Weight Watchers Chat

[CdnBuzzFan]

Can I join in? I am in need of a good butt kickin and who better to do than you fellow WW'ers.

My name is Dee and I have been doing WW at work and using e-tools to track since October. I am pleased with the number of pounds I have lost. I am not pleased with how I look. Nobody has noticed that I have lost weight, or they are not saying anything. I have gone from a 26 to an 18. I obviously have a ways to go, but am not focusing on a number.

My issue comes from the fact that I do not work out (anymore). I hate to sweat so I am no longer walking anymore. My son gave me a free one month membership with a personal trainer to the gym. I cannot seem to find time to go. I had a goal for July 29th and it is not looking good. I wanted to be toner and instead I am getting flabbier. I want my hip to be a little smaller too as well as my gut. Now I have run out of "goog" excuses. I feel like I hit a brick wall and do not understand why I cannot break through it, climb over it or walk around it. ANYONE...please provide me som inspiration or a different perspective.

Hi Dee! Thanks for joining the thread. You know what, you're not losing weight for anyone but yourself so dont let it bother you that no one has notice yet. Be proud of your accomplishments so far. You are to be congratulated for what you've done! I had to lose over 30 pounds before even I started to notice it on myself! It will come. After a while people will begin to notice and start to compliment you. Some people who hadn't seen me for a while were afraid to say anything to me because they thought I may be losing weight because of an illness!

The important thing is to remember that you are doing this for you and because you want to be healthier! Just keep that in focus.

 

[sjms71]

Hi Dee! Thanks for joining the thread. You know what, you're not losing weight for anyone but yourself so dont let it bother you that no one has notice yet. Be proud of your accomplishments so far. You are to be congratulated for what you've done! I had to lose over 30 pounds before even I started to notice it on myself! It will come. After a while people will begin to notice and start to compliment you. Some people who hadn't seen me for a while were afraid to say anything to me because they thought I may be losing weight because of an illness!

The important thing is to remember that you are doing this for you and because you want to be healthier! Just keep that in focus.

This is so true. I've seen people that I haven't seen for a while and they say nothing. Not that I need a pat on the back. But that exact thing happened to DH's Aunt. She lost a lot of weight do to stage 4 cancer. She saw someone that she hadn't seen for a while and they told her she looked great and what did she do to lose the weight. Well, as you could imagine she said cancer. So, I always think of that.


You are doing this for you like PP said. I just bought another smaller size in a pair of shorts. Can't remember the last time I was in a 10!!! I started out at a tight 18. Keep up the good work everyone. Can't wait to hear everyone's weigh in results for this week.

 

[robinb]

I made a really big change this week. I went to the Simply Filling Technique (aka "Core") instead of counting points. I wasn't eating a lot of processed foods to begin with and I was ready to try it. I struggled a bit my first weekend (bratwurst and beer!) but things are looking up. I went to a play last night and we picnicked before the play. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough time to cook so we grabbed take out at Trader Joes. I got brown rice California Roll and brown rice Tuna rolls and both were "Filling Foods" so they were "free" to me. I am currently cooking some chicken on the grill and an "unstuffed zucchini salad" recipe I found on the SFT board on the WW site. I'll share it if it turns out good .

 

[LMO429]

Can I join in? I am in need of a good butt kickin and who better to do than you fellow WW'ers.

My name is Dee and I have been doing WW at work and using e-tools to track since October. I am pleased with the number of pounds I have lost. I am not pleased with how I look. Nobody has noticed that I have lost weight, or they are not saying anything. I have gone from a 26 to an 18. I obviously have a ways to go, but am not focusing on a number.

My issue comes from the fact that I do not work out (anymore). I hate to sweat so I am no longer walking anymore. My son gave me a free one month membership with a personal trainer to the gym. I cannot seem to find time to go. I had a goal for July 29th and it is not looking good. I wanted to be toner and instead I am getting flabbier. I want my hip to be a little smaller too as well as my gut. Now I have run out of "goog" excuses. I feel like I hit a brick wall and do not understand why I cannot break through it, climb over it or walk around it. ANYONE...please provide me som inspiration or a different perspective.

Would working out at home possibly help. I know it does for me. No more excuses about driving to and from a gym, worrying about what to wear or if people are looking at me. There are so many great workout dvds on the market that might fit your schedule.

the cold hard truth is having muscle makes you look thinner. and Im not talking about body building muscles. you just need to strength train 2 to 3 times a week to make so called problem areas take shape/or be the way you want them to be. dieting alone will not correct your hips or your stomach, only strength training with cardio will do that... the older you get the less muscle you will have. strength training decreases body fat and increases lean muscle mass..when you have lean muscle mass you actually burn MORE calories.

 

[LMO429]

Can I join in. I joined weight watchers online in 2008 and lost 25 pounds..recently I gained 12 of those back. I want to lose the 12 pounds in 12 weeks, which would be right before I go on my vacation at walt disney world.

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

Can I join in? I am in need of a good butt kickin and who better to do than you fellow WW'ers.

My name is Dee and I have been doing WW at work and using e-tools to track since October. I am pleased with the number of pounds I have lost. I am not pleased with how I look. Nobody has noticed that I have lost weight, or they are not saying anything. I have gone from a 26 to an 18. I obviously have a ways to go, but am not focusing on a number.

My issue comes from the fact that I do not work out (anymore). I hate to sweat so I am no longer walking anymore. My son gave me a free one month membership with a personal trainer to the gym. I cannot seem to find time to go. I had a goal for July 29th and it is not looking good. I wanted to be toner and instead I am getting flabbier. I want my hip to be a little smaller too as well as my gut. Now I have run out of "goog" excuses. I feel like I hit a brick wall and do not understand why I cannot break through it, climb over it or walk around it. ANYONE...please provide me som inspiration or a different perspective.

Consider working out at home with the exercises on Weight Watchers Website, try a Jillian Michael's workkout video, water aerobics at a local pool or gym. Swimming laps at a pool.

I too have been a little disappointed at people not noticing. But my husband notices so that means a lot to me. Some people may not say anything because they don't know what to say. Is your WW Leader encouraging?
Congratulations on getting down to a size 18!

 

[1DisneyQueen]

Hi Dee! Thanks for joining the thread. You know what, you're not losing weight for anyone but yourself so dont let it bother you that no one has notice yet. Be proud of your accomplishments so far. You are to be congratulated for what you've done! I had to lose over 30 pounds before even I started to notice it on myself! It will come. After a while people will begin to notice and start to compliment you. Some people who hadn't seen me for a while were afraid to say anything to me because they thought I may be losing weight because of an illness!

The important thing is to remember that you are doing this for you and because you want to be healthier! Just keep that in focus.

I am totaly doing it ofr me. I think I wanted or needed to validation that all I have done is visable. Sadly, I have lost over 70 lbs. I would think that would be visable. I have another 50 to lose before I am at goal. So the fact that I have lost half of me and no one notices, bothers me. I am trying to keep my eye on the goal. That is to be out of the 2's before my cruise. I have 63 days. I am very close to it and should be able to make it. Thanks for the words of encouragement. I am very pleased at what I have done. The fact that I can go to any store and buy clothes it both wonderful and overwhelming. I am used to shopping out of a catalog and buying mutiples of the same item in different colors.

Consider working out at home with the exercises on Weight Watchers Website, try a Jillian Michael's workkout video, water aerobics at a local pool or gym. Swimming laps at a pool.

I too have been a little disappointed at people not noticing. But my husband notices so that means a lot to me. Some people may not say anything because they don't know what to say. Is your WW Leader encouraging?
Congratulations on getting down to a size 18!

I was working out at home and power walking and jogging. I have lost interest. I know my son means well. He heard me talk about going and getting a personal trainer. I think I need to dig deep down inside and and myself why I am not making myself a priority.

Again thanks

 

[LMO429]

According to my weight I should have 20 points per day. I typically workout 6x a week for 45 mins to 1 hour.

My question is I feel like I always go over 20 points. Does anyone else go over the daily point allowance...is this ok encouraged? I never went to a live meeting before so I am not sure.

 

[OneBadApple]

According to my weight I should have 20 points per day. I typically workout 6x a week for 45 mins to 1 hour.

My question is I feel like I always go over 20 points. Does anyone else go over the daily point allowance...is this ok encouraged? I never went to a live meeting before so I am not sure.

I don't know if it is encouraged, but I give myself 2 points a day for working out, instead of counting my activity points. It seems the weeks that I counted all my APs, I didn't do well at all on the scale. My DPA was 18, but I used 20 and that worked great for me. I also used my flex points when needed.

 

[robinb]

According to my weight I should have 20 points per day. I typically workout 6x a week for 45 mins to 1 hour.

My question is I feel like I always go over 20 points. Does anyone else go over the daily point allowance...is this ok encouraged? I never went to a live meeting before so I am not sure.

Like someone else said earlier ... your 20 points is a MINIMUM not a MAXIMUM. If you eat too little you can stall yourself just as easily as eating too much. Add an average of 5 points per day from your Weekly points to your 20 Daily points and your are at 25 points (average) per day. Your activity level earns you a minimum of 3 points more per day to an average of 28 points per day when you work out. No wonder you can't stay below 20! Your body needs more fuel.

 

[LMO429]

Like someone else said earlier ... your 20 points is a MINIMUM not a MAXIMUM. If you eat too little you can stall yourself just as easily as eating too much. Add an average of 5 points per day from your Weekly points to your 20 Daily points and your are at 25 points (average) per day. Your activity level earns you a minimum of 3 points more per day to an average of 28 points per day when you work out. No wonder you can't stay below 20! Your body needs more fuel.

I have to agree with you...i think you have to account for the activity points in your daily allowance otherwise I would be starving myself.

I do weight watchers but I also have a body bugg which lets me know how many calories I have eaten for the day.

 

[tinkintraining]

I live in the UK and recently joined WW in anticipation of my trip to Disney in the next few weeks. I have lost 11lb in my first 3 weeks and hope to have lost a stone (14lb) by the time I hit Epcot.

I have been reading through the thread and your system of points counting sounds similar to ours. Whilst I do not intend to be actively point counting on my holiday I currently have good intentions to make "sensible" choices when choosing what I will eat at meal times albeit I currently go to bed every night dreaming of bread and butter pudding at Raglan Road!! My question is ..... can I buy such items as WW bread and yogurts etc in the supermarket. At least this way when I am in the villa it will help me eat more healthily? I assume you can get a plentiful supply of WW ready meals to throw in the microwave?

Sorry if you feel I am butting in not being American but I was just wondering.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I have to agree with you...i think you have to account for the activity points in your daily allowance otherwise I would be starving myself.

I do weight watchers but I also have a body bugg which lets me know how many calories I have eaten for the day.

We have to be careful though, because there is the tendency to over estimate how many points we have earned when we exercise. Sometimes it difficult to judge the intensity level. For example, just because we're sweating doesn't mean we're working hard -- maybe its just a hot day! It's also important to give your body the points in protein after exercising too!

 

[robinb]

I live in the UK and recently joined WW in anticipation of my trip to Disney in the next few weeks. I have lost 11lb in my first 3 weeks and hope to have lost a stone (14lb) by the time I hit Epcot.

I have been reading through the thread and your system of points counting sounds similar to ours. Whilst I do not intend to be actively point counting on my holiday I currently have good intentions to make "sensible" choices when choosing what I will eat at meal times albeit I currently go to bed every night dreaming of bread and butter pudding at Raglan Road!! My question is ..... can I buy such items as WW bread and yogurts etc in the supermarket. At least this way when I am in the villa it will help me eat more healthily? I assume you can get a plentiful supply of WW ready meals to throw in the microwave?

Sorry if you feel I am butting in not being American but I was just wondering.

You're not butting in at all! Congratulations on your great weight loss .

There is a large variety of WW products here in the US including yogurt and frozen meals. We don't have bread here but any high fiber low fat bread should do. I would suggest that you look at some of your favorites and write down the point values the bring your point calculator with you into the grocery store and select items with point values that are close. I personally eat very few WW branded items. I gave up the frozen meals months ago and I can find better tasting and cheaper alternatives than the WW items.

One thing to consider is that you don't deprive yourself or you will eat around what you really want trying to fill the emotional hole. In many cases you end up eating more calories trying to substitute other less satisfying foods than just eating what you want. So, have the bread pudding but have something lighter for dinner. Also consider if you will be satisfied with nuked frozen meals while everyone else eats "real" food. I see that the UK WW also has the "Simply Filling" Technique. You may want to talk to your leader to learn about it earlier than you normally would. Here in the US we learn about it in Week 6. Sticking to Filling Foods on vacation is a lot easier than counting points. If you do it for a couple of weeks before for go you should have the hang of it by the time your holiday starts.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I live in the UK and recently joined WW in anticipation of my trip to Disney in the next few weeks. I have lost 11lb in my first 3 weeks and hope to have lost a stone (14lb) by the time I hit Epcot.

I have been reading through the thread and your system of points counting sounds similar to ours. Whilst I do not intend to be actively point counting on my holiday I currently have good intentions to make "sensible" choices when choosing what I will eat at meal times albeit I currently go to bed every night dreaming of bread and butter pudding at Raglan Road!! My question is ..... can I buy such items as WW bread and yogurts etc in the supermarket. At least this way when I am in the villa it will help me eat more healthily? I assume you can get a plentiful supply of WW ready meals to throw in the microwave?

Sorry if you feel I am butting in not being American but I was just wondering.

Hi! Welcome to the thread. I'm not from the United States either. I'm Canadian.

You should be able to buy all sorts of Weight Watcher products in the stores in the US. We have lots available in Canada but the States has tonnes more. You can get frozen meals for the microwave, breads, bagels, wraps, yogurt, frozen desserts, ice cream treats, individually wrapped cookies and cakes, frozen breakfast meals -- just about anything you would need.

We can buy things like snack bars, smoothie mixes, candies and chip type snacks in our Canadian WW Centers that are not available in the grocery stores. This may be different in the US though, I'm not sure.

Congratulations on your 11 pound loss. I'm sure you'll get your 14 well before you hit EPCOT!

 

[robinb]

We can buy things like snack bars, smoothie mixes, candies and chip type snacks in our Canadian WW Centers that are not available in the grocery stores. This may be different in the US though, I'm not sure.

We have that stuff too.

I think this is the closest center to WDW (Hunter's Creek Plaza, zipcode 32837):
http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/...j7nmMKsD0RXakQP3riNEwoyGHL3XH55/R2YoRVnpxSQ==

 

[sjms71]

I live in the UK and recently joined WW in anticipation of my trip to Disney in the next few weeks. I have lost 11lb in my first 3 weeks and hope to have lost a stone (14lb) by the time I hit Epcot.

I have been reading through the thread and your system of points counting sounds similar to ours. Whilst I do not intend to be actively point counting on my holiday I currently have good intentions to make "sensible" choices when choosing what I will eat at meal times albeit I currently go to bed every night dreaming of bread and butter pudding at Raglan Road!! My question is ..... can I buy such items as WW bread and yogurts etc in the supermarket. At least this way when I am in the villa it will help me eat more healthily? I assume you can get a plentiful supply of WW ready meals to throw in the microwave?

Sorry if you feel I am butting in not being American but I was just wondering.

Welcome!!!! Lots of luck, keep us posted on your progress.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

You're not butting in at all! Congratulations on your great weight loss .

There is a large variety of WW products here in the US including yogurt and frozen meals. We don't have bread here but any high fiber low fat bread should do. I would suggest that you look at some of your favorites and write down the point values the bring your point calculator with you into the grocery store and select items with point values that are close. I personally eat very few WW branded items. I gave up the frozen meals months ago and I can find better tasting and cheaper alternatives than the WW items.

You don't have WW bread in the States?!!

 

[robinb]

You don't have WW bread in the States?!!

I guess we might somewhere but I have never seen it.

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

You don't have WW bread in the States?!!

I have seen it at my local Publix grocery store here in Georgia. You may be able to find it at the Publix near the WDW resort as well.