Whoopee! I'm free!! Well, kindof. The president of our department is still here. Oh well. He's kind of laid back, though. Especially since he's going skiing next week.
heehee
Ali: About Ms. Wilson, that just burns my hide!! I really don't have patience for anyone who has surgery to help them lose weight. What they end up doing is not eating a lot of food and excercising. Hmmmm why don't we do this before we shell out $25,000 for a life altering surgery.
Ok, I'm off my soapbox. Whew! That was tiring.
I'll be back...

Hallo! Someone made a Starbuck’s run this morning and I got a Caramel Machiatto. Thank goodness for Dottis web site! It was 4 points so I have to be really sensible for the rest of the day. I may just have Green beans for lunch b/c I really don’t want salad 3 days in a row (DH and I are going out for Happy Hour and I want to drink so I’m eating salad for lunch tomorrow and I had salad yesterday). I’d really like to eat dinner with DH. Hmmm, have no idea what to fix though.

Jen: I didn’t get anything for 3 years running and finally got another deer last fall. Hmmm….that really sounds good for dinner but it won’t have time to thaw if I get it out when I get home. That would be a good meal for the weekend to help me stay OP!

Stacey: I want Jerri gone too! I am so afraid she’s the one who wins!!

Becky: Thank you for the nice words! It’s good to know that my struggles and story can help someone else *hugs* I can totally sympathize with the sabotage theory!!

Jules: Congrats on the loss!!

Shalyne: Hey stranger. Good to ‘see’ you again

Stacey: I feel the same way you do about Surgery for weight loss. Enuf said!

Trish Dahling: How are you doing today? I need to log on to the Self Challenge and update myself for the week. How are we going to tackle this weekend? I really want to get some extra exercise and focus on staying OP. We’ve got to get this weekend situation worked out! {{{{{{{{{ motivation/determination}}}}}}}}}

Typeatchalata!!!!

I think I totally missed the Ms Wilson topic? Could someone fill me in? What kind of surgery did she have?

Just want to contrats everyone on their accomplishments! Ive been pretty good since monday (totally blew tues though), and I weigh in tomorrow so well see how it goes. Im going to the gym tonight for the first time in a looooong time.

Sorry cant write much. Im at work and pretty busy but I just wanted to check in!

Thanks!

~j9

147/130

You guessed it ... the cake fairies are back. Noooooooooooooooo!

This is such a busy board! I love to see how many views we have - come and say hello, all you lurkers! I have been trying to catch up but this will have to be a short post as my hour is nearly up. I didn´t realise how spoiled I am having a free (and fast) internet connection at home ...

All the losers (Kim, Jen, Suzanne, everyone - YAY! YIPPEE!
Those who gained - don't be down. It happens. I'm the queen of evil gains (noone´s beaten my 7lbs in a week record yet, so I have every right to hold on to my title ) and yet overall I´m still down.

I'm with everyone who said about being obsessed by food. I've found, though, that looking is often enough. Does that sound freaky? What I mean is, when I go to the supermarket, I find that if I let myself walk all over and look at everything - even the bad things - then when I decide what to buy, I make much better decisions. It´s like I have to let myself make the choice. I don't know what I'd do if I worked somewhere that puts free food out everywhere though - so many of you talk about that. I´m sure it doesn happen here. Why do they do it, does anyone know?

And as for Rosie ... do you think maybe her researchers/producers are making her do this stuff? Like, Oprah does it, Ricki did it, Rosie has to do it too. If she's happy with herself I can see how that would p*** her off.

My hour is nearly up, but let me just tell you about the lounch I invented today. I bought too many oranges and had to use them up, so I marinated little turkey pieces in a mixture of fresh OJ and honey, then stir fried them with spinach, aubergine, pepper and chick peas, then added the leftover marinade and reduced it till it was sticky. Kind of middle eastern and very very yummy and quick (apart from the marinating, obviously). Try it!

Anyway, better dash.
Hugs!
Lolly
xxx

ps: Jen - have a good trip!
pps: BEcky, satsumas are little oranges, like clementines or mandarins or tangerines. Yum!

Shalyne: Welcome back, we've missed you!

Stacey: yes, I know, I think that weight-loss surgury should be a last resort for anyone. I told my mom about Carnie Wilson and she was angry, my mother's top weight wasn't that much lower than Ms. Wilson's plus my mother is 20 years older and already has some of the obesity related illnesses. In less than a year my mother has lost 73lbs so far (most of it on WW) and still has another 60 lbs to go. It hasn't been as fast as Carnie's but it has been safer and healthier. I saw this cynical site on the web about Ms. Wilson's operation and perhaps she herself is being used by the clinic where she got it done to advertise, and sadly I agree. The winner in this isn;t even Ms. Wilson (who can never eat a proper full meal again), it's the doctor who has performed all those surgeries and is getting more and more people (some who were the same size as me) to have the surgery.

Tonya: my mom and I had a "girl's day out" a few weeks ago Have fun at yours.

Brenda: Dotti's site has helped me out plenty of times as well!

take Care!

Ali

J9... Ms Wilson had her stomach stapled/bypassed. She lost a ton of weight and looks good. BUT, if anyone ahs seen pictures of her in her HS/College years, she is VERY thin. So we all know that it would have been possible for her to LOSE the weight! At least that is what I think!

I get very irritated when people get their stomachs done because they don't realize what it really does to thier body! My mom has less than 1/3 of her stomach left because of deteriation due to chemotherapy. She can barely eat anything. Certain foods make her sick. She is a size 4 and can not for the life of her gain weight. If she had a choice to do it, she wouldn't have. I feel sorry for her because she is miserable. She has to get Iron shots and infusions (So does Ms Wilson!) because she cannot absord Iron or Calcium (and other vital nutrients!) She is anemic all the time and has monthly checkups. She has been like this for about 6 years. If you think stomach stapling is the magic answer to weight loss... please research it, because it isn't!!

OK, off my soap box!!!

Jen

Hello darlings!

Work sucks over here but ya know that's okay cause I am kissing this place goodbye in less than 2 months. Mayl 11th to be exact

Good with food but bf and I had a weird run in about that last night. When I got home I hadn't eaten dinner but did not feel like anything but ice cream. So he is asking me what I want and I tell him ice cream and he says "aren't you not suppose to eat that very much" well ya know I feel like I can make my own choices and the last thing I want is someone to tell me what I can and can not eat ya know....I will just rebel. So I just told him that he needs to learn to keep his opinions to himself and it was my choice and blah blah blah. His defense was that he was only saying that because I have told him I want to lose weight. (he hasn't said squat about the 10 plus I've already lost) Well, no that's not true he said my butt looks smaller. Anyways, I almost let it get to me and wondered if I would have to put up with it my whole life. But I just let go of it. But because of that I didn't eat dinner and made him get me a bannana after we were both in bed because I couldn't sleep....my stomach grumbles were keeping me up. So ha! He's so whipped!

Anyone else get that from anyone? I guess it's like a double edged sword because you want the support but then when people over step the boundaries of the support you want to shoot bullets at them

Well I will check in again later!
Bye

I am having a great WW day. My cravings are at a minimum. My sisters and her new baby Celia Marie are coming to visit me at work. I am so excited! The point is she called ahead and asked if I wanted them to bring me some Dairy Queen. I said no! I have a feeling they might surprise me with something sinful but I am low on pts so far so we will see. I have managed to avoid the snack counter with all of the goodies! I wanted to mention also that I had a Smart Ones lunch. It was Santa Fe style rice and beans with cheese. If anyone likes spicy food it is great! It is 5 pts.
Brenda- What is Dotti's Web Site? If it is helpful fill me in, girl! I am glad you get the "sabotage" thing. With my co workers all being therapist and with my psych. degree I sometimes feel like I tend to overanalyze things. But maybe not this time Good to know.

J9-Good luck at the gym. The first time back is definitely the hardest but you will feel great afterward.

Shalyne-Good to hear from ya. You will get back on track I am sure!

Ali- Good luck on the sz 8 I would be thrilled with a sz10. We will have to remind each other of this goal from time to time.

Tonya - Glad to hear there is still a chance with the land! Yeahhh!

Lolly- thanks for my fruit lesson I appreciate that. Sorry about the cake faries. Also, good take on the Rosie Sit. That is quite possible.

Well I think I responded to everyone elso earlier so I will check in once more before leaving work.
See ya later
Becky

Lolly: I'm glad I'm not the only one who is obsessed with food and always aware of it's presense. Wow - I wish looking at it was enoguh for me

Grace: thanks for the support and telling me I'm not a cow I totally feel like I am sometimes.

I will will get better about responding to each person, but right now, I'm still getting to know everyone and remembering the names. but I love the support here.

I had manacotti for lunch I had made a lunch and left it home. When I went in the caff to get a turkey sandwhich I found myself really wanting the manacotti. But I'm not totally displeased with myself. I mean, in the past I would have gotten the manacotti, with the meat sauce and a roll. But I wanted the manacotti, with non-meat sauce and no roll and ate 2 of 3 manacottis on my plate. WW says two manacotti is 12 points... but I think the portions are a bit larger than what WW calculates, so I counted it as 15 points. Now I only have 9 points for the rest of the day... but I think I can handle that.

Also, there were free cholesterol screenings at work today. I was curious so I went. I was shocked to see how good my levels were. And I know that it's because of the last 4 months. In these past four months I've maybe had fried food 3-4 times and I've been exercising. my cholesterol was only 151 and my HDL Ratio (the good cholesterol ratio) was 2.7. For the ratio anything under four is good... and she said 2.7 was excellent.

And I guess I'll share my stats.. I have never told anyone my weight... so this is a big step for me

220/202.5/115/(4'11") I can't wait to get under 200!!!

Tilley

It's raining in Virginia. Blah. I want to be home with my puppies, snuggled up on the bed and reading a good book. But no, I have to be at work. At least I finished the story I've been kvetching about all week. I was here until midnight last night, but I finished it!

Congrats to losers of the day ... Hey, Lisa, I seem to be losing at about a pound a week, too. Like someome said, that is the recommended amount. I've been going to WW since Oct., and I've lost 20 lbs. I really wish it was more, but I know I can't force it. This just seems to be what my body wants to do. Recently, I sort of hit a weird plateau that I think I finally broke free of. About a month ago, I had a 4.2 lb. loss in one week. Then I stayed the same and gained two weeks in a row. Finally this week I lost again. I figure my body just wasn't quite ready to get rid of those 4 lbs.! It was very frustrating, though.

I watched Survivor last night, much to my shame. Why on earth, if everyone complained about Jerri throughout the entire program, did they not vote her off? It makes no sense. I bet she'll win, too. Or I think that Amber girl will end up winning. She seems fairly quiet and nondescript compared to the rest of them, doesn't rock and boat and no one really talks about her.

Brenda: Don't fret! Like everyone has said, look what you've done so far! I had gained about 3 lbs over two or three weeks and was so relieved to see a pound drop this week. I was really getting worried. Sometimes, our bodies just want to do what they want to do!

Steph: Where did you go skiing? I love to ski, although I haven't been in about 3 years, since I tore my ACL playing soccer. My ski pants are a size 10 — I figure when I can wear them again I'll go skiing! I don't want to spend money on bigger pants, and with my weight up, my knee isn't too strong these days. I still have some strengthening to do so it doesn't wobble.

There seem to be a lot of venison fans on this site! I've never tried it, but I am so conflicted when it comes to eating meat. I often think I should really become a vegetarian. Sometimes, though, there's nothing like a burger or steak, and I have never been able to develop a taste for tofu! (My PETA friend would cringe) At the same time, I don't really like the sport concept of hunting. When I first moved to Virginia in 1994, I got behind a pickup truck that was hauling a dead, bloody deer and I started crying and had to pull over. Are there any vegetarians on the site? What kind of stuff do you eat? I have been trying to eat less red meat and have been pretty successful.

I think I'll post this and get a little work done. I'm going to a self-defense class tonight, which should be a blast. I've never participated in one before and I'm looking forward to kicking some butt!

hello girls!! You all seem to be doing well.....

Carnie Wilson - I read her article in People about how she ate a bite of potatoe and a peice of fish for dinner and was stuffed and I thought, well, of course she is losing weight!! I would feel ashamed to have lost that weight b/c of surgery! What she needed was a program, maybe Overeaters anon or something, I don't know, or some counselling. Her problem was likely just a psychological one, and she has not changed her eating habits, her body just won't allow her to eat without throwing up. I have heard horrorstories about that surgery. No thanks!!

Rosie - I agree with that she doesn't want to lose weight. I too have been there saying, yeah, I should lose weight, yeah, one day, oh here is a quick fix, I'll do that - that doesn't work. I think Rosie is still looking for something magic and it just aint happening for her. I think it might happen later on, but not now.

Smoking - My step monster (aka dad's wife) recently started smoking again to lose weight...how lame is that??? Now she feels bad and wants to stop again but is afraid she might gain weight again...she isn't slim right now anyway!! What a weirdo...had to share....

Becky - woo hoo!! good day for you...mine is okay, I had that steak and cheese subway someone mentioned yesterday! Moving out is going good - mom is helping me get ready and I am letting her give me "advice" and stuff, so its working out well so far. I am nervous that I will be lonely though...I really am

B/f - hey, I forgot to mention that day before yesterday b/f was cuddling me and told me how glad he is to have me, just out of the blue, it was very cute!

Suzanne - my dad is like that - thinks he is helping but really isn't....don't worry about it since only YOU know how many points you can eat and how many you have had, right? You are doing great, keep it up!

Lolly - Hey girl!! Sounds like you are having fun - your recipe sounded deliciouso!! must try it (in my new place when I am forced to cook...yuck!)

Brenda - Caramel Maccioatos are my FETISH! I have addicted my sister and b/f too!! I love em, they satisfy my "sweet" cravings as well....mmm, good!! Good for you for WI. Don't worry about your gain, you are still WAY ahead and in the scheme of life, that is nothing at all. You go girl.

Jules - woo hoo!! Now I need to do that too - WI tomorrow for me

Kim - Woo hoo to you too!!! good loss!! How was working on the roof? I am deeply jealous....

Kierie - where are ya girl???

Shalyne - welcome back, come and play more!!

Stacey - hello! I haven't watched Survivor yet....can't relate - but I think I will start to watch TV again in my new place - boredom you know....I also plan to scrapbook until I am blue in the face!!

Kirsty - you are a busy girl!!! It never fails to suprise me what you are up to. Hope you don't get too loaded tonite

Jen - Nice response.....oh well! Have fun on your trip!!

Trish - hey girl!

Lori and Lisa - hello

Stephanie - hey girl!! Woo hoo, almost at your 10%! I love my keychain, and it really does remind me that I have come a long way and deserve this.

Shout out to Emily and all the others....I better get to work, 1/2 hour lunch is over in 5 minutes and mother nature is calling (toomuch water today!!)

HEY! I also forgot to tell you girls about this time I was in the bedroom on the weekend, and I was doing my hair and my b/f came in and said, wow, you have really lost weight! I said of course I have, I tell you when I am down and he said he just suddenely really saw it...it was cool to have someone comment!!!

Vball is over for the year and b/f is taking up boxing training for exercise (kick boxing I think?) on Tues and Thurs, so I am definatley going to the gym on those nights and then having dinner with my mom. I also will walk 20 min to work and 20 min home everyday in my new place......so I should get my fair share of exercise!! yay!!! I am so looking forward to this. and I can do workout videos whenever I want without my mom getting upset!! Yay!

Belle I like the sneaky face.....

Hey Tilley! We're about the same height. I'm 5 feet tall exactly. When I joined WW in October, I was at 206. Gah! (to use a Bridget Jones word). It was hard for me to admit that, believe me. I figure my goal is around 130, although my leader says to wait until I get down to around there and figure out what's comfortable. I was never really thin, though. Even in high school, when I played soccer, cheerleaded and considered myself really in shape, I was around 125-128, About 6 years ago I got down to 137 and felt pretty good. So we'll see.

It's really tough being short, because I think the pounds tend to show more. Another example of how unfair life it!

Well, I just emailed my bf and explained the points thing to him and pointed out that I had lost 15.6 pounds since bening with him. I told him I couldn't tell much but others have pointed it out and that I know he was just trying to help but thanks but no thanks. I think he is swamped at work so I hope that note doesn't piss him off

Thanks for the kind words Belle

Later!

I am having yet another bad work day! Gotta meeting in 30 minutes... then have to finish packing my training materials... then home to pack my clothes! My dilema.... I need a heavy clear plastic to wrap Emma's car seat in so the airline doesn't mangle it too much! Of course I forgot I needed that so this is last minute! Plus hubby has to drop the dog off at my parents because they are babysitting her. So we have to pack up her "toys" and treats and food and kennel! My night is going to be a long one! And I am stil having a bad work day!

Ughhhh is all I have to say! Calgon take me away!!

But I just ate four of them! One of my co-workers has a box of them and offered them to me. I took two, since I've been doing OK on points today. Then he threw two more on my desk and I ate those too.

Ohmigod. They were so yummy. I swear I could eat a whole box of them right this minute if they were around. I'll keep drinking water instead.

Hang in there, Jen!