Weight Control Support Group

Originally posted by adymarie
I think my parents are feeling looser. I haven't been on the scale for a while...trying not to judge too much yet by weight lose, but by improved health. I think I need a belt!

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Is that a way to talk about your parents???

ROFL!!! I had to re-read it twice.

*giggles*

(but I really did get what you mean)

Way to go!

I have heard great things about Curves also. Lots of motivation there and everyone feels comfortable going because you are only among other women. I'd go for it also.

I have heard great things about Curves as well - I believe dtolle and deb25 go there, but I am not wholly sure.

Well, three days into it and I'm still doing well. I have been at my 28 points or less each day.

I have to say, I may not have actually lost any weight yet, but I do already feel better. And I can tell already that I don't want to eat as much food. I had a (big) chicken breast tonight for dinner and could barely finish it!

Oh, and Deb - my Kettle Corn is also only 3 points for the whole darn bag!!!! YAY!!!!

Way to go, Heidi!!

Hmmm...I seem to have hit a plateau. I'm going to have to consult the book, because I know there are some suggestions for that. Haven't gained anything back, but haven't lost anything for several weeks.

I'm guessing it's two issues. One, still haven't gotten into a solid exercising routine. I stopped walking for a day because it was raining, and never started again. Two, I have been having a 'no sugar added' treat probably once a day. They have quite a bit of carbs, even if no regular sugar. I had been allowing 1-2 a week, and that has drifted into every day. So I think I am going to go back on the really strict 'induction' phase of Atkins for a week or so, to try to get back on track. And I HAVE to figure out how to start and continue exercising!!

Originally posted by Whisker's mom

Is that a way to talk about your parents???

ROFL!!! I had to re-read it twice.

*giggles*

(but I really did get what you mean)

Way to go!

I have heard great things about Curves also. Lots of motivation there and everyone feels comfortable going because you are only among other women. I'd go for it also.

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Oops! pants! Although my parents have been looser since they retired this summer.

Work is bringing in lunch for everyone today from Mega wraps. Here are my options:
1. \tOne tray of Roast Chicken Breast
2.\tOne tray of combination of Tuna / Egg / Seafood
3.\tOne tray of half Veggie and half fallafel
4.\tOne tray of Steak and Cheeze
5.\tOne tray of Chicken Souvlaki
6.\tOne tray of Roast Beef
7.\tOne tray of Wrap Club (turkey and bacon)
8.\tOne tray of half Chicken Caesar and half Fajita

I don't know what to have! I will take the innards out and leave the wrap!

I LOVE Chicken Souvlaki!

I ended up having 1/2 a wrap minus the wrap part of steak and cheese. It wasn't very good. I avoided the pumpkin muffins and the candy. Today is the start of my 2nd week of Metformin so I added 1 pill today at lunch, hopefully it won't upset my stomach!

I have been going to Curves for over 2 months now. I really like it. The workout is quick, the atmosphere is non-threatening, and it has really helped me in my weight loss journey. They do a complete body analysis once a month, including weight, body measurements, and percentage of body fat.

This probably doesn't fit in with the Atkins plan, but for all of you WW, I just made the following recipe:

1box Pillsbury pumpkin muffin/quick bread mix
2 egg whites
1 egg
1/3 cup applesauce

Mix together. Spray muffin tin with FF cooking spray. Bake according to package directions for muffins. (15-20 minutes at 400).

2 points each.

Boy, were they ever good! A mom at school who is a fellow WW gave me the recipe.

I used to go to Curves, but I cancelled my membership. Not because I didn't like it, it was fantastic. It was just a time management issue for me.

For those of you looking for a quick workout, and a comfortable environment, Curves is great. And affordable as well.

Thank goodness for Flex Points.

We were out and about today, and grabbed lunch at the mall. (First mistake...) I decided I would get Chik-Fil-A because I LOVE that. So I got the nuggets meal, and I didn't get it super-sized like I normally would. (Score one for me!) Then I get home and check how much that meal was....17.5 points!

We went grocery shopping, and I think we did pretty good. I looked at the labels of all of the food we got that I would be eating. Earl even put back some stuff that had WAY too many calories, etc. BONUS - the Weight Watchers frozen entrees were on sale, so I picked up a few of those. Points already figured so no math at lunch time.

I really wish we had Weight Watchers frozen entrees here. I haven't seen any in any of the grocery stores around.

Deb... that recipe sounds yummy. I'm going to give that a try.

Ghys, they are called Smart Ones. I never even noticed that they are Weight Watchers until today! Guess I never saw it because I wasn't looking...

Heidi,

I have simply avoided fast food at all costs. The only time I ate it, I actually tried a veggie burger at Evo's, and that still wasn't the greatest point bargain in the world. I like to try and have a couple of granola bars (Quaker Chewy Granola) with me, in case of emergencies (2 pts. each). But regardless, sometimes you will just find yourself in a position where there simply are NO good choices. You just go forward from there. If that is the worst thing you eat all wekk, it should be a good week.

Heidi, if I'm not mistaken, I remember seeing Smart One fudgesicles (or something like that) but out here, the only thing in the frozen secion that seems 'light' are Lean Cuisine meals. I'm going to keep looking. I buy the WW magazine and some of the meals look absolutely delicious.

Michelina's now makes lean meals, and they put WW points on them too. They are cheaper than the Smart Ones, and the ones I have tried are pretty good.

Thanks Deb! I know we have Michelina's but never checked to see if there were light ones. Will look into that. Any favorite one's?

Originally posted by valanhb
the Weight Watchers frozen entrees were on sale, so I picked up a few of those. Points already figured so no math at lunch time.

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Heidi, still use your point slider to figure points, the sante fe beans and rice says that it's 5pts on the box, but if you use your slider, it comes to 6. It's very good by the way! Always use your slider to double check points even on things that have already figured them out. I have found them to be wrong at least 50% of the time.

Today is my averaging day (I weigh every day and then average on the 7th...it shows trends down when one might think one is not losing) and I lost another .4 of a lb., for a total of 57.1 in 9 months. I think I'll meet my goal that I have set for Jan 1st, which is 2.9 more lbs. <G>, and then some!

I'm delighted to have lost during a week including a holiday such as Halloween and I did have chocolate, 3 days in row boy was it good!

Wishing everyone a great start to the new week,

Pat -following carbohydrateaddicts lifespan program