I use to frequently post to a 100+ thread several years ago and am interested in getting a weekly thread going again. I do not see one under the current threads. Is anyone else interested! I would be glad to post a new thread every week for discussions, gripes, whines and celebrations! I have a 100+ pounds to lose and would love some company along the way! I restarted WW this week and am currently commited to try to do this! So, join in and let me know if there is some interest!
Hey Shelly...Welcome. I am glad to see that there is some interest in starting a weekly thread! Tell me a little about yourself and what you are doing to try to lose weight. As for me...I am married, and a mother to three children. I live along the coast in South Carolina and am doing WW to try to lose some weight. I work part time as an OR nurse and although I know all the hazards of obesity, it has always been a challenge for me. I seemed to have gained most of my weight after I had my last child. But now that she is a freshman in college, I can hardly declared it "baby" weight! Anyway, welcome! I am looking forward to getting to know you!
Hi! I think a weekly thread would be great! Maybe someone pick a topic to discuss? Or just talk about how it's going?
Anyway, I am 42, married, mom to a 10 yr old boy. I've been overweight my whole life...I've joined WW twice, lost 40 lbs 3 times, before this last time. When I hit 328 and DH hit 280 we realized we had to do something. I dug out my old WW 1-2-3 Success materials and we started counting points the next day. He's lost 50 lbs and I've lost 73 to date. We haven't "joined" WW but have new materials now and follow the program at home. I'm a government employee for the State of MO. Now we have a Show-Me Shape-Up challenge at work, where teams from offices compete in a "biggest loser" competition. There are 10 women in my office on my team - nice to have back-up!
Someone decide how to handle the weekly post...I'll sure be here!
Would love to join you. I 59,married have 2 children and 2 granddaughters.
I've been overweight all my life. I've belong to WW and many other weight lose groups in the past. I'm still not giving up.
Well, I had a good, but busy, Monday. Managed to squeeze in a 15 minute break at work and walk just over 1/2 mile. It's cold outside...but the office building next door has this open atrium type thing in the center that goes clear to the roof and the floors are in a big square around it - does that make sense? Anyway, 15 laps around the 5th floor is a mile! We made it 8 before we had to go back to work. It's really pretty amusing - you go in the office building and there's all these women in suits and tennies and socks walking in circles!
Food was very good. I still get 30 points...although not for much longer! and by 9 p.m. I was at 22 - long story, just a very busy day. So I had a peanut butter sandwich, an apple and a glass of milk - 8 pts! I even got in all my water - extra in fact - by my calculation I had about 80 oz; a quart at work and 2, 24 oz bottles at home. All in all, a good WW day!
I've started my day off with a BIG bowl of oatmeal with pecans...7 pts but worth every point. It's basically a double serving of oatmeal, enough brown sugar to add a point, cinnamon and a tablespoon of pecans. By my calculation that's 7 - if I'm wrong feel free to correct me. I love that breakfast, keeps me full all morning. Got a banana for a snack. Still trying to decide what's for dinner tonight.
Well, best get to work. Hope everyone has a t-riffic OP day!
Went over on my points yesterday,but today is another day.
Had oatmeat for breakfast and still feel full at this point. My main problem is I pick all day.
Tomorrow have to have dinner out at a buffet,that will be a problem.
Have a great day.
creations
Hi everyone,
I started WW at work with my hubby 12 weeks ago. When I started I had 100 lbs to lose. I have lost 22 so far.
I am 43, mother of a 21 year old daughter and I am an RN in Asheville, NC. I have been overweight since I was a freshman in college and discovered that pizza could be delivered to the dorm.
I follow the core plan but I really need to exercise. I work weekend nights so I have Mon-Fri to exercise. We are going to check out gyms tomorrow.
Lillion.....Sounds like you have some great support for yourself. I would love it if my husband would join me, but wouldn't you know, he is a skinny old thing! LOL Joining a challenge at work is awesome also. It is also nice that you have place to walk at work. You will be dropping more pounds before you know it!
Creations....I wish you good luck in your efforts to lose weight. Success will come to you when you are ready for it!
NurseInnc...welcome..another nurse in the group! What area of nursing do you practice? I am doing the points for now, but am thinking of trying the core program also. I will be interested in seeing how you continue to do with it.
As for me....I got called into work last night...a hazard of working in the OR and was gone from 5:00 p.m till midnight...thus no supper or snacks! So I ended up with 13 extra points for the day! When I got home, I went straight to bed because I had to be back at work today at 6:30 a.m.! And I did not feel like eating and then going right to bed. The plus side was that I didn't have to cook dinner either! Bonus for me! LOL
Well off for a quick nap before hubby gets home! Every once in a while, I can sneek one in! And today is the day. Everyone have a great day!
A little about me..... I have been overweight all my life, when I got married 7 years ago I weighed 240 and over the past 7 years I gained 80 lbs. Since last february I started going to the gym and lost 40 lbs nad put 20 back on which is where i'm at now. Infertility did not help over the last 7 years but neither did food.
I am now the proud mom to 2 boys through adoption. They are 14 months & 22 months (both adopted at birth domestically) And they keep me busy as a SAHM but I am also led into temptation a lot to.
I eat out of boredom a lot and am trying to be more concious of it. I have a treadmill now and am try to do 1/2 a day (to start) in addition to my work outs with a trainer 3 days a week.
I have to do it this time. I am so tired of being a failure in this area.
I am anxious to learn more about everyone and to help each other out!
Hi GeeChee, I work on a med-surg unit right now. I have a background in oncology, surgery and wound care. I really like the core plan and my hubby does it with me. We weigh on Thurs. I maintained last week so I hope I have a loss this time.
Paula
First let me say how great it is to meet so many people like myself{100lbs+ to lose}. You are all doing so good. Well tonight was my first night back on WW, I weighed in at 250, so thats 10 lbs. on my own. So my official start weight is 250. I'm glad to see my exercising working. I live on 25 acres in Texas with 9 family members in 3 houses. my husband {who I have fattened up to 145 from 125 when we met 14 years ago} do not have any children but we have a 16 yr old nephew who has lived with us most of his life, and a 3 week old great nephew and his parents also live with us. I keep special children in my home, I do not currently have any but in about a month I will be getting a 2 yr. old heart transplant little boy during the day so his mom can go back to work. these children can not go to regular day care so i volunteer to do it. love kids!!!!!!
Well enough about me, keep up the good work everyone
hey everyone! this thread is going great. i am a SAHM and back at WW again. weighed in at 287.2 i decided to set my goal to 136 pounds lost. 100 because last year was the Saskatchewan centenial and I did nothing to celebrate and 36 because I will be 36 this year. I have question for you--The weight tracker--do i have to make on everytime I log on? Sometimes it is still in the little menu I get when I right click my mouse(paste) sometimes it isn't. And...Is there a way to bookmark the threads i frequent. ie WW 100 or do I have to go to the main forum board and scroll down to find it? Thanks to anyone who can answer.
I'll jump in here too! I have oh so many pounds to lose so I'll be here right along side all of you!
After six days I fell off the fat-wagon for two days. Tomorrow I'm promising myself I'm back on.
It's frustrating. I was so motivated and was doing fantastic and keeping track of everything. Then I had dinner with family. My plate was piled high with salad and a small bbq rib. I had not had many points that day so I was allowing it and counting it in my points. I chowed down the salad (I had waited too long to eat and was starving) and then picked up the rib. As I took the first bite, a member of my family (okay, it was my grandmother) casually says, "Oh, Jess. How's that weight loss thing coming, hmm?" And then looked at my plate of food full of points I had already counted in my food diary.
She looked at me with an "I told you so" look on her face and the feeling I had was that she had just witnessed the obviously expected demise of my big plans. I sat there chewing the now awful tasting food in my mouth, hating every moment I chewed it and thinking that perhaps I had taken it the wrong way. The awkward silence in the room that followed just hammered into me the fact that though it had not be a conscience thing she had done and said to me, it had not been said in a light of support and love.
I could barely eat the rest of my food with the sick feeling in my stomach so I pretended to be full shortly after and gave the rest to my husband (he'll eat anything I put in front of him). And I resented her the entire night. And when I got home I ate. And as I ate I numbed the feelings of hurt with the food and questioned my motivation, my abilities, my will power, my commitment, my strangth. Had a stranger said it I would have had a "what do you know" attitude. But with family it's different. They know you.
Now, two days later I can put it in perspective. She unknowingly sabotaged me and I unknowingly gave in to it and simply "forgot" about counting my points. My commitment and character was challenged by someone that has seen me fail many, many times and I gave in to the familiar feelings of failure and hurt that drove me to the place I am now. We believe what we hear about ourselves, right? I've always been the fat girl in the family (like many people, of course). It's this self-doubt that has kept me this fat. So I'm shaking it off and turning the hurt into motivation just to show them that they can kiss my big, white bum and watch said bum shrink with or without their support.
So that's where I have been the last two days!! I'm back. I'm ready!! And my goal for tomorrow is to start my walking routine.
Just a quick intro..I'm Lynn and presently have been on WW since 1/4/06. Lost 8 lbs (with weigh in today...lost 1.4 lbs) and am doing flex points for now. If and when I see a plateau of my weight I'll switch to Core and see if that can kick start my metabolism!! I am familiar ot loosing weight since becoming an adult. My last great weight loss feat was loosing 80 lbs in 1995. Unfortunately, a work related injury, and me being diagnosed with Lupus in '99 have created a sedentary lifestyle and I regained it all back and then some!
I'm SAHM to my 2 year old son. I left Nursing to persue 4 years of infertility treatments and now am enjoying taking care of DS. He keeps me hoppin' so I theoretically should be skinny, but I'm not fooling myself and I need this website and all of you! I live in NY and am 45 minutes north of NYC.
Looking forward to getting to know everyone and being the best Cheerleader for everyone to be successful!
Weekly Thread for 100# to lose?
Anyway, 15 laps around the 5th floor is a mile! We made it 8 before we had to go back to work. It's really pretty amusing - you go in the office building and there's all these women in suits and tennies and socks walking in circles! 
HI Ya'll
