I have been on WW about three months, and the scale has completely stalled. The WW leaders are really no help. I already work out 6 days a week, I started doing more intervals, I've upped my protein and try to eat something every 3-4 hours, but the scale won't budge. I decided I must not be eating enough, because on PP i was already at 30 a day. My mom is a life-time, is 5 inches shorter than me and 31 years older than me, and we are eating the same about of calories---that makes no sense!
So I don't really think the PP program is for me. The last time I got down to goal, I used calorie counting and ate around 1700 calories, for a net calorie of 1300 - 1400 a day (assuming I burn somewhere between 300 and 400 a day, with a minimum of 45 minutes of cardio).
I'm using loseit.com now, and so far, this website has far surpassed anything that WW online provides (in my opinion). It doesn't have the recipes or the articles for advice (which I generally don't use anyway), but the way to track food and calories and all the weekly graphs and charts are really helpful! I just started doing calorie counting this week, but I have to say, I'm really discouraged with WW. I'm going to attend the meetings a few more weeks to earn my 16 week thing, but I am not sure that this plan is really for me.
I already eat mostly fruits and vegetables, fairly low carbs (only whole grains when I do eat them), beans and lentils, soy or low-fat dairy, and very few animal products or meat (sub low-cal protein powders). I have not binged in month and months, and I always track my calories. So what gives??
Is the problem that I am only 15-20 lbs away from what WW would consider a healthy weight? Is it that I already eat really well and exercise, where the average WW attendee probably doesn't?
At one point, I was 240, but have maintained below 200 since about 2006. Is my body just happy in the 180's, how do I fight that?
I appreciate your advice, and any ideas you might have to make WW work for me---other than the consistency of the weigh-ins and occasional gems I get from the meetings, I'm not sure this plan is for someone like me who already leads a fairly healthy lifestyle.