i'm wondering how all you gals stay motivated doing ww@home. by doing it ourselves we don't have the motivation of going to a meeting and physically seeing other people, in short we lack the accountability that people doing weight watcher meetings have?

i want to make sure that i don't lose my motivation, so any tips and/or advice would be great!

thanks in advance.

I'm accountable to me. That's my strongest motivation. I don't care what other people do, I wonder why they do it but only I can fix ME. Coming to these boards is priceless. Hope you find it helps you stay on course. Post often, it helps you to write down how you are doing and helps everyone else stay inspired.

I guess my motivation is the wanting to succeed this time. I've read sooo many books, bought the video's, have all the will to succeed but this time I just need to do it. I made up a binder with motivational success stories and articles.....signed up to the free site .."fitday" to log in all my foods, and I've joined a gym. So there are no more excuses, I just NEED TO DO IT. Taking small chunks of weight to lose is so much more doable than to be overwhelmed by losing the total amount. I focus on a small goal of 5-10 lbs and then plan, plan, plan. I'm in no hurry, and so far so good. Good luck!!

I am trying to do WW at home. I find it more difficult but this time I am going to have success. I live so far away from the closest meeting that I need more accountability. I am a lifetime member and I find myself over goal to often.
I have found that when I let other people's eyes look at my weight I do better. So take a peek.

I stay motivated by reading a lot of free information on the web including this site and threads like this one!

i am doing ww at home,too. for me it is easier than going to meetings. I want this weight off so bad, that i am not letting myself down

I've only ever done ww@home... I was doing it with a roommate but she lost all her motivation and I had to make sure she doesn't bring me down too.... I find this board really helps, it gives you a sense of accountability when you have, for instance, a weight tracker (which you honestly update) attached to all your posts.... Or if you sign up for a mini-challenge, and you have to say if you met your goal or not.... Even though we can't see each other, we can still support each other and hold ourselves accountable for our success!

I have only ever done ww at home, with small kids and a military husband with an erratic schedule I never knew if I had a babysitter or not. I have gone on and off again, but each time I quit I would learn something new and be able to use that to my advantage the next time I started. I am hoping this will be my last time, I think I am prepared for all my obsticals.

The things I use to keep myself motivated though have been really helpful. I wrote in my journal all the reasons I wanted to lose weight, even if they seemed kind of dumb if someone else read them, and I also wrote why I don't like having this extra weight on. Those lists give me something to look at when I am feeling really down on myself. I also hang up my old skinny clothes that I would like to get back into. They are a nice reminder when I am getting into my clothes now that I can get back down to that size again if I keep working hard.

I have also changed my thinking. I used to think about my final goal all the time, but now I start thinking in little increments, like I want to get back to my weight before we moved here, then to the weight after I had my daughter, then the weight I was during our first move, then pre-wedding weight and then high school weight. It gives me little goals and because I can remember what I looked like and look at old pictures, I know it is possible so I don't feel like I should just give up as often. I will also look through fashion mags and see women I would like to have a body like. I don't expect myself to actually ever look like them, especially after having kids, but it still gives me some to use as inspiration when some of my other things aren't working.

Hopefully this gave you some ideas, good luck!

I am also doing WW at home, since I am a student I can't afford weekly meetings. I hope to lose weight before the summer. I would really like to wear a bikini--haven't worn one in at least 8 years! I also want to wear all the cool trendy clothes that smaller girls get to choose from, even though plus size clothes are getting better I have to admit.

Do we come to this "topic" to post our weigh ins each week? Or where do I go?

I look forward to meeting new friends on here!
Thanks,
Amanda

amanda--we usually have a weekly weigh in thread where we chatter and post our losses (and gains ). someone usually starts a new on monday, and everybody is welcome!