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Interesting Reading
While I'm not "doing" Weight Watchers, health problems in March triggered me
to lose weight. At the time, I was 39 years old, and around 370 lbs (around, because I refused to weigh). After a month of serious dieting, and pathetic efforts at exercise, I finally weighed - 357 lbs. Even at 6' 1", that's still very heavy, and I felt it every minute of every day. Now 40, I went to the doctor today with dizziness, and weighed 266lbs. The dizziness was low blood pressure since I was still taking medication even after the weight loss. My wife and I are just eating right, walking 30 minutes daily, and leaning on each other for motivation and support (she has lost 55 lbs in the same time period). I did a newsgroup search on "weight" and found this group. I intend to read it daily, looking for continued motivation and support. Keep up the good work!! It WILL be worth it!! |
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Leo Janysek wrote:
While I'm not "doing" Weight Watchers, health problems in March triggered me to lose weight. At the time, I was 39 years old, and around 370 lbs (around, because I refused to weigh). After a month of serious dieting, and pathetic efforts at exercise, I finally weighed - 357 lbs. Even at 6' 1", that's still very heavy, and I felt it every minute of every day. Now 40, I went to the doctor today with dizziness, and weighed 266lbs. The dizziness was low blood pressure since I was still taking medication even after the weight loss. My wife and I are just eating right, walking 30 minutes daily, and leaning on each other for motivation and support (she has lost 55 lbs in the same time period). I did a newsgroup search on "weight" and found this group. I intend to read it daily, looking for continued motivation and support. Keep up the good work!! It WILL be worth it!! You have done very well there! Those are impressive losses! And well done on the lowered blood pressure, too. Just eating the right food, taking the exercise that suits you, and portion control are really all WW is about. There are a lot of people here who are not actually using WW formally, and we still like to support and encourage them. Some of us lose quickly, some slowly... You will notice that as you and your wife lose more, the loss rate will slow down. That is natural, to be expected, and better than rapid loss all the way, which makes it harder to maintain once you get to the weight you want to be. Good luck on the downward journey! -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 21:44:36 -0500, "Leo Janysek"
wrote: While I'm not "doing" Weight Watchers, health problems in March triggered me to lose weight. At the time, I was 39 years old, and around 370 lbs (around, because I refused to weigh). After a month of serious dieting, and pathetic efforts at exercise, I finally weighed - 357 lbs. Even at 6' 1", that's still very heavy, and I felt it every minute of every day. Now 40, I went to the doctor today with dizziness, and weighed 266lbs. The dizziness was low blood pressure since I was still taking medication even after the weight loss. My wife and I are just eating right, walking 30 minutes daily, and leaning on each other for motivation and support (she has lost 55 lbs in the same time period). I did a newsgroup search on "weight" and found this group. I intend to read it daily, looking for continued motivation and support. Keep up the good work!! It WILL be worth it!! WOW!! You are doing great - 100lbs plus lost. Good news about the blood pressure too. Losing weight does great things to blood pressure Your wife must be pleased too. It seems to be harder for ladies to lose weight than guys. It's worth persevering with the exercise, not cos it helps to lose weight (though it does help a little), but more because of the health side of things. It took me a while to get into the exercise thing. Cleaning the car was about as much as I wanted to do at first. Then I found weightlifting. Good luck to you both Ray |
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You have done so well so far! You've got your support group, you're doing
it sensibly and you're getting some exercise. All things that "official" Weight Watchers recommends. Welcome to our group. Stick around, post and read - the support is fantastic. Here's our welcome notice to get you started. 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 Amberle3's Challenges: SUB - Shake it Up Baby Exercise Challange: http://www.angelfire.com/me4/travelgirl/sub.htm WLL - Whole Lotta Losin' Goin' On Weight Loss Challenge: http://www.angelfire.com/me4/travelgirl/wll.htm Weight Loss Challenge Summary: http://www.angelfire.com/me4/travelgirl/summary.htm Other acronyms: http://www.wwlissa.com/dwlz100+/100+acronyms.htm Here's a short synopsis of the USA program 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.zythra.com/downloads/points.exe 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 Please note that if you live in onther countries (UK, Australia, NZ, Europe), the Points plans are different. The UK and Australia/NZ calculate points based on saturated fat and total kilojoules. Most of Europe calculates based on total fat and total kilojoules. The desktop calculator above can handle all of these programs. 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! -- Julie. 93.5/72.3/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg 205.7/159.0/162.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb Here's our FAQ: http://www.didian.com/asdww/ and welcome notice: http://www.geocities.com/welcomenotice/index.html "Leo Janysek" wrote in message ... While I'm not "doing" Weight Watchers, health problems in March triggered me to lose weight. At the time, I was 39 years old, and around 370 lbs (around, because I refused to weigh). After a month of serious dieting, and pathetic efforts at exercise, I finally weighed - 357 lbs. Even at 6' 1", that's still very heavy, and I felt it every minute of every day. Now 40, I went to the doctor today with dizziness, and weighed 266lbs. The dizziness was low blood pressure since I was still taking medication even after the weight loss. My wife and I are just eating right, walking 30 minutes daily, and leaning on each other for motivation and support (she has lost 55 lbs in the same time period). I did a newsgroup search on "weight" and found this group. I intend to read it daily, looking for continued motivation and support. Keep up the good work!! It WILL be worth it!! |
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while most of us are on one of the WW plans, you need not be, support and
good sound ideas are not really branded, welcome and good luck, Lee Leo Janysek wrote in message ... While I'm not "doing" Weight Watchers, health problems in March triggered me to lose weight. At the time, I was 39 years old, and around 370 lbs (around, because I refused to weigh). After a month of serious dieting, and pathetic efforts at exercise, I finally weighed - 357 lbs. Even at 6' 1", that's still very heavy, and I felt it every minute of every day. Now 40, I went to the doctor today with dizziness, and weighed 266lbs. The dizziness was low blood pressure since I was still taking medication even after the weight loss. My wife and I are just eating right, walking 30 minutes daily, and leaning on each other for motivation and support (she has lost 55 lbs in the same time period). I did a newsgroup search on "weight" and found this group. I intend to read it daily, looking for continued motivation and support. Keep up the good work!! It WILL be worth it!! |
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Thank you for the welcome and support! I look forward to following your
progress, as well as sharing ours. Leo "Leo Janysek" wrote in message ... While I'm not "doing" Weight Watchers, health problems in March triggered me to lose weight. At the time, I was 39 years old, and around 370 lbs (around, because I refused to weigh). After a month of serious dieting, and pathetic efforts at exercise, I finally weighed - 357 lbs. Even at 6' 1", that's still very heavy, and I felt it every minute of every day. Now 40, I went to the doctor today with dizziness, and weighed 266lbs. The dizziness was low blood pressure since I was still taking medication even after the weight loss. My wife and I are just eating right, walking 30 minutes daily, and leaning on each other for motivation and support (she has lost 55 lbs in the same time period). I did a newsgroup search on "weight" and found this group. I intend to read it daily, looking for continued motivation and support. Keep up the good work!! It WILL be worth it!! |
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Welcome aboard. You and your wife are doing great.
"Leo Janysek" wrote in message ... While I'm not "doing" Weight Watchers, health problems in March triggered me to lose weight. At the time, I was 39 years old, and around 370 lbs (around, because I refused to weigh). After a month of serious dieting, and pathetic efforts at exercise, I finally weighed - 357 lbs. Even at 6' 1", that's still very heavy, and I felt it every minute of every day. Now 40, I went to the doctor today with dizziness, and weighed 266lbs. The dizziness was low blood pressure since I was still taking medication even after the weight loss. My wife and I are just eating right, walking 30 minutes daily, and leaning on each other for motivation and support (she has lost 55 lbs in the same time period). I did a newsgroup search on "weight" and found this group. I intend to read it daily, looking for continued motivation and support. Keep up the good work!! It WILL be worth it!! |
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