Kirsty - sometimes you make me Scotland and Ireland sick......I miss being there!!!! Oh well, someday, before I have kids.

Yesterday I was talking to my mom about how no one is helping me pack and that I always seem to be alone - and she said jokingly "well, you're the cheese and the cheese stands alone". and then I realized - how brilliant is that! I am the cheese (instead of the cream, get it? You know when you say the cream of the crop....) Well, anyway, I thought it was a nice play on words. Perhaps I should go work now before you all think I am clearly insane and stop talking to me.

Belle

Hi all...

Jen-L - thanks. I went and signed up for the SELF Challenge. It looks fun.

Sarah... You should be so proud of what you've accomplished. You are so close to goal.. and I know that the last pounds are the hardest to lose, so let it take it's course... it might take a while.. but you'll get there. Think of it as maitenence in training. In high school I was 185 and my junior year I got down to 140.... but I like you, still felt so fat. Everyone kept telling me how great I looked and I just didn't see it. But because I didn't see it... I felt like I hadn't accomplished anything, and I just went back to my old ways... and gained every bit of it back. Look at before and after pictures. See how great you look. How much better do you feel now that you're thinner. I know for me, it was hard to think of myself as anything but fat. But get that out of your head. You're looking great. Hang in there!

Grace, I'm glad you're having a good morning too. That yoga sounds fun... since it relaxes you so much, maybe you could move it to the evenings. Thanks for the kind words... it does feel great to see 199 again.

Belle... you sound like me. I CAN NOT walk on ice. I just suck at it. My freinds laugh at me, because whenever we're walking together... I grab on to one of them while we walk over ice... I just have never gotten good at it.

Ali... that is funny. Actually... when i was deciding between schools, I almost went to Baylor University in Texas. It was just funny, because either way I was going to go to BU... just didn't know if it was boston u or baylor u. I'm glad it makes you smile. GO BU!!!!!!!

On my way to lunch.... hope I do well. Forget that... I WILL DO WELL.

Have a good day girls!

Lisa

Hi Everyone Wow, lots of posts. I was on earlier and the thread wasn't started yet and I was just too lazy to start one. I didn't go to class today...shame on me... I just couldn't stop coughing tho and didn't think sitting in class for 3 hours, coughing nonstop would be any fun. I think I might go home to NY tomorrow...my mom's b-day is on Friday so I'll prolly stay a couple of days.

Lisa...congrats on being under 200!! That's been my next goal for...ages...Just can't seem to get there tho. Congrats

Well I'm back off to lay down again. Talk to you all later.

I put no siree on the poll. I really like the color of my hair. It’s brown but gets slightly red highlights in the summer. The only thing I’ve ever remotely considered (and lately actually) is getting some of that stuff that is kind of like a shampoo that will wash out in a week. I’m a big chicken too and don’t want to mess with my hair. It took forever to get it healthy after my last perm years ago and I don’t want to mess it up again!

It’s Tuesday and it feels like Thursday. I pulled out of my garage this morning and thought I was in Seattle. The fog was so thick! Not a bright start to a day. I am feeling a little bit better though. At this point I’m having trouble getting to sleep b/c I got so much rest over the weekend. I was OP yesterday but used all my points. I really want to be mid range. I’ve been trying to cheat and figure out how much I weigh, but I really can’t tell on my scale. I’ll just have to wait until WI tomorrow. I accounted for my breakfast but then someone put this pizza size cookie in the break room and I happened to be in there. Grrrrrrrrrr. I’ll just have to eat fruit for lunch and go light on dinner. I hate it when I do crap like this b/c then I feel icky. We’ll see what happens.

Shalyne: I hope you get better {{{{{{{{{{{healthy vibes}}}}}}}}}}}}}

Jen: You are so close! Keep it up girl! How’s Emma doing?

Lisa: Under 200!! Good for you. Even a tiny loss is a loss!!! It’s funny you mention not liking the Stars b/c I was thinking of how much I don’t like them yesterday. They are starting to rate up there with the Red Wings (sorry to Dallas and Detroit fans!). The cruise DH and I were on for our honeymoon left one of the ports near Galveston and there were TONS of Texans on the ship. Grrrrrrrrr…………they did a contest around the pool on the ship and a hockey question about favorite teams came up. I was in the MAJOR minority when I yelled out AVALANCHE! I kind of felt like a moron, but I was drinking anyway so I didn’t care! Alcohol is my big weakness when I go out too. I’m getting better at just having one or two beers.

Sarah: Thanks for asking about me! I know what you mean about feeling like you have so much more to lose. I’m halfway there and I feel like I’ve barely started b/c I’ve had so much fluxuation the last year and a half. I keep trying to get something to click and it’s just a matter of time I hope.

Becky: Forgive me, but yoga has always seemed kind of weird to me. If it’s really relaxing though, it may be what I need to help with all this stress of managing all the things going on in my life. Can anyone recommend sites where I can get info?

Belle: Girl you crack me up. The cheese! I don’t have step monsters but I gained a niece and nephews from ages 2-19 when I married my DH. I don’t really feel like an aunt so I can’t wait until my bro gets married and has kids. He’s almost 23 and it will be awhile b4 he’s ready for that.

Kirsty: I was in theatre from the time I was in elementary clear through High School. I really miss it! I did tech as well as acting. I would love to get back into it again once I quit my job. Maybe a summer theatre group of something. Oh, and to you and Lolly, at my candle party Sat night the girls were talking about a hilarious show on the BBC called ‘Waiting to be served’ ? or something like that. They told me how funny it is and I need to search the TV sometime this week and see if I can’t find it. I’m dying to know what the little fuss is about.

Trish: How are you doing today honey??? I'm worried about you :sad:

Holy Cow! I was windy today! Sorry if I missed anyone. Wish me luck the rest of the day. We have month end close so I suppose I should get to work. *kudos all around*

brenda - was it called "are you being served?"? i think that might be what they meant. it's set in a department store in the 70s? or some such long ago era! it is quite amusing.
belle - maybe we should all meet up in scotland or ireland instead! i'd be up for that...i can't wait till i go home to scotland next. prob for my mum's birthday (cos i'm nice like that).
if anyone has any polls they'd love to post but they are never first in, then do PM them to me and i'll put 'em up.
only 15 mins or so till i head for the margaritas........bad, but hey - i ran today! and i think gossiping burns calories - i'm meeting up with my best pal from edinburgh so i'm sure we'll burn a few "chewing the fat"!
hello to everyone else,
kirsty

Hello all. Well, first I just want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone for your help and words yesterday. They helped more than I can properly put into words. Since my miscarriage in January, I have just been so overwhelmed by everything...but it is wonderful to know that I have good friends that I can turn to and talk about it all.

Anyway, the Dr. appt went ok. He said I have a few issues to watch in the future. One is a fibroid that is in the wall of the uterus. It is smallish and said it may be no problem at all. Since it gives me no trouble, I have opted to leave it alone and just see if it poses a problem in the future. The other fibroid is not an issue he said. They also found a cyst in an ovary. Did you know women get these a lot. Me neither. Anyway, he wants me to come back in like 2 months to see if it is still there etc. Oh, and we are starting to chart my temp for ovulation. Has anyone ever done that? It looks a little tricky but I am sure I will get the hang of it. So right now we have a yellow light to try again... I feel more empowered with this information and like that my Dr. sat down with hubby and me for like an hour to talk about my issues etc. He never makes me feel like I am taking too much of his time and I really like that about him. And I know, way TMI.

Well, it has taken me like two hours to wright this as I keep getting pulled to work..can you believe that.

I will close for now and come on back to post to all of you. But again, thank you so much. It really helped me get through the stressful day.

Trish

Trish,
I am so glad that your doctor's appointment went well. I know that you feel much better. I am fascinated with fertility and getting pregrnant lately as DH and I will start trying this fall. I have been readin an intersting book about getting pregnant fast, naturally. I am glad that you have a nice doctor that take the time you need to help you through this.

We are all here for you whenever you want to talk about it. I certainly understand your concern.

Best wishes,
Sarah

Belle: Yes, that show "Talking with Americans" will be on on Sunday I think. I should record it, I love Rick Mercer's stuff.

Kirsty: Cool, yeah, I'd definately would like to see the cooler parts of London. I stayed at the LSE this summer, it wasn't too bad, but there wasn't anyone around which I didn't like. I am paranoid, it was just me and my best friend in a very empty area of London. Gossping is exercise

Tilley: Take pictures of yourself along your journey, it helps to see how much you have accomplished. I still see a tummy and flabby thighs, but I know overall I am much smaller.

Lori: In my fast food pints book it is 7 points. I'll check Dotti's site and see, I am in Canada so maybe there's a slight diff? On her site it does say 8, but I looked at the fat values, in Canada, I think the fat value is only 9 or 10 g. I'll check it out at Subway the next time I go.

Shalyne: Your prof's will probably appreciate you taking the day off too. I have been asked to leave class when I have been sick. The best thing to do is rest.

Brenda: yeah I am going to have to wait a while before I become an aunt as well. 2 of my brothers most likely won't have kids at all and the third one will be in academia forever it seems. I want kids though, but I am thinking I'll be about 30 for that (plus I have to find a man ).

Lisa: yeah BU rocks.. This BU was the only one I applied for. BTW what part of Montreal did you stay in for new year's? I have the unfotunate label of being a west-islander (yes I am from the Suburbs), but that is life!

Trish: wow, that's amazing that your doctor actually took a long time to talk to you. Take care and remember that we're always here.

See Y'all

Ali

Hello ladies,

I only have a minute but I wanted to check in quickly...

Belle~ you are a riot! Really though, you are a very strong woman/cheese

Trish~ they also have ovulation test kits to tell when you are ovulating....near the condoms....irinoically Good luck, good to know the Doc was so nice.

Lisa~ awesome job at getting under 200!!!!

Congrats to all the losers at that! We rock!!!

Later!

Hi! Mind if I join in? I'm new here and trying to get myself into this. I was reading the posts and really enjoyed reading all of the posts above this. I'm about to join Weight Watchers. I can't join for two weeks since they only meet once a week in my town and I've got appointments I can't cancel but I'm looking forward to joining ASAP.

I'm rather down on myself and need a lot of support. If you don't all mind I'd like to join in. This seems like a great group. Anyone have any tips for a WW newbie? If anyone's interested, I posted my bio in the question on this forum about bios. Any questions, feel free to email me at [email protected]. I'd love to hear from you.

Kristen

Well, I finished bridget jones #2. I was so sad when it was done! I wanted to keep reading and keep reading!
I so laughed out loud over and over again.
Ok, here is my major confession for the week. First, I've been super busy here at work and finally my boss went to pick up her lunch so here goes...
My boss brought in a big "Chocolate Suicide" cake today. It has about 4 layers and is surrounded with lovely chocolate icing and beautiful chopped almonds.
I have WI tonight, but I ate a piece of that delightful cake. I brought Broccoli and Cheese (bird's eye) for lunch...only 2 points, and am walking extra fast at lunch AND am going to the gym tonight (again) and will probably do an aerobics tape after the gym!! The cake was worth every bite! While eating the cake, I found out there were 720+ calories and 32 fat grams in ONE PIECE!! Well, I decided if you're going to induldge, then go all out!! I'm in a chocolate daze now.

I can't believe how big our group is getting! Big by numbers, not by pounds! We're getting smaller by pounds. Yippee!! Everyone is in my thoughts as I now have to get back to work. Yucky!
Have a wonderful day and hopefully the cake won't be too evil at weigh in tonight.
Hey, I did want to add that when I went shopping this weekend, I was able to completely by-pass the Women's Section and stay in the Misses section. That was the best feeling! Next big uh-oh...Swimsuits!! Just not quite ready for that, yet.
I'm jealous of everyone that is having wonderful weather.
Kim, where are you? Are you in Florida, yet? Who else is MIA?
Oops, boss is back...gotta go!
Welcome Kristen!!

Hi Again!!

Just stopped in quickly during my lunch break

Belle, I have a Step Witch(that is my NICE name for her) that could give yours a run for her money!!! She has been around since I was 4...my dad left my mom for her...she hates children and has never wanted to be around them!!!! HELLO, don't get involved with someone who has small children She gets jealous just like yours!!! What is it with these women, how can you be insecure with the relationship between a parent and their child????? I guess I don't get it!!!

Ali/Belle, I saw those commercials for the Rick Mercer show, it looks funny, my dad was tellling me about one that he did, he asked Americans if we have a problem with over population of moose in the west so should we ship them off to NF and hope they don't come back of pelt them with Tim Bits, the people thought that the Tim Bit thing was really cruel Ali, it has been worse here then previous winters!!! AAAHHH The Great White North!!!

Trish, I am so happy to hear that things went well for you yesterday It is great that you have a Dr(makes me want Diet Dr Pepper!!!) who really cares!! It definatley makes things easier

K, See(??) you guys later

Steph

Hello all! I am so ready for the weekend. The weather here is rainy and cold (well, cold for me. Its about mid 40s). I can't wait until the summer. For all of the hockey fans...one of my sorority sisters is a huge Avs fan and she lives in Dallas, so not all Texans are Stars fans. I don't see too much hockey, but I root for the Austin Ice Bats becasue I like their name .

Trish~So glad to hear that you Doc is a good one and you're going to be OK. I mentioned this book yesterday, but I've been reading "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" and I highly recommend it. I can't take BC pills because they react funny with me, so the FAM method is it for me and DH (TMI, i know). Good luck ttc!

Welcome Krissy! When where you married? It said in your profile that you are a newlywed. I am too! October 28, 2000. WW is a great program and really helped me get control of my eating. I guess the best tip I can share is to drink lots of water. It makes a HUGE difference.

Oh, another tip...I found a great cookbook. Its called "Crazy Plates". I might have said something about it before, but I love this book. Last night we made eggplant parmesean and it was wonderful and only 3 pts a serving.

Well I'm off to train some people on our software. I'll check in later!

Kay

Yup, it's true, Spain is in mourning because our boy (Javi Bardem) didn't get the Oscar. Did you guys who watched the Oscars see him? Isn't he gorgeous? If you want to see *more* of him (evil grin à la Brenda!) watch a film called 'Jamón Jamón' - naked bullfighting scene, need I say more???!!! On a happier note, Benicio del Toro got his, he is totally my crush at the moment, I saw Excess Baggage on Sunday night and fell in love on the spot ... this is always a danger when I am away from Blokey for any length of time ... last time I watched 7 hours of Buffy on video and ended up obsessed with Riley. How sad am I? And even sadder, I bunked off work yesterday afternoon and went to see Traffic just so I could lust at Benicio again ... and on top of that when I came out of the cinema I discovered someone had made me eat 6 oreo cookies (Becky - I sympathise re: the Reeses!)! If it was hot here I'd blame it on the heat ...

Anyhoo ...
Kirsty - YIPPEE! we're doing the 5k! Did you know Martini and Cathy both have their DPHil vivas tomorrow? SO they will be (hopefully) Dr Martin and Dr Cathy and we will have to be polite to them ... Oh, and I said I have dyed my hair and LOVE it, Steph, I am def with you on changing it every few weeks - though I did go through a tabby phase in my teens - don't use SUN-In, it's EVIL!!! Oh, and I was in a theatre group too, for years. Actually it was Music Theatre. I always got to play the comedy parts, like Katisha in the Mikado ...

Lisa - OMIGOD! Under 200! I am so proud of you! And also a little jealous ... I can't remember being under 200 ever ... I was 220 when I started college nearly 8 years ago ... YOU GO GIRL!!!!

Sarah - I hear you about feeling fat even when you're not, by previous standards. Do you have some old clothes in the biggest size you ever wore? Try 'em on whenever you feel fat and you'll see (graphically!) how you are so not!

Belle - your stepmom sounds evil, but your dad sounds cool, like he doesn't go in for beating around the bush or anything. How's the flat? We want PICTURES! And a description! Oh, and there's a book called I Am the Cheese that I used to love when I was younger ... I never knew why it was called that though, your Mom just cleared up an ancient mystery for me!

Ali - are you excited about moving to Ottawa? Did you meet your roommate yet? And I def think weightlifting is moderate if you lift heavy weights!

Trish - hugs, sweetie. Your doc sounds like a star. I wish mine was as cool. Hope you're feeling better soon - when it all gets too much, try and close your eyes and just think about breathing in and out for a few minutes.

Brenda - Are You Being Served? I heard that was big in the US. It's never on here any more (or have I missed something, Kirsty?), but it is extremely camp and mostof the jokes centre around 'Mrs Slocombe's pussy' - I say no more!

Kristen, welcome! Come and post here often, these girls are terrific. I swear we all keep each other (mostly) on the straight and narrow ... And good luck with starting WW. You won't regret it - I've been going exactly a year (I think it was my anniversary last week) and it's the best thing I've ever done for myself. See you again soon!

Stacey - Bridget Jones rocks! There is another short book out in the UK, for Comic Relief, and blokey is going to send it to me ... will report back when I've read it and hope you can get hold of it. If not, and you're very, very nice to me ...

Well, I'd better go. I've been working my big ol' butt off and just printed out a draft of a new chapter of my thesis, so I want to go home and read it through before I go to bed ... hugs to everyone I've missed, and see you all tomorrow!

love
Lolly
xxx

Hi girls... a little comic relief... since Brenda told me what all the abbreviations meant, I was laughing my @ss off My first thought was that DH was designated hitter (that's what DH stands for in baseball)... and I alerady told you all I thought WI meant Wisconsin... so put the two together and I though everyone of this board was dating a baseball player and travelling to Wisconsin to lose weight.

Well, I went to lunch and did okay I think. We went to Pizzeria Uno's, and I got the grilled buffalo chicken sandwhich. I cut it in half and only ate half, and then got a dry baked potato instead of fries, but I added a little butter, I must admit. that's a success for me. These were always things I knew I should do, but never did. And now I have something to eat for dinner

Stacy - that cakes sounds SO good. Hey - you said it was worth it, so that's what counts. Plus it sounds like you're working out and planning around it - so good for you.

KrissyC - Welcome! I just joined in about two weeks ago and these girls ROCK! It's been great having others to chat with who understand what you're dealing with.

Ali - I loved Montreal. We stayed two blocks off Ste. Catherine's on Peal Street. We ended up hanging out at Sir Winston Churchill's for New Years. Boys everywhere. I got my smooch at midnight too I just loved it. Of course, when we went there was a blizzard - so I want to go back when it's warmer.

Shaylene... it did feel great to get under 200. Looks like you'll be joining me soon!!

Well, I'll get backt o work now!

Lisa