~DISappearing PEEPS~Vol. IV Come Play With Us!!!!!

[monymony3471]

It is so freakin cold over here, I just can't warm up! The cold is just seeping through the walls. We have horrible insulation in our home, future project we can never get to.

I think its music time to get the blood flowing. I took a peak on the scale and mama like!

Jeans are a smidge looser than normal.

All I see is clutter, its giving me the cleaning bug.

Wonders put out an sos anytime, and we will pull you to shore!

 

[DisneyLaura]

Quick flyby this morning. Lots of great numbers so far this morning. Awesome job everybody! I had one one my best weeks in a while -- lost 2.2 pounds. That loss puts me at an all time low adult weight of 142 even, 12 pounds from my (recently updated) goal weight of 130. (Oh, and two pounds away from a triple digit total loss...)Have a great day everyone!

YEAH

I even spent the first half of today in the ER with my oldest for a suspected appendicitis. Turned out to be a ruptured ovarian cyst.

I've been pretty good on the food front. I was -1 lb for the week. It's not great but it's something. I've been busy and a bit overwhelmed at work and don't have a lot of energy when I get home. I feel like I could sleep for nearly a week.

Nice weight loss and ouch for your DD - I have had those and they hurt

I'm not gonna lie to you peeps, this was a little bit of a rough weekend food wise. Started out strong on Saturday but its slowly fizzled and I didn't track at all yesterday. But I have nothing naughty to eat in the house, and I am home all day getting some school work done. And its rainy and gross out so I won't be tempted to go out and get anything. Just going to really stay focused today. I can do it! I really need to see a loss this week.

Today is a new day

Hey there, I haven't posted in a while...but I'm back now. And I have a loss!!! I'm down to 203 today! So, I guess that would be -2 for me! Woo who!

I hope everyone is having a great Monday!!!

YEAH welcome back

I mentioned my Disney bug and she actually seemed interested, and was going to ask my cousin if she would like to go as well since it is the flower and garden festival. Question about POR alligator bayou rooms...we've stayed there MANY times, since my niece and nephew would use the trundle. My cousin is 5'2" and can sleep standing up...would she have a horrible time sleeping in the trundle? I just can't picture it since we haven't used one in awhile.

We have stayed at POR in the bayou twice - my DS11 fits in the trundle and he's about up to me shoulders (I'm 5' 6")

Hi Peeps!! Well, it's been quite a few years since I was on this thread, but I remember all of you and I'm glad to see you're still here. I am in desperate need of accountability and someone to laugh with as I start my weight loss journey all over again!!

I'm proud to say I did lose 30 pounds following the last time I posted with all of you, and in February 2010 gave birth to our beautiful future Disney princess!! While Addy is the best thing that has ever happened to me, I struggled with gestational diabetes during my pregnancy, and since she's been born I've been struggling to lose those 30 lbs. all over again!! There's been a lot of changes in our lives, and I'm now loving being at home with her during the day but finding time to exercise and eating well haven't been my top priorities I'm ashamed to say. My goal is to lose around 55 lbs. so I have a long road ahead!!!

Congrats on the baby - We want pictures LOL

Ugh! Big time stress. I can't even guess what the number will be today!
This week I have felt so hungry...like HUNGRY. Personal stress does that. I didnt track. I drank too much. I ate a slice of very gross birthday cake at a child's birthday party. Not one minute of exercise. Not one prayer or thankful moment this week. My lower back and upper hips area hurt sooooo bad (our bed is crappy?) I can barely walk after I sit too long. UGHHHH I dont feel like myself. I'm stressed about my surgery on the 25th (bladder "lift").

Ok. Ok. FOCUS. I'm at least here. I need to weigh today. I have my oatmeal on board (need to track). I have bottled water at the ready. I can do this. I need to get on that dang scale.

SO proud of all y'all's losses! WW really does work!!!!

You may want to start your points at dinner time, I do that way I can have a bigger meal at dinner if I want. I find it easier to put together a lower point breakfast and lunch. WW doesn't say you have to start your points with breakfast.

That's what I do

I've made grill cheese using Health Life Bread (3points for 2 slices) and WW cheese singles (1 point per slice)

While it's not as good as the full fat version it does satisfies. Pair that up with at low point soup and salad. Very filling.

Hey if you need a grilled cheese I would do that too

T'was the month after Christmas,
and all through the house,
Nothing would fit me,
not even a blouse.


The cookies I'd nibbled,
the chocolate I'd taste
At the holiday parties
had gone to my waist.

When I got on the scales
there arose such a number!
When I walked to the store
(less a walk than a lumber).

I'd remember the marvelous meals I'd prepared;
The gravies and sauces and beef nicely rared,
The wine and the rum balls, the bread and the cheese
And the way I'd never said, "No thank you, please."


As I dressed myself in my husband's old shirt
And prepared once again to do battle with dirt...
I said to myself, as I only can,
"You can't spend the winter disguised as a man!"

So, away went the last of the sour cream dip.
Got rid of the fruit cake, every cracker and chip.
Every last bit of food that I like must be banished
Till all the additional ounces have vanished.

I won't have a cookie, not even a lick.
I'll want only to chew on a long celery stick.
I won't have hot biscuits, or corn bread, or pie.
I'll munch on a carrot and quietly cry.

I'm hungry, I'm lonesome, and life is a bore...
But isn't that what January is for?
Unable to giggle, no longer a riot.
Happy New Year to all, and to all a good diet.

Hey guys I'm here too or at least in spirit the last couple of days. I was at work Monday and Tuesday and yesterday the kids had a delay because we had a snow/ice storm on Tuesday so my DD5 didn't have kindergarten and we did errands yesterday. But I'm here today and ready for the next snow for tomorrow, went to the grocery store and bought things for the kids and for me, snack wise. I also have some new yarn to knit DD5 a purse that she saw in one of my knitting books so I can keep me hands busy, cant' eat with needles in both hands

Jumped on the scale yesterday morning and the number looked nice we shall see for tomorrow, fingers crossed.

Oh and guess what - For our next family Disney vacation I'm going to look into a Disney cruise
And for my peeps

 

[mousehouselover]

Flyby weigh in this morning; I'll come back later with more details.

My one little lb from last week got lonely so 3 more lbs joined it!!!!

 

[Wonders10]

+1.6 lbs

Upset about it but I know 100% it was my own fault. I had used up most of my extra points by Monday and just wasn't tracking like I should be. But its another week and my goal is to lose that 1.6 plus a little more.

Planning on going to the grocery store this afternoon instead of tomorrow. I need some healthy goodies for the weekend and next week. Any suggestions for easy (and maybe even cost effective dinners)?

Have a skinny day!

 

[LMO429]

Hey Peeps I am down 2.7 pounds this week. which is kinda alot for one week but last week on friday my weight loss was 0.4 pounds but the next day it was one full pound so really this week I lost 1.7 pounds..is my math right...probably not?! anyway the total this week is 2.7 pounds so its progress in the right direction.


I saw bethenny frankel yesterday. She talked about some gossip about her new show coming, the real housewives..then she talked about her book naturally thin and went over about her new book i think called the place of yes. She seemed very honest and down to earth. Then she had a q & a portion with the crowd which in the beginning was interesting but after awhile the ?s became kinda dumb so I left. It was a fun girls night out though..She really doesnt talk about anything out of the ordinary if you read her books that is what she goes over in person.

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

Happy Friday everyone! Seems like my body is agreeing with Weight Watchers is right now. I had another good week with a 1.6 pound loss. This was somewhat of a surprise since I've been fighting off the flu all week so I haven't been on the treadmill since Monday night. But I counted my points carefully and it seems to have done the trick. Anyway, this loss puts me at an all time low adult weight of 140.4. This represents 99.6 pounds lost since the spring of 2005, and I am now 10.4 pounds away from my goal weight of 130.

Have a great weekend everybody!

 

[Wonders10]

Happy Friday everyone! Seems like my body is agreeing with Weight Watchers is right now. I had another good week with a 1.6 pound loss. This was somewhat of a surprise since I've been fighting off the flu all week so I haven't been on the treadmill since Monday night. But I counted my points carefully and it seems to have done the trick. Anyway, this loss puts me at an all time low adult weight of 140.4. This represents 99.6 pounds lost since the spring of 2005, and I am now 10.4 pounds away from my goal weight of 130.

Have a great weekend everybody!

That's great Aaron! I think you had mentioned this when you first became a "peep", but mind if I ask how tall you are? I am 5'3" and my goal weight at WW was 130 and I was really thin! Obviously, all bodies are different because a lot of ladies my height are much lower than that and look fine, but I looked almost too thin for my liking.

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

That's great Aaron! I think you had mentioned this when you first became a "peep", but mind if I ask how tall you are? I am 5'3" and my goal weight at WW was 130 and I was really thin! Obviously, all bodies are different because a lot of ladies my height are much lower than that and look fine, but I looked almost too thin for my liking.

Funny that you should ask that. Last week I went digging for my first post on the Peep threads just to see how I introduced myself. I said in that post that I was 5'8". Well, last year I had my wife measure me because I have a friend who is 5'9" and he seemed so much taller than me, and my wife is 5'4" and she doesn't seem that much shorter than me; so that got me wondering if I've been wrong about my height all these years. Turns out, I'm only 5'6". And based on my wrist size, I think I have a small frame to boot. I do certainly understand and appreciate your concern. But don't worry -- I am very conscious about not getting too thin. The last thing I want to do is go from being unhealthy due to being too heavy, to losing too much weight and being unhealthy due to being too thin. My philosophy - and whether it is right or wrong is certainly up for debate - is that as long as I'm not starving myself then I'm just going to keep doing what I've been doing. I figure that once my body decides that it is at a good weight, it'll hold on to every ounce it can. And I won't do anything to force the weight to come off after that. I'll just be happy with how far I've come and work on not gaining any of that weight back. Now, I do have to start weight training again, because right now I'm doing almost strictly cardio (I do have a heavy bag in my basement that I'll spar with 2-3 times a week, but that's more cardio than strength). But I just HATE lifting weights, doing push-ups and chin-ups, etc. But I can walk on my treadmill for an hour without thinking twice about it. But that's a whole other topic of conversation...

 

[monymony3471]

Hey losers!

I am down at total of 12.8 pounds. I don't know what I was last Friday, but I would like to post my total. I post on Friday's for accountability, but my official weigh day is Sunday. I hope I can at least be a whole 13.

I tried on pair of jeans I bought just before Christmas that were too tight. I couldn't zip them. They were a size smaller than what I am wearing right now, which I keep having to pull up. Today, the zipper slid right up! What a great feeling. They are not comfy, very fitting, but that is an accomplishment. Maybe another 5-7 pounds and I can start wearing them.

Great job to the losers, and even if you gained, you are here, and that says alot. So don't get discouraged. We have to stick together. We are doing awesome.

Wonders: Great strategy!

Expect for last weekend, I have not exercised this week. I will tomorrow for sure, maybe even tonight.

Have a great weekend!

 

[Wonders10]

Happy Saturday Peeps!

After hearing my mom rave about the new WW program (combined with all of your thoughts on it as well), I joined online just now so consider me a member of the New Points Plus . I'm about to plan my grocery list because I ended up not doing it yesterday like I planned, which is a good thing because now I can shop with the new program in mind. I'm actually excited about it - I feel like I did when I originallly joined WW in high school and had to learn the whole program from scratch. It was my first and only time being successful losing weight, and I made lifetime then.

In Disney news, my mom and I have been toying with the idea of doing something for my spring break. First thought Disney, then thought something else, but now it is looking like we will do 3 nights at POR, one of my favorites. Crowds will stink probably but it will be nice to get away, eat a few good meals and absorb the pixie dust. So once its booked, I also think it will motivate me to stay on track so I can be smaller than my list visit to WDW. 2 months is a long time - I could look much better in that amount of time!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

[monymony3471]

Please don't stay away for too long!

Mal had one friend spend the night and you would think I was cleaning up after 10 girls! Oy! What a mess they made.

Keeps me busy picking up after them.

Tim and Z went to Tigerfest this morning. Z bought a wooden bat so he can get it autographed by all of the players. I really hope he gets the ones he really wants. Last years while waiting in line they kept changing the players and that can get frustrating.

They will get to tour the dugouts and player locker rooms, and areas the gen public are not usually allowed to be around. Kinda like those disney tours,

Hope you are all making good choices, getting in some activity and drinking your water!

I will check in later. Have a skinny day!

 

[monymony3471]

Wonders: Welcome to WW, I am no expert, but I love it. You can purchase some things you are accustomed to like dressings, coffee creamer, you just have to use moderation. Everything that is not a veg or a fruit has a point value.

I water down my fav dressings, it helps, but 2 tablespoons are usually 4 points and that is enough to still ejoy a healthy salad.

I basically focuse on purchased whole foods, nothing boxed or packages. I keep lots of veggie sticks and fresh fruit for snacking. Zero points.

Protein tends to keep me more satisfied longer. I also purchase a reduced calorie bread with no high fructose corn syrup. 2 slices are 3 points. I love to grab a sandwich when I am in a hurry. Now that you are a memeber on line you can get the points plus app for your phone to help you calculate while shopping.

I hope that helps!

 

[Wonders10]

Wonders: Welcome to WW, I am no expert, but I love it. You can purchase some things you are accustomed to like dressings, coffee creamer, you just have to use moderation. Everything that is not a veg or a fruit has a point value.

I water down my fav dressings, it helps, but 2 tablespoons are usually 4 points and that is enough to still ejoy a healthy salad.

I basically focuse on purchased whole foods, nothing boxed or packages. I keep lots of veggie sticks and fresh fruit for snacking. Zero points.

Protein tends to keep me more satisfied longer. I also purchase a reduced calorie bread with no high fructose corn syrup. 2 slices are 3 points. I love to grab a sandwich when I am in a hurry. Now that you are a memeber on line you can get the points plus app for your phone to help you calculate while shopping.

I hope that helps!

I'm very familiar with the old program. I first joined in 1998 when the whole points system was starting. And I went on and off since gaining my weight back. But it will be interesting learning the new points values for foods I eat. I can figure out the old points values of foods blindfolded I have done it so long! I'm loving the fruits are 0 points now - I think I will eat a lot more of them. And I have the iphone app so I don't even need the calculator - I can use it. Looking forward to this week actually! And weighing in on Friday.

My goal is to be 199 for my Spring Break trip. That's 20 lbs in 9 weeks. Not sure if that is feasible, it comes out to a little more than 2 lbs a week on average. But I'm gonna try.

 

[UtahMama]

There is CAKE in the nurses lounge, people! Dearmegoodnessgracious!

The good news is I have completely resisted that cake..but ate a bagel with light cream cheese slathered upon it to the tune of 11 points. I ate it. Loved it. And was hungry an hour later. *sigh*

I am at work now (hee hee), but will be making a delicious soup in the crock pot later. It's mostly made, just need to assemble it and slow cook it. Got a great deal on a whole chicken whick I boiled and cut/ripped up into little pieces and then have a ton of good veggies and low sodium chicken stock. Carb-smart egg noodles and a bay leaf and VIOLA, dinner (and lunch tomorrow).

I'm having my bladder surgery on Tuesday morning so I imagine I'll be "out of it" when I post in the hospital (bringing my laptop). Soooo forgive any loopier than normal blatherings.

Monica! GOOD GOING!

Wonders- You can totally do it!

Y'all!!!(Scared to "forget" peeps) Shout out!!!!

 

[monymony3471]

When peeps don't post, it makes me think something is wrong! Please come out and play!

You all probably have exciting lives and I'm just taking a break from being super mom to say hey!

 

[dwheatl]

I'm down .4. I really made a couple of bad choices this week, so the little loss is a wake-up call. I need to quit eating cupcakes every time a student has a birthday. I need to look ahead of time when we go out to eat. We are going to Cheesecake Factory tomorrow. Almost every entree has over 1000 calories. A piece of bread is between 600 and 700 calories. CRAZY! I'm thinking either the salad with tuna, or grilled salmon. That was about all that was reasonable. Why are we going there? A gift card that I've had for more than a year. I just have to remember that I'm the boss of me.

 

[LMO429]

I'm down .4. I really made a couple of bad choices this week, so the little loss is a wake-up call. I need to quit eating cupcakes every time a student has a birthday. I need to look ahead of time when we go out to eat. We are going to Cheesecake Factory tomorrow. Almost every entree has over 1000 calories. A piece of bread is between 600 and 700 calories. CRAZY! I'm thinking either the salad with tuna, or grilled salmon. That was about all that was reasonable. Why are we going there? A gift card that I've had for more than a year. I just have to remember that I'm the boss of me.

Order what you would normally order and ask the waitor for a small plate..take whatever you would like to eat and have him doggie bag the rest. Or better yet split and entree with however you are dining with. Or order 2 appetizers. I think they have a weight management section of their menu as well. Just go out and enjoy your dinner and eat half of what is served to you.

 

[dwheatl]

Order what you would normally order and ask the waitor for a small plate..take whatever you would like to eat and have him doggie bag the rest. Or better yet split and entree with however you are dining with. Or order 2 appetizers. I think they have a weight management section of their menu as well. Just go out and enjoy your dinner and eat half of what is served to you.

I don't want to doggie bag the rest, because then that's 2 days of eating high point foods. And I just know I wouldn't throw it away. the folks I'm going with are not weight conscious. Appetizers were as ridiculous as the entrees. And the weight management salads? Look at this from Hungry Girl -
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT ASIAN CHICKEN SALAD
(574 calories, 39g fat, 68g carbs, 20g sugars, 39g protein = 14 Points)

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT SPICY CHICKEN SALAD
(490 calories, 14g fat, 61g carbs, 7g sugars, 33g protein = 10 Points)

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PEAR AND ENDIVE SALAD
(500 calories, 23g fat, 50g carbs, 18g sugars, 28g protein = 11 Points)

The Hungry Girl reviews were pretty much thumbs down, and that's a lot of calories for a blah salad. The tuna salad got high marks, though, so I think that's what I'm getting. I really like tuna, and they have a light soy dressing that sounds good too.

It just irks me that Cheesecake Factory goes out of their way to pile on the calories. Turkey burger, 1300 calories. Lettuce wraps - 1025! WTH!

 

[LMO429]

I don't want to doggie bag the rest, because then that's 2 days of eating high point foods. And I just know I wouldn't throw it away. the folks I'm going with are not weight conscious. Appetizers were as ridiculous as the entrees. And the weight management salads? Look at this from Hungry Girl -
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT ASIAN CHICKEN SALAD
(574 calories, 39g fat, 68g carbs, 20g sugars, 39g protein = 14 Points)

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT SPICY CHICKEN SALAD
(490 calories, 14g fat, 61g carbs, 7g sugars, 33g protein = 10 Points)

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PEAR AND ENDIVE SALAD
(500 calories, 23g fat, 50g carbs, 18g sugars, 28g protein = 11 Points)

The Hungry Girl reviews were pretty much thumbs down, and that's a lot of calories for a blah salad. The tuna salad got high marks, though, so I think that's what I'm getting. I really like tuna, and they have a light soy dressing that sounds good too.

It just irks me that Cheesecake Factory goes out of their way to pile on the calories. Turkey burger, 1300 calories. Lettuce wraps - 1025! WTH!

just because you doggie bag it doesnt mean you have to bring it home with, there are other alternatives like give it to your friends tell them to have their husbands eat it for lunch tomorrow.

Often times when I go to a restaurant and I am really watching I do get a smaller plate and remove what I would like to eat or what I would not like to eat to keep me in control.

I agree with you calories at the cheesecake factory are pretty insane and scary.

another tip that works is when you feel you have had enough to eat and you find yourself pickign just because it is sitting in front of you but you are really full make the food inedible..throw some water on it,,lots of pepper etc..I know this helps me as well

 

[monymony3471]

It's my official weigh day. After three weeks on WW, I have lost a total of 12.8 pounds. 2.2 since last sunday.

My scale gives me a bunch of different numbers. I don't get it. I like the first number better, but I went with the number that was most consistent. I don't know if its because of our uneven floor, I don't know.

Off to teach my 1st grade religious education class, then Mass with the family.

Have a great skinny day and do something good for someone else if you can this week. (I know we do that daily for our families, but maybe you can reach out of your comfort zone this time) Doing good like that, makes you feel good and does something really cool inside your body. Donate your fat clothes, or food to a local pantry especially if you are cleaning out yours, actually bring something to hand out to the man standing with a sign by the freeway exit ramp. (I'm giving him a jar of peanut butter, some plastic knives, and some bread on Thursday and I think I have some extra gloves and hats)

Its my do good week, I hop it can be yours too.

Back to being skinny!