Weight Watchers - First week of February

Melaine, I pondered that rotation this month. But, I need focus on core and upper body cause I'm an apple. I'll work on that today. It does look tough. All the walking lunges are murder. C/W used to be my fav. You get everything in in an hour.

Melissa, sorry about the snow. I like a little, but definitely not a lot. You must be up north.

Elaine, trading IM3, Girl you offend me. That's my favorite workout. I didnt do every rep. Sometimes I end the interval a little soon and march in place or do some of it on the floor. I love that workout.

I've eaten 31 points so far. I guess this can be labeled my high PP day. More later.
 
Shereta - yes, I live in north-eastern Massachusetts, right on the NH border. We've had a snow storm every week for the past 4 or 5 weeks. I think it's supposed to snow again on Saturday as well, but I'm trying not to think about it right now...;)

Here is my menu for today. We are heading to the Outback for dinner tonight. After 3 hours of shoveling today, I think we deserve it!!!

B: 3 slices light whole wheat toast, 1 T pb, 1/2 c 1% milk
S: pear
L: 4 oz chicken, 1 T HVR light dressing, 1 whole wheat pita
D: 9 oz sirloin, plain baked potato

This comes to 32 points for the day. I still have 32 WP's and 18 AP's for the week. I might indulge in some bread tonight (I love Outback's bread!) and possibly a couple of bites of dessert...:cool:

I found a post on the WW boards about staggering your points per day as a way to shake things up. If the scale doesn't move in the right direction this week, I might try it next week and see what happens.

Have a good night!!
 
Back in from another round of ShovelMax.....ugh.

Today's food:

B - oatmeal as usual - 9
L - mac & chz / steak / carrots (polishing off leftovers - tiny portions) - 8
S - 2 Godiva chocolates - 3
D - WW balsamic chicken / asparagus / rice - 10

I'm wanting something after all that shoveling so I think I'll have a little kefir with a banana. That's another 2 PP which brings me to 32 for the day.

I think I've earned the most APs this week of all my weeks....17 so far. I may dip into them since I am craving some ice cream - haven't had any in ages.
 
Too tired to post last night. But, OMG, I had 67 PPs yesterday.. Im at a -7 for Wps. I'm flabergasted. I had candy after the cheeseburger with fries. I knew exactly what I was doing, but I just did it and said, we'll just see what happens. I did get my 9 fruits and veggies in. Hopefully that'll help.

High Reps kicked my butt this morning. I love this workout altho I have to do a little skipping through parts of it because I'm fried. I decide not to do Cathe's rotation this month cause I really need well rounded routine.

Melissa, my PPs do seem to be staggered throughout the week. It might be good to do a little shake up.
 
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Hey Melissa - this probably seems like a dumb question, but its the morning for me, and I'm not all there yet. What does it mean to stagger your points through the week? Are you talking about WPs? Like rather than saving them for one special occasion, you use them up everyday throughout the week?

Man, I need some more caffiene.

This morning I did Legs & Glutes, tonight I plan on doing MIC (gulp)

Here's my menu for the day:
B: oatmeal, flax seed, apple, yoghurt, 1/4 cup bulgur (8 pts)
S: apple, orange
L: salad, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, tuna, carrots (6 pts)
S: FINN Crisp bread with ff cream cheese & jam (2 pts)
D: Not sure yet - I'm just focusing right now on trying to get through the morning!!
 
This is the post, Melanie. I think I would be better off planning my WP's out like this since I normally plan my menu at least 4 days ahead. We'll see what happens this week with my random use of WP's before I try this.

http://www.weightwatchers.com/commu...d_no=&daterange=2days&viewchange=OPENDATEDESC

If this doesn't work (looks extremely long), it's under the Less to Lose message board. The title of the thread is Wendie-Maggie Plan. Looks like they do a daily thread.
 
Suzanne and Melissa: I think we should go on a shoveling strike. I too shoveled for 3hrs yesterday. The snow was sooooo heavy. DH then had to shovel our roof over our kitchen and deck. It has a low pitch and the snow was so high I couldn't see out of my bedroom window that looks over the roof to the back yard.:eek:

I didn't read the article on staggering your points,but it seems that it is like eating 2 or 3 low calorie days then a high cal day and then back to the low cal days. The burn the fat feed the muscle book talks about doing this.

Shereta: I think it's good to cheat a bit then get back to it. Probably helps keep any binging at bay.

Melanie: Do you always do two workouts a day?


This morning I did KPC & L&G circuit premix. I only got in 45 min.

Todays menu:

B: oatmeal,flax,agave syrup, blueberries and a cheese string
L: turkey meatballs,spaghetti squash and one arnold ww sandwich thin
S: apple and a nut butter
D: vegetable chicken stirfry and brown rice
S: yogurt and granola and banana

Total of points= 26 without calculating my dinner. So I think with dinner I will be about 32 or so. Just not sure about the points of the stirfry until I make it and figure it out.

Okay, off to the grocery store.
 
Hey Elaine - No I don't always do two, but I feel that since I only did legs this morning, I need more cardio tonight. I hope I have the motivation to do it tonight. Its much easier for me to workout in the morning and get it done & over with.

Hope your shovelling is soon to be done & over with! Our snow here (in Montreal) was really deep, but really light. It was no problem clearing the walkway last night.
 
Hi ladies,

Sorry I've been MIA--life is super hectic right now!

I've definitely been using my WP and not stressing so much about it. I am making good choices for the most part, but I am letting myself indulge, too. Hopefully that'll result in good changes ;).

I'll post my menu later, once I've had the majority of my meals.
 
Hey, Ladies. here's my menu

B. Collards, 3 eggs - 6
S. Yogurt, Banana, peanuts - 5
L. salad, Lean Cuisine Salisbury STeak and mac n chese, popcorn, graham crackers - 12
s. apple, carrots, WWers cake - 2
D. tilapia, green beans, 1/4 C man n cheese, ice cream - 14
s. wwers cake - 4
total 43

I'm now in the hole for WPs -10 points. wow. Okay, I need to be super good tomorrow. Weighin is on Saturday,

I'm posting early, cause I'm going to bed early. Til tomorrow
 
Hi everyone!

Here's today's eats:

B - oatmeal as usual - 9
S- oikos fat free yogurt (strawberry + extra fresh berries) - 3
L - WW garlic/rosemary pork loin / couscous / peas - 11
S - clementine
D - spaghetti w/ meat sauce and romano / red wine / broccoli - 15

That's 38 PP. I've used up all my WP :eek:!

Still have 15 AP's and might be able to squeeze in some kind of w/o tomorrow after my annual physical. Then it's back to ShovelMax Saturday. :mad:

Rest well Shereta.

Have a good night everyone.
 
Suzanne: no,no,no say it isn't so about Saturday. We have a 4 car length driveway that is 2.5 cars in width. I am tired of shoveling!:mad: I like the snow but even I've had enough.

I changed my menu a bit. For dinner I ended up having a chicken salad wrap (3oz of chicken,1tbsp of ff mayo,whole wheat wrap and a bunch of salad greens). This brought my total to 32 pts.
 
So I read a really good scripture the other day "better is a handful of rest than a double handful of hard work..."

I decided to apply that to myself last night. I was going to do MIC after work (I had already done Legs & Glutes in the morning). I figured I needed to get more cardio in. But honestly, I wasn't up to it, and I really dreaded doing it. So my hubby helped me to see that I need to be more balanced rather than expect so much from myself. I took his advice, and didn't do the workout.

I'm glad I rested because I was tired. This morning I got up feeling energized, and I nailed MIC completely. Hah! Or I should say "RAH!"

Here's my menu for the day:

B: oatmeal with flax seed, banana, 1/2 cup greek yogurt with blueberries & 1/4 cup bulgur with a bit of honey.
S: apple, orange
L: salad, 1/2 cup chickpeas, lean pork
S: hot chocolate, FINN Crisp bread with peanut butter
D: Balsamic braised chicken breast with cauliflower
S: Popcorn

Have a great day ladies!
 
Happy Friday, Yall.

Thanks, Suzanne. I need more rest than ever now.

Awsome post Melanie. i love it! Rah!

I got in most of Intensity this morning. Earned 10APs. BBL
 
Hi Ladies,

I've been superbusy at work and just read through all the posts. I needed the extra encouragement. I was up 1.8 at my weigh in yesterday.:mad: I did track all my discretions (chocolate chips) but was still up. Hopefully I can find a replacement for chocolate or cut it down to a once a week thing. I've also been sick and haven't been exercising, today is the 3rd day without a workout.

I realized this when I was on WW years ago, its amazing to me how little food our bodies actually need. Because food is so readily available, we eat just because we can. It took me 9mos to lose 17lbs so I expect it to be a long process, its just discouraging when in week 2, the weight goes up.

Can you all please comment on my diet and let me know if you see any red flags. I usually have the same breakfast and lunch most days. I'm also a morning exerciser so usually have more PP for breakfast.

B-1/2 C fiber one, 1 scoop prot pdw, 1tbs flax, 1 C berries, 1 C almond milk.
S-banana
L-2 C bagged salad w/ cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, 1 Can Tuna
S-apple & low carb prot shake
D-some kind of meat and steamed veggies
S-2 squares dark ghiradelli chocolate (sometime 4 pieces which is 7pts)

Jennifer-Good job changing up the plan. I've read about staggering the points before and it usually just works out that I do anyway.

Melissa-wow, it sounds to me like you are getting more than your fair share of snow and shovelmax! I feel your struggles and am right with you.

Melanie-good job with MIC, that was one of my first Cathe w/o's and was a mainstay for many years. I like the reward system, because I'm a slow loser I'm going to reward myself for every 5lbs. I'm really needing a pedicure, but will wait for my first 5lb goal.

Suzanne-yes, I eat pretty much the same foods at least for breakfast and often times I'm really hungry before lunch. I take boiled eggs to work, and for a snack I will eat 1 egg and 2 egg whites for 3pts. I think it also depends on how hydrated we are, did we get enough sleep, did we do a hard w/o that morning etc.

Elaine-I'm hypothyroid too. My dr. said that even though I am on medication, my metabolism is still slow and it will take longer to lose weight. I do lift heavy weights to help increase my metabolism, right now I'm doing STS.

Shereta-as always, you are super encouraging. This is a lifestyle and we need to follow the process until it is our lifestyle.
 
Hi Diana,

That's too bad about your weigh-in, but it most likely has something to do with the fact that you were sick and weren't able to work out as much. I understand your frustration though.

You made a comment about how little food our bodies actually need, and I'm not really sure I agree with that, but maybe I'm misinterpreting you (so please correct me if I'm wrong). Our culture has always encouraged starving ourselves to look a certain way. But by doing that, we totally mess up our metabolism, and eventually will just keep hanging on to fat rather than getting lean and strong. Plus that type of mentality only encourages yo-yo dieting which is also very destructive to our bodies.

What I believe the new WW program is helping us to do is to let go of that notion that we have to starve ourselves to lose weight. Its encouraging us to use our extra points, but use them on foods that are nutritionally sound (i.e., not processed, pre-packaged foods that have no nutritional value).

Its true that we're going to lose weight slowly on this program - but its the best way to do it. Our bodies eventually get used to how we're training it with our workouts and good food, and our metabolism will improve, and things will adjust properly. But it takes time.

I understand how frustrated you are about losing weight slowly - believe me. I desperately want to buy some new clothes, but want to wait until I don't have to buy a bigger size. So I'd love to be able to drop 10 pounds in a month, but I know its not good to do it that way.

With your diet, I noticed that you aren't getting a lot of milk products - is that because you can't have dairy products? WW encourages us to get at least two servings a day.

Also rather than spending 7 points on chocolate, why not spend 2 points on a smaller piece of chocolate, and the rest on something more filling and healthy? Explore your options with whole grains (i.e. quinoa, wheatberries, bulgur). These will help you to stay full longer.

Also, why do you have two protein shakes in a day? Maybe too much there. Again, the WW program encourages 2 servings of at least 2 - 3 ounces of lean protein per day. I can understand having a protein shake after a tough weight workout, but do you have protein shakes every day? I was doing that too, but stopped. I only have them after a weight workout. Takes too many points, and I'd rather use those points on something more filling.

Well, I hope that you are feeling better soon. I know how discouraging it is to be up on the scale. Give yourself time though & focus on the positive things you are accomplishing.

:)
 
Good morning ladies.

I woke up this morning feeling pretty darn good so I decided to hop on the scale (official w/i is Sunday). Anyway, my scale would not cooperate. Instead of giving me my weight, it read "Err". Short for error, I'm assuming. It happens every so often so I'll take that as a sign that I wasn't supposed to weigh myself today...;)

Diana - I can feel your disappointment this morning. Your menu looks good to me. I think mine looks good too so I can't figure out why we are having such a hard time. I don't mind losing slowly, I'd just like to lose...:p The yo-yo'ing is driving me nuts.

Melanie - I like that scripture. Thanks for sharing! Good job listening to your body.

So out of curiousity, I went onto Sparkpeople and figured out the calories for one of my 29 point days. Came out to about 1350 calories. Now, I know I burn about 1880 calories in 24 hour span on a day that I don't workout. That's close enough to a 500 calorie deficit that I should be losing weight. I might spot check a few days during the week, but I would think a 29 point day, regardless of the foods I choose, should be the same amount of calories. Ugh. This is becoming alot of work...:rolleyes:

Menu for today:

B: 3 slices light whole wheat toast, 1 T pb, 1/2 c 1% milk
S: apple
L: serving of chili
D: 6 oz grilled chicken, salad, 2T greek dressing, pita bread (it's order-out Friday...YAY!)
S: ?? might not need one

I am really looking forward to some cardio tonight. I did something to my knee earlier in the week and have been taking it easy. Well, with the exception of the shoveling of course!!
 
Diana, your food looks good. Melanie listed some great things to consider. Really consider low fat dairy, ease up on the protein drinks, and make sure you're dipping into your WPs. I mean, really, what have you got to loose? (Pun intended) Come on outta that box, and try something new. Shock your body. How's your water intake? Getting enough rest? I've read some people loose no weight or very little while doing STS. Every week, I like to have a rotation of cardio, weights, cardio, weights, cardio, circuit for a total of 6 workouts a week.

Melissa, I get like that sometimes. I want to know exact numbers, and try to figure out exactly what the scale will say on a given day. It's never worked out that simply for me. Thats why I'm so shocked at my weekly average now. With all the food I'm eating, Id never have guessed I could drop weight like I am. I always shoot for 2 1/2 - 3 a week. But, end up with 1 1/2 - 2 1/2, which I gladly accept. It can be frustrating at times though. Hang in there.
 
I just noticed on the WWers site, under the tab for success stories, they separted them in two columns: Meetings and Online. How cool is that?
 
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