WW Weekly Weigh In--- Part 2

[Mary Anne]

Ms. Heimlich - Sometimes there is just no rhyme or reason to the scale. I know my time will come when the effort will not = the scale # you just need to keep plugging away.

CGBee - I really believe tracking is the key. I tell myself I can eat it all, I just need to track it. What I have done this time around, is actually drink the water. I am finding that is making a difference in my weight loss. Don't get discouraged just keep taking it one meal at a time that is what I am trying to do.

Today was my weigh in day and I lost 4.6 lbs -- I attribute a lot of that to the tracking and the water. I admit, I haven't started the exercise yet. I will not weigh in for two weeks now as I'm officially on VACATION! My plan is to track everything and if I eat over my points one day, to start again the next. I am also going to journal on the wish board Disney dinning and using points. I figure it will help keep me focused on plan and maybe help someone else at some point.

 

[DizneeMommy]

Dam*it. I GAINED 0.8 lbs.

I was really feeling like I was having a good week. I've worked out quite a bit. I've stayed within my points AND been following the healthy guidelines (except the vitamin... i've NEVER taken the vitamin).

And I gained.

WTH?

oh, well. There's always next week...

It'll come back down--I had that big loss immediately after gaining .8 the week before! You're doing the right things--it'll show up soon on the scale!

 

[DizneeMommy]

Today was my weigh in day and I lost 4.6 lbs -- I attribute a lot of that to the tracking and the water. I admit, I haven't started the exercise yet. I will not weigh in for two weeks now as I'm officially on VACATION! My plan is to track everything and if I eat over my points one day, to start again the next. I am also going to journal on the wish board Disney dinning and using points. I figure it will help keep me focused on plan and maybe help someone else at some point.

Woohoo! Great loss!

I'll be at the BEACH next week beginning on Monday (my weigh in day), so I hope I can stay on track! I'm taking my laptop (I do WW online).

 

[tiggerlover]

Ms. H., Mary Anne is right, many times there is no rhyme of reason to this, our bodies fluctuate so much each day and our hormones play a roll too. It could be something as simple as something you ate in the previous day or two. As discouraging as it can be, keep doing the right things and the loss will eventually catch up with you.

CGBee, I understand your disappointment, but hang in there. Learn from this week and make some small changes and next week should be the loss you were hoping for this week.

Mary Anne...SUPER loss this week you must be on


DizneeMommy, good for you for planning in advance. I hope both you and Mary Anne have terrific vacations!!

As for me, I have been struggling a little this week, actually not struggling, just eating more than I should and I can feel it in my body. We all hit rough patches and I guess this week is mine, I know what I need to do, I just need to do it!

 

[mikamah]

Dam*it. I GAINED 0.8 lbs.

I was really feeling like I was having a good week. I've worked out quite a bit. I've stayed within my points AND been following the healthy guidelines (except the vitamin... i've NEVER taken the vitamin).

And I gained.

WTH?

oh, well. There's always next week...

That really bites when you do all the right things, and the scale doesn't show it. Hang in there, and stay on track and you will see the loss you deserve. You did awesome to stay within your points, and up the exercise. Hang in there.

Today was my weigh in day and I lost 4.6 lbs -- I attribute a lot of that to the tracking and the water. I admit, I haven't started the exercise yet. I will not weigh in for two weeks now as I'm officially on VACATION! My plan is to track everything and if I eat over my points one day, to start again the next. I am also going to journal on the wish board Disney dinning and using points. I figure it will help keep me focused on plan and maybe help someone else at some point.

Congratulations Mary Anne!!!! That is an awesome loss, and such a great motivater to help keep you on track during vacation. It sounds like you have a plan to stay on track. Have a wonderful vacation!!

Well...my plan of "joining" this thread after a glorious first weigh-in were shot today when I weighed and my first week's "loss" was only 0.6 lbs. I know I shouldn't beat myself up because any loss is good loss, but I'm going to beat myself up for not tracking as well as I should have. So...my goal for this coming week is to TRACK my points well!!!

That is a great goal for the week, and tracking always does help. You are on the right track- any loss should be celebrated!!! Congrats and welcome!!

Hi! Can I join you? I started WW last week and at yesterday's weigh in I was down 6.2!

Welcome Pixie dust 112!!! Congratulations on that awesome weight loss!! I love your avatar- so fun. I think I used to see you over on DisUnc's trip report, a long time ago. I think it's a great idea to go to a meeting during vacation if you can, and it would definitely help keep you on track. Good luck.

Hi everyone, I'm not feeling very well today, so I'll be brief....up.2lbs.

Sorry you saw a gain this week. Hang in there. Hope you are feeling better soon.

Yeah I'm down 1.8 this week!!!

Congrats to you Trueloves1stkiss!!!! That is awesome!!

As for me, I have been struggling a little this week, actually not struggling, just eating more than I should and I can feel it in my body. We all hit rough patches and I guess this week is mine, I know what I need to do, I just need to do it!

Hang in there, Tiggerlover. We definitely all do have our ups and downs, and hopefully you will be back on track very soon. You have done so well the past 7 weeks, you can do it!!!

I was pleasantly surprised to be down 1.2 this week. I had stuck with core the past 4 days, but after splurging on the weekend, I wasn't sure it would be enough. I know now that I really need to be strict this week, or I will see a gain next week. I find that sometimes, when I splurge a little, yet still see a loss, the next week, I splurge a little more, and then it all catches up with me and I have a huge gain. So this week for me, I am committing to stay on core, and to keep track of my flex points over the weekend especially.

Have a great weekend everyone!!

 

[Grumpy's Wife]

Dam*it. I GAINED 0.8 lbs.

I was really feeling like I was having a good week. I've worked out quite a bit. I've stayed within my points AND been following the healthy guidelines (except the vitamin... i've NEVER taken the vitamin).

And I gained.

WTH?

oh, well. There's always next week...

That happened to me two weeks ago. I just chalk it up to extra fluid. You'll probably see a great loss next week.

Well...my plan of "joining" this thread after a glorious first weigh-in were shot today when I weighed and my first week's "loss" was only 0.6 lbs. I know I shouldn't beat myself up because any loss is good loss, but I'm going to beat myself up for not tracking as well as I should have. So...my goal for this coming week is to TRACK my points well!!! That and get off my rump and have some exercise supplement my efforts, that is if I can get over this bug that's attempting to attack! "Just say NO to sneezing" is my new moto!

Anywho...wish me luck!

Hang in there and I bet next week you'll have a much better loss. You are probably just getting used to the program.

As for me, I have been struggling a little this week, actually not struggling, just eating more than I should and I can feel it in my body. We all hit rough patches and I guess this week is mine, I know what I need to do, I just need to do it!

That was so me last week. I ate things I knew I shouldn't have but at the same time I didn't care. I had a good talking to myself and got back on program this week. I guess we all just have some days where we need a little something daring (I know I did at least). Good luck with getting back on program.

Well as for me this week I really tried to get back into exercising everyday. I just weighed and I'm down 1.4 this week. I guess after falling off the wagon last week I really focused this week and thankfully the scale showed it. Oh, I might also add that I just cancelled my WW membership online. The last two weeks I had to miss my meetings because of my daughter's cheer schedule. Which will be throughout the entire summer. I've been on the program for four months now and I hope and pray that I can continue this on my own with everything I've learned at my meetings in the past. If I can't I'll be rejoining WW in August when the kids head back to school. Wish me luck please because I think I'm going to need it.

 

[mikamah]

Well as for me this week I really tried to get back into exercising everyday. I just weighed and I'm down 1.4 this week. I guess after falling off the wagon last week I really focused this week and thankfully the scale showed it. Oh, I might also add that I just cancelled my WW membership online. The last two weeks I had to miss my meetings because of my daughter's cheer schedule. Which will be throughout the entire summer. I've been on the program for four months now and I hope and pray that I can continue this on my own with everything I've learned at my meetings in the past. If I can't I'll be rejoining WW in August when the kids head back to school. Wish me luck please because I think I'm going to need it.

Congratulations on a great loss!!! I'm sure you will be able to do it on your own, if you just keep focused like you are doing. I stopped going to ww after about 6 months of pretty much gaining and losing the same few pounds. I gave myself 4 months, and said if I started to gain that I would go back and pay for the meetings again, but I haven't gained, and now I feel like I'm starting to lose again. For me, I couldn't make the same meeting every week, and I find I get more support and endouragement here than I did at the meetings. Good luck!!

 

[Grumpy's Wife]

mikamah ~ Thanks.

 

[tiggerlover]

Thanks for the support ladies, it means a lot.

Good job, Kathy, you are doing so well! I think you are right about the mind games we play with ourselves and the scale, it is great that you recognize that and sound determine to persevere this week.

Grumpy's Wife, congrats on your loss this week too. I know you can be successful without your meetings as long as you stay motivated and you stay on WISH, that is how I did it the first time, so I am proof it can be done. I am routing for you!!!

 

[tiggerlover]

I just got to thinking how important this thread and the WISH boards have been in my journey and how important a lot of you are to me. I think we all find this to be a comfortable place to come and share things about our journey that we might not share with others, but yet we don't really know one another. So I thought it would be nice to share a little about ourselves, (if you are comfortable doing so). I will start......

My name is Debbi, I have been married for almost 22 years and I have a wonderful son who will be turning 12 next week. I work full time as a bookkeeping assistant at a real estate office and I am a lifetime WW member. There were 41 candles on my birthday cake this year and as I was approaching 40 I made a commitment to get healthy, then once I turned 40 I focused on being more active. I am a native New Yorker who has lived all over the world thanks to DH's military career and now that he has retired we have settled in Virginia. I love to read, go to the beach and spend time with family and friends (and of course I love WISH). That is me in a nutshell.

Next........

 

[mikamah]

Hi Debbi!! That is a fun idea. I'll go next.

I'm Kathy, I'm 44 years old and live on north shore of MA. I am a single mom to one awesome 6 year old boy who really is my heart and soul. He is so much fun, and I am amazed at how fast he is growing up. He is playing little league, so right now baseball is our thing. I love the beach, photography, scrapbooking, and we love to travel. I was practically planning his first Disney trip while I was pregnant. I wish I could say I love house and yard work, and then I'd get off this computer and get moving. I am a nurse and work in endoscopy where I finally have weekends and holidays off. I have been a WWer many times over the past 18 years. The first time I joined was right after nursing school, and I weighed 181 and went down to 146. This time I joined ww in sept 05, and told myself that I would stick with it and never yo-yo up again with my weight. I started then at 226, am 183.4 now, and determined not to give up. I want to be as active and healthy as I can for my son. I've been coming to wish for about 2 years, off and on, but I definitely find that when I come more regularly, I do better. There as so many great, supportive and inspirational people here.

 

[cepmom]

Hi guys....

I'm Jennifer, Mom to three girls, ages 18, 10 and 8. I've been married to my wonderful DH for 12 years this September. I'm 38 and I live just south of Boston. I've lived in this town most of my life!

I work part time at Babies R Us and have been there for three years. I started there just to get out of the house for a few hours each week and make some money for my Disney World obsession! With DD18 going off to college in the fall, the money is now going towards her tuition and it will be a long time in between our WDW trips

I started WW in December 2007 and made Lifetime in April 2008
I never really had to worry about my weight growing up, but once I had kids and then turned 30, I struggled with keeping the weight off. I went back and forth for several years, going up and down, never quite getting back to my "wedding weight". With WW I was able to acheive my goal and I am never going back up! I don't know why I resisted WW for so long

I love this thread and it has helped so much along the way. It will be nice to get to know each other! okay....next!

 

[bucci818]

Hi! Can I join you? I started WW last week and at yesterday's weigh in I was down 6.2!

Has anyone here ever gone to a WW meeting while on vacation? I am going to Cape Cod in 2 1/2 weeks and was thinking about going to a meeting there to keep me from straying while away.

6.2 down...about 60 to go!

6.2lbs is awsome!! 60 to go is not that bad. You can do it!!

Dam*it. I GAINED 0.8 lbs.

I was really feeling like I was having a good week. I've worked out quite a bit. I've stayed within my points AND been following the healthy guidelines (except the vitamin... i've NEVER taken the vitamin).

And I gained.

WTH?

oh, well. There's always next week...

Don't feel bad, I worked out more this week too, and I gained. It's just your body playing with you! Just keep up what you are doing, and the weight will come off!

Well...my plan of "joining" this thread after a glorious first weigh-in were shot today when I weighed and my first week's "loss" was only 0.6 lbs. I know I shouldn't beat myself up because any loss is good loss, but I'm going to beat myself up for not tracking as well as I should have. So...my goal for this coming week is to TRACK my points well!!! That and get off my rump and have some exercise supplement my efforts, that is if I can get over this bug that's attempting to attack! "Just say NO to sneezing" is my new moto!

Anywho...wish me luck!

You have a great out look. You can't beat yourself up over something you can't change. Good luck this week!

Today was my weigh in day and I lost 4.6 lbs -- I attribute a lot of that to the tracking and the water. I admit, I haven't started the exercise yet. I will not weigh in for two weeks now as I'm officially on VACATION! My plan is to track everything and if I eat over my points one day, to start again the next. I am also going to journal on the wish board Disney dinning and using points. I figure it will help keep me focused on plan and maybe help someone else at some point.

Great job Mary Anne!

As for me, I have been struggling a little this week, actually not struggling, just eating more than I should and I can feel it in my body. We all hit rough patches and I guess this week is mine, I know what I need to do, I just need to do it!

Debbie, We all have those weeks, as my leader would say....That's Life! You know how to get back on track and we are all here for support! You can do it!!

 

[bucci818]

My turn.....
Hi everyone, my name is Marianna and I'm 34 to be 35 in August. I've been married to DH for 11 years now, but we've been together for 16 years. I'm a stay at home mom of two wonderful boys. They will be 6 and 5 in July (Irish twins...they are 51 weeks apart!!). I currently live in Harleysville, PA which is NW of Philadelphia. I've lived in the same county all my life. I started WW this time in February 2007 and I'm trying to get to that 70lb mark. I've been doing WW on and off since I was 11 years old (when they gave you a menu and they made you eat LIVER! ) What made it stick this time was that I had started the process for bypass surgery. It scared me to death that I had gained so much weight that surgery was an option. For insurance reasons, I had to try and loose some weight. I joined WW when I couldn't do it on my own. I found the best leader. She kept me motivated and I was loosing the weight. So, I decided to do WW instead of having the surgery and it was the best thing I have ever done. Now, I have the support of this group too. You guys are wonderful, and I love all the advice and support.

 

[Ms. Heimlich]

Hi Y'all!

My name is Janis. I am 33 years old. I am a redhead. I have freckles. I have the attention span of a gnat.

I am married to a wonderful man and have been for almost 8 years now. I have a 15 year old step daughter (who I have raised & calls me mom). We love travel, fine food, working on our house, and just being together as a family.

For my career, I am an Entomologist and work as a Technical Director for a large pest control company in Texas. It keeps me really busy!

I started weight watchers the first time about 5 years ago, lost about 40 lbs and for whatever reason quit. I never looked at it as a "lifestyle" back then... It was just a way to lose some weight. When I joined again in January of 2007, I had gained everything back and more... Now I have lost 68 lbs to date. I started about 255 lbs and I am down to 188. (the lowest weight I have been since high school)

WW says I should weigh 153 or under. I haven't weighed that since I was 15. My goal is to get down to about 165 or so. If I can EVER get there, I will see how I look/feel and re-evaluate, but that's what I weighed when I was 18 and I feel like I was healthy.


Great idea tiggerlover!

 

[pixie dust 112]

Debbie Thanks for starting the bio thing. I joined just in time for this.

My name is Mary. I am a Hudson Valley, New York resident. I've lived here my whole life (46 years) except for a few years in the real Saratoga Springs. My husband and I celebrated our 24th anniversay in April. Before that we dated for 6 years..yup we were the "class couple" in High School. We have 3 daughters age 12, 14, and 16 and one dog, who is 6. I am an attorney.

I've one weight wathcers 3 times before and I always go for a few months, see I'm doing well and then figure I can do it on my own, so figure I'll save the money and do it on my own. Apparently that doesn't work! This time I'll just have to stick with it. I rejoined on June 2, 2008.

Thank you for all the welcomes! It's great to be here!

 

[Grumpy's Wife]

I'll be next.

Hi, I'm Tricia and I live just outside of New Orleans. I've been married for 18 years and I am a SAHM to three children, two girls and a boy 16 12 8. My oldest just got her Driver's License

( it's very scary letting go ), my middle DD is a cheerleader

(which keeps our summers busy) and my DS is big into little league.

I've been doing Weight Watchers since February 13 and have lost 25 pounds to date.

I joined with my SIL and we have been very committed to helping and motivating each other to exercise. I absolutely love coming to this thread and reading everyone's success stories and well as set backs (because we all have them) . You guys are great!

 

[tiggerlover]

It is so great to "meet" you all!!!!! I don't know why we didn't think to do this sooner!!

Today was my weigh in.......

Core....Week 9

Rough week this week, ate way too much for no good reason but to eat. Weighed in this morning and I am down .2. Today was another bad eating day (DS's 12th birthday party....laser tag, pizza and ice cream...oh my!). Back on the wagon eventually!

Week 1: 3.8
Week 2: 0
Week 3: 0
Week 4: .6
Week 5: .4
Week 6: 1.6
Week 7: .8
Week 8: .4
Week 9: .2

Total = 7.8 pounds lost in 9 weeks, I guess that is not bad since I am under goal. I just need to get back to it and stop the splurging.

Onward and downward!!!

 

[mikamah]

It is great to meet everyone and hear about you all.

I have the attention span of a gnat.

Ms. H, you are too funny. Being an entemologist, you would actually know how long a gnat's attention span actually is.

Tiggerlover- Glad to hear you had a loss this week. I am finding with core, that the healthy eating I do when I'm being good, definitely can reduce the damage of the splurges I've had. Good luck this week. Hopefully now the party is over, you'll get back into your healthy routine.

After the past couple weekends, I've been following core today and sticking with it. Went out to an italian restaurant tonight, and went online first to look at the menu, because I definitely could not afford to eat pasta. There was a lightly breaded fish, with steamed broccoli and roasted potatoes, so except for the bread crumbs, it was core. I'm planning to cook on the grill tomorrow, and will have plenty of leftovers for a few days.

Hope you're all having a great, on plan weekend.

 

[toledo13]

BOOOO- up .8 this week!!!! I think it may be because of 'that time of the month'...