Weight Watchers Chat

[cepmom]

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

Saturdays at my center are insanely busy too, but we also have an awesome leader! If I didn't work at the meeting, that's the one I would want to go to. If you don't mind me asking, which center do you go to? I'm in MA too

 

[NC State]

I just stared WW on Mar 3. I went to weigh in on Mar 10 I was down 3.8 lbs! I was so happy since I have 57 lbs to lose. I don't have a calculator so it makes it hard when I go shopping. I hope we get them in soon. So far so good!

 

[Sandi]

I just stared WW on Mar 3. I went to weigh in on Mar 10 I was down 3.8 lbs! I was so happy since I have 57 lbs to lose. I don't have a calculator so it makes it hard when I go shopping. I hope we get them in soon. So far so good!

Congratulations on a great start. It's a journey.

Karliebug, you're going to set yourself up for some real disappointments if you define success only as a 2 pound per week loss. You are succeeding and doing really well.

I got a 5 mile run in this morning. It was my long run day -- sunny and 40 degrees. Whoo, hoo!

 

[mackeysmom]

Went to Costco this morning and they had samples of a new Fiber One Chocolate Fudge Brownie. (I've been staying away from the Fiber One bars since I found some Kelloggs fiber bars that don't have "artificially added fiber" and are much better - in my opinion, anyway.)

Love, love, love the brownies . They don't taste like fake chocolate - I really felt like I was having a treat - and only 2 PointsPlus. They are a little small - but still bigger than the bars sold at the WW meetings.

I bought a box. I'll have to see if they become a trigger food for me - that is sometimes a problem with sweets for me. If they do - I will give them to my sister and have her dole one out for me each week when I visit .

Just thought I'd share my find ...

- Laura

 

[NC State]

I tried the lemon bars at the last WW meeting. There were great but really small. Are the FO brownies that small?

 

[Julia M]

Good afternoon,
Weighed in this morning and lost 1.2 pounds. Not as big as loss as I have been having, but I'll take it. I am happy it was a loss and not a gain. I attribute that to continuing persevere and counted points and if I blew it, I gained control, counted points and stopped it from getting worse.

We had the annual Academic Junior High Decathlon event today. I got up early and weighed in before 7am (groan) and brought my lunch (didn;t eat the junk food lunch), knowing we'd be out for dinner tonight. We had our big dinner last night (a potluck) and I was good there....at a bunch of grapes and had an Indian dish (made with garbanzo beans).

My goal for this week is to continue tracking and brining lunch from home and add in exercising on the elliptical.

Everyone, have a good weekend!

Julia

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

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 -- maybe you should set a more realistic goal for yourself then 2 pounds per week. Up to two pounds is actually the most anyone can expect to lose per week while following the WW program but there is no guarantee that anyone will lose two pounds every week. You dont want to become discouraged and quit or have a binge. You've gotten some great advice so far and you're still losing so try to be happy with that. Just remember that even half a pound a week is still 25 pounds in one year. Pile 25 bricks of butter on your kitchen table! That's a lot! Keep hanging in!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I stop by to read and catch up every day but I didn't realize that it's been over a week since I last posted. So two Wednesday ago I wanted a big loss and didn't eat most of my Weekly points and only I lost .2. Remember that?? My leader said that maybe I wasn't eating enough and suggested that I eat them all for the next week. Well, I ate every one of them and on Wednesday this week, I was up 2.6 . I'm one of those people who weighs myself 3 times in the morning and twice before I go to bed (and if I have to get up at night to go to the bathroom, I weigh myself then also ). Every morning from Thursday to Monday I watched the scale move up and up. On Monday afternoon, DS brought his chocolate cake home in his lunch and guess what I did?! I ate it because I was so ticked at my scale and that started a downward spiral. I think I ate about 22 extra points over the rest of the day.

So, I decided that this week I would not get on the scale and so far, I havent and it's driving me nuts not knowing what I weigh I've been behaving so far...went to a pool pizza party and counted my 2 slices. Stayed away from the chips, cookies and donuts that were there. Tomorrow we're going away and will be gone for 5 meals. I'm taking lots of Weekly points with me so hopefully, I'll be fine. I'll be wearing my clicker attached to my keychain on my belt loop to keep me focused and that usually works. I need to see a loss this and more then .2!

 

[dthogue]

I got a 5 mile run in this morning. It was my long run day -- sunny and 40 degrees. Whoo, hoo!

Ohhhh I'm so jealous - today was to be my C25K graduation and I was going to get my sneaker charm, but it wasn't meant to be! I'll try for this week, but if that doesn't work, I'll shoot for the next week - I won't give, I WILL graduate this program!

Tammy

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

It's been great reading about everyone's success at the scale and the NSV's as well lately. It would be interesting to know how much weight everyone's lost since joining this thread.

My condolences to both of you who have lost family members recently.

To those of you at Disney and those of you heading off to Disney soon,...you have my envy!

Have a great weekend everyone! I'll let you all know how it goes on Wednesday at the scale!

 

[sjms71]

Karliebug: Hang in there, It's good to have goals but sometimes, well a lot of times our bodies will not do what we want them to do. You are losing wieght and it does all add up

Sandi: Way to go on that run today, glad to see it's kind of warming up in Michigan.

Jessie: I hate when you go by the "book" and you gain weight. I'm sure you will see weight loss this coming week.

Congrats on losses today have a great upcoming week!!!

I just stared WW on Mar 3. I went to weigh in on Mar 10 I was down 3.8 lbs! I was so happy since I have 57 lbs to lose. I don't have a calculator so it makes it hard when I go shopping. I hope we get them in soon. So far so good!

Welcome neighbor!!! I am in SW Wake County!!

 

[mackeysmom]

I tried the lemon bars at the last WW meeting. There were great but really small. Are the FO brownies that small?

No, the Fiber One Brownies are easily twice the size of the lemon bars - a good point's value in my opinion .

 

[DisMomme]

Just found this thread and thought I'd join in. I'm doing WW online. I did it 6 years ago and lost 27 lbs. I was close to my goal weight but didn't keep up with it. For me, recording is key. I need to input everything in order to lose weight and stay accountable. Anyway, over the last 6 years I have gained 38 pounds

This October I started again and am down 13 lbs. The last 2 weeks have been minimal losses. This week I haven't been doing well. I kinda got discouraged after the last 2 weeks. I write this as I eat a skinny cow ice cream sandwich and drink an amaretto on the rocks. Not exactly "on-plan". I hope finding this thread will help me stay motivated.

 

[NC State]

Just found this thread and thought I'd join in. I'm doing WW online. I did it 6 years ago and lost 27 lbs. I was close to my goal weight but didn't keep up with it. For me, recording is key. I need to input everything in order to lose weight and stay accountable. Anyway, over the last 6 years I have gained 38 pounds

This October I started again and am down 13 lbs. The last 2 weeks have been minimal losses. This week I haven't been doing well. I kinda got discouraged after the last 2 weeks. I write this as I eat a skinny cow ice cream sandwich and drink an amaretto on the rocks. Not exactly "on-plan". I hope finding this thread will help me stay motivated.

Your story is so much like mine. Six years ago I lost 36 lbs, I was 2 lbs from goal weight. After six years I have gained 57 lbs. I can't put it off anymore. I'm 46 and feel like crap. After one week I'm down 3.8 lbs and I know I can do this!

 

[TeresaZ]

Hello! Fellow Weight Watcher here! By any chance is there a list of points for foods/restaurants found in the parks or resorts? A friend and I are doing a girls weekend and we are both on WW.

THANKS in advance!

 

[Sandi]

Ohhhh I'm so jealous - today was to be my C25K graduation and I was going to get my sneaker charm, but it wasn't meant to be! I'll try for this week, but if that doesn't work, I'll shot for the next week - I won't give, I WILL graduate this program!

Tammy

Yes, you will. Just stick with it. It's the Try and Upmph thing!

It's been great reading about everyone's success at the scale and the NSV's as well lately. It would be interesting to know how much weight everyone's lost since joining this thread.

I'm not really sure when I found this thread, but it has been a life saver for me. I got back to WW on April 21, 2010 after a WDW trip for spring break last year. As many of you know, the photos from that trip are what pushed me over the edge to go back to WW. Since then, I have lost 30.2 pounds. The tough thing is that the last 5 pounds have taken 3 months to be rid of -- and it's not because I'm going wild with food and not getting any exercise. I track every day and I get lots of exercise -- it is my new lifestyle. But, l can tell you that losing an average of less than 1/2 a pound per week for 3 months can be a real downer. You guys, however, have been so supportive and helpful. I have 3.4 pounds to go to get to goal (although I will probably try for a little more) and I will not be surprised if it takes another 3 months to get there. I think that if I had not had this daily check in, I would have given up a few months ago. I love my WW leader, and I faithfully go to my weekly meetings. But, I can't go there every day; I can come here every day.

Let's make it a great week!

 

[dthogue]

I'm not really sure when I found this thread, but it has been a life saver for me. I got back to WW on April 21, 2010 after a WDW trip for spring break last year. As many of you know, the photos from that trip are what pushed me over the edge to go back to WW. Since then, I have lost 30.2 pounds. The tough thing is that the last 5 pounds have taken 3 months to be rid of -- and it's not because I'm going wild with food and not getting any exercise. I track every day and I get lots of exercise -- it is my new lifestyle. But, l can tell you that losing an average of less than 1/2 a pound per week for 3 months can be a real downer. You guys, however, have been so supportive and helpful. I have 3.4 pounds to go to get to goal (although I will probably try for a little more) and I will not be surprised if it takes another 3 months to get there. I think that if I had not had this daily check in, I would have given up a few months ago. I love my WW leader, and I faithfully go to my weekly meetings. But, I can't go there every day; I can come here every day.

Let's make it a great week!

Hi Sandi,

You have such a great attitude towards losing weight - I have read that the people who lose it slowly are the ones who are most likely to keep it off long term. I think we get caught up in the quick fixes, that it is so easy to be impatient and want the weight off now. Your are an inspiration to us all - keep the motivation going and you will be to goal before you know it!

 

[dthogue]

Sandi,

My DD showed me a website today www.runningfunky.com, thought you and your DD might want to check it out - my DD says she won't wear a skirt (although they do have cute ones on this site), but can wear matching pants. Now I need to get my thighs to a size that I can actually where something from here

 

[Sandi]

Hi Sandi,

You have such a great attitude towards losing weight - I have read that the people who lose it slowly are the ones who are most likely to keep it off long term. I think we get caught up in the quick fixes, that it is so easy to be impatient and want the weight off now. Your are an inspiration to us all - keep the motivation going and you will be to goal before you know it!

Hey Tammy, I'm looking forward to meeting you in person at the PHM next February. We'll have a mutual admiration club at the very least!

 

[mrzrich]

Went to Cracker Barrel for breakfast this AM. Had egg beaters with turkey sausage and rye toast. Only ate one sausage patty and only half a piece of the toast! In hindsight I should have ordered myself a fruit cup to go with it, but by the time I thought of it the rest of my family was almost done eating.