and monday's no better. I will be happy if I have a maintain. UGH. I have eatend double my daily points for oh, about 4 days now. I must get my butt back on track! I have been totally stressed out over getting the house. We did find out that we have been approved for the loan, now we will be getting all the paperwork today and finding out the interest on the loan (groan, worst part about loans). I want to get crackin on re-doing our house! The previous owners were heavy smokers so we pretty much have to gut the place and start over even the carpet is a yellow color! It was originally a light blue. DH is allergic to cigarette smoke so this a must do thing.

DS got his finger cut open(stuck in between the lid and rim of an open peach can) on saturday and required 3 stitches. We even had to have 911 show up at our house to assess his finger before we took him in. It was really bad. I've just been a stressed out wreck.

Ali~How rude! I do hope she is o.k. though, just seems weird for her to do that.

Brenda~your garden sounds so cool. I can't wait till I can get mine up and going. It'll have to wait for another month or so though (paint job comes first!)

Stacey~ I'm with you on the 1 hr loss of sleep. It sucked! With my DD sick it made it even worse, even more sleep deprivation!

Shalyne~I hope everything is settled between you and your guy friend soon. That sucks to have to different versions or mindsets of what you are.

Sarah: Avoid that cake! Sorry to hear about the screwed up WI times. That would really suck and make me mad to.

well, gonna run for now. My ds is awfully quiet. I need to go check on him. See ya' all later!

Hi Kim~Glad you had a great time in Florida!

I have to tell you guys about my DS. He cut his finger, which I mentioned above only it was the middle finger. Well the bandages are so big that it makes it stick out really bad and to keep him from pulling it off I have been putting on other bandages such as blue's clues, toy story and winnie the pooh. I've been telling people that my son has the most colorful middle finger on the planet (as he's flipping them off, don't ya know) LOL. Just had to share. Gotta run!

Agh! I'm eating Wendy's... see what happens when I don't go shopping! LOL


As for my "close friendship/relationship"... I think we're just going to keep doing what we've been doing and see what happens. Basically our views of what we are and how we feel are almost identical...we're just calling it something different. It's strange to me...but I can live with it as long as I know how he feels about me. I have a hard time communicating my feelings and that's something I need to work on anyways. So I guess we'll see...

YAY!!!!!!!!!

Girls, I have you to thank for this. I made my10%. I was down 3 pounds this week. (good thing or I would have gone mental) But it feels great. Down 23 1/2 all together.

And to think... I lost 3 pounds and had enchaladas twice this week I think the no alcohol thing makes a huge difference.

Kirsty... thanksfor the tips. When I came back from weigh in, I had to wakl past the caff... but after losing 3 pounds, I realized that felt better than eating pizza could ever feel.

Brenda, I wouldn't worry too much about saturday. it happens. I went 15 point over last week... it sounds like it was a tough weekend for a lot of people. I'm suer you're back on track already.

To the rest - thanks for all your supprt.. doing this without you all would be a lot harder! Have a good day girls.

Pizza tastes SO GROSS.

Lisa

Hi Ladies,

Daylight savings stinks. I am so exhausted. I like it much better when we get to put the clocks back an hour.

Well, I ate way too much this weekend. And now my NYC trip is just 18 days away. I know we are going to do a lot of walking that weekend plus I would love to be able to wear this black skirt I have. I feel so bloated....yuck. I didn't even dare step on the scale. I will be good this week and check again next Saturday.

Bf is sick with what I had last week so I feel really bad, he works 12 hour days now and I am the worrying type. But on a good note, I met his neighbor and his neighbor told him later that I seemed nice and a "keeper". He said I seemed to have the house under control and stuff. I thought that was so sweet. It's so nice to be accepted!!!

Ali~ I got a roomie from the newspaper and she turned out to be psycho so it's good you know this other guy first.

Brenda~ I went crazy at Walmart on Friday too! It's so funny when you get all these great deals and then the totla doesn't seem to be such a great deal THat's alright....shopping is a great high.

Shalye~ what movie did you end up seeing~you are right about heartbreakers not being a good one for guys. I definately wouldn't let bf see it. I had an ex that was so set on not calling or relationship a relationship or that i was his girfriend. Guys are just afraid of commitment...too bad.....they miss out cause with commitment come a lot of great things....trust, caring, and someone alwasy being there for you.

Sarah~ don't worry about staying the same....I bet you gained muscle from the workouts.

Well, must go~ I can't wait to be done with this place....it sucks!!!

Tilley!! Congratulations!!! I too am in the losers club-a pound this week-I was psyched. I was a little off over the weekend but generally did ok. I am moving to NY for the month to live with my mom while I work an elective... things have been really stressful-trying to go away and tucking in all of my patients is difficult but I think i did it...BF and I looked at houses all weekend...it was kind of fun, actually, and very educational-More later-Lori

Congrats to the losers this week!
I am so ready to go home. I've got the worst case of burn-out possible. I can't take any vacation though b/c of the honeymoon in July. I'll have 2 days left after I get back, but I need it for later in the year.
~sigh~
I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. I guess I'll try to get back to work. The big boss decided to play golf today...huh. Must be nice.
I'll be around later.
Kim: Welcome back! I'm jealous of your tan! I burned yesterday b/c the sun was playing hide&seek with the clouds and I didn't even think about sunscreen.
Ok. Back to work.
Bye

Hi girls! Well, its over - Saturday we did the entire move and unpacked the whole place (my 2 sisters, their husbands, brother in law's brother Keith and my b/f). Sunday went to Ikea and dropped some coin - that was FUN!!!

I really like it so far. B/f stayed over the past 2 nights withme, though its further to his work so I am thinking he won't do that often....but oh well! He did it for me last night, and it was nice. He has been very tender and attentive, which is also good. He just let me rule the roost all weekend, what ever we did and with whomever, he even offered tohelp fix things and clean upmy mom's house with us girls next weekend. So, I guess things are looking up!?

The best part of the weekend was Keith. He told my sister in the car that it was the first time it really hit him how much weight I'd lost. then later in the day he said to me 'get your skinny butt over here' and I said, 'I don't have a skinny butt, you must be referring to someone else' and he was like, no your butt is getting pretty skinny' and it was the topic of conversation for a good 10 min (my butt). I was so pleased!!!! YAY!!!!

Ali - that sucks about your roomate, what a wiener!! I hope it works out for you....

tilly - congrats on the 10%, but don't thank us, thank yourself - you did it all by yourself.

Brenda - My stepmother made me join when I was 12 - I was about 170lbs at the time and I was horrified. and I had to eat different too, which sucked.....

Kirsty - I wasn't a good girl either, so I guess we are in the same boat (too much beer!!)

Suzanne - I am with you on daylight savings...YUCK!!

Kim - hey girl! I am glad you enjoyed your trip - you SO deserved that.

Well, I gotta run - work is busier than ever.

Take care!


Belle

Ok ladies, 'I have nothing to do at work today. I filed a few papers and did a few small things but I have been goofing off the rest of the time. I have 2 more hours to waste until I go home and I think I am going to die. I have looked up everything known to man on the internet - furniture, bedding, baby stuff, anemia, etc. It was interesting but a stretch.

Tilley - WOOHOO! congratulations on your 3 pound loss and making 10%!!!! you are doing great. I agree on the alcohol thing. Way to go on passing up the pizza!

Emily - Sorry that you had such a stressful weekend. I guess I missed it, I didn't know that you had bought a house. (Is that correct?) If so, that is great! I am doing some home improvement stuff too.

Belle - I am so glad that you had a good weekend and are in your new place. It is so fun to start fresh. Congrats on the compiments. Sounds like things are going well with bf too. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Stacey - I am ready to go home too!!!!

Lori - I love looking at houses! Eventhough we already have one, I still like looking for ideas.

Suzanne - I hope that I am gaining muscle and that is why I didnot lose this week. My jeans are fitting better so that is nice. I am glad that you are better, sorry that bf is sick though. I am sure that you are a "keeper"!

shaylene - As long as you are happy, it doesn't matter what you each call your "relationship". I am glad that you feel the same way about eachother. Now go to the grocery store so that you don't go to Wendy's again! I am going grocery shopping tonight!

Kim - Sounds like a great trip to FL. You have a great attitude about your points while on vacation. I am going to FL this weekend for 4 days. Maybe I'll get some color too

Brenda - You are so lucky winning your registration. I think it sounds like you are doing really well eventhough you went over on Saturday. I have doubled my points as well and probably did on Saturday also. I did WW the first time at age 16 and am now on my 5th effort. We'll get there eventually though.

Stacey - that 1 hour of sleep makes a difference! I was so sleepy when the alarm went off this morning. zzzzzzz

Kirsty - I can now run 5 minutes at a time but (6.5 min and 4-5 is more like it) for a total of .9 miles. I hope I get to a mile soon. Keep up the good work!

Already, enough goofing around here. Off to find something else. Have a good afternoon.

Sarah
194.4/164.6/153WW

Hellooooooooooooo everyone!!! Can't believe Monday came around so fast ... hope everyone had a cool weekend, and if you went over points, well, put it behind you and start again. I had a good one, lots of wandering round the city and looking in second hand bookstores. I am trying to find books by the author I'm writing my thesis on because nothing of hers is in print and all the ones I have are library photocopies, but I keep getting sidetracked by other stuff. I love old books, they smell so good. And even better if they have notes written in them. Anyway, all the walking was good, the weather is really hotting up (31 celsius yesterday which must be way over 70F) and I went to see State and Main, which was fab. I loved it! OF course, really I'm just waiting for Bridget Jones to open, but ... Oh! And I ran 25mins yesterday morning. YIPPEE!!

Ali - bummer about the roomie, but sounds like you have found a better alternative. I guess sometimes these things are meant to be (though I agree it was weird of her just to disappear...),

Kirsty - it HAS to be Milk Tray. Roses and Quality Street make me think a) of my grandparents and b) of the huge tins we used to keep scissors and stuff in at Junior School (don't ask me why, they were always chocolate tins ... what does that tell you about teachers?!). And YAY! on the running ... I just sent you an e-mail ... I entered the raceforlife as well so now we really have to do it

Sarah - there are loads on online running programs if you want one - runnersworld.com is one, and they have loads of links with stacks of info for beginners (if you're still looking for things to do today!...)

Lola - good luck for WI. How long have you been maintaining? Between you, Ali, and Stacey you keep me going, it's so good to see people who started where I did and have made it all the way!

Shalyne - glad you and blokey had the talk. Communication is the key!

Tonya - here's hoping you get sunshine today!

Lisa - WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats on the 10%! And you know, I haven't drunk nearly as much since starting WW and I don't miss it at all. I def don't miss the hangovers! Glad you had such a cool weekend on diet cokes!

Stacey - what competition events? Horses? Cars? Did you hear all the sports stuff in England got cancelled because of foot and mouth?

Brenda - yup, I did WW at 14, with my dad. I wish I'd kept my card, because I can't even remember how much I weighed when I started or how much I lost. I know I went from 21? to 19? but apart from that ... My Dad was really into it but he went about it all the wrong way, he would skip meals all day then pig out at night. I took Slimfast to school for lunch for 3 years! No wonder I ended up like I did ...

Emily - YIPPEE! on the loan, it must be so exciting to be able to do all the stuff you wanted to do.

Lori - YAY! 1lb down!

Belle - glad the move was good. Sounds like you have a dead supportive family. Look at you now - in your own place, skinny butt (!), lovely bloke ...

KIM! Welcome back! We missed you, but I'm glad you had a rippy-skippy time in Florida. Did you see any alligators?

Hugs to everyone I've missed and take care,

love
Lolly
xxx

ps: Blokey's coming here 2 weeks tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!

o.k. I am really stressed out. The home guy is stringing us along on this house buying business. On friday he tells us we've been approved for the loan and that the house is ours. Well, I went walking down there today and there were people looking at OUR house! I was so shocked I walked back home and called DH at work. So, he calls the mortgage guy and asks him what's up and the mortgage guy told us that we not quite yet approved and that he has been showing the house all weekend and has other interested buyers. We find out at 3:30 if the house is ours or not.

I am about ready to cry I am so depressed about the whole thing. I had a chocolate protein bar to avoid binging.

I guess it's not so much that he's showing the house (that's his job) it's just that he keeps saying one thing and doing or saying another thing in a different conversation. I hope I am making sense. I'm kind of distracted right now.

I'll check in later.

Hi everyone! I don't have a lot of time, so I have to make this short . Way to go all of the loosers!

Lisa~ Congrats on the 10%!!! That is awesome.

Emily~I hope all is Ok with the house! My DH and I are going through that now. The housing market here is very tight and we can barely afford the area we want a home in. The only problem is that the houses in our price range are a little older, so they require a lot of work. The house we fell in love with was sold the same day we looked at it for over the list price. I was kinda sad. DH and I still have a few months left in our lease, so I guess that buys us a little time. Good Luck!

Lori ~ I love looking at the houses also. Unfourtunately most are way too expensive for us. Maybe we'll get lucky and find a steal!

Hello everyone else!

Lolly~ Does "hola guapas" mean hello beautiful women? I don't remember all of my spanish.

Well I think I'll do OK at WI this week. I have been smoke free since Saturday. DH and I slipped and had one Saturday night, but we got right back on the wagon and have been good since (over 42 hours). The only problem is that I have been eating a ton of hard candy. Oh well, I'd rather have cavities than black lungs!

Work calls, I'll check in later,
Kay

I went outside and read for lunch. It cooled off the longer I sat out there, but maybe I got a little sun on my arms Boy did it feel good to sit in the sun. I'm feeling really icky and fat today I know it's the onset of TOM and the candy I have eaten. Must get up and exercise tomorrow!! *sha!*

Kim: Welcome back! It’s great that you have your mom to help you with counting points. I wouldn’t have been on the computer either. I thought about getting online while DH and I were on our cruise, but we had so much laying around the pool to do, it just wasn’t a priority Great choice on the salad too. Don’t worry about WI.

Emily: Girl, you need a long hot bath or something. It’s just one thing after another for you lately isn’t it? Had to chuckle at you son and his middle finger! Don’t let the whole house thing get you down. I tend to do the same thing when people are straightforward. It would be nice to just have someone be honest. Just keep thinking positive about it!

Shalyne: Relationships are hard enough without having to worry about what means what. Sometimes I think the challenge is not to figure it out, but to learn to live with it. Very frustrating at times!

LISA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone on my floor looked at me strange as I did cartwheels down the hall!! I’m so excited for you! Way to go :spinning:

Suzanne: I’m feeling icky today too. Seems to be a trend Was determined to do well on points, had such a good week last week and I’m sitting here eating M & M’s. WI tomorrow too. Grrrrrrr

Stacey: I feel your pain on having to save vacation for my honeymoon last year. I’m warning you, it gets much worse the closer you get to the wedding, especially with it being summer time! The honeymoon will be well worth it though. Oh! I’m sure I’ve told you this before, but go to Pancho’s Backyard in downtown Cozumel when you hit the shops. They have killer guacamole salad and wonderful food. You can also drink their water b/c it’s purified – we did and had no problems. There’s also a great store there with everything you could imagine.

Belle: roflhBo!!!! Hmmmm, nothing like a good butt conversation!? So glad you got moved. It’s so cool to have a new place, especially the first of you own!

Sarah: My day is dragging too, and normally Monday’s go quickly. Tuesdays are even worse and I dread them.

Lolly: I’m so proud of you for keeping up on the running!! I can’t believe how many people were on WW as children. I don’t remember how much I weighed then, but I do remember having to get on a scale when I started High School. I know I was shorter than I am now and I weighed 140. Obviously that experience scarred me for life to remember the exact weight. I was mortified. How funny now that it’s the top of my weight range. It’s also what’s on my license

Dang, no more posts to respond to. *sigh* DH and I were talking about this one time. He made the comment ‘When I get bored I get lazy’ That’s the boat I’m in. I feel so unfulfilled in this job. I need to make a difference, I need to influence people, do a job that means something. OK, get out of the slump! That’s why I’m doing PL, it’s just a matter of time! It’s the time that is killing me though All day at work I’m thinking of all the things I could be doing to improve my business. I guess I’ll call it constructive brainstorming time eh?

Have a nice evening and afternoon girls.

Suzanne, I agree with you. It was just getting easier to wake up in the morning with the sun shining in my windows. Now it's dark in the mornings again, and I just don't want to get out of bed

LoriD - Thanks and congrats on your loss too!!!

Belle - sounds like things are going awesome with the b/f. I'm so happy for you. And by the way, I know I lost the weight myself... but i didn't do it all by myself. I had you guys for support. I definately haven't felt alone in this.

Sarah, thanks for the congrats. And enjoy that down time at work while you have it. I'm swamped lately and I miss being bored!!!

Lolly.. Posting Queen! Wow... what a mouthful. Great job on the morning run. And I did have a hard time sort of not drinking on Friday. I just wanted to join in with my friends. But then on Saturday when people were saying if they didn't know any better they would have thought I'd been drinking... just goes to show I can losen up and act silly with diet cokes too... kind of showed me "who needs the extra calories." I think I'll make that my goal again this week. But in two weeks I'm going home for easter and we're going to New Orleans. I have a feeling I'll drink there... but for this week at least....

TxAggie - Congrats on the smoking. That's so awesome. I'm glad you're quitting smoking. It's SO AWEFUL for you. But wow - I commend you on doing both that and WW at the same time. Now that takes discipline.

Brenda!!!!!! Thanks for the cartwheels I wish I could sit in the sun for lunch. I can't remember the last time I saw sun. It's still in the 30's every day. In APRIL! I can't wait to visit home for Easter. it should be warm there. And sorry about the Av's on Saturday. Like it matters... they're No. 1 even if they lose the rest of the games in the regular season. GO AVS. I really think this is their year!

Girls, have a great evening. And thanks again for all your support! It makes each week not seem so hard.

Lisa
HW238/ WW Start 220/ CW 196.5!!!!/ July 25th goal: 170

WEll, I just talked a very nice parent. Ver yvery nice. But I big time fumbled my words and now I feel like a goober. I think I was just so ecstatic to talk to someone that believs in what we do here and stuff.

ANYWAYS, BF is being so sweet. We had a funny weekend. We both have a sacrcastic sense of humor and we like to make fun of each other and such. Like when we were in Walmart~I saw a dress and I sacastically said "that is the more beautiful dress I have ever seen" and he said "yeah if you are color blind" The walmart employee nearby started cackling and I told bf that she was very embarassed for me. Maybe you had to be there but I thought it was funny

Belle~ that is so awesome about your skinny butt! My mom calls me skinny too....even though I am so far from it! Plus bf being so sweet~~~maybe he's gonna admit the L word soon!!!!!!!!!

Brenda~ you are funny....I know what you mean about looking up everything on the net when you are bored. Hang in there though....like you said it's brainstorming time!

Kay~ that's so awesome that you and dh are quitting smoking. You should be so proud of yourself! Keep up the good work and know that you are doing such a great thing for your lungs!

busymom~ I'm crossing my fingers for you. I remember all the crud my mom went through when she sold and bought a condo apt. It really is stressful. Try to let go of the stress....everything will be alright no matter what happens. It will all work out ion the end.

Lolly~ I'm so jealous of the weather over there! I did WW when I was in 9th grade and got from 140lbs to 119lbs!!! Can you believe it! That was the smallest I have ever been!! Oh the days!

Stacey~ I know what you mean about burn out. Try to do something nice for yourself tonight....warm baths are always good.

Lori~ good luck looking for houses...sounds like you are busy.

Lisa~ Congrats on that awesome 10%!!!!!!!

Well, I like this time...when everyone here goes home and I have an hour until the students come in. I have just over a month left here and I am trying to take everything with a grain of salt and do my best. I think I will count the days down

Have a good night everyone!