Good afternoon, ladies! I had my WW meeting this morning and am down .8 - I hardly ever lose more than 1 pound so I am happy.

No matter how long it takes, I will get back to goal this time. I will attend my weekly meetings, even if I have been off program because if I give up going, I am positive I will have even more to lose. I'll be going for my walk after dinner. This cooler weather is wonderful!

@QuilterInVA: Grats! I have learned to take any loss I can get, even if it's not a full pound it's still a loss! And more importantly, it's not a gain!!!

Happy Monday, ladies! I hope everyone came through the weekend unscathed.

I'm going to the Y today and sign up. My friend already goes there and we can go together and encourage each other. Other than the usual exercise with the machines, I want to take classes in Yoga and Water Aerobics.

Drink your water, get in your HGs and write down every BLT today. Have a great day.

Hi everyone!

Hope it's ok that I jump in! This is my 2nd time on WW. I joined about 2 years ago and quit VERY early on.

This is my 5th week and I'm hoping to get below 170 by my next weigh-in (Sunday). It hasn't been too bad this time. I'm definitely racking up the activity points, so that's good.

The hardest thing for me is weekends. When my husband's home and we go out to do things, I'm SO much weaker. And it always seems like there's something going on. This Saturday, we have a wedding t go to that's 3 hours away. I plan to bring snacks for the car and just save up weekly points for the wedding meal itself. Hopefully I can resist the cake if I pack a Vitamuffin! lol

Susan- i know how you feel about going with someone, i try to get my friends to come with me between classes to the exercise classes in my school gym and my online friend and i have decided to exercise "together" doing gilad in the morning on fit tv she lives in NC and i live in VT but we're both doing it at the same time lol.


hickory0305- i love vita muffins. what is the 0305 for? March 5th? that's my bday so it caught my attention lol

Well I weighed in this morning and didn't loose anything. In the past I would have been totally discouraged but I'm older and wiser and I know this too will pass. I stick to the plan 100% but I don't do any exercise. I guess it's back on the old treadmill (tomorrow).

Yep, it's for March 5th. It's my wedding anniversary! :)

jerzgrl- not gaining is def something to be happy for!

hickory0305- you picked an excellent day to get married :)

Hey ladies. So last Friday I saw the a beautiful number on the scale, 234.6. Just .4 away from what I weighed before I went off plan. But then the weekend happened. We had a potluck lunch for a co-worker's last day on Friday. I brought fruit, figured I'd eat that and whatever main was provided. But no one brought a main course! About 5 people brought chips and dip, one brought bread and dip, 2 brought dessert, and I was starving! So that didn't go well. Then my mom came in town and we ate out every meal, and I didn't really even try to pick the best options.

So as of this morning I'm at 237, which is still 4 down from when I joined this thread. Today I got right back on track. Woke up early to do c25k before work, made a good breakfast and packed a lunch. Not sure what I'm doing for dinner yet, but I'm not sabotaging my day!

@Ashley: Good job on not letting your circumstances for a few days ruin your attitude or your week! I find it really hard when I'm with other people. Especially this weekend with my friend and her son because he kept saying things, "Melody do you want some of my curly fries?" and "Do you want to try a bite of my ice cream?"

"YES I WANT YOUR CURLY FRIES AND YOUR ICE CREAM NOW STOP ASKING ME BEFORE I EAT IT ALL!!!!!"

of course I didn't yell at him, he was just being nice, but that's what I'm shouting in my head!!!!

Good job on getting back on plan and losing that 10 pounds! You are going to do great and welcome to the thread!

Good morning, ladies! Just got back from the dentist. I've beem doing good. I did sign up for the Y and my orientation will be Friday and then I will go 4-5 times a week. I'm looking forward to it.

Gettinfit, glad you could join us. We look forward to your posts.

Melbellrocks, good job on avoiding temptation!

Have a great day.

I'm really really nervous about weigh in tonight. I know if I gain it won't be a huge gain, but I'm scared because I don't want a gain at all. Although it would serve me right because I did eat stuff I shouldn't have this week...I tracked it all and didn't use all my weekly points, but still...I know better...

EDIT: Well, weigh in has come and gone...and I'm down another 2 pounds!!!! YAY! I can't believe it I was so nervous that I was going to gain! *phew*

melbellrocks- That's great! my weigh in is tmw morning and i am nervous because i've gone over my points today including my weekly, i have to stay home from work tmw because of my daughters bad behavior at summer camp she has to stay home and i haven't found another way to handle stress eating yet lol ugh

haleygirl: Good luck today at weigh in! And good luck staying home all day with your daughter. Hopefully you guys can find something productive to do so you don't let that stress get the better of you!

well it was up 2.5 lbs and i really don't think i gained that much fat this week because i was for the most part on track so i'm going to take it with a grain of salt and try to focus more this week...

I just restarted yesterday and it is very hard for me! I did dip into my weekly allowance points but I find that better than binging all day. today is going great! I usually mess up around dinner. Although I started mid week, Im making sunday my weigh in day! Good luck guys! cant wait to see how you are all doing.

@haleygirl: I am envious of your positive attitude! It's unfortunate that the scale didn't show a loss but like you said you are on track and doing well so no worries!

@sasinez: Welcome and good luck with your re-commitment!

Hello ladies! I just finished reading all four pages of posts, so now it's MY turn :)

This is day 5 on my very first Weight Watchers journey (I started Monday). So far, I have found it fairly easy to stay within my 26 daily points. And even if my weigh in on Monday doesn't show anything lost, I just feel better. I don't feel as bloated all the time and I am happy and excited to be working towards this goal.

As I have said in other threads, my biggest issue is dinner time. Not because of going over points, but I measure everything out to exactly one serving of each item and then eat all of it. I end up over stuffing myself. Last night, though, I made a point to only measure out half servings, and put it on a small plate (so my brain would think I had a full plate of food), and when I knew I was full, I quit eating.

I am one of those people who feel full after 3 or 4 bites of something, but will get extremely hungry again after only an hour or so...

I am so far loving this forum and it's so nice to be surrounded by so many others on the same journey as me. You are all my inspirations and I know we will all get what we are working so very hard for :)

Inconsistant has been the word of the week for me. But I guess weigh-in day makes this a new week.

Ashley- that's exactly right! new week! fresh start!

I sprained my ankle friday night and this stinks! i can't exercise so i have to stay in my daily points ya right (i used up all my weeklies friday night)

Disappointing weigh in yesterday, :mad: but I got off track on Friday big time. Today starts my new week and the scale will be down next Saturday! :)

kaylamparker, welcome to our group! :welcome3:

Here's some :dust: for all of us in this week.

Just came back from my meeting and have lost another 2lbs. Hip, Hip, Hooray!!!!!!!!!! I did go and buy new sneakers so onto the dreaded treadmill. I have no excuses left.

Hi All,

I haven't been keeping up with chatting; have had some stress in my life and have been busy with the children, vacations, summer things, etc. But I continue to lose very slowly: 0.5--1.0 pound/week. I'll take it, especially with some of the treats I have been having. I'm trying to keep very close tabs on my supper/evening. I can keep vigilant track of my food throughout the day until I get to supper. Then, with a bite here and a bite there, trying to make dinner, get kids focused, clean up, baths, bedtimes, a bit of time for my husband....I lose track and stop tracking. I think that I am overeating my points each day during this time. Does anyone have any suggestions of what has worked for you on an issue like this?

Wishing you all a week filled with great choices....little changes add up!

R :)

Hi ladies! Yesterday was a weird day for me...I just wasn't hungry at all! I kept trying to force myself today, but I still finished the day with 8 points left over...and I only have 23 in a day! I felt like crap in bed and had to get up and drink some Gatorade to help feel less....drained. I guess all that TOM eating last week confused my body this week? I don't know...it was very weird.

Anywho...the scale was nice to me this morning! 168.4...which is down FINALLY, I was hovering at 170 for a week!

Welcome to the new faces here and I would like to offer some encouragement to all of you (us) who struggled this week. Weigh in is today for me and I feel like crawling under a rock. After two amazing weeks, 9.8 one week and then 2 pounds down the next week for some reason I completely let myself go off track this week. I have been up and down on my home scale so I have no idea what to expect tonight at weigh in...so I'm preparing for a gain because I don't see how I could have lost with the week I had. Oh well...there's always next week...and next week starts today!

I am down a little over three pounds after two weeks. I am excited about this.
Yesterday was rough and I feel like today is going to be as well.. This is my first TOM since my new lifestyle and I just want to eat everything. I know I can't but it's so hard not to. Ugh..

i may not even weigh in tomorrow lol why torture myself i say! i've been miserable not being able to do the things i want with my sprained ankle so i haven't been counting and i'm pretty sure i've gone way over! i've been counting today so far so good so i'll try to keep it going lol. i need to exercise more so i can eat more, but right now i can't and it's frustrating!

There are exercises you can do while sitting and still get a decent workout. Do a search for chair aerobics, get some exercise bands and get going.

When you think you've gained is when you really need to go the the meeting and weigh in. Sticking your head in the sand only leads to more weight gain.

Eating protein with every meal and snack will keep you feeling full. Fill up on filling foods. If vegetables aren't appealing, you are not eating from hunger.

You can do this. I weighed more than you when I started and I did it. Take a positive attitude and everything will be okay.

Susan- arg! ok lol i'm going to try my walk at home dvd a mile in the morning and another one after work as long as it doesn't hurt. filling foods don't make me feel full so i can eat and eat i don't know my bodys signals when its had enough lol im going to incorporate my protein shakes again in the morning i remember it helps just a pain to make every day. 2 scoops protein powder, 1 apple, 2 cups spinach and a little water and blend and its really good

Haley I'm going to have to agree with Susan on this one. I have done the whole, "Not weighing in because I know I gained" thing and one week just led to the next and next thing I knew I had been over a month between weigh ins. When I hit the restart button a few weeks ago I decided that NO MATTER WHAT I have to weigh in every week to keep myself accountable.

Now for those that follow the posts here, yesterday I said I was scared to weigh in and I felt like crawling under a rock and hiding...well good thing I didn't because SOMEHOW (in spite of 3 days of eating out and going WELL over my points and going negative in weekly points) I still lost 1.6 at weigh in last night!!!!! I was so excited I almost peed!! I just don't know how it happened! Oh and on another happy note, Old Chicago FINALLY put their nutritional information online and it turns out what I have been eating that I thought was so horrible, was only 28 points, and since I can only eat half of it at a time it's only 14 points. Which is perfectly doable at my level (I get 32 points) if I just save up for a big (and DELICIOUS) dinner. I love when I find out that my splurges aren't actually as bad as I thought!!!! YAY!!!

melbel- congrats on your weigh in!

I actually planned on weighing in this morning but i could not get out of bed until the last second, i was late for work lol oh well. i only have a week and a day left here (then i go back to school) so it's really hard to get up in the morning to come here. last night i mapped out what i'd eat today, it will put me a point over but i'll try some exercise later. They brought in donuts today ugh but i resisted!

I'm in. Have been languishing too long in the not losing phase. Time to jump start things again.

PK

So far I've been right OP all week, been to the Y for at least 1 hour a day and getting in my 9 HGs. Hopefully the scale will show this on Saturday. I'm really enjoying the Y and have a lot more energy.

Melbellrocks, :carrot: on the weight loss! You're doing great!

Well, I'm back from a three day vacation and did go off program. I didn't overdue it but I was not 100% like always. I am anxious about weighing in on Monday. I was going to weigh myself this morning but I really don't want to be discouraged. So back on the plan as of this morning and keeping my fingers crossed. Wish me luck. I let you all know how I did after my Monday morning weigh in.

Good Luck! :cheer2:

I weighed in today and I was down what I gained last week plus another 1.2. I'm going to do even better next week.

I didn't go to the Y today but I did walk the walking trail in our development.

@JERZGERL: I went to Women of Faith so I was off plan Friday and Saturday because I gave into the Funnel Cake so then of course I might as well give into the pizza and garlic parmesan fries as well. :( I wish I could say I had an on plan Sunday but I haven't done that either so I might be gaining this week. But I won't let it get to me. Good luck at your weigh in!

@Susan: Good job on getting back on track this week...I am going to need your will power starting tomorrow so if you are done with it for the week could you please mail it to me??? I promise I will send it right back after weigh in!!! :)

Melbellrocks, here you go :dust: We are so sure you can do this:broc::carrot: Plan your meals at least 1 day in advance, get in all your GHGs and some exercise every day and you will be a loser, too. The plan works if you work the plan.