This weeks checkin was a challenge for me. I lost a lot of replies because of a power surge and had to start over. I almost gave up but then I just couldnt do it. The checkin thread is such a motivational tool for me. I love to see how my WISH friends have done everyweek.
I suppose I will just have to never go to WDW again. I miss so much when Im away and I get way far behind on the check in thread. If you believe <i>that</i> I have some Arizona swampland to sell you
Here we go. This is my favorite part of WISH:
<b>Princess Michelle</b> Way to go! Look at you and your success, 5 pounds gone forever and in just one week. That is awesome progress...that is <b>success</b>. Im so proud of you. I sure hope you are feeling proud of yourself.
<b>Sue & Co.</b> So that slightly more structured eating plan is paying off, huh? Isnt it great? Look how well you did this week. 3 whole pounds are gone forever, what a wonderful feeling. Proof positive that you are on your way to goal.
So....how come you are so calm about this? No bouncing smilies? No YIPPEE??? Geez. I would be bouncing all over the place if I had lost 3 pounds in one week. Oh alright, Ill do it this time
WOO HOO!!!! Sue lost 3 whole pounds this week and shes on her way to goal!!!!
*gasp* Whew, thats hard work
Im so happy and proud for you and so is every other WISHer, you are doing just great! Love that shiny new 5 pound loss clippie of yours, it looks good on you. Dont get too attached though, I have a feeling you will be trading up to that 10 pound loss clipart any day now.
I hope you will come to chat tomorrow. It is at 7PM BMT and its a lot of fun. I help host that chat we can use private message and gossip
<b>elisebutt</b> Oh great, another example of British reserve. Elise, you lost <b>3 pounds in one week</b>! How can you be so matter of fact about that? No bouncing smilies, no smilies at all. You might as well have been telling us that you cleaned the loo yesterday.
I know you have your copy of the bylaws, Elise. Look it up, it says: <i>All WISHers, regardless of national origin, are required to celebrate their successes.</i> Honest. Doesnt it say that Kelsie? See? I told ya
Lets try this again, shall we?
<b>YIPPEE!!! Elise lost three whole pounds this weekthats 2.1 stone gone forever!!</b>
*cough* *sputter* Okay, now Im getting tired.
Good job, Elise. You are doing so well. Celebrate your successesthat gives all of us the chance to smile and celebrate too. Smiling is very important, you know
Im proud of you. Be proud of yourself.
<b>NancyK</b> <i>For heavens sake!</i> Are yall trying to kill me? Do you have any idea how old I am? Is this a plot to force me to get more exercise?
Okay, Nancy, I <i>know</i> that you are aware of the bylaws rule about celebrating successes. Im sorry but Im going to have to issue an official WISH reprimand and disciplinary action this time. Give me 10. You heard me. 10 green bouncy smilies. Thats right. Do you want 10 pink ones too? Get going, young ladythis hurts me more than it hurts you
Now let that be a lesson to you. We celebrate our successes here. You celebrate with <b>pride</b>! You lost two whole pounds this past week. Thats 8 sticks of butter (two tubs in Canadian butter currency)thats 40 slices of bacon. That is progress.
You are on your way to goal. You are motivated and determined and you keep me motivated and determined. You make me beam with pride so you had better be feeling proud too. You dont want me to look dumb beaming with pride all by myself, do you?
<b>blanq</b> So it <i>is</i> a plot. I see whats happening here. Im not as stupid as I look. Yall are so <i>busted</i>.
You lost two whole pounds during a week when you were not faithful to your eating plan and you just are so blase about it that I am in shock. <b>2 pounds!</b> You lost two whole pounds.
I can see Im going to have to get tough, now. Im sorry, Linda, but Im fining you two jester smilies and one waving smilie. If you dont want to see some bouncing smilies added next time youd better just start celebrating your success.
Be honest, didnt you smile when you saw you had lost two pounds? Didnt you feel proud? I sure hope so because Im smiling with pride <i>for</i> you. Good job this week, sweetie. You are tearing down that road to goal!
<b>GarrettJD</b> Well, at least you used a few smilies, you are at least a little bit happy about your progress. I would have called the television stations if I lost 6 pounds in one week.
Look how well you are doing! 6 pounds gone forever. WOO HOO!!! Doesnt that just make you feel proud and successful? It makes all of us happy and proud <i>for</i> you. Keep it up and you will be a goal in no time at all!
<b>SnackyStacky</b> You are my hero. You have overcome your obstacles to good health and achieved your goal. Now you are maintaining your weight. What an excellent example to all of us you are.
Im proud to have you in my support group, my friend, very proud.
<b>PartyofSix</b> <i>*whimper* </i> Et tu, Tammy? No bouncies, no celebration...sheesh.
Let me make sure I understand what you just told us. You had a bad day the day before weigh in, eating out twice. Its TOM. <i>You lost 1.5 pounds?</i>
Is it just me? What is wrong with this picture? Despite having cause for a weight gain, fluid or not, this week...you <b>lost</b>. And how do you celebrate this accomplishment? You say that you will take it. Well, <b>I guess so</b>! Heck, Id take it too.
Where is that excitement? Where is your pride in your accomplishment? Look how well you are doing. You obviously controlled your portions without realizing it when you ate out. You are a success and Im proud of you, so please be proud of yourself.
Celebrating your success on WISH isnt bragging its helping. Really, its true. When someone has a positive, happy attitude on WISH it helps keep every one of us motivated and determined.
You are one of our WISH successes and you are doing so well.
<b>NCRedding</b> <i>*sigh*</i> Okay, wheres the camera? Im on Candid Camera, arent I? Is that whats going on?
<b>You lost 11 pounds in one week!!!!!</b> Shuckydarn, I would be taking out full page ads in the NY TIMES if I did something as outrageously wonderful as that. YIKES! You just are so calm and matter of fact about it.
Okay, youre fairly new to WISH so Im going to let you go with a warning this time. Ill celebrate for you:
<b>WOO HOO!!! NCRedding lost 11 whole pounds this week! Thats 220 slices of bacon or 44 sticks of butter!!!</b>
Now isnt that better? Cant you just feel the excitement? Doesnt that just inspire you to continue to succeed? It inspires <i>me</i> to try harder to be more successful like you. You are my hero
Im really happy and proud of you and I hope you are proud of yourself.
<b>John In Illinois</b> John, you are really good at this weight loss stuff. Another two pounds gone forever! What a success you are and what a shining example for me.
You are tearing down the road to goal and you are an inspiration to us all. Good job.
<b>Debbie</b> WOO HOO!!!! A new clippie and everything! Look at you go, just streaking at the speed of light toward goal. I love that little dancing pink elephant.
Isnt it just the greatest feeling in the world to see proof positive that you are a success? I know you must be feeling very proud of yourself. <i>Im</i> sure proud of you.
You are just doing so well and you make me smile everyday with your cute little smilies and your positive attitude.
<b>FantasticDisFamily</b> I <i>like</i> your positive attitude and I love the well you celebrate yourself by celebrating your success.
That 5 pound loss clippie is practically in your signature already but more importantly, it wont be long before you can add that gorgeous red goal clipart. WOW! What an inspiration you are for me. I had 100 pounds to lose when I first started Atkins. You have proven to me that I can be successful, too. Thank you so much!
You have inspired me to try even harder and I really appreciate that. Be proud of yourself, we are all proud <i>of</i> you.
<b>Buz</b> Okay, youre new. Im going to do the celebrating for you but next time you are on your own. Losing 5 pounds is a big deal. I would kill to lose that much in one week. I still say everyone is picking on me this week.
<b>WOO HOO!!!! I lost 5 whole pounds this week and forgot to celebrate my success!!</b>
<i>huff, puff</i> Okay, now Im really getting tired. All of this celebrating is wearing me out.
Be proud of your success Buz, we are all proud <i>of</i> you. Keep this up and you will be at goal in no time at all. Good job!
<b>maryliz</b> Are you still eating sensibly? Sometimes we need a more structured plan than that. I know that I sure do. If I was any good at eating sensibly I wouldnt be having to lose weight now.
I know that the word diet carries a stigma and a lot of people believe they wont succeed if they are on a diet so they wont follow a structured eating plan. So, lets try a different tack. How about we use the words nutrition plan?
Perhaps you need to follow a more structured <i>nutrition plan</i>, MaryLiz. Seriously. I think you should consider it. It can be something as simple as limiting your fat or getting rid of sugar but I think you need to add a little more structure as a guide for yourself.
You can do this and I dont want you getting so frustrated that you give up. I cant remember if you told us how much weight you want to lose. If it is 20 pounds or less it is going to come off very slowly. Thats not much fun but losing weight slowly helps to insure that you will keep it off when you have lost what you want to lose.
So, what do you think? Hang in there. Dont give up. Were all here if you need to talk and we have broad shoulders. <i>Dont give up</i>. I would miss you too much if you did
<b>becka</b> Are those sad smilies? No sad smilies allowed on WISH, you know the rules.
Okay, you strayed from your eating plan. What have we learned from that? Because, if you have learned something from this past week then theres that silver lining Im always looking for, did you learn anything? Did you learn perhaps that certain situations trigger a desire to eat? Or perhaps it was a particular food?
Can you make a new plan? Can you take what you learned and turn it to your advantage? How can you avoid the situations that triggered this episode? No way to avoid it (hey! Im married too, you know
) then how can you deal with those emotions other than eating? I have an idea! Why dont you come here to WISH instead? Why dont you send me an email and rant and rave (Ill delete it I promise).
How about when you are feeling down about yourselfyou pick up that gorgeous Nathan and marvel at his perfectionmarvel at this life you carried for 9 monthsmarvel at the love you have for him. Because, my darling, you did a wonderful thing when you gave life to Nathan, how blessed and lucky you are to have him. Almost as blessed and lucky as <i>he</i> is to have <b>you</b>! Be proud that you are getting healthy so that you will have many, many years with this beautiful boy of yours, watching him grow up and realizing his own dreams for life.
Speaking of blessed and lucky. I happen to think that Im pretty blessed and lucky to have you in my support group. You are imperfect just like me. You are trying hard to lose weight just like me. Sometimes you stumble<i>just like me</i>. Just like every single one of us, sweetie.
Now, you know the rules. We dont worry about last week or yesterday or even tomorrow. We only concern ourselves with <i>right now</i>. Because we only have control over right now. Dont beat yourself up over this. You have made wonderful progress toward goal. So, you made a little detour, you will still get there.
Okay, stand up straight, take a deep breath, put a smile on that pretty face of yours and repeat after me:
Right now is all that matters and right now I am focused and on track. I am on my way to goal, and no matter how long it takes, Im going to reach it. Im a strong and intelligent woman, an excellent mother and a WISHer. Ive got what it takes and Im on my way!
Isnt that better? You can do this sweetie. Dont give up!
<b>susan514</b> Look at you go! Another 2 pounds gone forever and you are only one pound away from your first goal. Not only that but that 20 pound loss clipart is practically in your signature already. What a success you are.
Be very proud of yourself, you are doing so well. Im proud of you and happy for you too. I love the way you celebrate your success. Have a <b>magical</b> trip!
<b>lynr</b> Okay, so maintaining your weight isnt as much fun as losing but its much more fun than gaining. PLUS...it proves that you will be able to keep that weight off when you have lost all you want to lose.
So you have lost 15 pounds so far and you want to lose 10-15 more by August 16th? Lets see...that would be about 10 weeks from now and if you lost 1.5 pounds each week, minimum, you will lost 15 more pounds before your deadline.
I think that is a very reasonable goal, sweetie. I think you can do it. I <i>know</i> you can do it! Have you measured yourself? Or are you determined to allow a scale and a certain number to control your success? As long as you are getting smaller it doesnt matter how much you weigh, does it? Think about it a minute. Muscle weighs more than fat, youve been going to Curves more often...dont you think that might explain why you maintained your weight? You stayed on plan, right?
If you are doing everything right then dont get obsessed with some mystical number. Dont sabotage yourself. You are doing great and I want you to be proud of yourself. Dont make me be proud of you all my myself.
<b>perfectmatch300</b> WOW! Miss Cleo is your pm buddy?
Im just teasing you.
How great that you have lost the teeny gain from your vacation. Ill bet you lose some real weight this next week.
You are back on track and motivated, Nancy. You are going to reach your goal, just not as quickly as you might wish. Youre going to make it though, you just wait and see. We all plan to help you.
Im proud of you. You got right back headed in the right direction, straight for goal
<b>tiggerlover</b> Good job! You must have controlled your portions of all of those wonderful and rich foods on your trip. You maintained your weight, its so much more fun than gaining, isnt it?
Are you home for a while now? Or do you have another trip planned soon? I think its great that you can travel, eat off plan foods and still maintain your weight. Thats a <i>good</i> thing
Cant wait to see how well you do this coming week.
<b>Jomrog</b> No joyful celebration for being smaller? Why not? If you had <i>gained</i> two pounds this past week you would have been so very distraught, right?
Well, dont you think you should at least have as much happiness because of <i>losing</i> two pounds as you would despair over gaining? Hmmmm? Doncha?
Now, pay attention, Im going to show you how to celebrate a two pound loss:
<b>WOO HOO!YIPPEE!!! I lost two whole pounds of fat this week!! Not just any two pounds of fat either, two pounds of <i>ugly</i> fat!!!!</b>
See? Isnt that fun? I think if you lose the equivalent of 8 sticks of butter or 40 slices of bacon you should celebrate your success. Dont you? Because losing 2 pounds is definitely <b>success</b>! Thats progress! Thats two less pounds you have to lose now.
Im proud of you, so be proud of yourself. You are doing <b>great</b>!
<b>Kelsie</b> So what you are saying, oh Fearless Leader, is that it is TOM and you <i>maintained</i> your weight? That is <b>terrific</b> news! Good job. Ill bet that means that when it is no longer TOM you are going to show a loss that was camouflaged when the bloat fairy visited you. WOO HOO! Way to go sweetie.
<i>Kelsies getting a new clippie! Kelsies getting a new clippie!</i> Any minute now, too.
Im so proud of you for not giving up, Kels. You are my hero
<b>lmhall2000</b> <i>You walked <b>15</b> miles last week?</i> Holy cow, sweetie that is a lot of walking. Im impressed. No wonder you maintained your weight.
I love your positive attitude! You are going to be a wonderful success reaching goal. I can tell. Thanks for being so positiveit helps <i>me</i> keep a positive attitude too and <i>that</i> helps keep me motivated. What a great help you are to me.
I hope you see a loss later in the week
<b>MontyMontyMOnty</b> You have done so well. You were a success before you found WISH and now your success is giving each one of us hope.
And look at the wonderful way you celebrate your success! I love it (Blanq do you see this? This is celebrating
)
You are a wonderful example for me 3M. You help keep me focused. Im proud of you, very proud. I hope you are feeling proud of <i>yourself</i>!
<b>December99</b> Wonderful news! What a terrific loss you had! Oh my goodness you are on your way to goal, for sure!
What a great feeling it is when the WHOOSH fairy visits. Doesnt happen often, but when it doesWOO HOO!! All of your hard work is paying off and you are doing great.
Are you still smiling, 99? Are you feeling proud of yourself? Im so happy and proud for you, Im sure smiling. Way to go, my friend. Love that pretty new 10 pound loss clippie
<b>Jiminy102</b> Look at you go!! Another 2.75 pounds gone forever. Excellent! Your determination and motivation are making you a great success. You are headed straight for goal and nothing will stop you now!
Im so happy and proud for you sweetie. You have given me inspiration to try harder. Thank you!
<b>Mattsmom</b> Thank goodness you celebrated your loss. Im just worn out from all of this celebrating Ive been having to do
Good job! Losing 4 pounds in two weeks is excellent progress. Look at how well you are doing. You will have that pretty 5 pound clippie by next week, Ill bet you. Isnt that fun? Isnt that exciting?
You are tearing down the road to goal and you are focused and determined. What a great motivation that is for <i>me</i> You, cutie, are a <i>success</i> and Im very, very proud of you. Smile real big and be proud of yourself too.
<b>dixiegirl</b> WOWSERS!!!! Youve <i>already</i> earned your 5 pound clippie? Way to go!
How exciting and motivating. You are doing great. Love that positive attitude and enthusiasm of yours. Im proud of you too
<b>magicmouse2</b> WOO HOO!!! 2 pounds gone forever. What great progress you are making, sweetie. Way to celebrate. You did a great job this week.
Drinking alcohol will slow you down for sure. What is your drink of choice? Michelob UltraLite has only 2.6 grams of carbs in 12 ounces but white wine has 1 gm per ounce. The <i>grown up</i> stuff is carb free. But even drinking zero carb alcohol can slow you down a little.
You are doin just great and Im so glad that you are part of my support group. I hope you are feeling proud of your accomplishment this week. Im certainly proud <i>of</i> you.
<b>ahutton</b> Hey wait a minute! You managed to lose two whole pounds <i>despite</i> having to take those medications? YAHOOOO!! Great news, sweetie. Thats great! You are doing a wonderful job with weight loss stuff.
Good for you. Doesnt it just make you want to walk around with a big grin on your face. Doesnt it just make you feel proud to succeed and get closer to your goal? Im beaming with pride for you, cutie, so I hope you are beaming with pride too.
<b>Dax</b> I am so impressed that you dont obsess over the number on a scale. That is a very wise thing to do. Besides, Id rather lose a tummy roll than see a smaller number on the scale.
<i>Wait a minute!!!</i> You lost a tummy roll? But you didnt celebrate, no bouncing smilies no WAHOO. You just drop a bomb like that on the checkin thread and leave? I dont think so.
Nope, not gonna happen.
<B>WAHOO!!!! Dax has one less roll of fat to lose!!! She is succeeding and she is doing a great job!!!!</b>
Okay, now next time you have something so terrific to report you need to be proud of yourself and celebrate at least a little. Im proud of you and I hate celebrating all alone.
<b>Tink33</b> You are such a good example for me. You keep me motivated. Im proud of you for staying in control and maintaining your weight.
How neat that you wore a bikini. WOW! If I weighed 90 pounds I couldnt wear a bikini, gravity has been distinctly unkind to me
Good for you for maintaining your weight. Thank you for the little surprise package I found waiting when I returned from Orlando. The note was beautiful and you made me cry, but just a little bit, then you made me smile. Thank you my friend. You have a huge and generous heart and I appreciate you very much.
<b>Mish19</b> Not up to celebrating, huh? You ate <i>candy</i>, for heavens sake, and you <i>still</i> lost a whole pound. Not only that but you got a shiny new 15 pound clippie too! Im so happy and proud for you. Good job.
However, Im afraid that Im going to have to fine you five jester smilies for not celebrating your wonderfully impressive success this week. Hop to it cookie.
<b>PadisMOM</b> WOO HOO!!! I <i>told</i> you that you would lose. Arent you glad that you didnt give up? Way to go!
I love the way you celebrate your accomplishment. You made me smile and you made me proud. I love both of those things! Thank you.
You are on your way to goal and there is no stopping your now. Im just so happy and proud of you so be proud of <i>yourself</i>!
<b>Tiger Lily 03</b> Okay, you look younger than me <i>and</i> you lost a whole pound after eating cake. NO FAIR!
But you are so sweet and beautiful that I am thrilled for you. One less pound less to lose. You are doing so well and you help keep me motivated. Im really glad you are part of my support group, you help keep me focused.
<b>Zoo Keeper</b> HEY! Is that a sad smilie? Dont you know that there are no sad smilies allowed on WISH. Well...unless your fish dies or something like that. But we never, ever, <b>ever</b> use a sad smilie when we maintain our weight.
You know why? Because maintaining our weight is proof that we will be able to keep our weight off when we have reached our goal. Its also a <i>heck</i> of a lot more fun than gaining, dont you think?
Now, you be proud of yourself. You maintained your weight and that is a happy thing not a sad thing. No sad smilies allowed
You will have a new clippie very soon, you only have one more pound to go. Be happy and proud for yourself, sweetie, I sure am.
<b>becka</b> You think <i>youre</i> confused?? Okay, ummm.....just disregard that tome I wrote when I thought you needed support, okay? Who knew you would actually post again?
WOO HOO!!!! You have lost another 1.5 pounds! That is awesome progress and wonderful success. Im happy and proud of you, be proud of yourself.
<b>O'BWV</b> What <i>is</i> it with you people? You just come to the check in thread and calmly announce that you have lost weight. Are we discussing the same topic here? <b>You lost weight!</b> Geez, cut me some slack, will you? How much bouncing and celebrating do you think this mature adult body of mind can endure? Huh?
Okay, you cute little diva, you. Ill do it this time but next time you get a fine
<b> Yehaaaa!!! OBWV lost 2.5 pounds this week and is on her way to goal!!</b>
Losing 2.5 pounds is wonderful, sweetie. Appreciate yourself and be proud. You are a success and you are doing great. Im beaming with pride for you.
<b>eeyorefanatic</b> Okay. Where to start...you <i>did</i> say that you lost two pounds this week. Right? So, why are you punishing yourself instead of celebrating your success?
WISHers celebrate their successes and they concern themselves with only right now. We dont concern ourselves with last night, or the night before that, <b>right now</b> is the only important thing for us. We cant change the past so why worry about it at all? You ate off plan foods, so what? Youre back on track now, that is all that is important.
Now, you lost two whole pounds last week but instead of celebrating your success you are complaining about your mistake. Not good, not good at all. In fact, it just wont do, so here I go again
<b>WOOHOOOOO!!!! Eeyorefanatic lost two whole pounds this week! She is a success and she is on her way to goal!!!</b>
Dont focus on your mistakes, focus on your success. It makes life sweeter and easier. Despair and guilt are a waste of precious life, its true. Im much older than you are and I know these things
I know that if you look for a silver lining you will find one, you just have to just have to look.
<b>momto4obkids</b> Look at you go! Another 2.5 pounds gone forever! Isnt just the greatest feeling to see the results of all of your hard work paying off?
That 20 pound loss clippie is practically in your signature already. You are doing great and Im very proud of you. You are keeping me motivated.
<b>Liz</b> Uh oh. Now youve done it. You only lost .2 pounds? ONLY? You would have preferred to have <i>gained</i> .2 pounds perhaps? Hmmm? There are a few people who have posted to this thread who maintained their weight this week. No loss at all, not even .2 pounds. Would you trade? Want to trade any loss at all for no loss at all?
I didnt think so. <i>Any</i> loss is success, <i>any</i> loss is <b>progress</b>. You are that much closer to goal. I happen to think it would be wonderful to show a .2 pound loss this past week. Your body isnt losing fast enough for you, huh? Did you gain all of this weight in a week? A month? No? But you expect it to disappear at a pace determined by you.
Okay, dont be proud of yourself but Im telling you that you did a good job this week. Ill just have to be proud of you along with all the WISHers. Youll be the only one who isnt proud. I sure wish you were proud of yourself, though. The WHOOSH fairy will be visiting you soon, you just wait and see
You are .2 pounds closer to goal and youre on your way. I think you will have more fun if you celebrate any success instead of being disappointed with your own success.
<b>AlreadyexcitedGrammy</b> WOW! Another two pounds gone forever and that 20 pound loss clippie is practically in your siggie already! WOO HOO! Look at you go, you are just streaking towards goal. Theres no stopping you.
Youve got what it takes, my friend, to be a success. You have a great plan, a great attitude and determination. You are a <b>loser</b> for sure. Im so proud of you. You are doing just great so I hope you are proud of yourself.
Im so glad youre part of my support group. Now, Im not the oldest one here
<b>zurgswife</b> You have had quite a stressful past few months, havent you? Yet you have this sunny disposition and positive attitude. You are an amazing person. I admire you, I truly do.
Others would have thrown up their hands and said, forget it, Im not going to do this weight loss stuff while Im dealing with all of these emotional situations. Not you, though. What a strong person you are, you are just such a great part of our WISH support group. I hope you realize that and realize that we all appreciate your strength and positive attitude.
I am so proud of you for not quitting. Im so glad that I know you. You will have that new clippie soon, Im sure of it. No one with your determination and motivation could fail at any task they set themselves. Youre doing great!
<b>MaMudduck</b> <i>*sigh*</i> Thats a sad smilie isnt it? I know a sad smilie when I see one and <i>that</i> is a sad smilie. Jiminy Christmas...<b>no sad smilies allowed on WISH</b>...unless your lawn has grubs or something.
We <i>especially</i> do not use sad smilies when we announce that we were so successful as to maintain our weight. Maintaining our weight is a <i>good</i> thing. Honest it is, dont believe me? Okay...lets imagine for a moment that you got on the scale and had gained 5 pounds. Would you like that better? Hmmmm? I didnt think so.
Maintaining your weight is a positive thing, it proves to you that you can maintain your weight when you have finished losing all the weight you want to lose. Thats a very good thing, right? We cant set a timeline for losing weight. We are sabotaging our own efforts if we get all obsessed by the timeline and especially if we connect a scale with that timeline. Talk about depressing, to many variables involved...the biggest being the bloat fairy
Now, Im going to ask you a very important question: <b>Have you measured yourself?</b> This is so important for you to do. It is important because on Atkins sometimes when you are <b>not</b> losing pounds according to that wicked scaleyou are losing inches, instead. Now, I dont know about you, but Id rather lose inches than pounds. After all, my true goal is to get smaller, not to lose weight. What happens is when you get smaller you usally lose weight but when you lose weight you dont always get smaller. Do you really care how much you weigh? Or is your size more important? I know what my answer to that question is, what is your answer?
Okay, now. Be proud of yourself, sugar. You didnt gain an ounce this week. You may have lost loads of inches, you have to measure yourself to find out. You are doing great. No more sad smilies, okay? They bring me down, I hate when that happens. Be happy. You are in control and on your way to goal, youre just stuck behind a slow car right now. Youre going to reach your destination but you dont get to choose the speed. Give us a smile, now. You are really pretty, you know that?
<b>audflash</b> Hmmm, you are beginning to sound like me. I think you have lots of fluid fluctuations. You are on Atkins, right? What type of work out do you do?
I like your attitude. Very positive and very motivational. Your weight loss will come eventually, we both know that. Hang in there and dont give up!
<b>Nancy</b> WOOHOO!!! Way to celebrate success Nancy. I <i>like</i> your attitude. So helpful to all of us here to see your enthusiasm and joy.
Another 1.8 pounds are gone forever and you have a gorgeous new clippie! It looks great on you. Turn around and let me see...oh, that is pretty....I think its already looking a little loose though. Dont get too attached looks like you will be moving up again pretty soon.
You are doing so well. Are you feeling strong? Are you feeling happy? Are you feeling proud of yourself? All of your WISH friends are proud of you, especially me. Good job, sweetie. Keep it up. You are a <b>success</b> and your success helps keep me motivated!
<b>Tiger Lily 03</b> WOW, you rode 14 miles??? I couldnt ride a bicycle 14 feet. I am <i>so</i> impressed with your determination and sheer energy.
Do you have the Atkins book? If you would like me to email you the rules for induction, Ill be glad to, I have them saved to Word
Send me a pm if you want me to do that.
<b>lynr</b> That is <i>awesome</i> progress. Is this deja vu all over again? Didnt you post earlier? Is my mind finally going? <b>glo, I <i>heard</i> that</b>
You are smaller and lighter and such a great success, Lynda. Im so proud of you. 5.5 inches gone...and two more pounds...Way to go!!!
Are you smiling? Im smiling. Im beaming with pride for you, so please be proud of yourself you are a <b>success</b>!
<b>jimmytammy</b> WOO HOO!!! YEEHAAA!!! Good job! Another two pounds gone forever and ever. Not only that but you lost 3 inches. That is the important part to me. That is a true measure of your success. Oh, sure, seeing a smaller number on the scale is fun but to see proof positive that you are smaller...well, <i>that</i> is cause for celebration!
You have a great attitude and I love the way you celebrate your success. You keep me revved up and motivated. That is a really nice thing to do. Im so glad you are part of my support group.
<b>Bichon Barb</b> Im glad youre not complaining about maintaining your weight. I would have to get on to you for complaining about that, you know. I might even have to fine you or something, wouldnt that be terrible?
Maintaining your weight is not as much fun as losing but its a whole lot more fun than <i>gaining</i>. Its a good thing to do, actually. Have you measured yourself? Have you lost any inches? Measure yourself if you havent already it helps keep you motivated when the scale doesnt move.
Youre doing great sweetie. Be proud of yourself, Im proud <i>of</i> you.
<b>ohMom</b> Is it just me or have I answered you before? This is a trick, isnt it? LOL, just teasing you. Im glad you posted again I love celebrating successes.
You had major slipups with no real damage. Those slipups couldnt have been <i>too</i> major. You must have controlled your portions very well and made wiser choices than you thought. You havent had a gain at all. You maintained your weight. Isnt that great? Im so proud of your determination and positive attitude.
You are doing great and Im very glad that you are part of my support group!
<b>Disneyaholic</b> You are only one pound away from goal? And you <i>still</i> lost .4 pounds this week? Thats amazing! Usually the closer we are to goal the slower we lose and sometimes we dont lose anything for weeks on end. But look at you! You lost almost a half pound this week. How wonderful!
You are going to get that goal clippie very soon. How proud and happy you must be feeling. <i>Im</i> feeling proud and happy for you. Good job! Great attitude too. You keep me motivated, motivated and focused. I have a long way to go but you have shown me that I can do it. That is a good thing to know.
<b>jenny2</b> You lost another pound. That is wonderful progress. You are really good at this weight loss stuff.
I so admire anyone who is a runner. I have never been good at running. My sister says I run like a girlwell, duh...I <i>am</i> a girl
Now that I am no longer in my 20s my knees wont tolerate it one bit.
You are a great part of my support group. Im so glad you are here on WISH to help keep me energized and motivated.
Be proud of yourself, Im sure proud <i>of</i> you.
<b>lmhall2000</b> WOO HOOO!!!!! Look at you go, sweetie! You are doing so well and Im so proud and happy for you. Another two pounds gone forever and just since Tuesday? WOW!
You have the sweetest disposition, always so helpful and kind, here on WISH. Im just tickled that you are part of my support group. You truly help keep me focused. I hope you are feeling proud of yourself.
How did that walk go?
<b>RaySharpton</b> You know what? I dont think you are happy or celebrating your success, here. Sorry, not allowed. Losing two whole pounds is quite the cause for celebration. So hop to it buddy boy. Ill do it <i>this</i> time but next time you had better be doing some rejoicing when you announce a great success like this one. I would hate to have to fine you or anything
<b>WOO HOO!!! YEHAAAA!!! Ray Sharpton lost two whole pounds this week!!!</b>
Thats much better, dont you think? Ray, we <i>celebrate</i> our successes. You arent getting all tied up with that old scale and timeline myth, are you? We all have to remember that we didnt gain this weight quickly. We really didnt you know. I think it took me about 15 years to get as big as I did. It would be nice if the weight would go away as quickly as it was gained but I dont think that happens, ever.
{{{HUGS}}} my friend. You are a success and I want you to appreciate that fact. You are a success and you are on your way to goal. Be happy, be proud...<b>celebrate</b>! Im happy and proud <i>for</i> you Ray and so is everyone else.
Have you measured yourself yet, Ray? My husband lost lots of inches when the scale wasnt showing a loss, so did I. It makes a big difference to be able to see that you are getting smaller when you arent getting lighter.
What type of exercise are you doing? I know you have bad knees like I do, have you found some form of exercise that works for you? Good job, this week, sweetie. Congratulations on losing two pounds. You are on your way to goal.
<b>glo</b> You little sweetie pie, you can always make me smile and feel wanted.
<b>KathyTX</b> You gained a whole .1 pound, huh? Good thing you didnt use any of those sad smilies
We both know that isnt a true gain. You will get rid of it and more soon. With your positive outlook and sunshiny disposition those extra pounds dont stand a chance. They are on their way out and you are on your way to goal. Youre going to get there, too, I dont doubt it for a minute.
Im very glad you are part of my support group. You keep me smiling and you keep me motivated.
<b>anniet</b> WOO HOO!! Another pound gone forever. Good job. You are making progress on that road to goal, steady progress. What an inspiration you are for me. Just seeing your name on a post lets me know that Im going to be smiling soon.
Keep it up, sweetie. You are on the way to goal and you are a success. Be proud of yourself, <i>Im</i> definitely proud <i>of</i> you!
<i>Well, as most of you know, I was in WDW for 9 days. I had a ball. I saw some old friends and even met some old friends. I have several friends in the UK that I had never met before. I know that sounds confusing but thats the internet for you. I have hosted UK chat for almost 3 years and I finally got to meet several of the UK chat regulars. It was just <b>magical</b> getting to do that.
I have to report good news and good news.
The good news is that I stayed 100% on plan while I was in Orlando. Not one refined carbohydrate passed my lips. I didnt feel like I was giving anything up, either. I ate very well
The good news is that when I weighed in on Thursday I had <i>gained</i> 12 pounds. Thats right, you heard correctly <b>12 pounds</b>.
Oh, stop that murmuring. You think I cant hear you? I know, I know....you are all saying, how the heck is gaining 12 pounds <i>good news</i>?
Well, there are a few reasons:
1. I stayed 100% on plan so I know it is just the work of that stinking bloat fairy
2. I only gained 12 pounds <i>it could have been 15 pounds instead</i>
3. This means the WHOOSH fairy will be visiting me in a week or two. I just love it when the WHOOSH fairy visits. I know it will be mostly fluid that I lose when she visits this time but it is still just exhilarating to see the scale drop over 12 pounds in one week
I always look for the silver lining. It helps me be a happier person to do that and Ive noticed that a lot of other WISHers do that too. Looking for and finding the silver lining helps keep me smiling and determined rather than sad and frustrated.
I missed all my WISH friends while I was gone. Peeked in when I could. Im glad to be back
Onward and downward, my friends. We are <b>all</b> on our way to goal and thanks to WISH we arent travelling alone. Isnt it just wonderful?
Katholyn
