Happy Happy Joy Joy Monday, Flexers

Heather - Thanks for the encouragement! And congrats on those 10 lbs, that's so awesome!!!! // These sorts of slip-ups will happen. What I love is to see that you quickly got back on track by using some FP and then handling the rest of your day. Like Kelijpa said, dairy also consists of cheeses and things.

Kelijpa - Thanks for those ideas! And you did fantastic on your FL trip. That's exciting! I hope your Phoenix trip goes swimmingly as well

Freedom - Thanks for the support Sounds like you got a hawt bathing suit And I'm amazed you able to resist eating out with everyone else at that pub.// I think it's cool to have a few family members following similar plans. I hope your trip home goes well!

Trinette - Jump on in

Texastar - So glad to have you join in I hope you can get that chapter started closer to you.

Shrinking - No way! I'm not marrying Jared I use my FP strangely... Usually a few on the weekend, but rarely all of them. For example this weekend I used a grand total of 5 of my FP, and I even planned to try to use 10 of them, but I was very full & couldn't eat anymore! So weird... // You keep on chatting here if you need to vent about that EX situation. And I <3 kitties ^^ I think it is so cute when they hide in things. Kittens in bags! Ahem... >_>

Suite - Glad you're back! That's a TON of walking, so I hope it does balance out with some of the restaurant foods. But, you're right. This is all about us compared to ourselves pre WW. And omgoodness I don't wanna think about myself on vacation pre-lifestyle changes O_O

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So uh, let's see... Contacted a few places about hosting small weddings. Gosh weddings are expensive. I'll be making a dress shopping appointment soon, I think. Perhaps this coming Saturday morning.

Had a good pretty on plan weekend.

Went to meeting on Thursday and they said I lost 1.8 lbs, which brings my total up to 80.2. BUT! I was wearing dress pants not my usual jeans. So I'm a little leery of whether or not I actually lost that much. I've all about convinced myself that my jeans weigh 3 lbs more than my dress pants. I'm so ridiculous. However, I'm feeling a lot better (thanks again for all the kind words, people!)

I went to put on a pair of pants I bought a little while ago this morning, and I realized that I bought the "Short" kind... *sigh* Maybe I can roll them up and call them capris or something.


Hope everyone has a fantastic Monday

Hi, my name is Sue, and I'm new to this. I've been on WW for the last 10months and I've lost a little over 56lbs, I still have a long way to go, but I know I will get there. First of all I've never stuck with something as long as WW, without giving up, and there have been some days that I've wanted to.


I look forward to talking with others, like me who want to get healthy and look and feel better.


take care

Hiya Sue!!!

& to the Flex Talk area

Congratulations on those 56 lbs that's simply fantastic!!! You'll find a lot of like-minded people around here. Post wherever you're comfortable, and let us all know how you're doing ^^

Best of success!!!

keli - sorry to hear you've been sick, but good job on eating while traveling! I tend to get sick when I take an airplane anywhere... which has made me buy so much of that Airborne stuff I'm nearly a stockholder. But hey, it means I haven't been sick due to travel in a while!

freedom - you must be so excited for that cruise!! that's great motivation to get moving. And hurray for pub food victories, that's fantastic! It sure can be hard to say no to pub food. Annnd, (so many WTGs!) WTG on the weight loss! You're definitely going to hit that easter goal!! And yeah, I was sightseeing... All stuff I've seen before because I basically have to take anyone who comes to visit up to DC to see the "sights". So trek from metro to Lincoln Memorial... to Vietnam memorial... to WWII memorial... to Washington Monument.... to FDR memorial... to Thomas Jefferson memorial... to Metro... to Smithsonian museums... to art galleries... walking walking walking!

trinette - hi! welcome and feel free to post where ever you'd like!

texastar - oooh, I sure am glad I missed THAT incarnation of WW. You *had* to eat liver??? @ the distance from a meeting causing weight gain... good for you recognizing what it really was, our old pal portion distortion. Good luck with it and I hope to see you around the forum.

lizzy - kitten! awww. I've never had kittens. I've only ever known adult cats, my two elderly gentlemen cats just sleep all day and are only occasionally entertaining like your kitten is. But I love them, and they needed a home. Five points is totally enough to make a meal out of, you can get very creative! I hope it turned out well.

heather - Dairy is hard for a lot of people. I actually don't know WW's official policy on this -- but can you take a calcium supplement and waive the dairy requirement? Hmm... I don't really like milk either, but the WW smoothie mix things are actually pretty decent and count as a serving of dairy. Plus you can make fun desserts with them, and they have tons of fiber and protein. Definitely something I'm taking advantage of! and WTG on making relatively better choices. You're right, it's a process, we're all here with you!

Faerie - ooh, wedding planning. I'm glad mine's over It was not too stressful I guess but I'm just not the planning kind of person, and unlike a bunch of people I know my mother/other relative didn't just step in and do the whole thing for me. We managed to keep the cost of ours WAY low (an itty bitty fraction of the typical $22k wedding cost!) which I was thrilled with. How big is yours gonna be? It's at the end of the summer, right? Or am I imagining that?

And Faerie, FORGET THE PANTS. You lost 1.8 lbs! Silly. Pants are no object. Celebrate your loss like you ought to, woman!

Sue - CONGRATS on the weight loss so far!! You've made fantastic progress, keep it up!

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I was looking back at my tracker yesterday and was kind of surprised at all the junk I've been letting into my diet. Junk that I've felt good about eating because it's all been properly accounted for points-wise. Since when is ice cream a daily necessity? Since when are cookies a food group? My body does NOT like sugar, and I think part of the reason I've been feeling so sluggish/tired is because I've inadvertently let sugar take over my diet again. So I played with the idea of doing Core for a week, and promptly discarded it I love Flex too much. So I've decided to invent the Floor program, which is Flex + Core but with one less e and an extra o. I'm going to start keeping track of what Core foods I eat and try to emphasize them each day, but still stick to my daily points (and I can do things like eat non-ff dairy, which I prefer). Even if it doesn't do anything to my WL I'm sure that eating "cleaner" will make me feel better.

So I'm trying to shut up part of my brain that's telling me to eat salad the rest of the week and go WAY under points each day to negate last weekend's DC food-fest. I have to keep telling myself that's not the way to respond to some overindulgence. It's not healthy and even if I gained a bit it'll come back off with patience. That weird punishment glutton segment of my brain is telling me salads with ff dressing, water, exercise, egg substitute, more salads, steamed veggies, broth..... basically a no-cal diet. Must... shut... up...! These old severe calorie restriction habits are just as dangerous as the old eat-everything-in-sight habits.... Have to find that happy medium....

Anyway, not much else going on. Hope everyone else has a great Tuesday

Suite - I know I know! I obsess waaaay too much about stupid things like the weight of the fabric I wear sometimes. Thanks for the kick in the pants. I'm not a planning person either... at least not for myself. (Other peoples' parties? I'm all over that!) My mom/soon to be MIL might need a project, but definitely don't want to plan it for me. (Darn it! ) It'll be sometime in October (my favorite month & season time) and be very small. Only about 12-16 people. Immediate family only type thing. I want it to be intimate and romantic. It's funny, because a (pretty-much) perfect stranger sounded disappointed when I mentioned it being that small. (She asked, btw... I didn't start it.) She's like "Oh that's no fun..." Oh isn't it?!//I enjoy your Floor (Flore? ) Program and wish to subscribe to your newsletter. I've been trying to do something similar, where the foods I'm eating are more whole wheat, more fruit/veg, less sweets. Slowly, we'll both iron our programs out to get the foods we need most. (Need most, not want most ) And don't make me kick you in the pants about the whole "food punishment" nonsense, ma'am! You know the "rules" Back on track in a healthy way.

A big thank you to everyone for all the encouragement--not just for me but in general. That is one of the biggest things I miss about going to the meetings--you really feel like everyone is on your side no matter what happened during the week. This is like going to a meeting every day. How great is that!

Not too bad today. My biggest problem seems to be my sweet tooth. I sure do crave those sweets. Seems like I remember it takes a couple weeks to quit thinking about that stuff. Last time I went thru 'sugar withdrawal' I swore to myself that I'd never let it happen again. I guess some people have to be hit over the heads several times to 'get it'. :>)
I'm about thru today - one down!!

Heather - Yes. Often. I think I take pictures at strange angles. Oh! And cameras often capture us in these "in between" stages of talking/moving where we end up looking stupid when really no one actually sees us like that. Just the fact that it's a still moment allows us to look at it in more detail. (Which means we frequently go searching for things that make us look weird.)

Texastar - WTG on getting those sugar cravings under control. They can be really bad when they flare up, yeah? I know what you mean about meetings every day. That's exactly why I'm here at 3FC. Don't know that I could stand being alone in this battle so long

Happy Tuesday, Flexers

Got my car in the shop being worked on for routine maintenance. Hopefully it'll be done by the end of the day. Blah, being without a car reminds me how useful having one can be Thankfully I worked out rides with my mother. (Yay Mommy thanks for taking me to scho-I mean work.)

Got an appointment Saturday morning for dress shopping. David's Bridal is having that sale thing going on. It's going to be strange for many reasons, but mostly because I feel awkward trying on dresses and looking "pretty"... I'm just a jeans & t-shirt sort of girl. Uhm, but oh yeah, also since I'm losing weight whatever dress I pick I might have to have severely altered or some such. I guess that's cool though, right?

Ahh... how life goes on...

Hope everyone has a great day!

Faerie - That's silly about someone passing judgment on your wedding. :/ I got that a lot from a few people who are really into the traditional wedding thing -- we had an afternoon ceremony and a lunch instead of a dinner, and there was no DJ/dancing/drunkenness. Instead we went swimming afterwards and then to a county fair. I definitely heard "you should have had dancing!" and "why weren't these 348 people from your high school invited?" more times than I would have wished. But ours was small, it was wonderful and beautiful, and we actually got to spend time with each person who was there. So never let those people who think their opinions matter on your day get to you, you do it just how you want to! Have fun dress shopping, don't think about it too hard

Heather - yeah, that happens to me too. Particularly when someone takes a photo of me from the side, I guess because I'm not used to that angle since I don't look at my profile inthe mirror. But I figure almost no one loves every photo that's taken of them... and even people at a good weight feel insecure about certain photos of themselves. i figure it's a fact of life, the curse of technology

Texastar - I'm having the same problem... Sugar really sticks around in my system, and my cravings for it get strong. It takes at least a week for my brain to stop wondering when the next dose is going to arrive. Good for you starting with it, though, and succeeding at least one day!


Okay, so I'm REALLY late jumping on this bandwagon, but I finally bought a box of Fiber One last night. I expected these tough little flavorless sticks that I'd choke down if necessary... boy was I surprised to find out how good that stuff tastes!! Now I just have to make sure I keep it to one serving a day because of how much fiber is in it... I think I might implode if I end up eating like 2 cups in one day

I also decided to try almond milk because I really do not like cow's milk (I like yogurt and cheese though, go figure), and wow, is it wonderful! It's not at all like soy milk, which I don't like. AND it's 1pt for a cup so it's even "cheaper" than skim milk. I'm pretty sure I'm a lifetime fan now. It sure did taste good this morning with my Fiber One. (Oh yeah, for anyone not noticing the math -- 1/2c Fiber One = 0 points, 1/2c almond milk = 0 points.... 0 + 0 =....)

Okay, now that I've enthralled you all with tales of my groceries, I think I ought to skidaddle... I have a report to finish at work today so off I go! Have a great day everyone!

Suite - I've heard people mention Almond Milk a few times... and it being "cheaper" Now THAT'S got my attention Can you pick it up in a regular supermarket type place or do you go to like an organic whole foods store or something?

I got mine from the organic section of my regular grocery store. You might be able to find it cheaper (money-wise) elsewhere but since I've just started buying it I don't know what the standard price is... For one of those standard boxes it was just over $2. I got the unsweetened vanilla kind, at 40 cals, 3g fat, and 1g fiber per cup it's a pretty darn good bargain!

So I stopped off at Trader Joe's and picked up a small container of almond milk. The one I found was 70c, 3g fat, 1g fiber per cup, but that's not too bad I'm gonna give it a try tomorrow! I'm really so glad to have found 3FC. So many suggestions for new things & I LOVE trying new things. I even picked up a little agave sweetener and drizzled some on my sweet potato tonight. Tastes lightly like honey. I'll definitely use it for other things. Yay for trying new stuff!!! I swear I'm going to turn into a crunchy granola person sometime in the future at the rate I'm heading!

yes I had my boyfriend buy me some almond milk tonight too...it's really nutty flavored...obviously!! haha...the one I bought is 1 pt per serving