Weight Watchers Chat - Part II

[mrzrich]

Morning everyone!! First weigh in is this morning!! I am feeling super pumped about it!!! Hoping for 3 pounds, which would be awesome!! Right now I am starving, because I won't eat before weigh in, and my body is used to eating all the time. Thankfully, weigh in is at 11:30. Back in 2003 when I did WW, weigh in wasn't until 5, and I would go alllllll day without eating! This is so much easier!

WOW! I could never do that. Did you pig out big time after your meeting when you used to wait till after 5 to eat?

It would probably be a better idea to eat a small breakfast on WI day. If you eat the same thing every week it will balance out on the scale.

 

[Sandi]

It would probably be a better idea to eat a small breakfast on WI day. If you eat the same thing every week it will balance out on the scale.

That's what I do. Exact same breakfast every Wednesday at about the same time. My WI is at noon. I stop drinking by about 10:30. It's almost a ritual. I can't imagine not eating before my meeting; that would make things very uncomfortable.

 

[robinb]

I weigh in around 9:30/10am but I've always eaten breakfast. I just make sure that it's the same thing every Wednesday and as early in the morning as possible. I dont like being hungry and sometimes hunger gives me migraines.

I admit that I don't eat before I weight in at 9:00 - 9:30 am. I bring a yogurt and a cup of coffee with me to the meeting. I don't think I could make it past the morning though. I am so used to eating breakfast.

I got in some activity today, even though my ear still hurts. I re-did W5D2 of C25K (5 AP points, baby!) which included 16 minutes of running split into 2 8 minute runs. My new WI day is tomorrow and I *think* I'm OK. We'll see.

 

[sjms71]

I admit that I don't eat before I weight in at 9:00 - 9:30 am. I bring a yogurt and a cup of coffee with me to the meeting. I don't think I could make it past the morning though. I am so used to eating breakfast.

I got in some activity today, even though my ear still hurts. I re-did W5D2 of C25K (5 AP points, baby!) which included 16 minutes of running split into 2 8 minute runs. My new WI day is tomorrow and I *think* I'm OK. We'll see.

I am sorry your ear still hurts, but what a trooper you are . Good luck at WI tomorrow.

 

[disbabyndaddy]

I am back from my first weigh in....and lost 7.2 pounds!!!! Wahoo!! I figured to be around 3 or so, so I am super excited and motivated to keep going. I still have a looooong way to go, but you can't start without that first step!

That's FANTASTIC!!! Congratulations!! That first big week of weight loss is such a motivator...feels GREAT! Keep going!

I got a elliptical last November cause the weather wasn't cooperating. I use it everyday but when the weather is nice I go for a run outside.

I have an elliptical too, though I'm much rather take a nice long walk if the weather is nice. It depends on my mood and how much time I have -- the elliptical is harder but earns AP much quicker. I tend to use it during the week and take long walks on the weekends.

 

[BabyTigger99]

When I did WW in 2003 and would go all day without eating before my meeting, it was just a ritual that I did for me. I usually never had hunger issues leading up to the meeting. Also, I knew that DH and I would be going out for dinner. That was part of the day's events for me. I would weigh in, attend the meeting, and meeting DH at Applebee's where we would split an order of fajitas. That was my one bad meal for the week. But, in doing 18 or so weeks on program that time, not once did I have a single gain. I believe the least I ever lost was the week before my cancer was diagnosed, when the tumor wouldn't allow me to exercise.

Going all morning without eating for me today wasn't bad at all. Brought food with me to the meeting, and I was fine.

My leader handed out the Cinnamon crisps in class today. Yum! They are amazing!!!

 

[BabyTigger99]

I have an elliptical too, though I'm much rather take a nice long walk if the weather is nice. It depends on my mood and how much time I have -- the elliptical is harder but earns AP much quicker. I tend to use it during the week and take long walks on the weekends.

The elliptical is one piece of equipment that I can't use! It hurts the bottom of my feet when I do it! I can walk on a treadmill all day, but if you told me to work on the elliptical, I would be done in 10 minutes!

 

[Twingle]

So, here's a question for you - have any of you lost friends while you've gotten healthier? I had a dear friend, we were practically sisters, who has ended our friendship because "I spend so much time doing the healthy thing". Right now I'm just super hurt, because I thought our friendship was more than superficial, but I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience?

Thanks for any help.

 

[BabyTigger99]

So, here's a question for you - have any of you lost friends while you've gotten healthier? I had a dear friend, we were practically sisters, who has ended our friendship because "I spend so much time doing the healthy thing". Right now I'm just super hurt, because I thought our friendship was more than superficial, but I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience?

Thanks for any help.

I had my husband's family be like this to me last time. We had a cookout at their house, and I brought my own fruits and veggies for me, and a Boca burger and whole wheat bun for the grill. I got all sorts of comments about it, but my DH finally told them to knock it off, I was doing wonderful on the program, and if they didn't like it, to just ignore it.

 

[sjms71]

So, here's a question for you - have any of you lost friends while you've gotten healthier? I had a dear friend, we were practically sisters, who has ended our friendship because "I spend so much time doing the healthy thing". Right now I'm just super hurt, because I thought our friendship was more than superficial, but I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience?

Thanks for any help.

OMG, I can't believe this, and no this hasn't happened to me. Unfortunatly any friend who would ever say or put you in this position is really not a friend at all. I am so sorry this has happened to you. Hopefully she will see that she is wrong and say she is sorry.

 

[disbabyndaddy]

So, here's a question for you - have any of you lost friends while you've gotten healthier? I had a dear friend, we were practically sisters, who has ended our friendship because "I spend so much time doing the healthy thing". Right now I'm just super hurt, because I thought our friendship was more than superficial, but I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience?

Oh, my gosh, NO! My friends who've seen my since my weight loss are are very excited and want to know how I did it. We don't go out to dinner much with friends, but when we do, I just order what I need to and no one says anything. Or if we're at their house, I tell them I'm on WW and they've been great to fix something on the plan I can eat.

I take food when going home to see my family too. My brothers-in-law think it's a little weird (ha!), but my folks and sisters are all very supportive.

I'm SO sorry to hear you're experiencing this!! Jealousy? Wow, what a pal.

 

[robinb]

So, here's a question for you - have any of you lost friends while you've gotten healthier? I had a dear friend, we were practically sisters, who has ended our friendship because "I spend so much time doing the healthy thing". Right now I'm just super hurt, because I thought our friendship was more than superficial, but I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience?

Thanks for any help.

I'm sorry {{hugs}}. That just stinks. I have heard that some people can get jealous of other's weight loss success or of the time that their friend/family spends on themselves. You said before that you have started getting more "Me Time" in your life so maybe your friend felt that you were spending too much time on yourself instead of doing things with and/or for her. A lot of friendships go awry when one person starts putting other people ahead of their friends ... like when they get married or when they have kids. Perhaps this is something similar .

 

[cepmom]

So, here's a question for you - have any of you lost friends while you've gotten healthier? I had a dear friend, we were practically sisters, who has ended our friendship because "I spend so much time doing the healthy thing". Right now I'm just super hurt, because I thought our friendship was more than superficial, but I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience?

Thanks for any help.

I have not had this happen either...I'm sorry. that must be hard. Could this person also need to lose weight/improve their health? Could she be jealous of your success and improvement?

 

[robinb]

I'm back from my WI and I'm down 1.4 lbs . Missing two meals due to a pre-colonoscopy flush will work wonders . I *did* go back to normal eating on Friday (including the 35 points worth of pizza on Saturday ) so I'm sure all if it wasn't due to the delicious gallon of "prep" I had to drink on Thursday.

I gave a copy of my tracker to my leader last week to see if she could pinpoint what I have been doing wrong but I think I probably figured it out myself. I allow myself to slack every time I get to a lowest weight. Instead of doing the same thing the next week to continue to lose, I slack off and overeat instead. I am now at my lowest weight in a long time and I certainly won't be doing the SAME thing I did last week but I will continue to track every meal and I won't allow myself free rein on the weekends.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

WOW! I could never do that. Did you pig out big time after your meeting when you used to wait till after 5 to eat?

It would probably be a better idea to eat a small breakfast on WI day. If you eat the same thing every week it will balance out on the scale.

I'm with you on this one, Toni-Ann. I could never make a lifetime commitment to go one day every week without eating until supper for the rest of my life.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I have not had this happen either...I'm sorry. that must be hard. Could this person also need to lose weight/improve their health? Could she be jealous of your success and improvement?

That's exactly what I was wondering. This subject has come up in my meeting occasionally and it usually turns out that the friend herself is overweight and is jealous of the others success. Maybe she is just hurt or embarrassed and doesn't know how else to deal with it.

I'm back from my WI and I'm down 1.4 lbs . Missing two meals due to a pre-colonoscopy flush will work wonders . I *did* go back to normal eating on Friday (including the 35 points worth of pizza on Saturday ) so I'm sure all if it wasn't due to the delicious gallon of "prep" I had to drink on Thursday.

I gave a copy of my tracker to my leader last week to see if she could pinpoint what I have been doing wrong but I think I probably figured it out myself. I allow myself to slack every time I get to a lowest weight. Instead of doing the same thing the next week to continue to lose, I slack off and overeat instead. I am now at my lowest weight in a long time and I certainly won't be doing the SAME thing I did last week but I will continue to track every meal and I won't allow myself free rein on the weekends.

Yaaaaaahhhh Robin! Would posting your daily meal plans like Toni-Ann is doing help you with your commitment to track? Best of luck this week and congratulations on your 1.4. If I had a virtual sticker I'd send it to you!

 

[Sandi]

I'm back from my WI and I'm down 1.4 lbs . Missing two meals due to a pre-colonoscopy flush will work wonders . I *did* go back to normal eating on Friday (including the 35 points worth of pizza on Saturday ) so I'm sure all if it wasn't due to the delicious gallon of "prep" I had to drink on Thursday.

I gave a copy of my tracker to my leader last week to see if she could pinpoint what I have been doing wrong but I think I probably figured it out myself. I allow myself to slack every time I get to a lowest weight. Instead of doing the same thing the next week to continue to lose, I slack off and overeat instead. I am now at my lowest weight in a long time and I certainly won't be doing the SAME thing I did last week but I will continue to track every meal and I won't allow myself free rein on the weekends.

That's great Robin. I'm sure you can attribute your success to more than the colonoscopy! Looks like you really thought about your pattern when you hit a low weight and maybe you can make some changes going forward so you don't repeat that.

I just got back from my WI and stayed the same. I would have liked to see a loss, but I think it is due to less exercise this past week. I only earned 17 points and I usually am at 30 or more.

 

[sjms71]

I'm back from my WI and I'm down 1.4 lbs . Missing two meals due to a pre-colonoscopy flush will work wonders . I *did* go back to normal eating on Friday (including the 35 points worth of pizza on Saturday ) so I'm sure all if it wasn't due to the delicious gallon of "prep" I had to drink on Thursday.

I gave a copy of my tracker to my leader last week to see if she could pinpoint what I have been doing wrong but I think I probably figured it out myself. I allow myself to slack every time I get to a lowest weight. Instead of doing the same thing the next week to continue to lose, I slack off and overeat instead. I am now at my lowest weight in a long time and I certainly won't be doing the SAME thing I did last week but I will continue to track every meal and I won't allow myself free rein on the weekends.

Robin you rock girl . This is a daily learning process and the fact you are recognizing a behavior to modify is huge! Great work girl!

 

[mrzrich]

PLAN FOR WEDNESDAY



Target for today 31 points

Breakfast 5 pts

1 cup watermelon 0 pts
23 gr Jimmy Dean Turkey Sausage Crumbles 1 pt
1/3 Cup egg beaters 1 pt
1 tsp olive oil 1 pt
1/2 Bagel Thin 1pt
1 slice WW American Cheese 1 pt


Lunch 8 pts

McChicken Sandwich with No Mayo 8 pts
(This is the small chicken sandwich on the $1 menu)

Apple Dippers without Caramel 0 pts

Large Unsweet Tea 0pts

Dinner 10 pts

3 small pancakes Made with Heart Healty Bisquick, egg beaters and skim milk 3pts
1 egg over easy 2 pts
fried in 1 tsp oil 1 pt
2 tbsp light syrup 1 pt
2 slices Oscar Mayer Center Cut Bacon 1 pt
1 cup Skim Milk 2 pts
1 cup Cantaloupe 0 pts



Snacks throughout the day 8 pts

1 cup FF Yogurt (3 pts)
15 gr Old fashioned oats (1pt)
1/2 cup of blueberries (0pts)

Orange 0 pts

8 slices turkey pepperoni (1 pt)
8 Reduced fat keebler club crackers (3 pts)

 

[mrzrich]

So, here's a question for you - have any of you lost friends while you've gotten healthier? I had a dear friend, we were practically sisters, who has ended our friendship because "I spend so much time doing the healthy thing". Right now I'm just super hurt, because I thought our friendship was more than superficial, but I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience?

Thanks for any help.

My mother who has been thin her whole life was less than supportive. She is used to me being fatter than her. The day she realized that I was now wearing the same size as her, you would have though somebody had killed her puppy. Instead of being happy for me she felt sorry for herself. She joined WW the next week. She goes to the meeting, but at 148 lbs starting weight, she really doesn't have any weight to lose. She's 79 years old, this is an ideal weight for her. She doesn't really understand the plan. She probably eats like 20 points a day. Last week she started going to a different meeting than me. I think this will make it easier for her to eventually quit.

I am back from my first weigh in....and lost 7.2 pounds!!!! Wahoo!! I figured to be around 3 or so, so I am super excited and motivated to keep going. I still have a looooong way to go, but you can't start without that first step!

WOO HOO! Great job. Please try not to be discouraged if you see a smaller number next week.

Yaaaaaahhhh Robin! Would posting your daily meal plans like Toni-Ann is doing help you with your commitment to track? Best of luck this week and congratulations on your 1.4. If I had a virtual sticker I'd send it to you!

I say YEAH ROBIN TOO!

I also want to add that posting my eating plan here has helped me to really get my GHG in. I feel more accountable to do so when I know you guys are watching me.