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I came here because I'm looking for help. This is my third week on weight watchers. I removed, as my leader calls it, 6.4 lbs. I was so excited! This program that I doubted was really working. I weigh in on Sundays and my week two was fathers day. I didn't have time to get there. I had some emotional eating binges that week, and the daily ins and out of life. Well it's Week Three for me and I when I went to weigh in yesterday I gain 6.2 lbs of the 6.4 I lost. I'm already starting over in week three...I was depressed but yesterday I had an epiphany. Usually it takes me a month or two to get back on track if I was just doing my own thing. But with WW I was aware in two weeks. So that's a good thing. I'm happy about that. I could have wallowed in self-pity for 6-8 weeks but I'm out. I even went skating with my sons for the first time. They had a soccer end of season party at a roller skating ring. I haven't been on skates in at least 8-10 years. It was fun. Today everything is sore ...lol...but I couldn't feel a thing yesterday. So I came looking for some folks who are bouncing back like me; who also have their highs and lows and don't mind being real about their experiences with WW.
I feel good about this week! This is my chit chat!
Skinny Memories
Skinnymemories, keep pushing on. I know it's hard to have a gain. I have not had too many since beginning, but they do happen. And sometimes we don't understand why. In this particular instance you know why, have accepted it, and are moving on. Kudos to you!
Hi SkinnyMemories! Don't worry, we all do have our highs and lows. Just part of the journey You just have to keep pushing through and not let them get to you and so far it sounds like you're okay in that regard!
SkinnyMemories - Way to go on not getting discouraged and giving up! I know how easy it can be! You will have those 6 lbs off in no time and you'll be so happy that you didn't give up!
I did WW for 3 1/2 months and lost just over 30 lbs. Then I started getting off track (similar to your situation) and started gaining the weight back. It took me over a month and a half to realize that I didn't want to continue that trend after working so hard for those three months, so this past week I've gotten back 'on the wagon' and have been doing great.
WW does work as long as you are committed to making the change. It sounds like you are! Way to go!!!
Tomorrow is 1 week for being back on plan for me, however I am using Monday's as my official weigh-in day. So this morning I weighed in and I am down 4.4 lbs - and that was with a not-so-great food weekend! So I am happy about that! I am now down a total of 30.6 lbs.
We can all relate, I have been mostly off track for 6 weeks now and am up overall 4lbs I know that does not seem like much but to be so close to goal this is a huge deal. I am struggling to get back on track and can't seem to get there. But at least I am tracking even though I hate it. It is owning up in a small way, forces me to be honest even when I don't want to.
Gosh I cant beleive what a mental game this is for me, maybe it is that way for everyone....crap crap and crap
Family reunion this weekend! I'm excited and the house is on a lake so hopefully I can get some swimming in! I'm also taking my running shoes just in case. I'm going up early tomorrow to help my aunt with the shopping so at least I'll be sure we get healthy stuff! (Tho, most of my family eats really healthy so it's not that much of a concern). There's a couple of dessert recipes I've been wanting to try, too, and this seems like a good chance.
Oh yeah! I've signed up for a second 5k!
Last edited by Tudor Rose; 06-28-2012 at 10:08 AM.
What fun Tudor! I am sure you are going to have a blast and another 5K to boot.
We are having a get together on the 4th at my brothers house. His first time hosting the family. So what does he do? He goes fishing with his room mate and catch 17 salmon so guess what we are having? Yum!
Well chickies I have been struggling with the scale this past month or so ever since I fell hand hurt my hand. My weight went up and I am happy to say it is finally starting to come back down but geez I am so tired of the battle.
What do you all do when it is hard to find a positive to keep going? Before the accident I was doing so well I even took 6 skirts to the dry cleaner that I was so close to fitting into now it seems like a distant dream.
nancylmrn - I so know what you mean about getting off track! Shortly after Easter I got off track and I hadn't been able to get myself back together until recently. I would try over and over, but each time failed. I ended up gaining about 9 lbs. back in that amount of time and I finally decided that enough was enough and knew that I just had to do it. I'm now down 6.8 lbs from when I started last Tuesday and I feel great. It's always the first day or two that's the hardest, but once I got into a routine and stuck with it for a few days, I have been fine. Now the key is just taking it one day at a time.
SkinnyMemories girl dont fret you are not alone!! Me too I have been off track!
Tudor Love your new avatar!! You look great gril!
Ok just got back home from 2 weeks vacation from the east coast. The weather there was hot! But it was chilly the day we left (tuesday). When I came back to texas is was soooooo hot like hotter than hot (well this is tx).. lol.. Ok stop ranting about the weather because we know its summer so what do we expect but heat and humidity!
Yes yes yes I have been off track too for the whole vacation. I tried I really did but I always end up not tracking. I eat good at breakfast but when lunch came and dinner bam! it went all down the drain. And everyday we eat out. Good thing I brought my insanity workout with me so I still had some exercise. But still I ate alot than work out. I was fretting about it but my sister and her friends told me just to enjoy the vacation and not to worry about tracking. Because once I get back home they assured me that I will get back on track and loose the weight. All this been said yes I have gained 5 lbs. Anyway eating like there's no tomorrow 5 lbs is actually ok for me. Once I get back on track I will eventually loose it. I think this is also the right time to change my WI day. My WI day is on a sunday and being on a weekend its hard to loose. Because a weekend in our family is always party and eat out. So I will change my WI day from sunday to friday. Tomorrow will be the start of my new week and start tracking again. So good luck to me and to all of us who is getting back on track!
This month has definitely been a wash for me. It's been a stressful month at the beginning of June with the end of school, dealing with a sinus infection that I still have remnants of, vacation away for a couple of days and now that I'm on summer vacation (which I'm loving!!), the temptation is strong!! I have managed to gain like 6+ pounds just from this month alone.
But I'm excited for July to get here. I feel like I can put the month of June behind me and focus on myself and start fresh July 1st and still have a good chunk of my summer months available to get back into the swing of things!!!
I'm ready for July to be a good month and I'm going to try to lose 9 lbs this month - by July 30. It should be possible since I just weighed myself at home and I was at 178...which I don't totally believe. But my goal is going to be just to get to 169 this month.
I will go back to WW on Monday and have my official weigh-in then. I expect to be under 178 then but I'm sticking with this monthly goal. I know I can do it!!
Good morning y'all! Today is the official day of getting back on track. Its like starting all over again. Put in my weight (3lbs more before my vacation ) and changed my wi day from sunday to saturday (today). This morning I did good and hopefully for the rest of the day. I have already planned what I will eat later. So all is good and hopefully all the pounds that I gained while I was on vacation will slowly burn away. Good luck to me!!
Ok I have been MIA for a bit, yesterday helped my daughter, boyfriend and granddaughter move into new apt so I got my workout! They are on the second floor!. A couple of hours carrying boxes up and down the steps got my heart rate going.
Today I am working on focusing back on my tracking and menu planning. Breakfast consists of my fiber (baggie of celery LOL I do like it), english cucumber and a plate of watermelon. Lunch a lobster tail I got on sale yesterday with a light salad and dinner I have this great recipe for imatation cab cakes using zuccini and some fresh green beans....I am sure I will find a few other things but that is how it is looking so far.
But I need to figure out a lunch for tomorrow at work just not in the mood to make soup...suggestions?
WW Weekly Chatter: 6/25 - 7/1
and another 5K to boot.
