Hello ladies, and happy Saturday
WI today, down 1 more lb
I do hate when it slows down after that initial exhiliration of the big losses for the first few weeks (a part of that is water weight, of course). My biggest downfall in the past has been getting halfway to goal, hitting a plateau, and giving up. I cannot even convey how much it helps that Tim and I are doing this together.
There was a lady at the WW meeting today who had lost 100 lbs -- quit going and
gained every bit of it back and then some -- then came back and lost 130, and has been at lifetime goal for like a year. She lifts weights, swims, does treadmill, rides her bike...really incredible. She has a very small frame, was maybe only 5'3" or so, but now she has all these muscles on her tiny body!
It was great to hear her story, very inspiring. The physical therapist finally gave me the OK to go to the gym -- OK for biking
and swimming, and I think treadmill is ok, too, as long as I don't overdo things.
We've been walking at night and have gone out for a few bike rides (although I really don't like riding in the dark, it's cooler and there is less traffic).
The other night we were really munchie, and I came up with a low point artichoke-spinach dip that was soooooooo good
We ate it on baked pita chips, but would have been great on carrot and celery sticks, too, I bet. I will post it in the recipe thread...
Sue, I found a really good low point icecream -- Dreyer's Slow Churned Light. We like the Vanilla Bean best, it has natural ingredients, and is 2 pts for a 1/2 cup serving, and we can add other things like fruit, or lowfat chocolate syrup, etc.
Marti, here's to long weekends!
Next weekend I have Friday off, and Monday for Labor Day, whoo hoo!!!
Cristi, my drapes and valances are a disaster, but you're right, dry cleaning would be a fortune. Maybe I'll try the dryer trick with the valances. Oh, and hon...regular gas here is 2.67 at the cheapest.
Hopefully the prices will settle down after Labor Day.
Rats, Tim needs to do something with the router/internet connection, so I have to cut this short...hi to everyone else (Hi down there in Disneyland, Angie!!!) and have a great day