Weight Watchers Chat - Part II

[StitchesGr8Fan]

I'm nervous as heck for WI tomorrow. I've had 2 weeks with little/no loss and this week I've used every AP and WP available to me.

 

[robinb]

Hi everyone! I'm back from my Spring Break trip to WDW and back on program . My DD and DH took the DiveQuest tour early in our trip and Sandi and her DD dropped by to see me and to see them in the Living Seas tank! It was great meeting her .

I hope that everyone had a good Easter/Passover/Spring weekend . I see we have some new people here ... welcome!

 

[wvjules]

I joined WW meetings last Thursday so I have no idea what my true weight loss was. According to their scale I gained 1lb but that was at 7pm on a Thursday (fully clothed) and I normally weigh in at 7 am on Friday mornings naked. I guess we will see how it goes this Thursday.

BTW, I loved the meeting. I'm glad I went. Our leader is great.

 

[bumbershoot]

Ugh! Up 2 lbs here since Sat. a.m Have to get rid of that by tomorrow night for the WW weigh in. And yet I stayed within my points for the most part, only went into the 49 WP on Sunday at a restaurant and that was just a few points. Dh got a warning from his doc that his cholesterol was creeping up, so he cut out ice cream and TastyKlairs last week. Lost 9 lbs. Why why why?

He's "losing like a man". Grr. DH is a big sharer at meetings, and a few weeks ago we were supposed to talk about a sandwich we might have for lunch. I think he was the only man that week's meeting, and he was describing this REAL sandwich, ended up being like 13 points or something like that, and since he has 71 points to work with for a day, it was nothing to him. Meanwhile, that's nearly half my points and it IS half of the points for many of the women in the class....it is SO hard to lose along with a man.


Oh, and a new guy at the meeting had his first "on plan" weigh-in on Sat. He had lost something like 8 pounds. Here's how. There was a weird glitch in the system, and "45 points" was printed on his weight card. When he signed into etools, it said "56 points". He didn't know which to do, so he decided to follow the meeting one. Ate 45 points per day all week. Huge loss. Asked the meeting leaders, who made sure, and yep, he's supposed to eat 56 points.

So he's been "starving" himself at 45 points.

When I *started* at 31, and that's what his wife is at too. Men....

 

[sjms71]

WELCOME BACK ROBIN!

I joined WW meetings last Thursday so I have no idea what my true weight loss was. According to their scale I gained 1lb but that was at 7pm on a Thursday (fully clothed) and I normally weigh in at 7 am on Friday mornings naked. I guess we will see how it goes this Thursday.

BTW, I loved the meeting. I'm glad I went. Our leader is great.

I love my meeting too! I wouldn't stress too much about the 1lb because it wasn't the same circumstances as your usual weigh in. Good luck this week .

He's "losing like a man". Grr. DH is a big sharer at meetings, and a few weeks ago we were supposed to talk about a sandwich we might have for lunch. I think he was the only man that week's meeting, and he was describing this REAL sandwich, ended up being like 13 points or something like that, and since he has 71 points to work with for a day, it was nothing to him. Meanwhile, that's nearly half my points and it IS half of the points for many of the women in the class....it is SO hard to lose along with a man.


Oh, and a new guy at the meeting had his first "on plan" weigh-in on Sat. He had lost something like 8 pounds. Here's how. There was a weird glitch in the system, and "45 points" was printed on his weight card. When he signed into etools, it said "56 points". He didn't know which to do, so he decided to follow the meeting one. Ate 45 points per day all week. Huge loss. Asked the meeting leaders, who made sure, and yep, he's supposed to eat 56 points.

So he's been "starving" himself at 45 points.

When I *started* at 31, and that's what his wife is at too. Men....

Your post made me chuckle. We have a young guy at my meeting that gets like 65 pts, he drops weight like crazy too with that many. Plus a good friend of mine does WW with her husband and he gets eat like 20 points a meal if he wants and she eats 1/2 that. Have a good week.

 

[StitchesGr8Fan]

I'm so frustrated with the scale. Only lost .1 again this week. But my clothes are looser so I must be replacing fat with muscle, right? I've been staying on plan, weighing and measuring everything, drinking water.

 

[WDWRids]

Much better results this week!! Down 2.6 lbs!!!

Getting back into my exercise grove this week. Am so motivated by all of you training for or doing 5K's. Keep this up and we all will have to meet up at the 1/2 marathon next year....... could be a good goal for us....... anyone in?

 

[slp1650]

I gained about 3 pounds last week and I just had a bad week overall. I was so frustrated last week and I was debating whether or not I should just maintain my weight and give up on losing anymore. I'm in a "healthy" range so it wouldn't be too bad.

I have since decided otherwise. I'm going to keep going, at least till my friend's wedding. At that point I'l reassess what I'm doing...

 

[averill94]

Much better results this week!! Down 2.6 lbs!!!

Getting back into my exercise grove this week. Am so motivated by all of you training for or doing 5K's. Keep this up and we all will have to meet up at the 1/2 marathon next year....... could be a good goal for us....... anyone in?

Congrats on the great week!

That sounds like a fun idea for a meet up. I haven't done one yet

 

[slp1650]

Much better results this week!! Down 2.6 lbs!!!

Getting back into my exercise grove this week. Am so motivated by all of you training for or doing 5K's. Keep this up and we all will have to meet up at the 1/2 marathon next year....... could be a good goal for us....... anyone in?

I do quite a few of the runDisney events so I'll most likely be at which ever one we decide to do. Just this year I did all except for the Disneyland races, and next year I plan on doing all except for the Tinkerbell race.

 

[pwdebbie]

Up 6/10ths of a pound, so not bad for having two big Easter gatherings. Poor dd was up over 2 lbs. This morning, my scale weighed me 2 lbs lighter than yesterday, back to where I was Saturday a.m. before the two Easter gatherings. So I'll let that be my encouragement for the day ahead. Dh is already nagging about going out to lunch (we ate out Sunday and Monday, I just don't want to eat out again. I've got a lovely steak and mushrooms here to cook and they are calling my name).

Had something odd this morning. Never ever ever has this happened to me. I got out of bed and immediately crashed into my dresser to the left. The whole time I walked I felt like I was being pushed to the left. Things weren't swirling (like dizziness). All my body parts are working fine (checked for all the usual stroke symptoms). I went back to bed and laid on my right side for about ten minutes (I had been on my left side before getting up). I feel somewhat more balanced now but my head feels a little odd. I'm supposed to be leaving in a little while to go pick up our new-to-us 2006 Honda Odyssey w/60,000 miles on it. (We wanted a newer vehicle for our trip to WDW that was supposed to happen this Sunday but last week I had to cancel the trip. Still getting the van though since it is a good buy.) I might have to let dh do the driving.

 

[keahgirl8]

That is odd! I hope you feel better. Have you been drinking enough water?

 

[robinb]

He's "losing like a man". Grr. DH is a big sharer at meetings, and a few weeks ago we were supposed to talk about a sandwich we might have for lunch. I think he was the only man that week's meeting, and he was describing this REAL sandwich, ended up being like 13 points or something like that, and since he has 71 points to work with for a day, it was nothing to him. Meanwhile, that's nearly half my points and it IS half of the points for many of the women in the class....it is SO hard to lose along with a man.

I feel your pain! My DH is also on WW and he loses so much easier than I do ... it's really annoying!

I'm so frustrated with the scale. Only lost .1 again this week. But my clothes are looser so I must be replacing fat with muscle, right? I've been staying on plan, weighing and measuring everything, drinking water.

It's better than a gain! Your clothes are a good indication that something is happening off the scale .

Much better results this week!! Down 2.6 lbs!!!

Getting back into my exercise grove this week. Am so motivated by all of you training for or doing 5K's. Keep this up and we all will have to meet up at the 1/2 marathon next year....... could be a good goal for us....... anyone in?

I keep on flirting with doing a 5K. I have started (and quit) C25K 2-3 times. I go great guns for a few weeks and then get injured and end up quitting. *sigh* I admire anyone who can do one of the marathons (or even half marathons)!

I gained about 3 pounds last week and I just had a bad week overall. I was so frustrated last week and I was debating whether or not I should just maintain my weight and give up on losing anymore. I'm in a "healthy" range so it wouldn't be too bad.

I have since decided otherwise. I'm going to keep going, at least till my friend's wedding. At that point I'l reassess what I'm doing...

Have you talked to your leader? Maybe you are at a spot where you should focus on maintenance instead of weight loss. Do you have a number or dress size in mind? Or, do you just want to be the thinnest you can be for your friend's wedding? I think that your leader can help you sort out what will be best for you. Congratulations on making it to a healthy BMI!

 

[robinb]

Had something odd this morning. Never ever ever has this happened to me. I got out of bed and immediately crashed into my dresser to the left. The whole time I walked I felt like I was being pushed to the left. Things weren't swirling (like dizziness). All my body parts are working fine (checked for all the usual stroke symptoms). I went back to bed and laid on my right side for about ten minutes (I had been on my left side before getting up). I feel somewhat more balanced now but my head feels a little odd.

That does seem odd. Does your health insurance have a Nurse On Call line? Maybe you can call your doctor's office and talk to his/her nurse? Your symptoms seem rather scary to me .

 

[Sandi]

I had my WI today after not weighing in the last two weeks due to Spring Break at WDW and being crazy busy the week before going on spring break. My hope was that I did not gain more than 3 pounds. We got lots of exercise at WDW, but we also had some wonderful meals and I didn't worry too much about snacks.

So, I gained 0.4 pounds. That is a success for me! I am right back on the WW bus with exercise and tracking this week, so I think I'll be fine. I still like the Simply Filling technique. I hope I'll see a loss next week.

Okay, as far as the wonderful meals at WDW, we ate at the following TS restaurants: Flying Fish, Citricos, Le Cellier (2x), Teppan Edo, and Cape May. We had excellent food and service at all. At all of the restaurants, we did not "clean our plates." The second time we ate at Le Cellier, I didn't even order the filet mignon -- I ordered the lobster chopped salad and macaroni and cheese. The salad was fabulous and I left more of the mac and cheese than I ate, even though it was really good. Just too much food. (Ha, who ever thought I'd say that?!)

Anyway, back to reality now!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I was down 2.6 today!!

 

[Sandi]

I was down 2.6 today!!

That's great Jessie! Congratulations. (And, a belated Happy Birthday to you!)

 

[wvjules]

Good Job Buzz Fan and Sandi. (.4 gain from a vacation is pretty good!)

I was supposed to have a nice juicy grilled filet mignon for dinner tonight. Well, there was cake in the break room so I had a tiny piece. Now I'm having grilled chicken for dinner instead. : ( It's all about the give and take.

 

[robinb]

So, I gained 0.4 pounds. That is a success for me! I am right back on the WW bus with exercise and tracking this week, so I think I'll be fine. I still like the Simply Filling technique. I hope I'll see a loss next week.

Way to go! I missed my WI today because my DD had a dentist appointment this morning. I will go to the Friday meeting instead. I am also shooting for no more than a 3 lb weight gain and I think I'll make it . I have a week at WDW, plus 2 Cubs games, plus 2 nights of carry-out at my sister's house to deal with.

I was down 2.6 today!!

Whoo hoo!

 

[keahgirl8]

I'm down 2 pounds! Oh yeah!

For everyone who lost this week, congratulations! For those who didn't, it happens to all of us! Just keep swimming!