Week 80 WI - Linda P

Thanks Laura. This week I finally decided to join one of the local
bicycling clubs by becoming a paid member. My Wednesday evening ride
was with a different local club. That one seems to be a bit lower key,
which is a nice change. There were only three of us on that ride,
including the leader. Turns out that both of them belong to both
bicycling groups. Wednesday night's leader was also Friday's leader;
and the third person on Wednesday's ride also rode the "C" ride on
Saturday. How fun to start recognizing people. On Saturday, the guy
rode with me for part of the way and we enjoyed a nice chat. He's been
a member for a number of years and when he saw me lagging behind a few
times, he rode back to make sure I was OK. Among the reasons I'm doing
the group rides is to meet people. Even if none of them become my best
friends, just being around people and socializing is a major
breakthrough for me. I'm more of a hermit than is healthy.


On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 19:07:57 GMT, "Laura"
wrote:

Great job getting back OP. You certainly are clocking a lot of bike miles
these days. And to think you were hesitant about calling them for the first
one. Looks like you can't seem to fit enough in these days. Great NSV.

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
.. .
Week 80 WI: 144.4 lbs
Weight change since WI: -2.4 lbs
Total weight change to date: -87.6 lbs

Saturday's are getting busier and busier, leaving insufficient time to
go through the morning's preparations for WI and checking in before I
dash out the door for a bike ride or other activity. So this week, I
changed my WI to Thursday.

My WI on Thursday showed that I was down. I stuck pretty close to
program and got in most of the exercise I planned. I worked out on my
Pilates machine two times and went on four group bike rides--last
Saturday 15 miles, Wednesday evening 22 miles, Friday evening 18
miles, yesterday 29 miles--and bike commuted 2 of the 4 days I went to
work. I have to admit my energies and focus lately are more directed
to activity than to food.

I can feel my commitment to counting points and journaling starting to
slip. I'm switching to the Core Plan this week because the more I read
about it and study it, I think it's worth a try. It reminds me of how
I used to eat when I was in OA many years ago: I stuck to whole foods,
and avoided eating my trigger foods. The first few days of that were
rough, but in the long run, after the cravings left, avoiding those
foods altogether was so much easier and far less stressful than trying
to control the amounts of those foods. Bye-bye skinny cows! (I know I
can still eat these as long as I count the points.)

I think I'll try some of the fruit dessert recipes on the WW Web site
instead. Besides the Apple Chips recipe I posted earlier, I just found
another yummy-sounding one that uses fresh strawberries as a pie
crust, FFSF vanilla pudding made with evaporated skim milk instead of
FF milk as the filling, and then topped with fresh strawberries and
kiwi. EASY! And fancy enough to serve to dinner guests, who are
arriving in about 3 hours! Gotta run!

This is the best day of my life.
--
Linda P
week 80: 232/144.4/WW goal 145/personal goal ?
next mini-goal: 143
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003 | WW goal: 24-Jul-2004
5'4" | 50 | F

Thanks Laura. This week I finally decided to join one of the local
bicycling clubs by becoming a paid member. My Wednesday evening ride
was with a different local club. That one seems to be a bit lower key,
which is a nice change. There were only three of us on that ride,
including the leader. Turns out that both of them belong to both
bicycling groups. Wednesday night's leader was also Friday's leader;
and the third person on Wednesday's ride also rode the "C" ride on
Saturday. How fun to start recognizing people. On Saturday, the guy
rode with me for part of the way and we enjoyed a nice chat. He's been
a member for a number of years and when he saw me lagging behind a few
times, he rode back to make sure I was OK. Among the reasons I'm doing
the group rides is to meet people. Even if none of them become my best
friends, just being around people and socializing is a major
breakthrough for me. I'm more of a hermit than is healthy.


On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 19:07:57 GMT, "Laura"
wrote:

Great job getting back OP. You certainly are clocking a lot of bike miles
these days. And to think you were hesitant about calling them for the first
one. Looks like you can't seem to fit enough in these days. Great NSV.

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
.. .
Week 80 WI: 144.4 lbs
Weight change since WI: -2.4 lbs
Total weight change to date: -87.6 lbs

Saturday's are getting busier and busier, leaving insufficient time to
go through the morning's preparations for WI and checking in before I
dash out the door for a bike ride or other activity. So this week, I
changed my WI to Thursday.

My WI on Thursday showed that I was down. I stuck pretty close to
program and got in most of the exercise I planned. I worked out on my
Pilates machine two times and went on four group bike rides--last
Saturday 15 miles, Wednesday evening 22 miles, Friday evening 18
miles, yesterday 29 miles--and bike commuted 2 of the 4 days I went to
work. I have to admit my energies and focus lately are more directed
to activity than to food.

I can feel my commitment to counting points and journaling starting to
slip. I'm switching to the Core Plan this week because the more I read
about it and study it, I think it's worth a try. It reminds me of how
I used to eat when I was in OA many years ago: I stuck to whole foods,
and avoided eating my trigger foods. The first few days of that were
rough, but in the long run, after the cravings left, avoiding those
foods altogether was so much easier and far less stressful than trying
to control the amounts of those foods. Bye-bye skinny cows! (I know I
can still eat these as long as I count the points.)

I think I'll try some of the fruit dessert recipes on the WW Web site
instead. Besides the Apple Chips recipe I posted earlier, I just found
another yummy-sounding one that uses fresh strawberries as a pie
crust, FFSF vanilla pudding made with evaporated skim milk instead of
FF milk as the filling, and then topped with fresh strawberries and
kiwi. EASY! And fancy enough to serve to dinner guests, who are
arriving in about 3 hours! Gotta run!

This is the best day of my life.
--
Linda P
week 80: 232/144.4/WW goal 145/personal goal ?
next mini-goal: 143
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003 | WW goal: 24-Jul-2004
5'4" | 50 | F

Thanks Laura. This week I finally decided to join one of the local
bicycling clubs by becoming a paid member. My Wednesday evening ride
was with a different local club. That one seems to be a bit lower key,
which is a nice change. There were only three of us on that ride,
including the leader. Turns out that both of them belong to both
bicycling groups. Wednesday night's leader was also Friday's leader;
and the third person on Wednesday's ride also rode the "C" ride on
Saturday. How fun to start recognizing people. On Saturday, the guy
rode with me for part of the way and we enjoyed a nice chat. He's been
a member for a number of years and when he saw me lagging behind a few
times, he rode back to make sure I was OK. Among the reasons I'm doing
the group rides is to meet people. Even if none of them become my best
friends, just being around people and socializing is a major
breakthrough for me. I'm more of a hermit than is healthy.


On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 19:07:57 GMT, "Laura"
wrote:

Great job getting back OP. You certainly are clocking a lot of bike miles
these days. And to think you were hesitant about calling them for the first
one. Looks like you can't seem to fit enough in these days. Great NSV.

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
.. .
Week 80 WI: 144.4 lbs
Weight change since WI: -2.4 lbs
Total weight change to date: -87.6 lbs

Saturday's are getting busier and busier, leaving insufficient time to
go through the morning's preparations for WI and checking in before I
dash out the door for a bike ride or other activity. So this week, I
changed my WI to Thursday.

My WI on Thursday showed that I was down. I stuck pretty close to
program and got in most of the exercise I planned. I worked out on my
Pilates machine two times and went on four group bike rides--last
Saturday 15 miles, Wednesday evening 22 miles, Friday evening 18
miles, yesterday 29 miles--and bike commuted 2 of the 4 days I went to
work. I have to admit my energies and focus lately are more directed
to activity than to food.

I can feel my commitment to counting points and journaling starting to
slip. I'm switching to the Core Plan this week because the more I read
about it and study it, I think it's worth a try. It reminds me of how
I used to eat when I was in OA many years ago: I stuck to whole foods,
and avoided eating my trigger foods. The first few days of that were
rough, but in the long run, after the cravings left, avoiding those
foods altogether was so much easier and far less stressful than trying
to control the amounts of those foods. Bye-bye skinny cows! (I know I
can still eat these as long as I count the points.)

I think I'll try some of the fruit dessert recipes on the WW Web site
instead. Besides the Apple Chips recipe I posted earlier, I just found
another yummy-sounding one that uses fresh strawberries as a pie
crust, FFSF vanilla pudding made with evaporated skim milk instead of
FF milk as the filling, and then topped with fresh strawberries and
kiwi. EASY! And fancy enough to serve to dinner guests, who are
arriving in about 3 hours! Gotta run!

This is the best day of my life.
--
Linda P
week 80: 232/144.4/WW goal 145/personal goal ?
next mini-goal: 143
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003 | WW goal: 24-Jul-2004
5'4" | 50 | F

Thanks Lee. I keep thinking I should lose more weight, but I don't
seem to get very far in that endeavor. I'm going to try the core plan
this week to see if changing my thinking about food will help me
figure out if this is truly a plateau or if my own food behavior has
gotten out of whack. I suspect the latter. Sticking to a whole foods,
while avoiding processed foods and refined flours and sugars will help
me cleanse my palate, so to speak.

In the meantime, I'm really working on keeping my activity levels high
to compensate for any overeating.
--
Linda P

On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 15:40:22 -0700, "Miss Violette"
wrote:

I am so glad things are going better for you, Lee
Prairie Roots wrote in message
.. .
Week 80 WI: 144.4 lbs
Weight change since WI: -2.4 lbs
Total weight change to date: -87.6 lbs

Saturday's are getting busier and busier, leaving insufficient time to
go through the morning's preparations for WI and checking in before I
dash out the door for a bike ride or other activity. So this week, I
changed my WI to Thursday.

My WI on Thursday showed that I was down. I stuck pretty close to
program and got in most of the exercise I planned. I worked out on my
Pilates machine two times and went on four group bike rides--last
Saturday 15 miles, Wednesday evening 22 miles, Friday evening 18
miles, yesterday 29 miles--and bike commuted 2 of the 4 days I went to
work. I have to admit my energies and focus lately are more directed
to activity than to food.

I can feel my commitment to counting points and journaling starting to
slip. I'm switching to the Core Plan this week because the more I read
about it and study it, I think it's worth a try. It reminds me of how
I used to eat when I was in OA many years ago: I stuck to whole foods,
and avoided eating my trigger foods. The first few days of that were
rough, but in the long run, after the cravings left, avoiding those
foods altogether was so much easier and far less stressful than trying
to control the amounts of those foods. Bye-bye skinny cows! (I know I
can still eat these as long as I count the points.)

I think I'll try some of the fruit dessert recipes on the WW Web site
instead. Besides the Apple Chips recipe I posted earlier, I just found
another yummy-sounding one that uses fresh strawberries as a pie
crust, FFSF vanilla pudding made with evaporated skim milk instead of
FF milk as the filling, and then topped with fresh strawberries and
kiwi. EASY! And fancy enough to serve to dinner guests, who are
arriving in about 3 hours! Gotta run!

This is the best day of my life.
--
Linda P
week 80: 232/144.4/WW goal 145/personal goal ?
next mini-goal: 143
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003 | WW goal: 24-Jul-2004
5'4" | 50 | F

Thanks Lee. I keep thinking I should lose more weight, but I don't
seem to get very far in that endeavor. I'm going to try the core plan
this week to see if changing my thinking about food will help me
figure out if this is truly a plateau or if my own food behavior has
gotten out of whack. I suspect the latter. Sticking to a whole foods,
while avoiding processed foods and refined flours and sugars will help
me cleanse my palate, so to speak.

In the meantime, I'm really working on keeping my activity levels high
to compensate for any overeating.
--
Linda P

On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 15:40:22 -0700, "Miss Violette"
wrote:

I am so glad things are going better for you, Lee
Prairie Roots wrote in message
.. .
Week 80 WI: 144.4 lbs
Weight change since WI: -2.4 lbs
Total weight change to date: -87.6 lbs

Saturday's are getting busier and busier, leaving insufficient time to
go through the morning's preparations for WI and checking in before I
dash out the door for a bike ride or other activity. So this week, I
changed my WI to Thursday.

My WI on Thursday showed that I was down. I stuck pretty close to
program and got in most of the exercise I planned. I worked out on my
Pilates machine two times and went on four group bike rides--last
Saturday 15 miles, Wednesday evening 22 miles, Friday evening 18
miles, yesterday 29 miles--and bike commuted 2 of the 4 days I went to
work. I have to admit my energies and focus lately are more directed
to activity than to food.

I can feel my commitment to counting points and journaling starting to
slip. I'm switching to the Core Plan this week because the more I read
about it and study it, I think it's worth a try. It reminds me of how
I used to eat when I was in OA many years ago: I stuck to whole foods,
and avoided eating my trigger foods. The first few days of that were
rough, but in the long run, after the cravings left, avoiding those
foods altogether was so much easier and far less stressful than trying
to control the amounts of those foods. Bye-bye skinny cows! (I know I
can still eat these as long as I count the points.)

I think I'll try some of the fruit dessert recipes on the WW Web site
instead. Besides the Apple Chips recipe I posted earlier, I just found
another yummy-sounding one that uses fresh strawberries as a pie
crust, FFSF vanilla pudding made with evaporated skim milk instead of
FF milk as the filling, and then topped with fresh strawberries and
kiwi. EASY! And fancy enough to serve to dinner guests, who are
arriving in about 3 hours! Gotta run!

This is the best day of my life.
--
Linda P
week 80: 232/144.4/WW goal 145/personal goal ?
next mini-goal: 143
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003 | WW goal: 24-Jul-2004
5'4" | 50 | F

Thanks Lee. I keep thinking I should lose more weight, but I don't
seem to get very far in that endeavor. I'm going to try the core plan
this week to see if changing my thinking about food will help me
figure out if this is truly a plateau or if my own food behavior has
gotten out of whack. I suspect the latter. Sticking to a whole foods,
while avoiding processed foods and refined flours and sugars will help
me cleanse my palate, so to speak.

In the meantime, I'm really working on keeping my activity levels high
to compensate for any overeating.
--
Linda P

On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 15:40:22 -0700, "Miss Violette"
wrote:

I am so glad things are going better for you, Lee
Prairie Roots wrote in message
.. .
Week 80 WI: 144.4 lbs
Weight change since WI: -2.4 lbs
Total weight change to date: -87.6 lbs

Saturday's are getting busier and busier, leaving insufficient time to
go through the morning's preparations for WI and checking in before I
dash out the door for a bike ride or other activity. So this week, I
changed my WI to Thursday.

My WI on Thursday showed that I was down. I stuck pretty close to
program and got in most of the exercise I planned. I worked out on my
Pilates machine two times and went on four group bike rides--last
Saturday 15 miles, Wednesday evening 22 miles, Friday evening 18
miles, yesterday 29 miles--and bike commuted 2 of the 4 days I went to
work. I have to admit my energies and focus lately are more directed
to activity than to food.

I can feel my commitment to counting points and journaling starting to
slip. I'm switching to the Core Plan this week because the more I read
about it and study it, I think it's worth a try. It reminds me of how
I used to eat when I was in OA many years ago: I stuck to whole foods,
and avoided eating my trigger foods. The first few days of that were
rough, but in the long run, after the cravings left, avoiding those
foods altogether was so much easier and far less stressful than trying
to control the amounts of those foods. Bye-bye skinny cows! (I know I
can still eat these as long as I count the points.)

I think I'll try some of the fruit dessert recipes on the WW Web site
instead. Besides the Apple Chips recipe I posted earlier, I just found
another yummy-sounding one that uses fresh strawberries as a pie
crust, FFSF vanilla pudding made with evaporated skim milk instead of
FF milk as the filling, and then topped with fresh strawberries and
kiwi. EASY! And fancy enough to serve to dinner guests, who are
arriving in about 3 hours! Gotta run!

This is the best day of my life.
--
Linda P
week 80: 232/144.4/WW goal 145/personal goal ?
next mini-goal: 143
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003 | WW goal: 24-Jul-2004
5'4" | 50 | F

I am so glad things are going better for you, Lee
Prairie Roots wrote in message
...
Week 80 WI: 144.4 lbs
Weight change since WI: -2.4 lbs
Total weight change to date: -87.6 lbs

Saturday's are getting busier and busier, leaving insufficient time to
go through the morning's preparations for WI and checking in before I
dash out the door for a bike ride or other activity. So this week, I
changed my WI to Thursday.

My WI on Thursday showed that I was down. I stuck pretty close to
program and got in most of the exercise I planned. I worked out on my
Pilates machine two times and went on four group bike rides--last
Saturday 15 miles, Wednesday evening 22 miles, Friday evening 18
miles, yesterday 29 miles--and bike commuted 2 of the 4 days I went to
work. I have to admit my energies and focus lately are more directed
to activity than to food.

I can feel my commitment to counting points and journaling starting to
slip. I'm switching to the Core Plan this week because the more I read
about it and study it, I think it's worth a try. It reminds me of how
I used to eat when I was in OA many years ago: I stuck to whole foods,
and avoided eating my trigger foods. The first few days of that were
rough, but in the long run, after the cravings left, avoiding those
foods altogether was so much easier and far less stressful than trying
to control the amounts of those foods. Bye-bye skinny cows! (I know I
can still eat these as long as I count the points.)

I think I'll try some of the fruit dessert recipes on the WW Web site
instead. Besides the Apple Chips recipe I posted earlier, I just found
another yummy-sounding one that uses fresh strawberries as a pie
crust, FFSF vanilla pudding made with evaporated skim milk instead of
FF milk as the filling, and then topped with fresh strawberries and
kiwi. EASY! And fancy enough to serve to dinner guests, who are
arriving in about 3 hours! Gotta run!

This is the best day of my life.
--
Linda P
week 80: 232/144.4/WW goal 145/personal goal ?
next mini-goal: 143
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003 | WW goal: 24-Jul-2004
5'4" | 50 | F

I am so glad things are going better for you, Lee
Prairie Roots wrote in message
...
Week 80 WI: 144.4 lbs
Weight change since WI: -2.4 lbs
Total weight change to date: -87.6 lbs

Saturday's are getting busier and busier, leaving insufficient time to
go through the morning's preparations for WI and checking in before I
dash out the door for a bike ride or other activity. So this week, I
changed my WI to Thursday.

My WI on Thursday showed that I was down. I stuck pretty close to
program and got in most of the exercise I planned. I worked out on my
Pilates machine two times and went on four group bike rides--last
Saturday 15 miles, Wednesday evening 22 miles, Friday evening 18
miles, yesterday 29 miles--and bike commuted 2 of the 4 days I went to
work. I have to admit my energies and focus lately are more directed
to activity than to food.

I can feel my commitment to counting points and journaling starting to
slip. I'm switching to the Core Plan this week because the more I read
about it and study it, I think it's worth a try. It reminds me of how
I used to eat when I was in OA many years ago: I stuck to whole foods,
and avoided eating my trigger foods. The first few days of that were
rough, but in the long run, after the cravings left, avoiding those
foods altogether was so much easier and far less stressful than trying
to control the amounts of those foods. Bye-bye skinny cows! (I know I
can still eat these as long as I count the points.)

I think I'll try some of the fruit dessert recipes on the WW Web site
instead. Besides the Apple Chips recipe I posted earlier, I just found
another yummy-sounding one that uses fresh strawberries as a pie
crust, FFSF vanilla pudding made with evaporated skim milk instead of
FF milk as the filling, and then topped with fresh strawberries and
kiwi. EASY! And fancy enough to serve to dinner guests, who are
arriving in about 3 hours! Gotta run!

This is the best day of my life.
--
Linda P
week 80: 232/144.4/WW goal 145/personal goal ?
next mini-goal: 143
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003 | WW goal: 24-Jul-2004
5'4" | 50 | F

You've come a long way baby!

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
Thanks Laura. This week I finally decided to join one of the local
bicycling clubs by becoming a paid member. My Wednesday evening ride
was with a different local club. That one seems to be a bit lower key,
which is a nice change. There were only three of us on that ride,
including the leader. Turns out that both of them belong to both
bicycling groups. Wednesday night's leader was also Friday's leader;
and the third person on Wednesday's ride also rode the "C" ride on
Saturday. How fun to start recognizing people. On Saturday, the guy
rode with me for part of the way and we enjoyed a nice chat. He's been
a member for a number of years and when he saw me lagging behind a few
times, he rode back to make sure I was OK. Among the reasons I'm doing
the group rides is to meet people. Even if none of them become my best
friends, just being around people and socializing is a major
breakthrough for me. I'm more of a hermit than is healthy.


On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 19:07:57 GMT, "Laura"
wrote:

Great job getting back OP. You certainly are clocking a lot of bike miles
these days. And to think you were hesitant about calling them for the
first
one. Looks like you can't seem to fit enough in these days. Great NSV.

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
.. .
Week 80 WI: 144.4 lbs
Weight change since WI: -2.4 lbs
Total weight change to date: -87.6 lbs

Saturday's are getting busier and busier, leaving insufficient time to
go through the morning's preparations for WI and checking in before I
dash out the door for a bike ride or other activity. So this week, I
changed my WI to Thursday.

My WI on Thursday showed that I was down. I stuck pretty close to
program and got in most of the exercise I planned. I worked out on my
Pilates machine two times and went on four group bike rides--last
Saturday 15 miles, Wednesday evening 22 miles, Friday evening 18
miles, yesterday 29 miles--and bike commuted 2 of the 4 days I went to
work. I have to admit my energies and focus lately are more directed
to activity than to food.

I can feel my commitment to counting points and journaling starting to
slip. I'm switching to the Core Plan this week because the more I read
about it and study it, I think it's worth a try. It reminds me of how
I used to eat when I was in OA many years ago: I stuck to whole foods,
and avoided eating my trigger foods. The first few days of that were
rough, but in the long run, after the cravings left, avoiding those
foods altogether was so much easier and far less stressful than trying
to control the amounts of those foods. Bye-bye skinny cows! (I know I
can still eat these as long as I count the points.)

I think I'll try some of the fruit dessert recipes on the WW Web site
instead. Besides the Apple Chips recipe I posted earlier, I just found
another yummy-sounding one that uses fresh strawberries as a pie
crust, FFSF vanilla pudding made with evaporated skim milk instead of
FF milk as the filling, and then topped with fresh strawberries and
kiwi. EASY! And fancy enough to serve to dinner guests, who are
arriving in about 3 hours! Gotta run!

This is the best day of my life.
--
Linda P
week 80: 232/144.4/WW goal 145/personal goal ?
next mini-goal: 143
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003 | WW goal: 24-Jul-2004
5'4" | 50 | F

You've come a long way baby!

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
Thanks Laura. This week I finally decided to join one of the local
bicycling clubs by becoming a paid member. My Wednesday evening ride
was with a different local club. That one seems to be a bit lower key,
which is a nice change. There were only three of us on that ride,
including the leader. Turns out that both of them belong to both
bicycling groups. Wednesday night's leader was also Friday's leader;
and the third person on Wednesday's ride also rode the "C" ride on
Saturday. How fun to start recognizing people. On Saturday, the guy
rode with me for part of the way and we enjoyed a nice chat. He's been
a member for a number of years and when he saw me lagging behind a few
times, he rode back to make sure I was OK. Among the reasons I'm doing
the group rides is to meet people. Even if none of them become my best
friends, just being around people and socializing is a major
breakthrough for me. I'm more of a hermit than is healthy.


On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 19:07:57 GMT, "Laura"
wrote:

Great job getting back OP. You certainly are clocking a lot of bike miles
these days. And to think you were hesitant about calling them for the
first
one. Looks like you can't seem to fit enough in these days. Great NSV.

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
.. .
Week 80 WI: 144.4 lbs
Weight change since WI: -2.4 lbs
Total weight change to date: -87.6 lbs

Saturday's are getting busier and busier, leaving insufficient time to
go through the morning's preparations for WI and checking in before I
dash out the door for a bike ride or other activity. So this week, I
changed my WI to Thursday.

My WI on Thursday showed that I was down. I stuck pretty close to
program and got in most of the exercise I planned. I worked out on my
Pilates machine two times and went on four group bike rides--last
Saturday 15 miles, Wednesday evening 22 miles, Friday evening 18
miles, yesterday 29 miles--and bike commuted 2 of the 4 days I went to
work. I have to admit my energies and focus lately are more directed
to activity than to food.

I can feel my commitment to counting points and journaling starting to
slip. I'm switching to the Core Plan this week because the more I read
about it and study it, I think it's worth a try. It reminds me of how
I used to eat when I was in OA many years ago: I stuck to whole foods,
and avoided eating my trigger foods. The first few days of that were
rough, but in the long run, after the cravings left, avoiding those
foods altogether was so much easier and far less stressful than trying
to control the amounts of those foods. Bye-bye skinny cows! (I know I
can still eat these as long as I count the points.)

I think I'll try some of the fruit dessert recipes on the WW Web site
instead. Besides the Apple Chips recipe I posted earlier, I just found
another yummy-sounding one that uses fresh strawberries as a pie
crust, FFSF vanilla pudding made with evaporated skim milk instead of
FF milk as the filling, and then topped with fresh strawberries and
kiwi. EASY! And fancy enough to serve to dinner guests, who are
arriving in about 3 hours! Gotta run!

This is the best day of my life.
--
Linda P
week 80: 232/144.4/WW goal 145/personal goal ?
next mini-goal: 143
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003 | WW goal: 24-Jul-2004
5'4" | 50 | F