Weight Watchers Chat - Part II

[Sandi]

Hi All! I'm new here - glad to find a WW thread, although the thread is HUGE and therefore I haven't read much of it yet. Background on me, I'm 35, 2 kiddos and married. Live in the Pacific NW and work full time. I started WW on Sept 18th and I'm down 25 lbs so far. Loving the program! Have our very first trip to DW in late March, so hoping to lose another 25 before then.

Welcome Alicia, the more the merrier. This is actually a continuation of another thread that reached its maximum. Sound like you are doing a great job with 25 gone.

DD17 is at a winter dance tonight. She looked beautiful. A bunch of girls came over this afternoon to get ready. They were having fun.

DH and I are watching my Spartans play Wisconsin. We just took the lead. These games take a lot out of me!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Put me with the group that struggled this weekend. Thursday and Friday were fine, it was Saturday and Sunday that put me into a death spiral. We were in Toronto Thursday - Saturday; lots of walking, sight seeing, shopping, etc. Food was sort of minor, but I made up for that late Saturday and all day yesterday.

What did you do while you were in Toronto, Sandi??

 

[sjms71]

Hi All! I'm new here - glad to find a WW thread, although the thread is HUGE and therefore I haven't read much of it yet. Background on me, I'm 35, 2 kiddos and married. Live in the Pacific NW and work full time. I started WW on Sept 18th and I'm down 25 lbs so far. Loving the program! Have our very first trip to DW in late March, so hoping to lose another 25 before then.

Hello Alicia, glad you found us. Wow 25 lbs. is awesome, way to go .

 

[Sandi]

What did you do while you were in Toronto, Sandi??

We had a wonderful time in Toronto. The first night we just walked around -- we started on the street level, but it was a little chilly, so we explored underground. It was perfect! We were able to find the subway and get the routes figured out for the next day. The second day was the Friday after Thanksgiving and it was 50F/10C and sunny, so it was wonderful for wandering around. We went up to the Royal Ontario Museum for a couple hours and then headed over to Little Italy. Then, DD17 is a big fan of Kensington Market, so we went over there where the vintage shops had their stuff outside. We also went to Chinatown and had some wonderful dumplings. We ate dinner at a small restaurant in Little Italy -- it was an early dinner; the restaurant we wanted to go to wasn't open when we wanted to eat, so . . . Then we headed back to the ROM since it stayed open late that night. DH had had enough of the museum, so he just sat in the lobby and read the newspaper. DD and I explored the gemstones and other areas we missed in the morning. We wanted to get into the Sotheby's section, but they were closing it for the evening and I think we weren't dressed well enough to pretend to have enough money to actually bid on anything when the auction would go the following Monday. We did more shopping at Eaton Centre in the evening -- we didn't realize Canada got caught up in the Black Friday fever, too. On Saturday we did some more shopping had a nice breakfast and then headed home. We usually find hold-ups at the Blue Water bridge, but it was quite quick through customs both going and coming back home.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

We had a wonderful time in Toronto. The first night we just walked around -- we started on the street level, but it was a little chilly, so we explored underground. It was perfect! We were able to find the subway and get the routes figured out for the next day. The second day was the Friday after Thanksgiving and it was 50F/10C and sunny, so it was wonderful for wandering around. We went up to the Royal Ontario Museum for a couple hours and then headed over to Little Italy. Then, DD17 is a big fan of Kensington Market, so we went over there where the vintage shops had their stuff outside. We also went to Chinatown and had some wonderful dumplings. We ate dinner at a small restaurant in Little Italy -- it was an early dinner; the restaurant we wanted to go to wasn't open when we wanted to eat, so . . . Then we headed back to the ROM since it stayed open late that night. DH had had enough of the museum, so he just sat in the lobby and read the newspaper. DD and I explored the gemstones and other areas we missed in the morning. We wanted to get into the Sotheby's section, but they were closing it for the evening and I think we weren't dressed well enough to pretend to have enough money to actually bid on anything when the auction would go the following Monday. We did more shopping at Eaton Centre in the evening -- we didn't realize Canada got caught up in the Black Friday fever, too. On Saturday we did some more shopping had a nice breakfast and then headed home. We usually find hold-ups at the Blue Water bridge, but it was quite quick through customs both going and coming back home.

I'm glad you had a nice time while you were up here, Sandi. We did have great weather that weekend, didn't we! I've never been to Kensington Market or Little Italy and I haven't been to China Town or the Eaton center in years, however, I was at the ROM in February.

This year, our retailers decided to entice Canadians to keep their money in Canada by having our own Black Friday sales. I never heard weather or not it worked.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I think I'm going to be up about 5 pounds tomorrow. Remember my plea to be rescued from my chocolate chip cravings? Well, I had to give in because no one came to my rescue. Dont worry, I'm not blaming anyone but myself. If I had stopped after the cookies were done, it might only be 2 or 3 pounds but I chewed through just about everything I could find in the house.

Good luck with your weigh in this week. I hope you all like the changes that are coming with PointsPlus2012.

Let us know what you think.

 

[sjms71]

Hey all, super excited about my meeting tomorrow . Haven't posted much lately, kids are on their break, decorating still also tons of drs appt. I am either having perimenopause or I might have something called adenomyosis a form of endometriosis......who knows . Some good news, those of you who know my issue with my son not sleeping for the last 6 months well......he has stayed in his room the last 4 nights without waking up, pleeeeeeease keep your fingers crossed that freak episode is over.

Jessie: hope your weigh in wasn't that bad.... Was going to give you my, don't make me come up there speech . Hope everyone else has a good weigh in this week, KEEP THE FAITH ALL!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Hey all, super excited about my meeting tomorrow . Haven't posted much lately, kids are on their break, decorating still also tons of drs appt. I am either having perimenopause or I might have something called adenomyosis a form of endometriosis......who knows . Some good news, those of you who know my issue with my son not sleeping for the last 6 months well......he has stayed in his room the last 4 nights without waking up, pleeeeeeease keep your fingers crossed that freak episode is over.

Jessie: hope your weigh in wasn't that bad.... Was going to give you my, don't make me come up there speech . Hope everyone else has a good weigh in this week, KEEP THE FAITH ALL!

My fingers are crossed! I hope you're doing okay.

I was up 4.8. Would you like my address??

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I've never liked the Christmas song, The Little Drummer Boy, but I heard this one this morning and I really like it. I thought you might like to hear it.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/good-news/winnipeg-sean-quigley-youtube-hit-holiday-cover-162639249.html

Just so you'll know, we don't all dress like that here in the winter!

 

[sjms71]

I've never liked the Christmas song, The Little Drummer Boy, but I heard this one this morning and I really like it. I thought you might like to hear it.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/good-news/winnipeg-sean-quigley-youtube-hit-holiday-cover-162639249.html

Just so you'll know, we don't all dress like that here in the winter!

Wow, that was really good! I enjoyed that and so did my son, he plays the drums but not as good as that. FYI, as rare as it is when we get snow like that here in NC there are ******** people who do dress like that here .

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Wow, that was really good! I enjoyed that and so did my son, he plays the drums but not as good as that. FYI, as rare as it is when we get snow like that here in NC there are ******** people who do dress like that here .

My DS liked it too. He said, "He's 16 and already he has a moustache!".

 

[sjms71]

My DS liked it too. He said, "He's 16 and already he has a moustache!".

 

[mrzrich]

Hey guys. I haven't posted lately, but I've still been here checking in. I've really been floundering for the last few months. I lost 57 pounds with very little effort on momentum. I lost 6 total on P+ and I worked really hard for those six. Now I've gained those six, plus more back.

I did some soul searching, careful tracking and I very little to show for my hard work with P+. I wound up getting discouraged and gained back some of my weight. All the while, I've still been paying for my monthly pass and going to meetings at least a few times a month.

Now that the Daily points are 26, I just can't see myself staying on PP. I still have almost 70 lbs to lose, at this rate it will take me almost 10 years to do it.

I did some searching on Itunes today and found an app with a Point calculator and tracker that follows Momentum.

I hope I'm still welcome here, even though I'm going back to the old plan.

Tomorrow I will weigh in and change my ticker below to indicate where I truly stand at this time.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Hey guys. I haven't posted lately, but I've still been here checking in. I've really been floundering for the last few months. I lost 57 pounds with very little effort on momentum. I lost 6 total on P+ and I worked really hard for those six. Now I've gained those six, plus more back.

I did some soul searching, careful tracking and I very little to show for my hard work with P+. I wound up getting discouraged and gained back some of my weight. All the while, I've still been paying for my monthly pass and going to meetings at least a few times a month.

Now that the Daily points are 26, I just can't see myself staying on PP. I still have almost 70 lbs to lose, at this rate it will take me almost 10 years to do it.

I did some searching on Itunes today and found an app with a Point calculator and tracker that follows Momentum.

I hope I'm still welcome here, even though I'm going back to the old plan.

Tomorrow I will weigh in and change my ticker below to indicate where I truly stand at this time.

Yaaaahhh! Toni Ann is back! Weight Watchers has come out with a lot of programs over the years that have brought wonderful results to a lot of people. If Momentum worked best for you then stick with it. The most important things are to lose the weight and to lose it on a healthy program. I'd rather hear that you switched back an old WW program than that you quit WW altogether.

It's great to hear your voice again!

 

[sjms71]

Yaaaahhh! Toni Ann is back! Weight Watchers has come out with a lot of programs over the years that have brought wonderful results to a lot of people. If Momentum worked best for you then stick with it. The most important things are to lose the weight and to lose it on a healthy program. I'd rather hear that you switched back an old WW program than that you quit WW altogether.

It's great to hear your voice again!

My sentiments exactly! I couldn't have said it better myself . We missed you around here and you are ALWAYS welcome. We are here to support each other no matter what. Take a deep breath Toni Ann, you can do it .

 

[lisajl]

My WW group is not going with the new plan. I saw that some of you are at 26 pts. What is up with that?
Honestly, somedays it is hard for me to reach 29 pts, but just somedays.
Is it suppose to help lose weight quicker?

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

Just wanted to share I did find a diet that worked for me the Hcg diet lost 15 pounds in 2 weeks

 

[NC State]

Last week I lost 1.6 and this week I gained 1.4; I'm looking forward to the 26 pts a day. I hope this will be a kick start me to try to do better. I have been on WW since March and I have lost 34 lbs, which only average about .9 a week. I just feel that I should be doing better.

 

[sjms71]

Last week I lost 1.6 and this week I gained 1.4; I'm looking forward to the 26 pts a day. I hope this will be a kick start me to try to do better. I have been on WW since March and I have lost 34 lbs, which only average about .9 a week. I just feel that I should be doing better.

hang in there Steph! When all was said and done I think I loss about .9 a week according to the WW tracker. You are doing great, this time of year is very hard, so I wouldn't stress too much about the next few weeks. I really hope the new tweaks to the program is what you need to jump start your weight loss again.

 

[robinb]

Today was not a good weigh in day, but I went because of the new program. I gained 5.2 lbs in two weeks. I just wish I had a bunch of fun eating my head off for that 5 lbs, but I didn't . I think my perimenopause is acting against me and my metabolism is in the toilet.

Our leader invited us to stay for the "PowerStart" meeting and we all got the green PowerStart tracker. I tried to follow the sample menu for the day, but I already ate breakfast and I didn't have everything on the menu. It makes me wonder why they would have you eat the Garden Vegetable Soup the first day. Who wants to cook that stuff before you start the program?!? I did eat the salmon tonight, but I made a very close recipe from allrecipes.com . It added a point for Parmesan cheese. I ate an extra bit of spinach and skipped the salad.