New Weight Watchers!

[GLC1968]

I'm still pleased with it. I'm down 3 lbs in two weeks (which is pretty good for me) and I've got my husband signed up too. He only lost 2 lbs in the first week and was disappointed, but he did 'splurge' the night before his weigh-in so it's to be expected. I think he'll have a much better week 2.

So far, so good!

[maillotpois]

I am so glad everyone's having such good luck with the new WW! I am down over 14 since 12/1, which has been great and really motivating.

Go us!

[katluvr]

Warning: whining ahead

I am very happy for all of you losing weight on WW and enjoying it. I must admit a am frustrated. I have tried hard to stay on plan, I feel I have cut my intake greatly, I have cut my wine consumption (and beer) greatly. I have enjoyed my weekends--and that may be the problem. Losing weight has never been easy for me. And when I run 10 miles and feel like I should be able to eat a bit more (especially when I am ravanish). I wish just being active was enough!

Ok, so I HAVE lost weight. I am usually up and down alot during the week but in 4 weeks I have lost 2.4 pounds. So that is about 0.5 pounds a week. Which when I think back that is usually how much weight I lose. I am a real slow loser!

So I am going to keep on the plan, try to be a bit better (but still relax a bit) on the weekend and up my during the week workouts. And continue to "tweak" things to see what really works for me.

Thanks for letting me whine a bit!
K

[zoom-zoom]

I am seriously considering signing-up for this. I had amazing success with Atkins years ago, but going that low with carbs doesn't work well with the volume of running and biking I do, nowadays. And counting carbs and calories with Fitday.com started making me more than a little obsessive about food...to the point that eating became a chore. Sounds like WW simplifies things.

So do most of you go to meetings or just do it online? We do have meetings 10 minutes away, but I'm generally good about staying accountable when I have to check-in somewhere, even if it's just online.

[GLC1968]

Katluvr - If I remember correctly, you are already pretty small and probaby close to your goal weight, right? If so, then I would think that 0.5lb a week is totally fine. I mean, you aren't starving all the time, missing workouts, being a raving b1tch...right? They way I look at it is this - I'm not really suffering. I'm actually quite comfortable with my current intake and feel like I could do this for the long haul. I'm not feeling deprived, so I have time. I'm not going to sweat the small losses as long as they are losses. I'll get there eventually. I bet you will too!

In fact, I'm VERY curious to see my results this week. I had a couple of 'splurgy' days over the weekend and I'm using a LOT of points. In fact, if things continue the way they are, I will have eaten all my exercise points (I have them set to be used daily) and almost all my weekly points. Let's see how the scale reacts! Personally, I feel pretty damn good. I have lots of energy both for my workouts and for daily life...so if there is loss, I'll be very pleased.

Kirsten - I just do the online (no meetings anywhere near me anyway). For me, I just needed an easier way to be accountable. The last time I did WW, I was obsessing about points. This time, not at all. I think having higher targer numbers really makes a HUGE difference for me (mentally).

[ASammy1]

I am seriously considering signing-up for this. I had amazing success with Atkins years ago, but going that low with carbs doesn't work well with the volume of running and biking I do, nowadays. And counting carbs and calories with Fitday.com started making me more than a little obsessive about food...to the point that eating became a chore. Sounds like WW simplifies things.

So do most of you go to meetings or just do it online? We do have meetings 10 minutes away, but I'm generally good about staying accountable when I have to check-in somewhere, even if it's just online.

I am doing the WW at Work program where we get free etools. I work in a large business complex where there are several companies who join in. We have a pretty large group (over 30 ppl), so it's really convenient and motivating to do with people you see everyday.

[Tri Girl]

Warning: whining ahead

I am very happy for all of you losing weight on WW and enjoying it. I must admit a am frustrated. I have tried hard to stay on plan, I feel I have cut my intake greatly, I have cut my wine consumption (and beer) greatly. I have enjoyed my weekends--and that may be the problem. Losing weight has never been easy for me. And when I run 10 miles and feel like I should be able to eat a bit more (especially when I am ravanish). I wish just being active was enough!

Ok, so I HAVE lost weight. I am usually up and down alot during the week but in 4 weeks I have lost 2.4 pounds. So that is about 0.5 pounds a week. Which when I think back that is usually how much weight I lose. I am a real slow loser!

So I am going to keep on the plan, try to be a bit better (but still relax a bit) on the weekend and up my during the week workouts. And continue to "tweak" things to see what really works for me.

Thanks for letting me whine a bit!
K

I don't think you are whining... you are just frustrated. Me, too. I've lost, but not a lot. Only 6.6 pounds in 6 weeks. It's frustrating for me, too. I hear people who've lost 15 or more in that time frame and it bugs me. I know that for me it's just jealousy that they are losing faster than me. I also know that when I lost my weight before it was FAST and that it all came back on. I'm trying to remember that if I do it slow, maybe it will stay off (but that doesn't help when I weigh in and I feel like I've cut way back and I'm only down .7).
I feel your pain and frustration.
Last time I was gung-ho, balls to the wall, etc and I lost quickly. It wasn't something I could do long-term (it felt like- and was- dieting). This time I'm trying to make it a lifestyle by cutting back and still indulging when I run 10 miles, or bike 50, and I guess that means losing slowly. Like a tortoise... we will make it there, it will just take us much longer. :/
I'm not happy about it, but I'm more unhappy with myself for gaining it back. I wish I could go back in time... it was far easier losing weight when I was 30 than when I'm nearly 40 now.

[lauraelmore1033]

Those activity points are kinda scary! a good hard 20 mile ride earned me 33 points yesterday. I'm assuming I'm getting so many because I'm so heavy. No way was I going to eat all those on a week night. Weekend, yeah, maybe, but even then it makes me uneasy...

[GLC1968]

Those activity points are kinda scary! a good hard 20 mile ride earned me 33 points yesterday. I'm assuming I'm getting so many because I'm so heavy. No way was I going to eat all those on a week night. Weekend, yeah, maybe, but even then it makes me uneasy...

Wow, 33 points?! That's impressive (and yeah, a little scary).

I try to underestimate my activity points a little by under reporting my speeds. Last friday, I did a 4.2 mile run from work that took me 48 minutes. I got 9 points for it because I keyed it in as "running<12min/mile". I did the exact same run yesterday in 46 minutes and I was definitely working harder but yet I only got 8 points for it. I know it's because I didn't have a different speed option to choose, but it just kind of illustrates how the activity points really need to be a guideline as opposed to a strict rule.

I also in a firm believer in eating your activity points when you do the activity (and not saving them up until the weekend or something), so I have mine set to be used first each day.

[zoom-zoom]

Something everyone needs to keep in mind -- faster weight loss greatly increases the risk/rate of re-gain. Slow and steady wins the race. Also the closer one is to goal the harder it is to lose. Back when I was 185 I lost that first 20#s with almost no effort. The closer I got to goal the tougher things got. Once I got within 20#s of my goal it got REALLY hard. And that 20#s came back WAY easily. I've been battling this 20#s for about 6 years, now. Only I really slacked in recent months and it's now 30#s.

I would be thrilled to lose a pound/week at this point. Once I get within 10-15#s of goal even a half-pound/week seems like a success.

[lauraelmore1033]

Wow, 33 points?! That's impressive (and yeah, a little scary).

I try to underestimate my activity points a little by under reporting my speeds. Last friday, I did a 4.2 mile run from work that took me 48 minutes. I got 9 points for it because I keyed it in as "running<12min/mile". I did the exact same run yesterday in 46 minutes and I was definitely working harder but yet I only got 8 points for it. I know it's because I didn't have a different speed option to choose, but it just kind of illustrates how the activity points really need to be a guideline as opposed to a strict rule.

I also in a firm believer in eating your activity points when you do the activity (and not saving them up until the weekend or something), so I have mine set to be used first each day.

Yeah, I reported the faster speed, just because that's what I did and I like seeing how many points I can earn, but then I resolved to eat no more than the #I would have earned at the slower pace. and that is only if I'm REALLY hungry. and I only eat them on the day earned. I have yet to even touch any of the weekly points.

[emily_in_nc]

I wish I could go back in time... it was far easier losing weight when I was 30 than when I'm nearly 40 now.

Just wait 10 years. I used to be able to lose weight just by thinking about losing weight (well, almost!) Now, at nearly 50, even after days when I've been extraordinarily good (long fast walk, weights, light eating/drinking), I'll get on the scale the next morning and be up 1/2 a lb. Frustrating, to say the least!

[Tri Girl]

Just wait 10 years.

Well shoot!
I'll just get Skeletor thin now and spend the next 20 years eating my way to a healthy weight.

[GLC1968]

I just wanted to mention that if anyone is NOT eating all their WW points, that maybe they should. I just finished week 3. I ate all of my daily points, all but 11 of my total 30-something activity points earned during the week and all but 9 of my extra weekly points. I lost 2.4 lbs - my biggest week yet.

Eat, people, eat!

(I was seriously doubting that I'd lose. I was an eating machine last week!)