150 Club...care to join???

[NYcpa]

Welcome back Debra. Hopfully you can have both girls in the same school next year.

Linda - being off my foot is the PITS. THe soft cast doesn't seem to have done much good. I walked the mall twice on Sat (at a slow pace) and by evening, I could hardly walk on the foot without extreme pain. It is finally starting to feel a little better today. I start PT for it on Thursday. Am sceptical about how much good it will do. I still have to keep the compression sock on it to walk almost without pain as long as I have my shoe on also. Has your daughter heard anything about the college program yet?

Tara - enjoy your walks and the sunshine. We had temps in the 80's last Friday but it was onlyu a teaser. We are supposed to get snow tonight.

Tracy - glad everyone is healthy. Take care of your shoulder. I have had 2 surgeries on each shoulder and have started having pain in my right shoulder again. That is the one I had the bicep tendon repaired on last August. They seem to take forever to heal and to get the strength back in them. Good luck with you decision to homeschool.

My food intake for today was good until supper. I had dinner at Hickory House with a friend. I ordered the BBQ pulled pork w/baked potato, cole slaw and Texas toast. I didn't finish alll of anything. I did use the butter on the potato but not the sour cream and I only had water to drink.

Everyone have a healthy losing evening.

 

[westjones]

My eating has been TERRIBLE! And my clothes are all so tight. I am not doing well getting back on program. Today IS the day! Today I WILLL stay to 1200 calories! I must do it!

I went out and bought some low calorie ice cream last night and I ate over half of the container! I am going out now and it is going down the garbage disposal!

This homework thing, and watching my DD stressing out and crying has really gotten to me. She was up until 1:00 am this morning (last night). I just couldn't get her to go to bed. We told her we didn't care if she got an F on her project this time because we knew it was because of our trip and she missed the week to work on it that the other kids had, but she was SO worked up over it and just wouldn't except it. DH and I went to bed and let her stay up, this morning I am up at 5:30 and I see she actually did complete her presentation (a powerpoint) because it is up on the computer where she left it.

OK, today is a new day. We are NEVER doing this missing school for a vacation thing ever again. And I am going to get control of my eating once more.

I am going out now to get rid of the rest of that ice cream!

Thanks for being there guys! I am a stress eater, and I stress out more for my children than I do for myself. When I see them in "pain" (physical or emotional) and I can't seem to do anything to help them, it really stresses me out.

OK, this is going to be a GOOD day!
Debra

 

[donac]

Good morning everyone. I can't believe how terrible the weather here in the northeast is. It is cold dark and rainy.

My grades are due tomorrow and I still have to do them buyt I still have paperwork to do.

This week has been very stressful since I had a very long (3 hours) dentist appointment on Monday. I was reallly worried about it. It went fine but i still am not feeling that well. I don't know if it is the dental thing, stress or the sinus thing coming back since all the kids at my school are still spreading all their germs around.

I have to go I just wanted to chekc in before my day started. I already have 4 kids in my classroom making up tests and it is just 7:10 in the morning.

Also interesting trivia. At two minutes and 3 seconds after `1 this afternoon the time and date will be 01:02:03 04/05/06

 

[westjones]

OK, I am trying to post pictures, so I hope this works.

On the left is my picture on the Disney Cruise in Dec. 2004, about two weeks before I started to lose weight. On the right is the picture in the same place last week (15 months later).

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Debra

 

[chrismiss56]

Good Morning!!!

RAIN ALERT!! Headed to all parts east of Chicago We had 2 days of sunshine and now back to clouds and rain

Still stuck at 172lbs............sigh. Will keep working on it.

Debra Your pictures are AMAZING!! and an inspiration to us all. Thanks for sharing!! How is DD doing? Adjusted after all the homework catch-up?

Donac - How are you feeling? Sounds like you had a really rough week........hope the weekend brings you happier times

Kathy - Foot report DD21 should hear from Disney in the next two weeks - keeping fingers and toes crossed......

Schatz - How is the germ patrol? Is life getting healthier in your house?

Off to deal with 6th graders this morning and preschool special needs 3 and 4 yrs olds this afternoon.........how much of a mental stretch is that

Have a Magical Disney Day!!
Linda

 

[NYcpa]

Linda - start PT this afternoon. Have to be careful what socks I wear or need to were the compression sock to walk with minimal pain. I WANT TO GET BACK TO LONG WALKS WITHOUT PAIN!!!

Debra - you look great. Start yelleing at the rest of us to get with the program and reach our goals.

Will check back in after PT.

 

[sallysmom]

I have been working 11 months to get to the 150 club goal and I'm happy to report after being on Weight Watchers (having good and bad weeks) I'm FINALLY THERE! Yesterday's weigh-in means I've lost a total of 56 pounds so far. I have about 10 more to go to be in a comfort zone so I know there's a light at the end of the tunnel.

A big THANK YOU to this thread and everyone participating as it's been a big encouragement to me. I say it right when I joined WW last May and I thought to myself "Yeah. Right. Like I could EVER be eligible to join a 150 club." But you guys really helped me enormously.

Thanks.

Sallysmom

 

[lovedvc]

I FINALLY made it officially into the 150's club. I went to WW this morning and lost 1.2 for a total of 31.6 which puts me at 159.4. Only 14.4 more to go to get to my goal weight.

 

[donac]

Grades are done

I just put the last grade for this marking period in to the computer. I have 2 students that I have to finish their 2nd marking period grades but that can wait until tomorrow.

The last 48 hours have been awful. I had a long day yesterday (in my classrooom aat 6:45 AM (yes)) and I didn't leave the building until after 4. I had an errand to run and finally gotr home after 5. At 3 this morning I started coughing and my husband was snoring so I couldn't get back to sleep. Down to the couch where I dozed until 5 when I got up and started my day. I was at my desk this morngin at 6:35 and I ate my lunch at my desk. I am going home to rest for an hour or 2 and then I have a dinner to go to.

The best news is
Friday is the last day before spring break

I have nothing planned except a halter monitor checkup to see if the medication is controling the PVCs they found in Jan. Other than that I am free.

Have a great day and thanks for thinking of me.

 

[westjones]

I FINALLY made it officially into the 150's club. I went to WW this morning and lost 1.2 for a total of 31.6 which puts me at 159.4. Only 14.4 more to go to get to my goal weight.

Vicki this is wonderful! WOW! Doesn't it feel great! I'm so happy for you!!!

Congratulations!!!!!!

Debra

 

[lovedvc]

Hi Debra,

Yes it does feel great. I can't wait to hit my goal and go clothes shopping. I just hope I don't get pregnant. Everytime I hit goal I get pregnant within 2 months and then I have to start all over again.

 

[schatz5k]

Luvdvc, that happend to me too, so finally 6 kids later, I decided I better stay chunky!!!

 

[Rosie28A]

I've visited this site for over a year looking for encouragement
and success in weight lost. I've found lots of encouragement with much
cheerleading ,!!!!!!!!!! and smileys, but somehow very few success stories.

I think confessions are great about revealing diet failures, but I'm looking
for some success stories. Has anyone hit the 150s that started out in the one nineties where I started? Or, for that matter are there any success stories whereever one started.

It seems there is lots of "I'm gonna", but not enough, "I did". I'm about to give up. So, help me, where do I go from here, "Weight Watchers", I here is great but all I read about is walking running and eating fries?

Losing a bunch of pounds for a trip to Disney, a wedding or the next available holiday is a great idea, but no one ever says they made it. Where do I go from here . . . . a whole year and I've only lost eleven pound? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[westjones]

I've visited this site for over a year looking for encouragement
and success in weight lost. I've found lots of encouragement with much
cheerleading ,!!!!!!!!!! and smileys, but somehow very few success stories.

I think confessions are great about revealing diet failures, but I'm looking
for some success stories. Has anyone hit the 150s that started out in the one nineties where I started? Or, for that matter are there any success stories whereever one started.

When I started on Jan. 1, 2005, I was 203 pounds. By Jan. 1, 2006, I was 132. I am up now and don't want to weigh in until the end of the month hoping to lose some of my vacation weight. But I am still within the goal weight that Weight Watcher set for me.

I started with WISH in January 2005 doing the 5 pound challenges. Those helped me stay focused on smaller goals. I loved those challenges. Then I found the 150 Club in March and these girls have helped me along my journey. I asked if I could hang around in the group even though I made my goal because I am scared to death of gaining back what I lost (I have lost the same pounds over and over again for years). I really want to stay at goal and these wonderful ladies encouraged me to stay.

There have been others get to goal, but they usually don't stay long after that, so that is why you don't hear stories of people getting to goal too often. I am staying and hoping that by Jan. 1, 2007 I can still say I am at goal.

Debra

 

[lmhall2000]

CONGRATS Sallysmom and lovedvc!!!!


Doesn't it feel GREAT to get there??? Now we need to hear how you've done it in detail and how you feel about it!!! Debra's pictures tell a wonderful story and inspire us all to get there to join you all...would love to see y'alls pictures, too!

I'm going to try and take Debra's lead and stick to a 1200 calorie diet....I've tried so many times and gotten down to 175....in the past I lost 90 pounds and maintained at 135 for 8 years before pregnancies...so I know it can be done...just need to push this 38 year old body into new territory for this age!

Kathy...you're sooo close...I feel you reaching the 150's by summer...Linda...I know you can get there with her! Maria, Schazk, donac, Jen, and all the gang...it's calling our names...let's answer that call and put our names on that list!!! I've got to go through and update the first page to show the new goalies!!! So glad you guys posted and please share with us as you get to your final goal!

Tara

 

[lovedvc]

Hi Rosie,

I read your post. I was in the same situation. In December 05 I was up to 191. I was so disgusted with myself and finally decided it was do or die. I joined WW the Thursday after Thanksgiving. I had gained 17 pounds since that past summer. I couldn't even look at pictures of myself. When I joined WW the leader asked me why did I join right before the holidays. I told her that I had gained a lot of weight and I didn't want it to creep up even higher over the holidays. I wanted to lose and maintain during the holidays. I decided to go on the WW Core Plan. I absolutely love it, I'm never hungry. I go to the meetings every week and have made a lot of new friends. 18 weeks later I am down to the high end of the 150's range. I'm a new person and absolutely loving all the compliments from co-workers and friends. Total I have lost 31.6 pounds and still going strong. Trust me there are days that I think I am going to fall off the wagon. Sometimes I teter off to the side. But I get right back on. I've learned that I will have watch my eating habits for the rest of my life. It didn't take me 2 days of binge eating to get hear, it took the last 34 years to get here. I also don't beat myself up for enjoying something here and there. I have to live my life and enjoy it along the way. Even when I cheat I right everything down in my journal so I can refer back to the good weeks and bad weeks. If you would like to talk more please email me I'm more than happy to help. Good Luck to you!!!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Good Morning, Ladies!

I'm trying very hard to get my head back in the right place. Congratulations to everyone who has achieved their goals.

For those of us that are not there yet, I encourage you to not give up. No matter how long it takes you, it's better to be trying than not.

I hope you are all smiling. No matter what you weigh you are beautiful, valuable, and special. The more "I'm gonna's" I post here, the more likely I will get to "I did".

Thanks so much to everyone for hangin' in here with me, giving me a nudge when I need it, and most of all, being a community of acceptance and hope.

Maria

 

[TigerCheer2009]

I didn't make the squad. I didn't make ANY squad at ALL.

I'll write more later when I can get my head back on...

 

[chrismiss56]

JEN-



We will be here for you when you are ready to talk..........

Take care

Try to have a magical Disney Day
Linda

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Hi Jen -- Whenever you are ready to talk about it, we will be here to listen. My heart goes out to you...I've had some of those disappointing days, too, and all I can say is just try to let some time pass while you deal with your feelings. There are so many people in your life who love you, and we all think you are a fabulous role model for young ladies!

Sending lots of hugs, some pixie dust, and a little hope your way...



Maria