Good Morning...well...drum roll please.....I made maintenance last night!!!!! I lost 1.8# !!!!! I got the golden key and am wearing it proudly around my thin neck. I started with Weight Watchers on Jan. 9, 2003 and have now lost 58#. Now that I am in maintenance I will probably be a worse scale addict!:^: My family took me out for Mexican food last night-I save all my points and really enjoyed myself-chips, salsa, guacamole, enchiladas, refried beans, etc. so today it's water, water, water!

:bravo: Congratulations, Ideal!! :cp:

Aaargh, I still weigh the same. I tried to be so good for the last week, and I was pretty good until Pie Day. I have to remember that it's just a number, and I actually am doing well in spite of what the scale says. I feel good, I look good, and I shouldn't care about the scale. (Who am I kidding? :lol: )
It doesn't help that I'm PMS-y this week. :headache: :no:

Look who all showed up today!! YAYYYY

Tulip! Enjoy yourself. It's a happy celebration! ANd by the way...what do you do with all that spare time you have now?Lol I was a good girl and didn't get on the scale this morning. AM trying to stay away till Sunday or Monday. I hope I can hold out!

Southern Butterfly...isn't it amazing how our actions affect the people around us? In our last thread, someone said that her preteen daughter now gets on the scale every day because she watches her mom do it. Keep up the good work tho! You are a good influence on bf to get him to the gym!

YAYYYY FOR IDEAL~~~ That is soooo wonderful! We told you that you'd make your goal! Be proud of that key and flaunt it! Show it to everyone!!! Hope you still post here with us! You have done a wonderful job in your weight loss and are an inspiration to all of us!

I hope you enjoyed your celebratory dinner! I LOVE mexican! I miss back home where we had REAL authentic mexican food. Everything up here is like Taco Bell or Chi Chi's... Congrats again!!

Topaz! Great to see you and be proud that you maintained! Maintaining is better than gaining!!! Take stock of what you've been doing lately. In there lies your answer as to why you aren't losing. Maybe it's time to get a bit more exercise? Or maybe cut out bread and pasta for awhile? Or maybe change your workout routine. Could be you've been unconciously snacking without realizing it.

I read a good article in a magazine where it said that we sometimes don't realize we are snacking. We note all the good things we've eaten for the day but forget the handful of M&Ms we were offered by a coworker...or the cookies we had at a friend's house when we went to visit...or the food we grabbed out the fridge while getting ingredients for supper....and it's true...if you sit back and look at your day....you'll find something!

Wonderful week so far ladies! Let's keep it up and let's hope we hear from Shelley soon!

I managed to stay off of the scales this morning. Yeah, me!!

Ideal - congratulations on reaching maintenance!!!!:cb: :bravo: :cp:

Topaz - you're right. Why should we care what the number says? But we do. Just keep up the good work. It'll pay off.

Hotsplashes - I agree with that article. I noticed that I would grab mindlessly, that's why I write everything down, no matter how small it may seem to me.

I hope you'll have a wonderful day!!

Thanks girls! You all rock! I ate supper at a Chinese buffet last night to celebrate...not a good choice! I am being super good today :dizzy: what a crazy way to live, but we must do what we must do...the scale stayed the same after much water!

Hope your day's a good one!

YAY for Southern Butterfly!!! She stayed away from the Scale!! I know it's hard...but remember...one day at a time and 21 days makes or breaks a habit!

Ideal...YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMM chinese buffet!! I feel like talking like Homer Simpson right now..."Chinese buffets are my frieeeendddddd!!!"

I didn't get on the scale today and am eating properly...need to drink more water tho...been drinking waayyyy to much tea...I'm getting sick of Sweet and Low...ickie ickie ickie!!

See everyone tomorrow!!!

Well Wednesday morning and the scales stayed in the cupboard.......i'm strong...i can do this!!!!!!!

This morning my daughter (14) noticed that i have stopped weighing myself.......she asked why......i told her coz it wasn't important!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH WHAT A LIE.........but she's at an impressionable age.....it was a must!

Splashes it was me who had mentioned on the last thread that my daughter has started weighing herself everyday with me.......it was one of the main reasons why i was determined to to put my scales away!!

Enjoyed my party last night, was v. good, had steak and salad, diet pop and a mouthful of hubby's dessert then black coffee, and coz i was so good i felt on top of the world!!

SB - well done for keeping off the scales today!

Ideal - congrats for reaching maintanance, 58lbs is FANTASTIC!!

Topaz - If your still the same, it means you haven't gained!!! so well done on that score!! ;)

Wonderful way to start the day with reading Tulip's post about setting a wonderful example for her daughter and for eating well at her party!!! Congratulations...it's Thursday morning here...am off to work in about 20 minits...so have a good day everyone!

Congrats on everyone's success'. I am off to a full day of court cases-we only get 15 min. for lunch, so I have a sandwich packed, it's only 3 points. I was so good all day until I got home...the house was a mess and I hit the candy. You know those Nut Goodies from Brach's? I never even liked them, but started eating one and soon half or 3/4 of the bag was gone-very addicitve! So tonight I have a Home Interior Party at my place and need to stay clear of the food!

Hope your day's a good one!:^:

Ideal...how did the day go? I don't know what Nut Goodies are But I know the Brach label...I bet they are good! And yes I too have fallen victim to the "Ooooh I'll only have one or two...." and in no time most of the bag is gone...I love caramels...specially at Halloween!

And here's the news this morning ladies...I fell off the wagon and onto the scales...but good news!! I'm DOWN 2lbs!! so now here's my stats...

190/178/135-140

Have a great weekend to anyone who I might not see this weekend...to those that I will see....Have a GREAT FRIDAY!!!!

:o :( :o I AM SO ASHAMED OF MYSELF!!!!!!!! After what you said about me as well.............. I was good at the party I did set a good example to my DD for not wieghing myself everyday.......then i went and blew it when there friends came around for tea and i helped myself to two peices of their freshly made pizza and a bowl (all be it small) of mixed flavoured ice cream, My carb count went through the roof!!!:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

I was more ashamed that i'd have to come on here and 'fess up to what i'd done, than what i'd actually eaten as it tasted soooooooooo good!!!

BUT and here is the good bit...........I didn't get on the scales to see if i've gained on not........i am still determined to weigh myself on sundays!!!

I have to reach my goal weight by the end of the month otherwise i'm going to get really angry with myself....its so silly.....I wasn't even that hungry I just fancied it and couldn't be bothered to cook myself something different. But due to the wheat i am now suffering:eek: :eek: :eek: badly!!!

splashes, wasnt' that conveinient that you fell off the wagon and landed straight on the scales......you can't be blamed for that, accidents happen....blame the guy who but the scales so close to that darn wagon!!!! lol but congrats on the 2lb weight loss!!

Ideal hope the day in court didn't end in another fight with a bag of nut goodies!!!

;)

Have a great weekend........i have another challenge on my hands as freinds have invited us around for dinner on saturday night.........why oh why does my whole social life revolve around food???!!!! Wish me luck!

I didn't weigh myself this morning. I wanted to, but there wasn't time to remember unitl after I was completely dressed. I'll just have to weigh tomorrow!

Hotsplashes - congratulations on loosing 2lbs!!:cb:

Tulip - just say "oh, well" and go forward. You'll meet that goal before you know it!!:dance:

Ideal - I hope your party went well. My mother looovvveess Home Interior! She sells it on and off just to have the discount so that she can splurge!! I love it because I get the "I'm tired of this picutre" hand me downs!:)

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Hi, can anyone join in? I definately fit this mold! I weigh myself every morning! No clothes, dry hair and after all morning bathroom stuff is done. :)

It's so bad that last week I lost (I thought) a pound and called boyfriend at work to tell him! I was so excited!! I said, guess where I am and guess what I did......he didn't say anything so I said....I lost another pound. His only respone...."you're naked aren't you."

(BTW - I apparently didn't lose the pound as I appears and disappears daily, as it has done for a month now!) :mad:

Welcome Little Grasshopper!!

And yes anyone can join!!!

Your introduction story had me laffing so hard I nearly fell off my puter chair! That is something I would do...Call someone and say.."GUESS WHAT!!"...but your BF's response was frikken hilarious!!!

Hope to see you on here as a regular LOSER...we'll help you permanently lose that pound!

Hey Tulip...don't feel bad...When I got to work this morning...my handsome horseman had a big tea and a muffin for me. Talk about carb counts going around the bend! I think that muffin had a billion grams of carbs. One of those luscious JUMBO muffins. Blueberry/Cranberry bran.

So you are not alone. And have a wonderful time at your friends...just watch your portions. And fill up on water before you eat. That way you'll be less tempted to over eat!

Southern! Stick with it! I know you can do it! And what is Home Interior? We don't have that up here in Canada!lol

Good evening all! Sorry I haven't been aroud this week but it seems to have been a fly by week. My MIL came down last weekend and we golfed Sat after I spent the morning cleaning the house and making a dessert for Thanksgiving dinner for the Sun. Then I got up early Sun and went to the gym while evryone else snoozed and then they met me at 10:15 after they went for breakfast and we drove down to my brothers ( including my MIL) for dinner. We got home about 930 and then I was up early to start work at 8. By the next day when it was time to go to work again I was sick, I don't know if it was from the food on the Sun or another bug I picked up at the Nursing Home where I work. I was just out of sorts all day Tues and WEd, I went to the gym Thurs but could tell I wasn't myself. My days off were wed & Thurs so that helped but after work today I have been feeling alittle sluggish again and have a bit of a headache. however after work tomorrow I will head for the gym no matter how I feel.

The visit at my brothers was really nice. I''m still getting use to the idea that I have all this family I knew nothing about. He is my birth brother and he found me 2 years ago this Christmas. In all there were 6 of us 1 passed away when he was 3 and all but the oldest sister has been located and the rest of us have all met. I am however closest to the brother that put in the search for me, we were at his house. We grew up not far from each other and one brother shoips all the time in the small town I live in now. It truly is a small world. Sorry Im rambling again. Congrats to those of you who lost wt and to those of you who are staying off the scales and to everyone else for hanging in there. Enjoy your weekend everyone.

Ohhh Dollar...what a wonderful thing to hear about you finding your family! Sorry to hear you are sick tho...I myself am fighting off a cold. Everyone else at work has got it or had it except for me. So I'm trying my best to stay healthy.

I have found all but 2 of my siblings. Like you...there are six others. I am the 3rd youngest. I met my youngest in 89 and lost him in 92. Found my oldest brother(oldest of all of us) in 86 but do not keep in contact with him. That is the way he wanted it and I understand and respect that. I found my younger sister in 94 and are very close with her...she's my best friend....I found another abrother in 89 as well. We keep in touch and he's an awesome guy. We are good friends as well. I am now just missing my two oldest sisters. Hopefully I will find them.

Eating has been pretty good. I even have been keeping up the water content. I went out for a friend's bday last nite and had no icecream....just a small piece of cake and didn't even finish all of it.

I am finding that when I stick things in my mouth that I'm not supposed to be eating...my body is letting me know and I feel pretty lousy later on.

Today is rainy and yucky....so I'm going to do nothing but housework on my only day off. But tonite I am going to rent a movie and cuddle up with my dogs on the couch.

Have a great day ladies!!! See you all on Monday!

Hi everyone......sunday night and i've had my special time with my scales, they were a bit dusty from being in the cupboard all week!!!!:D :D :D But i jumped on and off a couple of times before i believed what they were saying......

I have left them in the bathroom in disgrace, as they were not the best scales today.......i haven't lost wt nor put it on. Naughty scales!!!!

I am going to keep them out this week as my daily wiegh in's help me to keep a track of my eating better:^: :^:

I have spent two day's cheating a bit (cake & wine! - No not together splashes, i'm not that bad!!:p ) so i'm determind to stick to my food plan this week, i have my shopping list ready for tomorrow and will stay away from the naughty stuff with the safe comfort of knowing that my scales are in the bathroom waiting for me............ahhhhhh it's like having a friend return from a trip!!! lol

Hope you all had a great weekend.........and colds / bugs etc have all cleared up!!!

dollar and hotsplashes - Your stories sound a lot like mine. A year ago I decided to look of my birth fathers family. I "thought" I knew his name. After 15 minutes on the net I found him - in australia. But his family was in the states. I managed to meet a whole load of family that I didn't know. Found that my mothers mother has kept in touch with them quietly and has been sending picture of me throughout a lot of my life. So now I have 2 sisters, 3 brothers (all left in the states). I am the oldest and my youngest brother's mother is the same age as me. He was really surprised when we met. He's 12. It has been a wonderful experience. I'm even dabbling with getting to know the birth father now.

Has nothing to do with scales or weight loss - just thought I'd share. It's a very small world huh!

Good morning ladies!!

Monday morning broke with the sound of my scales being jumped on!!!:D :D :D DH shouts from the bedroom.............Thougth they were supposed to be locked away in a cupboard???..............Oh no not anymore i reply, they're being good for a change so i'm letting them out for a week ;) It's offical, he thinks i'm crazy!!!!:D :D

:mad: I've put on a lb over night tho, which was a bit dissapointing , but had the right effect on me and i went shopping and bought all the stuff of my weekly meal planner, came home and cooked up some stuff for the freezer / fridge, just in case i get caught short of time!!!

I have eaten very sensibly today even tho there is cake in the tins!!!! Water intake is good and my exersice for the day will be running back and forth to the loo!!!!:s: :s:

Hope your monday morning has got off to a fine start!

I finally weighed myself this morning. The 2lbs that I've been playing with were gone plus another 1/2lb.:dance:

Hey to everyone! The parties went well-alot of food and drink! Also, alot of family that hasn't seen me since 60 pounds ago! My husband was so proud of the compliments I was receiving-he walked by and said, "That's twelve" etc.. Anyway, now back to the daily grind-Monday! No one likes their probation officer and they all seem to find more trouble on the week ends....what stories I could tell....

Weigh in is today at 4:30 (official at WW) so it'll tell me how bad I was over the weekend...see ya all tomorrow.

Morning ladies!!!

Tuesday morning and the scales were nice to me!!! I do love my scales.......it's much better if we are nice to each other ;) ;)

Glad you enjoyed your party ideal!!! It's really nice when you get loads of compliments from family members that haven't seen you for a while!! I bet you were as pleased as punch? :) :)

Well done butterfly - 2 1/2 lbs lost is brilliant!:D

to all the rest who are finding long lost family members - it must be a great feeling?? I have a brother on my fathers side that i have never met, he is 12 years older than me and while i have thought many times about trying to find him i never have! My father died when i was 15 and he would have been our only connection, so since my father is no longer here i've not entertained the idea........but now, with your stories i'm giving it a little more thought!!!

Oh and little grasshopper.....dont worry about your post not being about scales.........it's takes our mind off them for a while!!! lol :D :D :D

Splashes?????? It's Tuesay and you haven't been around since the weekend.........where are yoooooooooooouuuuuu?????????? If you've got your head stuck in the biscuit barrel i'm going to get very cross with you!!!!:lol: :lol: :lol: :s:

good morning all! Today I am working two jobs then leaving for school. I'm trying not to think about all the studying I should be doing!!

I'm over food poisoning and am now watching the scales climb back up again. :( I do understand why though....so it's not so bad...as long as they dont' go over my weight as of last week!

Idealperson, CONGRATULATIONS on all the compliments at your parties! That had to make you feel GREAT! It's a wonderful feeling when it happens, and people don't compliment each other nearly enough!!!

Hope you all have a great day!

Good morning. The scales were really nice this morning and told me that I lost another 2lbs (down to 146)!!!! Maybe I should only weigh after TOM is gone. The rest of the month seems so depressing!!

I also lost 2 lbs! (Good scales!) I am SO relieved to be past 164/165, seemed like I was there forEVer!

I think I forgot to tell you guys that last week someone from work asked me whether I'd lost weight, and said it was "very obvious." She is the first (and only) person to say anything about it to me. I wonder if people just don't notice, can't tell, or just aren't saying anything.

Well, weigh in didn't go so well, I gained 2#! Southern Butterfly and Topaz, I think I found what you lost!;) Do you want them back?;) I'm having a better today than yesterday and that weight gain was just the icing on the cake-oops! That's a four letter word! Anyway, now I know the difference in scales from Weight Watcher to home-there's a 1# difference. Talk about being addicited-help!

I'm here! I'm here! Sorry ladies for missing yesterday but one my critters went to the track and we placed second! ANd they said she'd never do anything! The owner said she'd place deadlast like usual...and I said "No she won't, she didn't have me working with her before!" and we got beat by a nose...litterally. Poor old Honolulu was reaching out with her little nose but that big old nag that beat her had a bigger nose. But what a good little horse LuLu was!

Then today...my horse that I was told would NEVER go back to the track, went back...and WON her qualifying race! IN RECORD TIME!!!

My boss thinks I am a miracle worker....I don't have the heart to tell him that my $100k education is finally paying off!lol

COngrats to everyone for losing! As for the one gain...that's ok...we all gain for some reason or other. It'll be gone again soon!

Ideal, wonderful to hear about the compliments at the Part and so sweet to hear that Hubby is proud!

Grasshopper, Thanks for sharing your story! Like Tulip says, post whatever you like here...We are here to share lots of things...not just our addictions to our scales and food!lol And good luck with further searching and contacts!

SB You are on the right track! You'll be at your goal weight in no time! Keep up the great work!

Tulip, Tulip, Tulip!!LMAO my head in the biscuit barrel...I haven't heard that since my Great Uncle from Manchester was around. And no my head hasn't be in the barrel...it's been at the race track and at work...I was so tired last nite(didn't get home till midnite) that I just couldn't get on the puter...then with Jillybean going to the track this morning, I had no time to get on in the AM...

So here I am now....And I will admit that my eating has been crappy the last 24 hours...I have to start bringing my food with me because you can't find healthy stuff at the race track!

See everyone tomorrow!

This is the first chance I've had to get to my computer today! But guess what!!!!! FINALLY I've lost 2 1/2 pounds!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance: I just can't believe it - I'm half convinced I'm going to get on them tomorro wand find it was all water! But I'm so excited!!!! :) :) :) I haven't dropped any weight almost 2 months!!!! I was shocked this morning - I thought I'd have gained because i ate late last night (and a lot)

I hope you're all having a great day and week!! I'm off to get a massage :)

Congratulations Topaz and Little Grasshopper on the losses!!!

Ideal - you'll have to find someone else to take the 2#!!:lol: Don't worry, it's probably just water retention or something.

Hotsplashes - I'm glad to hear that your horses did so well!!

Hi everyone!!

Topaz, SB & Ideal, if you've all decided to swap pounds around, please leave me out of it........I don't want anyones spare ones thanks!!!:D :D :D

Well done on your losses and if you haven't lost don't loose heart there's always tomorrow!!:)

Splashes - I forget that most of you are on the otherside of the pond when i write my posts - my accent must really come across strange if you've not heard it before!!! Glad it gave you a laugh!!:D :D Congrats with the horses, sounds like your on a roll with the winners there!!!

I like the way were have all started to talk about our scales like naughty children lol :lol: :lol: If they tell us we have gained we scold them if they show us a loss we praise them - we are mad, you know that don't you??? :smug:

See you all tommorrow!:p

Good Day everyone! Long day at work so this is going to be a short post.

Congrats on all the losing to everyone! It's amazing what a good scale reading will do for us!

And Tulip, now that I read back...you're right..we DO treat them like little kids or in my case, my pet dogs. If they are bad I send them to their kennels...if they are good they get treats!lol

Little Grasshopper...enjoy the massage for me!!!!

Hi guys! how is everyone today? I was excited this morning to find out that the weight loss I'm suddenly showing wasn't a freak scale mistake :) It showed the same weight today...even though I ate really late last night - I freaked after an anatomy exam went very very wrong....ate at 11:00 last night.

I have my food usually in control but last night was a different story all together. I have 4 1/2 pounds that I want to lose by Christmas - hopefully that's a realistic goal for me. I'm getting pretty close to my ideal weight - so I know things will slow down.

How is everyone else today??? Where are you guys?

Helllllooooooo - I'm here, better late than never!!!:dizzy: :dizzy:

I've been really busy today, I had to start work at 7:30am and the day just run away with me...........it's half term here next week so, it's been a day of planning, shopping & panicing!!!!!! :o Loads of kids booked into the club and nothing to entertain them with!!! But it's all done now, i'm back in control and looking forward to a fun packed week!

I love my scales today :goodvibes :love: :love: I am down a pound again today............oh i love my diet tooooooo, i'm a happy bunny today!!!!:D :D

Little Grasshopper - 4 1/2 isn't too hard a goal to reach, after all it's still about 8 weeks til christmas!! But i'd not advice late night eating until after then tho - lol :D :D Did you enjoy your massage??

Splashes - You work too hard!!! lol and your also right when you say the scales make a difference to us..........you bet.........i eat better and happier and a nicer person when my scales are good to me........i am soooooo sad!! :lol: :dizzy: :^:

I too had to get on the scales this morning just to make sure the loss was for real, and it was!!!

Tulip - congratulations on antoher lb gone!!:bravo:

little grasshopper - you can make your goal!! I wish you the best with the exam results. I've dropped anatomy 3 times after freaking out about exams. Never have actually gotten a score back. Just freak out and run to drop the course. :eek:

Hotsplashes - you're right, the scale reading does so much for me. :yes:

Hi Tulip Fairy! Sorry your day is so hectic!! What kind of club do you have?

Yes, massage was wonderful!! Got rid of a good deal of stress and tension, and what that didn't get rid of - the hour of crying I did in the middle of my anatomy class took care of. Yep!! Thank god it's all massage students in there and they understand that massage mixed with stress will make you cry any day!! :) Felt good in the end but felt stupid at the time - oh well.

You're right - no more late night eating! I'm staying away from the scales for the next few days.....TOM and my late night snacking...not good.

Congratulations to all the losers amongst us!! And to everyone else to for still being here!! That's huge in and of itself!!!

Congrats SB and Grasshopper on maintaining those losses! 4.5 lbs by xmas is very doable too! Just cut down on the starches and sugars. Stay away from pasta, bread, and taters. And watch those refined sugars! And like Tulip said...NO LATE NITE eating till AFTER Xmas!lol

Tulip, look who's talking busy?! You sound busier than me!

As for Anatomy class...I got a 99.8 in that class...of course it was equine anatomy.!LMAO...if it had been human, I'm sure I'd have freaked out too and prolly would have curled up in the fetal position under the desk during exams sucking my thumb!

Keep up the good work ladies...I'm going to be gone until Tuesday as I have to take 6 horses to a sale on Saturday and will be there til Sunday...then have to go racing on Monday...that means no days off for me until next Sunday!

Take care ladies and keep Scale Addicts Anon. up on the front board!!!

If anyone hears from Shelley...tell her to get her butt back in here!!

For my "offical" Friday weekly weigh-in, I was down another 1.2lbs. I jumped on the scale, I stood on it different ways, I stared in bewilderment, but it said 144.8!!

Hotsplashes - we'll miss you!!

Congrats SB! Speaking of bewilderment, I just had a scale adventure that only y'all can relate to - I just "happened" to get on the scale "accidentally" just now ;) and to my astonishment (and complete and utter disbelief) it told me I had lost seven pounds. Well, I most certainly have NOT. In 2 days? That's just ridiculous. It was obviously stuck or something, and I knew if I got off it, moved it around on the floor, and got back on, it would report something a lot more truthful. But I stood there and looked at it for quite a while, unwilling to give it up... :lol: Finally I got off, and yup, I was right, it was just stuck, and said 162 again. But boy, was that nice to see if only for that brief moment... :lol: I love it when that happens! :D

Topaz - that's too funny! One day they'll really say you lost those 7 pounds!! I know what you mean about not wanting to get off and get back on though! Sometime those scales can be such teasers!

I'm still boycotting the scales until after exams! Eating well, and exercising but I dont' feel like worrying about weight while I'm cramming for tests.

SB - Congratualtions!! Just think how those little losses add up!! Imagine where you'll be in 6 months!!

As for your A in anatomy - Hotsplashes......what's the secret!! I take it crying through you 5 hour class doesn't work???? I've tried that. :dizzy:

Everyone have a good weekend!! I've really enjoyed reading your posts this week! It's wonderful to know you're there!

I was scared to get on the scale this morning, so I didn't. We went to lunch with some friends yesterday and I ate bad things. So now, I'm avoiding the scales until Friday.

I hope everyone is doing okay???