Monday's Thread...

Glad to see someone else up and posting so early. I hope everyone had a great weekend. I did...as Kier would put it, I was a domestic goddess. I weighed in this morning, and I'm happy to report that I"m down two pounds -- I guess I get to change my signature line! I'm dangerously close to losing two points each day. Not that I really use them on a regular basis, but it was nice to know they were there. I'm still torn about whether I should be excited about this or not -- I guess I will choose excited.

It's a gray and rainy day here, one of those where it's hard to do anything other than lay on your bed and watch t.v. I'm glad I got the housework and most of the laundry done over the weekend, so I don't feel guilty for not being motivated to do it. Today might be a great day to hit the gym for a nice long swim, then stop at the library for something new to read. Maybe I'll cruise on over to the Lve website and see what Kelly Ripa has next on the book club agenda.

Well, Jess, since we're posting at the same time, I guess you'll get your own response as soon as I get a chance to read what you wrote.

Morning Jess
Will email you those pics tonight!
Ok so this weekend had girls night ie bad food and some drink tho i preplanned and only had a bagel for the day and had pizza, Breadsticks, and smirnoff ice
Sunday I went out with former nf who mind u wants to now be bf but i'm trying to NOT LET THAT HAPPEN we cooked dinner and watched office space which OMG! too funny I think i'm going to have to take a break from seeing him tho even as friends its kindof a shame b/c we do get along well
oooooooh
BIG news well for me do you guys no the brand at target Xhileration? welll they kinda run small and saturday my sis gave me a pair of pants of theirs size 20w which usually in their brand fits a bit tight HELLOOO WHO WAS SWIMMING IN THEM? oh it was me so this am my only pair of clean shorts were the same brand which always fit but were too short for various reasons to wear in public now they're loose and i'm wearing them low enough to preserve common decency
rightyO come out and play ITS MONDAAAAY

Hey Jayne! I was thinking of you last night when i missed sex and the city
I LOVE kelly ripa btw (i secretly watch all my children when i have time)
your swim sounds relaxing
and btw i loved your pics you are GORGEOUS

Well, it's Monday. This weekend absolutely flew by and I swear I spent most of it eating. Saturday started out OK with a cup of dry cereal (2 pts) for breakfast and a bowl of Fiber 1 for lunch w/ milk (2 more pts), but I had company for dinner and ate way more than I had planned to. I had two hamburgers, a really big helping of macaroni salad, I fixed an entire bag of frozen french fries and ate half of that, then had a 2-point dessert. Not as bad as it could have been, but it didn't go the way I had planned. Yesterday also started off good--another cup of dry cereal, a salad, sandwich and wow chips for lunch. Then I got hungry and ate a bunch more wow chips and a bunch of chocolate chips. And to end the day in a very bad way, I had crispy strips and potato wedges from KFC, a couple bites of BF's Snickers bar, a bite of chocolate cake, and two big glasses of milk.

I think the reason that this happened is because I've been trying to mix up my points and used my banked points, etc. I think that I'm just going to have to go back to the way I was doing it before and deal with being on a plateau, because if I continue like I did this weekend, I'm going to end up gaining. I can handle maintaining, but definitely don't want to gain.

So, that's about all I know... BF is being a grump and I have a meeting that I REALLY don't want to go to at 9:30. It's definitely a Monday...

Good Morning to everyone posting and about to post.

Kier, I love that you associate me with Sex and the City...last night Miranda went to a WW meeting to lose some of the "baby fat" and it was so funny...she weighed in at 157.9 but the clerk wrote her down as 159.7. So she was trying to correct the error and first they told her she was in denial, and next they re-weighed her and shouted across the room to the other clerk,"You wrote her weight down as 159.7 and it was supposed to be 157.9" and of course everyone got quiet and listened. It was pretty hysterical! Congrats on your loose shorts -- I'm so proud of you! I hope you went to Target and got yourself a pair that fit well as a reward! (of course I say this, but do I ever do it? No, ma'am!) Thank you for your nice words...makes my day!

Jess, I hope your Monday gets better...grumpy bf's and un-fun meetings aren't a great way to start off the week. You know, even if your weekend didn't go exactly as planned, it doesn't sound to me like you did too terribly much damage. You balanced out the unhealthy with some extremely healthy stuff, and even the "unhealthy" that you ate wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been. I bet you had fun using up those banked points...and now that they're gone, you can go back to as you were. Hope the day gets better for you!

Morning all!

Weigh in was Sunday - and not pretty. Up 2 lbs! It seems the harder I work at it, the more unsuccess I have.
I've got to buckle down and do this ALL week long ... not just 4 days out of the week. I thought I would have seen a LITTLE loss ... I can chalk it up to PMS - I'm due, and one never knows why the gain; it made me sad nonetheless.
This may sound silly, but I believe in things like the power of positive thinking, and stuff like that - and right now, I'm so unhappy in this relationship that I feel it has an effect on my weight loss. Bad environment=bad feelings/thinking. It's just like a total negative thing. And I have this uncanny feeling that I won't see success (weight loss wise) until I'm on my own (another success). We've been apart before, and I succeeded then (close to goal) ...

How was everyone's weekend? I worked. It's not as bad as it sounds. I work in catering, so at least everyone is having a good time where I am.

It's a boring & uneventful life, but ...

Jayne - Woo-hoo on the 2 lbs down!

KO - It's great motivation to hear about the the size change! Good for you!

Jess - Good morning!

Hello to everyone who has not yet posted.

Talk to you during the day! I've got to get going.

Hey all.... It is a yucky monday morning. It rained hard all night and is still raining. And humid out. YUCK! Very dark and gloomy here. And my radio station won't come in this morning. Poo, have to put CD's in.

JAYNE... YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO on the loss. I didn't tell anyone on Friday, but I was down a pound. It is from the bunch that I gained, but at least I am not gaining anymore.

Deb... good luck with your situation. Just remember that you need to do what is best for you!!!

KO... Yah on the clothes. LOVE that feeling.

OK, best get to work, I like Jess have a meeting this morning and not in the mood for it!!!!!

Really quick before I go to meeting from ****... I forgot to tell you guys the good news. I was at gap this weekend and put on a size 12. It fit. I darn nearly pooped my [size 12] pants! I've been at least a 14 as long as I can remember. I don't think I've ever fit into a 12.

OK, time for the meeting. I'll be back later to post replies to everyone.

Morning Jess... awesome on the size 12's!!!!!! HOw great is that... I love asking the sales lady if they "have this in a smaller size?" Those words used to never come out of my mouth! Woo hoo g-friend! Maintaining is definately better than gaining, although I'm sure that one day shouldn't be so bad.

Jayne - congrats on the 2 pounds. You've been so awesome it doesn't surprise me a single but that you're down 2 pounds. Have fun at the gym.... you must be wasting away.

KO - sounds like a nice weekend. WHy can't you see nf? You don't want it to become more? I'm still debating on my situtaion... why aren't you interested in nf?

Deb - I gain anywhere from 2-4 pounds during my period,...then the next week I lose all that plus whatever I would normally lose. DOn't get discouraged about 2 pounds, especially during that TOM. So... are saying you're trying to get out of a relationship with someone? I was trying to follow the story.. but I'm lost.

Jen - woo hoo on the 1 pound!!! You rock. Sounds like the weather's not too great most places. Boston's still nice but HOT and HUMID.

My weekend.... well, as some of you know... before I met Brian, I was a bit of a kissing bandit. Well, I haven't really gone out with the girls much since I met him.. so Friday night we all went dancing. So I met this nice guy Jimmy... hottest guy in the bar. 23yo soccer player. Mmmmmmm. He bought me a drink and we danced all night. Then he tried to kiss me... but I was good and didn't let him... although I wanted to. Then I went to the beach with some friends. SOmeone's little brother brought his frat brothers... there was this HOT HOT 21 year old named Steve. NOw, I had been drinking A LOT... and must admit... I almost kissed him. We were on the roof deck talking and we were about to kiss when some people came out on the roof deck. That would have been awful had I kissed him, I know - considering I'm seeing Brian (even if we aren't officially exclusive)... so I guess it was a good thing. Brian and I went for a walk last night.... it was nice. He stayed over... and I was glad I didn't kiss those boys. Although that last one was a close call. Food wise: c+

Lisa

See... it's happening to me. I post... and everyone takes off.


Anyone out there?

Lisa

I'm here Lisa!!! You are a total babe, you man-magnet, you! I don't think it would have been so terrible to smoochy with another someone even if you are seeing Brian...as long as it didn't lead up to anything else. No harm in having a little fun...at least IMHO. But if when you saw Brian you had no regreats about passing it by, then it was a better thing that fate stepped in in the form of people walking up on the two of you. Now will you accept the fact that you're hot? Non-hot girls just do not have hot men lining up for them the way you do. Keep it coming -- I'm living the single life through you these days!!!

Jess - size 12!!!!!! And the Gap sizes don't run really big the way some other ones do. Size 12!!!! You must be thrilled, and rightfully so. I hope you bought yourself a couple of size 12's to celebrate!!!! Size 12!!!!!!!!!! yes!!!!!!!

Jen, the same gray cloud seems to be hanging over both WI and MN -- weren't those stroms last night scary? The tree across the street from us got struck by lightening...glad it wasn't one of our trees, as they all overhang our third floor. We almost certainly would have had a fire! Way to go on your loss...even if it's something you gained, you lost it fair and square, and you get to re-claim it. I'm so proud of you!

Deb I think you can be about 99% sure that your gain was due to a combination of PMS and perhaps a slight muscle gain due to your training...those many-miled walks have to be building up some serious leg muscles. I think you have already achieved WW success...you are leading a healthier life style, exercising more, taking care of yourself, and being a good role model for Jeremy. It may not be showing up on the scales this week, but habits like this don't go unrewarded, and the scale will catch up as soon as TOM goes away. Success is more than numbers on a scale, though, and don't shortchange yourself for all the good things you have done, because you've worked hard. You deserve a big pat on the back!!

Well, I guess I better get back to my house...when you have a dog and two cats, you have to swiffer hardwood floors pretty much every day during shedding season. And since we have an older house and everything is either hardwood or ceramic tile, that is a big chunk of your day spent Swiffering. OH, the excitement of being a SAHM!!!

Ok, someone better post so Lisa and I don't feel all alone here!

I'm here but my bosss is in a funk
and i've been hitting the chocolate can't shake this exhaustion! but i only have an hour and 20 min left in my day woohooo
hope i can hit the gym this afternoon
bbl

"I have not yet received a piece of cake. Last time there was cake, I did not recieve a piece, and I was told next time that I would be the first to receive a piece of cake, and I still have not received a piece of cake."

"I did not recieve a paycheck. I was told last pay period that I would receive a paycheck next pay period, and I still have not received a paycheck."

"Ummm, yeah, ok...why don't you........go ahead........and go down to payroll.....and see.......if you can....go ahead and.....clear up the paycheck matter......"

Office Space is one of the funniest movies ever made...right up there with Animal House and Sixteen Candles, as far as I'm concerned!!!