Ok, you are inspiring me to check out the group exercise schedule at my club.
I'll give you an update later this week. Road my bike to town today (11 miles) with about a 200ft elevation drop and not many hills. Sore thumb from shifting and my bike needs a tune up, but it felt good. DH started riding a few months ago. He does a 2000 ft elevation gain every Friday in 9 miles (the road up to work), and then rides trails up the mountain after work. I am not as comfortable on trails as I was when I was younger, so I mostly stick to easy mt bike trails and bike paths.

Ate a cliff bar and coffee when I got home last night - so a 32 point day yesterday.

Monday 24 points + 5 flex points
Tuesday 24 points + 8 flex points

Today:
melon (1)
Creamer (1)
cereal with milk (4)
pretzels (1)
muffin(1)
latte (2)
10 so far

I am getting to old to try to recreate yesterday's food from today's memory.
Ok -- we had a pool party.The kids ate popcorn, I came in and ate more hummus and pretzels. (5)

Got home late, stir fried tofu and veggies with feta and cottage cheese (6)

popcorn and butter with the kids - we watched Bridge to Terabithia and I cried like a baby. (5)

27 point day

Oh, and skiiny cow x2 31 point day

UGH...........shot to #@!!. I ruined today. Took my daughter to a movie and a pottery painting studio for a "date". I did one in early June with DH and one with my son in May. Next, I get a date all on my own. :) Anyway, I ate popcorn and about half of DD huge bag of Reese's pieces. Then, I ate cold stone ice cream. Oh well. MOVE ON. Right??? I will check in tomorrow. Have a good night. --Amy

Hey Amy,
Have you been checking out the alli thread at all?I am curious about it.
Not sure what is going on today I am really sore from working out yesterday.I have got to get my eating on track.Here I wasted another month of trying to get 9 pounds off.I don't know why I keep screwing up.On the plus side though I am working out faithfully again.
I will have my usual breakfast and take it from there.

Hi there. Odd morning. So far I've taken my daughter to the orthodontist, gone grocery shopping, and consumed one grande coffee and two hand fulls of granola. ???????? I really need to get back to the journal. I didn't even measure or calculate the granola. It's homemade by my neighbor. I could figure it out.

Lynn, I have not checked out the Alli. What is it? Is it the new OTC drug?? If so, I will stay away. I don't even like to take Tylenol let alone odd drugs. I did Phen Phen back in the day before they pulled it. I did it for two weeks. That stuff was odd. I straight up did not feel like eating. A cookie or cakes or anything else yummy did not even interest me. It scared me. My husband had to make me eat dinner during those two weeks. I knew it was not good for me and stopped at that time. My mom stayed on it until they took it off the market. She lost a ton of weight and now is back up over 300 pounds. :(

Getting ready for the road trip to Texas. Will check in later.


---Amy

Yes it is the new OTC diet pill.From what I am gathering from posts are some people are working around it to still eat badly.The commercials really stress it isn't something to try you have to commit and that means healthy eating and taking the meds not sometimes healthy and not taking the meds when you splurge.I remember phenphen a few people at my old work took it and lost a lot of weight.Then they gained it all back when the drug was pulled.This healthy eating is a lifetime thing no ifs ands or buts.

Monday 24 points + 5 flex points
Tuesday 24 points + 8 flex points
Wednesday 24 points + 7 flex points

Today: oat bran cereal for breakfast - yum (3)
Coffee with creamer (1)
Pretzels (2)
Hummus (1)
berries and fruit(2)
grilled chicken (7)
dressing (2)
wine (5)
skinny cow (1)
24 points so far
Last pool party this week. No plans for the weekend, except farmers market on Saturday. Taking the kiddos (3,4) on a 6 mile hike Monday. I am probably insane and will end up carrying them.

We spent about 2 hours in the pool today and went for a short bike ride with the kids. I tried to go to Nia, but I didn't make daycare reservations at the gym and it was full when I got there.

Hi guys. I am back from Texas. Had a nice visit with the in-laws. Kids really had a good time. Scale shows I maintained. Yipee! That's all I can ask for really. Anyone still checking in here? I see it's been a while for everyone.

Fresh start
 

So, I am back from vacation(s) and ready to get this done. I had not weighed in for three weeks. Good new is....I was down .2. Not much but I was expecting a gain, so I am elated!!! I am starting at 172.2 and need to reach 155. Today has gone great. I am going on a girls' weekend early tomorrow. I plan to eat well but drink much too. We'll see how that works for me.

Today

low sugar oatmeal 2pts

workout-earned 4 activity points (burned 380 calories)

pria 110 calorie bar 2pts

turkey on lt. bread with mustard 2pts
13 large cheese itz 4pts

wester bagel w/cream cheese 2pts.

Anyone out there????
 

Hey guys. I have posted on here hoping that someone from the past would jump in too. This is my last try. Where are you guys???

Workout 5:30 am class at gym. earned 6 activity points taking me up to 28 points. I burned 540 calories.

breakfast
3 ff special K Eggo waffles w/light syrup 5pts

I have been on vacation since July 12th, no internet or even cell phone, just lots of ocean. Didn't want to even try weighing in at WW until I do a good job for a few weeks. Sausage and bacon for breakfast every day.

I have until Saturday to practice for the long bridge swim.
I need a plan - like - do not put anything in my mouth unless I know exactly how many calories are in it. Got stung today on the wrist - fingers starting to go numb, so I should probably make this short. It was actually pretty cool. Last time I got stung I had difficulty breathing. I have been doing bee venom shots for a year, and now I have just a bit of swelling.

Today:
kashi with milk (3)
salad with lean cuisine (5)
salad with tofu (2)
pasta salad (4)

14 points so far

Ended up with 9 more points and a 23 point day yesterday.
Today: no significant exercise, a few hours in the pool with the kids.

Breakfast: cereal with milk (3)
lunch rice/bean salad (5)
dinner tofu stir fry (8)
snack hummus (1)
a little more tofu stuff
19 points today

Best two days I have had in a row in months.

Then DH came home with a taco salad from my favorite restaurant after I declined to go with them (too busy). Should have been more honest. Ate the entire salad - shell and all.

Today:
cereal with milk (3)
wheat thins (3)
creamer (2)

I think it is safe to say summer has gotten the best of me.I have been spending PC time on WW site downloading recipes from about 400 pages of recipe reviews.I haven't had the chance to get back here.
I have not been doing the best since I last checked in but last week I got serious again and took off 5 pounds.I am newly inspired and will behave with eating and exercising.Back to the gym Monday.
I have missed you all and hope you are having a great summer!!!

Happy Sunday!
I am going to have an OP day.I don't know meals beyond breakfast though.I am going to do some serious weeding now that I have my jam out of the way.
Breakkie:
milk 1
fiber one 2
nuts 1
banana 1