Hello, I'm new to the site today! First day toward my goal. I enjoyed reading everyones posts. I am prediabetic and need to drop the extra lbs. Also insulin resistant. My first goal is to get below the 170 mark and walk everyday for 45 min.

Hi size8byjune, I'm pretty new here too! This is my first post on the Support Thread.

I did a big drawn out intro post on the board so I won't do that again...

Thought maybe here would be a good place to chat about being discouraged. I started Weight Watchers on Saturday, after having been on a 1200 calorie diet for 2 weeks. I definitely saw results with the 1200 cal diet, but hated starving... I'm a big girl, I need food! lol But oddly, this WW diet has me eating TOO much I think. I get 33 points a day, and I'm not able to eat all of them each day... and then I made the huge mistake of stepping on a scale today and I think I've GAINED two pounds since Saturday! :'(

On the plus side- I started exercising yesterday. I am hoping that it'll make a difference!

Weight Watchers is a great diet. I think the first 2 weeks are the hardest, adjusting to a new eating habit and learning how many points for each item. Hang in there, you'll do awesome! I know when I lost a bunch of weight on WW I felt I was eating too much and cut it back a couple pts. each day. It helped me lose a bit quicker. I'm not sure WW would agree with that though. Best of luck to you at next week weigh-ins. Great you are exercising. I starting walking yesterday so that's good.

How do you like walking as exercise? I thought about doing that too, maybe holding off on my DVD bc it's a bit too intense and doing a few walks a day. I wish I had the money for an exercise bike! That's make things a little more convenient (so says the woman with a YMCA membership she doesn't use...)

I actually thought about it last night and decided that I am probably going to cut my calories down. I looked it up and 33 WW points is about 1650 cal per day. That's WAY more than I need to be eating right now! No wonder I'm GAINING lol I am going to cut myself lower for sure!

rana im glad your feeking better.

Babble i hope you have a good trip in a few week sim sure you will be fine.

Astrophe hope your well.

Welcome to all the newbies i do the ww diet and iv lost well with them xxx

Quick check in--

I'm drained. I've been crying the last 2 days. I don't want to get into it online too much but in a nutshell? Crazy eldercare parent issues. Family drama abounds. Ugh.

But... you know what this is. Life. So the thing to do is switch from "Losing" to "Maintaining" and just deal with it and then move forward.

A.

I'm sorry astrophe.... I hope things improve soon.

sorry to here that astrophe hope things get better for you

I lost half a lb tonight was abit gutted as i wanted my stone but hopefully il get it next week x

Ems, congratulations! At least you lost! That's awesome!

thanks hun im happy i lost its a step closer to getting the stone xxx

omg!!!

I am wearing a size 8 now!!!!! This is so freaking awesome. I didn't think it would happen so soon, especially being still so high at this weight. I now have 2 things that are a size 8 and while size 10 fits me still, you can tell the 8s are better fitted to my body....

It's freaking awesome.

Quickie check in:

Thanks, guys. Things are calming down a bit, but still coping with the parents. None of this is a surprise and we all knew it would come one day.

Dad's aging and starting to "time travel" in his head -- regressing, hallucinating, etc. Mom's stressed out coping with him so my sister and I are stepping in a bit more and we all have to see if he's still good at home or we need to ramp it up to the next level yet. (There's been a plan and there's no financial worries about his aging care and he's got all this doctor biz lined up with the hospital. It's just the stress of coping with the latest temper tantrum from the patient and then the "ok, are we still good like this? Or do we need to move to the next square now?" assessments.)

I'm trying to get through this rough patch and then refocus on my own health needs.

A.

Fingers crossed for you, babble.

Astrophe -- I'm sorry you're going through that. I have friend who is going through the same thing and she is handling it on her own. I really feel for her.

I'm officially sick. I've been trying to fight it all last week and this week but I guess hanging out in an amusement park filled with people was bound to get me sick!

I was exercising all of last week, but finally on Saturday after my 2 hour stint, which is normally energizing I realized I was really sick. I could barely stay on the bike in my spinning class.

I have dance and pilates today, I'm not sure if I will make it both. I kind of want to, because I've already paid, but part of me is wondering if it won't set me back sickness wise. Everyone is telling me NOT to exercise while I'm sick. The boyfriend is sick too, he's staying home from today (me too). We make a lovely pair.

Still haven't gotten my period, still waiting for it. 35 days since the last one.

Thanks babble :d

well done rana i wish i could be a size 8 OR in the uk it is a size 6 here hehe

Hope things get better for you astrophe xxx

Hi everyone!

I'm feeling much better today. Still haven't gotten my period and it's been over 35 days. I wonder what's up with that!

I've been eating steadily at home and at 1500 calories, watching my carbs and I am down to 167.0 lbs. Yay. It's only 0.6 lb loss, but it's taken about a month to get here, so I celebrate anything that comes down!!!!!

Still taking supplements and I think it's managing my PCOS.