[FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=Navy] Wow, what a great website!

I'm hoping someone can offer me some insight into my lifelong battle.

In June I joined Dr. Bernstein's Diet clinic...for the second time around...the first time I lost 80 lbs...which I regained over the following year. This time I lost 30 lbs and quit to immediately join WW which is regarded so highly by many people including my doctor.

I've been in WW for 3 weeks the first week I lost 0.8 lbs and the second week i gained 5 lbs...and the third week I was back down 3 lbs for a total gain of 2 lbs....not the results I was hoping for....considering I could have eaten chocolate cake every day and still had the same results while enjoying a little more comfort.

I swear that I followed the Flex plan exactly as I was supposed to using all of my entitled points and some of my extra 35 points and biking for 4 hours a week. Our group leader keeps stressing that we are not eating enough. I have a really hard time getting my head around that since everything we know to be true says that if you want to lose weight then you have to eat less and excercise more...right?

My sister in law just gave me a copy of "The Wendy Plan" which is what brought me here. I plan on giving that a try.

Hi ImUr,
Gee, so many things could have happened. My guess is that coming off of your diet clinic your metabolism was a little shaky. What I'm thinking is that if you keep on doing Flex using foods closer to Core plan, you'll do fine. Think of less processed, more high fiber foods, give yourself some time, trust your leader because in WW's we don't starve or eat too little, and you'll lose weight. Good luck!!!! You can do this.
Itry

core is good too.....keep at it

I am hearing so much about this wendy plan.. What is the wendy plan?

its where youre points get scattered so youre body doesnt get bored

im not understanding.. can you tell me more? or better yet send me the plan?

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=60078

Tracy- That link should lead you to a very precise explaination of the Wendie plan. It's more based on the Pre Flex WW plan. But I think it can be adapted for Flex. Basically instead of eating teh same 26 or whatever points day in and day out, you have days wher eyou eat more and days where you eat less. The idea is to keep your metabolism on it's toes. The theory being taht your body becomes used to teh smae number of points everyday and it holds onto the weight. The up and down is to shake things up and keep your metabolism rolling. I sort have always done this on my own, "banking" points back in teh day and now saving my flex points for special treats on the weekends.

ImUr-Welcome to 3fc!! It's awesome isn't it? I think as I try mentioned coming off one plan onto another may have tossed you around a bit. WW is not one of thos equick fix plans, it's slow steady weight loss, so you have to wait until you cna see the BIG pictures after SEVERAL weeks. But I can understand your frustration! Itry is right. I find I do better the weeks I choose more core foods than the weeks I eat alot of processed stuff. I usually do this anyway since I am a VOLUME eater. I get more bang for my buck with lower point foods. I would rather have a HUGE salad with low fat dressing, chicken, low fat cheese and few crutons for 10 points than say one 1 1/2 inch wide slice of my homemade stromboli which is the same 10 points.

A huge part of sticking with it during these ups and downs is support. You get it at your meeting and you get it here. This is a fabulous place to check in daily or more often to keep on track, vent furtrations and find ideas. I often post in both the Dr. Phil Forum and the WW clubs and groups forum in the group Slimmin Sistas. Both are great and you guys are welcome to come join us!!

Stick with it ImUr!! You'll see results in the end!! My motto-The program works if I work it!

Wow, thank you all for your words of wisdom...this is such a warm and comfortable place...like being wrapped in a duvet...kudos to you all for making it so.

I'm sticking to the core plan right now and I find the recipes here very helpful.

Hi All,

I am not new to 3fc but I am trying WW for the second time since visiting 3fc. I went to WW general but received no response and was a little disappointed. Hopefully this is this right place. The first week I went down 3.2 and this week I have a feeling I went up. Weigh-in for me is tomorrow.

My problem is journalling. I start out writing down what I eat, but as the day gets busy I fall behind and then when I get home, I just to tired to bother. Bad, bad excuse. It seems at night and weekends is when I really need to write down and trak pts as that is when I seem to lose control. I let my guard down. I don't know why I can't get this down. But I'm going to keep trying. So many people, including my doctor think this is a sound, sensible proram. I'm even staying for the meetings this time instead of weighing in and running out. I'm hoping as I start memorizing the points of items and I don't have to look them up all the time that to trak will get easier and I won't resist so much.

I hope this is an active thread. It seems great.

Thanks,
Donna

Donna -- I belonged to WW years ago and lost 80 pounds. Gained it all back ++++++, and am back now with 150 to LOSE! Journalling was my downfall, too. My solution to it is to journal at night EXACTLY what I'm going to eat the following day, and then the decisions are made for me.

This does several things -- it forces me to plan supper for the whole family, and reminds me to take something out of the freezer, eliminating those last-minute "let's just get a pizza" episodes. It forces me to pack my lunch and breakfast (I have a long commute and eat breakfast at work) and snacks, and know that that's all I have to eat until I get back home. It allows me to see how many points I have left over for a nighttime snack, and to plan my milks and oil and veggies so that I don't miss any.

This might not work for everybody -- it keeps me on track, and only takes about 5 minutes every night.

Hope this helps.

Sue

Hi Sue,

Thanks for a great suggestion. That may actually work. I'm always rushing in the morning packing lunch for me and my hubby. Also, by doing it the night before, I can make any substitutions needed. I can't tell you how many mornings I go to make a lunch (I commute and eat at work also) and find out my ingredients have been eaten by someone else grrrrr

I have 100+ to lose. Looks like we both have a long road ahead of us. But we can do this I have never lost more than 35-40lbs so 80lbs is just unbelievable. You did it before, I know you can do it again.

Thanks again for the help.

Donna

I'm still not making any headway via the Weight Watchers strategy (Core Plan-5 weeks in). I have had success in the past following Atkins approach, however I don't think it's the healthiest way of eating. Do you think that some people are just more sensitive to high Glycemic Index foods than others? I don't eat any bread, white rice, sugar or flower but since I've been following Core I have been eating corn, potatoes, carrots, grapes, bananas...all of these things are considered to have high GI. They are all supposed to be allowed but maybe I should be limiting them?

I love fruit and I am "learning" to love veggies, without the cheese and sauces that make them taste better, that is. I'm trying to come up with creative ideas for making savoury vegetable dishes without the fat.

Besides teriyaki sauce for stir frys and olive oil & balsamic vinegar for salads, does anyone have any ideas?

donna u can use yhe quicktrack page on your journal its designed to be used quickly

I have a question and Im hopeing someone might beable to help me. I just started WW 2 weeks ago and im kind of confused on a few things ..ok.. On food that are 0 Points I notice some of them say like Asparagus is 12 spears 0 points...does the point value go up if I eat more then that or is it 0 points no matter what??? and also.. The kids wanted Dominos pizza last night and I like the wings. I looked to see how many points and it said 1 piece 0 points...well my question is HOW IS THAT???? Chicken has points. I have the dining out Book and it says 0.. can someone please help me... I forgot also.. I ordered think crust since it is lower in points..but in the book it shows it as slices like a normal pizza.. I dont know about dominos other places but ours cuts them in squares.. does anyone know how many squares would make a slice...

i wouldnt count wings as zero unless on core.... veggies are 0 no matter how much you eat. as for pizza id count 6 points per slice