Heeellllllooooooooooooooooooooo girls! I am happy to report that I am UP yes, that is right UP 3 lbs. to 207.5 . I figured the 204.5 was a fluke and wouldnt stick around for long with the way I was eating. SO after a big and BLOWING DINNER AT CRACKERBARREL WHICH INCLUDED DESSERT TOOOOOO Way too big a portion of dessert (the apple dumpling with nuts and ice cream & such) I decided that today is a new day and the start of the week. I have a few more days until the first (WHICH I am going to OFFICIALLY weigh in for the month of August) I have decided to step up my exercise too. So, after careful consideration and much soul searching I have decided to pay close and careful attention to everything I am doing and buckle down!
I walked this am for 45 mins (with some running mixed in) and some leg exercises which is 15 mins more than normal. We will see how this works and I have only 4.5 flex points left until SUNDAY and a week before my period I think! Well, as the day goes by.....I will check in later. Hope all of you are doing well! Keep up the good work.
Tina Marie.... I am so proud of you!!!!!!!!!! 183 that is great!!
Keep it up!
Rachel honey, come over here to my side and join me for the pity party! I too am up so we shall do this together. HEY by the way I am looking at your weighttracker and we are at the same weight so wahooo...lets try for hmmmmm 2lbs this week? Sound like a plan? Let me know....if not I will do it myself TEeheeee but I will be looking Next week for you Kick that company out LOL no not really Just kidding. Good luck this week and good for you on the bike ride!
Hey I am really annoying today huh? Sitting in front of the computer when I should be doing something.....and I am eating too my lunch. I just wanted to say to switch it up a bit....if anyone tried that chicken and spinach recipe.....the leftovers are EXCELLENT WRAPPED UP IN A TORTILLA! I made one for 3.75 pts with a L/C tortilla! AND I figured out a new sweet sandwich...peanut butter and marshmallow....for 2.5pts. 1/2TB simply jiff..1 large marshmallow cut into 5-6 pcs. on two pcs bread which I microwave for 12 seconds to kinda melt the marshmallow(whichever you wanna use-I use whitewheat cause of ALL of my boys and I toast the bread slightly to give it kindof a crunch-then it doesnt get soggy.
Wahooooooooo ok, I am gonna go eat my minestrone soup and drink my water.
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KellyJo - thanks for the recipe. It looks great - I'll have to try it soon. I like your attutude about the gain, starting over and kicking it up. The most important thing is to keep going - so you go, girl!
Tina Marie - congratulations for losing 4 pounds and on vacation too!!
Rachel - Sorry about the gain but it is a teeny one. Hey, things are looking up - it's a whole new week, the company is leaving and you went for a bike ride - that's a great way to deal with it!
Carla and Karen - how are you doing???
I am reporting a 0.4 gain - but while I would have rather seen a loss, I'm not bummed at all. Last week, a long-time friend of my sister's came up from NC with her husband. They are friends of mine too and the plans were to meet them for dinner on Friday (the night before I weigh in). I figured that might be rough but there was no way I was going to miss it. Well, when I called my sister to ask where we were going to dinner, she said that our friend wanted Chinese food. Ack! I did OK but of course come Saturday morning my rings were tight. Oh well. I did OK over the weekend - could have been better and could have been worse. I could have done without the desserts my step daughter brought over yesterday but I had a little taste and after they left (taking one of the desserts with them) I threw out the rest. My workouts have been going well - I've stuck with the 30 min cardio a day with weights 3 times a week (how are you doing Carla??). Time to go make some edits to my school work and get everything closer to being handed in on Thursday. The second summer semester ends on Thursday. I have a big one weekend before the next one starts next week. Tony and I are going to AC this weekend which should be fun and somewhat challenging.
Sorry I was gone so much last week. The week just kind of got away from me. But I just read all the posts, so I'm all caught up.
Karen - It was so good to hear from you again. Stop by when you can and know that I miss you and think of you often. Sorry to hear about the fridge at the trailer. It is always something, isn't it?
Kelly - I'm glad to hear that you had a good birthday! Sorry to hear about your gain, but you've got a great "just keep going" attitude. You'll have it back off in no time at all. And good job getting those 10,000 steps in last week. Thanks for the recipe - it sounds delicious.
Rachel FL - Sounds like you did a great job at Busch Gardens! A big pat on the back to you!! Don't be bummed about the .05 - it will be gone in no time.
Judy - That small gain most definitely water retention from the Chinese food, so no worry there. Sorry to hear about your run-in with the baked Lays last week. They are the devil. If I have them in the house and have some lf or ff sour cream as well, watch out. So I avoid buying them most of the time. Sounds like you did well with the dessert this weekend. You asked why I repeated week 1 of TBM - because I didn't get in all the days. I repeated week two also and now I'm going to repeat week three. I only got a couple of days worth of workouts in last week. I was PMSing and just po'd at everyone and everything and couldn't wrap my mind around exercising. I know it actually would have helped me, but there you have it. I was ready to throw in the towel and just forget about it, but nope, not this time. I'm going to keep going and if I have to repeat every week and it takes me 24 weeks, I don't care. I'm doing it. So it's going to be me and the bike for 19 minutes tonight and I'll meet up with my weights as well.
I skipped my weigh-in last week. I was so bloated, I could feel it in my chin. It was horrible. Thankfully my period started today, so I'm feeling a bit better. Food-wise I've been doing ok. We went to a Farmer's Market Saturday morning and loaded up on all kinds of veggies. John made me a wonderful gazpacho that I ate abundantly. Tonight it will be corn on the cob, a huge salad, and some ham. My sister and her boys arrived at my Mom's last night, so this week will be a bit of a challenge. Judy, I think you asked why that was. Just lots of food and stuff. Tomorrow is my mom' bday. I ordered a cake and my cousin made one. And wine. I'll try my hardest to do the best I can.
Woo hooo!! My company has gone! They left this morning. I love them, but they are a dieter's nightmare. It was my aunt and cousin. They are both overweight themselves, and could tell I have lost weight. Maybe they were jealous, I hate to think that, but my aunt bought two huge boxes of donuts, when we went out to eat they ordered dessert, stuff like that. Sabotage, maybe? I'm not sure, it's no fair for me to expect them to make exceptions for me, I just felt like they were trying to set me up for failure. I did my best and tried to be good. Only ate one donut (Krispy Kremes are nearly impossible to resist!) I did cave at Olive Garden though. I decided for one night I was going to order what I wanted to eat and not worry about the points. I shouldn't have, but it was sooo good! I think it's okay to do that once in a while, but the problem is that we went to dinner twice while they were here and lunch once. Plus I didn't get my exercise in at all except for yesterday. And we all know that stress makes it harder for our bodies to lose weight, it holds on to everything. And what is more stressful than having company at your house, family or not?
This week I have to get the kids ready for back to school on Monday. I only have today and Friday because the other days I am working. I am happy they are going back though! I will finally have some time to myself!
Carla--good luck with the company! It's wonderful to see them, but it messes up any schedules/routines that you have going on. Just try to get thru it.
Kelly--I love your attitude! I'll try to meet your 2lb challenge!
Judy---Muscle weighs more than fat, so I bet you are doing better than you think. Keep on exercising!!
I think I am most disappointed in myself because I feel like I should be able to handle any situtation, I mean, isn't that part of the WW appeal? "no food is taboo" and all that. So why, then, do I have such a hard time going out to eat? That's supposed to be a normal part of life, right? But when you look up the menus online for point value, everything has such HIGH points! It's also hard for me to go out and have everyone around me eating whatever, while I stick to the salad. It's hard to be at the mall with everyone getting Latte's and not get one myself, so I do. Then I feel guillty and like I have no self control. This is supposed to be a permanent lifestyle change, so why cant' I stick with my new lifestyle while on vacation or with out of town company?
Okay I am done now. Off to do laundry.
Take care everyone and stay OP!
Thanks for all the support girls....it couldnt be done without you! I learned something from a friend of mine that helped put something into perspective for me. She was talking to someone with a trainer and asked the question about cheating. He said that it was ok to do once in a while BUT think about this.....you cheat ONE day and the next day you usually have a hard time getting back on program so you may cheat a little more because of all the "toxins" in your body and the third day is when you see all the "weight" of your cheats so 48 hours after that it takes you to get that off again and you are back on program again. so if you cheat once a week in the month.....20 days of that month you are battling those toxins and weight again. !!20 days!! THis put it into perspective so I am going to really try to stick with it! I gotta go to the drs today (YUCK) but I am excited to see by their scales just how well I have done. I wanna CBC too so I can see how my cholestral was (it was 225 last sept) I am finally on my "weigh" back down and glad about that. I was a little worried thinking I hit a plateau but it is not.......just a little bit of water and such from my "sneaks" I have been very good making sure I eat AT LEAST all of my points a day -for I was told that this is what to do to make sure I am getting AT LEAST all of my alloted points in so as not to fool my body into starving.
I just want to say one more thing that it is sooo god to have a support system like you girls-oh sure I have DH and he as been great (actually cant keep his hands off me which can be a little annoying pathetic that I feel that way but come on a girl can only take soooo much huh?) but nothing beats a great set of girlfriends going through the same situation.
Rachel, I think family DO SABATOGE without realizing it. I know mine does-EVEN my dh ALL THE TIME. He thinks that someone should just be able to say no. Mind you he has never had a weight or food problem. I make sure I have lower point snacks(this has been easier for me than EVER before when I binged all the time) that kind of mimic the stuff he is eating. It helps me when he is snacking on things like cookies-i use the 100cal oreo packs and 2 pt quaker oat bars. We will try for the 2lb challenge a week starting the 1st? ANYONE ELSE WANT IN????? As for the eating and no control thing- we all deal with these issues too. I was thinking THIS SAME THING THE OTHER DAY. Poor me.....every else can eat these,drink this etc.....why can I? I just cant. NOT YET anyways and some day I will be able to. Eating out is hard...especially when you dont like to be "a pain" and ask for certain things -(even though I am the one paying for it) then you ask and they still mess it up so you suffer for DAYS because of their mistake!!!!! Ok I am done....girl this is hard and takes a constant reminding of that. You can do this and are NOT a failure if you break down and have a donut.......get back up and start anew right AFTER that donut.
JUDY I know what that chinese food thing is and CANNNOTTTTTTTT eat there for I have NO SELF CONTROL when it comes to chinese. Good for you making better choices there and doing better than normal. Keep it up!
Carla, I too am getting ready to start way to go sticking to your veggies and such in such a hard time Keep it up!
Ok, I am off to empty the dishwasher and then get ready for my dr appt. Check in later!!
Great posts all - I'm sorry I haven't been around much - this was the last week of this semester and I was busy finishing everything up. I was planning on getting online for longer tonight but it turns out that Tony has a meeting in Brooklyn tomorrow am and so since that's on the way to AC, and we want to avoid later Friday beach traffic, I am going in with him and will hang out until his meeting is over. Since we are leaving at 7:15 am, I had to pack everything tonight.
A good piece of news is that I weighed in this afternoon - yup, at 3:30 in the afternoon (I usually weigh in on Sat am before I've even had a sip of coffee), at the end of TOM (which finally came after 2 months) and I was down a pound! I also managed to make my cutoff last night (I'm starting with 9:30 pm - 2 hours or so before bedtime). I did not do so well tonight but I did come home and do 30 min of cardio and then some abs and stretching. I have packed clothes so I can go to the fitness center at the hotel every day and am planning on cutting way down on the alchohol (I'm limiting it not abstaining from it). BTW, you go Carla on not giving up on the exercise!!!!! I've packed sandwiches so we don't have to have road food on the trip down and will take some veggies and fruit too.
We'll be getting back some time on Monday (school starts again on Tuesday!), so have a great weekend everyone!
Ok, I just needed to chime in here and let all know that I have a goal of TWO lbs a week for the next 6/7 weeks. That puts me at 192.5 By September 16th. My DH just picked up rate and his pinning ceremony will be that day. ALSO I just found out- that the week after that there is a KHAKI BALL- YES, BALL. I am scared and excited all the same. I HAVE TO DO THIS. THis will be the first "function" I have gone to in 4.5 yrs (formally) and I am excited. SO, need to step it up and lost 2 lbs a week. Feasible right? Please tell me yes.
Ps. OH by the way, I am BACK DOWN TO 204.5-----it was that Sunday Binge. Had an AWESOME piece of Amberjack (which I normally do not eat) at a celebratory dinner last night at outback. WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Had my first weighin on Wednesday. I lost 4.5 pounds. I was so happy. I was doing flex points last week and I'm doing Core this week. The scale this morning said that I'm down 3 more pounds so hopefully I'll have a good weighin next Wednesday.
Kelly Jo how do you make those little happy faces for your 5 points?
Hi ..My name is Kathy, living in No Calif and I would like to join your group. I weigh 198 and Will go to my Dr's and weigh every week, don't know what day though, will have to thinka bout that. I will start WW tomorrow. I have been on it before and always want to come back. I just have to watch the carbs,not eat anything that has sugar (or not much) cause my blood sugars are higher then some people, so my dr says i can lose weight and exercise to get it down, or go on medication. I don't want medication..So WW is what i am doing starting now...
I have a dh, 2 married dd,a nd a beautiful new grandson named Eliya..I also quilt..it is my one and only hobby. I just love it...
thanks for letting me play..You all sound so great, yooooou are all loseing and have good aditudes..That is what I need.
New week Weigh in at home 7/25-7/31
to report that I am UP yes, that is right 
. I figured the 204.5 was a fluke 
and wouldnt stick around for long with the way I was eating. SO after a big and BLOWING DINNER AT CRACKERBARREL WHICH INCLUDED DESSERT TOOOOOO 
Way too big a portion of dessert (the apple dumpling with nuts and ice cream & such) 
weigh in for the month of August) I have decided to step up my exercise too. So, after careful consideration and much soul searching I have decided to pay close and careful attention to everything I am doing and buckle down! 
which is 15 mins more than normal. We will see how this works and I have only 4.5 flex points left until SUNDAY and a week before my period I think! 
Well, as the day goes by.....I will check in later. Hope all of you are doing well! Keep up the good work. 
Kick that company out LOL no not really Just kidding. Good luck this week and good for you on the bike ride!
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I'm not sure, it's no fair for me to expect them to make exceptions for me, I just felt like they were trying to set me up for failure. I did my best and tried to be good. Only ate one donut (Krispy Kremes are nearly impossible to resist!) I did cave at Olive Garden though. I decided for one night I was going to order what I wanted to eat and not worry about the points. I shouldn't have, but it was sooo good! I think it's okay to do that once in a while, but the problem is that we went to dinner twice while they were here and lunch once. Plus I didn't get my exercise in at all except for yesterday. And we all know that stress makes it harder for our bodies to lose weight, it holds on to everything. And what is more stressful than having company at your house, family or not?
Off to do laundry.
