weight watcher weigh in and still NOT focused on plan and consistency

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Permalink Reply by Jill Mace on November 22, 2011 at 4:59pm

I will help you anyway I can!  I am a Weight Watcher. I lost a lot if weight but it took me a long time. 
I still struggle at times. It does get better. You can do this. Please promise you won't quit  
As long as you keep trying. You can get there!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Bridget on November 23, 2011 at 4:33am

Hi Jill. Thanks for your support. Its good to here a success story. I want to be sucessful like you. What was your journey in weight watching like. what helped you to get through it. you will see from my discussion mentioned in support how it was for me at last night's meeting. I am finding it so hard to focus in and my weight is constantly creeping up. my knees are starting to hurt now and I feel am am older in my movement than what I should be for my age.  andi prmise I will keep trying to lose.

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Permalink Reply by Renee S on November 24, 2011 at 1:04pm

Hi Bridget

I am curious - do you journal all of your food/points or do you usually wing it?

do you plan ahead for days that could be stressful or out of control?

do you feel like you are not in control in certain situations?  Or is it just random?

Are you a snacker? Are you spontaneous? A breakfast eater? Do you feel like you "have" to have dessert or a treat or that you somehow feel like you a missing out by being on Weight Watchers (a deprivation feeling)?

 

I think losing weight is a real learning experience.  Some people just can do it and it "seems" to come naturally.  Some people struggle because there are simply other things going on and not just an issue with food/weight.  For the ones that just seem to lose weight, they have to learn things hard once they've reached goal - your brain has to catch up with your new body.  For others we are in a constant state of figuring it all out - and you wonder, it works for them, why not me?

The answer, I'm afraid, lies within us.  You honestly have to have a good hard look at what you are eating, when you are eating, how you are eating (planned? spontaneous? just "give in" and start tomorrow attitude?) and you have to find out what YOU personally have to do or change to get to where you want to be.  For example, not a planner? Start. Just try it.  Don't like vegetables?  Try again.  Keep trying.  Don't say that you CAN'T or you WON'T.  Celebrate each and every non scale victory ("I passed up the cookies today!" "I ate 3 servings of veggies today" "I drank all my water today!") and keep on going every single day until you find what works and change what you need to change.

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Permalink Reply by paula on November 27, 2011 at 7:01pm

hello! start now and do it one day at a time! u r tougher than food! and remember, nothing tastes as good as being fit feels!

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Permalink Reply by CESAR SILVA on November 30, 2011 at 3:10pm

Hello everyone, 

The program you follow has to fit your style, for example, Im in this program thats called RVL just because I love the chocolate taste and the bars are amazing but what also as important is the WILL to get it done. When I started I had a friend that will come over to either run or exercise and even thought I only wanted to lose a handful of pounds we got it done. Now, I really dont like running but my determination of losing the weight was higher than my dislike of running. Bridget at the end of the day you are your bigger supporter and determination is everything.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Julie Garfield on December 10, 2011 at 11:39pm

You can do it...I know you can. We all hit plateaus in the plan and you just have to keep focused on your plan and really watch your portions. I know thats the only way I can do it. Weigh and measure. I think I know what portions look like but when I measure them I find my portions are not right and that creates no weight loss. Drink a lot of water too. That really makes a difference. Keep on going...You will succeed!

Juie G

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Permalink Reply by Keem on December 11, 2011 at 7:51am

Perhaps WW is not your thing.  We all have to try new things to see what works and doesn't work for us-and for each person, it's different. :)

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