I wanted to start a thread, so even though it's only 10 p.m., I did! I wanted to have fun and do a poll. Since all you in different time zones always have the jump on me, here I go!

By the way, I'm at work late tonight, trying to finish this big story I've been complaining about for weeks. Due Thursday ... finally it's almost all over! Yay!

I thought of the poll because we're having a massive thunder and lightening storm. When I ran home for dinner, my puppies were scared to death and hiding in the bathroom!

Have a great day, everyone! I have WI at 12:30 p.m.!

Hi Kim, I am the same, I never seem to get in here when everyone else is posting....Internet police at work!!!!
Good Luck with the story!!
I have had an alright week, over a couple of days(but not by much) BUT I did journal everyday no matter what. I went to my moms tonight and took Roxy(the dog) for a nice long walk.....then had a light dinner:)

WI is tomorrow so I am keeping my fingers crossed:rolleyes:

I am just on my way to bed so I hope ya'll have a great day!!! And I will check in soon.

Steph:wave:

Well, here I am, the prodigal chick slinking back to the bulletin board, hoping you girls will take me in again! Glad to see the same names (and a couple new ones) around and doing so well. I see lower numbers everywhere I look!

So even though I stopped visiting a couple months back, I haven’t given up the weight loss venture…I think when I last posted I was around 148 and now I’m around 137. I actually declared WW goal at 140 so I wouldn’t have to pay anymore, but I still feel like I have a ways to go. I’ve also lowered my goal from 130 to 125…mainly because I just don’t feel thin and I don’t think seven more pounds is going to do it. I’m wearing a size eight these days, which used to be my absolute dream size…but I don’t know…I think I thought a size eight was smaller, thinner. Don’t get me wrong—I’m loving all the new clothes and how I look lately, but I’m still not quite where I want to be yet. I tried on a tankini last week and just grimaced. :(

Consider back in the game, girls. I’m in a wedding in six weeks and want to be ten pounds lighter by then!

Heather
187.4/136.6/125 (5’5")

Halloo!

I'm MIA these days because my total loss in 4 weeks on WW is a whopping .4 lbs.! I'm embarrassed. I went down 3.5, then up 3.3 and down again .2. I just feel silly. So there isn't much to report except that I'm still plugging along, trying to be a good Weight Watcher and trying to keep my sense of humor about it all. Everything comes in it's own time, no?
You're all superstars with your losses, I'm proud of you.

Greatest fear?
 

I had to put other because I am very afraid of putting the weight I've lost back on!! Hopefully now I am able to run for 28 mins (applause please!) that isn't likely to happen. I just need to watch what I eat! Speaking of which, BF is taking me out for dinner tonight because he's off on holiday to Ireland for a week with his mates. He says he's really going to miss me, bless. The day after he gets back we're heading off to Wales for a long weekend which I can't wait for. I love going to new places!
welcome back emily, interesting about the autism thing. i have read that people in academia quite often have asperger's sydrome (form of autism) because they get very focused on doing repetitive tasks the rest of us would find boring. thinking of the academics i know, that makes some sense.
jen, hope you've recovered from your birthday. in my office, whenever it is your birthday it is up to you to bring in cakes etc for everyone else. works quite well.
no one bothers with cards, we just come and eat the cake of the birthday person!
welcome back cuba - hooray on your engagement! maybe you should start WW from scratch again and go back to how you lost the weight before in order to shift those last 8 pounds. think of yourself as a new person and look at it all with new eyes.
stacey - i think not worrying about losing weight is a good idea if you don't want anything else to stress over before the wedding. good luck maintaining. i'm not a morning person either but at the moment i'm going to the gym ever other morning before work. much easier to do in nicer weather and it really sets you up for the day. but i appreciate it's hard to do at first, you just need to get into a routine if possible.
heather - i felt the same when i got to goal, that you still weren't thin. i think it takes time for your brain to catch up on your new body image. i'd be very wary of losing too much more. maybe focus instead on toning up...don't do an ally mcbeal on us!!
slinko, don't give up. speak to your leader and ask her advice. you may find you're counting points wrongly or something. ww does work, but you need to work too!
hmm, i must go do some "work"! hello to everyone i've missed. good luck at WI, well done on any losses,
kirsty

Look! I managed to scan a piccie to be my avatar! Not v clear but it's a start. I have scanned some of me and blokey at the wedding on Saturday but can't make them small enough to fit ... they are GIF/JPEG files, but they're all about 200KB plus - any idea how to get them down to 40KB?

Welcome back Cuba, Heather! Slinko too - we've missed you! Keep posting even if you think it's going terribly, that's what we're here for. And believe me, I know all about depressing plateaux.

Emily - soy cream is great, at least I think so. The only thing I've found with all soy milk and creams is that you have to be careful not to scald them (ie don't put it straight in just-boiled coffee) because they will curdle.

Gotta go now, but will be back later. So much work and stress!

Lxxx

I, sorry to be MIA the last few days. I have weigh in this morning, :eek: wish me luck!

I voted natural disasters....they scare the crap outta me. Thank God I don't live in an area that has many. We had a tornado once back when I was in grade 5 or 6 and I still remember it. Sky was green and yellow and the damage it did....I hope I never see anything like it again. There awas one kid who was riding his bike as fast as he could to get home. Well, he didn't make it. He got decapitated by flying debrie. He was a student of my dads wife. ANyway, so that is how and why I voted the way I did.

KO If you are reading this I challage you to a race! LOL My little red buggy goes pretty darn fast! I don't know the model name or anything just that it has a HUGE basket (which was the selling feature for me) and it is fire engine red. So bring it on!!!! I am ready to whoop you butt! :lol:

Heather I am fairly new here. Sounds like you are doing pretty good with your weight loss. Careful you don't go too far. Size 8 sounds like a dream for me! Congrats!

Kirsty I agree with you on gaining weight back. I really hadn't thought about that as my worst fear but it does scare me. I guess I have to think about losing it in the first place though right ;)

Lolly Great pic!!!

Slinko I agree. Talk to you leader and see if there isn't something with the point counting. Are you exercising as well? Do you eat at the top end of your range? low end? Are you eating a variety of food and spreading out your points? (veggies, fruit, grains) Talk to her/him, see if they can help.

Steph Good luck at weigh in!

Kim Great poll!

Have a good one all,

Angie

Fun @ the Diet Doc
 

yesterday was the fatal visit with the diet doc i was prepared to maintain or gain knowing how i've been eating the last 2 weeks BUTTTTT i lost 7 woowooooooooooo
:spin:
they really need a shaking booty smilie b/c thats what im doing!
granted im switching meds to the dreaded xenical but also with my metabolism and i wont go into gories it shouldnt be so bad im starting it tommorrow she also told me to journal everything which will be a pain in the arse but will also make me super mindful of whats going in my mouth she also told me to shift my carbs around a bit not to lower them just to wait till later in the day to reduce my cravings

Angie Trust me Girlie Friend I can and will Bring it! lol woowoo fire engine red does this mean your a hot momof2girls?

LOLLY how utterly cute are you?!!!! i'm lactose intolerant so i was considering introducing some soy into my diet whats the easiest thing to start with?

Kim I chose Spiders Altho much like your puppies mine are afraid of thunderstorms mind you our bichon stood down 2 bucks on 2 seperate occaisons that were in our yard for the first one he pulled a boomer and jumped thru the window lol

Slinko hey as long as the scale isnt only going up you are ok! slow weightloss is permanent and that .4 is off your bod forever!

heather it sounds like you just have to tone do some strength training but you dont want to end up skeletal and ever notice how much older very very skinny ppl tend to look?

Kirsty wooowooooo 28 minutes im giving you a sitting ovation lol

Steph and Kim good luck at WI!

anyway im off for a bit
Kierie

Well, my friends say I'm neurotic about my fears. I have no doubt that I will die at the hands of one of my biggest fears. they are (in no order: spiders, airplanes, tornados, and elevators).

I fly all the time, like at least 8 round trips a year - but I hate every second of it, especially landing. For a couple days before my stomach is all torn up from the stress.

I'm from Mississippi and we got our fare share of tornados and hurricanes. hurricanes don't scare me at all - I mean, you get days warning to prepare... but tornados are wicked scary!!!

I've been stuck on an elevator alone between two floors once AGH.

ANd spiders... well - they're just creepy. And in Mississippi we had tons of poisonous ones... banana spiders, brown recluse, black windows... Boston's not so bad.


Good morning Kim, Angie and Kirsty!

Steph - good luck at WI!

Slinko - I wouldn't worry about the fluctuations. At least it's not up 3.5, up 3, up.... you get the picture. You're doing great and eventually it will all start falling... and falling :)

Lolly - Cute picture.

Kierie - Congrats on the loss - that's awesome!!!

Brenda - tonight's the night. I'm excited. I actually have friends rooting for the blues. We are all BU faithful, and since the blues have 2 BU alumn (Tkachuk and Scott Young) they are rooting for them. But the most of us are rooting for the Avs. It could get ugly :) We'll see what happens.

Ladies - have a great day!

Lisa

i need help!
 

hey girls,
i've found out more about my cruise. it's for 7 nights on the Ausonia. I need to choose departure date, which then decides the places I go to. If you go to www.travelchoice.com and click on cruise and click on first choice then ausonia you can see all the departure dates and where the different trips go to. i can't choose!! help!?
good loss kierie!! cool piccie lolly - more more more!

kirsty

HI everyone. Last night I got on-line and posted that 8 point pizza crust recipe. Hope you enjoy! My b-day ended nice. It got up to 87 degrees here and that is really high for May. Sadie and I went for a good walk and we both came back sweaty and hot. Hubby made me pizza while I was gone. Then I planted 3 rose bushes. So it was a nice evening.

I am afraid of the tornados and other natural disasters. We get tornados in Wisconsin, and although they aren't as often as the ones in KS, OK and those areas... every year we have at least one bad one. April and May is tornado season, so hopefully it will be over soon. I am also afraid of earthquakes. While I was in San Fran I prayed we didn't get one!

Tilley... I fly often also and have gotten mcuh better about that fear. Although some landings get me nervous. I actually don't mind the larger planes, its the little prop type planes that I have to take that make me nervous. They are soooo teeny and shakey!

YAHHHH KIERIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Luck on WI ANGIE AND KIM!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh here is a pic of Emma from a couple weeks ago... 6 months picture. Enjoy!!

Good morning and happy hump day!
 

Yippe, finally mid week. sometimes the weeks jusdt don't go fast enough even when you are busy. I had a good time at Outback last night. ended the day with 29 points (Over by 4) but had earned 6 at the gym so I am ok for the day. Still hoping for aloss on Sat but not sure what to expect. This week is just hard I guess. And I have a wedding shower and bachelorette party on Saturday, that doesn't make it any easier.

I am terribly afraid of bugs - all of them. I don't know why. I always think I am going to get stung or bit. I am a little afraid of the dark if I am outside or I don't know where I am.

Jen - I am glad that you had a nice birthday. Emma is adorable!!!! Thanks for the pizza crust recipe. when I get my bread machine, I will try it.

Heather - welcome back. Congrats on making your WW goal weight. I agree that it might take some time to adjust to your weightloss as Kirsty said. Give it some time and you might be okwith a weight around 135-130.

Slinko - Overall you are still down and that is what counts. Maybe you should try to shake things up a little in your eating routine por add more exercise. You can do it!

Kirsty - I can't wait to check out your cruise choices! I am sure there are some great options. Have fun at dinner tonight. I agree with you on the fear of gaining back the weight.

Emily - I hope things are going ok with the sick room.

Tilley - Your fears sound justified to me!

Kierie - congrats on your great loss! that is super. I hope that the new medication will be good for you as well. Let us know how it goes.

Kim and Angie - good luck at WI!

Lolly - I love your picture!!!!

Steph - way to go on journalling. Keep looking for the positives!!!

TOM came today so we will see what that does to my weight. I need to do school work today but am not sure if I feel like it right now. Talk toyou all later.

Sarah
194.4/161/153

Hello
 

Emma is such a cutie Jen. Love the "deer caught in headlights" look!! Ah, babies!

Welcome back Heather. Be careful that you aren't getting too obsessed with being thinner (hey remember that stephen king novel - yikes).

Steph - Hey girlie girl!!

Kim - good poll. My greatest fear is losing a loved one. The thought of one of my sisters, or mom, especially my mom is horrifyng to me. That is why Angies' story hit home for me. My mom is not well, and we fear that she may have cancer and just not want us to know. I love my mom so much....she just isn't healthy. Anyway, good luck at WI!!! May the force be with you.

Kirsty - I have every faith that you won't gain the weight back. Hey, my sister has to stop running - her knees are in bad shape now. She was at my house on the weekend and suddenly started to cry in so much pain....too bad b/c she really felt good after she was done. I feel for her. Ih aven't ran all week - I find when I get home after walked briskly 30 min there and 30 min back, I am done with cardiio for hte day - I sleep REALLY good at night though. And get this - I weighed myself on my scale today and I am UP 3 LBS!! How canthis be??? I have been within range all week (and I ate some of my booster points) and I have been walking like 60 min a day, running last week, doing weights and leg ab and butt exercise - HOW CAN THIS BE?????? Am WI at WW on Fri morning.....v. worried. Granted, TOM is due on Monday, but would I see a water gain of 3 lbs this early?? V. upset and a bit discouraged I must say....quite discouraged. BTW your cruise sounds awesome. V. jealous!!!

Lolly - your pic is a bit fuzzy, but you are so cute!!! That is Just how I pictured you, with a really warm smile.

Slinko - don't feel silly, that happens to all of us. Kim was struggling there with maintaining for a while and she busted it (hence her sig that said plataeu buster). Just keep plugging away!! at least you aren't gaining, right? :)

Angie - good luck at WI girl!

KO - hey Kier - well, good luck on your next prescription, and way to go on your 7 down!! I bet you were jubilant!! Woo hoo :D

LIsa - must say, I hate spiders too....most creepy crawlys as well.

Sarah - be good at your stagette party!! Woo hoo.....those are fun. I think for mine I am having a giant Karaoke party!! Just be satisfied if you maintain then, if you know you are haivng a challenging week, you know??

Well, I better do some work, have meetinsgs from 8:30 - 11am...yuck. ANd haven't had coffee.

I must say though, walking to work does wake me up and make me feel more energized for the day. And you know, I have trouble getting up to exercise too, but this way, its how I get my butt to work, so I have no choice (also saves me $5-8/day for no parking, which is good....taht is sometimes a great motivator. I keep telling myself i can see a movie /day for the money I save on this).

OKay, well, I will now really check out.

Adios amigos!!

Belle

Greatest Fear?
 

Well, it's not tornados, we have them all the time and although they scare me, it's kind of like natural stuff. You know? I actually had a spider come out on the dashboard in my car yesterday while driving 65 mph!!! I didn't wreck, but the damn thing went into the air vent! I had to turn off the A/C and open the windows so it wouldn't blow out onto me! :)
I'm getting ready to go to a meeting so I'll write my big long gripe later. can't wait, huh?
See ya!

Happy wednesday!
 

Hi everyone! Jen-Emma is adorable!!!

I put death as my greatest fear-I'm not terribly religious, so i always wonder what comes next...bugs gross me out but don't scare me-my roommate and I had a problem with bed bugs last year-it turns out there were bugs crawling over me in my bed for MONTHS without my knowing....one day I went home to take a nap, and pulled back the sheets, and there they were!!! I was so grossed out...especially after finding out that they feed by attaching themselves to you for 5 minutes!!!

Anyhow-now that I've thoroughly grossed out some of you...

Heather-I hear what you are saying about wanting to lose more-I don't think i'll be happy at my goal either...but try to remember that you still see yourself as before even though you look different-it's kind of a body dysmorphic disorder that people get when they lose a lot of weight...what has helped me has been measuring myself and seeing the numbers change...

Kirsty-good job getting abck on track...the cruise sounds fabulous
Belle-our weights vary scale to scale and day to day...just stick with it and don't get discouraged!!!
Kierie-Congrats on the awesome loss!!!
Slinko-I was doing the same thing for awhile...the plateau lasted 4 weeks-keep coming though-that's what we're here for...and you are still down some...which means you haven't gained!!!

I was looking at my WW card from last year this time right before I stopped going for the summer-I am almost in virgin fat territory-one more pound! And today I am wearing a pair of jeans that I have never worn before-a pair of 'goal jeans'-whoo hoo!!!!

Bye bye-lori

Hello, hello!

I hope you all have room for a "new" member. :) I was a charter member, way back in the day. I recognize a few faces, but not too many!! Cuba and Trish were from my old days of posting, Brenda and Stacey, I remember you from when I tried to make a come back a while ago.

Anyway, I've finally gotten back into the right frame of mind to lose again! I've been faithful to the program for a little over a week now, and it feels different this time. I think I'm going to be able to see this thru to the end!

Just a little about me: I started WW in October 97 and reached goal about a year after that. Kept the weight off until May of 99 when I got pg. I gained over 60 pounds with my pregnancy and since I had Benjamin in January of 2000 I only lost about 15! LOL Now that Ben is 16 months old I think it's time to lose the baby weight. ;) So here I am with about 45 pounds to lose.

By profession I'm an accountant who specializes in US Tax. I work full-time, though I rigged a deal for May-Aug where I only work 4 days a week. I'm off on Wednesdays, and I'm getting quite used to that!

This time around I'm not attending meetings (really no time) but I'm doing the program by myself. I've decided not to weigh weekly, but rather on the first of each month. I tend to play scale games, and I don't want to get into that routine!

I hope to become a regular poster once again!

Talk to you soon.

Janet
180/180/134

PS: I'm 30, don't hold it against me! LOL

Hi Everyone :) Ack I've been horrible about reading and posting...haven't been on here for almost a week now. I usually at least try to keep up with the reading. I hope you all have had a nice week tho. I was in NY visiting my family from Weds-Sat and then I went up to VT from Sat-Mon... I swear I'm never home anymore. A friend of mine is always teasing me, asking if I remember what my apartment looks like. I tell her that as long as I remember how to get back to it, it's all good. Anyways, I just wanted to stop by and say hi :) I hope you all enjoy the rest of your day :)

Ok, here's my gripe:
 

I am exactly where I was (weight-wise) on February 2nd! I gained last night...again...and it's really getting me down. BUT!!! I've decided to forget the whole maintaining thing and become WW police again! I am writing EVERYTHING down and NOT eating over my points. Hopefully I can shock my system into losing again. I got the wedding invitations in the mail today so maybe my evenings will be free for excercise.
Kirsty: I'm going to try to do the morning excercise thing. I usually sit around for about thirty minutes in the morning anyways. :) gotta watch the Today show.
I've just decided to take an inventory check on my life and eating habits. They've gotten out of hand. Especially since I haven't been excercising. SO, today I'm a new person, an "on-fire for losing weight" person.
I am also going to change my signature. Maybe that will scare me, too! Granted, I only gained .8#, but that put me back at 185!! I almost didn't stay for the meeting, but now I'm glad I did. I got a good recipe for chocolate muffins. If it works out, I'll post it.
Ok ladies. Sorry I unleashed on everyone, but thanks for listening! You all are the best!!!!!
Heather: Welcome back!!
Jen: Emma is as cute as a bug in a rug!! (one that's not scary of course :) )
Have a wonderful day everyone!!
oh yeah, I don't want to down-play my fears on tornados...they actually make me cry I get so scared! Maybe that AND stinging bugs make me scared!

Humph!!!
 

Good Morning!! I lost I lost I lost I lost!!! 1.6 pounds :dizzy: I worked so hard last week to stay on track and it paid off. The funny thing is my second reaction was ‘why didn’t I lose more?’ :rolleyes: It’s funny how you can gain or lose less than a pound and when you finally have a good loss it’s never enough. Ah well, it’s part of that whole mindset that we want it to all come off now. We have to remember that we are doing it the right way! You all need to slap me though :^: I had a workshop last night and we drank Margarita’s. Boy were they good! Then, as I was driving home I realized I hadn’t had much for dinner and the McDonalds drive through pulled me in. I was a good WW and figured up the points this morning. Are you ready for this? It put me 28 points over!!!!!! :eek: Hey, at least I counted it! Back to being a good little WW today. I had a sensible breakfast and wonderful low point lunch. Dinner will be the challenge. The Av’s game starts early, at 5 so I think I may drag me exercise machine out and do it during the game.

I had to choose ‘other’ b/c it’s a total toss up between spiders and tornadoes. A tornado hit my parents farm a couple of years back and it was like my worst nightmare coming true. On the other hand, it sometimes takes me half an hour to get rid of a spider if I’m home alone.

Steph: Good luck at WI. Good job on walking the dog!

Heather!!! Welcome back! Humph, like you should have any doubts about coming back. Jeez! Congrats on continuing to do so well! Congrats on the size 8! Just remember to be sensible about your size/weight. I would love to be a size 6 but I’m not sure where my body will be comfy. I refuse to work out an hour a day to stay that small and I don’t want to look like a skeleton. I know you can do it but again, be sensible.

Slinko: Keep on it! Remember, as long as you are in it for the long haul and don’t quit that’s what counts. I’ve been at this 2 ½ years and still have 29 pounds to go to reach my personal goal. I know you can do it. Regroup, go back to the WW Tools for living and get some ‘new’ ideas from it!

Kirsty: *applause applause applause* I’m so proud of you on the running!

Lisa: Someone left a note on my desk this monring. In big letters it says ‘Blues in 6’ This means WAR!!! It’s always interesting when you have 2 groups of fans. I can’t wait to hear some stories tomorrow *evil grin*

KO: Congrats on you loss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Belle: Keep up the walking :D

Lori: Yeah on the goal jeans!!

Lolly: I love your pic!

Jen: Awwwww….what a cutie Emma is!

OK, getting grumpy here today. Don’t know why. I would love to go outside for lunch but have way too much to do *pout pout* You know you just have those days that people irritate the heck out of you. No, not TOM. I’ll have to E-mail on of my best friends. We trade venting sessions :lol:

"There is point at which you can say, 'Well, I'm successful now. I might was well take a nap.'" -- Carrie Fisher

Hi Y'all.... My biggest fear... hmmm the being 40 with 40 cats one I think;) Also I guess I am kind of claustraphobic especially when it comes to crowds and stuff. Anyhoo, I am just at the internet cafe and I am going for a jog afterwards.... Ah, the fun of multitasking.

Must tell yas a story, I got the rest of my furniture delivered yesterday and the delivery guy hit on me!!! I was shocked, I am sooooo not used to this yet. I get guys staring at me a lot now though.... I am not saying it's necessarily a bad thing (except when it's a 45 year old in a pick-up truck who crawls through and intersection and just stares at ya, that was creepy, or the guys that check you out when they're with their gfs), but alas I am still not used to this.

I over-ate yesterday... it was dumb why too... I had to test my baking out. Granted I used to always lick the bowls and the batter (I had a 4 point muffin), but still, I should have been better or planned making them for a time when I still had points left.

Brenda: 1.6 lbs is awesome!!!! Good for you... Don't worry I had a bad evening yesterday and a bad Friday.... Don't worry, no guilt and move on! you can do this.

Stacey: Cool! Do what you want to do, you'll do well! Good Luck to ya:) A gain always kicks me in the butt to do better as well.

Heather: I know what you mean about finding your comfort zone, but you know what? In 8 lbs I lost 2 sizes which shocked me!! So maybe just see how you'll be at 130, I never realized a few pounds could make such a huge dfference.

Shalyne: I am trying to stay at my apartment for a while now. I just like the fact that I am used to the noise now.

Janet: Welcome:)

Belle: Don't worry about one WI, it may be muscle as well. Don't worry you'll probably be down in no time!

Lori: Congrats on being in virgin fat territory!

Sarah: There are outback's in Ottawa, are there any healthy options? I wouldn't mind trying it out.

Lisa: hmmm poisonous creatures.... ewwww.... I am petrified of snakes!!!

KO: congrats on the loss!

Angie, Slinko, Kim, Steph: Howdy!

Must go!

Take Care!

Ali

OK, I've been reading for a while now and I have to ask...who or what are the Av's??? It's driving me crazy!!:) Lori

Lunch time for me. I have a Smart Ones today b/c I couldn't deicde on anything to bring from home. I have gotten some work done for school but done lits of goofing off.

Ali - you make me laugh. I know what you mean about having guys look at you. When it is yucky or old men, it is gross.

Stacey - congrats on gettin gyour wedding invitations out! Wait until you receive the first response back, it is so exciting!!!

Brenda - Great loss! Try not to worry about yesterday. good for you for writing it down no matter how bad it was ;)

shaylene - welcome back from your travels. I hope you had a good time.

Janet - Welcome!!!

Lori - It feels so good to get into "goal" clothes. Keep it up!

Belle - Don't worry about the scale. Time of day and clothes affect your weight. Wait until WW and see what happens. I am sure you will do great!!

ok, eating now. Talk later.

Sarah
194.4/161/153

Lori :) :) :) The Avs are the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League. Sorry - Brenda and I realized a while a go that we had something in common, that we are both die-hard Avs fans. It's the playoffs, so we're a bit into it.

Brenda - Congrats on the loss AWSOME!!!

Janet - Welcome. There's always room for more!!!! Nice to meet you.

I forgot to confess... I went over by 14 points yesterday! But I'm eating my min today and going to the gym. Hope that helps.

I'm wearing my GAP jeans!!!! I haven't worn anything but Lane Bryant jeans in 2 years. I wore these GAP jeans when I was in college, and kept them. WELL THEY FIT!!! It was exciting to fit into GAP jeans again!

Lisa

WW Start 220/ CW 187.5/ Goal 115/ Height 4'11"
July 25th goal: 170

Depression sinks in ...
 

I am so down. I went to WI and GAINED 2 lbs.! I couldn't believe it. I knew I had overindulged a little, with the wedding I went to and all, and I thought maybe I'd see a little gain, but TWO POUNDS? I cannot seem to get below 184.4, and it's really stressing me out. Of course, then I went and had chicken fingers with buffalo sauce for lunch, which was wrong. I've got to watch the comfort food reaction.

So Stacey: I feel your pain! Let's get back on the bandwagon together! I'm hoping maybe I can get to the gym tonight before coming back to work. I need some more exercise than I've been getting.

By the way, welcome to everyone who's coming back! :D Always room for more.

As for the poll, I put death, because it has always scared me. I can't shake it. When I was little, I used to have massive anxiety attacks, and still have them every now and then. The other fears I forgot to put on the poll were airplanes and tunnels. I don't like flying, and tunnels, especially those that go under water. I always feel like tons and tons of water is going to rush in on me! I know, I'm completely neurotic!

Well, back to my hellish day. Oh, I forgot to mention, a fifth grader threatened to bring a gun to school. Fifth grade! And supposedly a hit list is circulating at the high school. I'm going to have quite a day.

p/s I'm not changing my sig. I'm convinced the scale was off.

I lost 2 pounds!! ;D :D:D:D:D:DYAY! I think I might actually make my June 1 goal of 190. 3 pounds in 2.5 weeks is do-able right? I am pumped!

gotta go, sorry that this is so short.

Jen, Emma is ADORABLE!!!!!!!


Angie

Angie: I must have gained the 2 pounds you lost! Good for you, bad for me! How is it that you can gain 2 lbs. in one week? Life is so unfair!!

By the way, Jen: Emma is so cute! I love that photo!

KIMMMMM... I do the same thing you do. I will gain 1-2 pounds fo absolutely no reason, then I get all upset. And even worse, sometimes I will gain 2 weeks in a row. That sucks big time. But the following week I usually will lose that weight and most times a little more. I will bet it is water weight. Even tho you may not think so!!! Also I heard stress can cause gains. Oh Kim, it will go away, I just know it. Stay OP and do your best.

Lisa... YAHOOOO on the GAP jeans!!!!

BRENDA... I just knew you could do it! YAH FOR YOU! HAPPY DANCE! Keep it up!!

Welcome Back Janet... ALthough you don't remember me, I remember you. I am also back after having a baby... see above post and picture. However, my little Emma is 6 months old. I only gained about 35 pounds. My doctor was very pleased, although I wish it would have been less! Glad to have you here!!!

Belle... maybe you are adding muscle and that is why the scale is up! Consider it a good thing because muscle will help you lose faster!!!

Lolly... your pic is very sweet.

Angie... YAH on your loss!

My b-day was yesterday and today (after the fact) I figured my points and only went over about 6-7. Hopefully I will have a loss on Saturday. Unfortunately I have my Pampered Chef party Friday night. She is making Banana Foster over ice cream and a 3 cheese veggie pizza! YIKES. And Margaritas.... MAN OH MAN. I only hope I can have a loss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jEN - hope you are right about that!! I really want a loss...you know, you feel you are working arelaly heard. lI even resisted a caramel machiatto today!! Wow...

Kim - don't worry, I am so sure that you can bust this 184.4 plateau. I KNOW you can do it. I am sending you good vibes to do this.

Angie - congrats!! That' s a great loss girly girl!

Janet - welcome back.

hello to everyone else, I have to run to a meeting and get some articles out the door...so I may be signing off for the day!

ADIOS!

Belle

Thank you, Jen and Belle, for the pick-me-up! Maybe I'll come back next week and lose 4 pounds! Worried that I won't get to 175 by June 16, though. Maybe I'll revamp my goal to 176.8 again my 30 lb. mark.