OK...I've about had it with the 1/4 lb losses!!! I'm ready for some big stuff now!!!! At least a pound next week or.... Yep...I only lost 1/4 lb...but at least the scale continues to move in the right direction, I suppose. AT least I'm not gaining! DH said to me tonight...at that rate, you might lose 10# by the end of the year!!! He's not all too far off...

I met a gal at the meeting...I've been sitting next to her the last several weeks...she and I have a personal challenge going this week because we are basically around the same weight and seem to have the same "issues". My personal challenge for the week is that I will drink no less than 64 oz. WATER each day. It seems I have been lacking in this department. Hmmmmm.... The other challenge is that I am going to stay away from sugar ladened treats like icecream, cookies, cake, etc. We are both going to attempt to lose 10# by my birthday which is 6 weeks away (July 25). That's almost 2# a week, so I really need to buckle down!

I am also going to post my daily points eaten here. My allowed points for the day is 24, so I will post #eaten/24. Today it was 17.5/24, which means I have a lot left for the day and I'm not even hungry! I can also use up to 35 extra points per week...at any given time. I can spread them out over the week or use them at one time! I'm opting not to use them at all if possible!

Dewcan...My DD is 6.5. She's on a little Honda 50, so she looks big on it. She's not petite by any means for her age, but she's not huge either! We are going out to the track tomorrow night too. She's really excited about it. What a tom boy! LOL! Yea...thanks for the "kind" words about my job! It kind of sucks right now, but actually, it's a challenge for me which I need! Alright...you post your points for each day, too, ok? We can compare notes! Hang in there!

Elisha...I hope you dug up the ground for the garden BEFORE you touched up your nails!!! LOL!!! It was "nail day" at work today, too! You and the residents...LOL!!! I love doing their nails, though. It is relaxing to me and it gives me time to spend actually talking to them!

Jennifer...Your days make me tired just reading about them. Isn't it amazing what we collect in those boxes??? I have spent the last few years trying to "declutter" our house and get rid of stuff so that IF we ever move, there is less of it! We still have way too much stuff! Drive carefully! We don't want a repeat of last year's fiascos!!!!

OK...gotta go! Hope you all have a good day tomorrow! Where is the rest of the gang?

Hi gals,

Its been a busy, bad week for me. I played the funeral on Monday, and as emotional as it was, at least I made it through the hymns without any huge problems. My other friend, the lady who was just recently diagnosed, also passed away, so her funeral will be on Friday, and I have to do the same thing over again.

My sinus infection is almost completely gone, but my stress headaches have taken over. I went to bed at 7 last night, and I still feel tired and cranky. I can't wait till this week is over.

I leave on Monday to go white water rafting with our church youth group. We're going down to West Virginia. I'll go rock climbing with a small group of guys who are all 18-20 years old. Then there'll be me and one of their dads so at least I wont be the oldest! Those boys will wear me out that day, and then the next day ALL of the group goes on the big rapids. It'll be so much fun. It'll be nice to get away for a few days. I'll be back on Thursday, and that's my hubby's birthday, so I have lots I need to get done today so everything will be ready when I get back.

Julie-At least you're moving in the right direction. I've been slowly creeping up, and need to get my act together. This week is gonna kill me.

Jennifer-hope hurricane season treats you ok. Those type of storms scare the crap out of me, and I've only seen them from my tv.

DewCan & Elisha-hope you both got to cross off something from your lists.

WOW! This is un-real! I just joined this week and was going to post a challenge to lose 10# by my birthday. MY Birthday is July 25th too.




Guess this is the thread for me! I am SO excited to find you!

I decided to do the "Slim in Six" video exercise program--a daily workout for 6 weeks. Are you all doing Weight Watchers? I haven't decided yet but I'll probably mix it up a little bit. I want to try the Shangri-La diet method for a week and these first 2 days I'm doing the Rice Diet cleansing start up.
Then maybe WW.

Diana

Morning ladies!

OK, comments first, while I have 2 minutes to type!

Diana: to the group! We’re not all doing WW (I count calories), but it does seem that more and more of us are joining. Let us know how the Slim in Six program goes. I’m always interested in new fitness regimes.

Brandy: Where in WV are you going? I’m in north-central WV, but I imagine you’ll be going to the southern part of the state—the New River area is famous for it’s outdoor adventures! I’m sure you’ll have a great time, and no problem keeping up with those boys—they stop ever 12 seconds to eat!

Julie: At least you’re losing, and that’s what counts! Hopefully your new WW buddy will help you kick things into high gear!

DewCan: I really wasn’t expecting the ring I got, but I’m not complaining. I figure, if I’m going to wear it for the rest of my life, at least it will be one I like!

Jennifer: I still say you’re going to be all moved in an unpacked well before I am. We may be getting some new furniture this weekend though. Steve’s dad worked away from home (in Delaware) and had an apartment there, but he just got transferred back to WV, so he’s letting us go through all of this apartment furniture and take what we want. I know we’re claiming the dining room table and chairs at the very least! I have no idea how we’re going to get it home, but we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.

Yesterday went ok for me, and the scale is down to 214.0 this morning. Calories came in at 1520, but I didn’t get in enough fruits and veggies. Last night I was craving fried chicken, mac and cheese, and any other comfort food I could think of, and I felt like eating everything in the house. Fortunately, I didn’t. I had another turkey sloppy joe and some toasted sourdough bread and then made myself stay busy so I wasn’t raiding the kitchen all evening. Water was about 85 oz, exercise was 30 minutes on the bike. And I did get a lot of stuff done, everything but the dishes and ordering the wedding invitations.

And I did try to order the invitations. Unfortunately, the company I was ordering from has decided that they don’t sell the ones I want anymore, so it’s back to the drawing board. I did surf around and order some samples last night. Oh, and I stopped and talked to a lady about the cake yesterday too, but hers is the highest quote I’ve gotten yet, and I’m going to look around some more anyway. And hopefully I’m taking the afternoon off on Friday to go pick out flowers.

Random funny side note: the florist we’re using in personal friends with my grandmother, who is buying all the flowers, so there was no shopping around. Whatever. Anyway, we were going to go in on a Saturday (he’s not open on Sundays), but as it turns out, he’ll be closed on Saturdays through the middle of August because he’s taking his llamas to competitions and shows.
OK, I guess that’s not really that funny. I just have a weird sense of humor.

Today I am feeling rather frustrated and depressed. I don’t know why, I just am. I feel like everything is going wrong, and it’s all hopeless. I’ll never lose weight, my wedding is going to be a disaster, and I’ll never like my job or be able to find another one. I have my annual checkup tomorrow afternoon, and I really think I’m going to talk to my dr. about my depression. I’ve been reluctant to do so in the past, but the fact that the SAM-e I was taking actually helped me has somewhat convinced me that I need help. I’m not sure I ever really believed it before. But she may tell me to keep using the SAM-e, which would be fine. I mean, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right?

I’ve also decided that I’m going to take in my weight tracking charts to show her what I’ve been eating, my exercise, my water intake, and my weight fluctuations. Last time I told her what I’d been doing and that I wasn’t losing weight, and I don’t think she believed me. But my philosophy is, why lie to your doctor? I mean, they can’t help you if they don’t know what’s going on, and if you’re just going to lie to them, why bother to even go? Anyway, since I track all of that stuff anyway, all I have to do is print it out and show it to her. I’m not going to print out everything, of course, but at least a few weeks, just to show here what’s going on. Hopefully she will make some recommendations that actually get the scale moving again.

And there’s other random stuff I’m going to ask her too. I have it all written out so I don’t forget anything.

*sigh*

OK, I have to go prepare for a meeting I have in 30 minutes, and another meeting immediately following that one. Bleh. I hate work.

I hope you’re all having a good day!
~Elisha

Thanks for the welcome. I forgot to say a little about myself, I was so excited to find such a tailor made group!

This upcoming birthday I'll be 49 [] and will need to lose another 15# for a total of 25 by the big 5-OH next year.

I just got married this last September [elisha, I feel your pain!] and this month I'll be starting a new job so we have to move in July to make it a reasonable drive. We're in the process of buying the new place right now--it's 3 times the size of our current space which, with 5 doggies and one husband, will finally feel like we have some room...

Funny--this weekend I saw a sign for a Llama Show while we were out exploring the town we're moving to. Must be National Llama Month???

Breakfast : 1c instant oatmeal made with soy milk/1 pear

Exercise video: DONE for the day.

Onward! Diana

Julie, I'll post my points too. Today I'm at 0/26. Just not hungry as it's hot in the house. When it's hot I don't feel like eating. Ddon't worry, I'll get my points in by the end of the day. I'm trying to declutter as well. It's fun yet work. But it feels so good in the end. Ahhh...you DD is on a small bike, that would make sense now.

Oh Brandy, I'm so sorry for the loss of your friends. That is brutal losing 2 so close together, it's hard enough with one. I'll keep you in my prayers. It sounds like your'e planning a fantastic trip. I can't say we ever did great stuff like that when I was in youth group. I hope it can lift your spirits, even if only for those few days.

Diana, this is definitely the thread for you as we've got the same name I like your 10lb challenge, and I'm going to join you. What's the Shangi'La Diet? Can't say I've ever heard of it. 5 dogs, WOW, that would be busy. I understand house pains, we just recently moved and there is nothing easy about it.

Elisha, way to go on not giving in to the "feelings" of eating you did fantastic. And you're down today, that's a great reward isn't it. If only those reward feelings lasted, never do for me for some dumb reason. I find the Llamas funny, who knew they had competitions?? Not me I'm taking paxil (and SSRI) for fear that I will get postpartum depression again. It has worked amazingly. I'm going to wean myself off it now. Baby is nearly 6 months now and I'm no longer afraid of the PPD. I think that the medication is there, take it if you need it. You need to get this fixed before your wedding.

Today will be a good day, I can feel it. Tomorrow is official weigh day. Hope it's good. Is everyone doing exercise minutes as well this month? I'm going for a walk as soon as wakes up from his nap. I'm spending too much time shopping on ebay these days, or quilting. But now that it's not raining, I should be walking. I finished one rag quilt (4x4 squares, took forever) and I have max an hour to go one the baby quilt for my boy. Well, if I want ot get some of the things off my list today I better get at it.

Diana

Ai Yai Yai!!! A busy day for sure! Just got DD settled into bed and she came in all tearful...so I spent another 15 minutes getting her settled in again! She's just exhausted. We spent another 90 minutes at the dirt bike track tonight so she could practice. She's getting good! Then we went to Fazolli's and had dinner...not the best of choices...those darned breadsticks! Then we looked at puppies that we are thinking about getting and came home...she had a bath...my sister called from Oregon...we chatted a while...DD made a Father's Day card while I was on the phone...and that was all after a full day's work!!! No wonder I'm tired!

Points today were not great. Just added them up and I am at 40/24, so I have used 16/35 bonus points just in one day! Tomorrow will have to be better! AT least I stayed away from the sweet treats today...well actually that's not entirely true. I ate a whole package of Turtle Chex Mix on the way to the track...that was 12 points, so there ya go!!!! Empty caloires/points!

I did manage t0 get in 64 oz. water today and I'm still thirsty, so I clearly didn't drink enough. Fazolli's is loaded with sodium, so I'm sure that's why! I'll make it all up tomorrow with more water and less points! That's what's great about Weight Watchers. They let you have that FLEXibility!!!

I'm thinking of all of you which is why I come and post here! You all have been so wonderful!

Brandy...you are in my thoughts and prayers. I'm so sorry you have had to endure so much pain this week. Death is so sad especially when it is a friend. Your trip to VA sounds great. We went on the New River several years ago! DH fell out of the raft...great video!!! He was ok!

Welcome to Diana! What kind of dogs do you have?

Elisha...good luck with your Dr. visit. Hope you feel better soon. And yea on the loss! You are down, aren't you?

Dewcan...hope you got in some points today! Walking sounds like a good idea! I need to start...soon! My body is achy tonight...foot hurts and all joints ache!

Jennifer...hope you are having a good day.

Morning chicks!

Man I'm tired today! A full 8 hours of sleep and I'm still exhausted. Yep, put that one on the dr list.

Yesterday was ok. Calories came in at 1520, water was good, no exercise. After work, I went home and worked for another 3.5 hours. Yes, I'm officially crazy. There are just a few parts of my job that I cannot manage to do in this office environment. Like writing, which is what I was doing last night. But I got most of it done, and the rest of it will be done today, so it's okay.

I'm in a much better mood today, probably because I'm less stressed about getting everything done at work, and also because I'm going to the dr. My scale was down to 213.4 this morning, but I know the scale there will be higher, especially since my appt. is at 5pm. But I feel like I might be able to get some help with a few problems, like the lack of sleep and the wacky moods, and help is a good thing.

Menu for today:
Breakfast: 2 c. coffee w/FF hazelnut creamer, 2 sl. toasted sourdough, 1 T. LF mayo, 2 oz. LF mozzarella, tomato slices, basil
Lunch: 2 sl. ww bread, 1 T. LF mayo, 4 oz. turkey ham, peach
Snack: LF yogurt
Dinner: TBD

Lunch and snack are left over from yesterday. I ended up going to Wendy's for lunch. I had to get out of the office before I went crazy. I didn't do too bad though, and calories still came in at 1520, and I had a light dinner and drank some extra water. I know I can't use food to solve my problems though. All it does is make me feel guilty. I figured my weight would be up this morning because of it, but I was down.

Ugh... today is going to be a long day.

Steve and I are going to his parents' house tomorrow evening, about 3 hours away. His dad did work in Delaware and had an apartment there, but he got transferred back to WV recently, so now he's letting us have any of his apartment furniture we want. We've already laid claim to the dining room table and chairs, and hopefully there will be some other stuff worth taking. Steve wanted to stay until Sunday afternoon, but I told him I'd rather come back Saturday night. #1, there's the dog to consider. It won't be a problem having my brother feed her and let her out, but I don't want to inconvenience him any more than we have to. #2, and the main reason, I want a day where I can just relax without worrying about having to do something (like drive all the way home). I want to sleep in Sunday morning and have a lazy day. Just one, in however many weeks it's been. Steve doesn't seem to like the idea of coming home on Saturday though. He always mopes about things like that. But I know him, and if I agree to stay until Sunday afternoon, we won't get home until about 8.30pm, and that leave no time for me to relax whatsoever, and that's just plain unacceptable.

Anyway, today, more work. At least I get to leave a little early for my dr. appointment. Tomorrow I may take half a day to go check out flowers with my mom and grandma. Have to talk to the coworkers about that.

OK, time to work. Have a good day, chicks!
~Elisha

Shanon are you eating salty stuff, because that can retain tons of water. I really like WW, you don't have to cut out anything, just watch your portions. If you'd like to try it you don't have to join the actual meeting as it is expensive. Just a suggestion. It really helps me realize why I weigh what I do.

Julie, what kind of dog are you thinking of getting? I'd like to get one but DH says NO NO NO NO. Phooey. I'll win this one some day. Achy? hope you're not getting sick!!

Elisha, how was the appointment, what did she have to say? I hope you enjoy your weekend, whenever you decide to come home. My family is 5 hours away, ughhh... I totally understand you problem.

Well, yesterday I had 26/26 points and today I'm at 6/26 and it 4:30 already. But we're going to BBQ so I want to save my points for that. Bought prawns and am going to make kebabs with them and veggies, and of course garlic, yummy. I jsut went grocery shopping and found some good 1 point items. Full size fudgesicles and popsicles for 1 point each. And this flat bread that is like 11x7 inches and looks good. I'm really excited about this week. I'm only down 1 pound, blech, next week will be at least 2 pounds, I am making my self that promise.

Any of you watch hockey? How about that game last night, fantastic!! HAve a great day,
Diana

DewCan- I interested in trying it, but how do u do it without joining??

Hey there,

Day two and still on track. Even down a pound--no doubt cuz I didn't spend the last 24 hours stuffing myself! Managed to do the exercise thingey [Slim in Six] and ramped it to the second of three levels. Beginning to feel it already so I know tomorrow morning will be all owie

Elisha, I just got married last September. The hardest part was when I realized I couldn't possibly fit into the dress I'd bought and ended up wearing a suit I had already. Total bummer. Some of the pictures embarrass me to bits, the way my heinie seemed to take up half the church aisle!!! This year, I'm determined to be able to get into the danged dress for our 1 year anniversary. Good for you getting ready ahead of time!

shanonbug--I think you can go online and do the whole WW program without having to go to meetings. The ladies that lead the meetings that I've gone to I somehow just couldn't relate to so I end up doing it on my own. That and the expense...

So. Everyone have a great Friday-seeya tomorrow.

Diana

oh yes it has been! I worked from 9-8pm last night and my dogs (woof, woof) were killing me! We had a Father's Day Ice Cream Social for the residents at work at 7 and I just had a million things I needed to get done, so I just stayed and worked.

Today is going to be another busy and manual labor type day at work! We are setting up for our garage sale and we are hauling all the boxes we have been collecting from storage and bringing them down to set up, moving tables, moving residents in wheelchairs. I know I'm going to need some pampering when I get home tonight. And tomorrow starts all over again. The yard sale, then a graduation party, then my uncle is leaving to go back to LasVegas and wants to meet us for dinner before he leaves. Lots of opportunity to "blow it" with the diet if I don't really plan! Like I didn't do yesterday....<sigh>

Confession time: I was doing great and even brought my lunch yesterday, but I didn't plan for my dinner...so I didnt' eat one! I ate about 2 cups of sugar free icecream, then came home and binged on chips and dip (I NEVER do that) and had a microwaved s'more! I was just so tired...and stressed!!! I know I need to come to the computer and journal but I could barely keep my eyes open and just wanted to veg! I may be under my points, but I'm not even going to count them from yesterday...just move forward today.

I need to plan on paper so I know what I am going to do! Here's an attempt:
B-fast: Coffee w/creamer (3 points)
Lunch: We always have a picnic on Friday's at work (hot dogs or hamburgs or brats with all the fixins) but I think I will go get a salad at the grocery store, instead!
Supper: Oh...I want to go out to eat. Maybe I can talk DH into taking me out for a salad or something! NO BREAD!!! Otherwise, it's going to be chicken on the grill and there's some fresh grean beans in the fridge that I can fix!
No Snacking Today!!!!
I bought a big 64 oz (8 oz. x 8) jug for water that I will keep in the fridge at work for me! Then I know I'm drinking enough!

Tomorrow's Plan:
B-fast: Coffee & a WW shake
Lunch: I'm going to try to get a salad from a local bagel place
Supper: Out again...not sure where, but I will keep it healthy and stay away from the bread and alcohol!

A pretty general plan here, but life is so uncertain these days, so I have to be flexible and still work at making healthy choices. I guess that's what it's all about!

Diana (chick)...I got your PM...can't beleive we live so close! My MIL lives in Rockford!!! Go figure!!! Hope you are not too sore!!

Diana(mommy)...We looked at Schipperke's. Nice dog. We have a Siberian Husky, Tasha and she's 13. Just had our male Husky-- black & white one-- (Nikai) put down in November. He was also 13...a great dog! I'll put some pictures up here so you can see them. Tasha thinks she the queen of the house...and she basically is, but she's a good dog! My DD has been wanting her own pet that she can train and take care of for about 2 years, but we couldn't have 3 dogs! So we are just looking right now!

Elisha...Hope you found out some answers at the doc. appt. Way to go on the loss. It's nice to see the scale move down isn't it? Hope you have a great weekend!

Jennifer...Where are you chickie??? Miss you!

Morning chicks!

Yesterday was a good day. I don’t know where my calories came in, as my computer decided to stop working last night and I couldn’t get it to come back on, so I didn’t get to plug my food into DietPower. But I know it came out ok, because I did pretty well. Dinner ended up being a Subway Club with no cheese. I didn’t get in quite enough water, but I didn’t do too bad either. No exercise though, as I didn’t get home until after 8.

Menu today:
Breakfast: 2 c. coffee w/FF hazelnut creamer, 2 sl. sourdough toast w/2 oz. LF mozzarella, 1 T. LF mayo, tomato slices
Lunch: 3 oz. turkey ham, 2/3 large cucumber, tomato, 1 oz. mozzarella
Snack: Peach
Dinner: Italian turkey sausages with peppers and onions on hoagie buns

We’re headed to Steve’s parents’ house this evening, and we’ll be coming back tomorrow evening. I don’t know what I’ll be eating tomorrow, but hopefully it won’t be too bad.

OK, so, doctor stuff. As it turns out, I’m healthy as a horse. That’s good. She gave me a couple of prescriptions to fix some minor inconveniences in my life. I got a cream to treat a skin condition I have on my upper arms. Doctors have been telling me it would go away in a year or two since I was about 6… 20 years later it’s just the same as ever. I want it treated, at the very least, for my wedding day. So now I have to apply stinky cream twice a day. But hey, if it works, I’m all for it. She also gave me prescription anti-perspirant, as I can’t find one that works for more than 3 days at a time. Seriously, I have at least a dozen different kinds sitting around my house that I have to keep rotating. It’s a pain. AND she gave me a prescription to take whenever I think I might be getting a UTI. I can just take one and it will most likely go away. If not, I just take them a couple of days in a row. Easy enough. And that’s all the prescriptions she gave me.

She did, however, give me a couple of instructions. As far as sleep goes, she told me to #1, exercise more, and #2, monitor how much sleep I get and how I feel the next day. For my moods, she told me to monitor my moods, rating how irritable and how depressed I am on a daily basis. And for my weight, she looked at my menus and weight charts, etc, and told me to #1, exercise more, and #2, cut back on the starchy carbs. I’ve got a follow-up appointment to go over all of these things, as well as to see how well the new prescriptions are working, in 3 weeks.

At first I was a little disappointed, feeling like nothing had been done to resolve my 3 major issues. But I thought about it a bit, and now I’m really glad that she made the recommendations she did. All she has to go on for those issues is what I’m telling her. So if I track what’s going on for a little while, she can make a more accurate diagnosis. I’m glad that she is trying to actually figure out what’s going on rather than just throwing pills at me.

So on Sunday, I’m making Steve take me to the grocery store, and I’m going to stock up on non-carby foods. I’ll think I’ll do a sort of modified South Beach Diet, probably similar to Phase 2 or 3, just to see what happens. I’ll track that and show her what I’ve done, and we’ll go from there.

Also, I’m going to go back to the Total Body Makeover routine. I kind of gave up on it after a while, but I know that it’s a good routine when I actually do it, and I know that it will work if I just stick to it. It’s a 12-week program, and I’ve got about 16 weeks until my wedding. That’s plenty of time to drop about 15 pounds and get into shape.

OK, so, lots of work to do today. Oh yeah, and I’m not leaving early today to go to the florist. Mom said I didn’t give her enough warning, so we’ll go next week. Whatever. Today shouldn’t be too bad. I’m doing the fun part of my job anyway.

Have a good weekend, chicks!
~Elisha

Shanon, first you have to figure out how many points you're allowed in a day. I weigh 204 so I get 26 points. Each food has a point value and you can earn more points through exercsie if needed. You also get an extra 35 points for each week in case you need them, called flexpoints. I try not to use mine. Try this link to see how many points in each food. Food has points based on how many calories, how much fibre, and how much fat is in it. There is a calculation you can use but I can't remember it right now. It's really quite easy to keep track of once you get the hang of it. Look in hte WW stuff on this site, it's loaded with good info.
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72186

So Diana, are you hurting today? It's a good hurt. You know you did something good for your body. That's a sad wedding dress story. Bummer.

Julie, just move forward....it doesn't help to dwell on it. It was jsut your flexpoints that you used Don't blow it today though. You can do it Nice pic of your dogs, they are beautiful!

Elisha, glad the appointment went well, glad to hear your'e healthy. Docs that just throw pills are sucky, so I'm glad your'e understanding the reason for not doing so. I hope you can figure something out for your moods though. Are they at all related to your TOMs?

So yesterday I had 23/26 points. Not like me to have points left over but I missed lunch as I was super busy. And we had veggie/shrimp kebabs for supper with some grilled asparagus. Had fruit mix and a 1 point fudgesicle for dessert. So I had 15 points left for evening snack had 2/3 cup of trail mix from Costco for 12 points and went to bed. Didn't feel like snacking more. I didn't walk yesterday as I was so busy and today looks even worse on my list of things to do. Baby had a horrible night (one of his worst) so I can't see myself walking today. Must run now, have spent entirely too much time on the computer today. Oh the scale looked good this am but of course it's 6 dys till official weigh in so it doesn't count yet.
Diana must go make coffee...cannot. go..on...with....out