I have been up since 4 with anxiety tummy
dunno why but its here
anyway i starting xenical today so lol just call me squirt
anyway back tobed!

morning girls,
hope you all had a good weekend. i went to a japanese festival in hyde park, then drank cocktails with friends i hadn't seen for ages and then i went to a karaoke party where me and my friends hogged the microphone all night. the shame! still, it was fun and i'm sure singing burns calories! especially when accompanied by some grooving...
kierie, hope your tummy is ok! don't share too many squirty details till after i've had lunch!
hope all you canucks had a good long weekend, it's my turn this weekend! and the weather here is set to get sunnier and sunnier, at least till the weekend when it will probably rain. booh!
i suppose i should get on with some work...hello to everyone who's about to post.
kirsty

Hi Kierie, Kirsty, everyone!

Great weekend, bummed it's over and I'm back at work although it's SOOOOOOOO beautiful outside. Yesterday was the funniest day foodwise, I was so proud of myself in the afternoon when my parents visited and we went to the Cotswolds for cream tea and everyone else had huge plates of scones and cream and butter and jam, and I just had a camomile tea and a cornflake cake (yummy!). Then we spent the evening in the college bar (NOT my parents!) and worked our way through 4 tia marias and diet coke (me), 4 pints of cider (him), 2 bags of crisps, a bag of peanuts and 2 chocolate bars (the porky, piggy pair). Why am I so dumb?

Anyway, I am recommitting as of today, and going to face up to WI tomorrow, so wish me luck ...

Now I'm going home to eat BAGEL!!!

hugs,
Lxxx

it's almost lunch time for me so i'm having yummy butternut squash and boursin risotto (as in a WW cookbook). mmmm. food rules....you can see why i'm on WW!

Hi Everyone Is it really Monday already? Ugh! Where'd my weekend go? I only have 3 more weeks to classes and I still haven't figured out what I want to do... take more classes this summer, get a job, etc. Yuck. I just don't know. Ahhh well. Other than that, not much is new. Been doing really well with food. That's one good thing about not being home much, I'm not tempted to eat. My guy friend eats like a bird... at least compared to what I'm used to eating... so it works out really well. He doesn't know anything about this... or even that I lost over 25lbs before I even met him. I did tell his sister at one point b/c she's lost a lot of weight, but it's not really something I'd feel comfortable talking to him about, at least not out of the blue, ya know? How do/did you all feel about telling your significant others?

HI all. I had a very busy weekend and am still tired. Friday night I lost .2 at WI (I wanted more!!!) and then went out for MExican food. Bad idea, had a margartia that was so delicious and a mexican salad that had lots of refried beans in it. It was all delicious but very high in points. Saturday we went to a wedding shower and there was lots of delicious food which I didn't really expect. The bridesmaids did a super job with the shower and it was really fun. It was a couple's shower which is usually fun anyway. I ate tons at that and then the girls went out to dinner, only had 1 drink, and then to a strip club. It is not really my thing but it wasn't as bad as another place I had to go for a different bachelorette party. Then yesterday I ate again, leftover cake, M&Ms, and chinese food. I feel so tired and kinda gross so I am back on track today.

On a side note: I have experienced swelling in myh fingers. I had to get my engagement ring sized up 1 whole size 2 weeks ago and it felt much better. The doctors can't figure out what it is. Then on Saturday it swelled even more. I barely got my ring off and now can't get it back on again. I don't know what is wrong with myring finger but I am really upset about it. It was a size 6 3/4 and now it is more than a 7 1/2. I had this happend with my left hand 3 years ago, it went from a 7 1/2 to a 9!

I hope everyone had a nice weekend. I am going to go back and cathc up.

Lolly - not to worry about overindulging last night. At least you did well during the day.

Kierie - I hope you are feeling better.

Kirsty - Your lunch sounds fabulous. I love butternut squash!

shaylene - tough decision for the summer. Sometimes I think it is better to get more school out of the way if you can stand it. If you are burnt out, a job might be a nice break from it.

I will be back! See you in a bit!

sarah
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Really quick, cause I'm totally swamped at work. But despite that, I've been here an hour already and I haven't managed to accomplish anything! Yikes.

I voted "other" in the poll. I'd love to get a tan, but my legs never tan below the knee, my face turns to freckles, and for some strange reason I'm sort of "allergic" to the sun and I usually wind up with a really itchy rash that disappears as soon as I get in the shade. Go figure. I'm thinking of trying a tan in the bottle...

My weekend was good. Friday night I had a dinner with my firm (kind of like a wedding, but no bride & groom and no dancing.) I only had one drink and ate 1/2 of all my dinner so I count that as success. Saturday I was a perfect little WW. Sunday we went to a fair/carnival and so I was off program again. I just couldn't resist all of the fair munchies! Benjamin (my son) had a great time at the carnival, he was just soooo blasted cute when I put him on the little rides. Stupid momma forgot my camera though .

Back on the straight and narrow today! That's why I'm doing better this time around, I'm capable of having a not so great day and then getting right back on the bandwagon the next day!

No time for personals. Hope everyone is well. Oh, I also posted a picture on the photos thread. Check it out.

Hi everyone.... Well, the numbers tell all.... I LOST 1.8 on Saturday. I was so excited. My leader weighed me and I told her I thought I gained and told her why...birthday, pampered chef party, etc... and I ended up losing. I think I have finally gotten myself back on track! Ever since I restarted in January, I have the pattern of losing 2 weeks, then maintain, then gain, then back to losing. But this time I lost 3 weeks in a row! YAHHHOOOOO

I did a ton of yard work this weekend. I am so exausted today, my eyes are having a hard time staying open. And my body aches. uggghhhh

Kierie, hope your tummy gets better!!

Lolly, I am sure you will do fine. Drink LOTS of water to combat the salt!!!

Kirsty, I agree, food RULES! I love good food!

Shaylyn, I don't think you need to tell your guy that you lost all that weight, unless he wants to know. I was about 20 pounds heavier than I was when I met hubby and he never really cared. He saw pictures of me heavier and never said anything. So don't go out of way to make an issue out of it!

Sarah, check with your doctor to make sure you don't have something else wrong with you that could cause the swelling!!!

Janet, I am a spot tanner too. I have tan arms and a white torso and usually white legs. How sad. I tried tanner once and it was blotchy. If you find a good one that does it evenly, let me know!!

OK, back to work!!

Good morning!

Well, I am plugging thru all of the posts since last Thursday when I posted, Congrats to all the losers, and I am happy everyone had great weekends. Forgive me for not posting to individuals!

I am still sick, now my cold has settled in my chest, and I sound like I smoke 5 packs a day....oh well, I don't feel so bad, so that is good!

DH and I had a wonderful weekend ATVing on the trails in central Wisconsin. 4 wheeling is DH and I's favorite summer past time. I am buying my own 4 wheeler when he gets back from his hunting trip next weekend. Our children (5 1/2 and 2 1/2) love going on the trails with us. Anyway, that is usually what we do almost every weekend in the summer. Excellent exercise, lots of clenching of the legs, and arm strength.

My eating has been horrible, but today is regroup day, and I am determined to get this extra weight off!! So, journal is my word for the week!!! I will do it!!!!!!!

Well, better get back to work, I have hardly been here in the last week! More interviews this week, and I have to go out for lunch with a candidate today, so I have already told myself I am getting soup!!!!

Check in later!

Today is going so slow!!!! I don't have much to do and am not interested in doing anything. I am still a little tired and jsut want to go home or even go run errands. I was totally lazy yesterday after we got home and laid on the couch for 7 hours! I guess I needed the downtime but now I need to get going again.

I hope you are all having more exciting days than I am.

tonya - enjoy lunch. I hope you feel better. I went 4 wheeling once, sounds like a great summer activity.

Jen - Way to go on your great loss! I totally know what you mean about consecutive losses, WOOHOO! Great exercise weekends too, good for you!

Janet - It's funny how we can resist somethings that are high points but others get us evertime. I'm glad you enjoyed the fair and that your son had fun. I hope to figure out what is going on with my fingers soon.

Sarah
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Hey everyone! Boss is on a smoke break so I'll make this quick!
Yep, the serious countdown has begun!
I put other on the survey b/c I am tanning for the wedding. I usually burn then tan, but I had a tan circle on my otherwise white back from my blessed swimsuit last year. So, I had to get it evened out. I don't plan on tanning after the wedding since it's bad for you, but it's kinda fun right now.
Really busy at work...(as usual) so hi to everyone.
Congrats on all the losses! I hope to see a small one at WI tomorrow, but if it doesn't happen, that's fine b/c I KNOW I've been doing great with points. So, haha there you dumb scale!
Have a great afternoon! Bee back later maybe!

Tonya... my guy friend just got a new 4-wheeler (Yamaha Blaster). He's always loved 4-wheeling and now that he's got his new one could spend all his time riding it. I had never been on one till I met him...it's fun but hasn't quite gotten me all the way won over yet.

Happy Monday everyone! I am still tired from working overnoght on friday night...did eh with points-although i did get some exerszize yesterday-I went running and then spent an hour hacking away at some nasty weeds with a shovel-may arms and legs are killing me today! I started planting some annuals outside DF's house-that was fun...we are having "The Meeting of the Moms" this upcoming weekend-we'll see how that goes. not much else to report-more later! Hi to all!Lori

Still haven't read the rest of Thursday's posts or anything on Friday. Just wanted to pop by and say hello. Didn't have a very good WW weekend but had lots of fun I'll try to post today but who knows!

This is how I feel about jogging!!

"The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again." ~~ Erma Bombeck

I miss posting regularly! Hopefully i will have a computer of my own soon and be able to keep up.

hi to everyone!

i lost 2.2 at WI this saturday and since have not been to good with points but am determined today!

catch you all soon, hope everyone is doing good!