody else have that problem. Other than that i think i have to get used to it some more it was hard when i first tried it.
well let's bring the new year in with success.:carrot:
have fun everyone and be safe.
~carrie~

I chased the blues away today in a traditional female way, I went to the mall. We got a ride, and I was able to walk around to a few stores without overdoing it. I also got to see the sun for the first time in 6 weeks. It may be low in the sky, and only up for about 6 hours a day right now, but the sky was blue, and I could feel the sun on my face. I feel so much better.

Annie-I have visited the area in Mexico where they filmed the first Predator movie many times as a kid. Now they have a jungle restaurant there with a burned out hulk of a helicopter left over from the movie. I liked watching the movie, and yelling, “that’s the spot where we used to go skinny dipping, or that’s where the donkey through me off into the water.”

Xena-I’m still recovering from an ice fall myself. There is something so scary about feeling a loss of control when your feet go out from underneath you.

Donna-We had plenty of Christmas snow. You could have borrowed some.

Val-I like to make pita bread pizzas for lunch, and if you fold them in half, they can make a great take along sandwich. I use veggie pepperoni, and low fat parm for the cheese. I also like making veggie burgers on pita bread.

Well, I need to go take some stuff out of the stove. We were supposed to have around 5 close friends over here tonight, and I basically found out an hour ago that he had invited over 20. I know some won’t show, but himself is in the dog house, a) for not telling me in time to properly clean house, and b) for not telling me in time to do my hair. He is going to be in the corner for days.