Hi everyone,
I enjoy reading your posts and congrats for keeping up the good fight! I had tried to lose weight simply by watching fats and carbs, but that didn't seem disciplined enough for me so I had gained a few back. I started WW P+ about 4 weeks ago, and really like the program - fruits and veggies are OK with them, and I've weaned myself off breads and cookies altogether. I didn't buy the calculator thingy, as I thought it was just another way for them to make $, but most of what I eat is in the points book anyway. First week, lost 3 lbs, second 2.6, and third, 1.6. I weigh in again tonight and don't expect to see such large numbers, but I'm hoping to keep up the losing streak. Bunti, I don't think you're losing too fast at all, as it will slow down.

It's supposed to warm up to over 50 in Ohio today, so maybe I'll get in a walk after work. I am feeling a little better since I've been put on thyroid pills, even at the lowest dose, and I hope that's helping my energy level.

Have a good day!

Hi All - Me too - I really love reading everyone's posts & I get good ideas from them. I'm on WW P+ too & really like it. It's the 0 points fruits & most veggies that are great! I'm learning that breads, etc are triggers for me to eat more of them so I'm really trying to limit these if not eliminate them. At least for now. Went to the "dreaded" weigh-in today & lost 1 lb. This is bettter than gaining but would like a "woosh" sometime in the near future! We had a "fake spring" (I call it) & then today it has snowed - not much-but snowed! To all that have had good weeks, YAY! Tea, love your ticker. TTYL........

Hi Everyone,

Laffalot & Webwoman on your weight losses. Y'all are doing great.

Jane Thanks for the suggestions. You know squash especially zucchini squash is uses as subs for a lot of things so that just might work.

Read a new book similar to IE, but he calls it Thintuition instead. It is learning to listen to what your body is telling you. It was scary when I first started this, but find that my body really gets hungry for low carb foods. So it is quite interesting to learn what the body tells me it wants when I'm hungry.

Hope everyone is doing well.

Hello Everyone!! sounds like everyone has some true successes happening, yay us.

I am still happily plugging away on my WW plan, and feeling delighted about it. I too mostly avoid starches, but can have them with protein. And the fruit doesn't seem to slow me down. I have also re-discovered the pre-washed bags of snow peas, and at meetings, or trainings or even lunches, they are something wonderful for me to crunch on, yum.

Jane, I would like to hear more about your weight loss scrapbook. That sounds like a great idea.

Laffalot and Webwoman, congrats on the loss. Tamsin, you have still loss that 30 pounds, thats 10% wahoo!!!

Hello everyone. Made it thru the weekend mostly on plan. Did my exercise and started a version of a weight loss notebook. I am not into scrap-booking, but would like to start. I have seen some wonderful ones.

Congrats on staying on program at the Church dinner Jane, that's a NSV for sure.

I lost another pound and a half last week. Wahooo!!!

I know there are all sorts of beliefs around sweeteners. I think that it behooves us to be very sparing with them. That being said, sugar is the most common and most addictive of them all. So your body wants more of "real" sugar as well. (for me, even more-- it is my drug)

I can eat diet jello, or a little artificial sweetener on my oatmeal-- and it doesn't start my craving. But I have been doing this for some time. My body may have learned not to expect the sugar, or it may be that most of the time it is with fiber(the oat bran), or at the end of a meal. (jello) (I use sweetnlow)

Jane,
Congrats on a successful church function and staying OP! Those home-made goodies are so hard to resist. Bunti, congrats on losing 1 1/2 pounds!! My weigh-in is tonight, and I hope to see some kind of loss but would be thrilled with that amount. This WW version is much more user-friendly than the last one. My big problem is in the evening, which I'm trying to be very cognizant of. I love a glass of wine - or two - as I'm relaxing, and that usually leads to the munchies.

Hi all - I've been away a bit because of computer issues. Down another pound this week I know that I should be really happy but I feel ....poopy....like at this rate I will be approximately 750 years old before I reach goal. whine...snivel..... It is really tempting to eat less in order to lose faster and I KNOW that doing that will 1) freak out my body into resisting 2) cause muscle loss instead of fat loss...any healthy ideas for helping with a boost? I know I need to focus on how far I've come, not how far I have to go - I'm even thinking about stopping the weekly weigh in for a while and just go with how clothes are fitting. Has anyone tried taking a break from the scale - not from the diet plan - just the evil, lying, horrid scale??

Hi, all! Day two for me, and my first day to post here and get in the swing. I love what I see here....love the support and the information and the great people. So here I am, joining in!!!

I have been looking at the before and after pictures....how inspiring! Can anyone point me toward the success stories of people over 50?

Hi all,

Jane, congrats on fitting into those capris! I have a closet full of varying sizes of clothing, and am very close to fitting the next size down. Don't they say you lose a size for every 10 pounds? I lost only 1 pound this week at the weigh-in, and although that's good news, I'm impatient to see bigger losses. I will really try hard to lose at least 1.5 lbs this week. Hi to everyone, and keep up the good work!