As God is my witness, I'll never wear polyester again!

[crusin'minnie]

Hi I'm Cindy. And I am an emotional eater. Problem is it doesn't matter what the emotion is. Happy, Sad, Depressed etc...

I have been dieting off and on since the age of 17. Funny thing is I did not need to be on a "diet" at 17 and certainly not dexatrim. I could have just cut back a little and taken off the 5lbs I wanted to lose. Diet roller coaster ever since.

I am a very finicky eater. No meat except a little bacon or sausage every once in a while. Not really a vegetarian because I only eat lettuce, corn and potatoes-and the last 2 are starches. I eat most any fruit, but usually only when I am dieting. I eat cheese every day. I eat cheese they way most of you eat meat. And I love sweets.

I have eaten this way since I was 3 and don't really know why. My mother was really worried when I stopped eating different foods. Lots of different foods. The pediatrician told her to leave me alone, I would outgrow it. 34 years later I have not.

When I was in second grade the school board stopped letting grade school children carry a lunch. This was tramatic for me. What was worse was that on the first day of school there was nothing I would eat except for my roll. My second grade teacher embarassed me in front of the whole table. She really went on and on. I was mortified. From then on she decided to make me her pet project and I would have to sit across from her and she would try to make me taste a bite of everything on my plate. I would politely say "No ma'am". She would not let me go to canteen and when that did not sway me she would not let me go to recess. Many days the cafeteria would be empty except for the 2 of us. Lots of times she would keep hammering me until I cried. I told my mom about it and she sent several notes to school asking Ms. Doyle not to try and force me to eat. That I ate just fine at home and my pediatrician had said everything was normal and I would outgrow it. She might back off for a week then it would start up again. After the 3rd note she started calling me a baby who had to have her mommy write notes for her so I never said anything else to my Mom. There was one cafeteria lady that finally about mid-way through the school year walked over to the 2 of us when the cafeteria had cleared out and said "I think it is horrible the way you are treating this little girl. You need to just leave her alone and let her go play. For the most part this ended our daily ritual. It was only every once in a while Ms. Doyle would make me sit with her and skip canteen and recess. I think she was afraid the cafeteria lady would go to the principal.

Wow- I just read this and I'm not really sure where all that came from. Probably therapeutic though.

Maybe that was to explain that ever since Ms. Doyle, I literally get sick to my stomach when someone tries to make me eat something out of my norm. So I stick with the foods I love and really don't venture very far out of that comfort zone. I also much prefer to eat by myself.

My DH is really supportive. He agreed that as an incentive, if I can lose 33lbs. by Nov. 17 then we go to WDW for Thanksgiving. So I am really motivated to stay on track this time. I have 60lbs total to lose.

I am also really interested in maybe doing the Marathon in 2007. I will need to get some information on how to start training for this. I hate exercise, but maybe I could get excited about preparing for this.

Feel free to leave comments. And I really didn't intend to garner sympathy for my inner 2nd grade child with my post. I wasn't a total victim. Ms. Doyle would have choked if she had known that while I sat there politely saying "No, ma'am" to her face, mentally I was cursing her a blue streak with every curse word I knew thanks to a father with a very colorful vocabulary. ;)

Oh and the polyester thing. I have a couple of business suits that have polyester pants that I despise. I had never bought polyester anything but when I started this job last year and went to buy some clothes for work, I did not want to spend a fortune since I did not intend to remain a size 14/16 for very long. Now here I am 15 months later still wearing them. When I start to lose I am going to burn these outfits. Really light a fire and burn them. And then...With God and the DIS as my witness, I will never wear polyester again!!!

Cindy

[lajones81]

Cindy - What a horrible teacher! That is just totally uncalled for!

I'm glad that you are here at WISH! You will find it very supportive and I find typing my thoughts helps me to relax and reflect on this wild adventure!

Lisa

[crusin'minnie]

Thanks Lisa!

Today I feel better than I have in a long time. I am very excited that I stumbled upon this board yesterday! I have loved the DIS for years now and check out the site almost every day. I am encouraged that there are so many of you struggling with the same things that I am. It gives me hope.

I am working hard and can't wait to go to WI at my Thurs. meeting.

I have made a list of TOASTS to drink my water to;

1. Be healthy.
2. Vegas BABY! (Conference Sept 19-24 my DM.DS,DA, and 84yr old D Grandmother are joining me)
3. Being a Cool Mom- active and looking good.
4. Feeling comfortable in my own skin.
5. Shopping Spree when I reach goal!!!!!
6. Ball Gown for Mardi Gras Ball. (Feb)
7. Burning the hated polyester pants.
8. Vegas part Deaux! (Conference Oct25-29 DH, DMIL, DS and DBIL join me)
9. Pictures- I will look good and want to be in pictures again.
10. C.J.J.C.K.-Friends that I want to stop feeling embarassed to be around because I am so much larger.
11. WDW-Thanksgiving if I reach my 33lb mini-goal.

There I just made a toast #10 and that is one glass of water down the hatch.

I have picked my WW journal back up and I am tracking. 5 Flex points yesterday. 0 is the goal for today.

I asked DH if he would join me in the 2007 marathon. He looked at me like I just asked him to sign a celibate pact for 10 years. :rotfl2: When he saw that it was really important to me, he suggested we maybe try the half. We'll see what happens.

Anybody know how long it takes to train for something like this if you are INACTIVE now?

Toast to #2.

Chow,

Cindy

[TigerCheer2009]

Hey there, welcome to WISH!!! What an awful teacher that was! And what an A+ cafeteria lady...

I love your list of toasts!!!! I might have to try that. You already know to drink your water...so try reading people's journals and adding exercise. You know what you gotta do-all you gotta do is do it...and do it with STYLE! :cool1:

And now a cheer to salute you on the path to a kick-bum new you!

:cheer2: Cindy!
:cheer2: She's doing it!
:cheer2: Striving for the best
:cheer2: Making healthy choices
:cheer2: Exercise, toasts with water will surely lead to success!
:cheer2: We're behind you
:cheer2: A hundred-ten percent
:Pinkbounc So what are you waiting for?
:cheer2: Get rid of the polyester pants!!!

Good luck! :banana:

[eeyore25]

Hi There!!! Gosh we sound a like in our eating habits!!!! Only I don't eat any veggies!!!! Bad I know! I didn'thave the terrible teacher either. That was awful

Welcome to WISH...this is truly a great place and tons of support.

Good Luck...You can do this! :maleficen :maleficen

[rcyannacci]

Hi! Welcome to the Journals! I love your sense of humor. The key, it seems, is finding a plan that works for you, so tracking what you eat is a great way to start.

Isn't it crazy what adults will do to us when we're kids? What a lousy teacher! At least it's good to recognize where we get our habits from. It definitely gives you a great place to start from- you are setting your own rules and goals and that can be really empowering!

A toast to journaling!

[karynnix]

I'm with you on the polyester!! I did the same thing a few years ago, and it took me a while to break that habit! Still can't get out of the habit of wearing elastic waistbands, but that will come! You took a very big step in starting a journal and I believe that you have enough conviction to make this work!! Good luck and I'll be checking in on you!!

[calena]

I just had to pop in your journal after reading your title. I was like you, loved the DIS boards, stumbled on this area, and now it is my "spot".
Sounds like your goals are great. I've been thinking about the half for 2007 too. I did a 5k this year - after being a sporadic exerciser and I find the monthly exercise challenges have been GREAT for me to keep moving. It is so important. There is a marathon thread that offers lots of info too on training etc. I started with walking then walked 2 minutes, ran/jogged 1 minute and moved up to where I was walking 2 minutes and running 10. Then the HOT weather came and I have been mostly swimming for exercise, so I need to get back to jogging - or wogging as I call it!

[crusin'minnie]

Wow! Thanks for all the encouragement. I feel like I just made alot of new friends. In fact I'll add you to my toasts..
Here's to all my new WISH friends! Bottoms up. :drinking:

Well today has been a good day. I ate lunch with DH (I don't know what has gotten into him. He hardly ever calls me for lunch and then he asked when I wanted to start running :love2: Maybe this weekend. Anyway we went to a pizza buffet and I only had 2 pieces of pizza and 1 breadstick and drank water. No dessert. Even told DH he could go get his dessert it would not bother me.

I drank 72oz water yesterday and hope to do at least that much today. I'll have a light dinner tonight since I had pizza for lunch.

You know I always feel so much better when I am on track with my dieting. It makes me wonder why do I ever get off???

Now I'm off to the marathon thread to see what I can find.

Thanks you guys!!!

[eeyore25]

Nice job on the pizza buffet!!!! Way to go!

It is amazaing how much better we feel when we are eating right huh!!!

You are doing great, keep up the good work!

[daisy_77]

You drank a lot of water! :faint: I hope I can get to that much in a day. Right now, getting 8/8ounces is a struggle and takes me forever to get that down.
Great job at the buffet! Pizza is yummy and does not have to be a "cheat" if you keep your portions under control, just like you did :Pinkbounc
Have a great night!

[karynnix]

Buffets are always a stumbling block for me!! You showed excellent self control. Could you send a little of that will-power my way?? :wave2:

[crusin'minnie]

WI today!!!!

I am really proud because I have journaled religiously for the last 5 days and I am drowning in all the water I've been drinking 80oz yesterday. I hope it pays off.

I do have a challenge coming up tonight. D Aunt's 60th birthday party at my house tonight. I have 18 Flex points left, but I don't want to use them all or heaven forbid go over!!

One good thing- I marked down 1/2 a three musketeer bar in my journal for today, but I have not eaten it. I think I will save it for another day.

WISH friends- Thanks for all of your encouraging words. I am starting to make the rounds slowly thru your journals.

A toast; To Thanksgiving at WDW!!!!! :drinking:

[Jane E.]

Cindy, welcome to the boards. :flower: I'm sorry that you had such a bad teacher. That was just awful. I was not a big eater either as a young child. Like you, I'm waiting to graduate from size 14. I can't wait to get back into those size 8 jeans & some of the really cute shirts that are out now. CoolRunning has a training schedule called from Couch to 5k (or something like that - I'm not sure how many k's). Congrats on getting started!!!

[rcyannacci]

Good work staying with the journaling; just wait...it becomes fairly addictive. But the people here are so fantastic. It is so great to know you have people behind you.

I love, love, love pizza, so I'm not sure I could do as well as you at a buffet. When I'm really craving it, we make a homemade batch. That way I can control what goes into it.

Good luck starting running. (And, thanks Jane E. for the website info!)

[crusin'minnie]

Weigh In went well 2.4lbs lost 184.4 to 182 lbs. I don't know why that did not thrill me. I was not even on plan for a full week last week. What did I expect 5lbs????? I guess I did.

Last night's party went pretty badly. Lessons learned-

1. Do not make any more appetizers that you love to eat. Make things that you can pass on!!

2. Coconut Rum and Pineapple juice in crushed ice is a bad bad drink for a dieter. You drink them too fast. Had 2 1/2. Could have made do with 1 glass of wine.

3. Don't overeat. Was miserable when I went to bed. (Those demon appetizers)

We had caesar salads and baked potatos for dinner. I did use LF Sour Cream and LF cheese, but butter is not something I can skimp on with a potato. For dessert I had 1 Neiman Marcus bar that my MIL brought.

Best I can calculate I had my full 22 pts for the day plus 19 flex points. I only had 18 flex points left. (Anybody got a spare point you can give me?? ;)
Went to bed thinking "Tamorrow is anothah dahy"

Today. I listened to "Stand Back" by Stevie Nicks on the way to work. I consider it my song. It always makes me feel better. So chin up! I can do this. I will get out of the 80's and STAY out.

I packed my lunch today and I have 3 glasses of water in front of me. The water is easy to drink at work, it's the weekends that are a killer. I am going to try really hard this weekend.

I still don't have my computer hooked up at home. We moved into our new home in March. So unless I get that done this weekend, I'll probably be talking to you guys on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

[karynnix]

Everyone has a day when they just feel BLAH!!! Just pick yourself up and start over. You are doing a great job so far. 2 1/2 pounds in a week is great!!! Don't look back,...just keep looking ahead to your goal!! Have a really healthy weekend!

[lillygator]

Hi Cindy - great job on the loss....and I have to agree that coconut rum and pineapple juice are yummy and sooo easy to go down!
It's great to start the day fresh isn't it!! Goodl uck drinking that water over the weekend!!

[daisy_77]

Thank you for visiting my journal! having support here really helps a lot! Have a great weekend...and don't have TOO much fun! :earboy2: Just kiddin'!

[crusin'minnie]

I just got some reallly good news and wanted to share!

My DS found out 2 weeks ago that she is pregnant with her first child!! But then she started spotting. She went to the emergency room and after upteen tests and 2 ultrasounds and a week later the doctor told her that while there was a sak and a yolk there was no baby. He wanted to prescribe a pill to cause her to go ahead and miscarry.

She did not have the best feeling about this doctor and she asked him if maybe they were off on her days. Perhaps she was not as far along as they thought. He said no- they should really see something by now. He started writing the Rx and she stopped him and said she did not feel comfortable with that, she wanted to wait another week.

She went to her NEW doctor today and saw the baby AND the heartbeat. :flower: How scary to think what would have happened if she had listened to that idiot!

I told her there is NOTHING that is stronger than a mother's intuition. She should always listen to hers. I've only ignored mine a few times and boy did I regret it.

But anyway I'm gonna be an Aunt, I'm gonna be an Aunt :banana: :banana:
Technically my husband pointed out I am already an Aunt, but my older sisters DD is only 8 years younger than me so she is more like a cousin. And while I love my 3 DN on DH's side of the family- this is my little sister!! And this is her first baby!! So- I'm gonna be an Aunt, I'm gonna be an Aunt :banana: :banana:

Of course I should not have celebrated by eating the last Neiman Marcus bar. But at least it was the last. Have a great weekend everyone.

[karynnix]

How WONDERFUL!! Feels as good as losing 10 pounds, huh?? :cloud9:

[lajones81]

Hi! Thanks for visiting me, too! I was proud to be your first guest! :) My back is feeling so much better. I have two fish - named Bubba and Bubbette. (Well, I found out later that Bubbette should really be another Bubba... ;) ) I play VMK, which is a disney online game and my id is BubbasFriend. Keep working hard! :)

[Cruise04]

Congrats on all that great news!!!! And good thing she listened to her intuition and went to another doctor!!!! WOW - and congrats on the weight loss - that is great!!!! BRAVO

Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris

[crusin'minnie]

Well on the negative side- we had Domino's and leftover Domino's and leftover leftover Domino's over the weekend. I used a good many Flex points. I slacked off a little on the water. And I opted for naps Sat. and Sun. rather than starting my running training.

On the POSITIVE side- I did journal each day. I did not eat any sweets other than a few WW treats. I drank more water than I usually do on the week ends. I have some Flex points left!! And overall this was the best dieting weekend I have had in 3 years.

So I consider this major progress and I feel very good today.

A toast; to a better week-end than usually and to making even more progress next weekend! :drinking:

[calena]

I'm glad it was a good dieting weekend. It is tough - no doubt about it. I also like to look at the progress... like I am 15 lbs lighter than last year at this time and I am making better choices... We can't be "perfect" all the time. I read somewhere about being good (food wise) 90 percent of the time will make a difference. At times that is all I can aim for!
Have a good day. Had to check in on the polyester lady!

[eeyore25]

Great news on the baby!!! Very good that she didn't listen to the doctor!!!!

You are doing great. Keep up the good work!

[karynnix]

Have you hired your "food slapper" yet?? I have started ordering the thin crust pizza with only cheese. It's only 3 pts a slice and it still tastes pretty good! Yummm...pizza... :flower:

[rcyannacci]

Appitizers are my favorite too! For my b-day, DH took me to a Spanish tapas place (sort of like Spoodles at WDW) and we ate tapas and drank wine all night! We might do the same for his b-day. Pizza is also a weakness for me...although we usually do Papa Johns instead of Dominos. Wouldn't it be nice if one of them started doing a whole wheat crust? I bet they'd make tons of $$$.

Congrats on the loss! Remember, any loss is a good loss, and it's not a race.

Have a great day! :)

[TigerCheer2009]

Nice job on the loss, Cindy!!! That's great!!!

Awesome news-and congrats!!! That's celebration worthy! :hug: :hug:

[crusin'minnie]

Karyn- This is hysterical. My DM keeps my 3 DD's during the day. When I got off work and got home she shoves a Domino's box towards me and says here we ordered pizza for lunch and saved you some. Thin crust cheese!!

Anyway I had some pizza for dinner and would have been fine points wise except that I ate too early and by 9:00pm I was starving. 3 pieces of toast with grape jelly on white bread cut into the old flex points.

Today should be pretty good. I packed my lunch again. And I have a Krewe meeting to go to after work. It is a salad supper. With my finicky tastes I'm sure there will not be much at all that will interest me. Then I can have a later dinner at home tonight. Only challenge will be the desserts. I will allow myself one VERY small treat. I could vow to skip the desserts, but Hey that's crazytalk.

[karynnix]

Are we related?? Toast with jelly is one of my all-time favorite snacks. I get the thin sandwich bread and it's only 1 pt for each piece. I just get the WalMart brand. It doesn't feel like I'm cheating that way! I got some of the new Sara Lee Whole Grain white bread the other day, but it's higher in points and doesn't taste as good to me! Good luck with dessert. Don't deprive yourself of everything, because if you do, you'll dive in head first and blow your flex points for the month! I know from experience because I have done that (only once or twice!) :confused3

Have a good time tonight! :daisy:

[lovinaz]

Hi Cindy - after reading your "food slapping" comment, I just had to come over and check out your journal! :teeth:

I know what you mean about the weekends, I really have a hard time drinking enough water! Usually I force myself to drink 32 oz in the morning with breakfast, then cross my fingers that I drink some more throughout the day (but it's nothing like the 100+ oz I can guzzle during a work day!).

Congrats on your weight loss. Keep it up, you can do it!

AmyT

[crusin'minnie]

Well the salad supper went pretty well. A few sips of wine to be social. A few bites of ceasar salad (hated the dressing). Small piece of cheesy bread (delish- I went back to get more but they were all gone. The WW fairy was looking out for me). Some crackers. Now as for the desserts- 1 chocolate chip cookie (my BF made them) and 1/2 slice of black forest cake-YUM!! More than I had planned, but not too bad.

I did not eat anything when I got home so I was OK on points for the day. BF sent home a plate of cookies for DH. I gave him the "I cannot be held responsible for my actions if you leave those cookies in my kitchen speach" and he finally really listened. I think the "homemade chocolate cake that his momma made him for his b-day" disaster of July 2005 came to his mind.

Anyway I have not seen those cookies!

Yesterday- good.

Today. DM fixed lunch for me. Skillet potatoes made with PAM and a grilled cheese made with PAM. No oil no butter and it was great. She bought a scale last week and said she weighs more than she ever has and is going on a diet. I tried to talk her into going to WW with me. Oh no that didn't work for her. Well guess what I saw on her counter? A WW tracker log book. HA. :rolleyes:

Weigh in tonight!!!!!!

[keenercam]

Cindy -- Good luck at WI tonight!

[TigerCheer2009]

Luck, Luck, LUCK!

[rcyannacci]

Weigh in or not, you've been doing great!!! :)

Good job at the dinner- social events can be killers so it's always great to walk in with a plan.

Have a great weekend!!!

[eeyore25]

Hi!!!

Good job at dinner.....
You are going to do fine with WI but I will send some :wizard: your way!

Keep up the good work and have a great weekend!

[crusin'minnie]

I lost .8 lbs yesterday bringing me to 3.2lbs total. Slowly but surely.

Last night we went to eat Mexican. Slight splurge. And then my mother (the saboteur) made DH a cake. Well normally this would not tempt me because I have become a canned icing snob. My MIL showed me how to make homemade icing 15 years ago and ever since then my taste buds are too good for the pre-made stuff.

My DM has never made a cake without canned icing. UNTIL YESTERDAY :earseek:

I had one spoonful and then went to bed. I was so full from Mexican I was miserable. ...hmmmm I seem to remember in the not so distant past a pledge was made that I would never indulge to excess and be miserable again......

Perhaps something stronger than a pledge? OK I hereby take the Klingon blood oath not to over indulge again!!! KER PLAH

Today starts my new WW week! Went home at lunch and had some of the demon cake. But DH is under strict instructions to get rid of it before I get home. (Poor guy I threatened to stab him with my fork when he tried to stop me from eating it at lunch). He is soooo confused.

My major goal for this week is to only use 1/2 of my Flexpoints!

Have a great weekend all !!

[lajones81]

Oh, it is so awesome to be ahead of schedule! I've really been able to relax these last few days! :) I teach 5th grade by the way.

It might sound strange, but the people in my area where I teach are very health conscious so we always have tons of fruits and veggies (of course Krispie Kreme, too) so they are a good influence on me!

Wow! I'm so glad that your cheese is really helping you with your calcium intake! Awesome! :)

Have a great weekend!

[rcyannacci]

:rotfl: Went home at lunch and had some of the demon cake. But DH is under strict instructions to get rid of it before I get home. (Poor guy I threatened to stab him with my fork when he tried to stop me from eating it at lunch). He is soooo confused. :rotfl:

This is SO me and my DH too! I'm always telling him to get stuff away from me. His office is probably full of all the contraband chocolates I send there.

Congrats on the loss...any loss is a good loss. I'm a slow loser too, but I try really hard to keep it positive and and keep plugging away. Remember, it's not a race...consistency will be more important in the long run for keeping it off.

Have a great weekend. :sunny:

[karynnix]

I get so frustrated when the weight comes off sooooo slowly, but I have to keep telling myself that I didn't gain it overnight so I won't lose it overnight. Don't you wish that you could??? :flower:

Hope your weekend is going great!!

[crusin'minnie]

Ok looks like I had a weekend like most of this board. Wanted to just throw in the towel. I did fall off the wagon and then made myself climb back on.

I am glad the weekend is over. The weekdays are soooo much better for my diet.

[lovinaz]

I know what you mean, this weekend was ROUGH! Must be some kind of end-of-summer comet or something...

Congrats on the loss, any loss is a good one! I am like you with the cake and ice cream and whatever other goodies magically appear. I tell DB to get rid of it! Then I get mad at him for eating it all...

Keep it up, you are doing great!

[rcyannacci]

Save me a seat on that wagon...I need to climb back on! ;)

I'm also a slow loser...I told my DH that I needed to change the title of my thread to "Christin's Diet: Lose Weight like Ice Melts off a Glacier." There will always be frustrating days, but as long as you get yourself in the right mind frame of this being a "life-style change," you'll be fine.

[karynnix]

Okay, now that we have all fallen off and climbed back on, maybe we can stick with it!! Weekends are my hardest time, also. I almost gave up yesterday and ordered chinese. Thankfully, the minimum order for delivery was $10.00 and I wasn't able to go and pick it up. I would have needed to order a LOT of food to spend $10.00, so I ate a taco salad instead. Someone was looking out for me!!! We are all in this together. :grouphug:

[crusin'minnie]

Well the water guy finally brought our Kentwood bottles here at the office. Our office diet consortium was just about to dispatch the hitman when he showed up.
:drinking1 :drinking1 :drinking1

I packed a good lowpoint lunch. A WW friend reminded me how low in points strawberries are and so I bought some yesterday. My 3 DD's and I finished them off so I'll have to pick some more up. I also picked up some of the WW vanilla ice cream bars coated with oreo crumbs. OH MY GOSH- THEY ARE GOOD. Only 2 points.

I am really nervous about weigh in tomorrow considering my weekend disaster. But I am really drinking the water and watching those points. Kind of like cramming for an exam. ;)

[karynnix]

I know what you are going through. I used to do WW the WRONG way. I would eat like a banshee all week and starve myself on Friday before weigh in on Saturday morning. I wouldn't eat dinner on Friday night, and by the time I got out of the WW meeting on Saturday morning (around 11AM), I thought I would die from hunger. So then, I would start the weekly cycle over again!! You probably didn't do as much damage as you thought you did.

[lajones81]

I hope you have a great day! :)

[Cruise04]

Glad to see that you had a loss last week, even if it was a tiny one it was a loss. Good luck tomorrow and hope it's a great loss for you!!!!! And hope your dh got rid of that cake - how bad of your mom!!!! :)

Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris

[karynnix]

Today is DANCING DAY!! Get up and GET MOVING !!! :dancer: :dancer: :dancer:

[eeyore25]

Hi!!! Good luck tomorrow on the WI. I hope the scale moves in the right direction for you!!!!!

Hope DH got rid of the cake. I hate it when the good temptations are still there!!!!

Keep up the good work!

[crusin'minnie]

Yesterday was crazy! First day of school, Dr appt for me, Dentist appt for 2 older DD.

You know something is fundamentally wrong with driving your DD(13 yesterday 14 today) to your High School for her first day of school. I am NOT THAT OLD!!! Until yesterday I considered that school mine. Now it belongs to DD. Oh my God my baby is in high school. That should have sent me straight to the donut shop. But it didn't :cool1:

I watched an older classman (my guess a junior) give her the once over. My first thought was "you go Lacye". My next thought was "Boy- you look at her again and I'll snatch you bald. :eek: It's very very odd these feelings I've been having the last few weeks. One minute I look back at my HS years and remember the excitement of HS and I want her to have as much fun as I did. The next minute I look back and remember all the dangers and the close calls I had that I didn't even realize at the time and I want to home school her. This DD in HS thing is making me nuts. :crazy2: -correction- It's making me bi-polar. :rotfl:

Weigh in at WW showed 1.2 lost this week. I consider this a major victory considering the chuck wagon fiasco last weekend.

4.4 total lost.

Hoping to do even better this week. I have DD 14th b-day party tomorrow. Pizza, cake and ice cream to contend with. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

[lovinaz]

Yay for the weight loss!!!!!!!! :banana: :cheer2: :banana: :cheer2:

My DD is only 6 but I will be the same as you. Things are so different these days. I dread her becoming a teenager - I remember all the stunts I pulled (lying about my whereabouts to hang out with boys, etc). I think I will have to be heavily medicated for her HS career!!

Hang in there this weekend! There is nothing wrong with pizza and cake and ice cream as long as you eat it in moderation! I know, it's WAY easier said than done, but you can do it! :goodvibes One of my old tricks is to eat only fruits and veggies all day before the big celebration meal. Then I don't feel so guilty!

[lajones81]

Have a wonderful weekend! :sunny:

[eeyore25]

Congrats on the weight loss. That is great!!!! :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

Hope you have a great weekend. Keep up the good work

[TigerCheer2009]

:Pinkbounc Congrats on the AWESOME loss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woohoo!!!!!

:cool1: :banana: :Pinkbounc :cool1: :banana: :cheer2: :Pinkbounc :cool1: :banana: :cheer2:

[crusin'minnie]

Thanks for all the support guys!!

Well DD had a great b-day. Scavenger hunt was a huge success. I only had 1 piece of pizza (with 22 kids I didn't have time for more) and a small piece of cake and ice cream.

I'll add up points and decide on dinner in a bit. But hopefully I'll need no flex points today :)

[crusin'minnie]

Pretty good weekend overall. I used some flex points but not ALL of them and that is an improvement. Had pizza Sat and Sun- but only 1 slice. That is a first for me.

DM cooked lunch Sun. since my sister was in from Houston. She put a huge platter of brownies on the table and I only had 1/2 of one.

My sister is 9 weeks. Not showing yet. I went crazy and bought the baby a beautiful blanket, a pooh bear night light, a pooh bear tiny security blankie, two white gowns and another white outfit. I was the first one to buy anything for the baby. You know that baby is going to love Auntie Cindy !! :flower: :flower: I've already told them to get ready- We are spending Thanksgiving next year at WDW.

Today is going well. I packed lunch only 6pts. I had a yummy WW carrot cake. They look really small, but they are so filling.

The girls and I decided over the weekend that we watch entirely too much TV. So we have officially instituted family hour every night starting tonight.

Mondays- Arts & Crafts
Tuesdays- Computer fun
Wednesdays- Mission Organization
Thurdays- Outdoor fun (rainy days-educational fun)
Fridays- Family game night (this one we've been doing for a while and lasts way longer than just 1 hour)

Tonight we are making Fairies. DD 8 has a kit she got last year for her b-day that we have been saving. She is really excited.

I am really anxious to go to WI thursday. I should reach 5 lbs this week. I have been fighting this same 5lbs for 3 years now. I don't know what I'll do when I reach 6 lbs. I do feel more in control than I have in a very very long time. That is really due to WISH. I have been pretty faithful about journaling and I know I have a cheerleading squad backing me up. :cheer2: Thanks you guys!!!!!!!

A toast- To burning this awful polyester outfit I have on today when it no longer fits!!!!!!!!

[lovinaz]

Yes, a toast is in order! I am a traveller, I can toast you in several languages (please forgive the spelling, I'm not sure on some of them!) Salut! (Mexico); Skoal! (Norway); Prost! (Germany); Cheers!!!!!!!

You had a GREAT weekend, congrats! Add a couple more good days this week and you will be happy with your weigh in! Keep it up!

[keenercam]

Cindy -- I am so excited for you that you are doing so well and have taken control over what you are eating. I really hope you will hit your five pounds this week. It will be very validating for you.

I know what you mean about sending your DD off to HS. Mine is a senior now, and when we went to open house at her college of choice I noticed so many boys noticing her and nearly decided to lock her in her room!

Have a great day and keep up the awesome work!

[Jane E.]

Loved reading about your family nights. Game nights are the best. We used to fight over Monopoly and Risk! We'd keep the board set up for days. Great job on your eating!

[lajones81]

Thank you! Have a great week, too! :)

[rcyannacci]

Congrats on your loss!!! That's fantastic! Time to burn the suit! And, congrats on getting your DD to high school...another big accomplishment! I had to laugh when you mentioned the boy checking her out...good luck for the hurricane of boys to follow ;)

I love your ideas for craft night/game night/etc. Speaking of fairies, I just saw recently that Disney came out with a line of fairy merchandise/books, all connected to Tinkerbell, like Tink and her posse of friends. Looked cute, anyway.

Have a great week! :)

[eeyore25]

Congrats on the loss!!! That is great!

Hope you are having a great day. Keep up the good work!

[crusin'minnie]

Yesterday was really good. I had 5 points left over. So I erased 5 flex points from the weekend. :wizard: It may not be legal but I consider it fair.
Also had a good water day 72oz.

Today is looking pretty good as well. I have 11 points left for tonight.

The fairies were very frustrating. They were so darned tiny that we could hardly manage them. About 1/2 the length of your middle finger. After I went to bed last night I was thinking about it and suddenly I realized that I used the lengths in the book to measure. But the instructions said we would need a ruler. :magnify: The length in the book was about 1/2 the size the fairy should be. Dum Da Dum Dum Dumb!

I know I need to incorporate the exercise, but I think I need to get a few more lbs behind me first. If I try to tackle too much it could make me throw in the towel.

Had an interesting visit to my Dr. I told him I had started WW. He sort of scoffed and showed me some pills and mouth spray he was taking. He had lost 25lbs and says he eats anything he wants. It curbs the appetite so he did not eat as much. It's herbal not RX and he told me where to get it ($130-3 mos supply). I just really don't believe in pills (for me). It has always ended in disaster. Does anyone else think this is wierd that a Dr. would promote appetite suppressant over a healthy eating plan?

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Christin- I will have to check out Tink and her friends. Tink is DD 14's favorite.

[karynnix]

Sounds strange to me, but maybe it works for him. I would love to be able to just pop a pill every morning and lose weight. Don't forget that he's a doctor and he probably doesn't get many chances to eat during the day. If I went all day without eating much, I would lose weight too!! :flower:

Firemen are standing by for when you BURN THE POLYESTER!! :firefight :firefight :firefight :firefight :firefight :firefight :firefight :firefight :firefight

[crusin'minnie]

Firemen are standing by for when you BURN THE POLYESTER!!

Thanks Karyn!! Everyone here at my office was just staring at me for LOL.

Yesterday was another good day. Used 1 flex point. Drank 64oz of water. I made red beans and rice and cornbread for dinner. I don't eat the red beans, but the cornbread was delicious! And it was only 2 pts per slice. I could almost make a meal out of that and a cup of milk.

Today will be stacked cheese enchiladas for lunch. I am off this afternoon so I can actually go home for lunch.

DD(14) b-day cake has been on my counter since Sat. and I have not had so much as a bite of it. :cheer2: :cheer2:

I don't have any major social events or trips for the next few weeks so hopefully no temptations. I would really like to get some more lbs. lost before my Vegas trip Sept. 19th. Historically I have always bombed an out of town trip. I really want this one to be different.

2 days till WI. I can't weight!! Ha Ha. (wait)

[lovinaz]

I do think that is weird for a Dr to recommend diet aids like that... Usually they are against that sort of thing and all about eating healthy.

Congrats on avoiding the cake!! That is the hardest part - when something is sitting on the counter (cookies, cake, brownies). I know my kids are having a cookie dough fundraiser coming up soon. Watch out!!!

You are doing great. Have you tried incorporating a little walking into your daily routine? That counts as exercise and it isn't too extreme.

[Jane E.]

Cindy, I agree that your doctor's statement seemed a little unusual. Most dr's highly recommend WW. Maybe he owns stock in those mouthsprays! Congrats to you for sticking with what works.

[crusin'minnie]

Yesterday was a bummer. Went to WI and gained .2 lbs. I swear she could have reached across that counter and slapped me and I would have been less shocked. She asked if I normally wore jeans to WI (I don't) and that can add 1lb.

So I went home and weighed my jeans and normal work pants on my WW food scale. There was a 16.75 gram diff. I got on the computer to translate into lbs. Only .04 lbs. So not the jeans- although I'll never wear them to WI again.

I made a trip with 3 co-workers to a client's office. We brought do-nuts. I resisted the do-nuts, but they gave us 3 dozen do-nut holes. They look so innocent those little holes. And oh so yummy! We had to drive 45 min to the place and my co-workers were passing around the bags and my food-slapper had the day off so I broke down and ate 10 :crazy2: 10pts. I hate that I did this, but I can't believe that those do-nut holes cost that much on the scale. I had the flex points to cover them.

I was so depressed. I wanted to go out to eat. I was trying to decide between El Chicos (yummy cheese dip) or Copeland's (white chocolate strawberry cheesecake that could make you slap your food-slapper). Just as I was poised to leap from the wagon- I stopped myself. I had cereal and toast w/jelly.

I have to move on and quit obsessing about yesterday. Today is a fresh week. You couldn't pay me $10 to eat a do-nut THIS week!! Hopefully I'll see big progress next WI.

[karynnix]

Now that you have gotten the doughnut holes out of your system, you can continue with life!! I was drooling last night over Chip's Ahoy cookies. If I ever get started eating them...

Just hop back on the wagon, and ride off into the sunset. Maybe your food slapper is driving the wagon!! Yee-Ha!!!

[lovinaz]

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I can't believe you weighed your pants! That is hilarious! It is funny to me because I am so obsessed with the scale I probably would have done the same thing. Sick minds think alike... :crazy:

You are back on track which is what counts the most! I think I gained 1 lb just reading about that cheesecake. :lovestruc You did great by resisting the urge to go off the deep end!

Hang in there, you are still doing great! And you have an awesome attitude to start the new week.

[rcyannacci]

OMG! You're a better woman than I...that cake would have been in my mouth so fast! Congratulations on the will power!

Sounds like you are really doing well and making fantastic choices!

Have a great weekend! :)

[eeyore25]

Hi!!!

Way to go for not giving into the temptation of eating out just because of the donut holes! That was great.

Don't kick yourself too hard for the holes.....today is a new day and you can pick yourself up and start over.

Hope you are having a great weekend. Keep up the good work

[crusin'minnie]

Crazy day yesterday. I live in central Louisiana- 3 hours from New Orleans. I don't watch alot of news on TV (too sensational and depressing) and really did not realize until I got a call yesterday morning from my frantic sister in Memphis wanting me to head up there that Katrina was so ominous.
We are really too far west for it to affect us, but I do have some friends that I am worried about.

As for food- I really did not give much thought to what I ate yesterday and used 8 flex points. This is probably not too bad since I had a house full of family all night.

I have not had another do-nut since the hole disaster of 8-25. ;) Water intake was poor due to the weekend and I hope to get back on track today.

There is major major temptation here at work. We sell the World's Finest Chocolate bars as a fund raiser here at the credit union from time to time. They are everywhere. We will probably have them for 4-5 weeks. The only chocolate I like better that this is Belgian chocolates. Why is this happening to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK enough whine. I feel really bloated today. Hey that is still whine isn't it? Just on to a different topic now. I just feel yuck. Tomorrow will be better.

[karynnix]

What is it about credit unions and World's Finest Chocolate?? I worked at a CU before moving here and we ALWAYS seemed to have World's Finest Chocolate around. I finally ate so much that I can't eat it anymore!! It took a long time for that to happen, though...

Take care during the storm.

[keenercam]

Hey, Cindy! Everytime you look at those chocolate bars, think about how you felt after eating the donut holes and then just look past the chocolate. You did so well avoiding the temptation of eating out for some of those yummy foods -- don't give in to temptation that will lead to regret! Just think about how great you are going to feel at the end of each day if you can acknowledge that you faced that temptation down and emerged victorious!

Good luck! :grouphug:

[lovinaz]

I hope everyone you were concerned about is unscathed by the storm. Property can be replaced, people can't!

The last couple weeks have been a real downer for me as well. I hope it ends soon. Hang in there, and step away from the chocolate! Just pretend there is something really gross in them like crickets or cockroaches...

[crusin'minnie]

Hey guys! I have been just terrible about the posting, but I have been so depressed about my state and the refugees here in my city. I went yesterday and signed up to volunteer with the Red Cross. I did not really realize what I was getting into because they were so crazy busy there. Anyway I took a class and I am now a certified shelter management person. They are desperate for volunteers. The existing shelters are full and they are opening lots of new ones and need staff.

My workplace is mobilizing to help also with employee contributions, member contributions and forming a co-op of other credit unions to try and do some large scale things.

I cannot even tell you guys how horrible this is. To have the levees break in New Orleans AFTER the storm was like a sucker punch. We go to New Orleans several times a year and to think of that beautiful historic city destroyed is really painful. To think of the people who have lost everything is unimaginable and I have tears forming just typing this.

I know this is for dieting and I should prob. put this in community.

So-dieting. Not horrible but not great. I will try to post, but I may not to get to your journals for awhile. Hope everyone is doing well. !!!!!

[karynnix]

You are so amazing. It's people like you who make a difference. Godspeed.

[lovinaz]

Cindy, hang in there! Hugs all around and I know all your help will be immensely appreciated by those in need right now. :grouphug:

[crusin'minnie]

Well needless to say dieting has been the absolute last thing on my mind. My husband is a cop and got called to New Orleans Friday to back up the New Orleans police. My girls and I worked all weekend for the Red Cross. He is back home safe and sound. He was at the convention center when they brought food and water to those 15-20 thousand people on Friday. He says the conditions were every bit as deplorable as the media has shown.

I plan to go to WI on Thursday and try to get back on track maybe tomorrow.
Since there is no scale at home, I really have no idea where I am at. I have not eaten healthy, nor have I had much water. But I have really put in some sweat at the shelters so who knows??

I am afraid it will be a very long time before things around here feel normal again.

[karynnix]

My grandmother lives in north Florida, and she has a lot of true, southern sayings. One came to mind when I was reading your entry..."You are good people". There are people who DO good and people who ARE good. There is a difference between the two. You, my friend, ARE GOOD PEOPLE. God bless you and your family.

[keenercam]

My grandmother lives in north Florida, and she has a lot of true, southern sayings. One came to mind when I was reading your entry..."You are good people". There are people who DO good and people who ARE good. There is a difference between the two. You, my friend, ARE GOOD PEOPLE. God bless you and your family.

I am really with Karyn on this. God bless you, Cindy, and your loved ones. :love: :grouphug: :wizard: Sending you hugs and love and pixie dust.

[crusin'minnie]

Thanks so much Karyn, Cam and Amy !!!! I really appreciate you guys.

With 3 DD, I have been forced to get back to a "normal" routine. I am hoping to get in a little Red Cross volunteering this weekend though.

I did not make it to WI yesterday. Correction I chickened out and choose not to go. Afraid I would not like what I saw. I will go next week.

I am journaling today and trying to drink lots of water. I will try and catch up on everyone's journal.

[lovinaz]

It's totally understandable that you missed your weigh-in. But you have the right attitude about getting back on track and making the weigh-in next week, good for you!!!

I hope things are settling down a little for you. Hang in there and keep up the good work! :flower:

[Cruise04]

I had a post typed up, submitted it and then I don't know what I did but it's not here. Now I can't remember what I said (must be that the weight loss is all going from my brain first :) :) ).

Sounds like you are on the right track even though it might not seem like it. You are doing good and it's okay to miss weigh in once in a while.

Keep up the good work and...
Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris

[crusin'minnie]

I knew that my WISH journal was important to my self-control. I've got to get back to journaling every day.

I almost caved just now and bought a Snickers from the vending machine. I have been on a chocolate craze for the last week. I have been depressed over Katrina. I need to get my emotions under control and really get back on track.

Tonight my BIL returns from Iraq. :flower: (Hope our Govenor doesn't send him to New Orleans now. Isn't that crazy. Those boys have been in Iraq for over a year and then they come home and she wants them to go to New Orleans and recover bodies, decontaminate the city and fight off looters. Forgive me, but can't we use the guard that has not just served in the middle east. Ok off my soap box now.)

We are going to my MIL for his welcome homedinner. If I skip dessert I can stay within my points range today. I have not journaled much this week, so I will just assume that all flex points were eaten in the chocolate craze and try to make do with my regular points.

So my 2 goals for today are:

1. Stay within point for today
2. Drink another 24oz water. So I have my 6 glass minimum.


I can do this, I can do this, I can do this!!!!

[lovinaz]

You can do it Cindy! I'm glad your BIL is coming home safe. That is really dumb to expect them to immediately go help out in New Orleans. Surely there is someone else available for that.

Skip that dessert and get back on track! It is easy to keep track of your food if you have one of those little notebooks handy. You can do it!!!! :teeth:

[karynnix]

When DH returned from Iraq/Kuwait last year, he could not be called up again to service for 6 months. God bless your whole family. You are a very giving group of people!

[eeyore25]

You're right, you can do this!!!! I know you can.

I too am glad that you BIL is coming home safe. That is always great news!!!!

Hope you are having a great Wednesday.

Good work on passing up the Snickers bar!! That was awesome

[crusin'minnie]

Baby steps. I drank my minimum water yesterday. On the dessert my MIL made a new banana pudding receipe and wanted me to try it. So 1 teaspoon. I consider it a major victory!!! Especially since it was THE best banana pudding I have ever tasted.

BIL is home safe! We had a nice dinner and visit with him.

All 3 of my DD have been Disney dreamin' this week. They have got me doing it to. I really want to make that Thanksgiving trip. I am going to make that trip! If I can lose the weight (per our agreement) then DH will go with us. If not we'll send him a postcard. :rolleyes1 I did tell him due to all the stress this month I was reducing said agreement by 10lbs. :)

I leave for Las Vegas Monday. I will just do the best I can.

[lovinaz]

Vegas will be tough, but you can do it! Everytime you want to eat something unhealthy, just think of how much you want that Thanksgiving Disney trip!

You can do it, you are on your way to getting back on track!

[crusin'minnie]

Today is WI. The suspense is killing me. If I have at least maintained Iwill do a happy dance. (although I will wait until I am home alone to do it).

Today I have had;

B- 1 cup OJ
L- Slim Fast Shake

DD(8)'s school was selling pizza so I ordered one for dinner. Good news is it is my LEAST favorite of all - Little Caesars, so it should not be too difficult to remain within my points for the day.

Still having a hard time with the water. I will get my list of toasts out and see if that helps.

[crusin'minnie]

I lost 1.4 lbs at weigh in!!! Happy Dance :banana: :banana: :banana:

That brings my grand total to 5.6 I have been fighting with that 5 lbs for 3 years. Up and Down. I am really encouraged and want to see another dip when I WI again in 2 weeks. I'm hoping this will encourage me to show some more self control in Vegas next week.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!! :flower:

[lovinaz]

YIPPEE!!!!!!!!! Congrats on the loss! Just remember how good it felt to see the scale down when you are tempted by something naughty in Vegas. :teeth: You can have an awesome time and still stay healthy!!

Keep it up, you are doing great!!! Time to work on that next 5 lbs... :goodvibes

[rcyannacci]

Hi Cindy! Congrats on the loss!

I went to Vegas for the first time last year...crazy place!!! It's tough to eat well while traveling. Some things I do is pack snacks for the drive/flight (airports and convenience stores are the worst for food), eat lots of salads, and drink plenty of water.

Have a great weekend! :)

[pearlieq]

D'OH!!! I can't believe it's taken me this long to get to your journal! I love your sense of humor--you crack me up!

Good job sticking with the journaling!

I hope you have a great time in Vegas! I'm super jealous! At least all of the buffets have fresh fruit and all of the super nice places serve teeny tiny portions. Hopefully you can manage. You sound very motivated!

Keep up the good work! :cheer2:

[eeyore25]

Hi!!!! Just wanted to pop in and say hi! I hope you had a great weekend.

Have a great night. Keep up the good work!

[eeyore25]

Hi there!

Just wanted to stop in and say hi!!!!!

hope you are having a great Tuesday!

[crusin'minnie]

Hello everyone.

I'm in Las Vegas!! Our conference has an internet cafe set up so Voila I have stolen a few minutes and come to check in.

I have not left the hotel yet and I am going a little stir crazy. We go to Ceasars tonight to see Celine Dion and I am really jazzed about that.

I have been drinking a ton of water and I have not gone nuts with my eating. Although I am probably going over points each day. Still I am proud and hope to be able to continue the rest of this trip. If I can only maintain my weight I would be so happy.

My DM, DA, and DSister are flying in tomorrow (conference ends) so then the real fun begins. My Darling Grandmother (82) was supposed to come and it doesn't look like she will make it now. She has been having some heart palpitations and is at the Dr. office right now.

I doubt I will get to post again until Monday. Although it may be latter. Our flight is supposed to arrive in Houston Saturday at midnight and with Rita it is not looking so good. I guess there are worse places to be stranded that Vegas. ;)

Alright I am going to find another bottled water and toast to my friends at the Dis. Thanks for checking in on me!!!!

[lovinaz]

Sounds like you are doing great drinking lots of water and making careful food choices! Have a blast and don't worry about what that scale says when you get home! Vegas lbs will come off quickly! :goodvibes

[eeyore25]

Hi!!!!

Just wanted to pop in and say hi!!! hope you are enjoying yourself!

Keep up the good work. And those Vegas pounds will come off......just like Amy said!

[eeyore25]

Hi There!!!!

Just wanted to pop in again and say hi! Hope all is well!!!

[crusin'minnie]

Hey LOOCIE I'm HOOME!!!

Hey guys I'm back! So here is my last 2 weeks in a nutshell.

Vegas!! Did really well the first 3.5 conference days. Drank lots of water. Got a free ticket to Celine Dion. FANTASTIC!!! Then my family arrived on Thurs. (DM, DSis, DA, DGM (Grandmother 82 ). They almost did not make it. They flew out of Houston and got to the airport 3 hours before the flight. Hobby (the smaller airport). It was a complete mob scene. My sister found the kiosk had almost no line because you could not check bags. So she made the rest of the group ditch their check bags and cram what they could into their carryons. They raced back to the car and dumped the check bags then raced back to security check and made it on the plane by the skin of their teeth. WHEW!!!! Now I must note here that DGM had only packed a small suitcase and a shoulder bag and she reminded the rest of our group a few times ;) that they should have packed only what they really needed as she did. Gotta luv DGM.

Anyway we then embarked upon what I like to call the "VEGAS FOOD FEST OF 2005". It was ugly guys! I did continue to drink water no soft drinks, but that was about the extent of my dieting virtues for the next 3.5 days.

Thursday -We ate a yummy buffet at the Fiesta Henderson, then dinner at Top of the World at the Stratosphere (unbelievable view).

Friday- We hit the strip and ate the "best deal in Vegas" which was lunch at Ellis Island $4.95 for Salad, 10oz sirloin, potato, vegetable and rolls. And I had two coupons for buy one get one free :flower: That night we ate at Onda at the Mirage and saw Ray Romano (DGM favorite!!)

Saturday- We could not fly home had to stay another night. Green Valley Ranch was very accomodating and gave us a $79 rate! We ate at Fado's Irish Pub for brunch- yummy. Then played bingo at Sunset Station and then came back to Green Valley for a nap. DGM was tired so we did not hit the strip that night but played and ate at Green Valley. Chocolate covered strawberries for dessert.

Sunday- DSis and DGM and I went down early to hit the slots. At the elevator 2 older guys in swim trunks with messed up hair were getting off. One of them smiled at DGM and asked her "Aren't I the man of your dreams?" Without missing a beat she quipped "Not Hardly" :rotfl2: We ate at the Original Pancake house (again yummy) and checked out and made it to the airport.

I do have to admit that in the midst of all this gambling and eating extravaganza we were watching TV and making calls home. We are all from central LA (except DSis -Houston) and when Rita turned we were worried sick about everyone back home. Luckily I was able to phone my 3 DD's at MIL and they never lost phone service.

It was very strange driving home from Houston to central LA. No electricity the whole way. South LA has been devastated. DH got called out to work in Cameron for 6 days. He said it was so sad. The town hall is partially standing- everything else has been wiped out. 3500 people in that town. They were allowed back in to see if they could salvage anything, but DH said most everything was destroyed.

I had birthday parties for 2 of my DD's this past Sat. and 7 out of town guests (and no DH to help). So it has been a whirlwind for me since I left for Vegas.

Now- back to the grindstone. I will be going to WI on Thursday. Heaven help me. :earseek: A toast "To climbing back on the wagon" :drinking:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Amy- We will see if you are right about Vegas lbs. :wizard:

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Jamie- thanks for checking in on me!!! I really appreciate it.

[lovinaz]

Sounds like you had an awesome trip! I know am right about the Vegas pounds - I am Queen of Vacation Gaining... princess: I am in the same boat as you right now except mine are Mexico pounds... But have no worries, together we can tame those evil vacation lbs and make them flee in fear!!! :cool1:

Welcome back and you will be back on track in no time!!! I wouldn't worry about Thursdays weigh in. Just go in expecting to have gained a couple then you won't be as disappointed IF you did.

[crusin'minnie]

WI today. (Star wars Darth Vader music here)

I will be accountable and move forward.

I went ahead and booked our room for the Thanksgiving trip!!! I used Priceline and got Gaylord Palms for $83/ night. We usually stay on site, but I am protesting the changes to the AP Discounts this time. I thought DH would have something to say since (short of lipsuction) there is no way I can make my deal weight. Not a word. He is tired out from Hurricane work and major stress at work from some idiots there. I think he needs to go to the happy place too!!!

[rcyannacci]

Glad your back!!! I sucked down the water in Vegas; it's SO dry there.

Good luck with weigh-in!

[Cruise04]

Sounds like you had a great trip. I would LOVE to see Celine Dion. But don't know if I'll ever make it before she ends but there's always hope.

Sounds like, even you may think you aren't, you are doing good - you have a good grasp on what you need to do and what you are doing. That's is great and is something that is hard to gain when you first start up. Keep up the good work!

Chris

[keenercam]

Welcome Back! So glad you had a great trip. Now you can get back on track and stay focused for the next 6 or 7 weeks until you and DH get to go to your happy place!

Have a great day!

[crusin'minnie]

I lost .6 lbs !!!! :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

I still can't believe it! I soooo don't deserve it, but maybe this is payback for that week I gained and did not deserve that. Regardless I'm gonna take it and run!

I purchased a fresh new journal and I am seriously journaling today.

I have been really thirsty and slurping down the water. Plus I brought a healthy snack and a slimfast drink for lunch so I should have plenty o points for dinner.

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Christin- You're not kidding about it being dry in Vegas. This Louisiana skin was really glad to get back to it's natural humid environment. I never thought about that being the reason I drank so much water.
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Chris- Celine was amazing. If you are a big fan it is a must. I got my ticket free at my conference. I like her music, but was never a huge fan and I don't think I could fork out $200 to see anyone in concert-but it was really amazing. Her coliseum holds @4500 people but it still feels intimate. FANTASTIC!!
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Keenercam- Thanks for the encouragement!!

[lovinaz]

YAY on the loss!!! :cool1: AND the Thanksgiving trip!!! :banana: See, you are not doing as bad as you think. Who knows what weight you will be down to by the time you go?!?!? You might surprise yourself!

I am the exact opposite of you regarding humidity. My brother was stationed in Shreveport a couple years ago and I went to visit him for 4th of July and I thought I was going to suffocate and die! It's like I could actually chew the air. Here in AZ it is hot, but the sweat evaporates as soon as it comes out of your pores. I don't know how you guys do it in the summer, hats off to you!!!

Keep up the good work Cindy, you are doing it!

[Cruise04]

Just checking in to see how you are doing. Hope everything is okay.

Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris

[crusin'minnie]

I'm Back!!!!

Went on my second trip to Las Vegas Oct. 25th. I did not fare as well on this trip. I did not drink as much water as I did before. We ate at alot of really great restaurants. I did not eat desserts in the restaurants instead I would treat myself to a hot chocolate after dinner. (I figure that had to save some calories and fat grams) But still I could feel my clothes were tighter after this trip.

So I have been floundering the last few weeks trying to get myself back on track. That is why I have not been posting. Guilt.

I finally faced the music and went to WI Thurs. I gained 1.8lbs. I felt that was more than fair. I am determined to take it off before this week's WI. So far so good. The clothes are feeling better.

Of course the sad thing is I am getting back on track just in time for my trip to WDW. :teeth: Oh well! I am planning on doing most breakfasts in the room so that will help and we will pack a few lunches in the park. Also the water should not be a problem.

I can't believe we leave in 5 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jane E.]

Cindy, you get the best deals on hotels!! We stayed at the Gaylord Palms for a conference when they first opened. The conference rate was $150 per night plus a resort fee and this was several years ago. Also, great job on the Green Valley Ranch stay! I loved watching American Casino on Discovery Channel when it was on.

1.8 lbs isn't bad for a trip to Vegas. I've heard of much worse. You'll lose that in no time! Have fun on your upcoming trip to Disney.

[crusin'minnie]

Thanks Jane!!!

I also just added a Sat. night at the Dolphin to our trip. (Now we'll just have to drive straight back on Sunday.) We have never stayed at the Swan or Dolphin so we are really excited. $149 government employee special thru DU. DH is a police officer.

Diet is going well. I have only used 6 flex points since Friday. I do need to kick up the water a notch though

I found some new WW candies at the store. The Crispy Butter Cream Caramels are wonderful. I also got the toffee bars, good but sticky. They are only 1 pt. each.

Only 4 days until WDW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bounce: :bounce:

[Jane E.]

Dh and I stayed at the Dolphin last year for one night. They have the most comfortable beds I've ever slept on. Their location next to Epcot is unbeatable. Also, we loved being close to Jelly Rolls. Have a great time on your trip. All that walking at WDW will keep you in great shape!

[lovinaz]

I'm with Jane, 1.8 lbs for a Vegas trip is nothing! I can gain that in one meal...

Your trip will be so great! Don't worry about your weight, HAVE FUN! Deal with the weight when you come back. I'm sure you won't do as bad as you think.

[Cruise04]

Hope you have a great trip to Disney. And I agree - 1.8 gain ain't bad!!!!!

Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris

[crusin'minnie]

Thanks guys!!

I am planning on enjoying my trip- but trying to be reasonable!

WI today. Wish me luck. :sunny:

[lovinaz]

So, how did the weigh in go? Happy times I hope???

[eeyore25]

Hi!!!! How did the weight in go????

Hope you are having a wonderful Friday. Keep up the good work!

[crusin'minnie]

For those wondering I missed that last WI trying to get everything ready for our trip.

Thanksgiving at WDW was wonderful!!!! We had a fantastic time and plan to go next year also. Gaylord Palms was beautiful, but I have to admit we missed the magic of staying on property.

Food wise I enjoyed myself but did not go crazy.

Now it's the New Year and I am recommitted to my diet. DH bought a scale and I did pick up a few pounds but I am anxious to go to WI today and get the official result. I would like to reach my goal weight by the end of 2006. On the home scale I am at 178 and my goal is 123. So that averages out to about 1lb per week.

I am going to continue with WW and make journaling and water a priority. I am going to find some exercise that works and do it. Most importantly I am changing my attitude about losing this weight. In the past I always started out so negative and in desperation and disgust with myself. This time I am setting realistic goals. I will be true to my journal and at times I will blow it and that is OK!

Today is my second day of journaling. It is going very well. Used 3 flex points yesterday. I am enjoying some healthy snacks during the day. I found a picture of me at 129 lbs that my husband took of my rear end in 1999. So I have taped that to the inside of my journal as incentive. :wizard:

A toast to 2006- "May all our weight loss dreams come true" :drinking1

[crusin'minnie]

Faced the music at WW. 179lbs. I am still down from the 184 I started at when I began WW this fall. So now I have my official starting point for 2006.

I had a horrible headache yesterday @5:00pm. This seems to happen on day 2 everytime I start or restart a diet. I think it is my body rebelling. I enjoyed a baked potato for dinner and did not snack.

Today I was down 2 lbs from yesterday on my scale. Feeling good!

[lovinaz]

Welcome back! Congrats on keeping those 5 lbs off even through travelling and the holidays.

Great job at resisting all the snacking. That is a tough thing to do! I like your new attitude, I am sure you will be able to meet your goal by the end of the year.

What exercises are you going to try? Do you belong to a gym?

[eeyore25]

Welcome back!!!!

Sounds like you have a good plan for 2006, and I know that you will be able to stick to it!!!!

Keep up the good work and have a wonderful Sunday

[Jane E.]

Cindy, glad you had a great time on your trip. I'd love to go back to Gaylord Palms again. There was so much to do - we didn't leave the resort for three days. Our favorites were the dualing pianos & the Mediterranean brunch. Congrats on starting the new year at 179!

[crusin'minnie]

Well the weekend was very busy. We had about 30 of DH family over for dinner Sat. nite. I didn't have much time to eat (being the hostess) and so I had a small ceasar salad, 2 rolls and 1.5oz of cheese. Don't applaud me just yet, I also had 3 Raspberry Martini's and 1/2 slice of cake and lots of fun. ;)

Sunday was pretty good, but I am glad to be back at work and drinking my water today.

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Amy- I have a dozen exercise videos (Sweatin' to the oldies, Tae-bo, Pilates etc...) Also DH wants to start walking so I am going to start there and then MAYBE join a gym that is in between work and home. I am leery of that with 3 kids and a crazy schedule. AM is completely out for Gym and the PM may or may not work although I know it would be so good for me!!

Jamie- thanks for the encouragement.

Jane- The Gaylord was beautiful. We used priceline and got a great deal.

[lovinaz]

I know how tough it is to schedule in workouts with kids. I have found the best way for me to do it is to go right after work (both of my kids are in an after school program that they love). If I go home first, I will never make it to the gym. Same with a workout DVD. If I don't do it right after work or first thing on the weekends, I can kiss it goodbye...

You will find something that works for you, and whatever that is, stick with it and that weight will come flying off! :cool1:

[crusin'minnie]

Yesterday- not my best diet day. I had a nice little lunch of cheese, crackers and a pear, but DH called me at the last minute and asked me to lunch. Well you know you can't pass up a free lunch with a good looking man can you?

There are not alot of choices around my workplace. DH suggested Pizza- NO Mexican -NO. I suggested Wendy's (baked pot for me) but DH said NO. So we opted for the buffet. (Where in my grand ignorance I thought I would have lots of choices and be able to eat healthier). I should have stopped him at the Mexican. Lets just say that flexed me out for the week. Oh well today is another day and I just enjoyed yesterday's lunch.

[lovinaz]

You have the right attitude about getting back on track today! One meal will not ruin you, remember that! And eventually I bet you will be able to face that buffet and still make healthy choices!! :goodvibes