Time to pay the piper! Today is my first weigh in for the year, I think I am down a couple of lbs., let you know tomorrow.

Summer,
I think becoming a KOPS would be my best moment too! Keep those vibes a’comin’ I need all the help (cosmic or otherwise) I can get!

My boyo’s eyes are a quicksilver blue, sometimes a deep ocean blue, other times a deep blue gray.
He’s a good kid. He’s had the same girlfriend for over a year now, and I adore her too. He wanted to take a year off before going to university but I think he is regretting that decision now. The working world was a real eye opener for him so I think he will really apply himself when he gets to Calgary. Here is a little pic of him.

Have a most excellent day!

CC

Morning all....well my weigh in is this morning too and I do not think I have done well at all in fact I know I haven't. I just need that number over and done with so I can get on with it No matter how bad it is I will post it then be ready for a new start.

You time at the Greek festival sounded great Eleni. I love stuff like that.

Our weather here is so mild for this time of the year and we are getting tons of rain. It was so bad that up the highway in the valley they was a huge mudslide and now the highway is closed for awhile. I remember one winter many many yrs ago when I was younger and there was a horrific slide up in basically the same are and people lost their lives. I hope that doesn't happen again.

hi to everyone and later ......................

Well after being gone for a month, I gained 2.5 pounds. New day, new year ect.
I hope all is well with everyone.
I miss ya all lots.

Sheri-I didn't see your message until you were gone, and I was about to get off. I tried but you weren't there. How is it going.
Our ch. gained 30 pounds, That's bad. One girl is 3 months pregnant, congrats to her. I wonder if you got my message about dotti, can't bring her page up. I got a treadmill.

Hope All is doing well with everyone. Lets do this thing.
Eleni, Christie, and all take care and hope to talk back at you soon
Wend

i'm not sure how our chapter did overall, but i bet it was a gain. we have a board of those people that a negative for the month and there was a bunch fewer for dec than november.
i know i didn't help the chapter at all. but yes, it's a new year.

where you referring to the dotti ww board.

i noticed it was gone.

faith

CC,

The points I refer to is the Weight Watcher Points System. I do the old system the 123 Plan. I have never been to a meeting but I know how to use the plan and I have an online calculator and a dining out book and food guide book that I bought by going to the Weight Watchers place. I walked in off the street and bought them. All the rest I learned from a friend that used to attend and showed me how it worked and from Dotties site. It must be down or something because I can't get in either. I haven't been there in awhile so I hope it isn't down for good. There was so much great info there.

I have 40 lbs left to lose to reach goal and I really want to reach goal to. I have short term goals set up for myself. I am going to go tubing when I lose 10 lbs and for each week I lose I will go one day to the gym and use the sauna and the hot tub. I am hoping to have a loss this week so I can finally start to go. I can't wait. Then for the 20 lb loss I will go get my message with my gift certificate I got for christmas from my husband. Yes I to want to be a KOP this year. And I want to reach my goal hopefully by June 4th in which my daughter will be 4 years old. Then I will be able to do a lot more with her. I am really looking forward to this summer and seeing eleni again and having a new thinner look for me and for her to see. I also am looking forward to going bathing suit shopping with my daughter. I promised that after her birthday we would go and get new bathing suits togther. I can get a nice one because I won't be so heavy this year. So I have a lot of plans but not a lot of goals. I need more goals for after my first 20 lb loss. I have to think about that one.

Summer,

You are doing great. I can't see why you are not. Your eating must be off but your exercise is doing great. Good for you for walking knowing how cold out it is there. I am chicken and stopped walking because of the cold here. Glad to see you are back on the bike again. You will do fine. Just set your limits and make sure you meet them every day. Remember for every day we stay on plan it is getting us closer to goal. You said you wanted to get back to your goal weight instead of in leeway all the time. You can do this. Now you have the exercise down. Get out the water bottle and remember portion control. You can do it.

Donna,

Remember this is a new year and you will do great next week. You will have a loss for sure.

Wendy,

Glad you are back. How is the family is your parents better? Have they gotten meds for you dad and gotten that under control yet? Is he finally home from the hospital? You go girl. You made the first step by going the challange you can do this. Stick with us. It is not easy but we will succeed.

Sherri

I am going to try to post some pictures but they may be too large

Let me try this again

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last try

Eleni,

You have a great looking bunch of kids there. You have a huge family just like I do. But it is nice sometimes. I guess it would be pretty boring to only have yourself growing up. That is why I want a sister or brother for megan but that isn't going to happen. At least she has a lot of cousins to keep her company at holidays.

Hope everyone is having a great day. I have had such a terrible and stressful day. But I did return a wallet to a lady that lost it in the middle of the street today. She was so thankful and I was just glad to do something to make her smile. She was so upset and so thankful to me. She tried to offer me money but I wouldn't take it. I did it because it was the right thing to do. I would want all my stuff returned intacked also. So hopefully she will return the favor to someone some day and do the right thing. There should be more of that in the world today I think. I sure did make her day. I know I have lost my wallet just here in the house and not knowing it and I have panicked also and I know how she was feeling. It is such a relief when it is found. We never know what we have in there and how important that stuff is until we lose it. I am glad I could help her out.

I am looking forward to going to bed and ending the day. But I did eat under my points for the day today so I am doing great. It is a miracle though that I have not eaten myself out of house and home. I knew I would overeat with everything going on so I did take a dexatrim to help me out and it did work. At least I was on plan even though I was so frustrated and so stressed and mad today. Usually I turn to food first thing but I really want to make my goal so I did something about it. The eating that is.


Have a great night. I have going to take a hot bath and hit the tub then to bed. Tomorrow is a new day and I can't wait. I am going to lunch with my daughter after gymnastics tomorrow to the buffet. I have my plan again only salad and fruit. My daughter is ready and remembered from last week what I can eat. So I will be fine. I will let you know how I do.

Sherri

Twas The Diet After Christmas



Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the house
Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse.
The cookies I'd nibbled, the eggnog I'd taste
At the holiday parties had gone to my waist.

When I got on the scales there arose such a number!
When I walked to the store (less a walk than a lumber).
I'd remember the marvellous meals I'd prepared;
The gravies and sauces and beef nicely rared,

The wine and the rum balls, the bread and the cheese
And the way I'd never said, "No thank you, please."
As I dressed myself in my husband's old shirt
And prepared once again to do battle with dirt---

I said to myself, as I only can
"You can't spend a winter disguised as a man!"
So--away with the last of the sour cream dip,
Get rid of the fruit cake, every cracker and chip

Every last bit of food that I like must be banished
"Till all the additional ounces have vanished.
I won't have a cookie--not even a lick.
I'll want only to chew on a long celery stick.

I won't have hot biscuits, or corn bread, or pie,
I'll munch on a carrot and quietly cry.
I'm hungry, I'm lonesome, and life is a bore---
But isn't that what January is for?

Unable to giggle, no longer a riot.
Happy New Year to all and to all a good diet!

Thanks for posting it

Donna,

I loved the poem it was so true. But I have to say that mine started well before the holiday. The holidays just added to it.LOL

Have a great day.

Sherri