PS I am a lifetime WW member so enjoy the posts. However, I became a lifetime member in 1975 at 110 pounds. Over the years (three children, including twins), I weighed 138 when I started Jenny Craig. Just too lazy too have to deal with thinking about food. I don't cook and when I went back to Weight Watchers a year or so ago, there was way too much talk about recipes and such so I joined JC. They are both excellent programs. I just got a new drivers license and put 125 on it as my weight. More reasonable for an almost 58 year old person who is 5'3"!

Thanks alot, Almost 58! I'm sure I'll finally let go of 1959 with a happy outcome in 2005. I was 3 in 1959 and didn't really become a White Sox Fan until 1966 when I was a 10 year old girl going to the games with my Dad. But, I have been an unwavering and loyal fan since then; as is my husband who is 55 and has been a fan since probably 1958 or 59. It was quite a game!

vickie, i don't know if that's good or bad news about your cystitis. i hope it's good news. my heel is hurting, too. curtis and i talked last night about maybe having the spur removed now. today i'm better and will wait till spring. (hopefully, it will cure itself.)

i can feel your excitement. i watched for you last night but didn't see you.

where have i been today? we got up late (after 9) had bfast then went to get our flu shots. after that we dropped by friends' house for a few minutes. my gf invited me to go shopping this afternoon, so curtis and i left their house to go practice archery. he dropped me back at her house at 1 and we shopped all afternoon. i had a blast!!

i did well on program till about 5:30. we had a margarita and some nachos. tomorrow i will do better.

welcome, almost 58. it's good to have you here. i am 58. almost 59 really.

frouf and kathy, i'm an emotional eater, too. i eat when i'm upset, when i'm happy, when i'm excited. i understand what you're saying. we all know food doesn't help cure our problems but it does comfort us, doesn't it? maybe we can channel comfort eating to core foods.

melissa, i hope things improve at work. i had a year at high school that i was miserable. i would even start shaking when i pulled into the teachers' parking lot.

i should be here more tomorrow. curtis is leaving in the am to help with some archery equipment for the club. i'll be staying home. ya'll have a good evening.

Hey, all. Just stopping by really quickly to say I too stayed right on plan yesterday with not even a thought of being bad. It was a nice feeling to accomplish something, even if it was only for one day! But today is also planned and written out and packed up, so it's going to be another good one -- I can just tell! And ... the scale is already down a pound, probably from drinking all of my water, getting in the dairy and oil and lots of veggies, and not having any wayward sugar binges or drinking any beer. My one little morning Coke is all that's saving me. I look forward to it very much.

Things were much better last night. I did have some anxious moments when Judd asked if little DD had uninstalled the program (she hasn't) and so that absolutely must be done today or tomorrow without fail. She hasn't had a chance to do her edits yet but will probably do them today. Today she's at school from 11:00 til 8:30 tonight, then will work from 9 til 5:00 in the morning setting the shelf tags for the new store ad that comes out tomorrow. And another anxious moment when he saw an itty bitty spot on the family room (new) carpet, and a matching stain on the pantry door. Looked to me like spaghettios, and there's only one person who that could be ... little DD. I cleaned both up in a hurry and changed the subject to something more pleasant, although at the moment I have no idea what it was. But he went grocery shopping on the way home from work, came in and put it all up, asked several times how he could help in the kitchen, then went out and grilled the steak. I cleaned up while he worked on his messed up tire, and then we both sat down and watched TV. It wasn't my choice of programming (Prison Break) but I watched anyway to be sociable. Oh and we also ate at the table. First time in 8 years other than a holiday. Progress? Who knows how long it'll last but I'm not going to borrow trouble and anticipate when the next breakdown will be.

And so ... it's a busy day at work today. If I come back, it'll just be to read. Happy day to everyone.

Good morning chickies!

Hey Kathy - sounds like a "truce" or something going on? I do sense some stress in your "voice" and hope you can relax and destress as much as possible. I sure know how bad it gets when the kids are involved! Glad the spaghettios (like the tomato soup stain) has been taken care of!

I am very proud of you for having a good day yesterday - and if all it takes to keep you on track is a coke then I say go for it! My scale also down a lb since yesterday which shoes that a simple day on plan can do wonders! I am going to keep it together again today and monitor my further successes.

Vickie - how are you feeling today? Hope the cystitis is not bothering you too much and you are getting some relief with the ovc meds. When is your ultrasound? And when is the next baseball game? I presume you are gearing up for it as well?

Sandra - don't fret on the margarita and nachos - a stronger woman would have done the same! Just a blip on the big screen of life - back on track today and it won't even show!

Melissa - how are you doing? Hope your job woes disappear soon? Did you find anything else that might be suitable?

Kathy - just wanted to follow up - are you aware of a port in Houston (Barbour's cut/Laporte area?). How far from Bush to the port in your opinion? Still looking at cruises out of Houston in December. Thanks.

Dh has a dr appt this am to review his stress test results - altho he was told they were okay dr still wants to see him (high cholesterol and not on meds yet). He has all these "diet sheets" and info on what he should be eating. He was "reviewing" them last night - I'm like - okay so for 2 months you don't look at these and the night before the dr appt you are studying them - is this like for an interview or test? Pretty funny as he tries to familiarize himself with what he SHOULD be eating (and of course when you read the list it is basically identical to the Core plan: lean meats, whole grains, lots of fruits and veggies, good oils and lf dairy - need I say more?).

I have my annual checkup scheduled for Dec 6 which is a further motivator for me to get back on track and STAY on track so I can show some progress at that time. Would be nice to be way back in onderland! Which reminds me need to continue checking my bp to ensure it is okay!

Frouf

Just checking in real quick to let you all know that I am alive and not drowning in a vat of sugar somewhere. I have not been eating well and I guess that is encouraging me to stay away from my "accountability" here with you guys. But we've just been super busy too. I'm hoping for a good week despite a not so good start to my eating. But this week is going to be really, really busy too.
Work is still work. No prospects as of right now.
:bravo: Frouf and Kathy on such good days yesterday.
Hope everyone else is doing well. Vickie I did look for you but to no avail. Sandra, don't worry about your little blip yesterday. You are doing great.
Talk to you guys later, hopefully.

good morning. curtis is out for the am helping with the archery club. i'm home getting myself back into shape core-wise. i was starved for water last night. i'll bet i drank at least half a gallon right before bedtime, so you know what kind of night i had.

yesterday i read an article about the reverse diet. anybody know much about that? it's basically making bfast your big meal of the day and dinner the smallest. in the article they also suggest drinking warm lemon water 3 times per day to break down cellulite. can't hurt and it's core.

kathy, i feel stress in your words. i hope all continues to improve. congratulations on being back on track. i'm proud of you. yesterday when i was shopping, we went to a children's learning store. i got me a loom and some loops. looks like i'll be making potholders now, too.

frouf, that's funny about dh and his food list. do you think he'll start core with you? that would simplify things a lot in the cooking dept, wouldn't it? are you going to set a mini goal for dec 6?

melissa, i don't know why i type so much here. i could just follow your posts and type "ditto." i know i haven't made 189 yet, but i'm not going to wi till halloween. (stubbornness i guess) i am dusting off today and plan a wonderful core experience for myself. i hope you can get back on here more. i've missed you.

vickie, where are you? are you feeling all right? i am proud of you for staying so loyal to core. i know how hard that can be with all the ballgame excitement going on.

Sandra, I've read the reverse diet thing too. I think there is merit to it; I mean going to bed with a full tummy can't be good, can it?

Speaking of the doctor, we are having our open enrollment health fair / benefits fair thing this week. I just had my cholesterol checked: 250. :( Blood pressure? 142/100. :( Body fat percentage? NORMAL! I even got a smiley face on the sheet the nurse gave me. So I came back to my desk and promptly made a doctor appt. for 11/4. I suppose I should start looking at the formulary list so I'll know which of the meds to ask for (namely the ones that won't cost an arm and a leg, making BP go even higher!!).

Frouf, I am familiar with the city of LaPorte but not their port. Bush is on the north side of Houston and of course, the port would be on the south side. I'll see if I can find out the distance and/or anything about the port. We love Carnival but they're the ones who have contracted with the gov't. to host evacuees for the next six months (thus putting their ships out of commission -- but have no fear, the gov't. is paying them millions for their trouble). I truly meant to answer your question the other day and totally forgot.

I got my new WW magazine yesterday and haven't read it yet, but the cover has some interesting topics: Celebrate and Still Lose, Winter-Proof Your Walk (need that one!) and How to Manage Food Pushers (my in-laws). I'm hoping to read it this evening. There are some pretty good looking recipes in it, as usual.

Here I am! I've been talking to all my baseball friends this morning. We're still all high from Sunday's game. Tonight is the next game and Jim and I will be at home with maybe a friend or two. First though I have a haircut and color. Then I have to figure out how to get 100% back on program. I've already missed breakfast so I'll try to figure out a bigger brunch that will last me until I can get home after my hair appointment for a snack.

Well, it seems as if many of us are struggling. Just remember, it's only a failure if we don't get back on program. And, we will.

Kath, how is Judd doing with his head? You haven't mentioned anything again and I've been hoping that it would all be dealt with soon. You sure sound right on plan and very hopeful. I just know if you can stick to it for a week solid, you'll have spectacular results. I don't think that there is any problem at all with you having that coke every morning. That certainly is what the points are for. It would make me crave more sugar but you don't seem to have any problem with that at all. So I say, go for it!

Sandra, I didn't know it had a name but I've always heard that it was better for your metabolism to eat the majority of your food early in the day so that you had time to burn it off before you went to bed. I'm sure it works but I've never been able to get myself on the right schedule.

Melissa, everyone is going to stumble, including me. I think being here with you all helps me, even when I'm not doing great. I'm still not exercising with my heel so I probably won't lose and may even gain. I'll just keep coming here and trying to stay connected with all of you.

Frouf, I'm feeling just ok. I'm really, really nervous about what is wrong. I just assumed that it was a garden variety UTI. I'll know soon I guess. It would be really wonderful if your DH went on Core with you. It's so much easier for me when Jim is eating what I'm eating.

My ultrasound is tomorrow and I'm quite nervous. This Doctor reads them right away and will tell me what she sees. So I'll probably have a good idea by the time I get home. I'm sure I won't be online before I go because I have to be downtown early. My plan is to take Jim to one of the restaurants we used to go to all the time when we were working together for lunch.

Vickie, we'll all be sending you all our thoughts and prayers for tomorrow's u/s. Be sure and let us know as soon as you can.

Judd's consultation with the surgeon is also on 11/4. He has to be there at 10:00 and is insisting on going to my doctor with me (and into the room as well) so he can make sure I tell everything. What's to tell? High BP, high cholesterol, anxiety ... give me some medicine and I'll be good to go. But then if he does go with me, we'll have to scoot out of there in a hurry to make his appointment. Hopefully I can talk him out of going with me over the next 10 days.

I'm excited about dinner tonight. I haven't made this before -- hey, I'm going to go post the recipe now. Where are my manners?

kathy, i hope you get some good meds at a reasonable price. in that article i read they talked about eating lettuce to de-stress your system and sleep better at night. do you eat much lettuce at dinner? i don't but i may start.

vickie, be sure to let us know your results from the ultrasound. i tried to reverse my diet yesterday and ran into problems. our main meal is usually lunch. maybe that will be good enough. enjoy the game tonight. what you said about not giving up reminds me of a para-olympian skiier. there were 2 women in her division. she said she watched the other competitor and knew she could beat her. when her time came, she took a fall and came in 2nd. she said the other skiier didn't ski faster than she did--she just got up faster. quite a lesson there, isn't there?

kathy, i think it's good of judd to want to go with you. he sounds very supportive.

Love that explanation Sandra - getting up faster sure makes all the difference!

Now I am SUPREMELY CRANKY!!! Firstly my @#$#@@#@# label printer at work is not cooperating - yes I pulled on it and it says you are not to pull on the labels and it is probably not scrolling properly cuz there is a piece of label stuck in there somewhere. So I have opened all the little parts and stuck pens in there and made it zoom around a bit and fed and refed the labels into it - but alas - no luck and I just give up - so I will be wasting every 2nd label - what a bad public servant I am!

...and I was out at lunch to the beauty supply place looking for this special color enhancing shampoo (they did not carry l'oreal so I got this wella product to try instead), stopped at Starbucks on the way back for a decaf nf grande cappucino (not as good as the one last night) and SOMEWHERE along the way I lost my parking pass! I am so upset! When I got to the underground parking garage it was nowhere to be found. Had to get a ticket and now I have to go to the parking office (next tower) and pay $20 to have it replaced - what a bummer! (On the way I shall buy some more lottery tickets as jackpot was not won last sat nite and pot is up to $40 million! - wish me luck!).

And so I called dh to find out about dr appt! (notice he did not call me when he got home?). Turns out stress test is fine, of course he needs to continue to eat right and exercise daily - but the best was the dr asked him about his "mood"...no kidding - she is quite on the ball (this is my dr I got him referred to cuz his was a quack!). He mentioned he was going to see his therapist which she thought was a great idea - but told him he should come back to see her in 6 weeks if he wasn't "feeling in a better mood" as she thinks he might need some medication!!!!! If he was okay he did not have to go back.

So my brilliant dh thinks if he eats right and exercises he will be "okay" and that should do it! ARE YOU KIDDING I SAY? You have been in a "mood" for like the last year or so! What makes you think proper diet and exercise will cure you? You have some "other" major issues that need to be addressed and they sure aren't going to be fixed in 6 weeks (as we have been working on this for like 2 years?). He is extremely against taking meds and says that is why he did not tell me about the appt when he got home cuz he knew I would "ride" him about the meds.

I tried to explain that a) in the short term they might be a good idea; b) I know you took them many many years ago and did not like them, but things have changed now; c) they might actually help you relax enuf to focus properly on all those issues you should be dealing with so you're not distracted by all the little daily grievances you have to complain about and d) what came first the chicken or the egg? Maybe once you take the meds and deal with your problems you will WANT to exercise and eat right?..and that just exercising and eating healthy will not solve your problems! Wow!

He says I might as well just cart him off to the local psychiatric hospital if he needs the medication. I honestly don't know enuf about the meds but I know there is a vast variety out there and he should be willing to at least try it? Anyhow he has a therapist appt Friday morning so I told him perhaps he can discuss it at that time? And see what she suggests? (altho from past experience I am not hopeful - I might suggest going along with him, but somehow I don't think he'll go for it!).

I guess I should go downstairs now and get my bp checked at the pharmacy machine cuz it sure feels like my blood is boiling now!

I feel evil now cuz I'm telling him to take the drugs when he doesn't want to - I am a bad drug-pushing Froufie!

Frouf

frouf, my dh was on meds for 2 weeks and they wreaked havoc with his sex drive--so he quit taking them. maybe the fear of this happening is keeping your dh from wanting to take them. oh? by the way. you're not a bad frouf. you're just being helpful.

I have heard of that "side effect" which is pretty common but I believe there are some newer medications which have less of an effect than others! But I had always heard that you probably need to try a couple and/or adjust the dosages before you get it right!

Evening everyone...sounds like life is rolling along for everyone. I've been super busy this week, which is why I haven't posted much. The big Halloween road rally thing is this Saturday, and I'll be so glad when it's over.

I'm grumpy because I spent a long time this evening fighting with a 2 year old to eat one tiny piece of ham. She won. :( She'll happily sit there the whole dinnertime, watching everyone else eat. And she does this almost every night. I guess I shouldn't worry, because she's growing perfectly, is a perfect size for her age, and usually eats other meals pretty decently. It's just so frustrating!

I've got my guitar lesson tonight, and then I'm going to watch Biggest Loser and eat popcorn. I've got a huge headache and cramps, and I'm in a foul mood. Maybe popcorn will help. :lol:

Angela