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Introducing Myself
I've been lurking on this newsgroup for a very long time -- enough to see
some of you come very close to or even reach your goal weight! And if I had been actually working the program all of this time, I'd be at or near my goal weight, too. The fact that I haven't been is on me -- there's so much help out there! I've had a very stressful year and a half -- quit my job, sold my house in Seattle and moved 3000 miles to the Chesapeake area! We landed in Washington DC for three months before moving here close to the water. DC was a nightmare for me -- too much traffic, too many fabulous restaurants, a kitchen that was too small to cook in (and most of our stuff was in storage anyway!) and the job totally sucked. Fortunately, all of that was temporary. But now we've been settled in our new house for a year, just passed the one year anniversary of my new job, and the weather is finally hot enough for swimming outside in the "creek" behind our house. (Three marinas, a bar and restaurant all within easy swimming distance, it's hard for me to think of it as a "creek" no matter what the map says! I've been thinking it's time to start losing weight for awhile now, but had a huge wake-up call when we took DH'd daughter to HersheyPark for Memorial Day weekend. Some of the rides were cautioning that they weren't for larger folks (height and weight) and I wasn't sure I'd fit on all of them. Turns out I did, but sometimes was painfully squished by the restraint systems. I was often the fattest person in line, and there was always the anxiety of wondering whether I'd fit! And then appearing in public in my swimming suit for the water rides was excrutiating! At 5 foot 8 inches and 233.6 pounds, I felt so conspicuous! I tried consoling myself with Hershey bars (we WERE at Hershey Park, after all!) but for once, it just made me feel worse. DH finished my chocolate (a first!) and I've come home to think about my options. Guess there's only one. Lose the weight. So here I am, at the ripe old age of nearly 50, going to give it another try. I know it's not going to be any easier than it was 30 years ago! Probably going to be much harder! I left my friends behind in Seattle, my family is in Wisconsin and my DH isn't nearly as supportive as he thinks he is! I feel like I know some of you already from lurking! Ruby 233.6/233.6/164 Minigoal 210 (10%) -- have I got all these numbers right? |
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Hi Ruby and welcome ("officially") to the group! It sounds like you're
ready to take the journey seriously now - life has a habit of getting in the way sometimes I'm sure you've seen this many times before, but here's the welcome notice just in case. 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: Totally Groovy exercise challenge: http://www.angelfire.com/me4/travelgirl/tg.htm Choose to Lose weight loss challenge: http://www.angelfire.com/me4/travelgirl/ctl.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 Flexpoints 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. 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. Joyce WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02 current weight: 133.3 Lifetime: 4/4/03 And here's an explanation of Core/No-count by Laura - It is a great plan. You DO however need to make sure that you are eating at your normal Flex plan target number of points. This can be difficult for some and you WILL stop losing. Here is the summary of the plan: http://ahwww.home.comcast.net/summary.htm Here is the detail list of foods: http://ahwww.home.comcast.net/wwcoreplan.htm Basic rules: 1. Eat as much of the core foods as you need to feel "satisfied" (not full). 2. If you want to eat foods that are not on the core foods list use you 35 weekly points allowance (WPA). Note: use these points on healthy foods and not junk. 3. Activity points are used to supplement the 35 WPA for Non-core food items only. They must be used on the day they are earned. Note: most people find that they will increase the amount of core foods because they are hungrier due to exercising. 4. 2 teaspoons of heathy oil daily is required. ~Laura 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. 93.5/73.6/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg 205.7/161.9/162.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb Here's our FAQ: http://www.didian.com/asdww/ and welcome notice: http://www.geocities.com/welcomenotice/index.html Ruby Vee wrote: I've been lurking on this newsgroup for a very long time -- enough to see some of you come very close to or even reach your goal weight! And if I had been actually working the program all of this time, I'd be at or near my goal weight, too. The fact that I haven't been is on me -- there's so much help out there! I've had a very stressful year and a half -- quit my job, sold my house in Seattle and moved 3000 miles to the Chesapeake area! We landed in Washington DC for three months before moving here close to the water. DC was a nightmare for me -- too much traffic, too many fabulous restaurants, a kitchen that was too small to cook in (and most of our stuff was in storage anyway!) and the job totally sucked. Fortunately, all of that was temporary. But now we've been settled in our new house for a year, just passed the one year anniversary of my new job, and the weather is finally hot enough for swimming outside in the "creek" behind our house. (Three marinas, a bar and restaurant all within easy swimming distance, it's hard for me to think of it as a "creek" no matter what the map says! I've been thinking it's time to start losing weight for awhile now, but had a huge wake-up call when we took DH'd daughter to HersheyPark for Memorial Day weekend. Some of the rides were cautioning that they weren't for larger folks (height and weight) and I wasn't sure I'd fit on all of them. Turns out I did, but sometimes was painfully squished by the restraint systems. I was often the fattest person in line, and there was always the anxiety of wondering whether I'd fit! And then appearing in public in my swimming suit for the water rides was excrutiating! At 5 foot 8 inches and 233.6 pounds, I felt so conspicuous! I tried consoling myself with Hershey bars (we WERE at Hershey Park, after all!) but for once, it just made me feel worse. DH finished my chocolate (a first!) and I've come home to think about my options. Guess there's only one. Lose the weight. So here I am, at the ripe old age of nearly 50, going to give it another try. I know it's not going to be any easier than it was 30 years ago! Probably going to be much harder! I left my friends behind in Seattle, my family is in Wisconsin and my DH isn't nearly as supportive as he thinks he is! I feel like I know some of you already from lurking! Ruby 233.6/233.6/164 Minigoal 210 (10%) -- have I got all these numbers right? |
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welcome and good luck, Lee
Ruby Vee wrote in message ... I've been lurking on this newsgroup for a very long time -- enough to see some of you come very close to or even reach your goal weight! And if I had been actually working the program all of this time, I'd be at or near my goal weight, too. The fact that I haven't been is on me -- there's so much help out there! I've had a very stressful year and a half -- quit my job, sold my house in Seattle and moved 3000 miles to the Chesapeake area! We landed in Washington DC for three months before moving here close to the water. DC was a nightmare for me -- too much traffic, too many fabulous restaurants, a kitchen that was too small to cook in (and most of our stuff was in storage anyway!) and the job totally sucked. Fortunately, all of that was temporary. But now we've been settled in our new house for a year, just passed the one year anniversary of my new job, and the weather is finally hot enough for swimming outside in the "creek" behind our house. (Three marinas, a bar and restaurant all within easy swimming distance, it's hard for me to think of it as a "creek" no matter what the map says! I've been thinking it's time to start losing weight for awhile now, but had a huge wake-up call when we took DH'd daughter to HersheyPark for Memorial Day weekend. Some of the rides were cautioning that they weren't for larger folks (height and weight) and I wasn't sure I'd fit on all of them. Turns out I did, but sometimes was painfully squished by the restraint systems. I was often the fattest person in line, and there was always the anxiety of wondering whether I'd fit! And then appearing in public in my swimming suit for the water rides was excrutiating! At 5 foot 8 inches and 233.6 pounds, I felt so conspicuous! I tried consoling myself with Hershey bars (we WERE at Hershey Park, after all!) but for once, it just made me feel worse. DH finished my chocolate (a first!) and I've come home to think about my options. Guess there's only one. Lose the weight. So here I am, at the ripe old age of nearly 50, going to give it another try. I know it's not going to be any easier than it was 30 years ago! Probably going to be much harder! I left my friends behind in Seattle, my family is in Wisconsin and my DH isn't nearly as supportive as he thinks he is! I feel like I know some of you already from lurking! Ruby 233.6/233.6/164 Minigoal 210 (10%) -- have I got all these numbers right? |
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Welcome Ruby. Where in Wisconsin does your family live? I'm only 45
minutes from the Wisconsin border and consider that beautiful state as my second home. -- Linda P On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 13:39:20 -0400, "Ruby Vee" wrote: I've been lurking on this newsgroup for a very long time -- enough to see some of you come very close to or even reach your goal weight! And if I had been actually working the program all of this time, I'd be at or near my goal weight, too. The fact that I haven't been is on me -- there's so much help out there! I've had a very stressful year and a half -- quit my job, sold my house in Seattle and moved 3000 miles to the Chesapeake area! We landed in Washington DC for three months before moving here close to the water. DC was a nightmare for me -- too much traffic, too many fabulous restaurants, a kitchen that was too small to cook in (and most of our stuff was in storage anyway!) and the job totally sucked. Fortunately, all of that was temporary. But now we've been settled in our new house for a year, just passed the one year anniversary of my new job, and the weather is finally hot enough for swimming outside in the "creek" behind our house. (Three marinas, a bar and restaurant all within easy swimming distance, it's hard for me to think of it as a "creek" no matter what the map says! I've been thinking it's time to start losing weight for awhile now, but had a huge wake-up call when we took DH'd daughter to HersheyPark for Memorial Day weekend. Some of the rides were cautioning that they weren't for larger folks (height and weight) and I wasn't sure I'd fit on all of them. Turns out I did, but sometimes was painfully squished by the restraint systems. I was often the fattest person in line, and there was always the anxiety of wondering whether I'd fit! And then appearing in public in my swimming suit for the water rides was excrutiating! At 5 foot 8 inches and 233.6 pounds, I felt so conspicuous! I tried consoling myself with Hershey bars (we WERE at Hershey Park, after all!) but for once, it just made me feel worse. DH finished my chocolate (a first!) and I've come home to think about my options. Guess there's only one. Lose the weight. So here I am, at the ripe old age of nearly 50, going to give it another try. I know it's not going to be any easier than it was 30 years ago! Probably going to be much harder! I left my friends behind in Seattle, my family is in Wisconsin and my DH isn't nearly as supportive as he thinks he is! I feel like I know some of you already from lurking! Ruby 233.6/233.6/164 Minigoal 210 (10%) -- have I got all these numbers right? |
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"JulieB" wrote in message ... Hi Ruby and welcome ("officially") to the group! It sounds like you're ready to take the journey seriously now - life has a habit of getting in the way sometimes I'm sure you've seen this many times before, but here's the welcome notice just in case. 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. I have seen it before, but thank you again! Ruby |
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"Miss Violette" wrote in message ... welcome and good luck, Lee Ruby Vee Thanks! |
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"Prairie Roots" wrote in message ... Welcome Ruby. Where in Wisconsin does your family live? I'm only 45 minutes from the Wisconsin border and consider that beautiful state as my second home. Southwestern Wisconsin, near LaCrosse. Where are you? Ruby |
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Hi Ruby. Welcome to the group and good luck!
Brenda "Ruby Vee" wrote in message ... I've been lurking on this newsgroup for a very long time -- enough to see some of you come very close to or even reach your goal weight! And if I had been actually working the program all of this time, I'd be at or near my goal weight, too. The fact that I haven't been is on me -- there's so much help out there! I've had a very stressful year and a half -- quit my job, sold my house in Seattle and moved 3000 miles to the Chesapeake area! We landed in Washington DC for three months before moving here close to the water. DC was a nightmare for me -- too much traffic, too many fabulous restaurants, a kitchen that was too small to cook in (and most of our stuff was in storage anyway!) and the job totally sucked. Fortunately, all of that was temporary. But now we've been settled in our new house for a year, just passed the one year anniversary of my new job, and the weather is finally hot enough for swimming outside in the "creek" behind our house. (Three marinas, a bar and restaurant all within easy swimming distance, it's hard for me to think of it as a "creek" no matter what the map says! I've been thinking it's time to start losing weight for awhile now, but had a huge wake-up call when we took DH'd daughter to HersheyPark for Memorial Day weekend. Some of the rides were cautioning that they weren't for larger folks (height and weight) and I wasn't sure I'd fit on all of them. Turns out I did, but sometimes was painfully squished by the restraint systems. I was often the fattest person in line, and there was always the anxiety of wondering whether I'd fit! And then appearing in public in my swimming suit for the water rides was excrutiating! At 5 foot 8 inches and 233.6 pounds, I felt so conspicuous! I tried consoling myself with Hershey bars (we WERE at Hershey Park, after all!) but for once, it just made me feel worse. DH finished my chocolate (a first!) and I've come home to think about my options. Guess there's only one. Lose the weight. So here I am, at the ripe old age of nearly 50, going to give it another try. I know it's not going to be any easier than it was 30 years ago! Probably going to be much harder! I left my friends behind in Seattle, my family is in Wisconsin and my DH isn't nearly as supportive as he thinks he is! I feel like I know some of you already from lurking! Ruby 233.6/233.6/164 Minigoal 210 (10%) -- have I got all these numbers right? |
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Welcome Ruby !!
I bet that it's not gonna be as hard as you think !! My husband was less than helpfull at first (though he really wanted to be) and we sat down and talked it out. I told him what I needed from him, and he put his limitations on me (as in I'm the one doing it, not him, he doesn't want a food cop in the house) He turned out to be the most helpfull supporter in the world ! If it's available to you you might want to think about the meetings.. if only for accountability.. I'm gonna be good if I know I have to stand on the scale in front of somebody as opposed to being alone on my own scale.. Whatever works for you is gonna be it ! we are here for you here on this group !!!!! Welcome ! -- Will~ 196.2 / 131.8 / 137 lbs 89 / 59.8 / 62.1 Kg Personal goal 125 lbs / 56.7 Kg "Ruby Vee" wrote in message ... I've been lurking on this newsgroup for a very long time -- enough to see some of you come very close to or even reach your goal weight! And if I had been actually working the program all of this time, I'd be at or near my goal weight, too. The fact that I haven't been is on me -- there's so much help out there! I've had a very stressful year and a half -- quit my job, sold my house in Seattle and moved 3000 miles to the Chesapeake area! We landed in Washington DC for three months before moving here close to the water. DC was a nightmare for me -- too much traffic, too many fabulous restaurants, a kitchen that was too small to cook in (and most of our stuff was in storage anyway!) and the job totally sucked. Fortunately, all of that was temporary. But now we've been settled in our new house for a year, just passed the one year anniversary of my new job, and the weather is finally hot enough for swimming outside in the "creek" behind our house. (Three marinas, a bar and restaurant all within easy swimming distance, it's hard for me to think of it as a "creek" no matter what the map says! I've been thinking it's time to start losing weight for awhile now, but had a huge wake-up call when we took DH'd daughter to HersheyPark for Memorial Day weekend. Some of the rides were cautioning that they weren't for larger folks (height and weight) and I wasn't sure I'd fit on all of them. Turns out I did, but sometimes was painfully squished by the restraint systems. I was often the fattest person in line, and there was always the anxiety of wondering whether I'd fit! And then appearing in public in my swimming suit for the water rides was excrutiating! At 5 foot 8 inches and 233.6 pounds, I felt so conspicuous! I tried consoling myself with Hershey bars (we WERE at Hershey Park, after all!) but for once, it just made me feel worse. DH finished my chocolate (a first!) and I've come home to think about my options. Guess there's only one. Lose the weight. So here I am, at the ripe old age of nearly 50, going to give it another try. I know it's not going to be any easier than it was 30 years ago! Probably going to be much harder! I left my friends behind in Seattle, my family is in Wisconsin and my DH isn't nearly as supportive as he thinks he is! I feel like I know some of you already from lurking! Ruby 233.6/233.6/164 Minigoal 210 (10%) -- have I got all these numbers right? |
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I'm in Minneapolis, a hop, skip, and jump from Hudson. My mother's from
Superior, and we used to go up there at least once a month when I was a kid. I have relatives in Milwaukee and friends in Wausau. -- Linda P |
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