good morning beautifuls.... just a quick check in... 4 points yesterday this weekend was 3 pointers both days. i am in major pain... cramping and yuk.. i am hoping its not endometriosis... but thats whats in my head as the cause... we'll see... TOM is due today... yippie!! lol
i hope everyone is well... i will check back later all... take care of you...
love,
Sandy

Hello all, very quiet in here this a.m. , well I know that I am a day early but I have a woe, well I have been OP for 5 straight days and still have not lost anything, usually I see something within the first few days...it says I am up .05 of a pound, I think I need to start watching my sodium intake or something...I have been eating these WW snack cakes but they are only 1 point each, very low fat, but maybe the sugars in there are bothering me...I do not know, I guess ( like my dh said ) I should give it more time and maybe not weigh myself till next week or so to see a difference...

Girls we are coming up on the holidays and you know what that means - food, food, and more food...are we going to do our Christmas Challenge this year? I know we do a quarterly challenge but I think we need to "re-name" it this time for CHristmas!! Since I love it so much, ha ha

Faye, Sandy, and everyone else, have a great day, talk to you all later...it is very cold here today, but I think I will still get out for a walk...

Hi all,

Well I am sorry to say that I ordered another pizza last night! I have been having such a hard time this month with PMS and I was just feeling really sorry for myself and didn't want to cook - Nigel refused to cook aswell, so i thought 'sod it'. At least I bought one with half fat mozarella on it!
So I got 2 points yesterday - at least I got some exercise and water in!

Well today is a new day, and I am trying again! I've had some real stress today with my bank -which could turn me to comfort eat, but I have made sure that I have got into the kitchen and cooked a healthy low fat meal (mushroom and lentil curry ).

SANDY B - Hope your pain goes away and isn't anything too serious. You are doing well at staying on track!

SANDY G - Don't let those few cookies get you down, you are doing really well !

CARRI - I was wondering if your weight gain is just a delayed backlash from last weeks overeating - sometimes it takes a while to creep on. Maybe you actually put on more, but have lost it over the past 5 days? Anyway - I'm sure you'll show a loss next week!

I was thinking about Christmas too - I ALWAYS go completely overboard at Christmas and not just for one day - but from about the 22nd dec till about the 5th Jan! I don't intend to be 100% on a diet over the festive period, but I'm going to try to not go TOO overboard!

Have a good evening ladies!

Love Amanda x

POINTS POINTS POINTS:

Sandyb
Carri
Amanda

Well, we have to think about Thanksgiving too, so here's the deal, we will have a Christmas Challenge running from Monday the 15th until Dec 31. You get to name your lbs lost so what will it be girls? How many lbs can you lose between now and the end of the year??????


Faye

Evening everyone.

SandyB, I pray for you that your pain isn't endo. It robs you of your life and effects in ways that are farreaching. I went thur it and ended up having a hyst. There are days that I have lots of pain as I still have endo on my bladder. Just some advice for you if you do(dx is done via a lap) run if a doctor mentions lupron.
Amanda, we all binge during TOM. I know it totally sucks but like you said you have a lower fat cheese. Hopefully your problems with the bank will get resloved soon.
Carri, the girls are right sometimes it takes awhile for the weight to come on. I think that if you wait like your hubby was telling you you will see a loss.
Just wanted to check in quickly time for bed catch everyone later.

sandy

WEDNESDAY: Today is Wednesday's Woes. What can we help you with?

later ladies

Faye

Sandy ... thanks and i hope so as well... but as of today i got my TOM yesterday and this morning woke up for the first time in 2 weeks withOUT cramps and pain... what a relief... i am going to call and talk to my mom and see if thats normal or if its a sign of endo... i cant remember what my dodtor said about it.... do u know? I am going and getting my hairs cut today... short...lol its to my shoulders now... and i am getting it cut short.... and then going back to real blonde...lol its the first time in a L O N G time i have found a hairstyle that i like this much... i am soooooooo excited... i will have my friend take a pic of me and try to make it into my avatar...
Anyway... i have more laundry to do today... isnt that normal...lol and other than that not too much planned... so i am going to just take it eady i guess. I hope you all have a fantastic day... i will check back after i get home again.. take care of u.. love to u all...
Sandy

Hi gal pals,

I got 3 points yesterday - had a break from the exercise as my muscles were aching a bit.

It's very quiet here at the moment - where is everyone? Julie, Susan, Dot, Beth - come back soon!

How many weeks is it until Christmas? ...... about 7 weeks. I'm going to try to lose 12lb before Christmas (and then hopefully NOT put it all back on over the Christmas period! )

I ordered some new card making stuff on the internet last night - i haven't made any cards for months, but I'm going to have a go at making some Christmas cards for my family and friends. It's actually cheaper to buy a box of cards, but I enjoy making them even if they do cost a little more!

Have a lovely evening,

Love Amanda x

POINTS:

Amanda:
Faye

CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE:

Amanda: 12 lbs
Faye 15 lbs

Hope all is well with everyone.

SandyB Hope you get to feeling better soon!

Amanda: Keep working hard and you will conquer this too!!!!!


Faye

Afternoon All ...

Amanda- I laughed so hard when I read your post about losing that weight and putting it back on during Christmas, ha ha Because that is what I was thinking would happen to me...obviously I can gain 5 pounds in a matter of days

Faye - Okay I am going to try and be realistic here, because I will be eating what I want on Thanksgiving day, so lets see, how about 10 pounds by Christmas? Sounds good, may be a little on the low side but it is only 6 weeks away...

Has Julie been back in here since the weekend that she was gone? Just wondering, didnt see a post from her, unless I overlooked it...

Sandybrat - Hope you get to feeling better

Sandy-Gigglez - You are probably right, I will go with what dh says and hope for a good loss next week...

had another 4 pointer yesterday !!! dh and I went for a walk last evening when it was like 48 degrees out, we kind of regretted it once we got out and our cheeks ( both sets ) were numb...but oh well we were out there so we walked a mile...
have a great evening all !! Talk to you later !!

Hello everyone.

I'm still here. Been peeking in now and then to catch up with everyone, but I've been doing so horribly this past month that I'm just ashamed of myself. I can't stop eating. Life is very hectic this time of year and I'm totally dealing with the stress by stuffing my face. I'm always hungry. Even when I eat healthy, I just keep shoveling it in until I am so stuffed I can't breathe.

I'm not exercising other than dance class twice a week. My body is totally lethargic and achy. I've gained 6 pounds, back up to 210, I'm so depressed I could just cry. It's like I was stuck for so long that subconsciously I just gave up. Except I CAN"T let myself backslide anymore. I just can't go back to where I was, and I can see it happening.

I wasn't posting because for the longest time I've just been writing happy little notes to you all and pretending that nothing was wrong. But something is wrong. I don't know what to do. I'm in a bad bad place....help!

Julie

Julie... oh honey... thats what we are here for... u help us out by encouraging and we will do the same for u... sometimes its just the time of year that can trigger it... i have been doing the same thing... but we can NOT get mad or aggravated with ourselves ... thats when we start not caring,... hence the backsliding... I know its NOT easy by any means... i deal with it every day... i would be we all do but just dont always share it... just remember that u can come here and yell scream, laugh, cry... anything... JUST COMMUNICATE with us... i love you and will help u in any way that i can...even if its just to listen... i hope this helps hon... u r such a strong woman... with a great heart and soul... never forget that... we ar more... so much more than the outside...
sandy