[hippohips]

Hi there. I have been doing a lot of stuff on and off and on and off. I am trying WW again but really need the accountability factor. I have so much junk going on in life (divorce, moving, new job, et cetera) that it is really easy to just quit. Have been doing pretty good (not perfect) on my own, but having someone to report to I think will help me quite a bit. I am not doing the WW meetings at this time.

My favorite thing with WW is Tostitos Salsa Con Queso. Fills my cheese craving, but if I calculated right it is only about 1 point for 2 T! Tastes great as a spread or mixed with veggies or as a salad dressing or in place of milk, butter, and cheese for macaroni, et cetera et cetera. Yum.

[Rvnsgrl]

I relate to exactly what you are going through but keep telling yourself YOU CAN DO IT, AND YOU WILL! I went through a divorce and lost 76 pounds! I'm now struggling to take off another 70 or so, and have lost 16 of that goal so far. I never thought I'd actually get to "what "they" said my healthy weight was but now I WANT TO! I am now in a size 16 which was my former goal when I lost the 76 pounds... sometimes I used my frustration, and anger over my circumstances as modivation by visualizing a time when I'd look back on that. Try that..... I am now LOOKING BACK! If you ever need to talk just lemme know :-) Diet Buddies are a great accountibility to slap us back into form when we slip slide back...

[hippohips]

I know what you mean, I have found that exercise is a great way to get out frustration (although I wish there was a punching bag in my exercise room ). I am soooo looking forward to the day when this time of my life is just a memory. Might as well group being overweight with everything else and file it away in the archives section. :-p Thanks for the reply, it is always great to know someone is going through or has gone through similar things. The thing I hate the most is that I was trying so hard to lose weight about two years ago. I was at 159 at the time, and got down to around 140 something I think. Was working very hard on my own without a diet plan and such. Then I started working and just did not have the same time/energy as before. Instead of just staying at around the same weight, I gained forty pounds in about a year. Is just frustrating knowing that at the time I thought my goal was so far away, but now look how far. Will be estatic when I get back to 159 because I will be so close. *shrugs* This week I have done poorly, but all in all I really like WW. It is so much easier than many diets and much better for me. Sometimes I get hungry because I did not drink enough during the day, and end up blowing my points and getting into a "now it does not matter" mood and eating more. Usually, though, it is wonderful to be able to budget things out and there is really no restriction, just moderation. Since I am by my computer so often, the tracking spreadsheets I found online are my saviour! I make sure to always have them open and it makes it very simple to keep track. I use fitday now and then, but find their database is rather unusual. . .I mean, they do not list green tea yet they list "milk, human". hrmm.