Hi Everyone! I lost my first 2 pounds with SB this week! I am so excited! I am starting to understand it a little better now! I went back to work today after several days of this cold infection thing - boy, I just keep carrying it around with me - it has been 6 weeks now - getting old fast! Anyway, when i got back to work, there were 4 Dove Chocolate Hearts on my desk! I know somebody was trying to be sweet, but it was a struggle because they were so small and cute, I thought well one won't hurt!! But, I did the right thing and gave them away! I just had a wonderful carb and sugar free lunch and it was tasty! Just wanted to say hello to everyone and wish you a great Wednesday!
gatorgirl - I am a Penn State alum and my husband is a Michigan State alum so you may not want to talk to me!!
DEBELLI - wow! congrats on your milestones! That's awesome!
VIV - you'll get the hang of it. Just think, not only will you gain a new bod here, you'll improve your computer skills!
FROG - welcome back - you were missed!
BUNNY - if you give in and eat those Cadbury's from Easter, gal, I can guarantee you won't enjoy it one bit! It's one thing to bite into those suckers on Easter, and quite another after they've been in the freezer for a year...EEEWWW
WELCOME to the newbies! I'm new myself, and the gals here have been very helpful.
WIW didn't go as well as I'd hoped - no loss - but no gain, either, so I'm okay with that. I'm finally beginning to lose the cravings...yippee!!!!
So sorry to hear so many of you have been under the weather. So far I've been lucky; nothing but a bad case of exhaustion. AT least the sun is out today...
Have a "loser" of a week, everybody!
PS - Annette, don't tell your husband I'm from Ohio! He might not let you hang out with me!
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-Liz
125/122.5/105
"Half of getting what you want is knowing what you have to give up to get it." -Bill Phillips
I'm so excited, my family are gone and I actually have the house to myself. this is the first time in about 5wks and I love it I can get on the board anytime I want. I could walk around the house naked if I wanted, well maybe not as my hubby's family have a way of walking in without knocking when they want and i'm talking about the men.
Anyway, it's a good SB day for me. I've lost 1lb. and I'm just as tickled as one can be.
Happy: Welcome to the board. this is a great bunch of girls with a lot of support for all of us. please don't just lurk, join right in we love newbies. were all in the same boat. Tell us alittle about yourself like where your from. and what you do or if your raising a family? we love to get to know you better.
Viv: disney, boy am I jealous! will you be able to have some time to get together with Deb while your there? Hope so, that would be great fun. If she gets back on the mend I'm worried about her. What is WO? Have a muffin for me too.
Deb: Wow 4lbs that's so exciting. I'm thrilled for you. But please see the Doctor I'm worried about you incase you didn't read my post to Viv. And your so close to your goal 5lbs. I'd be doing flipflopps in my stomach i'd be so excited to be that close. I'm sure your anxious.
Thin: Wow, I just keep saying that today. But Wow a Baby on the way. how exciting. have you been picking out names? congrates on the good news.
Cynsea: you too Double WowWow a baby on board or I should say two babies on board. how wonderful. this is great. congradulations and good luck to you.
Big orange: What is Fresh Market is that like our produce out door markets
Sara: I can't imagine the big move you have ahead of you. I hope you will be able to connect up to the internet as soon as possible so that we can keep in touch with you. I would hate to be away from my hubby for any more than a wk I don't think I could take it.
Quilter: My prayers go out to Jackie, I'll be praying for good results. I'm proud of you for turning up your nose to those ugly old fries. they were most likely too salty anyway. Good luck with the spelling Bee.
Gator: Gee it's good to see you posting I've missed you. Did you enjoy Az, my kids live in AZ, what part did you go to?
Bunny: I have found that if I have a craving for something and I don't go for it, that I eat everything in the house and it still doesn't do the job till I go back and eat what I wanted in the first place. and look at the damage i've done cause i'm going to go back and eat it anyway. So I just do it in the first place and then get right back on track.
Frog: I'm glad to see you posted. I was just going to send out feelers to find out how you were.
MzLiz: I'm proud of you for puting that choc. in the drawer wow what will power you doing great you go girl. keep up the good work.
Micker: Welcome to the board and congradulations on your new Baby. how exciting, As I've already posted we have a couple of new ones coming to the board. Please feel at home here on the board we welcome all newbies. Tell us a little about yourself.
Well I really must go but before I do. I just wanted to say. We have a Vandynes here in our mall and for Valentines Day hubby and I went there to buy our Daughter SF choc. there. they have a wonderful selection year round. We ended up buying for all of us and it was great.
I also Wanted to say yes the cravings as of today are under control. I really can't believe that I lost anything, was afraid to get on the scale. I've eaten everything in the house this wk. it's TOM for me so I think that's what's got me going. anyway have a good day. love Glory
Joy I just wanted to say how sorry I'am to hear about your Uncle, I know what your going through as I too was in that same spot last yr. and it's so very hard to go through. Were all here for you. you hang in there.
Hi,it's the newbie again. I was just wondering if there are any boards on this forum that give sample breakfasts, lunches, and/or dinners??? Thanks for any ideas or suggestions. HAPPY
199/199/145
good weigh in wendsday-quick one for me! gotta go to work and finish shoving this food down my throat!
I did not go to my WW meeting the kiddos are on vacation and i wanted sleep!!!!! I knew i had a bad week end also. I did go to my mother in laws scale the one i used when i didn't go to meetings and its the same as ww's i was 144.0 woooooo hoooooo soooo that would be 1 1/2 lbs!!! Who knows why-the human body is all i can say. Very pleased and more motivated to stay sugar free to see how i do at WW next tuesday morning!!! i hope i hold on to it or go lower!!! greedy me! i have had a great 3 days so far! ONe little get together on saturday night shouldn't be to bad.
Deb-yeah!!!!! being sick is a blessing i guess huh!!! 60 lbs wow i am right behind u! (57 now!) 135 is my goal is that yours?
viv-you sound stressed-my nephews play hockey that is like a part time job for the moms! Keep it up with this program you can do it!!! the scale is not the only way to measure!!
Hi and good luck to all the newbies!
cmd-hope you feel better. You sound like its really painful. Sorry about your Uncle. I have a fav. too i know who that feels!
and Congrats to the new Mommys!!! keep us posted. If you want to know the sex of the baby let me know i have a Japanese Lunar calander that predicts that is pretty acurate!!! LOL
gotta goooooooo sorry so quick. I did miss fit friday but thought i just didn't read it! LOL oh well!!! bye!!!
Rhroo
Mass
210.2/144.0(?)/135 -my goal ww goal i less!
Hello all...I'm off to find something good for dinner. Just wanted to post a link to The Treadmill Doctor. That is where I got the book holder for my treadmill. It was the best $15 I ever spent!!! http://www.treadmilldoctor.com/item....242&PRID=72384
Also...I did aerobics for the first time today in ages...it felt good! I'm going to look into finding a class or some friends who want to do a tape together or something.
I'll BBL. Who's watching the Grammy Awards tonight???
Ashley
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Poconos, PA
Fitday Journal
http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=overcome
Afternoon Everyone! Have a few minutes before I have to go get Lauren from school, so I thought I'd start this post until than.
MSLIZ, we must of been posting at the same time earlier. Glad to see you are doing well, even though you didn't have a loss this week. It's great to hear the cravings are about gone, that's a plus! Sorry to hear your job is overwhelming, maybe it will get easier in time
VIV, on the muffins, did you lower the temperature 25 degrees? If not, that may help next time you make the muffins. Could be there is more juice in blueberries than strawberries. Don't worry about the soup, probably just a smidgen in there and you only had half anyhow. I'll def. have to go see that movie, sounds like it will be funny. The FRESH MARKET is just a small market that is sort of trendy, I guess you'd say. Anyhow, everything on the shelves are perfectly aligned, and it makes you feel that once you take something from the shelf, there is someone right behind you to fix the shelf. They have some wonderful baked goods there too!! Not that we plan on partaking in any when we go!!! Yep, there is one up in the area where you will be, so make sure you get to go there!!!
HAPPY, WELCOME TO THE BOARD! I'm glad you found us!!! No, you don't have to do points, BUT, I do think it's important, at least at the beginning, to keep some type of track of what you are eating. It seems the biggest mistake for many is not eating enough, and this could hamper your weight loss. We are working on foods to eat. There are good ideas in the book, other than that, it's really not that hard to come up with things to eat. I posted breakfast ideas a week or so ago, and will send you the list via e-mail if you get me your e-mail address. Please make sure you post your BIO on our BIO BOARD so we can learn more about you and vice-versa.
AMSER, okay, so you didn't lose, you didn't gain, not such a bad week considering. Next week, you'll get that loss, I'm sure. Hey, coming down isn't so bad-I'd much rather see you than the Dr.!! Did you get your new vaccuum??
MICKERS, WELCOME TO THE BOARD & CONGRATULATIONS ON THE BABY! Have you read the book already?? We'll be more than happy to help you out in anyway. When you get a chance, please post your BIO on the BIO BOARD so we can learn more about you!
ANNETTE, CONGRATS on the 2lb loss, that's great! You're on your way!!! Good going on getting rid of those Dove bars, I'm proud of you!!
GLORY, Congrats on your pound, how many is that now 90+ right! You are inching closer to that 100 mark! You'll have to update your picture soon, we won't recognize you. Trust me, you will be where I am before you know it. It doesn't seem like 11 months to me at all. It goes so fast! I'm feeling better this evening, seems to be that I'm on the mend. Thanks for caring so much about me
RHROO, congrats on another 1 1/2lb loss - you're hot on my tail~ My goal is 129, and then I'll lose another 5lbs whenever it comes, for playing around with.
OVERCOME, sounds like you had some fun doing the new tape. Wish I had someone close by that would do it with me, that would inspire me to do something else. I may watch the Grammys, just want to see what Madonna will do, otherwise, not really all that interested-I'm a James Taylor fan, I doubt he'll be one there!
Well ladies, I'm glad to say, I'm feeling somewhat better and haven't coughed as much this afternoon, so that's good - thanks for all your well wishes for me to get better - they're working!!!
DEBELLI - Thanks for the offer to send me the post of menu ideas. My email address is not surprisingly, [email protected]
Well, I'm gonna make a late dinner for everyone here and hope they are in a chicken and veggie mood. thanks again, HAPPY
GREAT NEWS EVERYONE!!!! My gf Jackie’s report came back and all lymph nodes are clean. No cancer anywhere. We are all jumping up and down with joy and thankfulness. She called this afternoon and told me to tell all my friends “thanks for their prayers”. So thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers. This is just the best news I could ever have gotten today. You all really helped me too with this. It’s so releaving to know there is such a strong, positive force coming from all of you directly to me. Does that make sense? We really do empower each other!!!!
Well, I forgot to weigh in today. So sorry. I will do it first thing in the morning. Does it still count???? I ate and got dressed before I remembered to attack the one-eyed wonder. And I like to do it on an empty stomach. I’ll report in the am. Feel really good about my eating today. Wrote everything down in my palm pilot. So tonight when I wanted to come home and snack, I re-thought it because I would have to write it down. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that my seat is firmly planted on the wagon. Anybody got any super glue? LOL!
LIZ---Way to go on the willpower with the chocolate. Keep it up!!!! I’m right there with you. Bought a Chocolove bar this week and immediately threw it in the back of the freezer when I got home. Haven’t opened it yet. I’m going to try and hold out like DEB. She has tons of chocolate at her house that’s all unopened.
DEB---All I can say is AWESOME!!! You are my hero! Congrats on losing four this week and for being at 134. I so want to see that number on my scale when it's not whizzing by, but it will be a while. Sixty pounds you’ve lost . . . that’s equal to two of the big bags of dog food we buy for Maddie-girl. Stand back and think about that!!! YOu must feel great! I’m thrilled for you. Your determination and commitment are a help to me as I climb back on the wagon. Thanks for ALL you do!!! Also, appreciate you clueing me in on the carob. I will BEWARE of it and only look for the unsweetened. I’ll bet what’s in my pb is sweetened. Figures.
VIV---I totally agree with your complaint about WO. I thought sure we’d have some SB foods, but nothing. Next visit, I’m taking a list to pass on to somebody who looks important. We are visiting my niece and her fiance in FL. One day we’ll do Busch Gardens and do some other beach and tourist things . . . not real sure. We don’t have kids so we’re not doing Disney. We’re only there for a week, but it will be good to see them. Pre-wedding jitters. I vaguely remember them. Thanks for the sushi tip. I may get up my courage to try some. Love seafood, so why not go for it????
HAPPY---Welcome. We’re glad you picked us. We really are wonderful!!! Isn’t that reight everyone??? I counted points with WW for over a year and got majorly burned out on that. I am just now getting to the point where i can record what I eat. I found that this is very necessary for me to do. Anyways, hope you enjoy your stay with us. We’re wanting the best for you and wishing for a huge success!!
AM---That’s disappointing to stay where you are on the scales, but give it another day or two and see what develops. Maybe you just need a couple extra days this week to register a loss. Good luck with the vacuum. Here’s my tip in case you haven’t bought one yet. I made the huge mistake of buying one of those bagless kind last year. Well, with winter, the static cling effect in our house is MONSTROUS and Maddie’s dog hair just flies out of the cylinder when you go to empty it. I spend more time going over the area around the vacuum. EEEEEEK! VAcuuming is bad enough, but having to do it more than once a session is the pits. Hope you have better luck with yours!
MICKERS---Welcome!!! How great to have you and your baby join in the fun here. SB is a great way to eat. You’ll feel so much better when you get that evil sugar out of your system. Hope it goes well for you.
ANNETTE--Congrats on your first two pound loss. That’s terrific! And if you keep doing the right thing (like giving away candy) you will have many more 2 pound losses in your future. That is awesome willpower you exhibited there. Good for you!!!!!
GLORY---You had me LOL about your thoughts of walking naked and hubby’s family interrupting. Pretty funny, just as long as it doesn’t really happen. That kind of happened to me years ago (not strutting around naked, of course) and it was SOOOOOO embarrassing. Still makes my skin crawl to think of it. Thanks for your prayers. It sure did work!!!! Glad that your cravings are losing their power. Hang in there, girlfriend . . . you can do it!!!!!
JOY---How sad for you that you are losing your uncle. I sure do hope you can find a good ticket to get down there soon. I’ll keep you all and your uncle in my prayers.
RHROO---Way to go on your loss! That’s really wonderful!! You are quickly getting to where you want to be. Very cool, indeed.
Well, that’s it for me for now. I need to go clean up the kitchen and swiffer the floors (my unending battle with dog hair!). Take care, my friends. Catch you later.
Kim
185/178/139
Cincinnati but FL bound
Hi Everyone! I replied to this posting this morning, but must have done something wrong! Hey, I lost my first 2 SB pounds... wooohoo! Thanks to all of you for being so supportive!
Glory: sorry that I had to get off chatting this afternoon so quick, I had a client walk into my office. I enjoyed chatting with you. I will go into the aol names and look for your and put it into my buddy list.
Viv: sorry I missed you today, read above!
Deb: Thanks for the recipe! Let me know if you want to stay here on your way through.
Orange: I enjoy all your support and jokes!
Gatorgal: I am a Penn State alum and my husband is a Michigan State alum, so you may not want to talk to me! LOL. not a gator fan! But my daughter will probably go there so maybe you can coach me... tee hee
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Which one of you gals is from Port Orange, FL? I know Deb mentioned that someone is. We should get together! I am in Ormond Beach.
Hi everyone! Well, I have some really good news mixed with some sad news. My grandmothers funeral was today at 2:00 pm but at 1:20 pm my new granddaughter was born. Her name is Amber Madison and she weighed 7lbs. 8 ozs and 21 inches long. She has lots of dark brown hair.
AT least the sun is out today...
I'd be doing flipflopps in my stomach i'd be so excited to be that close. I'm sure your anxious.
I was just wondering if there are any boards on this forum that give sample breakfasts, lunches, and/or dinners??? Thanks for any ideas or suggestions. HAPPY 
soooo that would be 1 1/2 lbs!!! Who knows why-the human body is all i can say. Very pleased and more motivated to stay sugar free to see how i do at WW next tuesday morning!!! i hope i hold on to it or go lower!!! greedy me! 
