Hey there Gals - here's #2 of the 12 Week Diary Challenge

I know that anyone who truly sticks to keeping the 12 Week Journal Diary, setting goals and writing down rewards and leverage will lose weight. It's never to late to join this thread. You can get these spiral bound Journals at your WW meeting. Cost $4 - the best four bucks I've ever spent.

Congrats again to Katie, Myra and Mousie, and anyone I missed regarding weight loss!. I'm still having bigtime trouble with weekends, but I know if I keep these slips in my face (and yours) I'll push through my own resistance

If you guys have ANY suggestions to help me get through the weekends, boy I could sure use the help.

Allowed Range 18 - 25

WEEK 2 - June 25th - July 1st

Mo - 20 (banked 5)
Tu - 33 - 5 = 28 (used above banked points)
W - 20 (banked 5 points)
Th - 24 (banked 1 point)
F - 25
Sa - 25
Su - 35 12/ - 5 = 30 1/2 (used alloted 5 remaining banked points)

Hmmm. Actually I did "better" this weekend than last. At least I'm going in the right direction.

Leverage: loose of Jeans, tighter belt, bathing suit by mid Aug) Reward: new bathing suit??

Patch

Okay, I'm newly inspired. I may be seeing relatives I haven't seen since I was six and dag nabbit if they are going to see a plump me. ... So, I have new resolve. I need to be at or near goal - a mear 14 lbs away by October 1. This will be near impossible, but even if I get to half that I'll be stoked.

I have incorporated weight training into my routine hoping that may bring my metabolism up and get me a size or two smaller.

I am journalling into the actual journal now. I really don't like the format, but will stick with it.

Okay, off to finish what I came into work to do..
lala

GO LALA GO!!!

Hi. I would love to post my points here, I only have 5 more pounds to go to get my goal, but it's been the same 5 pounds for a few months. My husband and I want to have another baby and I am needing to lose it! Last week I don't even know how I did because I went to a youth camp. I think I did ok, but I'm not losing like I want to. If it's ok, I will post my points weekly. Thanks.

Of course, you can join, Chee! The more the merrier!

Great to have you Chee. We've got a great bunch of gals who've all joined at different times. And it's great to see the progress . It sure helps to have the support, your's included

Patch

Week 2:

Weds: 26.5
Thurs: 25.5
Fri: 32
Sat: 35
Sun: 24
Mon: 22
Tues: 23

weigh-in gained 2#
and achieved Life-time!!!

My challenge is to continue to eat according to being hungry not just to satisfy a) appetite and b) the "right" number of points.

Here is my week #2

Monday: 22
Tuesday: 24
Wednesday: 24
Thursday: 22
Friday: 23
Saturday: 35
Sunday: 22

Range: 22-27

I'm actually pleased considering Saturday was my son's 16th birthday so it was a special occassion and I was able to cover the extra points, barely, with banked points and activity points.

I don't WI until Thursday nite this week because of the holiday. I'll let you know how it goes.

Well, my journalling for week #2 went out the window - was out of town for most of the week & it is so hard for me to journal then. I did keep up with the exercising, though. I went to a meeting this morning since my normal Wed nite meeting was postponed cuz of the fourth of July. I gained the .8 that I lost last week - not a huge surprise since I didn't journal, plus ate out more, etc.... Now that I'm home, I am back to my journalling & will hope for a loss next Wednesday.

Challenge for the week: get back into the losing mode again!

Later,
Katie
191.8/146.8/153WW/142-145 personal goal

Well at least I lost. Only .8 but it is a loss. Next week, hopefully will be better.

I'm so grateful you gals are here. I know it's silly, but sometimes I get into that "stinkin' thinkin'" mode... that I'm the only one who can't stick to the plan, and bemoan the struggles of trying to get back to goal.

Myra - .8 is just wonderful and even with a B day party! I can see why you lost your points you really kept to program- I'd kill right now for that loss. You're workin' it babe!

Katie - going away is really hard for me too. I'm going away with my hubby Sat/Sun up to Santa Barbara for a Wine Tasting weekend and haven't a clue how to get myself to consciously limit the points. But having this check-in maybe will make me think once in a while.

I'm trying to bank points today (Thurs) and Fri - though yesterday, July 4th, I kind of blew it -- I'm hoping to give myself a bit more leeway over the weekend. Activity right now is out, until my back feels better I can't really excercise. Do any of you know some aerobic excercises that can burn calories yet be real easy on the back?

Thanks again to all of you, I couldn't do this on my own.

Patch

Hello to everyone!!!! I'm so glad to be part of the group. I suggest we also keep track of activity points.

Patch--I'm always do OP better if I Write BEFORE I Bite. Are you going to start a new thread for week 3? LM--I grew up in No. Jersey, but live, garden, and compost in Phila now. Where are you? Myra .8 is going in the right direction!!! Congrats to everyone else who is making the effort to be OP!!!

My week was better than previous weeks, although I did go over an average of one point per day.

Week 2, 20-25 food points:

Sat--30 eatten, 1 activity point
Sun--28, 7
Mon--38, 6 (bad lunch choice; wrote after I bit!)
Tues--27, 3
Wed--31, 6
Thur--34, 5
Fri--28, 6

End result: -7 banked points

LM - I can't believe I forgot to congratulate you on achieving Lifetime It's an amazing feat !!! And I know how much perseverance and determination it takes to get and stay there. You deserve a lot of credit.


Hey there REC. It's great to have ya. You're absolutely right about those activity points. I've been off activity since I tweaked my back, but the rest of the gang is definitely putting 'em down (see first 12 Week Challenge).

But I'm confused about something... (yes that's my "natural" state)... and maybe one of you gals can answer this.

I've heard different banking and activity point usage versions... One says you can't use more than 4 activity points per day, even if you've earned 10.

Another says, that you can use activity points the day you earned them or for later that week and that there's no limit to how many you use.

Another version - that you shouldn't use more than a total of 10 banked points per week - and that banked points are only those points that make up the difference between your low range and your high range...e.g. Range 20-25 Mon - used 20 banked 5. I'm going crazy with all the so called options. Anyone have a clue???

Patch,
I can't get a staight answer either. From the materials all I can find is that they suggest that you don't overdo exercise (no more than 28 pts a week which would be an average of 4 pts a day) unless a doctor or an exercise professional says your a fit enough to do more and that you should just exercise so you can eat more. But I exercise a whole lot, and have exercised this much prior to Winning Points. I earn 6-9 points a day five to six days a week. I refuse to throw away 2-5 points a day because of some people who are not heavy exercisers. I very rarely use those points, but I believe that I should be able to have them and bank them for a week if I need them. For example I used 9 of them last Saturday on my son's birthday. I still lost .8 lb. for the week, so what is the problem?

I also wonder if you exercise as much as I do, whether I should actually be adding some of them to my minimum to be sure I don't go into starvation mode.

So if I feel that I absolutely need to eat some of the activity points, even over 4 for the day, I do so. Otherwise I bank them for the week until they expire.

Any thoughts?

Hi I just got back from vacation and I did terrible! But going on vacation always gives me new perspective and new resolve. Today I am doing well. I gained a pound when I went in on Tuesday. I am going to try really hard and see if I can lose even .1 this Tuesday! I also cut about 8 inches off my hair-do you think that will help? I also am usually really good about exercise-I do Tae Bo every day. And this week I didn't bring my tapes with me. I have decided that since I obviously don't think it's worth missing that extra cookie in order to get my lifetime, I am going to be more active than I am and lose the weight that way. I am going to continue my Tae Bo, but enroll in a karate class. Has anyone taken karate? Is it fun, is it hard work? I only have 6 more pounds till goal weight, but I have not been sticking with the program and I am where I was 12 weeks ago! Thanks for you support, I think this is really going to help. Also, I am going to apply to be a WW leader this week. Are any of you thinking of being or are you a leader? Have a great day!