Heather, have you looked on the eating out section of this web site they have a ton of stuff listed. I personally would have no idea, but it sure does sound good.

Lynne,

Thanks!! I did see Chilis, but they didn't have my salad listed. From the looks of the other salad I think I'm in the ballpark. I will just stick with 10 points and try and lower other things for the day!!!!!

Heather

222(Pre-pregnancy weight)/194/190/135
sw/cw/gw

Good Moring Everyone

has anyone every tried the Apple Bee WW meals?
We have an Apple Bees about 15 miles from my home. Before I take the trip I was wondering if they were any good. I do not like to go out to eat, because the portions are so big, and good. Which makes it hard for me to stop. As a child I was made to eat everything on my plate. I would sit at the table for hours trying to get out of it, but the poor children in other countries were starving.

My Baby is coming home today . I can't wait. Just in time for football to start, so I can sit there in the rain and watch for 2 hours. That really sounds sarcastic, but I really do not mean it that way. I love watching him play sports. With the up and coming practices Monday thru Friday 5:30-7:30 pm, I am going to do my best to take advantage, walk (if there is a place to) for a few miles, and read. I love to read. I will make the best of it. At hockey I do not get to do that, There is no place to walk, the rinks are so crowded and the seats are to dirty to sit and read.... therefore I stand and freeze. I am sorry about babbling on about my son and sports

So how is every one doing?

Yesterday, I exercised I am up to 31 minutes of the firm cardio DVD . I stayed within my WW points. The kicker of it is I went to visit my cousin at her mother's cottage (my cousin lives in Maine) and we had cake, which I thought was going to push me into using my flex points and it did not

Well I am off, back to work, so I can get out of here early and go Food shopping (from my planned menu for next week ), before my baby comes home.

Good day to you all
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Good morning Ladies!!!!!!

No I have not yet tried the Applebee's WW meals. We have some friends coming in to town tonight and we might go there. I will have to try one.

I had a super bad day yesterday!!! (Eating Wise)

I overate by about 8 points. The scales showed an increase of 2lbs. but it's back to being serious today. I had a granola bar for breakfast and I am taking a short lunch so I should be okay.

My daughter (Kayli, 4 months) has to go and have another round of check up shots today. Sounds like lots of fun, hun!!!

Well good luck everyone today and have a great weekend!!!!!


Heather

Heather, it is just another day. don't get caught up in it, I know how easy it is to get so stuck in that mode. But You can do it, hey you took responsibility for it and like you said you'll try again. you can do it.
good Luck and have a great day

Merrick....may that one pound have lots of company!! Keep your chin up and keep trying!

Angie-Wangie, thank very much for your support. I also hope and know that it will be followed by many more, however, it sure will not be from this past week. That is ok, I just spoke with my brother and sister inlaw, I told them I love them coming to visit, but I cannot continue to eat this way. My sister inlaw said she will start in a few days, my brother and myself both stated that we are starting, strict planning tomorrow. Today I will plan our meals and I will plan a more extensive exercise plan for myself. I just cannot take it. After listening to us, my sister inlaw then said she will also join us. My brother is very athletic, but apprently has not been pleased with the way he has been eating lately, go figure. Anyway, it will be alot easier to have guests when they will be eating the same way as I. Thank you God, I feel alot better.

Congrats to you on the weight loss. You must feel sooooooo good, and be very proud of yourself! I know I am proud of you. Did you lose it by doing WW? How long did it take you? What an accomplishment.

Its Monday and I have decided I have had enough of this downward spiral I have been living in. WW worked for me several years ago and this site was great support. The group I was a member of disbanded due to low numbers and I just never seemed to get any motivation from the other meeting in my area. I haven't been back here in over 2 years. I had my greatest success over 5 years ago-I saved my old weigh-ins. I was going to throw them out this morning while I was re-reading my 1-2-3 Success start-up info but decided they could motivate me. I am capable of making this happen. I know I need support to keep me on track so I can back here. I was starting to wonder if there was a thread for me to relate to. Lo, and behold... I have found my Peeps! I am feeling more confident now that I've found people who going through what I am. Here's to the success of the restarters!


Kristin
restart weight-184# 8/16/04
1st goal-30# lost in 12 weeks

Hi everyone!!! Sorry it's been so long since I posted, my daughter has been sick so I haven't had a great weekend.

Kristin- Welcome back and good luck. You can do it!!!!

This weekend could have been better but it also could have been worse, in regards to what I ate. But I am starting back very strict today. For some reason it is so much easier to follow the plan during the week then during the weekend. Then with a sick baby we did a lot of eating out. But I tried to stay within my points as best as I could and to be quite honest I didn't do too bad.

We are going to Florida in April and that is my motivation to do this.

Have a great day!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heather

Good Morning to you all

What a beautiful day it is here on the northeast coast of Mass. I love the sun.

Welcome back Kristin, this is a great thread for support. Great group of people here You can do it. You did it before yu can do it again.
Best of luck and we are here for you any time.

Heather: I know the feeling, accoutability is huge. Taking responsibility is such a good thing. You could have not logged on or owned up, but you didn't good for you. I feel the same way as you about the weekends, I feel it is because they seem to be less structured, maybe.
I have not been having a great time myself, but I am not going to give up,keep on pushing.

How is everyone else doing? Good I hope.

Day 2 and still OP! I'm going to have to focus on the little steps for a while seeing as it will probably be some time before the results are evident. I'm looking forward to seeing my parents(and whatever family can make it)at Thanksgiving.I keep envisioning what it will feel like to be told "you look great". It seems to motivate me when I feel weak. Its funny how all those tools for living come flooding back-just more proof that WW really does know what they're doing.

Heather and Lynne-Thanks for the support. Its true for me that sharing my failures and successes here makes me more responsible. I'll try to be an adult about this but I absolutely refuse to grow up !(stomps foot petulantly)

Today just got much better. My husband just bought me a cd I was looking for(Spirit of the West)and now I'm on cloud nine. Attitude is everything , right? Who knows? Maybe I'll get so motivated I'll turn the treadmill on...and maybe even get on it! I've already done 2 1/2 hours of gardening so technically I'm covered exercise-wise but, hey,you never know.

I'm not sure yet how I'm going to handle the weekends. They've always been my downfall. Any suggestions?

Are any you doing this at home without meetings? How do you handle weigh-ins? The scale has not always been a supportive friend to me. I often start weighing daily and get frustrated even though I know there will be ups and down. I don't want to be come dependant on the numbers. Any suggestions on how to stay focused on the journey and not the pitstops?

Here's to today's successes, no matter how small they may seem.

-Kristin

Good afternoon!!

How has everyone done today!! I have done quite well, considering the downfall of the weekend.

I had a cookie for breakfast, for lunch I had some lunch meat, swiss cheese, sugar free pudding, grapes, and for a snack I will have a banana. I am making a new receipe for dinner that is a cajun chicken pasta that only has 7 points.

My husband and I are going out of town this weekend for our anniversary so I really want to be good this week. My husband is very supportive so I shouldn't have a problem.

I hope everyone is doing great because when I really stick to my points I feel GRRReat!!!!

Have a great day!!!!!!!!!!!

Heather

This is my first time so I hope it ends up where I intended it to. I am also starting again. I have gotten to goal TWICE but just can't seem to stay there. I started my journal again and took 2 walks today. My husband gives me lots of support but I need "buddies" who are going through the same thing. I can't get any of my friends interested in going to the meetings and since they are 25 miles away I am going to try it on my own, with the help of this support board.

I just joined the site tonight so this is my first post. I started back to WW one week ago & tonight I had my first weigh/meeting. I've lost 9.2lbs this week! Believe me, if I can do this, anybody can!

Good morning one and all!

I'm trying to organize my day and motivate myself so I came here.

Janette - I also had a difficult time making maintenace work. Right now I have 50+ lbs to get rid of. I'm also doing this without meetings so hopefully we can get each other through this for the last time. This is my 3rd day back OP and, at this point, I'm keeping things as simple as possible. I know I need a variety to keep me interested but for this 1st week I'm focusing on just staying OP. We can do this, I know we can. Just look at those old weigh-ins. We did it before, we'll do it this time for good!

Stella Blue - You are my motivation for today! Your post gave me hope. It also gave me the strength to avoid the scale until Monday morning for my 1st week weigh-in. If I can lose even half of what you lost, I'll be doing a happy dance. I wonder if I can include a happy dance as part of my exercise?

To all of you restarters - Remember..."Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance." Let's all stick to it today.

All right, I think I'm ready to face the day. I hope everyone has a great day and if not, we're all here to pick each other up.

-Kristin

SW - 184 8/16/04
Current goal - 30lbs(gone forever) in 12 weeks