No longer lurking....

Well, welcome aboard Michele. Hope you continue to enjoy this
group, and continue your WW success. PAT in VA/USA

Yikswife wrote:

Hi,

I've been lurking around this board since I first joined weight
watchers 6 weeks ago. Although you may not have realized it you have
all been incredibly encouraging so I thought I should come out of my
shell and say hello and thank you.

Michele Jensen
231/217/150

Welcome to the group Michele.
--
SuzyQ
Weight 124
WW Lifetime Membership Feb 03

"Yikswife" wrote in message
om...
Hi,

I've been lurking around this board since I first joined weight
watchers 6 weeks ago. Although you may not have realized it you have
all been incredibly encouraging so I thought I should come out of my
shell and say hello and thank you.

Michele Jensen
231/217/150

On 6 Oct 2003 20:54:57 -0700, (Yikswife)
wrote:

Hi,

I've been lurking around this board since I first joined weight
watchers 6 weeks ago. Although you may not have realized it you have
all been incredibly encouraging so I thought I should come out of my
shell and say hello and thank you.

Hi Michele, welcome to our little corner of Usenet. Come out and play
more often :-)

--
Erin in NZ
125/90.5/75 kgs
275.3/199.3/165 lbs

NYNY goal 180.6lbs (82 kilos)

"It is not the mountain we conquer, it is ourselves"
Sir Edmund Hilary

Hi Michele, looks like you've been made great progress thus far.
Congratulations. And welcome to the group.
--
Prairie Roots
232/180.8/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

On 6 Oct 2003 20:54:57 -0700, (Yikswife)
wrote:

Hi,

I've been lurking around this board since I first joined weight
watchers 6 weeks ago. Although you may not have realized it you have
all been incredibly encouraging so I thought I should come out of my
shell and say hello and thank you.

Michele Jensen
231/217/150

Welcome,
Wow! You've had a great start.
--
Denise
233/199/133

Aww, Michele, what a sweet introduction. Welcome, I'm glad you've
de-lurked. Not sure if you've seen this yet, but just in case you
haven't... here's a welcome notice for your reading pleasure...

Welcome to this great newsgroup where you'll receive lots of support,
advice, and encouragement. Once a week on Sundays, I post a list of links
that newcomers to asdww might find useful. You may want to look for that
later in the week, or do a backwards search for last Sunday's post.

In the meantime, here's our FAQ:
http://www.didian.com/asdww/
our welcome notice:
http://www.geocities.com/welcomenotice/index.html

Frequently seen acronyms on this NG:
NSV = Non-Scale Victory
WOE = Way of Eating
WOL = Way of Life (Living)
OP = on Points or On Program
DH = Dear or Darling Husband
DS/DD/DGD/etc = Dear or Darling Son, Daughter, Granddaughter, etc
WI = Weigh-in

HHH = Happy Healthy Holidays Exercise Challenge.
Our current exercise challenge hosted by Amberle. Currently in progress,
new signups are welcome.
http://www.angelfire.com/me4/travelgirl/hhh.htm

NYNY= New Year, New You Weight Loss Challenge.
Our current weight loss challenge again hosted by Amberle. Currently in
progress, new signups are welcome.
http://www.angelfire.com/me4/travelgirl/nyny.htm

Other acronyms:
http://www.wwlissa.com/dwlz100+/100+acronyms.htm

Here's a short synopsis by Joyce -

How many points you can eat is only based on your current weight, as you
lose
weight those points allowed will decrease (logic is that your body will need
less
to operate). At 183 pounds and based on the new US flexpoints system, you
will
have a set point target of 24. In addition to this you are allowed 35
flexpoints
to be used throughout the week ... as well as any activity points you earn
on a
particular day. When your weight drops to 175, your target drops to 22
points ...
weight reaches 150, target once again drop to 20 points. 3 servings of
dairy of
recommended per day, 5 servings of fruit and veggies, minimum of 6 glasses
of
water.

To calculate food and activity points, I love this computer desktop
calculator ...
http://www.xmission.com/~zythra/downloads/points.exe

WW suggests your ideal weight should be somewhere between 116 and 145
depending on
your age.

The basic plan is easy. Eat at least your minimum daily number of points.
Points
do not carry over from day to day. You are allotted 35 weekly flexpoints to
be
used at your discretion ... can divide them up and use daily (would be an
additional 5 points per day) or save them and use them for a special
occassion
during the week. Activity points are earned based when exercising, but can
ONLY
be used on the day they are earned.

If you can afford $15/month, the online ww program might be a great thing
for you
to look into. There is lots of information available, as well as the food
point
database and journaling system.

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03


Disclaimer: As an unmoderated Usenet newsgroup, asdww is unusual in that
most of the people who participate are respectful, considerate folks who
freely share their experience with and knowledge of WW, weight loss, and
maintenance. Yet occasionally, spammers, trolls, and flamers show up to post
advertising, false information, insults, and the like. Nearly all of the
time, people like this are just trying to yank someone's chain. Most of the
regulars on this newsgroup offer their experience as a suggestion to try if
you're stuck, but are quick to advise that each person has to find what
works for him/herself. If someone posts something that doesn't sound right
to you, ask the newsgroup, ask your WW leader, or ask your health
professional.

Much success on your weight loss journey! WW works!


--

~Kristin O~
272/237.4/172

Here's our FAQ: http://www.didian.com/asdww/ and welcome notice:
http://www.geocities.com/welcomenotice/index.html



"Yikswife" wrote in message
om...
Hi,

I've been lurking around this board since I first joined weight
watchers 6 weeks ago. Although you may not have realized it you have
all been incredibly encouraging so I thought I should come out of my
shell and say hello and thank you.

Michele Jensen
231/217/150