Weight Watchers Chat

[sjms71]

I've been so busy today I feel like I've missed so much on here today. Laundry is done and I've started packing. Can't believe we leave on Friday . At least I've been out of the kitchen all night and upstairs, so I've been good with no BLT's tonight .

 

[natashag76]

Let us all know how we can help. Good luck. Don't forget to check in with us and let us know how your first meeting went.

Thanks! I'll definitely be back

 

[Brae's Mom]

So I go to weigh in in about an hour and a half!! I'm actually nervous. I think I should start not weighing myself on my scales at home. I don't know why I do that I always feel like it gives me the courage to step on the scale at the meeting if I know for sure whether or not I've lost weight. I know it sounds crazy! This past week was a little difficult as I said before because I was at home all week on vacation from work and it was harder for me to "stay on the wagon" so to speak. At work I can be much more structured. Well I guess I will see how I did shortly. I will come back and let you all know.

 

[sjms71]

So I go to weigh in in about an hour and a half!! I'm actually nervous. I think I should start not weighing myself on my scales at home. I don't know why I do that I always feel like it gives me the courage to step on the scale at the meeting if I know for sure whether or not I've lost weight. I know it sounds crazy! This past week was a little difficult as I said before because I was at home all week on vacation from work and it was harder for me to "stay on the wagon" so to speak. At work I can be much more structured. Well I guess I will see how I did shortly. I will come back and let you all know.

Good Luck!! I'm an obsessive at home weigher. Just once in the morning but everyday. Being home is tough for most people. However, don't let what your scale says at home determine whether you go to the meetings or not. I use to be that way the first time around at ww a few years ago. Now no matter what the scale says at home I go. Usually when I don't want to go is when I need the meetings most. I say to myself this is not a diet a life change and sometimes life happens, and not always the way I planned.

 

[Brae's Mom]

squweeeeeeeee. I lost 6 POUNDS!!!!!! Holy cow!!!!!! I knew I had lost but I didn't expect to see 6 pounds. Sooooooooooo excited!!!!!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

squweeeeeeeee. I lost 6 POUNDS!!!!!! Holy cow!!!!!! I knew I had lost but I didn't expect to see 6 pounds. Sooooooooooo excited!!!!!

Congratulations!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Good morning everyone and welcome Natashag76. It's nice to have you posting here!

I too, have to weight myself at home everyday...3 times every morning after I get up and once right before I crawl into bed.

I was actually happy with what I saw on my scale this AM. Down just a bit but on my way to a happy weigh-in tomorrow (hopefully). Now if I could just wire my jaw shut for the rest of the day. I have it all planned though. I'm working on a 4-pt smoothie at the moment. I'm going scrapbooking until around 1pm and I'm taking a yogurt and some grapes with me. Then I'm coming home to a 5-point omelette and then we're having left over pot roast and veggies for supper. The one MAJOR hurtle that I see for today is this: I'm making those cupcakes today!!! I'm going to frost them tomorrow but I'll still have those little nuggets of chocolatey goodness laying around this evening just waiting to be eaten! It'll be hard but I'll try to use my weigh-in tomorrow as my anchor.

Have a good day everyone. I'm off to my scrapbooking group!

 

[Brae's Mom]

Good morning everyone and welcome Natashag76. It's nice to have you posting here!

I too, have to weight myself at home everyday...3 times every morning after I get up and once right before I crawl into bed.

I was actually happy with what I saw on my scale this AM. Down just a bit but on my way to a happy weigh-in tomorrow (hopefully). Now if I could just wire my jaw shut for the rest of the day. I have it all planned though. I'm working on a 4-pt smoothie at the moment. I'm going scrapbooking until around 1pm and I'm taking a yogurt and some grapes with me. Then I'm coming home to a 5-point omelette and then we're having left over pot roast and veggies for supper. The one MAJOR hurtle that I see for today is this: I'm making those cupcakes today!!! I'm going to frost them tomorrow but I'll still have those little nuggets of chocolatey goodness laying around this evening just waiting to be eaten! It'll be hard but I'll try to use my weigh-in tomorrow as my anchor.

Have a good day everyone. I'm off to my scrapbooking group!

The dreaded cupcakes........ I usually do okay when I bake. I LOVE to bake but if I can bake it and get it out of my house quickly I'm fine. I don't usually nibble during, but if I had to have them in my house all night that might be a problem. I am make a boston creme cheesecake for a friends dad for his birthday on Wednesday night that will bee my hurdle this week. I am going to use reduced fat cream cheese, but boy this one will be hard. Good luck today with the cupcakes and have a great day scrapbooking. Oh, and good luck at weigh in tomorrow!!!

 

[natashag76]

squweeeeeeeee. I lost 6 POUNDS!!!!!! Holy cow!!!!!! I knew I had lost but I didn't expect to see 6 pounds. Sooooooooooo excited!!!!!

Wow! Good for you

 

[sjms71]

squweeeeeeeee. I lost 6 POUNDS!!!!!! Holy cow!!!!!! I knew I had lost but I didn't expect to see 6 pounds. Sooooooooooo excited!!!!!

You rock Crystal!!!! Awesome!!!

 

[sjms71]

Good morning everyone and welcome Natashag76. It's nice to have you posting here!

I too, have to weight myself at home everyday...3 times every morning after I get up and once right before I crawl into bed.

I was actually happy with what I saw on my scale this AM. Down just a bit but on my way to a happy weigh-in tomorrow (hopefully). Now if I could just wire my jaw shut for the rest of the day. I have it all planned though. I'm working on a 4-pt smoothie at the moment. I'm going scrapbooking until around 1pm and I'm taking a yogurt and some grapes with me. Then I'm coming home to a 5-point omelette and then we're having left over pot roast and veggies for supper. The one MAJOR hurtle that I see for today is this: I'm making those cupcakes today!!! I'm going to frost them tomorrow but I'll still have those little nuggets of chocolatey goodness laying around this evening just waiting to be eaten! It'll be hard but I'll try to use my weigh-in tomorrow as my anchor.

Have a good day everyone. I'm off to my scrapbooking group!

Have fun scrapbooking. I have so much of that to catch up on.

 

[Brae's Mom]

You rock Crystal!!!! Awesome!!!

Thanks Stephanie! I can hardly believe it! But boy was it a GREAT motivator. I just noticed you are going to Disney in 4 days!!!!! Wahoo for you!!! We are going next June for two weeks, we rented DVC points and are staying at the Boardwalk Villa's I am so excited. How are you going to handle WW while at Disney? Do you have a plan or are you just letting yourself be on vacay?

 

[sjms71]

Thanks Stephanie! I can hardly believe it! But boy was it a GREAT motivator. I just noticed you are going to Disney in 4 days!!!!! Wahoo for you!!! We are going next June for two weeks, we rented DVC points and are staying at the Boardwalk Villa's I am so excited. How are you going to handle WW while at Disney? Do you have a plan or are you just letting yourself be on vacay?

I thought I had the "free dining" plan all played out in my head but now I'm starting to freak out a little. We are on the dining plan and I am going to do my best for breakfast and lunch and for dinner I'm going to enjoy myself without over indulging. I know I will gain a few pounds and I've made peace with that. So, yes I'm going to enjoy my vacaction but with out acting like a teenager on spring break . However, I know I'll be desperate for some shoulders to lean on when I get back.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I thought I had the "free dining" plan all played out in my head but now I'm starting to freak out a little. We are on the dining plan and I am going to do my best for breakfast and lunch and for dinner I'm going to enjoy myself without over indulging. I know I will gain a few pounds and I've made peace with that. So, yes I'm going to enjoy my vacaction but with out acting like a teenager on spring break . However, I know I'll be desperate for some shoulders to lean on when I get back.

You can lean on mine but hopefully, some of the extra padding will be off my shoulders by then!

 

[Sandi]

Yea Crystal! Funny that you were nervous about the WI. What an awesome week you had.

Stephanie, we're all here for you. I hope you have a terrific time at WDW. I'm so jealous -- I wanna go back now.

Keep up the good fight people!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Have any of your tried this:



Some of the flavours (not this particular flavour) are ZERO WW POINTS for the whole 547ml bottle. They've got some great flavours, too! I can find it in the grocery stores, Walmart, Zellers and little convenience stores for around $2. Most places tend to keep it in a fridge, however, I have seen it on a shelf. The 0pt bottles have the calories (15, 20 or 25 cals) at the top of the label just below the cap. This flavour was all we could find at Disney.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Ooops! Forgot to re-size the photo again!

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

Yeah sounds like I should adopt the weighing habit. Currently during the work week I eat breakfast when I get to work which I usually have a Clif Mojo bar and I also have that for lunch. I'm horrible about packing lunches and wanted to stay away from the frozen entrees this time around due to the sodium and the fact that they don't fill me up. I also allow my self one Pepsi a day. Not a wise choice but everything else I drink is water or tea. I am getting the required 64oz of water a day and usually drink probably over 80oz when I work out which is nearly every day. As far as my dinners go I typically have either FF hot dogs or a chicken burger. Sometimes I have a baked potato as well or a small piece of chicken with some stirfry vegetables. Tonight we had taco's and I basically ate one with a shell and a little extra meat on the side but that is it. I typically snack on air popped popcorn and every once in awhile an apple or cantalope. I do eat other things at dinner just depends how ww friendly it is. I also only get 20 points so I feel pretty limited. I know I should be adding way more veggies to my diet.

As far as my exercise goes while at work I do the treadmill on my breaks and lunch but at lunch I do interval training (walk 2 minutes run a minute) for about 35-45 minutes during the work week and I walk on my break at a pretty good pace. When my husband and I walk at night we may not being going a great pace but we are typically walking a subdivision that has some hills of different grades and on the weekends we walk and sometimes do some interval training in a flat subdivsion for about 4.5-5.5 miles Saturday and Sunday typically. So I'm doing around 40 miles a week. I know I probably need to change this up as well but I like interval training and the only other machine are small work gym has is an elliptical which I'm not a fan of. I could add weights though.

Thanks again for the idea's!

I think weights are a great idea. Weight Watcher's website has a great section with demonstrations. Some are with Dumbbells and some use the machines you would use in a gym. I used an Activity Worksheet and created my own workout I can do at home with dumbbells. I try to do it at least twice a week and other nights I walk with my neighbor. We try to walk 3 miles in an hour and usually walk more than that.

Hi! I saw this thread and got very excited. I'm going to my 1st meeting on Weds and I'm a little nervous. Now that my youngest is in preschool, I have the time to do "me" stuff. I've tried losing weight on my own with a little success but it's hard with little to no guidance. And I decided that I just can't ignore all the success stories I've heard from WW. So I'm biting the bullet, so to speak.
And now DH has decided that we aren't going to WDW again until we both lose at least 15 lbs. We certainly have more to go than that, but we figure what better incentive than a trip to the happiest place on Earth?
Do you have any suggestions for a WW newbie? I'd love anything you all can share!
Thanks!

Three suggestions. Track everything! Exercise and Attend Meetings! You will lose 15 pounds before you know it.

I've been so busy today I feel like I've missed so much on here today. Laundry is done and I've started packing. Can't believe we leave on Friday . At least I've been out of the kitchen all night and upstairs, so I've been good with no BLT's tonight .

Bites, Licks and tastes are one of my weaknesses....

squweeeeeeeee. I lost 6 POUNDS!!!!!! Holy cow!!!!!! I knew I had lost but I didn't expect to see 6 pounds. Sooooooooooo excited!!!!!

I thought I had the "free dining" plan all played out in my head but now I'm starting to freak out a little. We are on the dining plan and I am going to do my best for breakfast and lunch and for dinner I'm going to enjoy myself without over indulging. I know I will gain a few pounds and I've made peace with that. So, yes I'm going to enjoy my vacaction but with out acting like a teenager on spring break . However, I know I'll be desperate for some shoulders to lean on when I get back.

Right now my plan is to eat a low point breakfast in the room, watch portion sizes, and be careful about snacks and desserts. I would like to maintain my weight on my trip. I have about 6 weeks until we leave to plan and prepare. Last year when we went I threw away most of my counter service desserts. If it wasn't super delicious, I threw it away. I hope to use my snack credits to get some fresh fruit and vegetables. Last year on our trip I didn't let myself get seconds at the buffets either. Just one plate for the meal and then one dessert. I still gained 3 pounds though.

Have any of your tried this:



Some of the flavours (not this particular flavour) are ZERO WW POINTS for the whole 547ml bottle. They've got some great flavours, too! I can find it in the grocery stores, Walmart, Zellers and little convenience stores for around $2. Most places tend to keep it in a fridge, however, I have seen it on a shelf. The 0pt bottles have the calories (15, 20 or 25 cals) at the top of the label just below the cap. This flavour was all we could find at Disney.

That looks good. How many points is it? I will have to look for some of the 0 point choices and bring them with me.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

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That looks good. How many points is it? I will have to look for some of the 0 point choices and bring them with me.

I don't actually know how many points this one was. It was just the only one that I could find while we were in Disney. I only drink the zero pt ones at home.

 

[sjms71]

You can lean on mine but hopefully, some of the extra padding will be off my shoulders by then!

Boney shoulder works for me .