Hi! We're the Slimmin' Sistas a lovely group of ladies who all started WW about the same time and joined together to give and lend support. ALL ARE WELCOME So please join us as we support each other through this sometimes long and somtimes trying journey frought with joys and temptations.
Edited by moderator to add: Inactive members' info, as well as random comments, will be removed after they are no longer fresh.
Here is some information about us:
Name: Freedom&Light
Real Name: Frances
Location: Maryland- near DC
WI Day: Saturday
Highest weight: 345
Weight when started WW: 330
Current weight: 330
10% goal: 297 or 33 pounds
Long term goal: 145 ish or so
Plan: Flex
Job: Social worker at a nursing home
Name: MaggieShines (formerly Quite-a-Handful)
Real Name: Maggie
Location: Philadelphia, PA
WI Day: Saturday
Highest weight: 267
Weight when started WW: 263
Current weight: 255.5
10% goal: 236.7 or 26.3 pounds
Long term goal: 145 ish or so
Plan: Flex
Job: Editor for a national trade magazine; freelance writer
Name: Izzywas
Real Name: Lisa
Location: Mankato,MN
WI Day: Saturday morning after I pee
Highest weight: 304
Weight when started WW: 304
Current weight: 281
10% goal: 273 or 31 pounds
Long term goal: 150 maybe?
Plan: Flex
Job: District Sales Manager for a Newspaper (I'm in charge of 12 towns worth of carriers)
Name: HippoHips
Location: Calgary, AB
WI Day: I weigh in daily to keep myself focused and then do an average each Saturday
Highest weight: 180
Weight when started WW this time: 178
Current weight: 167 (woo!)
July 31 goal: 165 pounds
Long term goal: 125-135
Plan: Basic Points
Job: Telemarketing (yick)
Name: Izzysgirl (I might change mine too, just to avoid confusion with Izzywas, but I'll let you know when I do)
Real Name: Lori
Location: Mankato, MN
WI Day: Saturday
Highest weight: 212
Weight when started WW: 212
Current weight: 198?
10% goal: 191
Long term goal: 125 (unless that is too skinny-we'll see)
Plan: Flex
Job: Grad student/English instructor
Name: Lizzyg
Real Name: Liz
Location: Jackson, Michigan
WI Day: Friday or Saturday (it depends on if I work on Friday)
Highest weight: 270
Weight when started WW: 270
Current weight: 257.4
10% goal: I don't have one!
Long term goal: Right now its 200 lbs. I, at one point, was down to 175ish, so I may decide that when I get to 200, I'll either stay at that or get down to 175.
Plan: Winning Points
Job: Dental Assistant who is working as a dental receptionist
Name: Calpurrnia
Real Name: Amanda
Location: Auburn, Alabama
WI Day: Saturday
Highest weight: 211
Weight when started WW: 211
Current weight: 209
10% goal: 21% (190)
Long term goal: 135...*sigh*...back when I was 135, I actually thought I was hideously obese. And now I see those pictures and think, "What an adorable, curvy body I had!"
Plan: Flex Points
Job: Full-time English Master's student (pursuing degree from Auburn University); teach 2 first-level composition courses.
Name: MistySeptember
Real Name: Misty
Location: Andrew's Settlement, PA
WI Day: Tuesday 6:15 pm
Highest weight: 235
Weight when started WW: 212
Current weight: 207.5
10% goal: 191
Long term goal: 135, it seems so unreal
Plan: Flex Points
Job: Stay at home mom of two (2 years and 1 in August); babysit two (4 years and 2 years). Not sure why I always feel the need to qualify this, but I have a degree in speech therapy which I quit doing when I had kids.
Name: AmyMCGS
Real Name: Amy (bet you couldn't guess that one, lol!)
Location: SW corner of Ohio
WI Day: haven't set a day yet- I'm doing this at home on my own and tend to weigh myself every day or every other day
Highest weight: 197
Weight when started WW: 197
Current weight: 190
10% goal: dunno
Long term goal: For now, I'm aiming for 167. That would be on the higher end of my ideal weight according to the BMI charts (upper limit of 175). I'll see how I feel when I get there- I may try to get down to 145.
Plan: Flex
Job: PT Activity Director in a nursing home (2 days a week- I do all the paperwork), FT mommy to a two year-old DD
Name: MeRam2
Real Name: Jeanne
Location: Pennsylvania (25 miles north of Pittsburgh Pa)
WI Day: Thursday mornings
Highest weight:282
Weight when started WW: 242
Current weight: 230
10% goal: 24
Long term goal: 180 - 170
Plan: Basic Points
Job: I work at a "chocolate candy store"............ No kidding!!!!!!!!
Name: Diva_at_40
Real Name: Aileen
Location: North Carolina
WI Day: Saturday
Highest weight: 250
Weight when started WW: 242
Current weight: 242
10% goal: 24
Long term goal: 140
Plan: Flex Points
Job: Legal assistant; consultant with Crescent Mills Soap & Such, momma/wife/domestic goddess
Name: Bev in WI
Real Name: Bev
Location: Southwestern WI
WI Day: Wednesday
Highest Weight: ?
Wgt when started WW: 188#
Current Weight: 170#
10% Goal: 19#
Long Time Goal: 150#
Plan: Flex
Job: Retired, but work part time as a Customer Service Rep for a mail order company
Name: PrincessStephanie
Real Name: Stephanie
Location: central Iowa
WI Day: Monday evenings
Highest weight: 182
Weight when started WW: 175.6
Current weight: 172
10% goal: 158.1
Long term goal: 155 (and then I'll re-assess)
Plan: Flex Points
Job: Academic advisor
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