Is this me! Am I here? Am I really the only Jen so far? Rock on!

I’m going to submit this and make sure it goes where it’s supposed to. Then I’ll try a real post later, if I’m successful, that is!

Did I sleep through a few days? Did we fast forward to Friday?

After having a pretty bad day yesterday, I got up this morning hoping for the best. When I went to make my coffee, I realized that I was out of my special creamer. I decided to make a quick run to the grocery store before my kids started showing up. I went out and started the car and since it had snowed last night, I got out to scrape off the windows. As I did, I accidentally locked the doors. With. My. Keys. Inside! And the engine running! I had to call the police and have them come unlock the doors. Fortunately they provide this service. As the police officer’s car was sitting in my driveway, it melted the snow and when he left it re-froze.

For a measly can of Slim Fast? The thing only has 190 calories. I’m hungry in like, an hour. I grabbed one on the way out the door to run errands at 1:00, and it’s 3:30 and I want to eat my shirt. Is anyone out there on WW and doing the points that can tell me that stupid points calculator is wrong? If it’s not, that is one waste of 4 points…there is not keeping you satisfied in a can of Slimfast. And to think, in college, for one SOLID month, all I had three times a day was a Slimfast Shake. Don’t ask.

I’m sorry I haven’t had a chance to comment much over the weekend or today on everyone’s progress, I’m at work so I have been reading everyone’s posts slowly during quick breaks. I had a pretty decent weekend and today is day #5 for me. I could not resist the temptation not to weigh until I go in on Wed. to WW as there is a scale right outside my office at work. According to that scale, i have lost 6-1/2 lbs. I think it is pretty accurate, it used to match up with WW’s pretty well so I am so hyped. I have stuck to the program to the T and decided I was going to be a good girl over the weekend. I was out Saturday and around 5 was hungry so I got a regular cheeseburger, the smallest one w/o any goopy sauce or whatever and a small salad. I still had half my points for the day left so this fit in okay. I took the burger home and stacked lettuce, tomato, mustard and had my salad with viniagrette dressing. Still had points left for a WW chocolate cake so I was well satisfied. I didn’t have much physical activity though and didn’t drink as much water as I should have but overall, I kept busy so as not to nibble. I did drink the new flavor of Crystal Light, ruby grapefruit, which I do like with lots of ice. The first week I always drop a pretty good chunk but you all know it tapers off. This week, my goal will be to exercise at least twice for 45 minutes and hopefully work up to 5 days. If I could just make myself do it once I’d be tickled.

Pounds2Go: 42.5 (-1.0 lb from previous P2G)

I’ve lost it! That half-pound booger is GONE. He’s gonna stay gone this time, too.

I had a horrible weekend - well I should say Saturday & Sunday the scale was not nice to me at all and I got angry and frustrated. I decided yesterday that I would do my damndest to stick to it, I am tired of yoyo’ing every week. Steady loss through the week, instant gain on the weekend, never changing - fluctuating between the same 5-7 pounds for the last 9 months.

I didn’t exercise, although we did go out on Saturday and walked around to watch the eagles for a couple of hours, it was a leisurely stroll and I don’t really count that as a specific and targeted workout. I overate, exceeded 1500 cals, didn’t drink all my water, didn’t check in - I totally fluffed Saturday and paid for it Sunday. So, I have this 6 day mini-makeover plan, and I’m doing it. It’s a pain in the butt, frankly, but my butt is wide enough to carry the load. ha!

I’m a 47 year old woman, who like many, has the problem of fighting middle aged spread. I’m insulin resistant, which causes me to do weird things with most carbs. I tell people I am the only one who can eat a potato and turn it into the equivalent of a candy bar! LOL. I’m using the South Beach Diet and I am exercising each day.

I would like to lose 35 pounds total. For my first week on the diet I have lost 4 pounds. :dance:

Good Luck to everyone!

I have an idea, I think it would be great if we all were available to each other in our moments of need. I was thinking yahoo messenger would be the way to go. What do you all think? Please feel free to add me my yahoo id is terrellsmomma. I think this could really help!