This is my first post to a journal hope this is the right way. i started weight watchers 4 weeks ago and the success is awesome. i have lost 16.4 pounds and have not always been faithful to the plan. i imagine what would happen if i had stuck with my points to the number and exercised the last 4 weeks. well i am ready for week 5. i have been faithful today and i hope with my support group i have managed to gain along the way we will lose big or small its just great to lose for once. i can have 37 points and here is my today:

breakfast : 1 1/2 cup oatmeal, splenda sugar, 1 cup of oj

lunch: 1 slice turkey. 1 lean cuisine meal 4pts

dinner: 2 cups tuna salad, 20 reduced fat club crackers

all through the day i drank water totaling 64 ounces for the day

this is a very good day for me i think i had 36 pts for the day and my limit is 37 banked 1pt for this week. have not started exercise yet can't seem to get the energy to do so. i have been on my stationary bike once or twice in 4 weeks for 10 min not lately. maybe tom, the weather looks bad hope it doesn't cause me to binge. i do house work if that counts as exercise and i live at the computer so i wish that could count as exercise ha ha

369/352/150 someday ginger :laugh:

YOU GO! Welcome to the journals! Don't be surprised when a whole bunch of people start coming in and letting you know how wonderful you are and cheering you on!

You are doing so great! I've never tried WW, but it sounds pretty neat. Great job on the portion-control! and now...

:whip: GO FOR A WALK! You can do it!!!!

Thanks Jorine for your support this is Day 2 of my journal i have been faithful to my points for 2 days now and i feel really good about this journey. my support system is a sign that i cannot fail they are everywhere all i had to do was reach out for them and ask for help. my weight watchers meetings are helpful but not as supportive as my online friends at diettalk so here is my day

breakfast: 3 pieces sausage 9pts
2 biscuits 4 pts
1/2 cup gravy no milk just add water 1pt
16 oz oj 4 pts

lunch: 1 cup each of broccoli/ carrots steamed
1/4 cup of cheese whiz light 2 pts

snack: smart ones meal lasagna 5 pts
reduced fat club crackers 10 2pts

dinner: 1 lean cuisine meal 5pts
reduced fat club crackers 10 2pts

water 64 oz today

this is my day and i am proud of it and my house work i found while my computer was down got done in a flash and i still got to post tonight and i still have points leftover to bank for another day which will be on the weekend for i have trouble staying within my range of 37, i considered all the housework my exercise for the day since temps are under 20 degrees here and are not expected to rise til later next week. wish me luck for tom i have an early day and when long days are around i need to hide from the fridge. til tom gin

*spraying you with invisibility paint (a la "Bugs Bunny - remember them?)* There... now the fridge won't be able to find ya!
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Great job on the food! WOW! A 16 oz orange juice is more than I can handle at once! Your heart will thank you for it!

My days have been hectic and i have room for depression my husband has been to the dr so much i wanna bed down there for the night. i am ok though i wanna go off my points but i have stuck to them well for the most i have been close enough not to do damage. i weigh in tom evening i am praying for the loss. if i succed i will have reinforced my desire for weight loss and know that i have made a life saving move in joining weight watchers. nothing else has ever worked for me and i have been on lots and lots of diets and life changes only to break over and get fatter than before. i am taking off enought weight with ww to keep me movtivated even though those cookies call day to day i can still have them in moderation that has been my biggest problem not what i ate it was how much i was consuming and ww has shown me that i can journal my food and see how much i am eating and not really needing it was because of some reason i gave myself when i was moody or things aren't going my way. so now i control the food almost 90% and the other 10 % i will chalk down to cravings or its that i need it to feel secure sometimes but i am really proud of myself that i can say no to sodas now and i can turn down that second helping and i have managed to select the right foods when we go out to eat rather than alot of junk food high in fat and cholesterol content. i have quit the sugar except a tsp or two in oatmeal and i have bought all the low fat and substitute foods i can without over doing things. i eat lots of ww foods and lean cuisine and i have added veggies i used to hate them now i found i was missing my favorite food cooked carrots. i have trouble drinking the water but i have broken down to drinking 6 oz cups when i drink and every time i go thru the house i drink one when i pass the fridge. you find out after awhile you get the right amount in you. i eat no more candy i do have some cookies low fat of course i don't fry anymore. i have made lots of changes and there are many more to go before i reach my goal which is a long time off so we shall see tom night if i am still on the right track wish me luck all gin :bfly:

Gincake (or is it Ginger?) I am totally swept away by your determination. It sounds like you have your act sooooo together! I'm wishing you a great weigh-in tomorrow! Keep us posted, good or bad we are here to support you!
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Hey every body i knew i could do it today was weigh in day and i lost another 3.5 lb and that is for a total of 20 lbs since jan 28th of this yr. i have to create exercise in to my days i am not walking enough i got alot in today but i need to ride my bike more and since its so cold in door exercises i guess someone has some thoughts on beginners exercises i mean beginners too slow stuff that will help the stomach tighten and the chest tighten i would love to lose the breasts my husband says no way but i rule that department he doesn't have to pack them around right! i had for breakfast 2 hot pockets at 4 pts each and oj 16 oz at 4 pts and then i ate kfc 6 chicken legs at 4 pts each that makes for 36 pts its good thing i stopped there cause now that i lost under 350 lbs i have to lower my points to 36 and i came in just right tonight i patted myself on the back and so did my hubby. he wants me to keep up the good work i just hope he is ready to join me and make things better for the two of us cause he has gained 10 lb this winter but fishing season will take it off maybe? so its off to a good start for this week hoping for a 5 lb loss next week :laugh: ginger 369/348/150 someday

You are doing great! I was on ww for a while, and it really worked. Now there are no groups in my area, so I am doing LC. I like it too though. Girl, I am so happy for you. Remember, one pound at a time, and before you know it, you will be running circles around the DH. Exercise, any way you can. Dance in front of the radio, tv, or walk the dog. You are doing so good now, add something extra to get that oomph. I am glad you looked me up.
Have a great day,
Clynn :O)

Well i am slow in continuing my journal but at least its not because i am cheating or binging or being depressed. College exams were this past week and i took the fever for spring cleaning cause the weather has been fantastic the last three days so outside i have been. i have been faithful to the ww plan this week well real close to the points i drank the required water and i have bought myself a video tape for to start an exercise routine. its called pilates for dummies and i am cause i don't know where to start so this week i will do this cause i work on the weekends iconsider that exercise enough. i am proud of me and so is my hubby he is not doing well with the weight either i hope i can convince him to join me in the fight against fat soon!! well weekends are always a challenge i usually have a bad success rate but time will tell and so will mondays weigh in day i will try really hard this weekend to succeed in staying within my points range by the way they dropped a point since i went under 350 mark but i can live with that drop in weight and points. my sister is jealous she has only 40 to lose and she is at a stand still and i tell her to just do something different such as weight watchers and she just laughs says it won't last and i ought to do other things but this is working for me and with ww and diettalk it might be slow but it will last a life time so for me its DT all the way. see everyone on monday night to tell the tale from the scales hope everyone is a loser like me in weight loss for the week!! :D ginger

Bummer the weekend went just like i thought it would out the window. i have then successfully managed to sabotage the first two days of this week by going to ww and only losing 1lb and then i go on to tuesday and not going overboard to badly but enough to say hey this is enough sobbing over a one pound loss its time to forgive myself and get back on the band wagon like an alcoholic after a binge i can do this and i am going for all the support i can muster so help me with any thoughts or suggestions you might have my problem is i start eating and all the leftovers i want to clean up at work and then if i start eating early i eat all day and if i don't eat at work the employer gets mad. i guess better to make him made than to kill myself with the kindness of a spoon right! so here i go tom is another day and another new beginning i want to shed 16 pounds in the next 5 weeks in order to reach my 10% at ww by april the 15th. i am starting my exercise video tom called pilates for dummies and i am doubling my water intake and walking once a day this is my goals for the next 5 weeks hope i can put my money where my mouth is instead of food wish me luck and all support is welcome and advice too! ginger :) 369/348/150 someday