Weight Watchers Chat - Part II

[JDBlair]

HELLO, AND WELCOME great job on your progress so far. Gaining is very frustrating especially when you are doing all the right things. Uping my protein always seems to work for me when I am in a slump . Good luck!

Thanks for the encouragement. I've definitely focused on protein these past couple of days. And have definitely been downing the water. Now I'm going to plan out my work outs for the week. I find I do my work outs when I actually schedule them!

 

[JacksMama]

Hi everyone,

I started WW a few weeks ago. Started off great, but for the last two weeks I've been struggling. I have 70 pounds to lose which feels pretty overwhelming at this point!

My WIs for the first month:

W1 -5.5
W2 -.5
W3 -1.5
W5 +.4
W6 +1.6

I can't go to meetings due to my schedule and I'm looking for a place where I can get support. I'm really trying to get back on track this week, I'm going back to the World in two weeks and would love to knock off these two pounds I gained, plus a few more. If there's one thing I can really be proud of, it's that I've stuck to tracking. When I look at my weigh ins those two gains will be a drop in the hat if I can get refocused. Looking forward to getting to know you all!

 

[JacksMama]

Hi everyone,

I started WW a few weeks ago. Started off great, but for the last two weeks I've been struggling. I have 70 pounds to lose which feels pretty overwhelming at this point!

My WIs for the first month:

W1 -5.5
W2 -.5
W3 -1.5
W5 +.4
W6 +1.6

I can't go to meetings due to my schedule and I'm looking for a place where I can get support. I'm really trying to get back on track this week, I'm going back to the World in two weeks and would love to knock off these two pounds I gained, plus a few more. If there's one thing I can really be proud of, it's that I've stuck to tracking. When I look at my weigh ins those two gains will be a drop in the hat if I can get refocused. Looking forward to getting to know you all!

 

[sjms71]

Hi everyone,

I started WW a few weeks ago. Started off great, but for the last two weeks I've been struggling. I have 70 pounds to lose which feels pretty overwhelming at this point!

My WIs for the first month:

W1 -5.5
W2 -.5
W3 -1.5
W5 +.4
W6 +1.6

I can't go to meetings due to my schedule and I'm looking for a place where I can get support. I'm really trying to get back on track this week, I'm going back to the World in two weeks and would love to knock off these two pounds I gained, plus a few more. If there's one thing I can really be proud of, it's that I've stuck to tracking. When I look at my weigh ins those two gains will be a drop in the hat if I can get refocused. Looking forward to getting to know you all!

Hello JacksMama , we are a great bunch here with lots of information, encouragement and support . Hang in there this program is a learning process even those of us that have been doing this for years still struggle so you are not alone. Good luck!

 

[sjms71]

Happy Monday . Of course I am happy, my boys, the G Men made it happen last night . So excited they won.

Hope everyone survived the Super Bowl, more importantly the super bowl snacking. I must say I am so proud of myself I was an angel . We had chips, dip, wings, cheese sticks and Giants cupcakes and I ate........NONE of it . I know I will not have any problems with temptations from now until weigh in so my perfect weekend behavior better pay off. Have a great week everyone.

NY GIANTS ROCK

 

[JacksMama]

Hello JacksMama , we are a great bunch here with lots of information, encouragement and support . Hang in there this program is a learning process even those of us that have been doing this for years still struggle so you are not alone. Good luck!

Thanks for the welcome and the words of encouragement! A good support group is what I need right now and I'm really excited to find this group. Have a wonderful day!

 

[Sandi]

Happy Monday . Of course I am happy, my boys, the G Men made it happen last night . So excited they won.

Hope everyone survived the Super Bowl, more importantly the super bowl snacking. I must say I am so proud of myself I was an angel . We had chips, dip, wings, cheese sticks and Giants cupcakes and I ate........NONE of it . I know I will not have any problems with temptations from now until weigh in so my perfect weekend behavior better pay off. Have a great week everyone.

NY GIANTS ROCK

Hey Stephanie, congratuations on your team's win last night. I thought of you when they pulled it out.

Glad to hear you did well on your snacking. I did, too. My biggest treat was a nice fruit tray and I did have a serving of Popchips. I have my fingers crossed that I will see a nice result at Wednesday's WI.

Have a great week ladies!

 

[sjms71]

Hey Stephanie, congratuations on your team's win last night. I thought of you when they pulled it out.

Glad to hear you did well on your snacking. I did, too. My biggest treat was a nice fruit tray and I did have a serving of Popchips. I have my fingers crossed that I will see a nice result at Wednesday's WI.

Have a great week ladies!

We got this girl. Good job on eating healthy treats

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Well, what I want to know is what you did with those candybars. Hmmm?

Jessie, I've forgotten -- and maybe this would be helpful to some of our newer folks -- but can you remind us about when you first joined WW, how long it took you to lose your weight, and when you went inside WW? I need to hear from someone who has been at this awhile and need some reassurance that, even though it's taking a long time, it's not abnormal.

Well, Sandi... let me start by saying that weight loss that takes a long time is totally and completely normal! I can say that as a staff member. Just this weekend, I weighed in a member who joined just over a year ago and has lost a total of 2.2 lbs but they still keep coming. I heard of one member who spent 11 years losing 100 pounds. Remember that 1/2 per week is a reasonable expectation and at that rate it would take a year to lose about 25 pounds. Everyone's body is different -- that's why there is a range. Plus, not everyone follows that program to the letter all the time. Life tends to get in the way for most of us and that's our reality. So be reassured, Sandi, it's not abnormal.

However, after having said all that, mine did come off fast so I'm going to say that my results were definitely not typical.

Here's my story...
When DS started Jr Kindergarten, I decided to join WW but I couldn't convince my friend to come with me and I didn't want to go by myself so my DH convinced me to try to lose weight on my own. I cut back on a few things and eventually lost 14 lbs. However, by the end of the school year, 8 were back. So I was now down just 6 lbs and decided to join by myself but now I was going to have a 5 year old at home everyday throughout the summer so I decided to put it off until September. But I was really motivated and didn't want to lose my motivation so I found my old menu sheets from when I was a member back in the early '90's and planned my meals from them and managed to lose another 12 pounds over the summer. When I finally did join WW, I had already lost a total of 18 pounds (the original 6 + this 12). From September to January when I reached my goal, I lost another 43 lbs and during my six weeks of maintenance I lost another 9 lbs, putting my WW weight loss at 52lbs. Combined with my original 18, that made a total of 70. I don't know when to start counting that original 6 pounds, but from July to mid March (about 8 1/2 months) I lost 64 pounds.

It's been over 5 years now since I reached Goal and almost 5 years that I've been Lifetime.

 

[BabyTigger99]

Oh man, it has been a week. DH has been out of town, which means I rely on my parents more to help with the kids, get them where they need to go. However, they were out of town on vacation!! Ahhh! Craziness!! So, there was lots of running, and lots of bad eating. I figured I would work out more on the weekend, when I knew I had time. Yeah. Didn't happen. Been knocked out by a crazy cold, and unfortunately the only thing that feels good on my sore throat is hot chocolate. Weigh in tomorrow is probably going to be terrible. Anyone know what happens when you are still on maintenance if you go more than 2 pounds over your goal?

 

[Sandi]

Well, Sandi... let me start by saying that weight loss that takes a long time is totally and completely normal! I can say that as a staff member. Just this weekend, I weighed in a member who joined just over a year ago and has lost a total of 2.2 lbs but they still keep coming. I heard of one member who spent 11 years losing 100 pounds. Remember that 1/2 per week is a reasonable expectation and at that rate it would take a year to lose about 25 pounds. Everyone's body is different -- that's why there is a range. Plus, not everyone follows that program to the letter all the time. Life tends to get in the way for most of us and that's our reality. So be reassured, Sandi, it's not abnormal.

However, after having said all that, mine did come off fast so I'm going to say that my results were definitely not typical.

Here's my story...
When DS started Jr Kindergarten, I decided to join WW but I couldn't convince my friend to come with me and I didn't want to go by myself so my DH convinced me to try to lose weight on my own. I cut back on a few things and eventually lost 14 lbs. However, by the end of the school year, 8 were back. So I was now down just 6 lbs and decided to join by myself but now I was going to have a 5 year old at home everyday throughout the summer so I decided to put it off until September. But I was really motivated and didn't want to lose my motivation so I found my old menu sheets from when I was a member back in the early '90's and planned my meals from them and managed to lose another 12 pounds over the summer. When I finally did join WW, I had already lost a total of 18 pounds (the original 6 + this 12). From September to January when I reached my goal, I lost another 43 lbs and during my six weeks of maintenance I lost another 9 lbs, putting my WW weight loss at 52lbs. Combined with my original 18, that made a total of 70. I don't know when to start counting that original 6 pounds, but from July to mid March (about 8 1/2 months) I lost 64 pounds.

It's been over 5 years now since I reached Goal and almost 5 years that I've been Lifetime.

Thanks for your encouragement and story. I always appreciate your wise advice and real world wisdom.

 

[lisajl]

It's a beautiful day ladies! I lost 4 lbs this week!!!
Been really working out and tracking like a mad woman. This is the first week my knee has felt decent due to steroids.
I am 1.4 lbs away from my 10% goal!

 

[sjms71]

Oh man, it has been a week. DH has been out of town, which means I rely on my parents more to help with the kids, get them where they need to go. However, they were out of town on vacation!! Ahhh! Craziness!! So, there was lots of running, and lots of bad eating. I figured I would work out more on the weekend, when I knew I had time. Yeah. Didn't happen. Been knocked out by a crazy cold, and unfortunately the only thing that feels good on my sore throat is hot chocolate. Weigh in tomorrow is probably going to be terrible. Anyone know what happens when you are still on maintenance if you go more than 2 pounds over your goal?

You will still continue on with maintenance, as long as by week 6 you are not 2lbs above. But if you are over even on week 6 you don't start over or anything you just go to week 7. Good luck, sorry you've had a stressful week .

 

[sjms71]

It's a beautiful day ladies! I lost 4 lbs this week!!!
Been really working out and tracking like a mad woman. This is the first week my knee has felt decent due to steroids.
I am 1.4 lbs away from my 10% goal!

Wow, great job

 

[slp1650]

Hey everyone! Hope everyone is over their superbowl hangovers! Steph- congratulations on your team winning!

Went out last night to see Woman in Black with a group from work and some of us went to dinner beforehand. The caprese sandwich was ok, but I think the banana split ice cream from Ghiradelli might have put it over the top... O well, that was my little treat to myself for the week.

The next tempting treat coming my way is some girl scout cookies coming my way in the coming weeks...

 

[averill94]

It's a beautiful day ladies! I lost 4 lbs this week!!!
Been really working out and tracking like a mad woman. This is the first week my knee has felt decent due to steroids.
I am 1.4 lbs away from my 10% goal!

WOW!!!! That is amazing! Congrats to you!

I am still kicking the same few pounds around.....I have averaged .4 per week ! Better than gaining I guess!

Quick question- how do you guys feel about Fat Free Ricotta?

I only buy part skim and maybe I can cut down a little with the fat free.

Is it horrible?

Thank you!

Have a great day !

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Quick question- how do you guys feel about Fat Free Ricotta?

I only buy part skim and maybe I can cut down a little with the fat free.

Is it horrible?
!

I've never tried it but I'm not a fan of fat free cheese.

 

[dthogue]

Good Morning Ladies, thank you so much for the warm welcome back to the group and for the encouragement to re-start my weight loss journey.

Sorry to say that I didn't meet any of my goals that I posted last week - so yesterday I readjusted my goals to the following:

Rejoin WW - bought my monthly pass this morning - 1st meeting Saturday Am

Exercise - at least 30 min a day - restarting Leslie Sansone's Walk Away the pounds and do Jillian Michael's 30-day shred

Track my food consistently

Take a nightly one mile walk with our new puppy!

I'm ready to go!!!!!

 

[slp1650]

So I had been toying with this idea for a few weeks and I finally decided to make my idea reality.

What was my idea? I decided to create a blog of all the healthy recipes I'm cooking. I'm calling it Homemade Skinny.

I still have another week or two before I can really start cooking (still waiting for the house to be done), but I will be posting some no-cook recipes until then. I'll be attempting to calculate the calories and the weight watchers points for the dishes too, just to make life that much easier for everyone

I just started it today, but please check it out (and maybe follow it, if you like it?).

Homemade Skinny

 

[dthogue]

Day one down - back for day 2 - goal for today - tracking and water!

I was up most of the night with a sick puppy - no fun! I did manage to get a 30 minute work out in this morning though - yeah for me!

Do any of you use the WW scanner on your iphone or the mobile ap to track your points? I love the scanner - I was a scanning fool last night - can't wait to go to the grocery store today. You can scan the barcode and it brings up the item and tells you the points value - then you can save it to your favorites and add it to your tracker when you eat it - way too cool.