O.k. you can tell I don't have a lot of client's coming in b/c this is my third post within the hour
Jen we must have been posting at the same time. Please don't be discouraged. Having a baby is an amazing accomplishment and I know that you know that. It may have taken a year to drop those 30# the first time but you did it, and it may not take a year this time. Just focus on your progress. I am inspired by it and you should be too I hope this isn't too optimistic for you, b/c I know that can be annoying but I hate it when I am bummed about my wt. and I wish that I could take those feelings away for ya. We have all been there. My sister just had a baby and she is trying to drop the wt. and she shares a lot of your frustration trust me.
ON a lighter note, I have WI tomorrow a.m. and I just had chicken fried rice which is 8pts/cup and I probably had over a cup. My question is, is rice a bad thing to eat before WI. I forget all of the little tricks. I am drinking water with lots of lemon in it b/c my leader advised that. Well if you have any tips before WI let me know b/c my time is running out!
Thanks for all of the support and I am sure I will be back in a bit.
Becky

Hi all,

I did the SELF challenge....30 minutes on the treadmill, flexibility = my 8 minute tape. Points wise I was on track.

I really like the new features....seeing pictures, polls, etc. I'll did up a pix so you can all add a face to the name.


Lolly - that is a great picture....I'm so jealous of you going to Madrid. I am planning a vaca to Hawaii this year...I have yet to travel outside the US !

Kirsty - great job with your points...don't let the gingerbread set you back...

Tonya - I hope your son is doing ok. My brother grew out of it....

Jen - shame on that salesperson! I know what it feels like....one time I actually did the thing from "Pretty Woman" I went back to the store and told them the lost a lot of $$$...I usually go shopping in sweats, hat, looking raggedy....and let me tell you....it's hard to get someone to help you....their loss when I have $$$ to spend !

Trish...I can relate to computer problems...mine completely crashed...IT fixed it....but I lost all my files, favorites, contacts, etc....I'm still in mourning.


Brenda - I'm having one of those days too...I didn't want to get out from under the warm covers and Kitty sleeping on my feet. If only the day would go by faster.


Belle - congrats on your decision....I learned so much about myself when I left the comfort of mom and dad. I didn't move out by myself...but with a roommate...It was a great move ! Don't let anyone rain on your parade...if you can't afford by yourself....maybe find a roommate....I looked in the classifieds...it took a while to find the roomie (I met some weirdos) but we are still great friends !


Sarah - congrats on the $$$ that is awesome ! what gameshow was your hubby on ?


Ali - I hear you about spots...geez..I'm 28, you'd think I'd grown out of the breakouts....other has helped a lot for me...good luck....my mom always tell me when I complain about something...."they have a pill for that " he he


Kerie - I have my fingers and toes crossed for you...don't' worry about you being a "kid" I'm in the same boat...all my friends are getting married....they all look at me and ask we aren't even engaged but living together....

Becky - have fun on the trip...I'm going skiing the end of this month....well more like to the snow...probably choose the casino over the slopes...

Hello everyone! Well, I skipped the first night for the self challenge. I know, bad girl! However, tonight I plan on going twice as long. My gym was closed for maintenance so I have a little excuse.
Lolly ~ Loved the painting! Art museums(sp?) are my favorite places to visit on vacations. I always find it fascinating to look at the paintings up close and imagine the artist creating every stroke.
Jen ~ Way to go OP! That is a beautiful picture. I understand your frustration. I did WW and lost 35# a couple of years ago only to re-gain all but 2. Now that I've been back OP I pay attention more than the first time around and its made all the difference in the world. You CAN do it and you WILL do it! I can't believe the mean ladies at that store. I always want to go into fancy stores dressed down and see how they react when the credit card is pulled out. It reminds me of "Pretty Woman".
Sarah ~ The game show sounds like a blast. My "dream" is to go on Wheel of Fortune. I LOVE that show! My brother made it to the final selection round of College Jepardy, but didn't make it on the show. The producers said that they already had too many contestants from his school (Notre Dame). He was bummed, but was satisfied that he had gotten so far.
Brenda ~ I hope your day goes better. I seem to have a lot of those lately! I still need to send you my address for candles. DH and I are trying to cut costs, so I don't know if I'll be able to order for a while. I'll let you know.
Tonya ~ I hope your son feels better soon.
Ali ~ My skin acts up still and I'm 25! I tried the ortho-tricyclean(sp?) and it worked for me. I couldn't stay on it because I had some other side effects that I didn't like. Talk to your DR. and they'll be able to help.
Becky ~ Skiing is one of my favorite sports! Where are you going? I've only been to 3 places in CO and 1 in CA, but I want to try many more. Earn lots of activity points!

everyone ~ I have to catch up on some work so I'll check in later!

I'm going to post my bridal picture. It was before WW, so my face has slimmed a bit. Luckily the picture doesn't show my lower half (thats where I gain all of my weight).

Have a great day!

Hi guys!!

Just wanted to do a quikie post. I was on track yesterday with the self challenge. I stayed right at my points level and excercised for 20 min (could have done more but really pooped out).

I went grocery shopping last night and spent a fortune on myself buying all kinds of frozen foods. DH thought I had gone off the deep end. No, just desperation for something I felt I could eat! I found these awesome drinks though while I was there. They are by a company called Hansen's and they sell these amazing "power or energy" drinks. They are so good. I was really amazed at good they tasted! I drank one after excercising last night and I felt really good, LOL it was a great pick-me-up! The pitfall is that they are 3 pts and cost .99 a can.
I was reading the side of the can though and they are loaded with b vitamins and can be exchanged for
fruit/veggie. It is also packed with other herbs and stuff like bee pollen (can't taste it though).

o.k. now that I have gone off on my rave of the power drinks I need to go now. LOL. my mom sidetracked me by showing up unexpectedly with some stuff. I'll chat with you all later!

Emily

p.s. hang in there girls! We can do this!!

Kay, your pic is beautiful!! I wished my wedding photographer did a better job! I hated the quality of pictures we got!!

I cut my picture and made a teeny one to go under my name! Now you can see me all the time! hee hee

Have a great day!

Guys those pics are awesome! Kay you look soooo good. I am going to have to post my wedding pic even though it is 4 years old! I am only 10 pounds slimmer than the pic though.

Jen- you looked really good to! keep up the great work! I understand how frustrated you feel. I was the same way, lost weight then got PG.

o.k. really gotta run now. Chat soon!

Wow, all of you look wonderful! I'll try and get my bro to take a pic of me with the digital this weekend. The only pics I have on my cpu currently are before pics from a long time ago

Emily: I weighed what I weigh now in the 6th grade also. My weight ballooned from the 6th to the 9th grade.

Kay: yeah, I am a little worried about side effects from the pill.. Most people don't have the weight-gain anymore, but I have heard stories from friends of nasty mood swings and stuff.

Julie: My mother tells me not to worry about my skin. One of my brother's had terrible acne growing up (let's just say the accutane only helped a bit), so my skin problems have been minor in comparison.

Becky: before weigh-in, I just follow the same routine everyweek and wear the same clothes. I always have 2 meals beforehand and weigh-in before supper, I generally don't worry though in what I have had for those 2 meals though.

Kierie: Yeah I have had friends getting married left rigth and centre. I haven't even had a serious boyfriend, oh well! Yet be happy and you never know, maybe the groom has a friend who is absolutely perfect for you I'm still a kid and proud to be.

See Y'All

Ali

Kieri... Don't worry about being single. I was 24 when I met my hubby. The funny thing is that we were married BEFORE my friend who was dating the same guy for 9 years!!!! I love weddings because it means I usually get to dance. And dancing raelly burns calories!

Ali... I haven't really had any side effects from being on the pill I am on now. The first one I was one in college (for medical reasons) I think was called something like Ortho Novum... aweful.... big depression and mood swings. Switched me to Triphasil... not a problem!

Becky... no routine for me. This only thing I do is to make sure the day before I am following my points!! I don't want to be high the day before. Other wise it is same as normal! Oh, and I guess I try to stay away from super high sodium foods to prevent bloat.

Guess I better get back to work!

Oh NO!! The Mountain Man guy came and I broke down. I filled my boss’ candy dish, but I munch on it. It’s those mini malt eggs! Argh!

Belle: It’s never easy setting off on your own, but you can do it! I think it will help your self-confidence and give you the extra boost you need! I know you can do it and I know you will love it *kudos*

Sarah: Holy Cow!!! That’s a nice chunk of change! So are you flying all of us to Mexico for a much needed girls vacation?? Hehehehehehehehe

Ali: I’ve had a lot of luck with Ortho-Tricyclen. I didn’t gain any weight when I started on it and I don’t have many mood swings (due to the pill anyway -- *laugh*)

Kierie: Don’t worry about the wedding. Go and have a good time! Living in Ireland would be such an incredible experience! My cousin and I swear there has to be some Irish or Scottish blood somewhere in our family b/c we have such an interest in both cultures, religions, etc.

Jen-L: I tried to get on that web site and for some reason it was taking forever to connect. I had to quit. I’m bummed that I missed that. I would have loved to be doing it with you guys. I’ll see if I can get on in the next couple of days. Hopefully I’ll only be a few days behind you guys. Don’t be sad! Use the picture as motivation. Close your eyes and really concentrate on how good you felt then. You can do it again and it doesn’t matter how long it takes. I’ve been at this for 2 ½ years and and still have 30-35 pounds to lose. You will make it!!

Kay: What a beautiful bride! I told everyone last summer that I would get some of our wedding pictures up. I have to have a friend scan them! I love being able to see everyone’s pics! You need to come to Colorado skiing again and we can hook up and have a blast. Don’t worry about the candle thing. If you want me to just send a catalog I can. You don’t have to buy anything for me to send you one!

That’s IT. Everyone on this board must go out and get The Bridget Jones Diary if you haven’t already read it. All the talk about b/f, married, not married etc. You want to talk about being able to totally relate to a character? Lolly – have you read Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason?

Ugh....want so much to hang out in the chatroom instead of working!!!

Guess what girls....I just went to the lobby and guess who was there - my ex b/f (of 8.5 years) he was working security in my building...oh my god, I freaked out, tried to be cool though. I haven'tseen him since xmas!! He looks pretty bad actually, he has gained weight and looked very rough, uniform all ripped and stuff. He told me that I was a typical ex, looked better after (so better now) we broke up. I was pretty shocked.....yikes. He commented on teh weight. I sure wasn't expecting that.

Well, I spilled diet coke all over me today at lunch, yesterdayit was coffee and my shirt was on backwards...very cool, yes I am!! Make no bones about it....

I want to reply to everyone but I have a meeting - I will say this - i am buying that book ASAP girls....!!!

Belle

Hi girls! I know I haven't been around very much since last week, but I've missed you all. I've been so crazy busy that I barely seem to have time to pee these days. Thursday was the execution I covered, as some of you know. I handled it OK. The weekend was my awards banquet ... I won two awards, for a series on domestic violence and for a collection of my stories. The disappointing part was that my b/f ended up working at the last minute and couldn't go with me. I was so bummed, because it was five hours away and we had planned a nice weekend. The paper even put all the award winners up in a fancy hotel. So I was there, in a king size bed all by myself and was woken up Sunday morning by the people in the next room having very loud sex. I was so jealous!

Monday and Tuesday have been busy too. I did some training with the police department on how to respond to situations like school shootings. But FINALLY, I can post again. First I had to figure out the new stuff! How cool! I love the pictures of everyone ... I'll have to find one and figure out how to scan it in.

As for the weight thing (oh, yeah, that!), that's kind of taken a back seat. I haven't done well since the middle of last week. There's been so much going on, and then the banquet and ALL THAT ALCOHOL , and now I'm trying to get back on track. I'll make myself go to WI tomorrow, no matter what. I probably gained, but what better way than to get me focused again!

I'm falling asleep at my desk to finish this (did I mention I haven't slept in a week, either?), so I'll close for now. I promise I'll be back tomorrow!

Well, I've definitely logged my "seat time" for this lifetime. We drove to Houston this weekend (16 hours round trip) Tulsa last night (3 hours round trip) and I had a closing in Muskogee today (5 hours round trip) My butt is permantly shaped like a bucket seat! Haha
I can't decide whether or not to go to WI. I'm expecting a gain, so I don't know if I want to see it in writing or not. Regardless, I'm going to the gym. I don't know if I posted this yesterday, but I ate befoe I walked and ended up with really bad stomach cramps! I couldn't finish walking. So, I've tried two different ways: eating first then walking, NOPE! and 2) waiting until 2pm to walk then eat. NOPE! I didn't have enough energy that way. SO, tomorrow I'm going to walk at 11:30 and then eat when I get back. Hopefully that will be a good blend of energy verses metabolism. You guys were so busy on the boards today! Wow! I have an engagement picture on disk, but I don't know how to transfer it. Maybe I'll figure something out. Jen, Kierie, Kay...the pics are awesome! I'm sorry I can't post to everyone but I'm going to be late to WI! I'll be back.............

hello ladies!

I love the new look of the site. I haven't been able to get on since last Friday cause we had this snow storm in Massachusetts and I haven't had work today or yesterday. I'm even a little anxious to go tommorrow~ya know that feeling when you have been gone so long you are scared to go back.

I'm going to try to attach a picture too. It's a recent one so it's my weight right now

I went for a walk today in the windy snow. It felt good to use my leg muscles again. I asked my bf for a bike for my birthday. The neighborhood that he lives in that I am soon to live in is really nice for walks and bike rides.

I'm going over to self.com to register for the challenge now, Have a good night!

Suzanne

Oh I can't get the pic to go cause bf has all this fancy stuff on his computer. Stupid engineers!!!

ok i couldnt wait to tell you chicks
I registered for the self challenge (am i nutz!) so Lets do this GET HEALTHY! *puts away the pompoms*

I am so disgusted I had just written the longest post and for some reason it said I was not logged in which I was and it's gone. Arghhhhhhh!!

I'm not having a good day anyway. TOM is a B***** this month. Mood swings, just talked to BF and got upset for no reason. And I know I'm overreacting to losing my post but it's like the third time.

Jen- that is a good picture, I'm really short and don't hide weight well I would have never thought you were 200+. I look very young and get watched in stores too. The other day one saleslady told another that "These shoes are for this little girl."

Trish- I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who has trouble getting my posts on.

Lolly- Congrats on the loss. Have fun in Spain, I've never been out of the South, let alone the country.

Belle- Good luck on your own, if I made more money I would move out too.

Sarah- I watch that show, that's great!

Ali- I was on Ortho-Tri-Cyclen for three years, no side effects.

Kierie- I'm the only one of my HS friends that is not a wife or mommy (Don't get me wrong If my BF would pop the question I would be in heaven!)

Kay- your wedding pic is beautiful.

Kim- Glad the execution went okay.

Well time to curl up with my heating pad. WI tomorrow wish me luck.
Hope everyone has a great Wednesday!