leeless511 Member

Today I share with all and am perfectly comfortable. I am 4 years at Lifetime with WW. Until my last round with WW when I hit goal, I was much more secretive about making an effort to lose weight. When I joined in May of 2011, I decided...I don't care who knows, I don't care what they think and I will do what I have to do…

Similar to @DavidKunhsSr -- I'm pretty good at it. Generally an optimist, I have faith and am thankful for all my blessings, it helps that I'm calm and logical. I occasionally let work get under my skin, but get thru it in a day, week or sometimes a month but those are rare. I just did a mind reset about work recently and…

+.7 -- the scale is toying with me...but it won't get me!

No plans, we'll drop in and out of watching the game but it's not high on our interest list. No longer an NFL fan...sadly...just not the same anymore, IMHO

Well done on the ten pounds...and I totally agree that habit building is a good way to go...hoping if you lose the spark, you can at least maintain a glow :) I'll be looking out for your "I love being thin" post next February!

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I make the conversion from concept to reality by habit building. I choose the target task/action etc. then spend a week or two or three to focus just on getting that added to my life. Once I am comfortable it is solidly a habit, I move to the next item if there is one. When I first started WW this round I did this and it…

I take the opportunistic approach, I have certain things that I do routinely everyday or so, but when my schedule does not allow optimal time to do it I modify and do them when I can. Or I may skip it altogether and adjust the next day. This approach reduces stress and beating myself up for something that is not worthy of…

For January I did fine, no net loss but I think there is one on the horizon and the pattern is consistent with my normal. I am at goal/lifetime with Weight Watchers but I have a new target goal. My health efforts for January were related to nailing down some fitness classes and that is complete and I start this upcoming…

Never been to one, but depending on the approach it may be a good way to kick start your weight loss journey.

I set goals to do "a little better" -- I stay away from most challenges and specific numbers etc. they are "anti-motivators" for me. Right now I am in losing weight mode to drop below my at home goal I think it will end up being 8-10 pounds (I've lost 4 already) but I am not "married" to that amount, just taking it day by…

I currently use a FitBit Flex, it does not motivate me but it does make me aware of how active or not active I am day to day. It does influence my behavior when my steps are low and makes me look for time to walk/run etc. I strive for 10K steps and I only measure/track steps not workouts right now. I do sync with WW to see…

up .1 -- it's all good :)

I had a "lite" version...still lingering...got no pity whatsoever :(

I was involved when my husband was advised to talk to a nutritionist. He is about 25 pounds over his ideal weight, but has a family history of heart conditions and also had a stent placed a few years ago. Also, when I was first diagnosed with a thyroid issue, I met with a nutritionist a few times. My opinion is that they…

I take the opportunistic approach. When my day (work schedule) has an opening I go for a run or walk the dog or both, I work from home so this is convenient. My evenings are when I do the group work outs at my local civic center. Those are rarely impacted, but if they are I usually don't sweat it and may skip a class. If…

Adding on one more universal "know" - most weight loss plans work, if you follow them, but many are not sustainable long term.

For me I find plan fatigue occurs when I am being a bit to narrow/too routine in my approach. If I say I am getting tired of this! It means my food variety may have narrowed or my recipes are being repeated to often. Sometimes, it's overdoing fitness as well, because I am somehow compensating for something. More or less, I…

1. to lose weight you can't just "cut back" on consumption. In other words, folks say "I'm watching what I am eating" that works a little but I don't think it works long term. You need to know specifically how much to eat etc. 2. For myself, right now...I must track what I eat and measure/weigh the food. This is to…

If we are socializing my point consumption is higher typically. If we are doing a normal at home, running errands, church etc. it's like any other day.

When on vacation (and even at home) we pick restaurants based on menu and ambiance/location. we love seafood which makes most places easy to accommodate our healthy diet needs. Typically I will eat about 80% on plan, the other 20% is related to an increase in adult beverage consumption and 1-2 desserts. Are vacations tend…

My DH and I sit at the table to eat lunch and dinner...we have breakfast in our family room while we listen to the news on Sirius. BUT, I still eat very fast. Although I am not multi tasking I do tend to mow thru my meals. For dinner or lunch I am usually rushing around to get things cooked or sometimes just heated up (I…

Down .8 from a small gain during vacation -- still need to remove 1 lb to be at my low before vacation and 6 to get to my fighting weight.

My Mom was overweight most of her life, my Dad was slim and addressed minor gains quickly. My brother fought the weight issue most of his life he's all over the place at any given time he may be overweight or trim but he is not consistent. My sister was slightly overweight and over time has added to it. I was normal to…

Yes, I have to be active (walking/running) regularly to lose or maintain. And I need to do toning exercises even more now that I am older. I don't think it needs to be extreme, but it does need to be consistent for my body. I agree with your thoughts above.

Completely agree!

Here are a few dinners I do when not hungry...these may be boring, but they taste great to me. Salad with a wedge of laughing cow cheese broken up; avocado; tomato, onion, shredded carrots; small seedless cucumber and Bolthouse Blue Cheese dressing with rotisserie chicken (no skin) either on the salad or on the side. 92/8…

I believe in the sleep studies, I've know a few folks who had sleep apnea and once they started using a C-Pap or Bi-Pap machine and slept well, they said they were not as hungry anymore and lost weight. Personally, when I am tired, I get a driving hunger that is hard to satisfy. I am very aware of my sleep patterns, I…

Not a fan of the protein bars, but recently discovered Pure Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter and Chocolate Peanut Caramel both are pretty tasty...almost but not quite like a Snickers. I like them in a pinch as a on the go lunch or snack. They do have staying power.

I had to tend to an unplanned event that was colliding with my lunch, I ate a Pure Protein bar (5 smartpoints if you are a WW'er) to control my hunger and then after the appointment I had a (5 SP) sandwich. Leaving me plenty to eat dinner and a snack even. The Pure Protein bar was the better choice over not eating and…