one of the reasons i can do ww is that is you really do read the materials
and follow it, lose slowly and learn, you can do all the eating out and fun
food you want within reason, the key really is learning the ww plan and
listening to your body, good for the losses,

Lee
"pintlar" wrote in message
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Finally, after 5 days in the 241-243 range, I finally hit 238.0 lbs this
morn. Not since 1966 have I been under 240 lbs. Started at 281.
I'm not going by the 'book as I am using a crash weight reduction program
now at first (10 weeks). I seldom ever get over 23 points against my
allotted 34...whoops... now 33 points. I haven't yet used the bank. When
I get under 190-200, (to be determined) I will then adopt a maintenance
program with better menus, and more consistant eating times, and more
tasteful and different meals. Right now it is eat only when starved and
only eat meals less than 6 points (usually). All kinds of veggies, and
apples. Almost zero fat..but a little. High fiber.
I am also now officially 100 years old as I bought my first bottle of
Prune Juice, ever, yesterday. Those rabbit stools are hard to pass.
Actually 71 years old.
My next challenge is to find a manner of living (eating), forever, that
will not allow me to put all that weight back on. This seems to be the
big problem with WW.
I hope I can honor the forthcoming maintenance diet so that I can use the
'bank', eat out occasionally, and have more tasteful and delicious
entrees. All without any weight gain at all. I'm not interested in
putting on a 'few pounds with a feast and then suffering to take them off
for the next few weeks.
My blood pressure in Feb was 140/110 (281 lbs), a week later 140/90 (still
281 but no coffee or salt). And last Monday 130/76 (242 lbs) which is as
good as it has been since the very early '50's (when I was a 'bubble
gummer). I have been on a blood pressure pill (40mg / day) Lisinopril
since July 2007.
I wish I had attempted this WW type diet earlier.