Weight Watchers Chat

[JOANNEL]

You guys are great sharing your favorite meals. This is such a fantastic place for support.
I made by first smoothie. Instead of coming home and eating junk I made a smoothie.

Have a g great evening.

I have Bunco!!!! I am so bad when we get together. Since it's lent and diet I pick up some boiled shrimp. I hope they don't have any Pina colada's......

 

[mommykds]

WI was yesterday, I am down a total of 17lbs. I still have way more to go so I have to keep going. Thanks for the motivation!

Continued good luck to all you "losers".

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Hey all, hope everyone is doing good. Today I officially have a teenager . Yes, Sarah officially turned 13. We had a wonderful lunch at Le Cellier and evey server in the restaurant signed a birthday card for her writing a personal note, which I thought was wonderful.

So how does it feel, Stephanie, to have a teenager?? I've still got several years to go before DS is 13 but it's something that I'm a little apprehensive about. Sometimes the decisions that I have to make now are hard enough. I'm thinking the decisions probably get more difficult once they hit their teens. I just hope it doesn't drive me to eat!

I think you and I need to hide the darn scale. Hasn't Jessie done that for the week? How can a scale be so irresistable?! I hate it and I love it. This morning, I didn't love it.

Yes, that was me last week. I made through the whole week without getting on. It was really difficult at first and still tempting on Wednesday morning before I left for my meeting but I managed to resist. I completely sabotoged myself the day before though -- brownies, date squares, ice cream and cheese cake and ended up being up 1.8.

So, we checked out of POR today and into Caribbean Beach. The kids are loving the pool here. We have been in March before and I have NEVER seen so many people here this time of year . I know it's spring break but there are so many groups of kids: band groups, cheerleaders, LAX teams, choir groups my goodness. We are having a good time but starting to miss my bed. I will be wanting to hide the scale when I get home, ugh, I have not been my best . I will be better this week though. Ok, hope everyone has a good week.

We stayed at Caribbean Beach in September. We really liked it. The pool was fantastic! We had a really long walk to the pool and restaurants but we were reasonably close to the bus stop. We were in the Barbados section and our room # was 1630. It was our first time at a moderate.

Hi everyone!
Reporting back after returning from our 2 weeks at the World. This is the first, and only, thread I have caught up on so far! I made sure to get RIGHT back on plan, last time a trip to the World kick started the downward spiral for me from WW. My grocery cart was lookin' good on Sunday night when I re-stocked our cabinets, and I was happy to pass up all the temptations that I have let myself have while on vacation.

Eating at the World had good times, and bad. I know I was too full several times, but I often shared meals, or didn't finish them. I tried to choose wisely many times (not always though!) I also polished off an ENTIRE bag of jelly beans and sour cheery balls by myself during those two weeks. (and yes, they were the "Family Size"!)

The scale was 3 pounds up the morning after we got back. Not bad! And two days later, 2.6 of it has already disappeared!

I'm hoping that trend continues and my WI on Friday will either be the same as pre-Disney, or lower.

Welcome back Brookelizabeth! Glad to hear you got back on track as soon as you got home. 3 pounds is awesome -- I gained 8 (not bragging!)

I lost 1.4 pounds. I am now 2 pounds from my goal! Man, I am so glad to be past that plateau I was on for weeks.

Congratulations on being so close to your goat, Sandi!!

Everyone is different, I hope this works for you. For me, I need the accountability of the meetings and facing their scale. I know that when I don't go to the meeting I tend to slack off and think "oh well" I have another week. Personally I love my meetings, my leader is wonderful and I get so many good ideas and lots of encouragement to get me through another week.

I need the meetings too. I dont think I would have been able to lose 70lbs and keep (most of) it off without them.

My dream is to stay at a Deluxe, but I don't see it happening anytime soon - maybe once I get me older two through college , so for now we are "Pop Century" people

I have a dream to wake up in a room at the Polynesian one day!

 

[dthogue]

Stopping by for a quick check-in. I weigh in tomorrow morning, keeping my fingers crossed for a good result - hope to have lost the pound I gained last week.

I cleaned my closet out this morning at 2am - couldn't sleep, so I started trying on things make taking out the things that don't fit. I had a nice pile of too big clothing, and have a few things that are "new" to me that I haven't been able to wear in awhile. Its nice losing weight, but this is difficult - I don't want to keep buying clothing - guess it's time to hit the consignment shops.

Other exciting news, we just booked 8 nights at Pop Century for August to celebrate my DH's 50th birthday. I asked him what he wanted to do to celebrate and he said Hawaii - well that was out of the question, so WDW was his 2nd choice. We are going the week before my older girls return to College - I'm hoping for good weight loss til then so I won't mind the heat as much and feel confortable wearing tank tops!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I just got home from my WW meeting. I lost another 2.4 lbs this week, that brings me to 6.2 lbs in two weeks. I have spent most of my time at the hospital with my daddy. I would pack my food/lunch each day so I could stay on track. I'm so glad I did!

Great loss! You made a great choice by bringing your lunch to the hospital. All the best to your Dad.

WI today--lost .5 lb but any loss is a victory as far as I'm concerned. I've lost 9 lbs since starting Jan 3. Being hypothyroid makes it verrrry slow going, even w/ working out 3-4 times a week. Any other hypothyroid WWers out there?

It's easy to get discouraged when you see people losing at least a pound or multiple pounds a week, but I try to remember that we all have different goals and challenges.

Welcome! There's a saying here: A loss is a loss. Just remember that if it seems that things aren't moving as fast as you'd like them to! Going down is any amount is much better than gaining.

This is my fourth time on WW and I feel I will finally make goal this time. I have hit my 10% for the first time and have had losses (mostly small ones) every week.

I am always looking for new foods with a low points value for a snack. My go to's lately have been hard boiled eggs (either the whole egg or just egg white), fruits and veggies, laughing cow cheese, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, and deli meat like turkey or ham. Does anyone have any foods that are go to staples? I am going grocery shopping on Saturday and want some new ideas.

I like the WW Smoothies. Just two points if you make them with water and you can pack them full of fruit!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I add vanilla and splenda to plain, FF yogurt and mix it up really good. Then add fresh berries (or another fruit you like). It's very good that way and very points friendly. It's just more work than buying the individual serving sizes.

Some people use it instead of sour cream on baked potatoes. I did that once and didn't care for it at all, but . . .

I can't imagine plain yogurt on my baked potato!

However, lately, I've been putting yogurt and mashed bananas on my pancakes instead of butter and syrup.

And speaking of all that, I did my first official WI since we returned from Disney and I am down a pound from my pre-Disney weight!

Awesome!

 

[NC State]

I add vanilla and splenda to plain, FF yogurt and mix it up really good. Then add fresh berries (or another fruit you like). It's very good that way and very points friendly. It's just more work than buying the individual serving sizes.

Thanks Sandi....I think I'll pick up some blueberries!

 

[JOANNEL]

So how does it feel, Stephanie, to have a teenager?? I've still got several years to go before DS is 13 but it's something that I'm a little apprehensive about. Sometimes the decisions that I have to make now are hard enough. I'm thinking the decisions probably get more difficult once they hit their teens. I just hope it doesn't drive me to eat!







I have a dream to wake up in a room at the Polynesian one day!

All I can say is pick your battles carefully, teenage years are hard.

I have 2 boys, they are now 22 & 25. I didn't fight the hair, clothes or messy room battle. But I sure stuck to my guns on curfews, grades & friends. They are now functioning adults on their own with jobs and college educations. I miss them to death since they don't live near us any more. But am very proud!!!!

I too would some day like to wake up in the Grand floridian!!!! When our DVC points are used up we usually do the all-star!!!!

 

[JOANNEL]

I did ok at bunco, No alcohol. lots of fruit. I picked up boiled shrimp since it's lent. I did splurge on chili's chip with cheese but it was yummy!!! The hostess was also on WW so she had lots of fruit and cool whip. So it felt like dessert. Luckily the dessert that some one else brought was full of nuts and I don;t like nuts so it was easy to stay away from!!!!!

 

[sjms71]

Ok, well we have officially left Walt Disney World and are on our way home. It was a pretty good two weeks. Now on to plan the next vacation which will be at the beach in June. As DH pointed out this last two weeks was his carryover from last years vacation so he hasn't even dipped into days for this year . Like I said it was busy didn't always make great choices. I am looking forward to getting home and detoxing myself and getting back on the program.

I know all my post lately have been "general" sorry for that as most of you who know me know I like to address everyone personally when I can . With that said HELLO to all our new friends and GREAT JOB to all who were losers this week.

Hey Jess: Yes, having a teenager freaks me out. Don't know if it will be different when my son turns 13 in a few years (he'll be 11 in a month). Sarah has always been my moody child so it's like we have been going through teenage years since birth . Adam is more my happy go lucky, let's everything roll off his back kind of kid. Who still showers his mom with lots of hugs and kisses. I worry that I only have 5 years before she can up and be out on her own and have I prepared her enough. My dad was sick when I was growing up so as the oldest I, took care of my brother and sister all the time. So, I had to grow up fast. My sister especially views me more as her mom. I am not complaining it just really prepared me for the struggles of life I think. Where as my kids have no worries, I think we have provided an awesome llife so far for them. So, in a nutshell I have the typical parent worries. I know they will both be fine but I am a mom and can't help but worry all the time. I know pathetic .

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

In the Feb 6-12 Weekly, there was a recipe for Dark Chocolate Cake made with sauerkraut. Did anyone make that? It sounds really disgusting because of the sauerkraut but I heard a couple of members rave about it so I thought I'd give it a try. It really is AMAZING!!! It's moist and chocolaty and tastes wonderful. You can't detect the sauerkraut at all. I dont have a bundt pan so I made cupcakes instead (17 of them) and cooked them for about 20-25 minutes. They were 6 points each. Here's the link to the recipe if you dont have the Weekly anymore: http://www.weightwatchers.ca/food/rcp/index.aspx?recipeId=127161

The problem is now I have to make the recipe a couple more times to use up the sauerkraut!

 

[Sandi]

I did ok at bunco, No alcohol. lots of fruit. I picked up boiled shrimp since it's lent. I did splurge on chili's chip with cheese but it was yummy!!! The hostess was also on WW so she had lots of fruit and cool whip. So it felt like dessert. Luckily the dessert that some one else brought was full of nuts and I don;t like nuts so it was easy to stay away from!!!!!

How lucky to have a server on WW. Most of the servers around here -- college aged kids -- are accommodating when I ask for something different, but they just don't get it. Thin and young -- yeah, those were the days.

In the Feb 6-12 Weekly, there was a recipe for Dark Chocolate Cake made with sauerkraut. Did anyone make that? It sounds really disgusting because of the sauerkraut but I heard a couple of members rave about it so I thought I'd give it a try. It really is AMAZING!!! It's moist and chocolaty and tastes wonderful. You can't detect the sauerkraut at all. I dont have a bundt pan so I made cupcakes instead (17 of them) and cooked them for about 20-25 minutes. They were 6 points each. Here's the link to the recipe if you dont have the Weekly anymore: http://www.weightwatchers.ca/food/rcp/index.aspx?recipeId=127161

The problem is now I have to make the recipe a couple more times to use up the sauerkraut!

I love sauerkraut, but seeing it combined with chocolate was a bit much for me. I might give the recipe a try though now that I know it's good. Thanks for sharing your experience.

 

[NC State]

In the Feb 6-12 Weekly, there was a recipe for Dark Chocolate Cake made with sauerkraut. Did anyone make that? It sounds really disgusting because of the sauerkraut but I heard a couple of members rave about it so I thought I'd give it a try. It really is AMAZING!!! It's moist and chocolaty and tastes wonderful. You can't detect the sauerkraut at all. I dont have a bundt pan so I made cupcakes instead (17 of them) and cooked them for about 20-25 minutes. They were 6 points each. Here's the link to the recipe if you dont have the Weekly anymore: http://www.weightwatchers.ca/food/rcp/index.aspx?recipeId=127161

The problem is now I have to make the recipe a couple more times to use up the sauerkraut!

Give you a gold star for trying that one. I only like sauerkraut with apples/pork chops. Now that's a good one to try.

 

[HeatherC]

Hi Everyone! Can I join in?

I have been trying to lose about 15 lbs for the last couple years. i lost on WW several years ago after my 3 kids were born, but have had a very hard time losing the last couple years.

I started WW seriously in Jan for about 4 weeks and lost literally 1.2 lbs. the entire time. Got mad and gave up. Decided to re-commit again last Sunday and am THRILLED to say that I lost 4.8 lbs. this week!

Finally figured out that for me it is the CARBS. I followed the plan, but strictly limited the carbs this week. If I had half a high fiber whole wheat muffin at breakfast, I did not eat any potatoes or rice, etc. the rest of the day.

I HAVE to have carbs, but got most of them this week from veggies and berries.I literally ate all day, met all the healthy guidelines, did the treadmill or walked every day and finally SUCCESS!

Hoping to lose at least another lb. this week by doing the same thing.

Love hearing how it is going for others and look forward to posting on this thread more.

 

[sjms71]

I'm home!!! It felt so good to sleep in my own bed last night. Still having that slight discomfort in my side so I guess I will have to go to the Dr.'s next week. So, I didn't weight myself this morning. I just couldn't bring myself to do it yet . I know I should just do it and get it over with. I will tomorrow. However, I am on track today 100%. I don't remember who suggested the Fiber One Brownies but I got a box at Costco and they are a good snack. Hope everyone enjoys their Sunday, wish me luck getting back on track!

 

[mrzrich]

Hey Guys! I'm home too. Got in last night. I DID get on the scale this AM and I gained about 6 pounds. I really think it will come off with lots of water and a few weeks of REALLY staying on program.

 

[sjms71]

Hey Guys! I'm home too. Got in last night. I DID get on the scale this AM and I gained about 6 pounds. I really think it will come off with lots of water and a few weeks of REALLY staying on program.

You are a better girl than me!! I just couldn't get on the scale. I need a day to get a lot of water in. I am making my grocery list now so I can fill the fridge with lots of good stuff!! Glad to see you are back .

 

[cepmom]

I'm home!!! It felt so good to sleep in my own bed last night. Still having that slight discomfort in my side so I guess I will have to go to the Dr.'s next week. So, I didn't weight myself this morning. I just couldn't bring myself to do it yet . I know I should just do it and get it over with. I will tomorrow. However, I am on track today 100%. I don't remember who suggested the Fiber One Brownies but I got a box at Costco and they are a good snack. Hope everyone enjoys their Sunday, wish me luck getting back on track!

welcome back! I know I wouldn't want to get on the scale either...I get so anxious when I think it wont be good.

I put off my official weigh in the past two weeks since I have been a mess since my grandmothers funeral. I just got in a place where I just didnt care about what I was eating and didn't work out at all. Got up the courage to weigh myself at home this past Thursday and it was not pretty...about 6lbs up Holy cow!! I really should have weighed the week before even though I knew it wasn't good; it may have stopped me from going overboard for another week

I've been good since Thursday though and I feel better about being on track and getting back to working out. The weather has been great here so I was able to get out and walk 2 days for 4 miles and 5 miles, and I ran today for 5.5 miles at the gym. Its amazing how much better just getting some exercise and fresh air can make you feel.

hope you all have a good week!

 

[cepmom]

Hey Guys! I'm home too. Got in last night. I DID get on the scale this AM and I gained about 6 pounds. I really think it will come off with lots of water and a few weeks of REALLY staying on program.

welcome back to you too! Good for you for getting on the scale! I'm sure you will get that off in no time at all

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Hi Everyone! Can I join in?

I started WW seriously in Jan for about 4 weeks and lost literally 1.2 lbs. the entire time. Got mad and gave up. Decided to re-commit again last Sunday and am THRILLED to say that I lost 4.8 lbs. this week!

Welcome, Heather! 4.8 pounds is awesome. I'm thrilled for you.

I'm home!!! It felt so good to sleep in my own bed last night. Still having that slight discomfort in my side so I guess I will have to go to the Dr.'s next week. So, I didn't weight myself this morning. I just couldn't bring myself to do it yet . I know I should just do it and get it over with. I will tomorrow. However, I am on track today 100%. I don't remember who suggested the Fiber One Brownies but I got a box at Costco and they are a good snack. Hope everyone enjoys their Sunday, wish me luck getting back on track!

Welcome back, Steph! Hope you had a great sleep in your own bed last night. I'm glad to hear you are getting back on track so soon. We stopped in at Costco this morning after church and I bought Laughing Cow light cheese and a package of Turkey bacon -- 3 slices for 1pt. Cant wait for breakfast tomorrow.

Hey Guys! I'm home too. Got in last night. I DID get on the scale this AM and I gained about 6 pounds. I really think it will come off with lots of water and a few weeks of REALLY staying on program.

Hope you had a great time at Disney! Glad to have you back here. I'm sure you'll be able to take care of that 6 pounds in a hurry!