Hi,

I am new to this site and have been back on WW for about 7 weeks after falling off the wagon over XMas/New Yrs after losing 10 lbs last fall.

I don't go to meetings but weigh in at home instead so I hope to use this site for support. I weighed in at 161 this morning which is 2 lbs down from what I was 2 weeks ago (I didn't weigh last week because I was on vacation and couldn't really count points while camping).

I have been frustrated since I started because I have been so up and down from 163 to 161 after the first week and then bouncing between 163 & 164 every week since then until this weigh in today. Everyone tells me not to stress because 2 wks into WW this time I started 5 days a week of cardio/Jazzercise plus 3 days a week weight training & everyone thinks he weight training is adding muscle which weighs more than fat. I have been very strict on WW this go around so I am confused. Last year I didn't work out at all and had no trouble dropping the 10 lbs in about 2 months. I track all exercise 7 food daily and I do not even use my activity points. Plus I am drinking only water - no caffeine and no alcohol.

It is good to be here and I look forward to your support and trying to provide it to others!
Lem

First of all, keep in mind that everybody's body is different and you have to find what works best for you. For me, I've found that I simply do not lose if I don't eat my flex points and activity points. The problem with not eating your activity points can be that your body thinks it's starving because you're burning a bunch of calories but not retaining enough calories to support itself. For example, if you're eating 1600 calories a day but burning off 400, your body is only getting 1200 to feed off of. Since this is not a sufficient amount for day to day functionng, your body is going to hold on to the fat because it thinks it's starving. Using this example, last year when you weren't exercising, your body was able to hang on to and live off of all 1600 calories. Now that you're exercising and burning 400, your body is hungry because it's used to 1600 but only getting 1200. Does that make sense?

My point is, you have to take some time and try different things to see what works for YOU. It is possible that you're building muscle, too, but also fiddle around with your points and see if eating those flex and activity points helps. The plan is built around eating those extra points. They wouldn't give them to you if it hindered your weight loss. And, as I said, it very often HELPS your loss.

Also, be sure you're eating the right foods. Make sure you're following the Healthy Foods guidelines and getting in the proper nutrients. The guidelines are stickied around here some where but I'm sure Kelly S. will pop in here at some point and post more about them.

Good luck to you and keep us posted!

Thanks so much for replying!

I didn't really think about it like that...but I guess I need to experiment a little. I don't eat my activity points but do use my flex points every week. I am a member on another site where I track all my food daily and I am averaging about 1126 calories a day including my flex points over the past 7 weeks. Maybe I should be eating more but I am eating the same things I ate last year on WW and I was in the 1200 range then but I wasn't working out so I guess that does explain it.

On a brighter note, I checked my measurements this morning for the first time since I started nearly 2 months ago and I have lost 11 inches total so I guess this is just as important and now I am not so down on myself

Thanks again and have a great week!