The BWW Weight Watchers Club- Page 71

[mauriposa]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 10:30am

After a six month hiatus, I'm back on the plan. Re-signed up this morning. I've never been one to say, "New year, new me," but here goes nothing. Darn holiday weight gain . . .

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 11:14am

First week of South Beach Phase 1. Lost 4.2 pounds! :) Gonna do one more week and then go back to WW way of eating.

We can do it.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 11:16am

Started FIT FOR LIFE a week ago and having some trouble sticking to it. I am going to the gym more, tho.

[blueroses]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 11:18am

They're trying to get a 12-week Weight Watchers group going at work, but at least 15 employees are needed. I hear 13 have signed up so far.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 11:29am

I forget, blue, have you done WW before?

If not, and you want to, I saw go for it. It's definitely the best program. Truly changed my life.

[blueroses]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 11:38am

Yes, I've done it before. I signed up, but we'll need two more people to implement it. If it doesn't happen here, I'll just do it by myself.

[yodamarie78]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 11:42am

I fell of the wagon big time after losing nearly 50 lbs on WW before. I recommitted on the 2nd and have lost 2 lbs so far. Even better, I finally convinced smartpenguin to join with me.

[blueroses]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 11:48am

I think people are hesitating because they're requiring a check of $144.00 up front for the 12 weeks. It's the month after Christmas, and lots of folks may have over-extended themselves. What they should have done (and have done in the past) is offer to deduct the fees bi-weekly from people's paychecks so they'd feel the hit less. For some reason they can't.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 12:13pm

That would prob scare me off, as well.

And you see how well I pay attention! Or maybe my memory is going. :)

[mauriposa]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 12:18pm

Yeah, blueroses. That cost would make me think twice. I had a hard enough time convincing myself to spend to $50-ish bucks for 3 months of Online WW.

[peach]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 12:22pm

Good for everyone for starting off the New Year with a bang! I lost 15 lbs on WW last year - looked and felt great.

I can't follow it now because I am pregnant (I actually have to eat a little bit more than I used to) but eating junk isn't good for me or for baby peach, so I am trying to maintain a low fat, healthy eating plan - just eating more of the low fat healthy foods. So I may be popping in here for recipes!

Good luck to all!

[blueroses]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 12:23pm

Peach! Congratulations!

[misschung]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 12:26pm

peach - be careful of too much low fat, though. Your baby needs a substantial amount of "good fat" for its developing brain and body!

jrb - I lost 20 pounds on South Beach and have kept it off - good for you! I'm back on Phase 2 for the time being, I need to lose about 8 pounds.

[peach]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 12:27pm

Thanks blue! I don't want to threadjack the WW thread - but I was a big poster in this thread last year - so felt the need to explain myself!

I actually am still trying to follow the healthy eating guidelines in WW -- they are good for anyone. I just can't "cut" any calories really (I actually get to add 300), and need to eat a lot more dairy/calcium foods and lean proteins than would normally be allowed in WW.

ETA: misschung - good point! I do get plenty of the good fats (lean meats, low mercury fish, 1 or 2% dairies, nuts, olives, avocados, etc.) I just try to avoid the "bad fat" foods - like the fried stuff, etc. Not good for anyone. Updated On: 1/10/08 at 12:27 PM

[mauriposa]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 12:29pm

Yay Peach! During my first run with WW this summer, I met a woman who insisted that it was ok for her to follow the Flex Plan while pregnant. I still don't quite understand the logic behind that one.

[peach]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 12:34pm

^^ Mauriposa, thanks! I think it would not only be unhealthy, but impossible to do that Flex Plan if you are following regular pregnancy eating guidelines. My doctor says no dieting, no losing weight.

Where WW comes in handy for me right now though - is the knowledge I have already gotten for what foods are healthiest and "nutrient-packed" (basically, the healthy eating guidelines). Pregnancy eating is a lot more focused on the actual nutrients in each food, more so than on calories or fat.

Updated On: 1/10/08 at 12:34 PM

[misschung]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 12:36pm

I figured as much, peach lol, when my mom was pregnant with me she said she ate a salad bowl full of fruit every day. My grandmother used to be like "are you eating ALL of that?"

I've heard of women eating low fat foods throughout their pregnancies, and I just shake my head. I mean, you can't eat big macs either, but as you said - healthy fats are so important!

Does the Flex Plan for WW really work?

[peach]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 12:40pm

misschung - Yes, Flex Plan really works. That's how I lost 15 lbs. last year.

You need to be careful though, not to rely too much on packaged foods with it (this is an easy trap to fall into on Flex). But if you go about it smart, it works and it's very healthy. It takes a little while to get into the swing of it, but once you get the hang of it, you know what you should and shouldn't eat a lot of (although anything in moderation, and within point value is technically allowed!), and you pretty much memorize the points values for your favorite foods, so you don't need to look everything up. Plus, you get extra points for exercising, so it's a good workout motivator.
Updated On: 1/10/08 at 12:40 PM

[mauriposa]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 12:56pm

Oh, it definitely works. I lost 30 pounds in 3 months this summer with the Flex Plan. It takes a good deal of effort to track every little thing you put in your mouth and planning to make sure your daily points add up, but it's worth it in the end. I strongly encourage everyone to try it.

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 1:01pm

Congratulations, peach!

I agree with everyone else: the WW Flex Plan definitely does work. I lost 25 pounds going to Weight Watchers meetings last summer following the Flex Plan, and then have lost 25 more since then not attending meetings but sticking to the plan guidelines. It's not a quick fix if, say, you want to lose 10 pounds in a short amount of time, but it's great in teaching you long-term healthy eating habits and gradually reaching and maintaining your goal weight. Updated On: 1/10/08 at 01:01 PM

[blueroses]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 1:37pm

Flex is the points and Core is not counting points, but restricted foods, right?

Is that still the way it works? The one thing that used to drive me crazy about WW is that they would keep changing the program.

[mauriposa]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 1:39pm

Yup. I know people who swear by both plans. Although, as far as I'm concerned, I could never do Core. I need my (reasonable amounts of) junk food.

[caitiesus1522]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 7:11pm

I need to start this again. It really makes me look at what I eat and be healthier in general. I do not think I have gained much lately, but I am still off of my goal and feel like I am eating worse

[dramarama2]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 7:13pm

I've only been eating rice crackers and sucking on ice for the past week. I've taken vitamins and i'm drinking coffee to get full so I won't be hungry. :)

[smartpenguin78]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 7:22pm

As yoda said, I have finally joined the WW wagon. After gaining quite a lot of weight since last summer, it was really time.

I am very happy with the flex plan so far. There is no way I could do the core plan, but flew has been great. And it is easy to follow and very much the way to go I think.