Frouf, I think you did a GREAT job on the bio page. I just posted mine! You haven't done yours yet?

Ok, those of you who hate bad grammar are really making me nervous! Hope I don't make any glaring mistakes!

I have to go walk on the treadmill and go out to do some errands before my weigh in. I'll check in later.

I don't know how it happened but our Profile now has a sticky! I guess they just went ahead and made it "sticky" without responding to my email? :shrug:

Vickie, I didn't try your garlic sauce yet! I put FF caesar in my deviled egg and THAT'S what was nasty!!! I am going to whirrrr up some of the garlic sauce this weekend because I have some tilapia to broil and it sounds very yummy on that!

Angela, my niece is named Ainsley too! I had never heard of another one (except the character on West Wing that they named her after).

Froufy, I hope your back feels better very soon!

Now they want me to work (AGAIN!) -- I tell you what, these people are getting on my nerves!! :lol:

Yes, Ainsley isn't a very common name, and I'm ashamed to admit, I got it from West Wing too. I feel bad stealing names from TV shows, but I really did like the name, and would have picked it anyway, had I known about it. :D

My girls all have a combination of M and A in their first and middle names, since dh is Matt and I am Angela. It's nice because it gives us guidelines when whe have to pick names, and isn't too cutesy - most people don't even notice. They are Madeline Anya, Annika Meara, and Ainsley Malena.

Froufie, I think a dance-off would be awesome! Good luck trying to find a ddr game on e-bay and dealing with the shipping nightmares. It's worth it, I think.

Time to pick up dd from preschool.

Angela

I had also emailed and asked them to make that particular thread sticky, and also to ask if this forum had a mod. They said that there was one, and told me who it was, but I've never heard of him/her. I (wrongly) assumed that a mod for a particular forum would be an active participant, but I guess they're just a third-party watcher. Oh well. I'll dig up the name and post it because that's who we're supposed to contact if we have issues or questions.

Cool, Kathy. I thought is was MAGIC! I thought Moderators would be active participants too.

Vickie- just tried the fruit, milk and splenda....very good and these will sure help on getting the milk in.
thank you , Wriben

good work on the BIO thread ladies! they are fun to read :)

Angela, love your girls' names. Ainsley is quite common up here.....the oldest one I know is 35 and the youngest is a baby.....must be an English influence maybe??

I think I am going to head for a walk. It is sunny out so it might do some good to get out in the fresh air. Home again today......must be a flu bug as ds was complaining at lunchtime with the same headache, tummy hurt, chills/fever symptons......Anyway will try the walk or just taking the dog out and then off to bed for a nap! Maybe the low appetite will help on the scales??!!??

Not sure what to have for supper.....last night I ate a little bit of pasta at 830.......veggie soup sounds good. lunch was oatmeal.

frouf i hope your back is feeling better soon! i know what it is like to overdo it...maybe some stretches will help make it feel better.

kathy i added household chores to my president's challenge profile...i must have missed it earlier but everyone knows we do household chores every day so we may as well count them for sure

hey vickie my sil works for the irs in indy.......she is at a call center that makes those calls that you really don't want.....

ok, let's do it today core all the way!!

hi ladies,
I just posted my bio and thought I should probably introduce myself! I have been lurking around here and reading your posts for a week or so....so I guess I'll just jump on in here! My WI was Wednesday am and I lost 2.3 for a total of 10.8 since the beginning of Jan....pretty pleased with that.
I stay at home with my 2 kiddos so it is nice to have some grown up chat ...even if it is on the computer!
Lorie

Okay, weighing in tonight; just got off the treadmill. Is it better to walk fast for a short time, or walk slower for a long time. I usually walk at 3.0 for 30 minutes, and play around with the incline to pass the time. Today, I walked, and half jogged for a minute here and there and did 1 mile in 17.56 min. DS has a playmate over and I didn't want to walk for too long, but was trying to sweat out any extra fat before WI.

Did have salad for lunch and lots of water today. Will keep you guys posted. Thanks for all the encouragement.

Lisa

Afternoon everyone. I've gotten the unexpected treat of another day at home. DD, bless her heart, is still complaining of a tummy ache (very uncharacteristic of her). It's not an upset stomach kind of ache nor a sharp, stabbing appendicitis kind of pain so I'm not quite sure what could be going on. I guess we'll head to the doctor tomorrow if it continues for another day.

Vickie, Frannie, and Lisa, I hope your WIs all go well. Sorry you're still feeling under the weather, Frannie. And Lisa, Froufie's right (she's ALWAYS right! ;) ) ... don't starve yourself today until WI. I think you'll be just fine if you eat normally and maybe avoid salty foods.

Angela, wow! :bravo: What a great WI for you this morning ... 6 pounds down from your tracker weight!!! How great is that? You're definitely going to have to start eating more to keep up with all the AP's you're earning from your daily dancing!

Kathy, I hope you enjoyed your lunch without having to resort to Twinkies and a coke ... although those sound pretty darn good! :)

Froufy, sorry you're feeling under the weather with your back today. As hard as it is for you, you might want to try and take it a little easy for a day or two to see if it's the treadmill that caused it to hurt. I'm sure a heating pad will help to ease the pain. And I'm sorry your supervisor felt the need to speak with you about your enthusiastic and exuberant management style. You and I would have wonderful conversations ... I would interrupt you and you could interrupt me and I'll bet we would understand perfectly just what the other wanted to say! :lol: I'm also very good at finishing other people's sentences so let me know if you need some pointers on how to do that! ;) But seriously, please don't feel badly ... some people are threatened by bright ideas and an energetic approach. Maybe she falls into that category?

Welcome to Lorie! I think you'll enjoy this group ... I know I do! Maybe Kally (who posted a separate thread earlier) will join us as a regular poster also!

Wriben, I'm not a big fan of milk either but I do enjoy mixing various flavors of SF Jello powder with FF yogurt so I have 8 ounces of that every day for a snack. I also usually have SF/FF pudding as a snack in the evening. I probably come up short most days but I keep trying to work on it.

Kierie, it sounds like you might be having a "blah" kind of day ... I'm sorry you can't get motivated. :( Here's a hug to help you through!

I haven't had a chance to check out the bio thread so I'm looking forward to learning the scoop about everybody. :)

Lisa, since I don't use a treadmill, I can't offer you any good advice about the benefits of time versus intensity. I do know that I've read in many different magazines that it's important to vary your workouts so that your body doesn't become accustomed to a particular exercise. So it sounds as though your jog, walk, jog, walk routine would fit into that kind of thinking perfectly. And it used to be said that you had to do at least 30 minutes of exercise continuously in your target heart zone for fat-burning to kick in. Now I've read multiple reports that all exercise is good for you, even if you can only do it in 10 minute segments. So I myself don't really pay attention to most of it and do what I can when I can. It's better than sitting on my well-padded posterior portion for most of the day, right? :lol:

It is such a beautiful day today. A brisk north wind blowing at about 20 MPH and nothing but blue sky. I have all the windows open, even though it's cool for us here in Florida (about 55 degrees or so). I know ... I know! Most of you would kill for 55 degrees in February!! :) But it is just a gorgeous day!

Enjoy the rest of this Thursday everyone!

Woohoo I got a Deborah Hug
I found some motivation and got some legwork done on an article i'm writing
and I send Dh a box of multicolored heart shaped cookies for Vday with a mushy note it will go to his office I LOVE DOING THAT also love getting stuff so hopefully when i have an office again he'll send me stuff
Other than that I'll write him a romantic poem b/c I'm good like that
Food wise i had a sandwich with bread today and A felt icky full and B have felt gross since them so back to no bread for me!
I'll bbl

Well, my big news for the day is that I tried Canadian Bacon for breakfast. I usually don't eat much meat but since it's core I thought I'd give it a try. It was good! :love:

Thanks for the reminder that Canadian Bacon is core - should try and pick some up next time I'm shopping - glad you liked it Laura! (I'm canadian so I can say that :smug: ).

A special welcome to Hoochinelly - glad to have you aboard! :wave:

Frannie - sorry you are not feeling well - hope the walk did you some good! And I definitely remember Walkerton - a real tragedy in my opinion!

Kierie - I'm sure your dh will love the cookies and sentiments!...and that they will be reciprocated.

Kathy - your willpower in the face of tempation today was AMAZING! :encore: You should be very proud of yourself!

Deborah - while my back is feeling better I did have a massive headache by the end of the afternoon. :stars:

Think I was not eating enuf and letting myself get too hungry - and what a mistake that is!!! Had a busy afternoon and was feeling so crummy on the way home, headache and hunger, and just started to cry! Can you imagine! Wonder what the other drivers were thinking! I think I am over tired and over sensitive and it is starting to show! Dh - who is supposed to be supportive right - when I tell about what my supervisor said comes up with "well you know you do sometimes tend to monopolize the conversation!"....ya he got it good! :rollpin: :rollpin:ha ha ha.

Oh ya and did I mention he forgot to put the roast in the oven -SO NO SUPPER FOR A FRANTIC CRANKY FROUFIE!!!! (take note this is a very very bad thing to do!).....so I began the feeding frenzy: slice of salami, 2 eggs fried (becel), 1 slice toast w/lf cream cheese, a few crackers, bite of son's pasta dinner, two bites of chicken, 1/2 cup of green beans, diet pepsi...and a big bowl of popcorn and now some water...that isn't that bad actually -but the continuous nibbles of sugary pecan pralines before I left work probably didn't help much either! :o :o

So hear I sit blotchy faced and feeling bad - don't want to exercise and will try and force myself to get to bed early - lunches are made, dishwasher is loaded and youngest watching a dvd before bed. Dh gone to a meeting so hopefully quiet and peacefulness shall dominate the rest of the evening!

Waiting to hear good news for all tonight's weigh-ins!

Froufie ;)

Hi! Just got back from WI. Down .6, not as good as I thought, but I"ll take it. :p I'm used to being weighed in the morning. Next week I'm going Wed. a.m.

Vickie and Frannie how'd you guys do? :goodscale:

Hi Lorie! :wave: Welcome!


:idea: I'm going to start another exercise thread tomorrow, so we can log our efforts, okay? okay. See you there!

Lisa

:flow1:
one for every 5lb. loss

Wriben, I SO happy the smoothie worked for you. I look forward to them every afternoon.

Frannie, sorry you're still not well but I'm happy you stayed home and are taking care of yourself. Hope your whole house doesn't come down with the flu. I stay home again tomorrow if I were you. No sense going back on Friday! Your SIL does not have an easy job. The Call Sites are high stress and not paid well enough in my book.

Lisa, you go girl! That's great work on the treadmill. I'm not sure about your exercise question. I decided that 30 minutes every day was enough for me. When I start to feel like I'm no longer getting a good enough workout, then I increase my speed by .10 or .20. When I get to 3.0 I'll increase my incline. JMHO!

Deborah, I SO love Florida. My favorite location is Sarasota and Long Boat Key. Jim and I used to go there alot when White Sox Spring Training was there. I miss it. Maybe we'll go back again some day. 55 degrees, huh?! How beautiful that sounds right now. I'm really getting kind of sick of my winter coat.

Kierie, you gotta do that mushy stuff to get it back so I'm sure you are paving the way for youself! Sounds very romantic. Not sure what Hubby and I will be doing. Our Leader tonight encouraged us to come up with a non-food Valentine's Day treat to get and give. I'm still thinking about that one.

Laura, I wish I wasn't such a meat fiend. I'm sure I'd be losing faster if I cut back on my quantities a bit. Glad you liked the Canadian Bacon. It would be a good thing to have for breakfast since many of the eperts recommend protein at breakfast.

Frouf, I can't bear the thought of you crying alone in your car. I've certainly done it myself though. You Manager doesn't sound like she has enough self-confidence. And we know your hubby isn't the most sensitive of souls, so I'm not surprised that he wasn't completely understanding. Whose side is he on anyway! Try not to let it get you down. She probably feels threatened by you and doesn't feel like she has control when you jump in with your enthusiastic little self! I can tell from your messages that you are a dynamo. She probably is hung up on being heard herself and being respected. Since your stuck with her, you'll probably have to reign it in a bit but don't let her change who you are. I really admire good listeners. I'm not always one of them either. When I get too hungry, I have absolutely NO will power. Actually, of everything you ate the pralines are probably the most dangerous since they are pure sugar. If I were you, I'd avoid them at all costs. Do you think the sugar gave you your headache?

Finally, Welcome Lorie! Congratulations on your fantastic start. Since you've been reading for a while you know that we really care about each other and try to be as supportive as we can during our weight loss efforts. Hope you post often.

Lisa, nice job! Always take a loss no matter what. Lisa, Kathy started a group on the Presidents Fitness Challenge and many of us have joined so we can log our exercise. Check out the thread and consider joining us!

I was just coming back on because I forgot to post my weigh in results because I was so busy responding to everyone else's posts. I'm down 2.8 today! That makes up for the 1.4 gain last week when I hadn't done anything wrong. Total of 27.2 for me. Tonight was the night I was supposed to hit 30 pounds (my mini goal). I'm disappointed but happy that my body seems to be responding again.

Lisa, .6 is nothing to sneeze at! It's a loss and they DO add up! Vickie, did you skip WI tonight or did I miss the post of your results? And I wonder if Frannie even felt up to attending her meeting.

Froufie, I'm so sorry you're feeling blue and blah. There's nothing worse than a headache that won't go away. Try to get a good rest ... remember the fun Valentine's weekend you have planned and that should perk you right up.

Kierie, I'm sorry you're feeling bloated after your sandwich. I wish bad food had that kind of effect on me but it never does. I can eat junk food to my heart's content and never feel any the worse for wear! Oh well!

WI for me tomorrow morning. I've eaten pretty well all week so I'm hoping for a loss but I know how ornery those ole scales can be! :lol: I'll try to remember it doesn't really matter ... it's a short-term thing and with 125 pounds to go, I'm clearly in it for the long haul, right? ;)

Vickie, I guess we were posting at the same time. Way to go, girl!! 2.8 pounds is great! Practically a 5 pound loss, when you factor in the undeserved gain from last week! You should be so proud of yourself! :hat: :hat: It's party time ... enjoy a nice smoothie to celebrate, okay? :)

And Laura, I'm kind of partial to Canadian bacon myself. I think I've had some just about every morning this week. I do miss the good ole regular bacon but Canadian bacon isn't a bad substitute.

congrats on the scales vickie, way to go!! good luck tomorrow deborah! thanks for thinking of me tonight.. i did go just to get out of the house

Vickie i am taking your advice and not going in tomorrow, i mean really it is friday, could i get anything done?? i expect the office to be quiet anyway. and yes sil tells me at times her work can be quite stressful, she has a happy balance in her life so i think that helps

oh yes, I was -1.8 this week! i did go and i told my leader i was sitting at the back of the class in case i had to leave. she told me i was lookin pretty pale :( which i am.....but very pleased with the loose......i am at 28.something so tomorrow i will update my ticker tape.

hey lisa, way to go! .6 is nothing to sneeze about..........slow and easy and it stays off longer!

glad you like the bacon lori........it is a favorite in this house....good on pizza too - oopps did i say pizza i mean...with eggs!

ok, dh is just home from work so i will be back tomorrow

good luck to the weigher iners tomorrow!

frouf--don't let the stressful day get ya down. i know it all started this morning with your manager.....i hope she is not a difficult person just a little jealous maybe?? in april, i am going to a 3 day conference given out by the cmc group.....for administrative professionals.....and i am taking a session called, learning how to work with difficult people...i feel it could be good in any situation! of course, i am also taking a session at the Eaton Centre!! (huge shopping center) I am working into the schedule a trip to the shoppes!!

Speaking of canadian bacon, I was just going to ask today - Why do they call it Canadian bacon? :ink: Is it some special thing they do in Canada?

OK you romantic people ... I need help. I'm not very romantic, but I want to make my surprise overnight trip really nice for dh, and he likes that romantc stuff. So here's what's going to happen. I think I'm going to have my mom drop me off at his workplace right before quitting time (4:00 pm), unbeknownst to him. I was thinking of bringing flowers or something with me, although where would we put them afterwards?? Then I'll tell him to get in his car (where I've already stashed our overnight stuff) and start driving. He knows we're doing something on Friday, because I had him take the day off work. But he DOESN'T know that it starts on Thursday afternoon, so this should be a big surprise for him. Anyway, it takes about 40 minutes to get to our destination. I made dinner reservations at the best restaurant down there, (for 6:30) - they're famous for their hearty German-style food. :hun: (I'm thinking a lean steak, salad, and sauerkraut for me) I'm just not sure on the timing thing. We can check in to the hotel as soon as we get there -(probably around 5:00), but then I don't have anything planned till 6:30, although I bet I can come up with SOMETHING to do during that time. ;) :o I wish I could have the hotel room all decked out with flowers & candles and stuff beforehand, but I don't see how I could. It's too far away for me to go during the day - and besides, check-in isn't till 4:00 anyway. Any other ideas? I don't want to bring stuff with me and set it up there while he waits. :p After dinner though, we can go to the water park in the hotel, which should be really fun. So I really have everything planned schedule-wise, but what do I do to make it special? :shrug:

I know you all are great at this romance thing...help! :thanks:

Angela

Get over here Vickie - DISAPPOINTMENT IS NOT ALLOWED! (do I have to get out my rolling pin again??? - don't tempt me... :rollpin: )

You have done a SUPER JOB and it shows :sunny: - congrats on the great loss :cheer: :cheer: - are u kidding?

Lisa - CONGRATULATIONS to you too - any loss is a GREAT LOSS - way to go!!! :balloons: :balloons: :balloons:

Lisa , re exercise I agree that is is probably the intensity as your goal is probably fat-burning and if your heart rate is in the right range you will certainly get that benefit!

Thanks Vickie for the kind words - I guess I like to talk and get my point across - I hate wasting time and brain power so I tend to jump in and explain things and move on to the next issue - probably rubs "some" people the wrong way? :o Headache is gone now - not due to the sugar (had the pralines after major headache had already developed) and not due to caffeine withdrawal (I am a decaffeinated Froufie - I'm exciting enuf - I certainly don't need caffeine :dancer: )

I agree the "pralines" were not a good choice (at least there were nuts in there? :lol: ) and this has only reminded me that I am one of those people who can't have "just one"......I need to show some restraint or else! :yikes:

I was honestly thinking of taking tomorrow off - but have so much to finish up that I can't enjoy that luxury right now - Deborah- you're right I should be looking forward to my lovely valentine's day dinner on sat (also getting my nails done which is also fun)....and should I be looking forward to my saturday morning weigh-in too??? :D :D :D

Froufie :cool:

Me again- CONGRATS TO FRANNIE on a great loss despite your bug! Good for you! :cb: :cb:

Do you mean the EATON CENTRE IN TORONTO??? I love that place - great shopping and so much fun - where r u staying? Anything else planned while you're there ??(the SHOWS!!!).

Angela - I think your dh will already think what you've done is pretty special - but I too would want to "decorate". Is there a possibility of ordering a balloon bouquet :balloons: or something like that to the hotel and have them place it in the room prior to your arrival?? ..I'm sure they could arrange to have a bottle of bubbly chilling for you? (some hotels have "romance packages" - last yr dh whisked me off to an in-town hotel for our anniversary and in the room there was already arranged - a chilled bottle of champagne w/flute glasses, chocolate covered strawberries and a red rose!).

Otherwise just bring along a blindfold (he'll think you're awfully kinky) haul out your (prepacked) stuff and fix it the room while he ponders what exactly is going on!!! :sssh:

I can't wait to hear what happens (okay not EVERYTHING that happens - but at least his reaction!).

Froufie:)

Tee hee Froufie, you're funny. Don't worry, I won't go into gory details. I like both those ideas. The blindfold would appeal to him - he always says I'm not spontaneous enough. We don't drink, so the champagne wouldn't work, but I wonder if I could have flowers delivered to the hotel... I'll have to see if there's a florist in town. If I do chocolates, there will only be a FEW. Maybe I could splurge and get a tiny box of really delicious ones. :D Although with my sugar "problem," maybe I shouldn't.

Thanks Froufie! Sorry to hear about your headache (the one in your head and the one at work!) Hope you feel better tomorrow.

Congrats Vickie, and anyone else, on a great weigh-in!! Hugs to you all, you are doing fantastic!

Angela

Vickie and Frannie :encore: Well done!

Good luck to tomorrows weighers. :goodvibes:

Off now to watch ER. Catch you in the morning.
I think I will do the PResidents challenge too.

Thanks.
Lisa

Frannie, congrats on your WI too! It's great that all the Thursday WIs were good ones. Take care of yourself tomorrow. Maybe with some more enforced rest you'll be able to shake off your cold/flu before it gets much worse. Stay warm!

Angela, I'm not much of a romantic so I was very impressed by the plans you've already made. It sounds like Froufie had some good ideas. Have a wonderful time with DH ... I'm sure it will be a Valentine's Day neither of you will forget!

Resident lush checking in ...

Okay, so the going-away thing for the coworker was at the local bar. Woohoo!! :lol: Just kidding. Anyway, DH drank water. (He's such a good boy.) I, on the other hand, feeling quite smug from my great day of eating, went straight for the pitcher of beer. One and two and well who knows? So then we came home and DH wants dinner so I made him this very awesome concoction of black beans, corn, green onions, and mozzarella cheese ... all in a flour tortilla ... made quesadillas and he was in heaven! And wanted more! I ate a teeny piece and I must admit it was quite good.

Now I'm checking the board to see what all I missed, and will go to bed soon because I have to work this weekend. :( I'm usually off every other Friday because we have a 9/80 schedule ... too tired to explain it now ... but anyway, I'm working tomorrow (should be an off-Friday) for overtime.

See you tomorrow!!!

Boy, Kathy, I can't think of anything much worse than giving up my weekend to work. :( At least the extra OT bucks are some consolation.

DD was feeling better this morning so off to school she goes and off to work I went. Can't say I'm thrilled to be here either but that's my new bad attitude about their deactivation plan. I'll have to work on overcoming that. Will probably look for other government jobs on-line and start brushing up on my paperwork. I can't tell you how many years it's been since I completed an application for a job. Selling myself has never been easy for me.

But, on the positive side, another good WI for me this morning. Another 5 lb. loss!!! I was amazed since I was positive the most I could hope for would be 2 or 3. I'm a little nervous about these uncharacteristic scale victories. I'm sure the honeymoon will be over next WI! :lol: Maybe exercising every day contributed to the big numbers? If so, it's a good motivation for me to keep everything kicked into high gear.

Congratulations Deborah! Great job on the 5 pounds. It will probably slow down later, but enjoy these while they come! Way to go on the exercising too. :)

Angela

Way to go Deborah! :bravo: It sure does motivate you when the scale goes down. It's taken me 12 weeks to lose 5.6 lbs. , of course some of that was over Christmas and I gained 3 back. Anyway, last 3 weeks lost 1lb. each, so I think I'm on a roll.

Angela, have fun tonight!! ;)

Froufy, hope you're feeling better today. It's Friday :cheer:

Check in later.

Lisa

:flow1:
one for every 5lb. loss

Deborah, Woo Hoo! Congratulations! :balloons: Five pounds is remarkable. And you thought you were eating too much. The exercise DEFINITELY makes a difference. :tread: So keep up the good work. I never lost 5 pounds in one week, let alone two! :cheer:

Deborah, you sounds just like me when we learned that our office was being closed and moved to Dallas. My Hubby retired almost right away but I kept working for another 18 months. With him gone I could be the Director of the office and work on my high 3 for retirement. If he had stayed I wouldn't have gotten the Director job because he couldn't be in my Management chain. It was literally the longest 18 months of my career. I hadn't done a resume or an application in 16 years. I don't envy you but don't sell yourself short. You have a lot to offer an organization. Thanks for the encouragement about my weigh in loss. I couldn't be happier. You know the Frannie rolling pin :rollpin: makes you happier! BTW, I see from your bio that we are both baseball nuts.

Kathy, doesn't sound like you were too bad although I admit that I don't know how many points beer are. Remember me? I'm the one that thinks it tastes like raw pizza dough in alka seltzer! We used to have 5/4/9 at work. In a two week period, employees worked 8 nine hour days, 1 eight hour day, and were off on the 10 day. I couldn't do it because I was a manager. At least you're getting some extra $$$$$. The hard part is going to be getting up after those brews!

Angela, thanks for the ecouragement! :goodvibes Most hotels will arrange for flower, candy, wine. I think it will be very romantic if you arrange for something before you get there. Have fun!

Frannie, Congratulations! 1.8 down is marvelous especially considering that you were sick much of othe week. :bravo: I'm glad you're not going in to work today. It will give you time to recover over the weekend.

I've gotta get off because I'm going with Jim and our friend that we used to work with to a Brazilian Steakhouse. It's called Sal Carvao's and it's one of those places that you pick your sides and they come around and serve you all the meat you can eat and more. I've researched it thoroughly and they say they only cook the meat with salt and charcoal and they do have filet mignon and a salad bar so I should be okey dokey. This girfriend really likes to eat so much of the socialization is around food with her. I've finally convinced everyone that I will not go to places where I can't get Core food. At first they gave me a hard time but I held my ground. They acted like I was refusing to go out with them. I assured them that all I was refusing to do was to continue to be their fat friend! Those that are my good friends will stay around.

To all of us, slow and easy! As my hubby Jim says, this is a marathon not a sprint!

See youse (that's the Chicago south sider y'all) later!

Congratulations Vickie, Lisa, Frannie and Deborah on your weigh-ins!!! Great job. :bravo: Way to go.

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Finally Friday!
 

Wow Deborah - way to go :cheer: - you've done an awesome job this week and should be very proud of yourself! :encore: :encore: :encore: Keep up the good work!

I know how nervous you might be - but it is time to haul out that resume and brush it up - definitely SELL yourself - your resume is your marketing tool and I know it's hard but time to play up all your experience and accomplishments - I'm sure you'll find :mag: something absolutely suitable!

Vickie - your lunch sounds great (I think I might be somewhat hungry?) and it looks like a "core-friendly" place - enjoy!

Kathy - Hope you are fine and well this morning and not too "affected" :flow2: by last night's indulgences - I too am not a beer lover so not sure how much, if any, damage was done!

Thanks for everyone's concern - I am feeling better today altho still a bit puffy eyed? (doesn't makeup do wonders? :D ). It's a sunny/bright (but cold) day and actually seeing blue sky and sunshine helps!

I know I still need more sleep tho :tired: (tried to go to bed a bit earlier last night) and allowed myself to "sleep in" til 7:30 am! Today is WATER GUZZLING DAY - time to purge the system of salt/sugar/fat and anything else that might impede tomorrow's weighin - keeping fingers :crossed: crossed that I don't stay the same for another week! :stress:

Hoping for a relaxing stress-free weekend (is there such a thing? :lol: )

Frouf

Thanks everybody! I'm definitely enjoying these good WI's while they last. I really expect a dramatic slow down in losses next week.

Yum, Vickie ... that restaurant sounds scrumptious. Good for you on sticking to your guns with your friends. I know the friends you care about can surely understand your point of view. After all, why should you have to eat unhealthy just to socialize with them? Thanks for the encouragement on the job application process. Such hard decisions to make!

Angela, I know you're getting excited about your special weekend. I hope you and DH have a wonderful time!

I hope everyone has a great Friday! :)

Froufie, I think we were posting at the same time ... thank you also for your words of encouragement in dragging out the ole resume. Ugh! I hate to do it but I might as well start now while there's not a sense of desperate urgency.

Chug-a-lug that water! You're going to have a terrific WI tomorrow! I can feel it in my bones. And if I can feel it in these bones ... under all these many inches of "fluff" ... it's got to be true! :lol:

It's alive!! Well, I had trouble sleeping -- kept waking up every few minutes, so I know I didn't overdo it THAT much ... if I had, I would have been zonked out like a light! I got up kinda early today ... early for a day off anyway! I dinked around the house while DH got ready to go and we left around 9:30. Not exactly a super start, but I'm only working around 4 hours today and the same tomorrow.

Vickie, the whole company is 9/80, even managers, VPs, everybody. Of course our program has so much work that there's someone here every day so I can work even on our supposedly off days. Since the area is secret, meaning we have to have a security clearance, go by a guard's desk, swipe in with our badge, key in a code, etc. - and only those with both a secret and SAR (special access required) clearance can get in our area ... whew! ... we can't just waltz in whenever. Someone has to go thru a whole official opening and closing process with setting alarms and all that jazz. There's a list of about 6 openers but they're usually here. Anyhoo, who cares, right? :lol:

So the damage from last night was that I'm back to 150, which I think is what my tracker says anyway. I'm going back and forth with water weight. I know if I drink it all today, watch what I eat (no salt) and don't have beer tonight, I'll be back to 148 in the morning. My promise I made to myself about staying off the scale didn't work; I lied just to shut myself up, I guess.

Tonight depends on DH. The same guy who was leaving, the one we had the thing for last night, is having a poker game at his house tonight. I'm thinking it'll be mostly guys, cigars, beer ... only if he goes will I consider it. If he doesn't go, of course I won't. But even if he DOES, I still might not. I know of one other girl who said she was going but today at work (she's our admin) she sounds like she's coming down with a cold so she might not be there. If not, I'll be the only chickie in a house full of farting boys and that just doesn't appeal to me, ya know? LOL!!

Better do some work. Congrats SO MUCH to all those who had terrific weigh-ins! I am just so excited for you all! That just goes to show everyone that it DOES work when you stick to it, drink that water, exercise, and think positively. Oh and even if you do all that and still don't lose, it's just a matter of time!! You can't argue with science!

Wow! great weigh in's all the way around for everybody! Whoohooo

Frouf....Yep the Eaton Centre in TO will stay at the Toronto Hilton because that is where the conference is. But at least the underground will get me to the shoppes if the weather is poor. One year we stayed at Marriott Eaton Centre which i prefer over the Hilton......i find the hilton renovations made it very cold but nonetheless it is a week away!! I will be going down sometime soon to scout out hotels for a conference in 2006 that i have to organize for 60 int'l inspectors! can't wait.....I think my friend and I will stay at the Royal York but likely have the conference at the Sheraton Centre.....2 more fab hotels in TO

Kathy every once in a while we just have to do that right..........down the hatch! yummy, and before you know it the scale will go the other way for ya......just a little retention!

Vickie, thanks! your messages are so uplifting I love reading them and I search every thread to see where you are! What a cheerleader for the whole squad.

To Lisa, Lori, Deborah, Angela, and everyone else out there.....keep warm, keep up the good work!

Have a FAB Valentine's Day!!

greetings,

Deborah- thanks for the ff-jello/ff-yogurt idea... I wil try it later this evening.

Feeling rather down the past 2 days...having a very hard time staying OP. I just want to eat everything in that I can find. It is taking all of my willpower and my DH to keep me on track.... this is something that I have not expieranced since I have been doing CORE. so hopefuly it will pass.
thanks for all of your support
wriben

Wriben, I have days like that pretty often, usually right before TOM. Stay strong, you can do it! And if you do stray a little, remember that each day is new...you can always start over.

Good luck,
Angela

wriben it will pass....extra water and maybe a walk!

i just went for a 45 minute walk.......gorgeous outside, not one of those 'typical' ontario winter days! i was walking past the schoolyard, the kids were out for recess having 3 legged races, sled rides, volleyball in the snow.....i just wanted to be a kid again...they were having so much fun!!

frouf--what brand yogurt do you buy ? and the cottage cheese and fruits.......what are they, not in our area yet, i see pictures in the magazines but....