Weight Watchers Chat - Part II

[slp1650]

Just started the WW online (not much a meeting type) and lost 3.5 in the second week! Always been active but finding my issue was with the portion sizes. Have had a few days where I'm absolutely starving, but also finding how filling a salad can be with just a couple ounces of fresh mozzerella cheese can be (the stuff packaged in water, not the bagged kind - and SO yummy!). Love the online boards/challenges too. They do really provide alot of support.

3.5 down, 23 to go!

I totally know where you are coming from! I was a competitive athlete up until a few years ago and have had trouble with my portion control. I'm still active just not as much as when I was training with the teams. I'm trying to get back down to a weight I was during training, but we'll see. I'm down 7 pounds and still have 13-23 to go. I haven't decided the total amount I want to lose, I just know I want to lose.

I love the support they give you. I've been wanting to try and cook a lot of the recipes, but unfortunately my kitchen is still being built...

Good job with your first week and good luck with the rest of your pounds!

 

[camnhan]

Hi
New to this forum, have done WW for about a year now...had been down 25lbs at one point but have been BAD for the past few months and it shows...first weigh in in months had me up 13 I was so disgusted with myself!!!
Mondays are weigh ins for us at work...stayed same but still struggling with staying on points and getting to the gym. I find that if I don't work out regularly then I don't loose...doesn't matter if I stay on points or not...
Worried we are going to loose our at work program because if so I won't be able to get to meetings and such.

Hoping to loose another 30+

 

[Ariel484]

... Ariel484, great job, love the pictures and see you lost weight too....

Thanks!!

I found this and thought some of you may be interested. It's a Disney food blog on eating healthy at WDW.

http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2010/02/04/eating-healthy-in-walt-disney-world/

It gives healthy suggestions at some of the restaurants and gives the nutrition info on the Mickey Bar.

The Butter Finger Cupcake didn't get mentioned so I guess it's not healthy!

Thanks for this link! Too bad about the Butterfinger Cupcake

Just had to share my news. I was able to walk/run for 2.16 miles in 30 mins today, I can feel myself getting stronger each day!

Woohoo!! Way to go!

Just started the WW online (not much a meeting type) and lost 3.5 in the second week! Always been active but finding my issue was with the portion sizes. Have had a few days where I'm absolutely starving, but also finding how filling a salad can be with just a couple ounces of fresh mozzerella cheese can be (the stuff packaged in water, not the bagged kind - and SO yummy!). Love the online boards/challenges too. They do really provide alot of support.

3.5 down, 23 to go!

I totally know where you are coming from! I was a competitive athlete up until a few years ago and have had trouble with my portion control. I'm still active just not as much as when I was training with the teams. I'm trying to get back down to a weight I was during training, but we'll see. I'm down 7 pounds and still have 13-23 to go. I haven't decided the total amount I want to lose, I just know I want to lose.

I love the support they give you. I've been wanting to try and cook a lot of the recipes, but unfortunately my kitchen is still being built...

Good job with your first week and good luck with the rest of your pounds!

I'm in the same boat that you two are - activity (running) is not the issue, portion size and controlling my insane sweet tooth are.

Hi
New to this forum, have done WW for about a year now...had been down 25lbs at one point but have been BAD for the past few months and it shows...first weigh in in months had me up 13 I was so disgusted with myself!!!
Mondays are weigh ins for us at work...stayed same but still struggling with staying on points and getting to the gym. I find that if I don't work out regularly then I don't loose...doesn't matter if I stay on points or not...
Worried we are going to loose our at work program because if so I won't be able to get to meetings and such.

Hoping to loose another 30+

Welcome!!

One thing that's helped me with getting workouts in lately is to do them in the morning, as unattractive as that sounds. (I'm really lucky to have access to a gym at work though.) Anyway, I like getting it done before the day begins...if I leave it until after work there's a better chance I'll just say "screw it" and go home. Maybe you can try getting to the gym in the morning? I know that doesn't work with everyone's schedule, but it works for me.

I hope you don't lose your At-Work meetings! :

 

[BabyTigger99]

Great job for all the new people!! You guys are rocking!!!

So, I told myself I am not weighing in this week. Last week I had to try and find a meeting that fit in my schedule, and I had my first gain since being on WW (I started on May 10). It totally threw me for a loop. We didn't have our at work meeting this week, but we are back on for next week, so I decided that since I have been doing really well (well, aside from my big eating disaster because of the Packers game...), that I am not going to try and find a meeting that I can get to, and just wait until our at work meeting on Tuesday, and hopefully (cross your fingers!!) I should hit goal that day, with all my WW buddies to see (and be motivation for those just starting our at work program).

 

[Licorice1]

Perhaps this was asked earlier, but is there a site for the points plus values for meals/snacks offered at the parks/hotels. I'm thinking my 49 extra points are going to be used up the first day!

 

[Tracyvp]

Hi, everyone! Welcome to all the new folks! I've been so crazy-busy that I haven't come to check in for over a week, but I did go to meeting last Friday and was down another .8 for a total of 7.4. Slow and steady, just the way I have planned.

I also exceeded my 20AP goal for the week by 15APs! Just wearing that dumb pedometer is such a help. I think of it as my "electronic conscience." I can't bear to look at it at the end of the day and see a big fat "0" for points, so I tend to both make a point of walking places I need to go during the day, and also just go for a late night walk around the neighborhood before bedtime just to get the AP in for the day! Still trying to shoot for 10k steps per day but not beating myself up on days that doesn't happen.

Still not ready to add in actual "workouts" but I've got way more energy than I did a month ago, so I'm hoping to add some elliptical days in after next week.

 

[Sandi]

Great job for all the new people!! You guys are rocking!!!

So, I told myself I am not weighing in this week. Last week I had to try and find a meeting that fit in my schedule, and I had my first gain since being on WW (I started on May 10). It totally threw me for a loop. We didn't have our at work meeting this week, but we are back on for next week, so I decided that since I have been doing really well (well, aside from my big eating disaster because of the Packers game...), that I am not going to try and find a meeting that I can get to, and just wait until our at work meeting on Tuesday, and hopefully (cross your fingers!!) I should hit goal that day, with all my WW buddies to see (and be motivation for those just starting our at work program).

That's some good incentive. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Perhaps this was asked earlier, but is there a site for the points plus values for meals/snacks offered at the parks/hotels. I'm thinking my 49 extra points are going to be used up the first day!

I am not aware of any such site. I just try to compare WDW foods to other restaurants or just do my best estimate.

 

[Sandi]

I was down 0.6 at my WI today. I'm going in the right direction. I signed up for another Zumba class so I'll have WW at noon and Zumba at 7:00 on Wednesdays. This Zumba class is 30 minutes of Zumba fitness, 20 minutes of Zumba toning, and 10 minutes of abdominal work. I'm really looking forward to it. I didn't take a class during the fall term and that's when everything went to heck. Maybe Zumba will save me and get me back to goal!

Good luck to everyone this week!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Great job for all the new people!! You guys are rocking!!!

So, I told myself I am not weighing in this week. Last week I had to try and find a meeting that fit in my schedule, and I had my first gain since being on WW (I started on May 10). It totally threw me for a loop. We didn't have our at work meeting this week, but we are back on for next week, so I decided that since I have been doing really well (well, aside from my big eating disaster because of the Packers game...), that I am not going to try and find a meeting that I can get to, and just wait until our at work meeting on Tuesday, and hopefully (cross your fingers!!) I should hit goal that day, with all my WW buddies to see (and be motivation for those just starting our at work program).

My fingers are crossed for you, too!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Welcome to all the new people that have joined us lately and congrats on all the losses so far this week.

I'm down 0.8 which means that I'm still ahead of the game for losing 7lbs in 14 weeks. There are no eating challenges coming up this week and next week is my staff weigh in so that should keep me motivated and on track until next Wednesday...hopefully!

Good luck to the rest of you who are still waiting to attend your weekly meeting.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Yes, been going to meetings I was up 1lb last week. Had a terrible weekend food wise again and got on the scaler his morning and I am up..........a lot . I am not really hungry but I have an increase in appetite like no ones business. TMI ALERT, I've been having spotting issues for months. Went to dr's and she thinks it may be a form of endometriosis or possible periomenapause. Anyway, she started me on a new medication the middle of December. I am thinking the medicine is just messing me up, I want to eat all the time, I'm tired, unmotivated to do anything. I go see her for a check up in like 3 weeks so, we will see. Adam is doing much better. He has stayed in his room and slept through the night since the beginning of December with no problems. Thanks for asking .

I'm glad he's doing better. I hope you were able to find out what was bothering him.

Sounds like the medication may be the culprit. Maybe your doctor can help you with that. Good luck tomorrow at you weigh in.

Have you thought about keeping raw chopped veggies around so you can grab some of those when you're feeling hungry??

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Great job for all the new people!! You guys are rocking!!!

So, I told myself I am not weighing in this week. Last week I had to try and find a meeting that fit in my schedule, and I had my first gain since being on WW (I started on May 10). It totally threw me for a loop. We didn't have our at work meeting this week, but we are back on for next week, so I decided that since I have been doing really well (well, aside from my big eating disaster because of the Packers game...), that I am not going to try and find a meeting that I can get to, and just wait until our at work meeting on Tuesday, and hopefully (cross your fingers!!) I should hit goal that day, with all my WW buddies to see (and be motivation for those just starting our at work program).

I'm going to wish Baby Elliot a happy 2nd birthday now because I'm afraid I may forget when the big day is finally here.

 

[NC State]

What a week! I went to the gym for 5 days, I'm now up to walked/run 2.19 miles in 30 mins. Then I took a TV to work with a workout DVD and worked out for 15 mins for two days...and I only lost .6 lbs. I know it's a lost but with all that did I was hopeing for a bigger lost.

-Stephanie

 

[Sandi]

What a week! I went to the gym for 5 days, I'm now up to walked/run 2.19 miles in 30 mins. Then I took a TV to work with a workout DVD and worked out for 15 mins for two days...and I only lost .6 lbs. I know it's a lost but with all that did I was hopeing for a bigger lost.

-Stephanie

I know how you feel Stephanie. It's hard to remember that slow and steady wins the race long term. Remind us where you are in your weight loss journey. Are you getting close to a milestone?

 

[pinkxray]

My last meeting/weigh in was Dec 22. I was fully prepared to stay on track during the holidays and then, all of the sudden Dec. 23 rolled around and I dropped off the plan and haven't been on since

I keep saying I will get back on plan for a few days and then weigh in but with no accountability make it half way through the day before I start eating chips/ crackers for my meals

My normal weigh in Tuesday but I am headed out this morning to face the firing squad. This way I can get back on track.

So, so scared of that scale today

 

[BabyTigger99]

I'm going to wish Baby Elliot a happy 2nd birthday now because I'm afraid I may forget when the big day is finally here.

Awww, thanks!!!

 

[kinntj]

Congratulations to those who are losing this week! .6 or .8 are losses and should be celebrated. Our body will sometimes do things we don't think it should for one reason or another we don't understand.

To those who fell off a bit and gained some, can at least start where you're at and not go back to where you started. You caught it before it got too bad and that's a good thing. Look at the positive. Start now and keep going and we'll be here for you.

This week I'm learning that pasta (white) doesn't fill me up long term. I feel hungry maybe an hour after eating it. I'm going to have to change that to whole grain and see how that does. I'm also keeping a journal of what foods really satisfy me and keeps me that way for awhile. I made chili 2 nights ago and 1 cup really filled me up along with saltines and a salad.

I weigh in tomorrow morning, so I'm super anxious to see what happens.

 

[HLAuburn]

I really want to start WW, but I'm a little confused about all the options from the website. What I'm getting is that you can basically do "traditional" meetings OR do the online program - is that right? I really think I'd do best with the meetings since they make you accountable and it would give me goal to work towards each week. But if you do the meetings, do you still have access to online tools like recipes?

Also, what is a "monthly pass" you can purchase online? Is that a good way to start?

Thanks!

 

[Tracyvp]

I really want to start WW, but I'm a little confused about all the options from the website. What I'm getting is that you can basically do "traditional" meetings OR do the online program - is that right? I really think I'd do best with the meetings since they make you accountable and it would give me goal to work towards each week. But if you do the meetings, do you still have access to online tools like recipes?

Also, what is a "monthly pass" you can purchase online? Is that a good way to start?

Thanks!

The Monthly Pass allows you unlimited access to both meetings and to the online components such as eTools. It is by far the best way to go. Otherwise, you just pay by the week to go to meetings or pay by the week to do the online option.

The "benefit" (I consider it a downside) of paying by the week is that if you opt not to go to the meeting or use the website, that week, you don't pay. But for me, if I don't pay, I'm less likely to go to the meetings or sign in to the website, and then I "forget" to track my food and I lose accountability and eventually will fall off the plan. So I definitely think Monthly Pass is the way to go.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I really want to start WW, but I'm a little confused about all the options from the website. What I'm getting is that you can basically do "traditional" meetings OR do the online program - is that right? I really think I'd do best with the meetings since they make you accountable and it would give me goal to work towards each week. But if you do the meetings, do you still have access to online tools like recipes?

Also, what is a "monthly pass" you can purchase online? Is that a good way to start?

Thanks!

First of all, congratulations on your decision to join Weight Watchers! You've definitely made the best choice!

Yes, you're right about doing meetings or doing it online. Meetings definitely keep us more accountable and the support is unlimited.

Having a monthly pass just means that you dont have to deal with money or credit/bank cards at the scale. It's faster for you because you dont have to worry about paying; you can show just them your MPass and get weighed. It renews on your credit card each month and the renewed one comes to your mailbox, however, if you forget to bring it, it may mean that you'll have to pay the weekly fee but that may all depend on who waits on you and if they have the expiry date recorded in your file. There are really no disadvantages to going with monthly pass. It's what the majority of WW members are using.

Monthly pass is also your best payment option. It's cheaper then both the pay-as-you go rate and the 20 week pass. You are able to purchase it online or at the meeting. (Staff get a teeny weeny commission from every MP sold in the meetings but nothing from the ones purchased online, however, the choice is totally yours because you need to do what works best for you!) With the purchase of monthly pass, you get etools access for free so you'll have access to the recipes, tracker, calculator, recipe builder and lots of other neat stuff. If you've got an iphone, you may not need to purchase a calculator because you can get an app for that but if you don't then buying a calculator at the meeting may be an excellent choice for you as well.

Good luck!