[QUOTE=tdn]
Also due to illness I stopped exercising for three days, and started again with an abbreviated routine. And I missed grocery shopping, which means restaurants and prepared foods. I don’t expect to be down any weight this week, but hopefully I won’t be up any either.
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I’m down! 
I don’t know why, but I’ll take it.
226.6. Another 1.6, and I will have lost an even 50. 
Woohoo!!!
Let’s try that again:
WOOHOO!!! I MADE IT–THE 50 POUND MARK!!!
celebrates wildly, throwing confetti, blowing noisemaker
This morning’s weigh-in showed a total loss of 50.2 pounds! And 12 more will mean that for the first time in YEARS, I’ll have LESS than 100 pounds to lose!
I’ll get my fifth bear from NutriSystem with my next shipment, too! 
Keep up the good work, everyone–we can do it!!
Carla
301/250.8/140
That’s fantastic, Chanteuse!
Congrats!
Woohoo Chanteuse!
Thanks, guys! I thought I’d never cross that bridge! Every time I got close, my ankles would decide to retain the stupid NILE RIVER, swell up like canteloupes, and push me up two or three pounds. I got so frustrated a few days ago that I actually yelled at the scale and gave it a nasty stomp. Yeah, really mature of me! 
But I spent the better part of a day on liquids and got rid of a good deal of bloat, and it really did help.
Sure is nice to put on those smaller shorts without turning blue!
[QUOTE=Chanteuse]
Let’s try that again:
WOOHOO!!! I MADE IT–THE 50 POUND MARK!!!
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Congrats!!! That’s great!
Okay I put my whine in a separate post, heh, heh.
I feel like sticking my friggin’ head in a vat of oil! I am literally busting my arse every single day except for rest day and the scale is not budging. I am in the longest plateau ever!!!
I actually GAINED a pound this week. From what??? Yes I am PMS’ing but I have not cheated once I swear on a box of Godiva . I should be dropping at least a pound or two a week and I am incensed at my body. I’m exercising MORE than I ever have in my entire life!
I am not giving up by any means, I have upped the intensity over the last few days, my calorie intake is between 1600-1700 per day and I expend approx. 500-600 in exercise 6 days a week.
I’m just venting, I hope this ends soon…
Congratulations to Chanteuse and tdn for hitting the big 5-0! OK, I may be jumping the gun with tdn just a tad but it’s going to happen soon!
I would have lost over eight pounds for the month of June if I’d made my official weigh-in day the 30th. Because I waited one extra day for July 1st to roll around, I managed to put on two extra pounds. Then I had some minor surgery on the 2nd (had a polyp removed from my cervix) and my body seemed to decide that the best defense against the intrusion was a couple more pounds. I think my hormones must be messed up now because things have sucked, emotionally, these past few days. Hope they get back on track again soon.
Funny thing is that I haven’t had an iota of pain “down there” but my ribs, shoulders and neck have all been sore. My jaw too, but I figure that’s from clenching the breathing tube during surgery.
Oh, I’m pretty sure the polyp they removed is non-cancerous but the results won’t be in until next week.
[QUOTE=Cattitude]
Okay I put my whine in a separate post, heh, heh.
I feel like sticking my friggin’ head in a vat of oil! I am literally busting my arse every single day except for rest day and the scale is not budging. I am in the longest plateau ever!!!
I actually GAINED a pound this week. From what??? Yes I am PMS’ing but I have not cheated once I swear on a box of Godiva . I should be dropping at least a pound or two a week and I am incensed at my body. I’m exercising MORE than I ever have in my entire life!
I am not giving up by any means, I have upped the intensity over the last few days, my calorie intake is between 1600-1700 per day and I expend approx. 500-600 in exercise 6 days a week.
I’m just venting, I hope this ends soon…
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Try eating a little more for a few days, don’t stay in the same calorie range each day.
I agree with what Ginger said. Try eating a tad more some days. Dieting is like exercise (in my totally un-doctor-like opinion) the longer you have one type of eating/diet plan the easier it is for your body to get ‘used’ to it. So you have to change things up.
I packed my running shoes, so I’m really going to try to keep doing some sort of running over the next week. I’m up to NYC for a couple of days on vacation, then off to Buffalo for a week of work. I wasn’t going to take them, but it’s just too long a period without me doing anything…so I need to get in at least a couple of days of exercise.
And way to go Chanteuse! That’s a great accomplishment.
Hi there! I’ve been on vacation and so not checking in (and also not weighing myself) but I do have an impressive number to report. That number is 187.
That’s my total cholesterol!
Now, 3 years ago (last time I had a checkup) my total cholesterol was 210 and the Dr. recommended lowering it through diet and exercise.
Guess all that walking and eating oatmeal has paid off in some ways.
Happy losing everyone!
Alright, I’m going to be generous with myself and assume that the teeny tiny needle on the scale is indeed closer to 251 than 252, and claim another pound of weight loss. And I’m going to get a digital scale next week! 
How’d everyone do on the fourth? I saved up most of my weekly points to splurge a bit, but still maintained a lot better control than I ever have. I guess it helped that Grandma didn’t make her awesome spinach dip this year! Plus my mother is also on WW, so I brought 3 point black bean and corn salad and she brought 2 point curry coleslaw and we keep each other honest munching on baby carrots instead of chips.
And even though she’s not a Doper, I have to put a shout out on my mother’s behalf. I’m so proud of her! For the first time in almost 33 years, she weighs what she did when she delivered me - 140 pounds. She’s down to her last 10, since she thinks, and her doctor and I agree, that her “old” weight of 125 (at 5’7") is just unreasonable for a 60 year old woman. I told her those bones need some weight to bear or they’re going to slack off and start demineralizing. She looks great. I think at her heaviest she was pushing around 180. So, not as dramatic as some in this thread, but I’m still terribly proud of her - she’s been slowly working at this for years. (I think my joining WW gave her the extra motivation to really get serious.)
[QUOTE=Atrael]
I agree with what Ginger said. Try eating a tad more some days. Dieting is like exercise (in my totally un-doctor-like opinion) the longer you have one type of eating/diet plan the easier it is for your body to get ‘used’ to it. So you have to change things up.
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[QUOTE=The Director of Nutrition at the hospital where I work]
There could be so many reasons why the person has plateaued and is not losing any more.
I usually suggest:
1. Keeping a food dairy and really examining all the food, fluid and specifically the portions to determine if calories eaten are more than what has been prescribed
2. Mixing up the physical activity first
3. If both of these are assessed and determined to not be the issue - then evaluating how many calories the person is consuming and if it appears they are under eating - maybe adding a few more calories is appropriate
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So she sort of answered my question!
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth]
Try eating a little more for a few days, don’t stay in the same calorie range each day.
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I’m scared to do this. I know it’s stupid and I actually give this advice all the time. But when it’s me, I turn chicken..
But I’ll do it. I’ve tried everything else. I changed exercises, intensity, time of day. I changed times of eating, types of protein, fats etc… I was meticulous in tracking my food intake.
So I’ll up the points (calories) and see what happens.
to be cont’d…
and thanks everyone
Congratulations, everybody.
Down 2.5# so far (it’s really only 2.0# but on 7/1 I was up half a pound). Continuing to treadmill at at least an average of 3 MPH for 30 minutes in the morning and 30 in the evening while maintaining a close-to-South Beach diet.
Congratulations on everyone’s progress.
My eating the past week has been really unbalanced. On work days, I’ve been eating a bowl of cereal or a banana and toast for breakfast, a Lean Cuisine or sandwich for lunch, and then fast food because it’s late at night and I’m too tired to make something. I know that I’m still in the calorie range I’m shooting for so it’s not so bad but it makes me feel unhealthy. I know that I’m sort of giving myself the fast food to make myself feel better because I’m tired and I don’t like my job. I also haven’t had a chance to go running the past week because of thunderstorms. But I went running today so hopefully last week was just an anomaly and I don’t end up undoing the progress I’ve made. I’ve lost about 7 or 8 pounds since the end of May and I could easily end up gaining back from too many Wendy’s Spicy Chicken sandwiches (God, I love those).
[QUOTE=Cattitude]
I’m scared to do this. I know it’s stupid and I actually give this advice all the time. But when it’s me, I turn chicken..
But I’ll do it. I’ve tried everything else. I changed exercises, intensity, time of day. I changed times of eating, types of protein, fats etc… I was meticulous in tracking my food intake.
So I’ll up the points (calories) and see what happens.
to be cont’d…
and thanks everyone
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It could not be simpler for someone doing Weight Watchers. I’ll save you the trouble of figuring it on your own, and introduce you to the Wendie plan:
http://www.angelfire.com/crazy4/ahealthylifestyle/WendiePlan.html
That’s from when we were allowed ranges, rather than a target weight. The target will be 2 points higher than what she has listed there, so that’d be for someone eating 24 points in a day. At 173, you’ll be at 22, so:
Day 1: 22
Day 2: 27
Day 3: 23
Day 4: 37
Day 5: 22
Day 6: 26
Day 7: 24
Honestly, the super high day was the most difficult for me. It’s hard for me to find foods that I can eat that are high enough point, that don’t leave me sick to my stomach for two days.
The Wendie plan means you use 29 of your Flex points.
I’m 6 foot tall with a stocky build. I’ve been mantaining around 190-200 pounds for the last few years.
Oct 2nd 2006 I was in a car crash. I’ve been in pain ever since. Moving around, even walking for more than a few minutes at a time causes me much pain in the back and neck. Needless to say, without changing my past eating habits and not moving around much, I expanded about 30 pounds (to around 230 - the heavist I think I’ve ever been).
Three weeks ago I decided I’m going to need to change things around or I’ll end up being the dude fused to his couch.
I don’t have a habit of eating many sweets, junk food or high fatty foods. I rarely drink pop or crap like that. I only have a beer every now and then. But, I’m still bringing in more calories than I burn.
I decided to base my “diet” on the body burning about 2200-2400 calories a day. Anything over that amount I have to get rid of or not consume. I’m not going to be anal and count every calorie, but I planned on being more aware of the amount I’m taking in.
For lunch I’ve been eating 4-6 pieces of spicy tuna sushi roll, a smallish sandwich (sans mayo or cheese), or a bowl of soup. I don’t eat breakfast.
For dinner I eat whatever I want but go light on dressings or larger portions. I start with smaller portions and if I decide on seconds I’ll pick the veggies (normally steamed, no butter) or rice. Friday dinner I eat whatever I want (spoil myself). My one weakness is coffee drinks. I’ve started ordering smaller latte soy drinks with more shots. I’m guessing they are around 150-170 calories each - I have one or two a day. I figure I can allow myself this. I could switch to just coffee (next to no calories) but that’s no fun.
Later at night, after dinner, I’d normally have a snack. A small frozen pizza or sandwichy thing. I’ve resisted this most nights. If I end up getting hungry and can’t resist I’ll eat some veggies or a handful of chips, a little bowl of bean salad, or something like that. Just a very small light snack. This is the only “meal” I count calories. I attempt to keep this in the 300 calorie range.
I have forced myself, however painfull it might be, to walk home from the train at least twice a week. That’s a 30 minute walk, 15 of which is slightly downhill. If I can, I make the first section of the walk more brisk. This week has been a bad pain week so I’ve only managed this once. Last week I managed 3 times. I also try to get about 10-15 minutes of walking time in during lunch on weekdays.
The only other change I’ve made is reminding myself to drink at least 2 large glasses (about 32 oz) of water over what I already drink a day.
With this routine I’ve managed to drop 10-12 pounds with not much effort (well, except for the whole walking and pain thing. But I’m already in a deal of pain - what’s a little more?). I’ve been weighing myself every 2-3 days in the morning and am happy to see it slightly less everytime.
I’m shooting to drop at least 20-30 more pounds (back to around 190-200).