April Chat
 

Hey folks! Hope you don't mind if I start the new thread.

I was up .8 pound at Saturday's weigh in. It's only the second time I was up, and last time it was also .8 and it was exactly 4 weeks ago. Hmmmm, I am noticing a trend. :D

Got my ActiveLink last week. I am excited about using it to get more active!

Mind if I join you?

I need to get back on track again. I know I keep saying that but I think my health, energy levels and mood are seriously being affected by my weight which is pretty much at an all time high. We were at Disney World last week and the pics of me are just shocking. Even worse when you consider that I have my 2 young boys who depend on me. At Disney, I was just wiped out by noon and then worn out and grouchy the rest of the day.

I finally set up my Active Link last night and am excited to see how it can help me.

I look forward to getting to know you all better.

I don't mind, lol. Fresh threads are nice. :) Not that I've been around here much lately. As for the activelink--I just wish they didn't charge an extra monthly fee for the active link. That part makes it so I won't get it.

Still going relatively well here. I've done better than I ever have before about sticking to this. Partly I think because I have allowed myself to go off for short periods (traveling, holidays) and then gotten right back to it after whatever it was is over. Yesterday was bad (but ohhhh so yummy) but today I'm back OP.

Have a great day everyone! :)

Ahhh! It's April 1st. I have been on the phone all morning trying to lock in my wedding venue. This is what I get for being an eccentric. The place we LOVE is an old Limestone mill, and I have heard of people getting married there. But they just aren't budging on letting us use the space! I WANT IT! So I have been crafting a cutsy email all morning, trying to convince them that letting us have our wedding there is, honestly, the most awesome idea ever. This place is just too cool to let it just not be an option. Complete with broken window panes and rusty mill equipment. I WANT IT!

Phew, ok. ::Straightens shirt:: I am down this morning! I didn't meet my March goal by 4 lbs. It is completely my fault. I sat on my big a$$ all week, I ate out several times. But I am down this morning. :yoga:

April goal: It is obvious that I need to move more. All the point counting and the measuring is fine and dandy. I need to move more.

I had a lot of chocolate yesterday, but I made sure to track it all. It was hard because I don't have a smart phone, so I kept a written tally in my purse and then when we got home, I made a beeline to the computer to log everything LOL!

I did go over my daily, but I still have some weekly points left, so it wasn't too bad. Since I am in the first weeks of WW, I was hoping to lose 4 lbs tomorrow at my weigh in. We shall see!

Once I hit my 5%, I will be purchasing the ActiveLink. I didn't think my husband would go for it, but he said that was fine. Part of me has a small hope that I will be down 5.2 lbs tomorrow so that I can get it tomorrow :)

My goals for the month include continuing to track everything, getting to bed earlier, and remembering to eat slowly!

Smashlers:

FWIW sometimes the issue for a venue is the liability insurance. If they're not covered under their own policy for certain types of gatherings etc....

I know someone who I think handled this by getting a rider on their homeowner's insurance for a few days that covered the venue for that purpose. The vendors also had to sign a liability waiver that said the location was not responsible for anything. I guess the caterers, band etc are usually covered under their own policies.

Good luck! It's nice to do it in an unusual place.

Well Good Morning..Happy APRIL Fools DAY!!!

Cant wait to play one on my hubby.

Well..I weighed myself today..says I am up...3 pounds but technically my day to weigh is not till Friday..it was just dishartening, because my scale told me i was at 290 two days ago. So....I am like..."what is my real weight right now??" and how do you know? At least im doing better then last time i was on a diet.. i used to be an every day weigher...now I am.. only weighing every couple of days...

I went over my DP's by 5 points..so i dug into my WP's for the first time this week..I notice some days I'm more hungry then others. Oh and so excited..i didn't cheat or go OP even though i was surrounded by hoards of chocolate.

Happy April! Spring weather here we come, even if it is freezing with flurries here today.

Just a tip, if it is your TOM, don't eat any salty ham. I swear I feel like a sponge since I am holding so much water. Up 5 lbs since yesterday morning. Yup, 5 (wow!!). DH is up the same. Stupid, causing water-retaining, tasty, delicious, evil, salty ham!

On the plus side, I know it will be gone soon. I am drinking lots of water (6-12 oz cups so far today) to try to flush out my system.

Gooch, I feel your pain! Though I was within my daily/weekly points yesterday, I'm up 3 lbs and change from the salt of yesterday.

Hopefully this massive amount of water will help it get on out of here.

Happy April fools! Was planning to play a prank on fb to change my status to "in a relationship" from "single" but I forgot all about doing it hahaha. Sorry getting old~~short term memory. Oh I bet that would have been fun and surely my fb wall will be off the chain with messages :) (been single for a very very looonnng time!!)

Anyway I am 100% sure I am up today (official WI on saturdays). Ate at a chinese restaurant (buffet) yesterday to celebrate easter and my aunt's bday. I said to myself that I would only get half servings of all the food and just veggies but nooo couldnt resist the temptation on eating salty, oily food! They were like calling me and telling me to eat them hahaha. Gave in eventually to the temptation. The good thing is I still have some teenie tiny WP left. :) Went to the gym this morning to run of that calories and salt and some added AP. Will do the same tomorrow. Will try to hit the gym again :)

Well hope you beautiful and fabolous ladies have a good rest of the day!!

Hi to everyone! Sounds like we all had a challenging weekend but we all got through it pretty well. Personally, I only stole three small chocolate eggs from my daughter's Easter basket, so I consider it a success.

Maurene: Welcome! Are you new to WW? Some of us here are new, some are old hands at it. Lots of good advice here.

LuvCats: I felt the same way you do about the extra monthly fee for the Active Link. But when I figured the initial price versus the price of a FitBit, I figured I would break even in about a year, by which time I hope to be at goal anyway, so I went ahead and did it.

Speaking of Active Link, does anyone know how riding roller coasters all day will affect mine, especially since its still in the first week determining my baseline? Those accelorometers inside the thing were probably going crazy today! But I had fun and got some good exercise walking around the park all day. :)

Ya'll I'm so tired and stressed. My brother went to FL for Spring Break with his kids and wife. In the middle of the night on Saturday one of his tonsils exploded (where he had surgery) and he started bleeding everywhere. They rushed him to the ER in FL and thankfully, he was able to stick his own fist down his throat and stop the bleeding. He bled so much when he got to the hospital they asked him if he had a living will. They got everything under control and put silver nitrate on his wound and discharged him. It happened AGAIN yesterday (still in FL) and they rushed him to the ER again. He stopped the bleeding again, but at that point he'd lost so much blood they had to put him on Oxygen and flight him to a different hospital where they had specialists. So, my family literally sat on the edge of our chairs, totally panicked and helpless because he's 10 hours away and waited to hear if they were taking him into surgery. THANKFULLY, the specialist took care of everything sans surgery and gave him strict directions for the next two weeks. Had he gone into surgery we were all packed and ready to head down to FL. Late night and woke up every hour or so checking my phone. Ugh.

Positive thoughts, please. I'm one of those few lucky where my brother is my best friend, too.

somuchfattitude - That is absolutely terrifying. Sending positive thoughts your way. My brother is one of my best friends too.

SoMuchFattitude Your poor brother! Sounds pretty scary! He needs to REST!!!! Vacation is no fun when you should be healing!! Gah, I can't even imagine. I bet his kids were freaking out. Well, he is in my thoughts. That is a vacation they will never forget!

Yesterday I took one of my dogs for a light walk/trail jog and it was just awesome. He did such a great job. I was amazed. I was iffy about it, because I have schnauzers and they notoriously let their nose distract them from EVERYTHING. But we did 3 miles and it was beautiful outside.

I am down this morning. 260.0. Instead of getting super pumped I am gonna get my gear on and go get a jog in this morning. That is the lowest I have been since..... I want to say 2004? I feel like I can recall a doctor visit where that number was what came up on the scale. I can't wait for it to be in the 230's. I know its not an extremely low number, but it has a nice ring to it.

What is a number, that isn't necessarily your goal weight, but makes you smile a bit?

Have a great day everyone.

SoMuchFattitude: Yikes, that is scary! Hopefully they got it fixed for good so it won't happen again. It's especially scary to happen on vacation.

smashlers: I think my happy number will be 162. That's not my goal weight but it's where I got to least time, before I got pregnant and gained it all back. I really noticed a difference in everything at that weight, and was fitting into a size 14 or 16, instead of 20. Plus I still have my clothes from then which are hardly used, so I can't wait to wear them again. :)

Yikes SoMuchFattitude I'm glad things turned out with no surgery. That would be frightening to know your brother was so sick and so far away.

Forkeeps: That is a great way to look at it about the ActiveLink I guess. Hope it works out for you.

Yay on your cooperative dog, Smashlers. WTG on your loss! That is terrific! I know what you mean about celebrating those numbers even though they are technically high. It makes me think of how much I hate the Wii Fit little idiotic voice that always says "That's obese" no matter if you have just lost several pounds or if you have gained. Uggh. They need to be more encouraging! Lol I smile at ever number that is lower than the previous right about now.

Hi to everyone else. Keep up the good work! :carrot:

Thanks EVERYONE for the support. It's certainly been a trying couple of weeks. I spent the day with him when he first had his surgery and it was challenging to see him in so much pain, so having him away from me for a week has been nerve wracking. I even begged him not to go on vacation (lol), but he didn't want to let the kids down. Yeah, they're 8 and almost 6 and weren't awake the first time he bled, but did see him the 2nd time. He just wanted to get home from the hospital and hold the boys so they knew Daddy was ok. So scary!


smashlers - 199. I've seen everything from 325 and down, but honestly cannot remember the last time I saw 199. I weighed 209.8 on Saturday morning (naked) before my WW weigh in and that's the first time I've EVER seen 209.8. 199 feels like such a milestone for me.

Sorry o hear about your brother somuchfattitude, that must be terrifying :(

159lbs because I'll be in the healthy range :carrot:

That happy number? Honestly, it will be 212. At a doctor's appointment last year, my doctor was putting in vitals into the computer and he was talking in general about the general trend over the past several years. He was just mentioning how he was glad I was heading back down (I had been primarily around 250 most of the time with him except the last 2 years). And then he said "We just won't mention that earlier weight". Referring to the 212 lbs I was when I first saw him 10 years ago.

The way he said it was trying to not make me feel bad about my weight, but man, I took it hard. It would be really nice to be there again.

SoMuchFattitude, that is so scary about your brother! I'm glad things are under control at the moment!

LuvCats. I hate that stupid happy little "that's obese!" wii fit voice with such a fiery passion. It has released anger that I didn't know I had. ;>

I loved hitting 165, do not remember when I was last in the 160's. Now Iam thinking 157. I keep losing weight even though I am not sure I want to get much lower. I just got lowered to 26 Pts, so I will see where that takes me and when I stop losing I will be at goal (whatever that is)

I have been kind of obsessed with finding a class that is for me that also wont break the bank. Luckily for me I live in a fairly healthy, and active college town. My insurance will pay for a fitness club, or even Jazzercise (wouldn't you know it, Weight Watchers isn't a partner :() The Y isn't covered. But I kinda want something a little more group friendly, or maybe a trainer.

Has anyone used a trainer? Did you see crazy results that you didn't see when just working out on your own?

Cindy - I'm a WW veteran. About 15 years ago, I lost over 50 lbs on WW. Didn't technically get to goal, so I'm not a lifetimer. But, in retrospect, I think I was at my ideal weight.

Smashlers - I too have been on the lookout for just the right fitness class. There is a spin class near me that everyone just raves about. But so far I've made excuses not to go.

Hello everyone! I hope you don't mind if I jump into your group? I joined WW yesterday and attended my first meeting last night. I have been trying to lose weight for almost as long as I've been alive. I have tried doing my own thing which as you can by my ticker hasn't really been working for me. :o

For the last 5 years I've been a member of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) and have yo-yo'd the same 45 lbs over and over again. I'm sick of it!! I love my TOPS pals and it was no easy decision to leave and join WW. I feel like a traitor but honestly I have to do something that will work for me.

I did a lot of online research about WW and think the structure of counting points, weekly weigh-in's, and planned programs is something I really need.

So, here I am! :carrot: I've been learning about the etools and how to keep track of my points, and trying to figure out what I have to give up in life in order to stay within that magic number they gave me. ;)

I really look forward to getting to know you all and truly hope you won't mind teaching me what you know. I will have questions........probably a lot of them. :D

Hope your brother is continuing to improve SoMuchFattitude. You are doing great so far! 199 isn't far off. :)

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one offended by that idiotic wii fit voice, Jilu.

Dixiemom: I like your idea about when to stop the weight-loss! You've done terrific!

Smashlers: My only experience with a personal trainer was okay but I know know that she also wasn't nearly as knowledgeable as she should have been.

Maurene: I lost a lot on WW years ago too but like you didn't reach what they said I should. At the time I thought they were crazy and I was young then, lol. Aim for what you think feels right!

Welcome, Teresa. I think part of the key with permanent weight-loss is not giving up anything (save possibly for "trigger" foods--I gave up Pepsi in 1989 and haven't had any since... cold turkey was the only way I saw to do it) permanently. If you have specific foods you really love figure out how to work it in and treat yourself even if it is for a special occasion. I've been relatively successful so far this time around and I believe it has been because I have given myself a few times (birthdays, vacation, etc.) where I didn't count the points for the day(s). During the time I wasn't counting I did try to be careful to stop eating when I was full even though it was hard. After it was over I got right back on the wagon so to speak. Granted, I still have a long way to go but so far that is what has worked for me. :)

Hi girls....I've fallen off the face of the earth again ;) It's hard to keep up with the chat if you've been away for a bit, but I am definitely wanting to keep track of everyone's daily going ons again!!!!

I am still stuck at the same weight that I have been stuck at since Christmas and it's getting very frustrating. Luckily for me, my leader was holding one of her special events last weekend that was coincidentally all about getting past plateaus and I went to listen to some of my more successful fellow members and it really put me in a better mindset!!! I'm still the same weight wise, but I literally left there with such a clear head, it wasn't even funny. I got some great advice/suggestions from them (the most important one being to eat more protein) and am hoping this week will be the week it clicks. Last week was tough with Easter looming, but the easter candy is GONE and that's a great first step ;) LOL

smashlers - so glad to hear your brother's doing better.

somuchfattitude My prayers go to you, your brother and to the whole family. May he be healed with Our Lord's miraculous grace. Stay strong!

Chele615 Girl I have been stuck in the 180s for 5 months. Was so glad I got down to 179 last wi. But this week easter and family get together I might be heading back up again to the 180s. Can you share one or two tips on how to get out from this plateau?

My happy number would be 150s . So 20 more pounds to see that happy number.

Its the start of my off week and time for vacation. I am so excited to see my father side of the family. Havent seen them in 2 yrs. Hopefully I can still stay on track :)

myfavisblue ~ I wish I had some wisdom to share...but I am stuck as well!! I was all the way down to 175 before Christmas and the weight crept back up throughout the holidays and it won't budge in any way. At this point, seeing the scale go up would at least let me know that something is happening. We just have to perservere and keep at it. Eventually hopefully our bodies will catch up ;)

Welcome Teresa!

Chele: Seeing that you've lost 77 lbs is a real inspiration to me! I'm glad the meeting helped clear your head.

I finally got the nerve to track my weight again after not tracking it since mid-february. (I fell off the wagon.) I was very pleasantly suprised to see I've gained only about a pound. So, I'm still down 6 lbs since the start of the year. OK...thats an average of 2 lbs lost per MONTH and I know I can do better. But, I'll take it.

Good late morning ladies,
I have the day off today, and it is gorg out, so I am gonna take my pup for another jog. I wish my fiance didn't have to be at work today, I hate having to work the weekend and having days off during the week.

I am seeing great numbers on the scale already this week. It is motivating me to go! We moved our wedding date up a whole year to try and get that venue. We haven't heard much but I am being patient, for once.

Have a great day.

Hi everyone! I am on day three of counting my points and this girl is hungry! They gave me 36 points and I have used every one. Haven't touched the 49 extra points, which I'm proud of. I have been dieting too many years not to know that my stomach will shrink and get used to not overeating.

I'm really excited and hopeful that this is going to work for me. And of course I'm scared that it won't and that I will fail......again. But I'm NOT focusing on the past and the negative. I can do this!!! :)

Hi Teresa! Congrats on a great start. Not only can you do this, but you will do it! Don't be afraid of those weekly points, they are part of the plan. You will learn what works for you.

So happy and relieved that I was down at this morning's weigh in. I dipped further into my weekly points than ever before, yet still was down 2.6. My ActiveLink has finished the evaluation week, so now it's time to start getting more active. I plan on going 3 miles today, not sure if I'll run or walk.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

I was FINALLY down this week for the first time in a LONG time!!! Granted, it was only 0.6, but I will take it. Plateaus are definitely a four letter word and frustrating beyond words. Hopefully this is a break through and the scale will continue to move in the right direction.

Hey everyone...

So this is the point where I usually quit WW. About 3 months in...I have seen progress, but it is work to, day after day, plan my foods, prepare fresh over boxed stuff, turn down certain indulgences. Last week I was out of town at my parents' for easter...there was pizza one day, then tons of fattening food and desserts the next. I quit WW for Easter weekend (which often a trip or special occasion is what makes me quit) but the difference was I got back on the wagon this time. I temporarily changed my WI day from Sunday to Monday so I did not have to go through the week feeling like I was in a hole from Sunday. I did eat okay the rest of the week...now it is time to get back on track. People are starting to notice and comment on my weight loss, so I have gone too far to quit now! I am gonna change it back to Sunday and just get back to normal. Gonna buy some tasty things for salads this week!

Welcome, Teresa! If you are hungry, I would consider using some of the weekly points. If you continue being hungry, you won't want to stick with WW for long. I eat them and lose! And I feel like there is somewhere to go (e.g., start eating less) if I start not losing. If I was already eating my minimum and stopped losing, I wouldn't know what to do! I think you also need to keep your metabolism guessing by throwing in a few days you eat a little more. I think part of WW is learning to listen to our bodies,...if we really are hungry, eat (as long as the points are available)... but if it is something else (e.g., boredom, habit), that is the type of eating to eliminate

Good afternoon! Today is my 11 hour work day and we are so slow. I think the gorgeous weather and the sporting stuff at the college is keeping people from wanting to buy furniture.

I was very pleased that when I had my lunch, I became so stuffed I had to stop eating. I saved my fruit and yogurt to eat this evening.

I was also proud of myself because I told my donut bringing co-worker to please stop bringing in boxes of Krispy Cremes. All of the women, except my boss needs to lose weight and she doesn't even eat the donuts. Of course!

Straightahead, I think that is great that you got back on the plan, instead of quitting. I am so determined to see this until the end and hearing stories like yours is really motivational. :)

Hey all! I posted in the general forum, but thought I would here too...
I did WW years ago but wasn't successful, I think I cheated :) ha ha!!!!!!

They gave me 35 points, but online says 34, trying to stick to the 34. I can't wait to add the activity points, but I have been sick and now my 2YO is too :(

My plan is to stick hardcore (online, meetings, going in to weigh, etc.) to it for 3 months and see if I can just do online.

Now to go and explore and come up with some tips and hints!
~Megan

Today was a much better day than my last two. I haven't gone over weeklies (still have 16 left and WI is on Tues), but I felt really out of control yesterday and the day before at different meals. Today was back to my normal OP, everything working the way it should. Guess I shouldn't have given up so easily in the past :blush:

Megan - I have issues with the online not matching what my little sticker from the meeting says. I'm not sure what's up with that, but I go with the sticker from the meeting. I guess I should probably ask LOL!

That happened to me a couple weeks ago. I asked at the center and they told me to call corporate. I did, and corporate said to always go by what it says online, if there's a discrepancy. They said there have been "issues" with the number the centers give you. She said the same for the phone app, which doesn't make sense to me because the phone app gets the number straight from the website. Personally, I don't think she really knew what was going on, she just sort of made it up as she was talking to me.

I have heard this is the case more times than you would think. A woman at my meeting said she called about oil intake and healthy checks, and that the person on the phone was basically like "why would you eat oil if you're trying to lose weight." Yikes!!! TMI, but: I can't imagine life without that little bit of oil. I feel like its the only thing that keeps my bowels moving at this disturbingly slowspeed. Without it.... I might GAIN weight, and feel like a stuffed sausage. PS: Any great successes with going #2?!?! We have talked about this before, but the Citrucel I am drinking daily doesn't work, the laxatives give me TERRIBLE stomach pangs, I've tried coffee, SmoothMove Tea.... I am stopped up, and uncomfortable!!!!

I find sometimes that Magnesium will help. I usually take 2 Magnesium pills and that seems to help some when I feel especially slow. It could be placebo effect, but I keep them around just in case.