hi ladies

How is everyone doing?
Can you believe Thanksgiving is Thursday?
Here I am trying to recommit myself after all those sweets in the house after Halloween (and my daughter's b-day Nov 2)and here we are so close to Thanksgiving. I love the holidays but hate the goodies ...okay love the goodies but it's more a love hate relationship

My foot is better now thanks for asking ladies.

Our weather is finally cooling down and it's a great time to exercise.

I'm so glad Tracy found us . I hope Lisa finds her way over here as well.

Who is cooking for the big turkey day? I am doing the cooking for my family...need to get to the store to finish up the shopping.
Keep on postin everyone

Happy Thanksgiving, Losing, Tracy, Mae & Lisa (please come back!) So good to hear from you again, Losing, and glad your foot is better. Now I'M having some foot/ankles problems ... hurting and cramping when I stand up or get out of bed; think I have that Plantar's Fascitis (sp?) thing. I've had it before, and it goes away, but can be so uncomfortable!

Losing, I am cooking Thursday, and will have family visiting. The traditional Thanksgiving feast, plus other goodies so I've been busy as a bee this week.

I hope all you ladies will have a lovely holiday weekend. My weight is about the same ... sigh! It will probably be January before I can GET REAL about dieting again. Please drop in and say hi when you can!

Cheers and good wishes!
Olivia

Olivia~ I hope you have a too

I take the easy way out and don't start cooking until today I'm taking the day off from my diet tomorrow....and probably be snacking through the weekend. Then I plan to jump back on my diet.
I don't have a lot of poeple to cook for this year. It's just going to be my family and maybe my Mom. I know we will have more than enough with me cooking both a turkey and ham. I'm the turkey fan and my husband loves his ham. Just cooking that will give us left overs for a while.


EVERYONE

How did THAKGIVING dinner go for everyone? I'm still stuffing my face with left overs Hope everyone else is stonger than I am this season.

ok, i really really need to get it in gear, ugh! I've gained a few pounds back with the holidays. Ugh! I'm having the hardest time being motivated. Plus, my dd's gymnastic schedule changed so it is harder for me to get out and exercise during that time like I used to. But, no excuses, starting over today. I really need to get going. So, at this point, today is day one for me. Will try to check in tomorrow with you all. How is everyone else? did you all have a good thanksgiving? has anybody reset their goals? Do you all have a plan on how to accomplish them? I was at about 197 at my highest and am still down about 27 lbs. I need to keep going though. I was actually down to 165...but I am back up to 169. So, I MUST get back on track. SO, RAH, RAH, RAH, WHO IS READY TO JOIN ME??????! LET'S GET MOVING AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
HUGS
TRACYG

Hey there Losing and Tracy ...

Glad you both had a good Turkey Day! I did ... and am still eating those leftovers, too, Losing. It is so hard to toss them out when you've worked so hard making all the good stuff, isn't it?

Tracy, great to see you back. I weighed 227 today, but considering how I've been eating, I wasn't surprised. Tracy, I know you hate that you've gained any back, but today is a NEW DAY! You can do it! I'm so tired of trying on my clothes from last year, and looking somewhat like a sausage so tomorrow I start walking again and trying to do better.

So ... let's go, ladies! Get at least a few pounds back off so we can enjoy Christmas more, right?

Cheers!
Olivia

doing ok today! I still haven't gotten any exercise in. I really need to make time for that. But my eating has been better yesterday and today. So, that's a start. Where are you all?
check in.
hugs
tracyg

Hi ladies,

All my leftovers from thanksgiving are gone...Well all but one piece of pumpkin pie and if my husband doesn't eat it tonight ..before leaving again on business... I'm going to toss it I don't really even care for it but will eat it when I am needing that something sweet / high calorie treat.

I decided to join weight watchers again and went to my first meeting today. Was kinda fun ..people were nice the leader was nice. Tons of support! That is what I need more than anything. I have tons of stuff to read tonight...so much it makes my head hurt just thinking about it.

I weighed in at 251...more than when I lost during the fall with you guys but less than I thought with the Thanksgiving madness.

My December's goal is to keep the weight off that I lose in the next few weeks ......before we start all over with the big Christmas dinner/ party's the week of xmas.

Hi girlies,

All the Thanksgiving leftovers are GONE! I walked briskly for 35 minutes today, and I can tell how badly I need to do it by how winded I get on the hills!

Losing, good for you for joining WeightWatchers. It's the best group around, really, and if I weren't so cheap, I'd go join. I just keep thinking I can do it myself, but I may be "joining you."

Tracy, good for you for getting better with the food. I finished leftovers today but tomorrow I plan to match the exercise with some good eating!

Happy evening, girls!

YES, That is what kept me away as long as it did too. That and the getting there. I thought what if I can't make it but then said the pro's out "WEIGH" the con's. The price isn't that bad if you pay 6 weeks at a time. My mother in law is doing the program and has lost so much weight ......she was never good at diets. She tried them all and would only lose a little before giving up. She likes all those sweet snacks that most diets say no to. One of my sisters friends lost almost 100 pounds on weight watchers and she was a fast food queen. She would go to fast food places for breakfast lunch and dinner. However it wasn't just the diet it was the meetings as well. The diet is just another diet without those meetings. Both my mother in law and I tried the diet on our own without the meetings and didn't get to far. I lost 22 not sure what she lost the last time.

Let me know if you decide to join

Glad to hear from you all! good luck with the weight watchers! Well, even though I haven't been exercising, the scale is starting to move in the right direction...was down 1/2lb today. I actually got some exercise in yesterday in form of practicing dance with dh last night. We're doing the waltz lol, and let me tell you, that is NOT a slow or easy dance. The trick is to make it look like it is. We were both dizzy and winded when we were done lol!
so, again, my goal is to be careful food wise. possibly walk tonite and get some water into me.
good luck ladies!
hugs
tracyg

Way to go tracy Every little bit counts. Dance lessons is a neat way to spend extra time with your husband. I couldn't see my husband dancing ...I would probably have to stop and laugh at him Not that I would be much better

Good afternoon ladies,

I'VE WALKED FOR THE SECOND DAY!!! Amazing, isn't it? Let me tell you ... I'm so out of shape and dragging my butt but I'm out there. Food is so-so today but at least I've burned up more of the calories!

The dancing sounds like a lot of fun, Tracy. So many husbands will not do something like that, but I think it's invigorating for a couple to try new things.

You girls have a good evening. I'll be watching the hockey game, and expecting my guys to WIN tonight. (Lost last 3 of 4 ... )

Checking in for just a minute tonight to say ...

THIRD DAY, THIRD WALK!!! Giving myself a GOLD STAR!

Cheers,
Olivia

YEAH Olivia........ Keep up it up hun