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Don't beat yourself up....remember that genetics can play a factor, it's not all diet. My mom is a great healthy eater and she has high cholesterol. She started on Vytorin and it's been much better controlled.

I got the shock of my life tonight...I just got on the scale out of curiosity and I lost ANOTHER pound !!! I'm down 33.5 lbs now. I couldn't be happier. I had really slowed down compared to the workouts I do but I know I'm losing weight even if it's not in pounds. Two weeks ago I couldn't get into a cute courdoroy(sp? lol) jacket because it was too tight across the back. Tonight it fit perfect.

Also...a pair of very sexy slacks that I've got fit !!! I'm going to see Celtic Woman tomorrow so I was trying to see what fit and I didn't think they would in a million years but they did !!! I could use a pair of Spanx to hide some lumps but they look good with a slightly longer shirt...lol. I might invest in some anyway....lol.

I'm getting there and so are all of you !!!

Oh lordy - had my weigh-in tonight and I gained 3 lbs over last week! My iPod broke so I wasn't exercising as much, oh, and then there's the half bottle of wine and 5 beers I had last night... Gotta get back on the wagon big time!

It'll come off fast. I was three pounds up after Easter Sunday and I got right back on track and now I'm five pounds down five days later. That's the great thing about WW...if you get right back on task, it comes right back off. I also shook up my workout just a little bit and lost some more. I was due though it seemed, the scale wasn't moving much for the amount of workout I was doing but my clothes are fitting a lot better. I'm getting into clothes I wouldn't/couldn't have two weeks ago.

Hang in there guys....

I'm feeling lousy. Have a cold - I'm exhausted and everything hurts. I didn't exercise yesterday as a result.

I'm switching up my diet some. Adding more mufas and omega-3s. I wish I liked fish better - and that it was more available. (sure there's salmon everywhere, but I'm not crazy about it.)

No more weight lost this week, but that's ok. My next goal is 10-15 pounds more, which should be enough to help with my health stuff.

Hope everyone is doing okay.

Wow....not sure why my body is behaving so great all of a sudden but I'm down 34.5 lbs now as of this morning. I shoveled 10 scoops of mulch into wheel barrels for my parents yard today so got a good work out in. I'm off to shuffle kids but I had a huge dinner last night...big steak, baked potato and a salad with minimal Light Ranch dressing and I was down this morning. Go figure.....lol. I'm just happy I'm gaining some wardrobe back. Got on another pair of capris I couldn't have gotten into a couple weeks ago.

Yippppeeeee !!!!

Hey WW peeps. I joined WW two weeks ago. I want to lose 30 lbs. Lost -2.8 the first week and -.2 the second week. I think it's because i was being shifty about counting my points!

I wish I had been on of those ladies who lost a ton of weight after d-day, but I was one of the ones who GAINED! C'est la vie. I'm doing something about it now and feel great!

Wow....the scales are being so kind to me this week. I am down another pound this morning. I must have shaken up my metabolism. I'm down 35.5 lbs as of this morning. I couldn't be happier.

I am going to work out tonight but I have a very scratchy throat right now. I hope I'm not coming down with something. I hope you're feeling better brokenapart....

Congrats sw!! You should be really proud of yourself for all the hard work.

Wow, so you're 5 pounds from goal?

I spent most of the day at a softball tourney with DD. It was freezing cold and DD ended up getting really sick. She's upstairs in bed with 102 fever. I thought we'd avoided the flu but it looks like it may have hit her.

I had a hot chocolate at the tournament today. Too much sugar, but it was super cold and I needed something warm. I don't feel like much for dinner - maybe just leftovers for DS and soup for DD and I.

I was going to lose about 40 lbs but I'm actually 12.5 lbs from my WW goal so I'll go there so I can go free to the meetings to keep me on track. I've been going every other week to keep the cost down and have been successful because I've had you guys to help keep me on task.

I need to start working on my abs. That's where the most of my weight carries and I need to tone that a lot but I'll even take a little.....lol. I'm just feeling so much healthier that I'm thrilled with that aspect. I feel like a young woman again and I was sure feeling older than my years before I started this.

I'm seeing myself when I look in the mirror again too which is huge for me. I hadn't recognized myself for a long time and I see me again.

Keep up the good work...we'll all get there together.

minus one more...(GT -18)

[This message edited by napewastewin at 5:01 AM, April 1st (Tuesday)]

I've been finding it tough to behave lately. I've been good about the working out, but I have cheated with the food part a little. (home made bread...yums.... and cocktails)

I guess I am glad the number is not going up, but thanks to my lack of motivation it's not going down either. Sigh...

I'm down 36 lbs today. I didn't feel great yesterday so I didn't work out. I'm going to do a light workout tonight with my oldest son because we are both a bit under the weather...not bad but sinus junk.

I did it. I was going to do a 20 minute workout but I was feeling okay so I did 35 and burned 321 calories. I've got a dry cough now but it'll settle.

I went to Krieger's and had a taco salad...held the cheese, got FF ranch and just used a little with my salsa so all freebies but the dressing and meat from what I could tell. According to WW it would have only been approx 9-11 points and this one had a ton of lettuce so it was probably right. I had only used 7 of my 24 points so I should have been fine even if my count was off because it's restaurant food. I'll finish my night with a fudgsicle.....lol. Nice two point snack and good too !!! The smaller ones are only one point but I couldn't find those at the store last time so I splurged on the two pointers.

Hope everyone else is doing good.

[This message edited by severely wounded at 8:26 PM, April 1st (Tuesday)]

Has anyone heard from cocoabean? Haven't seen her in a while and wondering how she's doing? Check in if you can !!!

I just rejoined again last week and I am struggling the last few days. I cant seem to stick to any plan. I know WW works...at least the older stricter plan did...

I need some motivation! help!

WOW ...sev wounded.....35 LBS! That is what i want to lose....can you give my ANY tips....do you eat all of your PTs? do you exercise?

I eat all my points, some weeks I use my bank points and some weeks I don't use them all. I do use all my daily points though.

I work out every day if I can. I work out a minimum of 30 minutes on the elliptical and if it's taken, I do the treadmill on high incline at about 3.2 speed. I just added some pilates for nights I can't get to the elliptical plus I want to get some toning in and I think that will be good for that. I work out very hard at least two nights a week burning 400 calories or more.

However, that being said...I couldn't even do the elliptical for 3 minutes when I started so don't let being out of shape deter you from continuing. You do what you can and you try to add a minute or two every day until all of a sudden....just like riding without training wheels...lol....you're doing it !!! I started all of this January 5th and I can tell you, I've lost the weight twice as fast with exercise this time around. It makes a huge difference. I will also tell you that physically, I've never felt better. I'm thrilled with the new me and I was lazy by nature before. I was always the last to be taken care of and I make the commitment to take care of me now.

I drink my water, I eat my points and I do exercise. Even if it's a very busy night and I can only squeeze in 20 minutes, I do it and I just work out harder while I'm there. I take it easier and do the duration if I have 45 minutes for myself.

You can do this....I can assure you that if I can do this, absolutely anyone can because I was not active before, even when I was thin and I'm very active now.

It's fun being an inspiration to the women at the neighborhood clubhouse that are just starting their fitness. They hear my story and they ask me for my help. It makes it fun and rewarding.

I'm so glad I did this for myself. I have never weighed this much and I am so happy to be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel...i.e. goal weight. I've got another 12 lbs to go.

Join in here because it sure keeps us going. Everybody is doing so good inspite of the obstacles or plateaus. We're all taking the baby steps needed to take care of ourselves. We've got each other to lean on and it makes it so much easier and better !!!

Also....remmeber the zero point foods and the one point foods. They'll save you some nights. Go to the grocery store often so you always have something in case you are bordering on a binge night. At least you can't destroy your diet plan if all you have is low point foods, right? Stay stocked. It's when you leave yourself tempted and nothing is around that you get into trouble.

[This message edited by severely wounded at 10:18 PM, April 1st (Tuesday)]

You really are an inspiration to me...we are both about the same age, and that give me hope.

thanks for the motivation! I willkeep posting!

Hey WW folks!

Are any of you signed up on the on-line WW where you pay whatever it is a month? Is it worth the money? Do you do this to supplement you going to WW meetings or just do the on-line thing. What kind of results are you getting?

Do any of you get the free newsletters from WW? What are they all about and is there an issue with them "selling" your info to other websites.

Thanks for your input.

Hi everyone. Well, yesterday was a total disaster. DD and I have both been sick and I've been home with her. I was feeling lousy, still discouraged about my bloodwork (even though I know I shouldn't be) and I started eating. It was bad.

3 100 cal bags of pretzels. 2/3 of a big dark chocolate bar. A cup of pizza flavored goldfish and about 2 dozen jellybeans. I felt awful.

I haven't had all that junk in months and I had it all in one day!!!

I guess I could figure out the points- see if it's even within my flex points. But nah. I think I'll just start fresh today, and chalk it up as a learning lesson.

Back on track today. Antibiotics kicking in for the sinus infection so I feel better, and the sun is shining. I'll get out for a walk a little later.

Hope everyone else is doing better than me!

My friend and I had to lay off the morning walk/run that we started last year because of the weather here. But we started back up on Monday and I've already lost 2 lbs. I knew I wasn't doing enough cardio, but it's so much easier to stay committed when you know that someone is counting on you to show up so that they can get their cardio in also.