OT: Weight Watcher gals

Jun 14, 2005 9 Replies
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How are you doing? You can email me privately if you like. I went rogue for 3 weeks. My meeting was put off with Memorial Day, so the center was closed. Then I had kids with Chicken Pox, a funeral and end of school festivities that just ended yesterday! While at the funeral last week I met a gal who was the cousin in law of my friend that died and she had lost 70 pounds with Weight Watchers. She has kept it off for 15 months. I was so impressed with her. She sat and really talked with me about her whole journey and sounded like every Weight Watcher I'd ever met including myself. Only difference she didn't quit this time around. She talked about how life overwhelms us and the first thing we do is put ourselves on hold. Exactly what I did. Essentially, putting my health on hold. Irony of it all is one can't put their health on hold! Really snapped me out of it. I was back to WW today after a 3 week absense. I really dreaded the scale couldn't sleep last night, but bucked up and went any ways. I vowed it didn't matter what the scale said I wasn't putting myself on hold any longer. I had only put on 1 pound. What a relief. So, this week I'm checking out the Core plan and seeing if it's something I want to try. It's the plan that one doesn't have to count points. I'm pretty anal about journalling and counting points and I'm not sure how I'll take to it, but the gal who lost 70 pounds and is keeping it off swears by it.



Lynne


Please let me know how you do and if you like the core. I was going for awhile. Even lost 5 pounds one week. But needless to say I stopped going. Irene

I am doing google right now but had to reply. I hadn't been to WW for two weeks and then went last week before I left for vacation. In those two weeks, I lost another 3 pounds and I met my 10% goal. I had them make up a new weekly card for me and she didn't do the calculations on it. So I lost out on the key chain, I will get it next meeting or when I get back. As for the old card, Logan put it in the shredder--gotta love the three year old when they want to help. I am glad it was just a pound. A pound can come and go in a day. I am not sure about the core plan, although I am not good at keeping track of points. What I like is that you are accountable each week, and a week is enough so that it isn't too horrible if you gain, but not so bad you can't recoup. Jacqui

Great going Jacqui on making your 10%! That is a great accomplishment. I bought a core plan cookbook today and I'm going to look more into what I need to eat to do it. I'm so close to 10% I can taste it!

I definitely need the weekly accountability. My WW bud and I said as we were leaving the meeting today the one thing we know that DOESN'T work... is quitting. We've learned that lesson too many times the hard way.

Lynne

Doing good. Lost 11 lbs. Went and seen Rascal Flatts 2 weekends ago and went to Ruby Tuesday and then had a Strawberry Daquiri at the concert which was an AWESOME concert!!! but I only gained a pound and I've lost that. Its ok to go off the diet everyonce in awhile. It helps to get your body back to where it needs to be. That's what I hear. Glad that you are going back to the meetings.

Glad to hear you're doing so well. Yes, I believe you should enjoy yourself once and a while. Just not every day like we were use to in the past. :D

I joined Weightwatchers 5 weeks ago. I've lost 10lbs with - which I am pleased about because I am nursing my 5 month old and don't want to cut back drastically. I love that on WW I get 10 extra points and can enjoy the foods I love and STILL lose weight. Slowly but surely :)

In fact I weigh in tonight. I expect to maintain tonight but know I will lose over the next month because my parents are coming to stay from England and my Mom is on WW too so we can do this together. I have 30lbs to lose now until I reach goal.

Bws Jane

Good for you Jane! Weight Watchers is so great. If you do the program it works.

Lynne

That's awesome Jane!! Yeah nursing mom's get more points because they have to feed the baby. I tried nursing but no luck.

That's awesome!

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