Weight Watchers Chat - Part II

[mrzrich]

Hi Guys,
I am new to this thread... I signed up for WW a few months ago. I was an old schooler that came back. I saw the TV commercials with the new Points Plus and thought before I gain all my weight back I should go back (lost 50 gained 30 back... so still holding on to 20... and the 30 was over 10 years).

I signed up and never went back. I got confused between the new points and the old points and gained weight. I was too embarassed to go with a gain so I stopped going. Most people have a huge number that first week... I just couldn't go.

Now I am regretting not going... I need to suck it up and go! I know I would feel better just getting it over with and go weigh in and then stick to the plan!

Thinking if I joined your group it might make it easier for me! I am so angry that I have to lose this weight again... and that I didn't stick with the meetings.... but can't beat myself up about it anymore... I need to focus on the journey ahead not the past!

Welcome!

We will try to help you understand the new program.

Just ask away!

 

[DVCBELLE]

Popping in for a snarky comment. I just saw Jennifer Hudson on Dancing With the Stars. Her voice is beautiful, but her outfit was terrible! It made her look like her butt and hips were HUGE. Can someone please dress that woman? Please?!?! She is so beautiful and her outfits are never flattering.

I thought the same thing!!! I think she just doesn't know how to dress now that she is skinny!! I think she thinks that since she is thin that she can just wear whatever and look good. The few times I have seen her I have thought her outfits weren't flattering! We were actually debating at our house if the fabric was plastic

 

[DVCBELLE]

Hi Guys,
I am new to this thread... I signed up for WW a few months ago. I was an old schooler that came back. I saw the TV commercials with the new Points Plus and thought before I gain all my weight back I should go back (lost 50 gained 30 back... so still holding on to 20... and the 30 was over 10 years).

I signed up and never went back. I got confused between the new points and the old points and gained weight. I was too embarassed to go with a gain so I stopped going. Most people have a huge number that first week... I just couldn't go.

Now I am regretting not going... I need to suck it up and go! I know I would feel better just getting it over with and go weigh in and then stick to the plan!

Thinking if I joined your group it might make it easier for me! I am so angry that I have to lose this weight again... and that I didn't stick with the meetings.... but can't beat myself up about it anymore... I need to focus on the journey ahead not the past!

I think having a place to talk to others on the plan has helped a ton!!

I too am back for another round...after my DD9 was born I was down to what is now my goal weight - and I have 45 pounds to get there!! I have been gaining and losing the same 10 pounds for years now! I can't wait to get past that 10 pounds and never look back!!

 

[sjms71]

Good morning, I am so far behind on the board, had a lot of reading this morning .

I believe we have some newbies so WELCOME also GREAT JOB to everyone who had a loss. .

brookelizabeth Hey girl, we missed ya, keep going it will come off .

Good luck to all our Wednesday weigh ins!!

I have had a busy week and I am totally stressing. However, instead of my usual eating during stress I am forcing myself to eat . I have been eating my points but it's been hard to get them all in this week. To top it all off we may have a termite issue which is totally freaking me out and I am just losing sleep over it. Ok, off to class trip with my son today. Hope to get a lot of walking in. Although, DH took my WW pedometer . They are getting like a $100 a quarter for walking 7500 steps a week. Not much but will go into the Disney fund or maybe now the termite fund .

 

[Sandi]

Hi Guys,
I am new to this thread... I signed up for WW a few months ago. I was an old schooler that came back. I saw the TV commercials with the new Points Plus and thought before I gain all my weight back I should go back (lost 50 gained 30 back... so still holding on to 20... and the 30 was over 10 years).

I signed up and never went back. I got confused between the new points and the old points and gained weight. I was too embarassed to go with a gain so I stopped going. Most people have a huge number that first week... I just couldn't go.

Now I am regretting not going... I need to suck it up and go! I know I would feel better just getting it over with and go weigh in and then stick to the plan!

Thinking if I joined your group it might make it easier for me! I am so angry that I have to lose this weight again... and that I didn't stick with the meetings.... but can't beat myself up about it anymore... I need to focus on the journey ahead not the past!

Hey Lisa, you're among friends here. There are a lot of us who did WW years ago and then fell off the wagon. Forget everything you knew about the old points plan and give yourself a fresh start. Pretend you're taking a new class in a subject matter that has changed a lot since you were in school and learn the NEW WAY. We have a few WW team members on this thread and they have been soooo helpful to us. Don't be embarrassed about having a gain -- it's perfectly normal and you can't learn from it unless you face it. Stick with us and you'll be on track in no time.

 

[dthogue]

Hi Guys,
I am new to this thread... I signed up for WW a few months ago. I was an old schooler that came back. I saw the TV commercials with the new Points Plus and thought before I gain all my weight back I should go back (lost 50 gained 30 back... so still holding on to 20... and the 30 was over 10 years).

I signed up and never went back. I got confused between the new points and the old points and gained weight. I was too embarassed to go with a gain so I stopped going. Most people have a huge number that first week... I just couldn't go.

Now I am regretting not going... I need to suck it up and go! I know I would feel better just getting it over with and go weigh in and then stick to the plan!

Thinking if I joined your group it might make it easier for me! I am so angry that I have to lose this weight again... and that I didn't stick with the meetings.... but can't beat myself up about it anymore... I need to focus on the journey ahead not the past!

Welcome Lisa,

So glad you found us - you will find lots of motivation here - it's a great place to come and ask questions and get the support you need.

Get yourself to the meeting - get your starting weight - forget the past - you can't change it - start fresh and start now! My best suggestion to completely forget what you know about the "old" plan - read the materials for the points plus plan - you can't do both.

If you have any questions ask away - everyone is here to help!

Good Luck - you can do this and we are here to help!

 

[DVCBELLE]

To top it all off we may have a termite issue which is totally freaking me out and I am just losing sleep over it. Ok, off to class trip with my son today. Hope to get a lot of walking in. Although, DH took my WW pedometer . They are getting like a $100 a quarter for walking 7500 steps a week. Not much but will go into the Disney fund or maybe now the termite fund .

We had termites a few years ago and luckily it was not a problem with our foundation but instead of letting them drill in your house - you should get the Sentricon system. They put them in the ground around your house and it destroys the colony. We had 22 traps put in and 10 of them were active after the first visit and within 3 months they were completely gone. Now they monitor our house with the traps. I didn't want them drilling in my house and this was completely non-invasive!!

http://www.sentricon.com/us/index.htm

 

[disbabyndaddy]

Good morning, WWers! I had to share a victory this morning -- I'm wearing a pair of Levi's and a top today that I haven't been able to get on (or that actually looked good on) in at least two years, if not three. AND one of my co-workers actually said, "You look so skinny!"

While I wouldn't go as far to say "skinny", I certainly look a darn-sight better than I did three months ago!!

I'm half-way to my goal and SO motivated because WW does work, and I can see it working for me. And the people around me see it too! (Like the Jennifer Hudson/attire discussion...knowing what to wear and how to wear it is part of the "look" too.)

Have a great day, everyone!!

 

[Sandi]

I have been walking/jogging like crazy but the scale at home hasn't moved a smidge.I hope my weigh in on Thursday shows a loss. I am only 3 pounds away from my 10% goal.

Eventually you will see the results of your exercise. Sometimes it doesn't show up when you think it will, but it has to catch up. Good luck with getting to 10%. We had a few 10%ers and 5%ers in my group today.

 

[Sandi]

After 9 nights at WDW, my WI today showed me down 2.8 pounds. I nearly fell off the scale -- I was so happy. So, this just goes to show that it is possible to lose weight at WDW even if you aren't tracking every little thing.

I lowered my goal weight a little bit so that I can be in a healthy BMI range. I'm definitely getting closer!

Good luck to all the other Wednesday WI folks!

 

[dthogue]

After 9 nights at WDW, my WI today showed me down 2.8 pounds. I nearly fell off the scale -- I was so happy. So, this just goes to show that it is possible to lose weight at WDW even if you aren't tracking every little thing.

I lowered my goal weight a little bit so that I can be in a healthy BMI range. I'm definitely getting closer!

Good luck to all the other Wednesday WI folks!

Congrats that is a wonderful accomplishment - you should be so proud of yourself.

 

[Sandi]

Congrats that is a wonderful accomplishment - you should be so proud of yourself.

Thanks Tammy. I was so excited to get back to my office to share my news with my Disboards friends. You guys are the best!

 

[sjms71]

We had termites a few years ago and luckily it was not a problem with our foundation but instead of letting them drill in your house - you should get the Sentricon system. They put them in the ground around your house and it destroys the colony. We had 22 traps put in and 10 of them were active after the first visit and within 3 months they were completely gone. Now they monitor our house with the traps. I didn't want them drilling in my house and this was completely non-invasive!!

http://www.sentricon.com/us/index.htm

Thanks for the info, we will see what the guy says when he comes out. I am almost positive we have them by our garage outside hopefully it won't be too bad.

Good morning, WWers! I had to share a victory this morning -- I'm wearing a pair of Levi's and a top today that I haven't been able to get on (or that actually looked good on) in at least two years, if not three. AND one of my co-workers actually said, "You look so skinny!"

While I wouldn't go as far to say "skinny", I certainly look a darn-sight better than I did three months ago!!

I'm half-way to my goal and SO motivated because WW does work, and I can see it working for me. And the people around me see it too! (Like the Jennifer Hudson/attire discussion...knowing what to wear and how to wear it is part of the "look" too.)

Have a great day, everyone!!

That is just awesome, I can tell how happy you are and you deserve all the great compliments. Keep up the good work.

After 9 nights at WDW, my WI today showed me down 2.8 pounds. I nearly fell off the scale -- I was so happy. So, this just goes to show that it is possible to lose weight at WDW even if you aren't tracking every little thing.

I lowered my goal weight a little bit so that I can be in a healthy BMI range. I'm definitely getting closer!

Good luck to all the other Wednesday WI folks!

You are and inspiration!! I am so happy for you and you will be at your goal in no time .

 

[vickalamode]

Hey everyone...writing this from my phone since still no Internet at my apartment but that is supposed to be set up this week. I haven't had a chance to catch up on the thread but wanted to check in...lost weight the last 2 weeks for a total of 16.4 down. Getting back into the routine had been a little tough but I'm getting there. Have eaten most of my wp this week already...well rather I drank most of them the other night when we did one too many champagne toasts to the new place lol! Also I had a great NSV this week, when I was unpacking I decided to try on a dress I bough last summer just because I liked it even though it didn't fit...size 9/10...and it fit! Yay although I do think the size on the tag has somme vanity sizing going on because I would say I am definitely closer to 12...lol.

 

[M.A.D.aboutDisney]

After 9 nights at WDW, my WI today showed me down 2.8 pounds. I nearly fell off the scale -- I was so happy. So, this just goes to show that it is possible to lose weight at WDW even if you aren't tracking every little thing.

I lowered my goal weight a little bit so that I can be in a healthy BMI range. I'm definitely getting closer!

Good luck to all the other Wednesday WI folks!

Great job!!! That is very exciting news!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

My eat-a-thon this week paid off...I'm up 3.3lbs.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Hi Guys,
I am new to this thread... I signed up for WW a few months ago. I was an old schooler that came back. I saw the TV commercials with the new Points Plus and thought before I gain all my weight back I should go back (lost 50 gained 30 back... so still holding on to 20... and the 30 was over 10 years).

I signed up and never went back. I got confused between the new points and the old points and gained weight. I was too embarassed to go with a gain so I stopped going. Most people have a huge number that first week... I just couldn't go.

Now I am regretting not going... I need to suck it up and go! I know I would feel better just getting it over with and go weigh in and then stick to the plan!

Thinking if I joined your group it might make it easier for me! I am so angry that I have to lose this weight again... and that I didn't stick with the meetings.... but can't beat myself up about it anymore... I need to focus on the journey ahead not the past!

Hi Lisa! Welcome to the thread. You know, if it's been several months since you joined and haven't been back since, they may not even still have your file. You may be able to start fresh anyway! You really should get yourself to a meeting.

And don't worry about how much you lose the first week. Everyone is different. Some do lose a lot; but some lose very little that first week. Some even gain. The important thing is to start following the progam and your next step is to get to your meeting.

 

[robinb]

I weighed in this morning instead of my usual last night because DH wasn't home and I lost 3lbs!! YAY!!

Wow! Great weight loss!

Hi-

Lifetime member here (but fell off the wagon). I started back in January and have lost 22.8 (darn those 2 tenths) so far. I would still love to loose 10lbs before our trip at the end of June but it is coming off soooo slowly now. Thanks for the support!

22 lbs since January? You are doing GREAT! Welcome to the thread .

Had my weigh-in this morning and am down 1.8 lbs for a total of 19.4 lbs

Whoo hoo! Next week you'll hit that 20-lb mark .

Hey everyone!
I'm still around, just drastically behind on the DIS.

WW is going slow, but steady. About 4.5 pounds until my first personal goal, then I'd like to loose about 15 after that.

There you are! You'll meet your goal soon .

I have been walking/jogging like crazy but the scale at home hasn't moved a smidge.I hope my weigh in on Thursday shows a loss. I am only 3 pounds away from my 10% goal.

Have you been drinking lots of water? Sometimes that helps when you exercise a lot.

Hi Guys,
I am new to this thread... I signed up for WW a few months ago.
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Thinking if I joined your group it might make it easier for me! I am so angry that I have to lose this weight again... and that I didn't stick with the meetings.... but can't beat myself up about it anymore... I need to focus on the journey ahead not the past!

I don't blame you for not going back after gaining. It would totally suck to have that positive number when people normally drop a lot of weight. Maybe joining online would be a better solution for you so you don't have to face the meetings. You can come here for support.

 

[robinb]

My eat-a-thon this week paid off...I'm up 3.3lbs.

Aw ..... That sucks .

 

[Sandi]

My eat-a-thon this week paid off...I'm up 3.3lbs.

Explainable, but still yucky. This week won't have the same challenges, right?