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A variation of this graphic could be used for most things we convene to make improvements. :)

Yes, that happen to me too. I spent most of my adult life in a fairly normal weight range (some ups/downs) then I had a climb over the period of about 8 years that led me to WW. In the 8 years I climbed my clothes became centered around more dark colors and black. As the weight came off I returned to my usual white, cream,…

The lifestyle is continuing to do the things you did while losing versus meeting a goal weight and then slowly returning to old habits. The lifestyle is different for everyone, you have to build what works for you while you lose weight and remember that you will continue to do it for the rest of your life. I never put a…

My personal experience, success bred success. After losing about the first 5-8 pounds, I was so thrilled with that success as a result of what I was doing to follow the WW plan that I just wanted to keep doing it more. In maintenance, that success of hitting goal does wane at times and makes keeping the right lifestyle…

Our dog is a daily pleasure, especially since we lost her sister to cancer. We always said about them that each morning is like Christmas Morning when they come to greet you. Reading right before going to sleep is a recent (returned) simple pleasure. And a new simple pleasure is taking a day or 2 off to go with my husband…

I dislike all the nutritional myths out there, I really never bought into them, but then again, I am always highly suspicious of anything advertised/promoted on TV, internet, flyers etc. The leading indicator of bad nutritional information is when it is tied to buying something as a result of the study findings. When I…

Yes!

I recently tweaked my approach about 6 months ago I added more healthy fats (avocado; oils; etc.) to each day so I was more satisfied with what I ate. And within the last few weeks, I began having more "real version" desserts if I was looking for a sweet besides fruit. For example, at a Artisan Craft Fair I went to, they…

Thanks for the input guys...I am usually surprised at the number on the scale...only when a big change is in play then I often feel it via clothes fitting different.

I cook or prepare almost every meal (we work from home) so breakfast, lunch and dinner is made at home. When we get busy or have something to do after work we do get takeout, the normal line up of takeout is: Sushi (fairly plan friendly); Veggie Egg Foo Yung (also plan friendly) a big salad with protein from a local…

I started consistently striving for the 10K steps per day...although I don't reach it daily, most days I am in the high 8000 or low 9000 when I miss 10K. It seems to have helped with my overall well being and the scale is creeping downward again. I used to run but the heat this summer turned me into a walker. Along with…

I usually eat very little when sick, my go to recovery formula is sleep. Once I start to feel better than I am often ravenous...but typically not terribly impactful because of the lack of eating while sick. For colds it's tea, toast and soup if I do eat. For anything flu like or stomach and headache it's go to sleep until…

"When it comes to what I eat and drink, I'm a snob about desserts but a slob about French fries."

We (DH and I) made a conscious effort about 8-12 months ago to get more/better sleep. We set a much earlier time to go to bed because we felt we were missing our window of "tired" -- and we pretty much made all of the recommended changes you listed with the exception of snacks, sometimes we have one right before going to…

Down .7 This is a really good loss for me...I'm trying to get to a lower weight than my goal right now and this was a win!

Mental wellness; weight maintenance (or loss if needed); fitness/activity seems to be the order of things in my mind and works best for me.

The Horizon milk that is shelf stable or an alternate like almondmilk. Cheerios, bananas, Cape Cod Sea Salt Popcorn; Pure Protein Bars; Protein Powder for a shake; apples; dried fruits and nuts; peanut butter, bread, cans of tuna, packets of condiments, bottled water; low sugar jelly; rice cakes or rollers; canned salmon;…

I understand the basics of the program (current program) less fat, less sugar, lean protein, move throughout the day...and use that to guide my behavior. I've been on program long enough now that I know the foods/portions etc. and probably am somewhat intuitive about it, but I track because it removes the doubt around what…

My most recent surprise (maybe more re-recognition) is how NOT hungry or food focused I am when I am busy. I work from home most days but even when I go to the office I think I am focused on my next meal or snack more because it is a break from sitting at my desk all day on conference/video calls a majority of the time. I…

I buy the candy on the evening before we pass it out, sometimes on the day we pass it out. I know I will be tempted with it in the house. But I still like to buy lots and mostly stuff I know both DH and I like, even though we do not plan to consume more than 1-3 fun size pcs. that evening. The next day I take what is left…

I force myself to answer, than read other answers. It's kind of neat when your answer is similar to someone else or when yours is completely unique. It's another small insight to the conversation.

Stairs are a good thing in my opinion...we have a ranch with a finished walkout basement...and we spend a fair amount of time in the lower level...I am up and down the stairs probably minimum 15 times and more when working around the house cleaning/laundry etc.

Yes, I do kid myself at times. Usually I know I am, often it is related to not wanting to beat myself up for eating more points or not working out...and usually it happens when I go "type A" in my efforts because I want something to happen fast. The benefit of doing this is it brings me back to "just do it" and removes the…

In real life DH is supportive but also is part of my downfalls at times, but he does support the effort and participates and always tells me how good the food is etc. and although he is not a strict WW'er...he has seen benefits from my adopting the lifestyle. My real "buddy" is the boards of the past, this board and…

Up .8 on my weekly at home (sodium bump) up .2 on my monthly lifetime meeting weigh in.

No one time "aha" moment, but periodic awareness of how much things changed compared to when I was gaining weight. I have adopted the lifestyle, but I am not 100% sure it is a permanent condition...so many things can happen that throw a curve at you and your focus may diminish or go away entirely. I hope and pray it won't…

Up .8 -- thinking it is a sodium bump

Well done!

I blew thru my weekly points allotment my first day (last Friday) of my WW week by eating chocolate, along with a heavy point meal. I decided not to track it since I did not want to see negative numbers during the week. I did great and mid week check showed a loss. Then I travelled for work, did great most of the time and…

Thanks for posting...still good to read it.