NYNY update - Joyce

I'm in the groove with the rest of the NYNY maintenance group ... down 1 pound
this week ... 130. Once again the actual weighin Friday morning was lower, and
much as I would love to post anything in that 120 decade ... I'm averaging, and
average tells me 130. I'm happy, happy, happy.

Evidentally eating more does help, as long as *more* is within reason. A few
weeks prior I think I was existing on next to nothing, watching things just a bit
too carefully as well as falling back into the trap of not drinking enough water.
Then again, maybe the loss was extra muscle water retention? This week I only
managed to squeeze in 2 days of exercise. My own fault, no excuses. I had one or
two busy days, then found myself fallen into some sort of a funk - just couldn't
drag myself to do much of anything other than whine about everything. Today I
took a step into the right direction. Instead of just sitting here, I hauled my
butt to the basement and walked for 45 minutes - right back into the old routine.
If only I could remind myself how much of a mood lifter the exercise is! I have
felt great the rest of today.

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 130
Lifetime: 4/4/03

Great weight . Oh and the exercise mood? Someone on the WW site was
asking if you "had" to exercise to lose? I am like, WHY would anyone not
WANT to exercise? I totally love the feeling after...

"Joyce" wrote in message
...
I'm in the groove with the rest of the NYNY maintenance group ... down 1
pound
this week ... 130. Once again the actual weighin Friday morning was
lower, and
much as I would love to post anything in that 120 decade ... I'm
averaging, and
average tells me 130. I'm happy, happy, happy.

Evidentally eating more does help, as long as *more* is within reason. A
few
weeks prior I think I was existing on next to nothing, watching things
just a bit
too carefully as well as falling back into the trap of not drinking enough
water.
Then again, maybe the loss was extra muscle water retention? This week I
only
managed to squeeze in 2 days of exercise. My own fault, no excuses. I
had one or
two busy days, then found myself fallen into some sort of a funk - just
couldn't
drag myself to do much of anything other than whine about everything.
Today I
took a step into the right direction. Instead of just sitting here, I
hauled my
butt to the basement and walked for 45 minutes - right back into the old
routine.
If only I could remind myself how much of a mood lifter the exercise is!
I have
felt great the rest of today.

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 130
Lifetime: 4/4/03

Was that line of exercise thinking with you when you first started ww? I made it
through almost to the end before I finally got myself going on a routine - just
couldn't get myself going. I still lost the weight, might have been slower but it
still came off. Thinking is a bit different now. Many days I don't feel like
getting going, but I somehow find a way to talk myself into it (today was one of
those days). I always feel good after the fact. I need to get my head turned
around... have those good feelings working for me first thing in the morning. g

Joyce


On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 01:23:09 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

Great weight . Oh and the exercise mood? Someone on the WW site was
asking if you "had" to exercise to lose? I am like, WHY would anyone not
WANT to exercise? I totally love the feeling after...

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
I'm in the groove with the rest of the NYNY maintenance group ... down 1
pound
this week ... 130. Once again the actual weighin Friday morning was
lower, and
much as I would love to post anything in that 120 decade ... I'm
averaging, and
average tells me 130. I'm happy, happy, happy.

Evidentally eating more does help, as long as *more* is within reason. A
few
weeks prior I think I was existing on next to nothing, watching things
just a bit
too carefully as well as falling back into the trap of not drinking enough
water.
Then again, maybe the loss was extra muscle water retention? This week I
only
managed to squeeze in 2 days of exercise. My own fault, no excuses. I
had one or
two busy days, then found myself fallen into some sort of a funk - just
couldn't
drag myself to do much of anything other than whine about everything.
Today I
took a step into the right direction. Instead of just sitting here, I
hauled my
butt to the basement and walked for 45 minutes - right back into the old
routine.
If only I could remind myself how much of a mood lifter the exercise is!
I have
felt great the rest of today.

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 130
Lifetime: 4/4/03

NO!! SO NO!!.. Back in 1981 when I did that weigh in where they guessed me
at 365 because I topped out their scale, I could hardly walk. But after I
lost the first 15 pounds or so, I joined the prevention mag walking club. I
started out walking a half a block. Worked my way up over the next couple
of years to 3 mile walks, and aerobic tapes. They did a story on me in Jan
of 92 or so, after I had lost over 100 pounds. They got so much of it wrong
after they edited it that it is most of the reason why I don't want to do
the WW mag now. But that was what got the exercise bug started. And I
began lifting weights in the mid '90's sometime. It has been *"bliss"* for
about the past 4 or 5 years, as in I miss it mightily when I don't work out.
Even when I was yo yoing around in the 200's weight wise I never quit
working out. End result, I am fairly muscular, my skin is loose but tries
valiantly to hang onto the muscle so it doesn't look ANYTHING like what I
see online in those before and after plastic surgery photo's of people who
have lost what I have. I credit the exercise and the water for that.
"Joyce" wrote in message
news
Was that line of exercise thinking with you when you first started ww? I
made it
through almost to the end before I finally got myself going on a routine -
just
couldn't get myself going. I still lost the weight, might have been
slower but it
still came off. Thinking is a bit different now. Many days I don't feel
like
getting going, but I somehow find a way to talk myself into it (today was
one of
those days). I always feel good after the fact. I need to get my head
turned
around... have those good feelings working for me first thing in the
morning. g

Joyce


On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 01:23:09 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

Great weight . Oh and the exercise mood? Someone on the WW site was
asking if you "had" to exercise to lose? I am like, WHY would anyone
not
WANT to exercise? I totally love the feeling after...

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
I'm in the groove with the rest of the NYNY maintenance group ... down
1
pound
this week ... 130. Once again the actual weighin Friday morning was
lower, and
much as I would love to post anything in that 120 decade ... I'm
averaging, and
average tells me 130. I'm happy, happy, happy.

Evidentally eating more does help, as long as *more* is within reason.
A
few
weeks prior I think I was existing on next to nothing, watching things
just a bit
too carefully as well as falling back into the trap of not drinking
enough
water.
Then again, maybe the loss was extra muscle water retention? This week
I
only
managed to squeeze in 2 days of exercise. My own fault, no excuses. I
had one or
two busy days, then found myself fallen into some sort of a funk - just
couldn't
drag myself to do much of anything other than whine about everything.
Today I
took a step into the right direction. Instead of just sitting here, I
hauled my
butt to the basement and walked for 45 minutes - right back into the
old
routine.
If only I could remind myself how much of a mood lifter the exercise
is!
I have
felt great the rest of today.

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 130
Lifetime: 4/4/03

I haven't done any weightlifting and have a feeling I really shouldn't start (past
drs. orders, have a disk resting on a nerve that gives me continuous problems).
BUT ... I am thinking in that direction anyway. LOL I'm a thickheaded, stubborn
woman - gonna do what I want to until I can't - even if I know what the end result
is going to be. I'm holding out for Christmas, have put a new treadmill and
weights on my list ..will see if they come or not. g For now I am enjoying my
old treadmill immensely. I don't know if I *miss* it on the days I don't get down
there, but I do usually feel guilty (maybe the same thing?). I've been averaging
5 days a week, which is a far cry from a few months ago .. which was nothing.

I've noticed it doesn't seem to be aiding in the scale number dropping, but my
measurements have decreased quite a bit in the last 5 weeks. And my mood has been
much better, even with all the stress that's currently been going on. So many
benefits, makes me wonder why I'd been avoiding it.

Joyce

On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 20:52:38 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

NO!! SO NO!!.. Back in 1981 when I did that weigh in where they guessed me
at 365 because I topped out their scale, I could hardly walk. But after I
lost the first 15 pounds or so, I joined the prevention mag walking club. I
started out walking a half a block. Worked my way up over the next couple
of years to 3 mile walks, and aerobic tapes. They did a story on me in Jan
of 92 or so, after I had lost over 100 pounds. They got so much of it wrong
after they edited it that it is most of the reason why I don't want to do
the WW mag now. But that was what got the exercise bug started. And I
began lifting weights in the mid '90's sometime. It has been *"bliss"* for
about the past 4 or 5 years, as in I miss it mightily when I don't work out.
Even when I was yo yoing around in the 200's weight wise I never quit
working out. End result, I am fairly muscular, my skin is loose but tries
valiantly to hang onto the muscle so it doesn't look ANYTHING like what I
see online in those before and after plastic surgery photo's of people who
have lost what I have. I credit the exercise and the water for that.
"Joyce" wrote in message
news
Was that line of exercise thinking with you when you first started ww? I
made it
through almost to the end before I finally got myself going on a routine -
just
couldn't get myself going. I still lost the weight, might have been
slower but it
still came off. Thinking is a bit different now. Many days I don't feel
like
getting going, but I somehow find a way to talk myself into it (today was
one of
those days). I always feel good after the fact. I need to get my head
turned
around... have those good feelings working for me first thing in the
morning. g

Joyce


On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 01:23:09 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

Great weight . Oh and the exercise mood? Someone on the WW site was
asking if you "had" to exercise to lose? I am like, WHY would anyone
not
WANT to exercise? I totally love the feeling after...

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
I'm in the groove with the rest of the NYNY maintenance group ... down
1
pound
this week ... 130. Once again the actual weighin Friday morning was
lower, and
much as I would love to post anything in that 120 decade ... I'm
averaging, and
average tells me 130. I'm happy, happy, happy.

Evidentally eating more does help, as long as *more* is within reason.
A
few
weeks prior I think I was existing on next to nothing, watching things
just a bit
too carefully as well as falling back into the trap of not drinking
enough
water.
Then again, maybe the loss was extra muscle water retention? This week
I
only
managed to squeeze in 2 days of exercise. My own fault, no excuses. I
had one or
two busy days, then found myself fallen into some sort of a funk - just
couldn't
drag myself to do much of anything other than whine about everything.
Today I
took a step into the right direction. Instead of just sitting here, I
hauled my
butt to the basement and walked for 45 minutes - right back into the
old
routine.
If only I could remind myself how much of a mood lifter the exercise
is!
I have
felt great the rest of today.

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 130
Lifetime: 4/4/03

Great loss. Congrats on being firmly a part of the Maintenance losing
group!

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:06:18 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I'm in the groove with the rest of the NYNY maintenance group ... down 1 pound
this week ... 130. Once again the actual weighin Friday morning was lower, and
much as I would love to post anything in that 120 decade ... I'm averaging, and
average tells me 130. I'm happy, happy, happy.

Evidentally eating more does help, as long as *more* is within reason. A few
weeks prior I think I was existing on next to nothing, watching things just a bit
too carefully as well as falling back into the trap of not drinking enough water.
Then again, maybe the loss was extra muscle water retention? This week I only
managed to squeeze in 2 days of exercise. My own fault, no excuses. I had one or
two busy days, then found myself fallen into some sort of a funk - just couldn't
drag myself to do much of anything other than whine about everything. Today I
took a step into the right direction. Instead of just sitting here, I hauled my
butt to the basement and walked for 45 minutes - right back into the old routine.
If only I could remind myself how much of a mood lifter the exercise is! I have
felt great the rest of today.

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 130
Lifetime: 4/4/03

Thanks Fred! It's nice to have a firm grasp on *something*. g

Joyce


On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:06:53 -0800, Fred wrote:

Great loss. Congrats on being firmly a part of the Maintenance losing
group!

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:06:18 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I'm in the groove with the rest of the NYNY maintenance group ... down 1 pound
this week ... 130. Once again the actual weighin Friday morning was lower, and
much as I would love to post anything in that 120 decade ... I'm averaging, and
average tells me 130. I'm happy, happy, happy.

Evidentally eating more does help, as long as *more* is within reason. A few
weeks prior I think I was existing on next to nothing, watching things just a bit
too carefully as well as falling back into the trap of not drinking enough water.
Then again, maybe the loss was extra muscle water retention? This week I only
managed to squeeze in 2 days of exercise. My own fault, no excuses. I had one or
two busy days, then found myself fallen into some sort of a funk - just couldn't
drag myself to do much of anything other than whine about everything. Today I
took a step into the right direction. Instead of just sitting here, I hauled my
butt to the basement and walked for 45 minutes - right back into the old routine.
If only I could remind myself how much of a mood lifter the exercise is! I have
felt great the rest of today.

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 130
Lifetime: 4/4/03

You mean other than skinny cows and Miss Meringues (G)

On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 10:38:38 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Thanks Fred! It's nice to have a firm grasp on *something*. g

Joyce


On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:06:53 -0800, Fred wrote:

Great loss. Congrats on being firmly a part of the Maintenance losing
group!

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:06:18 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I'm in the groove with the rest of the NYNY maintenance group ... down 1 pound
this week ... 130. Once again the actual weighin Friday morning was lower, and
much as I would love to post anything in that 120 decade ... I'm averaging, and
average tells me 130. I'm happy, happy, happy.

Evidentally eating more does help, as long as *more* is within reason. A few
weeks prior I think I was existing on next to nothing, watching things just a bit
too carefully as well as falling back into the trap of not drinking enough water.
Then again, maybe the loss was extra muscle water retention? This week I only
managed to squeeze in 2 days of exercise. My own fault, no excuses. I had one or
two busy days, then found myself fallen into some sort of a funk - just couldn't
drag myself to do much of anything other than whine about everything. Today I
took a step into the right direction. Instead of just sitting here, I hauled my
butt to the basement and walked for 45 minutes - right back into the old routine.
If only I could remind myself how much of a mood lifter the exercise is! I have
felt great the rest of today.

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 130
Lifetime: 4/4/03

LOL! I think the meringues have more of a grab on me these days. I haven't had
many skinny cows, seem to have moved out of that habit. BUT ... my local store
had *cool peppermint* flavor last week. I haven't seen that before so had to pick
a package up. BIG mistake ... they now keep calling my name. g

Joyce


On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 10:53:09 -0800, Fred wrote:

You mean other than skinny cows and Miss Meringues (G)

On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 10:38:38 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Thanks Fred! It's nice to have a firm grasp on *something*. g

Joyce


On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:06:53 -0800, Fred wrote:

Great loss. Congrats on being firmly a part of the Maintenance losing
group!

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:06:18 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I'm in the groove with the rest of the NYNY maintenance group ... down 1 pound
this week ... 130. Once again the actual weighin Friday morning was lower, and
much as I would love to post anything in that 120 decade ... I'm averaging, and
average tells me 130. I'm happy, happy, happy.

Evidentally eating more does help, as long as *more* is within reason. A few
weeks prior I think I was existing on next to nothing, watching things just a bit
too carefully as well as falling back into the trap of not drinking enough water.
Then again, maybe the loss was extra muscle water retention? This week I only
managed to squeeze in 2 days of exercise. My own fault, no excuses. I had one or
two busy days, then found myself fallen into some sort of a funk - just couldn't
drag myself to do much of anything other than whine about everything. Today I
took a step into the right direction. Instead of just sitting here, I hauled my
butt to the basement and walked for 45 minutes - right back into the old routine.
If only I could remind myself how much of a mood lifter the exercise is! I have
felt great the rest of today.

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 130
Lifetime: 4/4/03

Peppermint as opposed to the green mint variety? I have to find those
(G)

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:12:32 -0600, Joyce wrote:

LOL! I think the meringues have more of a grab on me these days. I haven't had
many skinny cows, seem to have moved out of that habit. BUT ... my local store
had *cool peppermint* flavor last week. I haven't seen that before so had to pick
a package up. BIG mistake ... they now keep calling my name. g

Joyce


On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 10:53:09 -0800, Fred wrote:

You mean other than skinny cows and Miss Meringues (G)

On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 10:38:38 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Thanks Fred! It's nice to have a firm grasp on *something*. g

Joyce


On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:06:53 -0800, Fred wrote:

Great loss. Congrats on being firmly a part of the Maintenance losing
group!

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:06:18 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I'm in the groove with the rest of the NYNY maintenance group ... down 1 pound
this week ... 130. Once again the actual weighin Friday morning was lower, and
much as I would love to post anything in that 120 decade ... I'm averaging, and
average tells me 130. I'm happy, happy, happy.

Evidentally eating more does help, as long as *more* is within reason. A few
weeks prior I think I was existing on next to nothing, watching things just a bit
too carefully as well as falling back into the trap of not drinking enough water.
Then again, maybe the loss was extra muscle water retention? This week I only
managed to squeeze in 2 days of exercise. My own fault, no excuses. I had one or
two busy days, then found myself fallen into some sort of a funk - just couldn't
drag myself to do much of anything other than whine about everything. Today I
took a step into the right direction. Instead of just sitting here, I hauled my
butt to the basement and walked for 45 minutes - right back into the old routine.
If only I could remind myself how much of a mood lifter the exercise is! I have
felt great the rest of today.

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 130
Lifetime: 4/4/03