sk8rbug - I'm glad you got a good "wneak peek" - It does help to see results quickly. I echo what Carla said about the scale fluctuating so much and not letting it frustrate you.
Carla - Congratulations on that great loss - see it's a new year and a new start. While I'm not poo-pooing Christmas miracles, I do believe that even though we've slipped, gone off, etc., we *have* started learning new, better, healthier habits that we follow even when we don't thinik we are! I'm rooting for your doctor to go into shock when you see him at the end of next month - and I want to see you get off those meds, too! We can do it girlfriend - you knkow we can!
Karen!!!! Happy New Year! It's so good to "see" you! Glad to hear that you have stocked up the house with good things. Do you want a kick in the butt? If so, please read on - if not, ignore me. I decided last year that I was tired of the same ol' things - the weight and how it made me feel physically (like my knees), the feeling like I was a failure again (not losing the weight) and self-esteem wise (how I felt when I looked in the mirror.) The prospect of turning 50 this year and feeling the same and looking the same as the last 8 or 10 years finally got to me. I decided that I wanted to feel better as I got older or at least as good as possible and that it was up to me to do it. Old. bad habits are hard to change. I LOVE eating; I love eating chocolate, bread and butter, cheese, etc.,in large quantities and I'm also an emotional eater, and so every time I'd make some progress, I'd slip back into my old ways thinking that somehow I'd still get to where I wanted to be without changing my old habits. The thing that's worked for me so far this time is finally learning from my experiences over the last however many years and accepting the fact that I have to change (and I know exactly what I need to do - I think we all do) if I want to get what I want which is to finally lose the weight, be the healthiest and can be and feel better. Sure, I slip up still but I do it less because I keeping asking myself if what I'm doing is going to get me what I want. So, what do you want? Is what you've been doing getting you there? If not, what are you going to do about it?? OK, rant over.
I had a good weigh in today - I lost one pound of the 1.8 I gained over the holidays, which is a gift considering I had acouple of bad nights this week -both emotional in nature (one of which was dental work and feeling sorry for myself.). I realized that I have about 11 weeks to my 50th birthday and that it's time to buckle down and lose the rest. I don't know the exact number of my goal weight yet but 10 or 11 pounds is about where I think I want it to be (or at least what I'm going to tell WW) so there's my challenge. I was flipping through the new WW magazine that came yesterday and decided I'm going to try the walking plan they have in there. It's seems doable - if I do more cardio than that great - if not it should at least help the weight loss in addition to the yoga and PT I've been doing pretty regularly (more regularly with the yoga than the PT). Today I plan on the first walk (pretty short) outside because it is a bizarre 70 degrees here today! The weather has been truly ridiculously warm - NOAA says it's El Nino and not global warming. I hope so. My bulbs are coming up, there are robins in the backyard and some of our trees seem to have buds! I decided I may as well take advantage of it. I'm going to go do that now because I am fighting off a cold, losing energy and if I wait any longer, I won't go anywhere!
Have a great one!
Judy
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Hi I am Kelly and I just started WW at home (teehee-to the newbies welcome...I am a newbie myself well, kindof) to the "wagoneers" those of you who have stayed on and prospered or at least stayed accountable-unlike me- hi ya'll remember me? How many times have I been back this last year? Well, I think this is like time 15 or 16. OR in my own head...THE LAST TIME. I am sick of the weight and sick of being fat. My family needs this (I NEED IT THE MOST) but we are going to be a healthier family. I need this...my sanity needs it. I have resloved to do this to be a better wife, better mother and a better person. I just wanted to say hi to everyone and weigh in. I have stuck to my points today and am doing well. Even looking forward to a little snack here in a min. Good day girlys!
