Weighty Issues #37
 

:welcome3: to the February :love: edition
of our Weighty Issues thread.

Need some new inspiration? We're a group of wonderful women from different walks of life, spread out from the US east coast to the west, the Pacific and the Far East! We support each other through the highs and lows of every day life--it's not just about weight loss, it's about LIFE. If you have something to say or need a shoulder to cry on, come on in, grab a chair and stay awhile. You'll be glad you did.

:lol: Uhhhhhh, good morning ladies! I think I numbered the thread wrong again....I skipped 36. Oh well, not that the # has much relevance, I'm sure we've been together longer than that, remember the time the server crashed or was changed the first time? Anyway, I've gotta get ready for work. I'll be back later. Have a great day! :wave:

:lol: :lol: :rofl: Not as easy as it sounds huh Noelle? :lol: Just kidding.

Way top go on your awesome weight loss this week. I think you have inspired me to lay off the creme eggs so I can try to hit the 30 pound mark too. YOU ROCK!!

Not much happening here today. I will be back later

Hi Girls....Good Morning! A Fresh New Month!

Noelle way to go on the loss!

Just popping in here after breakfast. I had some coffee and scrambled egss with salsa Yum! I have to get some stuff done around here and then take dd to school so I will check back this afternoon. I want to get on the treadmill again today also. Okay bye for now:)

Weighed in today and I am down a total of 8.6 lbs. Not too bad since I am bloated something fierce. I downed the water lsat night trying to fight it and it all hit me in the middle of the night. I think I only slept a few hours b/c of the running to the bathroom. :D

Noelle that is awesome!!!!! Once you hit this goal do you have to set another one or are you were you want to be? Once I drop 17 I am going to go for another 11. I think that is where I will stop. That doens't look like much next to what you and Angie have dropped but I just have the hardest time losing.

Red I have never learned another language. I knnow that is bad but at my school they let you pick a lang. or speech or band. I did whatever I could to saty away from the foreign lang. Looking back I can say I was one lazy teenager. :lol:

Angie you are so close to your goal for this month. What are you going to do to celebrate it? No cadbury eggs. :lol: Listen to me, I love the cadbury mini eggs. I swear those are going to be the death of me. I try not to evern go down the easter isle of the store b/c my hands just grab them.

Julie I wish I had room for a treadmill. Although the dogs like to walk too much. i would feel bad for them if I did that.

Well, I will check back in later.

Hey girls... just a quick note.... then I am off to St. Louis.. I've got training tomorrow.

My diet is going amazingly well (smurk) due to the fact I can't eat.... but I know I won't starve.. got too much fat to work with.

I'll be back on Friday... so you all have a great week.

:-)

How come chili taste better the next day? I had a small bowl for lunch and it was great. I got in about 25 minutes on the treadmill. I can't wait for my jeans to start getting loose. On my way I guess. Not to much else going on with me, just have to go pick up my daughter soon.

Cherie I am thinking of you today....I hope your poor mouth is feeling better and you were able to eat a little something:hug:

Kempy great job!:bravo:! I know what you mean about feeling guilty leaving the dog, if you go for a walk without them. My fil has her for a couple of days. I think he is trying to whistle train her. I have a hard enough time getting her to heel. But I think all this training will be good for her. More calmer anyway.

Hi Noelle, Angie, Cal, Dips and Red! Have a great rest of the day!

Hi Cherie, you snuck in on me. Good news about the diet.
Have a safe trip!:wave:

oops, I have to confess that the pms is killing me. I just ate a fudge round.

Angie, I went to Sam's Club yesterday (but I'm sure you can find these in a regular grocery store's freezer) and I bought a box of 20 Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches for around $11. They are 140 cals for the whole sandwich and only 1.5 grams of fat--+ 3 grams fiber. Kempy, that works out to 2 pts per sandwich--and they're pretty good-sized too. I ate two yesterday and accounted for them. I think they changed the formula because they tasted better than I remembered. Anyway, just suggesting these in case you need a chocolate fix. I should be on a PMS thing right now but I'm not....funny how when you change BCP's things change. I know that doesn't apply to you Angie (the BCP part ;) ) but I know PMS can throw us all for a loop. Hang in there and put the choclates down :drill:


Kempy, congratulations on your loss! I know you feel like it's not much but it really is! You have a lot less than I do to lose, so your weekly loss may not drop as much--you don't have that much to spare to begin with. But seriously, good job girl, keep it up! I think all of us here will look smokin' hot come summer time! :) Once I hit my personal goal, I want to still lose another 50--that's how much I want to lose. According to the WW chart though, I'd need to lose another 61. There! I said it. I can't believe I let myself get to the point where I need to lose almost 100 lbs. Oh well, one lb at a time. This can be done.

Julie, a lot of things taste better the next day...chili, spaghetti, beef stew... I think it's because the flavors have had a chance to really sit. Now I'm getting hungry for lunch :lol: I tried this new Crab and Sweet Corn chowder from Costco, it's so good, with lumps of crab meat....but it's 7 pts for 1 cup so I'm not going to be eating a lot of it any time soon, but it was so good with a side of fresh steamed asparagus :hun:

Cherie, sorry you have to endure that pain in your mouth, but at least the positive side is it's helping with your weight loss efforts :^: ...have a safe trip!

I'm pretty happy because my WW leader came back, she was out last week due to a family emergency on the mainland and the GM of the center took the class over--he said she would be out 'indefinitely' which sucked...but she was back just one week later. Anyway, you know how it gets when you get used to a certain support system and you can relate to people--kind of like you girls here--if any of you left 'indefinitely', the dynamic would defintely feel out of whack, and who knows how successful I'd be without you? So thanks for all your support. (do ya hear the violins playing? :love: ? :lol: )

the fragility of it all...
 

Red, sorry about all this talk about stores you don't have. I know how you feel though, HI doesn't have a lot of stores that are on the mainland, which is why I love to shop there when I do go. Thanks for the kind words about 'where am I hiding the 60 lbs'--that made me feel good and made me laugh. The pic you see in my profile was taken in 03 and I was probably 20 lbs lighter then--I'm pretty short, only 5'3" so carrying 200+ lbs on a frame like that is not pretty. My ideal weight weight would probably be around 140. If ONLY I could grow 6" instead, then I wouldn't have so much to lose!

I agree with you on needing some girlfriends to hang out with. Guys are just, well, guys. Sometimes (most times) they're clueless unless like you said they're gay...but then what's the point? They're just like girlfriends :lol:. I'm glad you have your own personal resolve and that you will not give up. This year feels good I think, for all of us to achieve those personal and weight loss goals--together we can do it!

And I think you are great for even being able to ride a horse! I cringe if I am ever presented with the oppotunity to ride, because I know there is a weight limit for the average trail-riding horse and I am usually over or just on the cusp of what they would allow--so I don't usually bother.

Thanks, Noelle, you made me laugh too! Gotta run. Talk to you later!! :wave:

Bump! Off to work, chat later today!!

Hey girls, what's happening? The weekend isn't getting here fast enough huh? I am planning on getting together with my girlfriends for dinner tomorrow night. There's a new Romano's Macaroni Grill in town and well, we just want to get together to catch up. It should be fun. Then my other girlfriend from CA is coming in for the weekend, I'm catching up with her on Saturday so at least I've got an agenda for myself. Rick and Michael will be at a karate class on Sunday then they go to my BIL's house to watch the Super Bowl. I think I'll catch a movie on Sunday with my sisters.... we saw Brokeback Mountain last week just to see what all the buzz was about. I liked it and it had it's funny moments, but it wasn't anything "spectacular"--other than the fact of the subject matter.... so what's new with you guys?

Hi girls
Stopping by before supper, it is so nice out we are using the grill and making brats. You know I am starting to notice it is staying lighter longer in the afternoons, I can't wait until it is light out until 7 or 8. I went on the treadmill again today for another 20 minutes. Thank God I have a tv in view otherwise I would be just to bored with it. I would just look at the minutes go by. But once I get started watching a show, before I know it 20 minutes is up.

Noelle sounds like you have a nice "girl" weekend planned. I want to see Brokeback Mountain too. My brother got us a subscription to Netflix which is a great way to watch movies, just order them and then return. Last night we watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Kind of a bizzare one. My dd got scared during it a couple of times. I might look for some recipes to make some healthier superbowl snacks and treats....maybe some lowfat taco dip or something.

Red I hope you had a nice time riding.

I have to go finish the rest of dinner. Hi everyone else out there

Hey guys. I just got in from my walk with the girls. I am thankful that I have them b/c they kind of pull me the whole way. I can't slow the pace down too much that way.

Not much planned for the weekend. I promised Joe that I would finish the trim paint in the living room b4 I started to do any sort of yard work. I guess I will take care of that. I stopped by Lowe's yesterday and that was a mistake. I didn't buy anything but all of the flowers were out and I was pricing them so I have a feeling that my car will just make it way there sometime this weekend. :D

I love Charlie, I own it. It is kind of freaky too but Johnny Deep is so darn funny in it. He makes me laugh alot.

Well, I am starving so I am going to fix dinner. I will be back in a bit.

Hi all! I am stoked!!! I ran 7K at the gym this morning!!! Hurrah! Hurrah! It took an hour but I felt great!! I am on a roll and hoping I won't crash and burn! How can I keep this going?!?!

WOW Red that is great. I have shin splints so i can't run but I would love too. I think you just need to take it one day at a time. I am doing that and it has already been one month. It has just gone some fast and I wasn't really looking too far ahead. I know you will keep this up!

Well, I thought that there would be more posts. I am home now. i didn't ahve any clients after 10 and Echo needs to go to the vet. She has some sort of eye infection. I swear it is always something with her. She usually wats until it is time for her shots so the bill will be high. What a booger.

I don't want to jinx myself but I am down 9.5lbs now. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it isn't just a good day. I have been walking so that has got to be helping me out some.

What are you guys up to? I guess you are all busy. I hope someone comes out to play soon. It is kind of lonely here.

Hey everyone... Can I just say I am glad this is a web forum, because if I had to talk now.. I probably would avoid this place. My mouth still hurts.. and I still can't talk right and I still can't eat, and to top it all off, I burned my tongue Wednesday night, so that REALLY isn't helping matters much. (Too hot of soup, which has been about the only thing I've been able to eat).

For lunch today.. they ordered in my favorite pizza.... and where I would usually have like three pieces... (four if I was just being a really big glutton) I only was able to handle 1/2 a piece. And it didn't even taste good. Nothing like it use too... my pleasure in eating really has dissapeared.

My training in St. Louis was ok.. just a hectic time flying there, hotel, getting up going to class and then going back to the airport. I got home about 9:25 last night.. and went straight to bed.

This weekend, I don't have much planned... Hannah has to go sell cookies tomorrow morning, we have to meet my stepdad tomorrow evening, and sunday they will want to go to church. Me.. I would just like to sleep and forget about everything.

Anyway... I don't have time for personal replies right now, I'm trying to catch up here at work from my week of being gone. I hope you all have a great weekend.

Talk soon,

Hi ladies! I just got into work...I decided to get my exercise out of the way and took Lucky for a 3.5 mile walk this morning. I am having dinner with the girlfriends tonight. I've been looking at the Romano's Macaroni Grill menu and am trying to decide what I'll be having. I need to plan if I want to stay on plan, eh? It's kind of scary because they have a listing under "Sensible Fare" of Simple Salmon--but the nutrition info is something like this: 630 cals, 42 grams of fat and only 2 grams fiber--that works out to more than 13 points! That's over half of what I'm allowed per day. It doesn't sound so sensible does it? I think I have to do more research...

Red, wow girl, running 7K is great!!! You must feel so good about yourself. I love that calm feeling after that intitial adrenaline rush. How to keep it going? Just remember how good it makes you feel and don't forget to check in here at 3FC to get your ego stroked :lol: You're doing awesome and don't let anyone make you think otherwise.

Kempy, WW does work eh? :) I use the dog to keep me going too--except my poor dog is only 20.5 lbs so she has to work real hard for me :lol: Do you get shin splints now that you're walking or have you always kind of had them? I try to change my shoes at least every 4-6 months and keep good inserts in them to alleviate that. Icing your shins afterwards helps too.

I don't know where everyone else is...I hope they come out and chat. I hate talking to myself since I bore myself to death :lol:

Cherie, are you back home? How're you feeling about those braces now? Pain any better?

Angie, Dips, Cal and Julie hope you can stop by and say hello. Have a great day all!

Aaah Cherie, we were posting at the same time. Sorry you're still feeling cr@ppy with those braces. It'll get better soon, it just has to! :hug:

Hey Cherie. Sorry you burned yourself too. What a way to not eat. I am sure you will be ready for real food in a few days.

Noelle I have always had the shin splints. I had them really bad in high school and I seem to be able to keep them under control now. I just have to be careful how fast I try to walk and also if I am on the pavement I have to slow down a bit. Are you going to use your FPoints tonight? That is why I get so frustrated about going out. You have to really work to make it somewhat healthy. Let us know what you get. I have to live through you tonight. :D

Echo is fine just a little eye infection. Her yeast is building up in her ears again so I need to put drops in there. Labs are bad about the yeast in the ears. The don't have a chance to really dry out after being in the water. She really hates that med too. Oh well, she is just going to have to get over it.

Hey ladies, just trying to pass the time here at work... I just ate a Subway turkey wrap, no cheese and ff honey mustard dressing. It was really tasty and having the wrap (3 points) instead of the regular 6" bread shaved off 2 pts from the whole sandwich :carrot: So far I've got 20 pts left for the day and I didn't even add in my activity points for this morning. I should be good to go tonight. I'm thinking I'm gonna have a half-portion of veal marsala or something. I may split it with one of the girls or just have the restaurant wrap the other half before serving me. Surprisingly it has LESS fat than the sensible fare stuff listed on the regular menu...


Kempy, I hope Echo's infection clears up ok. Kai had a similar eye infection not too long ago. I hate stinky dog ears too! Yuck :lol:

Rick gave me my Valentine's day present early, he said it was burning hole in his pocket. It's a red Coach signature wristlet... here's a picture but shown in gold with a brass clasp. I got a red one with a silver clasp. Red's my favorite color though... now what to get him?

Hi Girls

Cherie, I am sorry about your mouth still hurting. It must be so hard to get use to. I will say some prayers it starts to get better.:hug:

Noelle what a nice present! Have fun tonight with the girls. Good idea about sharing an item. I always overeat when I go out because the portions are out of control. You are coming along so great I don't think you even have to worry about the meal.

Kempy our old lab always had to get those ear drops too. I think you are right their ears just don't dry out enough. Are you going to Lowe's this weekend? Have fun!

Well dh and and I are going to watch Wedding Crashers. We got alot of snow today and I think I pulled a muscle in my back shoveling it, but it was great excercise. Have a great weekend all and I will try to check in. Hi to everyone else.:)

:dancer: Woo-hoo!!! Forums are back up!!! :carrot: I missed you guys today :lol: I had a fun time at dinner with my girlfriends yesterday. We flirted with the young waiters and just laughed a whole lot. I decided on the Veal Marsala with portobello mushrooms angel hair pasta... I ate half of it and bagged the rest for dinner the next day. It was yummy and I even had a taste of tiramisu and a chocolate and espresso cheesecake with my coffee. All in all a good time. Today was spent doing laundry and then just lounging around with my CA girlfriend talking story. Anyone watching the Super Bowl tomorrow? Not me ;) I think I'll get a haircut then catch a movie.

Julie, how was the movie Wedding Crashers? I haven't seen it yet. Take care of your sore muscles and I'm sending you thoughts of warmer sunny days so you don't have to shovel so much snow.

Hope you guys are enjoying your weekends :wave:

Hurrah! Forums back up. Hi, Noelle, quick on the draw, you are!! No time to post. Talk later!! :wave:

Hi everyone! I weighed in yesterday with a pound loss. I guess I wont be coming close to my goal this time huh? :lol: It was my own fault. I have been eating out and snacking on junk more than I should have been. My period finally started so hopefully the cravings will stop and I will get serious this month and get in a nice loss.

We went to the RV show yesterday. There werent too many fifth wheels there but they had an animal show there for the kids. It was called Bwana Jims Alligator and Reptile show. It was cute. He kept pretending to trip and throw and animal on the kids sitting on the floor. It was fun to watch the little kids. :lol: He did an indian snake satick test where he made 6 little kids come up and they had to hold the stick while he loaded snakes on it. There was a little girl about 6 or 7 and once she realized there were snakes you should have seen her face. :lol: She kinda let go of the strick and faded into the background. Corey and Alicia got their picture taken holding a desert fox. It was too cute. So tiny and soft.

Well, That is about it for me.

Hi girls. Just checking in before I go walking. The dog is jumping up and down outside the window beside herself :goodvibes I wish I was as eager to go.

Angie, Way to go on another pound lost! :carrot: No worries about reaching that goal by V-day, just reset the goal and carry on. I still say you should be proud of how far you've come, I know I'm proud of you! Look at it this way--what if we didn't start trying at all when we did? We'd be that much bigger right now--scary isn't it? :lol: :hug: You rock girlfriend! Ugh! Too many snakes scare me. I like to see maybe one huge python or something, but a lot of little snakes just give me the willies :yikes: Glad you guys had fun though. So the 5th wheel in OH is starting to win out?

Red, Happy Monday to you. Yup, I'm quick on the draw *blows the smoke billowing from the pistol* :D

:wave: Hi to Dips, Julie, Kempy, Cal and Cherie. Gotta run before Lucky pokes a hole in the screen. Chat later!

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:lol3: Go, Noelle!!!

Good Morning girls!! I hope everyone had a fun weekend.

I made cookies last night and.....I didnt eat any of them!!!!! I made them because I wanted some and then I got a guilty feeling while I was mixing them up so I didnt eat any when they were done. Now that was hard but I know I have to be good all week and I can enjoy something good on Saturdays if I want to lose this weight.

I think I forgot to tell you guys but the dogs owners came back. My neice was in school talking about this dog (a week later) and this kid says that is my dog. Haley came home crying and Wendy said well noone has called animal control looking for her so dont worry about it. That weekend she got the call. The owners had only had her 2 weeks themselves and were visiting at the trailer park across a busy road and down the street. Someone let her out to pee. Who lets a black dog about the size of a peanut (or any dog for that matter) out to pee at night alone with no leash????? She told Wendy that she had called animal control but I think that is BS because Wendy had kept in contact with the animal control guy all week. Plus she called the cops and the vets. I bet that poor dog gets lost again too because obviously they dont know how to take care of her. Okay, I am done ranting. :lol:

Well, I gotta get moving today. Be back later.

Good Morning... :-) It's MONDAY... and I've got a case of them bad. :?:

I had a quiet weekend. My mouth is still giving me problems, but I really am hoping that it gets better... right now, it seems like I keep burning my tongue with my soup or chili.. and that with the quad helix makes for a very uncomfortable mouth.

Yesterday I got on the treadmill for 45 minutes... and for the rest of the day.. lazed around and watched Tracey/Hepburn movies and What Not To Wear.

I think this braces/quad helix diet is going well. :) Tomorrow will be a week since I had them in, and I will do an official weigh in.. but as of this morning, I had lost three pounds since last week. Now if this keeps up, I'll be down in my size 5's in NO TIME :D So... I won't ***** too much about my diet aid.

Angie... WTG on resisting those cookies! I know that must be tough... and I"m sorry to hear about your sister's new dog. I hope they take better care of her now that they have her back.

Noelle... WTG on having such control on your girls night out! That is great!

Julie.. how was that movie? I've been wanting to see it, but I am waiting til when I can see it with Alan

Red.. were the Steeler's your team? :-) Glad they won then... I watched part of the game.. sorta.... but then turned the TV back to TLC and watched a couple of hours of Not What to Wear... I love that show!

Kempy.. how was your weekend?

Hiya Dips... is school settling down for you?

Well.. I need ot get back to work.... I'll check back in later!

Hi Girls

Angie way to go on the pound! And not eating any of the cookies. I made some peanut butter cookies and gave in and had some. You are strong!

Noelle your dinner sounded like a blast. Glad you had a nice time. Wedding Crashers was pretty funny. I like Vince Vaughn.

Cherie how is your mouth feeling? Hope it is getting a little easier!

I did not do to much this weekend. The kids and the dog played in the snow on Saturday, got groceries and watched parts of the game yesterday. We made burgers on the grill for the game.

The wind chill is at about 4 degrees so it is just freezing out. But we have been really spoiled with the mild winter so far.

I have to get some things done so I will check back later.:) Hi everyone!

Cherie:bravo: on the three pounds!!!! I am dreaming of a size 5!

Hey guys. I am posting a quick one b4 I head out for my walk. I have a hug freak out yesterday on food. This was my first PMS on WW and I guess I really didn't know how to handle it. Well, I resisted all week and stayed within my points until yesterday. I ate everything after about 3:30pm. I couldn't help myself. I just lost it and I don't know why. I didn't even record what I ate. I just wrote Super Bowl on the page and left it at that. I felt terrible last night too. My stomach was not very happy with me but at least I got the food craving out of my system. I have no idea what the damage is but I think I might have it under control now. We will see tonight.

Noelle great purse. I have a Coach in black but I would like one in a color.

Angie you did awesome with the temptation. As you can see I was not as lucky.

Julie we are about to get hit with real cold weather too. We might actually have a winter for a few days. :D

Cherie I love WNTW too. I get some good tips from that show. I wish I could get my sister on there. Not to be mean but she needs some help for her body type.

Well girls, I need to wlk b4 it gets too dark. Chow!

Good Morning!! Cherie, Did the dentist say how long you will feel uncomfortable with the braces? I hope you can get used to them really quickly.

Julie, It has been a great winter so far huh? It just cooled back down up here but Saturday was awesome!!! I would love it if the rest of the winter is as mild as it has been so far. Only a couple more months. YEAH!!!

Kempy, dont feel so bad about your cheat day. I have been doing it every Saturday. I have had Fried oysters on Saturdays twice this month and still lost some. Not all that I had planned but a loss is a loss. If I can do it and still cheat once a week then I will be very happy in the long run. You are doing a great job so far. I think if you just keep doing what your doing then everything will fall into place.

Noelle, How was your day yesterday?

Whew, rough day yesterday :( ...Rick and I are still hashing things out both in the home front and with the business. Things are better today but you know how little things can throw things off kilter so fast, I am treading carefully. I did not go off and binge even if I felt like I wanted to. Superbowl Sunday was fun though, I went to the (kinda old) movie The Ringer (w/Johnny Knoxville?) at the local $.50 theater. He pretends to be mentally ******ed to rig the special olympics. It was sooooo politically incorrect yet so freakin' funny. I needed to laugh. It's been a bit cold here lately too, getting into the mid 60's at night--yes that's cold for us :). I'm not complaining though, I like it.

Kempy, so you went and had a free day during the Super Bowl. Just pick up again at your next meal. I have had days where I just wrote "PMS attack" on my food log and left it at that--in fact, I did just that last Wednesday :lol: .

Angie, you are awesome girl for staying away from those cookies. Fresh from the oven are hard to resist, especially with those warm, delicious smells floating around. :high:

Cherie, that quad helix sounds miserable. I hope you get comfortable with it really soon. But congratulations on your pounds lost, that is great! Did Hannah get her braces too?

:wave: Hi Julie. I like Vince Vaughn too. He's not much to look at at first, but then he kinda grows on you :lol: He's really funny. I can't imagine -4 windchill...I don't think I'd like it at all.

I have to run and get the boy off to school. Hi to Red, Dips, Cal and everyone. Be back later. :hug: