Hey Girlfriends...

Good Morning Girlfriends,

This morning I am writing this post to you because I need you to pray for me. One thing that has not changed so far with me losing weight is my confidence. I think that 62 pounds ago I didn't have a right as to how I could be talked to because maybe I felt less worthy. I know this goes against everything that we were ever taught growing up and in life but sometimes easier said than done. I have had a horrible week at work and I am being very intimidated by my boss. Please pray that I have the confidence that I need to get through this difficult time and not allow myself to be verbally abused. Words can really hurt. Pray that I feel the presence of the Lord right there with me helping me choose my words appropriately to deal with this difficult situation. Thanks. Love to all my WWJS buddies.

Lisa

OMG. Will it ever end. Please help.

I need my WWJS buddies to help me. I am getting scared. Between, Labor Day, My Birthday, New York City, Bunko and now today ice cream cake for September birthdays I am not doing very well. Please keep me in prayer that I can get back on track and keep going. All of these events are no excuse to make the wrong food choices but I guess that is life. I need to remember that we are not on a diet, it is my way of life and sometimes are going to be harder than others. Any advice????????????????????????????

Love ya. Lisa

Thank God for Girlfriends!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Girlfriends. Thank you for making my birthday so great. It has been such a great day. It is amazing how we can't choose our family but we can our friends. I have been made to feel like I have sisters today. I even received my first tower of presents. That meant the world to me. Check out the picture. Love to all. Thanks again for all that you have done for me for my birthday.

Love Me.

P.S. Because it is all about ME. LOL

Onward We Go.

Hey there WWJS Buddies. Do you believe that almost one year ago at the Browncroft Ladies Retreat was when we made the decision to join Weight Watchers first of the year? Look at how far we have all come. God has been so good to us. We formed a bond at that retreat that has taken us to where we are today. Praise God for my WWJS buddies. Thanks to all. I am so excited about the upcoming retreat. Keep up the good work.

P.S. Sandy we miss you. We hope to see you this Saturday.

Love ya. Lisa

Congratulation - Linda B. Hits her 10 Percent

Way to go Linda B. We are so proud of you. Congratulations on your 10%. Linda and I went to the Bills game and boy did we sweat off some pounds. Thank God we have been working out because otherwise I think that we would have died there. LOL.

Check out this website.

Hey WWJS Buddies. I heard about this website on the radio the other day and I checked it out. It is so cool. Once you have a visual it is so inspiring. Check it out. www.weightmirror.com

Love ya.

Lisa

OMG!!!! We have been doing this for 30 weeks.

Hey ladies,

Can you believe it!!! We have been doing this for 30 weeks. I don't think that I have ever done anything for 30 weeks. Great job.

Love ya.

Lisa

Great Job Ladies

Hey there.

All my WWJS Buddies did awesome this week. Great Job.

Love Lisa

Check out our latest slide shows.

Hey ladies. Watch out because next time you see me, I am bringing my camera. We need lots more pictures of you ladies. Check out our progress. We are doing awesome. Way to go.

Lisa

No turning back now. This is it!

Hey ladies. Please keep me in your prayers tomorrow morning. It is time for my annual gynecologist appointment. Two years ago, I had such a horrible experience with my doctor. He made me feel worthless because I was so heavy. It was the most humiliating experience of my life. I have been so bothered by this for so long. Since then, I have changed doctors. My new doctor made me feel much better but I still knew that I had to lose the weight. Once we made that decision at our Ladies Retreat one year ago, I knew this was it. No turning back now. Thank you all so much for making me believe in myself. I love you all.

Lisa

Thank you for your help.

I cannot believe that I can actually say that I have lost 50 pounds. It has been so long since I have been at this weight. I know that I have quite a ways to go but I do not feel so intimidated anymore. I do believe that with God, all things are possible. My wonderful mom has gotten to over 30 pounds and Linda B. went over the 20 pound mare. Great job Lindas!!!! Love to all.

WWJS Buddy Lisa

Happy 4th of July!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy 4th of July to all of my wonderful WWJS Buddies. I was so close but didn't quite make it. My personal goal was to lose 50 pounds by the 4th of July. I missed it by 1.4 pounds. I am praying that I will make it this week. We are all looking good. Doesn't it feel great. Keep up the good work and have a blast today. Love to you all.

Lisa

P.S. Next week we need to take new pictures.

It has been a while.

Hey WWJS buddies. It has been a while since I have posted on our blog but that doesn't mean that we are not all doing an awesome job. I am so proud of all of us. We are doing great. Supporting each other is making tons of difference. Thank you ladies for all your support. Let's keep up the good work. Love to all...

WWJS Buddies.

Lisa

Happy Mother's Day

To all of my WWJS Buddies...HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to the most amazing women I know. Love to all of you. I hope that you enjoy your day. God Bless.

Love
Lisa

Happy 12 Year Anniversary

Today is my 12 year Wedding Anniversary. This morning as I am getting ready for church, I remember what it was like 12 years ago to feel so excited and happy. I remember what it felt like to be a beautiful bride. Thank you God and my WWJS buddies for making me feel that way again. It has been such a very long time since I felt pretty and believed in myself. My husband has always believed in me and told me I was beautiful. Now I believe him. I didn't realize that beauty came from the inside. Praise God. All of us are beautiful brides everyday and need to believe in ourselves.......

We Earned Our 10% Key Chains

Hey ladies. We did it. My Mom and I went to WW in Henrietta today and we both hit our 10% goal. The director was so happy for us. She wanted us to stay at the meeting but I had to get to work. Sandee, we wish it was with you. We will be thinking of all of you tomorrow at 10:30 as we land in DISNEY WORLD!!!! Yipppeeeee.

Please keep us in your prayers as we go on this trip of our lifetime. We don't want to undo all of the hardwork that we have done. I am sure with the amount of walking we are going to do that will help. Maybe I can burn calories up with the sun while I am getting a tan. LOL. Wish all of you well tomorrow. Keep up the good work. We could not have done this without each others support. Thank you for everything. We hope to see you next Saturday morning. Love ya.

WWJS Buddy

Lisa

Happy Birthday Linda!!!!!!!!! We Love You.

Hey there. Our WWJS buddy Linda B. has a birthday today. Happy Birthday. You are looking like one hot Mama. LOL. We love you.

Long Time No Post

Well ladies. Time has been marching on and I have not had a chance to catch up with our blog. All of us are doing so well. Sandi you are helping us so much. I am so thrilled about our walk on Saturday. It means so much to me that all of you are participating with me. I can't believe that starting out I just wanted my possey to walk with me, now I have nineteen people on my team. Praise God. Let's keep up the good work. I love you all.

God Bless to my WWJS Buddies.

Lisa

P.S. I will have my camera at the walk. Of course. LOL

Happy Tears at the Scale

Hey there. We all had a great week. Congratulations. Today was a very emotional weigh in for me. I had a personal goal that I set for myself and today I reached it. God has been with me every step of the way. I am not sure why I doubted that he would help me get there. When Sandi gave me today's results, instantly tears came to my eyes. I have tried to loose weight so many times before but this time is so different. I look so forward to Saturday mornings. I can't wait to have my time with Sandi at the scale. Today she referred to us as Lisa's possy (sp?). It is so true. We are going through this together. Thank you ladies for all of your support. I can't believe that I am going to do the heart walk. Who would have thought that I would ever be walking three miles? Obviously, GOD did. Ladies, have a great week. Love to you all.

Lisa

P.S. I bought a really great pair of walking shoes tonight. Boy are they ugly but they are sooooooooooo comfortable. It is time to take care of ME!

American Heart Association - Heart Walk

Hey ladies. I had an idea of course. I was wondering if anyone would like to walk with me on April 4 for the American Heart Association's Heart Walk. After all, isn't this why we are trying to get healthy. It is a three mile walk starting at the Blue Cross Arena and it goes through the historic district of Rochester. We could do it as WWJS Buddies. Also, we could ask any of our family or our new friends from Weight Watchers. Let me know what you think. Here is the link if you would like to check out the information directly.

http://heartwalk.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=282098&lis=1&kntae282098=6D5B47F2A76943D4AB2D3BE1CAD80BE7

I can see the difference in all of us.

Hey ladies. I know that you didn't want me to take our pictures but I think that I can tell a big difference in all of us. Take a look for yourself. Keep up the good work. God Bless.

Love to all my WWJS buddies.

Lisa

God is Great!

This entire journey with my WWJS buddies has been incredible. I have grown in relationships with four amazing women. I can't thank all of you enough. While Jesus is helping me be successful this time around, so is my family. Yesterday and today the weather has been perfect. I decided to ask Nicholas if he wanted to walk with me. Much to my surprise, he said yes. Praise God. What 10 year old wants to walk with his mom. Today, Nicholas and I walked all the way to Blockbuster Video to rent some movies. (3 Miles round trip). We had such a good quality talk together. I have been missing that so much. Sometime I forget how Great God is to us.

Tomorrow is our weigh in again. It feels like it is always Saturday. I hope that Sandi's scale is good to us. See less of you tomorrow. LOL.

Love ya.

Lisa

P.S. I will definitely be taking pictures so get up earlier everyone and make yourself gorgeous.

OMG. I am so hungry.

Hey ladies. I am having a very hungry day. Please keep me in your prayers. How are all of you doing this week?

Lisa

This recipe was YUMMMMOOOOO!!!!!!

Little by Little

Well it was the 6th weigh in and we are getting there little by little. That is O.K. because we are moving in the right direction. Ladies, keep up the good work. Sandi gave us a great quote today by Abraham Lincoln "Always remember that your own Resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing". Great quote to think about. Thanks Sandi.

OMG!!! I almost forgot to tell all of you what I just did. Get ready....... I put my hand in a turkey to take out all of the gross stuff. YUCK. You know me that I SKEEVE the skin, bones and pimples in poultry. Lord, why did you have to make that stuff so gross. LOL.

Love to all my WWJS buddies.

Lisa

As Linda B. would say "Are you kidding me"

Disgusting. Yuck. Awful. Gross. I can't think of any other words to describe the Morningstar Breakfast Sausages. They are definitely not for me. I will stick with my turkey sandwiches for breakfast.

I am having a hard week. Please pray to keep me on track. How is everyone else doing? I hope you are having a good week. Love to all WWJS buddies.

Lisa

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day. We had another great week. We truly are so blessed to have each others support in this. Today was the first day that I was nervous to weigh in. Not because I did bad but I didn't feel the scale moving. I prayed that if I didn't have a loss or had a gain that I would not slip. This morning as I prayed to the Lord on my knees that he take care of all of us on our journey I was reminded that he has been with us all along. Praise God. When our leader (not Sandee (we missed you)) weighed me in I could not believe it when she showed me a 3.2. A overwhelming feeling came over me and brought me to tears. It was the Lord saying see Lisa this time you are doing it the right way with me by your side. Amen!!!

Well, enough of the sappy stuff because I am teary eyed just typing. Tonight I am going on a hot date with my Valentine to the Rascall Flatts concert. Nothing like a little dancing and singing for exercise. Have a great day to all my WWJS buddies. Love ya all.

Lisa

Many Changes Ahead

Hey ladies, during this process we are all going to be making lots of changes. Most of them will be buying smaller clothes. Yippee. But I made a big decision. I cut my 80's style hair and joined this generation. It is amazing how a change like that could give you such a boost to your self-esteem. I have felt that my face was appearing thinner in the last week and I needed a new look. When I sat in the hairdresser chair and looked in the mirror when she was done, I could have cried. I hated it. (Linda B. thanks for being nice about how it looked but it was UGLY). The Lord did not let me down. This morning when I styled it myself I had this overwhelming feeling of self-confidence. Everyone has commented on it today and it has made me want to keep that feeling.

Sandee has been telling us that we need to have short term goals as well as long term. I think that we really need to focus on that this week. It will give us focus and then we can achieve a sense of accomplishment. Lord please help us all to stay focused and support each other.

Love to all my WWJS buddies.

Lisa

P.S. Sandee shared this link with me for some Valentine's Day sweet tips, ideas and recipes. Enjoy.
http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=49231&sc=3022

We have our Ups and Downs

Hey there WWJS buddies. Well here we are at week 4. Some of us went up and some down. That is going to happen. When it does, we need to support each other and help to continue on. The scale is just a number. I believe that we are all feeling better about the ways that we are eating. Once again, Sandee our leader has inspired me for success. The Lord really has blessed me with all of you in my life. I even went for a mile walk today with my husband. Praise God. I haven't wanted to do that in so long. Love to all. See ya tomorrow in the popular kids section. LOL.

Love Lisa

Patti - How is week one going??????????

Hey Patti. I hope that week one is going great for you. Remember that the WWJS buddies are here for you. I think that we all had a successful Superbowl Sunday and ate less points than the Steelers scored. Way to go ladies. Hope all is well.

Lisa

I AM SO HUNGRY!!! HELP LADIES

Today, I am have a very hungry day. I could eat anything in sight. Please pray that I can overcome this without taking the easy way out and indulging.

This is what it is all about.

Ladies. I had such a great day with all of you. It was so wonderful to share our thoughts and support each other through this.

Hurray, Patti joined us today. We all had great weight losses. I had 2.8, Linda P. had 7 and Linda B. had 1.4. All going in the right direction. Thank you Lord for giving us Sandee as our leader. I look so forward every week to seeing her and listening to her experiences that worked for her.

Tomorrow is the big game. Go Steelers!!!! Let's hope the team scores more points than we eat tomorrow. Be good.

Love ya all.

Lisa

Swordfish Steak

Hey WWJS buddies. Tonight for dinner I tried a piece of Swordfish. Not bad. It was a much heartier fish than Tilapia. Tilapia is so light that sometime I feel hungry an hour later. Does anyone have any other recommendations? I tend to lean toward white fish. Definitely DO NOT like Salmon.

Tomorrow is Week 3 weigh in. Lord please bless all of us that we are on the right path to getting healthy. (and skinny...LOL).

Love to all.

Lisa

How are we doing?

Hey WWJS buddies. How are we doing? Are we making progress? I think we are. Hopefully, all of us will be able to weigh in on Saturday. Be ready, I am bringing my camera for updated pictures.

Love to you all.

Lisa

Week 2 = 2

Second weigh in. Both Linda B. and I lost 2 pounds. We are moving in the right direction. Linda P. is recovering from her set back but is still counting points. She should have a great weigh in next week.

Linda B. has a important week ahead of her and we need to keep her in our prayers. Also, please pray that Lord relieves Linda P.'s pain. I don't mean my dad either. LOL.

Here we go on our way to week 3. We can do it. Thank for the support from our WWJS buddies.

Love to all.

Lisa

Linda P. will do anything to get out of exercise. LOL

My poor mom. She took a spill in the kitchen and injured her knee, shoulder and elbow. We took her to Emergency Aftercare and we were told that she may need an MRI because she may have torn her miniscus. She is going to be in so much more pain tomorrow. Please God, I pray to you that you will take away her pain and comfort her. Thank you for Nicholas being there to help Grandma. He was very scared but stayed calm to help her.

On a much happier note, Bunko last night was great. We had such a great time. Linda B. chicken was excellent and very healthy for us. Everyone made something that we could enjoy. Fun was had by all. Thanks Linda B. You were a great host even though you were the biggest LOSER. LOL.

Love to all my WWJS buddies.

Lisa

Way to go Linda B.

Hey there. My WWJS buddy had a really rough day today. She stayed on track with all of her points. It shows us that the buddy system is working. We are here to support each other. Linda is preparing to host our monthly Bunko. It will be a great time as always.

Mom and Patti have not weighed in yet but I know that they had a great weekend away and were still able to stay on track.

Dad, poor dad. He tried so hard this week writing everything down and then guess what. He GAINED 2 pounds! Don't give up Dad. You will get there.

Nick is thrilled. He lost one pound. Thank God. He keeps weighing himself expecting the scale to drop even more. I keep explaining to him, one day at a time.

Love to all my WWJS buddies.

Lisa

Week 1 - Weigh In

Hurray. The first week is over. We all did great. Linda B. lost 4.4, I lost 6.4 and Linda P. and Patti are away for the weekend. Thank you Lord for guiding us through a difficult first week. We have encouraged each other every day and that has helped us stay motivated and strong.

We have Bunko this week with lots of goodies but our WWJS buddies will help us stay on track.

God Bless.

Lisa

P.S. Nick went a entire week with no pop. Yeah Nick! I am so proud of him.

Anybody Out There

Hey ladies,

I know that I am the one in the group who is the techno nerd but come on. Nobody has posted to our blog. We need to communicate with each other.

Tonight was the first time I went to a restaurant for dinner since I started WW this week. I think that I did great. I keep praising God because I really think that he is giving me the strength. I had a terrible day at work and normally the best thing that would cure that is CHOCOLATE. I got through it without it. Again, thank you Lord for being by my side.

Please pray that Nick can loose at least one pound this week. He has done awesome. He needs the scale to show him a loss so that he will believe in what he is doing.

Mom and Patti - have a great weekend away but be good. So much food to tempt you but your WWJS buddies have you in prayer for a safe trip and for you not to be tempted by all of the snacks. Keep warm but not to hot in the hotel room. LOL.

Thats all for now. One more day to the first weigh in. We can do it.

God Bless

Lisa

Eating All Day Long

Well, I feel like I have been eating all day long. Everything has been very low in points. I love my Progresso Light soup everyday. I look forward to that. The day is almost over and I am not hungry at all. Praise God. Linda B. called me tonight and that was great to share our strategies together. Thanks Linda.

As I was putting Nick to bed tonight, we had a long talk about weight. He is learning and trying to be more conscience of what he is eating. I think that it is finally sinking in. Lord I pray that my son will learn and deal with his weight issues now before his entire life becomes burdened with them. I pray for him to make the right choices.

Congratulations Nick, no pop so far this week. Yeaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

God Bless to all my WWJS buddies.

Love ya.

Lisa

Thank God for Wegmans

$200.00 later I am finally stocked up and ready to go. Today really is day one for me now that I am feeling better. Wegmans makes it so easy for us. Everything is prepacked and easy for us to prepare. I actually made my lunch to bring to work tomorrow. Can you believe it. LOL. Susan will faint when I walk in carrying my lunch.

Mom had a tough day today. Being in a busy office doesn't give her the time to eat what she needs to. Dad, well, he went OVER his points. Dieting isn't so easy is it Dad. LOL.

Nick, Josh and Stephanie have a really tough next three days with NYS testing in school. Please pray that the Lord will give them the confidence that they need to complete these tests.

Lord, thank you for my WWJS buddies to help me.

Lisa

Patti's Tofu Choc Cake Recipe

Tofu Choc Cake

1 box betty Crocker super moist cake mix (Choc)
1 -300 gram pkg soft tofu, well drained
1/4 cup water

Directions

In food processor or blender mix cake mix and tofu together
Add water and blend until smooth, will be thick
Bake according to directions on cake mix

Serving size 16 pieces

11 calories
.07 fat
Carbs .03
Cholesterol 0

Very very good

Yuck. Off to a icky start!

I feel terrible. I think that I have a stomach bug. Yuck. I was supposed to shop today for all of my new low point foods. Guess not. Maybe tomorrow. I hope you ladies are doing well. Weekends are hard, especially the first one. I am praying for all of us to succeed.

Lisa

My daughter is one wonderful and talented young woman. Today has been an inspiration to us. Thank you for sharing this. I know with Jesus working with us, we will succeed.

Love Linda (Mom)

Chicken Fried Rice

Chicken Fried Rice

POINTS® Value: 3Servings: 6Preparation Time: 15 minCooking Time: 13 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy

Have this Chinese favorite on your table in minutes. Make it as is or toss in any leftover vegetables you have on hand.

Ingredients
2 spray(s) cooking spray
4 large egg white(s)
1/2 cup(s) scallion(s), chopped, green and white parts
2 medium garlic clove(s), minced
12 oz uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/2 cup(s) carrot(s), diced
2 cup(s) cooked brown rice, regular or instant, kept hot
1/2 cup(s) frozen green peas, thawed
3 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce

Instructions
Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and set pan over medium-high heat. Add egg whites and cook, until scrambled, stirring frequently, about 3 to 5 minutes; remove from pan and set aside.
Offheat, recoat skillet with cooking spray and place back over medium-high heat. Add scallions and garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Add chicken and carrots; sauté until chicken is golden brown and cooked through, about 5 minutes.
Stir in reserved cooked egg whites, cooked brown rice, peas and soy sauce; cook until heated through, stirring once or twice, about 1 minute. Yields about 1 cup per serving.

Today is the beginning of forever......

Today is Saturday, January 10, 2009. Myself, Linda P. (Mom) and Linda B. joined our local WW group. Our leader Sandee is a fellow Sister in Christ from our church. I am so excited. I have prayed on this for so long that the Lord will put me on the right path. As I have grown closer to all of you at Browncroft, I have felt such an overwhelming desire to succeed at this. I have never felt the prayers and support that I do right now. Praise God.

My son Nicholas is very excited about trying our new healthy lifestyle. He loves trying to figure out everything using our points tracker.

This blog is just for us girlies to chat on. I will not share anything here with anyone in the public. It is for us to share, inspire, pray, support each other whenever we may need it. Please feel free to post anything on this at anytime. I will show you how. Remember, we are doing this, WW Jesus Style!

God Bless

Lisa