RAFL week 9 - Prairie Roots

Wow Linda... it sounds like you did amazingly well. I'm so happy for you!
You just sound so content.

--

~Kristin O~
272/235.4/172



"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
My current weight: 159.6 lbs
Weight change since my last recorded weight: 0.0 lbs
Total weight change to date: -72.4 lbs

Today I'm grateful to see no change in my weight from last week. I've
been on a mental plateau this week. Hitting the 70+ total loss and
getting below 160 is doing a job on my motivation to keep going. This
is further than I expected to go; some part of me I haven't heard from
before is wondering why I think I should even further.

It probably didn't help that, on a whim, I tried on a jacket formerly
worn by one of my skinny daughters and discovered that it fit. I also
went shopping for some new jeans and got into a classic fit size 10
petite withOUT stretch. When I also discovered that the medium tops
fit nicely, I realized I should head over to the foundations
department for new undergarments and give my girls a new lift. Since
starting WW, I've gone down from 44DD to 38D.

My food was off this week. More importantly, I didn't exercise even
once. I'm on a rollercoaster ride with the impending construction work
on my kitchen and bathroom. My current dilemma is deciding what kind
of kitchen sink I want and how much of my construction budget I want
to spend on it. I still haven't gotten my bike. Later today I'll have
to call and find out if I need to get cranky. The bus strike started
and I'm carpooling, leaving earlier than usual and getting home later.
I'm starting with a new hospice patient whose health issues. A major
project I've been involved with at work is nearing completion and
morphing into an even bigger project.

All of this is to say that I took a bit of a breather from WW this
week to marvel at my overall progress and to focus on a few other
pressing issues. That I ended up maintaining is a wonder.

It's the best day of my life!
--
Linda P
week 54: 232/159.6/WW goal 145
RAFL week 9: 167/159.6/154
next mini-goals: 157 (75 lbs total loss); 155 (10 lbs to WW goal); 154
( RAFL goal)
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003
5'4" | 50 | F

Linda:

Congrats on the maintain!! I love your enthusiasm for life. Some people
would be so focussed on the negatives that they wouldn't see the
positives. You have done so well don't give up now!!

COnnie

Prairie Roots wrote:
My current weight: 159.6 lbs
Weight change since my last recorded weight: 0.0 lbs
Total weight change to date: -72.4 lbs

Today I'm grateful to see no change in my weight from last week. I've
been on a mental plateau this week. Hitting the 70+ total loss and
getting below 160 is doing a job on my motivation to keep going. This
is further than I expected to go; some part of me I haven't heard from
before is wondering why I think I should even further.

It probably didn't help that, on a whim, I tried on a jacket formerly
worn by one of my skinny daughters and discovered that it fit. I also
went shopping for some new jeans and got into a classic fit size 10
petite withOUT stretch. When I also discovered that the medium tops
fit nicely, I realized I should head over to the foundations
department for new undergarments and give my girls a new lift. Since
starting WW, I've gone down from 44DD to 38D.

My food was off this week. More importantly, I didn't exercise even
once. I'm on a rollercoaster ride with the impending construction work
on my kitchen and bathroom. My current dilemma is deciding what kind
of kitchen sink I want and how much of my construction budget I want
to spend on it. I still haven't gotten my bike. Later today I'll have
to call and find out if I need to get cranky. The bus strike started
and I'm carpooling, leaving earlier than usual and getting home later.
I'm starting with a new hospice patient whose health issues. A major
project I've been involved with at work is nearing completion and
morphing into an even bigger project.

All of this is to say that I took a bit of a breather from WW this
week to marvel at my overall progress and to focus on a few other
pressing issues. That I ended up maintaining is a wonder.

It's the best day of my life!
--
Linda P
week 54: 232/159.6/WW goal 145
RAFL week 9: 167/159.6/154
next mini-goals: 157 (75 lbs total loss); 155 (10 lbs to WW goal); 154
( RAFL goal)
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003
5'4" | 50 | F





--

Cheers,

Connie Walsh

241.5/201/155
RAFL 210.5/201/198.5
2nd 10% 219.5/201/198

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 09:28:58 -0800, Fred wrote:


I remember those remodeling days. I couldn't decide on kitchen flooring, and
desperately needed something as the underlayment really didn't make much of a
statement (or one that I wanted). So I opted for extremely cheap for the interim.
I think we put something down for about $150 ... took me over 2 years before I
finally found something I felt I could live with and was willing to put more money
into. Renovating is fun, but also very frustrating.

Hey, I did something like that, too. Only it was about $20.00 worth
of the cheapest home depot linoleum. It was a matter of my dad coming
to visit, the wood flooring taking too long to find a contractor slot
and then me choosing the wood and covering the mess the rest of the
remodeling had created on the old flooring. It helped as I realized
that too light a color was not a good idea for a kitchen floor -
showed every blade of grass tracked in from mowing, all water
droplets, etc. The nice grain and color of oak flooring hides a
multitude of sins and grass clippings (G)

Yup! But it doesn't hide massive mud clumps - which I am currently fighting. It
was bad enough with just hub dragging them in, now sonny boy is adding to the
collection. And daughter joined the club this week-end. Evidentally spring is
here in the midwest. G

Joyce

I did buy one pair of Gap jeans on clearance, was a great deal for $10. You will
get into that XL shirt. If you're younger, you probably don't mind those shorter
styles anyway. My problem is that all my height is from the waist up - so shirts
that are cut to hit at the waist normally, will hit me even higher up. Not a
pretty picture on this old lady. G I did find some terrific buys after
Christmas ... mens cotton sweaters, marked down to $6. These were cut so short, I
can't imagine any man wearing them. But they fit me perfectly, and are just plain
unisex styling. Guess it's time once again to check out the clearance racks. I
found out today that what few hooded sweatshirts I have, are all size L (mens) ...
much too big. This should be the right time to pick stuff up cheaply.

Joyce

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 10:44:48 -0600, "skiur" wrote:

No, but on clearance they are very attractive. I have a shirt from the Gap
that I bought specifically as a NSV clothing shirt. I paid $1.99 for it. I
do hope to get into it at some point, it's an XL.

Julie


"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
I do have two pairs of jeans from the gap, but they don't seem to fit as
well as
these others I have found. They fit *ok* and are acceptable ... except
for the
price. G Shirts at the Gap are definitely made for younger females,
those with
little to no chest factor. G Even my 105 pound daughter has to take a
medium
there. They seem to be cut small and short ... not good options for women
with
longer body lengths.

Joyce

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 15:01:04 -0600, "skiur" wrote:

Have you been to the Gap? I know they are more expensive, but if they
fit
right....

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
I tend to have the same thing, hard to stay focused 100% of the time
when
everyone
is fussing over us. I find I kind of relax just a little too much. G
But,
that's ok too - sometimes you just have to relax, as long as we don't
make
it a
forever thing.

I have a tough time with jeans too, had someone the other day tell me
to
try the
junior sizing (yeah, right, sure - not gonna happen unless I want to
totally
humiliate myself). Relaxed fit is too big in the legs, hips and
thighs -
look
like clown pants on me. I have a pair of carpenter pants on today,
size 6
and
very baggy. I could take a 4 in these and probably still have a bit of
room to
spare - they don't come in 4's. In lower rise jeans I seem to need a
smaller size
than in regular cut higher waist - the waist is too snug for my liking
and
I do
like to be able to breath. I haven't tried the Gloria Vanderbilt
jeans,
always
made the assumption that those *designer* names wouldn't work for me -
maybe I
will give them a try as I saw some cute capri's in a sales ad this
week.
I found
a new one that does fit me well though, only ones in the Lee brand that
aren't
baggy in the legs ... they have a *one true fit* or something like
that -
fits me
very nicely ... everywhere. Same with the Levi Nouveau but I forget
which
number
(why do they assign the styles numbers???). The levi's have a little
stretch to
them, great in the waist but tend to get a tad baggy in the seat after
a
few
hours. Oh well, I like the baggy better than the constant snug I used
to
deal
with. g Shirts are an entirely different story with me - range
anywhere
from a
small to a large, depending on the store and brand. I have no clue.

Joyce

On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 11:13:37 -0600, Prairie Roots
wrote:

Thanks Joyce. I got a lot of compliments and attention at work this
week regarding my weight loss, people saying things about how
confident I appear, that I have a more positive attitude, and just
plain look great. I think my head got a little puffed up from all the
compliments and that's what started all the other crazy thinking.

It's hard to find jeans that fit me. The ubiquitous relaxed fit jeans
don't work for me; I carry my weight in my tummy, not my hips and
thighs. Of all the brands I've tried, Gloria Vanderbilt classic fit
jeans fit me best. I too like a little stretch in my jeans, makes
bending over not just a breathtaking experience. LOL But couldn't find
any this shopping trip and the non-stretch jeans don't cut off my
oxygen supply.

Thanks again for your encouragement.

Linda P

On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 09:58:12 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Hey, taking a week of following the program and maintaining is
fantastic! Call it
practice for the future, you've proved to yourself that it can be
done.
Congrats
on holding firm this week.

Wish I could help you with the sink decision ... my decisions are
always
to go on
the cheap side of things. G I think both times we've replaced the
sink, we
ended up at Builders Square (or similar home improvement store) and
looking at
their discards (something that someone else ordered and
couldn't/wouldn't use for
one reason or another). Many times they may have had a little chip
or
scratch in
the underside - nothing noticeable or functionable - but always at a
great
reduction and usable. Might be something to think about or look
into.

What a great NSV, fitting easily into those size 10 jeans, smaller
tops
and much
smaller undergarments. I love the clothing victories (yet still hate
to
shop).
Where did you ever find jeans without stretch though? I swear that
seems to be
all that is being made these days! BUT ... don't write them off
dear.
They are
wonderfully comfortable, and I've found rather flattering. They hug
ya
in all
those places we didn't use to like being hugged. G

Fight back with those other personalities of yours that are currently
letting
themselves be heard. Do not let them put a damper on your motivation
or
spirit.
You know why you should go further, just have to make sure you are
louder than
those other voices. C'mon Linda (wow, was THAT hard for me to say),
you
can do
it!

Joyce



On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 08:54:10 -0600, Prairie Roots
wrote:

My current weight: 159.6 lbs
Weight change since my last recorded weight: 0.0 lbs
Total weight change to date: -72.4 lbs

Today I'm grateful to see no change in my weight from last week.
I've
been on a mental plateau this week. Hitting the 70+ total loss and
getting below 160 is doing a job on my motivation to keep going.
This
is further than I expected to go; some part of me I haven't heard
from
before is wondering why I think I should even further.

It probably didn't help that, on a whim, I tried on a jacket
formerly
worn by one of my skinny daughters and discovered that it fit. I
also
went shopping for some new jeans and got into a classic fit size 10
petite withOUT stretch. When I also discovered that the medium tops
fit nicely, I realized I should head over to the foundations
department for new undergarments and give my girls a new lift. Since
starting WW, I've gone down from 44DD to 38D.

My food was off this week. More importantly, I didn't exercise even
once. I'm on a rollercoaster ride with the impending construction
work
on my kitchen and bathroom. My current dilemma is deciding what kind
of kitchen sink I want and how much of my construction budget I want
to spend on it. I still haven't gotten my bike. Later today I'll
have
to call and find out if I need to get cranky. The bus strike started
and I'm carpooling, leaving earlier than usual and getting home
later.
I'm starting with a new hospice patient whose health issues. A major
project I've been involved with at work is nearing completion and
morphing into an even bigger project.

All of this is to say that I took a bit of a breather from WW this
week to marvel at my overall progress and to focus on a few other
pressing issues. That I ended up maintaining is a wonder.

It's the best day of my life!

Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

Thanks Lee. My sink choices are quickly narrowing to stainless steel.
I've been listening to a couple of friends who don't care for
stainless, but I have SS now and don't seem to mind the problems
they've listed. I'll be buying a new gas range/stovetop and
dishwasher, too, and am considering stainless steel finish.

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 23:27:49 -0600, "Miss Violette"
wrote:

I am glad to see your attitude is so wonderful. Get stainless steel
whatever configuration you get on the sink, I love stainless steel, Lee
Prairie Roots wrote in message
.. .
My current weight: 159.6 lbs
Weight change since my last recorded weight: 0.0 lbs
Total weight change to date: -72.4 lbs

Today I'm grateful to see no change in my weight from last week. I've
been on a mental plateau this week. Hitting the 70+ total loss and
getting below 160 is doing a job on my motivation to keep going. This
is further than I expected to go; some part of me I haven't heard from
before is wondering why I think I should even further.

It probably didn't help that, on a whim, I tried on a jacket formerly
worn by one of my skinny daughters and discovered that it fit. I also
went shopping for some new jeans and got into a classic fit size 10
petite withOUT stretch. When I also discovered that the medium tops
fit nicely, I realized I should head over to the foundations
department for new undergarments and give my girls a new lift. Since
starting WW, I've gone down from 44DD to 38D.

My food was off this week. More importantly, I didn't exercise even
once. I'm on a rollercoaster ride with the impending construction work
on my kitchen and bathroom. My current dilemma is deciding what kind
of kitchen sink I want and how much of my construction budget I want
to spend on it. I still haven't gotten my bike. Later today I'll have
to call and find out if I need to get cranky. The bus strike started
and I'm carpooling, leaving earlier than usual and getting home later.
I'm starting with a new hospice patient whose health issues. A major
project I've been involved with at work is nearing completion and
morphing into an even bigger project.

All of this is to say that I took a bit of a breather from WW this
week to marvel at my overall progress and to focus on a few other
pressing issues. That I ended up maintaining is a wonder.

It's the best day of my life!
--
Linda P
week 54: 232/159.6/WW goal 145
RAFL week 9: 167/159.6/154
next mini-goals: 157 (75 lbs total loss); 155 (10 lbs to WW goal); 154
( RAFL goal)
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003
5'4" | 50 | F




Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

Thanks Kristin. Yes, some of my contentedness is a matter of "acting
as if..." Some months back I mentioned that I used to think that I had
to change on the inside before I could change the outside (i.e. lose
weight). I'm trying something new and not worrying about the inside,
just focusing on the outside (i.e. losing weight), and discovering
that the inside is changing as a result. Similar to the cause/effect
of smiling/uplifted mood.

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 12:57:46 -0600, "Kristin"
wrote:

Wow Linda... it sounds like you did amazingly well. I'm so happy for you!
You just sound so content.

Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

Thanks Connie. Not giving up. More like pulling into a wayside rest
and enjoying the view before continuing towards that mountain range in
the near distance.

Linda P
On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 22:08:24 -0500, Connie
wrote:

Linda:

Congrats on the maintain!! I love your enthusiasm for life. Some people
would be so focussed on the negatives that they wouldn't see the
positives. You have done so well don't give up now!!

COnnie

Prairie Roots wrote:
My current weight: 159.6 lbs
Weight change since my last recorded weight: 0.0 lbs
Total weight change to date: -72.4 lbs

Today I'm grateful to see no change in my weight from last week. I've
been on a mental plateau this week. Hitting the 70+ total loss and
getting below 160 is doing a job on my motivation to keep going. This
is further than I expected to go; some part of me I haven't heard from
before is wondering why I think I should even further.

It probably didn't help that, on a whim, I tried on a jacket formerly
worn by one of my skinny daughters and discovered that it fit. I also
went shopping for some new jeans and got into a classic fit size 10
petite withOUT stretch. When I also discovered that the medium tops
fit nicely, I realized I should head over to the foundations
department for new undergarments and give my girls a new lift. Since
starting WW, I've gone down from 44DD to 38D.

My food was off this week. More importantly, I didn't exercise even
once. I'm on a rollercoaster ride with the impending construction work
on my kitchen and bathroom. My current dilemma is deciding what kind
of kitchen sink I want and how much of my construction budget I want
to spend on it. I still haven't gotten my bike. Later today I'll have
to call and find out if I need to get cranky. The bus strike started
and I'm carpooling, leaving earlier than usual and getting home later.
I'm starting with a new hospice patient whose health issues. A major
project I've been involved with at work is nearing completion and
morphing into an even bigger project.

All of this is to say that I took a bit of a breather from WW this
week to marvel at my overall progress and to focus on a few other
pressing issues. That I ended up maintaining is a wonder.

It's the best day of my life!
--
Linda P
week 54: 232/159.6/WW goal 145
RAFL week 9: 167/159.6/154
next mini-goals: 157 (75 lbs total loss); 155 (10 lbs to WW goal); 154
( RAFL goal)
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003
5'4" | 50 | F

I'll be thirty this year, so I guess I qualify in the younger category. I'm
also all of 5 ft 3 in and my torso seems to be proportioned--I wouldn't know
since it's been submerged under the weight for so long.

It's certainly clearance time. We'll be going to Banana Republic for dh
soon...I have a feeling sweaters will be inexpensive soon. Last year we got
him cashmere/silk blends for $7/ea.

Julie, who loves to get great bargains on clothing.


"Joyce" wrote in message
...
I did buy one pair of Gap jeans on clearance, was a great deal for $10.
You will
get into that XL shirt. If you're younger, you probably don't mind those
shorter
styles anyway. My problem is that all my height is from the waist up - so
shirts
that are cut to hit at the waist normally, will hit me even higher up.
Not a
pretty picture on this old lady. G I did find some terrific buys after
Christmas ... mens cotton sweaters, marked down to $6. These were cut so
short, I
can't imagine any man wearing them. But they fit me perfectly, and are
just plain
unisex styling. Guess it's time once again to check out the clearance
racks. I
found out today that what few hooded sweatshirts I have, are all size L
(mens) ...
much too big. This should be the right time to pick stuff up cheaply.

Joyce

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 10:44:48 -0600, "skiur" wrote:

No, but on clearance they are very attractive. I have a shirt from the
Gap
that I bought specifically as a NSV clothing shirt. I paid $1.99 for it.
I
do hope to get into it at some point, it's an XL.

Julie


"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
I do have two pairs of jeans from the gap, but they don't seem to fit
as
well as
these others I have found. They fit *ok* and are acceptable ... except
for the
price. G Shirts at the Gap are definitely made for younger females,
those with
little to no chest factor. G Even my 105 pound daughter has to take
a
medium
there. They seem to be cut small and short ... not good options for
women
with
longer body lengths.

Joyce

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 15:01:04 -0600, "skiur"
wrote:

Have you been to the Gap? I know they are more expensive, but if they
fit
right....

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
I tend to have the same thing, hard to stay focused 100% of the time
when
everyone
is fussing over us. I find I kind of relax just a little too much.
G
But,
that's ok too - sometimes you just have to relax, as long as we
don't
make
it a
forever thing.

I have a tough time with jeans too, had someone the other day tell
me
to
try the
junior sizing (yeah, right, sure - not gonna happen unless I want to
totally
humiliate myself). Relaxed fit is too big in the legs, hips and
thighs -
look
like clown pants on me. I have a pair of carpenter pants on today,
size 6
and
very baggy. I could take a 4 in these and probably still have a bit
of
room to
spare - they don't come in 4's. In lower rise jeans I seem to need
a
smaller size
than in regular cut higher waist - the waist is too snug for my
liking
and
I do
like to be able to breath. I haven't tried the Gloria Vanderbilt
jeans,
always
made the assumption that those *designer* names wouldn't work for
me -
maybe I
will give them a try as I saw some cute capri's in a sales ad this
week.
I found
a new one that does fit me well though, only ones in the Lee brand
that
aren't
baggy in the legs ... they have a *one true fit* or something like
that -
fits me
very nicely ... everywhere. Same with the Levi Nouveau but I forget
which
number
(why do they assign the styles numbers???). The levi's have a
little
stretch to
them, great in the waist but tend to get a tad baggy in the seat
after
a
few
hours. Oh well, I like the baggy better than the constant snug I
used
to
deal
with. g Shirts are an entirely different story with me - range
anywhere
from a
small to a large, depending on the store and brand. I have no clue.

Joyce

On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 11:13:37 -0600, Prairie Roots
wrote:

Thanks Joyce. I got a lot of compliments and attention at work this
week regarding my weight loss, people saying things about how
confident I appear, that I have a more positive attitude, and just
plain look great. I think my head got a little puffed up from all
the
compliments and that's what started all the other crazy thinking.

It's hard to find jeans that fit me. The ubiquitous relaxed fit
jeans
don't work for me; I carry my weight in my tummy, not my hips and
thighs. Of all the brands I've tried, Gloria Vanderbilt classic fit
jeans fit me best. I too like a little stretch in my jeans, makes
bending over not just a breathtaking experience. LOL But couldn't
find
any this shopping trip and the non-stretch jeans don't cut off my
oxygen supply.

Thanks again for your encouragement.

Linda P

On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 09:58:12 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Hey, taking a week of following the program and maintaining is
fantastic! Call it
practice for the future, you've proved to yourself that it can be
done.
Congrats
on holding firm this week.

Wish I could help you with the sink decision ... my decisions are
always
to go on
the cheap side of things. G I think both times we've replaced
the
sink, we
ended up at Builders Square (or similar home improvement store)
and
looking at
their discards (something that someone else ordered and
couldn't/wouldn't use for
one reason or another). Many times they may have had a little
chip
or
scratch in
the underside - nothing noticeable or functionable - but always at
a
great
reduction and usable. Might be something to think about or look
into.

What a great NSV, fitting easily into those size 10 jeans, smaller
tops
and much
smaller undergarments. I love the clothing victories (yet still
hate
to
shop).
Where did you ever find jeans without stretch though? I swear
that
seems to be
all that is being made these days! BUT ... don't write them off
dear.
They are
wonderfully comfortable, and I've found rather flattering. They
hug
ya
in all
those places we didn't use to like being hugged. G

Fight back with those other personalities of yours that are
currently
letting
themselves be heard. Do not let them put a damper on your
motivation
or
spirit.
You know why you should go further, just have to make sure you are
louder than
those other voices. C'mon Linda (wow, was THAT hard for me to
say),
you
can do
it!

Joyce



On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 08:54:10 -0600, Prairie Roots
wrote:

My current weight: 159.6 lbs
Weight change since my last recorded weight: 0.0 lbs
Total weight change to date: -72.4 lbs

Today I'm grateful to see no change in my weight from last week.
I've
been on a mental plateau this week. Hitting the 70+ total loss
and
getting below 160 is doing a job on my motivation to keep going.
This
is further than I expected to go; some part of me I haven't heard
from
before is wondering why I think I should even further.

It probably didn't help that, on a whim, I tried on a jacket
formerly
worn by one of my skinny daughters and discovered that it fit. I
also
went shopping for some new jeans and got into a classic fit size
10
petite withOUT stretch. When I also discovered that the medium
tops
fit nicely, I realized I should head over to the foundations
department for new undergarments and give my girls a new lift.
Since
starting WW, I've gone down from 44DD to 38D.

My food was off this week. More importantly, I didn't exercise
even
once. I'm on a rollercoaster ride with the impending construction
work
on my kitchen and bathroom. My current dilemma is deciding what
kind
of kitchen sink I want and how much of my construction budget I
want
to spend on it. I still haven't gotten my bike. Later today I'll
have
to call and find out if I need to get cranky. The bus strike
started
and I'm carpooling, leaving earlier than usual and getting home
later.
I'm starting with a new hospice patient whose health issues. A
major
project I've been involved with at work is nearing completion and
morphing into an even bigger project.

All of this is to say that I took a bit of a breather from WW
this
week to marvel at my overall progress and to focus on a few other
pressing issues. That I ended up maintaining is a wonder.

It's the best day of my life!

Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

I went stainless appliances and still like the choice altho, I did not
replace all of them at once. The dishwasher was the first item.
About 6 months later a fridge. Finally, two years after that it was
the free-standing range. Gas top, electric oven. I lived fine with
the mix (G)

My sink/counter is corian. Seamless, which is what I wanted. Corian
does have some limitations - have to be careful with heat/hot items.
They recommend not pouring off boiling water directly into it without
running a stream of cold water from the tap.

Many think stainless appliances are too surgical/sterile. Like I
said, three years later - I still like it. One issue - many such
appliances, especially free-standing - fridge/oven - have only black
sidewalls. That can be imposing. Black stove top also seems to show
smears more than my white one did.

Another fact - good stainless will not hold refrigerator magnets -
might be an important issue for hanging grandchild's masterworks! (G)
But that's how I overcome the black sidewall of the fridge - lots of
magnets (G)

On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 16:02:05 -0600, Prairie Roots
wrote:

Thanks Lee. My sink choices are quickly narrowing to stainless steel.
I've been listening to a couple of friends who don't care for
stainless, but I have SS now and don't seem to mind the problems
they've listed. I'll be buying a new gas range/stovetop and
dishwasher, too, and am considering stainless steel finish.

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 23:27:49 -0600, "Miss Violette"
wrote:

I am glad to see your attitude is so wonderful. Get stainless steel
whatever configuration you get on the sink, I love stainless steel, Lee
Prairie Roots wrote in message
. ..
My current weight: 159.6 lbs
Weight change since my last recorded weight: 0.0 lbs
Total weight change to date: -72.4 lbs

Today I'm grateful to see no change in my weight from last week. I've
been on a mental plateau this week. Hitting the 70+ total loss and
getting below 160 is doing a job on my motivation to keep going. This
is further than I expected to go; some part of me I haven't heard from
before is wondering why I think I should even further.

It probably didn't help that, on a whim, I tried on a jacket formerly
worn by one of my skinny daughters and discovered that it fit. I also
went shopping for some new jeans and got into a classic fit size 10
petite withOUT stretch. When I also discovered that the medium tops
fit nicely, I realized I should head over to the foundations
department for new undergarments and give my girls a new lift. Since
starting WW, I've gone down from 44DD to 38D.

My food was off this week. More importantly, I didn't exercise even
once. I'm on a rollercoaster ride with the impending construction work
on my kitchen and bathroom. My current dilemma is deciding what kind
of kitchen sink I want and how much of my construction budget I want
to spend on it. I still haven't gotten my bike. Later today I'll have
to call and find out if I need to get cranky. The bus strike started
and I'm carpooling, leaving earlier than usual and getting home later.
I'm starting with a new hospice patient whose health issues. A major
project I've been involved with at work is nearing completion and
morphing into an even bigger project.

All of this is to say that I took a bit of a breather from WW this
week to marvel at my overall progress and to focus on a few other
pressing issues. That I ended up maintaining is a wonder.

It's the best day of my life!
--
Linda P
week 54: 232/159.6/WW goal 145
RAFL week 9: 167/159.6/154
next mini-goals: 157 (75 lbs total loss); 155 (10 lbs to WW goal); 154
( RAFL goal)
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003
5'4" | 50 | F




Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

I grew up in houses with stainless steel sinks. Our primay townhouse has
ceramic (ugly gold to match appliances) and I hate it. As coffee and cola
drinkers the sink is perm scratched and stained. If I was to remodel this
kitchen before moving north I would put in a SS sink without thinking about
it. Don't know about SS appliances. That might be too much for my tastes.

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
Thanks Lee. My sink choices are quickly narrowing to stainless steel.
I've been listening to a couple of friends who don't care for
stainless, but I have SS now and don't seem to mind the problems
they've listed. I'll be buying a new gas range/stovetop and
dishwasher, too, and am considering stainless steel finish.

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 23:27:49 -0600, "Miss Violette"
wrote:

I am glad to see your attitude is so wonderful. Get stainless steel
whatever configuration you get on the sink, I love stainless steel, Lee
Prairie Roots wrote in message
.. .
My current weight: 159.6 lbs
Weight change since my last recorded weight: 0.0 lbs
Total weight change to date: -72.4 lbs

Today I'm grateful to see no change in my weight from last week. I've
been on a mental plateau this week. Hitting the 70+ total loss and
getting below 160 is doing a job on my motivation to keep going. This
is further than I expected to go; some part of me I haven't heard from
before is wondering why I think I should even further.

It probably didn't help that, on a whim, I tried on a jacket formerly
worn by one of my skinny daughters and discovered that it fit. I also
went shopping for some new jeans and got into a classic fit size 10
petite withOUT stretch. When I also discovered that the medium tops
fit nicely, I realized I should head over to the foundations
department for new undergarments and give my girls a new lift. Since
starting WW, I've gone down from 44DD to 38D.

My food was off this week. More importantly, I didn't exercise even
once. I'm on a rollercoaster ride with the impending construction work
on my kitchen and bathroom. My current dilemma is deciding what kind
of kitchen sink I want and how much of my construction budget I want
to spend on it. I still haven't gotten my bike. Later today I'll have
to call and find out if I need to get cranky. The bus strike started
and I'm carpooling, leaving earlier than usual and getting home later.
I'm starting with a new hospice patient whose health issues. A major
project I've been involved with at work is nearing completion and
morphing into an even bigger project.

All of this is to say that I took a bit of a breather from WW this
week to marvel at my overall progress and to focus on a few other
pressing issues. That I ended up maintaining is a wonder.

It's the best day of my life!
--
Linda P
week 54: 232/159.6/WW goal 145
RAFL week 9: 167/159.6/154
next mini-goals: 157 (75 lbs total loss); 155 (10 lbs to WW goal); 154
( RAFL goal)
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003
5'4" | 50 | F




Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003