new here but not to ww

Quoted message said:

okay, if you are still with me, you will notice i write
really long epic posts. i am sorry about that, i do tend
to babble on alot! but i have to

go

Quoted message said:

now, as it's time to cook dinner. (phew, i hear you say!).
my weigh in day is wednesday, so i will keep you updated!
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 69.4kg (153 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

Hello there, I am new here too and I recognise your name
porbably from misc.kids.breastfeeding I would imagine! I'm
not BFing anymore but I am trying to lose weight which I
gained in pregnancy. I am also studying (Health Science) and
I have a toddler so I know what you mean by busy!

Well done on your weight loss so far.

Judy

Good to see you Elizabeth, write away 🙂

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

Quoted message said:

hello all! as the header says, i am new to the ng, but not
to ww. i don't know why i never joined this ng before as i
read lots of other. my name is elizabeth, i am 33, i live
in australia with my husband and 19 month old son.

i joined ww in 2001 and lost 13.3kg (29 lb), then i got
pregnant (with

still

Quoted message said:

quite a way to go to goal!) & had my son (who is now 19
months old). since having him in aug 02, i have been yoyo-
ing around my pre-pregnancy weight until i decided i was
going to get serious again with ww as this new years
resolution (this is also when the new "time for success"
program started over here in australia. this is the 3rd
program i have seen!).

so my new total loss this week is 17.9kg (39.5 lb) which i
am pretty proud of, but i have been slowing down over the
last couple of weeks. i have another 6.4kg (14 lb) to go
to goal. well, i'll get to that figure & see

if

Quoted message said:

i am happy with that. i would really like to get to 59kg,
but i don't want to be unrealistic. my other goal is to
get to 98cm around my thighs. they are my biggest problem
area and i have a skirt i used to wear at a thinner point
in my life (a decade ago!) that is that size. i want to
fit into

that

Quoted message said:

skirt again.

i love to cook and i also love to eat. which would be why
i am at ww in

the

Quoted message said:

first place......... i don't like to limit my portion
sizes - i would

rather

Quoted message said:

eat larger sizes of low points foods.

i am still breastfeeding my son so i get some lots of
extra points for

that

Quoted message said:

(i don't think i would be losing much at the moment if i
wasn't breastfeeding).

i have quite a few challenges with my weight loss.
firstly, being a mum to

a

Quoted message said:

toddler, i find it very hard to exercise. it's not as easy
as you would think. i lost the 13.3kg pre-pregnancy from
walking 4km each morning.

that's

Quoted message said:

not something i can do at the moment.

also, my son has allergies (egg & legumes) and as i am
breastfeeding, that means what he can't eat, i can't eat.
although this is a challenge, it is also a positive as i
do not eat out (and lose control of my points) very much
these days. i would love to hear from anyone who has had
to deal with allergies whilst doing ww.

on the cooking side, my husband works long hours so i cook
dinner for all

3

Quoted message said:

of us, but leave his in the oven until he gets home. and i
can't feed my

son

Quoted message said:

low fat food (as he is under 2). so, i am constantly
trying to find nice recipes which are not low fat, but
won't give me too many points in my

meal,

Quoted message said:

and at the same time won't dry out in the oven and also do
not contain egg (in any hidden form) or legumes. cooking
has been a little tough lately! i have heaps of ww
cookbooks (which i love) but i am getting bored of the

same

Quoted message said:

recipes over & over.

my last challenge on top of this is that i am a full time
mum (with no daycare or close relatives), as well as
working from home, as well as training to be a australian
breastfeeding assoc counsellor. so time is not something
i have alot of, especially when my day is taken up
looking after

&

Quoted message said:

entertaining my son. i have lots of late nights! in terms
of ww, it means that i can be very slack in tracking. and
when i am, it always shows up as

a

Quoted message said:

bad week on the scales. i have a feeling this week will be
bad as i have been a slack tracker.

i want to reach my goal before we try for baby #2 which
won't be until at least december. so i have given myself
until my 24 nov meeting to lose the weight which should be
do-able. i was losing 1kg (2.2 lb) per week from

the

Quoted message said:

beginning of the year, but it has slowed down over the
past few weeks. so

i

Quoted message said:

will be happy if i lose a steady 0.2kg (0.5 lb) each week.
that would mean

i

Quoted message said:

would get to goal before november. hopefully i will lose
more and will get to goal quicker.

okay, if you are still with me, you will notice i write
really long epic posts. i am sorry about that, i do tend
to babble on alot! but i have to

go

Quoted message said:

now, as it's time to cook dinner. (phew, i hear you say!).
my weigh in day is wednesday, so i will keep you updated!
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 69.4kg (153 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

And here I was thinking I recognized both of you from
mkp! *grin*

Betsey (lurker extraordinaire)

Kereru said:

Quoted message said:

okay, if you are still with me, you will notice i write
really long epic posts. i am sorry about that, i do tend
to babble on alot! but i have to

go

Quoted message said:

now, as it's time to cook dinner. (phew, i hear you
say!). my weigh in day is wednesday, so i will keep you
updated!
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 69.4kg (153 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

Hello there, I am new here too and I recognise your name
porbably from misc.kids.breastfeeding I would imagine! I'm
not BFing anymore but I am trying to lose weight which I
gained in pregnancy. I am also studying (Health Science)
and I have a toddler so I know what you mean by busy!

Well done on your weight loss so far.

Judy

Welcome Elizabeth. Keep posting!
--
Linda P
232/153.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

elizabeth emerald said:

hello all! as the header says, i am new to the ng, but not to ww. i don't
know why i never joined this ng before as i read lots of other. my name is
elizabeth, i am 33, i live in australia with my husband and 19 month old
son.

i joined ww in 2001 and lost 13.3kg (29 lb), then i got pregnant (with still
quite a way to go to goal!) & had my son (who is now 19 months old). since
having him in aug 02, i have been yoyo-ing around my pre-pregnancy weight
until i decided i was going to get serious again with ww as this new years
resolution (this is also when the new "time for success" program started
over here in australia. this is the 3rd program i have seen!).

so my new total loss this week is 17.9kg (39.5 lb) which i am pretty proud
of, but i have been slowing down over the last couple of weeks. i have
another 6.4kg (14 lb) to go to goal. well, i'll get to that figure & see if
i am happy with that. i would really like to get to 59kg, but i don't want
to be unrealistic. my other goal is to get to 98cm around my thighs. they
are my biggest problem area and i have a skirt i used to wear at a thinner
point in my life (a decade ago!) that is that size. i want to fit into that
skirt again.

i love to cook and i also love to eat. which would be why i am at ww in the
first place......... i don't like to limit my portion sizes - i would rather
eat larger sizes of low points foods.

i am still breastfeeding my son so i get some lots of extra points for that
(i don't think i would be losing much at the moment if i wasn't
breastfeeding).

i have quite a few challenges with my weight loss. firstly, being a mum to a
toddler, i find it very hard to exercise. it's not as easy as you would
think. i lost the 13.3kg pre-pregnancy from walking 4km each morning. that's
not something i can do at the moment.

also, my son has allergies (egg & legumes) and as i am breastfeeding, that
means what he can't eat, i can't eat. although this is a challenge, it is
also a positive as i do not eat out (and lose control of my points) very
much these days. i would love to hear from anyone who has had to deal with
allergies whilst doing ww.

on the cooking side, my husband works long hours so i cook dinner for all 3
of us, but leave his in the oven until he gets home. and i can't feed my son
low fat food (as he is under 2). so, i am constantly trying to find nice
recipes which are not low fat, but won't give me too many points in my meal,
and at the same time won't dry out in the oven and also do not contain egg
(in any hidden form) or legumes. cooking has been a little tough lately! i
have heaps of ww cookbooks (which i love) but i am getting bored of the same
recipes over & over.

my last challenge on top of this is that i am a full time mum (with no
daycare or close relatives), as well as working from home, as well as
training to be a australian breastfeeding assoc counsellor. so time is not
something i have alot of, especially when my day is taken up looking after &
entertaining my son. i have lots of late nights! in terms of ww, it means
that i can be very slack in tracking. and when i am, it always shows up as a
bad week on the scales. i have a feeling this week will be bad as i have
been a slack tracker.

i want to reach my goal before we try for baby #2 which won't be until at
least december. so i have given myself until my 24 nov meeting to lose the
weight which should be do-able. i was losing 1kg (2.2 lb) per week from the
beginning of the year, but it has slowed down over the past few weeks. so i
will be happy if i lose a steady 0.2kg (0.5 lb) each week. that would mean i
would get to goal before november. hopefully i will lose more and will get
to goal quicker.

okay, if you are still with me, you will notice i write really long epic
posts. i am sorry about that, i do tend to babble on alot! but i have to go
now, as it's time to cook dinner. (phew, i hear you say!). my weigh in day
is wednesday, so i will keep you updated!

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

Quoted message said:

I know you from aap... My girls both love the WW chicken
fried rice, I think the recipe was in the week 2 book of the
time for success books... And off the aussie ww website, the
creamy mushroom veal..low in points though 3 points
including the rice and is filling (actually this may be not
that good as it has a tin of cream of mushroom soup and i
don't know what is in that)..

Congratulations on your weight loss so far, you are doing
really well..

Kelly in Oz

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

Quoted message said:

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

Quoted message said:

I know you from aap... My girls both love the WW chicken
fried rice, I

think

Quoted message said:

the recipe was in the week 2 book of the time for success
books... And

off

Quoted message said:

the aussie ww website, the creamy mushroom veal..low in
points though 3 points including the rice and is filling
(actually this may be not that

good

Quoted message said:

as it has a tin of cream of mushroom soup and i don't know
what is in that)..

hi kelly! i'm used to checking the labels of everything, so
i'll have a look at the soup & see if it's ok. thanks for
the suggestions. i'll give them a go.

Quoted message said:

Congratulations on your weight loss so far, you are doing
really well..

thanks. hope to keep it going. we'll see howi go tomorrow.
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 69.4kg (153 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

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

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

okay, if you are still with me, you will notice i write
really long epic posts. i am sorry about that, i do tend
to babble on alot! but i have to

go

Quoted message said:

now, as it's time to cook dinner. (phew, i hear you
say!). my weigh in

day

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

is wednesday, so i will keep you updated!
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 69.4kg (153 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

Hello there, I am new here too and I recognise your name
porbably from misc.kids.breastfeeding I would imagine! I'm
not BFing anymore but I am trying to lose weight which I
gained in pregnancy. I am also studying (Health Science)
and I have a toddler so I know what you mean by busy!

Well done on your weight loss so far.

hi judy, i remember you from mkb. i thought there might be a
few over here.
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 69.4kg (153 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

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

Quoted message said:

Good to see you Elizabeth, write away 🙂

thanks!
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 69.4kg (153 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

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

Quoted message said:

Welcome Elizabeth. Keep posting!

thanks!
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 69.4kg (153 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

"Betsey Reed" <betsey@DELETE_NOSPAM.nelgin.nu> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

And here I was thinking I recognized both of you from
mkp! *grin*

Betsey (lurker extraordinaire)

well, i was on mkp up till aug 02 so maybe you recognize me
from then?
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 69.4kg (153 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

Hi Elizabeth! Welcome to asdww. I don't have a lot of tips
for you for cooking-frankly you have me stumped on that.

I look forward to reading more of your posts. I think you're
doing well with the weightloss, so just keep doing what
you're doing.

As far as eating lots of low point food...I can completely
understand that feeling because i like to go into munch mode
at times...were all i eat are low point/no point foods like
salad and my latest favorite is sugar snap peas...0 points
for a cup...so if i eat the whole bag i log it as 1 point
just to be safe...

Julie

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

Quoted message said:

hello all! as the header says, i am new to the ng, but not
to ww. i don't know why i never joined this ng before as i
read lots of other. my name is elizabeth, i am 33, i live
in australia with my husband and 19 month old son.

i joined ww in 2001 and lost 13.3kg (29 lb), then i got
pregnant (with

still

Quoted message said:

quite a way to go to goal!) & had my son (who is now 19
months old). since having him in aug 02, i have been yoyo-
ing around my pre-pregnancy weight until i decided i was
going to get serious again with ww as this new years
resolution (this is also when the new "time for success"
program started over here in australia. this is the 3rd
program i have seen!).

so my new total loss this week is 17.9kg (39.5 lb) which i
am pretty proud of, but i have been slowing down over the
last couple of weeks. i have another 6.4kg (14 lb) to go
to goal. well, i'll get to that figure & see

if

Quoted message said:

i am happy with that. i would really like to get to 59kg,
but i don't want to be unrealistic. my other goal is to
get to 98cm around my thighs. they are my biggest problem
area and i have a skirt i used to wear at a thinner point
in my life (a decade ago!) that is that size. i want to
fit into

that

Quoted message said:

skirt again.

i love to cook and i also love to eat. which would be why
i am at ww in

the

Quoted message said:

first place......... i don't like to limit my portion
sizes - i would

rather

Quoted message said:

eat larger sizes of low points foods.

i am still breastfeeding my son so i get some lots of
extra points for

that

Quoted message said:

(i don't think i would be losing much at the moment if i
wasn't breastfeeding).

i have quite a few challenges with my weight loss.
firstly, being a mum to

a

Quoted message said:

toddler, i find it very hard to exercise. it's not as easy
as you would think. i lost the 13.3kg pre-pregnancy from
walking 4km each morning.

that's

Quoted message said:

not something i can do at the moment.

also, my son has allergies (egg & legumes) and as i am
breastfeeding, that means what he can't eat, i can't eat.
although this is a challenge, it is also a positive as i
do not eat out (and lose control of my points) very much
these days. i would love to hear from anyone who has had
to deal with allergies whilst doing ww.

on the cooking side, my husband works long hours so i cook
dinner for all

3

Quoted message said:

of us, but leave his in the oven until he gets home. and i
can't feed my

son

Quoted message said:

low fat food (as he is under 2). so, i am constantly
trying to find nice recipes which are not low fat, but
won't give me too many points in my

meal,

Quoted message said:

and at the same time won't dry out in the oven and also do
not contain egg (in any hidden form) or legumes. cooking
has been a little tough lately! i have heaps of ww
cookbooks (which i love) but i am getting bored of the

same

Quoted message said:

recipes over & over.

my last challenge on top of this is that i am a full time
mum (with no daycare or close relatives), as well as
working from home, as well as training to be a australian
breastfeeding assoc counsellor. so time is not something
i have alot of, especially when my day is taken up
looking after

&

Quoted message said:

entertaining my son. i have lots of late nights! in terms
of ww, it means that i can be very slack in tracking. and
when i am, it always shows up as

a

Quoted message said:

bad week on the scales. i have a feeling this week will be
bad as i have been a slack tracker.

i want to reach my goal before we try for baby #2 which
won't be until at least december. so i have given myself
until my 24 nov meeting to lose the weight which should be
do-able. i was losing 1kg (2.2 lb) per week from

the

Quoted message said:

beginning of the year, but it has slowed down over the
past few weeks. so

i

Quoted message said:

will be happy if i lose a steady 0.2kg (0.5 lb) each week.
that would mean

i

Quoted message said:

would get to goal before november. hopefully i will lose
more and will get to goal quicker.

okay, if you are still with me, you will notice i write
really long epic posts. i am sorry about that, i do tend
to babble on alot! but i have to

go

Quoted message said:

now, as it's time to cook dinner. (phew, i hear you say!).
my weigh in day is wednesday, so i will keep you updated!
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 69.4kg (153 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

Elizabeth:

Great to hear from you!! Congrats on all the weight you've
lost so far!! I look forward to hearing more from you!!
Welcome to the group!!

--

Cheers,

Connie Walsh

241.5/194.5/155 WNM 193.5/194.5/181.5 50 lbs off
241.5/194.5/191.5

elizabeth emerald said:

hello all! as the header says, i am new to the ng, but not
to ww. i don't know why i never joined this ng before as i
read lots of other. my name is elizabeth, i am 33, i live
in australia with my husband and 19 month old son.

i joined ww in 2001 and lost 13.3kg (29 lb), then i got
pregnant (with still quite a way to go to goal!) & had my
son (who is now 19 months old). since having him in aug
02, i have been yoyo-ing around my pre-pregnancy weight
until i decided i was going to get serious again with ww
as this new years resolution (this is also when the new
"time for success" program started over here in australia.
this is the 3rd program i have seen!).

so my new total loss this week is 17.9kg (39.5 lb) which i
am pretty proud of, but i have been slowing down over the
last couple of weeks. i have another 6.4kg (14 lb) to go
to goal. well, i'll get to that figure & see if i am happy
with that. i would really like to get to 59kg, but i don't
want to be unrealistic. my other goal is to get to 98cm
around my thighs. they are my biggest problem area and i
have a skirt i used to wear at a thinner point in my life
(a decade ago!) that is that size. i want to fit into that
skirt again.

i love to cook and i also love to eat. which would be why
i am at ww in the first place......... i don't like to
limit my portion sizes - i would rather eat larger sizes
of low points foods.

i am still breastfeeding my son so i get some lots of
extra points for that (i don't think i would be losing
much at the moment if i wasn't breastfeeding).

i have quite a few challenges with my weight loss.
firstly, being a mum to a toddler, i find it very hard to
exercise. it's not as easy as you would think. i lost the
13.3kg pre-pregnancy from walking 4km each morning. that's
not something i can do at the moment.

also, my son has allergies (egg & legumes) and as i am
breastfeeding, that means what he can't eat, i can't eat.
although this is a challenge, it is also a positive as i
do not eat out (and lose control of my points) very much
these days. i would love to hear from anyone who has had
to deal with allergies whilst doing ww.

on the cooking side, my husband works long hours so i cook
dinner for all 3 of us, but leave his in the oven until he
gets home. and i can't feed my son low fat food (as he is
under 2). so, i am constantly trying to find nice recipes
which are not low fat, but won't give me too many points
in my meal, and at the same time won't dry out in the oven
and also do not contain egg (in any hidden form) or
legumes. cooking has been a little tough lately! i have
heaps of ww cookbooks (which i love) but i am getting
bored of the same recipes over & over.

my last challenge on top of this is that i am a full time
mum (with no daycare or close relatives), as well as
working from home, as well as training to be a australian
breastfeeding assoc counsellor. so time is not something i
have alot of, especially when my day is taken up looking
after & entertaining my son. i have lots of late nights!
in terms of ww, it means that i can be very slack in
tracking. and when i am, it always shows up as a bad week
on the scales. i have a feeling this week will be bad as i
have been a slack tracker.

i want to reach my goal before we try for baby #2 which
won't be until at least december. so i have given myself
until my 24 nov meeting to lose the weight which should be
do-able. i was losing 1kg (2.2 lb) per week from the
beginning of the year, but it has slowed down over the
past few weeks. so i will be happy if i lose a steady
0.2kg (0.5 lb) each week. that would mean i would get to
goal before november. hopefully i will lose more and will
get to goal quicker.

okay, if you are still with me, you will notice i write
really long epic posts. i am sorry about that, i do tend
to babble on alot! but i have to go now, as it's time to
cook dinner. (phew, i hear you say!). my weigh in day is
wednesday, so i will keep you updated!

"Connie" <walshclan@nospam_primus.ca> wrote in message
news:407B5065.6010802@nospam_primus.ca...

Quoted message said:

Elizabeth:

Great to hear from you!! Congrats on all the weight you've
lost so far!! I look forward to hearing more from you!!
Welcome to the group!!

thanks on all accounts!
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 69.4kg (153 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

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

Quoted message said:

Hi Elizabeth! Welcome to asdww. I don't have a lot of tips
for you for cooking-frankly you have me stumped on that.

I look forward to reading more of your posts. I think
you're doing well with the weightloss, so just keep doing
what you're doing.

As far as eating lots of low point food...I can completely
understand that feeling because i like to go into munch
mode at times...were all i eat are low point/no point
foods like salad and my latest favorite is sugar snap
peas...0 points for a cup...so if i eat the whole bag i
log it as 1 point just to be safe...

i've just rediscovered celery. i had forgotten how yummy &
crunchy it is.
mmmmm......
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 69.4kg (153 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

Congrats on the loss.

elizabeth emerald said:

hello all! as the header says, i am new to the ng, but not
to ww. i don't know why i never joined this ng before as i
read lots of other. my name is elizabeth, i am 33, i live
in australia with my husband and 19 month old son.

i joined ww in 2001 and lost 13.3kg (29 lb), then i got
pregnant (with still quite a way to go to goal!) & had my
son (who is now 19 months old). since having him in aug 02,
i have been yoyo-ing around my pre-pregnancy weight until i
decided i was going to get serious again with ww as this
new years resolution (this is also when the new "time for
success" program started over here in australia. this is
the 3rd program i have seen!).

so my new total loss this week is 17.9kg (39.5 lb) which i
am pretty proud of, but i have been slowing down over the
last couple of weeks. i have another 6.4kg (14 lb) to go to
goal. well, i'll get to that figure & see if i am happy
with that. i would really like to get to 59kg, but i don't
want to be unrealistic. my other goal is to get to 98cm
around my thighs. they are my biggest problem area and i
have a skirt i used to wear at a thinner point in my life
(a decade ago!) that is that size. i want to fit into that
skirt again.

i love to cook and i also love to eat. which would be why i
am at ww in the first place......... i don't like to limit
my portion sizes - i would rather eat larger sizes of low
points foods.

i am still breastfeeding my son so i get some lots of extra
points for that (i don't think i would be losing much at
the moment if i wasn't breastfeeding).

i have quite a few challenges with my weight loss. firstly,
being a mum to a toddler, i find it very hard to exercise.
it's not as easy as you would think. i lost the 13.3kg pre-
pregnancy from walking 4km each morning. that's not
something i can do at the moment.

also, my son has allergies (egg & legumes) and as i am
breastfeeding, that means what he can't eat, i can't eat.
although this is a challenge, it is also a positive as i do
not eat out (and lose control of my points) very much these
days. i would love to hear from anyone who has had to deal
with allergies whilst doing ww.

on the cooking side, my husband works long hours so i cook
dinner for all 3 of us, but leave his in the oven until he
gets home. and i can't feed my son low fat food (as he is
under 2). so, i am constantly trying to find nice recipes
which are not low fat, but won't give me too many points in
my meal, and at the same time won't dry out in the oven and
also do not contain egg (in any hidden form) or legumes.
cooking has been a little tough lately! i have heaps of ww
cookbooks (which i love) but i am getting bored of the same
recipes over & over.

my last challenge on top of this is that i am a full time
mum (with no daycare or close relatives), as well as
working from home, as well as training to be a australian
breastfeeding assoc counsellor. so time is not something i
have alot of, especially when my day is taken up looking
after & entertaining my son. i have lots of late nights! in
terms of ww, it means that i can be very slack in tracking.
and when i am, it always shows up as a bad week on the
scales. i have a feeling this week will be bad as i have
been a slack tracker.

i want to reach my goal before we try for baby #2 which
won't be until at least december. so i have given myself
until my 24 nov meeting to lose the weight which should be
do-able. i was losing 1kg (2.2 lb) per week from the
beginning of the year, but it has slowed down over the
past few weeks. so i will be happy if i lose a steady
0.2kg (0.5 lb) each week. that would mean i would get to
goal before november. hopefully i will lose more and will
get to goal quicker.

okay, if you are still with me, you will notice i write
really long epic posts. i am sorry about that, i do tend to
babble on alot! but i have to go now, as it's time to cook
dinner. (phew, i hear you say!). my weigh in day is
wednesday, so i will keep you updated!

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

Quoted message said:

Congrats on the loss.

thanks! hopefully there will be more..........
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 69.4kg (153 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

Hi Elizabeth from another Aussie (Sydneysider) 🙂 Here's the
official welcome notice which will get you started, but ask
any questions you need to! You've done really well so far.
I've been maintaining for the last 6 months and still find
the group helpful, so stick around when you get to goal!

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

Amberle3's Challenges:

SIA - Spring Into Action Exercise Challenge:
angelfire.comsia.htmOpen ↗

WNM - Weight No More Weight Loss Challenge:
angelfire.comwnm.htmOpen ↗

Other acronyms:
wwlissa.com100+acronyms.htmOpen ↗

Here's a short synopsis of the USA program 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 ...
zythra.compoints.exeOpen ↗

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

Please note that if you live in onther countries (UK,
Australia, NZ, Europe), the Points plans are different. The
UK and Australia/NZ calculate points based on saturated fat
and total kilojoules. Most of Europe calculates based on
total fat and total kilojoules. The desktop calculator above
can handle all of these programs.

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!

--
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 ↗

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

Quoted message said:

hello all! as the header says, i am new to the ng, but not
to ww. i don't know why i never joined this ng before as i
read lots of other. my name is elizabeth, i am 33, i live
in australia with my husband and 19 month old son.

i joined ww in 2001 and lost 13.3kg (29 lb), then i got
pregnant (with

still

Quoted message said:

quite a way to go to goal!) & had my son (who is now 19
months old). since having him in aug 02, i have been yoyo-
ing around my pre-pregnancy weight until i decided i was
going to get serious again with ww as this new years
resolution (this is also when the new "time for success"
program started over here in australia. this is the 3rd
program i have seen!).

so my new total loss this week is 17.9kg (39.5 lb) which i
am pretty proud of, but i have been slowing down over the
last couple of weeks. i have another 6.4kg (14 lb) to go
to goal. well, i'll get to that figure & see

if

Quoted message said:

i am happy with that. i would really like to get to 59kg,
but i don't want to be unrealistic. my other goal is to
get to 98cm around my thighs. they are my biggest problem
area and i have a skirt i used to wear at a thinner point
in my life (a decade ago!) that is that size. i want to
fit into

that

Quoted message said:

skirt again.

i love to cook and i also love to eat. which would be why
i am at ww in

the

Quoted message said:

first place......... i don't like to limit my portion
sizes - i would

rather

Quoted message said:

eat larger sizes of low points foods.

i am still breastfeeding my son so i get some lots of
extra points for

that

Quoted message said:

(i don't think i would be losing much at the moment if i
wasn't breastfeeding).

i have quite a few challenges with my weight loss.
firstly, being a mum to

a

Quoted message said:

toddler, i find it very hard to exercise. it's not as easy
as you would think. i lost the 13.3kg pre-pregnancy from
walking 4km each morning.

that's

Quoted message said:

not something i can do at the moment.

also, my son has allergies (egg & legumes) and as i am
breastfeeding, that means what he can't eat, i can't eat.
although this is a challenge, it is also a positive as i
do not eat out (and lose control of my points) very much
these days. i would love to hear from anyone who has had
to deal with allergies whilst doing ww.

on the cooking side, my husband works long hours so i cook
dinner for all

3

Quoted message said:

of us, but leave his in the oven until he gets home. and i
can't feed my

son

Quoted message said:

low fat food (as he is under 2). so, i am constantly
trying to find nice recipes which are not low fat, but
won't give me too many points in my

meal,

Quoted message said:

and at the same time won't dry out in the oven and also do
not contain egg (in any hidden form) or legumes. cooking
has been a little tough lately! i have heaps of ww
cookbooks (which i love) but i am getting bored of the

same

Quoted message said:

recipes over & over.

my last challenge on top of this is that i am a full time
mum (with no daycare or close relatives), as well as
working from home, as well as training to be a australian
breastfeeding assoc counsellor. so time is not something
i have alot of, especially when my day is taken up
looking after

&

Quoted message said:

entertaining my son. i have lots of late nights! in terms
of ww, it means that i can be very slack in tracking. and
when i am, it always shows up as

a

Quoted message said:

bad week on the scales. i have a feeling this week will be
bad as i have been a slack tracker.

i want to reach my goal before we try for baby #2 which
won't be until at least december. so i have given myself
until my 24 nov meeting to lose the weight which should be
do-able. i was losing 1kg (2.2 lb) per week from

the

Quoted message said:

beginning of the year, but it has slowed down over the
past few weeks. so

i

Quoted message said:

will be happy if i lose a steady 0.2kg (0.5 lb) each week.
that would mean

i

Quoted message said:

would get to goal before november. hopefully i will lose
more and will get to goal quicker.

okay, if you are still with me, you will notice i write
really long epic posts. i am sorry about that, i do tend
to babble on alot! but i have to

go

Quoted message said:

now, as it's time to cook dinner. (phew, i hear you say!).
my weigh in day is wednesday, so i will keep you updated!
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 69.4kg (153 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

Welcome along and well done for your great loss so far. Good
luck for this week.

Laura

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

Quoted message said:

hello all! as the header says, i am new to the ng, but not
to ww. i don't know why i never joined this ng before as i
read lots of other. my name is elizabeth, i am 33, i live
in australia with my husband and 19 month old son.

i joined ww in 2001 and lost 13.3kg (29 lb), then i got
pregnant (with

still

Quoted message said:

quite a way to go to goal!) & had my son (who is now 19
months old). since having him in aug 02, i have been yoyo-
ing around my pre-pregnancy weight until i decided i was
going to get serious again with ww as this new years
resolution (this is also when the new "time for success"
program started over here in australia. this is the 3rd
program i have seen!).

so my new total loss this week is 17.9kg (39.5 lb) which i
am pretty proud of, but i have been slowing down over the
last couple of weeks. i have another 6.4kg (14 lb) to go
to goal. well, i'll get to that figure & see

if

Quoted message said:

i am happy with that. i would really like to get to 59kg,
but i don't want to be unrealistic. my other goal is to
get to 98cm around my thighs. they are my biggest problem
area and i have a skirt i used to wear at a thinner point
in my life (a decade ago!) that is that size. i want to
fit into

that

Quoted message said:

skirt again.

i love to cook and i also love to eat. which would be why
i am at ww in

the

Quoted message said:

first place......... i don't like to limit my portion
sizes - i would

rather

Quoted message said:

eat larger sizes of low points foods.

i am still breastfeeding my son so i get some lots of
extra points for

that

Quoted message said:

(i don't think i would be losing much at the moment if i
wasn't breastfeeding).

i have quite a few challenges with my weight loss.
firstly, being a mum to

a

Quoted message said:

toddler, i find it very hard to exercise. it's not as easy
as you would think. i lost the 13.3kg pre-pregnancy from
walking 4km each morning.

that's

Quoted message said:

not something i can do at the moment.

also, my son has allergies (egg & legumes) and as i am
breastfeeding, that means what he can't eat, i can't eat.
although this is a challenge, it is also a positive as i
do not eat out (and lose control of my points) very much
these days. i would love to hear from anyone who has had
to deal with allergies whilst doing ww.

on the cooking side, my husband works long hours so i cook
dinner for all

3

Quoted message said:

of us, but leave his in the oven until he gets home. and i
can't feed my

son

Quoted message said:

low fat food (as he is under 2). so, i am constantly
trying to find nice recipes which are not low fat, but
won't give me too many points in my

meal,

Quoted message said:

and at the same time won't dry out in the oven and also do
not contain egg (in any hidden form) or legumes. cooking
has been a little tough lately! i have heaps of ww
cookbooks (which i love) but i am getting bored of the

same

Quoted message said:

recipes over & over.

my last challenge on top of this is that i am a full time
mum (with no daycare or close relatives), as well as
working from home, as well as training to be a australian
breastfeeding assoc counsellor. so time is not something
i have alot of, especially when my day is taken up
looking after

&

Quoted message said:

entertaining my son. i have lots of late nights! in terms
of ww, it means that i can be very slack in tracking. and
when i am, it always shows up as

a

Quoted message said:

bad week on the scales. i have a feeling this week will be
bad as i have been a slack tracker.

i want to reach my goal before we try for baby #2 which
won't be until at least december. so i have given myself
until my 24 nov meeting to lose the weight which should be
do-able. i was losing 1kg (2.2 lb) per week from

the

Quoted message said:

beginning of the year, but it has slowed down over the
past few weeks. so

i

Quoted message said:

will be happy if i lose a steady 0.2kg (0.5 lb) each week.
that would mean

i

Quoted message said:

would get to goal before november. hopefully i will lose
more and will get to goal quicker.

okay, if you are still with me, you will notice i write
really long epic posts. i am sorry about that, i do tend
to babble on alot! but i have to

go

Quoted message said:

now, as it's time to cook dinner. (phew, i hear you say!).
my weigh in day is wednesday, so i will keep you updated!
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 69.4kg (153 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)

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

Quoted message said:

Welcome along and well done for your great loss so far.
Good luck for

this

Quoted message said:

week.

thanks!
--
elizabeth (in australia)
87.3kg (193 lb) / 69.4kg (153 lb) / 63kg (139 lb)