Greetings....:D
Yes, it's been a great weekend.

Jeanne, ice cream cones sound so good. Yum
A routine is always good for us, even if it means vacation is over. :(
You'll lose more pounds now that it's over.

Mimi, how is Dan doing?

Maureen, I hope you are having a ball on your trip.

Tammy, I hope you are feeling better by now.

Siusan, You Go Girl!!!!! Wow, not eating those sugars has you losing a lot. Count down to summer is great!

Dori, Stephanie, Nikki, Zan take it easy this week.

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Congrats Nikkic and Auntie! :bravo:

I should have taken it easy this weekend, Tina, I think I could count the hours of sleep I got on Friday thru Sunday night on two hands total! No wonder I am dragging this Monday workday! Lost the headache I woke up with so that's a plus!

Spent all weekend with friends and a quick visit with family. It's tough to see them now that I am a couple counties away, I am used to a twenty-minute drive tops instead of nearly two hours one way, :dizzy:.

Ah well. No exercise for me this afternoon, I think I'll be lucky to make it to my bed once I unlock the front door! :lol:

Hm, the carpeting is comfy. ;)

Susan; that's great news Congratulations!!

G'morning my lovlies! :coffee:

Hope you all had a great weekend!!!! Mine was actually kinda busy, but I feel like we did nothing! lol

As for the house we arent putting in a bid today but hopefully this week! I think we went over there like 50 million times this week lol. I wanted sooooooooo bad to rip the for sale sign out of the front yard and throw it in the woods lmao........rebellious, right?! Although that prob woulda burned some calories, right?! lol

Tina~ thank you for the fingers and toes being crossed........we need it!:crossed:

Jeanne~ yay on the dance program.......I wish I could dance however I have no rythem and am DEFINATLEY not graceful lmao.........

Auntie~ Thank you so much!

Hoping this week goes by fast bc Im off fri sat sun mon!!!!! whoooo hooooo:carrot:

p.s Jeanne I totally know what you mean about mondays and a routine!!!! bc I feel the same way!!! I feel like I fall off the wagon on the weekends lol although i didnt eat THAT bad but I def didnt stay on point! lol plus Ray has the body of a 17 yr old track star lmao and eats whatever he wants! Although he tries so hard to help me stay on point.:)

Well my beautiful ladies have a wonderful Monday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (at least try lol)

Hello Ladies!!!
Still kind of out of it, but I'm here. The wedding was beautiful!!! I didn't trip and fall when I went up to light the candle, and I didn't set the church on fire, so I think that's a good thing! Lauren cried coming down the aisle, and so did the pastor! He has known her for many years. He had some trouble getting through the beginning of the ceremony. The weather was so nice, and just everything went well. I have some pictures on FB, but I don't know how to get them on here. Everytime I try to put a picture on here, it never works.

I started back to the Y classes last week, and I have had no more dizzy or shaky problems. Guess the problems were stress leading up to graduation and the wedding.

Hope you are all doing well!! I'm going back to read posts.

Marion, the groom's cake wasn made into a lighthouse because Tim and Bob loved lighthouses. The unity candle also had a lighthouse on it. Just a little way to have Bob there.

Tina, they went to Disney for their honeymoon! Shock?? They used my time share that I have there.

Zan, I smiled when I read about you and the 80's music. Sometimes I put on 70's music and just boogy around the house.

Jeanne, hope you enjoyed the vacation at home.

Nikki, my heart aches for you and Ray. Hang tough! Getting support is a good thing.

Blaire, that's great that your sister is going to WW with you.

Susan, maybe I should go to Disney next summer too!

Good afternoon,
I guess everyone is having a busy day.

Jeanne, how was the first day back from vacation. Boo...to getting up early.
Tammy, it is great to hear from you. Your hair looked pretty in the photos. I'm glad you are feeling better now.
Susan, just a few more days!!!!!
Zan, it sounds like you had a fun weekend? Have you ever been to Key West? We went to a wedding down there a couple of years ago. Great place.
Mimi, how is school?
Maureen, have fun and tell us all about it.
Stephanie, where are you?????
Nikki, are you sleeping better now? Did the dr. give you something? Are you eating healthy snacks? I need to go buy some of those. :)

I went to the dentist today. Yuck---not my favorite thing. I have a little mouth ulcer that's been giving me fits. He gave me Rx dental paste to use twice a day. Yuck, again. No spicy food for now. What will I do without my Mexican food????!!!! :lol:

Stay OP and drink your water!
:hug:

Yeah, I've been to the keys a few times. But it's like having a vacation resort in your backyard, it's just not that impressive to locals, ;). But then again, maybe it's just because I am not a drinker, shopper, or club-hopper? :D It is nice to play tourist every now and again though.

Yeah, my weekend was awesome. Got to hang out with four friends whom I haven't be able to sit down and chat with in what feels like years!

Good morning all
made it to Edmonton and have had a few nice visits with my sons-my oldest who lives in Calgary couldn't make it up-but the other 2 I saw. Managed to visit my old co workers and will be meeting up with my old boss for coffee in about an hour.-they're good for the ego-even if they don't mean it they all say they wish I was back here-makes a person feel good for a bit any way.
the weather's nice now-when I arrived it was horrible.
hope we all have a great day.
maureen

MORNING LADIES!!!

So I walked jogged 2 miles last night!!! whoo hoooo then i passed out lol no jk but i did fall asleep REALLY quick lol.

Can someone tell me a good scale to buy bc the one i have says one day I'm a # then the next day it says i gained 20 lbs lmao.

Hope you all have a great day!!!!!!!!!

:bravo: Nikkic, Congrats on those 2 miles!

On the scale issue, I recommend a basic digital. The science hasn't quite got the whole measuring of body fat down with them yet (too wonky, and can really give bad results depending on whether or not you just hopped out of the shower or drank a few glasses of water, etc), so I'd avoid that feature.

I use this one and got the same for my parents:

http://www.amazon.com/EatSmart-Preci...4896632&sr=8-2

thanks Zan!! ya i think i might get that one! bc my scale is driving me batty!!! lol Thanks for the help!

No prob and you're welcome, :D

:carrot::carrot:OH SUSAN....THAT IS SPECTACULAR!!!!!! YOU GO GIRL! *HUGS*:carrot::carrot:

Great Going Nikki! I recommend just a basic digital scale too. Mine is a Weight Watcher Conair (guaranteed for life). Make sure you weigh on a smooth flat floor and not carpet.
Maureen sounds like you miss living out there just a little? Dan doesn't

Hi,
Nothing new here.... I'm now officially down 16 pounds. I just hope it keeps coming off!

Jeanne, thanks!!!

Nikki, I'm super impressed about the jogging. I can't..... had partial knee replacement but would like to!

Zan, glad you got to be with your friends.

Maureen, glad you had a good time!

Tina, 6 days!!!!!!!

Tammy, how's life? Glad you are feeling better!!!!

Thanks Auntie, and congrats on those 16 pounds!

Yay Susan what are you doing differently??

Hi! I'm new to this board...Going for first weigh in today!
 

I am starting weight watchers tonight! First weigh in :-) I'm am very excited to get started and I figured I would see if there was a support message board out there that I could use as my home base out on the net.

A little about me, I'm a guy, 37. I got divorced a 4 years ago and I have gained 100 pounds since then :-O :( I have decided enough is enough and I'm making a change. Right now I'm 325-330 I think put I will know for sure tonight. I'll come post an update after I go to the meeting!

Any advice for a newbie????


Clint - Texas

:welcome: Clint!!!!!
Wow, it's nice to have another Texan on the boards. :) I live in Houston. And, there's another Texan, Susan (Auntie) on here.
We are here to help you--give you encouragement and advice. :)
Also, come to our other thread, Thursday Weigh-In Results.

Susan, you are amazing with that 16 lb loss!!!

When does Maureen get back? Is it Monday?

I don't know what we'll do this holiday weekend. Stay around here is probably the plan.
Tina
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Hi

Tina I get home on saturday-lots to think about when i do-
welcome Clint- you're in the right place-you'll do great
Susan, fantastic on the 16 lbs lost-I know where they are if you want them back!! lol
Mimi how are things with you? are you getting that heat wave that Ottawa's getting? I'm glad I'm here right now-
hope you all have a great rest of the evening

Tina, still waiting for those pictures!!
maureen

:welcome3: Clint!!!! :welcome3:

Hi....Can't seem to get going again. I think I need to check in here once in awhile to get some ideas.

Morning everyone!:coffee: Yawwwwwn! I haven't been able to get back into it all week! Yikes..........

Welcome yooperfinn! So glad you found us! Good luck getting back into the swing of things!

NSV - soooo, I haven't seen anything on the scales in a couple of weeks, but......I went shopping yesteday and was able to buy XL's and size 16 pants!!! Thats huge for me!!! I haven't been in those sizes in years! It feels good and I just want to shop shop shop! People are commenting a lot now too! So.....thats my story! hahah!

Many of you are probably TGIF!!!! Not me.....urgh.....it's my w/e to work! Can you believe it! A holiday w/e and I scheduled myself to work Sat., & Sun! Trying to be fair to my employees!:dizzy:

Well have a great day! Drink your water, stay OP and shake those bootys!!!!

Hi,
May I join your group?
I'm new to WW and would love to learn more about the program.
I signed up for WW online sunday, I feel I need some sort of support group, because I don't get to go to meetings.
Please to meet everyone.:wave:

Yooper and Elyn :welcome:
This is the place to be!
Journal, Journal, Journal. Did I say Journal. :) :lol: That's the only way I can lose. It holds me accountable.

Jeanne, sorry you have to work this w/e. Take it easy. Oh, and many congrats on buying those clothes. That's fantastic!
:flow1:

P.s.
 

p.s.
Has anyone noticed--We've had over 1,000 views of the Chatters Thread. Wow!!! I hope people will come on in and post with us.

:hug:

Hey Gang
 

Thanks for all the warm and exciting welcomes!!

Nice evening at the beach
 

hit the surf tonight for 3 hours of wade fishing. Caught a hammerhead shark :dizzy: and had Flippers all around me, and even had a HUGE sea turtle swim about 6 feet in front of me...what a cool way to get some exercise!

Welcome Yooper and Yorkie and again to you Clint.
Clint that sounds super exciting. Here's maybe a dumb question. Do you eat the shark?

Hi all!!!!

Welcome to all the new folks! Do you mind if you tell us a little about yourself! We'll do the same....

I'm Susan and I live in the Dallas area. I am a deaf ed/multiple handicap teacher. I love my job but some days are harder than others. Oh and I have 4 days of school left. I've struggled with my weight as long as I can remember. I'm a life timer but when I gained it back all the pounds brought a few friends with them. This is a great group!!! We are very supportive and have been through a lot together....through many laughs and tears! So please join us!

Ok.... did I tell you.... 4 days of school left!!!!! :carrot: I'm so ready!!!! I am close to being at 18 pounds. Well, I was until I had pizza tonight :)

Clint, your fishing sounds like a lot of fun!!! I'm jealous!

Tina, how are you feeling?

Jeanne, YEA on the new clothes! I think some new shorts are in my near future... I'm going to hold off as long as possible! Silly thing, scheduling yourself to work :D

Tammy, what's new with you?

Maureen, but you are exercising! I plan on getting back into the routine soon!

Mimi, I cut out all simple sugars and carbs! My doctor told me to not eat anything that comes in a package ... she said if it looks good, don't eat it! I've also cut out anything that has sugar or imitation sugar for the most part. YES this includes giving up my diet Dr. Pepper. I've had 1 in almost 8 weeks. My doctor wanted me to do this to see if we can get my triglcyerides down. She said it might help me lose weight.

I have to get back to swimming. After my daddy passed away, I just haven't been able to get back into it. There has been too much going on but with school winding down, I'm heading back to the pool.

I'm ready to get back home to visit my mom. I'll go down in a week or so after school is out. My nephew is coming to visit first.

Shark
 

I let the shark go :D

Good Morning EVERYONE!!!!

Welcome Yooper & Yorkie! So glad you found us! Can't wait to get to know ya' all better!:welcome2:

For all you new folks....I'm Jeanne, age 45 :o, married, 2 daughters 18 & 23 we have a dog and a house rabbit! (Abby & Peanut) I work for a CHOCOLATE Co. Yes, CHOCOLATE~! Any facebook users can find us there at Barkus Chocolates.
I started at 252# and through WW and my great friends here supporting me, I am now at 219 (until tomorrow......) So, thats that! ;)

Have a great day and I'm off to work! Boo!

Hugs my dear friends! Drink your water, shake those bootys and journal!!!!!

Welcome to all of the newbies!!!! And hello to all of my old friends!!!

Wed, Thurs, and Fri were not good days. Fibro pain. On Wed., I almost called Tim to come and help me out of bed it was that bad. went to bed last night, and I slept 11 1/2 hours straight. This is the first day I have felt good since Tuesday morning.

For the newbies, I am Tammy, I am widowed almost 2 years (that is sooo hard to believe), I have a son who graduated from college on May 8 and got married on May 15. My new dil is a sweetie. I taught elementary school for 30+ years, and I retired the spring of 2007. I have a chocolate dapple dachshund named Maurice! He is a hoot!!

This week is break week at the Y, but on Tues. and Thurs. nights I will be starting the training for a 5K that is the end of July. I know that I can't run it since doctor says no, but I can walk it faster than I did last year maybe.

I got weighed this morning for the first time in ages. Hoping to be the same or a loss. I gained a gazillion pounds. Tim and Lauren can't figure it out because we've been eating together alot, and they know what I'm eating. I guess I need to try something that I've not tried before and see if anything happens. Not sure what that's going to be.

I have never changed my tracker since I redid it a while back, so that will still be my starting point for the first 20 pounds.

Love all of you, and I thank you for your support over all the years.

Hi Tammy, nice to meet you HeeHee.
Well you've had a lot on your plate the last few years. Be happy and get some rest that fibro keeps you from moving when you get rested up you can tackle the weight again.
You can always go back to the basics, measure, weigh, and write everything down sometimes it just gets away from us. I admit I have been struggling lately too. But its those mid evening snacks that are doing me in.
We will do better.

Hi I'm Marion. I live in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
I'm 57 and divorced with two grown sons who both still live at home.
I am a Personal Support Worker. That means I work in peoples homes helping them (mostly seniors) bath, get dressed, walk. exercises, and most important a live person who cares about and for them. I specialize in Palliative Care that means care of the those with terminal illness.
I have a white cat Eddie!
Presently I am on disability but should be going back to work next month. I go to College once a week and am training to be a Practical Nurse.
I count my points (even the bad ones) and walk almost everyday. Now that the hot weather is here I work out to walk away the pounds in my living room.
That's enough of my not so secrets for now.

Hi all,
I really need to get back to journaling. I thought I just had water retention but now know I've gained a couple of pounds. I know it's from not getting enough exercise because of my surgery. And, it's hot outside. :o

Tammy, you've had a hard few months. Just take it easy and begin doing what Mimi said. ;)

Everyone have a great Sunday.
:flow1:

Good morning all
I made it back home yesterday afternoon-good to go away great to get home-
Hello to all the new people-you're all in the right place
Tammy, ditto on what Marion says-take care of yourself you've been going high speed for a long time.
to introduce myself to the new people:

I'm a soon to be 63 year old, separated person-I live in Gatineau, Quebec(right across the Ottawa River from Ottawa, Ontario)-I work full time in a staffing agency-I'm a life time member of weight watchers but have managed to gain back almost all that I'd lost-so like everyone else, I'm here trying to lose and feel good.
Tina, I'm going to start journalizing again and no matter how hot it gets here I'm getting back on the treadmill today.

I hope we all have a great Sunday.
take care
maureen

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone, I'm really pleased to have found this group.
I'm Elyn an RN from Florida, married a Dane and moved to Denmark many, many, moons ago.
I have maintained my RN license, completing my CEUs and renewing my active license biannually. I can actually fly home anytime and ask for a job in any hospital, however, I haven't been in the work force for over 20 years, so the chances of that happening is nil. Besides, after so many years of being a domestic goddess/diva, I won't probably be a very effective nurse.:o
We don't have kids, but we have a very spoiled yorkie.
I've always been overweight all my life, struggling with the last 10 pounds, however, I could control it by diet, exercise, running, and the hard work at the hospital.
My present sedentary lifestyle is the cause of my transition from being overweight to obese. My husband has just been recently diagnosed with diabetes 2, and I'm afraid that if I don't lose weight, I'll be in the same boat. 1 sick person in the family is enough, so I need to get myself together this time.
I've decided that this time, I will lose the weight and get to a normal healthy weight and maintain it. Besides, I'm sick and tired of hiding behind oversize clothes, I want to be able to get back into normal size clothes and be happy with myself. I would like to be able to run again, right now I'm only walking on my treadmill 30 mins. 4-5 days a week,:( not enough, but my knees are killing me.:mad:

Mimi~ you have lost so much already, and you seem to be OP, I'm just going into my 2nd week, and first week was not good enough.:( I used all my daily, weekly, and activity points, and still hungry.:o I'm only on 18 points daily.:hungry:

Tammy~ Sorry about the fibro pain, hope it gets better.

Jeanne~ I sure hope you don't like chocolates. WTG on the size 16 pants.:cheer: Before you know it, you will be shopping for size 14, or lower. I just tried my size 10 jeans which I haven't used for almost 3 years, and it fits! We can do this!

Tina~ I hear you on the journal, journal, journal. I need to do better this week.

Susan~ only 3 days of school, good for you!
Must be tough to cut down on all the simple sugars and carbs. Good luck? Are your triglycerides extremely high?

Maureen~ please to meet you.

Talking about journal, I think I better go do some.:write:
Later, guys.

Hey all, I seemed to have slipped through the cracks in posting lately. ;)

I'm 24 and play a lot of games (video, computer, pen and paper, etc). I'm in a job that goes no where with two years left before I have to hunt for another or reapply if I am lucky. I rent a room here in Florida. So basically, if I get the 'got to get moving' bug my possiblilities are endless! :D

How is everyone doing today?

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