I just found this thread and have loved reading what i have so far. I have recently joined WW. My mom and i joined together. I think that doing this with someone will make all the difference. I have been doing this for 2 weeks so far and am working on my third week. The first week i did great i lost 3.6 lbs. Last week i only lost .2 lbs. I think it was because i didnt drink all the water like i started out doing. That is the only real difference that i had. Could it have really been the water?? Or i dont know maybe this makes me crazy, but could it have been that i was on a different scale at WW? My scale at home showed that i had lost at least 2 lbs more then that .2. To be honest i need to worry about what the scale says because i need to lose alot however i am not worried that it only said .2 because i know that i had a good week and that i made some great choices. I just cant help but wonder if the scale i used at the meeting makes a difference.
You are AMAZING! 3.8 pounds gone in TWO WEEKS? Awesome!
No matter how much we want it to be purely "calories in calories out", it isn't. The body is fickle and finicky and sometimes will drive us mad. Sometimes we eat a ton and lose; sometimes we are perfect and gain or simply maintain (great practice for the "rest of your life", by the way).
But...WW says that we can expect an average of .5-2 lbs per week. And that's average. Some will be higher on that scale. Some will be lower. And that's OK.
Scales at meetings are calibrated quite often. Scales at meetings are generally going to be better and more properly calibrated than doctor scales. (cue long story about DH's first endocrinologist visit where we all found out they hadn't calibrated their scales in WAY too long a time, and the endo specializes in morbidly obese people and diabetics...it's kind of important to have a correct weight IMO!) I trust their scales way more than I trust my home scale.
3.8 in two weeks. Man, I miss those days. Good times, good times... Enjoy your new way of eating, and just keep on going.
Bumbershoot,[/B] thanks for the heads up about the price increase. I let my daughter know. ETA -- She just said she'll be paying $13.00 each weigh in and is going to go every other week.
I'm so silly, forgetting about the Lifetime thing.
And at today's meeting it was explained in a different way than my "home" meeting, that this is a west coast thing. Might not hit everyone else. So I was wrong either way!
I just have to post that I did W2D3 and my total distance was 1.4 miles.
I know it doesn't sound like much, but 3 weeks ago I was struggling to just walk a mile. I am doing Galloway's intervals so it was not a straight run, but more than I have accomplished in forever!
Sounds like a lot to me! And yay for jog/walk!
I think I've missed something. Free membership starts when what happens? Is that only for people going to meetings, or is that for people doing online only as well? I read over everything I got, and didn't see a thing about it. Granted the website is a bit confusing, but still.
Meeting member...hit goal, maintain 6 weeks, and then you're Lifetime and get free meetings as long as you weigh in once per month in goal range. (or below, but they really prefer it if you change your goal down if you drop lower) And you get a voucher for free eTools on each goal-range once-monthly weigh-in.
What some people have done is do online until you get close to goal and then start going to meetings for the last few pounds (think you need to loose at least 5 pounds to join).
Though I think if you're in a franchise meeting area, rather than a corporate, they might set their weight loss requirements different. If it's something you might think about doing, you would want to check with the meeting you would end up going to; see the minimum you have to lose with them in order to qualify.
I can tell that my body is changing b/c I was able to buy jeans & shorts 2 sizes smaller than I was wearing when I began WW back in July. That's a big NSV if you ask me! My weight has re-distrubted to a point, but of course NOT where I want it to disappear! The top roll on my belly won't budge. LOL It will go eventually, but sooner would be better for my eyes.
That's a terrific non scale victory!
The upper belly...it's STILL an issue for me. It's a much smaller issue, but it's still there.
And now it doesn't hurt my feelings like it used to (how can our own bodies hurt our feelings? what a silly thing...maybe I'm the only one). But it is there, sitting there in the mirror when I'm trying to do weights or whatever. It has taken time, time and more time to get to this point. I'm pretty sure I'll have to start Pilates to really get it gone. They say you can't spot reduce, but I can spot STRENGTHEN underneath it, and that will help a lot.
Well weigh in this morning was a bummer. I am up 1.8 lbs. 4 days ago I was down 0.5 lbs... Oh well. Keep on keeping on because for whatever reason that cannot be a real gain. I did eat all of my points, but did not go over. I did get on the treadmill for W3D1 and it was awful. My calves kept cramping and I got off twice to stretch but as soon as I started again they immediately cramped up. Tomorrow I am going to try Jillian's yoga and maybe walk a few miles on the treadmill. Plus this time change is kicking my butt!
Your poor calves! With all the working out, remember that if you're sore, you're likely going to be up in water weight. That's how our muscles heal.
I'm pulling for you because you're eating more points like I mentioned...I feel like I'm there with you.
I'm not *really* upset. Just a little bummed. Plus my husband told me this morning that he has lost about 15 lbs just by not having second helpings at dinner!
Seriously??? This is the guy that I've been trying to drag along with me as I make changes and he is kicking and screaming... Erf. Oh well. I know I feel better. And once spring gets here it will be a lot easier!
Darned husbands. They can be so annoying.
I had my meeting today and it was nice to get my first goal of ten pounds lost. However it has taken me quite a long time. I wish this weight would just fall off as quickly as I put it on, but things are never as simple as that.
Yay for 10! Nope, it's never that simple.
Well yesterday was a bust. I tried Jillian's yoga and my wrists just can't take it. I have an old overuse injury from a past job and if I overextend them for any length of time they start to hurt. I didn't get on the treadmill yesterday either.
Tomorrow I will do W3D2 before work. To do my core strengthening I was looking at Zumba for my xbox. Has anyone tried it? I figure it will give me a good cardio workout and I will just have to do core strengthening on my own. Plus I think my kids would actually do it with me.
I wish I could remember the more gentle type of yoga. DH does hot yoga sometimes, and while they'll let a "big man" do that at his studio, they won't let him do the, I think it's called Vinyasa, because it relies on resting on wrists and such. They don't want him to hurt himself.
But maybe you literally just mean stretching them too much... Maybe an in-person class would help you find a good point to stop the pose? Then you could go back to the video?
Zumba scared my knees, LOL. But the last time I tried it I was 85+ lbs heavier. Might not be so frightening now. The people I know who do it LOVE it, so from their points of view, sounds good to me!
Down .6lb for the week. Not fabulous, but given that I didn't eat as well as I should have, I'll take it! An even 24lbs lost, so only 6 more to go to hit my 30lbs gone by April 5th. I think I can do it!
My gym time hasn't been what I want it to be in the past week either. My boys have started lacrosse practice 2 nights a week and I have WW one night, so that's putting a dent in my schedule that I have to figure out. I'm CRAVING the gym right now! Last night I didn't get to go and it was making me crazy! I never ever ever thought I'd feel that way.
Woo for .6!
Now I'm picturing you at the next lacrosse practice, jogging around the perimeter of the practice field.
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Did weigh-in today instead of tomorrow. Almost bailed because I don't "have to", but I made a promise to myself (and said it out loud to many people). I went, it was fine.
Too all of you Couch 2 5K people out there... I think it was around May of 2012 that I started my first round of C25K. I'm still slow, but tomorrow I am doing my *second* Half Marathon. When I read about staycool doing 1.4 miles, I still remember those days on the treadmill. My lungs bursting, my legs aching... And now it's somewhat better. And I can jog/walk for much further distances. Since I *started* back to jogging at 42 (after "taking a break" in my mid-20s) I never ever thought I would be doing these events. But here I am.
So just keep moving.
Or doing yoga or pilates or lunges across the lacrosse field
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Give me a couple of weeks and I might be back to ticked off and frustrated. 
I went out to the Chinese buffet and I did not do as poorly as I usually do. I had a salad first and then had sushi rather than heaping my plate full of garbage. But then we went to the movies and who knows how much popcorn I ate. Erf. Today I literally spent all day prepping food for the week and doing all my weekend stuff that I don't have time for during the week (like laundry). Now I'm having a glass of wine and have completely blown my points. I didn't get on the treadmill because I was so busy. I am going to suck it up and get up at 4 tomorrow morning and push through the workout. I'm just a little irritated at myself right now. 
