[sweetandspicy]

I have been on a diet for 20 years. I have lost and boy have I gained. I just can not seem to stay committed. I would like to declare that this time is going to be different, and believe me I hope it is, I am still wary of my past. I stepped on the scale for the first time in over a year last Tuesday at my 2nd joining of weight watchers. It had been a year since I went to a meeting and I haver never felt such guilt walking through those doors, now granted we meet in a church so chances are everyone who enters feels some remorse for something. I just feel so bad that I let myself down yet again. That I am starting all over yet again. But I am starting over,
I am trying to push the past out of my mind and only concentrate on this time.

I have stayed within my points every day, even though yesterday I ate some jelly beans and was hungry the rest of the night because the points were gone. But lesson learned and I am moving on. I am a sucker for temptation. I have a 3 year old who just discovered he loves jelly beans, he told me they were so tasty that I had to try them, and
I could not stop at one but I did stop at 10 but the points were out rageous.

I have also exercised the past 4 days. Walking a mile each day trying to increase intensity each day.

Anyway I am motivated and I am going to stay strong. I am going to do it this time!!!!!


Amy

[chubbybunny29]

I know the feeling! I don't know who those women are that are always thin no matter what they eat, but I am not one of them. I'm sure that you and I can both do this if we just don't think of it as a diet, but a fundemental change in how we eat.

Good luck!!

[idiomatic11]

Hi and welcome. This is my second time joining WW meetings as well (if you don't count when I tried joining just online and never managed to stay on it). I lost 30lb with meetings sevearl years ago and when I weighed in on Saturday I was a lb heavier than when I initially joined in 2008!! AHHH!

Welcome back to you, now is always a great time to start!

[tinkerbelll]

I just joined Weight Watchers on Saturday so YAY for WW!

I know exactly how you feel. I joined WW 4 years ago, did it for 1 week and didn't even follow it 100% then never went back. I have a best friend thats been telling me to join it for 2 years now & I'm always saying "I DON'T NEED THAT, I KNOW WHAT TO DO, WW IS FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW HOW TO EAT..etcc" What I didn't realize, is yea i know what to eat and how to be healthy but I wasn't doing it!I also live 6hrs away from all my friends and family so i was trying to do it all alone. After deciding to join it this year, realized WW is so much more then just a "diet" its also a place to go for motivation and support and it keeps you accountable too, knowing that you have to weigh in once a week.

After I went Saturday I felt so motivated and ready to rock!!

I hope now that you've joined you feel the same way too! & Don't worry about those jelly beans! You cant change what you ate yesterday but you can make better choices today & you have those extra weekly allowance points too! Also, aren't Jelly Beans low in cals & fat free? ( i understand if you eat a whole bag then yea thats not good but it sounds like you only had a handful so your fine don't stress ) SO you probably didn't even do as bad as you think you did.

Hang in there!!! Your going to do great! Make this your year!

[Tudor Rose]

Remember, you always have your weekly points so you can eat the Jelly Beans without feeling guilty and still eat food later on (but, as tinkerbelll said, just don't eat the whole bag!)

[KimberlyP]

Welcome!! Just take it one day at a time and don't stress if everyday isn't perfect. I've been at this for 2 years now and I've had MANY MANY bad days/weeks.

Good luck on your journey!!

[DrivenByAmbition]

Weeklies are a great thing. Have fun on this journey of a lifestyle.

[QuilterInVA]

Trying and hope don't get results; they open the door for failure. You have to have confidence in yourself to get the weight off forever. I'm not saying you won't have off plan days, but that is human. We aren't perfect. Dusting ourselves off and continuing from there leads to results.