here's a pic of me with my best friend (who I had to hide since she's into anonymity on the web).

I'd be more than willing to give my 2 cents...

Ali- I don't pretend to have all of the answers but I have been told that I am a good listener and if it is big stuff I work with a bunch of therapists. They help me a lot. It is one of the benefits of my job I am off to lunch. I would have sent this PM but I don't know how YOu could fill me in on that!
Becky

Hello all. Training was fine yesterday, but I’m getting sicker and sicker. I thought it was just allergies, but I’m absolutely miserable. I have a Dr. appointment this afternoon so they can check me for a sinus infection and hopefully give me a prescription allergy medicine. My boss is fine with letting me leave for the apt, but when one of the other managers told her to send me home b/c I sound so bad, she wasn’t at all receptive. I may go to her and ask her if I can b/c I feel so awful. Does death warmed over mean anything to you guys? Boy am I craving chicken noodle soup. Better than craving fried something eh?

I stayed OP yesterday even with eating out for both breakfast and lunch. It was Gunther Toody’s for lunch. Two people at my table got shakes (they have THE best shakes around). Boy was that tempting. I got diet coke and a Fiesta Chicken Salad. Grilled chicken, cheese, black beans and the best corn bread muffin you have ever tasted. I kind of had to guess on points but I know I’m OP! I didn’t have time to eat dinner which actually turned out better in the long run anyway. I weigh in tonight after my Dr. apt. I don’t care how awful I feel, I’m going!!! Have to stay on track.

I chose Cocktails on the poll, but I love beer and Diet Dr. Pepper too. Hey Kirsty, why and I the only one who has voted Cocktails?????

Shalyne: Looks like we’re in good company being sick huh?

Kierie: www.dottisweightlosszone.com It’s a wonderful website! You can get point values for over 200 restaurants, and there’s a ton of other stuff there. Tips on following WW etc. Check it out. Put the binge behind you and start fresh!

Kay: Way to go on the loss!!!

Belle!!! Wow! Congrats on your loss too

Kim: I can’t wait until I actually feel comfortable in a bathing suit. You’ll have a great time on vacation, just do some mental rehearsing before you go down and you’ll be fine!

Emily: Glad you are in a smaller bra size. That’s so exciting!!

Kim: I’m sorry, but your post about the .8 cracked me up. I know it’s not funny and I know you will lose at next WI. Just keep it up! I get in trouble that way when I have a loss. We always have to keep our guard up.

Jen: Welcome back! Sorry to hear about Emma. I agree with you about the sick kid at daycare problem. When I have kids they will come first!

Lisa: I’m so impressed by your will power to get out of the omelet line! Super congrats!!

OK, was in the middle reading today’s posts and replying and my boss came in and said if I needed to leave earlier than for doc apt I could! Yeah I can go home and curl up in my bed. I’ll try to log on later today or tonight from home and finish replying to you girls!

Lufya

cocktails are good, so are spirits and i do like my wine (even if it does turn me into an evil person every so often!).
but you can't beat a glass of bubbly.
ali, if you want to email me that's cool. i can try and help!
hello everyone else, i only have a few mins here cos got work to finish before lovely BF takes me out for dinner! turkish tonight. yummmm. olives galore! but i'll try not to get too drunk. think yourselves lucky i don't have a modem at home or it would be drunken posts galore!! and that would be very bad for my phone bill.
hope everyone is doing ok, sorry this is short,
kirsty

Okay, PMs have gone out! Thanks! I think the stress of school right now is getting to me as well.. Ahh, but I am not turning to food so life is good

Ali

ali - expect a couple of PMs heading your way. i wish i knew how much over 1000 words i was, so i can work out what to cut! anyhow. i split my message in two. hope it helps.

Alli whats going on feel free to PM away
Im just prepping Qs for an interview for an article so im planted lol

Brenda, I hope you feel better. Sorry to hear your under the weather.

To All: I worry that I'm leaving people out when I don't personalize a post to everyone. Really, when I say to all I really mean it. I get so excited when I see that someone has lost or that someone has had extra will power. I'm still getting used to all the names and who says what.

Also, what does DH and TOM stand for. I just figured out what WI meant... you might all laugh but I thought that everyone kept going to Wisconsin or something Once I figured that out I laughed so hard. I was wondering why everyone kept going to Wisconsin and loosing weight

Someone last week suggested that I read a couple of Geneen Roth's books. I can't remember who. Well I ordered then from Amazon and got them yesterday. I had never considered myself a compulsive eater... like I never felt I ate to make myself feel better. Or so I thought.... so far alot of what she's said has made sense to me and I related with and I was "oh!" She pointed out... why would you keep eating if you were full. And she explained why, when I'm not hungry, do I go for the office food put out at meetings or after meetings. And I never knew why.... but once I heard her hypothesis - it made so much sense.

Here I am... not hungry. Then someone puts the leftover pizza from their lunch meeting over by the coffee. Now why in the **** would I even care that it's there if I wasn't hungry. And she was right. It's like I feel like if I don't eat any, I'm missing out on the wonderful thing. Totally can relate to that. I was never able to pinpoint why I went for that junk. But that was totally true for me. Why in the **** do I feel like I'm missing out. All I'm really missing out on is the extra calories, fat ang guilt. I think now that I know this... I can nip it in the bud. Maybe not all the time... but enough to make a difference.

Sorry if i go on like this... I just wanted to thank you for the suggestion on those books. In addition to eating better and OP I want to find out why I do the things I do.. so I can control things better.

Congrats on those going to the gym!! I'm going again tonight. And good luck and will power to those heading out to social situations..... you can do it!!!!!

Ali, you are more than welcome to email me... it seems like we're more all than willing to help out!

Lisa

becky, if you go to profile and then click on private messaging you can find out how to send/receive PMs. also, if you want to send it to someone you can click on "pm" which appears at the top of their post. hope that made sense.
you mentioned wanting to know about meeting up? if you send me your email address i can pass on the meeting up info to you. either pm me or email it to [email protected]
same goes to anyone else interested.

kirsty
ps brenda - get well soon! and stacey if you're still under the weather. and jen's daughter emma. and anyone else!!

Brenda... good luck at the doctor's... I hope they figure out what's wrong. Being sick is no fun at all <<sigh>>.

Just a quick note...Have we calculated the total weight loss for our twenties group? I think it would be a good thing to know how much this board has helped. For me I have lost 7 pounds since coming here (21.4 total).

Seems like I just can't keep up lately. I leave tomorrow, but will be back late on Sunday, so hopefully I won't be as far behind.

Emma update.... She was vomitting last night and once this morning. I took her to the doctor (mine was on vacation, so I went to this guy there that looks like Jeff Goldblume)... He thinks she is on the downswing and getting better. He said there are tons of babies in the hospital with dehydration from this virus. Most likely she got it from daycare. I apparently was doing everything right, because she wan't dehydrated!!! Yah! Now we just have to get her over the diarreha. Poor baby!! When I picked her up at daycare last night.... apparently 2 kids were sick with this, last week, but the parents didn't keep them home until AFTER they spread it! That makes me mad! I kept Emma home today, and she isn't even as sick as these kids were! Parents just don't care anymore... it seems as if work comes first! SOOO, Emma will be out of daycare tomorrow too! I don't want her any sicker!

Brenda.... GET BETTER SOON! If you want, you can bum around in your jammies... that's what Emma gets to do, and I like doing that too!!

Ali.... hope you get the advice you need.... I am open for listening and giving a response. My friends always thought I had the answer... although I doubt myself sometimes. It seems I have the answer for everyone but myself! Hmmmm...

Lori.... YAH ON THE LOSS! I agree with the 1.5 pound loss. I had a 1.4 loss a couple weeks ago also! Those darn WW ladies always try to jip you!!

Kirsty.... Happy Anniversary. The sad thing is that I posted on this site way back in 1998 when it was first started. I am a lifer I think! The format then was really basic and not many people here. We all basically knew each other. Then Blammo.... it got HUGE!!

Tonya.... MMMMM... English Muffins and PB!! I love that too! Oh and hubby and I are in the process of land hunting! You are a lucky gal... Before we bought our current house we looked for land and the price sky rocketed! Now we are looking again with the hopes of first buying the land... then building a new (Dream) house in the future when we can afford it!!

Well, I better skiddadle! Emma is snoozing!! I am supposed to feed her VERY VERY little but more frequently so she keeps it down. 1.5-2 ounces per feeding about every hour to an hour in a half. She is used to eating 6-7 ounces per feeding. Poor little girl keeps me jumping!

Have a great day!!!

Girls TOM (time of the month, lisa at least I think, I just assumed) anyways its killing me. I just ate chocolate. I ate o.k for lunch and breakfast but I am a snack-aholic today. I seriously have 4 pts left for the day and it is 3 o'clock! The thing is I am not stressed. I don't think I was emotional eating and I wasn't hungry. I would like to blame TOM. Regardless I know that I need to stay in control. I will probably just end up being a bit over points. I will get it together. sorry for being the weak one all of the time I am completely inspired by all of your will power. I guess maybe I am getting into a funky mood. Oh well when my "friend" gets into this kind of mood I always call him Eyore. He sounds just like him I swear
Ali-I sent two messages also b/c of the stupid 1000 word thing. I hope to hear from you soon
Kirsty-thanks for the help with the pm's
Lisa- I love the WI wisconsin story that is so hysterical. I am with you though. It took me a while. I am sure I still don't know some.
Everyone who's sick feel better soon
Everyone else I will post again later
Love, Becky

Jen, I hope Emma feels better. I am so sorry. I'll be thinking about her. Let us know how she does.

Becky, Don't get down on yourself. You are not weak at all... just coming here and posting takes a lot of strength I think. You'll get back on track. I always get a little off when I'm PMSing. You guys have helped me SO MUCH lately... and we're here to help you. Hang in there.

Lori - Congrats on the loss.

TXAggie - what a good idea! I think we should all calculate how much the whole group has lost. I was down 16 when I started. I am now down 20... and I've been here for 2 weeks.

Ali - I hope you get the advice you needed. Good luck with your predicament. If you can lose that much weight, I'm sure you can get through most anything!

Lori - Godo luck skiing. And about needing will-power... just remember why you're doing this. That helps me. And try not to break any bones

Trish - Great job at the show! Good for you!

Tanya - don't know what I'm doing this weekend either. I'm going to a hockey game (Bruins/Avs) - but other than that - I'm not sure. If it would stop raining for 5 minutes I could go out and get some air.

Girls.. have a great day. And you girls need to all get better!!!!!!

Take care,
Lisa