I have got to start losing weight for my overall health and well being. I have high blood pressure, high cholesterol and am Type 2 diabetic. I’m also clinically obese at 100 pounds overweight.
I am a mindless eater. Since I work from home there is food readily available for snacking. Most of it is healthy but not all. I do not exercise. I don’t like to exercise even though I know I need to. There is lots of stress in my life right now with Hubby’s medical condition, work, PTO and Cub Scouts.
Tracking works for me. I know what food I should and should not eat. I just need to be held accountable for my choices. Weight Watchers provides that for me along with the support in a meeting setting.
I don’t have a scale. Having to weigh in once a week helps hold me accountable to myself and others. Along with the whole paying thing! Spending money monthly and not following the program will drive me nuts as we can’t afford to waste money like that. I can justify the expense as part of medical costs as long as I do what I need to do.
I love the PointsPlus program so far. I also like the WW tracking app along with the WW bar code reader. Veggies and fruits are free!
The first week I lost 4.6 pounds and tracked faithfully. I made better choices in my grazing. I worked at balancing carbs with proteins and focused on low glycemic snacks.
Last week was not so good. It was a very stressful week and I ate. I ate junk and did not track. I had a glass of wine after school with a friend and I rarely drink! I baked cookies and ate them with Charlie. I ended up gaining 3 pounds. I weighed in but skipped the meeting.
This week I am focusing on getting back on track. I’ve stocked up on veggies and fruit. I made a meal plan for dinner. I’m going to start walking the dog after dinner with Charlie riding his scooter. I’ll go to my meeting.
I will make forward progress again.
Elizabeth
That is the right attitude for someone wanting to lose weight. I hope that you will achieve your goal.
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Thank you! I am trying to keep a positive attitude. I know this will take time and anything worth doing is worth doing right.
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Hi Elizabeth I just wanted to give a little support and encouragement, well done for choosing weightwatchers I have lost 140 lbs with them and this was my 4th Christmas thin this year, one thing I have learned over my journey is always try to stay to your meeting especially if you’ve had a bad week, it’s a great way to refocus your efforts and for you to realise that you are not alone! Have a better week this week!
Thank you for the support! I plan on making the meeting this week. Hopefully since I’ve gotten back to tracking my weight will drop down again a little bit.
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Best of luck! You’re doing well by simply making a plan already!
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Keep up the hard work! I did Weight Watchers in 2005 and I lost almost 30 lbs! I can definitely confirm for you that if you don’t track… you won’t lose… and you will gain it back. I have this battle every few years with this same 30 lbs. Best wishes to you for weight loss and overall health!
Thanks for the encouraging words. This week was much better. I lost 4 pounds which makes up the 3 pound gain from last week. Total lost – 5.6 pounds!
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