Hi girls,
I'm still feeling under the weather but hopefully I'll be better soon. I keep coughing myself awake at night which is no fun. Poor BF ended up going to sleep on the sofa to get some peace and quiet! I hate this dry, tickly cough! Nothing seems to stop it.
Of course, even when ill I am still able to eat food. Typical!!
I remember someone asking (ages ago) about how often you should weigh yourself. Here's what I did. When I was losing weight I only weighed myself at WW once a week. Since all scales are different I didn't want to build up false hopes of a loss. Plus your weight goes up and down all the time so you should really only weigh in once a week at the same time of day to see how your weight loss is progressing. But I know how hard it is to keep off the scales! I bought a pair when I reached goal and use them all the time! Unfortunately they broke the other day (I blame BF jumping on them!) and they now declare that I weigh 15 stone 10 pounds (224 pounds in your money)! Amazingly so does BF. And I'm guessing just about anything I put on them will weigh that too! If I switch them to kilograms I weight -64. Minus?! Which is quite amusing, but also annoying. Does anyone have those fat-monitoring scales? Any good? I reckon I'll need to get some new scales cos I can't cope without mine!!
I meant to reply to everyone's posts but my brain is mush and I can't remember who wrote what.
Becky - don't fret about the size of your wedding dress. If you feel good about yourself, you'll look good. But by the same token, do use the wedding as motivation to lose weight and get nearer goal. Deep down you know you will be happier if you do drop a few more pounds. Just don't beat yourself up about it if it doesn't happen in time. It will happen eventually.
Same goes to everyone else. If you really want to be at a healthy weight for your height, then you have to grit your teeth and do it. It isn't easy but it's worth it. I used to try and convince myself that I was only a little bit overweight, I was big boned, I wasn't that fat, it was just the way I was built, etc etc. But the harsh truth was that I was fat. And it wasn't healthy. And more importantly, no matter how much I tried to tell myself it was ok, I wasn't happy. I was miserable with my body. JenK, Kay, Tonya and Ali may or may not agree with with me on this one, but getting to goal is the best thing I've done for myself. It restored my self confidence, I got a new (and infinitely better) BF, and I got offered a TV job (still to happen but fingers crossed). I even started running! That would never have happened if I hadn't lost weight. More likely I would have developed diabetes, had a stroke/heart attack or become a recluse.
Right. I don't know where all that came from. Sorry if it started to sound like a sermon. I just hope it motivates someone else to get slim and stay slim.
Changing tack here, anyone doing anything nice this weekend? I've got a flying lesson tomorrow (present from BF). It depends on the weather, but hopefully it'll go ahead. I'll let you know how it goes - hopefully I won't crash the plane. I'm quite nervous!! I can drive cars, but I am rubbish on mopeds. Anyone flown a plane before??
Back later hopefully,
Kirsty :sheep:
ps hope anyone else that is feeling under the weather gets better soon.
pps good luck to anyone weighing in - may the scales be with you!

Good morning everyone!

Kirsty ~ I hope you feel better soon. I also hate when you have a cough and it tickles, especially at bedtime, can't sleep when your coughing every 20 seconds!! Sometimes I have to sleep with a cough drop in my mouth, I hate doing that, since it leaves a terrible coating on my tongue, not to mention I could easily choke in the night, but you gotta do what you gotta do!!!!

I completely understand completely about getting to goal. I was there a year ago, had lost 35 pounds, and really felt like a new woman! The compliments I was getting constantly would keep me on a high forever. Then this past year, I let other things take priority over my weight, and I gained 12 pounds back. I am thankful that is all I gained before refocusing, but even gaining that amount back, my clothes were tight, and I feel terrible. It is so important to feel good about yourself. You can't get that feeling from buying nice clothes or taking a trip, it has to come from something you work really hard at, and for most people it is losing weight, and getting in shape, and taking better care of our bodies.

I can tell with myself that fatty, fried, or fast food is not good for us. I know how I feel when I eat something like that, I feel sick and miserable. Then, I think, why did I think I needed that? I KNOW what it is going to make me feel like when I am done with it!!

I think everyone too has different things that work for them. Everyone has a different eating style. For me it has always been portion control and eating out. I am not a snacker nor do I eating very often. But, when I do, look out!! For me, the keys have been, when I am hungry, I eat something little to hold me over so that I don't gorge myself at my next meal. I also try to not eat out but once a week and that is usually ordering pizza. Pizza is my huge downfall, but I don't eliminate it, I fit it in to my eating. I also have found that I eat more on the weekends, and there is nothing I can do to change that, so I am very strict with myself during the week, and on the weekends, I am more generous, and eat pretty much what I want. I still lose each week.

Oh man, didn't realize I was writing a book!! Anyway, for those of you struggling right now, hang in there, this is one of the most important things you can do for yourself. You only get one body....treat it right~

Well, better get back to work, be back in a bit, don't feel like working at all today!!!

I big "Hi' to anyone I missed while writing this long chapter!!

Kirsty - Feel better soon!!!!! Have a great time with your flying lesson tomorrow. That is something I've always wanted to do, so let me know what you think. No, I've never flown a plane - only jumped out of them!!

And I think what Kirsty said about getting to goal is perfect. I was never extremely overweight, but never really happy with the way I looked. At my largest I was a 14 and convinced myself that since that wasn't too fat, and the average american woman is a 12, that was the way it was meant to be for me, and that it was okay. It wasn't, but I never tried very hard to do anything about it. I'm not sure what made things click for me, but losing those 30 pounds has made me feel like a new woman. THIS is the way it is supposed to be for me. I feel better when I eat well, emotionally and physically. I have a ton more energy, more self-confidence, clearer thinking, a better complexion, and a better overall outlook on life. Yes, I still go through spurts when I think it sucks that I have to pay attention to everything I eat, and I even go through periods of rebellion when I eat whatever I please. And those times may result in a small weight gain (or a 10 lb. weight gain as happened this winter - but it's just about gone now - only 0.8 to go! ) but I KNOW what to do to get back on track and I know that this is the way I want to live my life, not the way I lived it before. No, it's not easy, but it is worth every bit of effort in my opinion. And if you would have told me 3 years ago that I would be able to run 5 miles at a time without it feeling like a terrible struggle, or that I would be contemplating training for a marathon, I would have told you that you were nuts. Now, nothing seems out of my reach and I LOVE feeling that way.

Now my sermon is over...

I HAVE A DATE TONIGHT!!!! WOO HOO! It's been a few months without a date so I am really looking forward to it. I'll let you know how it goes...

What a great, motivating thread this is today! I hope our comments will inspire at least one person that has been struggling lately...

Hi Tonya, my journal buddy!

tonya - great post! i agree with you on so many points. i too try to be very strict with my points midweek so that i can relax a bit at weekends. your comment about only getting the one body is so true.
i've been sleeping (or trying to) with cough sweets in my mouth. almost choked the other night when i accidently swallowed it (during a coughing fit) and then coughed it up again. nice. i really hope i get a proper night's sleep tonight.
hello jenk! your post is fab too. now that i've got to goal i want every other overweight women to get to goal too! it is such a good feeling. can't wait to hear how your date goes tonight!

Morning all,

So I am even worse off today then I was yesterday. I swear I'm not an alcoholic! I had a really good night though - I play in an adult kickball league (mostly just an excuse to go drinking) and last night was our season kickoff party at our sponser bar. I only planned to have a couple of beers and make it a semi-early night. Well I meet this guys from another team that were friends with a manager of a movie theater. Anyway, apparently every week they get to see pre-released movies at like 1am and just invite their friends and party in the theater. I had forgotten to eat dinner so I as a little more worse-off than I should have been and pretty much just slept during the movie. But it was still fun! What is not fun is being here at work today not getting anything done. It's pretty pointless for me to even be here. I'll leave early, I'm sure.

Kirsty, thanks for the motivational talk! I don't think it was preachy at all, sometimes people need a little kick in the ***!

Jen, I love your posts too!

Ok, not too clear-headed right now, bbl.

Hi girls! It took me a lot longer to write that post than I thought - when I started it, only Kirsty's original thread-starter was there! I'll have to read and respond later.

hey lexxy - don't worry about the drinking (well, not yet anyhow!). sometimes we reckon this site should be renamed alcoholics anonymous and not weight watchers!!
there's a leaving do at work tonight but i'm not going to drink a thing. i've gotta have a clear head for this plane flying malarkey!
but afterwards i'm going to have some champers. must remember to put a bottle in the fridge to chill. mmmm.

Hello everyone, the motivational talks are all great.

I am so tired today. I was up until 2:00 last night working on projects for class, I have a presentation to give today and a phone interview. So I have to sound my best, and I'm sure caffeine will help with that! And I'm also very full, which is weird because I didn't actually eat too much yesterday, it was a good day. But I'm going to start listening to my body when it tells me I'm full and not eat more just because I haven't had all that many calories that day.

So anyway, the weekend is almost here, and it's going to be full of studying for exams next week. I just keep hoping that the weather isn't too nice, because if it is, I"ll be outside instead of studying like I really need to.

JKarr -- I was just up at Champaign the other weekend, it's such a cool campus. And the parties here at Eastern are still great, although now that I'm legal, I go to the bars more than anything else

Have a good weekend everyone!

Happy Friday!
Great motivational thread thus far you guys rock
today im studying all day this post is part of the 45 min i gave myself for lunch and relaxation
exams start tuesday
its going to be ok it has too
lunch was not OP at all but! i have a special K bar and one of those yoplait yogurt drinks ( 67 calories) for breakfast and i'm having a salad and some thing ww for dinner I have been raiding the sparse ww aisle at tesco so dinner should be maximum 5 pts
besides i decided i really wanted it you know and to get the other alternative
I had a chicken tikka and cheese wrap
if i was going to get a turkey and veggie wrap I would have to go to a diff sandwich place and pass safely by a rack of donuts FRESH Donuts
it was the lesser evil
My sis is scheduled for gastric bypass in june I think its a good choice for her but God i hate to say this I dont want to be the fat sister!
I was on the phone with mom last night telling her i wanted to join WW when i went home
and she said in typical mom fashion Oh if i could only lose a quick 10 pounds then i could do it (meaning her not me) and I swear I yelled at her that if she wanted permanent loss it had to be slow
shes not going to help me on this
this is one thing i know So I'm gonna have to get down and dirty and Sneak WW the whole family *Adjusts my Chefs hat*
anyway back to the grind!
Have a great weekend
tommorrow have a evening planned with confusing boy so i will let u all know the details (PLEASE GOD LET THERE BE SOME DETAILS!)
Love Kier

Wow so much motivation. Well ladies you changed my lunch plans You are all so right. I say the same thing. I am a 12 that's average. No one thinks I am fat. I am an attractive girl etc etc etc. But the fact of the matter is I am appx 35 pds overweight. Thanks so much for the inspiration

I was at b/f's until 3:30am. UHHHH. I slept for a couple of hours there but I wanted my own bed. I've been housesitting this wk and I haven't slept in my bed since Sunday so that was lovely. I didn't come in today until 10:30 I am leaving for lunch in 15 min. and I am leaving at 4. I love my job. I get to work flex time, which means I just have to get 75 hours in a 2 wk period. Life is good

Oh I don't remember if I told you girls that I ordered my ring on Tues. and he said 1 wk. AHHHHH now I just have to wait for b/f to officially propose. He keeps teasing me that I'll "only" have to wait for 6 months or so I know he won't wait even a week though b/c we are having it custom made and are not completely certain how it will come out so he will be too excited to show me

Did any of you that have lost a significant amount of weight change ring sizes???? I am just curious. I didn't really think of that. I may have to downsize depending on when we get married. That is something else we cannot decide on is a wedding date but we will soon enough I am sure.

Well I guess I am off to lunch soon. Ladies thanks for all of the encouragment and support. I will take it one day at a time and hopefully someday I will be writing about how great it feels to be at goal

Becky

becky - glad to hear we've helped motivate you too! you'll have to post a piccie of your ring once you get it.
i lost a little bit of weight off my fingers, but not too much. i probably dropped a ring size. but since you've already lost some weight, you might not lose any more off your fingers. depends how "fatty" they are to start with. some people don't put weight on their hands, some do. i'm sure you could always get it resized if you had to. and i bet it would make you feel great getting it made smaller! who cares about cost when it makes a girl feel good!?
kierie - i hope there are details too. good ones at that. i have sneaked WW onto my BF and any friends that stay for meals (i've actually got 2 friends doing WW now!). it's the little things that add up. GOOD LUCK with your exams. you'll do grand.
angie - good luck with your exams too! hope you aren't too tired and the presentation goes well. good on you listening to your body. i so wish i could do it. i am definitely better than i was, but i'm still bad at portion sizes and eating cos i enjoy the taste of something even though i'm full. it's a learning process for life i guess!
jenk - you've jumped out of planes!? wow!!

Brain not fully functional... Arg.

Not much to say, besides hello. Seriously, I am having severe problems making my brain function today...

Just stopped in to say hi. Maybe more when brain goes unfuzzy...

Hi Everyone!

Happy Friday to you all! I'm so glad that the weekend is here. Well, almost here - just need to get through a few more hours of work.

Sounds like nearly everyone is having a good day today.

Good luck with upcoming exams Angie and Kier.

Kristy - I can't believe that you have a flying lesson. How exciting. Do tell us all about it afterwards.

Kristy, Jen and Tonya - thanks for all your comments on how wonderfully losing weight has affected your lives. It's inspirational to know that it is possible to keep it off after losing it and it is motivating to know that the efforts it takes to lose the weight are well worth it.

Have fun on your date tonight Jen.

Winter

Hey girls!

Wow its so nice & busy in here today! Awesome! You gals are all so great too! I love coming here & reading all of these positive motivational thoughts I am still struggling though. I feel like the wedding is only 8 weeks away & that's so close that what good can I do in such a short amount of time? But then I look at the spring fling updates & you girls have done lots in the short amount of time we've had that going. I mean if I work hard to lose 2 pounds a week I could be 16 pounds lighter by then. Now why isn't that motivating me? Right now i feel so disappointed in myself that after being engaged for 1 year & 10 months that I haven't changed my appearance much. When we first got engaged I had all these thoughts of how much thinner I could be by the wedding & then six months later I tried ww by doing it at home & I lost 20 pounds. I was super excited. Then slowly I drifted back into old habits, stopped journalling, no exercise, lots of eating out so I gained the 20 all back plus 12 more pounds How embarrassing. I have tried to stick to it off & on & then I never seem to stay with it I feel so ashamed of myself & weak. Now with the wedding so close I feel almost depressed about it. Pathetic I know. Instead I should be out there being religiously op. I will. Its really hard right now because of the move. The packing has eaten up all of my spare time. With most of our kitchen stuff packed we've been eating lots of conveince food & a little take-out. Today everything will end up completly packed & we won't be able to move anything in until 3ppm tomorrow so I think we'll be having pizza from the grocery store for supper tomight & lunch tomorrow. I had a smoothie for breakfast trying to use up the soymilk & fruit. I can't wait until we're all unpacked & things are back to normal. Of course I don't want normal I want to OP. You girls are really helping to motivate me. Which is great but also really sucks because with the move we have to change internet providers & the soonest they can hook us up to the net is May 10th! Argh! Where I work out has a library in the same building so I am going to try to go there to pop in on occasion because I don't think I can without your suppoert for two weeks! I need all the encouragement I can get. Anyway I've babbled on long enough about me & my struggles.

Kirsty, hope you feel bettter right quick. When we've got chest colds my Dad always makes us drink NeoCitron with a huge shot of Whiskey in it. It tasted horrible & knocks you out for a while but it really helps.

Tonya thanks for sharing yor sturggle & your success with us

Jen, have fun on your date tonight! Details, details, details

Lexxy, sounds like you're having a superfun week-well at least in the evening Hope you're feeling better now.

Star, hope your presentation went great. Being tired sucks I was awake last night until 5am because I kept thinking of all the things I have to do today to get finish packing up for our move Saturday. After five hours of sleep I can guarrantee that I'll sleep tonght.

Kierie, your Mom sounds like my Mom. I guess they come from that generation where that was what you'd do if you thought you needed to lose a few pounds. Good luck with confusing boy this weekend!

Becky, How exciting to be getting your ring! Is your bf the romantic type who will plan a special time for this big event? Mine isn't. I came home form work one day & he was sitting on the couch, (with the TV off-so I knew right away something was up) I sat down beside him, he pulled out of his pocket & asked me. Not very romantic but typically my df-he's mister practical (hey do they have that one in the Mr. Men books-I can't remember). It was sweet nonetheless. You'll have to give us details whenyou get it.

Hi Jess, hope your brain fog has cleared!

Hi toeveryone else out there. Glad to see a few people pop in on yesterdays' thread that I haven't seen for awhile. Well girls today is our last internet day so I might be back in here later but if not I'll talk to you as soon as I can. Hopefully I'll be able to get on at the library after my workouts-of course that means I'll have to shower there-I don't enjoy public showers, especially because I don't have any shower shoes! Anyway take care everyone! Stay Op & keep all that positive motivation coming

-Rina