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Okay...so I went to WW...feeling a little foolish because it's only about the millionth time I've re-joined. But! I've never been there on a Sunday! The leader was excellent, she lost, and has kept off for 20 years, 135 lbs! She must have been a young chickie then, cuz she appears to be maybe in her mid 40s. She is dynamic and caring and friendly and I knew that i had made the right choice about 2 minutes after she started speaking. (BTW...I called my sis to pick her up for the meeting, and she informed me that she wasn't going today...TOM) :rolleyes: I almost backed out then, but I thought of Tina and how I had already posted that I was going...so I HAD to go! Let me tell you...you were all there with me! Valerie (leader) spoke of making the commitment last longer than the usual month and a half or so...you know, when the honeymoon is over and the losses are measured in tenths up and down. She spoke of the need to keep working to get past that and to make this a lifelong commitment. I can't possibly re-create her words and how she spoke them, but she was very powerful. So much so, I threw down some $$$ and purchased the starter kit with the dining out companions, handy dandy spiral bound daily journal and a pedometer, which I've been wanting anyway.
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...here I go again...and as my avatar states... "this time I (really) mean it!" Good luck to us all! |
I am just peeking in for second.. hiding from everyone here... but I have to say....
You guys are all AWESOME !!!! What an inspirational thread. !!!! I am STILL pop and bread FREE !!!!!! And after reading this thread and all of these great posts I will remain Pop and Bread free today too !!!! I love all of you so much and appreciate you even MORE !!!! Be back tonight when I can stay longer. My visit is going great. |
Yay!!!!
Well Miss Kat when I read your first post after mine, I was all ready to come in here and give you a good http://www.gifs.net/animate/dem3.gif but NOW, I see that's not necessary! I am SO proud of you!! I just KNEW you could do it! :yes: First of all....you should never feel foolish and even if you do, who cares? Isn't feeling foolish alot better than the alternative? You are doing this for you darlin and I am majorly excited....for BOTH of us. You keep those :crossed: because as of 5:30 tomorrow....we will have both officially re-joined WW!!
Now, onto other replies: Sandy: I hope I'm not going to have to come up to your house and kick your butt too, am I? :drill: I remember the days when you would come here so excited and proud of all that you were accomplishing. This is not meant to throw anything in your face. This is just ME, reminding you of how good you felt and how good you can FEEL again. I KNOW how hard it is and you know that I do, but please...don't give up. Remember, we are always here for you and we can do ANYTHING...together! :yes: Pam: Thank you so much for the sweet words you said. It's like I've always said, "If you can't be honest here, where can you?" That's why I love coming here so much, because we all have so much in common and I feel like I can open up my heart and not be judged on it. Thank you so much for being part of my loving family. :love: Terri: I know exactly what you're saying about WW. It seems like we are all just alike when it comes down to it. We go to WW and join and for the first couple of weeks, we are all gung ho. Then little by little other things become more important and instead of going to the meetings, we just go to WI and leave...I mean, isn't that the only reason we're there anyways? :no: Then, before you know it, you're not even going to WI anymore and you've skipped a week or two and you keep thinking, "Hmm, I'll get back on track tomorrow and work really hard so I can go in there next week with a loss." In the immortal words of Jim Carey.....WRONGO! Next week never comes and before you know it, you've gained all your weight back and then some. Come on Terri....let THIS be THE TIME that we don't back down to anything else and take care of ourselves. Let this be the time that we say we are worth it and we are taking that time our for our good health. I mean, if you're honest, if we don't take care of ourselves, we are literally putting one foot in the grave and could there be anything more important than preserving our life? I want to see you run that race next year! You CAN do it. We can do it together!! Jen: I am SO proud of you! 50 lbs down is awesome!!!! http://www.gifs.net/animate/cheerldr.gif I know you have got to feel such a sense of accomplishment. I have no doubt that before you know it, you will be in onederland! Congrats!!!! Ok gals.... to EVERYONE else, I love you from the bottom of my last toenail to the tip of the longest hair on my head! :eek: :lol: I hope you are all having a truly terrific OP day and I will try to pop in here later or at least in the morning. WW.....here I come. Just one more day!!!! |
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You snuck in here on me you little darlin while I was posting! I know you're busy right now with your company, but how sweet are you to jump in here to visit with us for a minute. I must say also how proud I am of you for sticking to your guns and staying away from bread and "pop".
This is just for you! http://www.gifs.net/animate/am369.gif |
Hi Gals -
Just a quick :hello: and note to tell you how wonderful you all are!!! We can all do this --- we each have our own demons :devil: and goals and accomplishments. Each of us have to work to find our own niche, but we can do this TOGETHER!!! If I hadn't found you all, who know if I would be on track with my healthy lifestyle. There is no time for the "what ifs". LET'S DO THIS!!! I just had a great workout at the gym and since I am all sweaty and stinky I am going to hop in the shower. Jeff and I are going out for a healthy lunch and then running some errands. I have a million and one things to do today, but I'll be back later on. I just had to tell you all how great you are!!! Love, Barb :) |
Hey everyone :)
I didn't make it on yesterday because I was out spending an evening with DH. We had an appointment to go to (sales pitch for something we couldn't afford) and took advantage of the hour in the car each way to reconnect. We don't get to do a lot of that lately. It was so nice. We stopped and picked up How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days on the way home to give the evening a nice, romantic closing. Well, wouldn't you know it, but my stinker dh sat down as soon as we got in the house and turned on a computer game! I was busy shooing the girls off to bed so we could enjoy our movie and he kept playing. I asked nicely 3 times if he would turn off his game so we could start. Finally, I asked him if the game meant more than our marriage. Ok, it was a bit dramatic, but nothing else was getting through. We had been having a really nice time with honest and open communication, and I wasn't going to have it dashed to pieces that would leave me going to bed yet again with bad feelings towards him and somehow blaming myself for it all. Guess the drama worked, even if not perfectly to start, because we got to watch our movie (it was great fun, but pushed the edges of pg-13, for those of you with munchkins around) and we did a nice bit of snuggling and pillow talk after. SUCCESS!!! :D One other thing happened last night, and I really need to get it off my chest. My oldest daughter is 12. 5 years ago a 16 year old in our neighborhood tried to rape her. We kept our heads cool and worked with police and the local Children's Justice Center and had him put in jail. They kept him for not just the two years until he turned 18, but all the way to his 21st birthday. They would have loved to keep him beyond, but he was tried as a juvenile. My daughter was not the only child he had sexually assaulted, just the other child was 4 and hearing and speech impaired. The little boy didn't know enough sign language yet other than to crudely describe what had been happening to him. He had also raped his 4 and 6 year old nieces several years earlier and had been "treated" for that. Ok, so you get the idea. This guy is a total creep and predator. The system has done it's best for him, but eventually they had to return him to the outside world and pray with the rest of us that he doesn't commit any further crimes. Now, jump forward. We were informed that he was getting out of jail and his grandparents wanted to return him to our community. We let the grandparents know how uncomfortable we were with that situation, and it wasn't spoken of again. Last night my daughter begins asking me questions about pepper spray. I answered her questions and told her it was for protection, not something to be joked about like she had described her friends doing. She said she knew it was for protection, and she wanted to feel safe. Hrm... On asking what made her feel unsafe, she described how some of her friends have been talking about this guy getting out of jail and how really cool he is. He takes her friends out 4-wheeling and does all sorts of other great stuff with them and is planning on moving back to town soon. Her eyes teared up, and she said she wanted something to protect herself and her sister. Chicks, I've got to tell you, the mama bear inside of me wanted to search this male out and tear him apart limb by limb for making my baby girl scared again. We've dealt with the other issues and continue to deal with them as things come up, but... moving back here is asking us to bear one too many things, and there is not one thing I can do to stop him. He committed the crime as a juvenile. All I can do is get a restraining order and pray he doesn't ever decide to waltz right through it. Ok... I know it was lengthy, but it feels better just getting it off my chest. These are the sort of things I used to eat my way through. The food didn't save me. The food didn't make it feel better or make it go away. It just served to make me fat. Now I'm going to get off the computer and give the mother of one of those girls a call. I think legally I can do that. I won't be telling any lies, and it might save her a lot of heartache in the end as well. *hugs* to all of you! I know this post might sound like I'm in a bad place, but I'm really not. I'm feeling strong and although not ready to stand up to this challenge, very willing to do what it takes to see it through. Andria |
Hey, yes this morning has been going much more smoothly thankfully...I had my cereal and then for lunch I had one of those instant lunches (not the best choice I know, but I counted the points) and some grated cheese and bread.
My new walking tapes should be in any day now! :-D |
Good Day Everyone...
Sorry I missed chat last night..Just HAD to watch them GATORS . They lost, but they played a good game!
Andria: No wonder you were ticked at your DH. You need to keep the lines of communication open w/him now. I can't imagine what you and your daughter are feeling . You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.:grouphug: When you're feeling overwhelmed, don't go to the fridge-come here! Jen: :dancer: :dance: :cb: :cp: 50 lbs gone! WTG! Tina: Thanks for your openess and honesty. You're an inspiration to all of us :goodvibes 2 Cute: Good job staying away from soda and bread! :D Kat: I'm glad you started WW anyway. Your lecturer sounds very inspiring. I know you'll do great :cp: Barb & Meliss::grouphug: Enjoy your Sunday! |
Good Afternoon Chickie Poos!
I am sooo glad I you all are recommitting again! I weighed in last week and I stayed the same...how disappointing. The weigher asked me if I was getting my period...I said that was hit or miss these days...some months I get it some I don't so she says I have a paper for you to read and she goes over to the cabinet and pulls it out and hands it to me and you know what it says at the top in big blue letters? "MENOPAUSE" !! Geeessh....what a slap in the face!! I was disappointed because I stayed at my points and did all I was suppose to do...but this chick is NOT GIVING UP! That was my problem in the past...when I lost the weight the last time I never gave up...those WW people have seen people join and rejoin a hundred times, they have seen people gain weight 4, 5 and 6 weeks in a row...but the people who are successful are the ones who come back each week even though they didn't lose or gained!! I know...I was one of them once before! Sooo....if I could do it then I can do it now and so can all of you! I don't care about paying the money each week...I don't think twice about spending $10 at McDonalds...why should I even consider spending $10 each week at WW? So lets all make a pact...NO QUITTING! NO EXCUSES will be allowed!! No one who ever quit anything was successful!! This is a way of life for us...even when we lose and get to goal we will still have to count our points and watch what we put in our mouths!! Phew....I will step down from my soap box now! I took Andrew swimming at the Y today...I had to take him out kicking and screaming though! He starts his swim lessons on Wednesday. This ought to be fun!! I'm ready for a nap now but he ain't cooperating! He has learned to climb up the side of the bunk bed to get to the top bunk. I was hoping he wouldn't learn that part. He just can't get down yet and keeps calling me! Well I better get going...I got interupted by a phone call that lasted about an hour! I'll catch you all later. I couldn't make it to chat last night...we went to a birthday party and didn't get home till after 10 pm ....everyone was gone when I finally checked in! TTFN Michelle |
Hello fellow chicks
Hope all of you are well today food has been ok for me today. I am recommiting to staying op. I will not eat any fast food during the week and very little on the week ends.(at least I'll try) I made a low cal pink lemonaide pie for tonight. 1small bx vanilla sugar free pudding instant 1 tub crystal light lemonaide (all I had was pink) 1 1/2 c skim milk whip together add 8 oz tub fat free cool whip pour into graham cracker crust chill several hours. I am thinking of joining WW online. There is not one close enough for me to go to. well I'm out of here wish me luck . |
Man.... this thread sure is inspiring!
Michelle: Good for you girlfriend. NO QUITTING this time. Even if we gain.....even when we lose, there is no giving up. No matter what, we are going to do it this time. $$ will not be an issue. As a matter of a fact, I'm writing a check tomorrow that I pray will not hit the bank till Friday, cause I had a few things come up that took my WW money.....but I will NOT wait another week. Checking acct be darned!! :lol: Mary: I am SO proud of you for re-committing yourself. I know that you can do this....we ALL can. I honestly believe that anything is possible if we are just willing to put ourselves out there and give it a try. I'll be keeping you in my thoughts this week. Joanne: Quote:
MissMeliss: Hey there lady! How are you doing? Fantastic, I hope. What kind of walking tapes are on the way? Inquiring minds want to know! Andria: I'm glad you ended up "getting your man" last night. Sometimes we have to be dramatic to get what we want, don't we? :lol: Also.....I can't even pretend I know what you, your family and your daughter are going through, but I can definitely see why the mama bear in you would come out. I'll be keeping your family in my heart and prayers. Barb: Awwww, thanks for all the nice things you said in your last post. I am once again in awe of you and your commitment to exercise. You are definitely an inspiration to me. :cb: Alright guys.....I'm actually going to get off my fat butt and do some exercise myself. I'm going to do my 1 mile WATP and then take a long bubblebath. Have a terrific night and I love you all!! |
Okay, I did it!
I got my bike out, put air in the tires and got my butt on it. Too bad I have to ride up hill to get out of the cul-de-sac but, it will make me stronger! I rode for 40 minutes which was seven miles doing laps around the neighborhood. While my form was not good and it was not a zippy ride in any way, I did notice that I was able to ride the upslopes and did more of them instead of just the flat circles. I have made some progress this summer on the spinner. I'm going to have to be careful about my left hip because it sure was tight and kinda hurt. I may have to change the pedals. But....I tried and I'm glad for the accomplishment. Too bad I get inspired in September when it will be cold soon. :rolleyes: :lol: Have a great night. I'm looking forward to Sopranos and Sex and the City tonight. Mary - I used the WW online last year before I started going to the meetings. I loved the menu planner and the online journal. Give it a try as you can always cancel it. Good luck and be strong this week! |
Tina: Me~mad at you???? Never :no: !!!! I remember those days when I was so excited and full of energy too, and I want them back desperately. I have gained back a lot of what I lost and that makes me feel even worse, but I will start again and again and again till I get it right. And I know you will all be here to cheer me on or kick me in the butt or what ever it is I need at the moment. thats why I love it here!!!
Andria: I'm so sorry about the mess you are having to deal with right now. I wish you all the luck in running the boy out of town for good!!! Mary: The pie sounds yummy. I will be starting the WW thing again soon, but at home too. Not sure if I will pay the online fee or just do it myself again. Along with coming to the thread a million times a day. So many of you have recomminted I am bound to have to do this again. Actually I have decided after this last weekend away I will be back on the "wagon". Move on over girls and make room for this girl on the seat.....and please tie me down tight, I tend to loosen the knots a little sometimes. Now I need advice....not so much advice as much as what would you have done in this situation. My daughter Alexis who is 6 went to Sunday school today and my Mother in law is one of the teachers. Well she asked to stay for church services with Nana, well no big deal......so I thought. Well, come to find out from my 6 year old, they did communion today. And my lovely MIL who 6 months ago would not accept communion cause she did not feel right about it yet took it upon herself to let my 6 year old join in on this. I am sorry, I hit the roof.......Alexis is not old enough to know what she did or was doing, or the meaning of it!!!! And besides that, It was my right to be there for the first one and to be the one who said it was okay!!!! My mil took something from me today that I can never ever get back, and I am very very hurt!!! I called her and told her this instead of stewing and stewing about it. Alls she said was " Well, alls I can say is I am sorry, I did not think anything of it, did not think it was any big deal!!!) I am still mad and upset, and hurt....I cried over this, I don't know if I am being to emotional about it or what, but I feel it was my right and it was taken away with no thought what so ever!!! Please feel free to comment either way you feel. Maybe I am missing something. Gonna close for now, cause I am tearing up again.... Love ya all, Sandy |
Hi Chicks!
I had planned on coming back in here tonight and catching up with everyone, but the day got away from me. I started reading "Kentucky Rich" by Fern Michaels and I have been buried in it most of the afternoon and evening. Now I need to get a few things around here done before watching Sex in the City and getting to bed early. Have a great evening. :love: Barb |
The pie was good. It could have been a little firmer.
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