In It For The Long Run #11
 

WELCOME TO "IN IT FOR THE LONG RUN".

We're a friendly group who have all started with more than 100 lbs to lose and are doing our best to attain healthy bodies through weight loss and exercise.

Most of us are using Weight Watchers to help us along this road but we welcome anyone who is trying to successfully change to a healthy lifestyle.

Got a lot to lose? Pull up your keyboard and join us for fun, support,advice and just plain talk. We love to "see" new faces so jump right in.

j-ann

Hi Ladies :wave:


Late night last night. We saw Miss Saigon. It was a national touring company and it was pretty good. I’d seen it in NY and Toronto so this was a bit of a let down. Smaller company so they changed some of the big production numbers and added a song or two. On the whole it was very worth staying up late (We didn’t get home til almost midnight) and it was fun hearing the shock from the folks who didn’t know the ending.

Only a little snow here today but BURR I don’t think we’ll see 20 degrees.

WELCOME BACK MELISSA! I love breakfast so I usually have an Eng. Muffin w /2 tsp. peanut butter and a cup of oj or some fruit and coffee. At 10:30 or 11 I try to have a cup of lite yogurt. That keeps me filled up and it’s 8 pts used before lunch. It works for me.

CYNTHIA: Glad your walking better. Don’t push it. Do some lifting, or stationary exercises til your leg is healed.

TERRI: We were supposed to see Chicago last weekend. We’re going to try again this Sunday. Your suggestions about positive thinking about food and our choices is a good one. We all know well balanced meals are the key to a healthy, body, but you’re right, we do have to work to “make it so”.

Gotta get back to work.

doing it
 

I saw Miss Saigon on Broadway a few years ago and loved it. This past thanksgiving I went and saw Chicago and I loved that too. I love Broadway plays.

I had WI tonight and I lost 1.2# so that makes me happy. I REALLY need to get back to the gym, but I need to find the time for it. But I knew I wanted to come back to 3FC because that helped and that finally happened, so the gym is going to happen next. But right now I am very tired and I need to go to bed.
:yawn: Melissa

j-ann - thanks for starting a new thread. It's nice to get out for an evening of theater, even if you've seen it already or it's a smaller company. I think it's nicer for the mind than sitting at home in front of the television. Glad you had a good time.

Melissa - you are like me, it's better if I add the pieces back together one at a time. There are several things that help me be successful, but I can't start them up all at once. I have to figure how to add them back in. I'd like to get back to yoga, but I keep getting injured. Hopefully in February.

As for me, :dancer: ! I was so worried about my WI since the exercise was way down and I'd lost so much before. But I had another great loss of 5 lbs.!! I simply can not believe that I've lost 15 lbs. over two weeks. Keep in mind I've been off and on WW and other weight loss adventures for over 20 years now, and I've NEVER had a start like this. I thought things were supposed to slow down once I hit 40.

I am convinced it's the type of foods I'm eating, paying attention to real foods and not the processed kind. I'm still only getting stuff I like the flavor of, but it has to be nutritional and it has to have natural ingredients. Unfortunately it takes longer so my free time has been cut, but it's worth it and eventually I'll learn how to speed up the prep time. Plus with winter I have more cooked foods anyway. I am definitely going to keep learning about Ayurveda :).

Hi All,
It has been wild the last few days. I finally had a chance to read all of your posts.

I rejoined WW this evening. I had to quit Oct 15 and had gained .9. I was really pleased to gain less than a pound during the holidays.

I am trying to get really motivated for this brand new year.
My head knows what to do but WOW is this rough!:stress:


I really need to get my hubby involved in this healthy eating program. He is 260 and 5'6. He just isn't interestd and it would be great if we could do this together.

I guess that I am just looking for excuses for not losing.

I have been off program for about two weeks, not really binging just eating unhealthy. So.... I feel ucky and tired.

Tomorrow is a brand new day and I have my menu planned out.
We can do it. Weight Watchers rocks!!!!

It is the ONLY program that I can feel normal on and eat a few sweets.

Hope you have a great evening and stay warm. It is suppose to be raining and in the 20's tonight. It isn't suppose to be this cold in Mississippi.

SUE, Welcome Back to Weight Watchers. I'm glad you rejoined.

Now the real reason I jumped right in here is to tell you, Southerner that you are, :) :) that if it goes down to the 20's tonight and wet stuff falls from that cold, cold
sky, what you'll get ain't rain. Snow, sleet, ice pellets, hail, even freezing rain maybe, but not rain rain. Be very careful when you step outside tomorrow morning. What looks like wet might just be ICE!! :nono:

Take care and keep warm,

Terri - good for you for getting on the spinner. I'm assuming that's a spin bike. If so, then take it easy until your @ss gets used to it!! I know how sore mine gets when I get back to it, :) .

Sue - that is quite an accomplishment, gaining less than a pound over the holidays. Kudos to you!!!! DH started WW on Monday, but all that means is I journal for him. I keep it on the fridge so he can see what he's eating. I make the meals so it's not a big deal, and so far he's staying within his points. I doubt he thinks it's fair since I get more than him, but I also weigh about 30 lbs. more as well. Someday I'll finally weigh less!!! The hard part is making him eat veggies and get in good exercise. He's been banking points since Monday so that tonight he can have 2 cups of spaghetti with lots of Parmesan and a coke :dizzy: .

j-ann - I HATE ice. My little truck went off the road and down the side of a hill during an ice storm in Kansas City. I kept checking the roads now and then and things seemed fine. Then all of a sudden they weren't. :?: . I was fine though, no injuries, but a few people did die in car accidents that night, so it's nothing to play around in.

Just got done with two laps around the park and icing my ankle. Still having to go slow so that's frustrating - you don't earn as many APs doing a light workout as you do with a medium one :lol: . But whatever. As long as I keep losing I'm fine with things the way they are.

Once again no precip for Denver. Things are just looking so dry, you can see dust in the park when people let their dogs run around out there. It will be interesting to see what it looks like in the spring.

Hello ladies!

Its been a quiet Sunday. Thankfully warm enough to put the dogs outside for awhile. We finally have a little bit of snow. Only about 3-4 inches. We, too, are desparate for moisture.

Food has been okay the last couple of days. Yesterday, I drove down to spend the day with mom. I had warned her ahead of time not to bake a bunch of stuff and this time she actually complied. I only had two donut holes and a bite-size Snickers. Normally, I munch on all kinds of bad stuff. I even drove home with the box of donut holes at my elbow for two hours (I had taken my nephew down and he was taking them home). I thought about them - a lot - but I wasn't about to open them up while he was sleeping!!! :lol:

I can't say that I've accomplished much else this weekend.


Cynthia - I did get the palm pilot program loaded. Looks great. Thanks! How's the ankle?

Sue - Hope you didn't get ice. I live in Kansas City and we had a nasty ice storm last January. I understand about how it would be easier if your DH would participate. It does make it easier to forget what we're trying to do if there are too many temptations around. DH is finally seeing that I am serious when I say "I'm not eating that or don't fix me so much food". Good luck!

Jen - When you sell something on ebay, how do you determine the shipping costs? I have been toying with trying to sell some clothes. Hope you are doing okay.

Have a great start of the week!

Terri - what a great NSV on the eating there girl!! That is wonderful. The ankle isn't doing well, but that's because I pushed it a little too hard the last couple of days by trying to walk faster. I'm going to head to the gym the next two days and get my cardio on the elliptical trainer. I think a no-impact workout will be good. Let me know if you have problems getting the program to run.

Today was beautiful, 63 degrees. Very weird, for Denver. We get a few days like that, but now it's a series. It hasn't been very cold at all here this season. Oops, Avs are back on tv, gotta go.

Lonely, oh so lonely. Where is everyone? Hello!!!

Went to WI today since we leave tomorrow morning. Down another 1.2 lbs for a total of 16.2 lost. I wonder if I'll get my old cycle back - big loss, big loss, nothing. It didn't bother me because the average was still over 3 lbs/week. This time I don't have a time line, though, so no worries. As long as I stay OP it will come off. Getting mad over a small loss (less than a pound) and eating because of it will just head me in the other direction and makes no sense. Persistence, baby :D !

I won't be posting again until next Tuesday (not sure when we get back on Monday). Hope there's lots of posts for me to catch up on!!!

Just stopping in for a sec. Been pretty much OP for 2 days. Didn't get to WI again :shrug: Snow, snow, snow, cold, cold, snow,snow, snow. And the worse is always on Monday afternoon. I think we're officially at 100 inches for the season.
The roads have been so greasy I've gone to work, come home and stayed home. I like snow but I like it a lot better when there's time to plow the roads once in a while.

Cynthia: :bravo: on your loss. Have a great time!

Terri: Are you drinking your water????

Sue: WELCOME BACK :wave:

Jen, Linda .... Are you out there??

Hello! Hello! :wave:

Gosh, its Wednesday already! The week has been a busy one. Monday was truly awful. Mental trauma more than anything (read my journal for details!) which caused me to do two things that I have been working hard at not doing (1) stress eating and (2) letting it affect me at home. By the time I got home, DH was still figuring out what to eat and I was so irritated, I said I want pizza then and he said okay. I've been drinking lots of water for two days to offset the salt. :o To look at the bright side, I didn't do any stress eating until I got home and it was only the pizza - no other snarfing. But it did keep me from sleeping well - I was up at 1:30 am and didn't go back to sleep. But these past two days, I've been right back in the good eating habits. That is getting easier.

We got more snow today. J-Ann, you will laugh at this but we got another INCH! You've had 100 inches and we've had a grand total of FOUR! And I don't live in the south either. But its bitter cold today. The dogs were cooped up in the kitchen all day and since they were good dogs and didn't chew anything up, I chased them up and down the hallway. They love to run up and down the hall. They make turnarounds in our bedroom and the living room. Much needed exercise and fun.

I've got on my calendar to go to official WI tomorrow night. I can feel that I need that extra motivation so that I don't forget what I'm doing. I don't plan on going every week so I haven't been since I joined. I may quit doing the online journal now that I have the Palm journal that Cynthia shared. That would save me some bucks too.

Cynthia - Congrats on your 1.2 loss!! Much better than a gain. Looks like your style of healthy eating is paying off. My doc says that as long as your weight is doing down each year, even if its less than 5 pounds, that is better than a gain. Have a fun and safe trip!

J-Ann - Good to see you again! Winter is kicking your booty big time up there. Yes, I've been trying to be more consistent about water. I do okay at work unless I'm in meetings all day. Its home that I "forget". Two days OP is good - keep it up. Having written this, think I'll go upstairs and get a glass. Take care and hope to see you more often again, GF!

Its cold downstairs so I think I'm going upstairs to turn the bed on and do a little reading.

Everyone else, come out and play with us! We miss you and need your support!

Have a great OP day tomorrow!

Stopping in for a quick, lunch break visit.

Another 6 inches of snow last night and it was below Zero! They
have finally quit trying to salt the roads and gone to plowing and sanding. Much better. At these temps salt just makes it worse. It's much easier to drive an sanded hardpack.

So far so good today food wise.

Hi to everyone :wave:

Glood Evening Ladies,

Has been awhile since I posted. I have been having the most frustrating computer problems. Had my hard drive cleaned out and everything reloaded so the computer seems to working fine but am having a frustrating problem now with AOL. I keep getting disconnected! GRRRRR! It is a fairly new modem so I am not sure what the deal is. Guess I will have to check with my computer guy and see if he has any suggestions. Or maybe change internet providers. It is just so frustrating.
:mad:

Anyway, I did an official weigh in at work today, as we have a digital and accurate scale, I bought a new journal and have tried to work out a plan, so I an had a great OP today. I really feel like I am ready to get this weight off before I have really serious health problems. Having my 47th birthday on Saturday made me realize how lucky I am that I am really fairly healthy but I know at some point my good luck will certainly run out and I don't want to try to deal with a health issue with an extra 115#! :o If I have any luck with my computer, I hope to post on a more consistent basis instead of being just a lurker!

J-ann.....I can not believe how much snow you have gotten! It sure takes a hardy soul to live in that part of the country! Here in Indiana we have had snow consistently on the ground since about Christmas, but only in small doses of 2-3 inches at a time. It sure is cold here tonight! BRRRRR

I am heading for bed and the warmth of the covers for tonight! Have a great Friday everyone!

Chatty 266/266/150ish

:dizzy:Mornin' Ladies,

We're having a heat wave. It's 23º outside. Of course, it's only 8 AM and it's all down hill from here. High tomorrow will be 6º :(

I was doing really well yesterday then I buttered my popcorn. Dumb dumb dumb! Oh well, it's a new day and I have a whole days worth of pts. to play with.:^:

Today, I'm going to stay home and work on picking up the house. We've had company for a week but they've gone home AND my housemates are off to FL. It's going to be sooo quiet. I'm going to love it.:yes: I'll have no excuses for not being OP. Yesterday I bought chicken & veggies for home and a weeks worth of Smart Ones (they were on sale) for lunches.

TERRI: You are :strong:. I'm so glad to see you're losing steadily. That's incentive in itself.
You are going through a really tough time. Mourning is a personal thing. Everyone handles it differently. But, I can tell you from experience that some days are a lot harder than others. What worked for me was that if I thought of my Dad and really felt that I'd normally call him or show him something if he were here, I'd "talk" to him and feel better. Still do, even now, and it's been nine years. I know you hear this from everyone but it WILL get easier.

CHATTY: WELCOME BACK!!!! Glad you've done the official thing. It helps me to get to meertings, even if just to weigh in. Now if the weather would just cooperate. :D

CYNTHIA, SUE, JEN, MEL, LINDA (to name a few of you):

COME OUT, COME OUT WHERE EVER YOU ARE ...... WE MISS YOU!

Hello ladies, :wave:

Not much to report this morning. I'm still hanging in there fairly well with food. The scale is inching downwards. I even did okay on Super Bowl Sunday. I allowed myself to eat what I wanted - which I found wasn't nearly as much as it used to be. DH made teriyaki wings which were good.

We're supposed to have a nice day today and then get cold again tomorrow. But no snow in the forecast for us for at least a week.

I sure do miss walking the dogs. I had gotten my hip finally to the point where it didn't hurt much anymore but then I was romping with the dogs up and down the hall the other day and aggravated it again. :( :mad: I didn't even think about my hip while we were playing. I am at least still doing my morning exercises - hand weights, etc. I am finally, at 42 yo, developing muscles in my upper body. :lol: That keeps me inspired for doing those. Now, just to get back into regular cardio and I'll be doing great.

J-Ann - Thanks for the kind words. It does help. How's the solitude? How about sending some good housecleaning vibes my way? :lol: Good for you for stocking up on the healthy stuff. I too snagged a few Smart Ones this past weekend. Good sale! I also look for Skinny Cows when they are on sale too. :moo:

Oops, better finish getting ready for work and get out of here.

have a great OP day!

Ah, it's nice to be back :) . Brussels and Brugges were nice, but the weather could have been better. Cold and rainy, but we had umbrellas so we got around okay. I stayed OP the whole time, even used the hotel gym twice. I didn't deprived myself of sampling the good stuff - frites with mayo, belgium waffle, chocolate - but I tasted some of what DH got rather than have my own. Can't even imagine how many points are in one of those waffles :eek: . I did make it up the Belfry tower, wasn't too hard since there were a few pitstops along the way, thank goodness. Just when I thought my legs would give out another would show up. It's a good thing, too, since the stairway is so narrow that you can't stop without blocking everyone behind you.

Terri - sorry you are having so many problems right now, but you are handling it beautifully as far as eating goes. It's wonderful that you can get right back on and not just spiral out of control. Congrats on the weight loss.

j-ann - hey hon, can't post when I'm not home, :lol: . Sorry about all the snow you are getting, especially as I watch my yard dry out :( .

Chatty - computer problems suck!! Mine is a bit twitchy as well and it's about time for a rebuild. I'm trying to install Linux on our server first, then take it from there. I'm with you on getting healthy while I still have my health, so to speak. I'm just worried that there's only so much I can do after carrying around 200+ lbs on this frame for so long. I'm sure there's damage to my knee and ankle ligaments that will show up as I age.

I had a horrible nightmare last night. I'm kinda excited about my upcoming WI Thursday since my jeans are feeling so lose. Well, last night I dreamt I had some kind of mystery disease that made your body retain water, and the medicine to cure it did the same. My thighs were swelling so much that the lose jeans were getting VERY tight, and WI was only a day away. In the dream I tried to comfort myself that I'd been good and done everything right, and that it would show up eventually, though I'd have a gain this time, but it wasn't working. Thank goodness I woke up before I got near a scale!

Welcome Home Cynthia, I must have missed that you were traveling again. Sounds like you had a fantastic trip. What an icky dream!!!! :eek: Thank goodness it was only a dream. Swelling thighs? I can just see it. Yeech.

Terri: You're doing great. Be careful on that snow though. You don't want to slip and undo your healing. BTW tried something new on the dog. I picked up a Dremel tool. One of those gadgets that sands, buffs, and stuff like that. Anyway I put on the sanding tip and ran it while Sarah, the pointer, was getting petted. Then I put her on a down stay and was able to grind a bit of each toenail down. She didn't even blink! HURRAY, no more chasing her around with the nail clippers. I'm going to do a little bit each day until I get her nails back where they belong.

I've been pretty good. I just need to get myself back to a meeting.

Off to the pool. See you all later.

j-ann

So j-ann, when you getting yourself back to a meeting? ;)

Thank goodness the dream was not a premonition. I lost 4.4 lbs. this week bringing my total for January to 20.6 lbs. lost!! :jig: :cb: :hat: :dance: Best of all I made my mini-goal of being in the 230s for my DH's b-day :gift: . I'm sure he likes his gift, lol. Now for 10% by Valentine's Day. Figure if I never rest on my laurels I'll always be motivated.

Hi Ladies,

Cynthia, :bravo: on your loss. GOOD FOR YOU! I'm shooting for next Monday to get back to meetings, again. I'm not going to ask what my weight is though. I've been out of control. As in, see it ... eat it. :( :eek:

Today we had all kinds of pastrys at work. Normally I'd grab a bagel and that would be that. Instead I ate the bagel, 1/2 a fry cake, a corn muffin (egads probably 25 pts. in just the :devil: muffin), then another bagel for lunch. I won't even tell you about dinner. I know I have to keep trying each day. I'm so angry at myself. Reasons? 1. We're going through a lot of changes at work. Read as stress!!!:dizzy: After work it's come home and hang out. 2. It's been so cold and snowy that going out in the evening just doesn't seem worth the effort. So I've just been sitting around the house.

OK, as long as I've been able to note the causes maybe I can make myself do something about it. To be honest I feel better just having put my thoughts to the keyboard. Rant's over. I'm going to try to get back to journaling tomorrow. That has always helped me. :yes:

JEN: Are you out there?

TERRI: What's up?? I have been drink my water. See, I can do something right for myself.
Have you tried any of the flavored waters? I have a lime one right now that's quite good and 0 pts.

CHATTY: Still OP? Sounds like you were doing really well.

SUE: Where are you?

Have a good day tomorrow ladies. I'm going to take it hour by hour and do my best to get back OP!

Hello!


I'm here! Food has not been great the last several days. Its been TOM so I've felt frumpy and fat. Go figure! We didn't get our menu planned and groceries bought as we strive for and that definitely makes for a bad food week. DH had bus trips on Monday and Tuesday and I worked late on Wednesday. Plus on Thursday night I got my hair highlighted. That really shot our week.

I've been busy this week just trying to get caught up around the house. I feel like I must have been doing nothing the past several weeks. The ironing pile was huge and just seems like so much to do.

I finally figured out how I want to finish decorating the master bedroom. I had painted it a light sage (or what I had intended) but never did get the master bath done. I think because I'm not quite sure about the color and decided that I really don't like the border I had bought for the bath. I was in Penney's one day this week and found an awesome bed set. However, if I bought everything I would want from that set it would have been around $800 and that's NOT going to happen. So I bought the matching border instead and will work with the colors. The colors are a beige background with a muted floral pattern - soft greens, tans, spicy golds, and rich purple. I've been obsessing about the shade of green I have and am trying to resist the thoughts that I need to repaint. Like who's really going to scrutinize besides me? I did find dark purple, crinkly silkish sheers for the windows - on sale even! I did splurge and buy one pillow to put on the bed to pull it together. I'll be looking for a beige, tan or spicy gold solid comforter and bedskirt onsale. I'll also watch for pillow sales for decorative pillows in the greens and purples. That gives me something to obsess about besides food! I'm also starting to get the home project itch.



Cynthia - I didn't realize you were going to Europe. What a fun trip! You're doing great with your eating. What do you feel is making the difference this time? Awesome!

J-Ann - I tried the Dremmel on Bear but it was a cordless and just not enough power. Besides that, he's rather finky about his feet sometimes. DH lets their nails get too long. He's lazy until I get scratch marks down my leg or something. I fell to the junk food this week - fund raiser candybars and cake at a retirement banquet. How's the journalling? Mine fell by the wayside this week. Maybe we can inspire each other to get out of our down cycles and have a better week.



Lesson's I learned this week - not journalling and planning only contributes to feeling the loss of control which fuels the bad eating binges and bad eating binges makes me feel just yucky.



Take care and have a wonderful Sunday!

Good morning everyone. Feeling kinda pumped because I had coffee this morning, caffeine is racing through me.

j-ann - good luck on the WI. I have a friend that turns her back now and then when she doesn't want to see the number on the scale, and has the weigher keep her little book. She picks it up the following week when she's ready. Maybe that could work for you!!

Terri - How's the hair look? I have similar colors in my bedroom. Painted the walls "tree garden" from Behr and got my bedding from Bed, Bath, & Beyond. The duvet is a mottled tan with green and purple leaves stenciled throughout, though spaced nicely. Very reasonable prices there sometimes.

The difference for me this time is that I KNOW I will get to lifetime on this join. The 20 years before this that I've been trying I never felt that sure - was always just hoping I'd make it. I'd be wondering when I'd "fall off the wagon", scared I wouldn't do it. Well, I finally realize that I CAN do it, that no one forces food into my mouth, and to stop lying to myself about not knowing why I overeat. I overeat because at that moment the food is more important than losing the weight. I have a personal motto "Find A Way" that has helped me in several situations. When we went on the ski trip with some friends and hit the bars, before we went out I kept telling myself I had to find a way to stay OP. Traveling to Europe was the same thing. I have to find a way whatever comes up - schedule changes, traveling, stress, etc. It is my mantra. I am finally willing to put in the time and effort that it's going to take to lose all this darn weight. I don't think I really was before, though back then I would have said I was. There is a definite different feeling this time around.

And now I have to go do my morning walk. It helps me stay focused more than anything else. I notice the longer I put it off, the more my thoughts stray toward making bad food choices, :devil: . Have a great Sunday, everyone.

Good morning ladies!

Just wanted to make a quick post before work. I'm sending out positive vibes to everyone to have a great OP day and feel great about ourselves.

J-Ann - Good luck with weigh-in. Its okay not to look. Just be accountable by going and getting regrouped.

Cynthia - Thanks for the insight. That was an "aha" moment for me to read your post. I jumped on the treadmill yesterday just to try to get the walking muscles woke up and it allowed me to quit if my hip hurt. I want to get back into walking and regular cardio because that really helped me feel more in control. I've got lots of BB&B coupons so I'll have to check out their comforters.

Have a great day!

Looks like it's mainly just you and me, Terri. Hope the others come back sometime :( . I've been playing with my new toy so haven't been online as much. I ordered the "free" photo camera from Amazon.com (free after I get my rebate checks) and I finally got it. It's a blast, emailed myself a picture from it today, :lol: ! Have to be careful I don't go over my 1 Mg allotment/month. DH would be mad if I had to pay extra for playing around.

Doing well on the program too, though I need to probably take a rest day from the exercise soon. Maybe tomorrow or Thursday. I've got plenty of banked points to tide me over for the rest of the week.

It's funny how we all have things that help us keep on track. For me it's free weights and my afternoon tea. Doing the weights sends a message that I'm serious, and the tea takes over the comfort I used to get from binging. I have 3 hardboiled egg whites with some fancy mustard (eggs are an excuse to eat mustard - just LOVE the stuff) and a small pot of tea. A nice destressing time for me. Good for you getting back to the cardio, Terri. Hope the body responds well and lets you continue.

Do any of you go to the WW boards as well? Curse that Woman's World magazine for having a story on the Wendie Plan, tired of seeing it everywhere. I'm sure the furor will subside over the next couple of weeks, though.

DARN :( Lost my post! Now I've got to start again. :shrug:

I'm OP!!!!! Day 2 and counting. :high: I didn't get to the meeting but I've felt so lousy that I don't crave anything. :shrug: Stayed home from work today to baby myself. My sinuses are draining big time. No swimming for me tonight but I've already put out a WATP tape for tomorrow morning. I'll be lucky to be able to do a mile but I WILL TRY!!!!!

TERRI: The good vibes you sent to us must be working. Thanks! Here's more to share with everyone. :goodvibes:

CYNTHIA: TEA. It's my savior. I've said this before but when I drink coffee I have to eat something, donut, cookie, toast. Some kind of carb. Tea, I can enjoy without looking for something to go with it. I like sweet tea so I'm soooo glad for Splenda. Tastes like sugar, no icky chemicals. Love the stuff.

Time for another nap :D

Good Afternoon Ladies,

Well, I have come to the conclusion that despite my best intentions, I can not keep myself accountable to my journal and my points, so I threw in the towel and got myself to a meeting today! I am feeing really positive about things right now. Your enthusiasm is catching Cynthia. You are doing so great Anyway I plan to spend some time tonight organizing things looking over the material and then dig my heels in and get busy! We will see how it goes!

Still having some computer glitches with AOL, but they are slowly getting better. I like the parental controls since they allow me to control my teenager's access and time so I am trying to bear with them for awhile. Hope to try to post more often.

Cold, windy and snowy in Indiana today! BRRRRRR!! When will spring come! I am ready!

Have a great evening. Off to drink some more water!

Later Ladies!

Hi ladies,

Just a quick post this evening. We had discipleship class so its late and I'm bleary eyed.

I've had a good point day plus I've done the treadmill three days in a row!! Only for a short period of time but the hip seems to be responding okay. Yesterday I even had time to do the spinner as well. Wanted to tonight but didn't have enough time between work and class. Maybe tomorrow.

J-Ann - Good for two days in a row!! Sorry to see about the sinus crap. I have sinus and allergy problems and it can make you feel very down and yucky. I'll send some good feeling vibes your way! Take care but don't let it detract you from your goals.

Cynthia - I had seen about the Wendie plan a year ago or so. I know a gal that used to post here that follows it very religiously and has lost almost 60 pounds in a year. Works for her but I found it too hard to plan around since DH does the cooking. I can imagine WW's reaction to this being published in a magazine though. :lol:

Chatty - Good luck with the meetings. I've tried to do it on my own for a couple of years now but I went back to meetings this year. However, I'm not going every week. I'm doing the Freedom plan and plan my next meetings. For me, that takes the focus off the "WI day". Hope it helps you achieve your goals. Cynthia is a good inspiration for me as well.

I better get going. Have a great OP day tomorrow!!

:barbell: :strong: Me again. I got up this morning and did my leg exercises with leg weights no less and added some tae bo inspired moves. I WILL get my physical stamina back before spring. And that's that! :p

:goodvibes: :goodvibes: Here's to everyone to stay focused for this day. Pick something that makes you feel great and do it. Get your journals out and post even if its just for this day only. Let's get motivated! :goodvibes:

Have a great day!

Well, I'm feeling pretty good but opting to stay home one more day.

I hear you Terri. I WILL journal today. Having an Eng. Muffin, soft boiled egg, oj and tea for breakfast. 5 pts.
Exercise will be WATP and it looks like shoveling snow may be on the list as well.

Thought the house was on fire last night. I was in the kitchen, the dish washer was running and something smelled funny. :?: I walked around the house sniffing. Walked back in to the kitchen and could see SMOKE!!!!!! I was really getting worried. Oven was off, fireplace is gas. Decided to check the dishwasher, then if I had to, call the Fire Dept. TA DA the dishwasher was on the dry cycle and a plastic dog/catfood can cover had fallen through to land on the heating element and was MELTING. PHEW!!!!!
Pulled it out, opened some windows and flopped in a chair ... VERY HAPPY that that adventure was over.

:goodvibes: :goodvibes: More success vibes for all!

Hey all, you are making me :o with the compliments. Thanks.

Had a hard walk this morning. TOM started and I've been getting bad cramps lately, don't know why. Anyway, I still got my butt out the door even though it was 19 degrees because I felt I had to. I was really dreading it and that's not a good sign for me, it can lead to stopping all together. The walk was a little hard because the path was snow packed (thank goodness we are finally getting the white stuff, though) and I had cramps the whole time, which is also unusual. I felt really bad when I got home - but I went to the store and bought some Advil (we were completely out of any kind of medication) and put on a heating pad and all is well. But I think my body needs some rest so I'm gonna take tomorrow off from exercise.

j-ann - Yippee on the 2 days OP, great start. Do you drink hot tea as well? I like the cinnamon one I buy at Wild Oats, can't really remember the name now. I think it has orange in it as well. It's in the bulk section. It has so much flavor you don't even miss the sugar. When we lived in the south I used to drink it cold with LOTS of sugar. I finally learned to drink it without, and can't stand it when it's sweetened. Funny how tastes change.

Chatty - WOOHOO, welcome back. Good for you for getting back to a meeting. I've gone back and forth on that so many times it's incredible. Sometimes I even blame the meetings for me doing poorly - like if I have to miss one then of course it's okay to go off and if I wasn't going I wouldn't feel that way. But it's just an excuse. I do like the meetings and I think they really help me if I commit to going every week, even if it's a bad one, or particularly if it's a bad one. That's always the hardest time to go, eh?

Terri - You go girl on that exercise, just don't get injured. Poor DH so wanted to participate in the Steamboat Springs marathon June 1st and had started jogging again. He upped his mileage yesterday and got injured. I can't remember what the injury is but it has to do with the band down the side of the leg and I guess it can be pretty serious, so he's sidelined for a bit now. I'm bummed because it's the only exercise he'll do. Monthly WI's work pretty good for some people. I don't know if you remember Veda from the WW board (I think that was her name, I don't see here there anymore). She'd WI the first of each month and was doing great that way. I think she still attended the meetings weekly though, not sure how that worked. She's lost over 200 lbs. last time I saw a post.

And that's it for tonight. This room has lots of windows and the furnace just can't keep it warm and my fingers are about to freeze off!! Nighty night.

good morning! :wave:

Snow again for us - a whole inch. Just enough to make the commute to work slow.

It made the big dog crazy this morning. He loves the cold weather. When I let him back in this morning, he was all happy and leaping and spinning around. He totally lost his mind and leaped up on the bed and was jumping and rolling. Now - this is a 140 rott who knows he doesn't get on the bed. He finally caught ahold of his senses, jumped to the floor and immediately threw him self down on the rug with a thud. Then just looked at me while his tail stub was wagging 90 miles a minute. You can only chuckle. He's all happy too because he got a bath yesterday so he's all shiny black and so soft.

We were supposed to go to church last night but only made it out to grab a sandwich. It was snowing pretty hard and visiability wasn't the best so we decided to be bad people and go back home. I did do time on the spinner and some on the treadmill before we rushed out to eat.

I have had more good food days - except I did eat a cheesesteak at this new place we tried last night. After I was done, I did see that they offer low fat varieties. :mad: But, otherewise I've been doing well so I'm not going to be upset about one cheesesteak.

My challenge for this week will be the church "couples retreat" that we are going to Friday night and Saturday. Its a combination Valentines banquet and marriage maintenance class. I wanted to go mainly to develop relationships with other couples from our new church. The challenge will be that Friday night and Saturday lunch will be buffets. I will keep saying to myself "Find a way" and not lose my mind.

:goodvibes: :goodvibes: This is for everyone to have a good day and be strong towards our long-term goals. Let's journal journal journal, drink our water and rack up activity points (except Cynthia who nees to give her body a well-deserved rest!). :goodvibes:

More later tonight!

Can't stay long but gotta tell TERRI: Hey, buffets are easy. If you can keep from getting into the "high everything" stuff there is always a salad, beef, or if you're really lucky broiled chicken (just peel off the skin), and usually a hot veggie. Terri, it'll be fine. Just remember your goal and don't starve yourself. You know how much you can eat .... be sure you do!! This weekend sounds fantastic. It never hurts to work on a relationship be it brand new or old and well broken in. Enjoy, and make new friends.

CYNTHIA: Hope you're feeling better. No more cramps make going through menopause worth it. :)

CHATTY: WELCOME BACK. It's good to see your face. :lol: Good for you PAT ON THE BACK for getting to that meeting. Me next!!!

Gotta run,

Terri - ha ha girl, you WILL find a way!! Like you wrote, one cheesesteak ain't gonna hurt. It's the ability to not let it derail you that is the key. Can you bring some snacks on the retreat, like veggies or something? Then you can fill up on those a little before hitting the buffet. Just so you have the edge off and can make better choices. I keep a Nutiva bar in my purse for emergencies, and take them on trips. I used to do the WW bars until I saw how high sugar was on the list of ingredients :eek: ! I did take today as a rest day, but will get back to walking and weights tomorrow.

j-ann - I'm counting the years and months, baby. Mom went through it at 50 and the only clue she had was that her periods stopped. She didn't have any of the hot flashes or other side effects, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Lost another 2.8 lbs. at WI today for a total of 23.4 lbs gone this year!! Yippee!! My goal next week is to make my 10% and get that 25-lb magnet. I plan to put the magnet in DH's V-day card.

Hi Fellow "Loosers"
It's nice to have a place we can go to get moral support with someone who has the same struggles as we do. I've been on WW for 2 yrs. and lost 80 lbs. BUT..since Aug.2002 I have stayed at a plateau,up and sown with the same 5 lbs. I had a hyst. at end of Aug. and I can't seem to get over this hurdle.Any help???PLEASE!!!
SUE:?: