Hi all, had a great time visiting my mother in Phoenix. Couldn't have picked a better time, too. It snowed here in Denver while I was in sunny Arizona! We went to the Biltmore hotel and had some facials and lunch.

I'm heading to Old Navy today to try on some size 16 pants, my 16W jeans are getting a bit loose. Wish me luck.

Terri, good job at the WI there, congrats on the 2 lbs. Veggies help me a lot. They keep me full and help keep me from bingeing.

Still waiting for an official closing date on the house in Bend, ugh. Then I'll be VERY busy for a bit.

I was watching Survivor too. Haven't seen one in a while but they got me with the guy/girl thing. I can't believe people didn't vote for Matt, he was my favorite. There must have been stuff going on that ended up on the editing floor. For once I was hoping a decent human being would get the money. Oh well.

Welcome back!

Phoenix sounds like a great time. My mom is headed there tomorrow to stay a week with her sister. Mom's 72 and has never taken a vacation off on her own like that - ever! She certainly deserves it.

I'm doing well with food and okay with exercise. Not quite where I'd like it to be but right now I'm pretty much consumed with getting my MIL into an assisted living/independent living apartment. So much to think about and sometimes DH and I get to talking about it and I lose my exercise time before I know it. :o But it helps if I can walk the dog in the morning and do my conditioning exercises because at least that's something. I did the Tae Bo tape last night because that kicks it up a notch.

Wow, size 16! Doesn't that feel great??! :bravo: DH is now remarking that all my efforts are showing on my body. I know he meant this in a good way but last night, he said "you're looking better". Of course I had to jump on it and say, "what, did I look that bad before????" :lol: :lol: I was teasing and I did have to agree that I feel like I look better. Such a good feeling.

Have a great OP day! Dog is whining so I better get moving.

:lol: Poor husbands. Damned if they do, damned if they don't. You can always find a comeback to their compliments, eh? Nice of him to notice, though. Mine seems to compliment body parts. Today he said my belly looks much smaller. Guess we can take them when we can get them. Also good plan on the exercise. I have set times that I do things like my jog and my spin bike. When it gets to that time, he knows it's time for me to go if we are having a discussion. Since my losing weight is a priority for him as well (he doesn't want to kayak and hike alone, ;) ), there's not much hassle.

I extended my jogging to 6 miles today, usually do 4.5 miles. I only add the jogging three times a week, then walk the other 3 days with a day off. I hope to hike tomorrow rather than walk around the park. The weather has been decent recently and I think my favorite trail should finally be passable.

Had another 2 lb loss at WI yesterday and am now down 53 lbs which is exactly halfway to my WW goal. Of course I'm still too far off to sit down with my leader and discuss and official goal, but I know it's going to be the top number. I've never made it to goal in all the years of trying and I want to get there ASAP. My ego is not going to keep me from prolonging it longer than necessary. So, since WW has my top number at 153, so be it. Once I get there I may decide to go lower, but I ain't worryin' about that now :smug: .

Have a great weekend all.

Hiya, gals!

I've been busy, busy, busy. Things are going just fine WW wise, but everything else is on its way to heck in a handbasket. Need a new engine in the wagon, a new transmission in the van, and I cracked a front tooth yesterday so its off for expensive dental work for me.

Ugh.

Cynthia - contrats on your second 10%!!

Terri - I love to read about the dog walking. :-) I don't even like dogs but it always makes me smile!

Hello! :wave:

Jen - Good to see you back and to see that you're still doing well with WW. That's too bad about all the expensive stuff you've got going on. When it rains, it pours sometimes. :( How's the yarn shop going? Aren't you teaching classes? What absolute fun. Makes me want to dig out some yarn and do something. Not that I really know how or are good at it. :lol:


Cynthia - I am truly impressed with your exercise achievements. Six miles!! :yikes: That is so great. :bravo: on another loss. You'll be at goal before you know it.

On the home front, life may settle down here yet. MIL and I toured more facilities on Friday and this morning we met back at the one she liked most with two of her sons. The third was too busy golfing (that's a separate rant). She made her final decision and then we went off to buy her a twin bed. After that, we had lunch at the fried chicken place. She is thrilled and so am I to have the decision made. That was really hard. Now on to the next step.

Okay, I have to confess that I had great intentions of ordering the teriyaki chicken with rice but by the time we went shopping, I was hungry and got the chicken fried chicken. I didn't eat it all and won't be eating much else today. I'll exercise extra hard starting tomorrow. Today is my day of rest.

No weigh-in for me this week - that will be next Saturday. My scale at home is holding steady but I also know that I'm retaining water due to hormones so I should be seeing a loss sometime in the future.

I better get up and do something - like finish the ironing.

Have a great Sunday evening and OP days!

Hey guys, sorry I haven't posted lately. Pretty busy getting ready for the move. We are going to be heading out to Bend on the 31st and there still seems like there's a ton of stuff to do.

Jen, good for you for sticking with the points even though things are busy. I'm going to focus on that this week, I'm getting awfully close to Onederland and don't plan to let the impending move blow it for me.

Terri, I'm glad she found a place she will be comfortable in. That's most of the battle I think. As far as that third son, it reminds me of an article I read in the NYT Sunday magazine. It was after all the flack with France and was written by an American woman who lived in this town there with her family. She said although they may embrace some of our culture - like the movies, tv, clothing, and some of the food - they never want to be like us. They think we are horrible in the dealings with our families. For comparison she told the story of a CEO who ended an important meeting early because he had to take his mom grocery shopping. They devote a lot more time to being with their families than I guess we ever would.

Well, I'll report back after WI today!!!

Argh, what a pain. Just spent a lot of time posting a message only to get the "Cannot find server" message and now it's gone.

Anyway, just wanted to say "hello" and let you know I won't be back till next month. DH and I are heading out to Bend on Friday so lots of packing and stuff to be done. The house hasn't officially closed yet, but that's the stupid Countrywide Mortgage company's fault, never go with them.

Lost 3.4 at WI last Thursday, that was a surprise. Onederland, here I come!!

Hello!

Wow, we've certainly gotten quite - everyone is so busy. I've been trying to get caught up around the house as well still trying to get MIL to pack so she can get moved. I've also been trying to keep up on the exercise. I've increased the dog walk to 35 minutes a night now and 20+ minutes on the spinner. Along with increasing minutes, I've been trying to increase the intensity to build my endurance and burn fat.

I'll be back to posting more regular. I'll keep the home fires burning until you can get back Cynthia and hopefully Jen will be able to rejoin us too. Congrats on the move to Bend - so close now!! You'll be glad to get it over with I'm sure. Good luck with the move and see you soon!

Anyone new out there lurking and wishing for a place to post? We're here!! We're doing WW and making exercise part of our lives. No matter where you're starting, come on in!

Take care!

Hey Terri, congrats on increasing the exercise. Steve and I are looking at Wednesday as move day right now. Had a problem with the electricity in this home and had to push it back, which meant pushing back the internet cable installation until June 9th (soonest they could get in after Friday). Unfortunately, DH needs that for work so he can't go too early hence Wednesday.

Had a GREAT WI today. Lost 4.2 lbs and finally made it to [size=huge]ONEDERLAND!!!![/size]
I still can't believe it, that my weight no longer begins with a "2". It's been a long and hard road getting here, but more than worth it. Now I know I can make lifetime too :cb: :hat: :balloons:

Hello,

Just keeping the home thread fires burning. Cynthia - you must be tired from all the moving preparation. A good way to burn off a few pounds too!!! I look forward to your return in a couple of weeks!

I had a good weekend. I spent the day with mom on Saturday. It was a lazy day so it was very relaxing. Yesterday, we went to church and then out to Macaroni Grill for a very nice lunch. I couldn't find my entree on Dotti's list but I don't think it was a killer entree. Ohh, so good!! We were smart enough to eat light the remainder of the day. DH has even read some of the WW Getting Started Book. At least he's still motivated.

This week I'm off on vacation - staying home though. Its a week of cleaning out if I can remain focused enough. Looks like lots of rain this week :( which is a bummer because we wanted to take our boat down to the lake for a day this week. Boo!

The challenge this week will be keeping food within my normal work routine and remembering to get in cardio exercise.

TTFN!

Hi - I'm new to the thread and thank you for inviting me to join it -
I've got a LONG way to go but started doing WW on my own in Jan this year and am down over 40 lbs so I'm happy.

I haven't had any slip ups and feel pretty good but am wondering if anyone has read any inspirational books that they can recommend.

Not a bad week last week - down 2 more. Lets hope I don't find them again!

:bravo: houndlvr! Congrats on your 2 pound loss!!

Welcome to the thread! We look forward to getting to know more about you.

Great job on losing 40 pounds while doing WW at home. That takes real dedication. As far as inspiration, I look to my faith because often the Sunday messages deal with how to live life. About being the best person you can be. Also, Dr. Phil is great for figuring out how to re-engineer your life. Because if we don't make significant changes in our life, the weight will come back. Dr. Phil's website has great info on his diet challenge.

Good luck this week and keep up the great work!

I, myself, did good with food yesterday. That's definitely a challenge when I'm on vacation. Especially when I'm at home. I kept within my point range and did 28 minutes on the spinner and walked the dog for 40 minutes. I really need to improve my water intake.

Have a great OP day!

Thank you SO much for the welcome...I have spurts where I'm not really "feeling" the program if you know what I mean but I keep plugging along...I find SO much help here on the boards it's amazing. I can find almost anything I need at my fingertips and recently a friend game me her WW Points calculator after she had the gastric bypass surgery - obviously she no longer needs it but seeing the change in her is a great boost to me. Hey no matter how you get there we will all always be dieters!

I agree w/your outlook on Dr. Phil - I get home to late to catch him at 3 here on the E. Coast so I do reruns later in the evening or at the very least I scan what the topic of the day is and tape it.

Thanks again for the great words - I'm off to find some new recipes :):dizzy:

Hi , My name is Kathy . I used to post @ 3fc awhile back , but have been very overwhelmed the last two years . I joined WW 4 years ago & pretty rapidly lost 100 pounds . THEN........two years ago my son & his (at that time) 3 & 5 year old moved in . Both of them have ADHD . And the pounds started creeping back , 50 of them . :( A year ago I gave my son an ultimatum , Either he straiten his act out , or I was going for custody . Well , I now have permanent custody . I'm almost 42 , a **** of a lot poorer , raising kids again . I guess that's why god made me a mom so young , cause i'd be doing it again . I'm glad the court battle is over . My son didn't fight me , but the mom did . She basically has no visitation , but hasn't attempted to contact them in 7 months anyway . I don't know why she even contested . I have lost about 10 pounds of the gain , but haven't managed to totally stick to it . I have never quit WW , & actually work for them as a member helper . I am also very active , which I think is my saving grace .
My resolution : get back to journaling , get back to on-line support/friendships . GET BACK ON PROGRAM !:D
Kathy 344.7/288/185