Weight Watchers Chat -- Part III

[Mermaid02]

Last week I was .2 away from my 10%. Well at weigh in tonight, I was down 2.4, so I made my 10% loss!!!!

I am so glad I joined WW. I joined at the beginning of the summer after seeing one particular photo of myself dancing at an outdoor festival. I should probably put on the same outfit and have DH take another picture so I can track the changes. If I hadn't joined, I would most likely not have lost this weight, and would be in the same position I was in a few months ago.

I am breaking my weight goals into 10% goals. After I get my first 10%.... I will then go for a 10% loss of that weight... and so on and so forth. Once I have lost 4 10%'s I will be at my goal weight. I'm sure others have done this... but I thought I was quite the genius for thinking of it.

 

[keahgirl8]

You are doing SO awesome!! You have been working so hard, I hope you are super proud of yourself!!!! Seriously, your inspiration was a big factor in my starting WW in May...down 23 so far...with about 75 more to go...

I've been struggling a bit the last 7 days or so. We committed last week to walking the marathon in January and I am SO excited, but I suspect there must be some big fear or anxiety or something because I've been really struggling with the old junk food cravings and have unfortuantely caved more in the last week than I have since I started the program in May!!!

Weight was up .8 on Sunday, but I'm hoping to get get back on track before next WI...I'm so close to that darn 25 lbs, I think I may be sabotaging myself or something. I got this big scary blood blister on my foot last week (new shoes) which got much worse when I kept walking, so I am taking a couple of days off from walking which is stressing me out too... Plus I had to lay off a couple of employees this week which broke my heart and finanically things are really tough so I'm worried I might have to lose a few more...so much STRESS!!!

Sorry for the whining. Anyways, going to go place a peapod order--I do much better when I have good choices easily accessible. We eat most meals at the office because we work such long hours and it's so hard to convince myself to take the 30-60 minutes to actually make something healthier instead of running out and grabbing something quick....but I feel SO much better when I do the healthier thing....

Just because I screwed up over the last week doesn't mean I can't start over today and get back on track.

Thank you to everyone who posts...I've been reading and being inspired by all of you for several months!!

Brooke

That's really sweet of you to say, Brooke. It is really inspiring to me to know that I can encourage someone else. Never be sorry for the venting! Life can be stressful sometimes and that makes it harder to stay on plan. Just keep working at it, and if you do go off a little, don't be discouraged. Just get right back up and keep going!

Last week I was .2 away from my 10%. Well at weigh in tonight, I was down 2.4, so I made my 10% loss!!!!

I am so glad I joined WW. I joined at the beginning of the summer after seeing one particular photo of myself dancing at an outdoor festival. I should probably put on the same outfit and have DH take another picture so I can track the changes. If I hadn't joined, I would most likely not have lost this weight, and would be in the same position I was in a few months ago.

That is a good idea! I actually did that myself and it was really cool to see how I had changed.

Congrats to everyone who had a loss! If you didn't have a loss, just keep swimming! Never, ever give up! Thank you to everyone for the encouragement and support.

 

[pwdebbie]

Last week I was .2 away from my 10%. Well at weigh in tonight, I was down 2.4, so I made my 10% loss!!!!

I am so glad I joined WW. I joined at the beginning of the summer after seeing one particular photo of myself dancing at an outdoor festival. I should probably put on the same outfit and have DH take another picture so I can track the changes. If I hadn't joined, I would most likely not have lost this weight, and would be in the same position I was in a few months ago.

 

[pwdebbie]

I am breaking my weight goals into 10% goals. After I get my first 10%.... I will then go for a 10% loss of that weight... and so on and so forth. Once I have lost 4 10%'s I will be at my goal weight. I'm sure others have done this... but I thought I was quite the genius for thinking of it.

I can't be that complicated. I just keep figuring 5% based on my original weight. I was actually kind of disappointed when I found out that they don't celebrate percents after reaching the 10% when I reached 15% so my leader said we would celebrate any way. 20% is just around the corner.

 

[StayCool]

I just did my second day of the 30 day Shred this morning. I was so sore last time that I could barely sit. This time I toned it down a little bit so my quads *hopefully* won't kill me tomorrow. It's still a great workout and I'm looking forward to when I can do it every day.

 

[WDWRids]

Last week I was .2 away from my 10%. Well at weigh in tonight, I was down 2.4, so I made my 10% loss!!!!

I am so glad I joined WW. I joined at the beginning of the summer after seeing one particular photo of myself dancing at an outdoor festival. I should probably put on the same outfit and have DH take another picture so I can track the changes. If I hadn't joined, I would most likely not have lost this weight, and would be in the same position I was in a few months ago.

YEAH!!! Congrats to you That is go great!! Need to remember to keep the shirt and shorts I had on when I felt the same way and do a new photo when I reach 10%! Fabulous way to see the results!

BTW - weighed this am........AND I LOST 2 LBS!!!!! Was so afraid I was going to not have a loss. What a great way to start the Friday!

 

[Aburns8]

I am scared to weigh in tomorrow. My parents have been here all week. I have been eating a little worse than I am used to. Granted I think I did better than last time they were here. Hoping for at least a half pound loss.

 

[lovesmurfs]

Yippee! Went to my meeting this morning! Down 4.4 this week, and 16.4 so far -- hit and passed first 5%!

The meeting leader said something interesting -- he said that even with just 5%, people feel better and asked what I've been able to do that I wasn't. I told him that my knees haven't been hurting so much, and that I was able to clean house all day on Thursday without thinking about it.

He said that instead of saying that my knees don't hurt as much, that what I've done made my knees not hurt as much -- it's not something external that has made the difference, but that it's a direct cause of the work I've been doing.

Food for thought!

 

[shinysparklybubbles]

Yippee! Went to my meeting this morning! Down 4.4 this week, and 16.4 so far -- hit and passed first 5%!

The meeting leader said something interesting -- he said that even with just 5%, people feel better and asked what I've been able to do that I wasn't. I told him that my knees haven't been hurting so much, and that I was able to clean house all day on Thursday without thinking about it.

He said that instead of saying that my knees don't hurt as much, that what I've done made my knees not hurt as much -- it's not something external that has made the difference, but that it's a direct cause of the work I've been doing.

Food for thought!

Congrats!!

I like his thought about that! It really makes sense.

I remember my old leader used to say that if you were feeling like you haven't been able to see a change in yourself and you were down about it, try and find something that equals your loss, like two 5 lb bags of flour and pick them up and see how heavy they are and to realize you used to carry that around all day, every day.

 

[Aburns8]

1.8 pound gain in a week . I know I didn't eat that bad. Hopefully next week is better.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Hi! My name is Rebekah and I joined WW again (this is like my 5th time) yesterday. I was super successful and lost about 55 lbs when I got married and then you know how it goes! I've tried doing it on line but it wasn't cutting it for me. I need the WI at the meetings. According to my height I should weight at most 146 and I'm 204. Lots of work for me to do! Will I have to reach the 146 to make lifetime? I really want to make it to life time but $49 a month is a tough pill to swallow!

I have started to walk and my goal is to walk or sort of run a 1/2 marathon at Disney. Looking forward to chatting with everyone!

Hi Rebekah! Welcome back to Weight Watchers. You do have to reach your goal and maintain that weight (within an 2lb range) for 6 weeks in order to reach LifeTime. Your goal does have to be within the healthy BMI range for your weight but you can set it at the very top with you said was 146. The only way around this is to have your doctor write a note stating what he thinks an acceptable weight is for you. But whatever that weight may be, yes, you still have to reach your goal and maintain for 6 weeks in order to acheive Life Time status. After that, your meetings will be free if you can stay within the 2lb range.

I wish you success!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I can't be that complicated. I just keep figuring 5% based on my original weight. I was actually kind of disappointed when I found out that they don't celebrate percents after reaching the 10% when I reached 15% so my leader said we would celebrate any way. 20% is just around the corner.

I know what you mean. It would help some people stay motivated, I think. Even so, they can't stop YOU from celebrating!

 

[keahgirl8]

Hi Rebekah! Welcome back to Weight Watchers. You do have to reach your goal and maintain that weight (within an 2lb range) for 6 weeks in order to reach LifeTime. Your goal does have to be within the healthy BMI range for your weight but you can set it at the very top with you said was 146. The only way around this is to have your doctor write a note stating what he thinks an acceptable weight is for you. But whatever that weight may be, yes, you still have to reach your goal and maintain for 6 weeks in order to acheive Life Time status. After that, your meetings will be free if you can stay within the 2lb range.

I wish you success!

Does this include online members?

 

[shinysparklybubbles]

Does this include online members?

I would doubt it because you could lie about your weight, you know?

 

[lovesmurfs]

Does this include online members?

No, it doesn't. From some of the community board postings, some onliners have posted that they lose weight while online up until they're 10 pounds or so from their goal weight, and then join meetings just to get to lifetime from there.

I see their point, but not sure how I feel about it.

 

[keahgirl8]

I don't know what the answer is, but there ought to be some way to reward online members who reach their goals. I understand that some people would lie, but there has to be a way.

 

[sherry7]

Hello all. I just joined this morning, and day 1 went great! I have 30 lbs to lose.

I ran across a salad dressing recipe on Pinterest that is very good! I checked it in the Recipe Builder for the points. Here goes:


Homemade Greek Ranch Dressing

1/2 cup skim milk
1 cup fat free plain Greek yogurt
1 packet dry Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix

Whisk all 3 ingredients together. Store in a glass jar. Gets thicker after an hour or so in the fridge. The ENTIRE recipe is 5 points. 2 tablespoons is 0 points. 4 tablespoons is 1 point.

 

[jrfan88]

Hello I joined weight watchers in January and have lost 31.8 pounds.

 

[pwdebbie]

1.8 pound gain in a week . I know I didn't eat that bad. Hopefully next week is better.

Blame it on your parents, lol. I did when I had a gain after visiting them. But I also was able to call them back the following week and tell them that what I gained was gone. I'm sure you will be able to do the same. Just set your mind to it this week and drink drink drink.