anyone on WW??

[katluvr]

Anyone doing the on-line WW?

[Susan Otcenas]

Greycoral,

Congratulations on the 50 pound loss!! Wow! I'm impressed. It takes a lot of dedication to make that kind of difference. I'm only 4 weeks in, so I have no idea what I'll do whan I hit my 1st plateau. I'm sure it will be discouraging, especially since I've has so much success the 1st 4 weeks (9 pounds).

I've been reading a bit about the "wendie plan" which I'm sure you're familiar with. I'm not sure I buy into the idea of her eating plan, but what I DO agree with is that your body becomes somewhat accustomed to a certain amount of fuel, and gets more efficient at burning that level of fuel over time. So if you give it less fuel, over time it will burn that limited amount more efficiently, hence a reduction in weight loss. That is, your metabolism changes. Exerise boosts our metabolism.

Perhaps what you need to jump start you is not *more* exercise, but a different INTENSITY of exercise. Say, taking a really hard aerobics class, or doing hill repeats once a week on your bike.

Really, I have no idea. I'm just knocking around some ideas, trying to think how I'll approach it when it happens to me too.

I'm just starting to get back into my triathlon training for 3 events I have planned for next year, and I'm hoping that the "new" routine will keep my body guessing, with a big variety of work outs hitting different muscle groups all the time.

Hang in there! You've come so far already. I know you'll get past this hurdle.

Susan

[Susan Otcenas]

Anyone doing the on-line WW?

Yup. I don't go to meetings. Just track everything online. If it passes my lips, it goes on the tracker. Holds me accountable.

[Aggie_Ama]

I do online too.

Grey- I agree with Susan maybe a change is needed? I found when I added running my weight loss really took off. If I go to mostly cycling it kind of falls flat because I don't ride super hard. That is just me.

[elk]

I do the flex plan on line...I'm allergic to meetings. I can eat whatever I want as long as I stay in my point range.

If I write everything down as soon as I can, I find it easy to stay in line. If I save it all up to write later or tommorrow...I careen out of control....

I like the flex plan because I don't have to rebel against it, it's so wide open!

[Susan Otcenas]

I like the flex plan because I don't have to rebel against it, it's so wide open!

Me too. Last night I was jonesing for a gin-and-tonic. I had the points to do it, so why not? Ironically, the very fact that it *was* OK made it somehow easier for me to end up deciding not to have it after all.... Maybe I'm like a little kid. Tell me I can't and I want it even more. Tell me it's OK and the idea isn't as appealing anymore. HHhhhhhmmmmm, I wonder what that says about me?

[elk]

Me too. Last night I was jonesing for a gin-and-tonic. I had the points to do it, so why not? Ironically, the very fact that it *was* OK made it somehow easier for me to end up deciding not to have it after all.... Maybe I'm like a little kid. Tell me I can't and I want it even more. Tell me it's OK and the idea isn't as appealing anymore. HHhhhhhmmmmm, I wonder what that says about me?

We don't like being told what to do....!!!!

[Susan Otcenas]

Anyone ever have a hard time eating all their points?

Some days I'm really hungry, and I have a hard time not eating everything in sight. Those are the nights when I steam big piles of broccoli and have a big bowl of salad with my dinner, so that I don't dip too far into my weekly points (I try not to use more than 2-3 per day, if that.) But on other days, I get to the end of the day and discover I have 3, 4 or 5 points left. Last night I had 5.5 after dinner. I wasn't particularly hungry, but decided to have 1/2 cup vanilla Dreyer's Light Ice Cream -2 points - because I was so far under. I've read that WW really really doesn't want you to go under your daily points allowance (which for me is 21 points), so I felt like I should eat more food.

Do you ever have this happen to you? Do you force yourself to eat all your points, or do you find yourself falling under? How has this affected your weight loss? I don't want to put my body into "starvation mode" by not eating all the points, but sometimes I'm just not hungry enough...

Ideas?