If the worst thing is you've gained a couple of pounds, then don't let it bother you. You know why it happened [if that is what happened] and you are moving forward. As long as you learn from your mistakes, it is OK to make them from time to time.

I think my husband is going to try to make it to the store today, and I asked him to get some lettuce if it looks good, so maybe tonight we'll have chicekn on the grill and big salads for dinner. Since he didn't get tot he store yesterday, I am grabbing a salad at Subway for lunch, but I can eat salad twice a day, everyday, I love it so much. (And no, I don't do bacon/cheese/croutons/creamy dressings anymore; I just like choosing differnet kinds of veggies as toss-ins to make the salads different.)

Tomorrow is my weigh in. I have not weighed in for a week and a half because I went to an in-town meeting 2 Sundays ago and my at-work weigh ins are on Wednesdays so last week I didn't have to weigh in. Interestingly, I had no T.O.M. for 3 months (menopausal)...and the 2nd week on WWPP, it arrived. Now, it is back like clockwork, much to my dismay. The in-town scale weighs me lighter than the at-work scale. I was hoping to catch up tomorrow at 185 at work, so I shall see if T.O.M. skews that for me tomorrow. In town, I have not eaten before weigh in; at work, its after breakfast and 4 cups of water, but before lunch. Whatever happens tomorrow, I will not be deterred, but if I'm up, for certain I'm going to a Sunday meeting where I get great results...LOL

I gained .2
Well, it's better than a whole pound, but I'm kind of sad about it just the same as I really have worked pretty hard.
I have to examine what it is that is making my body hold onto the weight.
Sodium?
Need more activity?
Whatever it is, I need to keep on with this.
One thing that shouldn't happen is that I give up in discouragement, and I will not. So, I continue.
Today is day 16 of being back on track.
So, I square my shoulders and keep on with this.
All is not bad, it just strengthens my resolve. Let's get rollin!

Linda, I hear ya. TOM and I'm up a pound. It is what it is, there's nothing I can do about it, and weight loss is not linear. We will both have better weigh ins next week! My mantra is "this is a marathon, not a sprint" because nothing happens in the short term. If I planned a driving trip across the country, I wouldn't arrive at my destination in a day. There are going to be rest stops along the way, and the weigh ins are like rest stops. We get to see the route traveled, assess where we are in the moment, and plan for the next leg of the trip. Eventually, we will get "there". So, cheers to "there".

124chicksinger.... you are so right. That was well said.

I'm in this for the long run, the marathon.

I began to worry about my thyroid yesterday, I was tests several years ago for that (at my insistence) and it was OK. Is that an excuse I am making here?

At any rate, continuing to read, to track, to work.

In my book, today, was an exercise about listing foods that are your trigger foods and listings the points value of them. What foods do you absolutely feel you cannot live without?

For me it is chocolate. But, I get away with having a piece each day for 2 points. I buy the WW cakes that only 2 points and I buy the WW frozen desserts that have chocolate in them. I allow for those points.

But, there are occasional indulgences. Sometimes you just can't stop certain foods one you have started, so what are those? I'm not around chips and dips often, so I am glad that I don't have to add those on the list.

What ways can you distance yourself from your trigger foods at parties and things like that?

Hi all. Happy holiday weekend to those who celebrate Labor Day.

If I had to pick a favorite, it is pasta. Any kind. Even the stuffed kind like ravioli and pierogi. I definitely am not avoiding it on WWPP, but I start with a 1/2 cup and if I want more, add another 1/2 cup. I reason that I've had enough, it isn't like its the last pasta I'll ever see again. Tonight we had a side of pierogi. I had 2 pieces. It was enough.

HOWEVER, if I was at a bar-b-que, I'd make it a point to avoid the macaroni salad because if it was realllly good, I'd want more than 1 serving, and I don't need all that fatty mayo. Also, I've not had mac n cheese for a long time, and being on WW it won't be any time soon because the portion would be very small, and I'd most likely want more. I'm not ready to be around my own potato salad either. Hubby wanted me to make some this weekend and if I do, its going to have to be a very small batch--so there are no leftovers to pick at. Again, all that mayo....I just don't need it.

Ummmm...I like white carbs, apparently.

Hope everyone is doing well and sticking to their plans. Hugs, D

OK, so I blew it all off yesterday after all the hard work during the week. I have no excuses.
One positive thing I can say about myself is that if I was NOT working so hard during the week and continued to be so "bad" on the weekends, what would my weight climb up to?

I could have ordered something different, but I didn't.
Bad girl...

I did manage to lose another pound last week even though I had barbequed ribs over the holiday weekend.
I also had fruit juice and boiled potatoes and cole slaw. That was the extent of my celebrating.
I am trying to stick to lo-cal foods. No chips or snacks or pastries.

I hope all of you can stay on plan this coming week and show a loss also.

Good job, Jolina. I need to learn how to exercise self control.

I fell off the wagon this week and am having a hard time getting back on and staying on.
I have no escuses for this, it's just been happening.

I'm still sticking to my diet, and still losing a little. I'm ever so slowly getting closer to my goal.

I wish all of you the best this coming week!

More die in the United States of too much food than of too little.
~ John Kenneth Galbraith, The Affluent Society ~

I have lost control and I am sad.

Derry, what are the foods that are getting the best of you? What behavior would you like to modify? If you're failing to plan, you're planning to fail. I know, for me, cooking for the family is a challenge. They don't want bland/generic over and over, and I try to mix it up for them, and keep it diet for me. Its a balancing act. If I lived in a vacuum, I'd weigh 90 pounds, I'm sure .

So, lets talk it out and maybe some helpful advice will come of it. What's going on? We've all been in the same boat, so no judgments here.

Do not give in to defeat!

hugs, Donna

I can't seem to find the last entries we all made here, the last page isn't really the last page????
At any rate, I am here. I want to try and I seem to be having such a hard time being on track and staying there.
One thing I want to share with you all is that it is OK to throw out food.

Someone gave me a gift this week, it was a wonderful thing they made for me. I'm not going to say what it was as it would maybe give you cravings. I had ONE of them and threw the rest away. I felt awful throwing them away, but I couldn't sit there with a huge batch in my kitchen. I wrote a lovely thank you note and I was so amazed that someone would be so nice to me.

But, I can't have this stuff in the house. I wish I had known someone to give it all to, but I didn't. It's gone and it is not on my thighs.

I wish people would think a bit before giving food as a gift. Maybe they are not watching their own weight, but for those of us who are at least trying, it's just so hard. I feel guilty throwing away food. I felt even worse as this person went to the trouble, time and expense on my bahalf. But, I think I would feel worse if I ate it all?

One time, after Christmas was over and there were so many goodies, I packed it all up and brought it to a homeless shelter.

Chick, it is not just one food it is our lifestyle. We go away every weekend. Let me explain. My dad built a cabin on a lake in 1951. We are not rich, it was at a time when real estate was cheap. Nowadays, we could never afford such a place, believe me.
At any rate, we inherited this cabin when my parents passed away. I love it here at the lake. We spend almost every weekend there. In fact, I am here right now. : ) Have to go home today, though.
We have the best of times here, that includes food and celebration. We have company and we eat out a fabulous restaurants. Seems like, even when I have all the best intentions before walking into a restaurant, I am easily swayed. There is alcohol and then a bread basket and I somehow put aside my WW program and end up ordering things that are not as good for me. I would like to be healthier and change my ways, but I spend time with others who are "in the moment". I always say I will do better and then I do not.
The solution is will power, self control. Feeling like I do not have that right now. Usually I can hold on during the week and at least blowing it on the weekends is balanced, but these last couple of weeks have been highly emotional, I guess? The anniversary of my dad's death is tomorrow and it seems to throw me off, greatly.
I have to figure out a way to stick to it. I could do so well if I did that.
No answers, just another day of lecturing myself. I'm "fine" right now, but by Friday night????