Weight Watchers May 5-11

[Reg]

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination.
-Tommy Lasorda

[Reg]

Originally Posted by twinkerbell

Reg- I am Feb 4th too!!

to us !!

[Reg]

Originally Posted by violettfem

Reg, you eat under your Daily Points too?

I was wondering of I should just eat when I am hungry or having blood sugar issues. The general consensus on the 3 fat chicks site is to eat them and the AP's. I think Tarolee was the only one that responded here when I asked.

I am so confused and nervous now. I don't want to mess w/ my metabolism but I don't want to force food or eat just to get my points in either.

I'm usually under 5/7 days. The 2 days I work overnight I am usually over by a few because we have 2 breaks. If I didnt eat I'd pass out. I tried skipping my 6PM dinner, but that doesnt work........I was starving at work and hit the vending machine.

I try not to be *too* under or my body may think I'm starving it.

When my blood sugar goes down and I start seeing spots I HAVE to eat something.....usually an apple or apple chips BrothersAllNatural.com Nutrition

[ts1draft]

good morning all, just checking in. Have a great WI monday people. I'll be back when you are all on-line!

[Dedicated]

Morning Peeps!

I'm tired today and today is my longest day

I'll be energized by 11 am

[oraki]

Morning all!



Good luck to all weighing in today.



BBL

[flower75]

Good Morning to all of you!

[Reg]

Morning All

Good luck to our Monday Weighers !!

[ToothPick]

Good morning all. I'm really hoping to get back to the gym today and start all over with my workouts...it has been 2 weeks since I went.

B - Dannon Light & Fit Smoothie, bananas and strawberries
L - couscous with scallons and tomato
D - Not sure yet, probably shrimp fried rice recipe I found on another site. Dedicated, what are you having for dinner?

G

[Reg]

POINTS® Tracker entries

Sunday, May 04, 2008

Morning
1 item egg 2
1 medium cooked red potato(es) 1
Subtotal 3

Midday
1 bag Chocolatey drizzle 2
2 slices reduced-calorie bread 1
1 serving(s) Kraft Fat Free American Cheese Slice 1
1 Zero POINTS Value Slow Cooker Soup 0
Subtotal 4

Evening
1 oz reduced-calorie hot dog bun(s) 1
1 medium cooked red potato(es) 1
3 oz cooked extra lean ground beef 3
1 item Fat free franks 1
1 item light hamburger roll or bun 1
NAS Fudge Pop - Quick-added food 1
1 cup romaine lettuce 0
Subtotal 8

Anytime
1 small apple(s) 1
1 item asian pear(s) 0
48 pieces Pretzel Sticks 2
1 can or bottle Bud Light Beer 2
Subtotal 5

Food POINTS values total used 20
Food POINTS values remaining 7

Activity
45 min walking, brisk 3
Activity POINTS values earned 3

[Reg]

I wanted to share this recipe site again

weight watchers recipes index

[Dedicated]

Originally Posted by violettfem

Decdicated-Thanks for the CORE info, so basically you eat whenever you are hungry as long as it is something off the list. Does CORE have different meetings than Flex people?

Yeah I think I actually joined 3 fatchicks after i saw you post about going there for CORE recipes LOL

Hey Violett!

Yeah you eat til you're satisfied...I haven't figured that out yet...but I eat til I'm full and it holds me for hours. We all sit in the same meetings...less people do core...it sounds scary/limited until you actually do it..then there's soo many options

Ohhh yeah, they have a section for core recipes and flex...but they mostly come from the ww site but in one place

[ToothPick]

Originally Posted by Reg

I wanted to share this recipe site again

weight watchers recipes index

I just went to this site, I see lots of stuff for flex, how is that converted to Core?

Thanks

G

[Dedicated]

Originally Posted by ToothPick

I just went to this site, I see lots of stuff for flex, how is that converted to Core?

Thanks

G

You would have to change all the ingredients to core ingredients (if possible) or use some of your wpa's if it's worth it to you!

[mikejets]

Morning Everyone,


I weighed in this morning after my first seven days on WW flex.
I lost 3 Lbs.

It's a lot less than what I would typically lose after week one induction of Atkins. I normally lost about 7lbs after one week of Atkins.

[Dedicated]

Originally Posted by mikejets

Morning Everyone,


I weighed in this morning after my first seven days on WW flex.
I lost 3 Lbs.

It's a lot less than what I would typically lose after week one induction of Atkins. I normally lost about 7lbs after one week of Atkins.

Well congrats on the 3lbs!!!
But you ate foods you liked! Had a lot of varitey that you wouldn't of had on atkins....It's not fast...but it's tasty On atkins I would lose a lb a day...then I would let loose on the weekends and gain 4 lbs so I'm liking the variety in ww...getting skinnier will be tasty too

[mikejets]

Originally Posted by Dedicated

Well congrats on the 3lbs!!!
But you ate foods you liked! Had a lot of varitey that you wouldn't of had on atkins....It's not fast...but it's tasty On atkins I would lose a lb a day...then I would let loose on the weekends and gain 4 lbs so I'm liking the variety in ww...getting skinnier will be tasty too

Thanks Dedicated

You just described my exact feelings.
I also used to do the same thing on weekends.

[Dedicated]

Originally Posted by mikejets

Thanks Dedicated

You just described my exact feelings.
I also used to do the same thing on weekends.

I lost 80lbs on atkins and gained back 100lbs! This is more a lifestyle and I'm loving it!

[mikejets]

Originally Posted by Dedicated

I lost 80lbs on atkins and gained back 100lbs! This is more a lifestyle and I'm loving it!

It's also a good mindset for me, I feel healthier because I'm not eating a lot of fat - like on Atkins. I also ate a lot of fruit, which I missed on Atkins.

[Dedicated]

Originally Posted by mikejets

It's also a good mindset for me, I feel healthier because I'm not eating a lot of fat - like on Atkins. I also ate a lot of fruit, which I missed on Atkins.

I totally agree! I'm loving my fruits now!

[Aijarama]

Just checking in! Went over my points because I went to Chili's and had a burger and fries AND split dessert...learned my lesson about how a splurge like that can really sap all your WPAs! Been working out and every other day has been within range, though!

To Dedicated and Mikejets - I feel the same way about Atkins vs WW - I lost 30 and gained 50 on Atkins, and I love WW because it just MAKES SENSE! Calories in, calories out, add the activity, you get to have more calories. AND even though I had that slip-up on Friday, it's not going to set me back as far as trying to get back into Ketosis, or having to "start over" again, yada yada. I ate too much on Friday. So what. Next time I'll take it easy on the ranch and leave a couple more fries on the plate. Moving on!

[slimdays]

Good morning everyone!

Yeah it is hard to keep the lifestyle mentality when you have experienced rapid weight loss on Atkins before. The thing is that as soon as I went off the Atkins I gained all that weight back and more. And that was the rap on the Atkins diet to begin with. I had ppl tell me that but I wanted rapid results.

I still would love rapid results but I like food. I like choices. I like the freedom that WW's affords me. So I need to remind myself that this is a lifestyle. This is how I am going to live the rest of my life.

I took a good sized salad to the birthday party yesterday and had that. I also had a piece of birthday cake and it was so good. But I feel I did well on the whole. Hubby made some baked ziti for the party and I had a small portion of that as well. I drank only water. I did not feel deprived. The only thing was I did not get in my treadmill and I usually do on Sunday.

I got on my scale at home this morning and I am showing a loss. I am hoping that is what it shows tomorrow at wi but I was glad to see a loss today.

[Dedicated]

That's why I like being under the "other" category...we did lc and found something other than lc that we enjoy and it works for us!!!

If lc still works for them then hey!

My coworker joined ww on Sat!!! So I have some support!!! she's on flex but she understands the struggle

[Aijarama]

Good call on having salad at the party, Slim! Glad you didn't feel deprived - feels good, right? Yeah, I loved the rapid results from Atkins (and the reaction I got from everyone), but I hated feeling like I had to keep the carbs under 20 OR ELSE - hated being nervous at parties/restaurants.

Hey Dedicated - How tall are you? Looks like we have around the same weight ranges

Thursday will be my first WI back "on the wagon" - first full week of tracking points again. Let's hope for the best! I hope to break 245 by then!

[Dedicated]

Originally Posted by Aijarama

Hey Dedicated - How tall are you? Looks like we have around the same weight ranges

Thursday will be my first WI back "on the wagon" - first full week of tracking points again. Let's hope for the best! I hope to break 245 by then!

I'm 5'7..I hope to see 245 end of may!