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Post by MaryPea on Apr 11, 2017 22:24:43 GMT
I'm a long-time lurker too, but decided to post because I started back to Weight Watchers last week. I've been on and off WW many times throughout the years. I lost 45 lbs on the plan way back in 1999 after the birth of my second son. So I know the plan works. I slowly let the weight creep back through the years, and then I gained 25+ in the last year and a half when I went back to work full-time. I hate the way I feel, and am having a lot of health issues I haven't experienced before, so I knew it was time to do something. So much of it is mental. If you can psychologically get your brain on board you've practically won the battle. I weigh in this evening, and I feel very hopeful that I had a good week. me too. long-time lurker here, and i think this is my 4th or 5th time back thru WW. I wish i weighed what i did the first time i joined! good luck with your weigh in. I agree with you regarding it being mental. And for me at least, i'm gonna need to stick with it when i make Lifetime again - continue tracking and going to meetings. Apparently i can't do it on my own! |
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Post by MaryPea on Apr 11, 2017 22:25:10 GMT
I haven't been around 2 peas much the past week to participate in this thread because my father in law died last week and we were out of town. I was so worried about my eating habits while we were at mil's house because I knew there would be lots of junk food, etc. Thankfully, I was able to stay pretty much on track because I took things with me, but I did eat pizza one night. Only a small slice, and boy did it taste good. LOL I weighed myself this morning even though I was scared to, and I lost exactly a pound in the last week. I have officially lost 10 pounds since March 1 when my coworkers and I started our weight loss challenge. I am trying to lose 25-30, and 10 doesn't sound like very much considering my drastic change in eating habits, but I can see a huge difference already in how my clothes fit, so that is keeping me encouraged to keep going. I've even gone down a size already.  I haven't been exercising either, so I am hoping that once I do, I will see more weight loss. very sorry for you loss. |
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Post by huskergal on Apr 14, 2017 0:08:22 GMT
My trainer did my assessment today. Since last assessment, I was down 3 pounds, but more importantly I lost 4 pounds of fat. My body fat percentage was down a little over 2%. The loss of fat is more important to me than the total pounds down.
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Post by elaine on Apr 14, 2017 0:13:25 GMT
My trainer did my assessment today. Since last assessment, I was down 3 pounds, but more importantly I lost 4 pounds of fat. My body fat percentage was down a little over 2%. The loss of fat is more important to me than the total pounds down.  |
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Post by missfrenchjessica on Apr 14, 2017 1:25:20 GMT
Ugh! I had a binge tonight. I just KNEW if I started I wouldn't be able to stop. And I started anyway. Sigh... LOTS of multigrain cheerios and skim milk. It's not even that I binged on the cereal (because honestly, it could have been MUCH worse), but the fact that I couldn't stop myself. Ugh. Positive to all this? I was way too stuffed to eat dinner. Loss/Win? Sigh.     |
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Post by elaine on Apr 14, 2017 1:40:58 GMT
Ugh! I had a binge tonight. I just KNEW if I started I wouldn't be able to stop. And I started anyway. Sigh... LOTS of multigrain cheerios and skim milk. It's not even that I binged on the cereal (because honestly, it could have been MUCH worse), but the fact that I couldn't stop myself. Ugh. Positive to all this? I was way too stuffed to eat dinner. Loss/Win? Sigh. It is okay! Really. Just track what you ate, and start with a fresh allotment of points tomorrow. I could EASILY binge on unsweetened cereal. Much more easily, in fact, than cookies. So, in the end, you had cereal for dinner. Me, I took my boys to see Power Rangers at the movie theater this afternoon, and so had popcorn for dinner. I can't resist movie theater popcorn. Ever. And gladly sacrificed dinner for it. Although I did have 2 points worth of deli sliced turkey while the rest of the family ate dinner. |
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Post by MaryPea on Apr 14, 2017 1:44:48 GMT
My VP decided to take us all out for ice cream today. I couldn't figure out how to not get ice cream w/out making him feel bad, so i had some. Starting fresh tomorrow.
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Post by oliquig on Apr 14, 2017 1:53:12 GMT
The thing with me and WW is that I don't "cheat" or "fail," I just try to live my life making better choices. I'm more aware of what I eat now, and understand that I'm someone who can't have pizza and ice cream and cookies all day long.
I most likely won't lose anything this week, and I'm okay with that. There will be other weeks where I don't lose anything, and I'll be okay with that too.
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Post by MaryPea on Apr 14, 2017 11:18:03 GMT
The thing with me and WW is that I don't "cheat" or "fail," I just try to live my life making better choices. I'm more aware of what I eat now, and understand that I'm someone who can't have pizza and ice cream and cookies all day long. I most likely won't lose anything this week, and I'm okay with that. There will be other weeks where I don't lose anything, and I'll be okay with that too. i think you're right, and it's taken me a few times with WW to figure it out. I hope once i get back to goal i can stick with it and have all the good stuff in moderation. |
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Apr 14, 2017 11:46:33 GMT
Got back from our cruise yesterday. Had a great time, very relaxing, but oh boy... the food. I didn't binge out on anything, and I did walk quite a bit, but I came back with 3.5 pounds that need to disappear. The good news is that I got way under my personal goal weight before I left, so even though I gained a bunch, it only takes the 3.5 to get to my usual weight. I also am on the verge of mother nature's visit, so I am sure that is affecting the scale. Once I got the laundry done and some other chores out of the way yesterday, I got myself down to OrangeTheory and took a class. It was hard getting back into the groove, but I did it and I think it has helped me get back on track.
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Post by flanz on Apr 14, 2017 16:02:32 GMT
I listen to books on audio while I walk, when I walk by myself. I do walk with a friend 2 miles each weekday morning, and we do talk the whole time. Walking outside is much easier than walking on a treadmill. For whatever reason, the treadmill is so boring it is much harder for me. The other thing is that we got a dog 6 years ago when I started walking in earnest. I get 3.5 miles in (half that if the weather is really bad) every day. It is too easy for me to let myself down and skip exercising, but I can't dissapoint the dog!  I find walking on the treadmill a lot harder too, so ours is folded up in a corner and has been untouched for over a year... I need to change that, 'cuz i can't walk outdoors right now due to horrible allergies. When I'm walking outside with a friend I could walk for hours, but on the treadmill, 30 minutes feels like hours.... |
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Post by MaryPea on Apr 15, 2017 18:34:43 GMT
down 2 lbs in my first week!
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Post by missfrenchjessica on Apr 15, 2017 18:38:24 GMT
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Post by missfrenchjessica on Apr 15, 2017 18:42:22 GMT
Went to my meeting today--and I'm down 0.4 lb. Not huge, but I'll take it. I had a bit of a rough time near the end of the week and I know that it could have gone sideways very easily. Honestly, as I stood on the scale, I would have been perfectly thrilled with a 0 gain/loss this week. Now, I am feeling a little concerned. Tomorrow is Easter--Lent will officially be over. I don't have to avoid sugar. But sugar is my kryptonite. I do so much better when I'm not eating it. I'm worried that I will get back in the habit of eating it though. I'm going to have to put my big girl panties on and just avoid it as much as possible. I managed to have a loss 4 weeks in a row (    ) and I don't want to undo all that progress. |
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I haven't been exercising either, so I am hoping that once I do, I will see more weight loss. 
