# 2007 Weight Loss Club, April **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 31, 2007, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245 "2007-03-31T22:44:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/101 "2007-04-10T18:56:44Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Don’t believe her! With that albino skin shining like a floodlight, you KNOW she’s from some other planet. Her and **Skipmagic** , extraterrestrial siblings, kind of like Riff-Raff and Magenta, only without the elbow sex and mylar wardrobe (although I have to admit, I haven’t seen the inside of Skippy’s closet so I may be wrong on that one)… [/QUOTE] I suspect I should hide my mylar before Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/102 "2007-04-10T18:59:08Z")
Well it was just a bit of odd flesh. I don’t understand it fully, but the doc said that my body is too aggressively trying to heal itself and therefore was pushing out too much flesh. He numbed it up and snipped it and taped it and said it \*should \*stop doing that… We’ll see. As for my weight, it was even - no gain or loss. Since I did not behave over the weekend, I see no gain as a bonus! ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/103 "2007-04-10T19:15:35Z")
Well, I guess you lost that snippet, Khadaji. And a hard-earned loss it was, too. I’m so ashamed, next to you. I was just at the dermatologist and chickened out of having a mole cut off of my finger. I have noooooooo moral fiber. ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/104 "2007-04-10T19:21:39Z")
I weighed in at 170.5 this morning. I’d really like to spend some time in the 160s maybe next week. I took my company’s health assessment this morning. They now require it if you’re going to sign up for health insurance. I scored an 86 which is considered excellent for my age group. The things I need to work on are: 1. lose weight 2. drink less 3. lower cholesterol. I haven’t had my cholesterol checked in about 2 years and I’m hoping that my walking and daily oatmeal habit have helped and I’m not still above 200. I probably need to go have that checked. I think I could also eat more fruits and veggies. I try to get in my 4 servings a day but I’m not entirely sure that I make that goal most days. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/105 "2007-04-10T19:35:00Z")
I had my cholesterol done in the fall. The nurse called to tell me it was HIGH. I got the actual numbers and ran them by my Dr. Dad-in-law, and he laughed. Sure, the total was 191 (under 200 is good), but they didn’t even look at my good cholesterol, which was 81. Apparently that’s REALLY high, and a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/106 "2007-04-11T11:20:55Z")
I dreamt about sweets all night. At 3:30 when I woke up to empty my bladder I decided I would break out mom’s chocolate chip cookies (given at Easter and frozen until some future time) in the morning and screw the consequences. However, when I woke up I found that I really still wanted to lose weight and so off I went to work I went sans cookies. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/107 "2007-04-11T12:59:24Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > However, when I woke up I found that I really still wanted to lose weight and so off I went to work I went sans cookies. Isn’t it nice when sanity takes hold? Good for you! ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/108 "2007-04-11T14:49:23Z")
I’m up a pound and pissed off about it, though I know it’s my own fault for indulging this weekend. I’m kicking up my workouts this week and being extra careful about what I eat. I _so_ wanted to be at 175 by the weekend. Oh well, I guess I should just be happy that I look a lot better than I did last year at this time (at 190). I’m even going to bring my swimming suit along. Last year I was too embarrassed to go swimming. ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/109 "2007-04-11T19:42:46Z")
Last time I had mine done it was around 210 total but my ratios were excellent (can’t remember exactly what right now) so I’m not worrying too much. My Dr. said to diet and exercise which I am finally doing. Hang in there **yellowval** you’re still doing great. 1 lb isn’t enough to get upset about. Heck, that’s only a pint of water, you’ll work it off in no time. Have fun swimming. I made the full 5 mile walk this morning. Still weighing in at 170.5 but that’s OK, it’s the lowest I’ve been in quite a while. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/110 "2007-04-11T20:24:07Z")
[QUOTE=velvetjones] Hang in there **yellowval** you’re still doing great. 1 lb isn’t enough to get upset about. Heck, that’s only a pint of water, you’ll work it off in no time. [/QUOTE] True, true. But I understand getting upset about it. My weigh-in today was hardly any better. Just as soon as I thought I’d broken down that brick wall, I discovered I was reinforcing it with steel. I hover. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/111 "2007-04-11T20:30:50Z")
I have been having a _horrible_ time since Easter. I went to my sister’s house for Easter, and had decided that I would front-load with protein in the morning, and then eat anything I wanted at my sister’s house without feeling guilty about it. All well and good, except I wasn’t really that hungry on that particular day. So I felt kind of “cheated” about not eating more candy, if that makes any sense. Since then, I’ve been downing peanut chews like there’s no tomorrow. Thankfully, the bag of them is gone now, so that’s over. I have my doctor’s appt. a week from tomorrow. If I’ve had a gain this month (and I don’t think I have; my clothes continue to get looser), I’ll back off of all simple carbs until I get below 200lbs. ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/112 "2007-04-12T19:26:51Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] I hover. [/QUOTE] That’s OK **tdn** as long as you’re not a woman who hovers to pee. People hate that. I still weigh 170 today which I guess is good considering I went out with the girls last night and drank…quite a lot if you add it all up. But it was over a long period of time so I didn’t really get trashed and I was home by midnight. The fun part was that some guy at the bar hit on me. That hasn’t happened in a while. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/113 "2007-04-12T19:35:16Z")
[QUOTE=velvetjones] The fun part was that some guy at the bar hit on me. That hasn’t happened in a while. [/QUOTE] Woo hoo! Way to go, you sexy thing! Back at 176 today so I didn’t do too much damage I guess. Well, yet anyway. I’m sure after this weekend I’ll be up at least a pound again. Alcohol and fast food, here I come! Have a great weekend, everyone. I know I will. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/114 "2007-04-12T20:13:06Z")
[QUOTE=yellowval] Woo hoo! Way to go, you sexy thing! Back at 176 today so I didn’t do too much damage I guess. Well, yet anyway. I’m sure after this weekend I’ll be up at least a pound again. Alcohol and fast food, here I come! Have a great weekend, everyone. I know I will. 😃 [/QUOTE] You have a great weekend and don’t forget that life is for living. Everything in moderation, including moderation. Have fun! ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/115 "2007-04-12T20:19:37Z")
[QUOTE=velvetjones] Everything in moderation, including moderation. Have fun! [/QUOTE] I love that. And thank you! ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/116 "2007-04-13T17:12:33Z")
Bumpity bump. I weighed in at 172 this morning. I ate kind of a lot at dinner last night and I’m pre-menstrual so I’m thinking it’s temporary and nothing to be overly concerned about. Still, I made sure to get my long walk in this morning. I’m a little behind my targeted walking goals so I need to get off my ass and take more walks around the building at work. At least while it’s still cool enough to do it without breaking a sweat. How’s everyone else doing? It’s been quiet around here. ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/117 "2007-04-13T17:24:21Z")
LOL. And here I was about to do the same thing. Bump. SSDD. Exercising tonight and weigh-in and meeting tomorrow. It’s going to be a busy Saturday here for us and we are heading to **GingerOfTheNorth** ’s place for a party on Sunday. **Norinew** , are you going to be there too? ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/118 "2007-04-13T19:02:06Z")
Hey, post pictures of the party, you guys! Or at least, tell us all the fun details. I’m down to 190.6 this morning. I think I’ve lost three or four pounds in the last two weeks. That’s cool because I’d plateaued for a couple of weeks before that. I know this rate of weight loss won’t (and shouldn’t, for health’s sake) last but it’s been a real confidence booster. I thought I’d have a Cadbury Creme Egg-free Easter season this year but I was wrong. Two days ago, I was at the drug store and all their leftover Easter candy was half off. I picked up a four-pack box and started heading for the cashier. Then I realized I didn’t really _need_ them so I put them back. The next day, I was back at that drug store again and noticed the four-packs were now only 59 cents. I almost bought two of them but settled for one. Funny thing, though I believe that Cadbury Creme Eggs are the bestest candy _ever_, I really didn’t have any craving for them this year. Still, I managed to eat two of them last night. :rolleyes: Oh well, I used to eat a whole four-pack in one sitting and do that three or four times in one Easter season, so I’m ahead of the game this year. Maybe next year will be totally Cadbury Creme Egg free. Anyway, that’s a minor little speed bump in my diet. I still hope to be in the 180’s by Monday. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/119 "2007-04-13T19:44:34Z")
> [@supervenusfreak](#): > > It’s going to be a busy Saturday here for us and we are heading to GingerOfTheNorth’s place for a party on Sunday. Norinew, are you going to be there too? As long as my kidney stone is behaving, I’ll be there. Hubby is sitting this one out, so if I’m having problems that require narcotics, I’ll have to stay home. But I’m thinking I’ll be there. **EtherealFreakOfPinkness** and **mudgirl** will be with me. Can’t wait to see you guys! ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245/120 "2007-04-13T19:56:04Z")
I’m jealous that I don’t live close enough to share in the festivities (assuming I’d be invited). I hope you all have a blast and yes, picures please! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245.md?page=7)