I just CANNOT lose weight, i am working out 3x a week, staying within my points...i am eating *pretty* healthy..i just dont understand why i am at a standstill and have been for about 2 weeks....Its my TOM but realistically i dont believe im retaining water or anything so i just dont understand whats up!

okay this is what i have had ALL day....

I had a Breakfast Shake which is pretty much just fat free milk and vitamins..this was around 7:30am

i then had lunch around 12:00 which consisted of a can of tomato soup, a whole grain white roll with ham and cheese (again all of this is within my point range)

A Banana and a low calorie pudding cup

dinner was at 5:30 and i had a hamburger on a whole grain white roll(meat was 96/4,cheese was lowfat colby,tomato,onion and lettuce are free) some baked french fries and corn


this is a typical day...as you can see i dont really have any empty calories,i think im pretty well rounded with what i eat and i dont fill my points with pop,chips cookies....i try and stay away from processed foods and my sodium is ALWAYS within limits...i am on no medications or anything..

I am on a Workout Regime, i am a beginner so Monday, Wednesday and Friday i do the 16 min workout which is an all body workout and Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday i bike 15-30 mins..i am a teacher so i am on my feet all day walking and playing which im sure counts for something.

*I have a breakfast shake Everyday so this is the same, sometimes i will have an extra piece of fruit but its pretty much just the shake

*I do struggle getting my 64oz of water in but 95% of the time i get at least 40oz in daily...

** i do not eat anything past 7:30pm as well

I hope this has helped somewhat..i don't know what im doing wrong....

Are you eating all of your points? Including the Activity Points? It may be that you're not eating enough, so your bodies weight is in stasis/survival mode where instead of losing weight, you're staying the same. Also, are you using the Flex points? These are a few things my leader said could cause my plateau last time I did WW [failed attempt #2]

i do eat my exact points everyday.. i get 28.. but i dont use the activity points or the flex

When I first started on my journey I was exercising in the gym and wasn't losing much weight either. I was mystified. But I recently came across this article that perhaps will make you feel better.

Thanks for the article, it made me feel tons better....

I wish i would have measured myself, then i would know if iv lost any inches...i think im putting the scale away for a week or two..i need a break

I would up the veggies and cut back on the bread and fries. I'm not on WW (I'm a calorie counter) so I know the programs work differently, but it looks like you may need a better balance of the types of food you're eating. Corn is very calorie dense and doesn't provide much nutritional value, and it won't keep you full for very long.
Measuring inches lost is a good idea but unless you're lifting weights you probably aren't gaining muscle weight yet. Stick with your workouts and eat healthy and the weight will come off. Good luck!

There's an article in the WW forum - its called "the Wendy Plan" - basically you cycle your points - when I was eating straight 27 points a day the weight wasn't coming off - once I cycled them, it FELL off. Your body just gets used to routine, so you have to step it up.

I would also watch the sodium - if I eat the "recommended" amount of sodium my body goes nuts - I tend to have much much less. Everyone's body is different.

Let me see if I can find that Wendy thread.

I can't find the thread - nor do I know how to search - but basically here is the schedule that I had printed out...

Points Target - 26 (weight 200-224 lbs)
Day 1 - 26
Day 2 - 31
Day 3 - 27
Day 4 - 41
Day 5 - 26
Day 6 - 30
Day 7 - 28

Basically how it worked - you didn't use any flex points/activity points - you just followed this schedule. I tended to make my high point day Saturday because that was when I had the most time to work out and when I knew I wanted to eat more. My weigh in day was Tuesday, so that worked nicely as it wasn't RIGHT after my high points day. You just play around with it and see what works for you, but this really helped me.

Sorry I couldn't find the original thread - it was pretty detailed and awesome.

Well, I wouldn't say the meals you listed were terribly healthy... potatoes and dessert-type snacks and 2 servings of white bread in a day are, for me, a red flag. Definitely increase your fiber (fruit! vegetables! whole grain!) and cycle points/calories. Increase exercise to 4 or 5 times a week, maybe? And do give that scale a break, the weight *will* come off if you give it time.

I had potatoes every day when doing WW - usually shredded in my omlettes to make an egg white frittata thing.

But maybe add some 0 point veggies to much on ?

I would try eating your activity and flex points and see if it makes a difference. (or one or the other, at least). You might not be eating enough - you're excercising 6 days a week, plus all the excercise you get as a teacher - you need to feed your body. I also think you should try switching out the white breads for whole wheat and adding more vegetables. Getting your water consistently up will help, too. I was a sceptic, but getting at least 64 oz a day really has improved my results on the scale. The scale tells me when I've been slacking on that.

OK im gonna try and comment on everything in one go...

Tiffany0809- I am lifting weights, its part of my plan, though like you said i doubt its enough, im only lifting 6lbs so i know im not like ripping myself up lol, though i do lift a 1 year old all day!


Stellarosa27- Thanks for the idea, i get nervous about going over, i dont know why though,i didn't really mean i eat up to the amount of sodium i meant im not eating over it so i know im not "Holding Water" based on sodium

Lackadaisy-Well Like is aid i am counting them in and potatoes are a vegetable (right?) lol,the white bread is whole grain white and counts towards my grains WW recommends, its not like white bread.As far as working out, i just got the clear from my Dr to start "Light" working out due to a heart condition so i cant really up it till we know how my body is going to react to the stress of working out, we up the intensity every week and eventually ill get the okay, he said once i lose around 30lbs its enough weight not to have to worry so much about the heart.

I wish i liked veggies but i don't, so its really hard for me to munch on them...i need some ideas on what i could incorporate into my diet that might help me...i will try to cut out some whites and increase veggies and see if it helps.

eclipse-Thanks i will do some of the mentioned things..im really gonna push next week to get that 64oz of water in me, and eat up a few flex points here and there...i hope for some good results