WW does not have an official plan to use with diabetes.
What someone above said is true - as long as you can work it into the points range, you choose what you like. You’ll be paying more attention to sugar than the rest of us.
I think when it comes to anything remotely medical, WW steps aside and recommends your doctor advise you on some things. Most employees are not medically trained in any way, shape or form, so they should not be giving out medical advice.
I should think you’d be able to deal with a lower quantity of food than the person has given you - it’s all about what you eat and when, right? Not necessarily the quantity?
I cheated and weighed myself at the doctor’s today when I went for my tetanus jab. Looks like another 2 pounds or so… Fingers crossed it holds until WI tomorrow night!!
My mom and I are doing WW. She had great sucess with it earlier in the year but lapsed and wants to make it up. I was dating an Italian and desperately need to pull myself together. We’re on day three, so no great prgress to mention yet.
Currently I’m enamored with the fact that you can stir fry a bunch of veggies in fake butter for free. my dinner last night was zero points before the fugecicle. (all of the 2 point ice cream things are God’s own gift.)
And egg whites are free! I’m also in love with making a huge omlet with one full egg and a few egg whites. yum!
So the past two weeks I have been totally and completely off plan. I ate horribly. And… I didn’t gain anything.
This puzzles me. The week before I gained a pound though I had been sticking to plan fairly well. Oh well, let’s not look a gift horse in the mouth, right?
Today I am back on plan and swam 25 lengths, too. We’ll see how this week goes.
I’ve lost ONLY two and a half pounds since May 17. I hate my body. So, what I’ve done is started eating more - I was eating about 9 points less than allowed in the day. I actually stopped at 25 pounds, and now am at 27.5. Finally.
Do you guys have any ideas about how to stay on plan while traveling? My mom and I are driving to St. Louis and back starting tomorrow. We can do great while we’re cooking, but how do you handle being on the road? Anybody have good tricks for it?
May I suggest sticking to grilled meat - chicken, fish… Lots of veg. If eating salad have the dressing on the side. Also, mind the portions. Just because the plate overfloweth, does not mean you have to remain a member of the clean plate club.
Hey all! It sounds like everybody is doing great! My guy and I are back on track now. I’m down another 2 (only 3 pounds from 10%!), and D. is down 30 total (we won’t talk about his week - up 4).
Anyway, I’m feeling much better, even though it is a little harder to figure out without the online membership. We should be caught up enough by July to sign up again, and that will make my life much easier.
I’ve been off the program for a few months, and had been maintaining. Lately, I’ve slipped and gained 6 lbs, so I’m back to journaling this week. I know it will take a couple of weeks before I start to see results, but I’m glad to find this thread. (Of course, I’m maintaining at about 30 lbs over my goal weight.) Hopefully this time I can jump start and get back on track to actually reach my goal.
As the quote taped to my monitor reads: “Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.”
May I join in? I’ve actually been doing WW for 2 years, lost 45 lbs to 125 lbs, had an accident (fell off a horse), and regained 25 of it. I’ve been struggling - it’s annoying to go from a size 4 back up to a 10-12 (I was in a 14-16 when I was at my highest weight) mainly because all of my new, pretty clothes don’t fit:(. I have a suit from Ann Taylor that’s going completely to waste right now.
However, I seem to be back on track now. Unfortunately, I haven’t gotten back on track in order to lose more than about 5 lbs for my brother’s wedding in 3 weeks, but hopefully, I will be back down to my 125 weight by Christmas. I’ve been doing this points system for so friggin’ long, I can figure out points without a PointsFinder™.
Medea, take lots and lots of snacks. Will you have a cooler? Cut up veggies and take some salsa - one of my favorite no-point snacks is celery sticks dipped in salsa - the crunch satisfies me. Take some low-fat lunchmeat, like Healthy Choice, and a loaf of bread for sandwiches. Luna Bars, low-fat crackers, etc. You can portion things into baggies - like crackers, cookies, etc. That way, when you’re feeling snacky, it’s already portioned out for you and you have less of a chance to cheat. And I agree - definitely take water. You will stay more full.
Argh. I always post before I finish what I want to say. Congrats to everyone and their success! I’m reading through the thread and becoming more motivated just seeing how everyone else has done!
Also, I’ve tried to read the whole thread, but haven’t gotten all the way through, so if this recipe has already been posted, my bad:). A friend passed this along to me. It’s called “GLOP” and it basically stands for Get Lots of Protein. I have a big container of this sitting in my fridge and it’s quickly become an addiction (even my Krispy-Kreme-M&M-eating dad likes it - I’ve found him sneaking into it a few times).
1 lb lean ground turkey (Or veggie crumbles)
1 24 oz container of fat-free cottage cheese (I used low-fat - I avoid fat-free whenever possible because of the sugar)
1 26 oz container of salsa
1 cup cooked rice
Cook the turkey. Mix all the ingredients together. Eat. It’s good in tortillas, which is how I eat it. It’s got a bit of a Mexican taste to it and it’s quite good for dinner - very filling.
WI today and it’s PMS week, so I’ll probably stay the same. Next week is period week so I’ll probably gain.
Still. Speaking of scales, I’m still unsure as to how to measure my weight. If I go by the doctor’s scale, I’ve lost 34lbs, if I go by WW, I’ve lost 28.5lbs.
Yay for the doctor’s scale! Boo for weigh in during PMS.
