[pureTcrazy]

Sandra, I weigh in at 6:00 pm tomorrow. As far as the popcorn goes, I was literally saved by the bell. Already had it out of the wrapper, fixing to stick it in the microwave when the phone rang and distracted me. I went ahead and got my diet coke and left the popcorn unpopped!! I don't know what it is, but I have wanted to eat more today than any day this week. Some weird psychological quirk i reckon

Here's for your weigh in tomorrow!

[Froufy]

Thanks for the encouragement - yes tomorrow is a fresh day - thank goodness! I barely ate anything today after that cinammon bun - but sure made up for it tonight - just feeling blah, w/nothing to look forward to?

kathy - glad you got some meds to help you out - I agree $$ is not the issue, esp if they are what you need!

Vickie - I sure wish I could have left work this pm - but had an important mtg this pm w/the consultants who are developing our new and exciting database - and now have more work than ever to get it up and running (besides it was pouring rain all pm) - my boss in holidays right now but I know upon her return (aug 24) she'll be right after me to see what's been happening and see what progress has been made - yes they actually want me to work for my pay! ha ha ha

So I found this great cruise deal on the 28th out of Galveston (is that near you kathy) - mentioned it to my ex who was looking for a holiday and now it turns he is going and probably taking 19 yr old ds with him! Funniest when I told him to tell ds all inclusive on a cruise does NOT include liquor (unlike the jamaica resort last March), and guess what - being under 21 he cannot legally drink or play in the casino - well that sure burst his bubble! he is more interested in free drinks than anything else - so is this typical for a 19 yr old - or he is already a jr alcoholic?? I am still harassing him to come up with his $1100 for tuition (his half for 1st semester) which is due sept 2nd - says he has it under control - but when I ask for $$$ none seems to be available? hmmmm - told him to write me some post-dated cheques (that better not bounce!).

Yes - I should be in bed given my tiredness and depression esp as I have to get up extra early cuz I am on a course tomorrow from 8 am - 12 - who the heck starts a course at 8 am??

Vickie - good work on the tapes - how do u feel?

Sandra - well done at the fair - I am very impressed with your strength and willpower

Hi Chaille and welcome!

Rita - your mom sure sounds like a devoted and amazing chef - yes it's hard to believe she is a food pusher given her size - does she eat any of the stuff she makes? or just a good metabolism? Any potato leftovers?

frouf

[septembersgoal]

Hey chicks, I just realized that I haven't posted here at all today! I have been reading though, as I had a chance at work. Just no time to post! And now I am heading to bed. For the past few days I have been dizzy along with the continued exhaustion. Who knows. I think I just need to sleep for a few days. I did ask for Monday off though, so I can rest then.

Kathy, I'm glad to see that you have posted here. I hope that the meds help you rest and relax. I can see that it is hard for you to let your DS "suffer"...you're in a hard place. I hope that you have a profitable day at work tomorrow.

Vickie, you go girl! Exercising TWICE in one day. I'm doing good if I exercise twice in a week. You are inspiration!

Chaille,

Rita, sounds like you are in good spirits. for w/i tomorrow!

And Sandra, for you too! And for your control at the fair. I am very impressed. When you said you were weighing-in tomorrow I was so confused. I'm not used to us having different w/i days yet.

I know I am forgetting lots and lots but I am sooooooo tired. I gotta go to bed! Night!

[ontarget]

kathy, curtis fussed at me for sending candy, but i thought it was probably low in pts. i'm glad you like it. thank you again for the lovely potholder. coloring sounds like fun. do you have any hummingbirds? curtis and i sort of unwind watching them in the evenings. talk about de-stressing. they are better than medicine i think. i am glad you got some meds, though. i've been worried about you.

i hear you, rita. sometimes i think i'm hungrier day before wi cuz my body's fighting me and wants to stay fat. does that make sense? i wi at 5:30 pm tomorrow. here's some for you, too.

frouf, you sound in good spirits this evening. i'm not sure and. kathy, you correct me if i'm wrong, but i think galveston is about 300 or so miles from where kathy lives. my son and his family took a cruise out of galveston once. he liked it. i'm envious of your cruising. curtis won't even consider going on one. he will travel, though. we've been to hawaii a few times. last year we didn't take a "vacation" but we traveled to archery tournaments. i'm not complaining. i loved every minute. i would like to go on a cruise some day, though.

melissa, why don't you switch your wi to thursdays? i miss our weighing on the same day.

vickie, you continue to amaze me. i am proud of you for exercising like you do. you get an "atta-girl."

i hope you all get a restful evening tonight. i'll be back tomorrow to see what's going on on your ends of cyber space.

night night.

[Katpo]

Froufy, our December cruise is out of Galveston too! We've done them before and they're nice. We just drive down the night before so we'll be fresh and can play around town before getting aboard the ship. This time maybe we'll drive down that morning and just go straight to it, since it'll be cold. Galveston isn't near us; more like a 5 hour drive. I'm near Dallas and it's south of Houston. But it's still a nice drive down.

I had a piece of pizza that my DD brought home. It was good except I was concerned about having it. Then DH forbade me to talk about it and said to stop worrying about my weight for a while, so I guess I will. (At least to him, certainly I won't stop talking to YOU guys about it!)

Now I'm going to bed.

[ontarget]

well, now i have to be jealous of kathy, too. i'm proud you girls are going on your cruises. can i hide in a suitcase? oh? i won't fit? okay. have fun.

[pureTcrazy]

I'm sure it's gonna be a Great Day! As my Daddy used to say, "Sure Happy It's Thursday" I am up early drinking a glass of water, that's gotta be a good start Gotta get ready for that weigh in tonight!

I never talk much about the weather here 'cause I figure yall know it is Hot as Hades here in florida It is the "Dog Days of August", it is gonna be really hot again today, and of course really humid with afternoon thundershowers You can barely stand to walk from your house to your car, much less walk around in this eat, I am ready for winter!

Frouf, Are you going on the cruise? The idea of a cruise always seemed wonderful to me, but I just don't think I could deal with the crowd! My ds says I am antisocial. I am sending you for a really Core Day! Oh yeah, probably should have posted on NSV, There were LEFTOVER potatoes

Kathy, Sometimes we have to focus on something other than our diet, without really throwing it all to the wind. I had about 2 weeks the around the end of June that looking back, it is a miracle the stress didn't just totally wipe me out. I even missed a meeting (I never do that). The main thing to remember is if you do get off the wagon, is to quickly be ready to hop on again. Be ready to Start Over!

Vickie, How are you doing keeping up with your points? I really believe that is where I fall off the wagon. A little point here and there! I have finally just went ahead and started eating without my DH alot of days. He grew up eating at dark, in the winter 5 or so, but 8 or 9 in the summer. That is just too late for me. I don't want to have to go back and clean up the kitchen that late. I bet that swim is relaxing at the end of the day, probably cuts your appetite before you eat too

Melissa, Thanks! Hope you enjoy your long weekend and get some

Sandra, Another for your weigh in! You have had a great week!

Chaille', for your first official weigh in tonight. I am so proud of you!

Hope everyone has a really great day!

[Vickie]

Good Morning! It's raining here this morning so I'm hopeful that Angela got some rain in Iowa before it got here.

I have a lot to do today so I won't be here long. Have to treadmill, breakfast, shower and fill out a research questionaire all before 11:00. Busy girl. Then after that it's lunch and errands. The scale is up this morning about 2 pounds. Some days I just want to give up. I did the new WATP tape yesterday without weights and swam in the pool. Why would my weight be up. Sheesh.

Chaille, Welcome! Don't be shy. Jump in! We LOVE new folks, especially nice ones. We think Rita is pretty darned nice and she says you're nicer than her! Here's some blinks for your first weigh in for good luck. Rita's lucky to have such a great friend and one who is willing to do Core with her.

Sandra, it's real lonely here without you during the day! I'm glad you had fun with the Grands. Congratulations for your multiple successes at the fair yesterday. How impressive is that?

Kath, the cost of your health is priceless. Spend the money on yourself and what's left help out your Son. I just keep thinking about how stressful it must be for all of you parents when your kids don't step up and get responsible. I know you can't let them starve, but you sure need to take care of yourself first, especially your health. I'm not familiar with those medications but I hope they help soon. I see that you aren't hungry today. I'm guessing that's from the medicine? Can you work some type of credit hours or comp time to build up so that your vacation will be paid for in December? We used to be able to do that and it was a great way to get extra vacation. Ahhh.....life with the Feds. The pay wasn't great but the benefits sure were/are!

Frouf, I hope you are feeling perkier today. It's hard to stay on program when you don't feel great emotionally. I hope you made it past the cinnamon bun. I feel great from the new exercise but the scale is up this morning. I guess I won't worry about it until it is still up on Monday morning! Darn bosses. I hated when they made me work for my money! Hope your day is a little easier today. You do sound like you are excited about the new program.

Melissa, good for you for going to bed! I'm also happy to hear that you'll be off on Monday. Now if you just REALLY let yourself get some rest that day! Thanks for the encouragement on my exercise efforts. Where would I be if I DIDN'T exercise this much. Sheesh!

Rita, I always forget that you are in Florida. I've only been to Sarasota/Long Boat Key because that is where the Chicago White Sox used to have their spring training. Jim and I LOVE that area. We even went a couple of times after the Sox moved to Arizona. We used to go in March and it was already hot and humid for most of our trips. I cannot even begin to imagine August! I don't really like my skin to be clammy so I'm sure I'd be miserable. I used to go to New Orleans alot and I used to complain that after a shower in the summer you could never get dry! I hope you stay cool. I love Fall but we NEVER ask for Winter in Chicago. Dear Lord! It was sweet of you to remember that I'm closely tracking my points. I'm using more than I wanted to use but I think I'm doing good. I think the swimming before dinner did cut down my appetite. I ate a salad and my veggies and my cornmeal chicken but didn't want all of my potatoes. Now there is a NSV! Enjoy your Thursday.

Talk to you all later. It's getting late!

[aghiowa]

It's raining, it's pouring, and I am a glowin'! OK, so that didn't quite rhyme, but I'm pretty happy about the rain. Our new bean, lettuce and spinach seeds will have a chance to come up now!

At my weigh-in last night, I was up another 1.4, darn it! I made the committment to get back on plan 100% and no more monkeying around. My eating hasn't been horrible lately, but I haven't been exercising as much. I don't want to risk losing my Lifetime - that's for sure. So help keep me accountable this week gals, and hopefully I'll get to my 120.

I did talk to my favorite leader yesterday about my seeming inability to get down to 120. (I set my WW goal at 131 so I could have a big range to play with). Anyway, she had some really good points. She said I really need to examine WHY I want to get to 120. What is my motivation? Is it worth it to me? She also suggested going and getting my body fat tested (eek!) to see if I really can afford to lose more. I think I can, but who knows! I think that once I hit goal and got my Lifetime, my brain shifted into maintenance mode. I am pretty happy with my body now, at 126 or 127, so why go through the trouble of staying really strict with myself to get to a certain number? I just really want to be at 120, to say that I could, to be in the exact middle of my healthy weight range, and to fit easily into all size 6's. (Right now I can be comfortable in 8's and squeeze in to some 6's.) It's all just a little unreal to me still though, because at this time last year, I was wearing 18's and squeezing in to 16's. Anyway, I'm babbling, but this is a week for reflection I guess.

Speaking of cruises, my dh keeps wanting to take one, but I don't know about it. I get motion sick, so I'm not sure how fun it'd be. Plus, I don't want to leave my kids that long, but I definitely wouldn't want to bring them with me now! Maybe in a few years when the youngest is 5 or so, it might be more manageable.

I did exercise last night, and am planning on doing some Pilates this morning, since I can't walk in the rain. I've got my 3 bottles of water lined up on the counter, ready to drink today, and my menu is set. Ready, set, go!!!



Angela

[cher123]

Hi everyone,

Sorry to have been so scarce, but I've been really scattered between work and errands the last couple of days.

Angela, I'm kind of at that point, too. My body just really doesn't want to let go of 150 right now. At the beginning of the summer I thought I'd be almost to goal by now, but that clearly isn't happening. I've been struggling with keeping reasonably Core. We're really strapped for case this week, so I've had one of those times when you have to get "creative" with what's in the cupboards. Thankfully, I'll be able to get some fresh stuff in by Saturday. I have been better about walking, though.

We have a potluck tonight and I'm taking Monkeypoodle's red and orange coleslaw. Pretty and cheap.

[cher123]

Uh, that would be cash. We've got all the case we need, I guess.

Angela--did you learn how to do Pilates on your own or did you take a class? I'm interested in it--there's a place right up the block from us, but if it's something you really don't need all the equipment for, that would be great.

[Froufy]

Just checking in - was on a course this morning - learned a lot about contract administration - now to make my staff go! ha ha ha

Still feeling tired today and not very motivated! Had a blueberry muffin and coffee at my course - and a yogurt at break - then dh took me for lunch - I wanted the pizza but ordered the fatouche salad - large size - boy was it huge - ended up packing up a lot of it and sent it home w/dh....I did have the rice pudding that came w/his meal and now of course I not only have a headache but am craving more sugar!

Unfortunately it is not I going on the cruise, but ex-husband and my 19 yr old budding alcoholic ....I am somewhat jealous as cruising is my preferred way of travel. My gf and her family want to cruise w/us in January so I am still hunting out some deals and I know once the cold/snow hits here I will be thrilled to be going.

I have tentatively booked off the last week of August anyways - and would like to go somewhere - nice resort area about 3 hrs drive from here where we often go - but we are starting to get concerned about $$$ - told dh to check out the rates and see what he can find - might be some specials? There is a really nice place we stayed on a beautiful quiet lake with our balcony overlooking it - nice beach and indoor pool as well - and most of the hotels there are like 1 bedroom apts so you get a kitchen w/fridge/stove/microwave and utensils so you can save $$ but cooking yourself - at least even breakfasts, lunches and snacks help - will see if this pans out!

Kathy - hope you are feeling better and taking good care of yourself - I agree weight should not be the major focus.

Vickie - I think the weight up is just your muscles retaining water in response to the exercise - so it will go away! ...and it was the same feeling in florida this july - after you showered it was like you could never get dry! what was the point? ha ha ha

Angela/Sandra - definitely need to try a cruise - it's the only way to travel - love being spoiled and having a floating hotel and each time I wake up I'm in a different place - that is so cool!

And Angela the newer bigger boats have very advanced technology with big stabilizers so motion should not be a major issue - there are also lots of "accessories" around to prevent and help w/motion sickness. A good suggestion is to get a cabin as close to the middle of the ship as possible (both horizontally and vertically) as they cabins will get the last motion. As well many cruises have amazing programs for kids so you can have the best of both worlds - private time and family time. I agree waiting a few years so they can all get the most benefit out of it would be ideal.

Rita - if I lived in Florida I would be cruising all the time!

Headache getting worse - might need to take something!

Frouf

[ontarget]

rita, when i was a teacher we used to say the same thing about thursdays.

vickie, thank you for missing me. that makes me feel good. i have to tell you i miss you when you're offline, too. i know how disappointing it is to get on the metal monster and seeing the wrong number. maybe you should stay off except on wi day. (monday?) i remember at ww years ago they used to caution us about weighing during the week. they said our weight fluctuates a lot. i know it's hard to stay off, though, isn't it? i got on mine this am and was disappointed. i may have a gain at wi tonight. (see? i need to practice what i preach, don't i?)

angela, i am proud of you for re-committing. it's not easy when you're as small as you are, but you're right. now's the time to nip this in the bud. (wish we had some rain. i'm jealous.)

cher, it is hard, isn't it? are you exercising? i haven't been and i think that's my biggest problem. i take in more calories than i send out.

frouf, i hope you get to go to the resort later this month. sounds like fun. also sounds core-friendly. i doubt we ever go on a cruise. curtis is totally against them. oh, well. life goes on.

got to go. lunch is about ready for the finishing touches. i'll be back later.

[Vickie]

Hey Chicks! I'm back from lunch and some errands. We ate lunch out but it was our big meal for the day. We'll just snack later on cold cornmeal chicken. I made enough so there would be lunches for 2 days for both of us. That's how much we like it cold! It's been raining all day here today. It's ok. We needed it really badly and I needed to run errands. When it's warm and sunny I blow off the errands and run into my pool! I did my August Walmart run and spent $82.00 but got a ton of stuff. When I get offline I have to make a Jewel list for both of us to go do later if we feel like it.

Angela, I'm glad that both you and your garden are happy. I've never been on a cruise either. I have control issues. I like to be in control at all times. I'm not sure that I could handle being out in the middle of the ocean with no land in site. I have no fear of deep water but can't really swim in the traditional sense of the word. I can get around. Jim sinks like a stone. He can't even float even though I've tried to teach him a million times. I'm thinking that when we do travel it will be by plane, even though it takes Xanax to get me on! What a psycho! I'm sorry to hear that you had another gain but I know that you will get back on track. I say give up the 120 and let your low mark be whatever you were before these two gains. It doesn't sound like your body wants you to be 120. As long as you maintain lifetime you're Gold as far as I'm concerned. I understand wanting a little cushion so that you don't have to constantly worry that you are above goal.

Cher, it's good that you are able to exercise again. I've noticed that Core can be pretty expensive. I fall back on canned stuff whenever I need to be frugal. Enjoy your potluck. I don't remember seeing that salad. I need to reread our recipe boards one of these days. I'm not sure I printed things off of there. It's really time for me to start trying some new recipes.

Frouf, bummer on the headache. Isn't it crazy that a serving or two of sugar can make you feel completely addicted again? It's really fabulous that you ordered the salad when you wanted the pizza. I'm curious though. What made you eat the muffin and the rice pudding? Were you stressed, or tired, or bored, or did you just plain old want them? I've been trying to examine my reasons for eating non program items. I feel I use too many points just because they are there and I want something. I know I can have them, I just choose to try not to eat them all. Your resort sounds nice. With the way you are feeling I would definetly try to go if you can possibly afford it. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that you can find a special within your budget.

Sandra, I can't stay off the scale. I'm an addict. Actually, I think it's a bad sign when I don't get on because then it means that I don't care anymore. I just know that I need to adjust my reaction to what I see when I do get on. I told Jim at lunch that I'm not going to worry about it anymore until it says bad things on Sunday. I weigh in on Monday mornings. I hope you had a great Core lunch. Don't you weigh in today?

I'll be back. Off to make some lists.

[Vickie]

Angela, how's your day going? Are you on program and feeling strong? Don't forget to be proud of yourself. You came a long way and I know you'll do the right thing to get back to where you were.