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Kate Dicey · 2004-04-02T11:13:51+00:00

Missed two weigh-ins and the home scales show a loss, but last night the WW scales said no change... What I suspect is: 1: the home scales weigh light - as they are ancient and rusty, this is no great surprise! 2: I probably DID have a loss last week, but as it's heading for That Time again, I'm retaining a bit extra water... 3: I haven't been QUITE as good this week as I should have been... A little too few points, not quite enough exercise, more chocolate and less food than I ought to have had... I've had trouble eating enough the last few days, craved chocolate, and the fibro has been playing up. Never mind - at least there has been no gain over all, and I have enough sewing stuff to keep me moving for the next little while. And at least I didn't see the disappointment of a loss followed by a gain! I bought a new smiley face last night, too: let's see how quickly this one can lose all its teeth! We have a little challenge going on at my WW meeting: we buy an envelope with a big grin drawn on it, with 7 teeth. For each pound we lose from our start weight (mine being 12 st 4.5 lbs), we colour in a tooth. When they are all coloured in, we get to open the envelope, inside which is a number. We get a prize with that number on it. The prise can be cash (£5, £10... ), a free weigh in, a journal, a pack of WW snack bars, a bottle of wine... There have even been a couple of the new data bases! It's a great incentive to keep going when things get a little tough. Our leader also has a 'goodie bag' of booby prizes - body lotion and soap and stuff! Whatever you win, you get cheered and we share the giggle. The money we pay for the envelopes pays for the prizes, and as she works this over several meetings, the prize list can be quite impressive. Last night we also raffled a set of point and weigh scales. I don't NEED new kitchen scales, but these have lots of added features, and might be quite fun... -- Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

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Kate Dicey
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2 April 2004, 11:13 UTC #1

Missed two weigh-ins and the home scales show a loss, but
last night the WW scales said no change...
What I suspect is:
1: the home scales weigh light - as they are ancient and
rusty, this is no great surprise!
2: I probably DID have a loss last week, but as it's heading
for That Time again, I'm retaining a bit extra water...
3: I haven't been QUITE as good this week as I should have
been... A little too few points, not quite enough
exercise, more chocolate and less food than I ought to
have had...
I've had trouble eating enough the last few days, craved
chocolate, and the fibro has been playing up. Never mind -
at least there has been no gain over all, and I have enough
sewing stuff to keep me moving for the next little while.
And at least I didn't see the disappointment of a loss
followed by a gain!
I bought a new smiley face last night, too: let's see how
quickly this one can lose all its teeth! We have a little
challenge going on at my WW meeting: we buy an envelope with
a big grin drawn on it, with 7 teeth. For each pound we lose
from our start weight (mine being 12 st
4.5 lbs), we colour in a tooth. When they are all coloured
in, we get to open the envelope, inside which is a number.
We get a prize with that number on it. The prise can be
cash (£5, £10... ), a free weigh in, a journal, a pack of
WW snack bars, a bottle of wine... There have even been a
couple of the new data bases! It's a great incentive to
keep going when things get a little tough. Our leader also
has a 'goodie bag' of booby prizes - body lotion and soap
and stuff! Whatever you win, you get cheered and we share
the giggle. The money we pay for the envelopes pays for
the prizes, and as she works this over several meetings,
the prize list can be quite impressive. Last night we also
raffled a set of point and weigh scales. I don't NEED new
kitchen scales, but these have lots of added features, and
might be quite fun...
--
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
diceyhome.free-online.co.ukdiceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages
and explore!

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Krys
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2 April 2004, 11:13 UTC #2

So, on balance, you've maintained for 3 weeks then 🙂 And
that smiley face will be grinning back at you soon I'm sure
- that sounds like ever such a good idea too. I may adapt
the idea somehow - it's always good to have some visible
tangible thing to motivate you 🙂 best of luck for next WI.
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krys
UK 157/129.2/126 Started March 1st 2001 GOAL August 16th
2001 ...on the move again?...
"Kate Dicey" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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online.co.uk...
Quoted message said:
Missed two weigh-ins and the home scales show a loss, but
last night the WW scales said no change...
What I suspect is:
1: the home scales weigh light - as they are ancient and
rusty, this is no great surprise!
2: I probably DID have a loss last week, but as it's
heading for That Time again, I'm retaining a bit extra
water...
3: I haven't been QUITE as good this week as I should have
been... A little too few points, not quite enough
exercise, more chocolate and less food than I ought to
have had...
I've had trouble eating enough the last few days, craved
chocolate, and the fibro has been playing up. Never mind -
at least there has been no gain over all, and I have
enough sewing stuff to keep me moving for the next little
while. And at least I didn't see the disappointment of a
loss followed by a gain!
I bought a new smiley face last night, too: let's see how
quickly this one can lose all its teeth! We have a little
challenge going on at my WW meeting: we buy an envelope
with a big grin drawn on it, with 7 teeth. For each pound
we lose from our start weight (mine being 12 st
9.5 lbs), we colour in a tooth. When they are all coloured
in, we get to open the envelope, inside which is a
number. We get a prize with that number on it. The prise
can be cash (£5, £10... ), a free weigh in, a journal, a
pack of WW snack bars, a bottle of wine... There have
even been a couple of the new data bases! It's a great
incentive to keep going when things get a little tough.
Our leader also has a 'goodie bag' of booby prizes -
body lotion and soap and stuff! Whatever you win, you
get cheered and we share the giggle. The money we pay
for the envelopes pays for the prizes, and as she works
this over several meetings, the prize list can be quite
impressive. Last night we also raffled a set of point
and weigh scales. I don't NEED new kitchen scales, but
these have lots of added features, and might be quite
fun...
--
Quoted message said:
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diceyhome.free-online.co.ukdiceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's
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Paul & Suzie Be
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2 April 2004, 21:25 UTC #3

Those kitchen scales are absolutely brill Kate - I bought
mine at my first meeting last year and would not be
without them!
Very accurate, you can weigh in 10ths of an ounce if you
feel so inclined, also can "zero" the pan after each
ingrediant to make it easier to weigh out multiple
ingrediants into the same dish, I will often put a saucepan
on the scales and weigh the flour & margerine straight in
when I do cheese sauce!
And of course, the built-in database that gives you the
points value of over 1000 foods - eg x ounces of potatoes
equals y.y points...
As I said - can't live without them! Suzie B
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Catherine White
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2 April 2004, 21:25 UTC #4

Hi, Kate, No change is better than gaining. Good luck with
the prizes. That sounds like a great motivational tool.
--
Take Care Catherine
154/134.6/136 Lifetime 6/99 Next personal goal 132
"Kate Dicey" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message -"]news:[email hidden]-
online.co.uk...
Quoted message said:
Missed two weigh-ins and the home scales show a loss, but
last night the WW scales said no change...
What I suspect is:
1: the home scales weigh light - as they are ancient and
rusty, this is no great surprise!
2: I probably DID have a loss last week, but as it's
heading for That Time again, I'm retaining a bit extra
water...
3: I haven't been QUITE as good this week as I should have
been... A little too few points, not quite enough
exercise, more chocolate and less food than I ought to
have had...
I've had trouble eating enough the last few days, craved
chocolate, and the fibro has been playing up. Never mind -
at least there has been no gain over all, and I have
enough sewing stuff to keep me moving for the next little
while. And at least I didn't see the disappointment of a
loss followed by a gain!
I bought a new smiley face last night, too: let's see how
quickly this one can lose all its teeth! We have a little
challenge going on at my WW meeting: we buy an envelope
with a big grin drawn on it, with 7 teeth. For each pound
we lose from our start weight (mine being 12 st
9.5 lbs), we colour in a tooth. When they are all coloured
in, we get to open the envelope, inside which is a
number. We get a prize with that number on it. The prise
can be cash (£5, £10... ), a free weigh in, a journal, a
pack of WW snack bars, a bottle of wine... There have
even been a couple of the new data bases! It's a great
incentive to keep going when things get a little tough.
Our leader also has a 'goodie bag' of booby prizes -
body lotion and soap and stuff! Whatever you win, you
get cheered and we share the giggle. The money we pay
for the envelopes pays for the prizes, and as she works
this over several meetings, the prize list can be quite
impressive. Last night we also raffled a set of point
and weigh scales. I don't NEED new kitchen scales, but
these have lots of added features, and might be quite
fun...
--
Quoted message said:
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
diceyhome.free-online.co.ukdiceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's
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Kate Dicey
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2 April 2004, 22:23 UTC #5

Paul & Suzie Beckwith said:

Those kitchen scales are absolutely brill Kate - I bought
mine at my first meeting last year and would not be
without them!
Very accurate, you can weigh in 10ths of an ounce if you
feel so inclined, also can "zero" the pan after each
ingrediant to make it easier to weigh out multiple
ingrediants into the same dish, I will often put a
saucepan on the scales and weigh the flour & margerine
straight in when I do cheese sauce!
And of course, the built-in database that gives you the
points value of over 1000 foods - eg x ounces of potatoes
equals y.y points...
As I said - can't live without them! Suzie B
--
"From the internet connection under the pier" Southend, UK
--
Please remove NOSPAM when emailing me!
community.webshots.comsuziekga
It's the database aspect I'm interested in: being able to
point a cake as I weigh stuff out and all that! For accuracy
we have the Salter Aquatronics, which weigh in
kilos/lbs/lt/fl oz, and can be zero'd. They are also quite
'large' for kitchen scales, weighing up to 5 kilos.
--
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Kate Dicey
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2 April 2004, 23:24 UTC #6

Catherine White said:

Hi, Kate, No change is better than gaining. Good luck with
the prizes. That sounds like a great motivational tool.
It is: we've had lots of successes! 🙂 I'm trying to up my
water intake (I SAID WATER!) as well, to help...
--
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Skiur
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2 April 2004, 23:57 UTC #7

That's excellent Kate. I'm glad you didn't have a loss/gain
situation.
Julie "Kate Dicey" <[email hidden]> wrote
in message -"]news:[email hidden]-
online.co.uk...
Quoted message said:
Missed two weigh-ins and the home scales show a loss, but
last night the WW scales said no change...
What I suspect is:
1: the home scales weigh light - as they are ancient and
rusty, this is no great surprise!
2: I probably DID have a loss last week, but as it's
heading for That Time again, I'm retaining a bit extra
water...
3: I haven't been QUITE as good this week as I should have
been... A little too few points, not quite enough
exercise, more chocolate and less food than I ought to
have had...
I've had trouble eating enough the last few days, craved
chocolate, and the fibro has been playing up. Never mind -
at least there has been no gain over all, and I have
enough sewing stuff to keep me moving for the next little
while. And at least I didn't see the disappointment of a
loss followed by a gain!
I bought a new smiley face last night, too: let's see how
quickly this one can lose all its teeth! We have a little
challenge going on at my WW meeting: we buy an envelope
with a big grin drawn on it, with 7 teeth. For each pound
we lose from our start weight (mine being 12 st
9.5 lbs), we colour in a tooth. When they are all coloured
in, we get to open the envelope, inside which is a
number. We get a prize with that number on it. The prise
can be cash (£5, £10... ), a free weigh in, a journal, a
pack of WW snack bars, a bottle of wine... There have
even been a couple of the new data bases! It's a great
incentive to keep going when things get a little tough.
Our leader also has a 'goodie bag' of booby prizes -
body lotion and soap and stuff! Whatever you win, you
get cheered and we share the giggle. The money we pay
for the envelopes pays for the prizes, and as she works
this over several meetings, the prize list can be quite
impressive. Last night we also raffled a set of point
and weigh scales. I don't NEED new kitchen scales, but
these have lots of added features, and might be quite
fun...
--
Quoted message said:
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
diceyhome.free-online.co.ukdiceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's
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Fred
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3 April 2004, 08:08 UTC #8

Congrats on holding steady over a 3 week period.
On Fri, 02 Apr 2004 10:43:59 +0100, Kate Dicey <[email hidden]-
online.co.uk said:
Missed two weigh-ins and the home scales show a loss, but
last night the WW scales said no change...
What I suspect is:
1: the home scales weigh light - as they are ancient and
rusty, this is no great surprise!
2: I probably DID have a loss last week, but as it's
heading for That Time again, I'm retaining a bit extra
water...
3: I haven't been QUITE as good this week as I should have
been... A little too few points, not quite enough
exercise, more chocolate and less food than I ought to
have had...
I've had trouble eating enough the last few days, craved
chocolate, and the fibro has been playing up. Never mind -
at least there has been no gain over all, and I have enough
sewing stuff to keep me moving for the next little while.
And at least I didn't see the disappointment of a loss
followed by a gain!
I bought a new smiley face last night, too: let's see how
quickly this one can lose all its teeth! We have a little
challenge going on at my WW meeting: we buy an envelope
with a big grin drawn on it, with 7 teeth. For each pound
we lose from our start weight (mine being 12 st
9.5 lbs), we colour in a tooth. When they are all coloured
in, we get to open the envelope, inside which is a
number. We get a prize with that number on it. The prise
can be cash (£5, £10... ), a free weigh in, a journal, a
pack of WW snack bars, a bottle of wine... There have
even been a couple of the new data bases! It's a great
incentive to keep going when things get a little tough.
Our leader also has a 'goodie bag' of booby prizes - body
lotion and soap and stuff! Whatever you win, you get
cheered and we share the giggle. The money we pay for the
envelopes pays for the prizes, and as she works this over
several meetings, the prize list can be quite impressive.
Last night we also raffled a set of point and weigh
scales. I don't NEED new kitchen scales, but these have
lots of added features, and might be quite fun...

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Kate Dicey
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3 April 2004, 12:04 UTC #9

skiur said:

That's excellent Kate. I'm glad you didn't have a
loss/gain situation.
The psychological 'win' of not knowing is great! 🙂 I hate
bouncing up and down...
--
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
diceyhome.free-online.co.ukdiceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages
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Kate Dicey
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3 April 2004, 12:04 UTC #10

Fred said:

Congrats on holding steady over a 3 week period.
Thanks, Fred. I think I may turn out to be one of the rare
ones for whom maintaining is easier than losing!
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Miss Violette
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3 April 2004, 13:25 UTC #11

great attitude, and that prize idea is cool, Lee
Kate Dicey <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:
Missed two weigh-ins and the home scales show a loss, but
last night the WW scales said no change...
What I suspect is:
1: the home scales weigh light - as they are ancient and
rusty, this is no great surprise!
2: I probably DID have a loss last week, but as it's
heading for That Time again, I'm retaining a bit extra
water...
3: I haven't been QUITE as good this week as I should have
been... A little too few points, not quite enough
exercise, more chocolate and less food than I ought to
have had...
I've had trouble eating enough the last few days, craved
chocolate, and the fibro has been playing up. Never mind -
at least there has been no gain over all, and I have
enough sewing stuff to keep me moving for the next little
while. And at least I didn't see the disappointment of a
loss followed by a gain!
I bought a new smiley face last night, too: let's see how
quickly this one can lose all its teeth! We have a little
challenge going on at my WW meeting: we buy an envelope
with a big grin drawn on it, with 7 teeth. For each pound
we lose from our start weight (mine being 12 st
9.5 lbs), we colour in a tooth. When they are all coloured
in, we get to open the envelope, inside which is a
number. We get a prize with that number on it. The prise
can be cash (£5, £10... ), a free weigh in, a journal, a
pack of WW snack bars, a bottle of wine... There have
even been a couple of the new data bases! It's a great
incentive to keep going when things get a little tough.
Our leader also has a 'goodie bag' of booby prizes -
body lotion and soap and stuff! Whatever you win, you
get cheered and we share the giggle. The money we pay
for the envelopes pays for the prizes, and as she works
this over several meetings, the prize list can be quite
impressive. Last night we also raffled a set of point
and weigh scales. I don't NEED new kitchen scales, but
these have lots of added features, and might be quite
fun...
--
Quoted message said:
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diceyhome.free-online.co.ukdiceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's
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Skiur
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4 April 2004, 06:08 UTC #12

me too!
"Kate Dicey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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skiur said:

That's excellent Kate. I'm glad you didn't have a
loss/gain situation.
The psychological 'win' of not knowing is great! 🙂 I hate
bouncing up and down...
--
Quoted message said:
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
diceyhome.free-online.co.ukdiceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's
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Ray Miller
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4 April 2004, 12:28 UTC #13

Quoted message said:
2: I probably DID have a loss last week, but as it's
heading for That Time again, I'm retaining a bit extra
water...
3: I haven't been QUITE as good this week as I should have
been... A little too few points, not quite enough
exercise, more chocolate and less food than I ought to
have had...
I've had trouble eating enough the last few days, craved
chocolate, and the fibro has been playing up. Never mind -
at least there has been no gain over all, and I have enough
sewing stuff to keep me moving for the next little while.
And at least I didn't see the disappointment of a loss
followed by a gain!
Maintaining is good don't knock it.
Quoted message said:
Our leader also has a 'goodie bag' of booby prizes - body
lotion and soap and stuff! Whatever you win, you get
cheered and we share the giggle. The money we pay for the
envelopes pays for the prizes, and as she works this over
several meetings, the prize list can be quite impressive.
Last night we also raffled a set of point and weigh scales.
I don't NEED new kitchen scales, but these have lots of
added features, and might be quite fun...
Sounds like a great idea. Though the bit about thinking
kitchen scales mighty be fun is heading towards obsessive
🙂) Don't worry I'm already there. I'll keep a seat warm
for you 🙂
It looks like you are heading for a loss next week so good
luck
Ray
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Kate Dicey
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4 April 2004, 15:50 UTC #14

ray miller said:
Maintaining is good don't knock it.
Oh, I'm not! Maintaining will be a new adventure!
Quoted message said:
Sounds like a great idea. Though the bit about thinking
kitchen scales mighty be fun is heading towards obsessive
🙂) Don't worry I'm already there. I'll keep a seat warm
for you 🙂
Thanks! I really only obsess about food when preparing it
or serving
it. The rest of the time I don't worry about it. It would
just take the hard work out of divining the point value
of a slice of Madeira cake, or a portion of lasagne, or
a chunk of home made carrot cake.
Quoted message said:

It looks like you are heading for a loss next week so
good luck
Oooh, I hope so! Thanks for the encouragement.
--
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
diceyhome.free-online.co.ukdiceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages
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