i was a good girl and always weighed in when i was losing. easier to keep on track, and if you do put on you know what to blame. of course, now i'm at goal i never weigh in then cos i will be a couple of pounds heavier! but it's best to go because once you skip one week, it leads to another and another and....you get the idea. also, you will probably see a bigger loss the week after (and that's always worth it). good luck!
ali - i've been at goal since dec 15 1999. woo hoo! i still can't believe it myself, but i know i'm never going back to the old me!
brenda - i'm about to go for cocktails. hee hee, just thought i should tell ya! ;) when we all meet up we'll need to do a big cocktail session (followed by lots of exercise and healthy food to make up for it!).

kirsty

Happy Sring...where did the sun go??
 

Hello Tuesday! I think I was OP yesterday. I say I think b/c I had GS cookies last night and I didn’t count how many. It wasn’t a binge or anything, I think I’m only 1 or 2 cookies off, but at least I attempted to count them. DH and I had a stupid fight this morning so I grabbed 2 samoas as I was leaving the house. I counted those as part of my breakfast. Why do emotions make me not care about plan? Grrr. Oh well. The rest of the day will go better. I’m going to try very hard to stick with the salad I have in the fridge for lunch. I’m feel tired not only b/c I was up to late, but the argument took a lot out of me too. I’ve already had coffee this morning but it’s not working. I really want to finish this 32 oz of water before I go get a Diet Dr. Pepper (Trish!) I have PL training tonight that I’m actually looking forward too and I’m going to run by Subway on my way down so I’m not tempted to be bad! Wait! I got some exercise last night! We took the dog to the park and threw the frisbee and ran with him some. Do you think that counts as my two for the day? That would make up for those lost cookie points :s: I still haven’t figured out a way to get the pic I have small enough to fit on the board :?:

J9: Way to go on your 3 lb loss. Woohoo!! Keep it up.

Lisa: Congrats on such a great loss!! Want to send some of that exercise motivation my way?? You are absolutely right about the guys and our ‘former’ weight. They aren’t worth it if they can’t accept us for who we are no matter what we weigh. I mean come, we will all gain weight no matter what when we are pregnant right? If the hip hop class is that funny maybe you could win money on Amercia’s funniest home videos *wink wink nudge nudge* I think it’s great that you aren’t quitting just b/c you feel a little strange. Keep it up!

Ali: I don’t think it’s silly at all to be worried about the fact that you used to be overweight. Glad you told him and it went well :D Those pictures are amazing! Major kudos to you for all that you have accomplished. You are a true source of inspiration. I agree that you look like a totally different person.

Kierie: Whatever you decide as far as meds, just be careful and follow the instructions. *hugs*

Belle: Hi!!

Kim: Why do people think they are being nice when they bring us sweets????

Casey: My sinus’ have been killing me lately. If I’m not stuffed up, I’m draining like crazy and my stomach kills me. No matter what I’m a sneeze monster. Grrrrr.

Kirsty: I got a much needed laugh at the ‘padded version’ comment. Never thought of it quite that way! Keep up the gym work.

Lori: Good job on dinner last night. Boy is that making my mouth water!

Steph: Hope you were able to come up for air at work.

Trish: There's a meeting I can make on Thursday! Yeah for me.

Becky: TOM? I try harder to stay OP, have low point munchies around and always expect a gain (then I'm pleasantly suprised if I maintain or lose). I just figure it's one week every month that I'm not sure what will happen. Sorry, that's not much of a solution!!

We posted at the same time!
 

Sure, sure, rub it in that you are going for drinks! I may have to go for one right before my training/meeting *evil grin*

CRAZY MORNING!
 

Hello girls,

This morning has just been a disaster. I got a letter saying I owe over $700 to some company I never heard of. It was addressed to my old old address of a college dorm and the phone number was the number from then also. Well I guess it turns out in my idiot college years I cashed one of those checks you get in the mail saying if you cash this then you are agreeing to join our phone company or something like that. Well, I cashed it but the muber was not my own so that is why I got the bill. It was very strange and I talked to some mean collecting agency but I think I figured it out. I'm going to pay back the $100 for the check I cashed and hopefully the $700+ will be lifted off my name. That's what the lady on the phone said anyways.

Have any of you ever seen Girl Interrupted? I watched it last night with bf and it was very disturbing. I went to bed feeling very depreesed and anxious.

Well, better get back to work....actually should eat something first. Haven't yet today.

BYE!

I love SPRING!!
 

I am SO looking forward to spring and summer!!
I'm on my way out the door to Dallas/Irving for a conference, so I don't know if I'll be able to check in or not. There was a Hampton Inn by the Texas Motor Speedway that had internet connections through the TV, so maybe this one will, too!
I bought BOTH Bridget Jones books. I was reading the first one in line at Target and laughed out loud! They should be loads of fun.
Kirsty and Lolly: If I don't understand any terms, I'll let you know! Also, Kirsty, I didn't check my email this morning, but I do want the info on the meeting. I'll send you an email when I get back.
I don't know how my WW plan will fit with where I'm staying. I've never ordered room service before and I hate eating in a restaurant by myself! Whoops! I guess I'd better go!
Have a great week if I can't get back till Friday!

It's the first day of spring
 

and boy am I feeling it! I'm having an allergy attack just like clock-work. Oh well. It's so nice outside that I am going out to go play this afternoon. ;)

Hubby finally set up our weightbench this weekend. HOORAY! I am very excited. We are going to devise a plan for me tonight and start this evening on the weights. I did do some on Sunday, but it was just to test out the bench and get a feel for it.

Saturday we got to go out kid-free. My wonderful in-laws took them on a moments notice. We went to the mall and I told DH I wanted to find some ankle bracelets cause I think they would be sexy during the summer with sandals. LOL (never had one before, Waaaaayyyy to fat) anyway, we found two and I got home and my ankle is still to big! They barely fit and sort of cut into my skin. I was bummed, but on the upside it is giving me a new goal to work for not to mention I already have a huge goal of trying to lose as much weight as possible for DH's 10 year reunion! AAAGGGHHHH. It would'nt be so bad except I know a lot of his class mates (he graduated 4 years before me)

well, I need to run and finish eating my breakfast. I feel so blah. I usually am better by mid-day so i will check back in later.

Ali- wow! What an amazing difference! I have pics like that to I should post eventually.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK LADIES, WE ARE WORTH IT! (not yelling, just emphasizing ;))

Emily: Hi and Thank you. Yeah when you get the oppourtunity you should post your pics:) We'd all love to see them.

Becky: yeah I am most likely dragging along my friend to my meeting anyway. I am big on the whole safety issue as well.

Suzanne: yes I have seen Girl Interrupted. angelina Jolie was amazing in it, but yeah the movie was kind of disturbing.

Sacey: Good Luck on your trip.

Brenda: Well the guy is just someone I've been chatting to on-line. I am meeting him next weekend, but I feel good about being honest with him.

Tilley: I went to a concert a month back and saw a friend of mine, I called out to him and he looked at me completely confused, he eventually figured out who I was. I also had blond hair in the first pic (which was messy to boot), but I have since gone back to my roots so to speak.

Take Care Y'All!

Ali:D

BNL Rocks!
 

Hey! we had the greatest time at the concert last night. BNL was awesome. I think they are one of the best bands in concert. We were good and brought subway in the car, plus I brought microwave popcorn. I was doign really well at the concert but totally crqaved french fries. I got a lrge hot pretzel instead and think I ended the day at my max with 25 points :) I'm off to a good start so far today too so I am feeling good.

Tonya - Congrats on the land. I think you are doing a great job OP and meeting your goals. You inspire a lot of us.

Kirsty - I think it's great that you have maintained for over a year. I hope I will be able to say that some day.

Ali - You look great! I never noticed that you had lost so much weight. I am so impressed. I think you should be very proud of yourself and tell people whever you are comfortable. You are doing great!

Lolly - Sounds like you are having a great time in Spain. Good for you. I am sure that your exercise will even out the extra points in the unknown foods.

Brenda - you continue to amaze me with your ability to work, be married and be so active with PL. I am sure that you will be able to quit soon, you sound so successful.

Stacey - Good luck at your conference. I hope you have a good time in TX. Good luck OP.

Emily - Sorry about the ankle bracelet. Thatis like me and the knee high boots, my calves are still too big. DH and I are also going to reunions this summer. My 5 year college reunion is in June and his 10 year HS in in August. Of course I want to be at goal for both. I only know 4 of his HS friends but I want to impress the rest.

Becky - I try not to skip WI unless I can not go. I have only missed 4 in the past 14 months. (I think) I really need to keep going to stay on track.

Tilley - A hip-hop class sounds ;like so much fun! I have always wanted to do that. I used to do jazzercise and that was great. Now I just go to the gym and do my own work out. After I am done with grad school (this summer is the end) I want to take a tap class.

Steph and Belle - Good luck with packing. I know it's no fun but you are earning exercise points at least.

LoriD - you description of the Weight loss medication was very interesteing. I must have missed it when you started posting here, are yiou a doctor?

Have a super day everyone. DH isn't feeling well so I will be taking care of him tonight. See you later!

Sarah
194.4/166.4/153WW

Ali,
Those pics are awesome! You look great!!!!!!

Happy First Day of Spring !
 

Hello all !

Congrats to the losers, those who exercized and stayed OP !

I'm swamped today...not much time to say hello to each of you...

Feeling a little more positive today...my cousing did great yesterday...no complications...

I'll try to check in later....have a good day :-)

jules

Hi Everyone :) Oh it is such a gorgeous day out!! I had my second class today... Managerial Accounting, so I was up and about early to enjoy the morning. I went out and washed my car this afternoon just to get a little air... well that and the car really needed it!

Kirsty... Veggie sushi?? Did I miss something? LOL

Ali... Wow! You must be so proud of yourself for losing all that weight. I think I missed the original post about guys and telling them about your weight past. I don't think I could do that lol. I mean they would see it in pics I guess but to just talk about it would be really weird for me. Sensitive issue I guess?? LOL. Maybe after awhile tho. Who knows :)

Anyways, just wanted to say hi to everyone. Oh... I saw a couple of people are from the Boston area?? I'm from Southern NH, not that far away really. Maybe we could all get together sometime. Hope you're all having a great afternoon! :)

WOW ALI
 

You rock!!! those were so cool!!

Sarah, BNL makes me proud to be from Ontario!!

WEll, I have no time again, I will write later.....

Belle

Bah, spring
 

It's supposed to snow today! Argh! And it's cold and windy already. Where is spring? I can't wait to get to Florida. It's raining there now, but it's supposed to clear up and be in the 70s all next week.

Ali: You look awesome! What an inspiration you are! And I would think that any guy you told about the weight loss would be proud of you!

Emily: I hear you about those allergies! Up until the temperature dropped today, flowers have have blooming here in Virginia and my sinuses know it! Once again, Allegra has become my friend.

Kirsty: Yum, sushi. I just had a California roll for lunch. I have to stay OP today because I had Mexican last night. I had done well all yesterday up until it was time for dinner and I didn't feel like cooking. B/f does not cook, so we went out. I felt so stuffed and guilty afterward. So I have to be extra good today and come in below points.

Suzanne: I saw Girl, Interrupted, and thought it disturbing, too. It was a very emotional movie but in the end, I decided I didn't really like it. I wouldn't see it again.

Well, girls. I gotta go. Have a good day!

Ali... I just read your post from yesterday asking about meeting people from online. I've met several people from online. Most were from an online roleplaying game that I played for a long time. One I met with a friend along, the rest I didn't. It's totally up to you. I've always just gone with my instincts and haven't had anything bad happen yet. Right now the person I spend most of my time with on the weekends I met from online (from the game too). He's a great guy and we have a blast together. Of course we'd played together online just about every day for over a year before we met... So it all just depends I guess. Anyways :) Just wanted to respond to that lol.

Spring is in the air ...
 

And I'm happyhappyhappy because my stuffed tiger who went missing last week has come back from his adventures in the hotel laundry ... he was my first-ever Christmas present from Blokey so I was pretty distressed when he disappeared (reported it to reception - they thought I was insane because I couldn't remember the Spanish for 'stuffed' so I jsut told them I had a tiger in my room!). But now he's back, and life is wonderful again. How sad am I?

Hope everyone's having a good week - everyone who hasn't, e-mail Kirsty about meeting up, it's going to be so fun! And to those people (Brenda, Trish, Stacey) who live near (relatively) to Kansas ... the conference people said they will let me know if my paper has been accepted at the beginning of April, so if it is I'll give you a shout! It will be so fab to meet up, whenever and wherever ...

And it's so cool to be putting faces to names - Ali, fab pictures! DO you know, for some reason I had you in my head with short blonde curly hair? How different could it be?! I don't look too dissimilar from you in my ´before´shots, but now I look totally different - I guess as we lose our generic 'fat' faces we finally find out what we're supposed to look like. I can't wait to find my real face! Does anyone else notice that?

Also, for those who were wondering about guys, well, I met Blokey when I was nearly at my biggest (and then got even bigger!) and he has never minded at all. But then, I didn´t mind very much either until it finally got too much. Maybe guys pick up on it more if it bothers you, and if it doesn't they're less likely to even notice? Just a thought ...

Lori - mmmm, that seafood sounds fabby. I LOVE seafood. I was intrigued about the running because I have no idea how far I run, I always do it by time. But 45 minutes sounds something to aim for (currently on 18mins!).

Tonya - keep posting your goals! It reminds me I should stick to mine ... and they do say happiness lies in the pursuit of attainable goals (who did say that anyway?)

Belle, Steph - WOO HOO! PAcking! What's your new place like? Tell us about it! (I'm a total property junkie .. Tonya, don't forget the photos!).

Tilley - hip hop sounds so cool! And who cares if you can't do it perfectly. I want to take up tae kwon do after the summer and I bet I'm not co-ordinated enough ... OK, I admit it, I jsut want to be Buffy ...

BEcky - I always WI, even during TOM, cause like Kirsty says then you get a real picture of your fluctuations ... some leaders will mark your card that week if you want them to ... not sure about that myself!

Brenda - you on the cookies, me with the cake fairies ... whyohwhyohwhy???!!! BUt YIPPEE I've found a Subway about 10 mins walk from my apartment so I will have to schedule in a visit ... what subs do you ladies recommend?

Suzanne - eek! on the phone thing. Scary that these things come back to haunt you after so long ... hope everything works out ok.

Stacey - enjoy your stay in the lap of luxury! I'll be thinking of you in the jacuzzi and out on the terrace with a cocktail ... (who said anything about work?!)

Emily - yay! post photos! I will just as soon as I can get my hands on a scanner ... I wonder if they have one here? I have a whole series of passport photos ... will see what I can do ...

Hellooooooooo and hugs to everyone I've missed, and anyone doubting, as I said, e-mail Kirsty and come meet up with us! And also, post photos!

lots of love,
Lolly
xxx