Hi - I'm new

Welcome to the group! We'll keep you at it! (8--))

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Not just to this group but to newsgroups all together. Anyways about me. I was a weight
watchers member last year. I was pretty successful - losing about 38 lbs. until I fell off
the wagon. I totally lost focus and stopped going to meetings. Pretty soon all the bad habits
that I had came back. Added to that I also changed jobs so I am sitting all day instead of
running around like I did at my old job. So

all

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the weight plus some came back. Recently I started back up again. It was the first week of the new
flex points plan. I am happy with the new plan and the progress I have made so far. (18 lbs.) my
problem is I just

don't

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feel as motivated. It is as if I am pulling teeth just to stick to the

plan

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(somedays more than others but really a lot of days). So I found this group and was excited to see
all the motivation here. I don't know how you guys keep up with all the posts. I am hoping

it

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will help with my motivation!! Thanks!! Andrea Manning!!!

Welcome Andrea, and congrats on the pounds already lost!
--
Nathalie from Belgium
134.1/102.2/minigoal 99.9 Goal 68 Kg
134.1/102.3/minigoal 220.3/Goal 150 pounds NYNY 227.3/225.3/214

"Paul and Andrea" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Not just to this group but to newsgroups all together. Anyways about me. I was a weight
watchers member last year. I was pretty successful - losing about 38 lbs. until I fell off
the wagon. I totally lost focus and stopped going to meetings. Pretty soon all the bad habits
that I had came back. Added to that I also changed jobs so I am sitting all day instead of
running around like I did at my old job. So

all

Quoted message said:

the weight plus some came back. Recently I started back up again. It was the first week of the new
flex points plan. I am happy with the new plan and the progress I have made so far. (18 lbs.) my
problem is I just

don't

Quoted message said:

feel as motivated. It is as if I am pulling teeth just to stick to the

plan

Quoted message said:

(somedays more than others but really a lot of days). So I found this group and was excited to see
all the motivation here. I don't know how you guys keep up with all the posts. I am hoping

it

Quoted message said:

will help with my motivation!! Thanks!! Andrea Manning!!!

Andrea,

Welcome to this newsgroup you will learn a lot here and the people are great Irma "Paul and Andrea"
<[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Not just to this group but to newsgroups all together. Anyways about me. I was a weight
watchers member last year. I was pretty successful - losing about 38 lbs. until I fell off
the wagon. I totally lost focus and stopped going to meetings. Pretty soon all the bad habits
that I had came back. Added to that I also changed jobs so I am sitting all day instead of
running around like I did at my old job. So

all

Quoted message said:

the weight plus some came back. Recently I started back up again. It was the first week of the new
flex points plan. I am happy with the new plan and the progress I have made so far. (18 lbs.) my
problem is I just

don't

Quoted message said:

feel as motivated. It is as if I am pulling teeth just to stick to the

plan

Quoted message said:

(somedays more than others but really a lot of days). So I found this group and was excited to see
all the motivation here. I don't know how you guys keep up with all the posts. I am hoping

it

Quoted message said:

will help with my motivation!! Thanks!! Andrea Manning!!!

Hi Andrea - and welcome 🙂

--
krys

UK 157/136.4/126 Started March 1st 2001 GOAL August 16th 2001 struggling at the moment.....

"Paul and Andrea" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Not just to this group but to newsgroups all together. Anyways about me. I was a weight
watchers member last year. I was pretty successful - losing about 38 lbs. until I fell off
the wagon. I totally lost focus and stopped going to meetings. Pretty soon all the bad habits
that I had came back. Added to that I also changed jobs so I am sitting all day instead of
running around like I did at my old job. So

all

Quoted message said:

the weight plus some came back. Recently I started back up again. It was the first week of the new
flex points plan. I am happy with the new plan and the progress I have made so far. (18 lbs.) my
problem is I just

don't

Quoted message said:

feel as motivated. It is as if I am pulling teeth just to stick to the

plan

Quoted message said:

(somedays more than others but really a lot of days). So I found this group and was excited to see
all the motivation here. I don't know how you guys keep up with all the posts. I am hoping

it

Quoted message said:

will help with my motivation!! Thanks!! Andrea Manning!!!

Hi Andrea. You couldn't have picked a nicer newsgroup to start with. Personally, I don't know that
I'd have made it this far without the shared experience, strength, and hope, not to mention the
laughs, of this amazing network of people. I look forward to hearing more about your progress. Read
and post often.

Prairie Roots
232/176/WW goal 145 joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

Paul and Andrea said:

Not just to this group but to newsgroups all together. Anyways about me. I was a weight
watchers member last year. I was pretty successful - losing about 38 lbs. until I fell off the
wagon. I totally lost focus and stopped going to meetings. Pretty soon all the bad habits that
I had came back. Added to that I also changed jobs so I am sitting all day instead of running
around like I did at my old job. So all the weight plus some came back. Recently I started
back up again. It was the first week of the new flex points plan. I am happy with the new plan
and the progress I have made so far. (18 lbs.) my problem is I just don't feel as motivated.
It is as if I am pulling teeth just to stick to the plan (somedays more than others but really
a lot of days). So I found this group and was excited to see all the motivation here. I don't
know how you guys keep up with all the posts. I am hoping it will help with my motivation!!
Thanks!! Andrea Manning!!!

On Wed, 5 Nov 2003 20:41:52 -0800, "Paul and Andrea" <[email hidden]>

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Not just to this group but to newsgroups all together.

Welcome to the joy of newsgroups. This one is quite special in that it's sane, and people are nice.
That is NOT the case with most newsgroups.

One tiny thing. Spammers have robots that download all the newsgroups and extract the headers of all
posting. They then extract any email addresses they find and add them to their lists.

To defeat this you should 'munge' your email address. That is instead of putting in [email hidden]
put in something like [email hidden]. You should then set up a signature to say

remove the vegatables to reply

Or words to that effect. It's important that the bit you add is on the right and points at a non-
existent domain.

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Anyways about me. I was a weight watchers member last year. I was pretty successful - losing
about 38 lbs. until I fell off the wagon. I totally lost focus and stopped going to meetings.
Pretty soon all the bad habits that I had came back. Added to that I also changed jobs so I am
sitting all day instead of running around like I did at my old job. So all the weight plus
some came back. Recently I started back up again. It was the first week of the new flex points
plan. I am happy with the new plan and the progress I have made so far. (18 lbs.) my problem
is I just don't feel as motivated. It is as if I am pulling teeth just to stick to the plan
(somedays more than others but really a lot of days).

Sounds like you've been pretty successful so far. Hope you find your motivation

Ray
--
rmnsuk overall - 273/210/182

Welcome! You're right...this group is a great shot in the arm as far as motivation goes. Join one of
the always going on challnges for even more motivation!!!

Melissa in NJ

"Paul and Andrea" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Not just to this group but to newsgroups all together. Anyways about me. I was a weight watchers
member last year. I was pretty successful - losing about 38 lbs. until I fell off the wagon. I
totally lost focus and stopped going to meetings. Pretty soon all the bad habits that I had came
back. Added to that I also changed jobs so I am sitting all day instead of running around like I
did at my old job. So all the weight plus some came back. Recently I started back up again. It was
the first week of the new flex points plan. I am happy with the new plan and the progress I have
made so far. (18 lbs.) my problem is I just don't feel as motivated. It is as if I am pulling
teeth just to stick to the plan (somedays more than others but really a lot of days). So I found
this group and was excited to see all the motivation here. I don't know how you guys keep up with
all the posts. I am hoping it will help with my motivation!! Thanks!! Andrea Manning!!!

Hi Andrea! Welcome to this great newsgroup. Can't help you with the motivation right now as I'm also
having the same problem, but just wanted to say hi! Elaine K
331.4/201.2/179

Paul and Andrea said:

Not just to this group but to newsgroups all together. Anyways about me. I was a weight
watchers member last year. I was pretty successful - losing about 38 lbs. until I fell off
the wagon. I totally lost focus and stopped going to meetings. Pretty soon all the bad habits
that I had came back. Added to that I also changed jobs so I am sitting all day instead of
running around like I did at my old job. So all the weight plus some came back. Recently I
started back up again. It was the first week of the new flex points plan. I am happy with the
new plan and the progress I have made so far. (18 lbs.) my problem is I just don't feel as
motivated. It is as if I am pulling teeth just to stick to the plan (somedays more than
others but really a lot of days). So I found this group and was excited to see all the
motivation here. I don't know how you guys keep up with all the posts. I am hoping it will
help with my motivation!! Thanks!! Andrea Manning!!!

Hi Andrea,

Welcome aboard.

Laura

"Paul and Andrea" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Not just to this group but to newsgroups all together. Anyways about me. I was a weight
watchers member last year. I was pretty successful - losing about 38 lbs. until I fell off
the wagon. I totally lost focus and stopped going to meetings. Pretty soon all the bad habits
that I had came back. Added to that I also changed jobs so I am sitting all day instead of
running around like I did at my old job. So

all

Quoted message said:

the weight plus some came back. Recently I started back up again. It was the first week of the new
flex points plan. I am happy with the new plan and the progress I have made so far. (18 lbs.) my
problem is I just

don't

Quoted message said:

feel as motivated. It is as if I am pulling teeth just to stick to the

plan

Quoted message said:

(somedays more than others but really a lot of days). So I found this group and was excited to see
all the motivation here. I don't know how you guys keep up with all the posts. I am hoping

it

Quoted message said:

will help with my motivation!! Thanks!! Andrea Manning!!!

On Wed, 5 Nov 2003 20:41:52 -0800, "Paul and Andrea" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Not just to this group but to newsgroups all together.

Well, you've picked the best group to start with. This is the nicest group on usenet imo (in
my opinion)

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Anyways about me. I was a weight watchers member last year. I was pretty successful - losing
about 38 lbs. until I fell off the wagon. I totally lost focus and stopped going to meetings.

Well done on losing the 38 pounds. You did it once, you can do it again. This group is a great place
to come when you're looking for motivation and support. There are some incredible people here. I've
lost most of my weight thanks to the support and encouragement I get here. I've never been to a WW
meeting in my life, but I don't feel the need to when I have this group :-)

Anyway, welcome aboard. I look forward to getting to know you better
:-)
--
Erin in NZ
125/87/75 kgs
125.87/1.1/165 lbs

NYNY goal 180.6lbs (82 kilos)

"It is not the mountain we conquer, it is ourselves" Sir Edmund Hilary

HI, Andrea, It's hard to keep up with all the posts. I just do the best I can. Congratulations on
rejoining Weight Watchers. Motivation can be difficult, especially when the scale is not moving down
but just try to remember how bad it would be without Weight Watchers.

--
Take Care Catherine
154/134.4/136 Lifetime 6/99 Next personal goal 133.2

"Paul and Andrea" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Not just to this group but to newsgroups all together. Anyways about me. I was a weight
watchers member last year. I was pretty successful - losing about 38 lbs. until I fell off
the wagon. I totally lost focus and stopped going to meetings. Pretty soon all the bad habits
that I had came back. Added to that I also changed jobs so I am sitting all day instead of
running around like I did at my old job. So

all

Quoted message said:

the weight plus some came back. Recently I started back up again. It was the first week of the new
flex points plan. I am happy with the new plan and the progress I have made so far. (18 lbs.) my
problem is I just

don't

Quoted message said:

feel as motivated. It is as if I am pulling teeth just to stick to the

plan

Quoted message said:

(somedays more than others but really a lot of days). So I found this group and was excited to see
all the motivation here. I don't know how you guys keep up with all the posts. I am hoping

it

Quoted message said:

will help with my motivation!! Thanks!! Andrea Manning!!!

Welcome Andrea! Here's a welcome message for you! 🙂

Welcome to this great newsgroup where you'll receive lots of support, advice, and encouragement.
Once a week on Sundays, I post a list of links that newcomers to asdww might find useful. You may
want to look for that later in the week, or do a backwards search for last Sunday's post.

In the meantime, here's our FAQ: didian.comasdwwOpen ↗ our welcome notice:
geocities.comindex.htmlOpen ↗

Frequently seen acronyms on this NG: NSV = Non-Scale Victory WOE = Way of Eating WOL = Way of Life
(Living) OP = on Points or On Program DH = Dear or Darling Husband
DS/DD/DGD/etc = Dear or Darling Son, Daughter, Granddaughter, etc WI = Weigh-in

HHH = Happy Healthy Holidays Exercise Challenge. Our current exercise challenge hosted by Amberle.
Currently in progress, new signups are welcome. angelfire.comhhh.htmOpen ↗

NYNY= New Year, New You Weight Loss Challenge. Our current weight loss challenge again hosted by
Amberle. Currently in progress, new signups are welcome.
angelfire.comnyny.htmOpen ↗

Other acronyms: wwlissa.com100+acronyms.htmOpen ↗

Here's a short synopsis by Joyce -

How many points you can eat is only based on your current weight, as you lose weight those points
allowed will decrease (logic is that your body will need less to operate). At 183 pounds and based
on the new US flexpoints system, you will have a set point target of 24. In addition to this you are
allowed 35 flexpoints to be used throughout the week ... as well as any activity points you earn on
a particular day. When your weight drops to 175, your target drops to 22 points ... weight reaches
150, target once again drop to 20 points. 3 servings of dairy of recommended per day, 5 servings of
fruit and veggies, minimum of 6 glasses of water.

To calculate food and activity points, I love this computer desktop calculator ...
xmission.compoints.exeOpen ↗

WW suggests your ideal weight should be somewhere between 116 and 145 depending on your age.

The basic plan is easy. Eat at least your minimum daily number of points. Points do not carry over
from day to day. You are allotted 35 weekly flexpoints to be used at your discretion ... can divide
them up and use daily (would be an additional 5 points per day) or save them and use them for a
special occassion during the week. Activity points are earned based when exercising, but can ONLY be
used on the day they are earned.

If you can afford $15/month, the online ww program might be a great thing for you to look into.
There is lots of information available, as well as the food point database and journaling system.

Joyce WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02 current weight: 133.3 Lifetime: 4/4/03

Disclaimer: As an unmoderated Usenet newsgroup, asdww is unusual in that most of the people who
participate are respectful, considerate folks who freely share their experience with and knowledge
of WW, weight loss, and maintenance. Yet occasionally, spammers, trolls, and flamers show up to post
advertising, false information, insults, and the like. Nearly all of the time, people like this are
just trying to yank someone's chain. Most of the regulars on this newsgroup offer their experience
as a suggestion to try if you're stuck, but are quick to advise that each person has to find what
works for him/herself. If someone posts something that doesn't sound right to you, ask the
newsgroup, ask your WW leader, or ask your health professional.

Much success on your weight loss journey! WW works!

--

~Kristin O~
272/237.2/172

Here's our FAQ: didian.comasdwwOpen ↗ and welcome notice:
geocities.comindex.htmlOpen ↗

"Paul and Andrea" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Not just to this group but to newsgroups all together. Anyways about me. I was a weight
watchers member last year. I was pretty successful - losing about 38 lbs. until I fell off
the wagon. I totally lost focus and stopped going to meetings. Pretty soon all the bad habits
that I had came back. Added to that I also changed jobs so I am sitting all day instead of
running around like I did at my old job. So

all

Quoted message said:

the weight plus some came back. Recently I started back up again. It was the first week of the new
flex points plan. I am happy with the new plan and the progress I have made so far. (18 lbs.) my
problem is I just

don't

Quoted message said:

feel as motivated. It is as if I am pulling teeth just to stick to the

plan

Quoted message said:

(somedays more than others but really a lot of days). So I found this group and was excited to see
all the motivation here. I don't know how you guys keep up with all the posts. I am hoping

it

Quoted message said:

will help with my motivation!! Thanks!! Andrea Manning!!!

Hi Andrea. Welcome to the group. You've made a good choice in getting back OP and joining this
group. You'll love it here, everyone is very supportive and caring. Hope to hear more from you soon.
--
Brenda
209/172/150 NYNY goal 160

"Paul and Andrea" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Not just to this group but to newsgroups all together. Anyways about me. I was a weight
watchers member last year. I was pretty successful - losing about 38 lbs. until I fell off
the wagon. I totally lost focus and stopped going to meetings. Pretty soon all the bad habits
that I had came back. Added to that I also changed jobs so I am sitting all day instead of
running around like I did at my old job. So

all

Quoted message said:

the weight plus some came back. Recently I started back up again. It was the first week of the new
flex points plan. I am happy with the new plan and the progress I have made so far. (18 lbs.) my
problem is I just

don't

Quoted message said:

feel as motivated. It is as if I am pulling teeth just to stick to the

plan

Quoted message said:

(somedays more than others but really a lot of days). So I found this group and was excited to see
all the motivation here. I don't know how you guys keep up with all the posts. I am hoping

it

Quoted message said:

will help with my motivation!! Thanks!! Andrea Manning!!!

Hi everyone, Thanks so much for the warm welcome. Sorry I haven't posted back sooner but I was going
through the posts checking out what was going on! I am so excited to hear of your great WI and I can
totally sympathize with the struggles. I am so glad to find this! Andrea
--
Remove sports equiptment to reply
--
247.75/228/137
new start at WW. on 8/22/03

"Brenda Hammond" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hi Andrea. Welcome to the group. You've made a good choice in getting

back

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OP and joining this group. You'll love it here, everyone is very

supportive

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and caring. Hope to hear more from you soon.
--
Brenda
209/172/150
NYNY goal 160

"Paul and Andrea" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Not just to this group but to newsgroups all together.
Anyways about me. I was a weight watchers member last year. I was
pretty successful - losing about 38 lbs. until I fell off the wagon. I
totally lost focus and stopped going to meetings. Pretty soon all the

bad

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

habits that I had came back. Added to that I also changed jobs so I am
sitting all day instead of running around like I did at my old job. So

all

Quoted message said:

the weight plus some came back. Recently I started back up again. It

was

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the first week of the new flex points plan. I am happy with the new

plan

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

and the progress I have made so far. (18 lbs.) my problem is I just

don't

Quoted message said:

feel as motivated. It is as if I am pulling teeth just to stick to the

plan

Quoted message said:

(somedays more than others but really a lot of days).
So I found this group and was excited to see all the motivation
here. I don't know how you guys keep up with all the posts. I am

hoping

Quoted message said:

it

Quoted message said:

will help with my motivation!!
Thanks!!
Andrea Manning!!!