Well, did my weigh in and was up by 2 pounds.:( I am not surprised considering how FAR I went over points, All in all, I am not unhappy with my first week even if I did gain weight. It was nice to see everything reset though! :D

Also got in my first exercise of the week. Pulled out the old wii fit. Was able to do it while everyone was asleep. It was kind of nice because the kids were up and watching me do the hula hoop and laughing at my inability to keep the hula up. Then my youngest daughter had to show how not only could she keep it up but she could do tricks. :stars: I have to admit I did get kinda frustrated at everyone and kinda yelled at them. :o I got tired of everyone laughing at me and lost my cool. From now on, I will practice THAT particular exercise when no one is up or when they aren't home!

It's frustrating cause I have a big enough hoop and was doing what they say but can't do more than 3 revolutions! :(

Ah well. Going to keep trying. Since everyone is asleep, perfect time to do it.

Yesterdays meals:

Homemade chicken pot pie

Slice of bologna
2 slices cheese
1/4 cup cottage cheese
2 radishes
1 whole cucumber

Smart Ones Ziti pasta and meatballs
1 cup sugar free turtle ice cream

kiwi
blackberries

I stayed within points. I even got in exercise in my determination to try and master the hula hoop!

Roxanne

I start back to work after my weekend so probably won't be as chatty until next weekend!

Well, I cut up a fresh pineapple, now what do I do with it! That's alot of pineapple.
Things are going well, I still fret about the points. Guess I should get my mind off them and on exercise!!!

yum, chickadee! The pineapple should be good for a few days...I would mix it up into a fruit salad!

I am excited that my workouts are getting better...I have worked out for the past 12 days and have been keeping my heartrate (as read by the exercise machine) between 150-165 (while I used to act lazy and just hit 135). Last night I did 25 minutes of weights and 50 min of cardio. I am going to need to take a day off soon or maybe something less intense because I am sore and drained. I woke up registering 199 lbs this morning....I think I may have been a little dehydrated from last night and think I am probably still around 202 lbs, but it is encouraging to see readings like that because it feels like the 100s are within range

My eating could use a little work...I am eating a lot of carbs and peanut butter....but so far I am staying in range and losing weight by cutting out sweets and eating more vegetables. I just time to research satisfying, low point options

I hope it is a great day for everyone!



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Good Morning Ladies! I am at work.. bored... not working lol.. just wanted to share some things.

1. I just downloaded an app called lose it! I decided I want to count calories AND do WW just to compare the two :)

2. I'm bored and should be working.

3. I really love this forum and can't wait to see my little ticker thingy saying how much I lost lol

Ok I'm rambling about nothing so I guess I better get to work! Have a nice day....
PS I really look depressed in that avatar pic <--------- ugh need to change it

Mind if I troublespot you for a second?
If you do have a large enough hoop (I'd say chest height or bigger cause my hoops are all bigger due to my size....42"-55" and my first hoop was heavy!), check your posture. The four posture elements of hooping is 1) one foot in front of the other, 2) knees bent 3) pelvis tucked in 4) upper body lifted and still. It doesn't matter which foot is front at first. Just do it. You'll have two powerpoints in forward stance: one in front on the waist just above the hip bone on the same side as the forward foot and one in the back on the opposite side diagonal from the front point. One side will be easier for you to hoop towards. Try both. Either way, when you start the hoop (don't wind up), start the rocking motion. Push into the powerpoints and MOVE. Take up room. There is also side stance. Pretty much the same thing except feet are hip width and your power points are to the sides of your waist above your hips.
Video I made for my distance certs:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVW5V...vrbMg&index=11 -waist hooping + L1 move (passing)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJU24J0346Y - waist hooping + L1 move of figure 8.



The things I noticed often with plus size hoopers is that they are afraid to take up space. That means their pushes won't be strong enough in the beginning and they have awful posture. Exaggeration is fine as long as it keeps the hoop up. You'll eventually be able to smooth out the moves to be fluid.

I really hope you don't mind me helping. I just love getting people in the hoop and I don't want anyone to ever be crying on the floor blaming their body for not getting this (cause you can do this!).

While you are learning to waist hoop, feel free to learn off body movements. Then you can do tricks while still learning waist hooping. Easy tricks to learn are figure 8/warrior, passing (try passing with kicks! Workout!), helicopter, sustained spinning, vortex(more difficult but I learned vortex when I couldn't waist hoop cause I'd grab it during the few revolutions that the momentum spun around me), halo (above the head and vertical), I can't think of anymore at the moment.

Good Morning Everyone!!!

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gooch100 - If it's like Prego Spaghetti Sauce then no, it has a TON of points actually. If it's canned tomatoes, like Hunts - it's 0 points.

roxannestags - Who is the SF Turtle Ice Cream by? How many points? I'm a terrible hula-hooper.

hedhelix - :wave: Hi! Welcome! Your English was perfect! I eat my points on the weekend.

chickadeee55 - I need to cut my pineapple up!!!

straightahead - WOOHOO for 12 days straight! What kind of "satisfaction" are you looking for from your points? Sweets? Carbs? Crunchy? Salty? Anything in particular?

lsrlosing - I get too crazy when I do calories. Kudos to you!

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I can't stop yawning! :yawn: It's bad news. lol I got to work this morning and opened my lunchbox to find that I didn't pack my lunch. :lol: I packed one meal, not two. Brilliant. Anyhow, I made some changes and grabbed a protein bar from my desk for breakfast instead of going to the cafe. :carrot:

I met with the WW people at work yesterday since they are thinking about doing an at work group. I'm already doing online and had a few questions regarding Activity Points, training, fruit intake, etc. I read somewhere that you should limit your fruit intake to 3 servings a day. The women I spoke with has lost 134lbs and she told me you should eat until you're satisfied. She says she has 5-6 pieces of fruit a day. That was nice to hear, since that's about what eat. Anyhow, long story short, I had planned on joining a local meeting and going with my dad. WW @ Work informed me that it's a "monthly pass" and you can go as often as you'd like. So - I can go at work and also with my dad. I like the sounds of that. :)

I did get my lazy @ss to the gym yesterday! :carrot: And I'm going to spin tonight!!! Maybe I'm getting my groove back!

OH! Lastly, the WW people suggested an "ActiLink" device. Do any of you have it? Thoughts? I read a million reviews and it seems hit or miss for people. A lot of people feel like they don't get enough APs for the work they're doing but then other people say that's because they're not hitting their baseline. Either way - DH said to get one and try it out. So, I guess I will!

Breakfast
Apples & Grapes - 0pt
Yoplait Light w/ Fiber - 1pt

Snack
EAS Lean 15 Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar - 5pts

Lunch
Chicken and Rice Casserole - 8pts

PreSpin
Fruit - 0pts

Post Spin
EAS Protein Shake - 3pts

Dinner
Chicken & Leek PotPie - 10pts
Apple Crisp - 5pts
Salad w/ BV Spray - 0pts


Total: 34
Remaining: 0pts

... Just wanted to check in and say good morning ... :D

Oh, and I started the JM 30 day shred last night ... pretty sure it should be called '20 minutes of h3ll' ... that sums it up rather well!!!!!! :walk, ouch .. walk, ouch!!!: lol ...

:rofl: TOLD YOU!!!

My goal is to be able to get through that workout :)

@somuchfattitude (Love that name by the way) yeah I never counted calories b4 but just curious how many I'm eating on WW.. I love WW seems easier to count points

I have a fitbit which is like an actilink but not linked to WW and no monthly plan. Fitbit is smarter than most pedometers, so I don't get random hip shaking numbers OR cleared off in the middle of the night.

Yeah, from my understanding the Actilink is waterproof and a good piece of equipment as far as sturdiness goes, but people feel like they just don't get all of their points. However - there seems to be some discretion between people and "baseline" activity. Regardless, if it gets me moving more and motivates me - that's half the battle in my opinion. I'm at a desk job so if it motivates me to get up and take a break and walk I'm down for it. We'll see! I ordered one earlier today! :D

SoMuchFattitude - I think our tomato sauce is 0 points since it is homemade and only has cooked down/pureed Roma and Amish Paste tomatoes in it. We can our own every summer partly because we like knowing there isn't any added "stuff" in there like sugar. We doctor it up based on the dish with various veggies, herbs, spices and seasonings.

On an exercise related note, I am so excited. This morning I found out that there is a small group here at work that walks every day at lunch. They have a covered route (very nice during winter) that is 1.4 miles. So I can do that during lunch and still have time to eat/surf the web. Now I just need to remember my walking shoes tomorrow morning.

Here's to actually getting some activity points! :carrot:

I don't actually know how to use the AP's that I earn. I rarely use my Weekly points either.... I can't even imagine. I am not sure I would lose! ...or maybe... I would lose MORE?! Pizza party? lol

smashlers - That's why I got the actilink thing. They say that we already over estimate our activities and what we actually burn. A huge thing that people hate about the Actilink is that often people arent meeting their "baseline activity" so you don't actually ever earn any APs. The actilink (from what I've read) has indicators to let you know how close you are/are not to even meeting your baseline. WW assumes that you're already meeting the baseline and the Actilink actually shows you if you are or not. You wear it for 8 days initially and it determines your baseline of activity and then monitors everything. I'm pretty excited about getting it! It'll be interesting to see!