Have recently had a very big loss in my life and once again am directing my emotions and effort towards my weight loss. This effort is not only for me but my 12 year old daughter who I see falling in my foot steps and I want to help now instead of later. I lost about 2 years ago a toltal of 45 pounds by doing WW at home on my own. I know I have the skills but my main defeat was a plateau. Something I know that happens but am finding a hard time dealing with. Maybe this time around I will find the help and support here that will make getting through the plateau easier. Right now my emotional state is in a state of non existing and I feel that by throwing myself into helping my daughter, that I too will get the help that I need!
I recently stopped doing WW at home. I need to get back on track, like you, I have a daughter who is following in my footsteps. Unfortunatly she is 19 and set in her ways. I have tried to convince her to get healthy. Maybe if I start doing it again, she will follow.
I'm hoping I can get some support here, because my husband eats nothing but junk. He tried to do WW with me. And he was doing a good job, but decided it would be ok to eat all the junk again. Well his weight is back up and so is mine.
I don't care anymore. I need to do this for me. If he gets with it, thats great, if not, at least I'm going to get healthier.
Everyone say to yourself,"It's all about ME"! You control your weight loss journey and destiny one forkful at a time. No one but YOU puts that food in your mouth.
A real committment to YOU is a sacred thing. Journal, keep ntes and recipes that work within easy reach. You have to get really serious about this otherwise you'll not succeed. I've been all over the scale. I lost 50 lbs. last year and regained them back. My Journey started last Tuesday, June 12th. I know 3 days later, 5 lbs. came off. I don't know how I'm doing today but I'll let you know.
Please don't give up, just forgive, forget and start with planning your Plan. A new YOU with a new strategy. I know we'll all be pleased with ourselves when we finally hit our high goals and then go on from there!!!
I was doing fairly well with WW when I hit a plateau and ended up giving up. I'm going to reach goal this time and keep it off. My birthday is June 18 and I've decided being overweight is not an option.
Sorry about your loss. Your decision to do the program again is awesome. One thing about children is they have a tendancy to mimic what their parents do. I know my son is overweight because of the kinds of food I've brought into my home. We can do this together....you're not alone.
I'm starting at home again, too!! I've finally realized that inaction is the same thing as deciding to stay overweight. It's that simple. I'm 49 (gulp!) and I refuse to be fat at 50. Like the Nike people say, "Just Do It"
Congrats on starting over. Take it a day at a time.
I'm starting again at home too. Many times before I have said I was ready for the weight to come off and I really wasn't. However, now I'm definitely ready and I'm committed to losing. It's about ME this time.
I started back on WW at home on June 12th. I am in it for the long haul this time. It WILL come off and it WILL stay off. We just got an elliptical so I am hoping to start using it to my advantage.
Good luck to everyone. If we do it together, it can't be that hard ... right?
I'm back on board too. Doing WW at home. I had my 3rd baby 9 weeks ago, and have had varying degrees of will since then. So I thought I join you folks in giving and getting some support.
Ugh, I fell off the wagon a total of THREE times now! It's tough because I started with a goal of losing 15 pounds, and it came off in about 4 months-- then I felt so good about myself, started being more social, and somehow my mind just went from journaling and wheat bread to eating without thinking in front of the TV and cinnamon rolls!
Now I'm back and I'm going to stay back. I'm so tired of my weight going up and down and up and down; my body responds so well to weight watchers, and it's tough because it also responds really "well" to a LACK of weight watchers! I know the WW logan is cheesy, but i'm really giong to try this time for a "lifestyle" and not just a diet. I think journaling is key, and I always start slipping once I start slacking on the journaling.
I like OhCharlie's phrase-- "Just do it!" I'd like to add one of my own, and that's "a journey of a miles begins with a single step"-- so all those out there like me who are horrendously impatient and just want that weight to come off, well, you gotta start somewhere, and today's the day
Christine1128,
Good for YOU! I too know what that is like. I think I restart every week although I am here to stay. I have a goal of 60lbs before Nov1 or actually more like 57 and I am 19 into that. I restarted WW yesterday and remember why I had such a success on this plan before. I too have one of those bodies that react well to being off plan. But the good thing is we have discovered what works and are putting it into effect. Good luck. I have said it before, but I am here to stay. Welcome back!
i too am hopping back on the wagon *squishes into thread wagon* i stopped a few months back when i fell pregnant (i'm not pregnant atm) and ive decided its time to move on and start again! my fiancee is a chef and atm im trying to convince him to cook me WW recipes instead of high-fat restaurant food which is proving to be a battle lol. so welcome back and good luck to all of us!
I am starting over today. I am 63 years old and my weight is going up as I age. I need to get a handle of this out of control eating. I hope that I find the support here to help me. I am a mother and grandmother and I need to be an example of healthy eating.
Just wanted to wish everyone Luck on their Journey!!!!! I am starting today, once again. I really need to get back into it. I was feeling great while I was on the plan and then I went on vacation and blew it!
I really need your support and I am here if you need me.
Starting once again at home:
Your decision to do the program again is awesome.
One thing about children is they have a tendancy to mimic what their parents do. I know my son is overweight because of the kinds of food I've brought into my home. We can do this together....you're not alone.
