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Bonnie
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I would probably leave out the turkery, substitute splenda for stevia and substitute the beef broth for veggie broth, because I'm vegan, but that looks like something really good to try in the winter!! Thanks for posting!
Christine--It sounds like you are doing FANTASTIC! I'm so glad for you and know that you are anxiously awaiting the big day!
very cute Dear John letter!
You know in your own mind if you've stayed ON PLAN, so don't worry about the weigh-in.....and if you happen to not lose, if you know you were ON PLAN, then next week you're liable to get a FANTASTIC loss!!! There's no way you can stay on plan and NO…
Kay, I lost the bulk of my 95 pounds by 2 or 2.X each week.....and that was EXCELLENT weight loss. Most people only lose around 1 pound per week. So be ECSTATIC over 2.8!!
Kay--I haven't been on here much for several months....and I am SO GLAD to see you're back!! Don't give up, sweetie......you can do it, I KNOW you can! And yes, like Tanie said.....make your focus getting healthy, not losing pounds. Because losing p…
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- About Me:
- I'm currently on Weight Watchers......started August 8, 2007. I am 54 years old, 2 sons, 2 daughter-in-laws, and 4 grandchildren, and I live in central Illinois.
In addition to the workout information below, I ride my bike, I take 2 pilates classes per week, my "gym" is Curves for Women, and the weights I lift are done during the pilates classes. I recently added an Aero Pilates machine to my workout, that I purchased on QVC. I love this machine. It also has a rebounder for cardio work.
- Plan of Choice:
- Weight Watchers
- Workout Philosophy:
- I'm a walk-a-holic, I'm a gym rat ALL the way, I love lifting weights
Weight Progress
Height: 5 ft. 6 in.
8/8/07 Starting Weight: 247.4
11/26/08 Hit WW Goal: 155
01/07/09 Hit WW Lifetime: 153.4
04/22/09 Current Weight: 151.2
Current Total Loss: 96.2
Personal Goal: 150 - 1.2 pounds to get there
Thinking about lowering my personal goal to 145 or 140
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8/8/07 Starting Weight: 247.4
11/26/08 Hit WW Goal: 155
01/07/09 Hit WW Lifetime: 153.4
04/22/09 Current Weight: 151.2
Current Total Loss: 96.2
Personal Goal: 150 - 1.2 pounds to get there
Thinking about lowering my personal goal to 145 or 140
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Hello.....it's me!...............and my new venture--lia sophia jewelry!!
Well, it's been over 2 months since I've blogged on here....shame on me! I've just been really busy. It's been 15 weeks since I got to Weight Watchers Lifetime, and I'm still going strong. I'm still going to weekly WW meetings and weighing in, but not staying for the meeting, because of my conflicting pilates class. I'm still working out at Curves and walking and taking a twice a week pilates class. My goal was 155 and at my WI on Wednesday, I weighed 151.2, and that's the lowest I've ever been… Continue
Posted on April 25, 2009 at 10:05am — 1 Comment
5th Week After Lifetime
I haven't blogged for 3 weeks, so I thought I'd write a small one today. For those of you who wonder, Maintenance is not a whole lot different from being in "Lose Mode". I continue to eat healthy foods most of the time, record everything that I eat, attend weekly WW meetings (however, I haven't been actually staying for the meetings because it conflicts with my pilates class), and exercise. I still fret slightly, if I gain a little, and still feel wonderful when I lose a little. I am currently 0… Continue
Posted on February 13, 2009 at 10:46am — 1 Comment
2nd Week After Lifetime
I decided to continue to go to Weight Watchers every Wednesday night, since I lost my job 2 weeks ago. I figured that since my routine was messed up and I was home a lot, I didn't want to stop eating the same way I had been eating the whole time I was losing. So....at my Wednesday night WW meeting, I weighed exactly the same as I did the week before. I'm staying around 20 points per day and eating about half of my weekly flex points. I'm doing some kind of exercise almost every day.
On the job… Continue
On the job… Continue
Posted on January 23, 2009 at 3:02pm — 4 Comments
First Week after Lifetime
and I lost 1.4......total 95.4 pounds. I'm down 3 pounds from my goal (which was the top of my healthy weight range).
Since I lost my job last week and I'm at home now and no longer on my regular daily routine, I decided that I would continue to go to my weekly WW meeting and just act the same way I did when I was losing. Besides, I wanted to lose another 5, 10 or perhaps even 15 more pounds after I hit my goal.
I've been doing really well at home, too, not eating junk. So far, I've been able… Continue
Since I lost my job last week and I'm at home now and no longer on my regular daily routine, I decided that I would continue to go to my weekly WW meeting and just act the same way I did when I was losing. Besides, I wanted to lose another 5, 10 or perhaps even 15 more pounds after I hit my goal.
I've been doing really well at home, too, not eating junk. So far, I've been able… Continue
Posted on January 14, 2009 at 11:06pm — 4 Comments
The Good News and the Bad
OK....Good News FIRST! I made Weight Watchers Lifetime last night!!!!! It took me 68 weeks to get to goal, plus 6 maintenance weeks = 74 weeks to get to Lifetime......94 pounds lost!!! Yayyyyyyy!
Now the Bad News! I lost my job on Tuesday morning, the day before I made Lifetime. :(
My company has been struggling since we lost a bunch of contracts last May from our largest customer, and we've all been talking about it for months. We've seen the handwriting on the wall, we've wondered how they c… Continue
Now the Bad News! I lost my job on Tuesday morning, the day before I made Lifetime. :(
My company has been struggling since we lost a bunch of contracts last May from our largest customer, and we've all been talking about it for months. We've seen the handwriting on the wall, we've wondered how they c… Continue
Posted on January 8, 2009 at 11:23pm — 10 Comments
Comment Wall (60 comments)
- At 6:22pm on June 16, 2009,
Christine said…
- Hi! Just stopping by to say Hi--hope the new jewelry venture is going well!
- At 5:26pm on April 14, 2009,
Dana said… - Hi Bonnie,
I'm up by Bloomington/Normal. I have been slacking on the healthy eating and am trying to get back on track.
Good luck with Lia Sophia.
- At 11:53pm on March 28, 2009,
Dana said…
- Hi Bonnie, I saw you on the Members Map. I live in Central Illinois too.
Are you still on the job hunt? Sometimes a job opening gets emailed to me and I could pass it along your way, if you are interested.
Congrats on the weight loss and sticking with it.
- At 11:54am on March 13, 2009,
marymaybe said… - Thank you for you kind words on my success. Girl looking at your profile. and you are very much a success yourself. way to go.
- At 5:07pm on March 9, 2009,
Christine said…
- I just saw your comment below... was it meant for me?
Hope all is well!
- At 10:32am on February 3, 2009,
Bonnie said…
- Could be....I don't run. But I do Curves a couple times a week, a pilates class 2 times a week and I have have an Aero Pilates machine that I do about 4-5 times a week. But I haven't been walking much lately...either really cold or really busy.
I'm hanging...it's been almost a month since I was told of my layoff on 1/6. And yes, ALL those applications...sheesh. And a lot of the State agencies make you fill out "their" application, and it's not online. I'm so sick of printing all the information on my resume over and over again. It's ridiculous in this day and age of computers. Yea, I know what you mean about exploring different things. I took 3 state tests yesterday for things I've never done and got 2 A's and 1 B, which I missed getting an A by 1 question...dang it. They were Stores Clerk (which actually means running a warehouse), Pharmacist Technician and Data Processing Technician Trainee. OMG...the pharmacist tech test's first portion was all metric, and they didn't teach metric when I went to school! But I only missed 1 out of 12 questions....unbelievable! And on the Data Processing Tech test, I was about mid-way through the test and they were these huge long story problems and I looked up and had 37 questions left and only 46 minutes and I thought....."there's no way I'm going to be able to finish this" and I thought...."I'm sure I've blown this test anyway, so who cares"...I just skimmed through the questions and picked the answer that I thought it was, and I ended up only missing 2 questions....can you believe that? It was very stressful, and I'm glad those are over...at least at CMS, which are the agencies directly under the governor. But it was a huge number of tests I took altogether.
- At 10:15am on February 3, 2009,
Christine said…
- Wow, it does seem like you should be able to eat more than 20 pts... this is a good question for Roni's videos, I think. Maybe if you were to eat a few more, your body will just go up and down the same couple of pounds, but overall stay the same? I guess Roni can eat 28-30 pts because she runs? But, you are active too. Craziness. 20 pts is barely any food?!
Hang in there with the job stuff. Must be driving you a little batty. Taking all those tests, and the constant search. I am a fed worker, and was on the job market for 5 months--I spent so many hours filling out applications?! I would bring my laptop to a coffee shop and plug away. Looking back I can see what a great opportunity it was to explore and apply for different things, but at the time, I was a stressbucket!
- At 12:22pm on February 2, 2009,
Christine said…
- Hi! How are things going? Are you enjoying maintenance?
- At 9:55am on January 13, 2009,
Christine said…
- Hi Bonnie!
I hope things are going okay. I am sorry again about the job loss! I lost my job a year and a half ago, and it gave me the opportunity to try something new, and now I have an even more rewarding job--even got a raise! I think good things will come of this for you. BTW, you look great in the latest photo!
- At 12:55pm on January 2, 2009,
Kay said… - Hi Bonnie! I hope you had a great New Years! I can't believe you've finally reached your goal...kudos to you! Thanks for all the moral support you've given me thus far! Oh, and you wanted me to keep you updated on the book...well, I'm making some serious progress with it AND I am seriously considering attending a writer's conference in NYC the last weekend in March--wish me luck if I get to go to because I will have the opportunity to meet several publishers at the workshops! (Imagine me biting my nails)
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