I hope that all of your weather is as beautiful as ours in Minnesota...just starting the thread, bbiab to post....

Good morning Jayne, It is overcast here in Maine but it is not cold. It smells wonderful outside. I have been AWOl since Thur. I've been lurking but not posting. I have been doing terrible OP. I went way over my points for threee days straight. I did stay within them yesterday and I am going to until my next WI on Wed. I can't go back up over my 20lb loss or I'm afraid I'll give up. Between the war, my bills and my dying uncle I am a basket case. I need to get my eating under control, that is the one thing I CAN actually control. So there-I'm done whining. Can you all send me some good kicks in the arse to get back with it? Thank-you. I'll check back later.

hi girls,
how is everyone doing? feels like i've been away for ages, things at work have been pretty hectic. so - how is everyone doing? i've been really getting into my exercise and i think it's working on the old hips and thighs - i bought some new jeans last week and they fit like a dream. usually i'm borderline uk size 12/14 (us size 8/10) but now i can fit the 12s no problem. yippee! strangely my scales don't seem to have changed but hopefully that will happen. TOM's here at the moment so we'll see what the scales say in a few days.
this is quite sad, but i'm feeling v proud of myself. as you may remember i started some swimming classes before xmas. i could swim a bit before but my technique was terrible and i can't believe i managed to get anywhere! anyhow, last night the teacher said my breast stroke was excellent and i should seriously consider joining a swim club! i was so excited i was jumping up and down when BF met me after the class. i'm going to work on my front crawl so that i can easily swim a few lengths without dying of exhaustion and then i might join. i've even stopped wearing my nose clips and breathing properly (which is a big thing for me cos i hate water going up my nose!). i've also been working on my running. i can do 20 mins at 6.2mph. hopefully i'll soon be able to do 5k under 30 mins. but i'm not pushing it. i just do 10 or 15 minutes every other day and then 20 mins once a week.
right, i've bored you all enough now! i'll come back and be entertaining later with tales of overindulging on cocktails on sat afternoon and missing my stop on the tube train home!
kirsty (resident alcoholic)
ps glorious weather in london! hello spring!
pps robin - here's a kick!

Good morning everyone!

Kim - nice to see you back here!

RiZach - Welcome! Come join our daily threads

Robin - *kick*! Don't give up. You can do it, just accept that fact that you had a bad couple of days and move on. Try getting back into exercising, that usually helps me.

Kirsty - Congrats on the swimming! I can't run becuase of my asthma. I tried building myself up, but I can't. The asthma is just too bad =(

Yesterday was my lil bro's 21st birthday, so DF and I went back home. We saw Dreamcatcher (very cool movie, but confusing ending. My dad read the book and I talked to him about it afterwards and it turns out the ending isn't anything what I thought it was at all, so I think they messed up when they made the movie). Anyways, we had cake and ice cream and everything, and a big turkey dinner. I ate 31 points, had earned 3 that morning, and saved up from Saturday, so I did good! (my range is 20-25). Anyways, doing good so far today. Going to see my counsellor. I think thats the best thing I ever did to get over ED. It really is helping a lot.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Morning Ladies!

Robin - if you are feeling overwhelmed in general trying to follow plan exactly may be too much at the moment. Pick one thing to concentrate on - given your situation maybe exercise? Just a 20 minute walk each day would pick up your spirits and help your weight loss goals.

Kirsty - That's so cool about your swimming. You should be excited. Can't wait to here your stories - I've missed them.

Mostly worked this past weekend but finally got the bedroom trim finished and the room put back together. Also made progress on cleaning the rest of the house. Walked in the MS Walk on Saturday and really enjoyed myself.

Am going back to the store for the upteenth time tonight to look at paint chips - hopefully I'll be able to make some decisions. My friends are all willing to help paint if I'd just pick the colors and set a date!

I'm so excited....CB and I have a "dirty weekend" (as Kirsty would call it) planned for this weekend - we're only going for Sat/Sun but I have Friday and Monday off from both jobs too - I haven't had more than 1 day off from work since Christmas so I'm thrilled about a 4 day weekend.

Hi Jayne (who probably snuck in while I was typing) and everyone else.

BBL.

Laura

Good morning, everyone. I am home today with Aaron, who has pinkeye. We got him diagnosed yesterday, then what do you know...this morning I woke up with pink eye. I'm going tocome back in a few minutes to post properly as Aaron just starting pitching a fit about something in the next room...

Hey Ladies,

I've been lurking around for the past few weeks and it's time to come out and fess up to my sins I used to post here regularly, but stopped the end of last summer for a couple of reasons, none of them good. Long story short, I've gained back like 15 pounds from my lowest weight last summer and I am ready to re-commit to losing it (again!). I really think that part of the reason I gained is because I stopped posting here - lurking helps, but just isn't the same.

Anyway, I see some familiar faces and lots of new ones as well! Briefly about me, I'm 25, single, live in DC, have a totally boring job...and that's really about it. Oh, and I count calories instead of points, but I did have a stint with the WW thing. My goal is to lose 28 lbs by my 26th b-day, in mid-July. It's ambitious but not totally impossible - the only thing that might get in the way is the fact that I don't eat right or exercise That's all going to have to change I guess if I want to fit into my summer clothes - it's right around the corner!

Hello to everyone and I'll try to be back soon to post again.

Morning ladies!
We go out for a 3 hour "study session" this afternoon which is like a mini-strike to disrupt things for a few hours and show the employer that we're serious about our demands for fairness. Sigh...it will be cold outside, I'm not looking forward to that. But I picked up a shift at my other job on Saturday so I'll be OK for $$. Imagine my surprise when I walked into my shift thinking it would be a boring normal hockey game (WHL) and it was actually the Oldtimers! I got to meet Don Jackson (a 63 year old former Olympian) and Bobby Hull! It was a fun night with no accidents (which means no work for me) and it was very entertaining.
Robin - Here's your kick **- and I agree with Laura - do something just for you, everyday. A walk around the block can do wonders to clear your head.
Kirsty - Hi stranger! Good for you on the swimming! I used to be a lifeguard and instructor and I know from personal experience that swimming is great for muscle tone (even though it may not show on the scale)
Lori, Laura, Lexxy(welcome back!), Jayne and anyone else out there, Hello and I'll try to post more later!
KT

Jayne - I can remember having pink eye as a kid - yucky, yuck, yuck, yuck. May this be the last case you or Aaron ever have.

Welcome Back Lexxy! I remember when you posted on a regular basis. I gained back some weight too - and need to lose it to fit into my shorts!

KT - you met Bobby Hull. OMG I am so jealous. Hope that things work out so you don't have to strike at your job.

Laura

Good afternoon-it turned out to be a beautiful afternoon here. Me, my san and his friend took a long walk in the woods and we found a spot in the woods where someone used to dump their garbage a long long time ago. There were tons of old bottles and buckets and even an old chamber pot. We collected some of the bottles but we are going to go back when some more of the snow melts. It was a lot of fun. I love old bottles and I already have a ton but I can always use more. I should think of something to make with them and sell them and get rich but I don't have any ideas yet. Maybe paint them and sell them as vases or something. I've stayed OP all day and am feeling pretty good. On to some hellos....

Kirsty-From one boozer to another-tell me about your Sat afternoon. Did you make it home okay?

Lori-I loved the book Dreamcatcher and I just saw the preview of the movie. Good for you on banking your points. I do so much better when I plan ahead.

Laura-What the **** is a dirty weekend? Sounds like something I'd like to do. Thanks for the advice. I have exercised twice this week already, only walking but it is more than I usually do. It feels really good.

Jayne-Hope you and Aaron are feeling better. Me and my two sisters had pink eye when we were about 8, 10 & 11 and I remember my Mom telling me that it was from sitting to close to the screen when we went to see Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory at the theater. She made us wear sunglasses whenever we went outside, we felt like those people in that old movie that had white faces and they only came out at night. What was the name of that movie? They had pink eyes I think.

Lexxy-Welcome back! It sucks that we have to eat right and exercise to stay fit. Post often, even when you're not doing as good as you think you should, advice I need to follow myself.

KT-What is your second job? I love going to hockey games, I don't even care who's playing.

Happy spring!

I'm joining the YMCA tonight! Yippee! I'm going to go to a yoga class tomorrow with some of my co-workers/new friends. Then I'll actually start working out again.

I'm in a wedding in October. Maybe I can lose weight for this wedding, since I didn't lose enough for mine. And I've gained most of it back.

Welcome back Lexxy! I just started posting again after being kind of hit and miss for the past 6 months or so. How about if I start a thread so everyone can introduce themselves again? That bio thread is really old.

Jayne: Pink eye. yuck! Feel better!

Kirsty: How did you learn how to breathe while swimming without getting water up your nose? I've never been able to swim without noseplugs. Course, I only took lessons as a kid.

Hello to everyone!

OK, just realized Ali started a new bio thread. So I'll add to that!

Robin - my second job is at the Pacific National Exhibition(PNE) and Collesium as a first aid attendant. The Fair is the last 2 weeks of august every year and I usually work both jobs and get little sleep but have a fantastic time. Then throughout the year we have the WHL hockey games and various concerts and events that I work first aid for. My next concert shift is BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN! They're selling the tickets for $115 (Cdn) and I'm getting paid to go!
Kim - The trick that I used to teach the little kids to not get water up their nose is to hum. Seriously, try it. Hum a little when you go under water and no water can get up your nose.

We had our little rally thing this afternoon. I only ended up losing an hour but some of the employees really want to strike. Thank goodness it wasn't raining for a change!
KT