Re: I'm Back from Christmas...

[Guest guest]

Tracie -

WOW! You have several reasons to celebrate. I am so proud of you. What a great loss - 6 pounds. WOO HOO FOR YOU! And to top it off your grades were awesome.

It sounds like you are a fantastic chef. I hope your friends realize how lucky they are to have you in their lives.

Keep up the fantastic work and I know you will make all of your goals. You go girl!!!

Sherrie K (MN)

"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." -- Dean8/01/01 - 180.5/140.5/135

[Guest guest]

Yummy!!! Tracie, I wish I came to your house for dinner, it sounds

delicious!!!

Congratulations on your grades! A 3.95 average is something to be

VERY PROUD of!!!

Wow!! 6 pounds is AWESOME!!! I know that you are soooo proud of

yourself having lost that much over Christmas, and you should

be!!!!! You must have earned a whole bunch of activity points

cooking all of that food! LOL!

You definately have done an excellent job on everything this year! I

hope you have as good of a year 2002!

Take care,

Maureen

> Hi Everyone!

>

> Well I am officially back online and in one piece from Christmas.

I have

> some news to share with you all so this might turn out to be a

little

> lengthy.

>

> 1.) School is done for the semester and I have a month off. I got

my

> grades on Christmas Eve and it made for a great early Christmas

present. I

> got an overall 3.95. All A's except in Statistics Math where I got

an A-

> because the teacher in my opinion could not teach for his life.

But all and

> all I was really happy and hope I can do just as good next semester.

>

> 2.) I had always labeled Christmas Eve by far and away the worst

eating

> night for me the whole year. I cook for about 15 people and serve

all the

> tradition Italian Christmas seafood dishes, which also have to be my

> favorites. I made and served the following:

>

> Appetizers:

> Dill Dip w/Bread Bowl

> Hot Clam Dip

> Fresh Vegetables

> Shrimp Cocktail

> Cheese & Crackers

> Fresh Salsa w/Chips

> Mini Shrimp Calzones

> Crispy Sesame Shrimp

> Peanut Sauce

> Roasted Red Pepper Dip

> Crab Canapés

>

> Main Dishes:

> Linguini w/Clam Sauce

> Clams Italiano

> Clams Casino

> Mussels Marinara Di Amore

> Steamed Mussels in Garlic & Shallots

> Creamy Pesto Shrimp

> Shrimp Scampi

> Shrimp & Vegetable Rice

> Shrimp Dinner

> Angel Hair Pasta w/Shrimp & Basil

> Spicy Shrimp w/Papaya-Lime Salsa

> New Orleans Barbequed Shrimp

>

> Dessert:

> Mixed Berry Cheese Bars

> Cheesecake Squares

> Toffee Bars

> Shortbread Bars

> Assorted Cookies

> Chocolate Truffles

> Fudge

>

> So, as you can see its a lot of food. Thanksfully, by the time I

served

> everything I was already too tired to think about eating so I only

ate about

> half of what I usually would eat.

>

> 3.) Christmas day was really nice and quiet...Dave and I spent the

day in

> our PJs, opened our presents and just sat by the fire listening to

music and

> relaxed. I was apparently a very good girl....Santa brought me

almost

> everything I wanted and I didnt even tell anyone what I wanted. I

got a PDA

> (like a Palm Pilot) because Santa (Dave) found out that some WW

info was

> available on the web for Palms, but turns out my Palm isnt

compatible...so I

> am trying to find the stuff for mine. I also got a sapphire ring,

a MP3/CD

> player, a few CDs, a jewelry box, garnet earrings, and some other

neat stuff

> So, it was a nice day. We ate leftovers and I swear I ate my

body weight.

> <giggle> So....

>

> 4.) I woke up this morning saying that I will swallow my pride, go

to my

> weigh in and meeting, accept my gain, and start over. So, tonight

I went,

> stepped on the scale while asking my leader " So, how much did I

gain... " She

> gave me the answer, I got off the scale and asked to be

reweighed....I was

> and still my leader was right....I LOST!!! I just didnt loose, I

lost 6

> pounds!!! I was floored. I know it might catch up to me this

week, but I

> am determined to be OP starting tomorrow and not let it catch up to

me.

> This week's loss put me at the following:

>

> Starting Date: March 13th 2001

> Starting Weight: 350.25

> Weight Last Week: 294

> Gain/Loss Last Week: Gained a pound

> Weight This Week: 288

> Gain/Lost This Week: Lost 6 pounds

> Total Loss: 62.25 pounds

> Goal For This Upcoming Week: To Maintain

> Short Term Goal: 275 by March 13th 2001 (Making 75 Pounds Lost in

a Year)

> Long Term Goal: 175 (Then Lower)

>

> I am very happy to know how much I have accomplished so far, and I

thank you

> all for being there with me at every step of the way....it means a

lot to me

> and if it wasnt for all of you, I dont think I would have been this

> sucessful! Thanks for being there for me!

>

> Hugs,

> Tracie

> 350.25/288/175

> 62.25 pounds gone forever since March 2001

[Guest guest]

Congratulations......You have had a wonderful Christmas....

Also Congratulations on your final grades....way to go....lI was

thingking about you all the week of you finals....

What is your major anyway....I was wondering because you mentioned

Statistics.....

Hope you have a HAPPY NEW YEAR...

> Hi Everyone!

>

> Well I am officially back online and in one piece from Christmas.

I have

> some news to share with you all so this might turn out to be a

little

> lengthy.

>

> 1.) School is done for the semester and I have a month off. I got

my

> grades on Christmas Eve and it made for a great early Christmas

present. I

> got an overall 3.95. All A's except in Statistics Math where I got

an A-

> because the teacher in my opinion could not teach for his life.

But all and

> all I was really happy and hope I can do just as good next semester.

>

> 2.) I had always labeled Christmas Eve by far and away the worst

eating

> night for me the whole year. I cook for about 15 people and serve

all the

> tradition Italian Christmas seafood dishes, which also have to be my

> favorites. I made and served the following:

>

> Appetizers:

> Dill Dip w/Bread Bowl

> Hot Clam Dip

> Fresh Vegetables

> Shrimp Cocktail

> Cheese & Crackers

> Fresh Salsa w/Chips

> Mini Shrimp Calzones

> Crispy Sesame Shrimp

> Peanut Sauce

> Roasted Red Pepper Dip

> Crab Canapés

>

> Main Dishes:

> Linguini w/Clam Sauce

> Clams Italiano

> Clams Casino

> Mussels Marinara Di Amore

> Steamed Mussels in Garlic & Shallots

> Creamy Pesto Shrimp

> Shrimp Scampi

> Shrimp & Vegetable Rice

> Shrimp Dinner

> Angel Hair Pasta w/Shrimp & Basil

> Spicy Shrimp w/Papaya-Lime Salsa

> New Orleans Barbequed Shrimp

>

> Dessert:

> Mixed Berry Cheese Bars

> Cheesecake Squares

> Toffee Bars

> Shortbread Bars

> Assorted Cookies

> Chocolate Truffles

> Fudge

>

> So, as you can see its a lot of food. Thanksfully, by the time I

served

> everything I was already too tired to think about eating so I only

ate about

> half of what I usually would eat.

>

> 3.) Christmas day was really nice and quiet...Dave and I spent the

day in

> our PJs, opened our presents and just sat by the fire listening to

music and

> relaxed. I was apparently a very good girl....Santa brought me

almost

> everything I wanted and I didnt even tell anyone what I wanted. I

got a PDA

> (like a Palm Pilot) because Santa (Dave) found out that some WW

info was

> available on the web for Palms, but turns out my Palm isnt

compatible...so I

> am trying to find the stuff for mine. I also got a sapphire ring,

a MP3/CD

> player, a few CDs, a jewelry box, garnet earrings, and some other

neat stuff

> So, it was a nice day. We ate leftovers and I swear I ate my

body weight.

> <giggle> So....

>

> 4.) I woke up this morning saying that I will swallow my pride, go

to my

> weigh in and meeting, accept my gain, and start over. So, tonight

I went,

> stepped on the scale while asking my leader " So, how much did I

gain... " She

> gave me the answer, I got off the scale and asked to be

reweighed....I was

> and still my leader was right....I LOST!!! I just didnt loose, I

lost 6

> pounds!!! I was floored. I know it might catch up to me this

week, but I

> am determined to be OP starting tomorrow and not let it catch up to

me.

> This week's loss put me at the following:

>

> Starting Date: March 13th 2001

> Starting Weight: 350.25

> Weight Last Week: 294

> Gain/Loss Last Week: Gained a pound

> Weight This Week: 288

> Gain/Lost This Week: Lost 6 pounds

> Total Loss: 62.25 pounds

> Goal For This Upcoming Week: To Maintain

> Short Term Goal: 275 by March 13th 2001 (Making 75 Pounds Lost in

a Year)

> Long Term Goal: 175 (Then Lower)

>

> I am very happy to know how much I have accomplished so far, and I

thank you

> all for being there with me at every step of the way....it means a

lot to me

> and if it wasnt for all of you, I dont think I would have been this

> sucessful! Thanks for being there for me!

>

> Hugs,

> Tracie

> 350.25/288/175

> 62.25 pounds gone forever since March 2001

[Guest guest]

Tracie-you are doing awesome on everything! School, weight loss, good girl for Santa! And all that cooking!!! It's a good thing I'm no where near you, i'd be heading over for leftovers!LOL! It all sounds scrumptious!!! Good luck this week!