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Ellenjasmine

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Hi..i'm Ellen and have just started out on my mission to lose 28lbs. Due to a complicated medical year and being on progesterone supplements for a while I have gained a lot of weight and have found it very difficult to get it off again. After enough blaming the hormones etc I have decided to TAKE CONTROL of my own destiny! I joined WW on Tuesday... I am very excited.. I did WW in 1998 and it worked and I stayed at a good weight for 10 years at least.. so now its time to do it again. Both my heart and mind and focused on achieving this goal. I know I am not happy with my weight the way it is and I know that if I stick to the WW and keep exercising I will achieve my goal. Just before I fall asleep i visualize myself at my goal weight and imagine what it will be like to shop for clothes, or even just to fit back into some of my old clothes :) ... I weigh in on Tuesday and I am bursting with excitement (and I must confess a little anxiety)... I had 15.5 points on Wed and did weights for 35 mins, I ate 17.5 on Thursday and walked for 40 mins... This is DAY 3 ....

Hope to record my food diary in here from today on.... Peace out! Ellen :grouphug:
 
Hi, welcome to the forum! I am on Weight Watchers too. It's my 2nd time; the first time was in 2007 and I think I was only on it for about 6-8 weeks. I faced a plateau and gave up....shouldn't have done that. I decided enough was enough on June 3rd of this year and I weighed myself and saw how close I was to 200 and said "Nope, not going any higher." I started to make small changes on my own but only lost a pound in 3 weeks so I knew I wasn't ready to be on my own yet. I joined WW again June 22nd. I do the online only version because last time I did the meetings and they didn't do much for me, kind of boring and repetitive. So this time around I use WW to monitor my food intake, and come to this forum for support! So far it's working out great and as of this morning I have lost 17 lbs. I have a lot to go but I already feel awesome and I know I can do it. You can do it too!! :)
 
@Bikinibound2011 - thanks for the comment. 17lbs is FANTASTIC.. fair play to you! I hope I will be echoing that myself in a few months.. (fingers crossed)... at this rate you will defo be in that bikini in 2011 ! WW is fantastic alright.. and I am finding that the recipes this time are helping me a lot, especially if I am not sure what I want for dinner.. i love trying new things and thats fun.. I have also cut out drinking during the week. I was MURDER for the red wine and had it every night with dinner, a glass or two... my WW leader said to think of it as "liquid cake" and since then I cannot look at wine the same way.. I was always thinking, sure red wine is good for you etc..! but now all I can see is liquid cake hahahaha.... anyway... keep me posted on your progress... :) Peace etc.. Elly.
 
eyckmans said:
Good luck. I found WW really useful particularly for the first few months.
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Thanks for the encouragement! I'm bursting with excitement at the moment.. I hope this momentum keeps up... you are flying it by all accounts looking at your ticker! I can't wait until mine starts moving.. :D
 
Today is day 4 and I hopped on the scales and it looks like i am down a few pounds. Hope this is still the case on the WW scales on Tuesday. I only ate 14 points yesterday, but had a really strange day as just when I was about to eat breakfast I discovered a friends father had passed away and I had to dash to make to the burial. then I did not have breakfast until lunchtime.. then got distracted the whole day and by the time I was cooking dinner I was hungry and had a packet of low fat snacks (rosemary whole wheat crisp type things -YUM).. then I gave in and had a vodka and slimline gingerale AND then dinner which was chicken breast and beans in a mexican sauce with lots of salad... I actually felt like I had eaten too much and felt full instead of satisfied.. but when I totted up the points I had only used 14 so I was relieved..

Anyway, today will be the real test, I have a friend coming over - the kind of friend who is skinny and can eat and drink what they like :) ... she knows I am on a diet and we joke that I am eating only dust ! anyway, we would usually drink wine and eat cheese but today i have to resist and be healthy.. I am hoping to make a point free roasted veg to keep me from eating anything bad... and I do plan to have a few drinks because after all... its Saturday night... I am still holding the image of myself at the weight I want in my head and everytime I am bored I think of that and it makes me happy!
 
Well I weighed in last night and I was down 5.5 lbs and this morning I am 10.3!!! I am delighted... tracking is really the key as recording everything I am eating makes me realise how little I actually need and when i think back to what i was eating without thinking its amazes me!
Planning meals is also crucial... I am still enjoying shopping for recipes and then I am not buying stuff I don't need... ultimately I should lose weight and save money... its all good...
I did yoga Monday, Tuesday and did weights Tonight... tomorrow I will try to do the treadmill.. and I am looking forward to kicking back Saturday night and having a few drinks and a nice breakfast Sunday morning... life is good. :)
 
on my scales this morning I was 10.1 1/4 and i am happy with that! i am just hoping that when i weigh in tonight at WW that it is reflected on their scales... i did actually "SEE" 9.13 3/4 on Sunday morning when I got up, but that was after being out at a party the night before so i reckon I was dehydrated :) :) ...anyway.. if I am down tonight I will be very happy.. still feeling motivated and thats important I guess.. I also measured myself this morning and have my measurements from NOv 2008 and I have gained A LOT of inches! so now I have measurements and the number on the scales to keep me focused. I am sticking to the WW plan. I have noticed though that when I was fed up last night I ate 2 chocolate biscuits.. then I was fed up that I ate so its really a vicious circle isn't it? anyway... must hit that one on the head and learn to turn fed up feelings into something more positive. Will keep any readers posted on the weight in.. WISH ME LUCK!!!!!!!!!!
Peace out.. x
 
Well I did the weigh in and I was down 2lbs! i am delighted... that is 8lbs since I started really.. and this is only the start of week 3. It has already made a difference to how I feel, I am far less bloated and feel I look a little lighter... it makes my yoga class much easier too.. I am really looking forward to losing the next 19lbs and getting to a goal weight.. I am finding this a really grounding and positive experience. I really feel in control and ready to handle anything. I am still holding the image of me at goal weight in my mind and I am committed to not buying any items of clothing until i am at least in the 8's again!!!!!!
I was reviewing my tracker for WW and I really have cut out a lot of carbs like bread and pasta etc. I have cut out sweet things too and find that the not drinking during the week is much easier than I ever thought it would be... that is actually the biggest surprise...
Well must dash... day one of week three begins :)
 
Had two more weigh ins! one was 1.5 loss and the other was 2lbs! so I am well happy and am almost at the half way point now.. I feel so much better and am really noticing the difference when I look in the mirror ! so.. I am in week 5 and I am hoping that by the time I start week 6 i will be down the full stone! whoo hoooo... Keeping a tracker is really the only way to stay on track. I have been taking Saturdays off, but not going too mad, but I feel a day off is necessary !
 
The weigh in is tomorrow! I went spinning today which I hope will help me have a successful weigh in !!!!! arg.. its like the night before getting exam results! I feel confident all week and then at the 11th hour I get panicked! had a good dinner of sweet potato chips and roasted veg... feel quite full actually! eeek! I obviously ate too much.. anyhoo.. we will see what tomorrow holds... Peace out!
 
Hey Ellen...I love your idea of visualizing yourself at your goal weight and shopping, etc before bed! Usually that's when I'm running through what I need to do the next day for work, errands, etc. What a great idea!! One I will start using myself!

Thank you :)
 
Sorry I haven't been by your diary sooner. Part of the time I was gone on vacation. But I popped in today and decided to post because I wanted to tell you congrats for doing so well!! :party: You are almost halfway there! I also visualize myself at my goal weight a lot, especially right before I go to sleep. The main thing I've noticed that's "changed" at being at my goal weight in my head, is that my future self is not constantly tugging at her shirt self-consciously trying to make sure the fat isn't showing, lol. I can't wait for the day when I can try on clothes at a store and not have to also worry about how I look sitting down in them! Well, you are doing great so far and I wish you a lot of luck losing the rest! I know you can do it!! :)
 
thanks so much for the encouragement! it means a lot to me.. I had not logged in in a while due to work etc.. but am updating my ticker today!!!! whooo hooooo.... x
 
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