Weight Watchers - RESTARTING ww again!!!

Hi everyone! I lost 30 pounds about 3 years ago on WW..I havent been able to lose anymore since then (yo yoed a bit) I have been trying other forms of dieting like atkins and south beach but found them too hard to follow. Finally, I decide to dig out the old WW info and go with what worked for me before!! Duh wish I would have thought of that before!

Anywho, I just wantedt o introduce myself to everyone!
I'll be posting more.
Thanks!
:cheer: Go Jaime Go Go Go Jaime!!!!

Welcome Jaime! :wave:

Jaime: I know, took me a long time to figure out to get back down to goal I should just follow the plan that got me there in the first place! Congrats on joining:)

Ali

Amen to sticking with what works! I am restarting tomorrow (8/10) and could just kick myself for not doing it sooner, or just for sticking with it to begin with ( now THERE's an idea!)
Anyway, today is my first day posting to the board, so hopefully we will have lots of good news to share in the upcoming weeks!

jaime and sherry...welcome back to program...we all know that it works...we just need to work it...easy said but hard to do...but with everyone's support i know that we can all do it... :)

welcome sherry! :D

I am also restarting ww again. Which ww plan are you ladies going back to?

Welcome to everyone, :wave:

I too have gone back to WW, again :cool:

I also lost 30 lbs years ago and kept it off until, marriage, pregnancy, then divorce, life, etc...... :?:

Currently I am a 38yo single mom, who wants to live a long energetic life with my son. He is extremely athletic, and I cannot keep up with him at all. I want to play some sports with him. I need to live a long healthy life, I am all he has.

I have returned to WW so many times. This time I am logging into 3FC everyday. I am currently not able to attend meetings. But I am hoping to after my son returns to school. I am also looking forward to my brother and his family moving to my town. My sister in law and I are hoping to work on our weight, exercise together. She has nowhere near what I have to lose, but that's ok, we both need the motivation.

Thanks for reading, and love all the support here, :balloons:

I am going to WW with a friend too...it is a lot easier if you have a diet buddy. Also my husband is a big support and he has decide he wants to lose some weight too. He eats the same type of food that I do + some extra snacks that I don't eat and he goes walking with me in the evenings after work.

I find this site is a great support as well as a great place to get ideas and recipes :D

I too am returning to WW. I did great on the program app. 3 years ago. I'm not sure why I gave it up :?: I recently had a baby and I have gotten all my baby fat off, now I want to get some pre-pregnancy weight off. I think this sight seems great with all the support!!!!

Heather D.
222/190/135
HW/CW/GW

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welcome to jaime and sherry!! Stay focused and good luck to both of you!! :grouphug:
:cheer:
:goodluck:

Cathy
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I have joined and dropped out of WW more then I care to mention, I keep on wondering where I would be now if I had just stuck to it when I originally started. The most I have lost with WW was about 35 lbs. Then life just got in the way, we went on vacation and when I returned we had a new leader who I just did not care for...I thought (as we all seem to) that I could continue on my own. Well, I gained back every bit of weight I had lost and then some (okay, who am I kidding?....A LOT). So I am back with a renewed interest, and I am using this forum for the much needed support between meetings.
I have heard they are starting a new program-this always scares me, does anyone know anything about it?

Sherry: There's a thread on it in WW Home section. I think you can still follow flexpoints though. I do not do well with rules on a program. Doing my own thing with points was what worked for me! The most important thing you have done though is recognized your gain and are now going back so congrats!

Ali:)

Another new program. What is the name of it? I have not been to a meeting since the spring. I bought a couple of the spiral journals to use at home for the summer. And have been trying to follow at home. Not successful, until I started 3FC everday, (2 wks).

Hi guys!!! I have a question. Today a friend I don't get to see too often stopped by the office and wanted to go to lunch. We went to Chilis and I had their Quesadilla explosion salad. (Only ate about 1/2) I cannot find any nutritional info on it but I counted it as 10 points, do you think that is right???? Or does anyone know how many points it is?????

Any help would be great.


Heather
194/190/136
SW/CW/GW

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Heather, have you looked on the eating out section of this web site they have a ton of stuff listed. I personally would have no idea, but it sure does sound good.

Lynne,

Thanks!! I did see Chilis, but they didn't have my salad listed. :mad: From the looks of the other salad I think I'm in the ballpark. I will just stick with 10 points and try and lower other things for the day!!!!! :D

Heather

222(Pre-pregnancy weight)/194/190/135
sw/cw/gw

Good Moring Everyone :coffee:

has anyone every tried the Apple Bee WW meals? :hungry:
We have an Apple Bees about 15 miles from my home. Before I take the trip I was wondering if they were any good. I do not like to go out to eat, because the portions are so big, and good. Which makes it hard for me to stop. As a child I was made to eat everything on my plate. I would sit at the table for hours trying to get out of it, but the poor children in other countries were starving.

My Baby is coming home today :cheer: . I can't wait. Just in time for football to start, so I can sit there in the rain and watch for 2 hours. That really sounds sarcastic, but I really do not mean it that way. I love watching him play sports. With the up and coming practices Monday thru Friday 5:30-7:30 pm, I am going to do my best to take advantage, walk (if there is a place to) for a few miles, :tread: and read. I love to read. I will make the best of it. At hockey I do not get to do that, There is no place to walk, the rinks are so crowded and the seats are to dirty to sit and read.... therefore I stand and freeze. I am sorry about babbling on about my son and sports

So how is every one doing?

Yesterday, I exercised I am up to 31 minutes of the firm cardio DVD :workout: . I stayed within my WW points. The kicker of it is I went to visit my cousin at her mother's cottage (my cousin lives in Maine) and we had cake, which I thought was going to push me into using my flex points and it did not :eating2:

Well I am off, back to work, so I can get out of here early and go Food shopping (from my planned menu for next week :cool: ), before my baby comes home.

Good day to you all
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Good morning Ladies!!!!!!

No I have not yet tried the Applebee's WW meals. We have some friends coming in to town tonight and we might go there. I will have to try one.

I had a super bad day yesterday!!! (Eating Wise)

I overate by about 8 points. The scales showed an increase of 2lbs. but it's back to being serious today. I had a granola bar for breakfast and I am taking a short lunch so I should be okay.

My daughter (Kayli, 4 months) has to go and have another round of check up shots today. :( Sounds like lots of fun, hun!!!

Well good luck everyone today and have a great weekend!!!!! :smug:


Heather :flow1:

Heather, it is just another day. don't get caught up in it, I know how easy it is to get so stuck in that mode. But You can do it, hey you took responsibility for it and like you said you'll try again. you can do it. :D
good Luck and have a great day

Merrick....may that one pound have lots of company!! :) Keep your chin up and keep trying!

Angie-Wangie, thank very much for your support. I also hope and know that it will be followed by many more, however, it sure will not be from this past week. That is ok, I just spoke with my brother and sister inlaw, I told them I love them coming to visit, but I cannot continue to eat this way. My sister inlaw said she will start in a few days, my brother and myself both stated that we are starting, strict planning tomorrow. Today I will plan our meals and I will plan a more extensive exercise plan for myself. I just cannot take it. After listening to us, my sister inlaw then said she will also join us. My brother is very athletic, but apprently has not been pleased with the way he has been eating lately, go figure. Anyway, it will be alot easier to have guests when they will be eating the same way as I. Thank you God, I feel alot better.

Congrats to you on the weight loss. You must feel sooooooo good, and be very proud of yourself! I know I am proud of you. Did you lose it by doing WW? How long did it take you? What an accomplishment.

Its Monday and I have decided I have had enough of this downward spiral I have been living in. WW worked for me several years ago and this site was great support. The group I was a member of disbanded due to low numbers and I just never seemed to get any motivation from the other meeting in my area. I haven't been back here in over 2 years. I had my greatest success over 5 years ago-I saved my old weigh-ins. I was going to throw them out this morning while I was re-reading my 1-2-3 Success start-up info but decided they could motivate me. I am capable of making this happen. I know I need support to keep me on track so I can back here. I was starting to wonder if there was a thread for me to relate to. Lo, and behold... I have found my Peeps! I am feeling more confident now that I've found people who going through what I am. Here's to the success of the restarters!


Kristin
restart weight-184# 8/16/04
1st goal-30# lost in 12 weeks

Hi everyone!!! Sorry it's been so long since I posted, my daughter has been sick so I haven't had a great weekend.

Kristin- Welcome back and good luck. You can do it!!!!

This weekend could have been better but it also could have been worse, in regards to what I ate. But I am starting back very strict today. For some reason it is so much easier to follow the plan during the week then during the weekend. Then with a sick baby we did a lot of eating out. But I tried to stay within my points as best as I could and to be quite honest I didn't do too bad.

We are going to Florida in April and that is my motivation to do this.

Have a great day!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heather

Good Morning to you all :coffee:

What a beautiful day it is here on the northeast coast of Mass. I love the sun. :D

Welcome back Kristin, this is a great thread for support. Great group of people here :grouphug: You can do it. You did it before yu can do it again.
Best of luck and we are here for you any time. :D

Heather: I know the feeling, accoutability is huge. Taking responsibility is such a good thing. You could have not logged on or owned up, but you didn't :cp: good for you. I feel the same way as you about the weekends, I feel it is because they seem to be less structured, maybe. :dunno:
I have not been having a great time myself, but I am not going to give up,keep on pushing.

How is everyone else doing? Good I hope.

Day 2 and still OP! I'm going to have to focus on the little steps for a while seeing as it will probably be some time before the results are evident. I'm looking forward to seeing my parents(and whatever family can make it)at Thanksgiving.I keep envisioning what it will feel like to be told "you look great". It seems to motivate me when I feel weak. Its funny how all those tools for living come flooding back-just more proof that WW really does know what they're doing.

Heather and Lynne-Thanks for the support. Its true for me that sharing my failures and successes here makes me more responsible. I'll try to be an adult about this but I absolutely refuse to grow up !(stomps foot petulantly)

Today just got much better. My husband just bought me a cd I was looking for(Spirit of the West)and now I'm on cloud nine. Attitude is everything , right? Who knows? Maybe I'll get so motivated I'll turn the treadmill on...and maybe even get on it! I've already done 2 1/2 hours of gardening so technically I'm covered exercise-wise but, hey,you never know.

I'm not sure yet how I'm going to handle the weekends. They've always been my downfall. Any suggestions?

Are any you doing this at home without meetings? How do you handle weigh-ins? The scale has not always been a supportive friend to me. I often start weighing daily and get frustrated even though I know there will be ups and down. I don't want to be come dependant on the numbers. Any suggestions on how to stay focused on the journey and not the pitstops?

Here's to today's successes, no matter how small they may seem.

-Kristin

Good afternoon!! ;)

How has everyone done today!! I have done quite well, considering the downfall of the weekend.

I had a cookie for breakfast, for lunch I had some lunch meat, swiss cheese, sugar free pudding, grapes, and for a snack I will have a banana. I am making a new receipe for dinner that is a cajun chicken pasta that only has 7 points.

My husband and I are going out of town this weekend for our anniversary so I really want to be good this week. My husband is very supportive so I shouldn't have a problem.

I hope everyone is doing great because when I really stick to my points I feel GRRReat!!!!

Have a great day!!!!!!!!!!!

Heather :lol:

This is my first time so I hope it ends up where I intended it to. I am also starting again. I have gotten to goal TWICE but just can't seem to stay there. I started my journal again and took 2 walks today. My husband gives me lots of support but I need "buddies" who are going through the same thing. I can't get any of my friends interested in going to the meetings and since they are 25 miles away I am going to try it on my own, with the help of this support board.

I just joined the site tonight so this is my first post. I started back to WW one week ago & tonight I had my first weigh/meeting. I've lost 9.2lbs this week! Believe me, if I can do this, anybody can!

Good morning one and all!

I'm trying to organize my day and motivate myself so I came here.

Janette - I also had a difficult time making maintenace work. Right now I have 50+ lbs to get rid of. I'm also doing this without meetings so hopefully we can get each other through this for the last time. This is my 3rd day back OP and, at this point, I'm keeping things as simple as possible. I know I need a variety to keep me interested but for this 1st week I'm focusing on just staying OP. We can do this, I know we can. Just look at those old weigh-ins. We did it before, we'll do it this time for good!

Stella Blue - You are my motivation for today! Your post gave me hope. It also gave me the strength to avoid the scale until Monday morning for my 1st week weigh-in. If I can lose even half of what you lost, I'll be doing a happy dance. I wonder if I can include a happy dance as part of my exercise?

To all of you restarters - Remember..."Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance." Let's all stick to it today.

All right, I think I'm ready to face the day. I hope everyone has a great day and if not, we're all here to pick each other up.

-Kristin

SW - 184 8/16/04
Current goal - 30lbs(gone forever) in 12 weeks

good Morning to all youwonderful people/posters :coffee:

Well, I have come close to goal, once many, many years ago. I was able to keep it off, through alot of exercising and planning my meals. However life changed for me. I married a junk food junkie, I still was able to maintain, untill I got pregnant and placed on bedrest in my 2nd trimester. Well that left my husband to feed up, we all can imagine what happened from there. Yup, 70lbs. Then a divorce another 50lbs.

I went back to WW a million times ssince, no success. Then I found this web site, I weigh in once a week with Weight Wackers under the WW clubs every sunday. This keeps me accountable and own up for my error.

We can all do this, and this is a great place for support.

Janette, & Kristin you have done this before, you can do this again :D

Kristin great job on OP for day 3. :bravo: I am also doing WW at home. As for the weekends. Try to schedule yourself to be out of the house, sitting in a park reading a book, taking a walk with your husband, kids, or dog, visit friends or family with not treats, bring flowers instead. see a movie, sneak in your own, lite popcorn. Good Luck.

Welcome, Stell Blue congrats on the weight loss, :cp: :cp: :cp: :dance: :dance:
also welcome fifties lady, I feel you will both love this site, great people

Heather, have a great weekend, focus on the two of you, not the food. That is what it is all about. With that in mind, maybe you won't even think of food. :) :) have fun.

Good Morning!!!!

Merrick- Thanks for the advise. I will keep it in mind. My husband is very supportive and also tries to watch what he eats so things should be find.

To all the newbies---GOOD LUCK!!!!! Just remember this is a great place for support and you can do it!!!!!!!!

I bought a pedometer today for $4!!!!! It is a really neat little object and I need to step 5900 steps to burn 330 calories. But I took 100 steps from car into the office!!!

Everyone have a great day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heather :smug:

Heather, I have one also and started using it again this week. I am up to 2.5 miles just from walking around the house, the field, at my son's football practice, to the beach, etc. It is cool Ihope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine.

Have a good night.

I gotta get me one of those. I know I take a lot of steps every day but it would be interesting to see just how many. You can get one free with Special K but you have to buy 3 boxes. Don't know if I can eat that much Special K--it has no fiber to speak of! I love my raisin bran--with all the fiber the effect it has is almost like eating a zero point food!

I have been on point for 3 days. We go out to eat tonight at one of the worse places to go--a fried chicken place with limited choices. But it is the place where the car show is so I will just have to cope.

Have a good day everyone. We can do this!!!

Good Morning to everyone :coffee: :coffee:

Fifties: It is amazing how many steps we each do take in a day. I have even found myself parking further, to get in more steps. I really like it. It would probably be less expensive to buy one at a sports store than to purchase 3 boxes of special K. Cereal is so expensive. I like the Go Lean line of cereal. My favorite is the Go Crunch, and Heart to Heart. It is realy good mix in with FF yogurt, like a granola. Creamy and crunchy. Use your flex points tonight and try to get a little more exercise for extra points :chicken: . don't let it ruin your time, you may become resentful, and then over indulge. Just be aware and have fun. :chin: :chicken: :coffee2:

Hello to All~

In process of reading threads and want to actively participate as well.
In March 2002, weighed 320 pounds. By November 2002, I was 220 pounds, a 100 pound loss in 8 months, adhering to WW Program. Unfortunately, hit a slick of rough road, stopped going to my meetings and in these months, have climbed up to 305.1 pounds.

Do not have transportation at the present time, so cannot go to WW Meetings. I have tried South Beach and Atkins, lost a bit, but couldn't stay on those programs.

I am ever so grateful for this web site, I plan to weigh weekly and be accountable. Have my WW books and sliders, and journaling everything I put in my mouth, except water and no cal beverages. There is no time limit for me to shed my pounds.... I'm most curious to see how the pounds come off.

Darlene

Good afternoon ladies!!!!

Darby - Welcome to the group!! You will find all the support you need to keep going right here. Just keep in mind you can do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope everyone is doing fine today. I kind of had a little slip up. I was at the store getting gas and I had an instant craving for a hershey's chocolate bar. I ate 2 squares and thought, "WHAT AM I DOING?" :nono: I then threw the rest of it away and said to heck with cheating! The only person I am cheating is myself and I have done that way too many times.

I think tonight I will try a new recipe for Chicken in a Wine Sauce. A lady I work with makes it and it is great!!! Only 6 points per serving!!!

My husband and I are trying to get ready to leave on our trip so tonight will be a long night. Before we had Kayli :bb: (4 months old) we just picked up and went. Now with a little one it is not quite so easy. Grandma is keeping her and they have lots of fun things planned!!! I will miss her smile in the morning!!! Well, at 3:30 AM!!!!!!!!! Maybe one day we will get to sleep in a little later;) But she will only be little once and I intent to enjoy each day to the fullest with her!! She is a great inspiration to lose the weight, I want to be able to stick around and watch her grow up. And by golly I want to be a grandma some day!!!!!

Well, I must get back to work. Skipping the lunch hour so I can leave early today. :dancer: I had a quick lunch of a grilled chicken breast, grapes, and a sugar free jello. Tasted great and really filled me up!!

Take care!!!!!!!!! :balloons:

Heather

Hello everyone -

Janette - When I was going to meetings I remember the leader asking one of the members if she enjoyed the french fries she confessed to having at the fair that week. The woman hesitated and then, with a big grin, said "Yes!". Our leader pointed out that this was the healthier way to approach a "cheat". Guilt only makes us miserable and we usually regress when we feel this way. If you choose to indulge tonight, enjoy your transgression-savor that moment-then move on.

Darby - I too have been welcomed back into the fold and its a comfort. This is only my 4th day back OP but I already feel successful and don't feel like I'm on my own with this. This site is a great source of support. Together we can all do it!

Heather - Enjoy your adult weekend. It took my husband and I 14 years before we went away without the kids. Its great that your husband is so supportive. Stress at home often triggers me to reach for food. My family doesn't understand how tough this can be. I've allowed that to keep me from making this work in the past. Have a great time and don't feel guilty about the time from Kayli. Grandma's are excellent at spoiling babies. Besides, happy parents make happy babies.

Lynn - I've been doing the parking further away trick for a while. I think I'll get a pedometer as well. It would be encouraging to see that I'm not as sedentary as I often feel.

Yesterday I found myself getting hungry mid-afternoon. I fought it off with vegetable soup. This afternoon I was busy doing errands and housework. Now its almost dinnertime and I haven't felt the urge to graze. This old dog make yet learn a new trick(and get a clean house,too!).

Hope the night goes well for all.

-Kristin

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The only time I have trouble, is when I don't journal! Keep up the good work!
AnnB

Since it was pouring down rain when we got off work we didn't get to go to the car show. So we went to eat mexican food instead. I ended up with 15 points and a total of 28 for the day. Guess that isn't too bad.

Heather - actually you did the right thing by buying that candy bar. If that was what you were hungry for and were able to eat a couple of bites and then throw the rest away, you are getting there! That's the secret to maintaining--being able to be satisfied with a couple of bites of a "treat" and then walk away. Congrats!

Good Morning -

Janette - Sorry you missed out on the car show. I'm impressed that you were able to eat at a restaurant and stay in control. I've never done well with dining out. I even have a hard time at other people's houses.

Heather - You also impressed me with your ability to give in then walk away from temptation. I'm afraid I would dive in rather than just get my feet wet.

Im a little nervous about facing my 1st weekend back OP. Sunday shouldn't be difficult.The weather is supposed to be nice. My husband and I will go on a nature hike-not very gruelling but relaxing with the added bonus of wild blackberries at the end of the trail! Saturday everyone will be home. They'll probably want to watch movies. I guess I'd better have low points snacks planned so I'm not tempted. There's always plenty of housework to keep my hands busy and not reaching for food. I'll have to make sure I get moving early or it will be too easy to fall back into old habits. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. What are all of you doing for the weekend?

My 1st week weigh-in is Monday am. I've got to do this.

-Kristin

Good afternoon!!!! :p

I hope everyone is doing great today!! Even if you're having a bad time at just remember this....IT'S FRIDAY..... :cb: :cb:

AnnB - I totally agree with you, trouble starts when you don't journal. :nono: What I do to try and keep things in line is keep an "ideal" journal that keeps how I would like to eat then a journal of what I actually eat. This helps me to see where I am messing up and what I can do better.

Janette - Wow!!! 15 points for Mexican!!! That's Great!!!!!!!!!! :cp: What did you eat???

Kristin - Thanks for the advise. What is your veggie soup recipe. I could really use a good one!!!! :T My suggestions for you over the weekend is to keep busy. Do some housework, take a walk, wash the car, anything but sit in the house. Try to do some extra exercising. :strong: Just keep in mind that you don't want to blow 5 days of hard work and dedication on 2 days. What I try to do is eat my meals about the same time on the weekends that I do through the week. Also, try to make some low point snacks or eat a ton of broccoli or something without points!!!!

Well it's offer to lunch, (on Fridays I treat myself by eating out!!!) I think today will be Taco Bell.

Have a great day!!!! :dance: :dance:


Heather

:crazy:

Good morning everyone! The weekend is ahead of us. Good that we don't have to work, bad that the fridge is calling to us. My DH has a doctor's appt today so we will have to go to "town" which means shopping which means eating out again for lunch! Hope I can convince him to eat somewhere there is a salad bar. Love a big plate of veggies--it's protein I have a hard time getting, unless it is CHEESE! Could eat my weight in cheese--wait I think I have that's why I'm here.

Heather, I found that mexican food is the one thing I CAN eat out on points! It's the steak places that I have a problem with. I usually leave a little of the rice and beans on my plate. You gotta stay away from the enchiladas and such. I also like the spinach quesadilla but Thursday night was fijita special for we got fijitas for two. That way DH can eat the bulk of them! I estimated the chips according to the same amount of packaged chips.

D 1 chicken fajita 4
beans 2
rice 4
gucamole 2
chips 3
15

I'm kinda new and haven't had time to look at all the old messages but does anyone ever post a daily menu page where everyone puts down what they have for that day? It might be a good way to give some of those whose are new to the program to see how others use their points.

Arrggh!! My computer just deleted everything I just wrote. Is this an omen for the day to come?

Its Saturday and the unmotivated monster is rearing its ugly head. I had breakfast- banana, lite eng. muffin, 2% cheese, & egg(6pts). Now I'm feeling aimless and restless at the same time. I figured if I post here I could find some direction. Its my 6th day back on OP. As Heather said, I've worked too hard for 5 days to blow it now. BTW Heather, that soup I had was canned-I believe it was Campbell's Chunky. I find if I have quickie foods available I'm less likely to stray.

Yesterday , on another thread, someone mentioned exercising to the Olympics. I liked that idea so I cleaned off the treadmill(does that count as workout time?), turned on the TV and sweated it out for 30 minutes to Men's beach volleyball. I'd like to lodge a protest with the Olympic committee. Why is it that the women were barely dressed with constant close-ups yet the men wore long baggy shorts with loose tanktops? I feel so cheated.

The weather looks like its going to be nice after all so I may try to convince DH to take that nature walk today. As much as I need to do housework and planning for the upcoming schoolyear, I really NEED to get out of the house. I must keep busy, busy, busy!

Okay I'm ready to take this on. The weekend will not get the better of me!

-Kristin

P.S.-Janette I have a problem with getting the protein in and cheese is a dear friend of mine so I try to find lowfat cheese alternatives. Some are great, some suck. You just have to experiment with what's available in your area. Last night I had a boneless pork loin chop(1/2) and it ended up being only 2pts. It was very lean, dense and surprisingly filling. I got to eat what the family was eating and that helped my psyche as well.


I just found out we can go to the Bills preseason game tonight. Buffalo is known for its tailgating. This is a test, isn't it? Today's mantra -"I am strong, I can do this!".

Good Monday morning -

How was everyone's weekend? Mine was less than exemplary but thanks to banked points and exercise, I survived. I really need to have a plan for weekends-especially this upcoming weekend. My sister's coming Wednesday to visit for a week. The Irish Festival is this weekend and we never miss it. I'm sure all the singing and dancing will help burn calories but I doubt there will be any low-cal food choices. I've already decided the Guinness is off limits(heavy sigh) but I'm trying to find a way to save points for their potato chowder-its exquisite.

I did my 1st week weigh-in this am and I lost 5 lbs. It would be nice if I have those results every week but I know that's not realistic so I'll just do my happy dance and focus on this new week I'm facing.

Have a great day.

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal." Hannah More

-Kristin
184/179/?
SW/CW/GW

30 lbs in 12 weeks - 5 gone ,25 to go.

Good Monday morning!!!!! :cb: :cb:

How is everyone??? I hope everyone had a great weekend and ate very well!!! My husband and I got back from our trip on Sunday morning. We had a great time. I am going to post my menu. I didn't count points but I don't think I done too bad.

bfast

hashbrown from McDonald's

no lunch

dinner

8 oz. prime rib
small baked potato no butter
salad w/no dressing

1 margarita

dessert

1 scoop baskin robbins ice cream :flame:

I don't think it was too great but I also don't think it was terrible!!!! We'll see come Tuesday WI.

Does anyone have any quick and low point breakfast ideas. I really need some new ones!!!

Have a great day!!!!

Heather

:grouphug:

Heather-

Congratulations. I think you showed great restraint. I have light English muffins at breakfast. They're only 1 point and you can do a lot with them. I like light cream cheese and alfalfa sprouts on them. You can also use them for egg & cheese sandwiches. If you use egg substitute and 2% cheese, its only 3 points.


-Kristin

Hi everyone, I restarted WW again last night after about a 1 year absence. I lost 40 lbs with weight watchers and as some else said in the thread, life got in the way (vacation, holidays) and I thought I would just do it on my own without going to the meetings, but I gained 15 lbs and went to TOPs for awhile. I lost 20 lbs there but without a structured plan I just kept hoping week to week to different plans and ended up gaining 15 back.
I enjoyed the points system before and don't know why I ever quit in the first place!! :dizzy:
I hope you don't mind me joining your thread. I could use the support.
My husband joined WW with me last night. He weighs 1 lb less than I but he will lose faster since he is a guy, but it will be fun to have him do the program with me.
I never really realized how much I was eating each day until today. I have 7 points left and 5 hours till bed. I am definitely a night time snacker so I have a challenge ahead of me. But I am glad to be getting a reign on my eating.

Hello!! Congrats on the previous weight loss, and best of luck to you on the new journey !! I'm also returning to WW after a break (about 2.5-3 years for me!! :o lol .. I've probably gained about 10 or so back from when I quit, but I've done it before, so I know if I stick to it, I can do it again !! :) My BF's going to be "semi" on the plan with me lol .. he won't be keeping track of points, but he'll be eating meals I cook, etc ... so hopefully it'll be good for both of us, as well as you and everyone else here trying to lose weight! :)

Best of luck to ya!! See ya around the boards. :)

This thread seems to be very popular. It is amazing how many people are successful on WW but quite before they get to goal or get to goal and then gain it all back. I wonder why we do that? I have decided to give the Core plan a try. I will still keep my portion the same as on winning points but I don't have to weight or write it down (unless I want to) Anyway,I am going to give it a try and if it doesn't work I can always go back to winning points (didn't like flex--at 22 points I couldn't have as much fruit or milk that I wanted cause it took up too many points). Guess I felt like if I used my flex points during the week I wouldn't have enough for the weekend.
The car show/Cruise In was rescheduled for tonight. Since I am on the Core program I don't think anything at the Chicken Place will be on plan so I am going to make a big smoothie with ff yogurt/banana/strawberries and drink it on the way. I have a trail mix in 3pt. bags that I will take just in case I need it and use the flex points for that. I know that is what some people have against the Core plan (eating out) but I don't mind. It's just ONE meal in a whole week/month/year of meals so what does it matter?
Good luck everyone and let's have an OP day!

Good Morning -

Welcome restarters. This is is my 2nd week back.

Ruth - Night time snacking was always a problem for me. I've tried to establish an evening ritual to combat that. When I'm finally sitting down , watching TV and relaxing I have a cup of sugar-free cocoa(sometimes 2). Its only 1 pt a cup and it can be very satisfying. If I'm still up after that I have a mug of chamomile tea. This routine seems to tell my brain that the kitchen is closed for the night. If I find the grazing gremlins are still grumbling I go to bed and read.

Hockeychik - You're wise to tackle this now. 10 or so can easily turn into 50 or so. I know firsthand.

Janette - Good luck with the Core plan. I know I'm not adult enough to handle it.Have fun at the car show. All your planning I'm sure will keep you OP.

My sister came in last night from Michigan. She'll be here for a week. Tonight we'll be going downtown for a free concert(Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes!).Temptation will be easy to resist as concessions are expensive. This weekend is the Irish Festival and that will be a challenge. I will have to avoid the Guinness altogether but I am plotting many saved points and lots of exercise so I can indulge in their sinfully delectable potato chowder. Keeping busy should help distract me from food. These next few weeks will be hectic so I just have to resist the urge to "grab something quick"-translation: fast food. I will have to plan plenty of accessible low point food. I made veggie soup on Monday and its great for those nagging afternoon hunger pangs. Time to go cruise the recipe and food threads for ideas!

Everybody have a great day.


Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You have to set yourself on fire for it.

-Kristin
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sw/cw/gw

I am thinking about restarting WW again also, after low carbing most of the last year. I just can't eat another egg or burger without bread. So here goes......................

P.S. What is this Core Plan???

Hi My name is Susan I am starting WW for the 3rd time, 3 times the charm right??
I am 40-50 pounds over weight but I am tall and have a large frame. I want to lose down to a size 12 reguardless of how much I weigh. I need a lifestyle change because I have Diabetes breathing down my neck it seems most of my family have gotten this late in life, and my dad just had open heart surgery last Friday and I am terrified. I have to make a change, I am 35 yrs old and it isn;t getting any easier. I would appreciate any tips and encouragement I could get and I will return the favor. Good Luck to all and keep up the GREAT work.
Suzy-Q

Hey Suzy, how are you doing. I am have lost the thread Weight Wackers. I do not understand what happened, maybe they were deleted or something. But I did not want you to think I was sending you a a wild chase. Well I am just checking in to see how you are doing. I will copy this and send it as a PM. Just in case you do not lookon this thread again. Sorry about the confusion.

Hi everyone,

I'm re-starting weight watchers tomorrow too!! After so many bloomin failed attempts, but am a bit more determined and think its time to actually do it as summer is due here in Australia in 3 months!! Expect to hear from me often from now on!!

love kristel

Kristie, if you do not mind I would love to ask you a few questions? My ultimate place to go before I die is Australia. Living her in the states I do not know a whole lot about Australia. I was never aware that you had a different summer than we did. We never learned that in Geography. We have summer usually from June till August. Mid September begins fall.

How are your summers? Mine here on the east coast can be hot & humid maybe a hand full of weeks but mostly 80's.

I am sorry to bother you, but I have always love Australia, and I know nothing about it. Something to look into.

As for your failed attempts, I must included myself in that one. I know the Flex Point program by heart, I know how many point most food is. Not that that stops me from eating the high point foods, nor do I keep track. I begin everyday stated I will, and then get lost throughout the day. But I know our day will come. Best wishes to you and your new challenge. Peace be with you throughout your day.