tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71046228220889274712024-02-20T06:14:21.584-08:00What's the Point?share a laugh with three round girls looking for their next square meal while shaping up with weight watchersBethiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13901942855461654008noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-29980721853254597992010-12-05T15:27:00.000-08:002010-12-05T15:27:08.351-08:00Going back....to Weight Watchers, again, first of the year, with Julie! Until then.....I suck.Bethiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13901942855461654008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-90544437114939723272010-10-07T08:56:00.000-07:002010-10-07T08:56:21.046-07:00Thick or Thin ThursdayIt is Thursday already? I didn't weigh. I forgot. It is just as well, because I didn't try very hard. I will give it a go for next week, but before I let you go, answer this one question. <br />
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Is it wrong to drink whipping cream straight from the bottle? <br />
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See ya. BethBethiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13901942855461654008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-36085180221097030732010-10-01T05:36:00.000-07:002010-10-01T05:43:30.408-07:00Julie's Friday Weigh-InO.k., this post is about to get real ugly, real quick. I have gained 4.2 lbs. this week. How does that happen?!?!?!? Really? 4.2? I have counted my calories religiously for the last three days and this is what it gets me? I know exercise makes a difference and I have not been able to do that at all this week. But, seriously, this has to be the most baffling game known to man!!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07135210643140908418noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-57258383716951524162010-09-30T04:02:00.000-07:002010-09-30T04:02:58.761-07:00Thick or Thin ThursdayI weigh the same and I am losing interest. I can not walk due to the torrential rains we are having here. I can not count calories, hate it. I can not count points either. I can not stop eating. I can not get past the five pound loss. I can not get motivated. I can not....I can not give up.<br />
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BethBethiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13901942855461654008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-49914541224142075192010-09-24T10:48:00.000-07:002010-09-24T10:58:21.809-07:00Julie's Friday Weigh-InYes, its been a while since I've posted. The family and I had a fabulous week with the Scotsman visiting. Of course, that meant eating lots of good food too (like Lauri's cake and ice creammmmm). On the up side, we did some walking at Monticello, on the Mall in DC, etc. Fun, fun times! Today's weigh-in has me down 5.2 lbs!!!!! That's over two weeks though. My current weight loss total is exactly 11 lbs. May it be 11 lbs I never, ever see again! You know what this means, don't you, Julie? It means that exercise does make a difference. Yep.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07135210643140908418noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-71974250074517975602010-09-23T04:38:00.000-07:002010-09-23T04:38:47.060-07:00Thick or Thin ThursdayI weighed this morning and got three different weights on my digital scales. Is that a sign of the batteries crashing? I pulled out the ol'spring ones and according to them, I weigh the same as last week. I am okay with that, because although I have been walking, I have been eating terribly. I think a lot of my overeating was PMS eating. I crave the craziest things during that time. I also tend to gain water weight and it seems to get worse as I get older. Greeeeeeeat. <br />
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Anyway, my weight has not changed and today is a new day. I will continue to walk, but will start my food journal or journey, again. I am really sucking at this folks. Wish me luck.<br />
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BethBethiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13901942855461654008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-16829846825764707302010-09-21T16:56:00.000-07:002010-09-21T16:56:42.528-07:00What's Happeningto us and our blog? I feel like we are not pulling our weight here, no pun intended, well, maybe a little. I have sucked the last week myself at not counting points or calories, but on the good side, walking on a regular basis. I have got to do better. I am going nowhere fast. I am just spinning my wheels and wasting precious time. I am going to weigh Thursday, as always, but I am starting over tomorrow. I have got to do this. I need to do this. Help.<br />
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BethBethiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13901942855461654008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-770509025147359692010-09-17T10:56:00.000-07:002010-09-17T10:56:15.467-07:00Blimey, no Weigh In Today for Jules....she playing hostess with the mostess to an amazing Scotsman named Martin. Julie, hubby and kids have been wining, dining and havering so much so, she is a wee bit frightened of the scales. The las will be back next week though, so stay tuned.Bethiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13901942855461654008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-3925757818416458992010-09-16T04:20:00.000-07:002010-09-16T04:20:08.471-07:00Thick or Thin ThursdayI weighed, down a teeny tiny bit, .2 pounds, why bother.<br />
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I have been walking pretty regularly this week, two miles a day! It doesn't do much good if you have been eating CRAP. I am going to keep up the walking, but get back to counting the points. It really makes a difference and I just need to accept the fact I gotta do it. Next week, maybe I will be down a whole pound! Dieting and birth, the only time you count the ounces!<br />
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Beth<br />
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PS-Lordy, have you tried the Pumpkin Spice Latte's at StarBucks? <em>HEAVEN!</em>Bethiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13901942855461654008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-16661156289040368852010-09-11T06:35:00.000-07:002010-09-11T06:44:35.239-07:00Julie - A Day Late...but not a pound short! I missed weigh-in day yesterday, so I'm posting it this morning. I have actually gained 0.6 lb! Ugh! It has been a tough week with the kids getting back to school, getting up in what feels like the middle of the night and all the new activities starting. I actually fell off the wagon about counting my calories early last week week and never restarted but today I shall! There may be many inspirational weight loss blogs out there but THIS blog is firmly rooted in the reality of how hard it is to focus on the weight loss in the middle of your life happening! I'm not losing heart though.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07135210643140908418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-39800888708220216662010-09-10T17:39:00.000-07:002010-09-10T17:39:18.889-07:00Honorary Members!I just want to give a shout out to my brother Roger and his wife Miranda who have both been "watching" what they eat. Roger has lost 19 pounds!! Miranda has lost seven pounds and walks two miles a day!! <br />
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BOOYAH! You rock!Bethiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13901942855461654008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-3676451031770186932010-09-09T04:04:00.000-07:002010-09-09T04:04:31.854-07:00Thick or Thin ThursdayOkay, okay it is going to be a good day, a thin day! I weighed this morning and I am down 2.2 lbs! It must be a fluke. I am down a total of 5.2 pounds. Whoopie!! I will take it.<br />
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On a side note, SMM please send me your mailing address. You won the ideal sweetener coupon. I have tried to contact you, but nothing. If I do not here from ya soon I will have to give it someone else. Boohoo.<br />
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Have a great day folks. BethBethiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13901942855461654008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-75148341068252330782010-09-06T04:56:00.000-07:002010-09-06T04:56:11.968-07:00Danger, danger!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4G0pPPuLdyWm7wmpt0dDCin4R8C7-tOZfmr0fNA4dkkvtIXNMrW6DEvfkeAOD_I8oY8-A5rJdgdSiNT4AOddoCG5_O8489u411fPYdH99eiQW_JEm5fv25ZyYdLCdvpGahTyua1v/s1600/ServeImage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4G0pPPuLdyWm7wmpt0dDCin4R8C7-tOZfmr0fNA4dkkvtIXNMrW6DEvfkeAOD_I8oY8-A5rJdgdSiNT4AOddoCG5_O8489u411fPYdH99eiQW_JEm5fv25ZyYdLCdvpGahTyua1v/s320/ServeImage.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Beth</div>Bethiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13901942855461654008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-28952806933314422452010-09-03T05:45:00.000-07:002010-09-03T05:52:39.630-07:00Julie's Friday Weigh-InTo <strong>round</strong> (ahem) out the week, I stayed the same. So, all three of us girls held steady. I may sound like a broken record, but planning is my nemesis. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">SMM</span> thank you for the calorie counter link you added to the comments. It came in with a higher number than I was going by. In case anyone missed it <a href="http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm">http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm</a> Have a great weekend everyone!!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07135210643140908418noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-62931446021787775942010-09-02T04:05:00.000-07:002010-09-02T04:05:12.489-07:00Thick or Thin ThursdayGood grief! I weigh exactly the same as last week. I have been doing this now for a good month and I am going nowhere fast. This is ridiculous. I didn't keep track of my points this week and it shows. I need to exercise, too. I did do some walking over the weekend while we were camping, in fact, I thought I would die! You can read all about it over at <a href="http://youknowwhatyououghtado.blogspot.com/2010/08/our-first-camping-trip-few-lessons.html">You Know What You Oughta Do</a>. <br />
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Julie and I have a little promise going, when we loose ten pounds we are off to get a pedicure. Well, at this rate I might see one for the new year....of 2012!<br />
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I suck.<br />
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BethBethiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13901942855461654008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-46014182102949223492010-08-30T10:54:00.000-07:002010-08-30T10:55:16.447-07:00April's Monday Weigh-InOk, so I'll make this short and sweet. I stayed the same this week! At least I didn't gain. :)<br /><br />AprilAprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12334048193871455143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-45156597623212502032010-08-30T04:19:00.000-07:002010-08-30T04:19:24.319-07:00The Winners of the Ideal Coupons!as selected by the Random Generator, comment #2 and #5!! Whoohoo!<br />
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I will get your addresses and pop your coupon in the mail! Thanks for playing.<br />
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BethBethiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13901942855461654008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-13806523885046405392010-08-27T05:48:00.000-07:002010-08-27T06:14:54.414-07:00Julie's Weigh-In FridayHappy Friday!!!!! I am down 0.8 lb today! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Woohoo</span>! Despite the tag that we're three girls counting points, I'd like to take this opportunity to come clean. I have not been counting points but calories. When Beth approached me about doing Weight Watchers, I could not afford it (money or time-wise), so I decided to download an app to my phone to track calories, log food and weight. At the start, I was shooting for 1,200 calories a day (with wiggle room on those days I went over) and the scale seemed to hold steady. I was curious if it could be true (or was it just urban myth) that one could eat too few calories and not lose. I have been increasing my calorie intake and have noticed that the numbers are going down a little more quickly. At this point, I plan on adjusting my daily calorie intake downward as the numbers on the scale start to drop. Essentially, just the way they do with decreasing your allowed points in WW. It's fascinating to me how messed up my thinking has been about food. I still wrestle with the idea that if I'm going to lose the weight, I need to deprive myself (feel the burn, as it were). I'm enjoying the process and learning all these new things about how <em>my</em> body works - strange that I've fought with it for so long and know so little about it!! Have a wonderful weekend y'all! And a special "good luck" to Camper Van Bethie!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07135210643140908418noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-4868922414805934752010-08-26T04:33:00.000-07:002010-08-26T04:33:55.931-07:00Thick or Thin ThursdayIt is THIN today! I am now keeping my money and weighing at home. I jumped on the scales, did the math and I am down 2.6 lbs! I'll take that, thank you. The family and I are off on our BIG camping trip this weekend, so I hope to be getting copious amounts of physical exercise. I will need it in order to burn off those s'mores calories, naw, just kidding. I hate those things, well sorta.<br />
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Wish me luck, both in the diet and the "sleeping on the ground" bit. <br />
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BethBethiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13901942855461654008noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-69421001255789941022010-08-23T13:21:00.000-07:002010-08-23T13:21:21.838-07:00A Sweet Giveaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jfxYqgeOG9QunwuOwhgPWc9HshHzqHz44_gFNDtVENqyX4s9-MWLto2skbkWJaKle98dYHl5nsoRsc-JCn3tZQEHAijAWeQ6B9f7Y3ee7Rx3dVhuWgr0YyfR7n_dNDI0pKHYnTU6/s1600/ideal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jfxYqgeOG9QunwuOwhgPWc9HshHzqHz44_gFNDtVENqyX4s9-MWLto2skbkWJaKle98dYHl5nsoRsc-JCn3tZQEHAijAWeQ6B9f7Y3ee7Rx3dVhuWgr0YyfR7n_dNDI0pKHYnTU6/s320/ideal.jpg" /></a></div>I have become a huge fan of <strong><em>ideal </em></strong>brand sweetener and have mentioned its use many times here on WTP?, so I couldn't hold back my enthusiasm any longer and wrote the<strong><em> ideal</em></strong> folks singing the praise of their natural sugar substitute. Those kind people sent me two coupons for FREE <em><strong>ideal</strong></em>, either bag or packets, to share with you in return! All you gotta do is leave a comment and let me know you would like to give it a try. I will randomly select two winners! This little giveaway will run through Sunday, August 29th midnight and for US readers only! Spread the word!<br />
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You can read all about <em><strong>ideal</strong></em> brand sweetener <a href="http://www.idealsweet.com/">here</a>.<br />
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BethBethiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13901942855461654008noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-36849062698626090012010-08-23T04:59:00.000-07:002010-08-23T05:03:19.439-07:00April's Monday Weigh In..So for my 2 week weigh in, if you remember I skipped last week, I am down a total of 3.6 lbs! I have almost lost my 4 lb gain and I am happy with that. I have started walking 3 days a week and it feels great. I do have to admit that I have not been counting my points, though. I have just been making the healthier choice. I should probably get back to keeping my food journal and staying within my points, but for right now, this seems to be working.<br /><br />AprilAprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12334048193871455143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-22036771498767197252010-08-20T16:51:00.000-07:002010-08-20T16:51:35.820-07:00Weight Watchers Diet Soda Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJkH3CDMP6gitcFlVRTrVC6Sq4OaLI60VxwDISZWDFaypTWKFocI1U12-oFvmg3oz2qfkEMJV_CGykEqP5SniqfLNYKRby3ZhstzdNFPdrMGvd94AxENJOlwNFXNOk0FqswJR_Xlu/s1600/DSCN3679.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJkH3CDMP6gitcFlVRTrVC6Sq4OaLI60VxwDISZWDFaypTWKFocI1U12-oFvmg3oz2qfkEMJV_CGykEqP5SniqfLNYKRby3ZhstzdNFPdrMGvd94AxENJOlwNFXNOk0FqswJR_Xlu/s320/DSCN3679.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well crap, this is good, real good and just so simple to make. The cake is a very popular among Weight Watcher'ers and there are many flavor combinations. I had some diet Mt. Dew leftover from my brother's visit(his personal favorite), so I figured it would pair nicely with an orange cake mix. Oh baby, it did, it paired too well in fact, dangerously well. This cake is surprisingly moist and delicious. The entire family is eating it! I did make a little glaze with some confectioners sugar, vanilla and milk to pretty it up some. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The WW's recipe call for the cake to be baked in a 9x13 pan, cut into 12 pieces for 3.5 points each! I opted for a bundt for beauty. This combo would be killer as cupcakes and iced with some light Cool Whip. I see a kinda dreamsicle thing happening. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>Diet Soda Cake</strong> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Your choice of cake mix</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Your choice of diet soda, 10oz</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Two egg whites</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some other popular combinations:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">- spice cake mix w/ diet orange </div>- banana cake mix w/ diet root beer <br />
- lemon cake mix w/ diet 7-up <br />
- chocolate cake w/ diet coke <br />
- cherry chip cake w/ A& W diet Cream <br />
- chocolate cake w/ diet cherry coke <br />
- devils food w/ diet vanilla coke <br />
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BethBethiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13901942855461654008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-91461073722485904542010-08-20T08:36:00.000-07:002010-08-20T08:36:59.069-07:00FAT FridayI went to Weight Watchers, paid my twelve bucks and gained 1.4 pounds! Oh yay.<br />
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I am not going back. I am going to do it both Julie and April's way, on my own. I was hoping paying money and weighing in front of a stranger would motivate me, but I guess not. I just bought a new pair of walking shoes will I was out. I have got to get my butt up and moving, no excuses dang it. Wish me luck.<br />
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BTW, the Fiber One Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Pop Tarts, not good. I am on the hunt for the fudge.<br />
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BethBethiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13901942855461654008noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-64752069893675396462010-08-20T05:11:00.000-07:002010-08-20T06:50:22.683-07:00Julie's Weigh-In FridayHappy Friday, everyone!! I'm down 1.2 lb for the week. It's nice to finally see a whole pound gone. Seems like things are going according to my plan of slow and steady as I'm down a total of 5.6 pounds since I started on the 23rd of July. I've been trying to think about what's different this time. I hate to admit that I'm finally paying attention to all those things I've read over and over: keeping a food journal, drinking water, incorporating exercise. I've been a 'black and white' sort of girl in the past - either I was on a diet or I ate a cookie and all hell broke loose. Why has it taken me 20 years to learn this?<br /><br />JulieJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07135210643140908418noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104622822088927471.post-68288797276539717102010-08-19T04:36:00.000-07:002010-08-19T04:36:03.670-07:00Thick or Thin Thursdaywill be pushed back a day to Fat Friday. I don't feel like going. I will tomorrow. The End.<br />
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BethBethiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13901942855461654008noreply@blogger.com1