Weight Watchers Chat - Part II

[BabyTigger99]

So, last night was dress rehearsal for my dance classes. I have been teaching for the city park and rec department for the last 16 years (and boy did I feel old last night when the girl that was running the sound came up to me, and told me that I was her dance teacher when she was little, and now she is a senior in high school!). I had so many parent of kids that I had taught in previous years but hadn't seen at all this year that came up to me and told me how great I looked!! What an awesome feeling! If you go back to the before and after picture I posted of myself, the before picture was taken at dance recital last year. What a change!

 

[Sandi]

Anytbody want to share their favorite breakfast ideas? I am in a bit of a rut.....
my fave for a while was avocado on a sandwich round with tomato. Its getting old quick!

Margaret

Hi Margaret, I have what I call my crunchy berry breakfast every morning -- and sometimes as a night time snack.

One cup of frozen berries (no sugar -- obviously): 0 points and a power food
6 ounce container light yogurt (artificially sweetened): 2 points and a power food
1/3 - 1/2 cup of General Mills Fiber One cereal: 2 points and a power food

I put the frozen berries and the yogurt in a two cup covered container and throw it in my briefcase. When I get to my office, I stir up the yogurt and berries which, by now, have a soft serve ice cream consistency, and then stir in my Fiber One. It's really delicious and I'm not tired of it yet. I eat that five days a week and still love it.

I buy bags of frozen mixed berries from Sam's Club and the bag containes blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries. DH and DD17 like the berries, too, and they're usually picky about fresh versus frozen.

My sister works for General Mills and she says that I must be the only person who buys the original Fiber One wood chips. I'm taking little baggies of 1/2 cups of Fiber One to WDW when we go next month so I get my fiber every day.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I was down 0.6 today! That's a total of 5.0lbs since the last week in December. I have 2.3lbs more to go and then I'm going to start eating maintenance points again. Hopefully, that will be the week of Good Friday (my birthday!)

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Another week of maintenance, and I have lost another pound. I am trying to find a balance to try and hover around the same weight, and so far, it isn't happening!! So far on maintenance, I have lost 1.2, gained 2.8, lost 3, and lost 1.

Hang in there! Is there a big difference in your points adjustment from the week you gained to the weeks you loss? It will balance out, maybe Jessie has some suggestions since she's been doing this a while. So, two more weigh ins and the big LT .

Well, guys, I dont know if I can add anything to that or not. I actually continued to lose another 9lbs on maintenance. You just have to keep working at it until your body finds it happy place.

Thanks Stephanie. At my WI today, I was down 3#. Yippee! This follows a gain last week, but I lost more this week than I gained last week (substantially), so I'm very happy. I even got the Dory this week!

I did the SFT for the whole week and am loving it!

I'm glad you got the Dory! That's such a nice idea. I hope it wasn't too hard to hand her back today.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

LIFETIME!!!! As of today, I am officially a Lifetime member of WW!!! I have officially lost an even 72 pounds, and I feel AMAZING!! I love WW, and it is a program that works!! I love seeing that I have inspired friends to join their own WW journey, and I love supporting them along their way!!

Ha ha ha, can you tell I am a little excited??

Congratulations Jill! You've worked really hard and deserve the success! Maintenance is tough but keep at it. It's been almost 5 years for me and I still go to my meetings. So, so happy for you!

 

[Sandi]

I was down 0.6 today! That's a total of 5.0lbs since the last week in December. I have 2.3lbs more to go and then I'm going to start eating maintenance points again. Hopefully, that will be the week of Good Friday (my birthday!)

Yea Jessie! That's terrific. Is your birthday April 6? That's my nephew's birthday, too. My sister's family is joining us at WDW for spring break again this year. We're eating at Whispering Canyon that day to celebrate his birthday. Last year we did Hoop De Doo. I'm usually having too much fun with the kids to eat that much, so I think we'll be okay.

I was down 1.0# at my WI today. Over a 12 week period, I'm down only 5 pounds total -- and 2.5 of those pounds were in the last 4 weeks. It is slow going, but I'd much rather be slowly going down than going up at all. I just have to stay focused. I would dearly like to be down another 6 pounds by the time we leave for WDW on 3/30, but I think that might be unrealistic. If I aim for 1/2 pound per week, it's 2 pounds total and all in the right direction.

 

[Sandi]

I'm glad you got the Dory! That's such a nice idea. I hope it wasn't too hard to hand her back today.

It was all good. I still had my one pound loss, so Dory was good for me. The gal who got Dory today was a person who has really struggled the last couple of months. She took away a suggestion from our leader last week to "journal upside down" and wound up losing 5 pounds (she has a long way to go). By journaling upside down, she starts keeping track of her 24 hours worth of points at dinner time and tracks through 24 hours. She said it was a big mind game, but that it really helped her not feel deprived at night when she used to be out of points. She was so excited to get Dory -- she'd never gotten her before.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Anytbody want to share their favorite breakfast ideas? I am in a bit of a rut.....
my fave for a while was avocado on a sandwich round with tomato. Its getting old quick!

Margaret

Hi Margaret! For the last couple of months I have been alternating oatmeal and oatbran each morning. Both with brown sugar and sometimes with blue berries as well. When I have oatbran, I add vanilla to it after I take it off the stove. I'm glad you were able to get a few ideas...hope they helped.

So, last night was dress rehearsal for my dance classes. I have been teaching for the city park and rec department for the last 16 years (and boy did I feel old last night when the girl that was running the sound came up to me, and told me that I was her dance teacher when she was little, and now she is a senior in high school!). I had so many parent of kids that I had taught in previous years but hadn't seen at all this year that came up to me and told me how great I looked!! What an awesome feeling! If you go back to the before and after picture I posted of myself, the before picture was taken at dance recital last year. What a change!

Isn't it great when people notice??!! I'll bet a lot more people have noticed that haven't said anything yet! You're an inspiration.

Yea Jessie! That's terrific. Is your birthday April 6? That's my nephew's birthday, too. My sister's family is joining us at WDW for spring break again this year. We're eating at Whispering Canyon that day to celebrate his birthday. Last year we did Hoop De Doo. I'm usually having too much fun with the kids to eat that much, so I think we'll be okay.

I was down 1.0# at my WI today. Over a 12 week period, I'm down only 5 pounds total -- and 2.5 of those pounds were in the last 4 weeks. It is slow going, but I'd much rather be slowly going down than going up at all. I just have to stay focused. I would dearly like to be down another 6 pounds by the time we leave for WDW on 3/30, but I think that might be unrealistic. If I aim for 1/2 pound per week, it's 2 pounds total and all in the right direction.

Yup! April 6th. Each year I try to stop it but nothing works. I blame my mother.

I'm glad you're down today and you're totally right -- down slowly is better then up at all. A half pound loss per week was the goal I set for myself to get back to maintenance. I figured that was doable and so far I'm right on target. You should be able to do it too! Good luck.

It was all good. I still had my one pound loss, so Dory was good for me. The gal who got Dory today was a person who has really struggled the last couple of months. She took away a suggestion from our leader last week to "journal upside down" and wound up losing 5 pounds (she has a long way to go). By journaling upside down, she starts keeping track of her 24 hours worth of points at dinner time and tracks through 24 hours. She said it was a big mind game, but that it really helped her not feel deprived at night when she used to be out of points. She was so excited to get Dory -- she'd never gotten her before.

Congrats on your loss!

 

[NC State]

I lost .8 lbs this week that brings me to a total of 35.2 lbs. I'm just 22.2 lbs away from my goal!

Saturday will be one year since I joined WW. I can't tell you how much better I feel since I have kicked up my gym time. It's the best thing I have done in years. This week I was able to run 3 miles in 40.36 mins; plus, I registered for my first 5K for April 14th as a competitive runner. I still have more training to do but I do enjoy my gym time.

Exercise plan:
5 days a week I walk one mile at lunch (before I eat)
4-5 days I run for 30 mins or 3 miles
each night I have Molly time (our four-legged baby), she likes for me to lay on the floor and play with her (every little bit helps)
Wednesday nights after weigh-in I walk 1.5-2 miles before the meeting

Keep the positive thoughts and get up and move!

-Stephanie

 

[NC State]

Anytbody want to share their favorite breakfast ideas? I am in a bit of a rut.....
my fave for a while was avocado on a sandwich round with tomato. Its getting old quick!

Margaret

Oatmeal (BetterOats) with a banana = 4pts

If I really plan ahead I will fix 5 breakfast sandwiches on Sunday morning and wrap them up so each morning I can grab one going out the door.
1/3C egg beaters (1), 2-turkey bacon (2), 2-bread or flat bagel (2) = 5 pts

2/3C egg beaters (2), 1-slice of fat free cheese (1), 2 pieces of toast (2), 1/2 honeydew melon (0) = 5pts

 

[JDBlair]

Aren't you glad you didn't quit! Great job finding and addressing your challenges.

I am very glad I didn't quit!!!! I don't want to quit.

I am so glad you are still going Jac! I feel the same way. I have been messing around with the same 5 pounds (yes I really still am!). Today at weigh in I was down .2. But I will take it.

The one thing I am 100% certain of is, if I stop going I will GAIN EVERYTHING back.

So I will be happy to hover at my 32lb loss and hopefully see the scale go down next Sunday. Thyis week was all about moving more. 2 activity points per day.

Have a great week everyone,
Margaret

I agree, had I quit I would have gained the pounds back in a hurry, no doubt about it. But I'm hanging in there. I'm thinking a lot more about my choices. I'm being smarter about what's going in my mouth. I have the activity thing down, I've been running consistently since August 2010. I ran 4 half marathons in 2011. I just need to get the food thing under control!

Anytbody want to share their favorite breakfast ideas? I am in a bit of a rut.....
my fave for a while was avocado on a sandwich round with tomato. Its getting old quick!

Margaret

My current breakfast regime is hot green tea (0 pts), 3 hard boiled egg whites (1 pt) and an individual size of Greek yogurt (4 pts). So easy to grab and take to work with me. About mid morning I have a large grapefruit and it is so filling!

 

[sjms71]

My sister works for General Mills and she says that I must be the only person who buys the original Fiber One wood chips. I'm taking little baggies of 1/2 cups of Fiber One to WDW when we go next month so I get my fiber every day.

I buy it, and when it's 2for $5 I REALLY buy it, bought 6 boxes just last week . Great job on our loss this week .

I was down 0.6 today! That's a total of 5.0lbs since the last week in December. I have 2.3lbs more to go and then I'm going to start eating maintenance points again. Hopefully, that will be the week of Good Friday (my birthday!)

Keep goin Jess, you're doin great.

I lost .8 lbs this week that brings me to a total of 35.2 lbs. I'm just 22.2 lbs away from my goal!

Saturday will be one year since I joined WW. I can't tell you how much better I feel since I have kicked up my gym time. It's the best thing I have done in years. This week I was able to run 3 miles in 40.36 mins; plus, I registered for my first 5K for April 14th as a competitive runner. I still have more training to do but I do enjoy my gym time.

Exercise plan:
5 days a week I walk one mile at lunch (before I eat)
4-5 days I run for 30 mins or 3 miles
each night I have Molly time (our four-legged baby), she likes for me to lay on the floor and play with her (every little bit helps)
Wednesday nights after weigh-in I walk 1.5-2 miles before the meeting

Keep the positive thoughts and get up and move!

-Stephanie

girl you are just awesome! I can't believe it's been a year way to go.

 

[robinb]

My sister's family is joining us at WDW for spring break again this year.

We're going to be at WDW for Spring Break too! We'll be there from 3/29 - 4/5. It would be fun to meet up .

 

[Sandi]

We're going to be at WDW for Spring Break too! We'll be there from 3/29 - 4/5. It would be fun to meet up .

Oh, that would be so cool. We're arriving late in the afternoon on 3/30 and leaving on 4/7. I'll pm you!

 

[robinb]

I'll be wearing the Badger wear .

I skipped my weigh in today and I'll WI on Friday. I was at (yet another) swim meet over the weekend and Sunday was a huge pizza snarf fest washed down with red wine. I was back mostly on target on Sunday, but was totally back on program on Monday. I just need a couple more days so I can have a good WI, otherwise I get too down on myself.

Good news from the swim meet, though! It was the 12 and Under Championship State Meet. My DD finished in the top 25 11-12 girls in the state for the 50-free and she qualified for the big Central Zones meet in August where the best swimmers from 9 states compete against each other.

I'm still digging the SFT. I had a really great Stuffed Pepper Soup tonight which was 100% Power Foods. As for breakfast, I usually eat a smoothie made from fruit, Greek yogurt, a banana, a scoop of protein powder, almond milk and spinach. I drink half a blender full on day and then save the other half for the next day. I'll also eat oatmeal, yogurt and fruit or a egg & veggie scramble.

 

[averill94]

Thank you everybody for the breakfast ideas!!! I knew you would have some good ones.

They are just what I need ...5 point breakfasts. They all look yummy too!

Margaret

 

[TashaRVT]

Hi everyone -

A bit of a long stroy, so I'll attempt to keep it abbreviated; I started my WW journey 5 weeks ago. Now, when I did my beginning wt, it was on a really old, really crappy spring scale that's probably about 20 yrs old. I knew it was a bit of a piece of garbage, since it always gave different wt readings each time you stepped on it (even one right after the other!!), and would often bounce back to below zero when you stepped off.
I know, bad idea, but honestly couldn't afford to buy a new on at that time.

Annnnnyways, my start weight (on the old scale) was 184. I finally scraped up enough $ to buy myself a good digital scale the other night!! I weighed myself that a.m. on my old scale, and came in at 175; I tried out my new scale, and it came up as 183

So now I'm, a) feeling really, really defeated, and b) not sure what to do as far as my weight tracker on my WW profile! Should I adjust my beggining weight, or should I just enter the "correct" weight from the new scale?

I can't believe how much this has set me back

 

[Twingle]

TashaRVT - first of all, big hugs girl, because I know how easy it is to get hung up on the numbers on the scale - total mind game. Try to focus on the healthy habits you've embraced these last few weeks, and the NSV's (non scale victories). All of us on program get it. Personally, I'd use the number on the new scale starting today, and focus on the fact that it's a brand new day, brand new start.



I've spent the last few weeks half-heartedly following program, wishy washy workouts, not giving my all - and decided last night to just buckle down already and get these last few pounds off to make goal. Decided to treat myself to a new swimsuit at Target for an incentive. Purchaed it this morning, and received two coupons for pastries at Starbucks. Ironic, yes?

 

[Sandi]

Hi everyone -

A bit of a long stroy, so I'll attempt to keep it abbreviated; I started my WW journey 5 weeks ago. Now, when I did my beginning wt, it was on a really old, really crappy spring scale that's probably about 20 yrs old. I knew it was a bit of a piece of garbage, since it always gave different wt readings each time you stepped on it (even one right after the other!!), and would often bounce back to below zero when you stepped off.
I know, bad idea, but honestly couldn't afford to buy a new on at that time.

Annnnnyways, my start weight (on the old scale) was 184. I finally scraped up enough $ to buy myself a good digital scale the other night!! I weighed myself that a.m. on my old scale, and came in at 175; I tried out my new scale, and it came up as 183

So now I'm, a) feeling really, really defeated, and b) not sure what to do as far as my weight tracker on my WW profile! Should I adjust my beggining weight, or should I just enter the "correct" weight from the new scale?

I can't believe how much this has set me back

I feel for you. That must have been terribly disappointing. I don't have any good advice for you on what to put down for your on-line tracker, but I have a suggestion for you to deal with the mental part of this. I've had to do it myself in the past. I would get some graph paper and draw a horizonal line somewhere in the upper 1/3 of the sheet. Then, call that line ZERO. Then, put down your weight losses (and gains -- cuz they happen) from there. That zero line is your old 184 and you can plot your losses (in tenths or halves, whatever) from there. You'll still reflect your nine pound loss and it will be a good visual for you.

As far as on-line, you can always reset your start, but I'm not sure I'd do that. My line goes back a few years and it looks like a mountain range. It's okay as long as you're eventually heading to your lower flatland!

 

[Sandi]

Decided to treat myself to a new swimsuit at Target for an incentive. Purchaed it this morning, and received two coupons for pastries at Starbucks. Ironic, yes?

That's hilarious and so unfair!!!!