Week 7 (long post)

Hi all! Well, I've made it to week 7, and I'm happy to say I've lost my
first 10 lbs. (I think that's about 4.5 kg, although my metric is rusty.)
I'm learning to be happy with a half pound a week. Oh--and I got a star for
my second 5 lbs. Yay!

I changed my exercise program. I tried walking for my activity points and
ran into some problems. I have arthritis and don't really walk very fast.
I also don't own a car and I walk for my errands every day. Walking just
isn't fun for me. So I dug way, way back in the closet and got out my old
exercise step platform and the easiest exercise videos I could find. I
alternate step aerobics (with a 4 inch step) and regular dance-type
aerobics. This seems to be working out better for me. I exercise for about
40 minutes at a time and I figure from the Points Booster that I earn 3
points for my effort. This week I racked up 18 activity points.

This next week is going to be a challenge. I'm going on a 3-day retreat.
I've been going to this retreat for the past 6 years so I know what to
expect. The meals are all provided and there's a snack bar (read: junk
food bar). For the meals I won't be able to make my own choices; I'll bring
my food guide and count the points as best I can. I plan to bring some of
my own snacks--some fruit that doesn't need to be kept cold, some cans of
V-8 juice, and some All Bran bars (for fiber). At the snack bar I can buy
bottled water and diet soda. I plan on having a good time with the non-food
events. Hopefully I won't gain much.

Sorry this got long. Have a great week everyone!

Patty

excellent post, great loss and great planning, and if you decide what the
points are of the food in your head before you eat it, you can control the
points that way, I mean you can't choose the menu but you can decide that
the second helping of... is not for you, have a great time, learn from the
trip, the retreat is an ongoing part of your life and so is ww, live both of
them and learn so by next year it will be easier, good luck, Lee
Patty wrote in message
...
Hi all! Well, I've made it to week 7, and I'm happy to say I've lost my
first 10 lbs. (I think that's about 4.5 kg, although my metric is rusty.)
I'm learning to be happy with a half pound a week. Oh--and I got a star
for
my second 5 lbs. Yay!

I changed my exercise program. I tried walking for my activity points and
ran into some problems. I have arthritis and don't really walk very fast.
I also don't own a car and I walk for my errands every day. Walking just
isn't fun for me. So I dug way, way back in the closet and got out my old
exercise step platform and the easiest exercise videos I could find. I
alternate step aerobics (with a 4 inch step) and regular dance-type
aerobics. This seems to be working out better for me. I exercise for
about
40 minutes at a time and I figure from the Points Booster that I earn 3
points for my effort. This week I racked up 18 activity points.

This next week is going to be a challenge. I'm going on a 3-day retreat.
I've been going to this retreat for the past 6 years so I know what to
expect. The meals are all provided and there's a snack bar (read: junk
food bar). For the meals I won't be able to make my own choices; I'll
bring
my food guide and count the points as best I can. I plan to bring some of
my own snacks--some fruit that doesn't need to be kept cold, some cans of
V-8 juice, and some All Bran bars (for fiber). At the snack bar I can buy
bottled water and diet soda. I plan on having a good time with the
non-food
events. Hopefully I won't gain much.

Sorry this got long. Have a great week everyone!

Patty

Patty wrote:

Hi all! Well, I've made it to week 7, and I'm happy to say I've lost my
first 10 lbs. (I think that's about 4.5 kg, although my metric is rusty.)
I'm learning to be happy with a half pound a week. Oh--and I got a star for
my second 5 lbs. Yay!

I changed my exercise program. I tried walking for my activity points and
ran into some problems. I have arthritis and don't really walk very fast.
I also don't own a car and I walk for my errands every day. Walking just
isn't fun for me. So I dug way, way back in the closet and got out my old
exercise step platform and the easiest exercise videos I could find. I
alternate step aerobics (with a 4 inch step) and regular dance-type
aerobics. This seems to be working out better for me. I exercise for about
40 minutes at a time and I figure from the Points Booster that I earn 3
points for my effort. This week I racked up 18 activity points.

This next week is going to be a challenge. I'm going on a 3-day retreat.
I've been going to this retreat for the past 6 years so I know what to
expect. The meals are all provided and there's a snack bar (read: junk
food bar). For the meals I won't be able to make my own choices; I'll bring
my food guide and count the points as best I can. I plan to bring some of
my own snacks--some fruit that doesn't need to be kept cold, some cans of
V-8 juice, and some All Bran bars (for fiber). At the snack bar I can buy
bottled water and diet soda. I plan on having a good time with the non-food
events. Hopefully I won't gain much.

Sorry this got long. Have a great week everyone!

Patty


Patty can you swim? I swim two or three times a week, aiming to get
breathless: I do 10 lengths then rest for half a minute... I started
doing about 30 lengths in an hour, and I've doubled that. I have
fibromyalgia, so high impact stuff does me nothing but pain. Swimming
is the best all over muscles toning I know, and if you swim hard rather
than merely floating about nattering, it's good aerobic exercise too.

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

very good advice.........I second what Lee said! Have a great time Patty

Eddie
Weight June05-359.0lbs
Current Weight-285.0lbs
Loss to date=74.0lbs
Goal Weight-180.0lbs
"Stormmee" wrote in message
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excellent post, great loss and great planning, and if you decide what the
points are of the food in your head before you eat it, you can control the
points that way, I mean you can't choose the menu but you can decide that
the second helping of... is not for you, have a great time, learn from the
trip, the retreat is an ongoing part of your life and so is ww, live both of
them and learn so by next year it will be easier, good luck, Lee
Patty wrote in message
...
Hi all! Well, I've made it to week 7, and I'm happy to say I've lost my
first 10 lbs. (I think that's about 4.5 kg, although my metric is rusty.)
I'm learning to be happy with a half pound a week. Oh--and I got a star
for
my second 5 lbs. Yay!

I changed my exercise program. I tried walking for my activity points and
ran into some problems. I have arthritis and don't really walk very fast.
I also don't own a car and I walk for my errands every day. Walking just
isn't fun for me. So I dug way, way back in the closet and got out my old
exercise step platform and the easiest exercise videos I could find. I
alternate step aerobics (with a 4 inch step) and regular dance-type
aerobics. This seems to be working out better for me. I exercise for
about
40 minutes at a time and I figure from the Points Booster that I earn 3
points for my effort. This week I racked up 18 activity points.

This next week is going to be a challenge. I'm going on a 3-day retreat.
I've been going to this retreat for the past 6 years so I know what to
expect. The meals are all provided and there's a snack bar (read: junk
food bar). For the meals I won't be able to make my own choices; I'll
bring
my food guide and count the points as best I can. I plan to bring some of
my own snacks--some fruit that doesn't need to be kept cold, some cans of
V-8 juice, and some All Bran bars (for fiber). At the snack bar I can buy
bottled water and diet soda. I plan on having a good time with the
non-food
events. Hopefully I won't gain much.

Sorry this got long. Have a great week everyone!

Patty

Patty wrote:
Hi all! Well, I've made it to week 7, and I'm happy to say I've lost my
first 10 lbs. (I think that's about 4.5 kg, although my metric is rusty.)
I'm learning to be happy with a half pound a week. Oh--and I got a star for
my second 5 lbs. Yay!

Way to go Patty!! Excellent!
-Lyn

I don't swim, but I am looking into water aerobics. I just need to find
reliable transportation to and from the local pool. :-)

Thanks,

Patty
"Kate Dicey" wrote in message
...
Patty can you swim? I swim two or three times a week, aiming to get
breathless: I do 10 lengths then rest for half a minute... I started
doing about 30 lengths in an hour, and I've doubled that. I have
fibromyalgia, so high impact stuff does me nothing but pain. Swimming is
the best all over muscles toning I know, and if you swim hard rather than
merely floating about nattering, it's good aerobic exercise too.

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Thanks for the replies. I had tons of fun at the retreat. The weather was
gorgeous this year.

I missed my WW meeting this week. Oops. The other meetings didn't fit my
schedule, so I had to go without. I didn't realize how much I would miss my
group support!

I weighed in on my own scale. I didn't gain! I was surprised because the
meals at this retreat were really rich (creamed chicken over biscuits,
barbecued ribs, huge baked potatoes...). I ate what I wanted, but made a
serious effort to stop eating when I was full. I had to estimate points.
My daily points are 26, and I managed to come in around 30 points a day, so
I used some of the Weekly points. I drank more diet soda than I should
have. Bringing my own snacks helped a lot.

It also helps a lot to read the messages here and be able to post and get
feedback. I get good ideas from reading others' messages--like how to plan
ahead for challenging times. It is possible to live one's life, follow an
eating plan and not suffer greatly. Thanks everyone for the support.

Have a great week!

Patty
"Patty" wrote in message
...
Hi all! Well, I've made it to week 7, and I'm happy to say I've lost my
first 10 lbs. (I think that's about 4.5 kg, although my metric is rusty.)
I'm learning to be happy with a half pound a week. Oh--and I got a star
for my second 5 lbs. Yay!

I changed my exercise program. I tried walking for my activity points and
ran into some problems. I have arthritis and don't really walk very fast.
I also don't own a car and I walk for my errands every day. Walking just
isn't fun for me. So I dug way, way back in the closet and got out my old
exercise step platform and the easiest exercise videos I could find. I
alternate step aerobics (with a 4 inch step) and regular dance-type
aerobics. This seems to be working out better for me. I exercise for
about 40 minutes at a time and I figure from the Points Booster that I
earn 3 points for my effort. This week I racked up 18 activity points.

This next week is going to be a challenge. I'm going on a 3-day retreat.
I've been going to this retreat for the past 6 years so I know what to
expect. The meals are all provided and there's a snack bar (read: junk
food bar). For the meals I won't be able to make my own choices; I'll
bring my food guide and count the points as best I can. I plan to bring
some of my own snacks--some fruit that doesn't need to be kept cold, some
cans of V-8 juice, and some All Bran bars (for fiber). At the snack bar I
can buy bottled water and diet soda. I plan on having a good time with
the non-food events. Hopefully I won't gain much.

Sorry this got long. Have a great week everyone!

Patty

take a huge NSV, real life, real fun, real weight control, Lee, pleased for
you
Patty wrote in message
...
Thanks for the replies. I had tons of fun at the retreat. The weather
was
gorgeous this year.

I missed my WW meeting this week. Oops. The other meetings didn't fit my
schedule, so I had to go without. I didn't realize how much I would miss
my
group support!

I weighed in on my own scale. I didn't gain! I was surprised because the
meals at this retreat were really rich (creamed chicken over biscuits,
barbecued ribs, huge baked potatoes...). I ate what I wanted, but made a
serious effort to stop eating when I was full. I had to estimate points.
My daily points are 26, and I managed to come in around 30 points a day,
so
I used some of the Weekly points. I drank more diet soda than I should
have. Bringing my own snacks helped a lot.

It also helps a lot to read the messages here and be able to post and get
feedback. I get good ideas from reading others' messages--like how to
plan
ahead for challenging times. It is possible to live one's life, follow an
eating plan and not suffer greatly. Thanks everyone for the support.

Have a great week!

Patty
"Patty" wrote in message
...
Hi all! Well, I've made it to week 7, and I'm happy to say I've lost my
first 10 lbs. (I think that's about 4.5 kg, although my metric is
rusty.)
I'm learning to be happy with a half pound a week. Oh--and I got a star
for my second 5 lbs. Yay!

I changed my exercise program. I tried walking for my activity points
and
ran into some problems. I have arthritis and don't really walk very
fast.
I also don't own a car and I walk for my errands every day. Walking
just
isn't fun for me. So I dug way, way back in the closet and got out my
old
exercise step platform and the easiest exercise videos I could find. I
alternate step aerobics (with a 4 inch step) and regular dance-type
aerobics. This seems to be working out better for me. I exercise for
about 40 minutes at a time and I figure from the Points Booster that I
earn 3 points for my effort. This week I racked up 18 activity points.

This next week is going to be a challenge. I'm going on a 3-day
retreat.
I've been going to this retreat for the past 6 years so I know what to
expect. The meals are all provided and there's a snack bar (read: junk
food bar). For the meals I won't be able to make my own choices; I'll
bring my food guide and count the points as best I can. I plan to bring
some of my own snacks--some fruit that doesn't need to be kept cold,
some
cans of V-8 juice, and some All Bran bars (for fiber). At the snack bar
I
can buy bottled water and diet soda. I plan on having a good time with
the non-food events. Hopefully I won't gain much.

Sorry this got long. Have a great week everyone!

Patty