Back at it! finally! lol

Hi everyone! I don't think I will be able to catch up with all of you, lol

Faerie~ Hope you had a good treadmill session! I get so bored lol.

It wasn’t a short week for me, but I do get time and a half pay for Monday. I’ll take it! Lol

I get stuck in the “eh, it’s just 2 points for this snack” rut too. It’s so easy to go there! It’s crazy how 2 turns into 10+ so quickly. Don’t worry about the weekend. It’s a new week!!!

Jaime~ Glad Risk night was fun! Great job kicking butt lol.

Hi, Courtnie!

I’ve had two good days lol. Today would have been a great day for some emotional eating. My 3 year old ran off at the library. As my 13 year old and I were looking for him I heard the elevator dinging. He loves to ride the elevator so I just knew he’d pushed the button and the doors were opening for him. Thankfully it was for a different family, but he was still gone. As we neared the stairs a very kind stranger was bringing Zach back up the stairs. He’d gotten halfway down the first flight! He had said he was ready to go…I looked up at his sister to tell her it was time to go, then back at him and he was gone. That surely deserves ice cream!

I am getting a little frustrated with WW lately. Since I have been back to work for the new school year (3 weeks) I have lost only 1 pound (two on a good morning) and I am soooo frustrated because I have stuck to my points and I have been trying to do 30 minutes on the treadmill a day. What do some of you do when you hit a wall like that?

well i'm new to this thread but not new to hitting weight loss walls...

you gotta keep going.... 1 pound over 3 weeks is still a loss. weight loss is not predictable. it's not linear and it's not comparable.

are you taking your flex points? are you doing any resistance training?


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I guess i should say hi :hi: I'm nessa

i'm jumping in to this thread now. tonight is my first week weigh in and while I follow south beach diet foods I am now counting the points of said foods... and using etools online.

here i be.... feeling like a fish out of water over in the south beach thread and like an intruder here.... sort of like i don't quite fit in eithe world.

Riley -- I just keep going. some people try the Wendie plan, where you vary your points greatly from day to day, and say this is a great plateau buster. Others up the exercise. Check out WW for ideas for plateau busters.

Magz -- wow that must have been scary! Kids are exciting, huh?

Courtnie -- welcome back!

I've been off the past few days. Packing has me so overwhelmed and stressed out, and so I've been eating junk. I see a light at the end of the tunnel today, though. It's also going to be my first full day with no cigarettes, hopefully. That probably won't help with the WW, either. I think I need to start journaling again.

Hi Nessa -- we were posting at the same time. Don't feel like an intruder! I did the same thing with SBD. Now I'm fully WW. Either way, keep on posting here, we welcome you!! I think I recognize you from that nutty interracial dating thread, too. I can promise that this board is much less hectic!
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ha-ha yes that thread... oy vey...

I've been beaching since May 2006 and lost about 70 pounds that way... now i see myself starting to move slowly to points and away from some of the concepts of south beach (full fat dressings were THE FIRST thing to go) and wondering what's going to happen further down the road for me...

and it's hard, my life is heavily rooted in SBD not just dieting either... but my entire web domain is based on SBD....

Hey hey Flexy Ladies

Suite - I love unfinished furniture. Sounds like you had a splendid birthday-fun weekend!!! I hope when I get to movin' that my apartment will be 98% set up that fast!

Courtnie -

Magz - A new week, indeed! And it's been going pretty good so far. Treadmilling in itself is repetitive. And yes,... boring. But, I play little games in my head like upping the MPH and the incline... Adjusting and paying attention to walking with my back straight.. moving my arms... Oh, and watching Charmed! Ha ha! I love watching Charmed re-runs... it gets me through the time.

RileyOzzy - That is frustrating! Doing all that work and seeing only a small return on the scale. We can't let that drag us down. Think about what could be happening if you weren't following the plan... Think how easily it could be to gain instead of staying around the same or losing "only" a little. However, I think at this point you're safe to be honest & evaluate what you've been doing exactly. Are you using your Activity Points? If you're moving around a lot, you may want to consider adding them. Are you using all your weekly FP? You may wish to stagger them throughout the week. (Like the Wendie Plan.) And also, what foods are you eating? Lots of fruits, whole grains? I know that it can sometimes make a difference if we're eating "real" foods versus many boxed foods. Tell us about your daily routine & meals. Maybe we can point some things out.

Lizzy - Good luck quitting the smoking habit! I think you're on the right track about journaling... especially since we all know the usual replacement when a person stops smoking. You can do this! I hope your moving goes smoothly.

Nessa - Hey hey hey! I'm so excited you're joining us! I like to think that having experience with more than one plan often helps people out... and others out. As you'll be able to give some tips about things that maybe we don't think about. Please don't feel like an intruder. The more the merrier. And I'm really happy you've chosen to hang out with our intimate little group.

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My day has been... well, quite a day.

Now that I've gotten back to my treadmilling, it's consumes my thought! I just wanna get back to it again! Just walking into the gym is refreshing.. the cool smell of stale sweat and hard work. Yeah. Love the gym. Gah! I just thought of something! When I quit work (at the end of the month) I won't have a gym anymore! *hyperventilates* Thank goodness for my yoga dvds, and my few workout videos. Still... I think I'm going to have to look for a treadmill for the new apartment.

I haven't "yoga'd" in awhile... and another thread reminded me of how much I really enjoy it. Time to schedule that in, as well.

On the wedding front: I'm about to send invitations out this week. I went in for my dress alterations, and it only needs the tiniest of fixings. The size 18 dress fits like a glove!

Gosh here I am doing pretty much nothing... listening to Pandora.com and just blathering on...

Anyway! Hope you gals have wonderous days!

Magz - yikes! glad you found him safe.

rileyozzy - WeightWatchers hasn't really been working for me. But it is easy to follow - so I just keep going at it and hope that eventually it will work.

ladybugnessa - welcome!

Faerie - congrats on the dress and upcoming wedding!




Yesterday wasn't as good as I wanted but today is a new day! So far I am off to a good start and have a nice lunch packed and nice dinner planned. Once I get back into the habit it will be much easier. All my blood tests came back normal so I am still frustrated as to why I seem to be having such a problem losing weight. So I made a doctor's appointment for next week to talk about my birth control... maybe it is time to try a new kind. I noticed a lot of the side effects of birth control are also symptoms of thyroid and since my blood work came back fine....

Last night was a really busy night... so busy I was grocery shopping at 9pm! While there though I was looking at their clearance stuff and they had Air Wick Scented Oils (for the plug ins) for 94 cents each! And it was my favourtie sent... I stocked up! LOL I am still so happy about my find... normally $5 each (4 for $10 at costco)... so yah for nice smelling house!

I am also looking at a 'new' used car! It is a 1999 Ford Mustang Convertible but pretty much brand new... not even a butt print in the seat, 15,000 kms - parts of car still in packaging! I only learned to drive this past April and having been driving my Grandma's Gold Buick Century (she gave it to me) - so it would be fun to drive a Mustang! I am going to clean it up this weekend and try and sell it! I am pretty excited for that and hope it works out.

phew that was a lot... hope everyone is enjoying wednesday!

Oh my gosh! Hi everyone! I don't know if anyone remembers me, but I am back! I have been gone for so long, because I have been going through SO MANY changes....first graduating college, then moving into a new apartment with my roommate, then moving into my own apartment by myself, to not having internet. But I finally got internet today!

So with all of these changes, it has been REALLY hard for me to stay on track with my eating. And I have been getting virtually no excercise since I no longer have a gym or money to get a gym membership. I literally haven't worked out in a month. I walk a lot like usual (not really a choice since I don't have a car). I am hopefully going to get a bike soon and start biking a lot for excercise.

I have been doing weight watchers since February, and the lowest weight I got down to was 211. It took me FOREVER to get to that weight, and unfortunately I have gone back up to 215.

But now I am back on here! I am hoping I can stop my binging days and start working out more!

Here's the #14 Thread: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=150783

Welcome back Vday!! You know, IMHO, walking that just happens is better than parcelling out time for exercise. That's the way it SHOULD be, after all! None of this gyms and whatnot -- you lose because you move, and you move because you have to get somewhere! Anyway, glad to see you're back on these boards. You're not the only one who's been away for a while.

Courtnie -- yay for a convertible! I have one (VW Cabrio) and can't imagine going back to a regular car. Good luck with that purchase!

Faerie -- that is so wonderful about the dress fitting! As for the lack of gym, yikes, that's scary, but i'm sure you'll find ways to fit in the exercise.

Nessa -- not sure what you mean about the web domain being based in SBD, but it certainly sounds like you've had some great success with that way of life. I think you'll find that that WOE melds quite well with WW. Can't wait to hear how it goes for you!

Well, it's almost day's end and I haven't smoked. YAY!! Haven't eaten too well, but...well...ugh. I just don't wanna worry about it! My allergies are kicking my butt, and all i really want to do is gorge and lay on the couch. But, I have to pack up and move and all that...so much to do!