Hello all,
I'm Robyn, Gin's friend from another thread in search of a new home! I've wandered FARRRRRRR from the path since September. Working on getting myself BACK in the game....just as soon as I get rid of this darn cold that has me feeling horrid! I'll post more of an intro next time.... I've got to go grab the shower before my guys think that THEY get all of the hot water!
take care!

Welcome Robyn!!!!!! See, you could find us . The great thing about WW is that you can start fresh. Anytime, any day. Put all the bad behind you and focus on getting it right. Feel better!


Rose- good for you getting that kitchen cleaned and tossing out all the junk.
You hit on one of the best parts of WW- the food actually tastes good and most of the time I do not miss the fat, sugar and salt. Toss that cheesecake.....you get a bravo from me!

Linda-so a donut is only 6 points.......not enough to totally wreck a day. Let it go......I know my leader always reminds us how one mistake in a day is not a reason to write off the whole day. Just make good choices for the remainder of today and you can still come out ahead. Hope those sleeping teenagers get up soon..........Love your attitude about healthy eating. Thanks for starting the new thread.

Ann- How far is the closest meeting to your house, and is it at a convenient time? I think that would be the first issue I would address- if attending a meeting becomes a stressor itself, then perhaps it is not the best idea.
Putting that aside, I love the meetings and get so much out of them. Most of the leaders I have met are so inspiring...but real people who struggle with all the same issues we do. The last meeting I attended a long time member attempted to walk out in tears (after several weeks of gains). I ran out after her.....got Laura's (our leader) attention...and several of us got her back in and settled. She vented...Laura shared her tracker with us.....and guess what, it looked just like mine! Mistakes galore (eating wise)- hardly perfect. But that experience was so valuable, each of us there gained so much, and we all know that walking out of a meeting will not help, but staying might. I too look forward (?) to the weekly WI. It does help keep me focused. (I agree with you there Ontarget!) But I have successfully done WW with just posting here, and posting my WI's each week, treating posting as a meeting. Guess I took way to long to say that meetings are probably better......if you can attend them and not have to pay extra (are they part of WW online?) then why not.
I do know that here you are allowed one free meeting as a visitor.

No walk yet.......but my eating has been fine. And I am swimming in the water- have over half of todays water down already.
Have a great day!
Ginny

linda, i've done the same thing myself. in fact, we ate at golden corral yesterday under the premise that we "needed" to eat there one last time as they were closing business last night. those old habits are hard to die.

rose, what a wonderful gift you gave your family in 06. i am so happy for all of you.

so far i'm op today and plan to stay that way. 07 is going to be a great year. i'm just going to take it one day at a time and enjoy all 365.

Well, all the kids are now up and baking homemade bread in my kitchen. Don't they ever get tired? I sure do.
Tomorrow, my objective is to clean out the cabinets and refrigerator and start fresh. I will make menus for the entire week this afternoon.
I wish I could share some of the energy these kids have, for sure.
L

Hi all...been visiting my family this weekend, so I've been MIA here. DH has promised that he is starting ww with me tomorrow, and we are both getting back to the Y tomorrow, too. I am basically back to square 1...how is it possible to gain that much in just a matter of a few weeks?! UGH!

Anyway...we just got back home, so I should go get some stuff done. I hate being away from home, even if it is to visit my family!

Happy New Year all...

linda, i wish they could bottle and sell kids' energy, too. i've napped 3 hours today. i did do some and :bike" first, though. i'm going to do a bit more later. i am starting through the cupboards, too. don't you feel great about this? i know i do.

paige, i know what you mean. i'm ready for normalcy to return. that's great news about dh joining you. my dh is, too, but doing so loosely. right now he's eating some sf/ff pudding. that's a big step from ben & jerry's.

hi everyone. I have a wi tom and not looking forward to it. I almost feel like just waiting until next week but I feel pretty good about the fact that I may not be the only one. I think I have gained more than I lost. Argh.... Oh well.I need to plan my meals for next week but have zero motivation as of now to do much. I actually may crawl into my bed and watch tv and sleep. We have had out of town guest from Wed through Sunday. Today is a day of Rest...... I must say I went to a water park and walked up many steps and went down many slides . I guess the steps made me relize how out of shape I was. My heart was ready to pop out of my chest..... So on Wed I go back to the club. Whoo. have a great night ladies I will check in tom...

DJM - I think we all gained this holiday season. Refocus.......reenergize...it will come off. Glad you got some water park time in. Sounds like fun!

Sandra- how nice that your Dh is joining you too on WW! Did you finish your day OP?

Welcome back Paige! Enjoy your trip to the Y! Glad your Dh is also joining you.

Linda- the smell of that homemade bread must drive you nuts.......it would me! I have a recipe for homemade bread (WW) that I ought to try. Is your recipe WW?

Snuck in a short walk.....so far I have eaten wisely. Can't believe that tomorrow is work again. Ugh.
Nite and Happy New Year!
Ginny

ginny, i am thinking dh may not be dedicated. he's in the kitchen grazing right now. he found some pie. maybe he'll do better tomorrow. i did well. i ate core and had 1 wpa with it. life is good.

What is a wpa?
Well, it sounds like most of us were pretty out of it and lazy yesterday.... maybe we should all nickname New Year's Day as "recovery day" from now on?
You all made me brave a bit, though. Sounds like everyone has accepted the holidays and adjusted their weight accordingly. I was thinking of using a no weigh in pass today when I go to my meeting, but maybe I shouldn't. I should just get on that scale, accept the gain, and then move on. If I work really hard at getting back to basics, I'll lose some this week and maybe by the end of the next two weeks, I'll be back to my pre-Christmas weight? I don't know what I gained and my own scales truly are never the same as theirs, so it's best to weigh in, gulp.
So, let's plan out menus for at least today and stick with it, gang!

For me (planned):

breakfast:
plain oatmeal
skim milk
1/2 grapefruit

lunch:
tuna, solid white, packed in water (of course)
chick peas
wax beans
apple

dinner:
roast chicken
baked potato
carrots
margarine (non-core, am counting points)

snacks will be:
94% FF popcorn (will have it if I am starving)
SF, FF, chocolate pudding (dessert tonight)
grape tomoatoes
WW garden vegetable soup

(I'm planning extra snacks as I am coming off a time period where I was pretty much not following any kind of program at all, let's face it. During the next few days, I could end up starving in between meals until my body adjusts again.
Well, I have a plan and shall hopefully stick with it!
Linda

Morning

Linda - not a bad idea

Breakfast - oatmeal w/milk

mid morning snack - apple

lunch - 2 small flat out wraps with lettuce/tomato and turkey
remainder of tomato slices
sf jello
mandarin oranges
milk

dinner - balsalmic vinegar pork medallions (altered Rachael Ray recipe)
rice
salad
green beans

Then we'll go from there to see if I need any more points or snacks

Okay I had a small bit of fudge and toffee that I left for DS and it is in the trash this morning. It called my name last night and I'm totally disgusted this morning. Where's that whip when you need it

Good morning!

Well, Ontarget, at least if he is trying...even cutting back a little that is good. Perhaps he was attempting to get rid of the last piece of pie? Congrats on staying with Core.

Linda- I feel your pain. I was thinking about using the now weigh in pass tomorrow, but am going to face the music and get on the monster. Accept whatever the darned scale says......remember how tough this holiday season was for you (you have to forgive yourself for the gain, right?) and move on.
We will all shake off those holiday pounds together!

Rose-Good job chucking out that toffee and fudge....even if it did call your name a wee bit! Hope you stick with your eating plan.

Thanks to both Linda and Rose for posting your eating plans......dunno if I can do that. I did have oatmeal and coffee w/ skim milk this am. Got a 2 AP walk/run in. Not sure what I will eat the rest of the day. My family is having pot roast for dinner....I might have the WW dinner I have or maybe the pot roast. See how I feel when I get there. I made some WW banana bread (4pts slice) so I will have that a bit later.
Better go be productive. Have a great day!
Ginny

Good morning all! I'm feeling quite renewed today. It really is such a relief to know that things are getting back to normal...no more holiday food around, no more holiday parties to go to.

I didn't make it to the Y this morning (dd's cold has gone into her eyes, so I can't leave her in the babysitting room) but I did do a video. I remembered why I hate exercising at home so much! I stopped 2 times to chase dd around to put her diaper back on after she felt the need to strip...several times to break up screaming matches between dds...ugh! Then they think that they want to exercise with me, and I end up tripping over them, or they try to crawl between my legs when I'm doing the squat portion of the tape. It just gets so frustrating...but I managed to finish the 50 minute long tape.

Eating is going well so far today, and I'm gulping down my water.

I'm forgiving myself for my gain, and just starting over again. TOM just came (6 days late...had me a bit worried!) so I'm hoping that once it's over my weight will settle back closer to where it was before.

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Rose, sounds like a great eating plan for the day. Those "bad" foods that were calling your name and now gone and you can forgive yourself!
I went to the store this morning and came home with a smile. All these wonderful fresh fruits and veggies are here! I ended up changing what I planned for lunch, and made a stir fry. I was happy and felt really good having eaten such a healthy lunch. I was able to use 2 tsp. olive oil with the stir fry and that was good as I had not planned on any of my healthy oils for the day in my menu. I have a hard time getting those in as well as the milks.
Paige, sounds like your girls give you a great amount of exercise as well.
I remember those days and it's really hard keeping to any kind of schedule when you have little ones. How old are they? Having the Y with babysitting must be a Godsend! I found a buddy at my WW group when my kids were really young. We used to take turns babysitting for each other's kids so we could go to WW meetings. It made a play-date for the kids and gave us free time. It was wonderful to go to a meeting with no kids in tow and then be at peace.
I got to goal weight in those days and made it to be a lifetime member. Gosh, I wish it was as easy now as it was then. By the way, I think WW should revise the lifetime status. If a person reaches lifetime status, but doesn't retain that weight for maybe something like 5 years, they shouldn't have that privilege? I'm lifetime, but I don't deserve to be called that, sadly. I hope to be that again, though!
Linda

linda, wpa is probably wap. i get the letters confused. anyway, it's the 35 bonus pts per week. i'm going to the store in a few minutes. i'll be looking for fruit and veggies.

paige, you're doing well. forgiving ourselves is something we're all doing now. i remember when i couldn't do that. i still have trouble sometimes.

ginny, you're right. small steps. that's what he's taking. he should get there.