Lizzy - O'Naturals, eh? I'll have to look it up the next time I'm up in Mass visiting the fiance! Do you have a particular area that you're looking to move to?

Hi everyone! Hope you guys are all doing great! It sounds like you are being dedicated from these most recent posts! Suite, I hope your friend stops trying to sabotage you (that's what it seems like she's doing to me!). A friend or at least a decent co-worker should be supportive of you and not trying to bring you down just because she might be ashamed of her own habits and would feel bad eating whole milk lattes in front of you or something. Good luck! Faerie, I hope everything works out with your room mate and that she doesn't lose her job. That wouldn't just be hard on her, it would certainly be hard on you as well. Good luck to you too! Everyone else, thanks for continuing to write such uplifting and supportive posts. It means so much just to read them all, even when none of it is directed at me since I haven't been around in a while!

I got back from the cruise today and after all that money and effort spent trying to find the PERFECT bathing suit it wasn't hot enough to wear it! We were in shorts and t-shirts but only the more daring (or drunk) people were in the pool. We did have pretty good weather for the whole thing though, didn't get rained on. Now, about the food... it was INCREDIBLE and I ate WAY too much so I will be back on plan tomorrow for sure. I feel like such a slug. I pretty much ate whatever I wanted for the last week but I hope it hasn't done too much to my weight. I would expect, roughly thinking about what I ate, that I maybe put on about four pounds, but I know that with my own dedication and all the helpful support I can get here on this wonderful board that I'll be taking it back off ASAP! Back on plan tomorrow!

Faerie - haha 45 minutes in the other direction from where i am

Lizzy - seekonk... small town near attleboro, rehobeth, mansfield, that area.. dunno if you know. right outside providence, RI i guess.. on the border. 45 mins/hour from watertown.

Well look at all this New England love!!

Faerie -- I am torn...feeling really down about job prospects and my horrible brokeness. Most likely, I'll move home to Jersey for a while, then settle wherever I get a good job, somewhere on the East Coast, though, mostly likely NY, Boston, DC or Philly. I'm pretty tired of setting down new roots in new cities where I don't know anyone, and I'm pretty comfy with all those cities. SanFran, too, but my mom (in Jersey) gets Jewish guilt-trippy on me when I talk about moving that far away.

Faerie and Suite -- i thought of you both this morning, as I steamed up some spinach as a side dish to my breakfast. Faerie, just trying to get some veggies in!! And Suite, because of that post you wrote so long ago about the chick at the grocery store asking about your morning spinach purchase, and I had this funny image of you munching spinach leaves while drinking coffee, but here I am, munching spinach alongside my coffee!! It's not raw spinach, so it doesn't really have the comedic value of you, in your car, just taking bites out of a newly bought bunch of spinach, but still...

Freedom -- welcome back!! that is such a bummer about the weather on the cruise! where were you? anyway, sounds like you had a good time anyway, and we're here to support you getting rid of cruise weight! gosh, just looking at your ticker -- you must have felt GREAT getting into shorts after shedding all that weight!

tarah -- seekonk, i've heard of that. what a fun name for a town. makes me want to get out to the beach...where oh where is the warm weather??

Institches and Aero -- have a wonderful Saturday!!

I have got to get off of this site for the rest of the day. I am such a total addict, but I NEED to get work done for a presentation next week. I know I could leave it all for last minute but I'm doing it with a partner, and I like him, and I don't want him to think I'm slacking off completely. Plus, it's all neurology stuff (hello, heather? where are you) which is pretty dang complicated!
I think I'll go write on the planning board about what I'll do the rest of the day, foodwise. Wish me luck; I'm meeting my partner at a cafe with the most delish sandwiches...and I don't think I'll have time for a workout...I'll pack my gym gear just in case, though.
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Dawn - Not sure if you still need to hear this but who knows if it's really a gain? Could be a million different things. You're doing everything you need to be doing so just keep on with it, and the scale will catch up soon. You just can't know what's happening inside your body at any given time, but I'm sure 2lbs overnight is NOT fat. :hug:

Shrink - :lol: I don't think I'm ready for the "side of spinach with breakfast" thing. I still remember the look on that woman's face when she asked me if it was a secret to weight loss or something. Though I did have spinach at breakfast today--it was in eggs, though, so I don't think it was too strange! I'm in awe of your commitment to good health, eating spinach with breakfast :p :lol: Good luck with the rest of your day.

free - Welcome back! I hope you had tons of fun, even though it was too cold for swimming. That's a bummer. But you have some more time for WL before your next bathing suit event arises, it'll be even better! :) I'm sure your travel weight will come off easily, it usually does. Even if you see a gain don't let it derail you and you'll be fine!



So I'm -2.2 this week, I'm so happy with that loss! I'm so close to Onederland I can taste it :p I'm also just a measly 0.2 away from the 15lb mark (another star! wheee!). I have about 5lbs to my 10%, and 10lbs to my "no longer obese" status... Yay for progress!

I came home and tried on a bunch of pants that have been sitting in my drawer for ages. I feel like I have a new wardrobe - I have earned back rights to wearing two really gorgeous pairs of pants that have been too small for ages! One of them still has the tags on, actually :lol: They're just really, really nice pairs of slacks that I can wear to work. Hurray again!

I also just finished a really yummy breakfast and am about to go off and get a haircut. Then it will be back to studying for the rest of the day. I'm hoping the good vibes from all this stuff this morning will make me into a productive studier today, I sure need it :p

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Jaime -- my breakfast was eggs and an english muffin, so the side of spinach didn't seem so weird...spinach and eggs go together! just funny when you eat the spinach AFTER the eggs...well, whatever. It has proven to be a fantastic breakfast so far, fueling amazing powers of concentration for my studying (well, until just now, when I suddenly find myself back on here!) Congrats on the loss and the pants!! I know what you mean about getting a whole new wardrobe...I've been wearing a pair of pants comfortably these days that, even when I got them, were too tight and VERY uncomfortable. Now I worry that I'll soon be shrinking out of them (and they were expensive! and cute!)!!
Keep up the good work -- onederland awaits you...
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Shrinkinglizzy - Our cruise was from LA to San Diego, Catalina Island, and Ensenada. I was quite happy to be wearing my new sun dress and shorts and t-shirts and didn't feel as self-conscious as I did during the summer last year. It was great! Good luck with the presentation!

Suite - Congrats on your loss this week! You are doing SO well! And the new wardrobe thing is such a great NSV! Congrats!! Also, make sure you take a picture of this new haircut! I want to see! :)

Off to a pretty good start this morning, am back to drinking water (didn't drink nearly enough on the ship), but my exercise will probably continue to suffer until I get back to England next Monday. But that's okay, as around here there's plenty to do that will keep me moving anyway, like horses to groom/ride, stalls to muck, and Leo (in my avatar) requires little walks for his sore feet to increase the circulation in his hooves. People who drive past and see me walking a miniature horse do a double take and most roll down their window and make some sort of comment! Haha.

Have a good on-plan weekend everyone! :)

Freedom - I went on that same cruise 2 years ago! Was that Royal Caribbean? Someone told me they weren't doing that cruise any more?

So I just whooped my butt working in my yard most of today. I hope it will counteract the drinking I know I'll be doing tonight. Going to a house party at my lil sis's. I'm planning on drinking a bottle of water for every alcoholic drink I have, hopefully that will keep the points & hangover down!

Saturday :)
 

Relaxing Saturday Evening ^^

Freedom - :welcome: Home! Sounds like you had a blast :D And planning to get right back on track... Fantastic! I bet you're happy to get back to your horses, though ^^

Hope - Crazy how close we'll be, still. ;) Small world ^^

Lizzy - More hugs :hug: It must be rough having to find a new place to settle down. Just know that you're never that far away from all of us on the internet ;) And Jersey's not that far from much of New England :D WTG on getting some veggies in, and I laughed out loud about the Suite spinach munching :lol:

Suite - You're so close to Onederland. Eek ^^ So exciting! Congrats on those pants. That's so cool! :carrot:

Gemini - That's such awesome planning about the water & drinks tonight. :cp: Let us know how it works out.

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What a wonderful day :D

It was a little gloomy when I woke up, but by the time my fiancé and I arrived at the last B&B it was gorgeous... GORGEOUS. The sun was shining, it was just a little cool and windy, but it just felt good!

The B&B was beautiful. The landscape was well done. Their restaurant has a really neat stone wall across two sides. Cute rooms. So now comes the hard part! The man & I will be sitting down to go over budget & select the one place that has the most of what we want for the wedding and family. It's already tough! We really like all four of the places we've seen. I think we agree on our top 2... oh well, like I said, I'll let you guys know where we finally decide.

I had a good OP day. Lots of delicious cheeses to make up those 15 points for my super high day. Garlic & herb feta and fresh mozzarella with some spring greens and tomatoes and topped with some balsamic. Yummy! (It ended up being like 11 points due to all the cheese I used! :lol: Now that's a salad right? ;)) And I've just finished relaxing with some hot chocolate that I made with almond milk, and some 94% FF microwave popcorn to munch on. Soothing and tasty.

Just a good day all around. I hope that you all had some fun things to do!

I had my super high day today too!
I went and had mexican food at this restaurant that we had never been to before...but that we always wanted to go to. It is family owned, not chain. It was soooooooooooooo good. I had 2 cheese enchiladas with black beans, and chips and salsa. 20 points!!! But it was worth it for sure, best enchiladas I think I have ever had!

I started jogging on the treadmill today. I usually just walk really fast, and today I actually jogged. It was a little awkward since it was my first time jogging on a treadmill...but it was definitely a heart beat raiser!!

I go back to school from Spring Break on Monday..boooo...


Have a good Saturday night!

ok, little tipsy, not gonna lie...i cooked tofu for dinner and ex-BF asked about getting a bottle (i hold the purse strings around here). i initially said no, but...well, we got some wine.
so i had a great healthy dinner but topped it off with wine and some pretzels and hummus, could've been worse, i still have a few FPs left for the week and i'm going out for dinner tomorrow, so we'll see. Not having a scale makes the suspense almost unbearable, but in another way, necessary.
i think it's bedtime.
s

lizzy
How do you make tofu, never had it but heard that it's good. Any recipes would be helpful. Hope your week goes well :hug:

yum it was good!
here's a simple recipe (to drain tofu, you can put it in a strainer or on top of a clean dishcloth, then put a plate on top of it and weigh it down with a 5-lb weight if you have it, or else cans, or a stack of books)

POINTS® Value: 2
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 11 min
Level of Difficulty: Moderate

Vegetarian cuisine never tasted so good! Toasted pine nuts and seared tofu combined with the rich flavor of Swiss chard will excite your taste buds.
Ingredients
• 4 tsp pine nuts
• 1 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 8 oz firm tofu, drained and sliced crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 2 medium garlic clove(s), minced
• 6 cup Swiss chard, fresh, rinsed well and chopped
Instructions
• Set a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. When pan is hot, add pine nuts and sauté until golden brown, shaking the pan often to prevent burning, about 3 minutes; remove pine nuts from pan and set aside.
• Combine soy sauce and pepper in a shallow dish. Add tofu; turn to coat.
• Heat oil in the same pan over medium-high heat. Add tofu and sear until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Remove tofu from pan using a spatula and cover with foil to keep warm; set aside.
• Add garlic to the same pan and sauté until just golden, about 2 minutes; add Swiss chard and cook until wilted, about 30 seconds. Transfer Swiss chard to individual plates and top with seared tofu and pine nuts. Yields about 2 slices of tofu, 3/4 cup of Swiss chard and 1 teaspoon of pine nuts per serving.

Other times I just drain it, cube it, and toss it around in a nonstick skillet with a touch of oil, get it crispy and eat it with broc (but clearly you could use whatever veggie) over rice.

Good luck!
S

OK, new day, a new way...
just ate yogurt with banana and golean, but don't have a clue about the rest of my day. Planning on yoga in an hour...man, i better start drinking some water, esp after last night's wine OD.
tomorrow is weigh in...yikes. I don't want to sound, well, i don't know how this sounds, but I kinda deserve a gain. Like, I've been steadily losing or maintaining, and i really don't feel like my eating habits merit that kind of thing. When I look at my daily menus, I'm really not so great at staying OP! Well, we'll see. I am going out to dinner tonight, but I am going to try try try to be good...esp on the alcohol...

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Faerie, Aero, Institches,Suite,(sorry if I missed anyone)

I just wanted to get back to you to let you know how my Saturday weigh in went. I was up .6, not the 2lbs I thought, but it was still disappointing. I'm not going to let it get me down though. We went for a walk and I did about 3/4 of the biggest loser work out yesterday. Today, we went for another walk, longer than yesterday. I am back to writing everything down. I also bought myself a water bottle that holds 30 ounces....So, I will make sure I get my water in. Also, I wrote out my points for the Wendy plan. So, I will know what I should have each day this week. I know I was setting myself up, I wanted to lose a certain amount by June 7th, instead of just concentrating on day to day weight loss. I may not make my June 7 goal, but I will be way better than if I didnt do anything at all. Also, I had a talk with Hubby - he's also doing ww with me. I am thinking it will be sometime next year before I get to my final goal, so no worries about the little challenges.;) Also, I wanted to thank you for letting me vent to you and for the words of encouragement. I really needed them. I hope you are having a good week.

Dawn

Hi Dawn-Hey that gain is so small, great that it wasn't the 2 :carrot:

Sounds like you have a Great Plan for yourself, writing things down ahead of time sounds so helpful, getting in your water is excellent. Also helps so much to have your hubby on program with you, I know it helps me so much.

Great self-talk about getting yourself closer to your goal. :bravo:

Hey we all need some help now and then, sounds like your week is off to a Great Start ;)

Hope everyone has a wonderful week :hug:

Sunday Sunday SUNDAY!
 

Good Evening, Flexers :)

Vday - That food sounds delicious... I looooves me some Mexican food! :hun: And grats on starting that jogging ^^

Lizzy - That recipe sound phenomenal! You had a good breakfast :) I hope your dinner plans went okay! Also, :goodluck: on WI!

Dawn - You've got a good plan for this upcoming week :hug: Please let us know how everything goes when you can!

Institches - :wave: :)

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Boy I napped like it was going out of style today. Slept in late... napped for awhile... :lol: It's late and I haven't gotten my exercise in for the day!!!! AAACCKKK!!! I wanted to go take a walk... but I took that nap instead... -_-

I still have my yoga dvd that I could do in the evening, because it isn't particularly difficult, and the end of it is very relaxing... We'll see ladies, we'll see. Hopefully my own commitment is strong enough to get this done tonight! :^:

But first... bills. Blah ; ;

I hope you all are having nice weekends. :grouphug:

freedom - Aw, poor Leo. I bet he really loves that you're taking such good care of him. All that barn work sounds kinda fun actually. Better than sitting at a computer all day :p

gemini - yard work can be taxing stuff!! Sounds like you had a plan for your evening - I know it was two days ago now so I hope everything went well.

Faerie - Oooh, that B&B sounds very pretty! So when you decide are you gonna tell us where it is so we can come crash your wedding? :D Hot chocolate and almond milk sounds yummy... Will have to try that.

vday - WTG on the jogging! That's fantastic :D :D

Sonja - I hear ya on the unbearable scale suspense. But I'm pretty sure I would have given up by now if I were able to weigh every day or whenever I felt like it. I'd see a gain and go 'Oh well, that's enough.' And dive into a bag of whatever. The suspense is worth it :) Hope your dining out experience went okay, and good luck at your WI!

Dawn - :hug: Good to hear you weren't up very much! .6 is nothing! You'll be back on that downwards track in no time. These little things happen, it's part of the path we're on...

institches - I hope you have a great week too!

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Well my weekend was reading reading reading, and I *still* didn't get as much done as I wanted to. I'm staring at the last week between me and my orals. I figure from here on out I'm going to get progressively more and more freaked out about it, and you all have to put up with it! :lol: I am not good at speaking coherently when talking to "authority figures" such as professors. (The fact that one of my examiners is basically like a grandfather to me seems not to factor in; I'm fine talking to him in any other context but expect to be thoroughly freaked out next Tuesday in front of him.) I have three things left to read before I can start reviewing and pulling concepts and theme and stitching together the bulk of my talk. Just so you know exactly what kind of **** I'm stuck in, this is what I have left: (the three least fun things saved for last) Locke - An Essay Concerning Human Understanding; John Dryden - A Discourse Concerning the Original and Progress of Satire; and Stuart Sherman - Telling Time (a work of recent criticism theorizing about the nature of time, the development of time-telling technology, and the rise of narrative structure in the 18th C. Fun.).

WHHEEEEEE. :dizzy:

I'm really surprised at just how OP my eating this weekend was. Saturday was a planned high day and I did really well with it (I didn't eat much "filler" junk to make up the points), and then yesterday I stayed right on target without having to try hard. Usually on weekends I get snacky and munchie and all I want to do is graze, but yesterday I was okay. Hurray for it being easy for once :p

Well, I better get to work. Have a good Monday everyone!

Monday... :p
 

Happy day, everyone :)

Seems silly to be posting right after my own post.. but like that's gonna stop me! :devil: :D

I'm very proud of myself this morning. I did my yoga tape last night. I got exercise in! :D This is a huge triumph, because normally if I don't get it done on the mornings on the weekends I'm like "meh, screw it." But I did it! :carrot:

Work to do :) But I hope you all are having fantastic mornings.

Suite - :lol: We posted at the same time! Anytime the word "discourse" is used... I'm not going to lie... I actually fall asleep for a brief nap. ;) Seriously, you'll be fantastic. Remember to breath! (I always forget that part when speaking publicly.) You've done so much preparing. It'll show! Awesome job staying OP. The weekends can be tough, for sure. :hug:

Suite-Wow, but just like Faerie said you did alot of prep work, and I'm sure you will do fantastic ;) Hey that's wonderful, staying focused OP, weekends are tough :hug:

I also had a Great OP these past 4 days, thanks again Faerie for the help, I really think I will have a great WI, it really isn't as hard as last week :carrot:

Faerie-Good Job getting in that exercise, under the wire, I feel the same way, if I don't get that exercise in early, I usually forget about it, :cp:

vday-Awesome

Sonja-that darn scale, I'm sure it will be worth it ;)

:bravo: Looks like we are off to a Great Week

Institches - WTG staying on plan! :cp: I noticed you joined in the same challenge thread that I did in the 100lb club area. Best of luck! :D I know that it helps keep me accountable. (I wanted that "4" yesterday, just another reason I was able to do that yoga dvd.) I hope it helps you, too :)

Faerie,

thanks for posting the challenge for the 100lb club. I will have to check it out.

Hi everyone else. I hope you are all having a good Monday.

I have to tell you, the scale hasnt moved down yet, but I am doing somethings to fight back. I just thought I would let you guys know - I went for a 15 minute walk this morning, 20 minute walk and stair climb at lunch and brought my breakfast and lunch to work. I am hoping to do a biggest loser work out this evening. Also, we are having a baked/cajun turkey breast with veggies for dinner. So, I am going to punish the scale back into its place...lol. Hopefully this will all work for next weigh in.

Suite, I am sure you will do a good job on your presentation/speech. What are you going to school for?

Have a great week everyone.

Dawn

Gemini - Wow, really? Yep, they are still doing it. Whoever told you they weren't was wrong :) Hehe.

Faerie - I don't know how you're going to choose a place... they all sound so lovely! How did you make your hot chocolate with almond milk? Just warm it up? That sounds really good... I will have to try it! I can't get almond milk in England... they are so far behind with these great tasting, healthy, weight-loss innovations.

Suite - I have weekends like that, where you feel like you've been reading ALL day and yet don't feel like you've got that much done. I HATE discourse in all forms, and last year I had to take a Critical Theory class that had everything to do with theories and essays like those and I hated it. I'm glad you didn't let the stress direct you to the kitchen... that's usually what happens with me! I hate public speaking too, but I'm sure you'll be fine! I'd say try to picture everyone in their underwear but... well, you'll be speaking in front of old professors. :o

dwnloom - Go go go! :) Good luck!

Today is my last day as a teenager... tomorrow I turn 20! :D I think this will be a good year, especially because of all the changes I have made since Christmas with my eating and exercising and the way I look at food and at myself. I went to a psychic (for fun more than anything) last week, before the cruise, and while I am a bit of a skeptic, what she told me makes me think I have some good things to look forward to this year as well. We'll see if it comes true at all, because that'll make me a believer! Anyway, I've been doing pretty well since coming back from California, though the urge to eat more than usual has been hard to break! For dinner tomorrow we are going to my favourite restaurant which is a make-your-own-stirfry Vietnamese-type place. I always load up on vegetables there anyway, so I will get to stay on plan and eat at my favourite place as well! Woo!

Sounds like everyone is off to a good start this week! Good luck at your upcoming weigh-ins!

hope you have a wonderful birthday freedomreins!

Thanks Blz :)

Dawn - :lol: I think we should all punish the scale into place! :D

Freedom - Yay for birthdays! :yay: You, Aries, you ;) You've been doing so well with all the lifestyle changes this year. It's really exciting! I hope your psychic told you that you'd win a million pounds... money-wise of course!.. >_>
I used a cup of almond milk, zapped it in the microwave for 2 minutes, poured in some No Sugar Added Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate and stirred to my heart's content. A nice, warm, chocolatey drink for 2 pts! I wish you could get almond milk. It's really growing on me. I don't think I can go back to using cow's milk anytime soon.

Hey everyone, my name is Nikki. I'd love to try to join up on this board again since I was always more successful when I posted here. (I didn't post on WW, I mostly posted on LAWL)

Freedom- I just turned 20 last year (now only 5 more months til I'm 21) and it was a huge thing for me. It was so sad not to be a teen anymore but I feel as though I have matured greatly since this time last year. Happy birthday!

Hi Nikki :D :welcome: to the board!

Hey all,
No time for personals, but I read through and it sounds like everyone's doing well, despite orals and birthdays (wait, the birthday was a good thing, right??)

My weigh in was a 1.5 lb gain, as expected, but I'm pretty OK with that. Like I said, I deserve it. Now to put the scale back in the closet till next week. I've had a decent day today, really finding it hard to get all those veggies in but it has been an eye-opening experience realizing how few I eat!
Anyway, I could be anticipating TOM. I have a good feeling about next week's weigh in!
S

Lizzy - Like I said in the other thread, it's a tiny amount. :hug: I'm so proud of you for putting that scale away! I'm trying... but it's so hard!

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Warning: Non-Weight Related Vent Ahead!

Just.. UGH tonight. I don't want to be such a downer, but first I get this call saying I owe $169 for some medical test that I had back in November that my Health Insurance won't cover... fine... great actually... considering I have to pay Car Insurance & Plate Renewals this month, too. Faerie = Broke. Then I get home, and my roommate drops the bomb that she's taking off at the end of May. Also fine. At least she can pay May's rent. But come on... less than two months notice? And she BEGGED me to give her more notice if I knew I was leaving. And I gave her an entire year. So now Faerie = Broke & Homeless. ; ;

It's not soooo bad. I mean, I've already spent some of my time trying to find some Studios for less than $600 a month, or a roommate to take her place for 6 months. Unfortunately, <$600 a month often means that I'd be living in a sketchy place... meaning that sooner or later Faerie = Going to sleep with a baseball bat. Of course there are other options, like... gah... moving back in with the parents... but I've got a giant headache :headache: So I'll give this more thought later. In the meantime, I actually wish my roommate would move out sooner, I honestly hate the sight of her. I can't wait until she's out of my life forever.

*whew* Thanks for letting me vent... :o :^:

Hey all! Happy birthday, Freedom!

Sorry to be so brief, but I have got to make something for dinner.

And I just COMPLETELY SPILLED MY GUTS over on the Weight Loss Support page (the thread entitled "i'm new and you're going to hate everything I say...") to this poor girl searching for a crash diet, and now I'm feeling bad because I don't want to sound like a pushy know-it-all. That, and I am afraid once everyone here knows my weight-loss past, I won't have any friends anymore... :(... My head is so great at second guessing myself... But seriously, she needs lots of great wisdom from folks like you guys. I did the best I could, but I fear that I just sound like a person on a soap-box.:shrug:

Aero, I read your post over in that thread and found it quite moving. I hope that she sees the wisdom in what you've already gone through, and that she can see the harm she might do for a quick fix. Honestly... I can't support something so unhealthy just in the name of a few pounds. I don't think there will be any getting through to someone like that. And what she's doing isn't what 3FC is about.

Faerie,

I am sooo very sorry you are going thru all of this. It seems like when it rains, it pours. I do know the feeling. I'm sure you will find a liveable solution some how. When are you getting married? Try to think about something happy for a little while, it wont fix the problem, but it will help for a little bit.

Lizzie,

I'm in the same boat with you. I gained this week also. I cant seem to put my scale away, so I am trying to punish it. I am doing lots of workouts and better eating.

Today I have worked out for a total of 2 hours. Not all at once, but an all time high number for me. I walked 3 times - 20 minutes each and 1 hr bike ride.

Lets try for a better day tomorrow.

Dawn

Thanks, Dawn. :hug: I'm trying to keep positive. :) Give me a few days, I'll find the silver lining! :cloud9:

Thank you!

Has anyone found the FlatOut wraps? I dragged my poor boyfriend to SuperFresh (I was visiting him in Philadelphia at his school and was determined to stay OP) and the produce was MOLDY! Thank God there was a Whole Foods right across the street. Anyway, it was not a total bust since I found the coveted Weight Watchers cookies (AMAZING, but deadly) and the FlatOut Wraps which are also amazing. I just spent an hour looking for them here in NY (figured my best bet was Waldbaum's since like SuperFresh it is owned by A&P but no dice) and ended up settling for similar wraps which are also 1 point. They're made by Master's Choice, which is A&P's brand.

oh, faerie, i am very much in a similar position -- with my relationship busting up, i have to find a place, and i am worse than broke (debt debt debt...) so i'm not sure what i'll do. ugh i am stressed just thinking about it. and yes, home to mom and dad is a possibility for a temporary fix, but the more i REALLY think about that, the less I think I could handle it.

anyway, this roomie sounds like the pits, and good riddance! totally understand feeling unhappy about all this now, but it sounds like there's a light at the end of the tunnel waiting for you...
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Hi All,
I'm new here. :) I've been on Flex since Jan/08. I've lost 15 lbs so far. I'm feeling good. Sometimes I get a little discouraged that the weight is coming off slowly but then I just tell myself that this is a lifestyle change and to be patient. I want the weight to stay off. So, maybe it needs to come off slowly in order for that to happen.

I look forward to getting to know you all. :)
http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/debbie

Tuesday!
 

Truelies - We've gotten the coupons for the FlatOut wraps in meetings, but ya know, I have yet to actually see them in the grocery store.

Lizzy - :hug: Thanks, and :hug: to you, too. It's a tough situation, to say the least. We'll both pull through! Even if it means ... -_- living with our parents... :lol:

Debbie - Hi there!!!! Welcome to the Flex area! Congrats on those 15lbs, that's great :D And just think, you are closer to your goal now than you were in January. And if you keep losing at a similar rate, by this time next year you'll be at goal and then you can maintain and be at goal forever! Definitely keep posting around here. We'd love to get to know you!

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I was angry last night, so of course what I need to do is go to sleep, but because I'm all riled up and grrr that I can't sleep! :mad: I was more angry that I couldn't get to sleep.

Anyway, I finally did fall asleep. So, this morning I'm feeling a little better. Things are a little more "up". :) More sleep tonight should help. I also felt a little better because I paid some bills for the month. Now I just have to do my taxes... ;)

Food-wise... I'm hilarious, because I had to force feed myself all my points last night. When I'm angry, the last thing I want to do is eat. Gee, if I could be angry all the time then I'd be a size 2! :lol: But, I kept thinking "It's unhealthy not to eat."

My fiancé actually drew up some financial comparisons between the two B&B's that we're looking at, which was very sweet of him, because I was quite frankly far too emotional. Making plans helps me feel better, so I believe I will spend the next week making some solid plans. :yes:

Work will keep my thoughts occupied for the time being. I hope you all are having fantastic days! :carrot:

institches - WTG staying on plan! That's fantastic! :bravo:

dawn - Good for you being proactive about the scale instead of sitting by letting it do its own thing. You're on the right track, the scale will follow. :) Oh, and I'm getting my master's in English literature (oh so useful, I know). The thing I'm preparing for is my culminating oral exam. Bleh. :p

free - Haha, I hate theory & criticism too, though this one piece of "discourse" I have to read is actually kind of fun because it's written by an early 18th C satirist, and it's mostly just a big letter about how awesome his patron is (read: give me more money, sir!). So it's not so bad as a lot of the stuff you're thinking of. But theory & crit is one reason I'm totally leaving academia, I can't stand the stuff and it's EVERYWHERE.

and...... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! :celebrate:

free & faerie - re: almond milk - I feel exactly the same! I can't imagine going back to fluid cow's milk for any reason anymore. Almond milk is just so good, and I love the nutty flavor it has over the weird dairy aftertaste. Actually, I'm starting to feel like I ought to officially give up dairy for realz. I've been noticing lately that shortly after I have something overtly dairy, I get itchy eyes and a runny nose and a thick coating in my mouth that's hard to get rid of. Isn't that weird? I started putting it together yesterday (that one follows the other) and might have to experiment with the no-dairy thing to see how I feel. I might actually have developed an allergy to it! :/

Nikki - Welcome! :D

Sonja - At least you know what you did wrong this week. Not quite as frustrating as those times we do everything right and *still* gain, huh? :) You know what you gotta do! And TOM could always be an unhelpful element, part of that gain could totally be hormonal. All you can do is stay OP and wait and see! And you and Faerie should just move in together :p (matchmaker, matchmaker make me a match! Find me a find, catch me a catch!) :lol:

Faerie - :hug: I'm sorry to hear you're having those issues!! Money is tough to worry about, and obviously so is the prospect of not having someplace to live! I hope you can find something. Hopefully around May there should be a bunch of places opening up if you live anywhere even moderately populated by students.... Good luck with it, and lemme know if you want "something" to "accidentally" happen to your roommate in the night ;) Glad to hear you're feeling better about it today, too. Sleep & the passage of time help with these things.

Aero - I'm not sure what you posted (I'll go check it out) but believe me, NOTHING you could say about what you've done in the past could change what we think about you now!! :hug: And sometimes newbies do need tough love, you know. Besides, you can always trust that if the mods think someone came down too hard the post will be removed ;) I wouldn't worry about it, I think the important thing is that you gave your input and shared something difficult about yourself.

truelies - I LOVE Flat Out wraps. I found them in the grocery store once, bought them, and was immediately hooked. And then POOF, they disappeared! I couldn't find them anywhere, so I went on the FlatOut website and ordered direct from them. The funny thing is, they have a minimum order requirement of 7 bags, so I have a freezer full of flatout wraps :lol: They're so handy though, I eat them all the time!!

Debbie - Welcome! You've done amazing so far, keep up the good work!!

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Whew, okay, I think I got everybody! (You all were chatty yesterday, huh!)

Yesterday I went a little overboard on the remaining WW ice cream bars in my freezer. They're gone now and I don't plan on buying them again any time soon - I bought them because they were on sale, but I should know I have very little restraint when it comes to yummy things like that in my freezer!! I'll stick with the fruit popcicles, thanks. Ah well. At least they don't pack a big points-punch.

Like I said above, I think I'm developing (I've developed?) a bona fide dairy allergy. Like beyond just lactose intolerance. It's the weirdest thing. I can't be sure as these things are notoriously difficult to pin down. I was reading some stuff about dairy allergies and it seems the best way to find out is to eliminate all dairy for two weeks, then add in about a cup of dairy on day 15, then go back to no dairy for two days and see if you have any symptoms, then keep repeating that trying different types and amounts of dairy until you're satisfied about the feedback you're getting from your body. It shouldn't be too difficult, though I have to go look at all my bread products to see if they contain dairy (that's about the only processed food I regularly eat). I'm not big on cheese and I can do without yogurt & cottage cheese (though I'll miss the protein, will have to eat more eggs! and I'll miss the fun of making yogurt if it turns out I really am allergic). Anyway, this is all just guesswork, but I feel like I need to explore this before I can rule it out. I've said it before and I'll say it again: bodies are such freakin' complicated things!