Hi everyone! Its been a long time since I started a thread! I have the day off today for president's day. Really weird since I just started my new job on Thursday. I think I am going to enjoy my new job. All of the people are super nice and the job itself is great. For the first time in my life I actually know what I am doing from the beginning. I still need to learn about the industry, but all of the computer and software architecture I understand. Does anyone else have the day off? On a WW note, I am re-activating my lifetime membership next Wednesday. I am travelling tuesday through friday this week, so I can't go this wednesday. My buddy that I have been going with since the beginning got a job two blocks away from me (she was layed off at the same time I was), so we can go to WW together again. Hopefully I am not too much over goal. I am estimating about 2 or 3 lbs. up. I should be able to get those off in no time. Anyway I need to run some errands! I'll check in later. Hi to everyone out there and all the newbies!
Kay

Boy am I tired, I was talking to someone until 3am this morning and had an 8 o'clock class....Anyhoo, my saturday wasn't great, but other than that my eating is good. I am at 147 now which is basically where I want to be. My muscles are showing and I am feeling really fit! Sure, I've been down to 140, but I look better now!

Erin: Welcome, WW rocks and is a fabbo program. My advice, work it for yourself. If you can lose weight at the higher end of the range then eat there etc.

Kay: Congrats on your job, that is so good and having the first monday off is great so that you can ease into it! Congrats and you go girl Good luck at weigh in. I am actually changing my goal weight I think and lowering it from 155 to 148 or so, I haven't quite decided yet. BTW I just realized you're a morning person like me

Hi Belle, Kirsty, JenK, JenL, Lolly, Lori, Lisa, Becky, Tonya, Trish, Shalyne, Rina, Kim and anyone else I have missed (I totally lacked sleep last night so forgive me)

Hey all, I lost 1.2 this week. Yah me, and bought a new pair of pants in a size smaller. So I was happy all weekend. Didn't really count points this weekend, but didn't do that bad.

Kay, yah on the new job!!!!

Welcome Erin....

Ali... was it a boy??? I remember those days. Eiiiiiii.... I used to be a zombie!

Well, I am off now, have to do a job fair for work... fun fun fun!

Jen-L: Maybe.....

Ali... You go girl!!!!!!!!!!!

Well I got on the scale this am and it wasn't very kind to me. I haven't been doing well so I expected a gain but it was a big one. I am not really too down about it though last night I had already planned my work out routine for the wk and planned to eat better so I am just going to stick to that. Wknd was good. Um I worked Friday night and hung out with B/f and all of our friends Sat and Sun night. I realized this wknd that I am so blessed. I have great friends. In fact I recruited two of my girlfriends to go to my aerobics class with me tonight. So anyways I am back in the saddle again. I feel like I should be wearing the saddle But anyways

Ali- ooh la la so mysterious Was it the friend?? Probably not b/c you seem to be keeping this on the down low I wish you the best.

Jen- congrats on the loss. Don't you just love the smaller sizes. I bought smaller sizes a couple of months ago and they are tight but not for long

Kay- I am so glad you found a good job. It seems as if it was worth the wait. I hope that WW goes well. I cannot wait to be a Lifetime member. I guess I have just been emotional eating for about a month now. NOt a good thing.

Well girls I hope that all goes well today.
Becky

Good morning ladies!

Kay - Great about the new job. That's awesome. I don't have today off I'm like the only one of my friends who doesn't. I'm bumming!

Ali - My Saturday was my less than great WW day also. I had friends in town, so I ate out twice on Saturday. Sounds like you're looking good. AWesome.

Erin - welcome. I think you'll really like WW - mainly because there's nothing that's off-limits and you can totally personalize it. Good luck!

Jen-L - COngrats on the loss. Well done girl!

Grace - good that you didn't let you get you down. You do have great friends! I'm really loving and appreciating all my supportive friends. It's great to see who's there supporting yuo and whos not.

SOOOO - i had friends up for the weekend. A couple I haven't seen in 25 pounds, so they were psyched. They kept telling me how great I looked, which was nice - but I'm the type that's not great at compliments. I get uneasy sometimes. My best freind came up too, and he hasn't seen me since Thanksgiving.

The best part was that they were so supportive, that although there were a bunch of us... they worked the day so they could do out to brunch while I went to the gym and waited until after I went to the gym and showered before we all met up again. So that was awesome.

Hopefully I'll still lose tomorrow despite Saturday. We'll see soon enough.

Lisa

Lisa- Sounds like a fun wknd. I just wanted to let you know that I think all people have to learn to take a compliment thin or not so much. I read in a magazine once that if you don't learn to take them that others will stop giving them, especially significant others. I also read that if you disagree with the compliment that you are insulting the complimenter (pretty sure that is not a word but you get the point ) You are telling them, in a sense, that they don't have good taste or that they don't know what they are talking about. All of these facts helped me learn to take compliments. I still have to make myself just say thank you but I figure it may get easier, who knows. My sister is quite petite and she still hasn't learned to take a compliment. I always have to tell her to stop doubting it and just say thank you Ok just wanted to let you know that you are not alone we are all in the same boat at one time or another.

ERin- just wanted to say hi. I haven't read your thread but everyone else is talking to you so I wanted to join in I know that you will find this to be a supportive group. We are like an online family!

Becky

Jen: Thanks

Becky: Hmmmm, I am just going to be mysterious for now that wasn't my best guy friend either hehehehehe. I like being young and single hehehehehe hehehehe hehehehe great friends are important. I haven't been nurturing some of my friendships like I should be doing, so I am working on that. My closest bunch of friends and I all live in different cities now, it makes it harder, but they're great.

Lisa: Just remember Friends will always come to town and its unrealistic to expect not to go to dinner with them etc (sometimes weight watchers basically suggests meeting the friends after dinner, I totally don't agree with that advice, part of the program is learning how to deal with life and real life includes dinners out). I remember the excitement I would get seeing friends who hadn't seen me in a while while I was losing weight. My roomate's reaction was priceless My best guy friend's sister in-law also gave one heck of a reaction as well

Hmmm, I was asked something today that has made me think deeply. If I never had weight as an issue what would my issues be? I realized I don't have many, I just need to work harder sometimes, learn to ask for help, be firmer with people (I can be a people pleaser too often)and to nuture my relationships more, pretty interesting stuff eh! I am truly blessed