The New & Improved Successful Singles
 

Hi All,

WELCOME BACK!!!! I thought I'd take this opportunity to welcome all the singles out there looking to trim down and tone up.

First, let me introduce myself to everyone.
My name is LA, I am single and have never been married. I work and live in TN and have 2 cats and value all my friendships. I am currently on WW. I have lost 20 pounds (22 on a good week) and like you all, I struggle daily with diets and dating.
;)

I've met some great friends here on this website and am glad to say we're starting back the new threat. This time we're going to do this!!!!! We're going to do it bigger and better than ever. I've found that by pacing myself, I do better. So I take it 2 weeks at a time. Starting tomorrow, I'm back OP and am not going to eat Carbs after 2 pm--including sweets :(

Anyway, I welcome you all back to the Singles fold and invite any of you looking for support and friendship in this dog-eat-dog world of dieting to come along for the ride. It's going to be fun!!!

Hey Gang! I'm back as well.

To any of the newbies who may check us out. Here are my stats: I'm 32, single never married, no kids. I live in Texas and work for the state. I've been in cooking school since January, but am currently taking a leave of absence. So far, I haven't been eating well recently. The plan is to start exercising this week & to begin eating better. I know I will feel so much better if I do. I need to lose about 60-70 pounds. I haven't been on a scale in a while, so this is a pure guess.

LA, I guess you got anxious about me not starting the thread. Sorry, I've been running around cleaning the apartment. The family came up to see the new place. It was nice to see them as it's been a while.

I hope the rest of the gang comes back & if there are any newbies, please come join us.

Have a great week!

Single Newbie
 

Hi! Been browsing looking for some singles to keep in touch with - and here you are.

I am Libby and I am 32, single(never married) and live in Atlanta, GA. I am 5' 5" (and a half). I have a crazy dog who is almost as much work as a child and spends her days chewing sticks and leaving them in the floor for me to clean up.

I spend most of my days sitting behind a Computer ( I work in Finance/IT designing software and web applications) and my evenings vary but lately I havent been doing much of anything other than going home. I think the being overwieght and still single has really gotten to me lately. Maybe I use it as an excuse but I am not very confident about myself with the extra weight and hope getting that off will help get me out and get me a little more active beyond my work!

Cant weight (ha, I mean wait can you tell what is on my mind...)

Anyway, cant wait to get to know you all!

Libby

:wave: would you gals mind a man in your group? i find it hard to cook for one, since stores don't sell small quantities of veggies.
me : never married. i live in toronto and 49.

trying to stay awy from :cbg and :jeno:

:) glen

Welcome Libby & Glen
 

Hi Guys,

I spent 10 minutes typing a reply welcoming Libby to our fold when it deleted it and I had to come back and do it again. Good thing 'cause I saw Glen's post.

Look ladies, we can meet nice men on the internet :)

Glen and Libby, I am so glad you are here.

Libby, I totally sympathize with you. I spend all day at a computer and go home. That's no fun and yes, it does get to you.

Glen, It's hard to prepare food for one. I usually store it for later, but head to the leftovers before I get the kitchen cleaned.

This week I've decided to set some goals. I can't promise I'll meet them but we'll try.

1. Eat no Carbs after 2 pm (in support of a friend)
2. Go for 1 walk after work (even though it's 800 degrees)
3. Not go home and feel sorry for myself (even though this is going to be a rough week!!!!!)
4. Try to do something that will get me out and meeting people.

All right, I am doing something VERY silly. It's the first year anniversary of our show and I promised everyone I'd make pies and sweets. I'm making brownies, and pies and a cake. Yes, all three. And since it will be 2 pm before I can start, I won't be able to eat any :( so I'm really going to have a hard time with the Carb thing. I don't know how those Atkins people do it. They're a strong bunch of people I tell you..


Well ladies, must dash to the store....

LA

Thanks for the Welcome
 

Nice to "meet" you all. Looking forward to getting to know you better.

I am off to do my weekly grocery shopping. Made a list, lots of veges, lean meat, etc... I am just going to have to force myself to spend the time in the kitchen and prepare some good meals.

Glen I understand your frustration with the vegetables - it seems I throw away half of what I buy. I think my problem is the tendancy to shop like my mom did - go 1 day a week, buy everything you need for the week. But being single, plans change or I dont want to cook one night and boom - tons of wasted food. I am going to try this week forcing myself to eat in for all my meals and see if I can do it.

LA - I admire your goals. I dont how the no carb folks do it either. I tried the South Beach and after about a week was miserable - had no energy, was grogy, couldnt keep a train of thought and had such horrible stomach/acid pain I cant tell you. It was miserable. It just wasnt worth it to me. I am a true picture of the "carb addict" so I am just trying to be more conscious of eating those and adding more vegetables but cutting them out just doesnt work for me.

Have any of you had any success on restricted diets, like Atkins, or plans like WW?

Ok - well, off to the store. Hope you are all having a good Labor Day (I guess not in Canada but Happy Monday to you up there!)

:wave:
libby we celebrate labour day also. i guess the best way to save throwing out the veggies is to cook them and freeze them. i can meet ladies here.

:) glen

Hi Gang!

Welcom Libby & Glen. It's always nice to get to meet new people!

LA, How's the baking coming along? What a brave soul you are.

I agree with all of the cooking. I hate cooking for just me. If I had someone else to feed it would be much easier. I try to buy fresh veggies at the farmer's market. That will at least get me through a few days.

I'm trying to get my game plan together as to how I'm going to tackle this.

I've had a leisurely day. Mainly curled up on the couch reading. It's been cool thanks the storm that's hitting the coast.

Hope everyone enjoyed their day. Have a great week.

Hi Ho,

Well, I baked 2 batches of brownies (including one before 2--so I snuck a couple :) ) 2 pies and one cake. My apartment is like, 100 degrees. I agree, buying veggies is hard. I try to buy it every 3 or 4 days or so. I live near a mom and pop fruit stand so I pop in every now and then. I love veggies so I eat them up pretty fast. Fruit is, and always has been, the hardest for me!! I buy it but never eat it. I don't know why. I eat when I'm with someone but if it's just up to me to eat it, it just won't happen. I don't know why that is.

I'm glad Libby & Glen have joined our little group. Now if we can just get Becky, Other LA, Lisa, Jen and Melissa to come back, we'll be all set.

Are we chatting Thursday. Guys this is a lot of fun, you get to learn more about us and we meet other new people, too. It's a lot of fun, try to make it. We'll try for Thursday evening at 9 pm (EST)

Well, I'm going to go ice my cake and eat some chicken and broccoli. Boy, that's a bummer :(

Hi All!

After talking with LA and Jen in chat on thursday I've been looking for this thread! So here I am...as I said I would be. Just in time as I gear up for a start tomorrow.

My name is Deb and I live in NY. I have a back injury so I'm in and out of full time work. Was working civil service and teaching. Right now I'm playing it by ear. Since I injured my back I feel like a turtle flipped on it's back...not easy. I'm 33, single and tall...(thank GOD!)...I've got about 120-150 lbs to lose. When I hit 100 make be prepared for my lucky me dance!

I'm not really going to follow a program. Just going to do the obvious things :water, exercise (as I can), veggies and fruit, etc. Goals of the week are to get back into physical therepy, check out a TOPS meeting, eat 3 meals a day that I made (I'm notorious for eating out), drinking all my water, and doing my best.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Deb

321.6/180

Hey everyone. I hope your Tuesday didn't feel too much like a Monday. Work was busy, but I got a lot done.

LA, Hope your celebration & all the goodies were a hit. You did some major baking!

Grasshopper, Good to see you here. Glad you decided to join us.

I will do my best to be in chat on Thursday. I have to bake a cake for work on Friday. One of the hospital administrators has been bugging me for months to cook for him, so I promised to bake him a cake. Today, I just realized he'll be here on Friday. I haven't decided what to make, so I'm going to have to go through a lot of recipes and find something worthy! UGH! I'm going to try to start on it tomorrow, so I can ice it Thursday.

I'm slowly getting a plan in place. I guess one of these days I'll actually need to step on the scale!

Have a great evening & day tomorrow! ;)

Hi!
 

Hi Grasshopper!

All this baking talk is making me want brownies and cakes and.... Actually I want a good southern pound cake with peaches and whipped cream. Yum.

Had a pretty good Tuesday here. Work was light ( I have the very nice luxuary of getting to telecommute about half the time) so I started with a crazy big breakfast this morning. Eggs, half a bagel, fresh fruit, a piece of bacon and 2 cups of coffe - it was like I had not eaten in a week I was so hungry when I got up today. GOing to grill a little piece of steak and some fresh zucchini for dinner.

Trying to get motivated to go to the gym later but I think I am going to opt for a walk with the dog instead. She usually walks me so I get a pretty good workout!

Not too much else going on here in the humid south - hope you are all having a good day.

Libby

Welcome Young Grasshopper
 

Hi All,

I apologize, my password expired and I just spent 15 minutes fixing it :dizzy:

Well, how are things? The cakes and pies were a hit. I had to eat a brownie very quickly before 2 pm. I went to have a drink with co-workers last night at a Mexican restaurant and am happy to report I didn't have any chips or carbs :D

Well, I've been here one year, It seems like forever ago I was in NC.

Young Grasshopper, it's good to have you.

Libby, your dinner sounds great, I hope you enjoyed. I'm awak early this morning because I went to bed early last night. I haven't felt very well the past 2 days. I keep telling folks I have West Nile.

Well, I'm going to go to work. I'll chat tomorrow night 9 pm!!!! Jenjen, pop in if you have time.

LA

Hey gang! Well the week's already 1/2 over. WooHoo!

Libby, How did the steak & veggies turn out? I would love to be able to telecommute. If only our agency allowed it.

LA, Good for you for keeping with your goals!

How are the rest of you doing?

I'm maintaining. Eating 1/2 way healthy. I haven't gotten to the exercise portion yet. I'm hoping to start that this weekend or next week. Work has been a zoo. We have a huge meeting on Friday that I am partially in charge of. Just trying to get everything done for that.

I'm starting a lot of the prep on the cake tonight. It shouldn't take too long to actually bake tomorrow so I should make it to chat.

Have a great evening & day tomorrow!

Well, Tomorrow IS another day
 

Hi There


Well first the good news, I did pretty good the first half of my day :) and then I went out. My friend who is skipping Carbs had to bow out and I folded. I mean, I only did this 2 days!!! Oh well. I had fajitas tonight and am sick. I don't understand why I don't have better discipline. If it's on a plate and lays still, I'm going to eat it :) Oh well, I'll try again tomorrow

Well how is everyone else? Libby, grasshopper, Glen? Check in and let us know how things are.
I think my problem is I haven't been to the gym. :strong: I can't believe I'm saying t his but I miss it.

I also think I have fleas in my apt. I have little bites all over me. Sigh, if it ain't one thing it's another!!!!

Well ladies (and gentleman) I'll talk to you guys tomorow, I don't see anything keeping me from chatting at 9pm est.

Becky, are you t here? Where are you? & LIsa and everyone else. Yoo Hoo :wave:

Okay ya'll talk to you later!!

Hi All!

Interesting week so far...haven't been on target as much as I'd like to be. Got an interview tomorrow....kind of nervous. Will try and get to chat tomorrow. Nite all!

Deb

Hi!
 

Hope you are all having good days.

LA - you are right - tomorrow is another day. Dont be too hard on yourself. My (humble) opinion is that making the effort and a few days of good eating is better than none at all. Personally I know lots of folks who love the no or very low carb way of life - doesnt do it for me. I have tried but then just binge after about 2 or 3 days. I am finding more success cutting them down but not out. You may just have to "play" with your diet a bit and find what works for you.

The steak was yummy - I cooked 2 so I still have some left - think I will slice it and throw it over a salad tonight. The zucchini was good too. Loving the grill!

I have not been back to the gym in one week - what happened to me? Well, the soreness took me out for about 4 days but now 3 more days have gone by - I have got to get myself in gear and get there today.

I saw a commercial for Oprah last night so I had to cut it on this afternoon- they are showing dramatic weight loss stories - inclduing 1 guy going from 525 pounds to 220 pounds in one year on his own - no surgery, walking, healthy eating. Amazing. You know, if he and all the other folks on the show can do this, I think we can too!

Hi All,

Jenjen, it was good talking to you. As expected I got kicked out and I couldn't get back in. I tried everything, I even asked the moderator. I'm sorry. I wasn't trying to be rude. I'll try again after I leave her. But know that I did try to get back on. We must have been too much for them lol

How is everyone doing? Me, I'm okay. Went to the gym tonight,which is good because I had a BAD day at work. Oh well, it's almost Friday :)

Well, I guess I'm goign to go to bed. I'm going to try one last time to get back in the chat room after that, I'm giving up.

Thanks for playing,

LA

Sorry I missed the chat
 

Got caught up in something else, then it was 10:00

LA - causing trouble already :lol: ??

Hope to join you all next week.

Hey gang!

LA, I figured you got kicked out. I waited around about 10-15 minutes and then left. Had to go watch football...that & the World Poker Championship. I'm thinking poker may be my new calling! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Hope everyone has a great Friday. Talk to ya later :D

:wave: i have busy but im back. saturday scale day. ttfn :) glen

Sorry I missed chat on thursday....sorry I missed seeing the reason LA got booted. Wonder what was too risky...lol.

I got the job! :) Start sometime next week...on a real carb binge right now. Not good. Bad day and the first thing I think of is bread and chocolate and carbs! Grrrrr. Need to get focused.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Deb

hi
 

hey there everyone! just discovered your thread and love. mind if i jump on the bandwagon??!!

i've never been married, almost 38, no kids, but i have a dog named molly who is my kid. i 've had her since 6 weeks old and she is now 10. she has been thru thick and thin with me. many moves and several boyfriends. we now own our own house here in the southern tier of NY so at least we don't have to move again. lol! :lol:

i work 2nd shift so i am always on here late as i am bored when i get out of work and i am totally tired of the bar scene. that gets old especially when i don't drink and i am always everyone's chauffeur.

deb- i was out of work for 5 weeks this summer also with a bad back. it really does stink. the doc said lose weight and start an exercise program, so i started WW and was going to therapy till this week. they said i had to start exercising on my own.

i guess i've rambled enough for now. i look forward to getting to know everyone!

have a great weekend!
kathy:D

welcome cathy. i am off to the scales today hopefully i'll do the :dance: ttfn
glen

Hi Everyone,

Welcome Cathy! Well, found a dress for my brother's wedding today...was dreading that! Can't tell you how much I hate shopping for clothes. Why is it that most plus sized clothing is crappy? Seriously. I can't believe what they charge sometimes and the fabric they use is so cheap. Anyway, that's my grip of the day.

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Deb

:DANCE: i lost 4.6 finaly ttfn glen

Hey gang! Hope you are having a great weekend.

Cathy, welcome to our group. We're happy to have you!

Glen, Congrats on the loss. That's awesome!

Deb, I know what you mean about clothes. And, there's not that much more fabric that they need to double the price either! Can really get to me at times.

I've had a busy weekend. Had to work yesterday, so today I am taking it easy. The bosses won't be there tomorrow so it should be a good day.

LA, Libby, how are y'all doing?

I'll check with y'all later.

Hello all,


JenJen and LA- I found ya. Glad to see this board up and running again.

Hi to all the newbies. I used to be part of this board until we all went quiet for awhile.

I am 28 years old, h.s. teacher, divorced, one child.

I have always been at about 160 lbs at 5'5" then last year I ballooned to 220 due to my gramma passing away, a stressful crappy school year., and my ex husband getting married and dumping our daughter.

THis schoo
l year (cuz that's how we teachers think of time) I am so much better. I have dropped 15 lbs so far in 5 weeks, I work out 4-5X a week and I am following sugar busters. I act like I am a diabetic and I stay away from refined sugars and white flour pasta, breads, etc. I love it. I can still eat carbs, but I eat rye for white and whole wheat pasta.

I feel a lot better than I have in over a year.

I am glad to see so many here. I know we are all on the ame journey and that is cool. We can do it. I know I just HATE being this big. I am one who likes to wear jeans and tees and being 205 now, it is getting a little easier.

My goal is to be 198 by Spt. 27. Wish me luck.

Talk to you all soon.

Becky

HI!
 

I am single and eat to medicate against loneliness and every bad feeling that comes along. The happier I am , the less I eat.

I would love the support of other single people. I have 3 cats which give me unconditional love. Unlike most humans!!

I have to break this horrid binge cycle that has packed on a good 50 pounds in only a year. Yikes! These new bigger clothes are getting expensive. I can't gain anymore without terribly risking my financial and physical health.

I am here to get and give support! Yea!

HI Everyone!!!!

Welcome back Becky and a big hello and welcome to Jillzeebean and corningcat (or was it Kat--I can't scroll up and see) . It's so much fun to come in and see all the new posts makes my little heart skip a beat. :)
I have 2 cats as well, Jillzeebean so I know how you feel. They're my babies :D

Well ladies (and gentlemen....by the way Glen, congrats on your loss) I didn't do too well this weekend. I ate way too much. I expect a gain. But I realized I have to get with it. Just have to, I have no other choice. WW is not a hard diet to follow, I enjoy counting the points and I feel great when I lose.

Becky, I am so proud of your loss. I'm glad you're back. I was kinda worried because you were the sweetest one among us. Jillzeebean, I am glad you want to break the binging cycle. We all eat for different reasons, boredom, stress, lonliness...sometimes all at once. Good for you for making this first step. We promise to cheer you on Well, I guess I'll go for now. Happy Monday :(

LA

Hi All!

Thread's getting quiet! Welcome Jillzeebean and Becky! No new news on my end. Waiting to find out when I start work. Hope everyone is doing well!

Deb

HI!
 

HI! It is another Monday that I'd like to forget. I did not binge though. THat is good! I got to work smiling and happy and right away someone tried to get me in big trouble. The swear words were floating through my brain. Later on I thought, why do I let one mean person get to me? Why don't I try to make them happy? Instead of them making me angry, I could force my happiness on them! So, I hope on Tuesday someone is mean to me so I can practice my killer kindness!! My goal is to get through the week without depending on sugar to solve my problems.

Hi gang. Hope you all survived your Monday.

Becky, Welcome back! I know you are really busy with school and the little one. Glad to see you here. Congrats on the loss. You're doing awesome!

Jillzeebean, Welcome to our group. I love your attitidue about killing them with kindness. I hope no one is mean to you though...it would be better to not have to practice.

LA, I tried to e-mail you back, but I don't know if it went through. How did the rest of your weekend go? Hope you are having a great day.

Grasshopper, Congrats on the new job. That's so exciting. Can't wait to hear all about it.

Well, gang. I can say that y'all have really motivated me to get with it. I did get on the scale & it was about where I thought it would be....257. My highest weight ever was 272 and that was about 3 years ago. Yesterday I went and worked out for about 45 minutes total on the treadmill & exercise bike. Today I did another 30 minutes on the treadmill. I'm letting some chicken thaw so I can cook that up for the rest of the week.

I'm sort of looking at putting my own type of plan together. I really like Body for Life, but it's too rigid with my schedule. I've also been reading up on the South Beach diet & think that may be an option. I've done WW online & enjoyed it. I'm just not a public person & don't want to do the meetings. I know the only way to do it is eat healthier & exercise. I know they will improve more than just my weight. I've just got to figure out how I'm going to do it!

Well, I need to go check my Fantasy Football teams. I still have players playing tonight, but need to see how badly I'm being beaten.

Have a great week. :D

Hi All,

WOW!! Motivation and Killing With Kindness, this is what I like to hear. I went to WW tonight. I was up 3 pounds (as expected) but I did get up EARLY this morning and at the gym by 7:15, did weights and cardio. I'm EXHAUSTED tonight. My grandmother is coming down for a visit Wednesday. We're going to PA next week.

I hope to get back on track I've given myself permission to be bad TWICE on this trip. But WW has these new flex points which could help, too. Jenjen, a co-worker just started South Beach, I'll let you know how it goes. I'm up for review tomorrow, Keep your fingers (and anything else you may have) crossed.

Lee Ann

hi
 

thanks for the welcome! sorry i didn't get back sooner.

had a fun weekend for a change. went to a concert sat. nite then went up to the lake and didn't come home till late sunday. tonite is the first chance i've had to get on the computer.

glen-congrats on your great loss:cool:

grasshopper- good luck with your new job.

jenjen-i like to watch football too. only on mondays i only catch the last hour after i get out of work. looks like i missed a great tampa game. anyone else watch football???

i'm trying hard to stick to my target points only till wednesday weigh-in. i wasn't very good over the weekend. i hope i can make up for it.

have a good week!
kathy

Hi All,

Trying to get my act together AGAIN.....thinking about checking TOPS out tonight. Cheaper than WW and I haven't tried TOPS. So we'll see....even have one of my brothers willing to go with me. Should be interesting.

Deb

Hey gang. Hope y'all are having a good day.

LA, Have a great visit with your grandmother. Are you actually going on a vacation next week????

Kathy, I didn't watch a lot of the game last night. I just couldn't get into it & I was flipping between that, For Love or Money, & Paradise Hotel. I know pretty sad. I did win the head to head game and am in 4th (out of 12) in another league.

Grasshopper, Did you go to the TOPS meeting? I've heard lots of good things about the program.

I cooked up a lot of chicken tonight. It should get me through the rest of the week for lunch and dinner. I made some pasta & sauce & the chicken should also be good for sandwiches.

I didn't go exercise because I spent the evening in the kitchen. I may go to the bookstore later this evening and look for a couple of books I've been interested in.

Guess that's it. Talk to y'all later.

Hi Ho,

Well, let's see. Work has actually bee okay this week. My grandmother won't be able to get here until Thursday. I went to WW and was up but now I'm doing those flex points things.

Jenjen, good for you for getting things in order. We promise to support you.

Grasshopper, I went to TOPS for a year. I liked it, it's easy and you get a lot of support. I was working graveyard and was too sleepy to go to the meetings, which is why I quit. Good Luck to you.

Corning, glad to hear from you.

Well, once again people are going out on dates and meeting new people and all this. And where am I? stuck here on this computer...alone. I am really happy for my friends, but yeesh, you'd think Cupid would at least fire something my way.

I will be on vacation for Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday. But I'll talk with all of you between then. Are we chatting Thursday? I can if you can.

Talk to you soon,

LA

Hi all!
 

Well - I sort of fell out of good habits I was forming this week. I think a mix of being a little sick and some good old fashioned depression hit me.

I have found out that my job may be in jeopardy - company is planning, though hasnt finalized, a merger for the fall - could be the end of my job. I survived 1 layoff in 2001 but think loosing 2 jobs in less than 2 years may be more than I can handle now - it is definitely de-railing my weight loss and exercise habits. I find it hard to sleep and am not getting to sleep until 4 AM or later and then crashing at the end of the day rather than going to the gym.

I found myself having a big pity party last night thinking, oh if only I was married and had a 2nd income this wouldnt be so bad - I could survive a layoff without depleting the savings I just finally built back up.

So - I may be a bit quiet until I figure things out and hopefully hear soon one way or the other about the job.

Glad to hear about your successes.

hi
 

hey all! tomorrow is weigh in and i got the jitters. just got out of work and i'm wide awake and like you said LA, nowhere to go. i wish cupid would do something for me also.

libbylee- i often think the same thing about the 2nd income that is. i just bought a house. it was suppose to be a "we" thing and it turned into a "me" thing. so anyways i rented out a room to make up the difference(it's a big house) and this person is driving me insane, but i can't afford to kick him out.

grasshopper- i went to TOPS for a long time and liked it. then i switched shifts at work and i had to quit. there is a lot of support if you find a good group.

happy humpday!
kathy:dizzy: