Hello all.

Well, back to the grind today. I did very well with eating, and I have 5 glasses of water down so far...3 more to go!

Allison, sorry to hear about the seizure...I hope you didn't have to spend time in the hospital over the holidays.

Emjay, glad to hear you are doing good with the food/exercise. I agree...it's nice to have the pressure of the holidays gone.

Welcome back Hoosierlady. Congrats on the loss...pretty darn good considering the time of year!

Welcome to Maureen, happy to have you onboard. I can't specifically remember where everyone here is from...but I'm a cannuck, so nowhere near the south, lol. I'm in Calgary, Alberta (near the Rocky Mountains). I have no objection if you want to share your recipes. You will find I don't have a lot to share though...I'm a calorie counter...so don't have any special tricks up my sleeve...but will share if I try any recipes that rock. Glad to hear your husband wants to join you...it always helps to have the hubby on board!

Well, I'm going to sign off. DH is cooking dinner and he is almost done (bless his little heart). I'll talk to you all tomorrow!

Hi all,

Today was weigh day and I am down one pound. Not bad for a holiday week. Hopefully next week is better though. I don't remember if I mentioned but I will be in Florida for all of March and I really really want to be a good 20 lbs. thinner if not more. So hopefully w/ the holidays behind us I can kick it in gear. I would love to be in a size or two smaller by the time I leave, although I really don't want to try to buy summer clothes in MI in Feb. It's not easy, w/o spending a fortune anyway.

Hoosierlady, Welcome back! Congratulations on the weight loss that is awesome. Especially when you aren't expecting it, it gives you motivation to go on.

Maureen, Welcome. I'm from Michigan but we have a lot of southern gals here. You were right, no men posting. I don't mind if you post your menus I'm sure no one else will either. We are a pretty laid back bunch. I myself, am always looking for new ideas. Hope to hear from you soon.

WW, I'm so jealous your hubby is cooking. Mine never cooks, cleans, or does much around the house. He doesn't even grill, that's my department too. Oh well, can't have it all I guess.

Hope to hear from everyone else soon...

MJ

hello everyone,
welcome maureen glad to have here
allison hope your feeling better
emjay congrats on the weight lost , you can do it!!
ww my hubby cooks also but only once in a while (thats a good thing)..lol
well today is weigh in i hope i didn't gain i made it to a mile yesterday on my treadmill and my back is not hurting anymore don't know why but now i can move without aches lol well i'll write back when i get home after my ww meeting wish me luck

how do you all get your weight tracker on your post ?

Hoosierlady, Well if you have already created your tracker than you just find the crazy writing section that indicates it is for 3fc site, highlight it w/ you mouse, right click on it, choose copy, go back into userCP and choose edit signature, when that comes up highlight the crazy writing there, right click it and choose copy, after you have done that it will say update signature at the bottome click that. I hope this makes sense. Let me know if you have more questions.

Well I am on a good roll today. Already did my 3-mile watp. I have challenged myself to do the 3-mile everyday this week. Yikes. But I plan on doing it, so remind me if you don't see me post it everyday. Thanks.

MJ

Hello ladies.

Not too much exciting happening today. Food was pretty good, but I did pretty poorly with water today.

Yes, my husband cooks...and quite often too. I would say right now he is the main chef in the house as I am not nearly as good at it as he is. He seems to have turned a point lately where he isn't relying so much on recipes and is running more on instinct...and everything is turning out really good. The nicest part is that he considers my nutritional goals and always gives me smaller portions on my plate (he noticed how much smaller I always portion out my own plate...and he started doing it too). It's nice, it's like having someone else watching out for you.

Well, don't have to much to update right now. I'm just cooking up some turkey breast for dinner tonight, so I should go check on it. I'm not too familiar with cooking turkey, so have to check it often so it doesn't dry out.

Hope you all had a great OP day, and talk to you all tomorrow.

hello everyone, thanks for the help on the weight tracker, we'll see if if i did right..lol, well i went to my wi yesterday and i lost 3.2 pounds couldn't belive it i guess this ww program really works i surprised because i have tried so many diet,pills and what ever else you can think of and i never lost and i guess i 'm not used of something working and surprise myself every time i lose
well for one thing i'm not hungry all the time and i can eat real food so i think thats why i'm still in wonder well have a good day to you all i'm off to walk

Hoosierlady,

Congratulations! Wow, 3.2 lbs. I'm jealous. I'm glad ww is working well for you. I know a lot of people who have had great success w/ it. One of my close friends is doing it right now and is close to 100 lbs. lost. Pretty amazing! Well keep up the good work.

WW,

You are so lucky to have an ultra-supportive hubby. My husband has never had to really lose weight before so he has no clue what it is all about. Lucky dog. His job is very physical and that helps alot. He also doesn't really care for healthy food so I typically have to make two meals. Yuck! I have been eating alot of lean cuisine meals lately. I don't mind them and they really keep the calories down.

Well I hope the rest of our pals make it back soon. Do you think they are having trouble finding us since our relocation? Lol.

More later.

MJ

Hi everybody!

Wow, I"ve missed ya'll this last week or so! I have just been so busy I couldnt get here. I had a few min at work yesterday and tried but I couldnt find the thread!

Anyway, I took the new position at work and the next few weeks are going to be a nightmare. Our Senior Vice Pres is retiring...it's her job I am taking on but my title will be Asst. Vice Pres/Operations Manager to start out. She has been with the bank 37 years..I cant possibly take on her Sr Vice title. Honestly I should have started as an apprentice with her months ago, but instead I have the month of January and that's it. Overwhelming if I think about it so I try not to. On top of her retirement, our President has accepted a job at another bank out of town, and another of our best employees has decided to leave and go back to school. Very stressful right now and I would think it'll take a year probably to get into a groove of feeling comfortable in the new positon. I'm going from being just someone in a dept of 3 to being in charge of about 15 employees.

My eating hasnt been great and I havent exercised at all this week! In fact, I think I gained almost 2 lbs this last week!!! I'm discouraged because how ridiculous to lose during Thanksgiving,maintain thru Christmas then gain once it's all over. Just got to get myself a routine going. I cant afford to let work interrupt my schedule toward health. Have to be healthy to do a good job at work, right?

I was happy to see we have another new member. Welcome, Maureen. I'd love to find some new recipes and menus so post any of them you'd like.

Well, I better go for now. No kids home tonight lol. Hubby and I are going to get our snacks (low fat of course) and jump in bed for the night and watch "Man of the House" and "Bad News Bears" . Romantic huh? LOL

Hello all.

Congrats on the loss hoosierlady...glad to hear your efforts are paying off.

Emjay, your husband is lucky to have such a physical job, he'll never know the struggle we know, lol. My hubby actually lost almost 20 lbs. when I first started, because he would just eat what I eat (you are a nice woman to make two dinners...I'm not so nice, lol). He would like to lose 20 more...but hasn't done much about it. Unfortunately, he has a coca-cola addiction and drinks a gallon of it...so that keeps him where he is.

Miki, congrats on your new job. I know you are probably pretty stressed about it, but once you get your groove it will get easier, will just take some time as you mentioned. The stress probably contributed to any gain this week...so forgive it and move on.

As for me...didn't lose a dang thing this week, ha ha ha. I am doing my hour of walking per day, trying to get the water in...I need to kick up my physical activity a bit to get the loss going again. Time to drag out my DVDs again I guess.

Well, that's enough typing for me for now, I will talk to you all later.

Miki, OMG, I'm glad you're back. I was getting so worried about you. Congrats on the promotion. Wow, it sounds killer. I must say, I don't envy you. Management really burned me out, I knew it would. But I'm sure you will do great. You're right, you have to find a healthy balance no matter how hard it is to do. Your health is more important than any job will ever be. Well good luck in the weeks ahead. Glad you're back!!!

WW, Are you walking outside? What's the weather like there? I can't wait till our weather clears up and I can put the dvd's away. Although, I will be in FL in March and will undoubtedly be able to walk outside there. I enjoy the watp tapes but outdoor walking is my first love. Oh yeah, congrats on maintaing...

MJ

Emjay, I just told my husband yesterday, "I have got to get in 3FC today..they're gonna think I've just forgotten them" lol. I know there have been times when I've gotten to know someone on here in the past and they were gone awhile and I'd get worried also. There have been a couple even that just never came back and I always wonder what happened. I was thinking about that yesterday and decided that (heaven forbid) should anything terrible happen to me that my husband is to come here and let ya'll know. So...in the future, no news is good news ok? (or at least not bad news...just maybe that I cant get time to get here for a few days) I wish everyone would do that because really, it bugs me about the couple a few yrs back that just were here one day posting as usual then never heard from again. I cant stand that because I feel like I really get to know the people here and consider all of you friends.

WW, I plan to start back on track tomorrow. I know...should have done that this weekend, but decided to forget it and start over fresh Monday. Phil, my husband, started back exercising this last week so I'll have to also..cant let him show me up! lol

Well, better go. I have spaghetti cooking. ( used ground turkey instead of ground beef tho so that's a little better) Every little bit helps I think.

Be back soon!
MIKI

Hello all.

Well, today instead of being a lazy Sunday, I have gone out for a mega walk in the neighbourhood. Walked along the bluff, so had a great downtown skyline view the entire way. Lots of people out walking their dogs today...makes me nervous when I have to walk past them, I'm afraid of being bitten. But that's the risk of walking in off-leash areas, most of the dogs I encounter have been good, and I only cross the street when I see off-leash pitbulls (sorry, I know it's not politically correct, but their strength terrifies me...and I have had a few nips on the leg from doggies before...so would rather not risk it with a dog that could tear my leg off, lol). I have a fear of dogs due to past experiences, and walking through the offleash areas helps me tame that fear...plus I get better views going through the parks.

Emjay, it is absolutely beautiful up here in cannuck land. Calgary has been unseasonably warm since before Christmas. January & February are our coldest months traditionally, but today when I went out it was only -3C (about 26 degrees F). I have been walking outside for most of the season, and part of my weekday includes a 30 minute walk to work (and 30 minutes back home). So...my weekday exercise is actually tied into my work commute...which saves me great hordes of time not having to do another workout after work. Of course...it does get cold. I allow myself the hour of outdoor walking up to -25C (13 degrees F). After that, the cold starts to get painful and I get a ride to work.

I agree, walking outdoors beats walking indoors anyday. I do expect it to get too cold soon, in which I'll have to switch to using my exercise bike...which will be hard for me. I can take 20 minutes on it...but an hour? Ouch, gets too boring.

Well, I've got my laundry on, and it's time to switch it over. I'll talk to you all tomorrow, hope everyone is doing okay!

Miki-Ok, no news is good news, I'll remember that in the future. well anyways it is good to have you back. Good luck on getting back to the excercising tomorrow.

WW-Wow that is really cold. I can't bring myself to walking outdoors right now, and it has only been in the 30's (farenheit that is). Today was awesome though, it got up to about 45. I seriously considered walking outside today but got too busy and just did my 2-mile watp. Not being a city-dweller I have never had a job I could walk to, but talk about killing two birds w/ one stone. That would be great.

Well talk to you all soon.

MJ

Hi again Thought I'd check back in before bedtime since I may not get to drop in as often as I'd like during the week. My spaghetti was good...the rest of the family never even noticed a difference from my substituting turkey for the ground beef.

We had great weather here today. Sunny with a huge breeze. For the past week, it has been in the upper 60s, even up to 70 F one day. It's nice but kinda frustrating when just a few weeks ago it was winter temps. We never know what to wear when we get up in the mornings. Doesnt look like we're going to have much of a winter this year. Hopefully it'll rain tomorrow. It hasnt in ages and it's extra dry. There was a huge fire last weekend about 20 miles from here, then today 3 different fires broke out. One of them was 3 miles long the last I heard. It was about 8 miles from here but the wind wasnt blowing in our direction. We could see and smell the smoke for miles. Scary looking to see those huge clouds in the sky as far as you can see except knowing they arent clouds but smoke. A few people had evacuated but last I heard no homes were destroyed.

Well, no more news since I was just here a few hrs ago..lol Hope everyone has a good Monday to start their week. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that mine will be less hectic than I'm expecting.

Bye for now
Miki