Weight Watchers Chat

[pjstevens]

Way to go Stephanie. I can see why you'd get frustrated, but seeing the inches off had to be a big motivator. They aren't falling off for no reason, you are working them good. Congratulations on a size 10 swim suit. I dread even thinking about them, and will put off as long as possible getting a new one.

 

[sjms71]

Way to go Stephanie. I can see why you'd get frustrated, but seeing the inches off had to be a big motivator. They aren't falling off for no reason, you are working them good. Congratulations on a size 10 swim suit. I dread even thinking about them, and will put off as long as possible getting a new one.

Thanks, Is anyone else finding this, when you were a size 16-18 and you went to buy clothes there were only 4 and 6's in clothes you liked. Now, I can only find 14 everywhere I look. I guess they call that Murphy's Law .

 

[NJDisneymom]

Now that the new PointsPlus plan has been around for awhile, I was wondering how everyone is liking it? I used the old points program for awhile and did pretty good with it. Quit going to meetings and luckily haven't gained the weight back, but need to get back with it because I still have a lot that I need to lose.

Anyway, I really liked the points program because it was so easy and I found it easy to figure the points on items. This new way of calculating points seems like it would be harder to always have the nutritional information on the items, so I'm a little nervous about it. The meetings in my town (there are only 2 offered) are not at a time that I can go, so I'm going to have to join online, so I'm thinking of just using my old material and sticking with what I know.

Sorry this ended up so long, but I guess I'm just wondering if people who've done both plans like this plan as much as the earlier points plan.

I'll admit I'm not loving the new plan. Calculating points is a little harder, more time consuming since you have to use their calculator instead of an easy little slider. I rejoined on 1/3 and only lost 2 lbs. the first week. Now I know 2 lbs. is a good loss, but I always lose more that first week - and I went from eating horrible over the holidays and not drinking anything but diet coke to drinking only water and eating great nutritious meals in my points range. I expected a bigger drop. Thought maybe the following week I'd see it... nope, lost a whopping .8 the 2nd week. I did WW religiously in 2006 and rarely had such a lousy week. My meals were good, no "cheating" at all. I was disappointed. I am seriously considering going back to the old points values way.

 

[robinb]

It's a latte day! Down just .2 lbs, but that's a stick of butter off my butt! Hello skinny sugar free vanilla latte .

Speaking of which, my leader said something funny today about doing the new program:

Lead with your head and your butt will follow.
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I thought it was pretty cute! Keep your "head in the game" and the weight will come off.

I need to catch up on the rest of the week, but I thought I would pop in with my WI.

 

[sjms71]

It's a latte day! Down just .2 lbs, but that's a stick of butter off my butt! Hello skinny sugar free vanilla latte .

Speaking of which, my leader said something funny today about doing the new program:

Lead with your head and your butt will follow.
​

I thought it was pretty cute! Keep your "head in the game" and the weight will come off.

I need to catch up on the rest of the week, but I thought I would pop in with my WI.

Good for you Robin . Now go enjoy that latte.

 

[Sandi]

Thanks, Is anyone else finding this, when you were a size 16-18 and you went to buy clothes there were only 4 and 6's in clothes you liked. Now, I can only find 14 everywhere I look. I guess they call that Murphy's Law .

Funny, I was just checking some sale slacks on Talbots and, in what I want, they only have size zero petite. Zero. Seriously, who are these people. Although it reminded me of one of Meg Cabot's books (Size 12 Is Not Fat) where Heather is trying on jeans and the girl/woman in the fitting room within earshot asks, in a chipmunk voice, "do you have any sizes less than zero?" Those are the people I love to hate.

I'll admit I'm not loving the new plan. Calculating points is a little harder, more time consuming since you have to use their calculator instead of an easy little slider. I rejoined on 1/3 and only lost 2 lbs. the first week. Now I know 2 lbs. is a good loss, but I always lose more that first week - and I went from eating horrible over the holidays and not drinking anything but diet coke to drinking only water and eating great nutritious meals in my points range. I expected a bigger drop. Thought maybe the following week I'd see it... nope, lost a whopping .8 the 2nd week. I did WW religiously in 2006 and rarely had such a lousy week. My meals were good, no "cheating" at all. I was disappointed. I am seriously considering going back to the old points values way.

I think you should give it more than 2 weeks. Once you get into the new plan, it's not so hard to do the calculations, etc. I think as we get a little older and have done some yo yo'ing, the body just doesn't adjust like we want it to.

It's a latte day! Down just .2 lbs, but that's a stick of butter off my butt! Hello skinny sugar free vanilla latte .

Speaking of which, my leader said something funny today about doing the new program:

Lead with your head and your butt will follow.
​

I thought it was pretty cute! Keep your "head in the game" and the weight will come off.

I need to catch up on the rest of the week, but I thought I would pop in with my WI.

Love the quote and good work! Enjoy your latte.

 

[sjms71]

Funny, I was just checking some sale slacks on Talbots and, in what I want, they only have size zero petite. Zero. Seriously, who are these people. Although it reminded me of one of Meg Cabot's books (Size 12 Is Not Fat) where Heather is trying on jeans and the girl/woman in the fitting room within earshot asks, in a chipmunk voice, "do you have any sizes less than zero?" Those are the people I love to hate.

Tell me about it, my SIL one time was complaining that she was fat and needed to lose weight. I was like where in your toe? She says Stephanie you don't understand I'm in a size 2 now!!! Then she continues to tell me that she usually has to shop in the childrens department . There is just something so wrong about that.

 

[ScubaD]

Very wise advice from Stephanie and Dave. Victories and success show up in different ways. I put on a pair of slacks today and they just looked awful because they're too darn big. I put those back and am wearing my new size 10's. Yea!!! (I'll never get in a size 10 bathing suit like Stephanie, though!)

Great job Sandi.
It is nice to go down in size because that usually costs less because we just get to go back to our "old" clothes. It is always hard to go "up" a size or two.

Dave

 

[Sandi]

Great job Sandi.
It is nice to go down in size because that usually costs less because we just get to go back to our "old" clothes. It is always hard to go "up" a size or two.

Dave

Boy, isn't that the truth. When I had to go to a "plus size" store (think Avenue or Lane Bryant), that just forced me to get real and say enough is enough. Some of my old, smaller clothes are out of style though. We took a bunch of my old blue jeans to Goodwill over the weekend -- sizes 8 through 16 -- because DD16 said I wasn't allowed to look frumpy anymore and mom jeans just weren't doing it. It was fun to go buy new, stylish jeans in a size 10 (plus, they were 40% off, so . . .)

 

[ScubaD]

Boy, isn't that the truth. When I had to go to a "plus size" store (think Avenue or Lane Bryant), that just forced me to get real and say enough is enough. Some of my old, smaller clothes are out of style though. We took a bunch of my old blue jeans to Goodwill over the weekend -- sizes 8 through 16 -- because DD16 said I wasn't allowed to look frumpy anymore and mom jeans just weren't doing it. It was fun to go buy new, stylish jeans in a size 10 (plus, they were 40% off, so . . .)

Great story!
Dave

 

[brookelizabeth]

Just catching up around here...

This week I was up a pound. Boo. However, I measured myself for the first time this month and have lost a total of 5 inches! I am not entirely certain why the scale is up, I did use more Weeklies than I usually do, but also got more activity than usual. And was always within the points overall. The only thing I can think of is for two days we didn't have good groceries so it was really poor eating and I was very hungry most of the day due to eating JUNK.

I'm not letting it frustrate me and will just keep movin' on.

Something I really like for an afternoon snack is a banana with a teaspoon of peanut butter. one point and I'm so full.

I've been doing an apple with a tablespoon of peanut butter - the banana sounds wonderful! Thank you!

Bacon? Taco Bell? A Burger? This is a diet? I lost over 50lbs eating this way. Thats why I love WW

Exactly!!!!! It's REAL LIFE! Love that!

The last time I measured myself was 11/18 so I've lost an additional 2 inches in my waist and 2 inches in my hips. I also lost in every other area except legs. My legs get the most exercise so maybe muscle. Anyway, that made me feel a lot better that something is still happening. Then to top my day off I tortured myself by trying on the dreaded bathing suit. I was pleasantly surprised when I tried on a 12 and need a smaller size . So, that made me feel better too. I walked out with a 10. .

Awesome!!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!

I think you should give it more than 2 weeks. Once you get into the new plan, it's not so hard to do the calculations, etc. I think as we get a little older and have done some yo yo'ing, the body just doesn't adjust like we want it to.

I agree - I too did the old plan in 2008 and had BIG losses right away and rarely had an up week. This time it has been slower. I chalk that up to a couple things: 1) this plan is more flexible. There are more points, we can eat more-at least it sure seems that way. Therefore the weight will come off more slowly, but it's also easier to maintain. Hopefully there won't be another "I should RE-join WW" in the future. I was getting so low on my points it was hard to have any sort of variety in eating on the old plan. and 2) I was under 30 when I did the plan previously. My body has CERTAINLY changed in the last few years....

I hope things get better for you!


Congrats to all the losers and everyone who has had non-scale victories lately!!!

Last night for dinner we made a chicken parmasean receipe off WW, it was veryyyyyy delish! I smothered mine in cheese for 2 extra points.

 

[Good Ol Gal]

Hello everyone

I just joined on 1/18 with an at work program. I have tried WW in the past on my own but have never officially joined.

I am doing good for my first week and do enjoy the new system. I purchased the calculator, but have since found a great app for my phone and it makes it so easy to figure out points.

According to the official BMI stuff I need to lose about 80 pounds and I'm hoping to make this a new lifestyle.

 

[sjms71]

Just catching up around here...

This week I was up a pound. Boo. However, I measured myself for the first time this month and have lost a total of 5 inches! I am not entirely certain why the scale is up, I did use more Weeklies than I usually do, but also got more activity than usual. And was always within the points overall. The only thing I can think of is for two days we didn't have good groceries so it was really poor eating and I was very hungry most of the day due to eating JUNK.

I'm not letting it frustrate me and will just keep movin' on.



I've been doing an apple with a tablespoon of peanut butter - the banana sounds wonderful! Thank you!



Exactly!!!!! It's REAL LIFE! Love that!



Awesome!!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!



I agree - I too did the old plan in 2008 and had BIG losses right away and rarely had an up week. This time it has been slower. I chalk that up to a couple things: 1) this plan is more flexible. There are more points, we can eat more-at least it sure seems that way. Therefore the weight will come off more slowly, but it's also easier to maintain. Hopefully there won't be another "I should RE-join WW" in the future. I was getting so low on my points it was hard to have any sort of variety in eating on the old plan. and 2) I was under 30 when I did the plan previously. My body has CERTAINLY changed in the last few years....

I hope things get better for you!


Congrats to all the losers and everyone who has had non-scale victories lately!!!

Last night for dinner we made a chicken parmasean receipe off WW, it was veryyyyyy delish! I smothered mine in cheese for 2 extra points.

Sorry to hear your up , but I feel your pain. I'm glad you are keeping a positive attitude though.

I've mentioned this before but I'll mention again for some of the newer peeps on the board. I buy something called Better N Peanut Butter. It's only 2g of fat and only 2p+ for 32g. And it's VERY good. I bought mine at Target.

Hello everyone

I just joined on 1/18 with an at work program. I have tried WW in the past on my own but have never officially joined.

I am doing good for my first week and do enjoy the new system. I purchased the calculator, but have since found a great app for my phone and it makes it so easy to figure out points.

According to the official BMI stuff I need to lose about 80 pounds and I'm hoping to make this a new lifestyle.

Welcome , Try not to think of the big number. Like we've all have said here in the past it will get overwhelming so set mini goals that work for you like the first 5lbs. Good luck!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

My first weigh in after the initial one will be Monday. The weekends are traditionally (how sad is it that it's a tradition?!) so hard for me. But, I woke up this morning and I was down from yesterday, which means Friday night was ok -- I made it a point to stick to my allotted Points, since Friday nights seem to be a trigger to go crazy. Now I have one more scary day to get through (Sundays aren't rough because of the structure we have in place). Saturdays can be hard because it's the only day I don't work out at all (I run 10M on Friday mornings before work), and we are running around grocery shopping, etc., so by the time we're ready for dinner, I'm hungry and dh isn't about to cook, so we always have takeout. I need a plan for Saturdays!

I got up this morning and had a vitamuffin and banana with a cup of hot tea before starting the I plan to have a turkey sandwich on Arnold thins with 100 cal Pringles for lunch, and fruit and light Babybel for a snack, so that I will have 15 points left for dinner. Is this a good strategy?

I'm assuming that if I get hungry I'll just keep eating fruit. We have grapes, apples, oranges, pineapple, fresh dates, etc. I am just getting into the WW books they give you for free at the meetings (I'm going to buy the Guides Monday night), and I'm not even sure what a 15 pt dinner might look like from a local place -- there's a Greek place my entire family likes -- I'm wondering if I could have a square of spinach pie with a salad and garlic bread for those points? That would feel like a treat.

I guess I'm just asking for ideas from the more experienced posters. I'd like to get takeout from a local Greek or Italian place, rather than McDonald's or Wendy's, but I'm not sure how to choose something that will not put me over and I'm trying so hard to be careful because I really want my first weigh in to be a loss to help get my momentum going.

I also spent two days away from home this week, so I know I used some if not all of my extra points. I did try to eat well (lunch from home on the way to NYC, Subway for dinner and lunch the following day, an orange and a Kind bar for breakfast that day), but I'm sure I was over. For that reason, I want to be as close as possible to my goal points.

I'd better finish getting ready for grocery shopping. I put light Babybel and honey mustard on my list -- I'm getting a whole new list of "go to" foods as I get used to the new plan.

Maria

 

[k_null81]

Hello all, I haven't been posting very often lately....guess I'm afraid I'm falling off the wagon and I'm just struggling to hang on...I just have roughly 10 more lbs to lose and I really hate the thought of giving up now...I just have to get it in my head that I will NEVER be natually skinny so I need to stick with WW. I love how much better clothes are fitting now and shopping has been way more fun and I feel way more confident now....but at the sametime I love FOOD! Ugh...

Last Saturday at weigh-in I was up .8 & at todays weigh-in I was down 1.8! Which is pretty amazing.

I also bought a swimming suit last weekend in my current size but my hopes is to get it in a smaller size by late spring...I currently wouldn't wear the swimming suit at the size I am now so if I don't lose the last 10lbs the suit goes back for something that covers more of me. I have the suit I hope to wear hanging out in my bedroom so I have to stare at it hoping it will keep me motivated. We'll see....I hope to lose 10 more but want to lose atleast 5 more by my 30th birthday in March. I think that is doable gives me 5-6 weeks...

Well I hope everyone has a lovely weekend! I for one can't wait for spring! It can't get here fast enough. Tired of the snow and cold!

 

[Sandi]

Hello all, I haven't been posting very often lately....guess I'm afraid I'm falling off the wagon and I'm just struggling to hang on...I just have roughly 10 more lbs to lose and I really hate the thought of giving up now...I just have to get it in my head that I will NEVER be natually skinny so I need to stick with WW. I love how much better clothes are fitting now and shopping has been way more fun and I feel way more confident now....but at the sametime I love FOOD! Ugh...

Last Saturday at weigh-in I was up .8 & at todays weigh-in I was down 1.8! Which is pretty amazing.

I also bought a swimming suit last weekend in my current size but my hopes is to get it in a smaller size by late spring...I currently wouldn't wear the swimming suit at the size I am now so if I don't lose the last 10lbs the suit goes back for something that covers more of me. I have the suit I hope to wear hanging out in my bedroom so I have to stare at it hoping it will keep me motivated. We'll see....I hope to lose 10 more but want to lose atleast 5 more by my 30th birthday in March. I think that is doable gives me 5-6 weeks...

Well I hope everyone has a lovely weekend! I for one can't wait for spring! It can't get here fast enough. Tired of the snow and cold!

Congratulations on your loss. I love that you've put your swimsuit out there in the open for you to see every day. That will be good motivation. I think I might do that, too. I bought a new suit for our April trip to WDW and I think that it could be a good inspiration for my last 5 - 10 pounds.

 

[k_null81]

Congratulations on your loss. I love that you've put your swimsuit out there in the open for you to see every day. That will be good motivation. I think I might do that, too. I bought a new suit for our April trip to WDW and I think that it could be a good inspiration for my last 5 - 10 pounds.

You should totally do it! I'm taking motivation & inspiration from wherever I can get it these days!

 

[MiniGirl]

Hi everyone

Do you have room for 1 more? I bought my monthly pass earlier today and will attend my first meeting Tuesday morning. I am both excited and nervous.

I have always struggled with my weight, but was always able to lose weight when I really set my mind to it. I just couldn't keep it off. The past few years have been different though. Now, it seems like I can't lose. I can work out and eat better and lose just a few pounds. It has been tough since turning 40, but I don't want to use that as an excuse to remain overweight. Ultimately, I would like to lose about 70 pounds.

Anyway, I am a total WW newbie. I have never done the program before, so I'm looking forward to learning from all of you.

 

[Sandi]

Hi everyone

Do you have room for 1 more? I bought my monthly pass earlier today and will attend my first meeting Tuesday morning. I am both excited and nervous.

I have always struggled with my weight, but was always able to lose weight when I really set my mind to it. I just couldn't keep it off. The past few years have been different though. Now, it seems like I can't lose. I can work out and eat better and lose just a few pounds. It has been tough since turning 40, but I don't want to use that as an excuse to remain overweight. Ultimately, I would like to lose about 70 pounds.

Anyway, I am a total WW newbie. I have never done the program before, so I'm looking forward to learning from all of you.

Welcome aboard Eva!

 

[ScubaD]

Hi everyone

Do you have room for 1 more? I bought my monthly pass earlier today and will attend my first meeting Tuesday morning. I am both excited and nervous.

I have always struggled with my weight, but was always able to lose weight when I really set my mind to it. I just couldn't keep it off. The past few years have been different though. Now, it seems like I can't lose. I can work out and eat better and lose just a few pounds. It has been tough since turning 40, but I don't want to use that as an excuse to remain overweight. Ultimately, I would like to lose about 70 pounds.

Anyway, I am a total WW newbie. I have never done the program before, so I'm looking forward to learning from all of you.

Welcome to the team MiniGirl. It is always nice to have new friends join us.

Dave