Hi everyone! My mom's arriving this afternoon for a week (she's coming from Canada to see me - I'm in the South of England) so I won't be around much at all. My mom's totally up for eating well and I'll be cooking most of our meals so I intend to continue tracking my points and hope to see a loss at the end of her trip (weight-wise, not her going home :( ...bad joke I know).

Anyway, best of luck this week all! I will definitely be here to change my ticker on Monday!

Yay good idea for a thread!
I've been doing WW for 2 months and lost 8.7kg which is 19lbs. I love it! Feeling so good about myself and my how far I have come.

This week has been going really well so far. Heres hoping the scales on Tuesday agree!

Rosekeet: With regards to snacks, right now I'm totally on a rice cake kick. My husband laughs at me, but a large caramel rice cake is only one point (or 1.5 for two) and really take the edge off. And it's fantastic!

Tamara: I'm the same way. I really can lose on WW, but it's the whole keeping exactly on track, and including the exercise. Without it, I just kind of maintain or even gain a little bit.

As for keeping half my weekly points...it didn't go so well this week. Part of it was a mistake and not realizing how many points I'd had until after I tracked them, and part of it was having pizza and breadsticks yesterday:( But I figure, at least I'm still technically on track (I'm within the appropriate amount of points), and tomorrow is my weigh in day, so it gives me a new chance to start over :carrot::carrot:

I'm going to bump this thread cos I am freaking out about weigh in tomorrow and need some kind words to keep me going. :P

How is everyone going this week?

Bex, I'm sure your weigh-in will be fine if you've been on plan! I have been, though I definitely ate all my activity points as well as my weekly ones I think. Or came close. Today starts a new week but I will weigh in tomorrow morning.

Good luck Bex and have a good week everyone! :)

I have been exactly on plan, I just always freak out :P

I guess its a defense mechanism that saves me from failure..

Bex, I think that being concerned about WIs is a part of this whole weightloss adventure. It's our suspense and drama! :D Like a good book. Or am I just really weird? ^_^v;;

Bleh, I hate weigh ins. Rather...I feel like it sets my whole week. if it's good, I'm on track. If it's not...bleh.

So far this week, I've been good with my eating and keeping weekly points. Let's hope for a good day (and good weigh ins, if you have them) tomorow!

I only lost 400grams which is .9lbs but a loss is a loss I guess! Excited to have a super amazing week to get to 10kg next week. :)

Picture .9 pounds of butter (almost 4 sticks!), I think that is a great loss! :D

Every pound and point of a pound down is awesome, a maintain is great, and a gain = reevaluate! :p

I'm having a stressful past two days, hoping for a quick week and long weekend. :hug:s to all.

zanheltangia: You are so lovely. I really needed that. My friend I am doing this with is going at a much faster pace than I am and I'm feeling like a complete failure. :(

My last few days have been stressful too. I have so many assignments to do and I'm not doing any of them :P
Hope you are less stressed now and having a great day xx

Yay just had an awesome workout! I am already feeling better about next weeks weigh in. Now gotta make sure I get back in the morning.
How is everyone?

I know that it is hard not to, but try your best to not compare your weight loss numbers with your weight loss buddy's numbers. Everyone's body works just a little differently (may it be how they react to prescriptions or the food we eat or even exercise, and how all of what we do each day effects us, etc) and that is the same with weight loss.

Try to focus on the patterns of your weight loss instead. Say if you notice that you are losing less than usual each week, you could go back and see what you have changed or are missing. Or if the weight loss was awesome one week maybe there is something that you could use the next, and so on.

I am just trying to stay on plan food wise at the moment. I got back to the gym yesterday and did pretty good, or so I think ;), but I really need to make it a habit to go. That seems to be the hard part for me right now.

I screwed upppppp! I had my best friends 21st last night and was so good at avoiding cake and pies and pizza but I am so sure I went over my points drinks wise. Aghh. I feel so bad. But I have decided if I have a gain then I have a gain and I'll be back on it from now on.

How is everyone?

Ate what feels like the biggest lunch ever. Ever since I started WW I've always felt satisfied but never super full. I had made chicken thighs (had them in the oven for several hours) and then put a bit of bbq sauce on each one. I had planned on eating one but I ended up eating three because they were too good to resist. (epic willpower fail)

Went to points tracker and apparently the bbq sauce is zero points and the three boneless skinless thighs are 8.5 points. It feels like I've eaten 15 though. Let me tell you, never again...not sure if I'll have room to finish the rest of my points I feel that full.

Yesterday I went to see Iron Man 2. Like an idiot I didn't eat lunch before I went and I ended up buying a turkey and cheese wrap. The place didn't have any nutrition info so I couldn't accurately calculate points. The deli cheat sheet makes me think it was somewhere around 12-15 points. But I had 18 points and didn't eat anything after the wrap so I think I'm okay.

I really wish more places outside would try posting the nutrition information. It's better than just guessing.