I am not sore either... but man did i sleep good last nite!!!

LOL I wish Petra... * sigh* A full body massage - dream on. Everything here on the coast is more expensive. This is the only gym anywhere around.. and to top it off, if I want to take that class it costs extra. And the hours they are open kinda suck too... I really have to think about it. Anyways... glad to hear you are both recovering well from your workouts. Guess your bodies are in better shape than you really gave them credit for Have a great day Ladies!!!!! ttys

Dee do u have curves or ladies workout express?

Hi Everybuddie!!

I am still around..still not losing..but still not gaining....so will take that. I feel great! Still smoke free. I am consentrating on that and making it through the holidays. I am exercising and can relate to the sore muscles. It has been cold here!! Bitter cold..so it just snaps all your energy!

Petra: Thanks for the advice..I am going to the doc today and I will let you know how it turned out. Personal trainer..I am so jealous. I have 9 more months until I turn 40 and I want to be fit for my bday!! I know I can do it!!!

Curly:I sleep a lot better when I exercise! Keep up the great work. I need to read the biggest loser thread..maybe that will step up my motivation.

Valerie: You are doing great too!! THat is a great loss for a month!!

Iwmonn: Thanks for asking about me. I have done real time chat with some other WW buddies..it is a lot of fun! I prefer to do it in the evenings.

I have tried to contact turtle but haven't heard from her..hopefully some others will come out of hiding.Life is so busy with the holidays. I know I have tons of school programs to go to and special things for M. Oh..forgot to tell you, she lost her top front tooth and the other one is loose..but I am NOT allowed to sing the song. LOL

Lisa
WYoming

We are expecting 4-8 inches of snow tonight and I'm on call this weekend. Won't that be fun!

Hi girls....

Lisa....So nice to hear from you girl!! Congratulations on the non smoking. woohooo, you are doing an awesome job!!!

Valerie....WOW.. Keep up the great work, curves is definitely working for you!!! great job

Petra....Hopefully all the snow crews will have all the snow up and out of the way by the time you need to work. We are also in the middle of a smaller storm...3" expected!! How did you manage with all your tins of nuts? yum yum.

Iwmonn......I'm so glad your leader gave you the slider to calculate the points. I can't imagine how you thought you'd have to do it all by hand. Its a neat trick. The other tip I could offer you....is when you come home from groceries, before you put everything away......is to get out a magic marker and calculate the points and mark on the box/bag how many points a serving is. Then...You don't have to whip it out every time you have something from the pantry. Try it, it really works!!! Also works to discourage you if something is high in points and you dont' have enough to plan for it.

Just got back from the gym and I really surprized myself. I turned on the treadmill, got my music on and started reading a magazine. Before I knew it, I had run 3 miles!!!! HOLY COW!!! I feel so PUMPED That was in addition to Jillians workout before, so woohoo!!! There is no way next weighin I'm going to be the same yoyo weight!!!

wahhh pout stomp! WTH yyyyyyyyyyyy did TOM have to come see me??? he has been gone since july! grrrr i think he came just to ruin my weigh in saturday!

Angel eyes it really isn't just curves. I was at curves for 6 months and only lost a few pounds. I didn't really start dropping till I started limiting my calories and started doing WATP Tues, Thurs & Saturday.

We're having a huge storm here. We're supposed to get up to 10 inches of snow! A plane just went off the runway at the airport and though a retaining wall out into traffic.

I've really had enough of winter. I need to move somewhere warmer that doesn't get snow!

Hi PIC's,

I'm sure glad to see all the posts today! It motivates me so much more I think :shrug. I was back at work today. The CRUD is going around again. We were down 2 people. Really frustrating when I think of all I have to do to prepare for inventory before we go to Denver. All in all tho, not a bad day. As they say- it beats the alternative. heheheh

Curly~ I would love to try out Curves but I live in a pretty remote area. I suppose I should count my lucky stars there is a gym at all. (or not, since I can't afford it lol) The next closest gym is like 1-1/2 hours away. I will survive!

Petra~ WooHOOOO for the snow

Lisa~ Hey GF! I think it's awesome you're still not smoking. The fact you are maintaining your weight is a victory in itself too. (remember the metabolism slows down- so you must be doing something right!!!!) Keep coming back, ok? We worry about lost PIC's

AngelEyes~ Hehe I really wasn't sure what I was supposed to do to figure out all those points.... but maybe you can help me here. I love Red Square Real Deal bars but being they are made in Canada, I'm wondering if you know this: They are 320 kcal.... is that the same as 320 cal?? If so they are history for me lol... BTW Your tip about marking the points on boxes is sheer genius!!!!! I keep a paper with my most used foods written on it but that is even easier. thanks!!!!

Val~ Keep it up GF!!! You are doing sooooo great! I think I better get hoppin' with my WATP DVD. I've been watching that crash on TV tonight. Makes me want to board that plane to Denver in a few weeks- NOT. But thank goodness there aren't a lot of injuries

Hi ladies....

Valerie...Well? whatever you're doing...KEEP DOING IT!! Awesome job, I thought you just joined curves and then WHAMMO the weight started to drop. You're right.... it must be the added workouts and the cutting calories.

Iwmonn....Sorry chickie, a calorie is a calorie. I haven't heard of the Red square real deal bars but I'll take your word for it....THEY ARE HEAVEN and to stay away from them!!

Curly... I hope you are snug as a bug in a rug. How are you feeling? I got TOM visiting too, not much fun eh?

Well I think I'll call it a night. Dh is away, there's nothing good on tv now and the bed is calling me. tc

GRRRRRRRRRR ok i confess this morning i got on the scale.. so much for waiting for tomorrow and DID NOT like the number!!! but tomorrow is my weigh in day soooooooooo maybe it will change????? crossing fingers...

seems like my losing really good took a nose dive when my menapause symptoms returned..


P.s> wow after i wrote this i stopped by the neighborhood store for my bottle of berry flavored water and a friend of my families said"WOW how much weight have u lost??? You look awesome!!!!!"

Now that will realy make you're day!!!!

Good morning everyone!!

Curly....sorry you had a disappointing early peek the scale. Hopefully tommorow will give you a better read. YOu know its gotta be TOM!!! Great news on the weightloss compliment. I bet that perked you up!!!

Hey...here's a great snack I just discovered. Get a whole wheat (high fibre) tortilla, some ff cream cheese, 1/2 tsp of cocoa powder, and a pkt of splenda. Spread it all around on the tortilla and then add cut up strawberries. Roll it up and you're in HEAVEN!!! OMG!!! This is soooo good, and very healthy too. I'm so clever sometimes!!!

I had my workout today, but to tell you the truth....I didn't do my full workout as per Jillians book. Did only half and was itching to get on the treadmill for another run. I am not kidding!!! I think I'm hooked!!!

What are everyone's plans for the weekend? Hows the gift shopping coming? I am almost done, just 2 more to pickup. One for dh and the other for FIL coming for a visit. woohoo. I actually wrapped the out of town ones already and just need to pack them off for the post office. Its scarey, I'm so ahead of the game this year!!!

Hola PIC's,

My coworker is teaching me spanish and I must admit I'm a real slow learner lol... Sooo on with the words!!

AngelEyes~ Thanks for the reality lol... can't say I didn't try tho. But these things sound so healthy. Oatmeal, flax & raisin cookies... they come out to like 9 pts each. I was thinking what a great breakfast they would make while I'm at the register in the mornings at work. (Honestly, I know I knew better all along ) But.... c'est la vie (my french is a lil bit rusty too hehehehe)

Curly~ gf I'll keep my fingers crossed for you for tomorrow! Good luck to ya. And dontchya just love when people notice. It makes u feel soooo goood and you just wanna keep on going!

alla you other PIC's out there~ Hey and

1st santa slim down weigh in: uggggh up 1 lb

i will attribute that to my every 4 month visit from tom... menapause sux!

{pouts and goes to change ticker}

Good morning ladies. I had a terrible day yesterday although I got to change my ticker. Dee-I think you misunderstood me about the snow. I either want no snow or I want 2 feet because anything in between turns out to be a big pain in my butt. We got 8 inches between Thurs night and Friday morning so I had to get up early and shovel and still be to work pretty much on time. Anything less than 2 feet means nothing to my boss. This weekend, I am on consult call so I am seeing patients who are on medical floors in the hospital but need to see a psychiatrist for some reason so the good news is that no one has an appointment time. Turns out I was the first one in even though I live the farthest away from the main hospital--other people were having childcare issues. I did eventually get some help but it took a couple hours to get there.

So far today is pretty quiet. I only have one plus one lady who refused to talk to me yesterday because her husband wasn't there (she's old).

Curly-sorry TOM decided to come visit again. It's only temporary.

I'll try to check in again if I"m not too busy.