Weight Watchers Chat -- Part III

[wvjules]

That's such an interesting point! In that past (not when I was on WW) I always lost weight on a cruise. I assume it's because I was so much more active. It certainly reinforces the idea that activity really helps weight loss.

I'm leaving in August for a 12 dayland trip to Scotland and am hoping to be able to stay on plan. This will be my first trip since starting WW and I'm a little anxious--so wish me well.

I already had a "ooops" this morning. DH and I stopped by First Watch (a breakfast/brunch/lunch place) and the omelet I picked was 17 points!!! OUCH! It was the one with mushrooms, onion, a sprinkling of ham and swiss cheese. I should have checked the points before ordering I have so much to learn!

I'm going to Britian and Ireland for 16 days and I'm actually not that worried. We were originally planning on going to France but changed it at the last minute. That one had me worried. I don't think I'll be too tempted by much in England. I'm plan on having Fish n Chips and Shepphards Pie. Other than that I dont' see much in the way of heavy/high calorie foods in my future. I hope to come back with a loss.

I thought for sure I would have had a gain yesterday. I ended up down 1! I was shocked! I am 0.2 away from 30#. It seems like it has taken me forever to go from 25 to 30. *sigh* It doesn't help that I haven't been able to exercise the past two weeks. I'll be back out there next week though.

 

[kathie859]

I'm going to Britian and Ireland for 16 days and I'm actually not that worried. We were originally planning on going to France but changed it at the last minute. That one had me worried. I don't think I'll be too tempted by much in England. I'm plan on having Fish n Chips and Shepphards Pie. Other than that I dont' see much in the way of heavy/high calorie foods in my future. I hope to come back with a loss.

I thought for sure I would have had a gain yesterday. I ended up down 1! I was shocked! I am 0.2 away from 30#. It seems like it has taken me forever to go from 25 to 30. *sigh* It doesn't help that I haven't been able to exercise the past two weeks. I'll be back out there next week though.

Oh you are SOOOO right about France. Even though the portions are reasonable, the food is rich and delish! We were in Germany and France in May---THAT trip resulted in me joining WW

 

[keahgirl8]

Vacationing is a little scary when you are trying to stay on plan. My family is going on a big road trip soon, and I am definitely nervous!

 

[NC State]

It was scary for me but I tried to make good choices and at times I didn't. As soon as I got back home I got myself back on the right track and I ended up only gaining 1.4 lbs while on vacation. I think it was a good break and now I'm so ready to be measuring and weighing my foods again, plus I really missed my gym time. Bottom line is to get right back on program as soon as you get home!

 

[DisneyMom76]

Welcome! We had someone in our meeting that had just returned from a cruise and of course the question was, "So, how much did you gain?" She actually LOST four pounds while on the cruise. How was the cruise for you?

Thanks for the Welcome!

I didn't do as bad as I thought I would. I gained 6 lbs for the whole 3.5 weeks I was traveling this month. The cruise week was not even the hardest, it was the week and half with my in-laws and not having any control of the kitchen there!

I did find it really hard to get to the gym as often as I had hoped. Between my boys (7 & 9) and port adventures, I really found it hard to get to the gym regularly. I'm usually an early riser, but being on vacation didn't want to set the alarm. I was up by 8 most mornings, but we were on the go all the time.

To make up for my poor gym performance (and our room was even on the 11th deck!!) the only time I took the elevator was on the first day when we were taken up to the Concierge Lounge upon our entering the ship. Other than that for everything we decided to take the stairs. Kids enjoyed racing each other on the two sides, and I got a killer workout, especially on the way up!

Trying to find ways to spend more time in the gym when I go in June 2013. Thinking I will allow my kids to check themselves out of Oceaneer Club/Lab as they will both be older.

Anyone have tips/ideas that helped them? My husband and I like going together for now - we've been apart with him in Baghdad and I home with the kids - so we spend lots of time together doing things we both like when we are able to be together.

W/I is tomorrow again and I am hoping the scale heads in the other direction again.

 

[DisneyMom76]

That's such an interesting point! In that past (not when I was on WW) I always lost weight on a cruise. I assume it's because I was so much more active. It certainly reinforces the idea that activity really helps weight loss.

I'm leaving in August for a 12 dayland trip to Scotland and am hoping to be able to stay on plan. This will be my first trip since starting WW and I'm a little anxious--so wish me well.

I already had a "ooops" this morning. DH and I stopped by First Watch (a breakfast/brunch/lunch place) and the omelet I picked was 17 points!!! OUCH! It was the one with mushrooms, onion, a sprinkling of ham and swiss cheese. I should have checked the points before ordering I have so much to learn!

Enjoy your trip to Scotland! And good luck with sticking to the plan.

I recently looked up a salad I was considering while in Florida and found it to be 17 points! Since joining WW I learned that all salads are not good!

I started keeping the WW Dining out book in my car. Each time I want to go out to eat (especially when carting the kids from sports/activities) I look up what I want and decide if it's worth it. I've found that just looking up the items will often turn me off when I see that it's going to cost me x points+. I've even starting carrying around a basket in the car of nuts and other 100 calorie snack packs that I've made.

My biggest setback for this trip was the desserts. I should have not ordered them, but I have been very good up to the cruise, so did indulge in the set each night. I forget now what it was called, but you would get like 3 mini desserts of items on their menu. I did that for 3 nights, skipped dessert the 4th night, then we were at Remy's for our anniversary the 5th night. That meal in itself was probably close to 60+ points! Especially when paired with the wines. But it was a special occasion!

 

[Aburns8]

Down another 1.2. I am close to losing 15 pounds. And someone at work noticed that I lost weight!

 

[keahgirl8]

Down another 1.2. I am close to losing 15 pounds. And someone at work noticed that I lost weight!

Good for you! Isn't it the best when other people notice! Someone at work pointed it out the other day. I think it was because I was finally wearing a shirt that fits!

 

[Aburns8]

Good for you! Isn't it the best when other people notice! Someone at work pointed it out the other day. I think it was because I was finally wearing a shirt that fits!

It is a great feeling. Some of my coworkers have even seen me at the mall walking at lunch. I am sure they think I am nuts, but I need to get some activity in.

 

[Feckless]

Having a rough couple of days... This is the end of my second week - weigh in tomorrow morning - and yesterday I was SO HUNGRY. like, weak hungry. Not sure why I felt like that. Anyway, I powered through and stayed on plan , only using uncouple of the extra weekly points. Hopefully there will be success tomorrow.

 

[kathie859]

Having a rough couple of days... This is the end of my second week - weigh in tomorrow morning - and yesterday I was SO HUNGRY. like, weak hungry. Not sure why I felt like that. Anyway, I powered through and stayed on plan , only using uncouple of the extra weekly points. Hopefully there will be success tomorrow.

Hang in there, Feckless! I've not felt hungry--but emotional eating KILLED me this week. I'm hopeful I've not done too much damage--tomorrow is my weigh in day, too. I have one more week at home then a two week trip--this will be my first long trip since joining WW--I just wonder if I'll be able to keep momentum?

 

[keahgirl8]

Having a rough couple of days... This is the end of my second week - weigh in tomorrow morning - and yesterday I was SO HUNGRY. like, weak hungry. Not sure why I felt like that. Anyway, I powered through and stayed on plan , only using uncouple of the extra weekly points. Hopefully there will be success tomorrow.

Did you eat enough protein?

 

[Jessica527]

Thank you everyone for the support! Weight in today - down 16.4 lbs!!! And we had a 1 week vacation in there where even with some not so amazing choices I was down .8 lbs. Looking forward to this week, goal for myself is 2 lbs!

 

[bumbershoot]

Down another 1.2. I am close to losing 15 pounds. And someone at work noticed that I lost weight!

Woohoo!

Having a rough couple of days... This is the end of my second week - weigh in tomorrow morning - and yesterday I was SO HUNGRY. like, weak hungry. Not sure why I felt like that. Anyway, I powered through and stayed on plan , only using uncouple of the extra weekly points. Hopefully there will be success tomorrow.

You're that hungry, but only giving yourself a couple of the Weekly points? Why not eat a bit more? Weeklies are there for us to use; while there are some people who can't eat any/all of them, since you're only on your 2nd week, you do not know that yet. Try some Weeklies, nourish yourself, you might be surprised!

(this is advice I wish someone had given me early on...I went a few weeks without Weeklies, and once I started adding them in, found that I was more satisfied and continued to lose...took me some months to brave eating the Activity points, and I've had success with that, too!)

(by the way, I'm not saying that you have to, or that you WILL have success...the point is that you don't know, and you're hungry...since it's early on, you might as well TRY, and give it a really good try (when I started eating APs I ultimately chose to try it for 4 weeks no matter what happened, for example), so you KNOW if you can eat some/all of them.)

Bottom line is to get right back on program as soon as you get home!

Yes, it's so important!

I didn't do as bad as I thought I would. I gained 6 lbs for the whole 3.5 weeks I was traveling this month.

I am REALLY proud of and impressed by you that you faced the scale. In my past times through WW (the 3 times I've quit long before goal) I would avoid the scale like crazy when I felt I gained. And skipping weigh ins and, worse, whole meetings, was the beginning of the end for me.

So you didn't skip, AND you know exactly what happened. And the beauty of that is that you're going to know EXACTLY how much you LOSE!

Up .1 today. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to try harder this week.

Your meeting scale weights in .1 increments? Lucky! Ours goes by .2.

If you want people to help with what you're doing, the message boards on the WW site are really good about it. you can post a typical daily menu (without points listed), how active you are, if you eat Weeklies and Activities, etc, and people can scrutinize it and give you pointers. Biggest pointers, in case you want them, are to follow the good health guidelines, get your liquids in, make sure you're measuring (I, personally, weigh everything but liquids) properly, and getting your portions right.

I have a trip to Disneyland coming up in a couple of weeks, and I'm a little nervous! There are certain treats I love to have when I'm there and since I know I won't be back for a while, I know I won't want to skip them!

Last 2 weeks we followed DH on a business trip. The first day and then part of the second week of it involved Disneyland. 2 or 3 days I wore my HRM for part of the day. In 5.5 hours I burned over 1000 calories. Uh, no wonder I typically lose during Disney vacations! After the second to the last WI, when I lost 2.2, I thought I'd get my comeuppance the following week, but no, I lost 2.4 on Saturday. Thought I was going to faint when I saw the number! While this wasn't a table service sort of trip, I didn't deprive myself of what I wanted... But I did find myself thinking "I am truly full, and only want fruit right now" and things like that. Which is sort of unheard of for me. Then again, I really dislike the cupcakes at Disneyland, and a lot of the other treats involve things I don't eat, so the treats are somewhat limited for me anyway. Chocolate croissants, however, are tasty!

Also didn't hurt that we stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn, which is something like 1.5 miles away from the main gates. And apart from one cab ride back, we walked to and from the parks each time.


If you have a HRM and don't mind using it that long (I'll have to get new batteries earlier than I would have because of my curiousity), try it! (it's really interesting watching the calories-burned zoom by while "walking with purpose", or as my son calls it my "Disneyland opens in 5 minutes" walk...then go by lazily while standing in line or eating)

And by the way keah, WOW! You are blowing my mind!

 

[keahgirl8]

Last 2 weeks we followed DH on a business trip. The first day and then part of the second week of it involved Disneyland. 2 or 3 days I wore my HRM for part of the day. In 5.5 hours I burned over 1000 calories. Uh, no wonder I typically lose during Disney vacations! After the second to the last WI, when I lost 2.2, I thought I'd get my comeuppance the following week, but no, I lost 2.4 on Saturday. Thought I was going to faint when I saw the number! While this wasn't a table service sort of trip, I didn't deprive myself of what I wanted... But I did find myself thinking "I am truly full, and only want fruit right now" and things like that. Which is sort of unheard of for me. Then again, I really dislike the cupcakes at Disneyland, and a lot of the other treats involve things I don't eat, so the treats are somewhat limited for me anyway. Chocolate croissants, however, are tasty!

Also didn't hurt that we stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn, which is something like 1.5 miles away from the main gates. And apart from one cab ride back, we walked to and from the parks each time.

If you have a HRM and don't mind using it that long (I'll have to get new batteries earlier than I would have because of my curiousity), try it! (it's really interesting watching the calories-burned zoom by while "walking with purpose", or as my son calls it my "Disneyland opens in 5 minutes" walk...then go by lazily while standing in line or eating)

And by the way keah, WOW! You are blowing my mind!

First off, I agree with what you said to the poster who is hungry. If you're legitimately hungry (not just having that feeling where you want to eat everything in sight just because), you're not eating enough. Those points are there to use if you need them!

Thanks for the advice about my trip! I'm trying to keep in mind how much I'll be moving. In addition to the walking, my hotel has a gym I plan to check out. I do have a HRM. I think I will try wearing it for at least a day.

Thank you for the encouragement! I am working really hard...harder than I have ever worked on the countless attempts in the past!

 

[pwdebbie]

Having a rough couple of days... This is the end of my second week - weigh in tomorrow morning - and yesterday I was SO HUNGRY. like, weak hungry. Not sure why I felt like that. Anyway, I powered through and stayed on plan , only using uncouple of the extra weekly points. Hopefully there will be success tomorrow.

How many Daily Points do you have? If you are "weak hungry" you might want to use some of the Activity Points or Weekly Points. When I get "weak hungry" (I like the way you phrased that) I know that is a warning sign from my body that I need to eat. Sometimes we have to listen to our bodies and not worry about the numbers.

 

[Feckless]

Thanks everyone. I agree that I should have eaten something! I was out at the mall and I had a skinny vanilla latte and half a granola bar and felt better. I wish there was something better to choose but what can you do?

Weigh in day today - down another 2 pounds for a total of 7.5. My daily points limit was reduced though. D'oh! LOL!!! Weekly points are going to be my friend this week I think.

Feeling much better today. Ate a really good supper with plenty of protein last night, plus had two eggs for breakfast. I think you guys are right on that - I didn't feel as hungry yesterday. Great advice!

 

[StayCool]

Well I'm finally home. This week has been difficult as far as staying on track. We took the kids to Old Forge for a night and ate out most of time. I did bring fresh fruit and string cheese to snack on but meals were a challenge. I ate what I wanted but in smaller portions than I would have before WW.

Then this weekend I went on a tour of the local wineries. I'm pretty sure I drank all my points that day. I had never done it before and it was a lot of fun.

Today I'm back on track. I know the scale is going to show a gain tomorrow but I earned it. Lol. Moving forward.

 

[keahgirl8]

Thanks everyone. I agree that I should have eaten something! I was out at the mall and I had a skinny vanilla latte and half a granola bar and felt better. I wish there was something better to choose but what can you do?

Weigh in day today - down another 2 pounds for a total of 7.5. My daily points limit was reduced though. D'oh! LOL!!! Weekly points are going to be my friend this week I think.

Feeling much better today. Ate a really good supper with plenty of protein last night, plus had two eggs for breakfast. I think you guys are right on that - I didn't feel as hungry yesterday. Great advice!

I am glad you're figuring it out. I would suggest trying to carry a protein-rich snack, like a protein bar (one that is low in calories, sugar and extra stuff) or almonds (that you have weighed out) and a bottle of water. Occasionally I forget and end up having to buy something, like Saturday when I had to get a small burger from Spnic, but it's something I try to do! That way you are in control of what you are eating and it will be healthy.

It's weigh-in day! I am down 1.6 pounds for a total of 60.2!

 

[DisneyMom76]

Thanks Bumbershoot! It's been a long road back but I need to get back on that scale weekly.

Today I got out of bed and started the C25K again and added a Nike training session. This evening I'm planning a date with Jillian Michaels or maybe Zumba. I've always wanted to try it and I just got the Xbox version for a gift. Perhaps tonight!