Yes, Deanna, it does suck and it's enough to ruin your appetite, which is why this is the weight loss thread.

I also lost three pounds, but I think it was mostly from stretching fence, shoveling the calf pens, weeding the strawberries and rhubarb and getting the garden ready for planting.

That doesn't leave me time to cook anything fattening!

Annie

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Hey Annie.......when you're done with your fence, I've got about 2000 feet to put in.

Wanna visit Oregon???? :+)
It'll be a "working vacation". Hee hee.

My strawberries (2x6 bed) and rhubarb (2 plants) don't need weeding though, so I'll let ya off the hook!!

Deanna

I lost 5.5 lbs. in two months. Then got sick, and have been sick for a month. Gained 2.5 lbs back, because I haven't had the energy to cook healthy or exercise. That's all it took, any tiny little deviation in routine or diet and I gain. The battle of the bluge is never ending. I am trying to get back to where I started before I was sick. Then from there my goal is to still loose seven more pounds. I'd like to stay between 128 and 130, but my lifestyle is so sedentary that's going to be difficult. I have to spend all day at a desk, it's hard to make up for that in the few hours home each day, since I have deskwork to do there too.

Hi all!
I joined WW and over the past three months have lost a total of 15.6 lbs. - I feel much better and have been lurking here - you're all doing well! -maria

I have lost 4 weeks in a row now. I am so glad I finally got motivated. However, I am worried this week. I have been kind of naughty. I better buckle down.

I got the Wii Fit 2 weeks ago! I love it so, I guess that means I want to exercise with the funny little people. I love the little person that tells me IÂm a couch potato on certain exercises. Makes me want to do the excercise better.

I guess I'm down 4 lbs. from the last time I checked in...about 6 weeks ago. I also joined WW online and haven't checked in online in 2 weeks. I do have a WW cook book and use it quite often for low fat meals.

I heard the wii was a good exercise motivator...I started walking more but our weather for the past few weeks seems to have been mostly rain...

I have 9 Weight Watcher cookbooks, and on the weekends I pick out 7 recipes from them, buy the ingredients, and DH prepares the meals so they are ready when I walk in the door at 6:00 pm. What a treasure he is. I could not do this weight loss thing without him.

OMG - Sherry - you are so right!!! What a treasure!

Maria, I understand that weather thing....that's why I found something I could do indoors...fortunately we've had an early spring here and the weather has been pretty great.

But in January??? You have to go to a gym or work out at home.

Karen, I love wiifit. We haven't done it lately, but it is pretty cool....if you advance far enough? there is a cool boxing thing that is really strenuous. And I love (hate?) it when you step on the scale and she goes "OH!"

LOL!

I'm into my second round of P90X which is a modified round - I spent today doing pretty intense yard work instead of my workout, but I"m ok with that...the scale is reading 136 and I feel stronger every day. Building these muscles...:-)

Stacy

Hi guys! I think I need to jump in here. I really need to lose some weight. I think 20lbs at least. I'm 5'2'' and extra weight does not look good on me.

I signed up for Weight Watchers a few weeks ago for the one week trial but I am on the go so much, I found it difficult to keep track. Any tips?

Sherry, I'm interested in the Weight Watchers cookbooks. What ones would you recommend?

I am starting to move more. I got a mountain bike the other day. I forgot how much I love to ride. My son took me through the woods last night. I made it (over rocks and limbs) but I thought he was trying to kill me. I do enjoy riding with the kids.

I like the Wii Fit too but the only time I have to myself is 7-8pm and by that time I'm exhausted. I agree with Stacy about the boxing it's a great workout. I enjoyed the yoga too.

Hopefully I can keep motivated and stop eating candy. That is one of my biggest problems.

Tracey

Tracey,
I joined WW when they still had the Core program and that's all I've ever done.
It's basically the Simply Filling technique now!
Did you get your weigh in book?
Make your self a list from the foods listed in green and just eat those, what ever you need to feel satisfied (not stuffed). If you want to have something not on the list, use your weekly points. The only thing I ever tracked was the "no-no" stuff that I had to use points for! Since I averaged it out to 5 pts. per day, there wasn't much to track!!
It's been fun to find ways to add more veggies, whole grains, etc. to our diet!
I did not change anything exercise wise. I hate to exercise, but actually get lots gardening, hauling compost, building fence, etc. at home. I sit at a desk all week, so most of it comes in bursts on the weekends.
It sure showed me how much of my extra weight was strictly due to diet!! Ouch!
I'm down a little over 30 lbs. since last May. Most of it came off by November and I've just been "maintaining" for the last few months. I want to lose 5-6 more lbs. and that's proving to be waaaayyyy more difficult!

Deanna

I joined online. I found their site difficult to follow. It was probably the wrong time since I was so busy and not home much.

I don't like to exercise either. The Wii fit is fun, especially if I'm competing with my son. I am enjoying riding my bike. I just need a little more time for me.

Tracey

Well, how's everyone doing? I've grown complacent lately... just stopped caring. Eating whatever I want and not eve considering going to the gym. Maybe I should run for an hour... I have a date tomorrow (first person I'll have met since 09 began... I've been a hermit this year after finally eliminating the ex for good even as a "friend").... If the guy likes me I will be even more complacent... hopefully he tells me I'm disgustingly obese so I will be motivated to do something!

I'm still here too! Back from our cruise to the Eastern Caribbean and oh what fun we had!

Surprisingly I only gained about 2.5 - 3 lbs that whole week. Wow!

Here's me and the mister!

Well, I was doing wonderfully until this past holiday weekend with Cathy and Peppi. We ate wayyyyyyyyy too much food.

traceys, I will go through my cookbooks and let you know whqt is good, although I can tell you now that I like 5 and Under and Pure Comfort. There is also one called Now and Later, which gives a recipe, then you use the leftovers to create another recipe. However, they are usually more points than I want. I have about 5 of the cookbooks that I haven't even looked at yet. I will let you know what is good when I review them.

Thanks Sherry I appreciate it.

Tracey

Shaun that is a great picture!

How's everybody doing?

whoops, maybe not so well, should've had one for June...LOL.

Yes, it IS June, isn't it? LOL

I'm still on my farmer's exercise plan of fencing, shoveling manure, weeding the garden, running the rototiller and pruning fruit trees. In my spare time I mulch potatoes, mow my lawn in town and clean the pool. Why the heck aren't I thinner? LOL

I think it's the molasses cookies. Nope, can't be, I just baked those last night. It's probably the homemade bread...

Elery's son and his wife do wonderfully on Weight Watchers, and Sherry is a walking commercial for them, plus they are one of the healthiest plans, instead of those "cut out whatever you really like and just eat our extremely expensive product" plans.

I also get some good recipes from Cooking Light and Eating Well, as well as Diabetic Living. No, I'm not diabetic but they have low carb, low calorie, high fiber recipes that fit nicely into various meal plans. They all have on line sites for free, as does Prevention magazine.

So, how's the weight loss? Beats me, my pants don't seem any looser but I haven't replaced my scale since Bruvver figured out how to make the needle move by jumping up and down on it. Lots of times......

Annie

Great picture Shaun. I look forward to joining in on this post very soon.

Shaun, what were the ports you visited? We are considering doing the Western out of Galveston.

Hey hey! Keep up the good work everyone.

I'm down 9 lbs. now...45 min. treadmil every other day and cooking low fat. Ugh! We do splurge once a week and have whatever we want. I'm thinking PIZZA tonight.

Great pic Shaun. Love the new Do! I hope we soon have time for a vacation. If I keep up the weight loss I may even get a bathing suit. Heheheheh, I haven't owned a suit in years.

Thanks!

Hey Brenda, we went to the Grand Turks, Caicos, Half Moon Cay and Nassau. Weather was awful the whole time but we still had a great time!