Hello Everyone!!
Figured since one was not started I would .

I haven't been on here for a couple weeks because I had some surgery done and was not following the WW plan as strict as I normally would. I am back at work today and being very strict and tracking everything. I did loose 1.2 lbs this Saturday even though I didn't track but I had no appetite from the medication. I'm feeling much better today and I really hope to be completely better soon!

I hope everyone enjoys there day!

This is gonna be a long post.........

This will be my first time joining the weekly chat. I just need something more structured for chatting here on 3FC and for accountability.

And, I need some advice...
I started WW in November and I was going to Wednesday evening meetings. But the leader wasn't helping me, so I attended a few different meetings to try to figure out what leaders would help me most. I came down to 2 times, a Monday evening meeting and a Friday morning meeting. I opted for Friday mornings because after meetings I feel jazzed and I wanted to be able to take time to grocery shop for the week and work in a walking work out before shopping. It made sense.

But now, I'm falling into this dreaded pattern I call my "TOPS Pattern". I used to do TOPS, I started the Summer of 2009 and went until late fall of 2009. It was an okay plan, but I suck at calorie counting and the people around me (at the meetings) weren't the best support for me. Anyway.....I would weigh in on Thursday evenings. And then I'd come home and hubby and I would have pizza or chinese take out AND ice cream sundaes AND I'd eat whatever else I could find in the fridge because it was Thursday night and I didn't have to weigh in again until the next Thursday. It was a horrible pattern and every week I swore I would change it, but then I wouldn't.

So I just realized after a gain this week that I'm falling into the same behavior pattern, but it's worse because it's Friday morning I weigh in, then I sort of give myself "permission" to just EAT all weekend. I stay within points, but I use A TON of my weeklies (example, I used 39 weeklies on Friday and Saturday and 4 AP) and I kind of just go into "give up" mode for a day or two. My mindset is "I don't have to weigh in again until Friday morning, my workouts for the week are coming up so I'll work it off", etc. It's like I'm giving myself an excuse to binge. And it's STUPID and I HATE that I'm falling into the behavior again! (But at least I'm recognizing it, right?)

So, it boils down to, should I move to Monday meetings? I think it will get me back on track, I'm less likely to binge on the weekend because it's actually the end of my week and I think it will help me to get more exercise in during the week, especially on the weekends.

WWYD?

I do a Friday morning weigh in as well. I think in the very beginning when i started, i would use my weigh in day as my reason to eat something i was missing, like pizza or something else totally bad for me. I think i got out of it though. I dont do it very often and i think because of that, i enjoy it more when i do eat it....even then, i eat it slowly and take time to taste and enjoy the food. Not like before WW, when i would eat it as fast as i could.

I chose the Friday as the Weigh in day because i go with a good friend of mine and it is just the best day that jives with our schedule. If you think it would help you eating wise to move to a Monday meeting? then i think you should go and try it. No harm in that!

Also, i dont find that my WW leaders have been very useful either. I get more information here off the 3FC forums. I havent gone to a meeting in quite a few weeks, i go in to weigh in and leave. Partly because ive been SOO busy on Fridays that i just dont have the time.

I go to a Saturday morning weigh in precisely because it gives me the freedom to be more flexible with my food over the weekend. However, it sounds like that doesn't really work for you.

I guess it comes down to you. Do you have the self-discipline to stay OP no matter what? If so, stick with the meeting you enjoy. Or do you prefer to remove the temptation all together? If so, go back to Mondays.

I always buckle down and get extra crazy with food choices and stuff and be extra strict a few days before WI. So a Monday meeting for me wouldnt be too bad.

I KNOW I need the Monday meetings, I just needed to talk it through I guess!! I didn't go today though because hubby and I had already worked out the gas for the week and I wasn't planning on going anywhere today (we live in a rural area, so going in to town is just a 20 minute ride in itself). So I will WI on Friday, then not again until the 27th.

Soooooo..... 3FCers...
I met all the GHGs today, but I still have 4 PP left. I purposely did that so I could have a Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwich, which is 4 PP exactly. BUT I looked back through my tracker and I have had that same snack last night and Saturday night also. I planned it last night, but not Saturday.

So, my question is, if I am getting the GHGs, being active and on plan, is it okay to save points for a treat? Or should I go for a handful of nuts instead and only indulge in a treat once or twice a week?

Hey guys! I had an awesome day today. WI this morning and lost 3.4 this week. Bringing my total to 32. I was really hoping to hit 30 today, but never dreamed of surpassing it that much.

After that I went looking for wedding bands. Getting married in November and I think I wanna reset my engagement ring. Right now it's just set as a classic solitaire. I enjoyed looking at things but never really found exactly what I wanted. And dear lord, did I have some sticker shock!!

On the way home I witnessed a guy convulsing in the middle of the street. He was flopping around and twitching on the concrete. Bleeding too. Apparently he was having an LSD-induced meltdown. It took three cops just to drag him out the street and onto the grass. It was probably one of the strangest things I have ever witnessed. And I mean, really dude?! Dropping acid at 3:00pm on a Monday. Way to go, ya dummy! But...

All in all I had a good Monday. Hope you all did too!

MrsD, if the snack is within your point budget and you want it, have it. I have a skinny cow truffle bar almost every night (3pp). That's the freedom and flexibility of this program - no diet, no deprivation.

Catahoula--Didn't I see in another thread you were worried about weighing in? Now you should have 6 5lb stars!! YAY!!

Lisa--That is how I have always felt, but then I was like, ICE CREAM?! ICE CREAM 3 NIGHTS IN A ROW??! REALLY?! (Yes, I'm yelling!) I opted for the nuts last night. They were sweet (roasted cinnamon brown sugar) and hit the spot and I didn't feel so bad this morning.


I just made coleslaw to go with our dinner tonight. Homemade coleslaw, yumm! AND it's 1 PP per 1 full cup!

i like being stressed! i dont mean in the feeling sense, but in the weight loss sense O_O i've dropped 3lbs this week...

i havent reflected it in my ticker yet, cos im afraid it will go back up

I don't think stress is good for us, even when it makes us lose weight! Are you alright Jinksie?

I had my WW At Work weigh-ins on Mondays at lunch. The group used to discuss this issue all the time. Because the weigh-in was on Mondays, it meant that Friday, Saturday and Sunday you really had to be careful not to eat anything too salty, or sweet, and watch our wine intake. Basically the program lasted 12 weeks and we were glad for it to end. Now we have our own very informal support group and we weigh-in Thursdays at lunch. We're still following the program but we all feel that we can have a little more wiggle room on the weekends. Our mindset is that it's a no brainer for us to start off on Monday morning fresh start and a goal to stay on point until our Thursday weigh-in. Just my 2 cents.

Find what works for you and go for it! You can do it!!!!

Good luck.

i think so. My husband and i are getting a divorce. Instigated by me... but Im Australian so i'll be going home, but i need to sort out this mess with my daughter, so i have to file for a divorce, then file for her to get Australian citizenship, Then her passport, then buy tickets... oi

Jinksie, I've only been posting for a very short while so we don't really know each other, but I did want to say I'm very sorry to hear that. I'm sure you're making the best decision for you and your daughter. Hang in there!

Jinksie--From what I've read, I think you're making the best decision for you and your daughter. If you ever need to talk, I'm here!!

Dixie-- Your logic makes sense. I don't know...I'll see how this week goes and this weekend and then go from there. If I get a full time position like I want, I'm going to have to find a new meeting time anyway and right now the only one that would work for my schedule with a full time position would be Saturday mornings (but I wouldn't need to switch until mid August. And, I LOVE that leader!).