Flex Talk #6
 

Good morning ladies, figured it's time for a new thread.

So, I'm on my way to a work-sponsored breakfast, and not really sure what to expect, food-wise. Bagels and cream cheese, I imagine, perhaps muffins. I'll survive, whatever it is.

Sadly, I had trouble sleeping last night, partly because I was hungry, I think. So I got up and ate some pretzels with hummus, and a piece of toast. Not a shining moment. Just wanted to confess. I topped it off with tea, which I probably should have gone to first.

Last, just because it's a new thread, Heather, still thinking about you. You are NOT forgotten in Chat Thread #5!!

Good luck to all!!! My aim is to push through this long day and get to the gym tonight -- haven't been for 2 days, due to schoolwork. Probably won't get there tomorrow, either. Yikes.

S

Thursday Thursday Thursday!
 

Happy Thursday!!!

Suite - The Flexies: I usually get in about 30 a week due to the Wendie Plannin'. And still sending good vibes to you about your upcoming orals. :goodvibes

Dawn - Glad the scale is moving!

Vday -

Originally Posted by :
What was really inspirational was the trainer told her "Dieting isn't about restrictive eating. It is about adding in more healthy food. The more healthy food you add in, the less you will want to eat the junk".

Totally agree! And it was said so well. Sometimes I think about this in terms of avoiding "bad" foods, but it's not about that, really now is it? It's about eating more nutritious foods. And that's a much more positive way of thinking about what we're all doing here!

Keli - Nice to have you back :hug: I just have my cell phone, too! It's both better & worse, isn't it? Being available all the time. Not as many excuses to not answer the phone. ;) If you can't get back until Monday, we'll be thinking of you!!!! :D

Lizzy - Aww! :lol: It wasn't a scoldy person, I promise!! Hee hee :devil: It was just a smaller pic, so I'll have to post the full version so everyone can see it's just me with a wide open happy mouth, smiley eyes and giving a peace sign. Doodle... thing... :D And thanks for making the new Flex Talk! I hope your long day goes as smoothly as possible.

Gemini - It's really great that despite the poor decision for breakfast, you got right back into the healthy pickins' mode! Sorry about the rude cashier. :hug:

Heather - Posted in the other area, but yes, we're all thinking of you.

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Let's see. The fiancé has gone crazy making spreadsheets to decide which B&B to pick. It's kinda cute, actually. He's having a lot of fun with it, so ya know what? Less work for me to do! :lol:

The roommate & I had a nice chat last night. Friendly, open, honest. So I was fuming for two days, but I've definitely calmed down, helped that I have a few plans for what's to come. I swear I'm generally a rational person! :^:

Tonight is WI and gaming with friends.

Oh and here is what my full avatar looks like (if anyone is interested in seeing it). I made it in MS Paint yesterday. I'm rather proud of it... cuz I mean.. it's Paint! I had to downsize it, obviously, and I think smaller pictures tend to lose something. Not that we should all have giant avatars!

Have a great day everyone!!!! :grouphug:

Heather - :hug: Let us know how you're doing when you get a moment, okay?

vday - that's so true! I totally notice that in how I behave too. When I focus on packing my day with nutritious, healthy foods I just don't desire the other junk. But when I start to slip and start using my points on junk, that seems to be the only thing I want to eat. It's pretty interesting how that works.

keli - you get cell service in the woods?? boo! Though maybe that's good if you, say, wander off the track and get lost :p Sounds like some kind of safety net, I can't figure out why else you need a cell tower in the woods. And you're right, WW sets you up for maintenance far better than plans like Medifast. I'm happy we're all doing it this way, too :D

Sonja - Hurray for the presentation being over :D Thanks for answering my FP question, I know we talk a lot about using them in general and I was wondering just how close people actually get to 35. I'm not looking forward to the day when I get 20 points, but I know that it'll come and I'll be right there with you, using all the flexies!! PS, you're so funny to follow around when I get here in the morning. Usually you're around at night when I'm not and I like seeing all your activity, far better than when you kept disappearing :p Keep it up! :D Thanks for starting us up a new thread, and I don't think pretzels and hummus are all that much to be ashamed of :p

gemini - Hey, congrats on the loss!!!! :congrat: Sorry you had an otherwise stressful day, but it sure is nice to have that loss in there. A couple of FPs never hurt anyone, it sounds like you did great.

Faerie - LOVE the new avatar. It's so cute. I liked your old one too but I like that there's color in this one. So did you draw the old one too? It was really good! Hurray for MS Paint, I used to do *everything* in paint and I still do fiddle around with it sometimes. Gotta love the simplicity. Glad to hear you and your roommate had a talk. That's always the best way to deal with things like this. Good luck at your WI tonight!! I can't wait to hear what you report. Have fun with your gaming, I sure wish I had local friends who enjoyed games :p Me and DH stocked up on two-player stuff but it's always more fun with more people. That's one reason I'm hoping to make a move up to MD/DC area later this year, to be near my sister and bro in law so we can have game nights :p


Same old story from me... I had class last night and therefore had to see that friend of mine who I complain a lot about. Remember the cookie & latte pushing episode? It happened again, with brownies this time. No, thanks, I don't feel like having a brownie right now. No, really, I don't want one. I'm not hungry. If you give me one I'm not going to eat it. Really, thank you, I appreciate it, but I don't want it. No thanks. Grar. It kept going and going. Me: 2, her food pushing efforts: 0. I pretty much just stopped talking to her while she was driving me home because I was so irritated with her. The stuff she's saying is actually pretty insulting. And not just towards me anymore, which is the worst part of it - she started saying really weird things about my husband too, which neither of us appreciate obviously. I'm not sure what's going on in her mind that makes this okay but it's not okay with me, and let me tell you I'll be happy come May 19th when our grad is over and she gets the heck out of here. :/

I think I want to climb a mountain either next weekend or the weekend after, depending on the weather. I mean, not like with hooks and ropes and stuff, but one of these nice, gentle Appalachian mountains that you can hike up. I feel the need to do something like that. Perhaps I'm feeling the need to externalize and make concrete the achievement I'm about to ... achieve. (Yeah, don't mind my lack of word-finding ability.) You know?

I've started sending 1.4 vibes to my body. As in, come Saturday you better be showing at least a 1.4 loss, get me into those 190's baby! Cmon, you can do it! :D It's so close!

Anyway, I'll stop for now :) Hope everyone enjoys their Thursdays.

Suite - Thanks ^.^ I thought I could use a little colour, too ;) I did the other one the "olde-fashioned" way. Pen n' Paper... and a scanner :lol: I'll post that one when I get the original one (at home on the comp.) I swear if there were a way to do it with transporters or something, I'd gather everyone up in Flex Talk and we'd have weekly board game night :D

About that friend. Good for you! Sticking to your principles. And things about your husband... crosses a line. It's one thing if you're complaining about something he does and she's just commiserating. But for her to say things... Of course he's far from perfect just like everyone else on earth, but it's uncool to say anything unless he were like... abusing you in some way. And I'm back to the brownie... come on! :mad: Why does she think it's okay to do that??? She's just misery. And looks like she's trying to find company. :rolleyes:

Oh hiking! Now that the weather is getting nicer I'm soooo gonna go on some trails... and get some trail boots. And lots of fun times outdoors...

Oh boy, I'm posting so much! But I'm participating in the first 3FC 5k, and I wanted to make sure everyone got a chance to join on in if they wanted:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=138919

It's just a fun thing, everyone who signs up just does a 5k anyway that they can. On the treadmill, running, walking, biking... split up over some time. A fun way we can all feel a little more connected to everyone else on 3FC! And of course... burn some calories! ;)

I saw that thread too :) It looks fun, I like the concept - unfortunately it can't come at a worse time for me! Thinking about it now, though, I can always cheat and do half on Saturday, half on Sunday - I just can't take the time to do the whole thing in one day. But I'm gonna need breaks from studying, right? And exercise would be good! Hmmm, I think I'll go sign up :)

Morning All
WOW survived some nasty storms here last night! Thunder, lightening, strong winds, tornados reported in areas all around me but none where I live, we do have some down powerlines and trees, many people without power but thankfully I have power and no serious damage at my house!


Think I am going to sign up too for the 3FC 5K! Sounds like fun

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Suite - That's not cheating at all! You can definitely split it up, even over Fri, Sat, Sun if you need. It's just about being more active ^^

BlzMax - Glad you're okay!!! :hug:

Hi to All-hope all are having a great day :carrot:

Faerie I like your new picture, not sure why Suite calls it something differant, but you are most talented, beautiful work. I was thinking of signing up for the 3FC 5k, you know what I will! thanks for the reminder, hope WI goes great for you.

Suite-Right now I do eat most of my flex, due to being on the Wendie Plan, but after last night, need to go back to the drawing board...I'll get into that later. Sorry that your friend needed to be so rude, not only you but to subject your DH to her insults, she sounds like she is just plain miserable, and she wants to take all with her. Good for you not sinking to her level, and doesn't she get it, if you wanted that darn brownie, you would have. Hope you don't need to spend more time with her than is necessary, hurry up May 19th :hug: Good luch at WI

lizzy-just think you could of done worse than pretzels and hummus, good luck at your breakfast, hope the rest of your day went well for you also

BlzMax-:wave:

Heather,Sonja,vday,keli,gemini,Debbie, hope all is great with you :carrot:

Well the Great news is I lost 2.6 :dance:, but it was after 3 very stressful "scale up days" for the past 3days the scale would not budge, I was up 3lbs, so last night, right before I got in the shower, I told myself, "I'm not eating, until after WI" I was close to tears when I got off the scale, what am I doing/not doing that I can change. So the only thing I could think of at the time, not to eat. Now the WW part of me knew it was not helping to not eat, but I've heard that sometimes you need to shake things up, and it was only one day, of couse no way I can make up all my points for today, I did walk on the treadmill, and got in all my water, but only got in 10pts. Well thanks for letting me vent :hug: ;) :hug:

forgot to update my weight tracker

Howdy all,
It already feels like a long day, and it's barely past noon.
I just ate a Healthy Choice pot roast meal. Ew. I mean, this thing has been hanging around for months because I have not been able to eat it in front of people due to embarrassment -- a compartmentalized microwave meal of carrots, potatos, beef, topped off with an apple cobbler?? So 1950s meets Weight Watchers (ONLY 6 POINTS!!). I don't know, I'm OK with the frozen paninis, stuff like that, but this...this was just the most stereotypical TV dinner. ANYWAY, I ate it, it's done. No one saw me.

Jamie -- I know, I feel like you and I post on all the same sites, and post A LOT. Faerie, too. This is my new fave, though. The 20-somethings have gotten a little too busy for me. Can't keep up with the youngins anymore! With the hippin' and the hoppin' and the bippin' and the boppin...(Simpsons quote, anybody?). As for your colleague at school, what the eff?? so weird. Way to resist the brownie, though.

Faerie -- that's right! it was a peace sign!! when i first saw it, I thought it was a finger, like, "no, no, no," type of finger :nono: (i didn't look closely), and then I realized it was a peace sign...but then i forgot that I'd realized that...oh, whatever. game night would be fun!

BLZ -- yikes those sound like some scary storms!!

InStitches -- glad the scale went down...er, have you thought about banishing the scale? it sounds like it's making life hard for you! I swear, it's hard work shifting the perspective from the scale's report of my results to simply concentrating on good behavior and not thinking about that number, but now that I'm getting used to it, it's really much better. After all, it's really not about that number!! It's about healthy behaviors!!

So, I'm convinced. I'll do the 5K so that I can be part of the fun!

S

Lizzy - Embarrassed to eat a healthy choice meal? :) I like the paninis and frozen pizzas best, I think.

Institches - Dear, hun, please do not make a habit of not eating before weigh-in. :hug: It's nice to see the scale move down, but there are a couple of things that concern me. First, it has the potential to be a very addictive and cyclical pattern. And second, it doesn't really let you see the true story of the week. I'm happy that you saw a loss, but don't make me worry for you on your weigh-in days! :stress: Why are you weighing every day anyway? If it's causing more stress than helping, I mean. If you're in tears at night (do you usually weigh yourself on the scale at night?) because of what a little gadget says, then it's time to re-evaluate how you're using it. This journey isn't just about the numbers. It's about our health! :hug: If what you've been doing has not been working properly, let's work together to see what it is that you could try. I know you were using the Wendie Plan last week. Are you still following the same pattern of eating less than your base points on some days or did you switch to the form that uses only added FP (no taking away base points)? You mentioned last week having some issues with snacks, too. Have you changed that up? I hope I'm not coming across as harsh, this is all said with concern. I honestly want to see you losing weight, but not at the expense of your physical and mental health! And some more :hug:.

Suite - I can't believe your "friend". How rude is she! I'm glad you didn't give in to her regarding the brownie. Hopefully you won't have to deal with her much longer!

Faerie - you always have such good feedback!

Blz- I'm glad to hear that you didn't have many problems, but that must've been scary!

InStitches - ((Hugs)), listen to Faerie, she's one smart Chick!

Busy day for me, I volunteered at my dd's preschool. Then on to work. Very busy there, it made my feet hurt. So far my feet are winning against me going to Curves today, but I'm trying to convince myself to go! I still have 2 hours before they close

Faerie
Yes I did follow the plan, that you are also on, I did not go below my base. I did cold turkey the snacks, limited myself to one a day, I think I did all that I needed to, to have a good WI, but I do base ALOT of my sucess on the scale, such critters of habit.

I'm so new to this, I actually have been doing some reading into why I might be having so much of a struggle, lately. I won't bore you with all the fine detail, but the article is in the April issue of Good Housekeeping.
No you are not being harsh, I realize that this is a long journey, I did not get this way over night, but...that scale is a problem, :mad:,

Hey just realized I gotta run-gotta get to work-I will post tomorrow

Good Morning!!

I'm babysitting today, from 9-4. It's the kiddies I used to nanny, I guess their current nanny is away or something, they asked me to come in. Now I don't remember what I used to do with them for that long! I think I usually tried to figure out playdates...hmmmm....

Food is always tough for me with them. Luckily, their mom is super healthy, so there isn't anything TOO evil in the house, but I'm still a little concerned for myself! I guess I'll bring some lunch, and promise myself I'll snack only on things that resemble their natural state.

Faerie -- very well worded advice to InStitches. I was thinking the same, but less eloquently.

InStitches -- There is an NSV challenge on the challenge board -- NO SCALES ALLOWED!! Maybe come think about joining us? Faerie is there too!

Gemini -- Did you make it to Curves??

I had a pretty funny workout yesterday. The weather here was GORGEOUS, 70s and sunny, and the rest of the forecast is 40s and icky. So, yesterday was quite the gift of a day, and of course I was indoors. I went to the gym after work, did 20 min cardio, and started to lift, but got the itch to go outside, AND, the free weight section of this particular gym is horrible. I REALLY just wanted to get into my car and put the top down! So I ran out of the gym, cruised toward home with the music blaring and the top down, just as it began to get too chilly for that, and got to another gym near my house, where I went in and did my strength routine. I actually really liked taking that break! The strength routine felt so easy!

That is all for me. I gotta get ready for my funday friday with the kiddies.

S

Happy Friday Everyone!
 

Friday Friday Friday :D

Gemini - Did you end up getting to curves? :running:

Institches - I don't get a chance to read Good Housekeeping often, but if you'd ever like to discuss what it is you think is going on, we'd all really like to hear and help out. The scale does sound like a big problem. #1) For just one week, try not to weigh between your official weigh-ins. #2) Focus on the non-weight related goals. (I know you're doing the Points challenge in the 100lb club, keep it up! :D) You're much healthier right now than if you were not trying anything at all! :hug: And Mandalinn has a great quote about the scale: We do not use the scale because it is the most accurate measure of success; we use the scale because it is the most convenient.

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So, weigh-in: +.4

This week I'm going to type out exactly what I do when I see a gain on the scale.

Step on scale. See gain. Feel a little disappointed, and a little discouraged. Open weekly tracker, look over food chosen, and exercise done. Confirm or deny that I am OP and on track. Look at what's going on in life in general. Notice that this week is the week before my TOM. Ah-hah! A notorious week for water weight gain. Acknowledge that this is the most likely reason for the gain. Still feel a little disappointed. Feel a little proud that I stayed OP the whole week and accomplished my daily mini-goals of fruits, veg, water and exercise. Feel a little less disappointed, and not so discouraged. "There's always next weigh-in :)"

I'm not a tea drinker. But I've always wanted to be. I know that must sound silly, but I get these visions of myself at goal wearing a cute fitted top, a long flowy skirt, sandals, a bead necklace, a cute ring or two, a couple bracelets, sitting in a sun room drinking tea and reading a really good fantasy book. I know those things have nothing to do with being at goal. I know that I could be doing most of those things right now, but for some reason, there are times that I get caught up in the whole "I'll be a different person" aspect of losing weight. And now... of course we won't be different people, but almost as though I'll feel free to be who I am, and how I see myself in my own head. Oh boy I'm weird.

Hope you all are having wonderful mornings :dizzy:


PS - the 3FC 5K weekend is here! I can't wait to walk it and talk about it with everyone :D

PPS - Here's my previous avatar:

Lizzy - We posted at the same time :lol: I hope the babysitting goes well :) Wasn't that weather awesome yesterday?! omgosh! And that work out session/drive yesterday sounds super awesome :D

lizzy-
Thanks I will.
Thank you all for you kind words, I promise not to do that crazy thing again, it was a moment of sheer desperation.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Friday, and Good Luck to all the 5k walkers/runners this weekend

Faerie-
:thanks: Thank You for all those kind words, I plan to take your great advice, I do like that quote about the scale, and I will try my best to not step on the scale until my next WI, wish me luck, by the way that scene you placed in my head sounds wonderful.

Hey just a tiny gain, and from what you said, you know why :o and No you are not weird, I think you have a truly amazing gift, and I so pleased to have you share some of your wisdom with me. Thank You again-Good Luck on your 5K, do you plan to do it outside or treadmill? I hope my walk, can be outside, but if not, I do have a treadmill ;)

Yes I would love to share/discuss that article. Right now I'm off to do some dress shopping, have not found any that I like yet, and the wedding is only 3 months away. Yikes :dizzy:

Happy Friday everyone :hug:

Institches - Best of luck with the dress shopping! For the 5k I'm going to be walking outdoors (with an umbrella if I must ;)) Nothing fast, it'll probably take me at least 60 minutes, but I'm doing it for the relaxing experience. And when you get a chance tell us a little bit about the article. Who knows, maybe some of us are going through some similar things!

gemini - hope your tootsies feel better today. I hate sore feet :p

institches - Can I just say that I'm so happy to see you sticking around here even when things are going tough for you? The fact that you continually come back and share your frustrations and look for help (and follow advice you get! wow!) and KEEP GOING is just so impressive to me. You've got some strength, you know!

Sonja - :lol: @ snacking on things that resemble their natural state. That's a great way of putting it! And yeah, the weather was beautiful yesterday... Looks to be really fantastic today, I'm excited :D

Faerie - Good way to handle seeing a gain. Funny to see I go through nearly the exact same process. And no, your vision of yourself doesn't sound silly at all! It's really powerful to have these vivid images of how you want to look and feel at the end. It's what helps drive us towards goal. Even if you never become that particular person, if it helps motivate you right now, then it's really wonderful. As for drinking tea, if you want to start having the best damn tea experiences of your entire life, invest in a tin of loose tea (and a tea ball or french press). It is about a million times better and more satisfying than bagged tea. Seriously. I got called "anal" on a board somewhere around here for suggesting loose tea to someone but I think you'd be a little more open to the experience. It's pretty much night and day difference, like instant coffee vs fresh-brewed.


I'm so excited for the 5k this weekend, I may end up doing the whole thing in one day if the weather is this fabulous. We'll see. It was such a fantastic idea, I really feel like part of a community doing this all at once :D

Today one of my coworkers is ordering pizza for everyone at lunch. We were made aware of this earlier in the week. I went through a bunch of stages... grief, denial, anger, resentment, etc etc... :lol: At first I was going to "disappear" so as to not have to deal with saying no to everyone. Then I was going to pretend I forgot and bring a lunch. Then I started thinking... Why can't I participate? Why do I feel like I can't have a freakin' piece of pizza with my coworkers on a Friday? My WI is tomorrow but if I drink a bunch of water the salty effects should be minimal. So I'm having a slice of veggie pizza and will account for it, and I brought a salad to eat on the side. This is what this journey is about, to me -- finding compromises, not feeling like you can't be a part of your team/company.

So for now, I'm focusing on my water. I will enjoy every bite of that pizza, and I will enjoy hanging out with the people I work with. :)

Okay ladies, I'm off for now... I order you all to enjoy your Fridays. :p

Originally Posted by suitejudyblueeyes:
Seriously. I got called "anal" on a board somewhere around here for suggesting loose tea to someone but I think you'd be a little more open to the experience. It's pretty much night and day difference, like instant coffee vs fresh-brewed.

:rofl: I did invest in a few honey & lemon teas that I enjoy recently. And I actually like being anal about certain things, it means I have high standards! ;) I still think tea is a little bitter so I drink it with a little splenda :sssh: I'm in a try new things again mood, so I think I might go get some Stevia sometime at good ol' Trader Joe's.

I know what you mean about the 5k. I'm just excited :D

Excellent work about the pizza! Enjoy it :) And it's not like it's off plan or something, you're planning it, and having a salad to boot!

good morning everybody! its a beatiful spring day here, just wish i could be outside to enjoy it! LOL but no I am stuck inside at work! oh well, the weekend is upon us soon!

good luck to all those doing the 3FC 5K this weekend!!

Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you know that I signed up for the 5k thing this weekend also. I will be walking Saturday with hubby and dogs(3). Hopefully it will be a nice weekend.

I have to get back to work. Have a great one.

Dawn

blz - you and me both! stuck inside at work on a gorgeous day...

dawn - good luck with your 5k, I'll be right out there with ya (in a way)... :running:

Suite-thanks for the kind words, this is such a great place to get what you need, a shot in the arm or a kick in the butt :listen: Good Job handling Pizza Day at work. I do drink tea, but I've never tried the loose stuff, need to look into that.
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Well-I found a Dress :yay:, took my sister with me, I can count on her to really tell me how it looked, so that's done :carrot:

Faerie and anyone else that might want to share their thoughts or comments on this article that I read. It's in the April Issue of Good Housekeeping, it's called Supercharge your Metabolism, Surprising new ways to reverse middle-aged spread {which I fall into, it says for anyone over the 35 club} The first sentence caught my attention right away, "you diet more than ever, but you don't weigh less"

It goes on to say 6 mistakes that are made, and how to correct these mistakes, it does go into alot of detail for each, but I will just jot down the bullet points

Mistakes:
1-Relying on Just Your Scale
2-Crash Dieting
3-Only Doing Cardio
4-Sticking to the Same Exercises
5-Eating Lightly{or not at all} before noon
6-Living A High-Stress, Low-Sleep Life

The Fix:
1-Have a Body Fat Analysis Done, anything over 30% is a wake up call
2-Shed Pounds S-l-o-w-l-y
3-Pump Iron
4-Switch it up
5-Munch on more food in the morning
6-Sleep More, Stress Less {:lol: not so easy}

Well need to make a cup of tea and relax a bit before I hit the hay-getting very excited for my 5k tomorrow, look for me I'm wearing #179 :goodluck:

Blz - Yay! The weekend is finally here :D

Dawn - So many people doing the 5k, this is fantastic! You let us know how it went ^^

Institches - Those mistakes & fixes make a lot of sense! I've seen many similar things mentioned all around 3FC. I agree with each of them. Valid points, all. I still do rely a little too much on the scale, and definitely not enough sleep (this is a big one)! :no: Things I have to work on! I'm having a cup of tea now, too :D And congrats on finding a dress! :yay:

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3 people at work have made "You're looking good" comments in the past week. It's getting creepy! :lol: I don't mind, but it's kinda weird... awkward O_o Nice to know that what I'm doing is working, though, I'll tell ya.

So, the fiancé & I have decided on a B&B. It's called the Colby Hill Inn, in New Hampshire. (The website shows up first on google if anyone is curious.) It's a cute little place, and the suites are fabulous! Now that the decision is made we have details to plan, but at least this takes the weight off of our shoulders about "where". :)

I hope everyone has a fabulous night of good sleep. We're gonna need it for the 5k, right? :running:

yeah glad you all decided on a B&B Faerie

a little late but Faerie and Suite i do the same thing. i picture little scenarios. me and goal weight honestly sitting at a damn ice cream place in short little shorts and a tank top eating yummy ice cream. me at goal weight and a friend driving with the windows down beeping at houses of people we know, hanging out the sunroof. me at goal weight sitting in the sun reading a good book, drinking a smoothie. funny i can totally relate. i could do those all now, but they just seem so much different at goal weight.

i ALSO wanted to be a tea drinker. my friend laughs at me all the time cause she loves tea and when she was doing weight watchers she lived by it instead of points filled coffee from d&d's. she'd always say "well then BE a tea drinker you weirdo." but for some reason i never liked tea. it has a BITTER taste to me.. everyone i know who likes tea totally doesnt agree and thinks i'm crazy. in the colder times i tried it. i feel its an aquired taste so i bought some boxes and had tea every day. i was starting to like it but i haven't had it for a while and feel like i won't like it again. BLAH such is life, i guess i never will be much of a tea drinker.

i need to come around here more often!! i dunno what's with me. well so far so good this week staying OP. i'm making more goals for myself because i would love to be at goal weight by the time i go to utah in july. only 13 pounds to go. if i'm close to it i'd be perfectly happy. it's my ultimate goal and i'm really going to healthily work my *** off at it!! my first goal was to be 143 by april 25th. i still have 5 pounds to lose in 2 weeks. i don't see it happening. so i made that goal for my anniversary - may 20th, and the goal goal for utah in july. i can do it!! i really can if i stay OP.

IT WAS SO GORGEOUS on thursday. why can't it always be like that? HARUMPH! new england and it's weather changes.

ok anyways, that's enough from me. i'll be back sooner this time, promise.

p.s. i know my ticker still says 146, i still don't plan on changing it because i plan on being back there, SO SO soon. in days. keeps me focused and determined to not change it haha. then i won't be lying anymore ;)

Good morning all!!

faerie -- sounds like things are coming together for the wedding!! that is wonderful! I can't imagine how stressful it is to plan such a big day for yourself. any chance you'd post pictures of the dress?? As for people noticing your weight, girl, you've lost nearly 100 lbs!! Of course people notice!! I know what you mean about all in one week, though. Strange.

suite -- you are so right about the pizza!! how did that turn out for you??

BLZ -- yup, hard to stay in on a beautiful day!

dwn -- good luck this weekend!!

tarah -- i hate hate hate the weather right now!! and i hate myself for how much i've been complaining about it!! but honestly, how many nasty weekends are we going to have?? anyway, don't feel bad for not posting enough!! we are glad to hear from you any time, when you can! good job staying OP this week!!

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As for the tea conversation, i have never been a big tea drinker, but my dad is allergic to coffee so my house is always stocked with tons of different teas, and my dad ALWAYS has a mug of some in his hand. I know what you all mean about wanting to be a tea lover! I have started liking it, but still don't LOVE it. Except for my nightly bedtime tea. Knocks me out, and i love that!

So, I was not so good last night. Went to a party, drank too much, but didn't really eat, so at least that. I took a cab home and left my car at my friend's house, so I couldn't stop anywhere for late night goodies, and that was a good thing. I feel so good about that this morning! I stepped on the scale because post drinking WIs are always kind, and I'm at 135! now, if that can actually stay on Monday...that would be cool! More importantly, I went up to the attic and found my skinniest jeans, size 6 jeans that I bought but have never comfortably worn, and put them on! we'll see how they feel throughout the day, but pretty cool that at least they're zipped and I'm breathing!

And now I'm sick. sore throat and all that. i have a ton of stuff to do at home (ahem, taxes), so that's fine, I'll just run to the store, get my sick person gear (juice, soup, etc) and stay home until i have to go babysit later. It just hit me out of the blue! BAM and I'm sick. ugh. so i guess no workout today. yoga tomorrow.

good day everyone!!

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Faerie - So I totally googled your B&B, it looks GORGEOUS. I'm so excited for you!! (Just since we're sharing, this is the one I had mine at: The Blue Rock Inn.)

Tarah - There you are! I noticed you hadn't been around in a while. Good luck with your WL goal, you can get close at the very least!

Sonja - Allergic to coffee? I didn't know that was something people were allergic to! That's interesting. WTG on the jeans, too, I just love finding "new" old clothes to fit into. Sorry to hear you're sick, I hope it passes ASAP.


Mmm, I just had the yummiest breakfast ever. It took like 20 minutes to eat :p 1/2c oatmeal cooked in 1/2c water and 1/2c almond milk, with one apple chopped up, 1/2oz walnuts, and some cinnamon. MMM. Talk about filling and sooo delish. Too bad I don't wake up early enough to have this on weekday mornings, it really sticks with you!

Well my loss this week was small, but it was a loss nonetheless and that's good. While it didn't push me over into Onederland, it did push me over the 15lb loss mark, so at least I feel like I made some progress. I'm trying really hard not to get antsy about how slow it's going... It sure is easy enough to tell other people to be patient but when it's YOUR loss that's going slow it's frustrating. I've been at this for three and a half months, or 14 weeks, and have lost an average of 1 and a smidge pounds per week. At least it's going. And I have to keep telling myself that if I keep it up at this pace I'll have lost at least 52lbs by the end of the year, and I can totally handle that :D So trying to keep it in perspective. It's getting tough though to go to meetings and see all these people who joined with me at the beginning of January, and they're all meeting and surpassing their 10%s already (we had like three of them today)... I'm still nearly 6lbs away, which at my rate means it won't happen until Memorial Day weekend. GUH.

Patience, patience, patience...

I'm hoping the fact that I'll be able to recommit to regular exercise once this damn exam Tuesday is over will help my WL move forward.......

you can do it, jaime!! if it means anything, your patience has been inspirational to me. as well as your personal rule of no time limited goals. it's not a race!! i know you know this, but i can also understand how frustrating it can be to not see a loss. try to focus on all the good you're doing!!
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Hope everyone is having a wonderfull Saturday;

lizzy-Good Job no driving after drinking :carrot: Awesome about your skinny jeans, hope Monday goes well for you. feel better soon, :(

Faerie- Super on picking your B&B, I will have to check it out. Now comes the fun part, Planning and Paying :fr: Well it's nice that people notice, the weight loss, but I think I agree with you, also you must know, you do have alot to be proud of. :hat:

Dawn and Blz :wave:

Suite- Hey 15lbs gone for good :carrot: You are doing Great :D I know it's hard to see the whole picture when you step off the scale, specially if you did stay OP all week, the body is such a strange thing to try and figure out, alot of people at my meeting have "cheat days" and still a loss, while others fight for every oz they lose. I think you also have to remember stress plays a very important part in the way you body reacts to you losing, and I think you can safely say, you do have a bit of stress :grouphug:, and yes, you are going in the right direction, it just might take a bit longer than you want.

ifindhope- good job staying OP :D

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Well finished my first 5K race, :running: hope everyone had a great day for their race. It was so beautiful today that I was able to go outside for my walk, other than too many cars on the road, {still get very self conscience} but that did not stop me from having a wonderful walk, even pushed myself and did some speed walking at times, did the race in just under 1hr, overall had a wonderful time :carrot:

Have a Great Weekend ;)

I'm not doing well today. Had a couple of set backs today, like finding out my dog (that my aunt now has) died. I missed breakfast, then I was heading up to a Farmers Market & dh wanted to stop at Burger King. So I get a cheeseburger & drink a chocolate milk - poof 11 points gone in about 15 minutes. I never eat that many points for lunch. I'm just trying to justify it by the fact I didn't have breakfast either. Then I ate a 3rd of a brownie we got at the market.

I only have 15 points left, but I know that I have plenty of flex points as a back up...I'm just really blah right now on a weekend I was totally looking forward to.

Gemini -- I'm so sorry you're having a rough time. At least you're still counting -- that is so important!! You're doing great. Now we just need to work on your hubby, suggesting BK while you're on WW!!!

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Lizzy, it was technically I that had him stop at BK, I had to go to the bathroom! Then he started whining about being hungry. I should've stuck with my initial idea of a jr. whopper w/o mayo & grabbing a water from my car, it would've saved me like 4.5 points :P

Hi everyone,

Thank you for starting the FLEX plan # 6.
This is my second week on Flex plan.
I was doing low carb before and just needed a change so I am now doing WW.
The 1st week, I gained a pound,
2nd week, I lost a pound.

This of course is not so good BUT I think my body is still adjusting from low carb to a higher carb eating plan WW and not to mention my body is adjusting to actually moving the body (exercise).

I am doing WW at home. I did WW a few years ago and am doing it now again.

I truly believe that the only reason I didnt gain a LOT of weight is because two weeks ago I started speed walking and now do high intensity interval training of walking one block and jogging one block (alternating) and I do that for two miles, 5 days per week.

what concerns me is that jogging and walking for two miles ONLY burns 80 calories for me and that is kinda discouraging for all that hard work. But I do it because I have always wanted to JOG and now my dream of jogging is coming true, slowly but surely. :)

Today is the FIRST day I actually stayed within my point limit, yeh!

I saw this on Flex plan # 5.......

What was really inspirational was the trainer told her "Dieting isn't about restrictive eating. It is about adding in more healthy food. The more healthy food you add in, the less you will want to eat the junk".

THAT is really true.... the more healthier food I eat, the less I want junk food. Although I did have Wendys on Friday... my choice.

I am glad I joined this thread :)

have a wonderful evening and a happy Sunday tomorrow.

butterflyy

gemini-Sorry your day did not start out well, hope the rest of it went better. :hug: Great that you wrote it all down, my leader tells us, it's only one meal out of 21, so if you slip-up, make the NEXT morsel you put in your mouth WW. You are doing great, don't let it ruin your planned great weekend, :D

Hi butterflyy :welcome3:, sounds like you are on the right path, so happy you decided to join us, Good Luck ;)

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Hope everyone has a Great Week :carrot:

Hey girlies, I apologize for popping in and out so randomly, just got alot on my mind with the move and tying up as much as I can here before I go. Also, I guess there was a few days where I got alot on my plate as well, but I've overcome it and not let it get me down. So today, back on track and I'm praying to keep the willpower to stay there.

Institches21: I wrote down the list you put up on a post-it *gotta love post-its* and put it up next to my computer, considering I always plop down at it at some point during the day. I need to work on the eating more before lunch time, and I also slipped into the habit of not eating before weigh-in that I'm proud to say I've improved on. :)

Faerie: Congrats on the B&B! That's awesome and good luck! And don't you find those compliments motivating? I wish I was getting them, so far I seem to be the one who says "yeah, so far I've lost almost 20 pounds in 2 months and a bit".. And everyone's like, "good for you....o_O". So I just don't mention it, because I don't notice any difference yet at all!? Not in my clothes or anything.. booo.....

ifindhope: Good luck on reaching your goal for your anniversary! I love writing with you guys on here but I don't always get a chance to drop in either. Let us know how you're doing though, because we're here to help. You can do it baby! :D

shrinkinglizzy: I'm STILL waiting to be able to fit into a smaller pair of jeans.. And it kinda dissappoints me that I can't yet, but oh well, in time right? Congratulations to you though! I'm happy for you! :D

Suite: BELIEVE ME I know exactly what you mean about having to have alot of patience in this journey... I have to teach myself to not expect so much progress in such a short time.. Although the thing that keeps me motivated is that I look at how much I've lost so far, and remember that even though progress is slow, progress is progress, and with enough patience, ahem, and on my part persistance, I will reach that goal, because slowly is better than not at all. Congrats on the 15lbs! PS: I've missed you!

butterflyy: Just wanted to say welcome, and hope to hear lots about your goals! BTW, if it means anything, you've already wayy surpassed me, if I did the amount of exercise you did every week I think I'd get alot farther, haha, but slowly and surely!

Well guys I'm taking off again, but I promise to get back on here and keep writing. In one of the very first posts I made I said how difficult it is doing this on your own with the people all around you not having to substitute, watch food intake, watch exercise, all that good stuff.. And that being able to come on here and read your experiences, share my own, ask questions, is really motivating for me. One last thing, I appreciate all of you and am very happy to be part of this fantastic group.

Good luck this week everyone! :hug: