Weight Watchers Chat

[daisy2jae]

I've done WW before. I remember the first week or so being hard. Changing my bad habits with good ones. However I don't remember my head pounding like this. I'm trying to stay away from all pop. Training for the WDW 1/2 Marathon and pop is something I should stay away from. I'm thinking I may have to break down and drink a coke to get rid of this! I don't want to waste the points on it though. I'm also having one of those days where I want to cuddle with a blanket and some comfort food. I wish I didn't like sweets! It's only the 3rd day and I'm struggling to stay on track. I guess I'm just feeling sorry for myself.

 

[Brae's Mom]

Had a GREAT weekend. I'm expecting good things from the scale at my weigh in in the morning.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I've done WW before. I remember the first week or so being hard. Changing my bad habits with good ones. However I don't remember my head pounding like this. I'm trying to stay away from all pop. Training for the WDW 1/2 Marathon and pop is something I should stay away from. I'm thinking I may have to break down and drink a coke to get rid of this! I don't want to waste the points on it though. I'm also having one of those days where I want to cuddle with a blanket and some comfort food. I wish I didn't like sweets! It's only the 3rd day and I'm struggling to stay on track. I guess I'm just feeling sorry for myself.

Are you using your 35 Weekly Allowance Points? You could always dip into those if you need to.

 

[mrzrich]

I've done WW before. I remember the first week or so being hard. Changing my bad habits with good ones. However I don't remember my head pounding like this. I'm trying to stay away from all pop. Training for the WDW 1/2 Marathon and pop is something I should stay away from. I'm thinking I may have to break down and drink a coke to get rid of this! I don't want to waste the points on it though. I'm also having one of those days where I want to cuddle with a blanket and some comfort food. I wish I didn't like sweets! It's only the 3rd day and I'm struggling to stay on track. I guess I'm just feeling sorry for myself.

Can you share a typical day with us? Perhaps it would help us see where you are having trouble.

 

[Sandi]

Hi everyone,

My weekend was pretty good and my pre-pre weigh in showed a loss, but then I sort of blew it. Well not totally blew it I hope. I ate McDonalds. It's that time of the month and I'm just craving junk and comfort food, plus I'm insanely stressed and busy at work. Insanely busy. So I guess I'm just looking for some comfort. I knew I shouldn't have been ordering it when I was ordering it. And when I was eating it. But I did anyway. The plus is that I have not eaten many points up to that point yet so maybe I'm still sort of ok with my points, especially since I still have lots of my weekly allowance left although I don't want to use anymore of them this week. I think I will still be ok, but as I start losing more and more I don't think I'm going to be able to get away with these little slip ups during the week.

Don't beat yourself up. Life is full of challenges and learning to deal with them is how we grow. If you got back on track, you did not blow it.

 

[mrzrich]

Hi everyone,

My weekend was pretty good and my pre-pre weigh in showed a loss, but then I sort of blew it. Well not totally blew it I hope. I ate McDonalds. It's that time of the month and I'm just craving junk and comfort food, plus I'm insanely stressed and busy at work. Insanely busy. So I guess I'm just looking for some comfort. I knew I shouldn't have been ordering it when I was ordering it. And when I was eating it. But I did anyway. The plus is that I have not eaten many points up to that point yet so maybe I'm still sort of ok with my points, especially since I still have lots of my weekly allowance left although I don't want to use anymore of them this week. I think I will still be ok, but as I start losing more and more I don't think I'm going to be able to get away with these little slip ups during the week.

Track the slip up, account for it. You may be ok with your weeklies and APs. If not, brush yourself off and pick yourself up. It was just one meal in a week of good eating.


I eat a McDonalds at least once a week. I have a small Hamburger 5pts (49 cents Sun and Wed here!) and Apple dippers. (1pt without the dip 2 pts with the dip)

My job has me on the road all day. I usually try to pack lunch, but some days are crazy. I have a "go to" meal at every Fast Food place in town. That way if I am stuck at lunchtime I know before I step in the door what I am going to order and how many points.

Subway - I usually get a turkey with lots of veggies and no cheese, no mayo and no oil. If I have the points to spare I get Baked Lays, if not I get apple slices.

Taco Bell - Fresco Taco 3 pts (I often get 2)

Burger King - Whopper Jr no Mayo 6pts with apple fries (like the dippers)

Steak and Shake- 2 mini shooters (3 pts each) with apples and grapes

Wendy's - Small Chili 4 pts or large chili 7pts or jr. hamburger 5pts (usually have with side salad with light ranch)

 

[sjms71]

Hey all sounds like everyone had a pretty ok weekend food wise. Can't wait to read about all your successes on the scale this week. Stay motivated everyone .

 

[Brae's Mom]

Hey all sounds like everyone had a pretty ok weekend food wise. Can't wait to read about all your successes on the scale this week. Stay motivated everyone .

Hope you're having a great vacation. Eat a butterfinger cupcake for me.......or maybe just a bite!!!!! Thanks for your updates......sounds like you are making great choices and even exercising while there. I hope I can do that when I go next June. Can't wait to hear all about your trip. Are you doing a trip report?

 

[natashag76]

Hi everybody!
Just wanted to say hello and share a bit. This a.m. I stepped on my scale just to see how my 1st week has been (my official WI is tomorrow a.m.) and according to my scale I'm down 4.5!! Hopefully the WW scale agrees tomorrow

 

[Brae's Mom]

Just got back from weigh in. I'm down 8 lbs. 14 pounds in two week ain't too shabby. But I know this won't continue, so I'm just happy to be having it at the start becasue it is keeping my spirits up.

natashag76: congrats.....good luck at your weigh in tomorrow. Doesn't it feel great when the scale likes you!!!!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Hi everybody!
Just wanted to say hello and share a bit. This a.m. I stepped on my scale just to see how my 1st week has been (my official WI is tomorrow a.m.) and according to my scale I'm down 4.5!! Hopefully the WW scale agrees tomorrow

Excellent!!! Cant wait to hear the official news tomorrow.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Just got back from weigh in. I'm down 8 lbs. 14 pounds in two week ain't too shabby. But I know this won't continue, so I'm just happy to be having it at the start becasue it is keeping my spirits up.

8 pounds??!?!?! WOW! I can't even imagine how thrilled you must have been when they told you that! That's an amazing amount for your second week. You certainly must be doing something right. Congratulations, that just awesome!

 

[Wonders10]

Thanks everyone for the encouragment...a small update. I did track all of my McD's meal, had to dip into the weekly points a little bit but I'm proud that I counted it and didn't let myself ruin the day even more. Today has been better although all I want to do is snack. I think that is again due to stress and also due to the fact that I was in student meetings the majority of the day and didn't have time to do my usually morning munchies and lunch routine. Although I did have all of those packed with me in my classroom, I just had about 15 minutes to scarf down my sandwich before I had to get back to meetings. Even still, I'm okay with my points. I'm struggling this week to get my water in...for some reason I can't seem to find the time to drink it, like I've been doing. And I've been trying to stop drinking a lot past 8 because then I have to wake up in the middle of the night and go to the bathroom and I hate that. All in all, this is just a really stressful week for me, workwise, and even with my McD's yesterday, I'm super proud of myself for staying on track, journaling and counting all the points and not letting one slip up ruin my whole day or week. That's how I know I'm really in it this time. For the record, I have not been able to stay on points for more than a week in over a year. And even then, I think I struggled. But I really feel differently about things this time. It's been about 5 weeks since I started.

 

[Brae's Mom]

8 pounds??!?!?! WOW! I can't even imagine how thrilled you must have been when they told you that! That's an amazing amount for your second week. You certainly must be doing something right. Congratulations, that just awesome!

Ya I was pretty excited about it.....I still can't believe it. I know that it won't be like that every week though so I am just enjoying it while it lasts.

 

[robinb]

I've done WW before. I remember the first week or so being hard. Changing my bad habits with good ones. However I don't remember my head pounding like this. I'm trying to stay away from all pop. Training for the WDW 1/2 Marathon and pop is something I should stay away from. I'm thinking I may have to break down and drink a coke to get rid of this! I don't want to waste the points on it though. I'm also having one of those days where I want to cuddle with a blanket and some comfort food. I wish I didn't like sweets! It's only the 3rd day and I'm struggling to stay on track. I guess I'm just feeling sorry for myself.

Did you cut out all caffeine, sugar and white carbs? I ask because I had the same symptoms when I did Atkins a couple years ago. It's kind of like a carb detox. If that's it, it will pass in a couple of days and you'll feel 1000% better when it's done.

 

[lizzyb]

Just rejoined ww online last night. I find it hard to watch what I eat when I am not logging. I've got 15lbs to lose. Wish me luck!

 

[Brae's Mom]

Just rejoined ww online last night. I find it hard to watch what I eat when I am not logging. I've got 15lbs to lose. Wish me luck!

and good luck!!

 

[perdidobay]

Hi everyone,
I just joined WW online today. Still learning my way around the website.
Any tips from you all will be appreciated! I just had a snack of baby carrots-are they really no points? How is that possible?
I'm about to do 30 minutes on an eliptical machine...I did 30 minutes yesterday and am going to have to work through the soreness I have today. My short term goal is 5% weight loss like they recommend, but long term is to lose 50 lbs, which would put me right in the middle of my recommended weight range.

Reading through some of this thread has given me plenty of motivation- thanks all of you for sharing your experience!

 

[robinb]

Just rejoined ww online last night. I find it hard to watch what I eat when I am not logging. I've got 15lbs to lose. Wish me luck!

Hi everyone,
I just joined WW online today.

Welcome!

Still learning my way around the website.
Any tips from you all will be appreciated! I just had a snack of baby carrots-are they really no points? How is that possible?

1 point is approximately 50 calories give or take depending on the fat and fiber content. 1 cup of carrots is 52 calories but has 3.5 g of fiber. That fiber lowers the point value from 1 to 0. People on WW figure out pretty quickly that higher fiber foods have lower point values. Which is a good thing since higher fiber foods keep you fuller longer.

 

[perdidobay]

Thanks for the welcome, and explaining the carrots for me. I love raw califlower, I hope it is high in fiber too. Now I'm off the read more of the website!