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Post by cj59 on Nov 7, 2017 23:10:43 GMT
Hello Everyone - Hope you are all doing well today It's been interesting reading about the supposed changes to the Smart Points plan that will start next month. I kept hoping that WW would have a plan that I could do so I could go to meetings for awhile and get Lifetime - it's just something that would be nice to have, but I know I don't need to have it. But reading about the changes, I can see that this won't work for me. I could never do Simply Filling because I really just don't know when to stop eating unless I do portion control. They were talking about chicken being 0 points, because they think people won't overeat that. I can't even buy those Rotisserie Chickens at the store very often because I bring one home and eat about 3/4ths of it that same day I also have to make myself get in my fruits and vegetables, so those being free don't really matter to me. But I hope the program works well for others
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Post by wwlurker on Nov 8, 2017 13:15:39 GMT
Hi everyone! cj59 - I've been following along as well. I'm not sure what I think of the new program yet. It seems like a lot of figuring to me. As someone who is not the one who prepares the vast majority of the food I eat (side note - when did that happen?), I don't know how it would work for me. I got on the scale this morning. I've gained, which isn't surprising to me. I'm going to keep trying to get myself straightened out. I've got a lot of work to do on that front. I don't think that any plan is going to work for me until I can reset some of my thinking. Hope everyone is doing well!
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Post by sunrose49 on Nov 9, 2017 13:59:51 GMT
My son ended up in the hospital Sunday evening with severe gas pains. The ambulance came and a neighbor that is a nurse came over. Got home at 4:00 in the morning. He is doing good now, but momma bear is watching what he eats ;-)
I be back later today after I catch up with the posts.
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Post by wwlurker on Nov 9, 2017 14:01:58 GMT
Hi everyone.
I got on the scale again this morning and was down a few pounds, so I'm not sure if yesterday was an anomaly or what. I'm going to try to continue to WI frequently for a little while to see what is going on.
I did ok yesterday but as per usual, not perfect and my evenings are a problem.
I'm continuing to try to work on things and not get too frustrated. I'm focusing on the thoughts, the "whys" and trying to be healthier overall without being too restrictive or counting anything. I'm tracking on paper (loosely) and just basically trying my best.
I'm visiting family this weekend, so I will be a little at the mercy of my MIL but she's pretty healthy anyway as long as I watch my portion sizes because she's a bit of a "feeder" lol.
Hope everyone is doing well!
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Post by wwlurker on Nov 9, 2017 14:03:25 GMT
sunrose49 - oh no! I think we were posting at the same time. I'm so sorry to hear that. I'm glad he's doing better though!
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Post by cj59 on Nov 9, 2017 22:06:46 GMT
Hello Everyone sunrose - I'm sorry to hear about your son, I'm sure that was scary. I hope that he is feeling better and will continue to improve. wwlurker - I'm glad your weight was back down. Even though I don't like to weigh each day, it really is a good idea to do it so we can see the way our body weight changes so much each day. Hope you enjoy your weekend with family and hopefully your MIL will have some healthy foods for you to eat too. I knew today was going to be a bad overeating day and it is. I went to a place that sells lots of bake goods and sweets, and I just can't control myself there. I'm trying to do as many of my daily healthy habits today too, so hopefully I'll be back on track tomorrow. A part of me feels like I'm just entitled to have a "day off" every once in awhile. And I guess that's possible as long as the one day doesn't turn into two days, then a week, then a month. The funny thing is that after I've eaten some of these things I really didn't enjoy them that much. So I need to seriously talk to myself and remind myself that if I'm going to indulgence in a high point food it really needs to be something I'm going enjoy. Hope everyone else is doing well on their plan
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Post by sunrose49 on Nov 10, 2017 13:25:35 GMT
Thanks for the well wishes for my son. He is doing much, much better.
cj59, I am with you on taking a day off here and there. If you keep it under control it can be a good/fun thing.
wwlurker, that's great you were down a few pounds! I need to be more mindful in the evenings.
Waving to all.
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Post by cj59 on Nov 10, 2017 20:53:43 GMT
Hello Everyone - Hope you are all doing well today sunrose - I'm happy to hear your son is doing better, hope he continues to improve and heal up each day. I'm doing pretty well today, even though I have a strong urge to just eat whatever I want and not worry about it. I guess I've reached one of those times again where I'm tired of all the work that's involved in keeping the weight off. I can see that I'm going to keep going through these feelings from time to time and just have to get through them. I've made a food plan for the day and hope I can stick to it. The worst time is usually in the evening, so I just need to stay on track.
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Post by sunrose49 on Nov 11, 2017 14:12:04 GMT
cj59, it is hard to maintain, but I think harder losing the weight and how it makes you feel to be heavy. That's were I'm at. I have forgotten how it feels to be at goal. Hang in there and keep strong. You have done so well.
I just made a patch of WW soup. I had no black beans (or kidney) to add to the soup. I like to do that for the protein. Anyway I will freeze some for dinners. Tomorrow I go to a WW meeting with my son. He did WW years ago and did really well on it. Hopefully that will make me a little more focused.
Waving to all
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Post by cj59 on Nov 11, 2017 20:04:48 GMT
Hello Everyone - Hope you are enjoying your weekend sunrose - I bet that soup is good now that the weather is colder. And it's great to freeze some for an easy meal later. Hope your meeting goes well tomorrow. How nice that your son with go with you. I know I did the best on the program the times that I had a friend that went with me. I'm doing pretty well today. I only did a little overeating last night, mostly sweets. I really think I need to focus on cutting the sugar in my diet - maybe in January though So far I'm staying close to my daily points today and hopefully will tomorrow too, since I used all my weekly points earlier in the week. I made some Pumpkin Custard today and it's a recipe that is fairly low in sugar and fat. It's an old recipe I've made for years. It's nice to have something like this around this time of year. Hope everyone else is doing well on their plans.
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Post by cj59 on Nov 12, 2017 21:11:39 GMT
Just checking in for the day and hoping everyone is doing well I made a conscious decision to eat a bit over my plan today. I figured since the week hasn't been perfect I'm not going to worry about going over a bit today. I'm still making sure to get in my healthy foods, water and exercise. I weigh-in tomorrow and I'm anticipating that I'll be up some, but I'm not going to worry about it. I have to find the balance between living my life and living my food plan without needing to be exact every minute. I was thinking about it and realized that I always felt like I failed if I didn't follow my plan exactly and that's really not a good way for me to look at it. I need to know that if I'm not exact every meal or every day or even every week, I still haven't failed - as long as I stay on track most of the time and get back on track when I get off. That's all the deep thinking from me for now
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Post by leesa on Nov 13, 2017 13:25:26 GMT
Good Morning Saturday we went down to Ohio Amish country and I survived. LOL I only ate yogurt for breakfast and had to save most my Dailies for one meal, but it work. Today, I got on the scale and was down 3 lbs. This seems to be the pattern for me one pound a week for three weeks than bam I will drop like 3 or 4 pounds all at once. Still a long way to go before reaching goal. cj59, I hope weigh goes okay for you. sunrose49, glad your son is doing better and hope you enjoyed the meeting together. wwlurker, hang in there and I hope you enjoyed your family visit.
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Post by sunrose49 on Nov 13, 2017 13:52:28 GMT
Good morning
cj59, good for you trying to find the balance. When I look back at my years at goal I deprived myself of many events. It's okay to enjoy life. I hope WI is good for you.
leesa, I love the Amish country. WTG losing 3 lbs!!
wwlurker, how was your weekend?
The WW meeting yesterday was good. I was down .8 so I was happy. I have so far to go, but I can't look at that. My goal is still to get that 5% charm! Lord it is taking forever, but I'm not giving up.
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Post by 100gone on Nov 13, 2017 14:13:38 GMT
Good morning all.
Wondering if I can join this group? I usually post on the general thread but most there are at goal or slightly over. I've got a lot to lose! Dealing with life stress and perimenopause sure doesn't make it any easier!
Hope everyone had a good start to the week.
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Post by cj59 on Nov 13, 2017 22:33:00 GMT
Hello Everyone - Hope you are all doing well today leesa - Congratulations on the loss, and resisting all that great Amish food. I couldn't have done that, I'm weak sunrose - Congratulations on a loss at your meeting and that's great that you enjoyed the meeting. You'll make that 5 percent 100gone - Welcome to our thread. Lots of great support here, from some wonderful people. I am at goal, after losing over 150 pounds, but I really need the support I get here, since I feel like I'm just one meal away from gaining it all back (like I've done many times over the years). wwlurker - Hope you are doing well and had a good weekend. I did gain some weight last week, which I wasn't surprised to see after the overeating I did. I'm struggling a bit today to stay on track. A part of me really wants to let go and just eat anything I want, but I'm trying really hard to resist that. The last two years while I was still losing it was easy to stay strong over the holidays. Now that I'm maintaining, I can feel myself wanting to go off plan and just enjoy the holidays and I know I can't do that. I could easily gain 20 or more pounds between now and January - that's how my body works. I just need to remember how hard I worked for 2 years to lose the weight and how much better I feel now, and hopefully that will keep me on track.
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