Weight Watchers?

Have you Calculated your BMR? Do that and post it..then open diary so we can see your tracking.

Since you went to the Doctor and they checked you out, you should have no reason to not lose weight if you are at a defecit. You lost 18 pounds out of your 150 which is 10% loss. That is a good start, but yes in 10 months you should be losing more with the amount you have to lose. It will slow down more and more as you get closer to your goal weight.

Also list what type of workout you do.

You are 18 pounds lighter. Why would you say it is NOT working?

If you feel you should be losing weight faster, look at your math.
1 Measuring properly
2 Weighing properly
3 UNDER estimating calories eaten
4 OVER estimating workouts.

You didn't go to sleep and wake up 150 pounds over weight.

How long have you been on the Weight Watchers? Don't be bothered by any weight fluctuation if you're altering your diet. Eventually, your body will adjust -- just give it a few weeks.

As for the rest, have you thought about changing exercises? I know that any plateau is caused by the body becoming used to its routine, so it starts maintaining weight instead of losing it.

One thing I've noticed with WW (as I love to double or triple count cals using MFP, WW & WW+) is that you are under eating daily on WW as 1 days worth of points is only 1000-1300 cals which is 18-23 pts or 29 pts+ so this low on cals consistently may be affecting your metabolism - possibly effecting you more due to your PCOS.

Are you eating too much fruit. That was a problem for me with points +. Free fruit lead to over eating of fruit.

I am personally NOT a fan of the new WW Points Plus program. It felt like I was eating twice what I normally would! You can talk to your WW Meeting person about doing the old program. They aren't "suppose" to but a lot of them will still help you. You can google the info on how many points you need and there are tons of free apps that have a point calculator (for free).

My response will be a little different.

Of course you need to get Thyroid and diabetes tests. As both of these diseases can squ your results.

I was 185 lbs 10 years ago. Have tried every diet known to man and most had me gaining weight after loseing and getting
back to a normal eating pattern. (so I thought)

then I decided to just eat healthy and not diet. That means mostly fresh foods. 2/3 of your plate should be vegetables,
6 oz protien and a small amount of starch/carbs (potatoes, corn, rice, pasta etc)

Find your balance..this is the point where you maintain your present weight. The more you weight..the more you can eat to maintain your weight. You are probably already at the point where you understand what you can eat to not gain.

Now you can adjust your eating habits to promote weight loss. MFP helps with this as you enter your height, weight, age, present weight and how much you want to lose per week. Start off with 1 lb per week and do at least 45 minutes per day of
moderate excercise...can be in 3 -15 minute allotments. You should lose more than your 1 lb per week doing this.

I took 8 years of healthy eating...did not feel hungry and was very comfortable with what I was eating. Had treats on those occasions for birthdays, Christmas and at least once per week. to keep me satisfied. I went from 185 lbs to 143 lbs and then
my plan stalled and I stayed the same for 3 years. Remember that I am very happy with what I am eating and do not consider this a diet.
Now I joined MFP 4 weeks ago and have lost 5 lbs. I need to get down to 128, but am working towards 135 and will decide at that point. All of my weight is in my middle now. I am slim in the legs, arms and face and am working on the toughest part of my weight loss.

My point is 18 lbs per year for 4 years would lose you 75 lbs. but you can do so loving what you eat and not feeling deprived. You should eat as much vegetables as you want/need to satisfy and then use lean protient (chicken and fish) to top it off. Carbs should be selected according to ther glycemic level. Brown rice, whole wheat pasta, Whole grain breads (120 cal for 2 slices) Sweet potatoes. Desserts should be a treat and a reward on special occasions. There are lots of great treats, icecream puddings, etc that are on the market now that have 120 calories or less and there are popsicles that have only 10 calories for the whole popsicle.

I hope I have helped you. We are all different and I too have trouble losing even at 1330 calories per day I am having flucuations and gains and loses and am sometimes frustrated. Good luck and keep us posted.

OK I just input my lunch for today into my Weight Watchers tracker on their website, and it was 17 points. Considering I have 51 per day that I am supposed to use, I beefed up my lunch with some cheese cubes. So I also logged here at MFP and the total calories for my lunch was 796!!!! WTF!? I had a ham sandwich on 45 calorie Sarah Lee wheat bread with 1 tablespoon of mayo with olive oil and 1 slice of reduced fat cheese, and a cup of chicken noodle soup, and cheese cubes. All I had for breakfast was a banana (I'm battling an epic cold so I was feeling crappy this morning). If 17 points = 796 calories the math on that would average me at 2338 calories per day. That's a lot isn't it?? MFP says I should be at 1750 calories per day, which would be closer to 38 points on WW, give or take. What gives????

What gives is they are assuming a certain lean body mass to fat ratio. If you're off that ratio, it won't work properly. If you would rather use points than count calories (essentially the same thing), then you should cut back the points to where you think they should be (38) and see what happens after about 3 weeks. No reason not to tweak the points if it isn't working for you. You can also get free point counters unless you happen to get something about of the meetings.

Hope this helps.

I found that Weight Watchers only works for me when I follow the following guidelines:
Only eat your allotted daily amount.
Don't use the "extra" points.
Only use the extra points you earn from exercise.
Drink a ton of water.
Eat a ton of vegetables.
Limit your fruit servings to 2 per day. Don't think that because they're "0" that makes it okay to load up on fruit. One of the main things I wish they would teach in their meetings.

I've done this for a month - using strictly weight watchers and I've lost 8 pounds. And I was just like you. You have to learn what your body has gotten used to and what it hasn't.

I've never been on weight watchers but that sounds like a lot of food....

OK I just input my lunch for today into my Weight Watchers tracker on their website, and it was 17 points. Considering I have 51 per day that I am supposed to use, I beefed up my lunch with some cheese cubes. So I also logged here at MFP and the total calories for my lunch was 796!!!! WTF!? I had a ham sandwich on 45 calorie Sarah Lee wheat bread with 1 tablespoon of mayo with olive oil and 1 slice of reduced fat cheese, and a cup of chicken noodle soup, and cheese cubes. All I had for breakfast was a banana (I'm battling an epic cold so I was feeling crappy this morning). If 17 points = 796 calories the math on that would average me at 2338 calories per day. That's a lot isn't it?? MFP says I should be at 1750 calories per day, which would be closer to 38 points on WW, give or take. What gives????

I would skip the soup (high in sodium) and cheese cubes (high in calories and fat) and add a big green salad instead with light dressing. That will keep you full. I am doing Jenny Craig right now because I was finding it impossible to lose ANY weight, and you have only 2 fruits a day. Only non-starchy vegetables are included as unlimited.