Weight Watchers Chat

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I hit the 10% weight loss milestone today. So happy!

 

[robinb]

Well, I jumped the gun thinking I was up yesterday. I am glad I didn't just eat my head off in frustration since I actually LOST 1.4 lbs .

I hit the 10% weight loss milestone today. So happy!

Yippie!! That 10% is my "goal weight" in the WW online weight tracker tools. I'm about another 4-5 lbs away.


pjlla: Yes, the recipe was pretty good, although I was wrong about the point value. It was more than 5 points per serving. I think it was 8 with ground beef. I substituted tofu because my DD is a vegetarian, but I followed the recipe except I added the whole 1.5 cups of ricotta cheese in the container instead of only 1 cup. I wasn't going to use the left-over cheese for anything else. Next time I will add spinach, mushrooms and zucchini to at least the adult half of it since it was a bit bland.

lpizzuro123: Congratulations on joining WW and our little group! I could never do a Monday meeting because of the weekend. I tend to eat most of my weekly points over the weekend and then crack down on myself the rest of the week until my Friday weigh-in. Is there another meeting later in the week that would work for you? I guess Mondays work for some people because they need to feel accountable over the weekend. I prefer to relax the weekend and be more accountable the rest of the week.

littlemermaidlvr: I think that one of the things that we will eventually learn (and the lifetime members can help me out here) is knowing what it feels like to be satisfied and stop eating something earlier than we do now. I think measuring is a great way to start to learn that we don't need to eat the whole bunch of grapes to feel satisfied. I actually left part of a steak on my plate this week ... and I counted the set points for it and could have eaten the whole thing for the same number of points if I wanted to. BUT ... I didn't want to and that was a big breakthrough for me.


Congratulations to everyone who is also back on track and a welcome to the new people!

BTW, the snack idea on the fridge is a good one ... I think I'll try it!

 

[lpizzuro123]

I definately understand about the weekend. We will see what happens - this is my first weekend. The Monday meetings are a lunch time and they are about a 5 minute walk from my office - so I really would love to stay with that one. The other meetings are closer to my house but after work - I love getting it over with at lunch time - after work - one is at 5:30 - too early for me to make aftef work and one is at 6:30 - I could make this one but I hate getting home so late and I refuse to do a Saturday meeting and mess up my weekend.

I will let you know how my Monday lunch time meeting works this coming Monday.

Linda

 

[pjlla]

Well, I jumped the gun thinking I was up yesterday. I am glad I didn't just eat my head off in frustration since I actually LOST 1.4 lbs .

Yippie!! That 10% is my "goal weight" in the WW online weight tracker tools. I'm about another 4-5 lbs away.


pjlla: Yes, the recipe was pretty good, although I was wrong about the point value. It was more than 5 points per serving. I think it was 8 with ground beef. I substituted tofu because my DD is a vegetarian, but I followed the recipe except I added the whole 1.5 cups of ricotta cheese in the container instead of only 1 cup. I wasn't going to use the left-over cheese for anything else. Next time I will add spinach, mushrooms and zucchini to at least the adult half of it since it was a bit bland.

lpizzuro123: Congratulations on joining WW and our little group! I could never do a Monday meeting because of the weekend. I tend to eat most of my weekly points over the weekend and then crack down on myself the rest of the week until my Friday weigh-in. Is there another meeting later in the week that would work for you? I guess Mondays work for some people because they need to feel accountable over the weekend. I prefer to relax the weekend and be more accountable the rest of the week.

littlemermaidlvr: I think that one of the things that we will eventually learn (and the lifetime members can help me out here) is knowing what it feels like to be satisfied and stop eating something earlier than we do now. I think measuring is a great way to start to learn that we don't need to eat the whole bunch of grapes to feel satisfied. I actually left part of a steak on my plate this week ... and I counted the set points for it and could have eaten the whole thing for the same number of points if I wanted to. BUT ... I didn't want to and that was a big breakthrough for me.

Congratulations to everyone who is also back on track and a welcome to the new people!

BTW, the snack idea on the fridge is a good one ... I think I'll try it!

I actually made a comment to my Mom over the weekend about that "full" feeling. I actually get a bit panicky now when I have that feeling, so it is RARE for me to overeat at a particular meal. I am so used to that "just barely satisfied" feeling, that when I feel really full I start to feel VERY guilty and panicky and a worried about the next weigh-in. It sounds a bit "going off the deep end" psychologically, but I think it is working for me as far as keeping me from going hog wild when encountering temptations...........P

 

[mrzrich]

Got back on program Wednesday. I have over 100 lbs to lose and a very stressful job.

Today I had 2 Fresco Tacos for lunch. 3 points each. They were pretty good. I had some grapes too. Kept me full till dinner.

I need to get moving. My dream is to do the Disney 1/2 Marathon. I hope I have it in me!

 

[GSD4ME]

Having kind of a blah week - not that I've been terribly bad, but it's that time of the month and I'm just not feeling the energy or motivation, you know? Definitely want to hit the treadmill today, though, because I skipped it the last two days. Don't know if I really want to weigh myself tomorrow . . . I'm just feeling all kinds of bloated - LOL!!

I tried a new recipe that I'm sure many of you have already heard of, but wanted to put it out there for those who haven't. I made a chocolate cake using only a can of Diet Coke added to the mix - no eggs or oil. IT WAS DELICIOUS!!!!

I was a little skeptical at first - I mean, how can I add just a can of Diet Coke and have it turn out tasting like a cake?? But, that's all you add and then make it according to the directions from there. It's actually more moist and somewhat lighter than regular cake.

For points purposes, you DO have to take into account the fat and calories in the mix. I used the Duncan Hines Chocolate Fudge, I believe. In any event, it had the lowest fat and calories I could find in a mix, and it ended up being 3 points per piece - that is if you cut a 9x13 cake into 12 pieces. I even took it to work since a couple of the other girls are doing WW, too and everyone loved it (my DH was upset when he saw that I was taking it to work because he tasted it and thought it was great, too - I assured him that I could make another one, though - LOL!).

Busy weekend ahead - going to see "Fiddler on the Roof" at the National Theater in DC this afternoon, participating in a Theatre and Puppets show at church tonight, have to sing at 2 church services tomorrow, directing my children's choirs at both services as well, going to lunch with friends tomorrow after church, and then have 2 praise band rehearsals tomorrow evening. So . . . if I'm going to get those miles done on the treadmill, I'd better get to it!

Hope everyone has a terrific weekend and keep up the good work!

Tena

 

[pjlla]

Having kind of a blah week - not that I've been terribly bad, but it's that time of the month and I'm just not feeling the energy or motivation, you know? Definitely want to hit the treadmill today, though, because I skipped it the last two days. Don't know if I really want to weigh myself tomorrow . . . I'm just feeling all kinds of bloated - LOL!!

I tried a new recipe that I'm sure many of you have already heard of, but wanted to put it out there for those who haven't. I made a chocolate cake using only a can of Diet Coke added to the mix - no eggs or oil. IT WAS DELICIOUS!!!!

I was a little skeptical at first - I mean, how can I add just a can of Diet Coke and have it turn out tasting like a cake?? But, that's all you add and then make it according to the directions from there. It's actually more moist and somewhat lighter than regular cake.

For points purposes, you DO have to take into account the fat and calories in the mix. I used the Duncan Hines Chocolate Fudge, I believe. In any event, it had the lowest fat and calories I could find in a mix, and it ended up being 3 points per piece - that is if you cut a 9x13 cake into 12 pieces. I even took it to work since a couple of the other girls are doing WW, too and everyone loved it (my DH was upset when he saw that I was taking it to work because he tasted it and thought it was great, too - I assured him that I could make another one, though - LOL!).

Busy weekend ahead - going to see "Fiddler on the Roof" at the National Theater in DC this afternoon, participating in a Theatre and Puppets show at church tonight, have to sing at 2 church services tomorrow, directing my children's choirs at both services as well, going to lunch with friends tomorrow after church, and then have 2 praise band rehearsals tomorrow evening. So . . . if I'm going to get those miles done on the treadmill, I'd better get to it!

Hope everyone has a terrific weekend and keep up the good work!

Tena

I wonder if it would work with seltzer?? I gave up diet coke over two years ago and I try to avoid the aspartame whenever possible. But it is probably mostly the carbonation that works with the cake mix, so maybe seltzer would work! I might have to give it a try later! Thanks for the idea. I had heard it before, but had forgotten about it.

You sound so busy with the directing and singing. That must keep you very busy. I always wanted to sing with our church's worship team, but I never got up the nerve to ask. I sing reasonably well (well, I did in high school anyhow, when I sang with a competition choir! ).

You might feel less bloated if you hit the TM for a good walk. And push the water over the next day or two... that might help things.

I'm doing reasonably well this week. I had a small loss, but I'm okay with that. I only have a bit left to lose, so I don't expect any big numbers any more..... even a pound lost is exciting these days!

I hope every one has a super day!...................P

 

[joha]

Having kind of a blah week - not that I've been terribly bad, but it's that time of the month and I'm just not feeling the energy or motivation, you know? Definitely want to hit the treadmill today, though, because I skipped it the last two days. Don't know if I really want to weigh myself tomorrow . . . I'm just feeling all kinds of bloated - LOL!!


Tena

Same here!
Went to my meeting today...lost 1.2 lbs this week...
My weight loss seems to be so minimal compared to my fellow weight watchers, but can't complain too much, need to step it up and become more active and eat more veggies.

Have a great week everybody

 

[GSD4ME]

You sound so busy with the directing and singing. That must keep you very busy. I always wanted to sing with our church's worship team, but I never got up the nerve to ask. I sing reasonably well (well, I did in high school anyhow, when I sang with a competition choir! ).

You might feel less bloated if you hit the TM for a good walk. And push the water over the next day or two... that might help things.

Yeah, I am pretty involved at church . . . I love working with the kids - I work with 5 year olds through high school seniors since we have 2 children's choirs and a youth praise band. I also sing in the adult praise band and the Chancel Choir. Keeps me out of trouble, I guess - LOL!! I think you should go for it, P, and sing with your worship team. I'm sure they'd LOVE to have you join them!

I actually did a quick couple miles on the treadmill . . . my body actually kind of ENJOYED the running since I hadn't done it for a couple days. Tomorrow, I'll get on the elliptical for about 45 minutes before I get ready for church. And, I suppose I will weigh myself tomorrow . . . maybe.

We just got home from the Theatre and Puppet show at church. Our youth have a puppet ministry and they did a bunch of different skits, including 3 using black light. They were really cool! My husband and I acted in the original play they did. It was a fun night!

Okay, just about time to go to bed so I will be ready for the long day tomorrow. Hope everyone's enjoying their weekend!

Tena

P.S. - "Fiddler on the Roof" was fantastic, too!!

 

[Nichol]

Hello Everyone! I am new to this thread. I have spent some time this afternoon reading up on this thread - everyone seems very enthusiastic & supportive!

I am considering joining WW online. I have done the WW program before several years ago with success. For reasons I cannot answer (not even to myself) I slacked off of the program and eventually gained back the 30+ pounds that I had lost. My life is in a new direction now. I feel focused and ready to take my life back! I cannot let this excess weight get the best of me! I am getting married in October to the most wonderful man. He is very supportive of me and my interest to lose weight. While I know I cannot lose the amount of weight that I would like to for the wedding, I would like to begin my lifetime journey of a healthier me.

Does anyone have any suggestions/advice for WW online vs Meetings? I have never done WW online before. Any tips or pointers would be appreciated!

 

[littlemermaidlvr]

I actually made a comment to my Mom over the weekend about that "full" feeling. I actually get a bit panicky now when I have that feeling, so it is RARE for me to overeat at a particular meal. I am so used to that "just barely satisfied" feeling, that when I feel really full I start to feel VERY guilty and panicky and a worried about the next weigh-in. It sounds a bit "going off the deep end" psychologically, but I think it is working for me as far as keeping me from going hog wild when encountering temptations...........P

I think about "going off the deep end" too sometimes when I'm eating or even just THINKING about eating too much, but I know that I eat all of my points and try to tell myself that as long as I'm within my points, the overfull feeling doesn't matter. And it's hard because at first I always wanted that full feeling, and now I'm working on recognizing the "I'm comfortable" feeling.

 

[VernRDH]

Hello Everyone! I am new to this thread. I have spent some time this afternoon reading up on this thread - everyone seems very enthusiastic & supportive!

I am considering joining WW online. I have done the WW program before several years ago with success. For reasons I cannot answer (not even to myself) I slacked off of the program and eventually gained back the 30+ pounds that I had lost. My life is in a new direction now. I feel focused and ready to take my life back! I cannot let this excess weight get the best of me! I am getting married in October to the most wonderful man. He is very supportive of me and my interest to lose weight. While I know I cannot lose the amount of weight that I would like to for the wedding, I would like to begin my lifetime journey of a healthier me.

Does anyone have any suggestions/advice for WW online vs Meetings? I have never done WW online before. Any tips or pointers would be appreciated!

Welcome! While I can't help with the meetings vs. online issue (I do WW on my own, have the books and find a lot of info online), I can tell you that you can do this!! I think you might be able to lose 30 lbs by October (that is about 5 lbs per month, very doable). I am 42 lbs from goal, and am going to be there by my birthday in November.

My SIL does the meetings, she needs the accountability of going and weighing in. I am okay on my own, but I do a journal here on WISH that a few friends check in on so I have my accountability that way. So which is right for you would depend what you think you need.

Either way, good luck on your journey and stop in for encouragement and support.

 

[qtwns]

Hello Everyone! I am new to this thread. I have spent some time this afternoon reading up on this thread - everyone seems very enthusiastic & supportive!

I am considering joining WW online. I have done the WW program before several years ago with success. For reasons I cannot answer (not even to myself) I slacked off of the program and eventually gained back the 30+ pounds that I had lost. My life is in a new direction now. I feel focused and ready to take my life back! I cannot let this excess weight get the best of me! I am getting married in October to the most wonderful man. He is very supportive of me and my interest to lose weight. While I know I cannot lose the amount of weight that I would like to for the wedding, I would like to begin my lifetime journey of a healthier me.

Does anyone have any suggestions/advice for WW online vs Meetings? I have never done WW online before. Any tips or pointers would be appreciated!

I love WW On line. I've done the meetings, but they aren't for me. The on line tools are wonderful. The message boards are great. I also have the app on my iPhone. You can get a free one week trial of the on line service to see if it is something that would work for you. Regardless--Good Luck!

 

[MrsKreamer]

I lost last week! 3.6 pounds, which brings me to 16.2. This week is goning to be tough....I am craving all kinds of bad stuff which means I am probably PMSing....

 

[robinb]

I lost last week! 3.6 pounds, which brings me to 16.2. This week is goning to be tough....I am craving all kinds of bad stuff which means I am probably PMSing....

Wow! Congratulations! That's all from early May? You rock!

Meeting v/s Online: I am one of those people who needs to go to a meeting. If I skip I just don't feel "right" the rest of the week. I think that I will go online and do what I need to do but I just don't have the same motivation as I would if I had gone to the meeting. I guess it's part accountability, part owning up to my mistakes and part celebrating my accomplishments with others and part motivation for the next week. It certainly helps that I like the group of people at my meeting and I really like my leader.

 

[lpizzuro123]

Weighing in at lunch - I had a good first week and got on the scale once in the middle of the week and things were down. Unfortunately, we were out all day yesterday and I was great at lunch but had Chinese for dinner - not alot - but they do say with Chinese food you retain water. We will have to see what happens later.

Linda

 

[pjlla]

Hello Everyone! I am new to this thread. I have spent some time this afternoon reading up on this thread - everyone seems very enthusiastic & supportive!

I am considering joining WW online. I have done the WW program before several years ago with success. For reasons I cannot answer (not even to myself) I slacked off of the program and eventually gained back the 30+ pounds that I had lost. My life is in a new direction now. I feel focused and ready to take my life back! I cannot let this excess weight get the best of me! I am getting married in October to the most wonderful man. He is very supportive of me and my interest to lose weight. While I know I cannot lose the amount of weight that I would like to for the wedding, I would like to begin my lifetime journey of a healthier me.

Does anyone have any suggestions/advice for WW online vs Meetings? I have never done WW online before. Any tips or pointers would be appreciated!

Well... you know yourself best. Would you do better with the accountability of a meeting with real people? Or would you be okay "going it alone" so to speak? I attend many, many meetings over the years and really loved them. I like the people and I had found a great leader. But when I would miss a meeting, it was like giving myself "permission" to fall off plan. And then one week would lead to another... and then I didn't want to go because I knew the scale would be up... so I would skip another meeting and tell myself that I would buckle down and lose the weight and go back next week without a gain... but of course, I wouldn't get back on plan and the cycle would just keep going. One time a few years ago I bought a three month pass... and only made it to ONE meeting for the entire three months! What a waste of money!

So I decided to go it on my own this time. No WW online, no meetings. I had the information, the books, the points sliders, and the knowledge. I just needed to apply it. And I am doing really well (if I may say so myself!) doing it on my own! I LOVE the encouragement I find here on the WISH boards and that has really helped tremendously. But I am really empowered by the knowledge that I can do it MYSELF!!

Thirty pounds in 5 months is definitely doable. When I re-started this journey in January of 2008, I was able to lose about 35 pounds by mid-April. I was diligent with my food journaling and such, but I had an initial mini-goal and I achieved that initial goal. You CAN do it!

Come join us over at the BL challenge if you would like! You would be welcomed.

Weighing in at lunch - I had a good first week and got on the scale once in the middle of the week and things were down. Unfortunately, we were out all day yesterday and I was great at lunch but had Chinese for dinner - not alot - but they do say with Chinese food you retain water. We will have to see what happens later.

Linda

Keeping my fingers crossed for you for a great first weigh-in!


I hope everyone is doing well today. I had a good weekend. I used a big chunk of my Flex points on cookie dough on Saturday, but I've still got enough for the week. I need to have a good week because we will be heading into school vacation week, my scrapping convention weekend, and my Disney trip soon and I don't want a gain before any of that!! ........P

 

[robinb]

I made something really yummy last night:

Laughing Cow Alfredo Sauce

6 wedges Lite Laughing Cow cheese
1 C milk
1 T light butter
1 T Parmesan cheese
1 t garlic powder

In medium sized saucepan, combine all ingredients over a low heat, until everything is melted and is velvety smooth (approximately 20 minutes). Serve immediately over hot cooked pasta of your choice.

Makes 1 cup sauce.
Number of Servings: 4
Points per serving: 2

I used a combination of regular lite LC cheese and the french onion and I served it with 3 oz of whole wheat linguine, broccoli (thrown into the water with the pasta at the end of cooking) and a chicken breast "grilled" on my George Foreman grill.

The recipe comes from Hungry Girl who must be paid by the processed food industry to make died foods with their products. I don't think she has a single recipe that doesn't have a brand name in it! In any case, I found the recipe on the WW website and it was attributed to her.

 

[cepmom]

I made something really yummy last night:

Laughing Cow Alfredo Sauce

6 wedges Lite Laughing Cow cheese
1 C milk
1 T light butter
1 T Parmesan cheese
1 t garlic powder

In medium sized saucepan, combine all ingredients over a low heat, until everything is melted and is velvety smooth (approximately 20 minutes). Serve immediately over hot cooked pasta of your choice.

Makes 1 cup sauce.
Number of Servings: 4
Points per serving: 2

I used a combination of regular lite LC cheese and the french onion and I served it with 3 oz of whole wheat linguine, broccoli (thrown into the water with the pasta at the end of cooking) and a chicken breast "grilled" on my George Foreman grill.

The recipe comes from Hungry Girl who must be paid by the processed food industry to make died foods with their products. I don't think she has a single recipe that doesn't have a brand name in it! In any case, I found the recipe on the WW website and it was attributed to her.

thanks for the recipe...I think I'll try it this week. My family loves alfredo sauce and I'd love to make it less fattening for them (and me! I pretty much have given up alfredo sauce )

and I think you're right about Hungry Girl....I get her emails all the time and every recipe calls for some name brand I bypass a lot of her recipes though....seems most of them call for some kind of soy milk, soy crumbles, soy something! I try to avoid soy if I can and soy crumbles just sounds gross

 

[mrzrich]

Woo Hoo! First weigh in tonight. Down 6.4 lbs! Bear in mind I need to lose over 100. I'm gonna take it in small 10% goals. That way seems less overwhelming.