WOW, I can't believe I am the first one here AGAIN. This is crazy. Usually there are about 4 or so posts by the time I check in. OK, now I have to rack my brain to think of a poll!!

Yesterday I did about 20 minutes of aerobics before Emma said enough is enough. Then hubby, Emma and I took Sadie for a walk. Then I did my strength and Flexability for my Self Challenge. I have to do those things on the weekend, otherwise I run out of time during the week!!! I ate kind of bad, but oh well! I am going to figure my points out now...

Have a great day all!!

Good morning Jen. Thanks for starting the thread again. I have had a crazy morning so far.... I've been here for 2 hours, and I'm just now getting a small internet break.

My weekend was okay. Week 3 without drinking. I think I like it. I'm not so concerned about banking for drinks.

I was over by 6 points on Friday and 9 points yesterday :( But I exercised 4 times this week, so I'm hoping I made up for those days. We'll see soon enough. I weigh in at lunchtime - so I'll let you girls know.

I leave Wednesday morning for home. I'll be back the following Monday. But I think I'll be able to check in from time to time anyway.

HAPPY MONDAY (if that's possible).

Lisa

oops we posted the same time
 

ok so this is how bad my mondays been im already havign the healthy alternative to the breakfast of champions
instead of poptarts and coke i have cheerios and diet coke
i took the meridia tooo late in the day yesterday and have had maybe 2 hours of sleep total not a good thing usually except i pulled an all nighter to get work done saved it all to disk and found out my !#%!@% microsoft works doesnt work in microsoft office my printer was havign pms so my profs gonna think im full of feathers when i tell him this but i dont care
reason being this is the one day this week its supposed to be pretty out and i intend to enjoy it too the fullest and stay OP !
my goal for this week is not to let stress kill me
have a great day i plan too
Kier

Monday...already?
 

Hello everyone. I sorry that I did not post this weekend (or friday) So busy. Then, a good friend of mine and hubby's mother died on Saturday. so unecpected. She was only 50. Anyway, I did not get to go to weigh in and I will be out of town this week. Very frustrating that.

Jen, you are doing so great working out with baby in tow. Also, on the poll, my hard thing is pasta and oatmeal, . Funny, I know, but I love them and can really over do it.

Ok, hope you all had a great weekend. I will try to get back soon.

trish

U2 Concert Tomorrow Night!!! Woo hoo!!
 

Well, I am cerainly pumped!! I have the U2 concert tomorrow!! This is the thrid time I have seen them, but I LOVE them.....I know, how lame am I??

Even lamer, last night I went to the Platinum Blonde/Honeymoon Suite concert at a pub....it was so fun!! I was 12 years old again!! B/f didnt like it too much but still stayed until 12:15 with me and drove me to work today b/c I bashed in my toe.....can we say clumsy girl??

B/f bought Playstation 2 on the weekend,and he basically played all weekend, so I read bridget jones edge of reason. I hate Rebecca, want to slap her face.

Oddly, my 2 ex b/fs are Mark and Giles (what are the chances???).

Had so so OP weekend.....

Lisa - at least you exercised - hochmagandy was my only form, and even with that I coughed up a lung...

Jen - I forgot about the challenge :( and I am very embarassed about it....but, I will start anew!!!!

WI on Thursday!

Better run - Belle

Me Again...
 

I have 2 weaknesses.... I put Chips on the Poll, but my HUGE weakness is Pizza. I would eat it every single day if I could! Last night I made a homemade one with an 8 point crust... 11 points for 1/2 of a 12 inch pizza. It would be less if you didn't put as much cheese on it. But I LOVE cheese... I'm from Wisconsin, so hey! Hubby said it was so good he could eat the WHOLE pizza. I told him to eat his 1/2 because it was only 11 points. He was in heaven!

So I tallied my points for Sunday... 41.5. My high is 31. BUT I did about 6 points worth of exercise. So really I was only over about 4.5 points. Not bad at all! YAH ME!

Trish... sorry about your friends death. My thoughts are with you!

Lisa... I was over too... but exercise helps! I just hope I lose again this Saturday... I need to BREAK the yo-yo pattern I have!

Kier... I hate it when computers pretend they are smarter than us! Enjoy the weather! It is WINDY here... knocking down trees and buildings. We had 60 mph gusts on Saturday!

Belle.... Get your butt moving with the challenge!! :) Hee hee... Enjoy the concert!!! My hubby bought playstation 2 about a month ago. He has been really good about not playing too much. We both made rules. The one he made was that he can't play it unless Emma is sleeping. Otherwise he would get so into it, I know that he would forget she was there. We only have 1 game for it so far so he doesn't sit and play for hours... Thank god!!

Have a great day gals!!

MoNdAy MoRnInG
 

Boy, that weekend sure went by quick! I am happy to say that I managed to stay OP all weekend. We even went out to Wendy's for lunch on Sunday, and I had just a Grilled Chicken Sandwich (6 pts) and a side salad (0 pts) and a half package of Italian dressing ( 1pt) So was struggling BIG time and arguing inside my head about getting a baked tater with sourcreme...but that would have added another 7 points..which would have been fine...but I didn't want to be left with only a few points for the evening. So, I ate the grilled chicken and waited for 20 mintues and guess what....it filled me up!! I didn't even want the tater after that.

Belle: I hope you have fun at the concert!!
I can't even remember the last time I went to one....OMG was in New Kids On the Block ;) Boy, time flys.

Trish: I am so sorry to hear about your friend, and MIL. I hope that you dh is dealing ok, and U2. (hugs)

KO: What exactly is Merdiea? And nice choice for breaky btw.


Tilley: I wouldn't worry about the points, you are doing the exersise, good for you!

Jen: I admire you for taking the time to workout with a baby in tow. Good for you!!

(hugs)

Angie

Thanks Trish and Angie... Really I am lucky with my little Emma. She is little enough still that she doesn't crawl anywhere. She just sits in her bouncy chairs and watches. Soon I won't be as lucky... boo hooo! But going for walks is easy because I just put her in the stroller and off we go! I am taking advantage of my exercise time while I have it!

As for the Strength (weights) and Flexability part of the Self Challenge. I usually do those later at night after she is sleeping. Then I only have to wrestle the dog! :)

Oh, you don't know how right you are ;)
 

My little Emma just started crawling about 3-4 weeks ago. Boy, it is a whole new world! She is getting into everything, and I can hardly keep up with her. Gone are the days that I could put her down and come back and find her in the same place. Out comes the gates, and the plug covers, the cupboard door hooks and on and on and on.

Oh, and watch out for your sugar bowls! A couple of minutes ago Emma found ours and decided that sugar goes better on the floor then in the bowl ;)

ahhhh, but I love and wouldn't change a thing.

oh and nap times around here....well basicaly don't exist. She only sleeps for 2 naps at only 30 minutes each (sometimes only 20 min) but she does sleep 12 hours a night so I can't complain.

Anyway, give your Emma a big hug for me ...oh, and My Emma waves and says Hi to your Emma :) :) :) :)

Hello from NY!
 

Hi everyone! I haven't been writing but I have been keeping up with the thread...working here in NY is ok-I stayed home sick today though...:( I went to WI at a different meeting last week here in NY-I was all pumped b/c I knew I had been doing well and FELT like I lost-and lo and behold-I was UP 2.5! I was so depressed i wanted to cry. But I went home and stayed OP. I weighed myself at home and at the gym the next day-two separate scales, and they said I was 4.5 pounds lighter than the WI scale...so I'm hoping that I'll get good news when I WI this week at my place in Boston-I'm going up for a visit.
I did go off points on Saturday but have otherwise been pretty good...and the good news is, i was cleaning out my closet at mom's and found my old HS prom dress-I put it on for kicks and IT FIT!!! That thing hasn't fit in ten years! So I know I'm doing something right. And I'm NOT changing my signature!
Hello to all-Tilley, good luck with WI, Jen -great exersizing-pizza is one of my favorites too but cake and cookies get me every time! To everyone else-hello-and what is hochmagundy????
:wave:Lori

Hi!!!
 

Good morning everyone! I am in the best mood! Maybe it’s the strong coffee I had at home this morning or maybe it’s the 8 hours sleep, but I am in the best mood! I didn’t get Nes out for a walk yesterday, but I worked in the house and did get in another 100 sit-ups. I’m thinking I would really like to wear a two piece swim suit when I get to goal and for me to be comfy with that I need to have my stomach be at least a little muscular. I’ll never have a 6 pack, but I’m not sure that looks good on women anyway. I was over by a few points yesterday but considering the bad food influence, I’m very happy with such a good eating weekend. I’m actually excited to go to WI tomorrow! I can’t wait :D

I had to vote ‘other’. All of those things are my downfall. I can’t say one is worse than the other! *sigh*

Lisa: Good job on the exercise! Drinking is basically a treat now for me to. Good luck at WI!!

Kierie: Take a deep breath! You will make it through the day and everything will work out!

Trish: I’m so sorry to hear about your friends Mom! I hope she is doing OK considering. Keep your chin up. You can stay OP until you get back to WI! I know you can *hugs*

Belle: U2 was here Friday night. I guess in today’s issue of USA Today they rated the concert here in Denver at 4 stars (out of 4 stars). You are in for the time of your life!

Jen: It is amazing how much that exercise helps! Good job ;) Do you happen to know how to count sit-ups? It only takes about 10-15 minutes, but it really works you. Any advice would be appreciated!

Angie: Good job on the food! I’ll have to remember to give myself some time before deciding if I really want to eat more!

Jen & Angie: You and your Emma stories are great!

Lori: Remember that different scales can give you different weights. I’m sure your regular scale will show differently!

Where is everyone else today?

“Oh, be swift to love! Make haste to be kind.” – Henri Frederic Amiel

Hi Everyone... I have a question for ya'll. If you let a friend drive your car (several times) and they only mentioned afterwards sort of in passing that their license was suspended, would you be angry? Would it be a trust issue for you?? I'm trying to figure out if I'm unreasonably angry for not being told.

I should add that after talking with them about it, they didn't understand why I would make it a trust issue (or an issue at all, they said they just forgot)... it was not a big deal to them and they didn't see why it would make me lose some of my trust in them.

Brenda... I try to do about 50-100 crunches when I do my Strength training. I count it as light exercise since I really don't work up a sweat and I can talk my way through... even tho I prefer not to since I am "feeling the burn!!" :)

Shalyne... If the license was suspended WHILE they were driving your car... yes I would be EXTREMELY upset. That is ummm... ILLEGAL! If the license was suspended a while ago and now they have it back and all is ok. Then I would be a little wary, but I guess it wouldn't bother me as much. I guess it would also kind of depend on why it was suspended! I wish you luck!!

Angie... My Emma is probably giggling away at daycare.... I'll tell her about your little Emma! Emma is trying her hardest to crawl, but that round belly gets in her way, She teeters on it. Then her legs and feet are in the air. It is so cute. So mostly she just rolls around and spins. And babbles all the time. I was working on her Easter dress (yes I am making it) and she was sitting in her little chair next to me... babble babble babble.. screech. It kept her busy for about 30 minutes. Then she had enough of that and wanted a bottle! Same thing happens when I exercise!!

Back to work I go! I really hate Mondays... can't get up in the morning and don't like working! Plus I am all dressed up because we have our last interview today... and she called in sick. UGHHHH... So I have to dress up AGAIN tomorrow. We are a casual office, but every once in awhile I dress up because I am management. BUT I hate nylons. Still too cold here to go without them!

Morning All,

I think I am getting sick:( So I am not a happy camper, but that's okay... I AM DOWN 1.6LBS:) I was happy about that:)

I have a roomate now as well!!! The apartment rocks and I am moving in May 1st! I get a big bedroom too so I am happy. The only problem with the apartment it is pretty much in the heart of downtown Ottawa so it'll be louder than I am used to, but that it life.

I am also a blond now and I really like it:) For Friday's poll, I am one of 4 kids ( the only girl too). For today's poll, give me french fries please, lots of them, the greasier the better:)

Angie: Welcome to our happy forum, I am also Canadian and will be moving to Ontario in 3 weeks. Cool, another former NKOTB fan!

Shalyne: I would be really pissed off to find out someone I trusted neglected to tell me their liscence was suspended after having them drive my car. I am pretty strict about which friends can drive my car as it is (so far I've let about 4 people do so (asides from family members, and I am still not the biggest fans of my brothers driving her) ). So you're definately NOT being unreasonable.

Jen: Wow I am impressed about your hubby not playing the Playstation too much :) Most of my male friends play video games constantly!

Belle: Platinum Blond and Honeymoon Suite are still together? I hope your boyfriend doesn't become too addicted to the PS2!

Brenda: I am thinking about a 2 piece this summer as well, probably a tankini though.

Lori: Good job on staying OP, and perhaps it was just because it was a different scale. Hopefully the scale in Boston will be better.

Trish: I am sorry about your friend's mother, my heart goes out to their families and loved ones.

Kierie: Glad to know I am not the only morning Diet Coke drinker:)

Tilley: Good Luck at Weigh In!

Take Care!

Ali

ALI... YOU ARE ONLY 1.4 POUNDS FROM GOAL! THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi everyone!
 

WAY TO GO ALI!!!! Hopefully this week I'll be closer to goal also. Send some good luck dust my way!

Everyone who stayed OP this weekend ~ good job. I don't think I was OP completely, but I was close. I have a goal of working out 5 to 6 days a week before the cruise and so far so good.

Brenda ~ 100 sit ups WOW! Thats awesome.

Jen and Angie ~ The cute baby stories are too precious! Once DH and I get our travel bugs medicated, we'll be right there. The cruise is a start!

As far as my weakness goes ~ French Fries really salty and any kind of Mexican food.

Smoking Update ~ One week and 1 1/2 days smoke free! It was hard this weekend but I did it. Thank goodness that DH is quitting too. We can whine to each other when we want one.

Oh I almost forgot ~ I went shopping yesterday for and Easter dress. Well, I went to Ann Taylor and ended up buying two dresses because they we're SIZE 6!!! I haven't been in a 6 since high school. Maybe they are cut larger, but I don't care. I didn't even look at the price tag :)! DH will be shocked when the Discover bill comes in. LOL!

Anyway, I gotta run!
Have a great day all!
Kay

Good morning everyone!

I have read most of the posts since Friday, but I must say, it is hard to keep up!

I am really busy at work, for most of this week, but I hope to be able to post at least once a day!

I stayed the same at WI on Sat., which was awesome, since my journaling has been a little weak lately! But, DH and I bought mountain bikes and a trailer for the kids, so that was a terrific workout on Saturday. We hope to do it every night (as long as it isn't raining!)

Congrats to those who lost last week, that is awesome!

A big "Hello" to everyone else, sorry I couldn't post individually!

Check in later....

I can't wait to have kids!
 

hello ladies!

I loved reading about the two little emma's. They sound absolutely adorable.

Ali~ WAY TO GO! on that loss!!! WOW!

Shayle~ you have absolutely good reason to be mad and have a trust issue with this person!!

Kay~ good job on the smoke less weekend!!! you can do this!!!!

Work is incredibly busy today. BF bought me a new exercise machine for my b-day! A x-trainer. I chipped in for it but I'm psyched!

Okay have a good one~

A New Day has Dawned!
 

Thanks for the encouragement on Friday. I just had a bit of a meltdown I guess. I got a lot of rest this weekend though so that helped and I plan to continue to try and get an adequate amount of sleep to help my moods :rolleyes: Um I did O.K. this weekend. I didn't exercise though. I am going to aerobics tonight though. I had subway for lunch and I am determined!!!
I plan to get on track now b/c 8 weeks till Grand Cayman. I tried on a B-suit this am and if that doesn't inspire me nothing will YIKES :eek: OH Well!

Jen-YOu are becoming the exercise goddess. It is funny once you get on a roll it can be addicting. I am pretty into it minus this weekends setback.
Lisa-Let us know how WI goes and I am sure the exercies made up for being a bit over on pts.
Brenda-The PL party was great last night. I think I may host one. I got the Meadow set (I think) and the 3 votive set (I forget the name) and 6" handipped and a couple dozen votives the 2nd of which was $5 b/c I spent over 40. Anyways in short I like the new line :D I love the firefly for the wall and the dancing stems. I may try and get those from my party. Also Where do you get your quotes? I love them.
Shalyne-I think the license thing is a pretty big deal. It would be diff. if she told you and you were ok with it but she kept it from you purposely (you don't forget your license is suspended) I think it is forgivable though. We all do dumb things.
Kier-I hope stress doesn't get the best of you this wk. ENjoy your beautiful weather though b/c we had record highs yesterday and today it is cold and rainy :(
Trish- I can't get over the oatmeal thing. I bet your cholestrol is in check though ;)
Belle-Doesn'ty the play station thing kill ya? My sisters and I don't get it all of our significant other's are obsessed with it. It can get extremely annoying but when the newness wears off it becomes a bit more tolerable b/c they will play sporadically.
Angie-I don't think I have said HI! so HI and it is great to have you here! I am a former NKOTB fan. I was going to marry Joey! Scary memories :rolleyes:
Lori-Sorry about WI I had a bad one too. It sent me on a bit of a depression kick but we can do this . Next week will be better. I am sure!
Ali- Congrats Blondie :) Almost at Goal! Whew hoo!!
Kay- a sz. 6 how exciting. I am impressed that you stopped at 2 dresses. I f I were a sz 6 I would buy out the store ;) O.k. Not really I forgot about the whole money part of that statement!
Tonya-I need to get a mountain bike too. I bet that is a lot of fun!
Talk to you soon,
Becky

Manic Monday
 

Good Golly this is going to be a busy week! Yes, I'm going to WI, but I'm not looking forward to it!! I bought the Chocolate Creme eggs at the store last night, but made a deal with myself. The only way I can eat an egg is if I've either walked for 20 minutes or gone to the gym. So, I walked today and am saving the egg for my afternoon snack. I can't wait!!
I don't have too much time before my boss comes back from lunch, so I'll make this short.
Trish: How did the resurrection cookies turn out?
Brenda: Way to go with the sit-ups!! That rocks!
Jen: I envy you and your drive for excercise. Too bad I have to promise myself candy just to get to the gym. :) Would you post your pizza crust recipe? It sounds wonderful!!!
Lori: Were you asking about hochmagandy? Kirsty (and Lolly, too, I think) taught us this word. It is another term for sex. It's 2 points earned, too!! :o
Kirsty: Where are you today?? It's not easter, yet!
I hear boss coming so I'd better get, but hopefully I'll be back this afternoon.
Hey, only one more week of no ice cream. Easter is coming! Yippee!! Does anyone else have Holy Week services at church? I'm singing on Thursday, Good Friday and at both services on Sunday, so unfortunately I can't have my beloved ice cream until after church Sunday. (milk products are bad for my throat)
Have a great day!!!

Stacy.... My Pizza Crust recipe is at home. I will bring it and post it. It is made in the bread machine, so it is really easy!!!! If anyone else has recipes to post... we should start a recipes thread!!!

Creme Eggs, Platinum Blonde and Other Disasters.
 

Had easter dinner last night, which went well, ham, veggies, potatoes, mom made low cal cheesecake, it was good...and boughtme lots of yummy Creme Eggs - Caramilk ones too!!! EEEOUCH. Tried to pon off on b/f buthe doesnt liek them (????). OH well....will give to neice on weekend.

Ali, yes, they are still together and just as...well....just like they were, for lack of better words. I had fun!!! Woo hoo on your loss!!!

Shaylne - I'd be mad, yes. without a doubt.

Becky - I just don't get it. He played a PS2 game for 9 hours straight (with pee and eat breaks only). Both my brothers in law too....very very scarey!!!

I have to run, but I wanted to post this, to all of us withmen probs, keep this in mind:


For the princess in all of us
>
>Once upon a time, in a land far away, a
>beautiful, independent, self-assured princess
>happened upon a frog as she sat contemplating ecological
>issues on the shores of an unpolluted pond in a
>verdant meadow near her castle.
>The frog hopped
>into the Princess' lap and said: Elegant Lady, I was
>once a handsome Prince, until an evil witch cast a spell
>upon me.One kiss from you, however, and I will turn
>back into the dapper, young Prince that I am and
>then, my sweet, we can marry and setup housekeeping in yon
>castle with my Mother, where you can prepare my
>meals, clean my clothes, bear my children,and
>forever feel grateful and happy doing so.
>That night,on a repast of lightly sauteed frogs legs
>seasoned in a white wine and onion cream sauce,she
>chuckled to herself and thought:
>I don't f*&ing think so.

Chocolate!!
 

I forgot to share how I voted on the poll. I am definitely the chocolate/Candy girl. I love skittles and twizzlers and am obsessed with Chocolate anything. I am not a salt eater so chips are not tempting to me at all! Thank God b/c if I craved Choc, Candy and chips I would be in trouble.
Stacey-I have easter services. There is one on Friday but I cannot attend and then Sat. my choir is singing at the Masonic Temple. Which is a very historical place in Detroit. I understand that the acoustics are unbelievable. I am impressed that you can restrict yourself to one egg! I have no will power with Choc. Especially the reeses peanut butter eggs UHHHHHHH!
Suzanne- we were posting at the same time earlier is an x-trainer that same as an elliptical trainer b/c I love those. What a great gift :)
Check in later,
Becky
BTW I just figured out that in order to meet my Grand Cayman goal I will have to lose 2.5 pds a wk. I think I can do it :smug: Do you guys think it is unrealistic though?!? Let me know your HONEST opinion Please:^:

The results are in....
 

Hi girls.

Well, I'm down .5 - not much, but that's okay. It's TOM and I was over a couple days... so I'm not disappointed. It's still a loss. Also, I seem to have a cycle. I'll lose like .5 or 1.0 one week, and then 2.5 or 3.0 the next... it seems to be the way my body loses.

Belle - Tell me how U2 is. I get to see them in June. I can hardly wait.

Angie - Great on being OP. The weekend for me is always a challenge.

Lori - Feel Better. What WW in Boston do you go to? I do WW at work in Hopkinton... but I used to go to WW at the holiday inn in brookline.

Brenda - Glad you're in a good mood. That's quite an accomplishment for a MOnday :) I'm in a good modd too, because it's like Thursday for me. I work tomorrow, and then I leave for the Gulf Coast. Yeah!

Shaylene, you have every right to be pissed. I definately would have been.

Ali - OMG!!! I think we'll have a little celebration VERY SOON. Congrat's on the 1.6. I bet you're psyched to be almost to goal.

TxAggie.... if I ever get to a size 6, i know I'll start crying right there in the store. that must feel wonderful.

Grace!!!!! Where in Grand Cayman will you be staying? My family has a time share on 7 Mile Beach. I love the Cayman Islands. We go every year. My family goes twice a year, but I can usually only afford once. Have you ever been there before? It's like Heaven there. Let me know if you have any questions... I'm going in November and can hardly wait.

okay ladies... have a great day!


Lisa

Hey girlies!
 

How's everyone? I didn't post all weekend, or come to think of it, I might not have posted Friday because I was busy. Bleh. Hate work. Wish I could do nothing all day intead, because it's 80 degrees outside, sunny and so beautiful! Yesterday I took the dogs for a long walk (a couple of miles). What's cool about walking my monsters is that I get an arm workout too. They're both about 50 lbs., and they really walk me instead of vice versa. I get lots of smiles when walking down the street. I've TRIED to train them better, one of them has been to obedience, but get the two of them together and all bets are off. At least they were tired on the way back and it was a little easier! :D

Brenda: 100 sit-ups? You go, girl! I need to start doing crunches. I'm afraid I'm not very good about it, which is silly considering that it doesn't take much time and is basically easy. (Until the muscles start to burn that is!)

Ali: Congrats on the loss! You must be so excited to be so close to goal!

Shalyne: I don't think you're being unreasonable at all. Did your friend forget his/her license was suspended or forget to tell you? I'm with you, though, it's definitely a trust issue.

EVERYONE: STAY AWAY FROM EASTER CANDY! CANDY IS BAD! Don't even buy it! (I did eat two mini Milky Way bars on Friday, but someone offered them to me. What could I do? :angel: ). I don't like those Cadbury Creme Eggs, so that's good for me, at least! And I don't have any family members who send me Easter baskets anymore. That's a good thing. Remember: if you gotta eat Easter candy, eat jelly beans. At least they're fat free!

I'm trying to stay OP today. I did OK Friday and Sunday, but Saturday was off the charts. I went to a party ... and drank a whole bottle of wine. What's strange is that I hardly felt it, and I don't drink much these days. I did space it out over about 5 hours, so that might be why. The party was a cookout, too, so I ate way too much of yummy pasta salads, bread and a burger. Today I had yogurt, Grape-nuts and strawberries for breakfast (very yummy, if anyone hasn't tried it) and a slice of pizza for lunch. Not too bad ...

Well, time to do a little work. I need to find a reason to get out of the office today.

Word of the day - PACZKI
 

Pron PONCH-ki. Means 'doughnuts' in Polish. It is a very, very bad and dangerous word to know if, like me, you go to Poland and your Polish is limited, because whenever you are hungry you find yourself walking into a cake shop and asking for paczki ... Interesting that I can never remember the Polish for 'a small bag of fresh baby carrots please' ... :s:

How is everyone? Jen - YIPPEE on your WI! And on the exercise ...

Kierie - good to see you again! Hope the prof isn't too narky about your paper ...

Belle - you must be Bridget reincarnated! Glad U2 were good - I love their video for 'The Sweetest Thing', Bono's face is one of the funniest things ever, and when he gets that dog puppet thing on his hand ... Oh, love your story too!

Lori - respect for not changing your sig! Scales can be evil, you wait, next week it will go KER-CHING!!!

Brenda - 8 hours' sleep! What's your secret? I am having such trouble at the mo - can never shut my mind off from work, my brain just keeps fizzing. Tonight I am trying the long hot bath and chocolate treatment. YUM! Oh, and a CV is a curriculum vitae. I think you call it 'resumé' in the US?

Shalyne - I think I would be very unhappy if a friend omitted to tell me something loke that, and I agree that it has repercussions for trust in the relationship ... but at the same time, once you've said your piece, draw a line under it and move on. That's what I'd try and do, though I know it's not always that easy.

Ali - hope you're feeling better soon, but YIPPEE on the roommate and WOO HOO for being so close to goal!

Angie, Jen - the Emmas sound so cute! DON'T MAKE ME BROODY, I have to finish my thesis and find a job!!!

Trish - weren't you asking before about 'The Weakest Link'? I heard it was coming to the US. It's weird, it's like they're trying to make a hybrid of Millionaire and Big Brother, and the quiz mistress is evil and they try and make the contextants say evil things about each other. It's really popular, but I don't like it that much - it's not very interesting because you don't know the contestants and they don't know each other, so it doesn't really matter what they say about each other. Now when they do celebrity versions, THAT is funny.

Kay - that's so cool about the dresses (size 6!) and YAY! on keeping off the fags.

Everyone else, hugs! I have to go and eat chocolate (physical necessity!).

love
Lolly
xxx

Well, some evil person has put donuts in the break kitchen. so far, I have done well saying no. I brought my food and that is that! I will not give in. I went shopping this weekend for a new drass and some big shirt thing to cover my recently huge behind when I have my spring/summer pants on. Kay, wow a size six! That is so great. Lets just say that I am not a size six right now. But I deceided that I would not get anything bigger to wear. I will suffer in the stuff that is a bit too tight or I will never get down.


Oh, I need to go. This has taken me forever to type. Sorry I could not say HI to everyone.

Trish

Still Monday!
 

Boy do I have the major munchies today! I’ve tried to curb them by eating a 1 pt chocolate rice cake and eating fat free jello. My tummy is still growling. I’m going to eat lunch soon though. I’m with all of you whose husbands/bf’s love video games. I guess it fits with the fact that I say I will never grow up though! Everyone has to stay a kid partially :dizzy:

Shaylne: I think it’s an issue! They probably knew that you wouldn’t let them borrow your car if you new they didn’t have license. I would be pretty upset. It’s really a lie you know? Being truthful is a big part of a friendship. That’s my take.

Ali: Good to hear about your loss!!! I’m sorry you are sick though. Are we passing it around again? I think those tankini’s are soooo cute! Oh, and for you and Angie: I saw NKOTB when I was in middle school. The opened up for Tiffany. I can’t believe I’m admitting this! I still have tapes for both of them too :lol:

Kay: Size 6!!! Wow :D It doesn’t matter if they are cut bigger. The number on the tag is all that counts! I’m interested to see what size I end up at. I’ve tried to figure out what size I will end up as but the best I can come up with is between a 6 & 8? That just sounds so small to me b/c the last time I was probably that small was elementary school when I was still growing!

Becky: I’m glad you had fun at the party! The Meadow Breeze Duet is one(I got one set for a friend as a House Warming gift – they look great in her bathroom), but there are several sets that come in threes. Is it the Jeweled candle holders in the regular catalog? They almost look like tulips, one is green, one blue, and one orange/yellow? Definitely host one! You get so much free stuff! I was a hostess for 2/12 years before I ever became a consultant. I have spring product on it’s way to me (I got it free!). I’m hoping it’s waiting for me when I get home! My quotes? I have a daily calendar that is all Kim Anderson pictures and that’s where I get most of them. I also get an E-mail from www.mailbits.com You can sign up to get quotes, trivia, jokes etc. For awhile I tried to keep track of all the quotes I really like, but there are way too many out there! 2.5 pounds a week is aggressive, but if you really stick to plan and exercise I think it’s attainable!

Stacey: I have to bribe myself too. I’m afraid to buy more Cadbury Cream Eggs, b/c I don’t have much control. I did OK b/c I counted them, but ended up having to basically skip meals b/c I did eat them!

Belle: HOWWWLLLL!!!! I think I have read that before but I love it!!! STAY AWAY FROM THE EGGS!!!

Lisa: Congrats on the loss! You are right, it IS a loss. Just keep it up. Oh, and send some tropical sun for me. I couldn’t believe how fast you soak up the sun closer to the equator! The Cayman Islands are one of my dream places to go to. Hubby and I WILL go there someday.

Kim! Feels like you’ve been gone awhile! I can sympathize on dog. Nes is only 5 ½ months old and already weighs 45 pounds. I think he’s about to hit another growing spurt. He’s getting better at ‘heel’ but it’s hard on my arm. I may be in trouble when he’s full grown (80 pounds maybe?).

Lolly: :lol: I had to laugh at your doughnut situation. Pull out that Polish/English dictionary and stop asking for Paczki!! :rolleyes: Ah!!! CV = resume. Thank you! Oh, and I hardly ever get 8 hours sleep, but the weekend was so busy I just had to crash. Normally I average 5 or 6 (bad).

I’ve eaten now and my tummy is happy. My motivation is still here. Have to do those sit-ups when I get home! My boss bought an Ab-Do’er and she loves it. It’s $150 before shipping. I already have a Total Gym that I don’t use. I can’t get it situated to where I can really see the TV so I can watch while I work out (hey, I have to have some distraction to get through torture). I just don’t know that I can justify buying another piece of equipment when I have one that I already don’t use! Hmmmm………..

This quote definitely applies to all of us:

"Perseverance is not one long race; it's many short races one after another." -- general wisdom

Mmmmmm
 

The chocolate creme egg is SO worth the 4 points!! I can't believe it's not more!
I'm in love.
Must get back to work.
Have a great afternoon.
Hello to everyone!

Mini-creme eggs?
 

Stacey (and other creme egg lovers) my Mom gave me the mini ones for easter - how much are they worth do you think?? If one big one is 4, maybe 1.5 or 2??

If anyone knows....

Creme Egg Addict:
Belle

THERE ARE MINI CREME EGGS??? I haven't found those! I wish I had some because I could justify the smaller ones more easily! I bought a 4 pack of the big ones and haven't had enough points left yet to eat one! BOO HOOOOO! Hubby also begged for an easter basket, so I gave in. Bought him candy. But jelly beans aren't as bad and some sweet tarts. And I bought Snickers and MM Kudos. 2 points each and I love them. So he has to find his basket, then I will make it up for him. WHINER! Hope I don't get too out of hand with the candy. Oh and he so badly wanted these AWEFUL looking marshmallow things that are supposed to be like the circus peanut marshmallow thingys, but for Easter. I don't like those and these look horrid, so I won't be eating them!!!

That was one heck of a long ramble about candy!!!

Afternoon All,

I am feeling a little better but am a little tired. I was feeling really crappy last night so instead of driving back to Lennoxville last night I had to get up at 5:30 and drive there this morning since I had a 9:30 class, so I am really sleep now.

Stacey: 6 days until my creme egg:) I can't wait! (I am getting a 3 pack of eggs and that will be it for this year, I love them so:).

Brenda: Oh yes, Tifanny, I remember her (she has the same bday as me, though she's about 6-7 years older). I was at Canada's wonderland the day they were there, but my family didn't want to go to the concert... I was about 11 at the time.

Lolly: you've been to Poland? That's cool... I am half Polish! My Polish is VERY limited though (my dad also changed his last name since no one could pronounce it, but if it hadn't been changed it would be Krzywiec <I would have had fun with that> ).

Kim: 80 degrees, I am so jealous.... It has been very windy here making it feel so much colder.

Lisa: Cool, a loss is a loss so Wooo Hooo.... I usually do not lose much during TOM either. You'll most likely get a bigger loss next week. I am almost in disbelief that I am so close to goal.


Belle: your BF doesn't like Cadbury eggs? Don't worry with 3 brothers and a ton of male friends I have seen much worse amount of time for video game playing.

Becky: Yes, Joey was a cutie... I like the tall dark and handsome Johnathan a lot though. It's weird though, i thought Danny was kind of ugly during the height of the NKOTB popularity, but when I looked back when I was about 17-18 or so I found he was actually really good looking. It's weird how our tastes change.

Jen: Thanks! Yeah I am really excited!! Weight Watchers rocks my world. The thing is I can't make my regular meeting for 2 weeks (though I can WI), but I want to reach goal with my leader. I am buying her flowers for my last meeting with her (which is in 2 1/2 weeks). She hasn't been a leader for that long so I am her biggest loser (with a big l on my forehead) so far.

Tonya: enjoy the mountain biking... The kidding trailers are such a good idea!

Kay: Woohoo on the size 6!!!!! I am hoping to be able to fit into some size 6es as well eventually (I am a size 8 and a few are too big on me).

Suzanne: Enjoy your new exercise machine!!

Take Care!

Ali

Mmmm, french fries
 

That's my trigger food. Love french fries. Esp. with mayonaise! Sometimes all I'll have is french fries for a meal. The frozen fries, baked, aren't bad at all. You can have about 15 for 2 points. So I have 30 for 4 points and then a point or two for mayo. Yummy!

I forgot to mention a few congrats: Lisa, for your loss (a loss is a loss!:) ) and Kay, for getting into a size 6. Wow! I used to wear a 6 — sometimes — when I was in high school. Haven't seen that in a while!

Well, I'm trying to get out of here so I can go spend time with my b/f. He's off today and tomorrow. I've hardly seen him since I left for Florida two weeks ago, since we're on opposite work schedules.

Have a good night!

Bad day turns fantastic!
 

ok my stress day turned great i bolted from class b.c my evil prof was extra evil and went and saw another prof got a nice lil extension from him
on the way from his office saw the evil prof and figured id get him b4 he got me so i went right up to him told him i wanted to talk to him after class had atruckload of work done not necessarily true btw and that i wanted to meet with him on thursday . . . i think i stunned him
muhahahahahah
gorgeous day i studied outside for hours and am befreckled!
the rest of the week will suck but thats ok
Angie! my first concert was NKOTB the magic summer tour july 20 1990 lol iwas gonna marry joey too
and meridia isnt the fat blocker thats xenical which im considering as well meridia basically works with the serotonin in your brain to help you push away from the table its also got speed in it which as i learned last night i cant take if i sleep late b/c then i cant sleep

btw i love hearing about the emmas! i miss babies

shalyne id definitely be mad if i was you that could get you in deep trouble if your friend gets stopped

Ali you blonde goddess congrats on the loss!

Kay congrats on staying away from the smokes you are doing great! and omg a size 6!!!!!!!

Becky nothing is scarier than bathingsuits you will make your cayman goal!

lisa congrats on the .5 every bit counts!

Lolly the word for irresistable donuts here is krispey kreme

im still trying to figure out my eating style with these meds this am instead of scarfing my bag of cereal i have half of it left had 2 cups of spinach with fat free 10 calorie dressing and parm cheese for lunch then a sub with turkey swiss lettuce tomato onion salt pepper and vinager and oregano
heres the problem i only intended to eat half the sub i ended up eating 1 3/4 of it im not sure about the points thing or anything but i knwo its the clean plate club chanting in my ear and im trying to squash them
its only one meal a day that i have this prob the rest of the time im trying to get to eat
anyway girls back to the books!
Kier

I'm back
 

I haven't been posting the last couple of days....been in a depressed, feel sorry for me....I can't take it anymore rut ! Anyone else feel that way ? total PMSing ! Awe...the joy of being overweight ! :-)

Anyway, bf got off to Canada yesterday...I still don't know how long my job will last. I'm working on my resume now.

I've been totally off program....but I am about to go to the gym....I am planning my meals for tomorrow.

I'm back with a vengeance...signed up for some training programs at asimba.com to get my but motivated.

Congrats to all the losers !

Talk to you soon,

jules