Kim - Posted at the same time. Thank you! Less than 5 pounds from goal!!!!! Simply fantastic Every weigh-in I get excited to see you closer and closer I hope the situation eases up with your husband. Post when you can to keep us updated.

suite - I'd say that you'd be OK with that, if you are dressed the same as you normally do for WI.

BB - I'm just saying that you can try switching up the way you balance your day and that might help, not trying to say that there was anything wrong with it. Maybe that came out the wrong way?

Paint - Have fun with the horses! Your DH takes care of them most of the time? Also, for being close to goal!

Faerie - Enjoy your exercise!

I am having a slooooooooow day. After being up most of the night, I ate breakfast and then went to sleep for about 3 hours. Got up, walked to this rockin produce market a mile away, and picked up a few things that HOPEFULLY will get eaten in the next few days! I have a wax appt at 3, so now I'm kinda just hangin out, waiting to go to that. And waiting for Aunt Flo to show, because if she doesn't, ooooh boy am I gonna be in trouble!
Gosh it is such a gorgeous day out. Maybe I'll risk taking the dog out for a swim (he tends to bite joggers/bikers and requires a ton of muscle and vigilance on my part).
S

hi all - in somewhat of a rush so don't have time for tons of personals but a few - thanks for everyone who welcomed me back on the wagon. it's comfy here, i'm staying faerie - i'm a little behind on the times but CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on the 100 lbs. SUCH an amazing loss. you are such an inspiration

on another note i just want to AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ok now that i got that out.. i hate having my precious time wasted. not to mention whenever i make a plan (which i try to clear away from because this crap happens to me) it gets ruined by work. keep in mind i work as a home based treatment provider to now EXTREMELY behavioral children. currently my client is not even likable.. in my opinion.. which makes my job almost impossible. but i'm trucking. it makes it worse when i use my gas to get all the way to the house, then truck to an appt. and then she doesn't call me that she has arrived early and they got called in. so i sit in the waiting room and NEVER GOT IN! 2 hours of my time WASTED. then now since it's early he's going to school and my 9-3 turned into 9-1130, 3-7.. last minute. so those 330 plans i made? shot! ugh. i could have cried, now i'm just fuming.

i just want something predictable with set hours so i can make a plan ONE TIME and not have it blown away cause something came up. i basically have to be "working" 13 hours a day. not for me.

thanks for letting me vent. HAHA the stress has not effected my eating. two days completely OP already and i am feeling SO much better on that front. love it

Yay Tarah for being OP!!
What is the type of treatment you're providing? I'm in the mental health field, and it is wrought with complications! I hope you can survive your day!

MODKITTN- by all means you didn't say anything to offend me,I like to hear why you think I needed to balance my menus,as maybe I over looked something important.

I'm going to try the core plan and I was over there and I didn't see a daily menu like we have over here. Does any one know what web site other than WW where I could get ideas.

FAERIE-I'm going on the core plan but I not leaving you gals,I hope it ok to stay here.I like to cheer you gals on your weight loss journey,then only thing I won't do is post my menu on the flex menu thread.


Hugs BB

Thanks to everyone for welcoming me! I have done pretty well today, at least until I went over points with all the sweets while playing poker (we played with candy).
I have finally convinced my mom to join WW and she wants to do Flex. She decided this when my dad refused to join core b/c all they could eat was ff cheese (he loves his cheese). They had been on and off Atkins for the past couple years and lost a lot of weight, but then as soon as they went off she gained all the weight again. Had a long conversation with her tonight and she wants to be my buddy too, keeping us both accountable for exercise as we are really bad with that. That is the only thing I have problems with. I don't mind the eating differently, just having problems staying motivated with the exercise. So I'm resolving to start doing better with that, and hopefully that will help me get out of weight loss slump. Am trying to find some interesting videos to work out to, as I get bored really easy. I love doing yoga, but the ones I have suck and I'm broke most of the time so videos are the best way to get things done. Anyone have any video suggestions of ones they liked or really worked for them?

Congrats to Faerie on your 100lb weight loss!!!
That is really amazing and inspiration to me as I'm also trying to lose about 100lbs.

Aaaack...going to bed now! I've thought of you, my fellow flex chicks! LOOONG day at work (till 10pm) 4 days totally OP WITH exercise I might add!

Rooting for you all!

Good morning! I had so many chores to do last night and you know how many I did? 2! Only 2 out of 5. So I have 3 more to go tonight, plus I need to get to the gym. ARGH! Was completely OP yesterday. Very happy about that! Days OP (not including today) = 6

lizzy - What kind of dog do you have?

hope - I've been working a lot lately too, so I feel your pain! My schedule doesn't change at the drop of a hat, but I've been working 6-7 day weeks At least I get paid for all the overtime!

BB - you can still post in our planning menu if you'd like! Don't leave us on this thread at least

luvmyfam - I know how you feel! It is always hard for me to get back on track once I am off. When I'm on, I'm ON. But when I'm off, I'm way off and I tend to stay off for a while! For the longest time, I was the reason that I wasn't able to maintain my loss. After months of being mad at myself for it, I bucked up and am back on track. I feel so good for it too!

librarygirl - How nice that you and your mom are doing this together! I like the Firm videos, but I can't do them anymore because of a bad hip (I can't do any "step" type of exercises).

Manick - on your OP days!

Good Morning Ladies

HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13TH,LADIES


Today Friday June 13th is my DD wedding anniversary,She married 11 years.Have to call her when Leo gets up.

Doesn't seem so hot today,which is good,as we're having some sort of "Have a nice Summer" Celebration down at the Senior Center for the singers. Thats going to be fun,sing old time tunes & getting together for the last time this season.Gee!! I'm going to so much free time on my hands. Have to find something to do to keep me out of trouble.


So far so good, the new plan is working,not measuring and counting pts.It probably going to clear my head of all those numbers,and its easy just eat the healthy foods on the list and thats it.


luvmyfam-Just hang in there,its hard to be away from home and be OP all the time. Thats the reason I think Core is going to work for me than the flex plan.Too much food & points to deal with.Sending [[[[good vibes ]]]]that you'll got back soon.Traveling did me in also [2 cruise later and 20 lb gain.]


LIBRARY GIRL-Welcome to the thread.I joined WW 10 weeks ago and the flex didn't work for me so I had to switch to the core. When you say cheese is all your parents could eat, I see that the list has more that cheese in it.The great thing about WW is that if one plan doesn't work you have another to fall back on. With WPA to use if you ran out of points or need points for the core. You have a wonderful plan and having the buddy system with your mom,what better,its going to make a difference in your weight loss journey.

MANICK-Sorry you had such a tiring day,but glad that you were able to stay OP under such circumstances.


Hugs BB

mod -- wow, 6 days OP?? That is incredible! Way to go! We have a mix, but he looks just like a black lab. I'm not sure why he behaves so badly around strangers. He is my boyfriend's dog, and John says they tried to socialize/train him, but he seemed to be "special needs." I kinda don't buy it! Either way, we now have a dog who is great around people he has met (even just once), but can't really be in dog parks or anywhere with strangers, really.

Manick -- You are doing so so great! Thanks for checking in even when you're tired.

Luvmyfam -- giiiiiiiiirl, you got me craving fried chicken! I'm sorry to hear about your hard times, but I know you'll get through. I have the same issue about travel. Once anything interrupts my routine, I'm off plan. I'm trying really hard to get over that, too. We can do this!!

Librarygirl -- wtg finding yourself a buddy! And it sounds like you and your mom have really thought this out and are taking it seriously, which is really good. I imagine that you, like almost every woman I know, has a pretty deep connection to mom through food, or to mom through wacky body issues, or whatever thing mom happened to pass down to you (for me, mom passed down a tendency to binge, a love of carbs, a penchant for the latest diet, and the belief that until I am thin, I don't deserve nice clothes). Anyway, I'm babbling, but I hope the partnership helps! And you always have us, too!

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Well, it is another beautiful day here in Boston. I thought I might go to the beach with my SIL, but she just backed out. I am considering going alone, but I think that might be terribly lonely! I'm headed to babysit my niece later, maybe I'll take a bike ride this morning, head to the gym...

I feel great this morning -- had an OP day yesterday, got a good night's sleep, and I am so energized! Here's to another OP day today. I think I'll take Jaime's idea and add a count to my sig.

Mornin' girls! Happy Friday!!!

Mod- no, I do all of the animal chores, but hb calls himself the "Maintenance Man". It's my fault that we have such a big place (5.5 acres) because I have horses, dogs and cats. I think that's his mindset anyway. He gets frustrated because there's so much work that always has to be done on a big place. He forgets that I gave him the option to live in town and board the horses (which would've probably made both of us miserable!) Good job being OP for 6 days!!!

Lizzy- hope you get out and get some fresh air.

Luvmyfam- you've got me cravin' KFC also. I love their mashed potatoes, biscuits (have to have butter and honey on them), their coleslaw AND their chicken. YUM!

Librarygirl-

Jaime- Good job on the loss!!!!!

BB- Have fun at the celebration!

Tarah- I remember the days of working with behavioral disordered kids oh so well. Loved the job, but would be as upset as you are if my hours were changed like that.

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I have a couple of questions for everyone. I keep hearing people say that they were only OP for "X" amount of days. I guess I think I'm OP everyday. Sometimes I don't get all of my fruits/veggies/milk servings. Does that constitute a "non OP" day? I try to never go over my points. I use my AP pts and some of my FPs during the week. So, am I misunderstanding something?

One more question...on our point sliders there is a black box in the 1pt category. If something falls within that black box is it still one pt?

The past few days have been a struggle for me. I'm feeling ravenous. I think TOM is due next week and that's probably why, but man could I ever eat! I'm worried because I just found out that my dad wants to go to IHOP to eat for Father's Day. This could really screw things up for me. They have a breakfast combo that I just love and I'm sure it's a lot of pts. So far I've managed to stay within all of my points. I have to stay focused on being 4.6 lbs away from goal...

I was suppose to ride with a new group of women today, but unfortunately we got rained out. I'm bummed, but hoping that we can make it work next week.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Kim -- I am OP if I'm eating within my point range. A non-OP day for me is usually as follows:
B: 4 pts cereal (I almost always start off on the right foot)
S: rice cakes...perhaps some pb (unmeasured. hmm, maybe 3 pts?)
L: I'm bored, but don't feel like actually cooking...how bout some more cereal? Unmeasured, again...I stop tracking at this point
S: Bread. Spread with whatever is spreadable in the house -- Nutella, cream cheese, pb, butter, whatever.
S: Oh, I had to go out, and while at Target, somehow ended up with a bag of chips. They're all gone. There is no way I'm going to measure how many points that was! At least it wasn't a family size bag.
D: Boyfriend is home, asks what I want to do for dinner. I'm feeling guilty about those chips. "I don't care, whatever you want," I say, secretly hoping he'll want to order pizza or some such thing. Maybe he's brought home some wine, or a 6-pack. By the time I'm going to bed, I've got a couple of glasses of wine in me, plus the pizza he's "convinced" me to order.
Sometimes, the next day, I'll figure out all the points. Usually, on a day like that, I've used almost all of my FPs for the week.

Now, I don't know what everyone else feels is off plan, but for me, the above is kind of a worst case scenario. OR, maybe the days last week when I was constantly going out to eat, and had no idea how many points I was having, so gave up counting. I still tried to eat well, but who knows?

That was a very long answer to your question, but hope it helps! And by the way, I did just get back from a bike ride, so yes I got some beautiful fresh air!

S

Do you guys have room for one more?

Lizzy, I loved your account of the Non-OP day. I have days like that from time to time. Luckily for me, they're now just days and not month-long marathons.