SWWC final - Prairie Roots checking in

Nathalie,

I know in the UK they are called charity shops rather than thrift shops.
You don't have any place that sells used clothing that people have
discarded? I know here they are ran by various charity organizations trying
to raise money for their causes.

Debbie

"Nathalie W" wrote in message
...
PR, am I glad to see you posting again! I see you 're doing well,
congratulations on reaching the 50 lbs down! I did the same as you last
week, I broke dwon and bought some clothes. Well I had to, my old winter
clothes are so big they 're falling off me. Every time I look in the
mirror
of the elevator at work I was thinking that I couldn't possibly wear those
clothes any longer. ( hehe, then I started taking the stairs, no more
looking in a full lenght mirror!). The problem is that I don't have money
to
spend on clothes right now. Since we don't have thrift shops here and
clothes are way more expensive than in the US, I had to use some of my
savings and went to a cheaper shop and bought a pair of pants and a nice
jacket. Now I 'm looking into having some of my bigger clothes altered, I
figure it will be cheaper than buying a new wardrobe.
Anyway, new clothes can be very rewarding and suddenly you look so much
better, it 's lovely!
Hope to hear from you soon,
--
Nathalie from Belgium
134.1/103.1/minigoal 102.3 Goal 68 Kg
295.6/227.3/minigoal 225.6/Goal 150 pounds
SWWC 238/227.3/226

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
SWWC wk 9: 184 (0)
wk 10: 185.6 (+ 1.6)
wk 11: 183 (- 2.6)
wk 12: 181.6 (- 1.4)

Work has been CRAZY busy this month, leaving little time or energy for
reading or posting.

Well, I didn't reach my SWWC goal, but I did finally reach my next
mini-goal. With today's WI, I hit the 50-lb milestone. My weight loss
this month has been frustrating what with a stall and a gain early in
the month. More than a few times I wondered why I was working so hard
to stay OP when all my effort seemed to make no impression on the
scale. But I stuck with it because eating a gallon of ice cream and a
double-bag of chips didn't seem to be the answer either. I changed my
exercise routine, going back to weight lifting, readjusted my food
plan (I've cut back my fruit to one a day and increased my protein),
and here I am, 3 lbs lighter than I was 4 weeks ago, and 50 lbs
lighter than I was 7 months ago.

I broke down and bought some new clothes a couple of weeks ago to get
me through autumn. Wow! what a difference in the mirror! I barely
recognize myself. Crazy thing, though, is that one pair of pants was a
size 12 petite, the other size 10 petite. What a joke! I didn't wear
size 10 in high school when I weighed 140. Others have commented about
how clothing sizes have changed, but this is ridiculous. Makes me
wonder what size I'll be wearing when I reach goal weight.
--
Prairie Roots
week 31: 232/181.6/3rd 10% 169/WW goal 145 -- lost 50.4 lbs
SWWC wk 12 (final): 194.4/181.6/goal 176.4 -- lost 12.8 lbs
next mini-goal: 179.8 (to weigh less than 180)
10% goal: 1-May-2003 | 2nd 10% goal: 2-Aug-2003 | started WW
22-Feb-2003
5'4" | 49 | F

On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 14:11:55 -0500, Prairie Roots
wrote:

On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 09:24:01 -0700, Fred
wrote:

Congrats on meeting some of the goals and on the terrific montly total
loss and the 50 pounds gone loss.

Thanks. Being able to say I've lost 50 lbs is so much more satisfying
than saying I've lost 49 lbs. While I'm one who equates $1.99 with
$2.00 at the grocery store, that same "rounding up" doesn't work quite
the same way with weight loss or age. I'm grateful to have reached the
50-lb milestone. Next month I reach the other five-oh milestone.

Ah, yes. I am 57 (past Thurs) and no rounding up at this time!!!
Yes, I round up car prices and other foolish price tags but weighloss
is REAL numbers as opposed to those "irrational" numbers I learned
about in Calculus many years ago (G)

And while the losses may have been slow to non-existent for a bit
there, you clearly realized that even being stalled at about 50 pounds
less then 7 months ago is worlds better than being up those 50 pounds
again. And fitting into petite (even if an early 21st century
adjustment to former petite) has to be wonderful.

It is wonderful, even with the elastic waists. G

GGGGGGG. Yes, I saw those references in that other thread and since I
have been purchasing baby clothes for OTHERS' newborns, I thought
about mentioning 3month-6months (G)

Welcome back

Thanks, Fred. It's good to be in touch.

I hope work smoothes out.

Wow PR... great on the clothes sizes, you are doing wonderful! Congrats on
the 50 pounds... what a milestone that is! I am so happy for you! Keep up
the good work! Nice to see you again, you've been missed.

--

~Kristin O~
272/239.2/172

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"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
SWWC wk 9: 184 (0)
wk 10: 185.6 (+ 1.6)
wk 11: 183 (- 2.6)
wk 12: 181.6 (- 1.4)

Work has been CRAZY busy this month, leaving little time or energy for
reading or posting.

Well, I didn't reach my SWWC goal, but I did finally reach my next
mini-goal. With today's WI, I hit the 50-lb milestone. My weight loss
this month has been frustrating what with a stall and a gain early in
the month. More than a few times I wondered why I was working so hard
to stay OP when all my effort seemed to make no impression on the
scale. But I stuck with it because eating a gallon of ice cream and a
double-bag of chips didn't seem to be the answer either. I changed my
exercise routine, going back to weight lifting, readjusted my food
plan (I've cut back my fruit to one a day and increased my protein),
and here I am, 3 lbs lighter than I was 4 weeks ago, and 50 lbs
lighter than I was 7 months ago.

I broke down and bought some new clothes a couple of weeks ago to get
me through autumn. Wow! what a difference in the mirror! I barely
recognize myself. Crazy thing, though, is that one pair of pants was a
size 12 petite, the other size 10 petite. What a joke! I didn't wear
size 10 in high school when I weighed 140. Others have commented about
how clothing sizes have changed, but this is ridiculous. Makes me
wonder what size I'll be wearing when I reach goal weight.
--
Prairie Roots
week 31: 232/181.6/3rd 10% 169/WW goal 145 -- lost 50.4 lbs
SWWC wk 12 (final): 194.4/181.6/goal 176.4 -- lost 12.8 lbs
next mini-goal: 179.8 (to weigh less than 180)
10% goal: 1-May-2003 | 2nd 10% goal: 2-Aug-2003 | started WW
22-Feb-2003
5'4" | 49 | F

Prairie Roots wrote:



SWWC wk 9: 184 (0)
wk 10: 185.6 (+ 1.6)
wk 11: 183 (- 2.6)
wk 12: 181.6 (- 1.4)

Work has been CRAZY busy this month, leaving little time or energy for
reading or posting.

Well, I didn't reach my SWWC goal, but I did finally reach my next
mini-goal. With today's WI, I hit the 50-lb milestone. My weight loss
this month has been frustrating what with a stall and a gain early in
the month. More than a few times I wondered why I was working so hard
to stay OP when all my effort seemed to make no impression on the
scale. But I stuck with it because eating a gallon of ice cream and a
double-bag of chips didn't seem to be the answer either. I changed my
exercise routine, going back to weight lifting, readjusted my food
plan (I've cut back my fruit to one a day and increased my protein),
and here I am, 3 lbs lighter than I was 4 weeks ago, and 50 lbs
lighter than I was 7 months ago.

I broke down and bought some new clothes a couple of weeks ago to get
me through autumn. Wow! what a difference in the mirror! I barely
recognize myself. Crazy thing, though, is that one pair of pants was a
size 12 petite, the other size 10 petite. What a joke! I didn't wear
size 10 in high school when I weighed 140. Others have commented about
how clothing sizes have changed, but this is ridiculous. Makes me
wonder what size I'll be wearing when I reach goal weight.

Congratulations on the 50 pounds lost! I am in awe. That is very inspiring to
someone like me who has only just begun. Keep it up!

Sonya
199/188.2/180 (10%)

Thanks Sonya. I feel like I should be the last person anyone looks to
for inspiration. But I remember my first weeks and the people on this
newsgroup who inspired me. So I'm glad to be of whatever help I can
while I keep plodding towards goal, one pound at a time, one day at a
time. WW works if you work it. You can do this!!

Prairie Roots
On 29 Sep 2003 03:18:25 GMT, (Sonya) wrote:

Congratulations on the 50 pounds lost! I am in awe. That is very inspiring to
someone like me who has only just begun. Keep it up!

Deb,
I know the charity shops in the UK, you have plenty of them! Strangely
enough it doesn't belong to the culture here, I think I know 1 second-hand
shop in Antwerp, the 2nd biggest town in Belgium! What we do have are
"outlet sales" once or twice a year, when certain more expensive brands sell
last year's collection at a lower price. When I was in the States I was
amazed at those 'oulet villages' with sales all year round. Wow, that was
splendid!
I 'll just buy less clothes until I 'm at goal :-)
--
Nathalie from Belgium
134.1/103.1/minigoal 102.3 Goal 68 Kg
295.6/227.3/minigoal 225.6/Goal 150 pounds
SWWC 238/227.3/226

"Deb in Northern California" wrote in message
...
Nathalie,

I know in the UK they are called charity shops rather than thrift shops.
You don't have any place that sells used clothing that people have
discarded? I know here they are ran by various charity organizations
trying
to raise money for their causes.

Debbie

"Nathalie W" wrote in message
...
PR, am I glad to see you posting again! I see you 're doing well,
congratulations on reaching the 50 lbs down! I did the same as you last
week, I broke dwon and bought some clothes. Well I had to, my old winter
clothes are so big they 're falling off me. Every time I look in the
mirror
of the elevator at work I was thinking that I couldn't possibly wear
those
clothes any longer. ( hehe, then I started taking the stairs, no more
looking in a full lenght mirror!). The problem is that I don't have
money
to
spend on clothes right now. Since we don't have thrift shops here and
clothes are way more expensive than in the US, I had to use some of my
savings and went to a cheaper shop and bought a pair of pants and a nice
jacket. Now I 'm looking into having some of my bigger clothes altered,
I
figure it will be cheaper than buying a new wardrobe.
Anyway, new clothes can be very rewarding and suddenly you look so much
better, it 's lovely!
Hope to hear from you soon,
--
Nathalie from Belgium
134.1/103.1/minigoal 102.3 Goal 68 Kg
295.6/227.3/minigoal 225.6/Goal 150 pounds
SWWC 238/227.3/226

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
SWWC wk 9: 184 (0)
wk 10: 185.6 (+ 1.6)
wk 11: 183 (- 2.6)
wk 12: 181.6 (- 1.4)

Work has been CRAZY busy this month, leaving little time or energy for
reading or posting.

Well, I didn't reach my SWWC goal, but I did finally reach my next
mini-goal. With today's WI, I hit the 50-lb milestone. My weight loss
this month has been frustrating what with a stall and a gain early in
the month. More than a few times I wondered why I was working so hard
to stay OP when all my effort seemed to make no impression on the
scale. But I stuck with it because eating a gallon of ice cream and a
double-bag of chips didn't seem to be the answer either. I changed my
exercise routine, going back to weight lifting, readjusted my food
plan (I've cut back my fruit to one a day and increased my protein),
and here I am, 3 lbs lighter than I was 4 weeks ago, and 50 lbs
lighter than I was 7 months ago.

I broke down and bought some new clothes a couple of weeks ago to get
me through autumn. Wow! what a difference in the mirror! I barely
recognize myself. Crazy thing, though, is that one pair of pants was a
size 12 petite, the other size 10 petite. What a joke! I didn't wear
size 10 in high school when I weighed 140. Others have commented about
how clothing sizes have changed, but this is ridiculous. Makes me
wonder what size I'll be wearing when I reach goal weight.
--
Prairie Roots
week 31: 232/181.6/3rd 10% 169/WW goal 145 -- lost 50.4 lbs
SWWC wk 12 (final): 194.4/181.6/goal 176.4 -- lost 12.8 lbs
next mini-goal: 179.8 (to weigh less than 180)
10% goal: 1-May-2003 | 2nd 10% goal: 2-Aug-2003 | started WW
22-Feb-2003
5'4" | 49 | F

Nathalie,

I always figured it was something common the world over, I guess that is not
the case. The outlet centers you are referring to in the US, you have to be
careful with as sometimes they are really higher than sale prices at the
regular shopping malls. Also, most times, they are seconds quality or last
years styles and colors. You can get some good buys, but you really have to
know what you are looking for and also really inspect what you are buying.

Debbie

"Nathalie W" wrote in message
...
Deb,
I know the charity shops in the UK, you have plenty of them! Strangely
enough it doesn't belong to the culture here, I think I know 1 second-hand
shop in Antwerp, the 2nd biggest town in Belgium! What we do have are
"outlet sales" once or twice a year, when certain more expensive brands
sell
last year's collection at a lower price. When I was in the States I was
amazed at those 'oulet villages' with sales all year round. Wow, that was
splendid!
I 'll just buy less clothes until I 'm at goal :-)
--
Nathalie from Belgium
134.1/103.1/minigoal 102.3 Goal 68 Kg
295.6/227.3/minigoal 225.6/Goal 150 pounds
SWWC 238/227.3/226

"Deb in Northern California" wrote in message
...
Nathalie,

I know in the UK they are called charity shops rather than thrift shops.
You don't have any place that sells used clothing that people have
discarded? I know here they are ran by various charity organizations
trying
to raise money for their causes.

Debbie

"Nathalie W" wrote in message
...
PR, am I glad to see you posting again! I see you 're doing well,
congratulations on reaching the 50 lbs down! I did the same as you
last
week, I broke dwon and bought some clothes. Well I had to, my old
winter
clothes are so big they 're falling off me. Every time I look in the
mirror
of the elevator at work I was thinking that I couldn't possibly wear
those
clothes any longer. ( hehe, then I started taking the stairs, no more
looking in a full lenght mirror!). The problem is that I don't have
money
to
spend on clothes right now. Since we don't have thrift shops here and
clothes are way more expensive than in the US, I had to use some of my
savings and went to a cheaper shop and bought a pair of pants and a
nice
jacket. Now I 'm looking into having some of my bigger clothes
altered,
I
figure it will be cheaper than buying a new wardrobe.
Anyway, new clothes can be very rewarding and suddenly you look so
much
better, it 's lovely!
Hope to hear from you soon,
--
Nathalie from Belgium
134.1/103.1/minigoal 102.3 Goal 68 Kg
295.6/227.3/minigoal 225.6/Goal 150 pounds
SWWC 238/227.3/226

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
SWWC wk 9: 184 (0)
wk 10: 185.6 (+ 1.6)
wk 11: 183 (- 2.6)
wk 12: 181.6 (- 1.4)

Work has been CRAZY busy this month, leaving little time or energy
for
reading or posting.

Well, I didn't reach my SWWC goal, but I did finally reach my next
mini-goal. With today's WI, I hit the 50-lb milestone. My weight
loss
this month has been frustrating what with a stall and a gain early
in
the month. More than a few times I wondered why I was working so
hard
to stay OP when all my effort seemed to make no impression on the
scale. But I stuck with it because eating a gallon of ice cream and
a
double-bag of chips didn't seem to be the answer either. I changed
my
exercise routine, going back to weight lifting, readjusted my food
plan (I've cut back my fruit to one a day and increased my protein),
and here I am, 3 lbs lighter than I was 4 weeks ago, and 50 lbs
lighter than I was 7 months ago.

I broke down and bought some new clothes a couple of weeks ago to
get
me through autumn. Wow! what a difference in the mirror! I barely
recognize myself. Crazy thing, though, is that one pair of pants was
a
size 12 petite, the other size 10 petite. What a joke! I didn't wear
size 10 in high school when I weighed 140. Others have commented
about
how clothing sizes have changed, but this is ridiculous. Makes me
wonder what size I'll be wearing when I reach goal weight.
--
Prairie Roots
week 31: 232/181.6/3rd 10% 169/WW goal 145 -- lost 50.4 lbs
SWWC wk 12 (final): 194.4/181.6/goal 176.4 -- lost 12.8 lbs
next mini-goal: 179.8 (to weigh less than 180)
10% goal: 1-May-2003 | 2nd 10% goal: 2-Aug-2003 | started WW
22-Feb-2003
5'4" | 49 | F

Me either, unless I am positive of the retailer. I ordered those coats in 2
different sizes ... neither one fits (both too large) so today I am off to return
them. I won't order again, not worth the expense and headaches. I also ordered a
t-shirt, it's acceptable but a bit on the large side. I guess I have to give in
and spend some time in the fitting rooms. sigh

I bought last years winter coat during the clearance sales, haven't tried it on
yet this year. It is a dressier coat and I love it - but I need a *knocking
around* jacket desperately. I found a polar fleece one at the flea market for $4,
will get me through for a month or so I guess. You might try resale shops, if
there are any in your area. I'm with you - I'd rather wait and spend the money on
something I love, than put out the bucks on something I will have to get rid of in
a year.

Joyce


On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 13:30:51 -0500, Prairie Roots wrote:

What you say about the sizing difference within one manufacturer makes
sense. I won't be ordering clothing online or from catalogs until I
have a better sense of how new body shape fits my favorite retailers'
sizes. I need a new winter coat, too, but hesitate to spend the money
when I still have almost 40 lbs to lose. Maybe I can hold off until
January and find something on clearance?

Prairie Roots

On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 11:18:03 -0500, Joyce wrote:

Great to see you again PR, I've been wondering where you have been! You are doing
fantastic. Congrats on the great loss throughout this crazy month.

Clothing is definitely wierd. I also remember hitting a point where my clothing
size was smaller than what I wore at a lighter weight .. funny thing is that
eventually it all seems to even out. Maybe it's the middle ground sizes that have
been totally revamped? I now am wearing a consistent 8 (at roughly 135 pounds),
sometimes down to a 6, very occassionally up to a 10. When I was married years
and years ago, I weighed 125 and wore a size 7 or 9 depending on brands. Pretty
darn close to where I am now. I know my body has changed over the course of 22
years and 2 pregnancies, might account for a little bit of the sizing difference.
The biggest problem I have is in understanding why I will take different sizes
within a same brand. You would think sizing would at least be constant within
manufacturers. I think someone explained it well long ago. Retail clothing is
cut in stacks ... many pieces of material stacked together, pieces cut by stamping
through the massive layers. The top layer will be cut a bit larger than the lower
layer (stretching of material maybe???). So when these pieces are sewn together,
obviously those using the top pieces will vary in sizing from those pieces on the
bottom layer. It's frustrating, especially when I hate trying on clothing!

I'm currently waiting for a winter coat to arrive, which I ordered online. I had
to pay for 2 jackets ... each a different size, knowing one will be returned. I
still have no clue what size to *grab*.

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 10:01:20 -0500, Prairie Roots wrote:

SWWC wk 9: 184 (0)
wk 10: 185.6 (+ 1.6)
wk 11: 183 (- 2.6)
wk 12: 181.6 (- 1.4)

Work has been CRAZY busy this month, leaving little time or energy for
reading or posting.

Well, I didn't reach my SWWC goal, but I did finally reach my next
mini-goal. With today's WI, I hit the 50-lb milestone. My weight loss
this month has been frustrating what with a stall and a gain early in
the month. More than a few times I wondered why I was working so hard
to stay OP when all my effort seemed to make no impression on the
scale. But I stuck with it because eating a gallon of ice cream and a
double-bag of chips didn't seem to be the answer either. I changed my
exercise routine, going back to weight lifting, readjusted my food
plan (I've cut back my fruit to one a day and increased my protein),
and here I am, 3 lbs lighter than I was 4 weeks ago, and 50 lbs
lighter than I was 7 months ago.

I broke down and bought some new clothes a couple of weeks ago to get
me through autumn. Wow! what a difference in the mirror! I barely
recognize myself. Crazy thing, though, is that one pair of pants was a
size 12 petite, the other size 10 petite. What a joke! I didn't wear
size 10 in high school when I weighed 140. Others have commented about
how clothing sizes have changed, but this is ridiculous. Makes me
wonder what size I'll be wearing when I reach goal weight.