Hi everyone! I hope you are all having a great weekend.
NJNancy, congratulations on 5 pounds gone forever. That is terrific!!
I'll make a deal with you...I won't slap your wrist if you won't slap mine. I LOVED your rendition of a "Joize" accent, and I'm guilty as charged...that is exactly the accent I think of when I hear New Jersey. I've never thought of it in a negative way though. I love how different areas of the country have different accents. I'll never forget the first time that
Carol and I spoke on the phone. Some of her first words were "you
DO sound southern." She was so cute!
I hope you and the kids are having a great time at the shore. That sounds so wonderful to me. I also hope that your son is having an equally good time at home alone. I'm sure he is. Concerning your curiosity about the KKK, all I can say is that I have never really been exposed to them or their dealings. I'm sure that they are here, but I think that now there are factions all over the country (even up north). Every few years they will blow through here and have a rally, but usually the people protesting them far out number the KKK. They mostly just make fools of themselves.
About the clementines...they sound EXACTLY like the satsumas I was talking about...super sweet, easy to peel, no seeds, and the season is very short. Now I am curious if they are the same things as the other girls were also calling satsumas. I want to know why I can't get them for a longer period of time.
Carol, I can answer your question about what kind of weather Texas will be having the first of March, and the answer is...WHO KNOWS??
http://www.3fatchicks.com/ubb//lol.gif Thursday's high was 81 here, and last night we had wind chills in the teens. I know that we won't be in Houston, but
Texaslady's weather is usually the very same as ours. I saw something the other day that was making fun of some things in the south, and one of them was the weather...the only place where your local weather forcast will be "high 68, low in the teens." How true! My best advice to you (and me since I will be in the same boat) is for us to wait and watch their five-day forcast right before we leave. More than likely (unless a cold front has come through) their temps will be mild (in the high 60's/low 70's) with night temps a little cooler.
Jan had mentioned that some of the wildflowers are already starting to bud out. I can't wait to see them. Wildflowers are my favorite flowers...if that makes any sense!
Now to the topic of weight. I am so disgusted and angry with myself. I have purposely avoided reporting any gains or losses lately because I was hoping that I was going to get back on track. However, last night as I sat in the Lonestar Steak House at 10:30 pm stuffing myself with a ribeye, loaded potato, salad and bread, I knew that I was out of control again...and the place was PACKED. What is wrong with everybody. Don't they know that they shouldn't be eating such heavy foods so late at night??
We had been out shopping for prom dresses and closed the mall down. I never intended to be out so late, but there we all were...starving and tired. Krysten's boyfriend was with us and they both said that they didn't want any fast food so off we went to the Lonestar. I was so full by the time we got home. I was also exhausted, so I fell asleep immediately. I still felt so sick this morning that we didn't even attempt to go to church. I had talked about how my metabolism goes into overdrive every December and how I can eat and not gain, but that metabolism has definitely slowed back down while my eating has continued on. I had lost 40 pounds and now this morning I discovered that I have gained 15 back. WHY oh WHY do I keep doing this?? I thought that I was finally on the right path and had gotten my mindset right. Those of you who have posted here since the beginning know how good I was doing. I am SO SICK of this rollercoaster ride. I'm not giving up...NO WAY! Like Jenny used to say...what is the alternative. I know what happens though. I will have my mind completely focused and then I will let myself slip a little...and it snowballs. Y'all will remember that this all started last year when we went on vacation. I took a week off and I have never gotten completely back into focus since then...and now here I am having to start over once again. I haven't even been eating things that I really love...I've just been eating. The other night I wanted something to munch on and couldn't find anything so I ate cream cheese on low fat Triscuits. I HATE Triscuits. They taste like cardboard to me (not that I have ever eaten cardboard). The only reason they were even in the house was because I had accidently picked up a box thinking they were low fat wheat thins (which I love). The REALLY terrible part is that I know I can have anything on WW and stay OP if I plan ahead. There is nothing that I have to give up. WW is not hard to follow...
SO WHY DON'T I JUST DO IT???? I had really started to feel and look so much better. Why wouldn't that be enough to keep me going?? Now my biggest fear about flying in two weeks is if the seat belt will go around me. I'm serious...do y'all think it will??
I'm off to plan my eating for the day. I will be okay. I'm just having a really bad WW moment. Doing WW at home has its disadvantages, and not being accountable is the biggest one for me. I am going to make myself report my gains and losses here no matter what...and hopefully, being around
Jan,
Texaslady and
Carol in March will rub off on me. For those of you who haven't posted here long, these three women have continued the downward path for as long as I have been posting here...almost a year. Carol has only had one gain in that entire time. They may not have lost every week, but they certainly didn't gain. That is why they are where they are and I am where I am.
Sorry for the long post...I needed to vent!
Have a wonderful and Blessed Sunday everyone!
Janet (Kudzu)
[This message has been edited by Kudzu (edited 02-18-2001).]