Weight Watchers - Second week of February

Okay, Jennifer, you have to consider everything. What could be the cause of the gain?

Extra weight work - offset it with cardio, water, good food and rest
Time of the month - self explanatory
Food content - are you eating things with salt, sodium and sugar (artificial counts also)
Eating intervals - are you spacing meals/snacks out evenly through out the day?
Are you stressing - maybe you need some relaxation built into your schedule
Food amounts - are you eating too much?

Come on, ladies, I'm sure there are other things I've not listed.

HTH
 
Hey Jennifer - Glad you can vent - its no problem! I totally feel your pain and frustration. Especially because I notice that your meal plan for the day always looks good.

My husband was the recipient of my vent session on Saturday when I stepped on the scale and saw that it didn't go down.

So I vented, then I just thought - fine, let's get back at it. I have absolutely no clue why the scale didn't go down for me, but what can I do? I'm giving WW another shot this week. I'm using all of my WP (not sure about using all my APs), I'll try eating less salt, and if the scale doesn't go down, I think I'll switch back to the old plan or try something else.

Shereta I was surprised to see your comment about artificial sweeteners affecting our weigh-in. Could you explain? I use stevia all the time in my tea & oatmeal. I find if I eat too much real sugar then my heart starts racing & I get really agitated.
 
Jennifer - I just thought of something that I'm going to watch for this week. Are you eating lots of zero points value foods?
 
Funny you mention stress, Sherata--I'm convinced that that and the relative lack of sleep I've gotten over the last few weeks (6-7 hours vs. my usual 7-8) has really had a big impact on my weight loss being derailed. Stress makes you gain belly fat, right? Well that's definitely where I'm seeing the weight gain LOL.

Nothing to do except to keep keeping on and try and manage it. I'm definitely meditating more, doing breathing exercises, etc. There are certain challenges in my work life right now that I just have to bear through and I'm trying to do my best in dealing with them without letting stress take its toll.

Ok, now with that out of the way, here's what today looks like so far:

Workout: 20 min on exercise bike, STS legs (meso 1/week 2)

Breakfast: my usual oatmeal (made with coconut milk, 1tbsp cocoa, 1 tsp sucanat, 1 tsp peanut butter, 1 cup berries)

Morning snack: coconut milk, protein powder, peaches

Morning treat: 1 meringue cookie

Lunch: grilled 3 oz skinless chicken breast (sprayed with a little canola oil), 1/2 cup whole wheat couscous, 1 cup steamed broccoli, 1 cup steamed green beans, 1 cup grapes

Planned afternoon snack: 1/4 cup fat free ricotta, 1/2 tbsp honey, 1/2 cup blueberries

Planned dinner: salmon niciose salad (3 oz. grilled salmon, 4 cups butter head lettuce, 1/2 cup chopped heirloom tomatoes, 100 grams boiled fingerling potatoes, 1 cup green beans, lemon-garlic vinaigrette with 1 tsp olive oil)

Someone has a birthday at work, so there's going to be cake later; I'll probably have a small slice, depending on whether it seems worth the points :p.

Going to be eating really clean like this (sans cake LOL) for the next few weeks and see what happens.

Oh and as for my fluid intake, I'm lucky that I don't like juice or soda, nor am I a big coffee or tea drinker, so I mostly stick to water and milk (or milk substitute). I know I'm getting enough fluids because my, um... well, "output" :)p) is clear. In fact, from what I understand, I may be getting too much if it's clear; it's supposed to be a light lemonade color if your fluid intake is correct (dark yellow if it's not enough).
 
Melaine, I'm sorry - I was rushing and should have took time to explain a little. I saw this episode of Dr. Oz about artificial sweeteners. He said something about the chemicals that are in them make your taste buds think real or more food is coming, so they are looking for it. But, if they don't get it, you could start craving stuff (bad stuff) and it's hard to fight the craving which can lead to over eating. He didn't say it would lead to cravings and/or overeating, but that it could. So, he was recommending only using 1-2 servings of it a day, i.e. 1-2 packets or 1-2 items that contained them. I don't think he specifically called any names, but he had the different colored packets on display.

I did remember when I used a lot of splenda, I ate constantly. On days that I use more of it, I do tend to eat more junk. Now, that I've backed off to 1-2 packets a day, I don't crave junk hardly as much. This is just my personal experience.

It's just something to consider. But, I have heard from other people that Stevia and Truvia are the better choices.
 
Melanie: I do eat a lot of 0 point foods, yes. Mostly veggies, though. I am eating more fruit now than I used to, but I'm still trying to keep it to no more than 2-3 cups a day. For veggies, though, I aim for 3-5 cups fresh or steamed/baked/broiled (more if I ate leafy veggies, since 2 cups of leafy = 1 cup of regular veggies) a day.

I'm basically following the nutrition guidelines I got from a nutritionist I went to see a few years ago--she was the one who alerted me to the fact that I wasn't getting enough produce into my diet, which I kind of attribute to the old WW system; I wasn't paying as much attention to the quality of my points, as much as I was on the quantity.

I avoid artificial ingredients as much as I can. Definitely avoid artificial sweeteners, and I try to make as much of my food as I can so I'm not eating too much processed/packaged foods. Those preservatives kind of scare me LOL. Breads and pastas are the processed foods I just haven't been able to give up--well, other than the "indulgences" (cookies, cakes, muffins, etc.) that are the bane of my existence LOL. I'm trying to keep those to a few times a week, but let's just say that's a work in progress :p.

And then there's dark chocolate. Ain't no one taking me away from my 70% dark chocolate LOL! I try not to have more than 1/3 oz every other day or so (I'd have much more if I could :p).

As far as portions, I'm pretty anal about weighing and measuring everything--I really need to not be quite so obsessive about it (as it's clearly not the only factor, or else I'd be losing this darn weight!), but yeah, I do measure everything before I put it in my mouth.
 
Wow, alot of posts today....don't have time to read thru them all right now but will later. I, of course, hopped on the scale....gained 3 lbs with vacation and the Superbowl party. I know some of it is water weight. I had alot of GI issues this morning too. I certainly felt better eating healthier foods!

Melissa...some low carb breakfast options....Kashi high protein cereal mixed in kroger low carb yogurt, a hard boiled egg, Fiber One cottage cheese, an omelet with a veggie burger crumbled in....EAS has a good low carb protein shake that is 3 points....if I think of anymore I'll let you know!

Diet so far today...

B---nothing! (stomach was bothering me)
L---carrots, celery, with dip; low carb yogurt (total 5 pts)
S/D (?)---LC panini with oyster crackers (total 10 points)....was ravenous when I came home from work. I plan to workout in a bit and then might have a snack as I've only used 15 points so far.

With regards to weight loss....I want to lose 15-20 lbs. I dont know what the Momentum plan is, but I consider myself one of those ppl who doesnt have much to lose and so far I think this program is really working for me. (I just need to lose those 3 darn lbs that I gained on vacation!)

I'll be back, still pondering which workout I'm going to do....
 
Hey, Ladies

Its so funny we talked about artificial sweetners today. I just realized that for the last 4 days I've had double what I normally take in and my eating has been crazy. Junk food. I've been doing so good and now I;ve fallen off the wagon for real! Im so mad at myself. My tummy is bloated and I've been having sugar highs and lows the past two days. I just figured out whats going on! Back to black coffee tomorrow. ugh! RAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Food today: TOO MUCH. I have 2 WPs left. nuff said. going to bed.
 
Sherata: no being mad at yourself! You've been awesome and such a great motivator for all of us, so you're allowed to cut yourself some slack every once in a while :). The great thing about all of this is that if you fall, you can just get back up on the horse, right? That's what I'm doing.

Keep keepin' on :).

Oh and quick addendum to the menu I posted above: I ended up having cake, as I thought I might :). I skipped my planned afternoon snack since I wasn't hungry and because I indulged in cake. If I'm hungry after dinner, I will have some fruit.
 
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I did Cathe's 50 minute walk on the treadmill where you increase the incline by 2 degrees every 10 minutes.....3 AP.

I drank 16 oz of lower cal Gatorade...that's 2 points. I've used 17 points of my 29 and it's after 7 o'clock and I'm not really hungry. I feel like I should use the rest of my points, but nothing's sounding good. I ate so horribly last week that eating below my DP one day probably is no big deal.

Shereta...dust yourself off and start fresh tomorrow with a piping cup of hot black coffee! Your bloat will be gone in no time and at least you've figured out the issue!
 
Good morning all -

I started my day off with HIIT Pyramid and Supersets. I was happy that the HIIT workout is getting easier for me.

Here's my menu for the day:
B: oatmeal, ground flax seed, banana, protein shake, eggwhite omelette (11 pts)
S: apple, FINN crisp bread with cream cheese (2 pts)
L: beef chili and raw veggies, yogurt (5 pts)
S: apple, hot chocolate (1 pt)
D: lentils with spinach & quinoa (7 pts)
S: popcorn

I want to use up some of my APs earned today, but I haven't decided yet what to use them on. Maybe a skinny cow icecream sandwich for 4 points, maybe I'll make some pumpkin pancakes, or apple crisp. Decisions decisions!!!
 
Thanks for the kicks in the toosh, Ladies. Happy Tuesday. I'm am sugar free so far today. I may have one splenda in my decaf in a little bit. I can truly tell a difference by not having any in my coffee today. My head is clear, I'm a little tired, but Im feeling very positive about myself.

I was really mad at myself last night. I feel asleep while watching tv at 8:40. When I woke up at 8:45, I turned off the set and rolled over. I woke up feeling groggy from sugar overload, but pressed my way on into my day. As you can see, I don't stay mad long.

Today's workout was High Reps. I really like this workout. In the intro, Cathe says to do the workout once or twice a week, but I'll be doing it three times this week. Come get me if you don't like that, Cathe. hahahahaha Naw, just kidding, I'll do it twice and add a circuit on saturday.

til later, Ladiessssssss.....................
 
Good morning everyone!

Sorry to be MIA yesterday. Work was super-busy and the day just got away from me. You ladies were chatty! I love it...:D

So I'm thinking I could use some new workouts...:rolleyes: I haven't purchased any of Cathe's new ones yet. I'm thinking about High Reps and Intensity. I'll preview them today if I have any time and decide.

Thank you all for the low-carb suggestions, btw. I'm willing to try just about anything at this point. I wanted to weigh myself again today but my scale gave me the "Err" message again...:mad:

Menu for today:

B: 3 egg whites, 1 whole egg, 5oz sweet potato, 1/2 c 1%
S: apple
L: 6 oz grilled chicken, salad, balsamic dressing
S: carrot sticks
D: 1/2 c pasta, 5 oz 93% beef meatballs, 1/4 c pasta sauce, 2 cups veggies roasted with 2 tsp olive oil, 1 c 1% (I would normally have 1 c pasta and 3 oz beef but I'm taking you ladies' advice and lowering the carbs/upping the protein)

I haven't done KPC in a while so I'm thinking I'll give that one a whirl tonight.
 
Hi ladies,

I've already been out shoveling snow...as I got stuck in my driveway after taking DS to school. I came in and made my myself a healthy breakfast.:D I'm feeling a bit better and may try a cardio w/o after my STS weights today.

Sometimes I don't think WW is geared towards folks who do as much or as vigorous as us Cathletes do. It seems to me that those who simply walk are the ones losing the weight in my meetings. What do you all think? For me, I'm an overeater and know that following WW helps with portion control.

Not sure what my meals will be today but so far I've had
B-1 egg + 3 egg whites scrambled w/spinach & 1/2 tomato, 1/4 C oatmeal, quite filling and all for 5pts!

Shereta-nice job jumping back on track. I saw the same Dr. Oz, and am actually recording his shows now. I do drink diet pepsi on ocassion but am sticking mostly to water.

Melissa-what have you decided to have for breakfast now? I try to keep breads/tortilla's to a minimum, but I wouldn't think have 1/2 a small sweet potato at breakfast would be bad. Mayb just cut the carbs later in the day. I too like my low carb oroweat sandwich thins with almond butter and jelly. Then I saw that they are as much as my normal breakfast I've decided to limit them.

Stacy-vacations are meant to be enjoyed. I'm sure some of the 3lbs is water weight. Drink plenty of water and start tracking again and the lbs will melt away.

Jennifer-I too eat tons of veggies, more than the average bear I'm sure! My weigh in is on Thursday and I've been sick and unable to do any cardio. I've kept up with my STS weight work as best I can but am nervous that my weight will be the same...hopefully it doesn't go up.
 
Hi Diana. Your breakfast sounds delish...:D I never think to add veggies to my scrambled eggs. Tomato & spinach sounds yummy.

I really don't want to cut out my carbs at breakfast. I think I'm going to stick with natural, whole grain carbs. I love having sweet potato during the week. I might cut out the toast on the weekends and opt for some oatmeal instead.

I'm definetly going to start limiting it at dinner and after. Sometimes I'll have a pb sandwich as my night-time snack after my workout. Even though it's light bread, it's still bread so I'm going to try to eliminate that.
 
Melissa, take the battery out of your scale, wait a few seconds and put it back. That might help.
And think about adding salsa to your eggs. Yummy.
Keeping dinner light or very low carb could help shake things up for you. I do that every now and again. You know, eat more during the day and less in the evening.
 
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Melissa, take the battery out of your scale, wait a few seconds and put it back. That might help.
And think about adding salsa to your eggs. Yummy.
Keeping dinner light or very low carb could help shake things up for you. I do that every now and again. You know, eat more during the day and less in the evening.
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Shereta - I love the idea of putting salsa in the eggs. Maybe a couple of tablespoons of shredded cheddar, too. I'm going to try that tomorrow. I agree, I think a bigger breakfast & lunch and less carbs at night might shake things up. I'm really not even hungry at night, but I have a snack anyway just because that's what I've always done...:eek: You always have such great advice. Thanks girl!!!

ETA: I'll try the battery thing with the scale, too.
 
Glad to see everyone's getting back on track and keeping positive attitudes!

However, that wouldnt be me! Ok, a bit of an exaggeration but I had this darn Dorito craving today so I bought a Grab bag...12 points! I have 13 points left for dinner so all is not lost. It's more a mental thing. I was doing so well before vacation and then eating all that junk food again...it's like an alcoholic not missing a drink until he/she takes a drink (and no offense intended to anyone recovering or knows someone who is!). I know I can shake it, it's just taking me a few days. I think knowing my week starts on Wednesday will help, but until then I've felt out of sorts since I hadnt been tracking.

I'm planning on working out but dont know what yet!

Speaking of new workouts...I have Patrick Goudeau's new one on the way and I pre-ordered Jillian's new one.

Melissa...I think your plan sounds good. I hope this shake up works for you!!
 
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Sorry I haven't posted in a bit. I sometimes can ony post once or twice a week.

I always have oatmeal at breakfast and then I add a protein source. I love 3 egg whites,spinach, 1/4 cup of reduced fat colby cheese omelette(?sp).

I thought for sure I would have a gained or stayed the same this weigh in because I ate all my WPS and some APs., but I lost 1lb. this weigh in.:D

Meals today:

B: oats,blueberries,flax seed, agave syrup, 1 reduced fat cheese stick 6
L:Creamy corn Seafood chowder(cc mag) clementine 8
S: sunbutter and apple 5
D: unsure
S: greek ff plain yogurt,banana, bare naked protein granola .25C 5

I did CCV5 on the elliptical.

I would like to lose 15-20lbs.
 
Melissaaaa, awwwww. That was sweet. We are all adding so much to each other with this checkin.

And about the scale, I've kicked mine a few times before I realized what was wrong. heehee And, I've not even thought about putting cheese and salsa in the eggs at the same time. hmmmmm. I might have to try that myself.

Stacy, an addition is an addition. Some are harder to break than others. Did you see the superbowl commercial where the first man was eating doritos? Well, he finished the bag and announcer said the best is gone. Then another said, 'oh, no it's not" Then the second man grabbed the first man's finger and started sucking it!!!!!!!!!!!!. It was hilarious. I know I do that: suck my fingers after eating doritos. I just couldn't believe he did that. It was hilarious. anyway, you'll do better and better as the day goes on.

Hey, Elaine. Congrats on the loss. KIP
 
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