Weight Watchers Chat

[N&B'smom]

I lost 4.8lbs! Yay!!

 

[cepmom]

I lost 4.8lbs! Yay!!

awesome!!!!

 

[sjms71]

I lost 4.8lbs! Yay!!

You go girl!!

 

[Sandi]

I'm back from my weigh-in. I had a lot of challenges this week. Two Thanksgivings (1 on Thurs and 1 on Sun), eating out all day Friday because we were out of town, a home Badger football game on Saturday (think beer, brats and pizza), my DH's work holiday party (think more beer & flat iron steak) and my DH's birthday (I ended up cooking salmon because it was only 1 point more than the shrimp). I did not track between Thurs - Sun, but I "set aside" all my daily points and weekly extras for Fri-Sun. I used every single point I had left plus the 9 AP's I earned.

I lost 1.4 lbs!

When I stood there, shocked on the scale, and said "Wow! After two Thanksgivings, a Badger game and a work holiday party!" The receptionist (who is usually very upbeat) said: "I hope it doesn't show up next week." Gee, thanks for being Debbie Downer!

I had a 4 point celebratory non-fat latte with sugar free vanilla syrup on the way home.

That was not the response I would have expected from the receptionist. Maybe she was jealous.

weighed in to today and I'm down .2 which I am happy with. On Saturday I weighed myself at home and was up several pounds, so to be back down today was great. On Tuesday I ended my 2 week love affair with food and I'm now being faithful to my tracker once again

In the right direction. Good work.

I lost 4.8lbs! Yay!!

Man, I can't even imagine that. Now I'm jealous. Yea you!

 

[robinb]

weighed in to today and I'm down .2 which I am happy with. On Saturday I weighed myself at home and was up several pounds, so to be back down today was great. On Tuesday I ended my 2 week love affair with food and I'm now being faithful to my tracker once again

I lost 4.8lbs! Yay!!

Congratulations to both of you!

That was not the response I would have expected from the receptionist. Maybe she was jealous.

I think she was just overwhelmed. They have been slammed with people coming in for the new program and most of THEM need to buy the calculator and/or kits so they have been busy ringing people up. She had already been through one meeting today and all that entails and who knows how many meetings per week she had to work. Like I said, she is normally pretty upbeat but maybe she was just a tad grumpy today. I cut "Debbie" some slack .

BTW, my leader (who I adore) did not have a first timer's meeting after the regular meeting either. She did help a group of people set up their calculators, though.

 

[N&B'smom]

Man, I can't even imagine that. Now I'm jealous. Yea you!

You know how it is the first week...you always lose a bit more.

So....I heard the whole deal about the new program today. The leader also told us the first two weeks she did it she gained 1.5 lbs BOTH weeks. Apparently the other leader gained 8lbs. I'd rather them NOT share that, it doesn't exactly make me jump for joy to do it. I will say she then followed it up by saying she hadn't done it right. I don't know...I think I would just rather not have heard that little tidbit.

 

[sjms71]

You know how it is the first week...you always lose a bit more.

So....I heard the whole deal about the new program today. The leader also told us the first two weeks she did it she gained 1.5 lbs BOTH weeks. Apparently the other leader gained 8lbs. I'd rather them NOT share that, it doesn't exactly make me jump for joy to do it. I will say she then followed it up by saying she hadn't done it right. I don't know...I think I would just rather not have heard that little tidbit.

I just gasped when I read that. I've been hyped to do this and now after hearing that 8lbs that just doesn't seem possible. I have 16lbs to lose and just counted the weeks until I ultimately wanted to hit goal and...............it's 16 weeks (my birthday). I've been having a hard time lately so hearing leaders say they gained, not good . ok, so with all that said did they follow up by saying however, after 2 weeks I lost......?

 

[cepmom]

You know how it is the first week...you always lose a bit more.

So....I heard the whole deal about the new program today. The leader also told us the first two weeks she did it she gained 1.5 lbs BOTH weeks. Apparently the other leader gained 8lbs. I'd rather them NOT share that, it doesn't exactly make me jump for joy to do it. I will say she then followed it up by saying she hadn't done it right. I don't know...I think I would just rather not have heard that little tidbit.

I just gasped when I read that. I've been hyped to do this and now after hearing that 8lbs that just doesn't seem possible. I have 16lbs to lose and just counted the weeks until I ultimately wanted to hit goal and...............it's 16 weeks (my birthday). I've been having a hard time lately so hearing leaders say they gained, not good . ok, so with all that said did they follow up by saying however, after 2 weeks I lost......?

I just wanted to give you guys some reassurance about the new plan and gaining weight...anytime I've gained weight since the staff introduction of Points Plus in September, was when I stopped tracking and sticking to my Points Plus target. When I track, stick to my daily PP number and not go over all my weeklies, I have lost weight.

I know it's disenheartening to hear from a leader that they have gained...not exactly what anyone starting the new plan wants to hear.

 

[robinb]

I know it's disenheartening to hear from a leader that they have gained...not exactly what anyone starting the new plan wants to hear.

I'm pretty shocked that the leader would even share that . Even if she was asked outright how much weight she lost there could have been something else to say about it to make the members feel better about it!

No everyone gains weight on this new plan. MY leader shared that she lost 5 lbs in 7 weeks and she had already lost 12 lbs earlier this year. She says that she was already at goal and that she is 2 lbs away from her goal 20 years ago when she first started WW as a young woman.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

I don't know whether to post this or not, I may jinx myself -- since starting PointsPlus on Monday, I have lost 7 lbs!

Some of that is TOM, some of that is not really doing anything with much effort for a long time -- this was essentially a week 1 for me. Plus, I swear my body doesn't like it when I reach a certain point and is "predisposed" to get rid of those pounds quickly, if I make any effort. 7 down, 40 to go

Maria

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

I had a great weigh in this morning, unfortunately it wasn't official because you can only weigh in once a week. But she weighed me and I lost 3.6 pounds

I was really surprised and pleased, and I have been living the new program since Monday and I love it. I was already eating a lot of the whole grains, and eating a lot of fruits and vegetables, so it really helped to gain a few points back. I love free fruit! I always hated counting fruit. I ate it because I was hoping it would help me feel satisfied longer but I was often very hungry after eating all my points.

Starting the new program is a great fresh start, it forces me to measure and track more accurately.

At the meeting I went to this past Sunday the Leader also told us she gained weight the first week as well, but she told us why. She had been a lifetime member so long she found it hard to eat more points and would find she had a lot of points leftover at the end of the day, so she would eat chips! Ooops! Then she said "Don't eat Chips!"

Congratulations to all the losers!

 

[Kae]

Trying to jump back on the WW wagon. The first time I joined I lost 75# that was 14 yrs ago. Never did well on the Points, now Points Plus seems a little more like the older plans to me. Started on Tuesday I am doing pretty good, I have not really gone to the store yet except for Fruits.

Now I have to get with the program & stick with it, can't blame it on baby weight when the baby is 10.

Good luck to all with the new program.

Kae

 

[sjms71]

I don't know whether to post this or not, I may jinx myself -- since starting PointsPlus on Monday, I have lost 7 lbs!

Some of that is TOM, some of that is not really doing anything with much effort for a long time -- this was essentially a week 1 for me. Plus, I swear my body doesn't like it when I reach a certain point and is "predisposed" to get rid of those pounds quickly, if I make any effort. 7 down, 40 to go

Maria

Great job Maria, remind me when is your weigh in day?

I had a great weigh in this morning, unfortunately it wasn't official because you can only weigh in once a week. But she weighed me and I lost 3.6 pounds

I was really surprised and pleased, and I have been living the new program since Monday and I love it. I was already eating a lot of the whole grains, and eating a lot of fruits and vegetables, so it really helped to gain a few points back. I love free fruit! I always hated counting fruit. I ate it because I was hoping it would help me feel satisfied longer but I was often very hungry after eating all my points.

Starting the new program is a great fresh start, it forces me to measure and track more accurately.

At the meeting I went to this past Sunday the Leader also told us she gained weight the first week as well, but she told us why. She had been a lifetime member so long she found it hard to eat more points and would find she had a lot of points leftover at the end of the day, so she would eat chips! Ooops! Then she said "Don't eat Chips!"

Congratulations to all the losers!

Nancy that is awesome, so by next week you'll have lost a lot.

I really could use a confidence boost by a nice weight loss number next week.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Great job Maria, remind me when is your weigh in day?

I really could use a confidence boost by a nice weight loss number next week.

My weigh-in day is Friday, but I am often guilty of posting it on Saturday. Since Monday, I've tried to do everything right!

I'm sure you will get that confidence boost -- the scale doesn't always reflect what we do initially, but if you do it the weight loss will come...

Maria

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

I have a long time friend who joined WW this summer, she has lost 30 pounds so far and is working on about 15 more to lose. Today she went to her meeting to find out about the new program. She is nursing her baby still and can't find any information about her daily points while nursing. I looked through my materials, and on the WW website for information about nursing moms and I couldn't find anything either. She asked the receptionist about it when she weighed in and the receptionist said the information was in the getting started book. But we couldn't find it. Her Daily Points Target is 29. (the minimum)

Does anyone here know if you still get extra points for nursing a baby?

We were joking that she had to keep track of her time nursing and count it as Activity Points!

 

[cepmom]

I have a long time friend who joined WW this summer, she has lost 30 pounds so far and is working on about 15 more to lose. Today she went to her meeting to find out about the new program. She is nursing her baby still and can't find any information about her daily points while nursing. I looked through my materials, and on the WW website for information about nursing moms and I couldn't find anything either. She asked the receptionist about it when she weighed in and the receptionist said the information was in the getting started book. But we couldn't find it. Her Daily Points Target is 29. (the minimum)

Does anyone here know if you still get extra points for nursing a baby?

We were joking that she had to keep track of her time nursing and count it as Activity Points!

if a mom is nursing, and and the breast milk is her babies sole source of nutrition, then she adds 14 points plus to her daily target. If the baby is not relying on breast milk as the only source of nutrition, then add 7 points plus to the daily target.

Hope that helps!

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

if a mom is nursing, and and the breast milk is her babies sole source of nutrition, then she adds 14 points plus to her daily target. If the baby is not relying on breast milk as the only source of nutrition, then add 7 points plus to the daily target.

Hope that helps!

 

[slightly_obsessed]

Hi everyone!
I used to participate in one of the old WW threads but it's been awhile. I wanted to jump back in it because I really enjoyed the old thread. I've joined WW many a times and achieved my Lifetime last June. I did pretty well and kept going to meetings... but then we put the house on the market and a few pounds crept on, then my husband moved to the new town while I stayed and a few more pounds crept on, then I moved and a couple more crept on... you get the idea. So now I'm 15 lbs above my hightest healthy weight and 21 above my goal weight....

I started going back to meetings Wednesday finally and I'm pretty excited about the new plan because it's different enough that I think I'll pay more attention than I might have otherwise.

Anyway, wanted to say Hi before I started tackling the last 100 pages, I'm sure there are some good things in there!

Rachel

 

[sjms71]

Hi everyone!
I used to participate in one of the old WW threads but it's been awhile. I wanted to jump back in it because I really enjoyed the old thread. I've joined WW many a times and achieved my Lifetime last June. I did pretty well and kept going to meetings... but then we put the house on the market and a few pounds crept on, then my husband moved to the new town while I stayed and a few more pounds crept on, then I moved and a couple more crept on... you get the idea. So now I'm 15 lbs above my hightest healthy weight and 21 above my goal weight....

I started going back to meetings Wednesday finally and I'm pretty excited about the new plan because it's different enough that I think I'll pay more attention than I might have otherwise.

Anyway, wanted to say Hi before I started tackling the last 100 pages, I'm sure there are some good things in there!

Rachel

Welcome Rachel!!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

So....I heard the whole deal about the new program today. The leader also told us the first two weeks she did it she gained 1.5 lbs BOTH weeks. Apparently the other leader gained 8lbs. I'd rather them NOT share that, it doesn't exactly make me jump for joy to do it. I will say she then followed it up by saying she hadn't done it right. I don't know...I think I would just rather not have heard that little tidbit.

I had my weigh-in today. I'm down 2.2 . I finally ended the eat-a-thon and snacked on lots of fruit and added lots of vegetables to lunch and dinner this week. I think that helped me feel fuller longer so I wasn't grabbing for the high points foods between meals.

Shelby--this was the post I made after my first week on Points Plus back in September. I lost 2.2 pounds. After that week, I got way off track and gained but that was my fault, not the fault of the Points Plus program. It will work if you work at it. Dont let that leader's story discourage you. She couldn't have been following the program and should not have told you that story.