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Hypermom
Member

08-13-2001

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 7:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Fab. I actually bought the Healthy Choice meals instead. So far, they aren't too bad. Yesterday, we had our first day with the trainer at the gym. All I can say is...everything hurts today...places that I've never hurt before! lol

Congrats on your weight loss! That's great!

Puppylov3
Member

01-26-2004

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 8:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
poking nose in here - hmmmmmm didn't pay attention to this before :-)

congrats to everynone.

bit o'bragging - weighed in last night (weight watchers - am on core not points)

lost 3.4 lbs last week (aided by a cold that killed my appetite for 2 days) - for a total of 90 lbs (since jan 12, 2004)

Jimmer
Member

08-30-2000

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 8:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
So the general recommendation is that you drink 6 glasses of water a day and that will help in losing weight?

(Newbie dieter talking here ) Thanks.

Puppylov3
Member

01-26-2004

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 8:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yup on the water. Weight watchers says 6, 8 oz glasses. Half of those must be water. the other half can be sugar free, caffeine free beverages.

Fabnsab
Member

08-07-2000

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 11:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wow, puppylove3, you're an inspiration!!! Congrats. When do you make goal?I hope I have as much success as you. Any advice on the weeks you don't lose? I know I am bound to have one of those weeks and want tp prepare myself for the letdown.

Jimmer
Member

08-30-2000

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 1:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Puppylov. And congratulations on your incredible success!

Puppylov3
Member

01-26-2004

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 1:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
17 more lbs to goal (top of the weight watchers range for my height).

as for weeks you don't lose - PERSISTANCE!! (don't give up). I personally find that the weights that I plateau on are weights I've been at and maintained at (for a while) in the past. It's like my body remembers that weight or something and it's a challenge to get it past that point. When it happens look at your eating habits (have they slipped? are you eating too much carb? too few calories (yes I said few - I'm an undereater in 'diet' mode)) and excercise habits - do you need more/less/a change in excercise?)

Hard not to be let down. I find a good support system (like say here :-) ) is the key.

To be honest this is my 4th time on weight watchers. I have yet to hit goal (it WILL happnen this time). The difference between this time and previous times is: the right antidepressant (the one I was on made me compulsive with food/caused weight gain - so I was fighting the drug in addition to myself); support; working on myself (see the starting over/change your life in 30 days folders - that book made a huge difference in how I look at a lot of things; and my faith (I started back to church this year).

Although it is a long journey - it is one that has been (and will be) well worth it.

One way that I can recommend to stay motivated is to play with things at the store - weigh potatoes to show you how much you've lost. (although I've graduated to giant bags of dog food and childhood weight measurements).

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Thursday, February 24, 2005 - 5:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was down 13 lbs as of January 13, I know I gained a lot in between, weighed myself this morning and I now have lost 1 lb more. Not much, but at least I am below what I was in January.

total weight lost 14lb (since last spring)

Happygal
Member

11-15-2004

Friday, February 25, 2005 - 2:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Kitt, et al. I'm back. First let me say, Congratulations to all of you. You guys rock!!! Since I was staying at the same weight every week and I was getting totally frustrated, I decided to "step away from the scale" for a few weeks. I weighed myself this morning and I'm down 2 lbs. since January 1st. I guess that's better than nothing...

Kitt
Member

09-06-2000

Friday, February 25, 2005 - 8:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Congratulations to all us losers! I'm down 0.8lb this week, 11.2lb total. I've had lots of distractions so it seems like I'm fighting against my willpower more and more. Hopefully things will calm down soon.

I agree with all of you, the Lean Cuisine meals are much tastier than either the WW meals or the Healthy Choice ones. My husband is pretty much addicted to the peanut chicken one. I like the mini pizzas they do, it feels like you're having a treat but they're only 300 calories.

Grumpy: no I still haven't tried a Gazelle. Maybe I'll find a second hand one somewhere.

Happygal: good for you! I guessed that might be why you stepped away for a bit, probably a good idea if you're getting frustrated. I hope you get some results soon.

Puppylov: if you have the time, would you mind explaining the Core WW program for me? I looked on their website but they're rather vague unless you join. What sort of foods do they let you eat?

Myjohnhenry
Member

01-02-2002

Saturday, February 26, 2005 - 7:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Way to go Kitt...any loss is in the right direction. I am down .6 lbs today is all. This strange warm Feb. here is causing havoc with my allergies and my mystery medical issues from last early spring through early fall has re-emerged and I have been suffering from increased edema. Grrrr
If it wasn't for that I think I would have lost more.
The good news is that grabbing a bottle of water is becoming second nature and I never would have imagined that and I feel good about my healthier eating habits. The exercise part is hard when it aggravates the edema and accompanying medical issues.

Myjohnhenry
Member

01-02-2002

Saturday, February 26, 2005 - 7:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Core Plan info

The plan rules
1. Eat as much of the core foods as you need to feel satisfied.
2. If you want to eat foods that are not on the core foods list use you 35 weekly points allowance.

Vegetables
Fresh, frozen or canned (without added sauce, fat or sugar)
Tomato paste purees and sauce

*Vegetables cannot contain ingredients that are not core foods. (ex regular refried beans, pork beans, corn in butter sauce, dried tomatoes packed in oil, French fries, and sweet pickles are not core foods.) Vegetable juice is not a care food.

Fruits
Fresh, frozen or canned (without added sugar)

*Canned fruit must be packed in water or juice (not syrup) and drained before eating. Unsweetened applesauce is a core food, but sweetened is not. Dried fruits are not core foods. Fruit juices are not core foods.

Soups
Fresh, canned, frozen, or homemade soups made only with core foods
Bean soup (lentil, split pea)
Bouillon
Broth based soup
Tomato soup
*Creamed soups are not core foods.

Starches Grains and cereals
Whole wheat pasta or brown rice or potatoes is limited to 1 meal a day
Barley
Buckwheat
Bulgur
Cornmeal (polenta)
Couscous
Kasha
Popcorn (airpopped or 94% fat free microwave popped)
Quinoa
Rolled oats
Starch vegetables (peas, corn)
Cooked hot cereal (any plain variety that does not contain added sugar)
Puffed wheat, puffed rice, shredded wheat, and 100% bran cereals that do not contain added sugar, are limited to 1 meal a day and must be eaten with fat free milk or plain fat free yogurt.

Lean meats, poultry, fish, meat substitute and egg products
Beef
Bottom and top round roast
Bottom and top sirloin steak
Eye round roast
Flank steak
Filet mignon
Organ meats (liver, brain)
Round steak
Round tip steak and roast
Sirloin steak
T-bone steak
Tenderloin roast and steak
Top sirloin roast

Lamb
Leg roast
Loin chop or roast
Organ meats
Sirloin chop

Pork
Canadian style bacon
Lean ham
Loin chop or roast
Organ meats
Sirloin chop
Sirloin cutlet
Tenderloin roast

Veal
cutlet
Loin chop or roast
Organ meats
Round steak
Sirloin steak

Poultry chicken and Turkey
Fresh, frozen or canned
Organ meats
* trim any visible fat and remove skin before eating

Fish and shellfish
Fresh, frozen or canned any variety
*Canned varieties must be packed in water or broth or tomato juice, not packed in oil

Meat substitutes
Dried beans and lentils
Tofu, any type
Vegetarian burgers, frozen

Egg products
Egg, whole
Egg substitutes
Egg whites

ETA: *Ground beef with no more than 7% fat,or ground turkey or ground chicken is limited to 1 meal a day.

Milk products and dairy substitutes
Milk products
Fat free cheese
Fat free cottage cheese
Fat free milk
Fat free sugar free pudding
Fat free sour cream
Fat free plain yogurt

Dairy substitutes
Soy milk (plain)
Soy cheese
Soy yogurt (plain)

Weight watcher smoothies or fat free sugar free instant hot cocoa or reduced calorie dairy shakes is limited to once a day.

Oils, Condiments, and Extras
Oils
Fat free dressings
Fat free margarine
Fat free mayonnaise
Nonstick cooking or baking spray

Include 2 teaspoons of Olive, canola, safflower, sunflower or flaxseed oil each day

Condiments
Baking powder
Baking soda
Capers
Cocktail sauce
Extracts
Flavorings
Herbs
Horseradish
Hot sauce (pepper sauce)
Ketchup
Lemon juice
Lime juice (unsweetened)
Mustard
Salsa (fat free)
Soy sauce
Sugar substitutes
Taco sauce
Teriyaki sauce
Vinegar
Worcestershire sauce

Extras
Gelatin (unflavored or sugar free flavored)
WW fruities

Beverages
Coffee (without sugar)
Tea (without sugar)
Diet soft drinks
Club soda
Seltzer (plain or unsweetened)
Water or mineral water


Myjohnhenry
Member

01-02-2002

Saturday, February 26, 2005 - 7:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
To use the Core Plan to its full advantage, you’ll need to eat when you’re hungry and stop when you’re satisfied. While the Core Plan Rules allow you to eat as much as you need to feel satisfied of any of the Core Foods without tracking, it’s important to remember that calories do matter in weight loss.

To adjust your portions to your appetite, assess your hunger on a scale of 0 to 5 before and after each meal. Strive to stay in the Comfort Zone. In time, you’ll be able to recognize when you’re truly getting hungry and how much food you’ll need to stay satisfied.

Very Hungry/Starving-0 Hungry-1 Getting Hungry-2 Satisfied/Comfortable-3 Full/Not at all hungry-4 Very Full/Stuffed-5
The comfort zone is 1 through 4

The Core Plan gives you a weekly points allowance to use on any food that is not on the Core Food list. This means you have a points value of 35 to use over the course of seven days – and you can use them any way you please. Each week you’ll start fresh with another 35.


Puppylov3
Member

01-26-2004

Saturday, February 26, 2005 - 8:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
yay myjohnhenry for posting that yup that's the plan.

Fabnsab
Member

08-07-2000

Sunday, February 27, 2005 - 10:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, tomorrow morning is weigh in for me and I am nervous. I gave into my bbq rib craving this week. Mind you, I didn't go crazy but I still feel like it threw me off. I guess we'll see what my body can and cannot forgive.

Kitt
Member

09-06-2000

Monday, February 28, 2005 - 8:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks for that MJH (and congrats on the weight loss, it must be very hard balancing dieting with what your body needs). I've been wondering how the core program can work, but seeing what's on the list now I understand! I don't think I eat healthily enough for that plan! And I just love raisins... not sure how I'd do without dried fruit!

How did the weigh in go Fabsnab?

Fabnsab
Member

08-07-2000

Monday, February 28, 2005 - 11:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, I am happy to say the ribs didn't do much damage. I lost 1.4 for a 19.6 total. I was so stressed. When I get on the scale, I stand up straight, suck in my stomach, and don't breathe...lol...what do I really think that'll accomplish?

Thanks for asking, Kitt.

Kitt
Member

09-06-2000

Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 10:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I used to have my scales under the rail for the towel in the bathroom, and I got a little obsessed that how and when I let go of the rail affected the weight shown on the scales!! The things we do to get a better reading! Congratulations on the loss, that's great.

Jomama
Member

02-11-2005

Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I want to lose weight with you!!! I gained ::gasp:: 70lbs!!! ::gasp:: during my recent pregnancy... needless to say I now know why they say you only need to gain 20-35lbs, those came off in a breeze!!! The most depressing thing about all that weight gain, when I came home from the hospital 3 days after giving birth I had only lost 9lbs (my son weighed 8lb 13 oz!!!) I was soooo swollen and depressed (c-section)! Anywho baby is almost 6 weeks old and I have lost 28lbs and as of yesterday I am now allowed to do whatever exercise I want... I couldn't wait to hear those words from my doc. My goal is to do pilates every weekday, we will see how that goes. I have 42lbs to lose and I'm hoping to be back in a bikini by summer, I'm having doubts about that one!

Kitt
Member

09-06-2000

Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 11:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Congrats on the new addition to your family, may he be happy and healthy! Are you nursing? That's meant to keep your metabolism high and help in weightloss. I've never done Pilates so don't know how sweaty it is, but in terms of simple weightloss perhaps you'd be better off swapping a couple of pilates sessions for something higher in cardio, like a treadmill or exercise bike? Are you cutting your calorie intake? It might be worth doing some research to see how many calories you need if you're still nursing, I'd hate to think you weren't getting good enough nutrition to keep you and baby strong.

Fabnsab
Member

08-07-2000

Sunday, March 13, 2005 - 8:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hows everyone doing? This thread has been awfully quiet lately!! I hope that means that we're all losing so much, it'll feel like gloating if we talk about it here...lol

That wouldn't be true for me. It was my first hard week on WW. We had to travel to Chicago for my Grandmas funeral this week. 6 Hours there and back. I prepared myself well so I ate veggies and granola bars on the road but I wasnt expecting to be at the funeral home for 6+ hours so I ended up eating sandwiches and such in the reception room.

Then we were staying with my aunt who lost 35lbs on WW so I thought she'd be understanding- yeah right! So many different cakes and cookies just for us(my 3 sisters and mom), a huge breakfast with platters of everything, a whole cooked ham! I picked a little here and there but they were actually getting upset that I wasnt eating because they had been cooking so much.

Then at the luncheon after the burial, it was family style so I ate a little of everything but then there was dinner...we went to Portillo's and I had a 9 inch italian beef sandwich with crinkle fries!!!!!! I was so weak! I could have ordered a nice salad but with 7 others dousing their sandwiches with the juice right in front of me- that would have been HELL!

So there ya have it. A rough week but I hopped right back on thursday when we traveled home. It was a rough week and I hope too much doesn't show u8p on the scale tomorrow...

Anyone else out there with me??

Kitt
Member

09-06-2000

Sunday, March 13, 2005 - 9:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi Fabnsab. Yes, it has been quiet here! I didn't want to be the only one posting so I thought I'd be quiet for a bit.

I'm very sorry for the loss of your Grandma. It sounds like you did well, considering the food you ate was out of your control and it must have been hard emotionally as well. Just get right back on the program, as you have done, and you'll be fine. Things happens sometimes, don't feel bad about it. If a funeral's not a reason to relax your diet a bit I don't know what is.

I think I'm down 1.8lb since I last posted. I'm finding it harder to stick to my plan. No excuses really, I'm just not tying so hard. Wish I could feel more motivated but right now it's not happening.

Myjohnhenry
Member

01-02-2002

Sunday, March 13, 2005 - 11:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I haven't posted here recently mainly because last week was an insanely busy week at work and that didn't help the difficulty I am having with eating all of my points. I was up .2 at my WI Saturday. I am trying really hard to not get discouraged and to remember the good things I have done...like more water and eating better.

Hypermom
Member

08-13-2001

Monday, March 14, 2005 - 8:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Week 2 of my diet...or, as I like to see it, my relearning portion control. I've lost 6 pounds. :-)

Fabnsab
Member

08-07-2000

Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 9:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks for the kind words, Kitt.

Congrats to you all for staying on plan and positive, even if you didn't lose. I think that is the hardest thing to do.

I lost 1.2 lbs this week. I was so shocked. I am going to try to eat more veggies this week and see what that does for me. The weeks I lost 2 or more lbs, I ate alot of veggies and the weeks I have been losing 1 lb, the veggies were nonexistent in my daily intake.

Kitt, maybe buying a new cookbook will give you some ideas and will motivate you a little. I find when I find new ideas to eat great food and still be on plan, it helps me feel that I can really succeed at this.