So I'm finally going to give Weight Watchers a try.
I know lots of people who have had success with WW, including Paul and Benet.
Why haven't I tried it sooner? I guess I hoped I could succeed at a lower level of commitment, without paying for a solution and going to meetings. I always said if I didn't succeed I'd join WW. Now I've finally done it.
I'm trying the online version first. It's a little easier (no meetings) and costs a little less. Would meeting with people I don't know to weigh in once a week help me? Maybe, and if the online program doesn't work, I'll probably try meetings next.
(Yoda says 'Do or do not. There is no try.' Does that really apply to life?)
So, now I'm on the program and tracking points online. Everything's going swimmingly so far. Now I just need to keep it up day after day... Believe me, I know I need to change my lifestyle and my bad eating habits. I keep failing at that.
Two things I'll have going for me (since I'm not doing meetings):
- I have more invested. It costs money. I think this will be a motivation.
- I'm going to institute a Friday weigh-in here at 'interact'. You folks will be my meeting.
I think I wrote before that exercise is actually going ok. I'm doing yoga and calisthenics, shooting for 6 days a week. I'm also thinking of taking the six week, one hundred push up challenge (GSR will be so happy ;-).
Another goal: next year's big European air show is NOT during RAGBRAI (unlike this year). So I have a tentative goal right now to ride RAGBRAI again next year. And I'm pretty sure it would be better to ride at 170 than at 200.
Oh yeah, 170 pounds is my main goal, with the possibility of reevaluation at that point. 170 puts me toward the top of the ok BMI range for 5'11". I weighed in at 206.5 this last Monday morning, but will switch to Friday weigh-ins from now on, so there's another one due tomorrow.
Please wish me well and, if you're a prayor, will you pray for me, even if it's just when you read these posts? Thanks!
4 comments:
happy to see you're giving it a shot. if you're using a points program (not sure how WW calculates these days) it seems like the sheer game of figuring out what all you can fit into a day and still lose weight would appeal to you :) ryan loved that part. thoughts and prayers will be with you! you know how i'm such a proponent of a healthy lifestyle. it's never too late to get the recipe for green smoothies. hehe
Sean: I did the online edition of WW the last time, and it worked for me. I currently do the online/meetings version. I hope you got your MH discount for online! And since I understand the struggle, I'll keep you in my prayers - and drop me a line if you have any questions! Benet
OK, no more cocktails at the Deichman house! :-)
Seriously, I admire you for taking the plunge. Renee did WW for a while, and I cracked the "point code" (WW pts = [(Cal/50) + (Fat[g]/10) - 1 if Fiber >3g]). So that 670 Calorie, 39 fat gram Whopper w/ 3g fiber will equal (670/50) + (39/10) - 1 = 16 WW points.
Good luck!
Mary: thanks for the thoughts and prayers! yes, i like getting to eat all of my points. keep that recipe for green recipes for now ;-)
Benet: thanks for your prayers! i will call if i have any questions :-)
Shane: let's just put it this way: all the fab food and cocktails as La Casa de Deichmans didn't help ;-)
leave it to you to reverse engineer the Points code! you are such a geek! ;-)
thanks for the good wishes!
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