Hi All,

I am new to this site and would like to join this group...Here is a little info about me: I am a recent college graduate, I have lost a little weight since graduating but I am a long way to my weight lose goal, I am a beginner in the weight lose challenge, I have not had any support in the past which made the situation much harder! I am committed to a life change and would like to have positive people around me who have gone through this and have done so well (Congrats you guys!!!)

Happy New Year!

Hi Chica! I'm also new to this group. I'm a senior undergrad right now, but I don't graduate until next spring. Nice to meet you!

Ok guys, I went to the doctor, nutritionist (and dentist!) yesterday, doing the rounds before the semester starts up, and long story short, we decided that I was MUCH happier on low-carb, and much more successful. So I'll be doing that as soon as my cabinets are bare again (I'll be on low-calorie until then)... I wrote a lot about this in my journal, but I think this is a good decision. I was/am very unhappy on low-calorie. I'm glad I realized this before going on Weight Watchers.

Welcome, Chica! This thread was much more active before the holidays and I'm hoping that folks will start trickling back in now that the new year is here.

Hi All,
Thanks for the welcome Niksa & SheriaVa. Today I joined WW and found out my actual weight (188) which is lower than what I thought. I am trying to start working out/actually being physically active but that part is the hardest for me to do. The gym intimidates me but I HAVE to go at least 2-3 times this week!

Hiya,

I hope all of you had a good day. I though mine would never end.
I'm back for good now. I had lost my password and had trouble with my id but all is well now. I tried WW ice cream for the first time and it was yummy..all for two points. I lost 1.4 this week despite the binge that happened the night that I had no power. I really to start a non food journal. Do I just start writing or is there some kind of strategy? I think that writing things down will really help me through the things that come my way.
Gonna go for now. I'll check in tomorrow

hi singles! welcome chica! glad you can join us. i will be returning to ww this thursday. being active is all a part of it and i also have a very hard time with it. it is so much harder during the winter also.

niksa - sounds like you had a busy day with appointments. do what ever makes you happiest because if you're not happy then it is less likely you will stick to it.

sheriva- i wish you luck with your exercising too. did you see a good movie??

i didn't do too bad with my eating today. it's time to get back on the bandwagon even though i'm not rejoining ww till thursday. i have to figure out something for indoor exercise that won't be to rough on my knee. i am going to sell that lateral thigh trainer i bought because the twisting reeaallly hurts my knee. i don't want to irritate it again. it's funny because when i was in florida it didn't bother me at all. as soon as i got back to the cold it ached again.

happy wednesday to all!!
kathy

I agree that journalling is VERY helpful! In fact, studies show that people who journal their food are more likely to maintain weight loss than people who do not! But it sounds like you are talking about more of a "feelings" journal vs. a food journal...and that's good too!

I keep a food & exercise journal every day and the particular journal I use (The Thin for Life Daybook) has only a small place once a week for general thoughts or feelings. I wish it had at least a page a week! But I know others who just use a plain lined spiral notebook as their journal and they write in it every day, just free form, whatever they're feeling. I think it would be good to write down: what am I feeling today? If I ate out of control, why do I think I did that? (i.e., stress?) If I was particularly hungry today, why do I think that is? (emotional reasons vs. actual hunger...maybe you didn't eat often enough)...that kind of thing. Good luck with it!

Thanks, Kathy! I did end up exercising on Monday...but late. Had so much to do that I didn't want to do an hour of cardio and then have to wash my hair and the whole nine yards so I did TamiLee Webb's 15-minute abs workout and then two 10-minute workouts (ballet and yoga) from the 10-Minute Solution DVD. Turned out to be a great (and varied!) workout!

The movie I saw Sunday was "Meet the Fockers." Pretty funny. Not a great movie but entertaining and amusing. Barbra & Dustin are a riot.

hi sheriva - glad you could get your exercise in. i am thinking about ordering that "urban reounder system" seen on tv. it looks like fun and my pt's said it is easy on the joints. have you heard anything about it at all??? just curious.
kathy

Haven't heard a word about it, which is odd, because I'm on another board where I would think I would have heard about it. I have heard about Dance, Dance Revolution there, which is apparently a video game (XBox, Nintendo, I'm not sure which system) that encourages exercise via dancing.

What is an urban reounder system and what does it purport to do for you?

hi singles! the urban rebounder is a mini trampoline and there are videos you can bounce away too. it looks like fun. i started that ddr(dance revolution) thread. i am definitely getting that. i have been trying to get it since mid-december but the playstation 2 became a hot item this xmas and there are none to be found till february when sony will be caught up on backlog. that was suppose to be my xmas present to myself. i guess maybe it will be a valentines gift.

hopefully, i will make it to rejoin the ww meeting tomorrow if nothing stops me this week. wish me luck!

have a good thursday!
kathy

hi singles! my motto is if it weren't for bad luck i wouldn't have any luck at all. i guess rejoining ww is out of the question. i went to the meeting and they informed me it was the last one at that location. the leader found a new job and they couldn't find a replacement. now there is no day meetings anywhere in my area. (i work 2nd shift) i then called headquarters in syracuse because i had bought the 10 week package to save a few $$$. i had only attended 2 meetings. they said they would reimburse me for my 9 tickets i had left but won't reimburse me for the joining fee and first week. that of course made me mad. it's not my fault they can't supply the service i already paid for. what a day!!!!

i guess i am on my own again. i am just going to follow it at home as i already have the materials my mom had gotten me. i did good today and tomorrow is another day. i will take it day by day.

have a good friday!
kathy

WOW...that SUCKS! How unfair. You have to wonder if your local WW took your money knowing that the leader was going to be leaving soon. Hmm. You could always report them to the Better Business Bureau, but then I guess if the local WW is closing, it wouldn't hurt them much.

Well hang in there...it IS possible to go it on your own. I've been on my own for all but 3 months of the 1 1/2 years of my journey (for those 3 months, I attended a Weight Watchers @ Work program which was actually less successful for me than going on my own...but each person is different in terms of what they want/need in terms of structure, accountability, etc.

Hi All,
Kat I love your motto, it could also be my motto was well!! But I hope that this doesn't become a set back (which it seems like its not going to be),I agree that WW should has refunded your fees.

I have justed started WW and its going ok, this was not the best week for me to start the program but I am glad I did. My downfall is exercising! I have not really worked out this week but I have made myself walk alot more than normal, I guess I'll start with baby steps!

Have a great weekend singles!

hi singles! well, today didn't go so bad in the dietary dept. i guess i will just do my best on my own. i ordered that trampoline that you see on tv. it looks like fun. i really need help in the exercise dept..

chica - i love to walk but i just can't do it in the cold. hopefully that
trampoline will come soon.

does anyone read prevention magazine?? it is one of my favorites and very up to date. anyways, the results of a new in-depth study are in about trans fats and high fructose corn syrup. boy was that an real eye opener. it's just too coincidental that the obesity and diabetic rates soared when food makers started putting so much of that stuff in their foods during the 1960's. i'm definitely going to be more careful about label reading.

well, i just got out of work and have to be back at 7am so i have to hit the hay! have a good weekend!
kathy