Weight Watchers Chat

[CdnBuzzFan]

I weighed in this morning and I'm down 3.2 pounds for the week!!!! I have 4.2 pounds and 6 weeks left. Almost half way to my 8 lbs in 8 weeks goal. I think that posting to and reading this thread every day or so helped me to keep my focus. Thanks everyone for posting.

This week is going to be a little tougher then last week. DS is in a Vacation Bible School this week and they're inviting the parents to their BBQ on Friday for lunch and we're going to my FIL's for the weekend. I always find it challenging to stick to my points when someone else is cooking for me. Wish me luck.

 

[OneBadApple]

I weighed in this morning and I'm down 3.2 pounds for the week!!!! I have 4.2 pounds and 6 weeks left. Almost half way to my 8 lbs in 8 weeks goal. I think that posting to and reading this thread every day or so helped me to keep my focus. Thanks everyone for posting.

This week is going to be a little tougher then last week. DS is in a Vacation Bible School this week and they're inviting the parents to their BBQ on Friday for lunch and we're going to my FIL's for the weekend. I always find it challenging to stick to my points when someone else is cooking for me. Wish me luck.

Congrats!!!!!!

I know they always tell you to eat something before going somewhere where you are unsure of the food, but I find that I end up ending twice.

Just be mindful of portion sizes and make sure to write everything down. Scope out all your options before you start eating and try to to get some healthy options.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Congrats!!!!!!


Just be mindful of portion sizes and make sure to write everything down. Scope out all your options before you start eating and try to to get some healthy options.

My FIL is a really good cook and it's hard sometimes to make decisions with my head and not with my stomach! I dont take my tracker with my when we go there but I'll have my points clicker with me. I love that little thing!

 

[sjms71]

I weighed in this morning and I'm down 3.2 pounds for the week!!!! I have 4.2 pounds and 6 weeks left. Almost half way to my 8 lbs in 8 weeks goal. I think that posting to and reading this thread every day or so helped me to keep my focus. Thanks everyone for posting.

This week is going to be a little tougher then last week. DS is in a Vacation Bible School this week and they're inviting the parents to their BBQ on Friday for lunch and we're going to my FIL's for the weekend. I always find it challenging to stick to my points when someone else is cooking for me. Wish me luck.

Wow!! Congrats, what are you doing? I walk 3-5 miles a day and stay within my points and eat healthy within my point and I'm lucky if I hit a lost over 1lb. Good job. I weigh in tomorrow morning so, we will see.

 

[Sandi]

Wow!! Congrats, what are you doing? I walk 3-5 miles a day and stay within my points and eat healthy within my point and I'm lucky if I hit a lost over 1lb. Good job. I weigh in tomorrow morning so, we will see.

I don't know what she's doing, but I'm in the boat with you. Two weeks ago I was perfect in terms of exercise and eating. I think I had something like 40 activity points for the week -- we did lots of hiking and biking and it added up. I also did not use all of the weekly discretionary points -- hardly any, in fact. After that week, I GAINED 0.2 lbs. I was so disappointed. But, my leader reminded me that one week does not reflect reality. Well, this week, I used all my discretionary points and didn't get in as much exercise and activity points, but I LOST 1.6 lbs.

You will definitely appreciate this week's theme. I went to my meeting today and it reinforced the "non scale victories."

Good luck tomorrow!

 

[sjms71]

I don't know what she's doing, but I'm in the boat with you. Two weeks ago I was perfect in terms of exercise and eating. I think I had something like 40 activity points for the week -- we did lots of hiking and biking and it added up. I also did not use all of the weekly discretionary points -- hardly any, in fact. After that week, I GAINED 0.2 lbs. I was so disappointed. But, my leader reminded me that one week does not reflect reality. Well, this week, I used all my discretionary points and didn't get in as much exercise and activity points, but I LOST 1.6 lbs.

You will definitely appreciate this week's theme. I went to my meeting today and it reinforced the "non scale victories."

Good luck tomorrow!

Cool! Thanks for the encouragement, I love my meetings. Last week I was up .2 which I never have a gain. For me a lost is a lost but evey once in a while I'd like something more than 1lb. I'll post my results tomorrow, congrats on the 1.6

 

[disykat]

Wow!! Congrats, what are you doing? I walk 3-5 miles a day and stay within my points and eat healthy within my point and I'm lucky if I hit a lost over 1lb. Good job. I weigh in tomorrow morning so, we will see.

Me too! I've been a little surprised by how slow going this is going this time for me, but if I average all the weeks it's still slightly over a pound a week. I stalled out at about 15 pounds lost and lost .2 every week for three weeks! I was being perfectly on program too. I'm finally catching up with some bigger losses. I'm hoping for my 10% goal tomorrow and maybe a 20 lb. overall loss the next week. Next week will be 16 weeks and I really wanted to be 20 lbs down before I received my "stay and succeed!"

 

[sjms71]

Me too! I've been a little surprised by how slow going this is going this time for me, but if I average all the weeks it's still slightly over a pound a week. I stalled out at about 15 pounds lost and lost .2 every week for three weeks! I was being perfectly on program too. I'm finally catching up with some bigger losses. I'm hoping for my 10% goal tomorrow and maybe a 20 lb. overall loss the next week. Next week will be 16 weeks and I really wanted to be 20 lbs down before I received my "stay and succeed!"

Good for you!!! You are coming up on some great milestones, you can do it. I'm not complaining, I have lost 43 lbs since the end of October, but I want to hit 50 by our Disney vacation in September and I want to make life time by my 40th in March. I think my average is 1lb a week too. I have a feeling I will miss my next 5lbs (45 lost) by just .2 tomorrow.

 

[Sandi]

Good for you!!! You are coming up on some great milestones, you can do it. I'm not complaining, I have lost 43 lbs since the end of October, but I want to hit 50 by our Disney vacation in September and I want to make life time by my 40th in March. I think my average is 1lb a week too. I have a feeling I will miss my next 5lbs (45 lost) by just .2 tomorrow.

You can do it!

 

[disykat]

I have a feeling I will miss my next 5lbs (45 lost) by just .2 tomorrow.

Weigh as close to naked as possible!

 

[OneBadApple]

For those that have stalled or are only small small losses, try mixing up the number of points you use a day. One day, use a high number and then the next day just stick to your minimum. Throw in some days using a mid range of points.

 

[tinkintraining]

Thanks CdnbuzzFan and robinb - good to know there are some products in the supermarkets if I need them.

Bread is one of my main enemies which is why an alternative is a bonus and thank you for the location of the local meeting but I think I will give it a miss the couple of weeks I am there - I am sure to gain some weight, which I am OK about, but if I see it on the scales I will feel guilty before I have to be.

1lb closer to my holiday target this week. Well done everyone else - keep up the good work.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I weigh in tomorrow morning so, we will see.

So....how did it go this morning?

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I don't know what she's doing, but I'm in the boat with you. Two weeks ago I was perfect in terms of exercise and eating. I think I had something like 40 activity points for the week -- we did lots of hiking and biking and it added up. I also did not use all of the weekly discretionary points -- hardly any, in fact. After that week, I GAINED 0.2 lbs. I was so disappointed. But, my leader reminded me that one week does not reflect reality. Well, this week, I used all my discretionary points and didn't get in as much exercise and activity points, but I LOST 1.6 lbs.

You will definitely appreciate this week's theme. I went to my meeting today and it reinforced the "non scale victories."

Congratulations on your 1.6 lbs! I hope you're not eating all of those activity points. We only get a max of 4 per day!

Are you tracking? Is it possible that you may be eating more point than you think you are?

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Me too! I've been a little surprised by how slow going this is going this time for me, but if I average all the weeks it's still slightly over a pound a week. I stalled out at about 15 pounds lost and lost .2 every week for three weeks! I was being perfectly on program too. I'm finally catching up with some bigger losses. I'm hoping for my 10% goal tomorrow and maybe a 20 lb. overall loss the next week. Next week will be 16 weeks and I really wanted to be 20 lbs down before I received my "stay and succeed!"

Slightly over a pound a week is excellent! That's over 52 lbs in a year and that's an awesome achievement! I hope you've reached your 10% today. Lots of luck on your 16th week goal, too. Post here if you need some cheering on. We'd love to hear how it's going.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

1lb closer to my holiday target this week. Well done everyone else - keep up the good work.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Good for you!!! You are coming up on some great milestones, you can do it. I'm not complaining, I have lost 43 lbs since the end of October, but I want to hit 50 by our Disney vacation in September and I want to make life time by my 40th in March. I think my average is 1lb a week too. I have a feeling I will miss my next 5lbs (45 lost) by just .2 tomorrow.

Stay focused -- you can make this happen!

 

[Sandi]

Congratulations on your 1.6 lbs! I hope you're not eating all of those activity points. We only get a max of 4 per day!

Are you tracking? Is it possible that you may be eating more point than you think you are?

I track online and through that system you have to use up all of your 35 weekly point before you use the activity points. So, during that one week I had a 0.2 gain, I had only used about 15 of the 35 weekly points and none of the 40 activity points. So, it was just a blip week.

I love online tracking. I can do it from my computers at work and home and also on my Blackberry. Much easier than writing things down.

 

[disykat]

I got my 10%! I actually lost 2 full pounds so that makes 20 by next week only .6 away. I should be able to do that - but I'm also trying to be realistic knowing that bigger losses are often followed by smaller ones.

I rewarded myself by buying the big measuring spoons. It kind of cracks me up that when my kids set the table they know to put a 1/2 c measuring cup by my place! I'm saving them a step.

 

[sjms71]

Stay focused -- you can make this happen!

Sorry, first chance to sit down and post today so I am down......1.2 Yeah. I am happy with that. So, ideally I have 9 weigh ins before vacation and would like to be down 8 more pounds.