anyone on WW??

[GLC1968]

I've been having trouble keeping track of all my points, especially at work. At home its no problem, but unless I use a very small notebook at work, I forget to write things down. I have a couple of small pockets in my scrubs and keep my lunch in the lounge/lunch room, don't like to lay anything laying around. Those of you doing WW online, what do you do, write everything down in a book, then transfer it to online?

I'm doing online only, but keeping track isn't the problem. Staying on track is! At work, I only eat what I bring with me...so I know what my points are going to be before the day even begins. I used to do this when I tracked my intake using other programs as well, and it works wonders. It's so easy to eat on track if I plan ahead the day before vs trying to eat right and hoping it comes out at the end of the day. Once I get in a grove, I can do fine without planning for a few days, but it's easier if I plan ahead.

This also helps with eating in general because there are no 'decisions' to be made during the day when I'm moody, hungry, etc. All my decisions about what I'm going to eat are made the night before after I've already had a good dinner. It takes a ton of the 'emotion' out of it.

[surgtech1956]

Thats a great idea - knowing exactly how many points you brought to eat - dah, I guess I should have thought of that.

[fatbottomedgurl]

I just joined WW online the day before Christmas. Sure kept me in line at Christmas dinner! I also started up again with fitday.com which is FREE and has tons more goals, graphs, and personal information. When my three months at WW are over I am going to dump it. I prefer FitDay. You can still think of points when you realize that 1pt basically = 50 calories. So 20 points plus 7 flex points is 1350 calories a day.


WW is good if you eat a lot of prepared foods because they have brand name point values. But you can create favorites at FD. It's a little more work, but as I said, more information. All those charts and graphs are great incentive to me.

So, to my TE accountability girls, my goal is 20 pounds by my 46th birthday, mid April. I'll be checking in!

[Susan Otcenas]

I've lost 17 pounds since Nov 5th on WW. Which I'm really happy about. But this week has been SO HARD. WW has lowered my points twice - I'm now at just 19 per day. I've really struggled with hunger AND motivation this week. I've eaten ALL of my APs (and then some!), but it's still been really tough. I weigh in tomorrow and I think this might be the first week since I started that the scale doesn't move.

I guess a few bumps in the road are inevitable. But, right now, all I want to do is go out and eat a giant cheeseburger!!

Susan

[fatbottomedgurl]

Don't give up Susan! Five years ago when I did WW I would have an occasional Super High Day followed by a low point day to really give my body something to think about. I think that was the Wendi Plan.

I actually dropped the WW and am doing FitDay exclusively. It gives me more information (and more incentive) with all the different reports. It's weird, though, after an initial quick 5 pound loss I've stopped and stayed the same the last two weeks. But just finished my TOM so I think I've been a little water-weighty.

I am going to try to get some running in a couple times a week to mix things up. Our bodies get so efficient, it's frustrating.

[Susan Otcenas]

I think I've discovered the cause of my tiredness and hunger. I'm sick. When I was leaving the office last night, I realized I had a slight sore throat. I woke up in the middle of the night and could hardly swallow. So, I skipped my run workout this morning and will likely skip Friday's as well. I think I need a few days to rest, recover and rebuild. I've been at this for nearly 10 weeks now - that's a long time to have your body in a deficit, especially with the amount of exercise I've been getting. A few days chillin' out and relaxing is probably just what I need to get motivated again. I'll continue to stick with the WW program (I like the discipline alot), but will probably eat a few of the weekly extra points that I would ordinarily skip.'

Susan

[GLC1968]

Susan - I think you just answered the question I was going to ask...are you eating your extra 35 points each week? If not, and you are exercising that much, I'm not surprised that you got sick! You need to eat more!

If you find that you don't lose when you eat those extra points, then just do it every few weeks or so to give your body a 'break'. Right now, I'm eating every single point I am given or that I earn and I'm STILL hungry. Luckily, I'm pretty sure I'm still losing too (but I've got a long way to go compared to you!). Eat those points and keep that metabolism crankin'!!

Just for a sanity check: 19 points/day is only about 950 calories! I know you are eating your AP too...but even so, you need more fuel for your sanity (and your health).