Essie,
You a failure????? :nono: NO WAY!!!!!
You were talking about activity points read this:
A friend sent this to me.
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It only takes about 2 or 3 extra points a day to gain 1/4 pound
a week and those "heaping" 1/2 cups your taking will do it. WEIGH, MEASURE
AND WRITE IT DOWN TO BE SUCCESSFUL. (By the way... 1/2 cup means a LEVEL
1/2 cup not all that you can pile in it without anything falling out -
who are you trying to fool?""
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DIET=
Disciplined
Intake
& Exercise
Together!

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JanieD,
You go girl!!!! Show them all! :D I'll bet at the Christmas party your husband will be checking out Wally!!!


Jen,
Videos are terrible no matter what size we are. I avoid at all costs. :lol: I make sure I am always in charge of the videos that way I am never in them. :D
You can do this girl! I have faith in you. Joe does too. How is he doing by the way!?


Hi Dianne, Myra, Joyce, Patti, and MOM4

Terri :wave:

Essie,
You are not now, nor have you ever been a failure! The fact that you are still here and working at it proves it. The only way you can be a failure is to fail to try. If you weren't trying you wouldn't be here! And thank the Lord you are, because I would never have gotten to know such a sweet friend.

Myra & Jen,
I agree about the activity points. I don't count them either. It's nice to know they are there on those occasional days when I am over by one or two points, but I don't depend on them.

Terri & Essie,
Thanks for your loving supportive comments about my story. I was a little embarassed about it :o , which is why it took me 3 months to tell you all.

Joyce, Where are You? :?:

Diane & Zoe/Patti,
HOpe you are well!

Hugs to all,
JanieD

JanieD,
I loved your story. It shows you still have it.
You should have had my 8 yr. old around. While we were at the the park a guy was talking to me about dogs cause I had our puppy there. We talked for about 15 min. and Bradley comes over and says to the guy "My mommy is married" . I wanted to dig a hole. :o

Yes, none of us are failures. Trying is part of the plan. I know I could be 300+ pounds if I didn't watch. Even when I was at my highest weight I didn't let it go any further. That right there is something. Maintaining is hard. WE LOVE YOU ESSIE! :love:

Hi all!
Terri

Terri,
I agree with you that you are approaching the hardest part of the journey. Maintenance is way, way, way harder than weight loss. I am counting on you to pave the road for the rest of us. Let us know your secrets. We all need your guidance.

JanieD

Thank you JanieD. That was sweet! :)
Yes, maintaining to me is the hardest too. That is how I got here. In 1985 I lost 50 pretty fast and easy but I could not maintain that once my life changed. I am going to live each day as a ww person. This is my life from now on. I used to have this fantasy that I could go back to eating everything I liked and as much as I wanted. :?: NEVER AGAIN! I wasn't sad about that once I realized that is the way it is and there is NOTHING I can do about it. :rolleyes: It isn't a bad life after all. I met all of you!!!
I say "Let's stay friends on here until we are all skinny and can eat whatever and whenever we want in any amount."
Looks like you are all stuck with me forever. :lol:

Terri :wave:

Good Afternoon!
 

Good afternoon Y'all ~ I am home for lunch today so I thought I would catch up on my posts. I hope that everyone is having a wonderful week so far. I've been really crabby and cranky lately due to my cancelled vacation this week. I have prayed about it too since I wasn't very nice at work yesterday. I guess I have a lot of anger but I was directing it where I shouldn't have. Just because my partner, the man I am co-manager with, has medical problems (his back, leg and hip) doesn't mean that I had to be giving him the cold shoulder yesterday. I know that he didn't plan when this problem would 'act up' and I know that he has no control over it. I guess I just wanted to have permission to be upset and disappointed and yes, a little angry too (but not at any ONE, only the situation) about not being able to attend this mini family reunion and attend my sisters wedding......a sister I haven't seen in years and who with I've become very close to with emails over the last year and a half.......so I am venting to you's AGAIN....thanks for listening.......

Jen ~ We've all had those "wake up calls" to dieting but some of us.....(not mentioning names here in my house.....) keep forgetting theirs. I am really taking my time getting back on track.

Essie ~ If there's anything I can do to help you on that website, let me know. It's confusing at first since you're right ~ there's no instructions. I was thinking that the movie "don't say a word" was a creeper but everyone says it's good......

Janie ~ How nice to be "looked at" by a young and cute guy!! WTG girl!! I'm so sorry about your miscarriage. I too went through that about 11 yrs ago and even now, I can cry about it. We tried and tried and tried.....not as long as you, only 18 months but when I finally got pregnant, I lost it at just over 3 months. I was devastaed! I've not tried to prevent it ever since and still have not gotten pregnant. (and I have 2 children!!!) Now, at 46, I think I have to seriously consider prevention since I will soon be too old.....but I don't feel it. :)

Hello Terri, Dianne, Joyce, Mom4 and Myra......:wave:....hope you're all having a great week.

Patti ~ trying to keep a kinder heart today.....

Awwwwww come on guys, now I'm all teary eyed. Thank you so much for your caring & support. It's such a good feeling to see how we've grown on eachother. We share a very special bond.

Terri, "Let's stay friends on here until we are all skinny and can eat whatever and whenever we want in any amount.":lol: Sounds good to me. Why do you stay away from the videos? Look at all the weight you lost. You're looking good Girl;) Bradley is too cute. He does not want any guy checking out his Mom.

Zoe, you're allowed to feel crabby once in a while. It was a bummer that you couldn't go see your sister. When you do see eachother you're going to have a great time. I love your attachment. Vent all you want Girlfriend.

JanieD, I'm very happy I met you too. You're very sweet. Even though I have fallen at times I always pick myself up. I can't give up! If I did I'd be miserable. Why would you be embarrassed about Wally? When you got it, you got it. ;)

Well Buddies, till tomorrow:wave:

Hi Myra, Jen, Dianne, Mom4 & Joyce!

I just finished watching the Tribute to John Lennon on TNT....that, combined with the events of the past month have had me in tears for the evening.

Everyone here is great. I am blessed with a happy, healthy and loving family. I have wonderful, caring friends whom I can depend on day or night. My life is good, I am so lucky.

If I'm fat......well, right now it seems very minor. I will win the battle eventually. Every day I will plug away; some days will be better than others.

In the grand scheme of things, what really matters is peace and acceptance.

I wish all of you well.
love,
~Jen

I am so sorry Zoe about your vacation. I wouldn't be handling it well either. I hate when I miss things my family are doing.


Essie. We love you! :love: You deserve every bit.

JanieD.,
I failed to mention how sorry I am about your miscarriage. that is so sad. You too Zoe. That had to be rough! :cry:

Jen,
Sometimes after we hear over things our priorities come together but we will always want to be thinner.

TTYL,
Terri

Hi girls, been reading you for awhile, but it's kinda like the merry go round at the park that's all ready been going round and round, and I don't know when to jump in. So I'm jumping. I'm 41, with one grown son, daughter to graduate and a kindergardener. And tons of gray hairs starting to sprout. Hard to think of myself as getting older. But my daughter informs me somewhere along the line I became "dowdy". So from her advice I lost the "poof" hairstyle, stop "dowdy" clothes. (although I still find them more comfortable) and I decided to try to loose a few extra pounds and venture in here.

HI gals:wave:
I want to thank you guys for being so sweet!! I am so glad I found you all. BTW I WI this morning and lost 1/2 lb. Not as much as I would have liked but I'll take it.

-JanieD

Hi Kolica.
:wave:
I am Terri. I have been a ww for 17 yrs. I reached lifetime in 85' had a baby and that was that. I am 42 and have Brittany(15), Brandon(10) and Bradley(8). You sound like you are busy. Grown down to kindergarten. WOW!!!
Can't do away with all the dowdy stuff. They are just so comfy.
Stick with us not only are we pretty good company we will help each other lose this access weight. It is great to meet you.




CONGRATULATIONS JanieD. GREAT LOSS!!!!!!! :smoking:


Terri

I can't believe it! I'm back from my WI (went early because of Open Nite at the school tonight) and not only did I lose but I lost 1.6 lbs. and that brought my total weight loss to over 25 lbs. (25.6) so I got my 25-lb. magnet! It was so cool!

Janie, congrats on your loss. Believe me every loss helps. I value all my losses, including those frequent .2 and .5 ones. Hang in there. Next week the loss will be even larger.

Welcome Kolica! I'm 43, a lifetime member trying to get my weight back down. This time around it has been a real struggle. I couldn't have had the successes I have had without this board. I hope it helps you as well.

I hope everyone is having a great day.

Congrats Myra! That is wonderful. The exercising is working for you. You have the formula (exercise and portion control) and it works. YAY!!!!! That 25 pound magnet will look wonderful on your fridge. It helps to have it there so we don't put bad things in there. :lol: ENJOY!!!!!

Terri

Myrrrraaaaa!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you. I'm applauding you. Clap, clap, clap, clap with a HIGH FIVE!
I know it's been quite a struggle for you but you did it;) I am so impressed.

Welcome to our group Kolika. My name is Essie & I am 47 yrs. old, happily married & have a 30 yr. old son. Not only is he my son he's my buddy. I've been up & down for the past 2 yrs. with WW. I exercise quite a bit & have to eat low fat due to high cholesterol. I've tried many diets but WW is the only sensible one. I plan to lose 20 lbs. I know you're going to like it here;) We laugh, we cry & we support eachother. We talk about everything.

JanieD, happy to hear you lost. You're on the right track. :D

Terri, how's it going?:) One more day of work! I have Monday off so I'll be off 4 days. Love it! I have no plans yet. When you get a chance go see Don't Say A Word.

Zoe, since I'll be off a few days, I'll spend time on that cool website. If I can't figure it out I'll let you know.

If everyone is going to be home this weekend maybe we could plan to chat. Maybe Saturday night? Around 8:00? That would be so cool.

Hi Jen & Dianne:wave:

Love you's,
Essie