Hey Faith, you sound like me it,s your neck and my hip, well at least you know what is wrong now good girl for getting another opinion and seeking a specialist, I hope the shots work for you, my hip is the same I get to have three then if they don,t work surgery, your right just more crap to deal with so we,ll put it aside and focus on something more constructive by becoming the bikini babes we know are hiding inside just waiting to get out, LOL. Don,t worry about the bad day just remember tomorrow is always fresh with no mistakes in it and go from there. I am thinking of joining a WW group only thing is I have to drive 1/2 an hr to get there, we really need one in our town there are alot of people that are over weight and would get something out of it, hey that,s an idea I could start something like that maybe get a coffee circle going find some people who are serious about losing the lard and start a group. I will get around to putting a photo in my profile just have to find one small enough. Anyway have had a good start to the day had a pear and some watermelon and coffee for brekki DH is taking me to movies to see Rush Hour 3 just have to remember NOOOOOO POPCORN, I might cut up some carrots and celery and take that with me instead sounds like a plan. I,ll check in at the end of the day and make an account of what I,ve eaten throughout the day. Big Hug take care talk to you soon my friend.... JULS

:hug: Hey Faith, well it is 1 o,clock in the morning here downunder can,t sleep nothing unusual I,ve been like it for years I go through bouts of insomnia :dizzy: anyway hope you have had a good day, mine was good the movie was very funny I like Jacki Chan, I was good I didn,t have any popcorn, there is a supermarket where the movie theatre is so I got some grapes and bananas and took them in with me. Today was good all round eating wise.
BREKKI. WATERMELON AND A PEAR AND A COFFEE

SNACK. A HANDFUL OF DRY FRUIT AND NUTS

LUNCH. A SUBWAY 6IN WHEAT ROLL WITH CHICKEN AND SALAD WITH A LITTLE SWEET CHILLI SAUCE AND A DIET COKE.

SNACK. AN APPLE

DINNER. A STEAK AND EGG TOASTED SANDWICHE ON MULTIGRAIN BREAD AND A HANDFUL OF DRY FRUIT AND NUTS.

FLUID INTAKE THROUGHTOUT THE DAY WATER, DIET COKE, COFFEE AND GREEN TEA.

EXERCISE. ME AND DH WALKED AROUND THE SHOPS ABOUT 2 MILES NOT FAR I KNOW BUT WITH MY LEG IT WASN,T TO BAD EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS.
Well I,ll check in again tomorrow take care. Your friend JULS :hug:

Hey Faith well it is 5.30 in the afternoon here downunder and it,s a hot one. I hope your well and staying on track. I,ve had a good day.

BREKKI : 2 SLICES OF RAISIN TOAST, A BANANA, COFFEE.

SNACK : A HANDFUL OF DRIED FRUIT AND NUTS.

LUNCH : A FEW SLICES OF 97 % FAT FREE PASTRAMI WITH A BIG GREEN SALAD AND A GLASS OF FLAVOURED MINERAL WATER AND AN APPLE.

SNACK : A SLICE OF LOW FAT CHEESE AND A BOWL OF MUSHROOMS WITH FAT FREE ITALIAN DRESSING.

DINNER : STIR FRIED CHICKEN WITH SPINACH AND MUSHROOMS IN HONEY, SOY, AND GARLIC SAUCE.

EXERCISE : A 30 MIN RIDE ON MY STATIONARY BIKE ABOUT 4 MILES SO NOT TO BAD, I AM PUSHING MYSELF TO BE MORE ACTIVE.

FLUID INTAKE FOR THE DAY SO FAR, 6 GLASSES OF WATER, 2 COFFEES, A GREEN TEA.

WELL TAKE CARE I,LL TALK TO YOU SOON, OOOOOH I ALMOST FOR GOT IF YOU WANT A SHOCK I FINALLY PUT MY PHOTO IN MY PROFILE JUST CLICK ON MY AVATAR AND IT WILL TAKE YOU THERE. BIG HUG BYE FOR NOW YOUR FRIEND .. JULS

Hi Juls,
sorry I wasnt on this weekend! was in alot of pain! but I stayed on track!
saturday
breakfast-----------banana, light english muffin
lunch---------------toss salad with fat free catalina
dinner---------------broiled haddock, baked french fries, peas & carrots
snack--------------- fat free popcorn
fluid----------------- coffee, diet soada, and 6 glasses of water
Sunday
breakfast-------------Banana
lunch-----------------progresso light soup, and 5 saltines
dinner---------------- skinless chicken breast (baked), cauliflower & brocolli
snack-----------------cheese & crackers
fluid-------------------8 glasses water, coffee, lemonade (diet)

that is a good idea about the meeting in your own town, I think you would do great, and have fun! You were making me laugh when I read your posts. Your aloud to take things in the movies? we arent! we have to buy everything at the snack bar, which costs a fortune! We rented movies this weekend. we saw one called the Broken! that movie was sick! and we rented "are we done yet* that was comedy and was pretty good! oh by the way I write all my food down everyday. Do you? well got to go Juls, have to get in the shower and take my papers to work, and I hate driving because that really aggravates my neck! talk to you soon! going to check your pic out too! talk to you soon!
*hugs*
your friend,
Faith

Hey Faith it,s OK you didn,t make it here on the weekend it,s all goooood, major bummer though that you were in pain, I know what you mean about driving and your neck, my hip and leg are the same. Anyway you sounded like you had a great weekend and stayed on track, your movies sounded good I haven,t seen Broken or Are we done yet, I saw Are we there yet that was a crack up. I am looking into the meeting thing a few people are interested but I have to check with the committee own little town has a committee for everything and most of them are old farts and they don,t like to try new things, we have an exercise class run by the local nurse but I think we need more, I,ll keep pushing though. Yeah I write everything down and watch my point,s, but I am finding that writing them here makes me even more accountable for what I put in my mouth. I have been lurking around a few of the WW threads checking things out found a few list,s giving point,s values to different foods and a great one for Chrissy candies, it list,s just about every choccy and lollie you could think of with their point value so this Chrissy I will be armed and dangerous LOL. I love Christmas and that is a down fall for me I usually blow it I tell myself it is only one day but in that one day I eat about a weeks worth of food LOL but not this year I,m having family here for Chrissy and because it is usually very hot here on the day I,m going to do lot,s of healthy salads and cold meats. I make my own Chrissy pudd and cake, this year they have low fat and cal versions in my slimming and health mag so I,m going to give them ago I,ll start them in the next few weeks I make them and wrap them in foil and every few days open them pour over some more brandy and recover so by the time Chrissy arrives they are quite rich. The photo of me is with my eldest grandson taken last Chrissy when I was at my goal weight I don,t have any resent one,s I hate the camera at the best of times. I have one of those postcards with a lady on it on my fridge she is big so every time I,m tempted to eat over my points I take a look at the photo and say to myself if I don,t stay on track that will be me I,m already half way to that now so I go have a glass of water or a green tea instead.

BREKKI: 2 SLICES WATERMELON AND A BANANA CUP OF COFFEE.

SNACK: 1 PEAR WITH LEMON RICCOTTA DIP.

LUNCH: TUNA WITH A GREEN SALAD AND NO FAT ITALIAN DRESSING AND AN APPLE AND BIG GLASS OF ICED WATER.

SNACK: 6 MINI BBQ FLAVOURED RICE CAKES.

DINNER: 1 SKINFREE CHICKEN DRUMSTICK WITH BROCCOLI, BRUSSEL SPROUTS AND CARROTS WITH FAT FREE MUSHROOM GRAVY.

FLUIDS: FOR THE DAY WATER, TEA, COFFEE.

Well that,s my plan for the day, hope you have a good one and your not in to much pain. Take care talk to you soon.
BIG HUG.. Your friend .. JULIE

Hi Juls,
I know what you mean about the holidays, it is tuff! All that good food! You are so funny, eating your camera! LOL I have 3 pics of me on the refrigerator also. one when I was my biggest and as I lost weight there are 2 more! Yikes! scarry! I dont want to go there again either! I know what you mean about writing on here what we are eating, it also has helped me and encouraged me to do better! Maybe it will also help someone else out there also, we sure do have alot of people reading what we write! thats good, hopefully we will inspire them also.
Breakf.

coffee, banana, oatmeal

Lunch.
2 slices of ff ham, on light bread, with mustard
handful of lays light chips
applesauce

dinner.
ww dinner
brussel sprouts

snack.
ff popcorn

fluids
coffee, water, lemonade and green tea! (yep I got some)

I saw your pic and you are a beautiful lady inside and out!
talk to you later!
*Hugs*
your friend,
Faith
PS I see you put your chart in pounds now and not in kg. good, now I can understand it. LOL

Hi. I am on WW, thought I would come on in here and say hello. I am Ava, 29 yr old(in like 2 weeks I'll be 29, already counting it) mother of 3, step mother of 2 and wife to 1 hehe.

I have been doing WW for 1 month. I have lost 11lbs so far.

I was on my own diet started Feb '06 and around November I hit a plateau and just stopped losing, I started a new gym in March '07 and lost like 7lbs, but I actually ended up gaining that back when I lost my job and got all stressed and depressed and had to cancel the gym membership so not only did I lose my motivation, but I just stopped exercising. So from May-Sept, I gained A LOT. I won't even go into how much I gained in that short period of time!!

So, I decided it was time to get back to it. This is the first time I have ever done WW and I really enjoy it. I like being able to eat what I want, because I can budget for some things on days when I just feel like I really need say, that cup of ice cream? :lol: I found an ice cream that is only 1 point per 1/2 cup serving, so sometimes I will save myself 2 points and have a whole cup.

Anyway...........HI

Hope you all don't mind me joining in.

Hey Faith, thanks for the compliment and I will take it in the spirit it was given for me that,s hard I don,t take compliments to well :o it,s a self esteem issue but again thank you :hug: G,day AVA and a big :welcome: and congrats on your weight loss so far :woohoo: I enjoy WW too and going on this journey with others doing the same thing is great motivation. I have met some lovely ladies, I hope you will decide to join myself and Faith I stumbled across her just awhile ago and she is my inspiration and has become a friend ;) ice cream sounds good I like WW ice cream just can,t decide which is my favourite I like the fact that I can eat whatever I want as long as I stay on Points I had a day last week when it was really hot here downunder and all I felt like was something cold so I had my points in salad WW ham and ice cream. I have tried just about every diet there is and I have finally found one that is easy no calorie counting just points and nothing is taboo I can even have choccy :dizzy:. Well I have written out my menu for the coming week and my plan for today is.

BREKKI: BOWL OF WW TROPICAL MUESLI WITH SKIM MILK AND A COFFEE.

SNACK: A PEAR AND A GLASS OF COLD WATER.

LUNCH: 2 SLICES OF WHOLEMEAL TOAST WITH SARDINES & A GREEN SALAD WITH ITALIAN DRESSING FAT FREE OF COURSE.

SNACK: 4 DATES AND A GLASS OF COLD WATER.

DINNER: 2 EGGS WITH TOMATOES AND MUSHROOMS ON 2 SLICES OF MULTIGRAIN TOAST.

And I,m going to try and get a few miles in on my stationary bike. Hey Faith I see you like brussel sprouts too, how do you like your green tea it took me awhile to get used to it but now I feel so good when I drink it all those anti oxidents going to work to keep me healthy :carrot: hey I,m glad you can understand my chart I had to use the unit convertar on my cell phone to figure it out :p :lol3: I did my weigh in this morning and scales were neutral no loss no gain but I also measure myself every week and I have lost another inch of my waist and an inch of my butt so I,ll take that onboard instead and ignore the :devil: scales until next week. Bye for now and take care my friend hope to catch up with you again too Ava..JULS

Welcome Ava, hope you will contiune joining us! Good Job on the weight loss so far. You can do it, dont give up hope! you will have good days and bad! this week I had another bad week! gained 2lbs. I know what you mean about stress, going through that right now myself, and everything in the cupboards and refrigerator last nite I ate. was home by myself everyone went to the halloween parade and I stayed home because was in too much pain, and ate and ate and ate. nothing was satisfying me! so Juls I wont even write down what I ate yesterday, did good in the morning but last nite forget it. I dont think this forum could hold eveything I ate! LOL oh well, today is another day, and will do better. I have too!
Yes I like the green tea Juls! going to start drinking that instead of the coffee, because I like my flavored creamer in my coffee and thats more points, but if I drink the green tea, i just like spenda in it! will see how that goes. yes I love brussell sprouts. I like most vegetables! no lima beans though..........yuck!!!! gag!!!!! LOL thats really good about your measurements Juls....*patting you on the back* good job!!!!!! well that should boost you up a little! I havent measured myself in a while, kind of afraid too! well got to go, my brother is coming over to visit today! It was nice to meet you Ava! hope you continue to visit! *hugs* we like to hug in here! LOL
have a good both of you!
*hugs to you too Juls*
Your friend,
Faith

G,day Faith, I,m so sorry you are in so much pain I feel for you so much I know what it is like and it makes you irritible, I know when I,m in pain I just want to be left alone. So when do get your first epidural thingy, you gave me a good laugh, if you did eat everything in sight last night then you will just have to go healthy food shopping. Hey don,t sweet it, deal with it and let it go it is just a speed bump in the road and life is full of them they slow you down but can,t stop you from getting to where your going, so kiss yesterday goodbye and give today a big hug and get on with it. I haven,t tried splenda in green tea I just got used to it without anything in it sometimes I squeeze a bit of lemon juice in it but that,s about it, lima bean,s I don,t like the look of them so I,ve never been tempted to try them but I love all my vegies but I don,t like chick peas eeeewwww LOL they are so gross. Thanks for the pat on the back and it did give me a boost, I find for me the tape measure is more my friend at times when the scale just doesn,t see things my way LOL. I hope you have a nice day with your brother, I don,t see my 2 brothers or sister a VERY DISFUNCTIONAL family oh well you get that I suppose. Anyway I,m off to do some errands not going to write my eating plan for the day as I,ll be out but I,m going to try and stay on points, hey Faith I wanted to ask you something as I,m doing WW at home and using there mags I,m not sure about this I was told that grapes are 0 points is that right I love them but I don,t want to OD on them info would be appreciated. Hi Ava hope your well HUG as Faith says we like to Hug here and sometimes a good Hug is all the encouragement you need to let you know your worth it. Bye for now and a BIG HUG to you Faith my friend I,ll talk to you later have a great day....JULS

Hi all! I'm new to 3FC and I'm starting WW's at work next week. I have been doing it on my own this week, just to get in the swing of it. I have had success with WW's in the past, just never stuck with it. Anyway, good luck to you all, and I look forward to sharing with you!

:hug: G,day and welcome beachluvr, I have been doing WW for about 2wks now at home, meetings are to far from me so I use WW mags to get tips and I get recipes from here at 3fc, and then I came here to this forum and met Faith :carrot: an inspiriation and great support I look forward to hearing about your journey and offer you all the encouragement and support I can. You say you have had success in the past so you know it works and is an easy diet to follow, will you be doing points or core, anyway again welcome and good luck.

Hey Faith, hope your in better spitits today or this evening or whatever :dizzy:. :hug:
I have had a great day so far my hip and leg have settled down a bit and not in so much pain at the moment so that is a plus YAY :) Ok here goes.

BREKKI: WW CEREAL WITH SKIM MILK AND OF COURSE MY HEART STARTER COFFEE.

SNACK: GLASS SKIM MILK AND 20 SMALL GRAPES.

LUNCH: 2 SLICES OF MULTIGRAIN BREAD FILLED WITH A SLICE OF LOW FAT CHEESE, MUSHROOMS AND 97% FAT FREE ROAST BEEF TOASTED ON A SANDWICH PRESS, YUUUUUMMMMM.

SNACK: 200G TUB YOGHURT.

DINNER: SMALL CHICKEN BREAST CUT INTO STRIPS GRILLED LOTS OF BROCCOLI, BRUSSEL SPROUTS, CARROTS AND A SWEET CHILLI SAUCE & WW HAZELNUT SWIRL ICE CREAM.

EXERCISE: I WAS ENERGETIC AND DID 30 MINS ON MY BIKE, THEN I PUT ON PINK CD TURNED IT UP AN DID 10 MINS HULA HOOPING AND 10 MINS DANCING. I,M SURE GLAD I,M HERE BY MYSELF :rofl: A BIG :thanks: for being there my friend :goodluck: to all of us. Well I,m off to make a :coffee2: I just finished watching Mel Gibson in an oldy Forever Young :drool:. Take care talk to you soon :hug:...Juls

welcome beachluvr79.....*hugs* I love the beach also! Its so calming listening to the waves and seagulls! just love it! we are glad you joined us, hope you like it here and continue to come in and join in our conversations. yes the WW plan is the best diet around. I have been doing it for 2 years now, havent been doing good lately.
Hi Juls, I get my shots today! I am a nervous wreck! and when Im upset about something I eat! Its been really bad! I promised myself today I am going to do good. I woke up this morning and gave myself a little pep talk. well I will have to do good because I have to stay in bed for 24 hours after the shots, so I wont be making a trip to the kitchen. LOL thats a very good thing.
break
coffee, banana, oatmeal

lunch
ww dinner, applesauce, toss salad

dinner
dont know how I will be feeling

trying to get all my fluid intake in before I go today!

Juls as far as the grapes go you can have 1 1/2 cups for 2 points, so if you wanted it to count for 1 point you could have 3/4 cup. now if you were doing the core you could eat as many as you were satisfied. hope this helps!
I dont think I seen that movie with Mel Gibson! will have to check that one out! I promise I wont feel sorry for myself anymore and I am going to get back on that horse and ride! LOL just a figure of speech! well got to get some things done before doctors today, talk to you all later! hope your doing good Ava! *hugs to you all*
your friend,
Faith

Thanks ladies, I do appreciate it!
I've tried a couple of the WW's Smart Ones, and honesty they are better than MOST of my cooking :) And as I don't like cooking anyway, and dislike cleaning up even more, is there any problem with living off of these meals? Throw in some canned green beans or a salad and call it a day? I know the goal is to establish something I can live with forever, and I'm all for it. But right now I'm a little overwhelmed with information, so I have to absorb a little at a time. What do you guys recommend?
Hope everyone has a good day!

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