Good morning, welcome to the first WW meeting here!

Original post by MrsTC

May 27, 2003 09:27 AM

Just checking in, how is everyone doing? As I stated in my last post, my goal is to lose 15 lbs by 9/1. What are your goals? Any issues you are having trouble with?

My issue is breakfast, I need a low point breakfast that will fill me up....

edited to say: today my breakfast was 1 cup of honey nut cheerios with skim milk. Coffee (gotta have it!) with skim and equal. I think it added up to 6 points? Cereal was 4 plus coffee was 2 - does that sound right? Thats what my book said. I need to find a 3 or 4 pt breakfast!

MarciaD Posted: May 27, 2003 10:19 PM

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Humm, I did old 1,2, 3 points and 'Winning Points' and still have tons of material.

What is the difference with the current program?? I think it changed.

I'm doing the low carb diet with really good success, but I like this thread (great motivation)and maybe I could do a low-carb points...

Thanks,
Marcia

WithThisRing Posted: May 27, 2003 11:45 PM

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Hi so far so good for me with WW. I lost 17 pounds to date. Last week I didnt gain or lose so I felt pretty good about the maintance. Though the last 3 weeks have been really rough, i havent counted points and in one week I ate 2 enterman's cakes. yes 2 in one week all by myself. I gained 1.2 pounds. now its taking what feels like forever to loose the weight I gained.

This week I have been super super strict with my points and what I am eating. I have been journaling like a mad woman, counting every little point and drinking lots of water. My goal to loose this week.

My ultimate goal is to be 120. I have 27 more pounds to loose.

Once I hit goal I would have lost 44 pounds.

So its just sticking the points and drinking lots of water for me

yabbobay Posted: May 28, 2003 12:42 AM

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marcia...I am an older plan member too...I don't follow the new plan...(since the old plan had worked for me)

changes:
*instead of mandatory 20 min workout...your points for the day are 2 points lower
* carrots ( !!!) and onions have points after 1 cup
*you can't count more than 4 fiber points (this one bothers me...since I used to eat fiber one by the boxfull!!)

MarciaD Posted: May 28, 2003 12:46 AM

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yabbobay, thanks for the scoop! I may go back through my old WW info.

I've lost 28 lbs in 4 months with low-carb and hope to lose another 30 before the wedding in November, well actually October for dress re-fittings.

Good luck to all of us!!
Marcia

bethsiar Posted: May 28, 2003 09:34 AM

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OK good breakfast so far, just cornflakes, but I'm hungry! I will try to wait for lunch

How did everyone else do?

MrsTC Posted: May 28, 2003 10:01 AM

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Good Wednesday Morning,

How is it going today?

For breakfast I had a YoCrunch yogurt - it was 4 pts but it fills me up til lunchtime bc of the granola.
Last night I was home late so I made hot dogs, beans and corn. Did you know that 1 hot dog on a roll is 8 pts! I have to come up with some better dinner solutions, but it is hard bc my FH is a big eater and we are always home from work late etc..I have to plan ahead more. And I need to go grocery shopping for the right stuff!

HappyEverAfter Posted: May 28, 2003 11:14 AM

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Chippa, I have the same problem! I think you and I started WW around the same time, and I had a few 'bad' weeks the past month where I did not journal and was not following program as well as I should have been. I gained 2.8 and am now struggling to get it all off. I am basically maintaining, not gaining or losing in the past month. BUT, I am remotivated, journaling again and chugging water. I am hoping to lose another 10 pounds by August.
I was good for dinner last night, had chicken with TONS of broccoli. I love FH, but its so much easier to eat healthy when I cook for only me when I make dinner for both of us, he likes a carby side like rice or pasta Breakfast today was oatmeal w. raisins. I am going to run downstairs now to get my am snack (banana!)

bethsiar Posted: May 28, 2003 01:49 PM

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eating birthday cake from a french bakery---so good-yet so guilty! Oh well try and be good for dinner.

yabbobay Posted: May 28, 2003 02:45 PM

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FMrsTC...when I found out about hotdogs...i never ate one again...until I found Hebrew National 98% fatfree...they are pretty good and 50 cals and 1.5 grams of fat...you can also get wonderlite hotdog buns...40 cals eat...

that comes to about 2-3 points

WithThisRing Posted: May 28, 2003 05:07 PM

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Today I wanted to kick FI in the shins. He's on WW too but his point range is 28 - 33 where mine is 18 - 23. He made manicotti. 9 points for 2. That is half my day of food.

So I did my journal for today

2 manicotti's 9 points
1 mozzerella light cheese stick 1 point
5 point lean cuisine with a nice salad

3 point smart ones dessert

total points for today: 18

24 teddy grahams is 3 points

WithThisRing Posted: May 28, 2003 05:09 PM

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HM I have been journaling like a mad woman. Ever since Saturday I turned into WW crazy woman. I journaled, been eating lots of veggies and healthy stuff, and trying to hit my min number of points

nycshari Posted: May 28, 2003 09:17 PM

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I'd like to join the group also. I'm down 21 lbs, but during the past 6 weeks I've only lost like 2 lbs. I'm stuck and starting to get frustrasted. I usually have a low point breakfast of cottage cheese, 2-3 wasa crisp crackers and an ice coffee with milk. I count 4 points for that.

MrsTC Posted: May 28, 2003 09:35 PM

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Hi Shari you're in!

What else are you eating during the day? You may be having too many carbs and thats why you only lost 2 in the past couple of weeks.....

The 21 pounds though is great! Maybe you are plateauing and need to make a few changes.
Ladies, any suggestions?

yabbobay Posted: May 28, 2003 10:26 PM

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good ideas for plateauing:
weight lifting
sprints in cardio (go faster than normal for 2 min...then slow down for 2-3)

check the carbs...

mv1003 Posted: May 28, 2003 10:46 PM

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Hi everyone! I'm so busy at work that I barely can log on at work.. but I sooo like this thread..

FH is on WW- no meetings, just follows the points. He's lost 45lbs in 4 months... I'm up to 8
Although I did go for my 1st fitting, and I've lost inches!!!! Yeah! I'm very proud of him, I too, want to reach my goal of 15- 20 by Oct. (10 by the end of June) .... don't know if I can check in every day though
I will try, but I will say that FH weighs his food. Chicken, 3-4 oz... it's a science here!
good luck to us all, I'm sure we can all do it!!!!!

WithThisRing Posted: May 28, 2003 10:54 PM

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I definatly think I lost inches too only because a pair of jeans that used to be really tight on me and had to do that whole laying on the bed to zipper werent tight on me and i didnt have to lie on the bed to zipper them That was very exciting for me

So far I havent noticed much else. I lost 17 pounds to date.

I have a sexy dress that my friend is letting me borrow (for what I have no idea, but its a slinky sexy dress that I am using as inspiration) hanging on my door and its my reminder that I want to fit into that dress so I need to stick to my WW.

mv1003 Posted: May 29, 2003 09:47 AM

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Chippa, I believe you totally lost inches too! One can't go by the scale alone. I almost fainted when she told me I lost 2 inches around my hips!!! I couldn't believe it! Congrats on hitting the 17! I know how hard it is... but it's an accomplishment! Hope you get into that dress, I'm sure you'll find something to wear it to

MrsTC Posted: May 29, 2003 09:51 AM

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Chippa LOL I hate the lay-on-the-bed -and-zipper deal....that's when you know it is TIME to diet!

OK I was bad last night. Here I am, the leader of the LIW WW online meetings and I was bad. I went to Curves, and then got home and started laundry and called for apartments (we're moving).....and we didn't cook dinner we ordered Italian in.

I didn't want to get a salad (thats all i ever eat anymore!) So I looked in my trusty book and the lowest thing I could find in the Italian section that I liked was 1 cup of penne a la vodka, so thats what I got. And then I ate a garden salad. Came out to be 11 points!! I'm so ashamed......

But the moral of the story is, today is a new day...jump right back into low points!

nycshari Posted: May 29, 2003 09:52 AM

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I definitely think I am plateauing. I'm am watching my carbs and don't think I am eating too many. I think I need to vary my diet more and start journaling again.