Starting WW tomorrow ! Anyone else on it ?

Cally congrats on your progress on so many different levels!!

I did my first yoga-recording last night & I feel better just having begun. I'm almost intentionally getting more water -- without making a whole ordeal over it. LOL

Unlimited...... you're doing great. The poster child for the program. Keep it up.

DATO, AWB and Lorena. Keep on keeping on. We'll be here to celebrate when your scale rewards you for all of your good choices.

Think BIG picture ladies. Long term. Wholistic lifestyle. Follow Allyson and Cally into the meadows of progress. whoooooooohoooooooooo.

Trigeek. Looking for you. Putting out an all-points bulletin.

cally, thanks for the encouraging words...starting to exercise and get those extra points even though I do not want to use them I just have to keep moving.  Hopefully my first will be tormoow on the treadmill. I have been very slugish and unmotivated so it helps to hear it is working for you!!!  thanks!!

Aylin- glad you were willing to peep out of your hiding place. I suggest you come out into the sunlight permenantly but it's up to you of course. We all have ups and downs and the weight loss thing is a lifelong process. Congratulations on the good stresses of the house and job(s). I certainly won't begrudge you the sweet sixteen cake either (says the woman who ate key lime pie AND an ice cream sandwich for dessert yesterday!). I like to "loosen the reins" one day a week, usually on the weekend. Saturday is my hard workout day usually so that tends to work well. It is hard to stay on track when you're busy and tired- sometimes it works for me to cook up a big pot of something and to rely a bit more than usual on semi-prepared or really easy to prepare foods.

We are headed to Las Vegas on Wednesday. I am sure I will have some treats but I am already thinking about how I can find healthy options and not overdo it. Exercise will be no problem- I plan to do lots of swimming and working out while my husband is at his conference.

I finally got to a WW meeting with a friend who has already lost 20 lbs.  My weigh-in wasn't a surprise to me since I can't walk past the scales at the Cancer Center without some helpful nurse wanting to record my ever-increasing pounds.  So this is my second day counting points (can't manage the CORE program since I don't have any idea when I'm not hungry -- don't think I'm EVER not hungry).   One of the benefits so far has been an immediate decrease in GERD, so I plan to really stick with this.

Aylin...   Our leader at the meeting did a short talk about allowing yourself something you really want sometimes.  She said if we didn't do this, we might pig out in a worse way later on.  So you treated yourself to some sweet 16 cake and cheetos (I LOVE them)...  How can you not taste your daughter's cake??  Congrats on all the good things, your house, job offers.  It's a good time.

Blessings to all and good luck with your program.   

"I can't walk past the scales at the Cancer Center without some helpful nurse wanting to record my ever-increasing pounds." 

I felt the same way during chemo!  Finally I just decided to close my eyes and let them record my weight while I remained ignorant of the actual number. 

I'm going to weigh myself on Friday, but I still think I'm not losing much weight, if any.  I've started drinking fresh veggie juice every evening right when I get home from work and it definitely fills me up, which helps me to stick to my remaining points at the end of the day.  Maybe this will help -- I hope so! - -but I just have to keep remembering that even if the numbers on the scale aren't going down, I am feeling so much healthier, and that is the most important thing.

Congrats AWB and good luck while on vacation.  There are a lot of good salads out there, so enjoy even if you can't indulge! 

WW is a great program, and it really shows you how to eat. It is a lifestyle, not a diet. And it is something that can be done everywhere, just plan for your points..

Best of luck!

Tigwin, congrats, that is awesome!

I lost 1.6 lbs in the past week.  Well, I actually weighed myself several times at various doctor's appointments and each time was different, but according to the scale that I've been using every Friday:

Starting weight: 160.2

After week one: 159.8

After week two: 159.6

After week three: 158.0

So, did I finally earn a smiley face?

Man, this is slow going....

Lauren

Hey there ladies,

Congratulations on everyone's success!!!  I admire all of you for your efforts and am trying to get my own weight loss thing going, but I am just stuck.  I just can't get motivated and the scales just keep creeping up!   I will have to say that I am considering joining Weight Watchers (again) and I feel excited at the prospect.  I really can't afford it financially, but can't afford not to health-wise.  I have finished all treatments except Herceptin, and life is absolutely wonderful except for the weight I gained during chemo is still with me!

Are you all going to Weight Watcher meetings or doing WW on line, or have you done both and which was most effective for you?  I feel like I could really succeed at WW online and would like to hear from anyone that has had success with it.  I have gone to meetings many times before, but in a lot of ways, feel like I'd be more accountable if I joined online.  

I still think counting points is the easiest way for me to lose, plus it's kinda fun too.

Hugs and continued success to all of you! 

ps-- hey there Trigeek, my September chemo buddy!  glad you're doing well and enjoying life!

Mary Jo