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1.1. Re: Good morning-Laurie in Michigan
From: Kelley Perrigin
2a. Re: I MADE GOAL!!!
From: Heidi Williams
2b. Re: I MADE GOAL!!!
From: Faye Ridpath
3. my vacation
From: Heidi Williams
4a. Re: Grr...why do I do this?!
From: chiptress1
4b. Re: Grr...why do I do this?!
From: Jen
5a. Love this Cyndi
From: chiptress1
5b. Re: Love this Cyndi
From: Jen
6a. Yummy New Snack
From: Faye Ridpath
6b. Re: Yummy New Snack
From: Tammy
7a. Our Daily Exercise Thread: Share What You Did! , 7/5/2009, 12:15 pm
From: Serious-Weight-Watchers@yahoogroups.com
7b. Re: Our Daily Exercise Thread: Share What You Did! , 7/5/2009, 12:1
From: toddlermomof2@aol.com
7c. Re: Our Daily Exercise Thread: Share What You Did! , 7/5/2009, 12:1
From: CMCDonna@epix.net
7d. Re: Our Daily Exercise Thread: Share What You Did! , 7/5/2009, 12:1
From: Kerri Coy
7e. Re: Our Daily Exercise Thread: Share What You Did! , 7/5/2009, 12:1
From: Angela Townsend
8a. Back From Vacation
From: Kristen
9a. what are the alternatives to sugar and sugar substitute
From: obeseboomer
9b. Re: what are the alternatives to sugar and sugar substitute
From: Carolyn D. Clark
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1.1. Re: Good morning-Laurie in Michigan
Posted by: "Kelley Perrigin" tinychilover@gmail.com kperrigin
Date: Sun Jul 5, 2009 6:03 am ((PDT))
Thanks Leslie! 130 is my goal also. I feel some much better and my
personal trainer is amazed at how much I can do. Some days I will train for
30 minutes with her running then take a strength class then cycling class
afterwards. She used to be a running coach and when she found out I wanted
to do a 5K that became our focus.
Kelley
On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 6:28 PM, mike dalpee <mdalpee@cogeco.ca> wrote:
> Congrats Kelley. You inspire me. I started at 310 and I am now 255. I will
> get to 130 lbs. I spend anywhere from 1 3/4 hrs to 2 yrs at the gym and I
> love it!
> Leslie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kelley Perrigin" <tinychilover@gmail.com>
> To: <Serious-Weight-Watchers@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 11:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [Serious-Weight-Watchers] Re: Good morning-Laurie in Michigan
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> As Cyndi said make a decision and stick to it no matter what. I started at
> 300 pounds and am at 203 now and training for a 5K. If you told me 2 years
> ago I could do this I would have told you I was nuts! If you told me I
> would love exercise and running I would have told you you were double nuts!
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> Just take it 1 step at a time. Work on improving 1 thing at a time. You
> will be amazed where you will be in no time!
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> Kelley
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If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can
become it.....William Arthur Ward
"Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really
knew. They're what make the instrument stretch — what makes you go beyond
the norm." – Cicely Tyson
"Physical fitness can neither be achieved through wishful thinking, nor
by outright purchase." - Joseph Pilates
"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to
start." ~John "the Penguin" Bingham
You have a choice: You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the
sweat off your face.
'Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We
must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it -- but sail we
must and not drift, nor lie at anchor."-- Oliver Wendell Holmes
"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects
of you. Never excuse yourself." - Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman
and author (1813-1887)
"Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the
fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up.
It knows that it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will
starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle when the sun
comes up you'd better be running. (But, unless you're a runner, you won't
understand.)" -Anon
"It only takes one person to change your life - - You." -- Ruth Casey
Failure is not falling down, it's refusing to get up.
"Happiness is in the heart, not in the circumstances."
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300/203/130
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2a. Re: I MADE GOAL!!!
Posted by: "Heidi Williams" heidiwilliams@teacher.com missedmiracle2001
Date: Sun Jul 5, 2009 7:10 am ((PDT))
> Cyndi-Congrats! What an inspiration. It makes me feel like I CAN do it...slow and steady...but going down one week at a time! Thanks for sharing. Heidi
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2b. Re: I MADE GOAL!!!
Posted by: "Faye Ridpath" ispgypsy@gmail.com fayefromtampa
Date: Sun Jul 5, 2009 7:14 am ((PDT))
That is great, Cyndi!
I am so happy for you!
~~~Faye~~~
On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 8:07 AM, cmurphy40353 <cyndimurphy1@att.net> wrote:
> HELLO EVERYONE!!!
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> After DECIDING to stop playing with 5 pounds, I stuck strictly to program
> this week and lost 4.8 pounds and hit my goal weight EXACTLY!!!!
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> I screamed and people clapped. I knew I would be close tonight, but I was
> not at all confident I would hit it when I stepped on the scale. It was
> thrilling to see that 146!!
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> My sister leader was not even there! Tracy was still on her way to the
> meeting after leaving her son and daughter-in-law 30 miles away in a
> hospital having their first baby (her 2nd grandson). She had been with them
> since 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, then had to leave to get the WW meeting
> because there just are not substitutes available. She left an hour BEFORE
> her grandson was born!! With about 7 minutes left in the weigh-in period, I
> let one of the receptionists weigh me and it was exactly 146 pounds!!!
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> Tracy did get there right before the "meeting" started. I hugged and asked
> if she had heard about the baby (I had but her cell phone had died before
> she left the hospital -- she told me yes she had just found out. I hugged
> her and then I told her that I made goal -- she hugged me -- and then
> starting crying. Another lady told her she had made Lifetime tonight and
> Tracy said, "This is why I came tonight!" Isn't she awesome!
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> So it took me 18 full months to lose 121.4 (I've played with 5 pounds for 2
> of those months) but I MADE GOAL!!! YIPPEE!! HOORAY!! I AM SO PROUD OF ME!!!
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> I just had to get home and share this news with you guys--people who have
> helped me believe in myself and believe that losing 120+ pounds was very
> doable. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
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> Cyndi M in Kentucky
> 267.4/146/146 --- MADE GOAL TONIGHT!!!
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> 121.4 pounds gone and never to be seen again!!!!
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3. my vacation
Posted by: "Heidi Williams" heidiwilliams@teacher.com missedmiracle2001
Date: Sun Jul 5, 2009 7:20 am ((PDT))
Hi all! I am currently on vacation in the mountains of Virginina. Yes...brought the laptop so I can keep reading!
The good news...yesterday was my trail ride at the horse stables. There was a clear sign that said the weight limit is 240lbs and they have a scale to weigh people. In my mind I was thinking,"They are going to look at me and think that we better weigh the fat chick. They will ask me and no one else to get on the scale." They did not say that, nor did they make me get on the scale. You did have to sign a waiver that said you were under 240lbs which I did. I was so glad once I got on the horse that I no longer had to worry about that and could enjoy this time with my sons. Whew! Doesnt stink to have to worry about those things!
Yesterday was our first full day and we signed out the tennis courts..once in the morning and once in the evening. It was great to be able to run after the balls that were flying all over the place. I even was the one who volunteered to get the ones that went over the net! In the afternoon I walked home from the pool instead of going in the car like everyone else. It wasnt far, but uphill.
I know there was lots of discussion about feeling depressed and beating ourselves up when we are not in control, but I can honestly say that when I stay on program, instead of being depressed, I am feeling the opposite! I feel in control and that makes me feel happy. So many things in life I cannot control, but if I can do this, I will feel better! Ok...gotta run. Have a nice day all! Heidi
273.8lbs/now 237.8lbs....down 36!
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4a. Re: Grr...why do I do this?!
Posted by: "chiptress1" jpt@hamptons.com chiptress1
Date: Sun Jul 5, 2009 7:32 am ((PDT))
Cyndi!! Bore us?? wow... as I have said before... You completely inspire me. And I love the way that you are so accountable for your behavior. I am almost ready to commit myself back to ww. I've had a few personal things going on that I needed to address 1st... but I have been reading everyones posts in order to gear up. I just know me... and this is a good way for me to begin. I have to lose approx 45 lbs or so. You inspire me so much.. I just love your honesty.
(((( Joan, Hamptons, NY ))))
--- In Serious-Weight-Watchers@yahoogroups.com, "cmurphy40353" <cyndimurphy1@...> wrote:
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> Laura, Jen, Margie . . .
>
> Laura -- I am proud of you for not giving yourself permission to just chuck it all way and give up.
>
> Despite how my earlier post to Laurie of Michigan might make it seem, I completely understand what you guys are talking about. I lost 100 pounds in 1 year (celebrated it on 1/8/09), but then just took off the last 21 pounds as of Thursday. So the last 21 pounds took me 6 months!! Why??
>
> I know exactly why - because I DECIDED to relax and not be so strict. Then I too often DECIDED to go ahead and eat what I knew would be way too many points and/or trigger me to eat more poor choices. I too often DECIDED to give myself permission to eat what in the year before I easily said "NO" to. And I paid for it. . .
>
> Thursday a week ago, I DECIDED I was done playing with 5 pounds (which I had been doing for 2 months!) and I stayed STRICTLY on program for the next week. I weighed in and hit my goal weight exactly. Then on Friday . . . are you ready for this . . . yesterday I must admit I DECIDED to eat whatever was enticing me. Actually I guess I DECIDED to be enticed first and then I DECIDED to say "yes" to temptation and finally I DECIDED to put it in my mouth. I DECIDED to eat without paying attention or counting points and to just eat.
>
> I went to bed feeling disappointed in myself and knowing I couldn't do that again today. I got up and DECIDED to weigh myself and face the awful music -- up 7 pounds. How does a person do that in a day and a half? ? ? You DECIDED TO!! Anyway, I DECIDED not to cry about it and instead DECIDED to go do my 3.2 mile jog. I felt like a tub of lard and had to walk probably 3/4-mile of it (mostly up the hills), but it helped. Then I DECIDED to do what I knew to do that was follow the program strictly. Make myself accountable to someone -- thus I have been busy writing on this site several times today. I will turn the stupidity of yesterday around and if it doesn't all come off by Thursday weigh-in well that's only the completely just price I will have to pay. I can't complaint because it was what I DECIDED I would deal with it when I DECIDED to do what I knew I should NOT do.
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> It really is about DECISION and the more I think about it and write about it the more I know that is what has been key for me and can be key for ALL OF US.
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> Hope I haven't been boring you guys or irritating you with my many messages today. I have obviously needed to express myself. . . to make myself think about these things and put them down in black and white.
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> We can do this IF we DECIDE TO DO IT. . .
>
> Cyndi M in Kentucky
> 267/146 (at meeting on Thursday -- my goal weight)/153 this morning on my scale after making terrible DECISIONS yesterday!!)
>
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4b. Re: Grr...why do I do this?!
Posted by: "Jen" jenstk06@yahoo.com jenstk06
Date: Sun Jul 5, 2009 4:38 pm ((PDT))
Thank you everyone, I needed to read all of these. I was the one who decided to eat it; no one made me, it was all my choice.
So, I'm making the choice and deciding that I am done with it all, all of it. I dropped 50lbs in less than 6 months and honestly it took a LOT of hard work and turning down a lot of foods that were triggers for me. This time it's been 9 months and as of last Friday I'm up .5 a pound from my starting weight in October, how utterly ridiculous!!!
*~Jen~*
My Blog: http://healthymamato3.blogspot.com/
Family Blog: http://pabstfamilyjs.blogspot.com/
Healthy Mama's Weight Loss Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hot_MamasWLC/
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--- On Sun, 7/5/09, chiptress1 <jpt@hamptons.com> wrote:
From: chiptress1 <jpt@hamptons.com>
Subject: [Serious-Weight-Watchers] Re: Grr...why do I do this?!
To: Serious-Weight-Watchers@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 6:50 AM
Cyndi!! Bore us?? wow... as I have said before... You completely inspire me. And I love the way that you are so accountable for your behavior. I am almost ready to commit myself back to ww. I've had a few personal things going on that I needed to address 1st... but I have been reading everyones posts in order to gear up. I just know me... and this is a good way for me to begin. I have to lose approx 45 lbs or so. You inspire me so much.. I just love your honesty.
(((( Joan, Hamptons, NY ))))
--- In Serious-Weight-Watchers@yahoogroups.com, "cmurphy40353" <cyndimurphy1@...> wrote:
>
> Laura, Jen, Margie . . .
>
> Laura -- I am proud of you for not giving yourself permission to just chuck it all way and give up.
>
> Despite how my earlier post to Laurie of Michigan might make it seem, I completely understand what you guys are talking about. I lost 100 pounds in 1 year (celebrated it on 1/8/09), but then just took off the last 21 pounds as of Thursday. So the last 21 pounds took me 6 months!! Why??
>
> I know exactly why - because I DECIDED to relax and not be so strict. Then I too often DECIDED to go ahead and eat what I knew would be way too many points and/or trigger me to eat more poor choices. I too often DECIDED to give myself permission to eat what in the year before I easily said "NO" to. And I paid for it. . .
>
> Thursday a week ago, I DECIDED I was done playing with 5 pounds (which I had been doing for 2 months!) and I stayed STRICTLY on program for the next week. I weighed in and hit my goal weight exactly. Then on Friday . . . are you ready for this . . . yesterday I must admit I DECIDED to eat whatever was enticing me. Actually I guess I DECIDED to be enticed first and then I DECIDED to say "yes" to temptation and finally I DECIDED to put it in my mouth. I DECIDED to eat without paying attention or counting points and to just eat.
>
> I went to bed feeling disappointed in myself and knowing I couldn't do that again today. I got up and DECIDED to weigh myself and face the awful music -- up 7 pounds. How does a person do that in a day and a half? ? ? You DECIDED TO!! Anyway, I DECIDED not to cry about it and instead DECIDED to go do my 3.2 mile jog. I felt like a tub of lard and had to walk probably 3/4-mile of it (mostly up the hills), but it helped. Then I DECIDED to do what I knew to do that was follow the program strictly. Make myself accountable to someone -- thus I have been busy writing on this site several times today. I will turn the stupidity of yesterday around and if it doesn't all come off by Thursday weigh-in well that's only the completely just price I will have to pay. I can't complaint because it was what I DECIDED I would deal with it when I DECIDED to do what I knew I should NOT do.
>
> It really is about DECISION and the more I think about it and write about it the more I know that is what has been key for me and can be key for ALL OF US.
>
> Hope I haven't been boring you guys or irritating you with my many messages today. I have obviously needed to express myself. . . to make myself think about these things and put them down in black and white.
>
> We can do this IF we DECIDE TO DO IT. . .
>
> Cyndi M in Kentucky
> 267/146 (at meeting on Thursday -- my goal weight)/153 this morning on my scale after making terrible DECISIONS yesterday!!)
>
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5a. Love this Cyndi
Posted by: "chiptress1" jpt@hamptons.com chiptress1
Date: Sun Jul 5, 2009 7:32 am ((PDT))
" We all chose "our hard" -- I DECIDED I would rather live with "the hard" of making healthy choices than "the hard" of living in my obese body. And I found that compared to living in my obese body this new way of thinking/living is EASY."
I am saving the above.. that is so great!!
(((( Joan, Hamptons, NY )))
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5b. Re: Love this Cyndi
Posted by: "Jen" jenstk06@yahoo.com jenstk06
Date: Sun Jul 5, 2009 4:38 pm ((PDT))
Love it! My hard that I'm choosing is cutting out all my temptation foods and replacing them with healthy foods!! After looking at pictures my husband took of me yesterday; *shudders*. It's harder for me to keep living in this body!
*~Jen~*
My Blog: http://healthymamato3.blogspot.com/
Family Blog: http://pabstfamilyjs.blogspot.com/
Healthy Mama's Weight Loss Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hot_MamasWLC/
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--- On Sun, 7/5/09, chiptress1 <jpt@hamptons.com> wrote:
From: chiptress1 <jpt@hamptons.com>
Subject: [Serious-Weight-Watchers] Love this Cyndi
To: Serious-Weight-Watchers@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 6:56 AM
" We all chose "our hard" -- I DECIDED I would rather live with "the hard" of making healthy choices than "the hard" of living in my obese body. And I found that compared to living in my obese body this new way of thinking/living is EASY."
I am saving the above.. that is so great!!
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6a. Yummy New Snack
Posted by: "Faye Ridpath" ispgypsy@gmail.com fayefromtampa
Date: Sun Jul 5, 2009 7:52 am ((PDT))
I was at Winn Dixie and found a yummy new snack. It's 100 calorie bars
called Oreo Double Delight- so good you think you're being bad but it is
only 1 point per bar! I was pleasantly surprised to find that out!
~~~Faye~~~
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6b. Re: Yummy New Snack
Posted by: "Tammy" tmeyermann@yahoo.com rons_wife_iowa
Date: Sun Jul 5, 2009 10:58 pm ((PDT))
I found those here too and they also have a nutter butter one. It is one point too.
Tammy
In Serious-Weight-Watchers@yahoogroups.com, Faye Ridpath <ispgypsy@...> wrote:
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> I was at Winn Dixie and found a yummy new snack. It's 100 calorie bars
> called Oreo Double Delight- so good you think you're being bad but it is
> only 1 point per bar! I was pleasantly surprised to find that out!
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> ~~~Faye~~~
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7a. Our Daily Exercise Thread: Share What You Did! , 7/5/2009, 12:15 pm
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Date: Sun Jul 5, 2009 11:56 am ((PDT))
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7b. Re: Our Daily Exercise Thread: Share What You Did! , 7/5/2009, 12:1
Posted by: "toddlermomof2@aol.com" toddlermomof2@aol.com mepperly07
Date: Sun Jul 5, 2009 12:32 pm ((PDT))
swam in our pool for 90 minutes :)
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7c. Re: Our Daily Exercise Thread: Share What You Did! , 7/5/2009, 12:1
Posted by: "CMCDonna@epix.net" CMCDonna@epix.net memoriesmom2002
Date: Sun Jul 5, 2009 5:35 pm ((PDT))
I took a fun (and easy) hike with my family for 1 hr 15 min
Donna In PA
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From: toddlermomof2@aol.com
To: Serious-Weight-Watchers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 19:30:28 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [Serious-Weight-Watchers] Our Daily Exercise Thread: Share What You Did! , 7/5/2009, 12:15 pm
swam in our pool for 90 minutes :)
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7d. Re: Our Daily Exercise Thread: Share What You Did! , 7/5/2009, 12:1
Posted by: "Kerri Coy" ccoy1@satx.rr.com chrisnkerri4
Date: Sun Jul 5, 2009 5:50 pm ((PDT))
I went about 10.5 miles today, first walked to the gym, then walked in the wilderness but it was on a traiil so i went fast
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To: Serious-Weight-Watchers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Serious-Weight-Watchers] Our Daily Exercise Thread: Share What You Did! , 7/5/2009, 12:15 pm
I took a fun (and easy) hike with my family for 1 hr 15 min
Donna In PA
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Subject: Re: [Serious-Weight-Watchers] Our Daily Exercise Thread: Share What You Did! , 7/5/2009, 12:15 pm
swam in our pool for 90 minutes :)
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7e. Re: Our Daily Exercise Thread: Share What You Did! , 7/5/2009, 12:1
Posted by: "Angela Townsend" fearsofafisherman@hotmail.com celticgirl33
Date: Sun Jul 5, 2009 6:10 pm ((PDT))
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To: Serious-Weight-Watchers@yahoogroups.com
From: CMCDonna@epix.net
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 00:34:08 +0000
Subject: Re: [Serious-Weight-Watchers] Our Daily Exercise Thread: Share What You Did! , 7/5/2009, 12:15 pm
I took a fun (and easy) hike with my family for 1 hr 15 min
Donna In PA
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Subject: Re: [Serious-Weight-Watchers] Our Daily Exercise Thread: Share What You Did! , 7/5/2009, 12:15 pm
swam in our pool for 90 minutes :)
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8a. Back From Vacation
Posted by: "Kristen" highlander-k@shaw.ca kat_stardust
Date: Sun Jul 5, 2009 4:40 pm ((PDT))
July 5th,
Good afternoon to all. I am now back home after 11 wonderful days (got back Thursday late) in Eastern Ontario and Quebec. The only negative thing about the trip is that my laptop has acquired a virus and quit working while on the trip. I am now sharing a desktop computer with my father. I am very far behind in reading the emails and apologize if anything was aimed my way at all and I missed it.
I did fairly well plan wise while in Ottawa but Montreal was another story. I tried but failed …my best friend took me to a place for lunch, which consisted of: salad, escargot, cheese fondue, and crepes for dessert. That was the lunch in one..Ouch but very very tasty J. I managed to get to one weigh in while in Ottawa and had gained 7 lbs L but I think some of that is water gain, as the humidity seemed to always be in the high 90 percent range. I missed WI this past week but according to my scale here at home I am down at least 5 ½ of those 7 lbs. Yippee! I will WI probably Friday or Saturday.
I stayed OP in Ottawa much better as I as living in my friends apartment and tended to buy fresh fruit at a local market and ate in at least 1 meal a day. I went to my favourite hotel that my friend works at for breakfast twice and had what they call a "low calorie" breakfast. It is 2 poached eggs (really need to figure out how to make these), 2 pieces of thin whole wheat bread and fresh fruit.
Well I am back and ready to take on the rest of the summer. Strawberry season is upon us here in Northwestern Ontario and I hope to pick some this week. I also joined a Bushel program with a local farm/berries. This year they are offering $60 of food for $50. They try to make them a bushel but cannot always. As the veggies come into season I can go out and pick up either single veg bushel or a mixed bushel of whatever is in season. Only 2 of the veggies (peas and beans I think) are cheaper if you pick your own otherwise they do the picking for you. If it goes over well they are thinking of adding the berries and fruit to the program next year.
My summer resolution is to get my blog back up-to-date and actually do something with it. I kept a journal while I was away and will work from that.
Sorry for the long email J. If anyone wants to facebook me (mussgorsky -- Kristen in thunder bay, On, Canada) I have some of my pics up (un edited at the moment) and will put up more.
Kristen McFarlane
Thunder Bay, On, Canada
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9a. what are the alternatives to sugar and sugar substitute
Posted by: "obeseboomer" obeseboomer@yahoo.com obeseboomer
Date: Sun Jul 5, 2009 4:40 pm ((PDT))
I am on sugar substitute. I use it in everything from yogurt to sprinkling it on air popped popcorn. I do not use refined sugar but I need to get off this stuff. any suggestions are appreciated.
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9b. Re: what are the alternatives to sugar and sugar substitute
Posted by: "Carolyn D. Clark" carolyndclark@yahoo.com carolyndclark
Date: Sun Jul 5, 2009 10:57 pm ((PDT))
--- In Serious-Weight-Watchers@yahoogroups.com, "obeseboomer" <obeseboomer@...> wrote:
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> I am on sugar substitute. I use it in everything from yogurt to sprinkling it on air popped popcorn. I do not use refined sugar but I need to get off this stuff. any suggestions are appreciated.
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I like stevia because it's 100 percent natural. it's an herb. It doesn't taste great in everything, but it's fine for beverages.
carolyn
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