Good morning all!

2Cute: You know...my teens are funny. Some of them cannot get enough sugar and caffeine and junk, but amazingly they WILL and DO eat whatever is put in front of them. Quite a few of them prefer the healthier snacks anc are happy when the options are not limited to cookies and chips and stuff. In our Youth Lounge, I keep the fridge stocked with sodas and I always make sure that there is plenty of Diet Coke and water in there. One of my kids and one of my advisors are also doing serious weight loss now...we have an all-night program coming up and I told them that I'd be sure to pack us each a snack bag for the night...grapes, carrots, water and stuff.

Esmeraude: I wrote her and she wrote me back but I still feel the need to guard myself. The one things I have gotten from her letters is that we have less in common now than we ever did. She claims to miss the intellectual stimulation and just having someone "get you" without having to explain...but she also basically threw it in my face the other day that I don't have kids. She keeps referring to her husband, not by name, but as "my husband" like he is a possession. It's just a collection of little things that make me feel like investing myself in this will end in pain and I think I'd rather keep her at arm's length and see what comes of it.

WI tonight....I think I had a relatively good week...I think...but who knows. I want to lose 2.5 by next Friday...that would take me to a total of 30 lb.s gone by the wedding.

Have a fantastic day!

Checking in
 

Hi all.

Thinthinker: That was awesome! Thank you for the link to the picture of fat and muscle. It puts things into a new perspective for me!

Lilion: Thinking about your work situation and hoping you are OK.

Had a rough night last night with wanting to eat and eat and eat, but I didn't do it! Still hanging in there and hope you are too!

:smug:

Shopaholic - I'm sorry to hear about your leg :( let us know what the doc says. *big hugz*

Hugemom - congrats on the weight loss! Sometimes we'reour own worse critic! I do the same thing...CONGRATS

Hey ladies… wow 692 already! I missed alot!

Well I spent most of my weekend plus Monday in bed and resting. Monday I started to feel much better, but I stayed in bed for preventative measures. Tuesday we bought tickets to the Angels opening game so I wanted to make sure that I was feeling up to par to go.

I was and the three of us went out with a bunch of friends, I think there was a total of 12 of us that went. Many from our bowling league and many from outside of league. It was a good game. I think I liked watching it on tv more tho. It was a different experience that’s for sure. It was too easy to loose track because everyone is talking to you and having a good time. So you miss most of the game hehehe. But it was definitely a good experience. I just happen to be a Braves fan tho lol!

I didn’t weigh myself this weekend because I was sick. I will wait til next weekend to see what happens after I get back into the normal flow of health heheh. I started classes this week… I skipped first day of classes to go to the Angels game tho *blush* but it was worth it. I’ll be in class til 9pm this term. Not gonna like that at all! At least the 5-9 class is only one day a week. The others are twice a week. So it shouldn’t be too bad I hope.

I’ve gotta head out to buy my books and get stuff situated. Im on Spring Break for work so that helps a lot. I’ll catch up with everyone later. Maybe I’ll post a picture of us at the game too :) Catch you all later!

Take care…
*GO BRAVES* :o

Sue…

Hi everyone!

I just thought I'd check in and say "good job' to everyone that's sticking to thier plan, and "Tomorrow's a new day" to everyone who didn't do so well today.

As for me I'm doing okay on the food plan, but exercise is hard to fit in when I'm having to get the house ready to put on the market. On the other hand, I figure that I'm lifting and moving things around to clean and store, so I must be burning more calories than if I was being a couch potatoe, right?

I tried the tortilla cassarole from the recipe thread last night for dinner, I highly recommend, yummy!

Not sure how well I'm doing overall, but I think I might have a problem with stepping on the scale too often. How often do you all step on the scale? Do you ever find that you were good all day and the next morning it reads a pound higher, but two days later it's back to normal? Just wondering, I know that always freaks me out but I'm sure it's all a water weight thing (or at least I hope).

Well, I hope everyone is enjoying thier baseball team. Personally, I'm a Brewers fan (yes, there really are brewers fans out there) so I'm excited about the new owner, maybe they will be competitive in a few years. I can always dream can't I?

Hope everyone's Thursday was better than thier Wednesday and the Lillion still has a job in the morning!

Katie

Tashabella.... I loved your post.

Originally Posted by :
Had a rough night last night with wanting to eat and eat and eat, but I didn't do it! Still hanging in there and hope you are too!

I really appreciate your perservence and your sharing about it here.
It really does help when you see other people doing it !!!
WAY TO GO !!!!!!! and thank you. :cp:

Suemarie... Good to see another baseball fan. My dad was an avid Cubs fan for life so I have to carry on his dedication for him ... and hubby is a Cardinal fan... and I have always rooted for KC Royals too because I grew up in Missouri. I have to admit though.. I enjoy watching them on tv more than in the stadium. Love those instant replays. And I think the air conditioner makes the difference too. :lol:

Catherine... as you can see... several of us here know all about the infield fly rule. :smug:
Who do you root for ?? I don't want to take for granted it is the Marlins.

Esmaruade... many of us if not all have had similar situations with former friends.
I don't envy your decision. It is true... you can't go back... so make your decision on what you want for your future.

Okay... I have to stop here. I am not suppose to even be online. :o

Yes! I am ALIVE! :lol:

Well, I was just advised that anyone who was going to be fired has been fired and duly notified...so it looks like seniority matters...Never thought I'd be so glad to have the same job for so long! Thanks for all the good thoughts ladies!

Sue: Glad you're feeling better...there's some nasty bugs going around!

Huggy: Congrats on the loss!

Katie: I weigh once a week. In fact, my scale won't weigh me...a long amusing story...so I run to the Dr. office every Thurs. Not looking forward to tomorrow though. Weight naturally fluctuates day to day.

Shop: Take better care lady! You have my sympathy...I've had sciatic pain from a bulging disk in my very low back...NOT fun. Hope you feel better.

Catherine: I know what you mean about the problem. I remember an ER episode where two doctors from England were talking and one said something about American's loving large portions. I never really realized how big portions were until I started measuring. The fajita thing floors me...DH and I now SHARE a single plate...and are stuffed with some left over! We used to each get one and have no more left over than we do now! Sadly...the first thought I had when I saw the new Burger King breakfast sandwich was "YUM". Then I realized what I was talking about!!! I'm an incredible breakfast meat junkie. I could eat sausage cold for dinner - and have! But all things considered, I think I'll pass on what's probably a 4000 calorie sandwich! :p

Esmaraude and Julee: I understand the friend thing...My best friend from law school and I had a HUGE falling out over my ex-long story...but we didn't speak for two years and now, even though we've gotten back in touch, it's not the same...there's no real friendship there. Another friend of mine just moved and we kept in touch weekly when she lived abroad...but when she returned to the states...heck, no more than 40 miles from here...I never heard from her again...I actually think that hurt more...because I never knew why she stopped contact with me.

I am soooo not looking forward to weigh-in. I had Chinese again today for lunch...at a buffet no less! I thought I'd done pretty well, eating mostly chicken, seafood and veggies, skipped the rice, no noodles....but now I feel like I probably rolled in grease! Ah well, I'll be a very good girl for dinner and hope for the best tomorrow...At least I AM drinking my water today.

Well, just because I'm still gainfully employed doesn't mean I don't have to work! :lol: So I better get back at it...Vegas is getting closer by the day and these orders aren't going to write themselves!

Hi gals. Wow I've missed a lot but I've been reading!!! Today was an ok day, woke up feeling kinda bad but am ok now. This week has been horrible food wise. I still haven't gotten back on track. Not only did I fall off the wagon but it ran me over a few times. teehee. Not to worry, I will win in the end.

Catherine - I too am tired of being part of the problem. I would love to inspire someone one day that has seen the before and after. I think more fat people should get out there and talk to people, especially parents, about what it's like to live as a morbidly obese person. So far I've helped one kid. Her aunt was so worried about her health but her parents refused to 'see a problem' so I wrote them a very long heart felt letter about my experiences growing up fat and how I felt. So far I think they've changed thier lifestyles and the girl has lost like 20 lbs, so that made me feel great! I don't even know them though. LOL.

Scoot- no new chapter yet. We have two ppl though who both are hardheaded. I love them both but sometimes I just wanna slap the poop out of them! We had a meeting the other day and they acted like tiny children, stomping their feet and raising voices and making snide comments to each other. And they're all older women! I had to tell them to calm down and act better and it's funny b/c I'm the only young one there. LOL. But I hope things will work out ok and we can move ahead, I'm so ready to go! We're waiting till after SRD tho.

Julee- Good job on the hummus and other stuff! You are so much stronger than I. LOL

Shop- Hope you feel better soon. *hugs*

thin, aussie, shop, synn, k... it was great to catch you in the chatroom the other night. I really enjoyed it!! We shall have to do that again sometime.

I'm heading out for now. Getting ready to bbq chicken (doesn't get any better than that right??!?!) See ya!
Julie

Hi everyone! Hopefully you all have not moved to a new post already. ;) Not much going on here today. I work tonight and have just been cleaning up my house. This probably sounds funny but they are going to be ripping out my floors on friday and I thought I should mop them first! lol My husband and I will be South Beaching it starting two weeks from now--We still have a bit of food left in the fridge that is a no-no and being the staving students that we are (haha!), I don't want to waste it. So once we get through that we are going to start fresh. I've started back at the gym, and let me tell you my muscles are CRYING! Still haven't had the courage to step on the scale, but I'm working up to it. My husband is chubby but no where near my leagues. He drops weight like nothing though, but it's good to have his support. Other than that I can't say anything exciting has happened. :)


Cokia

Hi everyone,

Sorry I haven't been posting, but I have been keeping up with all of your posts though.
Just haven't had much to say.
And been dealing with In-law issues and had the flu for a while there.

Thin- Thanks so much for the cards and the encouragement! It means alot!

I haven't lost anymore but have managed to maintain my loss,
and I am ready to get back on track to do it.

I love all the pictures everyone has posted. I will try to make the next chat also.

Just a quickie..I need to leave to get BF soon...

Kjensen: I don't even own a scale! WW weighs me in once a week. This way I do it same day, same time of day, same general attire, same scale every time and it makes me feel like the results are the most reliable they could possibly be. I don't know how much too much is, but what I was told at WW by my leader is that it basically takes about a week for a weight loss (or gain) to show up. it is the net result of a week's efforts and natural fluctuations. It's not a day by day thing. Plus if you post a loss one week but had some "bad" days, it might show up the following week..when you were "better." Our bodies are freaky that way :)

SueMarie: A fellow BRAVES Fan!!!! YAY!!! Where are you in SoCal? Shop and I are in the LA area and we'd love to get together with you...and whoever else is in SoCal and willing to meet up!

I don't remember who it was that commented about my being "strong" regarding buying the healthier snacks...Thanks so much...but I have to tell me...I am scared every day that I will lose my motivation or just have a lapse and binge and not be able to stop. I keep reminding myself that I pre-paid for the WW meetings in advance and I want to get my money's worth. And having BF with me really does help. But as my WW leader said "I'm always one bite away from a binge." Fortunately there is still a TON of stuff out there that basically repulses me now when I look at it. That's why this Enormous Breakfast whatever at Burger King isn't tempting. I used to be one of those people who if I saw something new on a fast food menu I'd try it...because it was there and I could. Scary huh? There was an article a few months ago about something Hardee's had called the Monster ThickBurger and how people are getting tired of the low-carb, light foods and want something real again. I don't remember what was on it, but short of a tub of actual lard it was vile. I think it was 2 HUGE patties, cheese, mayo, a buttered bun and bacon...if not more. Carl's Jr. has a breakfast burger with egg, cheese, sausage, bacon and a hamburger...hello? If we die of heart failure or clogged arteries, we can't buy your food!!! It's just scary to me what restaurants will market..and what people will eat...and what I ate!

Ok...enough ranting. I need to clean up my desk and boogie...WI tonight!

*MWAH*

GO BRAVES!

Disc bulges can be the cause of sciatica? Well then, there you have it my dears....there you have it.

Hi ladies,

Not much time to post - dinner is imminent.

Just wanted to say, welcome back Vera!

Gotta go!

Evenin' Ladies,

It broke 70º here today. 1st time since last Fall. Yippee!!!!! Snowdrops are appearing in the garden and there are a lot of branches and sticks to be picked up this weekend. Rain tomorrow. Hope it's not too much. Thr river through our town is already at a record high. The original bridge foundations, from the 1800's, are inches from disappearing under the flow. The newer bridges are fine but the folks living along the banks could be in serious trouble and water's supposed to rise through Friday. Scarey stuff. I'm glad I live on a hill.

I'm in a battle with my food choices. Some haven't been the best. I think I've got my nights back under control. Now I've got to work on afternoons. I refuse to give in! I can get control back and stop this NOW.
.......end of rant.

Off to refill my water bottle!

2cute-My father was born in NYC. He was attending yankee games when they were still called the highlanders. His grandfather was nypd, and the original owner was the police chief, so lots of off duty cops worked security. He loved to tell the story about going for a babe ruth foul ball when he was a teenager, and he fell off the roof of the dugout and ended up in the players lap. I grew up in Oklahoma where the only real pro team was the OU Sooners football team. So living with a rabid yankee fan, I also became one. My mom used to exile us to the garage so she didn't have to listen to us scream.

Lilion-I saw a show that had an interesting stat on portion size in America. The Joy of Cooking book came out in the 1960's. The brownie recipe hasn't changed one bit, but in the 1960 printing it says it makes 30 brownies. In the present printing, the same recipe says it only makes 16 brownies. That's a brownie that is twice as big. We have been lying to ourselves slowly for years.

I choose to look at the man behind the curtain.

Originally Posted by JuleeCeeS:
But as my WW leader said "I'm always one bite away from a binge." Fortunately there is still a TON of stuff out there that basically repulses me now when I look at it. That's why this Enormous Breakfast whatever at Burger King isn't tempting.

Julee: Good thing it's not tempting. I tried to use my WW slider to figure the pts. but it doesn't go up to 730 calories :eek:. I figured it using BK's breakdown of individual ingredients and came up with 18 points!!! I'll bet that's a low guestimate.