2013 Weight Watchers Thread #2

[SallyBear]

Just thought I would start a new thread, seeing as we are perilously close to the 1000 posts cut off!

We have all started WW this January and so far so good, we are all losing. This is a really supportive group. Please feel free to join us and share your WW tips and any recipes that you may have.

I find the best way to deal with cravings is to have a little everyday of cheese and sweet things so I don't feel deprived. For example I often have something like soup and a turkey, M&S half fat brie and cranberry sauce sandwich for lunch (6 WW pts) and a couple of slices of raisin bread or a pancake + Nutella with my coffee 4-5 pts. That leaves me 5 pts for breakfast and 8-10pts for a main meal. In the evening a banana and Options hot chocolate keeps the hunger at bay.

Weighed in and ...2lbs off!

That's 11 since I started and my 5% goal

No one's noticed yet but I do feel better. Echo comments below about preparing and planning. As soon as I stop planning, I mess up.

Have a great day all.

ps. I hate a large bruise from Wednesday's freak running incident

Well done on the weight loss, Crunchies

The recent posts about running have been good to read...I'm going to get out the door and start running again this weekend. Was a frequent runner until a year or so ago, did several 5 and 10k's plus a half marathon. Got out of the routine when hit by a family crisis and have struggled to motivate myself again. But reading about how enjoyable it becomes and the fitness and weight loss benefits have inspired me again, thank you

I agree about the addictive thing, definitely aspects of that in me ..I find it difficult to stop once I've started so when I have a wobble and cave in to something unhealthy I tend to go overboard. Will have to get some strategies in place!!

Anyone doing anything nice over the weekend? I've got some friends calling round tomorrow..we're going to have a takeaway so think I'll go for something low in points eg chow mein.

Have a good day everyone

Well done Crunchie - fantastic loss.

Welcome to the newbies and the returning WWers.

I have a question this morning. I'm nearing what I thought would be my goal weight (11st), I'm 5lbs off this weight but really don't feel that I would be happy at that weight. Having always been a yo-yo dieter, I'm worried I won't ever be happy with my weight. Particularly having had 2 big babies, I have a very wobbly tummy. I have to be realistic about maintenance as, when I go back to work, I'll have a full on job, 2 daughters and pretty much 100% of the Childcare. No matter how much I weigh, I look in the mirror and see the same fat bady. I'm 5'6 so 11st would put me at BMI of about 25, so perhaps that was too high a goal.

I feel like I'm rambling on but the essence of my question is, how do you feel happy with your figure?

Sorry for a bit of a serious post on a Friday morning!

Good luck today everyone.

Well done on the losses everyone and welcome to the newbies!

This thread has steamed ahead since I last had a chance to read it properly so apologies for not catching up properly.

Being organised is key to my weight loss. I woke up late this week and got half way to work before remembering I'd forgotten my measured-out portion of porridge oats. Was fretting all the way to work wondering how many points were in a Costa muffin but then remembered I'd put a 'spare' portion of oats in my drawer for this exact reason! So I could stick to plan, but if I hadn't I know I would have 'given up' for the day.

Doretaball I did WW in 2007 and got down to 11st 11 which for me is a BMI of 25. I was so happy with my body then. I could wear size 12 sometimes 14 clothes, had a much leaner face and upper arms and felt confident in a mini skirt and boots. I often look back at those photos to remid myself of what I could be again. Not sure if TTC will screw up this pipe dream but it's helping.

I'm hoping to have a good weigh tomorrow morning, need to shed the 2lb I gained last week and hopefully 1-2lb more. I've completely stuck to the plan this week and feel lighter. Also had a cheeky weigh at home today and the scales tell me I'm headed in the right direction so fingers crossed!

Well done crunchie! 5% is the first target. Tbh this is the first week I've noticed in myself I'm smaller. People who see you daily aren't looking for a change in your size.

Nightshifts this weekend so need to plan my points carefully - my 24hrs is 6am to 6am to help cope with my erratic shifts. Have got the WW pasta pots for my 3am break.

Hope you all have a nice weekend

Hi all!

This thread moves so fast, I can't keep track!

Just logging in with a spectacular 2lbs gain this morning. Admittedly, as I'd used up all my weeklies on the weekend, I used half of them again during the week, but considering that I seem to be completely unable to lose more than a pound even when I've been a saint, I do feel hard done by to see a quarter of the paltry amount I've lost over the last 3 months go back on after just one week.

Really fed up with WW at the moment, and thinking about giving it a break. TBH, I think it would be achievable to reach my goal weight (middle of healthy BMI range), but I don't think it's achievable to stay there in the long term. Whereas, I've always been able to hover around the 10st mark (or just above/below) by just being sensible and not overdoing it. I'm 10st3.5 at the moment, so still technically a healthy BMI (although at the top end).

I'm just getting so bored of being stressed about my weight CONSTANTLY and looking at every single woman who walks past wondering if I look thinner/fatter, or being jealous when I see someone smaller.

I'm not technically overweight, I don't have a face like the back of a bus, I have a good life and a lovely H who loves me a stone lighter or 2.5st heavier (both of which I've been since knowing him), and I have a lovely DS.

I need to stop sweating about this.

Sorry for the long, self-pitying, philosophical post, but I'm genuinely feeling like this constant worry over what I look like is making me unhappy...

Hi all
noway when I feel demotivated on my target I head to the shops pick up something I'd love to wear then try it on, those shop mirrors soon motivate me again!!

I'm waiting for Dh to get back from asda I have given him a list, so I can join in on our family meal tonight, as I normally prepare my meals separately so I stick to the plan! Shall I start taking bets that he doesn't get the low fat ingredients and I end up with a salad as they munch on a korma!

Have a lovely Weekend girls and remember if you can't be good then count it!! X

Noway, I feel your pain - I am trying to stick to my points, but getting increasingly lax and I doubt I will have lost anything this week. Infact I will be lucky if I STS as I have to eat and drink out tonight and tomorrow.

I too am not overweight, etc - I was just hoping to be a little more svelte for my hols in 2 weeks...

Well done on the awesome losses Crunchie and NoWay!

For me, the only way to control my cravings for chocolate is to just not buy it, or if I do, just buy one bar. Because I know i'd happily sit there and eat a big bar of Galaxy or more than one!, so I need to protect myself from that. I do still have chocolate, but I buy one Daim bar (4pp for my favourite chocolate bar, yay) and when it's gone it's gone. I do inwardly throw a bit of a tantrum when it's gone but I soon get over it. I think you just have to be proactive about not letting yourself get into that situation.

I've had all of my available points this week, so it'll be interesting to see if I lose, or how much I lose at WI tomorrow. Eeep. It's good to test things out though and see what works for you, so if I gain or STS I know not to eat 2 easter eggs and a box full of shortbread

Doretaball, why don't you try going lower than that weight if you think your initial goal weight will be too much still? It's all trial and error I feel...and as long as you're not going into unhealthy BMI you can just see what works best for you.
My goal weight is 12st 5, I'm about a stone and a half away from it, and it's my goal weight because it's what I was before I moved in with DP 3 years ago ...but I know that I'll like to go lower than that because when I was that size I always wanted to lose weight. So we'll see, but I know i'll be happier at 12st 5 than the 15st 5 I was last year

I'm in the library, been working verrrry hard but I'm so hungry and McDonalds adverts keep coming on Spotify

Oh wait, I read that wrong, sorry noway! can you tell I didn't get much sleep

I think if you feel like you need a break, you should take one. I felt the same last year after losing almost a stone with Slimming World...I'm definitely overweight so I knew I needed to continue losing weight, but I was so sick of the SW plan and needed a change. And switching to WW worked for me and renewed my interest in losing weight, so maybe a change will help you? Obviously not to another plan like this if you're happy at your weight (are you?) but maybe instead you could relax a bit but still eat fairly healthy.

Or find a nice activity you enjoy and put your energy into that, so that you're still active but not stressing about counting every little thing in order to lose weight.

Have made my own 0pts carrot and coriander soup today. 1kg carrots, 3 onions, 2 veg stock cubes, 2tbs ground coriander. Chop and boil all above with about 3pts of water. Blitz with hand blender, add bunch of chopped coriander and season. This usually lasts me a week in the fridge and means I've always got something to snack on after school when DC are eating toast

Soup sounds very tasty, might give your recipe a try.

Noway, maybe you could aim to maintain for a while and give yourself a break from focusing on losing? When I lost weight after ds2, I went to ww and was doing really well. Got down to 9st 3lbs which is about size 10-12 for my height. Still wasn't happy so decided I needed to get to my goal of 9st as I had been below 9st pre-dcs. I put on half a stone chasing that 3lb weight loss, left ww stopped watching what I ate and put on few lbs here and there ever since. Looking back, I should have just been satsified with where I was and not worried about the figures on the scale..no one was probably even going to notice those last 3lbs except me!! I could have been a gold member if I'd been realistic about what was more achievable to maintain.

I've just made carrot and coriander soup to! But Dc are sitting munching it with ciabatta and Dd just poured double cream in her bowl are they trying to push me over the edge??

I've taken the leap and joined my local Zumba class, Gonna try and earn some activity points

Am I right in thinking a tall vodka is only 3pp though? So I could join the girls for a cheeky one after. It's being held in our local miners legion and I feel it would be rude not to! x

Evening all... I have got back on it this week and even resisted cake in marks and sparks cafe when I was out with my old Grandad today!!! I felt so ill after my cinema binge .

Smoked haddock, crushed baby potatoes and broccoli for dinner tonight then a long bath and red nose day TV... and possibly a wee treat! What is everyone else having? I could seriously go a take away!!!

I'm having a parmesan and spinach risotto, with sneaky cauliflower thrown in to bulk it up a bit and a little bit of cheddar too because we don't have much parmesan left!

I'm having a whopping 8pp mars bar later as a little RND treat

I am cooking for 5 of my friends and we're having:

goats cheese served on rocket and pear with balsamic dressing.

HD (bless em) lemon and thyme roast chicken with spuds and veg

cheese and port

I've pointed it, to a point. but could end up having to run 5 miles a day until next weight in

I'm not the best cook so have written it all out in time slots so I know what to do when. It could well go tits up at the end though when I try to serve it all

Please keep your fingers crossed for me.

The HD paprika chicken was v disappointing - tasteless and unappealing. DH ate it cos he was hungry, DC moaned and I just picked at it. So want chocolate but going to get an hours sleep before I need to get ready for nightshift.

Fingers crossed Crunchie... if your friends are anything like mine the wine, cheese and port (only 3pp for 50ml!!! ) will be enough and food a mere bonus!

Boo Fledto, I really fancied that one.

Sounds good Onthemetro, I am starving and waiting on DH getting home (who schedules a meeting for 6pm on a sodding Friday?!?). Kids are having a treat of pizza a chips... I had to leave the room!!!

Oh no that's two HD recipes that we don't like now fledtoscotland!!

I cooked the HD chilli and it was yummy.

To all those who are feeling a little wibbly and looking to give up, I feel your pain (I usually am in your shoes about now, 3 months into a diet). Sometimes the scales show us losing 1lb or less and it seems like it's not worth bothering. But I wonder whether we are all tracking our inches too - sometimes I don't lose any weight but I notice my clothes are looser. I think I'm going to measure my thighs, waist and upper arms tomorrow after weigh in and note it down. Liking the idea of going to try on clothes too, that's usually a good motivator!

Happy RND everyone

Well, weighed in and have lost another 1/2 lb. It may not sound like much but I am now only 5.5 lb from goal so I know I am not going to get big losses at this stage. So, as long as I am losing I am happy. Particularly as I am currently eating all my activity points and drinking most of my weeklies every weekend

I can see the difference now in the mirror and today my work trousers were literally hanging off me. I really believe now that if I hang on in there I can get to my pre pregnancy weight.

So, hang on in there everyone and keep pointing!

Ooh thanks for the reminder jazzcat, Ill be getting out my tape measure tomorrow after WI, I last took my measurements about a month ago so will be interesting to see any changes.

Well done chaos!

I gained one and a half pounds at wi tonight. Sod that chocolate, I had been so good until Wednesday. One lady got to goal tonight so we were all delighted. She hasn't been attending for long so couldn't have had a huge amount to lose, but she did look fabulous.

I've been attending WW since September 2011 and in all that time 100s of people have come and gone and only 5 (including myself and the lady tonight) have got to goal, its not very good odds. Got to get back on track tomorrow.

Good luck crunchie and enjoy it hunny!
Jazz your such a motivator
Chaos 5.5lb of target is fantastic!

I've just had a bra fitting this evening and I'm not happy! Seems all my weight loss is in my cups! My rear end still could crush a small child in a collision and my thighs look like they should have a Jaffa sticker on, they're that dimpled

Tried the Hd skinny cupcakes tonight.... Not too bad night night x

Sorry poorpaws I thought I'd typed this... bloody app!
Get back on it tomorrow and think about why you started ww?
Everytime I'm ready to grab for the multipack crisps I think GOAL WEIGHT! X