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Post by jasimons on Feb 24, 2017 10:34:59 GMT
This round of 7 in 7 began January 19th and runs through March 8th. If you'd like to join us, leave a note for the hostess for directions on the daily thread.
bmazzo/Beverly; Start attending meetings every week again.
Btygarl/Betty; Continue eat until satisfied & add activity
hygeha/Cathy; Journal food & exercise daily
Cherryt38/Cherry; Continue to concentrate on exercise
cindybdb/Cindy; Lose 5 pounds
HollyGail / Holly; Learn how to synch the activity tracker watch I bought
Jalibmu/Jan; Eating more power foods
jasimons/Judy; Think before eating - am I really hungry?
Kem1956/Karen; lose 7 lbs
Mariel/Marie; drink at 4 8 oz glasses of water a day/30 minutes of activity
Pamthomas46/Pam; Refocus and KOKO working WW plan as written not Pam's
Hosts
Jan 19 - Jan 25 Pam
Jan 26 - Feb 1 Jan
Feb 2 - Feb 8 Cherry
Feb 9 - Feb 15 Cathy
Feb 16 - Feb 22 Karen
Feb 23 - Mar 1 Judy
Mar 2 - Mar 8 Marie
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Post by jasimons on Feb 24, 2017 10:35:50 GMT
This week the WW meeting lesson is “What’s your why”?
The instruction is to create a specific intention, going past general negative thoughts (I hate looking unattractive) to specific positive outcomes (I want to get off blood pressure medication, or I want to be as physically active as I was in college.)
What is your why?
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Post by cherryt38 on Feb 24, 2017 14:12:28 GMT
Well, let's see. I have several whys. I want to get back into better shape. I want to keep those cholesterol and other numbers down. I want to be as healthy as I can be for my age, which is 79 this year. I want to feel good, physically and mentally. That's probably more than enough whys. If I keep eating right and get in more exercise, the rest should fall into place.
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Post by cindybdb on Feb 24, 2017 15:24:24 GMT
I want to get off all my meds. I'm on a trial without the statin. I'm close to getting off my diabetes meds.
I want to be able to do things without my weight getting in the way.
I want to be able to buy clothes in any store.
I want to feel good about myself and not be camera shy.
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Post by jasimons on Feb 24, 2017 16:51:56 GMT
I'd mentioned not too long ago about knee pain and wondering if losing a bit more would help.
I'll restate that as a Why -
I want to move with less discomfort.
I'm not sure if that's quite specific enough? My first time with WW, I was really focused on the specific scale number I had in mind for goal. Good thing, I was really motivated but yet I know it was too strict and not realistic in the real world. Still feel like I'm sometimes trying to find the balance of a "why" that's strong enough to stick with plan yet not so strict that it's unlivable!
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Post by Holly Gail on Feb 24, 2017 17:41:23 GMT
I spent most of my life with my weight in proportion with my height (I'm about 5'2"). With menopause came a weight gain, but not just the 5 to 10 pounds the articles and books warned me might happen; no, I went from a size 8/10 (approximately 135 pounds) to 175 and a definite size 14. I was physically uncomfortable. I wanted to fit into size 10/12. I was willing to weigh 145ish. So my original "why" had to do with my physical comfort and a clothing size. (I did a plan of WW that I found materials on and went down to the high 130s and my settled in at 142; I was a size 10 and I was satisfied.) About a year or two later, I found myself at 165 and my size 12s were too tight. So I joined WW and started going to meetings. My goal was the same: size 10. I counted Momentum points for just over a year and found, for two to three months, that my weight hovered between 2 and 3 pounds over goal (I chose the highest number in the range for someone 5'3" even though I was measured only once in my life over 5'2"); it was 141. So I tried SFT and the WI after 10 days of SFT was between 2 and 3 pounds BELOW 141. I've been following SFT ever since. It took me a couple of weeks to switch from Momentum's SFT to PointsPlus' SFT, but I did. After about 5 years doing the P+ version of SFT, they announced SmartPoints, but I haven't migrated there. I still do SFT with P+ rules. (Did I mention I'm no longer a size 10 but a size 8?) My "why" has been met. My current "why" could be that I want to stay at this weight (and clothing size), but the reality is I feel physically better at this weight than ever before. Why would I want to change anything?
And my weekly meetings (yes, I'm Lifetime at Goal and still attend weekly meetings) are Fridays at 12:30; I leave here between 11:45 and 12:10, drive about 20 minutes, check in and there I am.
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Post by bmazzo on Feb 24, 2017 19:25:27 GMT
I know my why very well, I went to the dr & he put me on my 4th blood pressure med. My knees were killing me, I couldn't even walk a mile without being in severe pain. I was wearing a size 22 & hated the way I looked & felt. I was also pre diabetic. That very night after the dr visit, I went to a WW meeting, I promised myself that no matter what happened, as long as I could physically get there, I would NEVER again stop going to meetings. It has been 5 yrs, I have felt like giving up many times, but I remember the promise I made to myself & I make myself go back to the meeting. I am now a size 14, I am down to 1 BP med per day, my knees seldom hurt, I can walk long distances without being in pain. I must keep remembering my why/
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Post by pamthomas46 on Feb 24, 2017 21:36:29 GMT
Love all the why's this morning. I really appreciate Beverly's sharing of her why! Congrats for your inspiration.
My why is knowing I want to be healthy as I age. Taking care of myself has to be a priority. So that's my why.
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Post by cathygeha on Feb 25, 2017 8:42:03 GMT
I want to be the healthiest me possible but mostly want to be there for my granddaughters for as many years as possible.
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