Weight Watchers Chat -- Part III

[robinb]

Welcome! I just joined the other week.

Update:
Last week was HORRIBLE! So stressed and ate my stress. Working on being better this week. Just made a healthy breakfast sandwich, so I am off to a good start. Have a good on points week!

Bummer on the bad week . Way to pick yourself up and brush yourself off .

 

[Daisybelle]

I don't know if any of you have Weight Watchers on Facebook or not, but they posted an inspiring and AMAZING video from a corporate meeting they had recently. A leader from NY told her story of losing 300 pounds. It's the perfect kick in the pants this time of year!

 

[pwdebbie]

I don't know if any of you have Weight Watchers on Facebook or not, but they posted an inspiring and AMAZING video from a corporate meeting they had recently. A leader from NY told her story of losing 300 pounds. It's the perfect kick in the pants this time of year!

Thank you so much for mentioning that! I missed this and I'll tell you, I really needed to see it. I won't look at my arm flaps (I think that's what she called them) the same way ever again.

 

[MellieluvsDisney]

May I join your group?

My name is Monica (age 45) and I hit rock bottom yesterday when I barely fit in the seat on the airplane. I've done WW twice, losing 50 pounds of pregnancy weight each time. But that was 10 years ago and now I'm more uncomfortable than ever. I have no desire to be a skinny-Minnie(pun intended), I just want to be comfortable in my own skin. I want to get out of bed in the morning and not be in pain. So I'm re-joining WW, and would love to join this group for more support.

 

[keahgirl8]

May I join your group?

My name is Monica (age 45) and I hit rock bottom yesterday when I barely fit in the seat on the airplane. I've done WW twice, losing 50 pounds of pregnancy weight each time. But that was 10 years ago and now I'm more uncomfortable than ever. I have no desire to be a skinny-Minnie(pun intended), I just want to be comfortable in my own skin. I want to get out of bed in the morning and not be in pain. So I'm re-joining WW, and would love to join this group for more support.

Welcome, welcome! You can do it, girl! I bet if we were to do a poll, we'd find out many of us are not on our first attempt!

You are amazing!! You're almost there and fyi- SUCH an inspiration
Please keep sharing-- you rock!!

Thank you so much! It is my pleasure to share!

 

[bumbershoot]

I don't know if any of you have Weight Watchers on Facebook or not, but they posted an inspiring and AMAZING video from a corporate meeting they had recently. A leader from NY told her story of losing 300 pounds. It's the perfect kick in the pants this time of year!

I can't find that video, but there's a woman at my meeting location who lost 300 lbs, too. She's amazing, and teaches Zumba at the Y I go to. She's on the WW message boards, and if you google "wendy weightwatchers tacoma" you can read about her. She also had a very simple blog that was mainly a weigh-in chart (I can't find it right now). It's SO motivating, because sometimes we get anxious about how long it's taking (especially when we haven't fully realized that this is truly forever...there's no "OK I'm done" moment with weight loss). She took 5 years to lose her weight. Just kept on going. Kept on losing. Over and over and over.

 

[Daisybelle]

That's what I found inspirational about that video. You have to change your mindset to accept that for most of us, this has to be a permanent lifestyle change and it may take awhile to lose what we need to lose and change negative habits, but just keep moving forward.

Or to tie it back to Disney....Just keep swimmin'...

 

[Sandi]

Hey WW Friends--

How is everyone doing during this long Christmas weekend? We had one dinner with my family yesterday and go to DH's family's dinner tomorrow. I'm kind of glad my WI is on Wednesday; I think it will help me control things tomorrow.

We're having a gentle Christmas eve snow tonight. I'm going to try going for a run in the morning to get a good start on my day.

Merry Christmas!

 

[keahgirl8]

Forgot to post my weigh-in yesterday! Down 4 pounds, 97.6 overall!

 

[pwdebbie]

Forgot to post my weigh-in yesterday! Down 4 pounds, 97.6 overall!

Awesome! 100 is so close! What are you going to do to celebrate?

I had to weigh in on Monday (instead of Tuesday) and was down .4. I have to confess, for the last two days, I have eaten heartily. I used last weeks 49 points on Monday, then my new week started today (Tuesday) and I've already used a good bit of those 49 points. Generally, I rarely use those weekly points, but I decided that this holiday comes once a year and I was going to have all the foods I don't normally get. I did figure the points on my crab dip and it wasn't as bad as I expected. 3 pts per 1/4 cup serving. Oh so yummy! But a batch of it costs about $50, so it is definitely a once a year treat.

 

[robinb]

Hey WW Friends--

How is everyone doing during this long Christmas weekend? We had one dinner with my family yesterday and go to DH's family's dinner tomorrow. I'm kind of glad my WI is on Wednesday; I think it will help me control things tomorrow.

We're having a gentle Christmas eve snow tonight. I'm going to try going for a run in the morning to get a good start on my day.

Merry Christmas!

We are at WDW, so it's challenging. Park food isn't conducive to weight loss. I have promised myself to eat something green every day. Today it was a wonderful fresh grilled tuna salad at Yak & Yeti for lunch.

 

[Sandi]

We are at WDW, so it's challenging. Park food isn't conducive to weight loss. I have promised myself to eat something green every day. Today it was a wonderful fresh grilled tuna salad at Yak & Yeti for lunch.

Robin, You are a better woman than I. I think I'd count mint chocolate chip ice cream from the Main Street ice cream shop as a "green." I hope you're having lots of fun. Even though there was a cold snap through Florida, it's way colder up here in Michigan and your Wisconsin.

 

[StayCool]

Ok, it's time for me to make a come back. I was doing well from July until about October and then school got too stressful and I fell off. I haven't gained all the weight back and am still down about 15 lbs of the 25 that I had lost.

With the holidays I've eaten so much junk that I just feel crappy all the time. Soooo I'm ready to go again and have the time to get organized and start over. I have to say that I am more than ready.

I'm so glad that this group is here for me to jump in and get moving again when I need to!

 

[Aburns8]

Ok, it's time for me to make a come back. I was doing well from July until about October and then school got too stressful and I fell off. I haven't gained all the weight back and am still down about 15 lbs of the 25 that I had lost.

With the holidays I've eaten so much junk that I just feel crappy all the time. Soooo I'm ready to go again and have the time to get organized and start over. I have to say that I am more than ready.

I'm so glad that this group is here for me to jump in and get moving again when I need to!

You sound just like me. I fell off the wagon in October and I am struggling to get back into it. The good thing is that my weight has stayed pretty consistent and I haven't gained anything more than a pound. I just need to find my motivation again.

 

[StayCool]

You sound just like me. I fell off the wagon in October and I am struggling to get back into it. The good thing is that my weight has stayed pretty consistent and I haven't gained anything more than a pound. I just need to find my motivation again.

I know. The fact that I feel so blah is what is getting me going again. So I'm going through all these before and after pics to give me motivation. I know I can do it, it is just a matter of actually doing it. I'm going to work on my game plan today and start either tomorrow or next week.

Winter is hard for me because I have always eaten a ton of pasta and heavier foods. I've got to find some new recipes that are quick and that I enjoy to replace all the carbs.

 

[Aburns8]

I know. The fact that I feel so blah is what is getting me going again. So I'm going through all these before and after pics to give me motivation. I know I can do it, it is just a matter of actually doing it. I'm going to work on my game plan today and start either tomorrow or next week.

Winter is hard for me because I have always eaten a ton of pasta and heavier foods. I've got to find some new recipes that are quick and that I enjoy to replace all the carbs.

I just need to learn how to keep up with the tracking. I track until dinner and then it becomes a free for all. I need to prevent that and stop sitting on butt after my son goes to bed and do projects around the house or workout.

 

[lovethattink]

Gained a couple pounds over Christmas because I was enjoying too much Disney Dining.

But I have a goal and time frame. I think they are very reasonable. 15 pounds by May 17th, the hopeful start of SWW. I have a very petite body frame and I'm pretty short, so those 15 pounds should show big results.

I haven't tracked since before Thanksgiving. I just haven't been motivated. But after seeing my picture in Christmas pictures, my motivation is back.

 

[DT83097]

Can I join the group? Went back to a WW meeting last night for first time in a very long time. I had done nothing for about the last 3 months (no exercise and eating whatever I wanted) and I packed it on as a result! I have 36.2 to lose to get back to my original WW lifetime weight that i reached 10 years ago! But my first goal is 15 lbs by DH and I's adults only trip back to the World at end of February!! Glad to have found this thread as I can use some new motivating tips / recipes / foods to try etc.!!

 

[disneychick0412]

Can I join you all? I've done WW before, but not consistently since before PointsPlus. Can someone tell me what is different with this WW 360 program?

I'm now over 300 pounds and miserable I just love food.

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

Can I join you all? I've done WW before, but not consistently since before PointsPlus. Can someone tell me what is different with this WW 360 program?

I'm now over 300 pounds and miserable I just love food.

My question exactly. I am guessing that 360 is similar to pts plus because they are not about to change the points system especially since all the packaging on the prepared foods is different. I stuck to the old pts system and incorporated the wendie plan and lost quite a lot(30)but now I put on 25 of it and I really want to find a way to KEEP it off not just lose.