Startin' Monday's thread!!

Good morning girls! How was everyone's weekends?? Mine was OK...Friday night was pretty good, b/f and I were out til midnight - he was drunk, I was not but I still had a good time. Saturday I went to the bank then we took my sisters to see the condo - it was nicer than I remembered. I am really excited. We did condo stuff and laundry the rest of the day. Yesterday I went to see my niece at her swimming lesson - she was always in trouble - jumpin in when she shouldn't, etc. Hee hee. But she is soooo cute. Then I hung out with my family til about 3 and then went home to do housework. Fun, fun, fun...

On the WW front....I realize why I have been maintaining...I added up my points from the week and my points that I earn with activity. I have found that on average, I eat 28.9 points/day, USING my activity points. So I realize I have been say - its OK I can eat more b/c I earned 8 or 9 activity points today. This is not good. I have to limit my points to have it work for me. Otherwise, although my cardio is much improved I am not getting the weight loss benefit from the workouts!

AGHHHH!!! WEll, at least I was honest and did the calculations....all i can do now is pull up my socks!

WEll, I have to get to work....come out and play!!!

Heya All,

I am taking a sick day from work today. I had an absolutely horrid weekend. My roomate got hit by a minivan on Friday night and got a blood clot on the brain. He had emergency surgury and is recovering and has to take a month off of work. So I was all stressed all weekend, IU ate like crap and could hardly sleep. So now I have a dumb cold I think due to stress.

My eating has been terrible now for... hmmm it seems like a year now. I think my weight is up in the 160s could even be 170. Since I built a ton of muscle I am a size 7-8, but I want to get down to being a size 5-6 again. I am restarting WW today and I admit I was last suppering this weekend which was bad (well I was also under a lot of stress). I don't want to buy new clothes. My weight was 150 for the summer and stuff (until October) and I just want to be back down there again by next summer. I can't believe I have slacked so much.... I just gotta work at eating well and exercising regularly again. I think the problem is when I get into funks I just don't care about my weight.

Anyhoo I get to see my boy tonight and he said he'd be happy if we could do something low-key. I get paranoid at that since when I dump a guy I generally suggest something low-key. I am being silly. He's really opening up to me ladies. But still he was totally acting interested in me when we were talking last night He's just been having a stressed filled weekend too It's cool, he's lost like 50lbs in the last 6 months

Belle: At my old WW, they suggested never eating more than 4 activity points in a day.. Maybe you could just use 2-4 and let the others just aid you in your weight-loss.

Take Care!

Ali

Jayne - you rock! 2 weeks of exercise is an awesome job - you should be really proud of yourself. I loved your story about darts - I too believe that I play better tipsy and I love how you cured a hangover by going shoe shopping. That is so something I would do!

Belle - I'm so glad the condo is even better than you remember it. Isn't purchasing your first home a blast? When mine was being built, I visited it every day and took pictures. I have 2 photo albums of house construction pictures.

My weekend went O.K. Worked Saturday as usual but had the evening off so gave myself a spa night and treated myself to a neat new nail polish called Prism that changes colors based on light reflection. Sunday I spent the day doing household chores - sounds boring but actually it was a great day because I got a lot done and feel like I've got control of at least one aspect of my life.
Also, started journaling again. Am eating above the WW points range but within the range that I set for myself so I am happy about that.

Later,

Laura

Laura: I understand, when I have a clean room and house I feel so accomplished, I am not a neat person, so for me it's a huge accomplishment!

Okay ladies I have a predicament...

I have two tickets for a concert on Valentine;s Day (for all you Canucks who would have heard of the Band, for Blue Rodeo). Don't ask me what possessed me to buy 2 for Valentine's day, but well Blue Rodeo is my favorite Live band and I wanted to go. Anyway, I was fully single when I bought the tickets, so I decided not to ask anyone to go in case I met someone in the mean time... Well I have and we're seeing each other, but we're not a couple couple yet.... Should I invite him anyway and just say I had a spare ticket and that although it's Valentine's day I have no expectations otherwise than to go out and have a good time. I mean realistically I can easily find someone else, but hey he likes the band:P We've been seeing each other for not even 3 weeks yet though, so I don't want him to think I am trying to pigeon-hole him into a couple.


All my friends who I have talked to say "ASK HIM!!!"

Anyhoo, take care!

Ali

Hi all-my weekend was good-DH and I got around to cleaning out our basement in preparation for renovating it. DH is so handy-it's great! We are making half of the basement a TV/entertainment/play area for child and dog. So we are carpeting and adding heat, and we are going to buy a huge TV
So he started knocking down walls

otherwise, things are good-I have my second OB appt tomorrow-thus far I have managed to not gain any weight-I am 12 and a half weeks-so that was my goal! No weight gain in the first trimester. I am pretty happy about that considering I started the pregnancy ten pounds heavier than I wanted to be!!...and...I hate to say it...but I have been eating like a pig...I actually bought a pint(well, ok TWO pints) of Ben and Jerry's for the first time since like college!
So, as I have said before-get pregnant! It is great weight control(so far) Jen-L, you are probably having a good laugh as you read this! I know these comments will come back to bite me in the *ss later on!

Ali-Ask him!!! Put it in a low key way....but if you actually do like him, don't go too much the other way and make him think you are thinking of him just as a friend.

Belle-Enjoy the first home thing! It is so much fun-we are still decorating our house-I hung some more pictures this weekend and redid the mantle-how fun!

Laura-Where did you buy 'Prism'? it sounds cool!
Hi to everyone else!
lori

PS I have changed my sig to keep myself accountable for the amount of weight i gain in this PG...

I went shopping for some new clothes today....what a disaster. Here is what I learned:

I learned that even though I was starting to have a better self image, and even though I was starting to believe that I was actually looking good, and more like an average woman...I learned that I was wrong. I am NOT like an average woman. I must have tried on about 50 tops all of them in size xl. Almost every single one of them was too small. I am so upset. At one point I actually started crying in the store. I was so looking forward to going in and buying sizes that were smaller and from a regular store but I see now that I am not as close to goal as I thought.

I went in to try on a bathingsuit and I asked for a size 16...what a joke...I couldn't even get it on. Then I asked for an 18 and same thing...I couldnt get it on. Then I just said forget it and walked out. The store clerk lady said "awww, I am sorry" with a look of pity on her face...I just wanted to crawl in a hole and die.

My eyes were opened today....I have a LOT more weight to go before I will ever be considered a regular average person.

I went into this one store and was looking at tops. THis skinny minny sales clerk comes over and I ask her "do you have an extra large" She says..."I don't think so, but even if we do I will still be too tight on you".

Can you say humiliation?!

I came out with a couple of shirts that are a little too tight but still wearable...but my shopping trip was a complete bust and I am feeling so down and so discouraged now.

Angie, honey, I know exactly how you feel - I mean, the clothes thing has actually happened to me, plus, read last friday's post at the gym - it was a huge reminder that I am still the "fat person" in the gym class and people think I can't do it or am not able to handle it as well as a thin person. Its humiliating, i Know. I am trying not to get discouraged either because really we have both come a long way!! Too far to get discouraged and think we aren't "normal". Especially becauase of inanimate objects like clothes, or like the people that feel sorry for us, like the clerk or like the gym-bunnies.

You aren't alone!! But lets use these experiences to motivate us to kick more butt!!! Yay us!!!

On that note, I am off to the gym. No, not to a class - I really don't think I'll go to one of them again. But to ride the bike or do the treadmill....we'll see how lively I am.....

BBL!

Hi everyone. I had a pretty low key weekend. my NF who is turning out to be a good friend with nothing romanitic involved (which is fantastic by me, he's an excellent friend) is having a bit of a crisis. His good friends are in the midst of separating and the wife has "feelings" for him so he's nervous and he bounces his thoughts and fears off of me. Its a total nightmare situation. I told him to let their relationship run its course before he steps in and does anything. Then on Sunday I went to Chicago - it was great! I highly recomend it. Now back to boring work for a week.
Belle - about that whole gym thing, I would write a letter to the manager of the gym. The fact that she didn't even acknowledge your injury is irritating. Don't stop doing the classes. Everyone gets a different workout in a different way. You do your own low impact and enjoy it! Also, yay that the condo looks better than you remembered. It will be great to move in to "your" place.
Ali - Blue Rodeo is awesome! I agree with your friends, ask him!! Make it low key, They whole I bought two cause I was going to ask a friend...you know. Let us know if he accepts.
Laura - cool nailpolish. Remember Hypercolor shirts? they used to change color with heat. Could be good or bad.
Lori - sounds like your enjoying yourself. Are you still feeling sick? It's nice to be able to treat yourself - Ben and Jerry's rocks!
Angie - What a horrible day! But look at how fantastic you have done and ignore the salesperson. They're evil and tactless. Treat yourself to a nice bath or something relaxing and try to have a better evening.

OK, off to the gym for lunch. First time in 2 weeks because of my course, it's so easy to get off track. BBL
KT

Ali - ASK HIM!

Lori - I bought it at Wal-Mart. There were a lot of them.

Angie - I could slap the snot outta that salesgirl. I know you are really disappointed today but please remember that you have lost 36lbs. That's four and 1/2 8lb bowling balls that you aren't carrying around anymore. We are all so proud of what you have acheived.

KT - your poor friend. Isn't it awful when people's hearts are hurting? Good advice to tell him to wait until the relationship between the husband and wife has run it's course.

Laura