Welcome curvychick-- i am relatively new to this thread as well and love it, whenever i have the urge to root around in the cupboards, I come and check the site. It gives me something else to do when i just want to munch to fill time.I am impressed that you have lost 90lbs!! HOLY COW! Way to go.Please stick around here to motive us. I just finish my advanced workout (I am so proud I just have to say it like that, bear with me, i'll get over it lol) and I had a great day points wise, I am still realing from my 1 lb gain. (I know that is not the way to spell realing, but I for the life of me can't remember how.) I think I need to get a drink and relax, I've taxed my sensibabilies!LOL
Hope from work and am very glad it is the weekend! No call and I managed to give my upcoming week of call to someone whose husband lost their job! So whoo whoo to me!!!
Doing fine food wise...left my lunch in the car and had to truck back out to get it the exercise won't kill me and I refuse to go to the cafeteria at work.....just spells trouble for me! I do better is I bring my food from home and stay on plan!
Saskbabe...you just go on and keep saying 'ADVANCED TAPE"! You worked it so you deserve to say it! WhoHoo to you too!
Hey Caroline...Welcome and congratulations for your weight loss. That is awesome. Jump on board and see if we can't keep kicking each other in the you know where, to lose weight! My very good friend loss 100# on WW and she looks great! You can do it too! As can we all. Just keep repeating....I can do this....I can do this....I can do this.......
Paula....3#! Way to go. Give yourself a pat on the back! Med surg nursing and a 3# weight loss...you are a hero in my eye!!!
Sarah....a real fire fighter. That is awesome! You are braver than I would be. A fire...I think I would just turn the other way and run out and not in like you do! Although I have to confess that for years I was a real adrenaline junkie...worked in a traume ER and loved it! The worse the shooting, injuries, etc, the better for me. But when we moved, I tried the OR and although I like it, I miss the ER.
Well, the weekend beckons. Our refrigerator went out. It is only 8 years old so I have that to deal with this weekend. Or stuff is outside in coolers with ice so we don't lose everything. Will try to see if it can be fixed or if we will have to get a new one. Eight years just doesn't seem long enough for a refrigerator to last.
Well off to face the challenges of the weekend. I will just keep repeating....I can do this...I can do this...I can do this.......
I currently am a WW member - joined 11/23/05 and have lost 22.8 lbs. I have about 80 more to go but things have been going great. I lost through Thanksgiving and Christmas both, so I figure if I can lose then, I can do it the rest of the time. I have been a WW member previously but didn't have the same attitude then that I have now. I have accepted the fact that this is for life and want to do this like I never have before.
I have a very busy life but I am a firm believer that you can make time for what is really important to you. Sitting around whining won't take the weight off so I am staying in control and pretty soon I plan to be strutting around looking "hot".
I'll keep checking in. Is there anything else I need to do?
I want to know why it is so hard to remember to take that little vitamin every day!! I'm doing great on the food and good on the exercise yet I keep forgetting to take my vitamin.
DNR - you're doing great! Anyone that can get through the holidays without a gain can do anything!
I take vitamins every day and I found the easiest way is to buy one of those daily pill containers. Since I take calcium everyday, I simply throw in a Multivitamin tablet with them. I set them up every Sunday night before the week begins and they set out on my vanity. I don't ever forget them because they are there for me to see. Just a simple suggestion!
DNR...welcome. You don't have to do another things. Jump in when if you wish! You are doing super. It is nice to see that you could get through the holidays without gaining. WooHoo to you!!!
I have been noticing that the days that I don't consciously think about eating differently and just try and eat to the points I go over. (this may be so simple for others to see, but I just realized!lol) I think it was Dr.Phil that said,"IF you weigh 300lbs you live a lifestyle that supports 300lbs. If you want to weight 150 lbs you have to start living the lifestyle of someone who weighs 150 lbs."
Does this resonant with anyone else? For example, Friday night is Pizza night at our house, so I went through my day, shaving points where I could so I could have 2 pieces of pizza. You know,I didn't really want the pizza, but the thought of being "left out" or of not "treating myself" to the pizza, or that I would be proving that WW didn't fit into my regular life,made it almost impossible not to have my two piece. I went over my daily points and used my weekly points allowance,but it made me feel too full and I had indigestion. Does anyone else know what I am talking about or am I just rambling?
No,I know what you mean about being left out.I do it all the time and I get no where. My husband will bring something home and it sits there. I tried to stay away from it. Then he starts,"oh you can have a taste", There goes my points for the day. Right now I'm full from dinner,have about 8 points left and wondering what can I get into? The next thing I know I'm over.
I'd like to be a part of this thread. I rejoined WW three weeks ago, have over 100 lbs. to lose and am beginning to have a little trouble staying within my point range. I desperately want to lose the weight to feel better physically, mentally and emotionally. I'm doing a little weight lifting in order to strengthen my arms. I work full time, have two children in their 20's who are living at home (working and going to school). My husband is eating WW style with me as he has more than 100 lbs to lose also, but he doesn't go to meetings with me.
I guess I just need help to stay motivated and committed. Today I've stayed within my point range, but can't say that I've eaten healtily.(sp?).
"If I keep on doin' what I'm doin', I'm going to keep on gettin' what I got"
Well, I had a great week OP. Beginning Monday I started really journaling. I've dipped into the flex points a bit, used 9 so far, but doing okay. Today I got exactly 28 points in and a good portion of it was sweets I admit. On Saturdays we go to dog obedience school and on the way home we always stop by the international market for a piece of Baklava. Worth every one of the 5 pts.
I'm having a bit of trouble now that I'm down to 28 pts. 30 was better! I guess it's time to go back to what I did in the beginning to get used to points and still get enough to eat. valelys: This may help you. We ate a LOT of vegetables at first, stirfry's were a staple in the beginning. Lots of zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, pea pods and a bit of chicken breast. Stir fry sauce is pretty low point and best of all, it's soooo filling cause you can eat a ton of it!
creations: try a peanut butter sandwich and a glass of skim milk when you have 8 pts left! You get something you don't normally get, extra calcium and protien. And when it's gone, it's gone!
I agree with GeeChee that pill holders are wonderful. I always forget whether I've taken a pill or not without them.
Well, must run. Hope everyone else has a terrific weekend.
Hello everyone, I just got home from Johnson City, TN visiting my daughter. She attends college there. We left early this morning and went with her to flea markets all day. I am tired! I think since I walked all day, I will wait to go to the gym in the morning. I think I am too tired to even drive to the gym right now. We had a good time. I tried to eat healthy but lunch kind of blew it. I did make a core plan WW meal for dinner though. I hope everyone had a good day. I am going to relax for a while and go to bed early. Have a good evening everyone.
Hi everyone, welcome all you new people, just seeing your weight loses gives me an extra boost of IT WORKS!!!!!!
I have had a good weekend went out to eat Friday and 2 times today and stayed on program. Even got in all my water. didn't ride my bike but walked all day Friday at the mall, went bowling today and walked in Lowe's for 4 hours, so I figure I'm even for those days. but here comes Sunday traditionally my worst day, we usually eat a big brunch and BBQ for dinner, my family is adjusting though,they are trying to be supportive, only the 16 year old teen boy complains, but then he complains about everything lol. Keep up the good work, we can do this yes we can!!!!!
raynette
Ok, everyone....time for a new thread! Move on over to Thread #2 for this group! This thread had gotten way too long! Way to go everyone! See you over there!
Hi! My name is Paula I would like to join ya'll! I would like to lose 105 pound by November 9, 2006 (my birthday)! I need all the encouragement I can get!
I feel so bad for you with what happened with your family member making that comment to you. I too have to deal with people who sabbotage my efforts but I have decided to look at it with an "I'll show you" attitude. I'm the type of person who loves a good challenge so instead of letting it get to you, try to let it roll off (I know that's easier said than done sometimes) and pretty soon you won't have to say a word and she won't have to ask that question. My husband is finally changing some . . . he is (was) the type of person who sits and eats things in front of me that he knows bother me but he's kind of an "I'm first" type of guy and I guess he just figures if I don't like it, go somewhere else. The snacks he eats at night and the portions he eats are almost to the point of gluttony but yet he stays thin. The thing is, he had a heart attack at age 41 (he smoked then) and now he has high blood pressure. I have had neither of those things yet, so I guess I have just decided to let him eat his snacks and I have another TV in another room that I can go watch when he does this. I also used to have a co-worker who would come in and wave popcorn around me and say, "doesn't this smell good . . ." - she had a weight problem and wasn't doing anything about it and I figured she was just jealous that I was. So, don't let these people get to you. Show them by getting beautiful and strut your stuff in front of them. After all, you are the most important person as far as you are concerned. Positive thinking is the way to go here. By bingeing after a comment like that, you aren't hurting them, you are hurting yourself.
HI Ya'll
