Quiet day on the ol' board, huh?

I'm frantically trying to get some of this work out of the way. Kate's coming over tonight and we're going to the Mongolian grill (if I can talk her into it ... she wasn't too enthused when I asked if she'd like to go there).

Other than that, just another day in paradise.

Wow, quiet day. I've been good - eating on plan and meeting my goals.

How's everyone else?

Angela

angela, you're a wise wise woman. i am so proud of you for getting a grip on your weight before you regain too much. you're going to get those extra lbs off. look how many folks you have here pulling for you.

kathy, i tried to call you earlier. i'll call again later this evening. if you can, i'd like for us to meet this sunday. i'll talk to you more about livingston later.

Hi:

I'm one tired Chickie and tired of being tired!!

It should get easier in a day or two. Right now I'm fighting the cookies!!

Rhonda

rhonda, those demons are pitifully powerful, aren't they? i made some killer brownies today and had 2 tonight. i may pay for that tomorrow. if we leave for livingston thursday, i won't be able to go to ww for wi this week. i know i should push to go to ww, but i'm not going to do so. i'm thinking i need a reprieve from the governor this week.

w a should start helping again soon. i'm glad i'm back in it.

kathy and i are going to meet this sunday. guess where? cracker barrel, of course. we're planning to meet at the rockers.

my hair is starting to get a little shaggy. curtis doesn't want me to get it cut down here. he's not protecting my hair; he's trying to trick me into letting it get longer. i haven't decided yet what i'm going to do.

rhonda, i'm ready for you to get here. we'll be good for each other fighting those demons. well, except i'm having a big piece of your wedding cake.

kathy, i'll look for your dad's tire store when we get down there. it's a small world, isn't it? curtis doesn't know anyone down there. just his first wife and his son. we may spend the night there at a motel. we're not taking the trailer.

we're coming home via elkhart, tx where we'll be visiting with friends. sat am we're competing at kaufman. sat evening some friends are having a party for us. talk about busy but having fun!!

We will definitely meet at the rockers! And the CB on 20 near Benbrook is fine with me! Just anytime, too. We'll figure it out.

Erin and I met Kate at Costco and we bought her some stuff, then she left to go to a friend's house so Erin and I went to the Mongolian Grill. It was good but I feel full, and I hate that feeling.

Sandra, you are so totally busy! Isn't it a good feeling?? I'm not sure what's in the tire store location right now ... it was south on 59 near the edge of town. There used to be a Chevrolet dealership right next to it but I'm not sure if it's still there. Actually, to use "town" terms, when you're going south on 59, it's right before the curve where you would turn left to go up to Cemetary Hill. :lol: I've been gone for nearly 30 years so I'm sure it's changed a lot, but my ex-BIL and nephews still live in the area and I have lots of high school friends there too. Those years are some of my best (and worst -- remember, it was high school!).

I'm going to rest for a little while. I hope everybody is having a good evening.

Wow Sandra - sounds like such a fun holiday - visiting friends and just doing what you please - I hope you are both really enjoying yourselves!

Angela - hang in there - Sandra's right - we are all rooting for you!

Vickie - forgot to mention nosy froufies do lots of research - and I did find the Wicked plot on the internet - and read it - but it still sounds might confusing to me - but I sooo looove the music - in fact I can't get it out of my head and it's driving me crazy. I am now hunting the internet for tickets for the Toronto show - my gf going on the 25th - all sold out - but I am looking on ebay and stubhub and might get lucky?

Otherwise I am SUPREMELY EXCITED FOR ELTON JOHN CONCERT THIS FRIDAY NIGHT - can you stand it? I am so worried I won't make it or something - like the car will get a flat on the way to the concert! (ok dh's muffler does have a hole in it - must remind him to get it replaced by friday night!). I am on pins and needs waiting to go - must locate tickets - and yes I will be wearing my Elton John sweatshirt on friday night! (at least maybe it will get that Wicked soundtrack out of my head!).

Did my in-house presentation at work today - got in this morning and had to re-photocopy everything - mgr's assistant who I asked to do it - did like a backwards weird photocopying job - and I had to chuck everything and start over (40 copies of 15 slides). Of course I did not say anything to her - but then she goes and find all the 'new' copies on the photocopy machine and asks if they are mine? Oopsy! As I"m trying to get ready for the presentation (and have to walk to another bldg) of course my manager calls me in to tell me of an urgent email she needs me to draft re $$$ asap - ya drop everything and do that - before heading off - a bit frazzled - and no breakfast!

Eating is better - not entirely good - but again less binge eating. Took little ds to east side mario's for dinner while dd was dancing. I wanted the spaghetti w/meat sauce or the 3 cheese cappelliti - however I did order the whole wheat pasta w/red wine tomato sauce topped w/grilled shrimp - not too bad - but I did have caesar salad and some bread too - good news is I doggy bagged about half of the pasta for home!

Must try to get to bed early tonight (dh out playing a gig at this russian jazz bar downtown)...did not sleep well at all last night - up every couple of hours!

Nitey nite!

Frouf

hey there, froufie girl. you're going to have a great time at the concert. didn't you say you have awesome seats? i'm happy for you.

we're having the time of our lives. curtis has told me several times the past few days that this trip is for me. i think he's having a good time, too. i haven't heard him laugh this much in a long long time. lots of new and old friends. the best kind of medicine.

now one of the things curtis is incorporating into our training is "smile." he says that if someone is talking negatively about you, to you, or just around you--smile. that will lift your spirits and put you into a more positive frame of mind.

kathy, did you get my pm? i wasn't talking about the benbrook cracker barrel. it's pretty far from both of us. man! i wish there was a straight road from mansfield to where we're staying. we're just a few miles from you.

Sandra, isn't that the truth? You could probably shoot an arrow and hit my house! Those crazy, curvy Alvarado/Lillian backroads add miles and miles! I think that's a good one. When I think of south FW, I immediately think of that CB because it's near the inlaws and that's the one we go to (except for the ones in Arlington, that is). Now I have to clue Judd in when he gets home Thursday.

Hi Everyone -

I still feel like I am trying to get to know you all - it feels like you are a bit of a family in here, and I am squeezing my way into the fold :D :hug:

I posted this on my other thread - but thought it might be better to put it here - so I apologize in advance for the double post...

Last night was weigh in - and I was down 4 pounds! NOT too terribly impressive considering I was up 1.8 last week from the candy/fast food binge over the weekend. This only puts me at 2.2 down over a 2 wk period, but it was still kind of nice to see the 4 pound drop. I am sticking with Core for another week (going to do it one week at a time for now - we'll see how it goes) :) Here are my weigh in stats since starting back to WW (for the 4th or 5th time. LOL )

11/07/06 - 4.0 lbs Core
10/30/06 + 1.8 lbs Flex
10/24/06 -0.8 lbs Flex
10/17/06 -2.0 lbs Flex
10/10/06 -4.2 lbs Flex
10/03/06 -3.2 lbs Flex
09/26/06 -- Starting date


Food plan for today:

B-fast
3 Scrambled eggs with ham and FF Cheese
(I only ate half of this and stored the rest in the fridge for tomorrow)
Coffee with 2 tblspns fat free half and half - points used - 0

Lunch
Chicken salad with diced celery, chopped onion, egg and FF mayo - may have a slice or 2 of light whole wheat bread to make it a sandwich, or a couple slices of wasa crisp bread - either of those would add 1 pt

Snacks:
S/F FF butterscotch pudding
Apple
Banana (maybe 2)

Dinner
Chicken breaded with cornmeal and cooked in olive oil. Some baked/seasoned potato wedges tossed in olive oil and seasoning.


This is tentative - I might vary it somewhere along the line.

If I follow the above - I will have used maybe 2 pts today. The other night, I had a light hamburger bun (1 pt) - with a cheeseburger (ff cheese) ff mayo, lettuce tomoato ketchup - and those roasted seasoned potatoes (DH LOVED them ) and I only counted 1 pt for the bun.

I keep thinking this is too good to be true - kind of like a marriage of WW/Atkins and so much better than Somersizing :D I could kick myself for not trying this sooner.

Tina

Good Morning Chicks! I've been SO busy. Cassie was so sick when we got her home from the test on Monday. We fed her too soon. We knew better but she had fasted and was starving. She puked at least 6 times until there was absolutely nothing left in her stomach. She's fine now though and we are awaiting results. I'm going to be very busy for the next 3 days so I don't know how often I'll be able to get here. Starting at lunch tomorrow, I'll have lots of challenges in the eating department. I'm just going to be as good as I can be and try not to sweat the small stuff.

I have been very successful at eating out at restaurants and losing weight. In fact, I was eating out at the various meals several times a week during the time I was losing my 45 pounds. It just requires that I choose carefully and make sure my preparation requirements are communicated clearly. I think some people use eating at restaurants as an excuse to eat badly. I try not to do that. So...I know I can be successful if I choose to be. Now I must convince myself that I want to be successful as I eat out at restaurants for the next 3 days after today!

How are you all?

Melissa, I am SO proud of you! You are so mature and wise beyond your years. Life is way too short to rush through and make yourself crazy and stressed. You and Aaron need to enjoy each other and your lives while you can. Tomorrow isn't promised to any of us. You can always go back to school later, if you choose. I have a friend who is 41 who has just gone back to school to get her BA after working for almost 20 years. I think our life plans are meant to be reviewed and adjusted periodically. I'm so thrilled for you that PC is going well and that you are already being viewed as someone to model. I think there is nothing in the world wrong with doing PC fulltime if it gives you joy. We all know that your current fulltime position steals your joy. Listen to your heart and talk to Aaron. You two will figure it out together.

Rhonda, Congratulations on your dance practice! Even if you make a mistake or two I'm guessing that the two of you already look a million times better than most couples do for their first dance. Did you manage to stay away from the cookies? I notice that I, too, get hungry when I'm tired. I've been trying to go to bed when this happens instead of eating.

Paula, good luck at your meeting today. I'm guessing he'll have nothing to say like last week. You stood up to him. Most people back off once you stand up to them. I think hitting your real boss cold with your commitment question is a good idea. It should give you some real insight into the situation. How did the mammogram go? Welcome to the club!

Angela, Congratulations on your recommitment! :carrot: I know it isn't going to be easy but we'll certainly help in any way we can. I love your plan with your list. I'm list motivated also. I don't mean to put pressure on you but I do look to you as one of my major Core role models. I wish you the best!

Frouf, I laughed when I read your pedometer post. I KNOW that I'm not getting 10,000 steps in a day. Although it helps when you get forgetful and have to go back into rooms several times before you remember what you went in there for! How's it going today? Are you logging more steps? Any decrease in high blood pressure is great. Keep working at it. Darn I can't believe you peeked at the Wicked story! You'll still enjoy it if you go. I hope you find tickets. Maybe you GF can find some for you? I can't believe that your Elton John concert is here already. I'm sure I'd enjoy his concert too. The tickets are just way too expensive for a retired girlie! You did a great job at East Side Mario's. Very good choices!

Sandra, I'm so glad that you're having fun. You sound like you're on a whirlwind band tour or something! I hope you make it to weigh in on Thursday. I know how important they are to you. It made me smile really big when you said how much fun you are having and that Curtis is laughing. Isn't it wonderful when you have a spectacular relationship and each of you goes out of their way to make the other happy? That's how Jim and I are too. Best friends.

Tina, squeeze right in! We were all new at one time or another. I said on the other post how happy I was for you. Huge Congratulations on that 4 pounds down. That is truly spectacular!

Kathy, it really sounds like you are enjoying Kate and Erin. It must be so fun once they grow up and become big girls!

Ok, Jim just went to the library and to the laundrymat. I have a four foot octagon rug under my kitchen table that Cassie decorated several times on Monday. I used Spot Shot but felt the rug was still dirty. He's going to get it washed for me. I just said I wanted to do it and he's already gone, taking care of it on his own. What a guy! Life is truly good.

Morning!

Vickie, how is Cassie now? It sounds like she's really having a tough time with it, especially the fasting and then reintroducing food. I had one like that too, and I know what you mean about decorating the rug. It's not pretty.

Sandra, I am on pins and needles until Sunday! I can't WAIT!!

Rhonda, guess what? My mom is having Thanksgiving on Saturday. Sigh. In Tyler. I suppose you know what that means. I'm very unhappy about it, but that's their only day since she has to work over the holiday. She is a home health care worker for Alzheimer patients and holidays are just another day since illness doesn't take time off. Hopefully we will figure out some other way to get together before the wedding.

I liked the journal idea, too, Angela. I am a writer deluxe, which is why I still journal all my food, my chores, my lists of things I want and things I did and should do and don't want to do ... pretty much have to have a Master List to keep all the lists straight! :lol: I hope it works out for you.

It's so funny you should mention restaurants, Vickie, because I'm the exact opposite. Special occasions are one thing, but just as a regular meal, we don't do it. For one thing, the portions are way too big. I suppose the main reason though is that because of being at (actually below) my WW goal, I've had to take more drastic measures than someone who isn't near goal. Those last pounds are brutal. I DO like the idea though, of not having to cook and clean up. I should really try and figure out a way to make peace with restaurants because Judd would prefer to go out, and it would make my evenings easier. I usually bring home half of what I order, but generally, it's just not as good the next day. Oh except in the case of Italian food! That sort of food is even better as leftovers.

Frouf, I hope you enjoy the concert! That sounds like such a great time!

Okay, I need to go check my other forums and make sure it's all going good. I'll be back later!

Kathy, you are such an orderly control person that I would think that you would have no trouble with restaurants. Eat the portion that you think is appropriate or stop when you are satisfied and pack up the rest for leftovers. I know you don't eat much so you should have lo's for several meals. That would make it very ecomomical. I never eat all they give me except for the veggies and the salad. I think one just needs to exercise control, which is where it breaks down of course.

I have to respectfully disagree about the difficulty of pounds to be lost. I don't think it's any easier for me to lose two pounds with 120 pounds to lose than it is for you or anyone else near to their goal. I could be wrong but I think they are just as hard to lose no matter how much you have to lose, with the exception of water weight that a very overweight person loses in the first week or two of dieting. JMHO.

LOL! I have no problem with you disagreeing with me! I've lost 35 pounds in the last two years, and when I first started it was very easy. I think as time goes by, when you get close to goal, you start feeling entitled to rewards. Plus there's the dealing with people who says "you don't need to lose anymore". Maybe I should have said it's easier to stick to a plan when you have more to lose.