Weight Watchers - 2nd week of January

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Group! How's everyone doing?

I weighed in this morning and wasn't surprised to see the number. And also wasn't surprised to get a little scolding about losing too quickly.

I ate up all my Weekly Points but didn't get into my Activity Points until last night.

Not sure how I'm going to manage that since I don't really feel hungry and deprived. But I'm releasing perfection all the way. See what the next week brings.

Take care!
 
Hi ladies,

To be honest, I haven't even been tracking my points lately. I go back to work tomorrow and plan on attending the WW meeting on Thursday. That will be my first official weigh in since mid December. I have been enjoying plenty of fruits and veggies though.

Yesterday we had my granddaughters 3rd bday party at my house. I did have some chips and con queso. Definitely do not want to weigh after having all that salt. :p

Suzanne-way to go on the weight loss! Is it pretty easy for you to lose weight? I think this new program really encourages healthy eating and I'm looking forward to getting back on track.
 
My weigh-in isn't until tomorrow, and I'm hoping to see *some* change in the scale (in the right direction, of course LOL). I've definitely hit a plateau and I'm trying not to get discouraged because I still think that ultimately, this is the healthiest way to live: I'm eating mostly clean, minimally processed foods, keeping my portions in check, and keeping a reasonable balance so that I'm not depriving myself completely of occasional treats. Even if all of that never results in the weight dropping, I'm still healthy, and that's what counts, right?

I figure now that I've started to incorporate cardio again (I've been cleared to do cycling, since it's not weight bearing and won't use aggravate my ankle) in addition to my upper body circuits, that I'll maybe start to see the scale reflect all of my hard work. We shall see!

Still, I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't just a teensy bit (ok, a lot :p) frustrated that everyone seems to be experiencing awesome results from the new points system, and I just can't seem to get the scale to budge. And it's not as though I'm at my ideal weight and really don't have any more pounds to lose--my love handles would definitely disagree with that LOL. I could stand to lose at least 5 (if not 10) pounds of body fat, for sure. I guess it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if I stayed at this weight (as long as I don't gain), but I really would feel a lot better if my healthy living could be rewarded with my body fat melting away :).
 
Hi everyone.

Suzanne - awesome job this week!!!

Diana - at least your getting in more fruits and veggies. Sometimes that's difficult...

Jennifer - I'm feeling frustrated as well on this new plan. I've finally lost the weight that I gained in the first week that the plan changed, which was the whole 3lbs that I had lost. Now I'm just going back and forth with losing and gaining the same 1/2 lb. Can't seem to find the right balance.

So I'm going to increase my cardio this week and cut out diet soda (not even sure why. Just can't really think of anything else to cut out...:confused:) and see what happens. I'm not looking for a huge loss every week, but a pound a week isn't too much to ask, is it?!?! ;)
 
Oh no, hopefully we both start seeing results soon and gain some momentum :).

I finally saw my first weight loss since starting the new system 6 weeks ago! Yeeha! 1.2 pounds lost since last Monday. The true test will be if I continue on this trajectory or if I regain that weight, which seems to be the pattern I've followed for two years now lol.
 
Diana - Thanks! I don't usually lose weight quickly and I feel like this particular set of numbers is a little artificial since I weighed in the first time in the evening (just couldn't wait) and then had the usual monthly water weight fluctuation. I think the coming weeks will tell the tale! :p

With the tracking I'm finding myself really considering all the little treats I used to give myself. Now I think about having this OR that rather than this AND that.

Jennifer - hooray for your scale change!

Melissa - Good luck with your increased cardio and decreased diet soda.

Has anyone tried the WW packaged food? Is loaded with fake stuff? I looked at their string cheese and it actually was....cheese...pretty much. But I'll wait for a sale ;). They have a lot of packaged treats...probably not so clean but I'd give them a try if they aren't loaded with preservatives.
 
Hey, Ladies. Can I join you all? I started WWers online a few days ago and have lost 2 lbs so far.

I do 99% Cathe workouts and would love my testimony for weight loss to include Cathe and Wwers.

Right now I'm following Cathe's Jan 11 rotation.
 
I just joined WW last night. I've never done WW before or tracked all my foods in this fashion. I've always been a calorie watcher so still a bit perplexed as to how putting certain foods into the point calculator takes into account portion size.

It was cumbersome plugging in the numbers, but I hope to get better at that. Yesterday I was already over my daily point value by 32! (But yesterday was a "normal" eat whatever whenever day...hence the reason I've been gaining).

I'm not quite sure how to make sure I dont go over my daily points by lunchtime so that I have enough left for dinner with my family. I dont have computer access at my job during the day so not sure how to track my points during the day, maybe I'm missing something??
 
Stacey, you have to be meticulous about portion sizes and honesty in what goes into your mouth. That's key to success. When I'm not sure, I give the food an extra point or two. Yes it's cumberson, but worth it. Its like learning to nourish your body the right way with the right stuff. When you take in more than you planned, get some more activity in.

To make sure you don't go over your daily points by lunchtime, plan out your meals and snacks the day before, make sure you have all food and snacks with you at work and stay on plan. After you make your food plan the day before, you could use a food journal during the day to remind yourself what you have planned. After you eat what you've alloted, get up and do something else like a short stroll to get your mind off food. Remember most fruits and veggies are 0 points.

I've heard great things about the cell phone application. I don't use it, but you might want to consider it. Also, take time to get familiar with that web site. I found a lot of useful information. Now, Im studying the family meal area to look for more meals that would work for my crew.

Good luck.
 
Thanks for the comments! I really craved a belgian waffle this morning but dreaded the point value of that plus the syrup, but I dont want to get into that deprivation mentality, so I ate it and the syrup and then plugged it in. (This week I'm just playing around with the numbers and trying to figure out what's what!)

This was a good learning experience....I went to the food list and typed in frozen belgian waffle and got a point value of 2....However, when I got the package out and adjusted the grams for the 1 waffle serving size of MY waffle compared to that provided by the WW food listing, I got a point value of 5! So, I'm definitely going to have to pay close attention to the serving sizes and make sure I"m accurately entering things so as not to go over my points without knowing it!
 
Welcome Shereta and Stacy! Love that people are joining this check-in!!!

Yesterday was somewhat of a nightmare. Stuck inside due to the snow storm. We got about 18 inches and DD and I decided to make chocolate chip cookies. It was alot of fun, but of course I ate 3...:confused: I counted them though. Unfortunately after I ate them. It was kind of a pain making inputting the recipe but HOLY COW...4 pts per cookie. What an eye-opener. I never use my extra points so I have plenty but still...:eek: I shoveled twice if that counts for anything?!?! We are home again today but we are getting out of the house for the day, so that's one way to avoid them I guess...
 
Had my weigh-in - 2.6 lbs down from last week, woo hoo!!! The free fruit and vegetables are really working for me. This morning, for example, for my snack, I had a little bag of mixed veggies (carrots, peppers, radishes, celery, cherry tomatoes, snow peas) and 4 oz of blueberries - very satisfying and I think it will hold me until lunch. If I can consume points at meals only, I should be able to have some nice satisfying meals!

Stebby
 
Hello, Ladies.

Todays workout for me was Intensity w/Bootcamp on the end. I love this workout. I burned over 1000 calories and earned 17 APs.

Stacey - that's right, work the program, Girl. You're gonna ba pro in no time.

Melissa - thanks for the welcome. I was looking for a checkin that was serious about weightloss and working out. I tend to shy away from checkins that have a lot of other stuff mixed in.

Stebby - congrats on the weight loss. That's awsome! I'm heading to the kitchen for some spinach, Yum.
 
Stebby - Nice job!!! I like your idea of keeping snacks to zero points and using the points at mealtime only. I'm going to try that. I'm kind of struggling right now...:(

Shereta - Nice calorie burn!! That's alot of AP's. Now will you eat them all or some of them or none of them? I never know what to do so I usually don't eat them. Maybe I should start?

So I just ate a banana for a snack (even though it still bothers me that bananas are zero points) and I had a really awesome grilled chicken wrap about two hours ago for lunch. The tortilla was 4 points but it was so satisfying. And if I keep my snacks to zero points like Stebby mentioned, I'd feel better about having higher point, more satisfying meals. That's what I love about this, so many ideas and ways to work the program. Just have to find the one that works for you then tweek it when it stops working!!!:D

Okay, off to work out. Have a great day everyone!
 
Melissa, I always have to use some of them to keep my sanity and sleep well. I've already used 2. I'll use 10 for dinner and that'll be it for the day.

I've learned while doing Cathe workouts, I have to eat some or all of the APs. But, I'm not eating junk. It does help that we've been snowed in all week. Eating well, getting enough rest and good workouts help me get stronger. I did almost all the pushups today (knee style). That alone shows I'm getting stronger already.
 
I actually ate 29 of my 29 points today! I HUGE improvement from yesterday's 61!!

I have a question about Activity Points and how they're swapped. If I say earn 2 Activity Points, am I essentially swapping them out for 2 daily points making my daily points then 27 instead of 29? If so, it would seem I should be allowed more not less points, so say 31 instead of 29 b/c I'm burning more calories?? So this isnt really a swap???

I havent worked out in about a month, so maybe I just need to get off my duff and start plugging some numbers in!!

Also, does anyone have the Program Essentials books for the new PointsPlus system, ie. the restaurant guide etc? They're currently sold out on the website. Are they worth getting??
 
Hi Stacy,

If you earn 2 activity points, then you can eat 31 points that day and be even. You add them to your daily total. Your reasoning is correct - working out allows you to eat more points. It is up to you whether you use them or not (i.e. you may want to eat the 31 points, or you may want to just eat 29).

Stebby
 
Bummer (sorta) thought I had my points spot-on but forgot to add something. Not bad...33, goal was 29. Gotta keep at it!
 
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