anyone on WW??

[katluvr]

I know this is a thread about WW.
Yes, 4 (or 5) years ago did WW (on line--no bullentin boards) and started biking and lost 25 pounds. Have struggled w/ getting the last 10 or so off. Up and down and have not been able to REALLY get back on and stick w/ WW.
I know when I did it the first time I HARDLY ever added in my biking or activity points. Only day we splurged or ate out was after a really long bike ride. But was fairly if not really strict. Just can't get back to that place. I wish I could.
But the reason I am posting is this quote: Probably right I read once each boob is like 8 lbs.
Ok, yes, I lost weight in my chest....I am like an A now....(if that!).
Even so....I never have carried NEAR 8 pounds per boob! Even if I lost the rest of my "boobs" it would maybe be 2 pounds---total---if I am lucky!
You just made me LOL!

[Aggie_Ama]

But the reason I am posting is this quote: Probably right I read once each boob is like 8 lbs.
Ok, yes, I lost weight in my chest....I am like an A now....(if that!).
Even so....I never have carried NEAR 8 pounds per boob! Even if I lost the rest of my "boobs" it would maybe be 2 pounds---total---if I am lucky!
You just made me LOL!

Haha well glad to make you laugh. Sometimes they are a curse, I was a size 4 at my thinnest and a 34D (barely close to DD), no shirts would fit them and not be huge for my waist. Only really mattered with business casual type stuff but really there is a down side to everything.

Sure my best friend who is barely an A told me to STFU but seriously, 8 lbs is probably right for me (or maybe that article said both, total) and I will use that as my excuse to never hit 113-127 for my ideal weight. I just want a reason to give those weight charts the bird!

[Veronica]

You know 8 pounds is how much a gallon of water weighs. 1 boob = a gallon of water?

Veronica

[Aggie_Ama]

I am beginning to think it must have been on average two boobs? I mean I got some fairly big boobs but I can't see one weighing 8 lbs! Although I did like telling myself that.

Sorry to hijack Elk's WW thread but since it WWers here, does anyone use a HR to figure activity points? I prefer not to eat my APs but I am curious since I just got a HR monitor how my run tonight translated. I am very curious about my cycling since the cycling APs seeming really messed up, racing>12 mph?!

[elk]

you get "moderate" or "brisk".... that's enough for me! Brisk (I think) biking for 1.5 hrs nets me a good handful of APs...but I don't swap them either.

Although after this weekend...knowing I had 10 aps helped my psyche... we had dinner out 2 nights in a row and when I came home and looked up points I just about fell over!!


ps that's not a hijack...i just wanted a place for us to talk about all kinds of ww stuff....;-)

[greycoral]

I read somewhere a long time ago that 100 calories burned=1 AP. Not sure if that's even right anymore, but I keep that in mind. My goal is to burn between 400-600 calories/day. I never use the AP's for more food unless I am doing a 1000+ calorie day (in addition to cycling, I also do a lot of hiking, usually 6-10 mile trips). I need the extra calories then, so I don't feel as bad, but only trade in 4 at the most.

[Aggie_Ama]

Grey- Probably pretty close. I did 33.5 minutes at high HR and put it in as 33 minutes, high intensity. It was 4 APs per the calculator (this is for my weight, I know they vary by weight).

Since I got back on WW a month ago I had been letting the points swap but then I noticed I am eating a ton and not good stuff, junk. When I successfully lost before I didn't take the APs to swap, I didn't want to eat my exercise. I may have to when I hit a cut off and lose some points, right now my 21 is hard but 22 wouldn't be.

Right now it is much slower than I thought it would be. I think I will keep notes of how many APs I earned, I have consistently been earning 20+ a week which makes me content. I try to be active everyday except one pure rest day. Some weeks I take more than that if my body tells me to. Otherwise I run 30-60 minutes, commute home (27 miles), road or mountain bike. And that crazy pushup challenge. I think HR monitor will help me judge my effort better, looking forward to that.

NSV this morning- my jeans I have been wearing for the last couple months were too baggy and looked bad, even DH said they were too baggie to wear. I put on a pair I haven't been able to wear since the spring.

[Karma007]

I started last january (online) and lost 20lbs. Went off over concerns of needing to use 'artifical' foods like sweeteners to meet my goals. I went off in August when life got so crazy lbs didn't matter. I recently signed back up, but have been lazy about it. With a new bike (YAY!) I'm hoping I can use it as a self-check, instead of a bible..

[Susan Otcenas]

I'm 3 weeks in and down about 5 pounds. This makes me happy. :-) Another 25-30 would put me at a really healthy weight. Like some of you have mentioned, that would probably be a weight on the high end of what the charts say is normal for someone my height. But I've been that weight before, and I know I looked and felt really good at that level.

I try not to eat more than 1/2 my APs, but will if I'm really hungry.

So far, I've never used more than half my weekly points. Most of those have been spent on Friday evenings, when I have dinner with friends. I always try to pick one of the healthiest things on the menu, but eating out is so hard. It's the fat and salt that makes so much restaurant food taste so good! Estimating points for restaurant meals is really difficult. I try to err on the high side. I had a "salad" last week that I estimated at 25 points!

I expect this will be a long journey, and hope I have the will power to get me past the inevitable plateaus. I really want to make this work!

Nice to know there are other fit active women out there with the same struggles.

Susan

[solobiker]

I must be doing something wrong because I have tried WW 2x and did not lose a single pound. I tried it for about 6 weeks each time. I was at about 22 points. I am pretty active both at work and at home. I know I should be about 10-15# lighter. Any of you WW members have any suggestions. I should probably increase my veggie intake.

[elk]

I must be doing something wrong because I have tried WW 2x and did not lose a single pound. I tried it for about 6 weeks each time. I was at about 22 points. I am pretty active both at work and at home. I know I should be about 10-15# lighter. Any of you WW members have any suggestions. I should probably increase my veggie intake.

Did you stick to your points? It helps to use them eating healthy food...for awhile around Halloween I was trying to use them on candy

[solobiker]

I pretty much only had the 21 points. I would use my AP if I went on a long ride or run. I know I should increase my veggie intake. I am just not a fan of cooked veggies. I will eat raw ones though. What kind of things do you all eat for lunch? That may be my downfall as I usually eat PBJ for the convience and cost.