Weight Watchers - 4th week of January

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Good morning everyone!

Just wanted to get this started - I have been in sloooow motion lately.

I'll be back in a bit to update...weigh in today.

....I'm back! Down a pound. Go me!

I was really nervous eating so many of my points but...I guess that's kind of the point! I know someone posted a great thought or quote about eating your points in an earlier thread and I need to remember that one or find it again.

Overall it was a pretty good week considering the stress I've been under. I really tend to hit the treats when I'm feeling anxious but knowing that I'd have to track them, and beginning to get a feel for the points values of my meals really helped me to say "I don't have the points for that".

Even DH is on board (how I love this man!). He usually cooks on Tuesday nights and was putting the veggies on my plate and said "veggies are "free", right?" In the past we would always share an adult beverage each evening but I've been electing to skip it some nights to save points and he's just fine with the changes I'm making.

My DX was a big diet saboteur so this is a really big deal for me to have genuine support where it means the most.

I'm in for another crazy week so my goal is to get one or two actual workouts in.

Wishing everyone a happy and successful week!
 
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YAY Suzanne. That must have been a great feeling after the week you've had!!! It's great to hear that you have some solid support at home.

I was a little apprehensive about stepping on the scale this morning with all the yo-yo'ing I've been doing for the past few weeks. But I'm happy to report that I lost 3lbs this week! Binge and all! Maybe there is something to eating WP's...:p So now I'm back down to my lowest weight since before the PP plan and I'm happy. Trying not to feel like I've already been here and trying to look forward to next week's WI instead!

Here is my menu for today:

B: FiberOne english muffin, 1 oz lean deli ham, 1 slice cheese, 1/2 c 1% milk
S: apple
L: 1 serving tuna casserole, carrots
D: 5 oz broiled pork chop, 1 baked potato, steamed brocolli, 1 c 1% milk
S: WW lemon cream yogurt, 1/2 c free cool whip

BBL after my workout. Have a great day everyone!!!
 
Great Job on the weightloss Suzanne and Melissa!

Not sure what I will be eating today, but plan to stay within my points range. At my WW meeting, one of the gals said she eats all of her WP, but tries not to eat her AP. She said to her, eating her AP made her feel like she exercised for nothing. I may follow in her footsteps, just knowing that if I do go over my WP, that I have some AP's to cover those.

I also enjoy seeing what everyone is eating. It is all real food that we can eat with our families.

Hope we all have a great week, we are off to a great start with the weightloss of Suzanne and Melissa!! A motivating way to start the week!
 
Diana - I feel the same way about eating my AP's. Like "why did I just bust my butt earning 6 AP's if I'm going to eat what I just earned?". I could never quite wrap my brain around using them. Thank you for sharing that. It makes so much more sense to me now and I'm going to try that this week and see what happens. Might ease me into being okay with eating my WP's.

Okay, I'm off to change my settings so that my AP's are used last so that I can keep better track.
 
Step Moves...done!! I feel very energetic now. I usually feel drained.

And earned 7 AP points. YAY!!! I choose aerobic - step under Activity and put in 35 minutes even though the workout is 45. I didn't want to count the warm-up and cool down. Does that make sense?
 
Yes, Melissa, that makes perfect sense.

Yes, we're off to a great week.

Saturday is my WI day. Sunday is my day off from working out. I did workout the other six though. I definitely have more energy going up the stairs.

Food:
B. 3 eggs - 6
S. banana -0
L. Chili, rice, brownie, cornbread- 20
S: sweet potatoe pie with cool whip - 8
D: apple, milk, collards 3

total: 37 wow, used 8 wps already. so worth it.

Weird I know, but I like to make it super no stress on Sundays.
 
Happy Monday, Everyone. Today's workout was Firm Shape and Burn. I really enjoyed the change of pace. I earned 9 APs. I love those pink Firms. There're so much fun.

Will post food later.
 
Good morning everyone!

Congrats on your results Melissa & Suzanne! That's excellent news. I myself was down a pound on Saturday. Still wish it was more considering how careful I'm being, but I can't beat myself up about it. A pound down is better than a pound up.

Last week I used 20 of my WP plus I earned 53 AP and didn't use any of them - so I truthfully was disappointed about only losing a pound.

This weekend I did not follow the plan at all and really can't understand what triggered that. Maybe fatigue, not sure. Anyways, at least I kept a record of what I ate and it turns out I used all my 49 WP, and then some. So I'm really going to put to test the theory about eating all your WP and AP. I'm worried about it though because if I was so careful last week and only lost a pound, I'm sure I'll be up this week and all my hard work will be for nothing. ARGH!!!

Sometimes I get so tired of thinking about this all the time. Just feeling a little frustrated.

Have a great day everyone!

Melanie
 
Melanie, don't fret it. Just eat on plan this week and see what happens. Maybe try to get some more APs or something. If we work it 90%, we should be good. And, anyway, that's why we're allowed WPs. Your body was craving more and you gave it what it wanted. It's not all about the scale, remember. Just pick yourself up and keep going.

On a lighter note: I'm glad you get to test the theory -- eat them all and see what happens -- first. lol hahahahaha Im pmsing this week, I might be testing it out also. lol
 
Thanks Shereta! Your message really made me smile & laugh. Yes OK, I will be the guinea pig for everyone this week and let you know how it goes. Of course, I have to get in some extra APs - right now I have negative 5 WPs. Ha! - I've never seen that before.

The song I'm thinking of right now goes like this "pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over again". sigh :)
 
Now that's taking one for the team, Melanie!! :D

I agree with Shereta 100%: don't fret. It's one weekend out of your life and it's over. Don't stress out about it, just see what happens.

You might be pleasantly surprised next WI. And if you're not, no biggie, there will be others...
 
Hi gang,

I'm a little late with my check-in, but my weigh-in this morning was a happy one, because I was down .6 pounds, woohoo! Of course, I'll probably be up by that amount (or more LOL) next week, but I'll enjoy it while I can :p. I'm doing a body fat analysis and RMR calculation tomorrow, so hopefully I'll get some more info from that on where I'm at right now, and might give me some insight into this annoying plateau.

Ok, here's my info for today:

Workout: 40 min on the exercise bike (6 activity points)

Breakfast: 3/4 cup steel cut oatmeal, 1 cup skim milk, 1/2 cup strawberries, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 tsp sucanat, 1 tsp peanut butter (7 points)

Post-workout snack: 1/2 whole wheat flatbread from Trader Joe's, 2 sardines packed in water (3 points)

Lunch: 1 oz bread (freshly baked at my favorite greek restaurant--yum!!), 1 skewer of chicken souvlaki (about 2 1/2 oz of chicken breast), 2 cups of mixed greens, 1/2 tbsp of oil & vinegar dressing, 1 pita bread, 1/2 cup of avgolemono soup (greek lemon chicken rice soup) (11 points)

Afternoon snack: small bear claw (probably should have made a better choice here, but I'd been craving pastries for several days now, so I figured I'd have one once and for all and move on LOL) (6 points)

Dinner: chocolate chip pumpkin pancakes (made with 1/4 cup oat flour, 1 egg white, 1/4 cup lowfat buttermilk, 1 tbsp ground flax seed, 1/2 cup canned pumpkin, 2 tsp semi-sweet chocolate chips), 1 tsp peanut butter, 1 tsp maple syrup, 1/2 cup defrosted frozen mixed berries (6 points)

Snack: 1 cup skim milk, 1 tbsp ovaltine (3 points)

Total: 36 points (using 6 activity points and 1 weekly flex point)
 
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Btw, congrats Melissa--I know you've been frustrated with not losing a lot of pounds so far, so you give me hope :). Maybe I should be eating more of my weekly points too. I eat my activity points, but I don't use my weekly points for the most part, and maybe that's what my body is asking for. Guess I won't find out if I don't try :).
 
WOW!! GOOD JOB EVERYONE!!!!!

My weigh-in isnt until Wednesday but someone at work said "it looks like you've lost some weight". YAY!!!!!! This is only my second week of WW!! I'm crossing my fingers for a successful weigh-in.

I cant say I have a consistent "test" but my first week on WW I ate ALL of my points...DP + WP + AP and lost 3 lbs. We'll see what happens this week, as I have not used any of AP's yet (dont have many to use) and I still have 32 of my 49 WP's left.

B--string cheese (not much was late for work!)
L--yogurt, 1/2 and apple, 100 calorie Nabisco snack pack
D--went out for dinner at a seafood restaurant....1 piece of bread (no butter), grilled vegetables, grilled yellow fin tuna, and about 1/2 cup mashed potatoes....AND SKIPPED DESSERT!!

Total for the day 24 Pts!! :)

I saw a recipe on Rachael Ray this weekend for something called Portuguese Fish Supper....it appears to be pretty WW friendly. I'm planning on making it tomorrow (leaving out the garbanzo beans b/c my hubby detests beans) so thought I'd share...

http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/rachael-ray/portuguese-fish-supper-recipe/index.html
 
jennifermaria - YAY! A loss is a loss baby!!! Your lunch sounded yummy. Not as yummy as the bear claw though...:p Sometimes you have to feed those cravings to avoid an utter disaster. And thanks for the shout-out. I was starting to feel quite discouraged so it was nice to see that loss. And like you, I'm going to enjoy it while I can because next week might be a totally different story...:confused:

Stacy - 2nd week and you are already getting compliments?!?! Nice...:cool: You must be doing something right. Keep it up!!!

Here is my menu for today:

B: 4 egg whites, 1/2 c oatmeal, 1 c 1% milk (7)
L: salad, pita bread, 4 oz chicken, 2T light greek dressing (10)
S: carrot sticks, apple
D: 4 slices turkey, 1T light mayo, bulkie roll (really should have figured out the points on this bulkie before I ate it. 5 pts...:eek: LESSON LEARNED!!) (8)

25 points for me today. I am quite full so I'm okay with not having another snack.

Have a great night everyone!
 
Used my remaining DP's for a snack of almonds. I was going to just forget it but I was starting to dream about food, so bit the bullet and ate something before I may have binged at 2am!
 
Hello, everyone. Whew, long day.

B. yogurt, almonds -
S. banana, nutrigrain bar - 4
L. salad, chicken, quaker oat crackers - 10
S. almonds - 2
D. chicken, fish, muffin, green beans, carrot sufflay, brownie - 16
total: 41 . Used all DPs, all APs and and 3 WPs.

Yall, I"m pooped.

til tomorrow.
 
I had a great day today!

B-fiber one/prot powder/flax seed/froz berries/almond milk (7)
S-banana (0)
L-green salad w/can of tuna (5)
S-2 eggs, 1 egg white (3)
D-grilled chicken stirfry (6)
S-2 squares dark Ghiradelli chocolate (3)

Total 24 points and I'm not hungry!:)

Keep up the good work everyone! Pretty soon we will all be getting compliments!:D
 
Jennifer - congrats on the .6 loss - it may not seem like a lot to you, but at least the scale moved down a little. Your menu looked awesome BTW. I'm going to have to try those pancakes - delish!!!

Stacy you're giving me hope! Way to go on the 3 pound weight loss in your first week even though you ate all WP, DP & APs! As I mentioned earlier, I ate way over my 49 WPs on the weekend, so I'm really hoping that with some extra effort this week, I'll see the scale remain the same or drop a little. I would be happy if there was no gain.

In my effort to make up for the weekend, I did IMAX 3 yesterday a.m. and when I got home I did Intensity. Felt great afterwards, which was really surprising. I didn't have to pause Intensity as often as I've had to in the past.

This morning I did LBB and counted 3 APs (what do you all think? Is 3 AP too much or too little? I entered it as 50 minutes strength training, free weights).

Tonight I'll do Athletic Step with an 8 inch step. I really love that routine, so I'm looking forward to it.

Here's my menu for today:
B: 1 cup oatmeal, 2 tsp ground flax seed, banana, eggwhite omelette (8 points)
S: apple, 3 clementines
L: salad with 1/2 cup cottage cheese and 3 slices lean pork lunch meat, steamed cauliflower with ff mayo & dijon mustard. (3 points)
S: yogurt (2 points), FINN Crisp bread with cream cheese (3 points)
D: Not sure yet! Maybe I'll make those pancakes!! YUM :)
 
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