WeightWatchers ProPoints Plan - Our thread is expanding but our waists are not!

[NormaSknockers]

Welcome one and all to our 3rd thread

If you're just starting out or you've been following WW for a while and you're looking for support you've come to the right place!

There are lots of regulars who are well on their weigh (get it! ) and others who have just joined us - we're a mixed bag, all shapes and sizes and all with different goals to achieve but we're all striving for the same thing. We're all here to will one another on with advice, support and lots of cheering!

Androbbob is our resident stat checker and keeps us motivated by totting up the total weight loss each week. So far this week we have already lost over 37lbs collectively! I believe in total there has been over a 9 stone loss since the thread started!

We're quite fast moving at times so just dive in and make yourself at home

Welcome Aimsmum and MyMama.
Noway, I believe bananas are a low pp snack you can get at M&S .. borrows halo from Blondes.
Norma, I have lost 6.5lbs since 6th Jan, another 1.5 stone to go!

Nowaynohow, I feel your pain. I have a big night on Monday in London, and am planning on taking a bag of fruit with me to fill up in the afternoon, before the evening 'do. In fact, I had a big weekend this past week as well, and came through it pretty much unscathed! I work in event management, so I tend to have regular crises like this. They have de-railed me in the past, but I am actually finding that the new system suits my lifestyle because of the magic 49 weekly points!

Despite going away at the weekend, drinking wine, eating out (pasta one night and Wagamama the other, plus a reception with "function food"), I felt like I stayed on track and in control - I controlled my drinking, mentally tried to stay within my points, tried to make good choices with my meals, didn't go mad with potatoes, bread etc, and didn't eat cooked hotel breakfast, opting for fruit instead. To my delight, I lost 2 lbs this week. On the old plan, I would have been happy to just stay the same in a week like this.

just popping in, will catch up later!

I only lost 0.5Ib tonight - I'm gutted! I didn't get my 5% OR drop a stone bracket will have to reasses my goals now.

I only ate 6 of my weeklies. I've got 2 meals out this weekend, one of them with lots and lots of booze so I can't see myself loosing next week.

Please don't say a loss is a loss, I wanted to punch the leaser when she said that - I told her I have a race against time to shift the weight before my op.
ok, post is long and self pittying enough - will come back and catch up with everyone later

Welcome amismum and mymamatoldme

I'm trying so hard to be good - friend is eating a hama dn cheese panni and dc eating cheese pizza and tomarto pasta with cheese

'blondes bites her pear and chomps apple'

sweetheart ((hugs)) sorry you only lost a lb :( it is disheartening when you have been good and ESP if Havnt eaten all weekies and you don't lose a few lbs

Must be a bad week for wi's / everyone on tbl only lost 2/3 lbs this week and they are doing 6hrs+ a day exercise

Bloody iPhone 1/2lb sweetheart - you would prib be happy with 1 lb lol

hi, i lost half a pound this week, hoping for more but its a loss. Does everyone use their whole points? I use my daily plus extra for breastfeeding but i've not been using my weekly points as not needed them - i'm eating loads & don't feel like i could eat more. Just wondered if weight loss differs if you use all your daily & weekly points?

Sorry Sweetheart, that is crappy! All I can say is that hopefully you will have a better week next week. Bit lame I know. Try to keep your chin up, as hard as it is!

I just did 20 mins on exercise bike. Pretty much had a Bridget Jones leg collapsing moment when I got off. Only worth 4 exercise points!! While I was cycling I was mentally turning exercise points into chocolate! Think I am missing the point!!!

Thanks everyone for the welcome!

Just back from the class, have only put on 1 and a half pounds since I was last at slimming world at the start of October so i was quite pleased with that! Have a long way to go, but I'm feeling quite positive and motivated!

teaandcrumpets, I used to work in the events industry too (on "the market leading magazine" - you probably know which one I mean!), and know all too well the dangers of the canape, especially when combined with the dreaded endless bubbly that flows at pretty much every event! Ever noticed how difficult it is to point your alcohol consumption when your glass is always topped up before it's empty!!

sweetheart, no platitudes here, nothing is more disheartening than sticking to your points like glue and not seeing the results. However, what's the bet you drop loads of lbs next week to make up for it? You may find that your weight loss just needed a couple more days which your WI didn't allow. Hope you're not too

Hello aimsmum and mymama

poppy I use about 20 to 30 of my weeklies and am losing every week so far.

sweetheart so sorry you are feeling so disappointed. Was just wondering if perhaps you should try using more of your weeklies? Some people lose more the weeks they eat more. Sounds daft but everyone is different. And as noway says, you will prob find the loss will show next week.

Did you measure by any chance? This week I lost the same as you but lost loads in inches so that was a great motivation.

Just got back from dance class. Was absolutely hilarious. Did some tap and jazz routines. Were given sparkly hats and canes. I have a teeny head (due to lack of brains prob) so the hat kept falling right over my eyes and down to my nose . Absolutely loved it. Who says exercise is boring?

Have a good day tomorrow all!

Another 1.5lbs off for me this week

WI tonight lost 1.5pm which I was really pleased about.

Please don't feel disheartened Sweetheart, keep plodding on.

Must confess I'm rubbish at reading and doing personal posts, I catch up frequently on my phone at work and want to say what an inspiration you all are. Keep up the good work

That would be lb, not pm!!

Evening all,

secret Wow that is an amazing loss! Well done, what a positive start!

I am much appreciating all the low points treats! I have stayed more motivated doing WW than I ever have on a diet before and I think it's because I am having a small treat every day, I love the WW jaffa cake bars and caramel cake bars- 2pp each- so don't feel on a diet iyswim. I am also getting to grips with my portion control. The first few weeks I used WW ready meals for dinners while I got used to points and just to make life easier to get used to reduction in portion sizes. Am now able to serve myself a dinner, 1/4 meat etc and 3/4 veg. I always found that so difficult to do but something seems to have clicked now and I'm not hungry! Hooray!

sweetheart Don't be disheartened, bet you have a big loss next week!
willaby benben and all the other losers, well done!

Sweetheart, sorry to hear you are . My leader said yesterday that when people have a bad week they either think "sod it, its not working, I'll have a bag of chips, it doesn't work," or "I damn well will lose this weight, whatever you say".. I am sure you are determined enough to opt for the 2nd!, like everyone has said, you will have a bonza week next week!
Well done to everyone with losses this week.

Well done on losses people. I lost 1lb, and have been angelic so am a little peed off.

sweetheart I feel your pain. I literally couldn't have been gooder this week, and I have a good 4 stone to lose, so there's no reason I couldn't lose more.

I guess we have two options - either give up or keep going. So keep going it is.

Perserverence is more important than perfection.

I started yesterday, had baby 4 weeks ago need to lose nearly 4st to get to target!! Eeek

Hi everyone and well done on all the losses!

Welcome newcomers! There's a few of us with a lot of weight to lose, mums with small babies, few with not so much to lose and some who've lost loads already so hopefully someone will be on the same page as you iykwim!

I lost 1lb at WI but used all my weeklies for the first time. Still I am 15 stone so somehow I imagine all this denying myself usual crap I would have eaten should lead to lbs falling off.. A girl can dream!

Norma since November I've lost 13lbs but didn't do the plan for a month over Xmas when ds was in hospital the first couple times so I like to think I'd have done better..

30 day shred arrived it's sitting in its box! Will get to it.. Soon!

Hi, I started ww yesterday and I have a question: I have been put on the lowest points allowance. I thought that as you lost weight they reduced your points, but I can't go lower than I am!
Is this right or will I be on the lowest points for the whole diet?
The lady who ran the session didn't explain much and was quite rude :(

Hello & welcome, Rilly you won't drop any points at all if you're on the lowest (29) you'll remain on those 29 throughout now. That's the absolute minimum you can be on, you'll have your 49 weekly to use how you wish too, I'm sorry your leader wasn't very helpful, it does make me cross when I hear of leaders being like that as they're meant to help & guide you not be rude & unhelpful

Thanks! There we about ten people joining at the same time and she was getting flustered. At the end when she was explaining how to do it, my friend asked a question and the leader told her to just read the book.
I shall follow this thread with interest. :)

I am making the legendary chorizo lasagne for the first time tonight - had some sliced chorizo in my freezer - when I got it out the sell by date was LAST January but it smells OK!

I lost 22 lb last April to June but have put 8 lb back on so that's what I am trying to shift.(Prior to that I lost 3 stone with ww in 1999 and between 2005-2010 stopped going to monthly maintenence wi hence the 22 lb creeping back on)

I have only lost 2 lb in 4 weeks but have had too much social stuff going on. But I wish I had measured myself because I know I am slimmer than my 2 lb loss suggests - my clothes are loose - I think that's due to shredding. Have kept up with the exercise 6 days out of 7 (Wednesday is my Day of Rest) and I know I will shift more this month - I think it's called Propoints because you have to do it Properley for it to work!!

Am going skiing with 7 skinny bitches on 20th March and don't want to feel too heffalumpy with them so that is my motivation to get weight wayyyyyyy down and to get supa-fit. I always put on 6 or 7 lb skiing due to excessive alcohol consumption and my second goal is not to drink so much whilst I am away and NOT put on so much weight this time.

Morning all - warning mamoth post alert!

hell to Knitting, aimsmum, MyMama, Smoggii and Rilly - welcome and good luck

well done to androbob, littlefish, catfunt, electric, wizzler, leeWT, dearprudence, willaby, benben, HighH, Lorelai, teaandcrumpets, poppy and anyone else I may have missed

What really interesting is that about 4 or 5 of you reported meals out and still had good loses which is really inspiring for me as I have 2 meals out this weekend and had resigned myself to the fact the very best I could do was sts. Now I'm hoping I can manage a loss (really hope I'm not dissapointed 2 weeks in a row!)

vnmum good luck today, hope the scales are kind to you

I was planning on doing my measurements today but I've left my tape at home so I'll have to do it tomorrow. I'm hoping that will spur me on.

I've lost 8Ib in 4 weeks and I have about 14.5Ibs left to go

wizzler - I have to admit I did think sod it last night and I had a really bad dinner and pudding. But today is a new week and I'm back to it!

ok - now to my biggest loser gripe which blondes reminded me of. Is it surprising they had bad losses this week after they encouraged them to eat cakes! I don't get the point of offering them Ib's off their weekly total, surly the real reward should be not eating the cakes and seeing real Ib's off their body weight. It makes me quite angry when I'm wathing it - dh gets fed up of me ranting at the TV!

Goals for me are still to lose my 5% (0.5Ib) and drop into the next stone bracket (1Ib) and this week to control my eating and drinking on my nights out. Feeling a bit depressed by those as I was hoping to have acheived them already and now even the simplest seem 2 weeks away. Oh well!

Good luck everyone today!
x

amismum a small gain since oct is good,well done, that will be off next week

benbenaandme well done on loss

willa well done on loss, i also flip on my phone at work and try to post well done if i see a new loss to try and keep up lol

starvin well done for not being hungary and for getting portion size right,ww is all about portion size lol

dearprudence well done on loss and keep going, a lb a week is just under 4 stone in a year :)

smoggii welcome and congrats on new baby, just take it easy on ww and use your bf points

leewt well done on lb loss and lets hope ds doesnt go into hospital too many times this year :(

froot happy skiing, think of the pp you will earn doing that every day :)

vnmum good luck with wi, mines tomorrow

sweetheart dont give up, look where you are eating online to check out menu and then try and eat something healthy, tho know its hard

Just back from the dentist,having a crown molded so needed 2 injections bottom left, and then 2 fillings either side of top,so whole face apart from bottom right has been injected and i look bloated and im drooling and dribbling

only good thing is that i cant eat at moment

im out sat at tgi and not sure what to eat, think may just blow use all 49 on sat - a jack daniels montery burger is 78pp

'blonde faints'