Re: 's Sat. WI and the skinny chick at the WW meeting..

[Guest guest]

, first of all congratulations on your weight loss! I like that

illustration of the potatoes, because it seems so hard to take this weight

off but to see what it looks like in potatoes would be encouraging. Sounds

like you're doing good work on your dessert choices as well. Great job, and

we're pulling for you!!

Joanne

's Sat. WI and the skinny chick

at the WW meeting..

> First of all, let me say that at my weigh-in yesterday, I was expecting a

> gain to beat all gains. What?! I stepped on the scale and LOST 1.4

pounds!!

> (Truthfully, I think it takes more than a week to show a gain.)

>

> Okay, the Saturday morning Weight Watchers members were challenged to

bring

> in their weightloss so far equivalent in potatoes. One of the members had

> volunteered to bring them all to the food shelter to be donated. This was

> SO COOL! The awesome leader brought her digital camera and took pictures

of

> people holding their potatoes.

>

> This really skinny chick (I can say that 'cause I'm a girl and I mean no

> disrespect) had her husband helping her carry her bags of spuds. She lost

> SIXTY POUNDS and is a lifetime member now! I can't imagine what she must

> have looked like when she started. She is a size five and absolutely

cute!

> She said that she had just gone to the Gap store and had to try on several

> sizes of mini skirts before she found the one that fit. Good for her!!

> It was so funny to see her try to balance all of the potatoes for her

> picture. (We weren't laughing necessarily AT her.....)

>

> Another gal had joined on September 1 and had lost 50 pounds so far!

There

> is also a couple in their.. hmmm.... maybe 50's... who have lost a total

of

> about 80 pounds so far (he's the one who volunteered to take the potatoes

to

> the shelter).

>

> Wow!!

>

> I absolutely love the Saturday morning meetings. The leader is so neat.

> She's in her late 20's maybe early 30's and full of pep without being

> sickening. A perfect kick start to the weekend. The members are all

pretty

> happy too.

>

> I was so amazed to have LOST 1.4 pounds. I did go to the gym twice for a

> complete strength training workout each time (plus 10 minutes before and

10

> minutes afterwards on the recumbent bike).... and I guess I drank my

water..

> and I guess I didn't splurge on ice cream at all. I have totally fallen

in

> love with the nonfat yogurt on frozen berries as my ice cream substitute.

> In FACT... On Thursday after work, I had stopped at the grocery store. I

> thought about getting some ice cream and then had a little " talk " in my

> head... " You know, you do have frozen berries and yogurt at home. That's

> only three points total... and tastes so good. " It worked!!

>

> By the way, I was at the Super Target in Grand Forks and saw that they had

> some of the Yoplait nonfat yogurt on clearance for only 28 cents each.

The

> expiration date is May 14 of this year. (Meaning, I don't know why it was

> clearanced.) White chocolate with strawberries and Boston cream pie

> flavors. OH MY GOSH! The white chocolate with strawberries on top of the

> frozen berries is to DIE FOR! Yuuuuummmmmy! And the whole treat is

nonfat!

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[Guest guest]

Congrats on your 1.4 loss, ! Great post about the potatoes too.. really

makes ya smile! And good for you for making the non-fat choice over ice cream

(my biggest weakness)..

Take care,

~ O~

272/230.8/172

On WW since 01/08/02

's Sat. WI and the skinny chick at

the WW meeting..

First of all, let me say that at my weigh-in yesterday, I was expecting a

gain to beat all gains. What?! I stepped on the scale and LOST 1.4 pounds!!

(Truthfully, I think it takes more than a week to show a gain.)