THTP wk6 & RAFL wk 2 - Laura (LJ)

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 01:41:42 GMT, "Laura" wrote:

I have at least 70-80 more pounds to lose. 100+ in total.

Woops - hit send last time without replying. g I do think checking out
your old
journals to see what worked and what didn't is a very smart thing to do.
Another
thing to remember, just now popped into my brain re-reading you stating
that the
old program worked very well for you as opposed to the new flex program.
If you
are eating all your flexpoints as well as your activity points - you are
actually
consuming 14 additional points total during the week. That appears to be
the
magic number that weight watchers increased in the flexpoints program.
Maybe you
could try *throwing out* 14 points at the beginning of the week, which
would leave
you 21 flexpoints but would be equivalent to the old winning points
program.
Another possibility could be that since this started with the addition of
curves
... maybe you are figuring the activity points too high? And retaining
water in
the muscles from the new activity ... which should resolve itself in a few
weeks.

If all else fails and nothing appears to be an actual cause of your
current
slowdown, it might just be that your body is adjusting to it's current
state and
will give you a whoosh later. We've all been through it before, it's
frustrating
- but not much we can do other than to hold firm and continue doing what
we know
works.


What I noticed in my journals is that last summer I tended to eat low in
response to mom's constant nagging and the fact that we had 2 regularly
schedule events at the club plus one additional night out at a restaurant. I
ate low and BANKED enough points to be comfortable in eating out. There were
some days that I only ate 20-22 points instead of my minimum of 28 points
(I'm now at 26 points). Other nights I ended up eating a bunch of snacks in
the evening because I was so low on points.

When I came home I started eating my minimum number of points plus contined
to eat out. I probably have been understating my points when we eat out and
going over my points on a regular basis. This week I started with the Fast
Track concept and am eating low again to cover my meals out. So far I am
down 3 pounds so I think this is working. Sort of closer to the old plan
that I was doing this summer instead of the Flex plan. We'll see how this
goes for a few weeks.

Ahhhhhhh, the underestimating restaurant meals can tend to be a problem all of us
fall into. It is very hard to figure exactly how an item was prepared, how much
it weighed, etc. Yesterday I *thought* I did well when going out to lunch, still
do ... but no way can I be positive. I ordered Snapper with some sort of tomato
sauce - no rice, no beans, extra grilled veggies. Nowhere did it state if the
sauce, fish or veggies were prepared with oil (or what kind), and the waitress had
no idea either. This is a restaurant we have been going to for years, never had a
problem before. BUT they changed ownership last week, changed menus, changed
chefs, AND changed portion sizes. This dish had enough snapper on it to feed 2
people! I did only eat half though - but still .. how do you *guess* properly?
Then add the new flex point program into things, and I can see where you could
have a double whammy. My brain works wierdly. I would rather have to bank points
to be used, or negative bank and know what I have to do to get back to even.
Waving those flex points in front of me is a constant problem. It does sound like
the fast track is working for you this week. Maybe you should consider when you
finish this, just going back to the old points plan instead of the flex plan? It
really isn't hard to do, just have to make up your own journal pages ... or if you
journal online, have to delete those flexpoints, change your target, and keep good
records of banked points/activity points in the notes section. I've become very
adept at this. G

Joyce