Starting Friday's Thread.....

KIM!!!!!! Congratulations.....!!! Wow. That's fantastic. It really is comforting to come back to the same names and faces. Oh, I DID NOT reach goal. My goal is 110. (I'm REALLY short)... and I was down to 125 in that picture... but after vacations and the holidays I'm back up to 135. I'm hoping to get there by this summer. Oh, it's so good to hear from you!

Lexxy!! Yes, GO PATS!! I have to be honest, I'm so glad I'm going to be at that game. It's supposed to -15 with the windchill factor. Ouch. No, I will be happy watching the Pats kick the Titans' @sses from the warmth of my own home. Where in Mass are you from?

Stephanie, congratulations on the wedding! That's so wonderful. And hey....listen. That's what weight watchers is for. I went on HMR, Jenny Craig, then WW, then Jenny Craig, then WW, and then WW again before it finally clicked. And... I've been on Weight Watchers for 3 1/2 years. We're not all like the success stories. We don't all lose 75 pounds in a year. I think for most people it's an ongoing process. It's taken me 3 1/3 years to lose 85 pounds.... and the good thing is you re-joined. You'll get there.

Jen-L, Hey you. I'm not sure if you remember me... but I remember you well. I hope all is well!

Lisa

Quiet here today!

Hi Lisa! I remember you, although I don't remember if I posted much while you were posting!

Whoops hit the wrong button - I wasn't done yet!

I've got to work tomorrow so I'm trying to be upbeat about it, but we've been so busy here at work that I'd rather just avoid it! Oh well - it means I've got next Thursday off! I have been doing just excellent on eating/exercising all week. Apparently overeating for weeks during the holidays brings on the motivation ... go figure!

Jen - I remember looking at your pics before they disappeared! The girls are so cute at Disney! I bet they had a great time.

Anyone got any fun plans for the weekend?

HI Lisa, Yes I remember you. I had baby #2 in April and am so struggling to lose the weight. My life has been one hectic mess for well over a year now. I am a whole bag full of mixed emotions. Anyhoo, I had another girl and LOVE having 2 girls. Hubby is all crazy about it tho. DD#1, Emma, is into dolls and princesses now. He just doesn't know what to do. He is trying to get them into cars and boy things and it is quite funny.

So I posted pics before I left for San Diego, and I came back to a crashed server and no pics. Just wondering if anyone wants me to repost them. I have lots for film to develop, so soon I will have my christmas pics to post. The christmas card picture we sent out this year is precious. Need to scan that one in!

OK, I am swamped at work because it has been close to 3 weeks since I have been here seriously. I was in and out in little bits during the holidays and then gone this week. Everyone and their brother, aunt, cousin and sister are calling me with questions and wants. UGHHH...

Hubby and I are going out to lunch for a much needed break.

Hey girls,

I stayed home from work today. I tried to go in but there was a dusting of snow this morning that froze and turned everything in DC to a sheet of ice. It took me an hour to get like 2 miles so I finally gave up and came home. Bad news because I just totally binged out for lunch. When I'm at work it's so much easier to control what I eat. Oh well, nothing I can do now!

Lisa, I'm from a little town near Natick/Framingham.

Jen, I saw the pics, the girls looked so cute!

Well, I'll try to BBL or sometime this weekend!

LISAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Good to see you! I'm so excited to hear that you and Brian are still together -- I still remember Jess and I dressing you for your first date with him!

HI everyone else...I will come back later and do a better post that includes everyone. I don't want to be rude. I just have a very crabby lil Aaronboy to put down for a nap before he crashes and burns!

Jen: I guess my post about the girls went into the Internet netherworld. They're adorable! You have a beautiful family! I want to see the Christmas card photo!

Lisa: You're so close to goal ... I'm jealous. I'm short, too, 5 feet, and I have not done well over the past few years. I'm not trying enough, I know, so it's my own fault. You are my new inspiration!! Before my wedding I got down to 179 and was very proud of myself, but since then I've gained it back and I haven't been doing much. I'm going to start going to the gym again next week and I've been eating better this week. So I'm hopeful!

I'd post to everyone but I've been procrastinating and I must write my story for tomorrow! Hi Jayne, Lexxy, Belle, Angie, Stephanie, Jess ... anyone I missed ... have a great weekend everyone!

Jen - I didn't see them! Post again!! It's always fun to look at cuties. I tried to post a pic of my sister's triplets but the files are too big and I havent figured out how to make them smaller. I finally stayed on program yesterday. It's been hard getting back after Christmas and being sick. A friend made me a healthy dinner that was very yummy (steak and grean beans and potatos) so that helped. I've been good today. It probably won't make up for the begining of the week when I was bad, but I'm motivated to WI tomorrow and see how I've damaged myself. It's friday and I'm happy about not having to work tomorrow and the Canucks won last night so that makes my day a bit better.
Kim - write an awesome storey!
Jayne - haven't "seen" you in a while - how's things?
Lexxy - I hate when the weather isn't horrible but it's still hard to drive. Are you enjoying your home time?
angie - while you're working tomorrow you can be thinking about having sunday off. and at least you'll get paid.
Lisa - you don't look really short in your picts. You look great.
Nice to have you back Stephanie!

OK back to my healthy lunch. OH! I forgot to tell eveyone about a new WW find. They're called Veggie Crisps made by Snyder's. I've only found a HUGE bag at Costco. They taste EXACTLY like ripple potato chips and you get a lot for 2 points (21 chips) They're my new snack.
KT

Can I share photos of my furry children? Here's Toby, our husky mix.

And Stella, our retriever mix.

I'm sorry I haven't been back for a week. I was going to join WW today, but DS kept me from it. I'll join maybe tomorrow or next week. I want to keep my WI days towards the end of the week.

Hi to everyone out there! This has to be a super quick post so I can't get personal with everyone, but I'll be back in force next week.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!