Hi,

This is my third week on WW. I lost 5.8 the first week and 2.4 the second week (Easter week). I did use half my weekly points on Easter (mostly on chocolate and cake), but the first week, I didn't use any.

Today, for some reason, I had a HUGE lunch and am already done with my daily points and 7 points into my weeklies!

I am trying to figure out what happened that triggered me. I have been working really hard on adding the WW routine of putting down the fork and sipping water between bites. Today, I was inhaling lunch. The only "progress" was that I knew I was doing it as it was happening. The only other good thing was that I wasn't eating junk food (just more than I planned on of my big salad, cheese, butter, bread, etc.)

How did you (for those of you who have figured it out) figure out how to avoid this in the future? Or how to stop in the middle of doing it?

TIA!

Linda

Hi Linda! I can't exactly answer your question - I wish I knew the answer! But I'll tell you what my leader says to us. Put it behind you, and make the next meal count.

If you can eat lightly on that next meal then more power to ya! But don't try too hard to make up for those lost points, or you'll find yourself peeking in the cabinets at midnight, and then it turns in to a circle. Just keep moving forward!

Move on! Tomorrows a new day. I'm on my ninth week ( I think) and I had a terrible one! The first few I was barely even hungry, even under my dailies a few times. I lost 18 pounds in 7-8 weeks.

Then I went out to eat. What a mistake! I thought I could handle it. I defiantly couldn't. I normally use my weeklies, about half to three quarters for drink son Friday. I figured ok, I have a few extra left, use em. That was Saturday. By Sunday I was in the red by eleven. By Tuesday, 25! I managed to lose this week, but I feel horrible. Yesterday I finally got back on point. I'm expecting a gain next week, and I'm ok with it. You have to just accept that things happen. There always going to be bumps along the way. Just don't let those bumps discourage you to give up! Track everything, don't starve yourself, and you'll be fine. It's a learning process. This is my second time doing WW, and I'm hoping my last. We got this right?!

Good luck!

Thanks for the support!

I told myself afterwards all afternoon, evening, and night long - it's ok, you didn't exceed your weeklies, that's what those points are for, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU HAVE TO QUIT, keep going, etc.

My husband said that the only way it's a "mess up" is if I make it one.

I ate a great dinner and decided to add some more fat to my breakfast to see if that will help me and I also am making sure to eat lunch right on time so that I am not ravenous!

(I hope I still lose weight this week!!!!!! Just to prove to myself that eating weeklies (even if it's not Easter or a special occasion) is OK!

Booschhay - WE GOT THIS!!

I know you meant this for the OP but I really needed to hear it right now, too. Had a horrible week eating-wise and I'm almost out of WPs. Tomorrow I expect to see a gain but this afternoon I stopped all the negative talk and have come to terms with it. Also did some extra menu planning to hopefully prevent it from happening again.

Yeah man! I'm taking it meal by meal since my bad week. So far so good. But! If I slip again it doesn't mean it's over. It took me a long time to this fat, so it's gonna take me along time to get back to a normal weight. Your husband sounds like mine. He's been so supportive, even though he doesn't want me to be thin. I don't even want to be 'skinny'. I like my curves, just not the rolls lol.

We can totally do this! When you need a kicki in the butt I'm here

I'm glad it helped! It's good to have these boards to read. It's helped me loads. I was telling my husband the other day that I'm forever a fatty, because this had suddenly become really hard. I want to eat the house sometimes. Im not even hungry, in just greedy whrn it comes to food. I don't have anyone who really gets it. It's a forever struggle. It's awesome to have people who really understand. I've been trying to get to the bottom of my food problem, but idk where to even begin. We can all help each other