So I joined WW today
 

I decided it was a sign. I was just browsing on their site and it said today was the last day to join without paying registration fees, so I took the plunge. And needless to say im down two pounds from the last time I weighed myself like a month ago and Ive been slacking and not following a diet lately. Its been a rough month. Anyway so I thought I would drop into this board and say hi and introduce myself.
Hope this works for me. Ive tried the WW online before but i slack after a few weeks. But i think the fact that i will be going to the meetings and dont wanna get embarrassed when i dont lose or gain wieght will motivate me. So we shall see.

Good for you! I joined WW almost 2 weeks ago and it has been going pretty well.

That's awesome that you still lost 2 lbs even w/"slacking" a little bit:) It's a darn sight better than gaining, that's for sure!!

Why do you think you have started to slack after a few weeks when you tried it before? For me the plan seems pretty cool and I was suprised at how easy it was for me to resist things. We have food and cake and crap at my work almost every day and I have found it easy to resist. Not that I'm some superdiet woman or anything; I have kind of an advantage. I was vegan (no dairy, eggs, or meat) for 8 mos and recently switched to vegetarian (no meat) so I am used to passing up things every one else is eating. I just have this mindset like I did before of "I dont eat that". Not "I can't have that"--"I DON'T". Maybe this would work for you...?? Just my idea.

I think I started slacking cause with WW online I would have to log all my food at home and sometimes durign the day I never got on the computer cause I was too busy. So maybe if I have the material avaiable to me all the time, I will more likely do it more. As for resisting temptation thats not to terribly hard. If i really want somethign I will have a small piece of it. Also sometimes when I work long hours I sure dont wanna come home some days and cook a meal for myself, I need to get back into the habit of cooking more.

I hear ya on that one. I dont like cooking much period and especially not after a long day at work. Do you like Gardenburgers at all? They have a portobello burger that is only 1 point and thier soy riblets (which are pretty big) are only 4!! They cook up fast and are super good. I cant even tell the difference between the soy riblets and the meat version. I always keep them on hand for quick lunches and easy dinners. That way I'm sure to eat a lower point dinner than if I had to cook.

That's a good point about the WW online. I agree, if I had to get on there and log all my points I wouldnt do it, either. We arent allowed to use the internet for personal use at my job and sometimes I dont even get on the computer in the evenings at all, so yeah, that would be tough for me.

welcome:)
i wi on saturdays too ...wanna be buddies?

I definitely need a buddy. That would be great. PM whenever you want. How did you do on your last weigh in?

I joined today. I am still not sure which plan is going to be best for me. I like the Core so that I don't have to track as much, but I think I need the accountability of Flex.

I have been lurking here for a while, and haven't done squat to get myself started, and like you was surfing and stumbled onto WW.

Good luck to us both!

Hey chunky how are you. Im doing flex just cause i dont have time to cook and need to be able to eat whatever. Core is a little to constricting for me. How did you like your frist meeting?

It was okay. I don't know anyone and most of the ladies there were a fair amount older than me... but that's okay. I like the leader, she was motivating, which is important!! I'm gregarious by nature, and will "make friends" there soon. I am also considering moving to Monday evening so that my daughter can go with me. She expressed an interest in joining.

I am opposite of you when it comes to the plans. I find the Flex to be the constricting one, with having to count points and whatnot, and the Core less so, being that you can eat anything that is a Core food and also the 35 extra spending points. I need to be more accountable at this point and for me, that means Flex.

So, like I said, good luck to us both! I feel motivated and hope that the scale will show me some more motivation next Sunday!! :D

Thats cool. I have to go on Saturdays cause I have a 9-6 job and they dont have any evening meetings that i can attend. There were lots of older people there at mine too a few new younger ones but in general everyone was very nice. Except this one old lady who yacks and yacks and has a question and comment about everything. Shes gonna get old quickly lol