Trying hard to lose the pounds!!!!!!!!!

Hello Divas!

Thanks Janet--I needed to hear that right now as I've been having a really off week this week--giving in to sugar cravings and that just leads to more sugar cravings! So I'll just try and be 100% in some of the other areas and start from there.

I got my period for the first time since right before I started chemo last December and it freaked me out a little. Have to ask my onc. what the significance of getting it again is. Of course with my period came all those chocolate cravings--you can all figure out where this road lead! My friend who joined WW's with me is not doing well with the program and I find when I listen to her complain about how hard it is, I wind up going off the program--is that normal??? I have to come here and soak up some of your positive attitudes!

Have a great week everyone and just don't give up! --Eileen

P.S.--Patti are you feeling okay after your fall?? That sounded so painful--so glad you didn't break anything! Hope you're feeling better.

Good morning divas! Hope you are all well. I have another good recipe. If you are doing WW Core program, the whole recipe is on Core. If Flex Points, 1 cup = 1 point.

Best Ever Chili:

1 lb. 93% lean ground beef
1 large onion
1 can kidney beans
1 can pinto beans
1 can fat free re-fried beans
1 can corn
1 16 oz. can chopped tomatoes
1 15 oz. can tomato sauce
1 cup water
1 4 oz. can green chilis
1 package taco sauce
1 package Hidden Valley dressing (not the buttermilk
one)dry mix

Chop onion and brown hamburger. Add the rest of the ingredients (do not drain anything). Bring to a boil over medium heat and then simmer for 15 minutes.

Hope you enjoy. Not just for WW, entire family liked it. I'm giving the Core program another try this week. Even though it seems like torture to me I lost 1.4 lbs. this week and cheated somewhat. Trying to be better this week. Once I hit goal it's back to the points.
Patti: Hope you enjoy the ww meetings. That's where I got the recipe. - Janet

Lynne: I've definitely had gains like yours while on the Points. I've been a WW lifetime member for 8 years (25 lbs.). 4 years ago I gained some of my weight back after stopping with the meetings. I started back to WW on a regular basis 2 1/2 years ago. It's been a struggle the whole time, including the last 6 months since I was diagnosed. Don't get discouraged. And the MOST IMPORTANT THING, definitely go back to the meeting next week. Don't give up. It could very well have been something you ate. Anything salty a day or two before could definitely add on weight like that, especially if you were good on program. Have you tried the CORE plan? I was so against it being an avid Points follower. But I've done it the past two weeks. It takes some getting used to and I don't see me staying on it forever, but it does help get the weight off if you've been struggling with the Points (as I was). I'm so sorry you got upset but remember unfortunately it happens to a lot of us. Good luck this week. - Janet

Lois, as long as you enjoyed yourself gaining those lbs., don't worry about it. They will come off. It's always hard when you have visitors. I gained 6 lbs. when my parents stayed with me when I had my radiation. Plus it was your birthday. Don't worry about it. You'll get it off in no time.

FYI: the chili. It's really delicious and easy to make. Even my hubby, who is totally anti-weight watchers (but could use it) loved it.

HOpe everyone had a great weekend. - Janet

Well ladies, I have really been a good diva.... I get my @$$ out of bed at 4:30 each weekday morning and go swim a mile before I go to school. A bowl of instant oatmeal for breakfast, a healthy salad with a small amout of protein (either shrimp or grilled chicken breast or grilled lean beef) with water and a fat free yogurt (with OF COURSE the pink Yoplait lid!) After 2 weeks I allowed myself to get on the scale and I lost 4 pounds!!!! Whooo hooo!! And that is WITH my nightly bowl of ice cream, I just can't make myself give it up. Each day I feel a little stronger in the water, but damn that scar tissue in the boob is killing me.... I hope it starts to stretch out a bit.

Stay with it divas, we WILL soon be so hot that NED would never even THINK of leaving us!

Hi Divas and welcome to the club Lynne.



I've also been struggling lately. Been very tired, which means I don't get to the supermarket often and therefore don't have healthy choices in the house (I know EXCUSES, EXCUSES).



I missed my meeting Saturday--spent the day at the pediatrican and then in the ER with my 4 yr. old for a suspected UTI. I was actually stooped over a toilet bowl, cup in hand, for 2 hours begging her to pee in the cup. She's one stubborn little girl, just refused to go, so they wound up catheterizing her in the ER--it was awful and my heart was breaking for her So when it was all over, I went home and ate chocolate!



I'm pretty sure if I had gone to my meeting I would have had a gain. Trying not to let that get me down. Lois--just refocus and those five pounds will come off. We have to try not to be too hard on ourselves.



Yesterday I took a long walk in NYC after seeing my PS. So I'm hoping that's going to help me get back on track.



Janet--glad you're having success on the Core program. Any tips for eating out and staying on Core? I think I need to give it a try for a few weeks to kick my metabolism a little bit.



Well, have a great week Divas. We can do this



Eileen

Hello everyone!, Thank you for welcoming me to the group and for the words of encouragement. Nice to hear that we are all in this together. My meeting is tonight, I will goand I will stay for the meeting no matter what! I must say, I am terrified to get on that scale, I had a good week so we will see, wish me luck gals,
Lynne

Hi Divas you all deserve a pat on the back for keeping going with the dieting despite all the ups and downs. i havent posted in a while but have been back to checkup on you all. I have been sidelined due to an ankle injury for 6 weeks but still manged to lose 17.8 lbs so Flex points must be working for me. i treated myself to a ww fudge bar one day in fact bought 2 .I was planning on cutting them up in small pieces so i could enjoy a treat every day.... i took a bite of the first bar...it was so chocolaty that i polished the first one of and then shame on me ate the other one . Needless to say i havent bought anymore of them. Dont know how i am going to get through Thanksgiving this weekend .we all talked about that at the meeting today. Wishing you all a happy weekend. Big Hugs

Thank you Wise Leader. Seriously NY Janet I followed your instructions yesterday( had to have thanksgiving supper early) and it worked like a dream .in fact couldn't and didnt finish all the food on plate and Yes i could see the other side of the table .my small piece of apple crisp was delicous.. I just did points for breakfast and lunch and then put a smiley face on my tracker instead of points

Right back on flex points again today. Will share this with my ww group.... on weigh in day Thursday.
Floss

Dont give up Patti,we are all rooting for you. big hugs Floss

Well, hubby and I have walked out butts off this year, but my butt is still there!!!!!!!!!! So, I joined ww and found out about the core program. I love it! I never liked counting all those points and I only use a few of the 35 points I'm allowed weekly. We are still walking. After 3 weeks at WW I've lost 7.6 lbs. I think I've finally found my groove and the clothes are beginning to fit a lot better.

I ate at last night at Carrabbas. I had a salad, dressing on the side and used less than 1 TBS, grilled salmon and grilled veggies. I did indulge in one small slice of the bread. Core is a great plan for me. I really like the fact I've become very concious about my level of hunger and when I'm satisfied.

Leaving on a cruise next Friday, but we plan to continue walking, will use the stairs and eat sensibly. Will I indulge?? Sure, I plan to have a little dessert, but a bite or two is satisfying to me.

Sheila

Sheila: I've been a ww member for years. I was a die-hard points person. I was against the new Core progam at the beginning, thought it was too restricting. I've been doing it for 3 weeks now (didn't weigh in last week). I have finally decided that I love the Core program. Once I got used to it, it's definitely a good plan. I think I've lost about 3 lbs. on Core so far. Congrats on the 7 lbs. Keep up the good work. - Janet

Hi Lynne: I've also been on Tamoxifen for a little over 2 months. It's been a real struggle for me but I've managed to lose a little over 6 lbs. in that period of time. I had been just like you, up one week, down the next. But Core seems to have changed that. It is a lot of work (preparation wise). I find I need to have all the necessary foods in my frig or else.....

I'm still having a hard time with lunch (and breakfast) choices. For lunch I've been having fat free cottage cheese (not bad once you get used to it) and I add light syrup (drained) peaches to it (the little plastic ones in the six pack container). I also bring the chili recipe (I posted it here a few weeks ago) and heat that up. [An excellent recipe - it freezes well.] Some days I just take a salad. I will admit that I use all my 35 points for the week. For breakfast I usually have farina (I've always eaten it), an egg, or plain fat free yogurt (yuck) but I add Polander All Fruit to it (for 1 point) and it helps a little.

Dinners have never been a problem. I've yet to try the whole wheat pasta or brown rice (family would never eat it). So usually with dinner I have a baked potato. Although the other night I ordered Chinese (steamed shrimp and string beans with brown sauce on side) and ordered brown rice. It wasn't half bad. I could get used to it. When I need something crunchy I have 94% fat free popcorn. I also treat myself occasionally to Edy's Grand Light Cookies & Cream ice cream (1/2 cup 3 points), so satisfies my sweet craving (that's why I'm using all my points,haha).

- Janet

Floss - You and I are so close. I only have 5 lbs. left before I hit 25 lbs. (I will then be at my goal weight). It's been a long struggle. We can do the last 5 together. Keep up the good work. - Janet

I have just found this site today and it is great to see the kind of support that is offered here.

I am an 11 year (almost) survivor and am anxious to try to lose weight. I have always fought the battle of the bulge and lost. I was overweight when I was diagnosed in December of 1992 and basically ate my way through radiation and chemo.

After that, I went through a period where I thought that if I wanted something to eat, what the heck, I likely wasn't going to make it anyway.

One year turned into another and at my five year anniversary, I decided that I had better start taking care of me, because it looked like I was going to be around for some time to come

Over the last five years I have managed to lose about 100 lbs but only 40 of them have stayed off - I keep gaining and losing the same 20 lbs.

I have now started the Core Program at WW and am really interested in any help that I can get. So far, so good. I have lost a few pounds but the novelty will likely soon wear off and I can use all the tips that I can get.