Weight Watchers Chat

[ski_mom]

WW has made me a happy person again. Seriously I had days where I just felt dead. Now I look forward to doing things. I'm really starting to love cooking too because it's an important part of my journey.

I'm so excited about my future now. I'm hoping by summer to buy a dress or skirt that I feel great in. I've hidden myself for so long and I'm ready to be that girlie girl again.

Love coming here and reading other people's journeys. I don't post much but this really keeps me motivated to come here.

Have a great week girls!

This is just an awesome post! I'm so glad you're feeling better and I hope to one day be like this too! I'm just starting again and have a long way to go, but I'm thinking about vacation this summer and I'm hoping that I'm lighter in body and attitude too!

 

[shinysparklybubbles]

I found a super quick meal!

I bought Old Elpaso tortilla stuffers garlic chili chicken. It's rice, bean, chicken and spices and really yummy. 2 pts for 1/3 of a cup and it takes 60 to microwave in it's pouch.*

I had 2/3 of a cup and baked tostitos to eat with it for 7 points. If I had sour cream I probably would have had made a taco type salad with it.*

 

[haleyknits]

Haley,

Glad to see you check in - congrats on the loss Great job with starting your 1/2 marathon training - I was to start this week too, but am sidelined with a sore foot - I WILL start on Monday with my week 1 training, even if I have to walk. Are you doing a specific training program?

Thanks!
I am doing couch to 5k. I have a 5k in May, two weeks before our Disney trip. I am planning on a 10k later this summer. I will be using on of the galloway programs.

 

[DisneyMOM09]

I am taking my boys to the beach for spring break. I will be eating at a Hampton breakfast buffet all week. That makes me nervous as DH is at a Homewood Suites right now on business and just emailed me asking how many points in a cup of rolled oats. I told him 8. If that is what he ate this morning...he really couldn't have eaten anything else except maybe fruit. This got my mind to thinking about how much control I have over my WW diet at home--especially at breakfast. I would like to know safe things to choose next week while eating my free breakfast. Thank you for any help!

I've never had breakfast at a Hampton, but we do stay at hotels that serve a contental breakfast, some things you might find are ... yogurt, boiled eggs, toast, bananas, apples, milk, coffee, (also danishes, bagels, cereal, juice). I'm thinking that you could probably have a yogurt and a piece of fruit and a boiled egg and have a pretty healthy, not too many point breakfast.

 

[TimonTracy]

Hello ! I'm trying out Weight Watchers this week. Trying to renew my focus... changing up from another diet plan. Looking forward to weighing in Monday and seeing how the new PointsPlus suits me. Thanks for posting all the tips and inspiration here for all to see !

 

[disbabyndaddy]

Hello ! I'm trying out Weight Watchers this week. Trying to renew my focus... changing up from another diet plan. Looking forward to weighing in Monday and seeing how the new PointsPlus suits me. Thanks for posting all the tips and inspiration here for all to see !

Welcome aboard! I've been doing WW for seven weeks now and *really* enjoy the PointsPlus system. Hope you like it too -- break a leg!

 

[Sandi]

My, we're a quiet group today. It's Friday and the sun is shining in mid-Michigan (that is a rare thing in the winter, so we relish it). It has been a very busy day at the office. I'm looking forward to getting out of here at a reasonable time, get a run in and then go out to dinner with DD16. (DH is going out with "the guys" and their traditional fried fish lenten start up.)

So far, so good in the food department. Of course, it's only 1:30.

Make it a great day people!

 

[cvac]

Today was WI for me and I lost a pound last week. So that puts me at 14.5 total. Hoping for another 11.5 before our cruise in June. Gotta fit more workouts in during the week for sure.

Hope everyone else is having a good day!

 

[disbabyndaddy]

Did my WI this morning and lost another pound. A little less than I've been averaging, but of course, I'll take it! I'm pretty sure I know the cause of the slow-down this past week and am ready to ramp it up (ie. re-focus) for this one.

The sun is FINALLY shining here in Indy. Happy Friday, all!

 

[vickalamode]

Hey everyone...just a question!

DBF and I are planning on going out to dinner tonight, and I am *really* craving some fried food (probably the reason why I had to join WW in the first place actually boo). I looked up the NI for what I want to have and it is 28 points including the sides.

I have 11 points left for the day out of 29 and 35 weekly points left. So I supposedly have enough points left where I should be able to have what I want at dinner, but I am still nervous and wary about it! Any input? I'm also nervous because I have less points than I wanted to have left for the day, due to sharing some onion rings with a co-worker today...I wouldn't have eaten them if I knew 4 onion rings were going to be 7 points!!

I want to lose at least 1 or 2 pounds this week, will it still be possible if I go out to eat tonight? I'm currently assuming that WW designed the program so that I'm allowed to use the weekly points, but I am still nervous about actually using so many of them at one meal...

 

[sjms71]

I am taking my boys to the beach for spring break. I will be eating at a Hampton breakfast buffet all week. That makes me nervous as DH is at a Homewood Suites right now on business and just emailed me asking how many points in a cup of rolled oats. I told him 8. If that is what he ate this morning...he really couldn't have eaten anything else except maybe fruit. This got my mind to thinking about how much control I have over my WW diet at home--especially at breakfast. I would like to know safe things to choose next week while eating my free breakfast. Thank you for any help!

We stay at the Hampton Inn a lot when we travel besides waffles they usually have eggs, and turkey sausage. They also have oatmeal, fresh fruit(banana's and apples), yogurt too. Sometimes they have a fruit mix with oranges, pinapple and grapefruit. Of course they have tons of pastry's too but they offer enough stuff to make good choices.

 

[dthogue]

Evening WW Friends,

Too quiet here today - made it to the gym today for the first time this week - my foot is still sore, but I wanted to try to salvage the week, weigh in tomorrow, I think I'm back to where I started last Saturday, but we'll see.

I'm dying to get out and run, its so frustrating to want to exercise, but can't because of this sore foot.

 

[MKCP1984]

Hi,
Today I found a wonderful ONE-point dessert, even lower than the WW ice cream bars:

The Dairy Queen Fudge Bar

Very creamy and chocolately, with 6 grams of fiber!!! And only ONE point!!!

Now I'm hoping to buy a whole box to keep at home to satisfy these chocolate cravings without going over my points.

Anyway, I thought I'd share my excitement. Enjoy! And have a good week.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Just back from my weigh in -- this was a meeting I needed! I was discouraged last night because I used one of those online calculators, and it said I still need to lose 40 lbs to be healthy...this week's meeting was about celebrating your successes, and what you have learned, and how you have changed. I have learned and changed a lot, which will help me get the rest of the weight off for good and to stay!

I was down 1.8 this week, for a total of 16.4.

Tammy -- Sometimes when you can't run you might be able to tolerate the elliptical? My dh has PF, and that's what he does when it's too painful to run.

My dh and I signed up for the Providence Rock 'n Roll Half Marathon in August. This is good, because having a race to aim to be smaller for will help me keep my focus.

I can't believe how crowded the 7:15 am meeting was this morning! Every chair was taken, and there were a good 10 people standing. I really liked this leader last week and that was what prompted me to switch to Saturdays for my weigh-ins. Her 10:00 am last week was just as crowded, and I suspect the 9:15 is as well attended.

Are Saturday meetings in general this popular, or is this just probably the best leader at my center? I've been to Monday and Tuesday nights as well. The Monday night leader was kind of a dud (for me), the Tuesday night leader was good, and I haven't tried Wednesday or Friday yet.

Maria

 

[karliebug]

I lost a pound this week and I know I should be happy with that but my goal is 2 pounds a week and lately I have been losing .6, .4. etc. I know that at least I am losing and that overall I have lost 23 pounds but it is really slowing down. I have a lot to lose and it seems like it will take forever one pound a week or less. Please give me a pep talk to keep hanging in there.

 

[mommykds]

Just curious, is anyone still doing the old plan? (momentum or flex). I still am on flex & I know (for me) fruits are not free. I gain or maintain when I eat too much fruit.


Karliebug,
Hang in there! A slow loss is better than none & your combined weight loss is great. The way I feel when I do not lose alot is how much I would weigh if I was not on WW's. The leaders always suggest when you are losing slowly to mix things up. Maybe change your exercise & try new foods for the week & see if that makes a difference. Good luck & don't give up.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

I lost a pound this week and I know I should be happy with that but my goal is 2 pounds a week and lately I have been losing .6, .4. etc. I know that at least I am losing and that overall I have lost 23 pounds but it is really slowing down. I have a lot to lose and it seems like it will take forever one pound a week or less. Please give me a pep talk to keep hanging in there.

karliebug -- This morning my leader said that this is the time of year when people naturally get discouraged and start going through a little slump. You've seen change, but it's not as much or as obvious as you thought it would be. She suggested reviewing all the progress you have made in every way -- not just the scale. What habits are better? Is your overall health better? Do you wear a smaller size? Do you feel better about yourself? All these things count! This is also a good time to change things up a bit. Try new fruits or veggies. Cook your breakfast one day instead of having oatmeal. Bring tuna with salad for lunch instead of soup or a sandwich -- there are a ton of things you can to do keep it fresh for you. I'm going to plan my menus for the week in a few minutes, and I'm going to include one new WW recipe for dinner. I also noticed cantaloupe is on sale, so I'll be adding that in this week for fruit.

I tried the lemon mousse pie WW bars this morning, and they are absolutely delicious, and only 2 pts. I'm going to add them into my "treat" rotation. Just a little change, small to say the least...can have some pretty amazing results!

Maria

 

[haleyknits]

Evening WW Friends,

Too quiet here today - made it to the gym today for the first time this week - my foot is still sore, but I wanted to try to salvage the week, weigh in tomorrow, I think I'm back to where I started last Saturday, but we'll see.

I'm dying to get out and run, its so frustrating to want to exercise, but can't because of this sore foot.

Hugs! I hope your foot feels better soon. I want to run too (never thought I'd say that!) but I have to stay home and clean today. My inlaws will be here later.

I haven't tracked a thing since weigh in Wednesday. I will tomorrow. I think.

 

[dthogue]

I was down 1.8 this week, for a total of 16.4.

Tammy -- Sometimes when you can't run you might be able to tolerate the elliptical? My dh has PF, and that's what he does when it's too painful to run.

My dh and I signed up for the Providence Rock 'n Roll Half Marathon in August. This is good, because having a race to aim to be smaller for will help me keep my focus.

Are Saturday meetings in general this popular, or is this just probably the best leader at my center? I've been to Monday and Tuesday nights as well. The Monday night leader was kind of a dud (for me), the Tuesday night leader was good, and I haven't tried Wednesday or Friday yet.

Maria

Hi Maria,

Congrats on the loss and I'm glad you are feeling better this morning. I weigh in on Saturdays too, but wasn't able to stay for the meeting - we average about 50 people for our meeting and our leader is terrific as well - seems like the meeting keeps getting bigger.

I did try the elipitical last night and it went pretty well, but this morning my foot is sore - I think my new inserts in my sneakers are fitted quite right.

I thought about doing the Philadelphia Rock'n Roll 1/2 marathon in September - looks like alot of fun, but right now I'm hestitant to sign up for anything - really discouraged!

 

[dthogue]

I lost a pound this week and I know I should be happy with that but my goal is 2 pounds a week and lately I have been losing .6, .4. etc. I know that at least I am losing and that overall I have lost 23 pounds but it is really slowing down. I have a lot to lose and it seems like it will take forever one pound a week or less. Please give me a pep talk to keep hanging in there.

Karliebug - you will be happy to know that I found your one pound this week - I knew it was coming, too much food last weekend and no exercise this week and up the scale goes. Good News is that the number has come down since Monday and I was on plan the remainder of the week and am focused on staying on plan ALL WEEKEND!

The slow weight loss can be frustrating, with show's like the Biggest Loser and them losing it so quickly - just remember slow and steady wins the race!