Help, y'all.

By the way, this is Nell (WannaBLean) on another computer.
"LuvDaVols" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I started counting points on Jan. 5th. I have been walking
(sometimes

light

Quoted message said:

jogging) faithfully for 30 minutes on the treadmill,
except on Sundays. I STILL haven't lost 10 pounds!! In
fact I'm up a pound this week!! Sigh. I feel a lot better
and I know the exercise and eating right isn't hurting

me,

Quoted message said:

but when will the pounds come off? I am trying to remain
upbeat and positive, but it is hard when I need to lose
100 pounds and can't even manage the first ten!

I didn't lose anything for the first 4 weeks. It took almost
4 months to lose 10 pounds. But in that time I lost a total
of 10 inches. Have you tried checking/tracking your
measurements as well? Sometimes it can take a while for your
system to realize what it's supposed to do, I suspect this
is especially true if you have a history of yo-yo dieting
(just my theory).

Amberle3

LuvDaVols said:

I started counting points on Jan. 5th. I have been walking
(sometimes light jogging) faithfully for 30 minutes on the
treadmill, except on Sundays. I STILL haven't lost 10
pounds!! In fact I'm up a pound this week!! Sigh. I feel a
lot better and I know the exercise and eating right isn't
hurting me, but when will the pounds come off? I am trying
to remain upbeat and positive, but it is hard when I need
to lose 100 pounds and can't even manage the first ten!

--
Amberle3
249/215/205-minigoal/150?
Renewed my commitment to me 3/30/03

- Resolutions are for Losers Weight Loss Challenge:
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Like Amberle, have you checked inches? How do clothes feel
if you have not actually measured. Sometimes folks lose in
their dimensions and it does not show on the scale. In
addition, you did not mention how much you have lost? Are
you measuring/weighing the food to make sure you are
accurately counting those points.

I know my breakfast cereal has started growing in size - and
some cereals are less than 1 cup for a serving - they can
fool you that way. So check labels again.

The program does work so just give it time

Fred
219.2/158.6/164. (Lifetime July 2003) Started WW: Oct 29,
2002

LuvDaVols said:

I started counting points on Jan. 5th. I have been walking
(sometimes light jogging) faithfully for 30 minutes on the
treadmill, except on Sundays. I STILL haven't lost 10
pounds!! In fact I'm up a pound this week!! Sigh. I feel a
lot better and I know the exercise and eating right isn't
hurting me, but when will the pounds come off? I am trying
to remain upbeat and positive, but it is hard when I need
to lose 100 pounds and can't even manage the first ten!

You did not mention anything about drinking water at
all. Are you drinking at least 6-8 ounce glasses of
water each day?

Also, try something small for breakfast, even a slice of
toast or a piece of fruit is better than nothing.

Debbie

"LuvDaVols" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I started counting points on Jan. 5th. I have been walking
(sometimes

light

Quoted message said:

jogging) faithfully for 30 minutes on the treadmill,
except on Sundays. I STILL haven't lost 10 pounds!! In
fact I'm up a pound this week!! Sigh. I feel a lot better
and I know the exercise and eating right isn't hurting

me,

Quoted message said:

but when will the pounds come off? I am trying to remain
upbeat and positive, but it is hard when I need to lose
100 pounds and can't even manage the first ten!

Just to put it into perspective, my average loss per week was 0.7lbs, so
your 8lbs in 10 weeks is really not all that bad! Don't fall into the trap
of wanting it all off *instantly*. Weight loss the right way (and this is
the right way) takes time and patience. Stick with it for *life* and you
will see results. Promise 🙂

--
Julie.
93.5/72.3/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg
93.5/73./162.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb

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

"LuvDaVols" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I started counting points on Jan. 5th. I have been walking
(sometimes

light

Quoted message said:

jogging) faithfully for 30 minutes on the treadmill,
except on Sundays. I STILL haven't lost 10 pounds!! In
fact I'm up a pound this week!! Sigh. I feel a lot better
and I know the exercise and eating right isn't hurting

me,

Quoted message said:

but when will the pounds come off? I am trying to remain
upbeat and positive, but it is hard when I need to lose
100 pounds and can't even manage the first ten!

just hang in there, it can take a long time to get your body ready to lose,
and the more fad diets/bad nutrition the harder it is to get started... Lee
LuvDaVols <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I started counting points on Jan. 5th. I have been walking
(sometimes

light

Quoted message said:

jogging) faithfully for 30 minutes on the treadmill,
except on Sundays. I STILL haven't lost 10 pounds!! In
fact I'm up a pound this week!! Sigh. I feel a lot better
and I know the exercise and eating right isn't hurting

me,

Quoted message said:

but when will the pounds come off? I am trying to remain
upbeat and positive, but it is hard when I need to lose
100 pounds and can't even manage the first ten!

I know my clothes are looser, but, no, I haven't checked inches. I knew my
measurements would only depress me and I am trying VERY hard to break
patterns of negativity that have caused me to fail in the past. As far as
weighing/measuring my food, my meals are packaged until dinner (Smart Ones,
instant oatmeal, etc.) Do I need to weigh my lettuce and other raw
vegetables? I may be getting too many points there. I am still determined to
succeed and I appreciate your concern and taking time to try to help me. I
just wish the scale would move. I guess all those years of yo-yo dieting are
coming back to haunt me, as Amberle3 said.
"Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Like Amberle, have you checked inches? How do clothes feel
if you have not actually measured. Sometimes folks lose in
their dimensions and it does not show on the scale. In
addition, you did not mention how much you have lost? Are
you measuring/weighing the food to make sure you are
accurately counting those points.

I know my breakfast cereal has started growing in size -
and some cereals are less than 1 cup for a serving - they
can fool you that way. So check labels again.

The program does work so just give it time

Fred
219.2/158.6/164. (Lifetime July 2003) Started WW: Oct 29,
2002

LuvDaVols said:

I started counting points on Jan. 5th. I have been
walking (sometimes

light

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

jogging) faithfully for 30 minutes on the treadmill,
except on Sundays. I STILL haven't lost 10 pounds!! In
fact I'm up a pound this week!! Sigh. I feel a lot better
and I know the exercise and eating right isn't hurting

me,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

but when will the pounds come off? I am trying to remain
upbeat and positive, but it is hard when I need to lose
100 pounds and can't even manage the first ten!

Nell,

Tell us more!! How many points a day are you consuming? Are
you eating all your flex? I'm worried that you are not
eating enough!!

--

Cheers,

Connie Walsh

241.5/197/155 RAFL 210.5/197/198.5 50 lbs off
241.5/197/191.5

LuvDaVols said:

By the way, this is Nell (WannaBLean) on another computer.
"LuvDaVols" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I started counting points on Jan. 5th. I have been walking
(sometimes

light

Quoted message said:

jogging) faithfully for 30 minutes on the treadmill,
except on Sundays. I STILL haven't lost 10 pounds!! In
fact I'm up a pound this week!! Sigh. I feel a lot better
and I know the exercise and eating right isn't hurting

me,

Quoted message said:

but when will the pounds come off? I am trying to remain
upbeat and positive, but it is hard when I need to lose
100 pounds and can't even manage the first ten!

I am waiting for a multiple personality comment from Fred, Lee
LuvDaVols <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

By the way, this is Nell (WannaBLean) on another computer.
"LuvDaVols" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I started counting points on Jan. 5th. I have been
walking (sometimes

light

Quoted message said:

jogging) faithfully for 30 minutes on the treadmill,
except on Sundays.

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

STILL haven't lost 10 pounds!! In fact I'm up a pound
this week!! Sigh.

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

feel a lot better and I know the exercise and eating
right isn't hurting

me,

Quoted message said:

but when will the pounds come off? I am trying to remain
upbeat and positive, but it is hard when I need to lose
100 pounds and can't even manage the first ten!

No real need to weigh most vegetables (potatoes are NOT
veggies) as it really takes a lot to add up to points. And
some of us maintain that most folks did not gain weight from
eating veggies anyway.

Some might suggest you shake things up by varying those
other meals, too.

LuvDaVols said:

I know my clothes are looser, but, no, I haven't checked
inches. I knew my measurements would only depress me and I
am trying VERY hard to break patterns of negativity that
have caused me to fail in the past. As far as
weighing/measuring my food, my meals are packaged until
dinner (Smart Ones, instant oatmeal, etc.) Do I need to
weigh my lettuce and other raw vegetables? I may be getting
too many points there. I am still determined to succeed and
I appreciate your concern and taking time to try to help
me. I just wish the scale would move. I guess all those
years of yo-yo dieting are coming back to haunt me, as
Amberle3 said. "Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Like Amberle, have you checked inches? How do clothes
feel if you have not actually measured. Sometimes folks
lose in their dimensions and it does not show on the
scale. In addition, you did not mention how much you have
lost? Are you measuring/weighing the food to make sure
you are accurately counting those points.

I know my breakfast cereal has started growing in size -
and some cereals are less than 1 cup for a serving - they
can fool you that way. So check labels again.

The program does work so just give it time

Fred
219.2/158.6/164. (Lifetime July 2003) Started WW: Oct 29,
2002

LuvDaVols said:

I started counting points on Jan. 5th. I have been
walking (sometimes

light

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

jogging) faithfully for 30 minutes on the treadmill,
except on Sundays. I STILL haven't lost 10 pounds!! In
fact I'm up a pound this week!! Sigh. I feel a lot
better and I know the exercise and eating right isn't
hurting

me,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

but when will the pounds come off? I am trying to remain
upbeat and positive, but it is hard when I need to lose
100 pounds and can't even manage the first ten!

Connie,

I am doing WW without attending meetings, just using my
old stuff from the Winning Points Program.My sister
works at a nursing home and weighs me weekly. According
to my book, I am allowed 26 - 31 points/day as I weigh
228 pounds. My lunches I have down perfectly... a
Healthy Choice/Smart Ones meal, a salad consisting of
lettuce (I don't measure it) carrots (I DO measure - 3
oz.) a small yogurt and water. Breakfast and dinner are
where I fall apart. I usually skip breakfast as I am not
a morning person and being a teacher, cannot eat at work
except for lunch. I WAS getting up earlier to eat a bowl
of oatmeal with a cup of milk, but I became so snappy
with my 9 year old daughter it just wasn't worth it.
Dinner is a trouble spot for me because we eat out a LOT
and it's so hard to know exactly how many points I'm
getting. I usually stick to baked chicken or hamburger
steak with a small potato and salad when we do eat out.
For treats I use WW ice cream (2 pts. each) I started on
Jan. 5th and so far have lost 8 pounds in 10 weeks. I
used to could lose that much in a week. Oh well, I am
NOT giving up. Oh yeah, I walk/jog on my treadmill 30
minutes a day except Sunday and sometimes Saturday.

"Connie" <walshclan@nospam_primus.ca> wrote in message
news:404FE5B9.3020405@nospam_primus.ca...

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Nell,

Tell us more!! How many points a day are you consuming?
Are you eating all your flex? I'm worried that you are not
eating enough!!

--

Cheers,

Connie Walsh

241.5/197/155 RAFL 210.5/197/198.5 50 lbs off
241.5/197/191.5

LuvDaVols said:

By the way, this is Nell (WannaBLean) on another
computer. "LuvDaVols" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I started counting points on Jan. 5th. I have been
walking (sometimes

light

Quoted message said:

jogging) faithfully for 30 minutes on the treadmill,
except on Sundays.

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

STILL haven't lost 10 pounds!! In fact I'm up a pound
this week!! Sigh.

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

feel a lot better and I know the exercise and eating
right isn't hurting

me,

Quoted message said:

but when will the pounds come off? I am trying to remain
upbeat and positive, but it is hard when I need to lose
100 pounds and can't even manage the first ten!

I'm hanging in there, gang. And to the question about water, I drink 64 oz.
per day at least. Have a great day, all!!
"Miss Violette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I am waiting for a multiple personality comment from Fred,
Lee LuvDaVols <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

By the way, this is Nell (WannaBLean) on another
computer. "LuvDaVols" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I started counting points on Jan. 5th. I have been
walking (sometimes

light

Quoted message said:

jogging) faithfully for 30 minutes on the treadmill,
except on

Sundays.

Quoted message said:

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

STILL haven't lost 10 pounds!! In fact I'm up a pound
this week!!

Sigh.

Quoted message said:

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

feel a lot better and I know the exercise and eating
right isn't

hurting

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

me,

Quoted message said:

but when will the pounds come off? I am trying to
remain upbeat and positive, but it is hard when I need
to lose 100 pounds and can't even manage the first
ten!

Sorry but I'm not the one who originally broached the
subject (I don't think!!! (G)). There is someone else who
also had posted under 2 id's. I think it happens as folks
disguise their real names/addresses to prevent spam.

Miss Violette said:

I am waiting for a multiple personality comment from Fred,
Lee LuvDaVols <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

By the way, this is Nell (WannaBLean) on another
computer. "LuvDaVols" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I started counting points on Jan. 5th. I have been
walking (sometimes

light

Quoted message said:

jogging) faithfully for 30 minutes on the treadmill,
except on Sundays.

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

STILL haven't lost 10 pounds!! In fact I'm up a pound
this week!! Sigh.

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

feel a lot better and I know the exercise and eating
right isn't hurting

me,

Quoted message said:

but when will the pounds come off? I am trying to
remain upbeat and positive, but it is hard when I need
to lose 100 pounds and can't even manage the first ten!

I got sidetracked and forgot to mention some of my salad stuff....in
addition to the lettuce and carrots, I also cut up one stalk of celery and
top all that off with one tablespoon of Newman's Own balsamic vinaigrette. I
don't know how to do FlexPoints as it wasn't around when I last attended
meetings.
"LuvDaVols" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Connie,

I am doing WW without attending meetings, just using
my old stuff from the Winning Points Program.My sister
works at a nursing home and weighs me weekly.
According to my book, I am allowed 26 - 31 points/day
as I weigh

228

Quoted message said:

pounds. My lunches I have down perfectly... a Healthy
Choice/Smart Ones meal, a salad consisting of lettuce (I
don't measure it) carrots (I DO measure - 3 oz.) a small
yogurt and water. Breakfast and dinner are where

I

Quoted message said:

fall apart. I usually skip breakfast as I am not a morning
person and

being

Quoted message said:

a teacher, cannot eat at work except for lunch. I WAS
getting up earlier

to

Quoted message said:

eat a bowl of oatmeal with a cup of milk, but I became so
snappy with my 9 year old daughter it just wasn't worth
it. Dinner is a trouble spot for me because we eat out a
LOT and it's so hard

to

Quoted message said:

know exactly how many points I'm getting. I usually stick
to baked chicken or hamburger steak with a small potato
and salad when we do eat out. For treats I use WW ice
cream (2 pts. each) I started on Jan. 5th and so

far

Quoted message said:

have lost 8 pounds in 10 weeks. I used to could lose that
much in a week.

Oh

Quoted message said:

well, I am NOT giving up. Oh yeah, I walk/jog on my
treadmill 30 minutes a day except Sunday and sometimes
Saturday.

"Connie" <walshclan@nospam_primus.ca> wrote in message
news:404FE5B9.3020405@nospam_primus.ca...

Quoted message said:

Nell,

Tell us more!! How many points a day are you consuming?
Are you eating all your flex? I'm worried that you are
not eating enough!!

--

Cheers,

Connie Walsh

241.5/197/155 RAFL 210.5/197/198.5 50 lbs off
241.5/197/191.5

LuvDaVols said:

By the way, this is Nell (WannaBLean) on another
computer. "LuvDaVols" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message "]news:[email hidden]...

>I started counting points on Jan. 5th. I have been
>walking (sometimes

light

>jogging) faithfully for 30 minutes on the treadmill,
>except on

Sundays.

Quoted message said:

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>STILL haven't lost 10 pounds!! In fact I'm up a pound
>this week!!

Sigh.

Quoted message said:

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>feel a lot better and I know the exercise and eating
>right isn't

hurting

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

me,

>but when will the pounds come off? I am trying to
>remain upbeat and positive, but it is hard when I need
>to lose 100 pounds and can't even manage the first
>ten!
>
>

I'm not much of a breakfast eater either, but I usually eat
an English muffin with spray butter on it (2 points) this
holds me until about 11, and then I have a 2 point snack..
This way I go into lunch with only four points gone. You can
make the muffin very quickly and eat it in the car if you
have to (which I mostly do)..

You can do it! "LuvDaVols" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I started counting points on Jan. 5th. I have been walking
(sometimes

light

Quoted message said:

jogging) faithfully for 30 minutes on the treadmill,
except on Sundays. I STILL haven't lost 10 pounds!! In
fact I'm up a pound this week!! Sigh. I feel a lot better
and I know the exercise and eating right isn't hurting

me,

Quoted message said:

but when will the pounds come off? I am trying to remain
upbeat and positive, but it is hard when I need to lose
100 pounds and can't even manage the first ten!

I'm not much of a breakfast eater either, but I usually eat
an English muffin with spray butter on it (2 points) this
holds me until about 11, and then I have a 2 point snack..
This way I go into lunch with only four points gone. You can
make the muffin very quickly and eat it in the car if you
have to (which I mostly do)..

You can do it! "LuvDaVols" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I started counting points on Jan. 5th. I have been walking
(sometimes

light

Quoted message said:

jogging) faithfully for 30 minutes on the treadmill,
except on Sundays. I STILL haven't lost 10 pounds!! In
fact I'm up a pound this week!! Sigh. I feel a lot better
and I know the exercise and eating right isn't hurting

me,

Quoted message said:

but when will the pounds come off? I am trying to remain
upbeat and positive, but it is hard when I need to lose
100 pounds and can't even manage the first ten!

Thanks, y'all. I AM drinking the water, and will add breakfast to my
routine.
"Meg Morgan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I'm not much of a breakfast eater either, but I usually
eat an English muffin with spray butter on it (2 points)
this holds me until about 11,

and

Quoted message said:

then I have a 2 point snack.. This way I go into lunch
with only four points gone. You can make the muffin very
quickly and eat it in the car

if

Quoted message said:

you have to (which I mostly do)..

You can do it! "LuvDaVols" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I started counting points on Jan. 5th. I have been
walking (sometimes

light

Quoted message said:

jogging) faithfully for 30 minutes on the treadmill,
except on Sundays.

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

STILL haven't lost 10 pounds!! In fact I'm up a pound
this week!! Sigh.

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

feel a lot better and I know the exercise and eating
right isn't hurting

me,

Quoted message said:

but when will the pounds come off? I am trying to remain
upbeat and positive, but it is hard when I need to lose
100 pounds and can't even manage the first ten!

Thanks, y'all. I AM drinking the water, and will add breakfast to my
routine.
"Meg Morgan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I'm not much of a breakfast eater either, but I usually
eat an English muffin with spray butter on it (2 points)
this holds me until about 11,

and

Quoted message said:

then I have a 2 point snack.. This way I go into lunch
with only four points gone. You can make the muffin very
quickly and eat it in the car

if

Quoted message said:

you have to (which I mostly do)..

You can do it! "LuvDaVols" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I started counting points on Jan. 5th. I have been
walking (sometimes

light

Quoted message said:

jogging) faithfully for 30 minutes on the treadmill,
except on Sundays.

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

STILL haven't lost 10 pounds!! In fact I'm up a pound
this week!! Sigh.

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

feel a lot better and I know the exercise and eating
right isn't hurting

me,

Quoted message said:

but when will the pounds come off? I am trying to remain
upbeat and positive, but it is hard when I need to lose
100 pounds and can't even manage the first ten!

Here's my thoughts on the matter, in no particular order:

1) breakfast can be really simple. Check into the Special K
cereal bars
- I think they work out to around 2.5 or 3 points each. Or
the oatmeal bars. At least they have *some* nutrition
(albeit not a lot) and it gets something in you first for
breakfast.

2) 8 pounds in 10 weeks is just fine. I know the WW
recommendation is 1-2 pounds per week, but some people
just aren't made to lose like that. My mother is, I'm
not. She's losing at 1.7 pounds per week, I'm losing at
.7 pounds. Sure I'd like it to be more, but the important
thing is that overall, even with the weeks that show a
gain, I'm still losing. Same with you.

3) You're doing a prepackaged meal for lunches, and those
typically have a fair amount of salt in them. You'll want
to check that out, see the recent thread on salt causing
water retension.

4) As someone else mentioned I don't see any mention of
water. It's tedious at first, trying to make sure you get
all those glasses of water in, but it's really worth it.
As a side benefit both my mother and I are noticing
improvement in our skin, both in tone and complexion. I'd
probably drink an extra one just to combat the salt in
the packaged lunch.

5) And finally - just a comment on losing 8 pounds in a week
before... "diets" are set up so that you lose weight
quickly, are satisfied for a while, but just aren't
sustainable. It's like anything else - there's the easy
way, and then there's the right way. WW is easy in some
respects - there are no strictly prohibited foods, you
don't need to completely cut yourself off from the treats
that you love, you don't need to purchase specially made
meals. But it's difficult because unlike "diets" it
requires the understanding that a) this is not a quick-
fix and b) this requires the committment that this
program is for life. You can never go back to "normal"
eating like before because what we were doing before
wasn't normal eating. We're in a slow, gradual retraining
process. It helps us to identify when we're engaging in
behaviours that are contrary to our goals (losing weight
and being healthy).

The bottom line is - you're doing just fine. You're losing
at a good pace, and it's probably the pace that your system
is most comfortable with. If you're like me you'll lose a
pound a week for a while, nothing for a few weeks, and then
get a little whoosh of 3 or 4 pounds. I've been keeping that
pattern up for almost a year now. I'd like to be a size 10
tomorrow, but that's not going to happen. I can, however, go
into my closet and put on some of the things that I used to
wear before I started this journey, and the realization that
I may not be a size 10 but I have lost enough weight that I
*can't* wear a size 22 anymore is heartening.

Amberle3

LuvDaVols said:

Connie,

I am doing WW without attending meetings, just using
my old stuff from the Winning Points Program.My sister
works at a nursing home and weighs me weekly.
According to my book, I am allowed 26 - 31 points/day
as I weigh 228 pounds. My lunches I have down
perfectly... a Healthy Choice/Smart Ones meal, a salad
consisting of lettuce (I don't measure it) carrots (I
DO measure - 3 oz.) a small yogurt and water.
Breakfast and dinner are where I fall apart. I usually
skip breakfast as I am not a morning person and being
a teacher, cannot eat at work except for lunch. I WAS
getting up earlier to eat a bowl of oatmeal with a cup
of milk, but I became so snappy with my 9 year old
daughter it just wasn't worth it. Dinner is a trouble
spot for me because we eat out a LOT and it's so hard
to know exactly how many points I'm getting. I usually
stick to baked chicken or hamburger steak with a small
potato and salad when we do eat out. For treats I use
WW ice cream (2 pts. each) I started on Jan. 5th and
so far have lost 8 pounds in 10 weeks. I used to could
lose that much in a week. Oh well, I am NOT giving up.
Oh yeah, I walk/jog on my treadmill 30 minutes a day
except Sunday and sometimes Saturday.

"Connie" <walshclan@nospam_primus.ca> wrote in message
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Nell,

Tell us more!! How many points a day are you consuming?
Are you eating all your flex? I'm worried that you are
not eating enough!!

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Cheers,

Connie Walsh

241.5/197/155 RAFL 210.5/197/198.5 50 lbs off
241.5/197/191.5

LuvDaVols said:

By the way, this is Nell (WannaBLean) on another
computer. "LuvDaVols" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message "]news:[email hidden]...

>I started counting points on Jan. 5th. I have been
>walking (sometimes

light

>jogging) faithfully for 30 minutes on the treadmill,
>except on Sundays.

I

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Quoted message said:

>STILL haven't lost 10 pounds!! In fact I'm up a pound
>this week!! Sigh.

I

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>feel a lot better and I know the exercise and eating
>right isn't hurting

me,

>but when will the pounds come off? I am trying to
>remain upbeat and positive, but it is hard when I need
>to lose 100 pounds and can't even manage the first
>ten!
>
>

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