I'll have to invest in a set of weights. Problem is, I don't have a car, and I don't live near a place that would sell them, so would have to carry them home from town somewhere! That has kept me from buying a set already. Though I suppose I could order online...

MJ, my aunt started maintaining on WW about a year ago and got an extra 4 points added to her daily total. Plus you can still earn activity points and you have your flex points, but instead of having say 20 points per day, you'd start off with 24. Hope that helps

Get well soon Bex!

Hey ladies, room for one more?

I lost 30lb on WW in nine months during 2008-2009, maintained for about another nine months, and spent the last nine months putting it all back on. Ugh. I'm pretty sick of it. A lot of things have happened in my life that threw my routine topsy-turvy - divorce, medical issues, career stress, moving, family drama... It just became easier to fall back into my old habit of eating for comfort rather than accepting and dealing with my challenges. So I'm here at about 209, from a lowest of 183 in Feb of 2009. That's when I stopped attending meetings, too.

I'm moving in a week and a half and plan to start attending meetings again when I do. I've already looked up where the nearest center will be. The meetings really help my mindset from week to week, I've never been as successful when I try to just wing it at home. Last time I weighed I was around 209.something, and I am not weighing again until I go to a meeting. Until then I am going to get myself back on track. I'm having a bit of a destructive relationship with my scale right now so cutting back on the weighing will be good for me!

I love WW. It is such a great program for me. I can't wait to get started again

Okay, thank you. I'm trying to figure out my maintaining-for-life plan.

In my opinion, there is always room for more, . Hiya, abluvion!
Yeah, stress and other issues can sure throw one off track.
I'm trying to prevent that now as I've got doctors poking me, e.e;;.
I hope the stress gets left behind and leaves you be, Abluvion.

Freedomreins, I recommend amazon or something like that where you can get sale prices and free shipping.

Hi abluvion! Of course there's room for you here Good luck getting back on track. A lot of things can get in the way of a healthy lifestyle. If you feel yourself slipping come back here and get some support! You can do it!!

Yay new people! Welcome to the best thread on the whole forum :P

I dunno Freedom you could get a super good workout walking home with them :P

mjhart23 - I know in New Zealand you can only join if you are 2kg (4.5lbs) overweight and when you get to your goal weight if you stay 2kg within that (above or below) the meetings are free. Its quite a cool plan. I'm not sure how it works where you are but I'm thinking there may be a free phone number you can ring and ask them

abluvion - Isn't WW just amazing! I love the freedom and the support. I think it is such an amazing program and def more than a quick fix. I wish you all the best of luck and cant wait to here your progress!

I am feeling worse today! Gah and I have a massive essay to write! Woo for me. I'm thinking to stay in bed and try and get it done. Its awful stormy weather here today. Ew.

How is everyone? Whats the goss? :P

Hey, I'm on WW and wanna join in on this thread too

I've done WW before in the past and always lost weight on it. I never gained any weight back until recently.... Started dating my boyfriend and the "boyfriend layer" happened. Meh. I lost everything I gained, and now I'm on my way to goal. Yay.

Hope everyone has a good day.

I know what you mean about the boyfriend layer! I got that plus the moving out of home plus the alcohol layer in 3 years. Not cool!

Welcome to the thread! Its my favourite

I think mine was an overall "I don't care" layer since early middle school.

Well, I am back, but not completely, A bit scatterbrained I seem to be.

Happy Thursday all.

I've gone and bought myself and my parents a set of shinny new digital scales. My first scale period, and their first digital one. This will be interesting since I plan to swipe their old mechanical one and hide it under my sister's bed while I leave the new one in its old spot. That way if they absolutely loathe it for some odd reason, they can switch back.

Mine is an odd gift to myself for finally getting a room with a connected bathroom (I'm a room-renter). I cannot wait until I move into the Master Bedroom, muahaha!

I'll probably stop paying for WWs sometime after I get a nice set of numbers from my scale to start off with. Meetings are a mix of giving my input and wincing at the negativity of others, so I don't think I need them at the moment, so we'll see if that has any effect on my weightloss. (I can always go back, ) And I get more chatter and ideas off of this site anyhow.

I won't become a Downer Debbie by going into the results of my doctors' appointments, but it all will be as normal as can be in the future, so yay there!

So, how have you all been?

Bex - Tell your body to stop being sick and get better! LOL I know that's far easier said than done. I have a cold at the moment and it is, thankfully, the wimpiest cold I have ever had so it's not stopping me from doing anything and it's not keeping me awake at night. Hope you feel better soon!

Oodles - I gained a little bit of a 'boyfriend layer' as well but thankfully he eats immensely well for a 22 year old university student! We're both broke so instead of going out we often had nights in and took turns cooking for each other which saved money AND calories! I probably put on about 5 pounds which is what I'm working on getting off now to get back to my original lowest weight of 150. Well done so far, you can do it!

Zan - Welcome back! Glad to see you here again. I have a very cheap digital scale, so to be honest I'm not sure how accurate it is but it works for me as long as it's on a flat surface. I've never paid for WW except for their online points tracker because I find it pretty convenient. If the people in your meeting are being negative, you don't need that! Come here instead! Glad your doctor's appointments have been on the positive side.

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My boyfriend was offered a job yesterday! It has been a grueling wait - he had two interviews six weeks apart and then we waited over a week to hear if they wanted to hire him or not. It's for a big company in Cambridge and he's only going to be a graduate so doesn't have as much experience as older candidates - they liked him so much they gave him the job anyway! I am so thrilled and excited about moving but now I have to find a job for myself. I don't have one at the moment because I'm finishing my Masters but as of August I'll be done, extending my visa, and looking for something full-time. This will be our first time living together as well, and having a flat of our own. Eeee! So exciting!! It sounds so house-wifey but I can't wait to host dinner parties. I'm going to be the young, sophisticated (yeah right), friendly foreign (he's English, I'm Canadian) girlfriend who makes amazing meals for his workmates and their partners. Can't wait!

The main reason I mention this is that I am making us a fancy Greek-style meal tomorrow since it's not something we usually have. I'm going to make chicken skewers and this Greek pie thing I found the recipe for that is basically roasted peppers (or sundried tomatoes), spinach, and feta cheese wrapped in filo pastry. I calculated the points for 1/2 chicken breast worth of skewers (they are alternated with veggies like peppers and onions) and a third of the pie and it only came out to 5.5 so pretty pleased with that. Oh, and I'm going to make rhubarb crumble for dessert. With custard for him and none for me because custard is disgusting!



Hope you're all having a wonderful week! I know I am!

I don't know if this is going to work but here is my new hair!

Ah Bex I LOVE it! It's so dark and shiny! Did you go professional or out of a box? You look so smiley and happy too - I take it you are happy with it?

Aw, you're so cute!!!

I love the hair too,

Thanks guys!

I am soooo happy with it. Went out for dinner with some friends last night and got so many compliments about it.

And I ended up getting it professionally done. I thought I deserved it :P

I think you deserve it too!

Have a good week guys! What's everyone up to?