Hello ladies,

Been a crazy busy day for me and I'm just getting a chance to check in.

kfunk: I wish I liked eggs because there is so much you can do with them. Ever since I was a child, I didn't like them. I have tried to eat just egg whites but I can't stomach them. I just realized how much you have lost!!! OMG you have done an awesome job. Did you do it all on WW?

Boatingmommy - Hope your day is going well and I hope you can get some good sleep tonight. How was your movie night?

Today is going okay with me. I didn't go to the At Work WW meeting today because I didn't renew because I am planning to renew to a traditional meeting after my eTools expire on 5/22. Therefore, no weigh in. I've been doing much better with my eating and still haven't worked out due to the knee. I'm giving it one more day and will try a light walk tomorrow.

Today's Log
B: Greek yogurt, banana, coffee
L: Chicken wild rice soup, 1/2 pc cornbread, 2 cookies
D: watermelon, pineapple
S: None
Exercise: None

boatingmommy I hope that your day got better as it went on. It is the worst when you don't get a restful nights sleep, hopefully tonight will be better!

gettnfit I hope that your walk tomorrow isn't too hard on your knee. Thank you! I just started WW to shake things up and help me lose my last 30 lbs. Before that I cut out gluten for about 1.2 years and I cut out most alcohol and processed foods, just basically cleaned up my diet... it was pretty bad before!!

I just overate at dinner. I was perfectly content and went back for chips and dip, so I am sure I will see that on the scale tomorrow.


Today= 18 points

B: scrambled eggs and 2 tbsp. salsa = 1
coffee with normal prep = 2
banana
L: 2 pieces sara lee bread, 1 tbsp. peanut butter and 1 tbsp. raspberry jam = 4
2 tbsp. hummus and broccoli = 2
pineapple and cantelope chunks= 0
D: 2 ole mexico wraps with tuna and 1 tbsp. miracle whip & brown mustard = 3
frozen grapes = 0
1 oz of tortilla chips and 2 tbsp. salsa = 6

Good morning ladies,

Kfunk: The knee is feeling much better today. That is another reason for me to get some of this extra weight off. I have never had any issues with my knees. I absolutely love walking and I want to be able to continue to do this as I get older.

Hopefully you won't see much of a gain this morning

Boatingmommy: I hope you're having a good day.

Today I'm working from home so eating will be good and I plan to do a light walk or WATP video today.

Today's plan:
B: Coffee, banana, 1 RF cheese stick
L: Lean Cuisine, WW Snack bar
D: Tuna on a Bagel Thin,
S: Watermelon, pineapple
Exercise: Walk or WATP Video

Ugh! I had this post almost finished and then the site kicked me out and I got the "awe snap!" message!!! So, here it is again!

Yay! Two more days of work and then the weekend. Weekend plans: Work on landscaping, clean boat, wax camper, finish installing shower and sink, shampoo carpets. Oh, and mother's day is at my house!!! Work isn't sounding so bad right now!

GettinFit - Hope you find a WW meeting that is to your taste. Extra support is always a good thing! It seems like you are eating very few WW pts daily. I get 23 and I eat all of them just about everyday. Otherwise I am starving Marvin.

kfunk - Damn those chips! I have some chips, guacamole and salsa set aside for mother's day...going to need a shock collar to make sure I don't eat too many!

Today's weight: 193.7
B - oatmeal, banana - 4 pts
L - tuna, egg, pickle relish, mayo, mustard, 5 saltines, carrots and broccoli - with ranch dip made from daisy light sour cream (1 tbs) - 6 pts
D - 2 oz pasta, prego, salad with kraft sundried tomato dressing - 11 pts
S - Babybel cheese - 1 pt

Happy Friday ladies!!! I have a busy weekend planed, so will be taking it day by day!

Gettnfit- I am glad that your knee is feeling better today. Hopefully all of your knee issues resolve as you lose!

Boatingmommy – It sounds like you have a busy weekend planned as well!! Hahah about the shock collar, I love guac and salsa, yum yum!!!

Yesterday: 19 points
B: coffee with normal prep =2
Scrambled eggs with olive oil = 3
Banana
L: PB& J sandwich = 4
Cantelope and pineapple= 0
D: 2 ole mexico tortillas = 2
Santa fe Rice and beans = 8
Frozen grapes = 0

Good morning ladies and happy Friday

I'm so glad it's the weekend.

Boatingmommy - I hate when I've typed a nice long post and I lose it. Sounds like you have a busy weekend ahead of you! You should be earning lots of activity Points At night I usually fill in the missing Points with something. Last night it was 2 glassed of wine Believe me, I use all that I get.

Kfunk - I hope you're doing good.

I still haven't gotten any walking in this week. Hopefully, today I can get in 30 mins after work. I'm trying really hard to lose an inch or two before my vacation week after next.

Today's plan
B: WW Oatmeal (3), banana, 1 stick RF cheese (2) coffee w/creamer (2)
L: Tuna w/Light mayo (3) lettuce & tomato, WW Snack bar (3)
D: Lean Cuisine (TBD)
S: banana, WW Popped crisps (2) Wine (5)

Good morning ladies!

Do either of you have any insight into the reasons behind your past binges? I had gone for months without and then it was like a switch had flipped and they are occurring way more frequently. I know that I have been feeling burned out and that was why I switched to WW in the first place. I feel so close to goal, but yet so far away. I can’t figure out why I am sabotaging myself like this.

Today is a new day though and I will fight on.

I hope that y'all had a wonderful weekend

Okay...It's monday again...and I didn't do so good this weekend. Too much beer that'll have to be worked off! Ugh, I am so mad at myself for not being smarter. I'd blame it on the boating and sunshine, but that's lame. How did you ladies do?

GettinFit - How is the knee doing? I hope it's better and you can get your walking in. You'll be doing a lot of walking on your cruise, too. I was amazed at the size of our ship on our last cruise and all the walking we did on board. A good glass of wine sounds like a great way to use points!

kfunk - Hope you enjoyed your busy weekend. They go by too quickly!

Okay...back to the old drawing board!
Weight - 195.3
B - Cottage cheese and two pieces of bacon
L - Panda express - steamed veggies and pepper chicken.
D - Spaghetti and salad
Exercise - Turbo Jam

Hello ladies,

Sorry I'm so late checking in but it's been a crazy day for me at work. When I started in this position 5 years ago there were 5 of us and now it's just me! They say they will hire someone to help me but not soon enough for me.

Kfunk yes that is exactly what happens to me. I was cruising along with my plan from in July until the end of January. I started binging and haven't fully recovered yet. When I get back off vacation, I am going to recommit to a meeting as that seems to help me. Hang in there because you have come so far.

Boating Glad you enjoyed your weekend My knee is so much better and thanks for asking. It's almost back to normal. I feel very motivated to get my weight down because I know I'm carrying too much weight right now. I did do a little walking on Saturday but not a full workout like I usually do at Stone Mountain.

I like the larger ships over the smaller ones. This one is very small because only the small ones can get into the port in Havana. In December we'll be on Oasis of the Seas and I love that one. That's when I will have trouble staying on plan.

My eating wasn't too bad over the weekend but I didn't track (shame on me).

Enjoy the rest of the day ladies.

Boatingmommy- I also had too many beers and the fallout from that was huge! I think we posted at the same time yesterday so I won’t bore you with details, but my weekend was a train wreck. The weekends are so hard! I have the desire to sequester myself until I am at goal, but that isn’t fair to my family.

Gettnfit – your job situation sounds very stressful, hopefully they will fill some of the positions soon. I noticed that I was losing steam last October and have been struggling ever sense. I get so mad at myself because I likely would be done by now if I had just buckled down, but it is much easier said than done. You leave pretty soon for your vacation, right? You must be so pumped!!! Your plan for when you come back sounds great!

Yesterday was really good for me and I plan on the same being true for today. I have NO problem doing amazing on the weekdays, it’s Saturday and Sunday that are the problem!

Morning ladies! Okay, sounds like we three are struggling. I wish I had the magic wand that would fix that, but it is such a real struggle. My husband and I are very social people, and boating and camping season is just getting started. I am determined to get this weight off, but a lot of our lifestyle revolves around social events with food and beverages. So, I am going to have to work harder. I really want to be down to 175 for our Disney trip in September. Going to have to focus on that. I am sending you both big hugs and lots of will power!

Weight :195.8
B - Cottage cheese, Blueberries - 3 pts
L - deli chicken breast, one slice health nut bread, tomato, lettuce, pickles, broccoli and grape tomatoes, Babybel cheese - 5 pts
D - Spaghetti, Prego, salad and dressing - 11 pts

I'm up and at 'em! Hope everyone else is, too! We finally have our bathroom done, and our list of things outside to do is shrinking. It's time to drop that stress and focus a little more on working out. For the past couple of months we get home from work and tear out walls, floors and put them back up. By the time we'd get done each night I was usually too tired for anything else. Now I'm hoping to get a little more focused exercise in. I was closing my rings on my apple watch because I guess remodeling burns calories, too! Now I'd really like to work a little more on some problem areas, namely my gut. I need to try some different exercises and I've been looking on line. Have either or you seen anything interesting?

I hope you both are having a good morning!

Weight - 194.0 TOM arrived
B - Hard boiled egg, cottage cheese, V8 low sodium - 5 pts
L - chicken salad and 5 saltines, pineapple - 9 pts
D - Taking daughter shopping - will try and find something healthy on menu.

I hear you boatingmommy, it is harder for me this time of year too for that exact reason. Disney sounds like so much fun!! We are going to start planning a trip there for some time next year!! That is huge that you are finished with the bathroom, what a weight off of your shoulders. How does it look?!?! I really enjoy the 30 day shred DVD, it’s a big old but I always get a really great workout from it. The best part is that it is so short! They focus on ab work in it too!

I have been sticking to the plan and since Monday have managed to lose 5 of the 9 lbs. I gained over the weekend. I am hoping that the other 4 come off that easy, but won't get my hopes up!

I hope y'all are doing alright, its quiet in here! I am still sick so have no appetite, but also haven't been drinking as much water as I would like either.

Good Evening! I just came in from outside because the mosquitoes are eating me alive. The tree trimmers came yesterday and took down our big, old soft maple and trimmed up a couple of others. They cleaned up as much as they were paid to, but we have been hauling and stacking wood the past couple of nights. I have crippling arthritis (the kind where your hands look like someone broke every finger off, and then glued them together wrong). All that has made me a little achy, but I still did my Turbo Jam earlier to make sure I closed my rings.

kfunk - Yes, the bathroom turned out exactly as I wanted. It is painted two shades of blue and full of coastal charm. We have a brand new glass enclosed shower. The one in there previously was a 1970s round shower, made of fiber glass that never looked clean no matter how I scrubbed. I hope you get to feeling better, soon! Did you get a bug of some sort? Not having an appetite is GREAT...unless it's because you are feeling puny. I'll have to check into the Shred video. I have 3 turbo jam dvd's that I love even though they are old. I bought the PIYO videos, but with my arthritis, it was near impossible without pain. I may try them again when I get more weight off.

GettinFit - How are you doing, chickie? Hope you are doing well and getting all pumped up about your vacation.

Stayed on plan today. Went 8 pts over, but have plenty of weekly points to use. Had a 1/2 cup ice cream... bad for me...but very yummy. I haven't had ice cream in a long while.
Tomorrow is weigh in for me...it's TOM - so not too optimistic even though I worked out every day since Sunday. I do notice a little less flapping of skin when I'm working out, so that's a plus.