<i><b>Don't yell at me!</i></b> I worked on this at night after I was back in my room and the parks were closed. I travel alone and I have a laptop. I don't see why I can't peek at WISH even while I'm in Orlando.
I have not waivered from plan one time yet, so it is helping me stay motivated
Now, let's get started
<b>susan514</b>
Was not great this week, I had too many Atkins treats, so I'm thrilled with my loss
Well, I guess <i>so</i>! You had too many Atkins treats and you <i>still</i> lost two pounds! I would be thrilled to lose 2 pounds when I've had <i>no</i> treats</i> at all. You are doing so well, don't you just feel proud? Look how strong and determined you are, you must control your portions so well, that even eating too many treats doesn't slow you down.
I'm just so proud of you. I know everyone else is feeling proud of you too. Way to go. Keep this up and you will be at goal before you know it
<b>December99</b> You stinker! Were you trying to fool me into thinking you were feeling bad because you didn't lose? Boy, are you lucky that you were teasing. You should have <i>seen</i> the scolding I had composed in my head!
Instead, I get to <b>celebrate!</b>
<b>WooHoo, Chris!!!</b> Look at you go, another two whole pounds are gone forever. You are only a mere 16 ounces away from a 5 pound loss clippie. Way to go, my friend!
Are you smiling a really big smile right now? <i>I'm</i> smiling...no, actually I'm <i>beaming</i> with pride for you. You are just a great example for me. Look how much you have motivated me, and I'm in WDW. That is great, Chris, thanks
You will have that new clippie very, very soon, I'm sure of it.
<b>MontyMontyMOnty</b> You are awfully calm for someone who lost <b>two whole pounds</b>. No bouncing? No Yeehaaa!!!! What's up with that? Here I am in WDW, sitting up late (I love y'all but I'm not giving up park time for you, sorry
) and I come across a post by a fairly new member of my family and support group just saying that they lost two pounds like they were saying they took out the garbage or something
No, no, no sweetie, sorry, that won't do. You need to get <i>excited</i> about what you accomplished this past week. You need to do some hollering and bouncing up and down. I mean, I spent all day in Epcot, finished it off with Illuminations, fought the crowd out of Epcot, rode the bus to CBR, staggered <i>up</i> the stairs and now I've got to do the jumping up and down with excitement too? Do you have any idea how old I am? Okay, you're new--I'll do it this time but next week, you'd better get with the program.
Whew! Okay, I sure hope I don't have to do that much more tonight, I may not survive
3M, we <b>celebrate</b> our successes. And you, my friend, <i>definitely</i> are a success. Be proud of yourself, <i>I'm</i> proud of you
<b>lynr</b> Did you ever have <i>any</i> doubt that you would get rid of that lovely gift that the bloat fairy left with you? Hmmm? I <b>never</b> believed for one minute that you would hold on to that false gain.
I <i>knew</i> you could do this, I knew it all along. I'll bet you knew it too, didn't you? Are you smiling because of your success? Are you feeling proud? I'm sure feeling proud of you, sweetie. You are just doing so well.
You are steadily working your way to goal, my friend, and I'm having so much fun watching you get there. Thank you for making me smile
<b>FantasticDisFamily</b> It sounds to me that you are a true WISH success. Isn't it great?
even the new clothes I'd purchased felt a bit looser the last few days
Now <i>that</i> is a sign of success! How great! Are you feeling proud? You should be-- you are just working your way to goal
I'm <b>very</b> happy and proud for you.
Another two pounds are gone forever! That's a wonderful accomplishment. Be proud and realize how much you have accomplished.
I'm now only 5 pounds from being in the "normal" weight range for the first time in I don't know how many years. I'd like to reach that goal by the time we cruise June 21st.
I hope that you are standing tall and feeling very, very proud of yourself. I know that I not only feel proud of you but I am so motivated and determined to reach this point myself. You have proven to me that I can do it. I can't tell you how much I appreciate that, how much I appreciate <i>you</i>.
Your goal is so close, I can't imagine that you won't be able to accomplish this goal way before your cruise. I just wish I was cruising with you. I would love to have a photo of us together, I would be the big one and you would be the person <b>at goal</b>. How very exciting and how very inspirational. You are on your way to goal! You will be there soon.
<b> geetey</b> Holy Cowabunga!! Look at you go, sweetie! Another 3 pounds gone forever. You are such a success at this weight loss stuff.
You have a marvelously <i>positive</i> attitude, too. You have no idea how much it helps <i>me</i> when WISHers have such a wonderfully positive attitude like you have. It makes <i>me</i> feel positive, too. It makes <i>me</i> believe that I can succeed too. Thank you sweetie, for helping me be positive by having such a wonderful attitude
Don't let the bloat fairy get you down next week. Fluid retention is just temporary, trust me, I know this fact is true. Some of us hang on to that fluid longer than others--but it is <i>still</i> temporary
Way to go, sweetie, you are doing so well.
I hope you realize how proud of you I am and I hope you are proud of <i>yourself</i>.
<b>reneesam</b> Okay, this is the important part of what you posted:
The rest is irrelevant. Do you know <i>why</i> it is irrelevant? Because last weekend was in the past. We don't worry about the past. We don't worry about history because we can't change it, so we only worry about <b>right now</b>. Right now, you are
See? You know that you didn't really gain 3 pounds of fat in one weekend. Right? Think about it....so the bloat fairy knows where you live, so what? The fluid will go away soon and you will lose that fluid weight <i>and</i> even more, you will be losing real fat soon.
Trust me...I'm really quite old and wise...honest...okay, Kelsie, I <i>heard</i> that
Trust me, reneesam, you are on your way to goal. Don't give up, you can do this
<b>perfectmatch300</b> Thank you for saying you were too tired to celebrate, I'm too tired to celebrate too. Well, <i>almost</i> too tired. I just have to
a couple of times. How great that you were able to <i>maintain</i> your weight and you were travelling, too! Way to go.
The really exciting part is that you are <b>smaller</b>! That's the whole point of changing our diets and losing weight, right? To get smaller. <b>And, you did it!</b>
You have lost inches! That is so great
Doesn't that just make you feel proud? You maintained your weight while travelling <i>and</i> you lost inches too. I'm sure proud of you sweetie. You are such a success!
<b>mowsie dreamer</b> Holy Cow! You lost 4.6 pounds in just one little old week? Way to go! Doesn't that just make you proud? Doesn't that just make you realize what a success you are? It has sure made <i>me</i> proud of you. I know that all of your other WISH friends are proud of you too.
Way to go, sweetie. You are doing so well. Who cares if those 4.6 pounds went down the drain, just as long as they <i>went</i>! You are on your way to goal and I'm thrilled for you.
<b>Disneyaholic</b> Okay, I'm really tired right now, so I'm not going to jump up and down over your terrific loss of .4 pounds last week.
But, I <b>am</b> going to
jump up and down about that wonderful Curves measure session you had! Woo Hoo!!! You've lost <b>20 inches</b>! You are smaller than you were two months ago. A <i>lot</i> smaller.
Doesn't that just make you beam with pride? It sure makes <i>me</i> smile and feel proud for you. Way to go!
<b><i>Okay...I'm going to sleep a couple of hours now. I'm going to EPCOT in a few hours. I'll finish reading tomorrow night, or whenever
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<b>dmslush</b> I <i>like</i> your attitude! What a wonderfully positive attitude you have, sweetie. You make <i>me</i> feel positive about this weight loss journey of mine. That is so helpful for me, thank you!
You have less than 100 pounds to lose now. How great is that? Two pounds are gone forever! You are on your way to goal. I'm so happy and proud for you. Thank you for being part of my support group
<b>PAdisMOM</b> You know what? I'm sure glad that you posted this after I finally went to sleep last night. I was <b>so</b> tired, I don't think I could have handled all of the scolding I would have to do
Look, think about this for a minute. You were <i>off program</i> for <b>two weeks</b> and you only gained <i>one pound</i>? That sounds to me like you were pretty careful about your portions. If you hadn't been careful about your portions, you would have gained a lot more than one pound in two weeks.
So, sorry to disappoint you but you are still a success. You are still doing very well. You are back on track and focused on your goal now. That is great news. I'm proud of you.
Don't give up, sweetie. Just get back with your plan and get started back in the direction of goal. You will be there soon, honest you will. We are all going to help you
<b>FOJMO</b> WOO HOO!!! 2.6 pounds gone forever! Way to go! Is your blood sugar still under control? That's the best part, isn't it? Losing weight <i>and</i> feeling better because you have your blood sugar under control.
I hope you are feeling proud of yourself, <i>I'm</i> sure proud of you. Keep it up and you will be at goal in no time at all.
<b>lmhall2000</b> You are amazing. You have a wonderfully positive attitude <b>and</b> you are successful at losing weight and getting closer to goal. How wonderful!
Another two pounds gone forever. Not only that, but you walked <b>12 miles</b> last week. Just awesome. I'm so proud and happy for you.
Thank you for keeping me motivated and inspired to continue on my weight loss trek, I'm so glad that you are part of my support group. You help me a lot
<b>DiznEeyore</b> Another pound gone forever, <i>despite</i> TOM? Way to go! That is <i>success</i>! That is <b>progress!</b> I hope you are feeling proud of yourself, <i>I'm</i> sure proud of you! Way to go!
I'm so glad that you are part of my support group, you keep me smiling and motivated!
<b>ohMom!</b> Did you ever doubt the existence of the WHOOSH fairy? Oh dear, if you believe in that nasty bloat fairy then you absolutely <i>must</i> believe in the WHOOSH fairy. She has bad eye sight and several personalities but she most certainly <i>exists</i>. I'm really glad, too
4 pounds are gone forever, that's a lot of butter, huh? You've just got to love that whoosh fairy, when she finally visits she just makes you smile, doesn't she? She just makes you feel proud of yourself (well, I sure <i>hope</i> so!) You <i>should</i> feel proud of yourself. I'm <i>really</i> proud of you!
<b>Jiminy102</b> That bloat fairy is a stinker, huh? Don't worry about it, you <i>will</i> win this battle and the bloat fairy will lose. We both know that is true
Hang in there. Next week the fluid will be gone and you will show a loss, don't worry, I promise!
You are such a great help to me and everyone else, on WISH. Thanks for being here for us
<b>Tiger Lily 03</b> <b>WOO HOO!!!</b> One pound gone forever! This is your first loss this year? I am impressed with your determination, my dear, a lot of people would have given up by now, if they hadn't lost anything all year. But not you! What an inspiration you are for me.
Way to go! You are definitely on your way to goal!
<b>Tink33</b> Maintenance isn't as easy as it sounds, huh? I know that I look forward to maintenance but I like to think of it as being a magical time where I can eat what I want to eat and work out when I wish. Thank you, my friend, for bringing me back to earth and showing me (really quickly, too) that I will always have to be careful of what I eat and always stay active.
You will lose this small gain quickly. I'm really proud of you for taking control again, well before you were out of control. I'm proud of you sweetie. Good for you!
<b>RaySharpton</b> Isn't WISH the most positive forum that you have seen in a long time? So many caring people, so many <i>successful</i> people.
I'll bet you have another good week, Ray. You have set your mind to reaching goal and I know you are going to get there soon
<b>Dax</b> What a wonderful thing to realize that you are progressing to goal and you don't need to use a scale to know that. To notice that your clothing is getting larger is a wonderful feeling, isn't it? Way to go, my friend. You are on the way to goal and it is fun to watch. I'm proud of you.
<b>Zoo Keeper</b> Wait a minute. You just returned from a trip to WDW and you <b>lost</b> 1/2 pound??? And you only used <b>one</b> measly little green bouncing smilie?
<i>What were you thinking????</i> Do you realize what a wonderful accomplishment that is? I mean, maintaining your weight while you are at WDW is just wonderful and the best I can hope for--but you <b>lost a whole half pound!!</b>
Geez, no one respects their elders anymore
I'll do it, fortunately bouncing burns calories
Be very proud of yourself, sweetie. <i>I'm</i> proud of you. You are so focused on goal that you didn't even let a WDW trip get in your way. Excellent! Now, if you'll excuse me, I think I need to find some geritol and take a nap. I'm all tuckered out after all of that bouncing
<b>tiggerlover</b> You must have had one heck of a weekend to have gained a whole pound. A weekend is only two days long. If you do the math, I think you would have had to have eaten 1750 calories over and above the calories you need to just wake up and breathe every day. Right? Am I misremembering? 3500 calories are required to gain a pound. That's a lot of food, sweetie, <b>a whole lot</b> of food.
Do you know what I think? I think you are retaining fluid because of the off plan foods you ate over the weekend and haven't really gained a whole pound. I could be wrong, of course, it has been known to happen before
I think the bloat fairy took advantage of your off plan weekend and zapped you with a pound of fluid. Then, that mean old thing sat back and smirked, knowing that you would feel guilty because you did not follow your eating plan and would think that you gained a whole pound. If you refuse to feel guilty, you take away the BF's fun, it has enough fun at my expense, you don't need to entertain it further
Okay, I think you might need to get with your WW pals and find out about banking points or whatever it is called. You need a better plan for your many travels. You are sabotaging your goal, here. Promise me you will look into making a plan for your next trip. Stop working <i>against</i> yourself
Okay, {{{HUGS}}} sweetie. Stop feeling guilty and defeated about this situation and <b>make a plan!</b> <i>Do something about this situation!</i> You can do this, you know you can.
<b>glo</b> You are getting <b>smaller</b>. That is your goal, remember? Stop obsessing over a stupid number on a scale.
<b>STOP</b> weighing everyday, too. Geez Louise! When will you listen to me? At least I finally got you to start measuring. Aren't you glad?
You don't have to have weight to lose after your trip, that is up to you. If you plan to gain a couple of pounds while you are in WDW, then no fair pouting about it when you get back home again. Deal?
Sweetie, you need to start being proud of your accomplishments, you have made so much progress. Be proud of yourself, every single WISHer is proud <i>of</i> you!
Y'all didn't know that I could be stern, did you? <b>Ha!</b> I have lots of secrets like that
<b>Bichon Barb</b> Woo Hoo! Another pound gone forever, what a wonderful accomplishment! You are just working your way toward goal, aren't you? You are doing great!
Look at that gorgeous new clippie of yours! Isn't it fun to get to "trade up"? It's sort of amusing that we get excited over both up and down, here on WISH, we want the weight to go down and the clipart to go up. You are doing both things very well, too.
I hope that you are feeling proud of yourself--<i>I'm</i> sure proud of you.
<b>ahutton</b> I know how uncomfortable retaining fluid can be. My rings that were so loose the day I left for WDW are so tight I don't think I could remove them. The culprit, in my case, must have been the ranch dressing that came with my salad at CBR. It's the only thing "different" that I ate the past two days.
I hope that the fluid continues to leave and that your swelling gets less. Is the cyst causing the abdominal swelling? Is it painful? I sure hope it isn't painful. Those antibiotics you take probably don't help with the fluid retention and swelling. I know you will be relieved to be finished with those and to have the surgery over and done.
Keep us posted, sweetie. Let us know what is going on with you. You are a WISHer and we all care about you a lot. {{{HUGS}}}
<b>O'BWV</b> My little diet diva (that just sounds so cute
) Another 3 pounds missing in action, gone forever. You are just racing down that road to goal. You have a great attitude and enthusiasm too. You keep me motivated and that is a very good thing to do
How much have you lost since taking the WISH challenge? You have done very well the past four weeks. Doesn't it just make you feel proud of yourself? It <i>should</i> make you feel proud, <i>I'm</i> sure feeling proud of you
<b>flbeachbum</b> Look at you go! 3.2 pounds gone forever and in just <i>one</i> week. What a success you are.
Did you smile real big at the WW weighin? Are you still smiling? Boy, I would be grinning so big. How proud you must be. You took control, you made a plan and you are carrying through. I'm just so happy and proud for you.
I'll bet you have that 5 pound loss clippie by next week. Way to go!
<b>Liz</b> Have mercy! For heaven's sake. I'm hot and I'm tired and then I come here to see how well you did and I find this:
Glo, didn't you email Liz the WISH bylaws? Liz--if you read your copy of the bylaws you will see that there is no such thing as "only a measly 1.4 lbs" lost, not ever, not on WISH. Sorry, since glo didn't email you your copy of the bylaws, I'll let you go with a warning this time
Okay, 1.4 pounds, 20 ounces (do you realize how much they charge at Shula's for a 20 ounce steak?)--that's almost 6 sticks of butter--28 slices of bacon. I'll tell you what--you run grab 28 slices of uncooked bacon and a roll of duct tape, real quick. Then you tape all 28 slices of bacon to some body parts, any body parts. Wear that around for a while and then come back here and tell us how great it felt to get those 20 ounces of fat off your body. Okay? Because I don't think you realize what you actually accomplished this week. <b>You lost 1.4 pounds!!!</b>
Let's try this again, shall we?
<b>WOO HOO!!!! I lost 1.4 pounds this week!!!</b>
Isn't that better? I think that's much better. Just think, you <i>could</i> have been reporting a 1.4 pound <i>gain</i> instead. You think you're little Eeyore is sad <i>now</i>, HA! He would be on prozac if you had gained.
Now, get positive about this. You are a success, my friend. The scale is moving in the correct direction, you are getting lighter, smaller and you are on your way to goal.
Okay, now, stand up straight, put a huge smile on that pretty face of yours and repeat after me:
I am a successful WISHer and I am <i>good</i> at this weight loss stuff. I have a plan and I am making progress. I am <b>good</b> and I am very proud of myself.
I hope that you <i>are</i> proud of yourself, sweetie. <i>I'm</i> sure proud of you
<b>Mish19</b> It is way too early for me to jump up and down. Lucky for you that you aren't all sad because you <i>maintained</i> you weight. That is <i>progress</i>. You could have gained instead and just think how unhappy that would have made you feel.
You followed you eating plan and did everything right so you know that the weight is going to come off, it just is not going to follow <i>your</i> timeline. Nasty little stuff, huh? You are doing great and you will reach your goal. That weight will come off soon. I like your positive attitude, it helps keep me motivated.
<b>AlreadyexcitedGrammy</b> <i>WOO HOO!!!! <b>bebr!!!</i></b> Look at you go! Another two pounds gone forever...that is <i>awesome</i> Good job, you are such a success at this weight loss stuff. I knew you would be all along, didn't you?
You keep me motivated and you keep me beaming with pride. I sure hope you are proud of <i>yourself</i>. You may have to change your user name though, soon. How about <b>Alreadyexcited<i>andthin</i>Grammy</b> ? You are on your way to goal and you are just scooting along, my friend
<i>I don't weigh in at all this week. If you think I'm going to hunt down a scale just to prove to myself that the BF found me in Orlando, you are all nuts. No way! I will be back home on 5/28. I can weigh in then....or <i>not</i>
My friends, I know you think I am totally nuts sometimes, but if you focus on the positives of this situation, focus on your accomplishments (even if you think they are tiny), look for the silver lining...you <i>will</i> find that silver lining, honest.
Believe in yourselves, I believe in each and every one of you. You are WISHers and you are part of my family. Whether you like it or not
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Katholyn
Goodbye size 12's!! I figure I am about 138 or so
