well...I did it, I just had to go and weigh in. My appt with my dietician is not till the 18th of the month, but I knew I wouldnt want to wait that long....Besides, needed some motivation to get the wk started off right.
I lost another 4.6 lbs!! down 34.3lbs in all now.YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Okay, so I am a "little excited"..
Tina, sounds like you have some good goals for this week. I know you will accomplish them all! thanks so much for all of your inspiring posts of late.
Joe Anne: great to see you posting again!!
Bobsgal: yes you can and yes you will do this
Andria, glad to hear that you are enjoying your Monday, me too!!!
Natalie, keep your chin up sweetie, you have come TOO FAR, to regress now!! you can make it.
All of you chicklets have a great afternoon and I will ck in tonight.
Where did my post go? I'm almost positive that I posted this morning...could it be that I'm losing my marbles?
I'm sure I remember reporting that my first day back on WW was successful, I finished up with one point left over...not to mention the activity points earned...(but they don't count til the 3rd week) I'm sure I remember telling about overcoming my fear of the hummus...It's lovely with some mini garlic bagel chips...
but not too kind on the breath!
Tina...a number is a number. It's just a starting point. Take it from there...no guilt, no regrets, no looking back. Forward, MARCH!
Sandy...I know of very few people who's MIL doesn't drive them nuts! My husband included! My motto: Expect the worst, hope for the best...and don't count on life (or families) to be fair. 2cute had some wise and wonderful words for you...nobody can take away your own "firsts" with your child. It's not worth the aggravation to stew about it. Cheer up, your kids need a happy mommy!
Steph...Hi again! This is the perfect weather for all your walking. I need to get out there too...but I've been saddled with waiting for the TV guy to come install something. They'll be here between 1 and 5...Gee thanks!
2cute...back in the saddle again...I wish they had musical notes smilies...
(see? No condolences, no reassurances, no nothin'! Actually I'm not even referring to anything regarding any eating faux pas...I'm just babbling...I'm good at that...I'll stop now)
Andria...I wanted to give you a big cyber hug the other day when you spoke of what your daughter has been through. I have no words that can even come close to expressing how sorry I am about that. I can only offer my prayers and my thanks for these powerful words...
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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.
You're damned right you can do that! Doesn't "Megan's Law" apply to juvenile offenders? If not, it should. Take care and give your daughter an extra hug from me.
Joanne...Hi! Welcome back!
Natalie...Get some fresh air!! A good walk on a beautiful day WILL do wonders! Breathe deep...ahhh...ahhh...ahhh...CHOO! okay, don't breathe THAT deep...it's ragweed season!
Syn...your friend Cissy sounds like she's a follower of the FlyLady...my hero! She's right...there's no need to keep stuff you're not using! As we speak, my car is full of bags of clothes to donate and books to donate...slowly but surely, the decluttering works wonders! Good luck!
Pam...I'm off today too! (Wellll...I worked last night, but I've already slept, so the rest of the day is mine.) The boys are going to play golf...so I'm going to the gym later...after the TV man comes, I guess.
Barb...speaking of "Gym girl," It does feel good when you go, doesn't it? Why then, is it such a struggle to get there??? Something to ponder on the treadmill... Hey, will you be watching the Eagles play tonight? Hubby is SO excited his boys are on Monday Night Football!
That's it for me...I've got to get to the post office before dh leaves for the golf course...
Have a great day, my friends...
Last edited by katrinabgood; 09-08-2003 at 02:43 PM.
Well I have already had 112 oz of water today. I also got in my exercise. In addition to walking my son to school and walking back home, I did WATP 1 mile, took my daughter for a walk in her stroller around the neighborhood, and walked to pick my son up from school and walked home. It felt really good. No time for replies right now, have to get to work.
Steph
Location: Down in the dumps..but working my way out!
Posts: 907
Hi Everyone!
Pam:
YOU GO GIRL!!!
You too Tina! YES, YOU! It's just a number (see stats below). I'm glad you're rejoining WW. Don't be afraid of the scale-pat yourself on the back, don't kick yourself in the pants
Joanne: Welcome back! Hope school works out great for you.
Sandy and all having MIL probs: Been there. I was mad at my in laws for a long time for various reasons. I finally made peace with my MIL at the end of her life, and I can honestly say that there's times when I miss her. Keep on keeping on!
Hi Gals ---
It's almost time for the big Monday night football game and Jeff is stuck at work. I feel bad for him - I know he is so excited about the game, not sure what is keeping him......well, speak of the devil.....he just called. He got hung up on the phone with lawyers all afternoon --- he oversees Mutual Funds for a fairly large company and they just got mixed in with a lot of stuff that went on in with Hedge Funds today. Anyway, he should be home in time for kickoff. He seems to think I am going to stay up for the entire game. I don't think so!
I am going to attempt to go back and catch up on some things over the past couple days, bear with me, I may jump around....
Jen --- I don't think I've said it yet....CONGRATULATIONS on your loss so far! That's wonderful news!!!
I may take you up on your E-bay advice. I've got a lot of work to go through all my stuff, so I probably won't start for a couple months - after vacation and whatnot.
Terri ---- Sounds like our DHs are very much alike. Jeff seems to want a gold star when he does the littlest thing, but doesn't seem to notice everything I do. Yep --- The laundry did itself and the dishes cleaned themselves and the dogs fed themselves.....OH, I could go on all night. I try the note thing, but always hear "I'll get to it later". Then later comes and I get tired of waiting and end up doing it!! Then on nights like this I feel so bad because he does work so hard at his job and I have a much less stressful job. So, I end up biting my tongue. I try to pick my battles wisely. Thanks for the suggestions....I know, I am babbling.
Kat --- Congrats on getting back to WW!!! I'm very proud of you!!! And going to the gym again!!! Keep it up!!!
Andria --- My heart goes out to you for what you have been through with your daughter. {{{HUGS}}} Good job getting DH off the computer game. Wish I could do it!!! Out of curiosity, what game is he into? Jeff's into EverQuest and it appears to be quite addictive!
Michelle ---- Don't let yourself be disappointed with a week of maintaining your weight. You didn't gain and you stuck with the program. It WILL pay off!!! Swimming with Andrew sounds like fun!
Mary --- Good job on your recommitment! You can do it!!! I'm with you on the fast food - well eating out in general. We do too much of it on weekends!
Sandy --- Sorry about the problems with your MIL. I hope you don't let the bad experience take away from the future special event of Alexis making her First Holy Communion. It will mean so much to both of you at that point because it will be a meaningful experience. Not like your MIL's slip up this weekend. Do you have another Girls weekend coming up? When is that? The last one sounded like a blast!!! 800 posts!!! WOW!
2Cute ---- I'm not saying a word!
Natalie --- So, did you get out and get some fresh air today?? I hope you are feeling better!
Pam ----Congrats on the loss!!!
Well, it's about time for me to get comfy on the couch. Jeff should be home in a few.... and to anyone I missed.
Hi everybody! Boy, I feel like I haven't been here in ages. I was finally able to take Sunday as a day off. That was heavenly!
Did absolutely nothing except go to dinner with some friends....until 11:00 PM when my mother called and said that all of her carpeting was wet and she didn't know what to do. She was all out of breath because she had worked herself up into a state about it. I told her to just sit down and that I would be over right away.
And since everyone else has done their share of venting lately, it's my turn.
So DH (read the D as anything you want to here) says (in a loud annoyed voice), "why does it always have to happen in the middle of the night?" Well gosh, dear. I don't know. Do you think she plans it that way??? So then he proceeds to say to #1 son, "could you go with mom, I have to go to work in the morning?" Well, I bit my tongue and refrained from saying, "geez, I sure hope YOUR mother never gets old, and God forbid might be alone, and need something in the middle of the night!" I was livid. Then to top it off, when we got home (an hour later), DH gets out of bed and proceeds to get the blow by blow of what happened from #1 son; what he did to try and fix it, etc. Now, don't you think that he would have been asleep 1/2 hour earlier if he would have just gone instead of sending #1 son to try and do the job and then get the story from him when we got home???
Ok, enough of that.
I went to WI (not Wisconsin) this morning. I was not very excited to go, mind you. I approached the scale and told the girl not to even tell me, that I didn't want to weigh, but I wanted to be at the meeting. So anyway, she looks at me and says, "you DO want to know...you're down a pound!" Well, I'll be!!! I told her I didn't deserve it, but I would take it!
So, I'm taking it as an omen that I'm meant to jump on this wagon you've all got going on too. Is there still room for one more??? I think I'm going to use today's weight and work towards a 10% goal. I'm still not back where I started (although I've been creeping back up there slowly) and I just think chunking it off in bite-size pieces makes some sense for me.
I had to fight with myself while I was out working today. I got my usual cafe mocha from Tim Hortons, but I skipped the apple fritter. I picked up a grilled chicken salad and enjoyed that for lunch. I've had 60 oz. of water so far, with a couple of hours left to go. I made that maple glazed salmon recipe that somebody posted awhile back for dinner with peas and Ore Ida Steak Fries baked in the oven. And then for my snack tonight I had Fat Free Crunch n Munch.
All in all, I'm pretty happy with my first day back OP. Could it have been better? Sure. Was it a real improvement over what I've been doing? You betcha!
I'm still going to bypass individual replies. I just don't have the energy and still have 2 reports left to type. I'll try and do better. Just hang onto me so I don't fall off this wagon. Love to all!
Last edited by thinthinker; 09-08-2003 at 09:39 PM.
MMMM....yummy dinner just consumed:
6 oz baked pork chop, slathered with 1 T ketchup, Splenda, sliced onion=9 points
steamed asparagus w/ICBINB spray=0 points
4 spinach stuffed mushrooms=4 points
Still have room/points left for the sf/ff instant chocolate pudding I'm gonna make as soon as I'm done here! (Gotta get that milk in!)
I'm LOVING this! yeah, I know it's only been two days... BUT! I feel good and I feel like anything and everything is possible. I rode my bike today for about 50 minutes. I was shooting for an hour, but I got to this really busy street, it was taking me forever to cross, so I just turned back earlier than I had planned. I opted for the bike ride instead of the gym...I can't get enough of this weather! The trail I ride is so pretty. I'm thinking of going to the gym first thing tomorrow am...sis and I are going down to see Mom and Dad, so maybe I'll join Barb in a 6:30 gym session before I have to get my son off to school... ~or~ maybe I'll ride my bike first thing in the morning...
Tina...did you go tonight? I really like the new Flex points program. It's not really new...really just the old one tweaked a bit to freshen it up. No matter, what ever works, right? So far so good.
Thin, there is ALWAYS room for you in this wagon! on your pleasant surprise at the scale!
Gotta run...dh is sad, the Eagles are losing, 3-0...He thinks I want to sit and watch the game with him.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
He's funny.
Last edited by katrinabgood; 09-08-2003 at 10:12 PM.
There are too many people to congratulate to keep straight.
A police car is going by in the distance as I type this and the dog is howling on the deck. Sounds funny. Its the only time I've heard him howl since he was a pup. Its like he can't help himself.
Anyway, as I was saying. to everyone for getting in here and getting motivated. We've got people exercising again; we've got ladies rejoining WW; we've got ladies getting that journal out and getting food within their points; and we've got ladies posting losses!
I had a really good food day. I took a chicken salad (FF mayo, FF sour cream) with a yogurt and apple for lunch today. AND I stayed away from the vending machine. That was a nasty little habit that was creeping back up.
I also did my morning toning exercises and then jumped on the spinner for 36 minutes this morning while waiting for the TV repairman. Hmm, seems like someone else was waiting for a repairman too. Tonight, we had discipleship class so we ate at Subway and then I walked the dog for our 1.5 mile route.
All in all. A great day.
Today, I started a personal goals list. Nothing too complicated or too outrageous. I need something to keep me motivated for being able to do the charity bike rides next year...and to remind me that its a goal. I also started a training log so I can track all the exercise I've done towards that goal.
Thin - Good for you for facing the WW WI. Now, just get Curves back on the calendar and you'll be back in the groove. It was me that posted the maple syrup salmon - glad you enjoyed it! DH's are not known for their logic sometimes!
Mary - Looks like you've done great with food as well. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Pam - Way to go! 4.6 is a great loss. Keep at it girl!
Syn - Don't know ya, but looking forward to getting to know more about you! Welcome back to the group!
Steph - Good to see you again. Wow, that's a lot of walking!
Natalie - Hope you get to feeling more up soon!
Joe Anne - Good to see you back as well. Good luck with the studying!
Barb - You're really sticking with the gym - I'm proud of you and you're an inspiration!
I need to head off to bed. Hello and to 2Cute, Sandy, Kat, Michelle, Tina (we're all breathlessly waiting to hear how your WW return went!), Andria, Connie.....and yes, where the heck is Lori? Hope I didn't miss anyone - somtime we need a roster of everyone!
down 34.3lbs in all now.
hey
Hi Everyone!
and 
to anyone I missed. 
I was finally able to take Sunday as a day off. 
MMMM....yummy dinner just consumed:
~or~ maybe I'll ride my bike first thing in the morning...
I really like the new Flex points program. It's not really new...really just the old one tweaked a bit to freshen it up. No matter, what ever works, right? So far so good. 
on your pleasant surprise at the scale!
