Originally Posted by Daimere:
What is baseline activity? I've seen horrible reviews on amazon just now

WW assumes that everyone is doing a baseline of activity; however, if you have a desk job and you're sedentary your entire day you really aren't doing that much. If you park close to work, take the elevator and sit at a desk all day your baseline of activity is vastly different than the person that parks far from their office, takes the stairs and is on their feet most of the day - and no one has "worked out." Chances are the person that walks, takes stairs and moves during the day is meeting a baseline of activity that WW calculator assumes you are doing, without even trying, so when they go to the gym after work they are legitimately working out and earning Activity Points, where as the person that sits at their desk all day and doesn't do anything is just now starting to get toward their baseline of activity.

When you stop and thinking about it makes sense, to me at least. lol

The person that sits on their @ss all day is not burning nearly as many calories as the person that is being proactive in their weightloss. WW assumes everyone is being proactive and taking the stairs, taking 5 minute breaks during the day and moving, etc. etc. Unfortunately, most people think going to the gym for 30 minutes is enough, despite sitting on their @ss for the other 23hours and 30 minutes in the day.

The actilink measures your baseline and will let you know when you've reached the baseline and are now earning activity points.

I'm excited to try it out.

Happy Wednesday! Things have been going great since my switch to WW (yay for fruit and pita chips!). One of the best things is getting back to being "regular." Being on Atkins is not good for one's guts. DH is liking it too since apparently I am cranky when I am constipated. :o

If all goes well, I hope to be celebrating my 5% soon. I am within a couple of pounds of that target. To celebrate I am planning on getting a pedicure!

I am struggling with drinking the 64 oz of water, or more, a day. It seems like I am in the loo every 15 minutes. And I am not being the greatest about the exercising yet but today is another day, right?

Originally Posted by oksoitsjen:
I don't actually pay for weight watchers. I just can't afford it right now. I have a friend who did it on her own so I am doing the same thing. I just have some apps that I use on my phone for everything. So, I don't have access to the recipe builder. Or meetings. We are actually doing a 90 day weight loss challenge at my office

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I am using an app on my iphone called itrackbites. its great! there is a built in calculator and you can also log your food daily.

SoMuchFattitude You are my WW Guru

Hey ladies,

I just wanted to pop in and catch up on everyone's posts. Working the evening shift sees me coming home late, with not much energy left. The one thing I love about evenings is the extra time I get in the mornings, so instead of working out 30-40 minutes, I have been averaging an hour to an hour and a half of heavy cardio (while watching Drop Dead Diva on Netflix, the way I reward myself for working out, haha).

Welcome to our newcomers, and congratulations to those of you who lost pounds, had NSVs, and reached a goal! I like the idea of tallying what we all lost this month, and taking stock of our NSVs :). My nights are over this Friday, and I will be back and active.

Night, all!

Good Morning all~
Well, I was proud of myself yesterday. I opted work out instead of heading straight to bed. It was only ten minutes...but ten minutes is a big thing for me. And believe it or not, I am feeling it today!

I spent a little time yesterday perusing the WW board for recipes and found some great ones that are low point! I had eaten most of my points already by lunch time (which is 8 in the morning for me) and in case I actually woke up for dinner, I wanted some good recipes that wouldn't send me over. I found one for celery and cream cheese with a little hot sauce that looked wonderful. It was kind of like a vegetarian chicken wing! lol Then I found one for crab cakes that I am dying to make as well as one for crawfish. Then I found one for cauliflower poppers. I asked dh to make that one for me since I had to go to bed but he forgot. I'll make those tomorrow. It made me feel good finding some low calorie recipes. It gives me some more options over the high calorie items I have been eating previously. I think I need to keep looking so that I can get this stuff into my repertoire to help change my eating habits.

Somuchfattitude: thanks for sharing your blog, I read it for a little while this afternoon before going to bed

Gooch: We are die hard Dr. fans. Did you see the article on the BBC yesterday about the crocheted doctors?

Daimere: Thanks for the advice on the hula hooping. I also watched your videos. I am still having issues, I think maybe I need to try a bigger hoop. Mine comes up to stomach but maybe I should try bigger and weighted. I was hooping with my shirt off today just to make sure I could feel the hoop as it hit my stomach. LOL good thing no one was home!

Let's see, here is my tracking so far for today

Breakfast (my 2 am meal)
1/2 c chicken (1)
1 cup rice (5)
1 pear (0)

Lunch (about 8 in the morning)
"mock wings" (4)
1 c ice cream (8)
1/2 c oatmeal with banana (2)

That's 22 points used with 20 remaining. Not sure what I am going to do for dinner yet. I will have to find a recipe.

Well break is over. Time to get back at it. Tomorrow is our book changover and I am trying to get as much done as possible tonight. It's been crazy for the last couple weeks. Got a lot of sick residents right now. (I work as a nurse in a long term skilled nursing facility for people with mental illneses)

Roxanne

It's ALMOST Friday!!! WOOHOO!!!


gooch100 0o0o - What kind of pita chips? From where? How many points?!?! How many do you get in a serving?! omg - I <3 pita chips.

smashlers - :o Awww...thanks, but I'm really not. LOL. I just like to help other people succeed as best I can. I'll be sure to share anything pertinent from the meetings though. I'm excited!

MandeLea - I hear ya on the altered schedules. I'm a morning person and get to make my own hours so I typically work 6:30-2:30 and I'm able to go to the gym after work and still get home and make dinner!

roxannestags - :carrot: for 10 minutes! I hated exercise when I first started. Absolutely despised it. The trick is finding something you actually like doing. I don't particularly care for work out videos. I'm not a fan of the stair climber. In fact, I don't like most "equipment." I'd rather be outside running, biking, swimming. I absolutely hate running on a treadmill. I have a love/hate relationship with running as it is. BUT! I love spin class. Like, I look forward to it. I love going out for a real ride on my bike. I love swimming. I even took a "Jiggle It" class at a pole dancing studio where I learned to shake, clap, pop, twerk, etc. my @ss. I wore a heart rate monitor and burned 800 calories in it! I loved it! Just find something you don't view as "working out" but something you enjoy. It may take you a while to find it, but when you do - you will know without a doubt. Don't burn yourself out either. Starting at 10 minutes is AWESOME if you've never worked out. Make small achievable goals so you set yourself up to succeed and not fail. Maybe today it was 10 minutes, maybe you vow to work out once more this week for 10 minutes. Then next week twice a week for 15 minutes. Whatever will keep you motivated and doing it. I'm rambling. LOL Sorry! :hug:

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I feel like I actually am getting my groove back. Which is a HUGE relief. I'm excited for the challenge and feeling confident. I say that now - on a Thursday and not over the weekend. The true test will be this weekend. WI is on Saturday! Hitting the gym after work and I'm trying to talk myself into a run on the treadmill since I havent run in a minute, but I hate treadmills and running. :lol: I need it though because if I don't start running again I will 100% regret it when the 10K rolls around in April. LOL. DH and I are having dinner with my mom since my dad is out of town. Thinking fish and rice...mmm...

Breakfast
Ham, Potato and Gruyere Au Gratin - 7pts
Orange - 0pts

Snack
Apple - 0pts

Lunch
Chicken Leek Pot Pie - 10pts

Snack
Fiber One Brownie - 2pts
Grapes -0pts

Used: 19
Remaining: 15

Originally Posted by April1286:
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I am using an app on my iphone called itrackbites. its great! there is a built in calculator and you can also log your food daily.

I used that app for a while... I found another one that I like sooooo much better. It's called Ps. Plus Diary! It's my favorite by far!!!

Hey ladies! So on top of being crazy busy, I got some kind of sickness this week. I have been going to bed super early. Like 6 & 7pm. HA! And every day I wake up feeling worse! Ugh. A drs visit might be in my near future.

On the plus side, I have stayed on track! I am saving all of my weekly points for a two birthday parties this weekend, and my mommas homemade chicken alfredo!! I can't wait! Here's what I think my menu will look like today!

Breakfast
Sausage Biscuit 8 points

Snack
Apple 0 points

Lunch
Pork Chop 4 points
Brussel Sprouts 2 points

Snack
Yogurt 2 points

Dinner
No idea yet!!


I am so proud of all of you for sticking with this thing!! I think we should all total our weight loss for the month and see what we accomplished together!! I haven't been around much the past few weeks, but I am back for good now!! Thankful for the support I get here!!

Originally Posted by :
. I am still having issues, I think maybe I need to try a bigger hoop. Mine comes up to stomach but maybe I should try bigger and weighted. I was hooping with my shirt off today just to make sure I could feel the hoop as it hit my stomach. LOL good thing no one was home!

Oh yeah, that hoop is way too small. Remember too much weight is bad, too (99% of the time). My first one was above my chest (but below my chin). Also, hooping against skin is easier. That's the only way to learn duck outs because the hoop will grip the skin easier than clothes. Also make sure you are wearing natural fibers. slick fibers will make the hoop slide. I noticed a big difference the first time I hooped in scrubs (cotton/polyester mix)


I'm about to go have lunch with a friend. I'll spend some of my weekly points. I tried a new workout today and I hate it (I gave up half way). It didn't seem natural to my body. Feeling defeated with that workout makes me not even want to try to double up like I intended. But tonight is my night off. I'll probably try a much harder workout, hoop, practice fans, walk the dog, etc. I'll be active. Surely it will all even out in the end?

MandeLea: Drop Dead Diva! I have been looking for a good show to watch while I am hoofin' away on the treadmill! Awesome, thanks!

OksoitsJen What a great idea to add up all our lbs lost! I am in, and I hope its big. I weigh today.

Today I weigh in, and I can feel something good is gonna happen. I LOVE THAT FEELING! I exercised 5 times! 5 TIMES!! I ate delicious whole foods. I didn't even TOUCH my weekly points (that has never happened). The crazy thing is, I had a great week. I loved the food I was eating, I loved exercising, and I didn't feel like I was being tormented at all. I could make a habit of this. :P I feel great!

Ill post when I am done at the meeting later today.

Yesterdays menu:
Breakfast: Facon and egg, 3pts

AM Snack:
2 Tangerines, 0pts
a pickle, 0pts
a string cheese, 2pts

Lunch:
Subway veggie delight with cheese and honey mustard, 8pts
Baked lays, 3pts
diet coke, 0pts

Dinner: Baked potato soup, 6pts
piece of bread, 4pts

After dinner snack attacks: (I need to curb this!!! It drives me crazy)
2 celebration bars! 4pts
Popcorn, 3pts
BF Baked cookies, 2 pts

Daily used: 33

roxannestags - I didn't see that article but will have to check it out. I am even turning DH into a Whovian.

SoMuchFattitude - The kind I have been eating are Stacy's Simply Naked pita chips. 1 oz = 3.5 points. It isn't much (truthfully, the amount in 1 oz is pretty darn pitiful) but the crunch is SO worth it. I have been using ziplocs to bag them up in 1 oz portions so I can just grab one versus opening the bag and measuring every time. Makes it easier for me to just eat the 1 oz.

I am also a fan of 1 oz of Pirate Booty for 3 pts. Since that stuff is so light you get quite a bit.

Gooch: Do an internet search for Crafty is Cool and look at her Dr. Who stuff. You can find her on facebook as well.

Let me know when you find it!

So went to breakfast with dh this morning at a local place that makes the BEST food. Ended up using 29! points and I didn't even eat ALL of my meal! And I skipped the hot chocolate. But the meal was amazing.

I am going to do a ten minute workout again today then head to bed. Tonight is going to be a LONG night at work so want to get LOTS of sleep in!

Roxanne

Wah, only lost 1 lb AND cracked my iPhone. Today is in the pooper. I'm taking a nap!

Puts me at -10.4 for the month of January.

Originally Posted by :
What kind of "satisfaction" are you looking for from your points? Sweets? Carbs? Crunchy? Salty? Anything in particular?

Comfort food-type food! Some "bad" foods I find satisfying are mac and cheese, french bread pizza, buffalo chicken dip........some better foods I find satisfying are great giant broccoli with cheese sauce, hummus and pita, Mexicorn..... I think there is a combo of cheese, starch, and/or carbs that makes food satisfying

Originally Posted by :
Puts me at -10.4 for the month of January.

Wow! Congrats on a great month

Originally Posted by :
I did my first 5k in Feb 2012 and I proceeded to do two 10ks, three triathlons, one 33 mile cycling race, and four 5ks.

That is awesome! I am aiming to run a 5k...gotta lose weight first to run that distance...but I want to start now on an jogging/walking plan my health coach sent me

Today I got all stressed and had images of stopping by dairy queen for a milkshake or a pizza place for a pizza after work. Instead, I ate an apple and 1-point string cheese and went to zumba...I feel good - that was a better choice!