Hey guys I am checking in.... I haven't died or anything.. just things are really crazy here.. work and the girls school.. they are on spring break this year... it's just been very hetic.. the past two weeks... I have been consumed with house hunting, I got a loan approved this week, and I hopefully will be getting a house of my own once again in June or July.... I am going to be moving the girls ONCE again to a different school district, but hopefully this will be the last time....

I'm sorry I haven't been around... I'll try to be better... I don't have time to check on what is happening now.. but if I get a break later this week I will....

I miss you guys!

Talk to you soon!

Cherie

:hug: Hi Cherie, that is wonderful news about the loan and your new house hunting. Good luck! I am so excited for you and the girls. Don't be a stranger okay?

Well, I went out and got my walk in so I am much more level-headed and done whining. I am getting ready for work but just wanted to say, no need for any butt kickin'....unless you guys really wanna do it to me :lol:

Well, I went for my weigh in today and I am down a total of 15.6 lbs. I really don't understand, sometimes my scale is higher with no clothes on but I go to the meeting and I have clothes on and I weigh loess. Other times it is vise versus. I just don't get it. I am happy that I am losing something though.

Noelle I couldn't help but think of a hugh shoe giving you the big kick all the way from over here. You know, the ones in cartoons. Can you tell I watch too much TV. :lol:

Magg it is so cool to have new people here. I love the fact that you are in Aust. too. It is hard for me to grasp that you guys are on a different season sche. than us. Hey, do the toilets flush a different way down there? :lol: They say that on TV shows lots and I never have been out of my hemisphere to know. Glad ot have you here and I swear I am not crazy.:D Oh yeah, I am
5'7" so I can kind of fudge on the weight gain. I am not doing that anymore though. I can tell you it is harder for me to lose the weight and I think it is b/c I am taller.

Cherie good news about a house. I bet your girls will not mind the move once they realize that you will not ahve to move tham again.

Cal it is nice to see you in a good mood again. I know you were a little down for a while there. I hope you enjoy your vaca.

Julie how was the b-day?

Amiee I feel for ya with the girls. It makes me think back to when I was younger. Now I realize why my mom always wanted my friends to have the parties instead of me. I don't think I would have wnated to put up with us either.

I have put off cleaning the house long enough. It is my day off so I have been using that excuse to lay around and do nothing. I will check back later.

Hi All,

Thanks again for the welcome,
Kemp, I think the toilets do flush the other way (I am not 100% sure though) but I do know that the water goes down the drain the other way. I hear you all talk about snow etc & all I can think of is I am sooooooooooo over summer!

I will be weighing in tomorrow morn, it's not quite a week but I am wwighing in the same day as a buddy so we can be on the same page so to speak (if not the same country) I know what you mean Kemp, sometimes it just doesnt add up when I have been really good & am naked I weigh more then straight after brekky with clothes???????????????

I have to say that I am really missing a glass of red with dinner though. My hubby has booked in a B-B-Q with friends from his work this Sat night (about 25 of them at my place) & I know I will be off the wagon (so to speak) then but I have to try & make sensible choices or all this week will be for nothing.

Hey melekalikimaka I cant kick your but as at least you went walking. I have done none of that all week.... so much for getting of to a good start! I know I should but I just have had to many issues with work on my mind to really get motivated... perhaps next week! Keep me accountable please.

I can sooooo emphasize with the joy of shopping kid free & with hearing the 'call' & then remembering 'hey they are not mine' hahaha I have just gotten to the stage where we are getting a bit more freedom in that area so it is so nice & I know I will enjoy it even more as they get older.

Anyway, best get on with work guys, Have a great day & I will try to get back on later.

Bye

Hi ladies, how's your day going? It has been raining like crazy on and off here and the weatherman said it will last through the weekend. It is just unreal the amounts of rain we have had. I think Cal asked about flooding on Kauai ...the other day a reservoir (sp?) broke and caused some major flooding, it washed away houses and part of the forest--7 people were missing and presumed dead. They were washed out to sea? I think they found 2 people but still, it is so sad. There was a couple who was supposed to get married this weekend, but well, the flood happened on Tuesday? and their guests were arriving on the island for the wedding and now it looks like they will be here for a funeral instead. It is just heartbreaking. There was a young, small family of 3 too, they still haven't found them. I hope the officials over there can reinforce the other dams and reservoirs to prevent this from happening again since it looks like there is just more and more rain coming.

Anyway, just doing some laundry today in between the bursts of sun and rain. Thank god for the dryer! Hope you guys are doing well out there. Is Friday here yet???

Hello ladies,

Well I had my weigh in this am (first thing in the am, right after going to the toilet & naked of course!) & havelost 1 pd in the past 4 days so that is a reasonable start. :) I always think to myself 'Oh is that all" like I am going to see 50pds gone in 2 days or something. I have great difficulty in comprehending its a lond road. Pitty it never comes off as quick as it goes on!

WOW Melekalikimaka that is a tragic story. So sad the wedding is now all a memory. Just goes to show none of us ever really knows & we must make the most of every day hey.

Hope its been a good day for all... the time switch gets me confused never know if its day or night there.

Just a couple of questions if someone could answer for me..
What is the difference between a registered user & a guest?
How do you get onto chat? It just never opens up any windows for me.

Talk soon,

;)

Hey guys. Just finished with dinner. I made a turkey chili to die for and now I am stuffed. Of course I saved a point for dessert. :devil:

Magg what day and time is it there? It is Thursday night here at 6:38. Maybe that will help us figure the time change. I feel ya with the 1lbs gone thing. I feel like I work and work and northing moves. I do feel better though. I have no idea about those questions you posted. Sorry I am of no help.

Noelle that is so sad. I didn't hear about that on the news. I have bid on a few things on ebay today. I am trying to get a WW takeout cookbook. My neighbor has one and it is great. When do you go weigh-in again?

So, are we missing poeple again or what? I hope everyone is ok. I really don't have much to talk about kind of a boring life. I am thankful that I walked the dogs today. It was raining when I got home from work. I hit the road b4 I went in this morning.

Hi Girls

Noelle that is just terrible. How sad. So how are you liking AI now? I don't think anyone did that great of a job with the Stevie Wonder songs. But it was good to watch.

Cherie, great news! I hope you find a house you and the girls really like.

Kempy turkey chili sounds good. I should try that, I usually make mine with beef. Great job on the early walk!

Maggzs great job on the pound!

I am going to relax a little bit and then get the kiddos ready for bed. TGIF!:)

Hi Kemp,

AT the moment it is 12.53 pm Friday & I have just had lunch. A real St Patty's day Irish lunch of spuds etc so I had best make it a light dinner. Very light.

Thank goodness I did finally get my sorry butt out of bed & go for a walk this AM before work. At least lunch is a little less if I store 2 points from the walk.

Another 3 & half hours of work...ho hum...
Least its better then the mess that awaits me at home to start cleaning for the w/end must do it to as hubby has invited 25 people for dinner tomorrow night JOYYYYYY.

Chat soon.

Hi ladies. I am relaxing after a nice hot shower and thought I'd see what's going on here. I had to force myself to go walking, it was so humid and uncomfortable but I'm glad I went. We are expecting more rain tonight, surprise!

maggzs, I think a guest user can browse the forums but can not post. You must become a registered user before you can post anything. I haven't been in the chatroom for ages so I don't know what to tell you about that. Maybe you have to register there as well? ... :shrug: Hey, maybe you said so before, but are you doing WW as well? and BIG CONGRATS on that loss! It's a start and I'm sure you'll have more to follow. Mmmmmmm, I just took my corned beef brisket out of the freezer this morning and will toss it in the crock pot for dinner tomorrow :lucky:

Julie, AI is a little better but I still wish they would eliminate more people at a time :lol: It's hilarious that the Kevin guy is still there. Did you hear that there is actually a website that supports the worst singer there --votefortheworse.com-- (in this case Kevin) and has an army of people to call in and skew the vote?

Kempy, I am looking for my darn WW calculator that I had (the electronic one) and I can't find it. I am thinking of going to ebay to find another one since my center has been out of those. Good luck on your cookbook. Did you see the 2 new cookbooks? I think one was for grilling and the other was for stir fries.... I have been sort of struggling with eating these past 2 days so I think I will try to weigh in on Saturday to keep me from any further backsliding. I did not like what my home scale said this morning! :ink: It's amazing how fast weight can creep back on with 2 days of bad eating!!! Help!

Anywho, I have to run to the pet store before closing since i'm out of dog food. Chat w/ya ladies tomorrow!!!

p.s. maggzs and Kempy, I think Australia time is 21 hours ahead of Hawaii time? Just guessing... but I do remember when Elton John was supposed to ring in the New Year with a concert in Australia, then fly to Hawaii to ring in the New Year again... wouldn't that have been neat?

Bumping us up and here to say
Happy St. Patrick's Day and Happy Friday!

:lucky: Just put my corned beef in the crock pot...can't wait to come back home later and smell that cookin' :T :hun:

I got back OP yesterday and drank lots of water. The scale is back down again to more normal limits :lol:. I think I am going to just wait until Tuesday for my regular weigh-in day, that way I have that many more days to work off whatever pounds snuck their way back on my backside.... :crossed:

AND the sun is shining today :sunny: :dance:
Have a great day ladies :wave:

Confession, confession, confession. I HAD WENDY'S!!!!! I couldn't take it any longer. I know I am doing good and I havn't had it in so long. I didn't get the double bacon burger like I used to but I did get a burger and fries. BAD GIRL!!! I will be ok but, once I was done I could have kicked myself.

Mag I think you are 16 hours ahead of me. If I figured that right.

Noelle good for you getting back on track. I have the WW stir-fry cookbook. They have some good stuff in there. It is more of a one skillet type cookbook but they do have some stir-fry things in there. I made a southwest macaroni from there and it was really good. I still don't ahve one of those calcs. I just use the slider.

Hey Julie that for bumping us up.

Where is everyone today?

:hyper: Kempy I thought I smelled fry-breath :lol: I'm jealous!! Actually, you didn't do that bad if you got a regular burger and small fries. Just count up your points and log them. You gotta treat yourself sometimes and heck, sometimes you just feel like a "splurge" don't you?

I'm heading off for lunch soon myself. I'm dragging Michael around with me since he's out on spring break, poor kid is getting bored. Think I'll get a chicken salad or something on the lighter side since I do plan on eating my corned beef for dinner. Yum, can't wait! We don't have this very often...

Hi Girls

Just checking in before dinner. We are maing rubens, YUM! I went to ds's school today and helped in the class and then went and picked up dd from preschool. Now I get to sit for a second.

Noelle enjoy your corn beef tonight! Got an extra plate?:) Great job being back on track....as for me I looking for the right path:^:....I keep saying tomorrow I will start. I am happy it is not raining today by you. Enjoy your sunshine, sunshine;)

Kempy, I love Wendy's fries! You did good though, you gave into your craving but with control. I don't know if I could done that today.

Bye girls I have to run. Anyone having a green beer tonight? Have one for me:)

Hi Ladies,

Noelle, You did show restraint. We dont have Wendys but we do have maccas & it does give out the call from time to time. Good that you have hoped back on the wagon though. I am sort of doing WW. I did it registered for a while then stopped going after pretty much reaching goal. But now I am just using what I learnt & counting points at home. I just dont seem to have the time to get to meetings when they are on. I am either at work or involved with the kids at the time any are close so any new developments in the program keep me posted please.

Hubby has invited 25 people from his work for a BBQ tonight so it will definately be a challenge for me. I am really looking forward to a glass or 2 of red wine, I have been abstaining all week & hanging out. I know it wont be many point choices there creamy salads etc but will just have to remember that tomorrow is another day. And I have been keeping ity low in points all day so hopefully wont blow the scale to much in 1 night.

Hope its been a great day all & enjoy your week end.

:drinkup: Sorry, no real green beers for me, but cheers anyway...but 2 servings of corned beef, cabbage and potatoes :T I bought this nice spicy mustard to go on top and it was just sooooooo good. I got in a nice hour and a half walk before dinner so I should be just fine.

Julie, Rick just loves rubens too.

maggzs, enjoy your BBQ. You sound like you planned for it by eating low points so go ahead and indulge a little. :cheers: It's feels kinda strange how I am just getting ready for bed and you are in the middle of your BBQ :lol: Anyway, have fun.

I went shopping at WalMart and picked up some new cheap cotton bras (sorry if that's TMI)...I just wanted to try them out since I needed a smaller band size. Not much up top anyway so I can get away with the cheap stuff :lol: dunno why I shared that with y'all, I must be tired :lol: Gotta get to bed now....

Bumping us up. I am in the middle of unloading our truck. We bought some lawn things and I need to get hte out. It is overcast though so I am really dragging butt. I hate days like this, i can't make myself do anything productive. I need the sun!

Hi All :)

Well unfortunately I did indulge. Way toooooo much. And that went on into Sun. Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhh :devil: why why why do we do it then HATE ourselves???

Anyway Good news is... today is another day & another MOnday to start all over again. So its back to points & counting. Oh JOY :carrot:

Hey Noelle I so wish I could just get some cheap bras NOTHING I buy is under $50 Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr so jelous I would dearly love to target that area for weight loss!

Have a great day.

Good morning ladies, happy Monday :sunny: (just trying to convince myself as well) Had a nice weekend just relaxing...I'm putting on my shoes now and going for a morning walk. I'll be back later :running:

Hi Girls

How is everyone doing today? It was really nice this weekend, almost 50 degrees. So it was bike rides and walks around here. On Saturday I had my mom over and dh's parents for cake and so they could give him his gifts. Yup that was the second cake here in a week. I made one on Tuesday and one for Sat. I am done with CAKE for awhile. Today I am just working on laundry and putting the house in order. Ds is on Spring break this week so I am trying to plan things out to do. Maybe a movie. Or a hike if the weather is nice.

Have a good walk Noelle!

Maggs don't be too mad at yourself for indulging. Just start fresh today.

Kempy speaking of lawns things I want to get a new patio set. As much time as we spend out in the backyard it would be nice to have a table and umbrella to have dinner out there on a summer night. Hope the sun came out by you for part of the weekend.

Check back later on girls. Have a great afternoon!

:mouse: Happy Spring guys! Yeah, it's supposed to be spring right? Well if spring means torrential rains and flooding then we've got it here. Well....right now it's bright and sunny but yesterday was another story. We had a lake in our backyard and if it continued raining it would've flooded the downstairs, thank God it stopped when it did. We have sun forecast today and tomorrow, with guess what? More rain come Wednesday. I can't complain though, the mountains and everything look so beautiful and green, even on the dry side of the island where I live. It's just awesome. So anyway, I am planning to weigh-in tomorrow so I have to keep my hands out of the m&m's and my feet moving.

Julie your weekend weather sounded beautiful. Wow, 2 b-day cakes, I would have found it difficult to restrain myself! I am a sucker for sweets. Anyway today is a NEW DAY! Enjoy your time off w/DS. Have you guys seen the Shaggy Dog movie? It was a bit long for me, but Michael liked it. I can't wait til another GOOD kids movie comes out, like Finding Nemo, or Toy Story...something that grabs your attention and makes you laugh like crazy. I'm tired of all the stupid subject matter going around.

maggzs, you enjoyed yourself over the weekend and that's good. You're SO RIGHT about Monday being a start over day though... so let's just all get on with it shall we? :D Hmmm, I can easily buy cheap bras because I don't have much to support 'up there' :lol:. I guess I should look at that in the positive light though, not having to invest so much $$ in my undergarments :lol:

Kempy, so what'd you get for your garden? Once the sun comes out we might not get to see much of you around here, you'll be puttering around outside... have you guys ever heard of crown flowers? It grows sort of on a bush like, and the butterflies love them. Rick is doing a renovation on this house and in their backyard there's a crownflower bush loaded with monarch butterfliy caterpillars...it's creepy but neat at the same time.

So a big HELLO to everyone: Dips, Cal, Angie, Cherie, surfdreams, red, aimee..... and anyone I may have missed. Come out and say Hi! :wave:

Hello everyone,

Sorry I haven't been around much lately. I'm really enjoying my time off. I have this week off then it's back to school with only 10 weeks left. I can't believe how fast the time has gone. This school year has been one of the fastest years.
I finally have all hotels and car paid for and/or reserved for our trip this summer. Even Ashley is getting so excited. I showed her one of the hotels were staying at; it's called Moevenpick Dream Castle Hotel and is patterned after a French castle. She loves it. Now she's saying she can't wait until June 8 when we leave. I'm glad she's excited about the trip and she still doesn't know about Disneyland Paris. It will be such a great surprise.
I'm still working on the course for my SEI endorsement. I have 5 assignments left to do before March 29. Tomorrow we have an appointment to have our taxes done. Not looking forward to it. I already know we have to pay; just hoping our tax guy can get it down as low as possible.
I hope everyone is having a great first day of spring. Hopefully the weather will be kind to everyone.
Have a great night.

Cal

Hi all. Sorry I haven't been writing. Just watching the Cuba-Japan ball game here. One strike to go!

:sumo:

Japan beats Cuba!
 

I don't know what has gotten in to me. I was doing so good and I was wearing a pair of capri's that I didn't wear last year and I have a 4 day binge. I swear it started with Wendy's. I would do good during the day and then freak out at night. I am scared to get on the scale. I didn't count any points for 4 days either so I know I was WAY over. I stayed home today so that I could take the dogs for a walk and do TaeBo. I have got to get myself back on track. Vacation is right around the corner and I am nowhere near the 20lbs lost that I wanted. CRAP!!!!!

Noelle I just bought a few flowers to put in pots on the deck. I buy them every year to add some color out there. I like to look out of the back door and see the brightness. I just saw a hummingbrid yesterday. I guess they are coming back now. I thought it was too early for them but I filled the feeders anyway. I had a dream about HI last night. I was telling Joe in the dream that I had to meet you since we were over there but we were on the wrong island and I just couldn't make sense of that in the dream. Weird, huh?

Cal that is soooo cool that you are going to stay in something that is like a castle. How is Al doing these days?

Julie we had to buy a new patio table the other day. The other one has a glass top and we had a very windy day. Well, the umbrella was blown hard to one side and it must have pulled the top with it and the top just shattered into a million pieces. We bought a granite table top this time. Now more vaccuming up glass for us.

Red it is so good to see you. I dont' care it you are losing wieght you need to chat with us. We miss you around here.

Same goes for you too Angie. I hope you puter isn't to blame for you not being here.

Maggs how are things down under? Is WW different for you guys?

Ok, I need to get my butt moving. Afterall that is why I satyed home, to repent for my sins. :D

Here is a pic of one of the puppies. He is one of the biggest ones now. He just looks so much like Echo

TeaBO is done and so is the walk with the dogs.

Is anyone there today?

I'm here...Hey ladies, I just got back from my morning walk. It is overcast and so dreary, I think we're getting another storm system tomorrow, seems to be the norm for the past 3 weeks :rain: I just heard from my mom that my cousin's dogs had puppies. The mom is an american bulldog (130 lbs), the dad is a pitbull terrier (90 lbs), 10 puppies!!! They offered a pup to my mom--but we have 3 dogs already, and you know this one would be big.... Kai is getting up there in years and i would love to have a big dog to guard the front of the house, but my sister would have a fit. She's the one who takes care of most of the pet duties. No harm in looking at pups are there?

Kempy, that puppy IS big, but so adorable still. It's great that you get to see them still. Does Echo know them if she sees them? or is it just another dog? That dream about HI must have been so frustrating :lol: Of course, it doesn't take much to jump on a plane and island hop to get to me ;) As for the binge, just take a step back and think about how far you did come already. Just start over again counting points and it may just fall back into place. What was that quote I got from one of my meetings: "Imagine how it would be if you threw it all away..." say for example, you've already lost 16 lbs, you had a couple of binge days and the scale is LYING that you gained 5 lbs back--IT'S NOT TRUE! There is no way that you can gain 5 lbs in that short amount of time and have it stick. Get back on plan and that excess sodium/water build-up will come back off. The scale can freak you out so if it does, just stay away from it for a few days--or a week. I had a week like that last week--2 days of barely controlled eating. But i got a hold of myself and just got back OP, the scale went back down. Don't let it get you down. You CAN get to that 20 lb mark by next month, you can! :cb: OK, stepping off my soapbox now ;)

:wave: Hi Red, thanks for popping in... enjoy your visit with your friend, and maybe have a Sapporro for me? :lol: or whatever it is you drink out there.

:wave: Hi Cal, oooh, a french castle, your little princess will be so happy. I can't believe your vacation is coming up so fast either. You have to take lots more pics to show us...I can only dream about going to Europe right now, I have to live vicariously through you :lol:

Anyway, gotta get a move on. Hi to everyone!!!

That puppies is the one that went to TX. Joe is friend with the guys so we get pics. Echo does see the rest of them pretty regulary. When they see her they fall to the ground and show their belly yo her. I don't know how long that will happen. She usually bites their necks to show that she is still in charge but not too hard. Once she has been around them for a few minutes she stops paying attention to them. They would much rather play with Aunt Rhea. :D

Thanks for the pep talk. I do feel better today and more in control. My weigh-in is tomorrow but I am going to do it at home. i just hope I can drink some of this sodium away b4 then. I am going to take my measurments too so I can see what sort of diff. I have right now.

Arrrrrrghhhhhh, the frustration!
 

But determination has set in! :mad: I weighed in today and was down .8 lbs--a freakin' .2 lbs short of 40 lbs lost. I even went to use the bathroom to see if it would make a difference, it didn't.... so I will resign myself to the fact that I must work off that darn .2 lbs for next week. I was bummed--but I did get more DETERMINED to work this off. I want so bad to change my avatar to that 40 lbs lost chick! *grrrrrrrrrrr* I guess I should be greatful I didn't have a gain. After all, I skipped last week's W/I and proceeded to pig out. Oh well, I am going to do SO GOOD this week, just watch me!

GO Noelle!!! :flow1: I am in the same boat, just typing out a long post on my challenge thread basically saying the same thing. I am sick, sick, sick of doing all these good things but still not losing fat, and in fact, gaining! I have to face the dreaded calorie count. It's the only way for me. Either that or set menus, which I hate even more. Good luck! :goodluck:

Thanks Red! :hug:

:dust: :wizard: here's some extra little mojo for us both!

woooooooooooohoooooooo
 

:bravo: WOW Noelle :bravo:

That is fantastic that you are sooooo close to the 40pound mark.... :carrot:
so you didnt make it this week, big deal, :dizzy: you still lost hey & at the end of the day thats the main thing & that makes you a WINNER :woo: especially after you had a bit of a binge session that past week or so. You are obviously doing everything else right.

I had a big night out last night & have that 'need' for salt today I am trying to be good today but I am really feeling pretty hungry all the time. Oh well perseverence is the key I guess but anything yummy would go along way today. I know this might not really sound right but I have to say I sooooooo enjoy reading everyone elses struggles. I always knew other women battled with food etc but for so long I thought some of the struggles were all mine etc & it is really nice to read others think of food the same way, use it the same & in many/most cases abuse it the same way.

Anyway work calls,
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE STAYED OFF THE SCALE!!!!! I just had to step on it just in case the number was lower. Well, there is an extra 3 lbs from my weekend of feasting. I swear that food did not taste that good. I have no idea how long my body is going to hold onto this but it better let it go soon. I am still going to exercise today and I am even going to work in the yard so that will be alittle extra movement. I am just so agravated with myself. I knew I should ahve not eaten all of that stuff. BLAH! :tantrum:

Noelle girl you are doing GREAT!! :cp: You are so close to 40lbs. Do you get anything at WW for getting there? I saw on the news this morning all of the rain that you guys are getting. Hurricane season is right around the corner for us so I know we will be getting lots soon too.

Red you are a strong woman and I know that you can hop right back onto that wagon and keep going. Don't ever give up.

Magg usually after a FUN evening I want cheese. I know it sound weird but I could eat it all day. It make sme feel better for some reason. I fyou don't mind me asking, what type of work do you do?

I need to head to the bank so I can get back home and burn some fat. I'll check back later.

Good morning ladies, happy hump day :) Thanks so much for the cheers, they sure help! I am up bright and early (for me) as I have to take my car into town for an inspection. I couldn't get a safety check because I needed a "reconstruction" sticker from the County just because we changed the rims and tires :rolleyes:...they like to make a buck anyway they can huh? It's not like we yanked the engine and put in a race car one...it's a little ridiculous to me. But other than that, I hope to get to bring the family to the zoo (and maybe leave them there? :s: ). It rained all night though, so we may have to make alternate plans...

Kempy, hang in there girl. You can work through this. Don't think about that scale. I swear by drinking LOTS of water to get rid of some of that extra bloatation. Make those good food choices and you will see the results pretty fast. Sometimes when you shake up the calorie intake rather drastically the body gets confused and drops pounds fast. I'm rooting for ya girl! I don't think I get anything from WW for reaching 40 lbs except maybe a "star" or a bookmark, but I did get my SAS charm (stay and succeed). You're supposed to get that when you reach 16 weeks, but they were a little late with mine--I'm at 19 weeks. I guess my leader wanted to make me feel better since I was .2 short of a milestone :lol: Once you hit 10% you get that keychain. I keep mine with me, it makes me feel GOOD. I just put the SAS charm on it too.

maggzs, at my WW meeting yesterday we were just discussing what we liked or helped us most, and the thing that came up a lot was how women could relate to other women in their weight-loss struggles. It does help to know we are all in the same boat, it makes the task seem less daunting doesn't it? I dunno about you, but I know when I have a bit of a binge, I always feel super hungry the next day when I'm trying to get back on track. It's like my stomach wants to be full all the time... just use that willpower and soon things will fall back into place.

Wishing a great day to everyone :wave:

Hi Girls just checking in....I am not ignoring you all but I am really sick. I think I have what my kids had. Blah....poor ds is on vacation and Mom is sick. Oh well dh took him to the movie yesterday afternoon. Make the best of it right? Keep up the good work girls!

:hug: Julie, have some :chicken: soup and lots of rest. Thinking about you :)

Julie I hope you feel better soon. At least you aren't missing any warm weather right now. We are having a cool snap so I know you guys are still pretty cold.

I just got finished with 4 hours of yard work. I pulled weeds out of the back yard flower beds, trimmed some plants back and re-mulched the whole thing. We went with pine straw for the back instead of bagged mulch and it went so much faster. We over bought though so now I have to find a place for 5 bales of pine straw. I have no idea how many exercise points I get for that but it has to be something.

Noelle I have been drinking plenty of water today. I hope that will show up in the morning. I see that your state is just a funny about making you pay for things as ours is. If they don't get you one way they will get you another.

I am going to sit on the sofa for a bit and rest b4 I take the dogs for a walk. All they did was watch me in the back yard so they need so exercise.