weight loss support?

[snapdragen]

There are quite a few of us here that are doing Weight Watchers. No reason to feel you need to stay private, this is a pretty supportive group.

[Bikingmomof3]

I am not on WWs, but I am working on losing weight and gaining more lean muscle.

[Dogmama]

I am not on WWs, but I am working on losing weight and gaining more lean muscle.

Are you lifting weights?

[biking4health]

I'd love to have the suppport of others on my weight loss journey and love to bike. I have 90+ pounds to lose and just started seriously biking (at least seriously for a newbie) about a month ago.

I lost 95 pounds on WW in 1977, but sad to say gained it all back. I'm using myfooddiary.com to track what I eat and my exercise. I get frustrated because I lose very slowly..only 11 pounds since mid-May. The difference for me this time is I can't "go on a diet" I have to make this a lifestyle change and not be so hard on myself.

I look forward to hearing about others on this journey.

Carol

[run it, ride it]

Bit of a tangent here, but:

I know many of you have children, and it looks like many of you have been involved with WW. This is an excellent combination to (pardon the pun) stop the cycle of unhealthy lifestyle choices.

My mother's parents are post-depression food-pushers (the "clean your plate! Starving children in *insert third world country*..." type). She was always overweight--until she lost 90lbs with WW and became a group counsellor for the next fifteen years. She will never be 'skinny' because of her Graves Disease, but she has always been FIT.

There was never any 'junk food' in our house growing up--no potato chips, no greasy fries, no sugar-loaded cereal. All we got for a treat were chocolate-coated granola bars! My brother and I begrudged this at the time, but in retrospect she taught us excellent habits that we will carry for the rest of our lives. I know I have the same problem as my mother--if the junk food is availible, I'll eat every last morsel of it. But since I didn't grow up with it in the first place, keeping away from it is much more managable.

Further, I was a VERY picky eater as a kid. Instead of getting mad, my mother had me help out in making meals to eliminate the parts I didn't like (ONIONS!) and she never, never requested I finish a plate of food. I'm still a picky eater--why is it the double-standard that it's good for adults to be picky but bad for kids? As long as everyone is meeting their nutritional requirements, don't force anything!

You are a huge influence to your children, and by keeping junk out of the house, excercising daily, maintining a positive attitude toward both, and involving them in their own diet and excercising choices you are investing in their future as much as your own.

You go, girls!

[CyclChyk]

In my happily married state I supported the theory that women get fat once they get hitched. I now am very actively working at getting healthy again.

We are eating healthy (not following any "diets", WW or otherwise) and biking at least 5 nights a week for a minimum of 10 miles each time. Sometimes 15miles if time allows.

In 2 months I have lost 26 pounds and 1 & 1/2 pants size. I only have 50 more lbs to go before I can fit in my lovely button fly size 8 gap jeans I was wearing the day I met my hubby.

I feel great!! If you have the right mindset you will succeed. Pooks, feel free to PM or otherwise and I will offer any support I can!

[pooks]

We are eating healthy (not following any "diets", WW or otherwise) and biking at least 5 nights a week for a minimum of 10 miles each time. Sometimes 15miles if time allows.

In 2 months I have lost 26 pounds and 1 & 1/2 pants size.

This is very inspirational! I realize you aren't doing a true "diet" but what do you consider "eating healthy?" Are you doing things like using Splenda, limiting fats, etc? Or just sticking to basic foods, and eating smaller portions?

Or not thinking about any of those things -- just making sure you've got healthy food?

I guess what I'm wondering is, even though you say you're not dieting, do you do some basic things like portion control?

A year and a half ago I started eating healthy (no diet-just a complete lifestyle change). Six meals a day, vitamins, and a lot of water.

Same questions! Eating healthy means so many different things!

Here's a question (if you don't mind me asking). What would y'all consider an easy, typical lunch that you eat as part of your "eating healthy?"

[Bikingmomof3]

You are a huge influence to your children, and by keeping junk out of the house, excercising daily, maintining a positive attitude toward both, and involving them in their own diet and excercising choices you are investing in their future as much as your own.

You go, girls!

I absolutely agree!

My brief history...

I am the only one overweight in my house (I am 15 pounds over) . We do not have junk food, everything is whole wheat (my children do not even know what white bread tastes like) and I have never made my children clean their plates. I was 99 pounds when I pecame pregnant (I was underweight-I danced ballet and thouught to be overweight), doubled my size with my first pregnancy and barely shed any weight before I became pregnant with the twins. Then I kept the weight on for 10 years (I did not each much, so my metabolism shut down) before I became serious about my health. Once my boys were older I was able to breathe and realize I needed to be healthy for me and my family. A year and a half ago I started eating healthy (no diet-just a complete lifestyle change). Six meals a day, vitamins, and a lot of water. I began exercising (at home, I cannot afford a gym membership) every single day and shed over 60+ inches. My family has been very supportive and I have become increasingly active. I went from a size 20 to my current size 6.
I am now focusing on building more lean muscle and toning.

That is my story in a nutshell. Hopefully this makes sense. Late start to my morning with no caffeine yet.

[Thistle]

I absolutely agree!

A year and a half ago I started eating healthy (no diet-just a complete lifestyle change). Six meals a day, vitamins, and a lot of water. I began exercising (at home, I cannot afford a gym membership) every single day and shed over 60+ inches. My family has been very supportive and I have become increasingly active. I went from a size 20 to my current size 6.
I am now focusing on building more lean muscle and toning.

That is so inspiring. And that's how i feel, i dont want to diet, i want to eat healthy food and exercise every day. I feel inspired by seeing others here who want to do it too. Thank god for bike riding - it's the one form of exercise i love

If anyone has any tips for overcoming the need to stuff unhealthy food in my mouth everytime someone upsets me i'd really appreciate it - i know it's cos i dont have the courage to tell them how i really feel . i'm definitely an emotional eater no doubt about that.

But having read other people's posts, i'm inspired to make a start on eating healthy again.

[mountainpuddles]

I would like to join in too!! Last Wednesday, I went to the Breast Cancer Fundraiser and Emily with her guitar sang her love song that was sooo cute. A line was something like this, "I go to the gym one hour a day because everyday you see me naked in the shower". Sorry if I am butchering the lyric but it was so cute.


I would like this to be a public discussion. Thanks B.

[ReneeLynne]

WeightWatchers Online is the best. You don't have to go to meetings, and they don't make your menu for you like eDiets (eDiets is great, but they make a whole new menu for you instead of teaching you how to modify you're current menu). So I had better luck with WW Online. www.weightwatchers.com. It's like $17/month. Lost over 18 lbs and it was pretty easy. People kept asking me how I did it and I've referred them all there. Plus, you get to count your cycling and eat more in compensation, so it really rewards you for exercise!!!!

[Bikingmomof3]

Are you lifting weights?

I work out at home, so I use various size hand weights.

I would like to shed about 15 more pounds of fat. I went from a size 20 to a size 6. It has taken me a year and a half to get to this point and I am now focusing on more lean muscle.