Weight Watchers and MS
 

Oh joy, this should be fun. I recently discovered that I am WAY bigger than I thought I was. its horrible! so I need to fix that. DH started on nutrisystem, and since I am a pure food snob, I refused to eat prepackaged anything. I cant eat splenda, aspertame or even equal as they give me massive headaches. I am allergic to mushrooms which is a common ingredient in these foods. so. WW it is for me. They count heavily on getting exercise into your routine and I simply cannot somedays and drag on others. This is going to be a challenge.

Is anyone else doing WW? tips? tricks? ideas? Thanks!

I'm going to try it, Dej. Mostly for the tools they give you to keep track of what you eat and drink. I've tried keeping a food journal but find I get side tracked easily and don't keep it "honest". I love the food tracker feature WW has and you can do it online. I won't eat their prepackaged food items but I do eat lots of fruit and veggies. I can tailor it to my eating habits. I lost about 40 pounds last year and have managed to keep it off but find that some days I just need that extra "umph" to keep me on the straight and narrow. I cheat......but it's within reason. A cookie here or extra bread there. Sugar and HFCS kill me so I avoid those most days. I like the online website and the tools they give you to succeed. Even if you don't necessarily want to lose weight....this is a great plan for just eating healthier.

Good luck you two brave ones. Keeping track of anything, these days, is not my strong suit.:D Maybe After my nap!:p

I wonder how she's doing? :D

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Maybe After my nap!:p

Bahhhh, I wonder if she wonders how we're doing. I do miss hersef and her spitty humor..:D

I know.......:(..........it's been a long while since anybody's gotten smacked or knocked upside the haid! :D

http://home.earthlink.net/~sal.pal/s...tures/wip2.gif For old times sake, Kelly..:D

I am having trouble finishing my points. I went to a WW meeting place today. I refused to pay the fee for them to weigh me, but I did ask some question. I told her I just cant eat that much food, and I dont want to stuff my mouth with cookies just to meet my goal. She said as long as I felt satisfied and was getting in plenty of fruits, veggies and fiber, I wouldnt worry. so hurray! DH was worried that I was leaving so many points on the table, but I dont want to get sick, I just want to be a good person with my diet. I do have some snacks, and I have had some guilty pleasures. I have not weighed myself yet. I promised to wait till Sunday. IN days gone by I would sit on the scale everyday, and its hard to see progress if you only see it in tiny increments. Tons of folks are saying I look like I am losing weight. I didnt tell anyone I am on a diet.

Thanks, Sally! That should hold me for another year! :D

I lost 3 pounds! wahoo! I was so worried because I cant finish all my points they give me. I spoke to an advisor on the website and they are adamant that not only do I need to eat more, I need to include a dessert at night so I dont feel deprived. They say I am causing my metabolism to crawl, and that is how I got in trouble in the first place. I am malnurished and my body thinks its starving. If I eat every 4 hours I will have plenty of food, good treats, and my body will wake up and tell itself that it doesnt have to store anymore. Follow the plan, eat all your food they say.

Sheesh. no one wanted to hear that I have a broken tummy, and MS. They said move and you get more points, dont move and you get the same points. They prefer you move around.

So, that is week one for me. I didnt eat enough, and I lost 3 pounds.