yvonne1

Well, I didnt do very good this week. Work was an absolute nightmare this week trying to get two shipments out of Asia for the furniture market. Thurs morning up at 3:15am and didnt get to bed until 3:30am Fri morning. I was too tired to even think about planning what to eat. :( So, I am starting over today! I also found out Monday that I need another knee surgery for a recurrent meniscus tear. Although I do have some early arthritis in the knee, my ortho thinks the majority of the pain is coming from the tear. But my hopes are that this surgery will do the trick and I'll be able do more activities on my cruise than I would be able to do with my knee in its current condition. So its all good! :D

Good luck this weekend Travelrocker and KandC. Do your best to make good food choices but dont obsess over it and let it spoil your fun. These type of weekends dont come around that often. Just enjoy the time with family and friends and HAVE FUN! :D;)

Have a healthy weekend everyone

Good Afternoon, it's Tuesday and I'm starting to feel a little uneasy.......this weekend will be a big one, Class Reunion Saturday and Sunday then my B-Day on Monday. Reunion food is a Mexican Buffet, OMG, it's one of my favorites, then of course at least one Margarita. I am "planning" on being very, very good........somebodies going to get me a cake somewhere along the line and I'll have one scoop of frosting....this is going to be a challenge I can tell you. I don't want to have to be reducing Points the rest of the week to balance things out before another weigh-in, it's too stressful. Please send me your "Good Vibes".....:) Thanks!

Lots of good vibes coming your way!! And you said the word that will ensure your success - "planning". I say skip the food and use your points on Margaritas!! :D:rolleyes:

Thanks for the warm welcomes!

I had my ortho appt this morning. Yes, there is the arthritis but there is also a recurrent medial meniscus tear. So there is another surgery looming. One thing I didnt think to ask is whether the doctor can make an educated guess as to how much of the pain is from the meniscus tear and how much from the arthritis. So how much pain can I expect to eliminate from surgery? But I have time to get that answer.

So regardless of what happens with the surgery, I just need to focus on eating right and exercising.

Hope everyone had a great day!

Hi everyone. Mind if I join the group? :)

I just started the program this week. Need to loose about 100 lbs. I wont be able to loose that much by my cruise in May but I'm shooting for 60-70 lbs. I've probably lost and gained over 100 lbs in the last 16 years. I start an intense exercise program, do really great then fall off the program and dont adjust my calorie intake and it all comes back and then some. 2 years ago, after working with a personal trainer 9 months, I was in great shape. Still had lbs to loose but I was fit. Then I took a fall, injured my knee and had surgery in June 2012. 6 mons after the surgery, I still had pain and had problems exercising so went back to the ortho. He says its just arthritis. Not saying it isnt, but if it is, the surgery brought it on because I never had arthritis pain before! :mad: Since the surgery, I have gained 60 lbs. Again because I didnt decrease my calories to compensate for the lack of exercise. I have got to get a handle on the eating so decided to do WW. I'm going to a different ortho now. Had the MRI and Xrays last week. So tomorrow I'll find out for sure if its arthritis or something else and what, if anything can be done about it. I may find it is something I have to live with but at least I will know for sure. Then I just have to find cardio exercise that I enjoy and can do with a bum knee. Running was always my favorite and always gave me the best results but I may have to find an alternative. If it is arthritis, then losing weight should help.

So that is my story! I'm looking forward to hearing about everyones success and in finding motivation in common goals.