Hi all.

angel-eyes, April, and Karen - Happy Thanksgiving. Hope you all are enjoying, or have enjoyed, your feasts.

angel-eyes - Congrats on your loss. That's especially terrific in the midst of TOM.

April - Congrats on your loss too!

Karen - How'd the cheesecake turn out?

I don't envy any of you doing the cooking. I absolutely hate cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Seems like everything has to be mashed, sliced, whatever all at the same time. Too much pressure. I much prefer doing Christmas dinner (roast pork, not turkey) or Easter.

I had a decent weekend. At the zoo I managed to stick to a grilled chicken sandwich. We did a lot of walking, of course, but it wasn't very aerobic. We had dinner at an Italian supper club, where I did less well. But I wrote it all down. The rest of the weekend I didn't journal but I think I did better than I usually do. Back to journaling and water and fruits and veggies, etc. today. I'm going to suit up for the bike as soon as I'm done here so I can get that in.

Have a great day all.

Carla

Carla - oooh, you're at post #999. I think we'll have to have a little ceremony around your 1,000th post! Sounds like you had a pretty good weekend. Cheesecake turned out great. The turkey is turkeying and soon all my relatives will descend on us. Hopefully there will be no leftovers, although I ALWAYS have to have a turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and bit of mayo sandwich the next day! I like it better than the main meal. I'm planning to eat extra veggies and stay away from second helpings.

Have a good day!

Karen

Hi Ladies.
Merrylegs.....You're talking MY kind of sandwich!! I love putting stuffing (as if I need more bread/starch?), and cranberries in a turkey sandwich!!mmmm, too bad I'm out of cranberries already. I was a little skeptical of the pumpkin cheesecake, but I'll take your word for it that it was great. Tonight we're having hot turkey sandwiches....mmmm, another favourite of mine.

Cece......Don't be too hard on yourself or underestimate the power of walking. I'm sure you used up alot of activity points. And as for the italian dinner?, well....tommorow's another day.

My weekend was good. I really enjoyed going to the movies. If you haven't seen "my big fat greek wedding".....GO, AND GO QUICK!!! This movie is so great, I haven't laughed like this in a movie for a long time. Its funny how I saw so many of my friends parents in this movie.....nice to see 3 Canadian actresses in such a popular movie too!!! Today I've been fairly snack-y, but just figured out I need to drink more of my water. I've tried to keep the snacks under 2 pts.....so I should be fine.

Hi all,

Karen - Here it is - my 1000th. Break out the party! Did you have to go to work today, or you able to stay home and recover from the Thanksgiving onslaught? I too love a sandwich made out of Thanksgiving leftovers, although I've never put stuffing on mine. How did eating extra veggies and staying away from seconds go? Seconds are a killer for me.

angel-eyes - I've heard such good things about that movie. Friends of ours are Greek and they said it was dead on. I had a snacky day yesterday also - in fact I never ate a proper dinner, just kind of grazed. Like you I tried to keep them low points.

Well, I did 45 minutes on the bike yesterday. I'm going to shoot for 45 today too. I think this weekend I must go to Costco to see if I can get a small TV there at a good price. Right now I listen to the radio, which helps, but I think biking while I watch Oprah would, besides making me feel less guilty about spending the time to watch Oprah, help me not watch the clock so much.

Have a great day all.

Carla

Hi all - we had a great time in MD (except I fell off the wagon) but I came back with a chest cold. Took the day off work so I will be swamped tomorrow. I hope to catch up later in the week. In the meantime, good luck to the Wed weigh ins. I'm back OP although no exercise for me until the congestion is better. I've decided I will definitely go to my meeting on Saturday but I just might make it a "no weigh" day (they have them). More later in the week.

Take care,
Judy

Hi all.

Judy - I'm glad to hear you had a good time in MD. Good for you for hopping right back on that wagon. I'm sorry to hear you have a chest cold. Hope you feel better soon.

I'm happy to report that I've lost 3.4 pounds this week. I rode the stationary bike yesterday for 30 minutes. I definitely felt the exercise "high" yesterday, so that's good. Today I'm taking Ana to a place called Lambs Farm that has a petting zoo, merry-go-round, things like that, so I'll be doing some walking.

Talk to you later.

Carla
271/267.6/244 - 1st 10%

Cece....WAY TO GO!!! You are DEFINITELY feeling the excercise high if you lost 3.4 lbs!!!! EXCELLENT FOR YOU!!!!

JudySp......I hope you are feeling better. I was the same last week, and am finally feeling better and sleeping better now that I'm not hacking during the night. Delsym cough syrup is really good, but I would reccommend the orange flavour/time release formula. When I get a cold, nothing makes me feel better than soup to eat. Progresso makes a great 99% fat free brand, and both the NewEngland Clam Chowder and Chicken chunk with Wild Rice are fabulous.

Yesterday was, let me say....."interesting". I finished the day within my pts range (27-31) but snacked and grazed all day. I can honestly say that breakfast was the only 'real meal' I ate all day. Does anyone else have days like that? Part of the problem later on in the day is leaving for soccer at 5 pm.....the kids have to eat at 4:30 and then eat again at 7:30 before bedtime. Because of this I didn't feel like a full meal so instead I ate smaller than usual portions. I'm hoping for a loss tommorow for weigh in.....I hope everyone is 'on plan'.

I've done some sporadic catching up - have more to go so my comments to you will be spotty at best.

Karen, April and Angel-eyes - Happy (belated) Thanksgiving!

Congrats to all those you lost last week!

Carla - WAHOOOO! Way to go on that great loss. It sounds like you are firmly on that wagon. Way to go on the exercise. I hope to join in that tomorrow (I'm giving myself another day off and if my chest congestion is gone tomorrow I'll start back in). I'm sure you had a great time with Ana and Lambs Farm.

Angel-eyes - I've had days like that though usually I stick with 3 meals and snacks. Isn't it great that you can do that once in a while and still be OP? It's good that you "had" breakfast - most important meal and all that. Actually, some people eat that way (mini-meals) and find it successful. I am feeling a bit better, thanks. The congestion hasn't gotten really bad - I hope it stays that way. I've been really careful because I have a tendency towards bronchitis.

I had a good day yesterday foodwise although since I have the chest congestion I haven't exercised and don't plan to until I'm 100% better. I ended up banking a few points again - knitting and Diet V-8 Splash helped there. I realized why I went way off on vacation - there's all kinds of cuts going on at work and last Thursday, the day before I went on vacation, my boss told me that my "big project", a re-write of a system, is one of the initiatives that's "up in the air" - it may be cut. While this isn't the only thing I do, I'm taking that as a "maybe" sign of an upcoming severance agreement. Tony and I talked about it over the weekend - and while talking about it helps (and we'd be OK for a year at least) I think the "cloud" of anxiety/worrying/whatever definitely affected my eating. Anyway, I'd better get going.

Have a great one!
Judy

Wow, it sure is quiet around here. I had an OK day yesterday. I ended up eating my max and all but one of my food points - still, I didn't eat into a deficit so I guess that's OK. I know that the stress of the work situation is getting to me. I'm feeling pretty good today so I plan on exercising after work. I think I'll need to. We're having a required "organizational" meeting/conference call at noon for our whole group. While I know specific layoffs won't be announced, I can't imagine it's going to be an "up" kind of meeting.

No particular challenges this weekend. On Sunday, my mom and I are driving up to an outlet center - we'll certainly have lunch out (probably at Applebee's as when I was at the same outlet center with a friend) but I know I can find something with the help of Dottie's site.

How's the week been going for everyone??
Judy

I am new here but not new to ww or this site..but it's been a very long time and I am ready to get busy..I am really getting serious this time. Have done it B 4...and it's time to do it again.
Mind if I just jump in??
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Hi Ladies.

Welcome Tricia. Nice to meet you. Post often and good luck!! Tell us a bit about yourself next time.

JudySP.......I don't envy you with that conference call at work. I would be stressed to the max. Not a good feeling if cutbacks are happening......its sad to think they have become a way of life. On a plus side....good for you for having that talk with your husband. Planning ahead for the future takes away the 'surprizes' and makes it more manageable with how you will deal with them. Enjoy your lunch on the weekend.

My weigh in...wasn't. I set myself up for a loss (why do I do that?) and didn't get one. Well actually, I'm going to register a 1 lb gain, as I weighed myself with 1) the same weight, 2) a pound gain....and the 3rd time was a pound gain, again. So best 2 out of 3....will be a +1 lb. I was expecting a loss as it was a great week and on plan everyday. Oh well.....next week will be my time. Have a good day.

Tricia - of course you can jump in - welcome!

Angel eyes - sorry about the gain - it's hard not to go to the scale with expectations of how we've done in the past week. I try not to because I know how fickle the scale can be but I'm not usually successful in not "expecting" ;-) The important thing is that it sounds like you are not letting that ol' scale break your stride!

The meeting wasn't much of a surprise. The thing we did get was that the "notifications" will be about 20% and should happen by mid-November. So the waiting begins....blech!

Hello All!

I feel like I have been away forever. For starts, I did jump back on the wagon a few weeks ago like I said I would and have lost 5 of the 10 pounds I gained. I know most of it was a water gain from too much weekend fun, but I feel good and going to feel better. I leave for Aruba in less than 2 months, so the bathing suit is hanging in the bathroom near the scale to remind me.

I see you are all doing well.

Carla-great loss.

Judy-sorry about the stressfull job situation, I would give you mine if I could.

Karen-Happy Belated Thanksgiving , not quite a turkey, but close.

To all of you I wish much continued success, and I will try to come back more often to say HELLO!!

Michele

Hi ladies,

I stayed the same this week. That is good because I had 3 days this week where I went OP. Have been back with it for the last 3 days.

Carla....Thanksgiving was my downfall as far as food goes. For 3 days I didn't count points....am back with it now though.

Angel Eyes.......DH & I went to see my Big Fat Greek Wedding. It was so funny. Did you hear....it's going to be made into a TV series?

Tricia....welcome.

Judy....so sorry to hear about what's going on with your job.

I am leaving tomorrow for a 3 week visit with my family....5 sisters & 1 brother & their families. It will be nice to see them.

My dog ....Charlie....he's a Border Collie....he just got home with DH. He was in the car while they were gone for at least an hour. Charlie came to me & sneezed...that means he's mad...about being in the car so long. lol

If I have time while away....I will check in.

April

Ok about me, I successfully achieved my goal at WW 13 years ago. Right after my first child. Now 2 more children later bringing it to 3 kids and having also quit smoking in 2000...I am desparately needing to get this weight off We recently had a house built and are in the midst of having our old one destroyed and life is getting crazy I have been married 15.5 years..and that about sums up Me..

Judy- I understand the job situation..my husband just told me they are sending people home. and no more production ..not good just having gotten a new house. The problem is the people that work the docks are on strike in our case and therefore it trickles down..as the inport isn't making it in it is sitting in the middle of the ocean. So I'll pray for us both.

Angel eyes- I too always expect a loss when I go to the scale and then if I didn't I get discouraged and eat..I find the better way for me is my clothes. That way my loss shows up, without my expecting it..because even though I know muscle weighs more..it's really hard to tell me that on the scale..

It took me a minute to catch up with the Thanksgiving thing..Boy I thought I missed a whole month or something and then I thought maybe this was and old site..sure glad to find out it really was someones Thanksgiving..

Till tomorrow..