I don't want to take credit for this fun idea but I have enjoyed this so much on another site that I wanted the creative and diverse population that visits this site to see it. Of course, it can refer to whatever program you are on that helps you to lose weight.
A few examples: You know the program is working when you wonder how many (WW) points are in what the cat is eating. ....when you tell your husband that you need new clothes and he hands you the credit card, no questions asked......when you go for your semi-annual checkup with your allergist, the nurse forgets to weigh you, and you remind her.
Have fun

You know the program is working when you stop thinking of expenses in terms of money but points: a $10 4-pt salad is a better deal than a $1.99 14 point hamburger.

You know the program is working when you walk by a mirror in the mall and think "her coat is like mine, look at how slim she is, hey that's me!"

You know the program is working when you start to see clothing purchases as temporary, realizing that it's tight now but it'll be too loose within months.

You know the program is working when your family and coworkers start talking in terms of points too. My colleagues often tease me with "live and die by the points!"

Fun topic! Flib

Flib, I love yours. The mirror in the mall is great! (Remember how it felt when you felt sorry for the person in the mirror and then realized it was you. It's great to see the flip side.)

This is fun!


You know the program is working when:

people who you haven't seen in a while's jaws drop when they see you :)

When you try on an outfit and have to ask for a smaller size.

When you start looking good in lycra

when guys suddenly start looking you up and down (I'm 23 and single so hehehehehehe).

When people start telling you to stop losing weight.

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As my leader says some fattening food may be cheaper, but we'll have to pay for it at the weigh-in later on. I am just mad my body decided to plateau now... oh well. Some of my friends make fun of me for counting points, but all in all I know they are happy for me. The program does work, I love Weight Watchers:)



Take Care!

Ali

You know your programme is working when your boyfriend buys you a jacket as a present and gets it in size "small" :)

I love this thread, its great to celebrate the small personal triumphs that go to make up our weight loss journey!

You know the program is working when you go to the airport to pick up your son, (after not seeing him for several months) and he thinks "There's dad, but where is mom? and who is the woman with dad?" This is what my surprised son told me after he realized the woman was me.

Here's mine!
 

I know my program is working when I actually look forward to someone taking my photo! And everytime I go shopping I want to buy more workout clothes!

You know the program is working when you can feel your bones a little bit closer to the surface....(Wow, there are hip bones under there after all!!!) :)

Carrie

Fun thread! Will add a few (they really happened...)

You know the program is working when you accidentally lock yourself out of the house, and end up crawling back in through the doggie door.

You know the program is working when you stop piling stuff on the stairs to take up later (in one trip).

You know the program is working when the gossiping busybody in the neighboring small town hides around a corner and stares at you and your DH while you shop, thinking he's with another woman.

You know the program is working when you can no longer use your body weight to leverage an empty file cabinet onto a dolly.

JanetMae: Excellent additions to the list. I love the busybody one--what a kick for you!

You know the program is working when:

you can bend over to tie your shoes without your face turning purple

you can put on your jeans, sit down, AND breathe

food drops off your fork and falls all the way to your lap instead of landing on your gut

There's just a few of mine. As I lose more weight, I'm sure I'll come up with some more!! :D

Neat!
 

You know the program is working when...

- You look forward to waking up in the morning

- You feel like you've "achieved" when you go to bed

- A past unhealthy craving is waved away for a healthy treat

- You almost "forget" to have a meal or have to make yourself eat something

- You'd rather walk than drive

- You feel sooo good about yourself and it spreads over to other people!

I have quite a ways to go...but I'm looking forward to more points of success....

Girlie: That is so touching--about getting up in the morning.........So sweet--about feeling good about yourself... how it affects your relationships with other people. It made me think...and remember things.

Smile
 

I'm definitely looking forward to some more of these feelings! I haven't lost much, but just being OP makes me feel better about myself...sometimes I feel like wanting to be a recluse, but on some days, I just want the world to see me!

Maybe I want everyone to see me because when they see me again, they might just not think I'm the same person...and they'll really be looking then....

Girlie

Originally Posted by :
food drops off your fork and falls all the way to your lap instead of landing on your gut

This really made me giggle, thanks. LOL

Food usually drops on my bosom however!! hehehehe

You know the program is working when. . .
 

Your husband sees your progress and wants to workout with you.

You can chase your two year old for more than 25 feet and not pass out.

You not only take the stairs because you should, but because you can now actually make it without a break in the middle.

You can't wait to get on the computer to tell everyone how much you lost last week.

You are excited, not jealous, about other people loosing weight.

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"You are excited, not jealous, about other people losing weight."

Nettie, I love this one. It's so true! And what a change from the way I used to feel before I had started to lose weight. Now, I love to talk to people about their successes, big and small. I'm so motivate by them now.

Have a great day, Flib
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when you don't even think about eating everything in the house at 11PM at night...

when you start setting the next week's goals as soon as or before you've reached the current one.

when you have goals every week and you don't question that you'll acheive them.

when you can fit into clothing that looked way too small just a few weeks ago.

when you pass up a glazed donut at breakfast because you already made yourself a healthy, low points meal.

when you find yourself muttering to yourself positive and supportive affirmations all the time.

when you don't fear success anymore.

Delia: I just wanted to compliment you on such an inciteful list in your post. They are all so great. [It's funny--liking them all, I neverthetless started to try to pull out my favorites. That ended up being quite a list too.--Like my friend who used to say "Fall is one of my favorite seasons." (Are your other favorites winter, spring and summer?)...But, I digress : ) ] I do love: "don't question that you'll" achieve the goals you set; and "don't fear success." Once again, great list.

This is pretty good!

How about success is being in a quandry over what to wear? Except now its because you actually have alot of choices and not limited to just a few??!

Hee Hee
 

Candy Monster, Or you're not sure what to buy, you have so many choices!!!

Program working
 

I luv this ideal:

I loved the one about picking up son at airport; he thought his dad was with another woman.

My favorites--you know the program is working when:

I can go into Old Navy with my boyfriend; whom wants to buy me clothes, I pick out a pair of shorts they fit and I have no problem not trying to hid them with the things he bought; because they look small; are should I say are small;
before I used to pass on his offers because my clothes looked so big; or if I did buy something; it was never on top, I would try to hid it under his clothes when we got to check out;

You know the program is working when::

my new smaller jeans do not feel tight after I wash them

lets keep it going ladies!!

You know your program is working when:

You can no longer balance your toddler on one hip, and the laundry basket on the other....

What a great idea:D

You know the program's working....

When your mother-in-law takes you shopping and says that size 10 is too big :lol: :lol: :lol:

When your mother-in-law and father-in-law join Weight Watchers because of the success that you have had :)

When your husband says to you "boy, you are a sexy wench!"

You know it's working when:

You don't have to lie down on the bed to get your jeans zipped up!

(True Story!)

I just had to join in! :D

You know your program is working when you catch your 4 year old daughter trying to do lunges, and your 2 year old son has mastered the yoga position "downward dog"! (true story!)

You know it is working when you write a check at the store, and the cashier looks at your drivers license and then studies your face...making sure it is the same person!

You know it is working when you actually weigh what your drivers license says you do...

You know it is working when you know the calories in every kind of can of soda pop...(Coke-140, Pepsi-150, Mt. Dew-170, Sprite-140)

You know your plan is working when you can tell what a cup or a tablespoon is of something without having to measure anymore...

You know your plan is working when you start wearing regular length tops, and not "tunic" length.

Aphil

You know the program is working when:

1. You have your yearly physical, after losing 20 lbs and the nurse that normally lectures you to lose weight doesn't even LOOK at your weight from last year. You casually ask " have I lost a few pounds" just so you can see the look on her face when she realises how much you have lost.

2. You wait with baited breath for the Eddie Bauer catalog and realise you will look smashing in anything in it!

3. DH looks at you like you were a teenage in tight jeans again....down boy!

4. You get offended that Chadwicks of Boston is sending you their plus size catalog, and call them to say you could never possible fit into anything in it.

5. You can actually run around with the kids on the sledding hill and the other mom's think you must be the new nanny in the neighborhood!

6. You wish it were a high school reunion year!

7. When you can finally fit into all those clothes you saved from college.

You know the program is working when: You think about working out at lunch time, not because you over ate, but because it makes you feel so good!

You know the program is working when: You don't want to hide in the house anymore.

You know the program is working when: You would rather have a bowl of oatmeal than an ice cream bar.

You know the program is working when: You spend more time thinking how your life is wonderful and less time thinking about how your life is horrible.

You know the program is working when: You can slip your hips between desk rows in the college lecture halls.

You know the program is working when walking 1/8 mile doesn't make you want to collapse.

This is a fun thread... great idea!

For me... you know the program is working when you see "junk food" or tempting items and automatically start calculating how many hours on the treadmill/cross trainer it will take to burn it off.

Sue

had to jump in here and add my stuff!

when...
* you actually LIKE yourself
* you stop obsessing about diets and focus on eating well
* you can't wait to go shopping for trendy new outfits
* you can have your cake and eat it too!

You know the program is working when...

You smile and say "sure" when the waiter/waitress asks if a booth is okay instead of a table.

Sue

Well, a friend and I have had a lot of laughs over this one as we have lost weight together... I will try to say it very tactfully but I am SURE many of you have thought it and can relate... but...

You know the program is working when....

You go to the bathroom and can "reach" when you clean yourself.

Sue

You know the program is working when your jeans fit - right out of the drier!

You know the program is working when...

Your teenage daughter tells you to turn sideways, and then exclaims "Wow, you really ARE losing weight, your gut doesn't stick out past your boobs anymore!"

:eek:

You know the program is working when:
 

1. Your fit, tennis playing boss asks you for diet advise.

2. When you go down on shoe size.

:lol:

You know the program's working when...

Someone at work whom you don't know well comes up and asks you how you are losing so much weight!!

Best part.... this HAPPENED to me today!!! Yay!! :cp:

Sue

You know the program's working when...

You lie down on your side... and the "arm on top" doesn't just dangle there unless you put a pillow under it!

Sue