katydougherty Member

I'm at about the 4 month mark and have lost 30 lbs which is about halfway to my goal.

Most of us here are in the same boat you are in. I kept telling myself I was ok with being fat. I would diet for a few weeks, not see much results and gave up and told myself I didn't care. I was lying to myself. I just needed some motivation. That motivation came when I saw my sister for the first time in like 6 months…

Go to pinterest and type weight watcher meals in the search bar. There are a lot of casseroles and dishes that will last for multiple meals. I have made quite a few of them and they are very tasty, easy to make and lower in calories. The Easy Cheeseburger Pie is one of my faves, but I make it with turkey so there's even…

Congratulations! You look amazing!

Midway, FL (near Tallahassee)

I'll never have the body I want either, BUT I can have a much better body than I have now. I will also have the satisfaction of a goal reached that once seemed out of reach, but I now see is attainable. I will feel much better physically and mentally. I also hope to give others motivation when they see me so they can see…

I'm 50 and have always been weird and socially awkward and also have low self-esteem, so can't help you there, however, you know you're not alone!! We are here for you!

Great job! You look awesome! Keep up the good work!

I bought a cheap, Wal-Mart fitness tracker (had awesome reviews for the price) to replace my other cheap Amazon fitness tracker that wasn't charging properly, so I don't think there's a way to sync to MFP. I had considered getting a more expensive one, but the one I have counts my steps and monitors sleep, etc., so I…

I've read the same thing about diet soda making you gain weight. I had a co-worker constantly telling me how bad diet soda is for me, so I tried the regular for a few weeks and gained weight. I drink TONS of diet Dr. Pepper and only recently starting drinking a little water, but the regular definitely made me gain weight…

Hi, Sian. My name is Katy and I am from Florida also. My first time here (almost 6 weeks, I think), but so far I am loving it and it's working! I've lost 14.2 lbs. so far, about 40-50 more to go. The scale has been stuck on the same number since Monday, but I KNOW something isn't right with that. LOL Around 1,200 calories…

I am a VERY picky eater, so it's hard for me to find foods that are low in calories. I have found that I can still eat delicious food, just in smaller quantities. Pinterest is awesome for recipes. Just search for "weight watcher" recipes and it will come up with a ton.

Great job! Keep up the good work!

Kiki

I have suffered from depression most of my life. Been off meds and on meds. When I'm off meds, there is no hope for me at all. The medicine I am on keeps me from being depressed and suicidal (most of the time) and I am able to cope, but deep down the issues are still there. I recently considered going off the meds because…

Pick me, pick me! LOL 50 year old female. Just started my journey 5 weeks and 1 day ago, but have lost 14.2 lbs. Would like to lose another 50, but would be much happier even at 40 more lbs lost. Started at 203.8 and now I am at 189.6. 5'7" tall. I'm pretty motivated and so far have kept to a 1200ish caloric intake per day…

Jamie

I don't even know you, but I am so proud of you! I know you must feel as fabulous as you look. Keep up the good work. I think this gives us all hope that it can be done when you are determined.

False. TNP is ambidextrous.

Saying No is a big problem of mine, but I told her NO 2 times then she still asked me a third time and said, "You sureeee you don't want a piece--you can have a cheat day." So she knows I am dieting and is just being a B. I can take a lot, but when I reach that breaking point it will be something bad. I'll either say or do…

LOL I would love to be able to have the nerve to do something like that, but I know her well enough that if I did that she would cause a scene about me wasting food. This happened once before. She brought in this awful pumpkin bread (knowing I told her I don't like it), she lied and told me it was banana nut bread that she…

This co-worker is supposed to be my friend and for a while we got kind of close, but then they hired a third person in our little office space and it seems like anytime someone else comes in the picture she treats me like crap. She's from NY (I'm in FL) and maybe they're just naturally rude, but she says some pretty…

The funny thing is that this co-worker always talks about how healthy she eats. Nothing fried, lots of greens, organic, etc., but she does have a sweet tooth. She weights around 200 lbs but is under 5' I think. She eats HUGE meals and snacks often. She use to occasionally bring sweets to work--once a month at most, but…

Yes, I realized after the fact that I wasn't really posting to the appropriate category, but I am a newbie so I went with it. LOL I also posted mine after nutmegoreo wrote something, but I hadn't read it yet and it makes me feel bad for saying my co-worker was trying to sabotage me, but I KNOW she is. Multiple things she's…

Newbie here. I am on anti-depressants which it is a proven fact they can pack the weight on. I got fat one other time (not quite as big as I am now), but went off the meds and the weight just kind of fell off. I had to make a choice-fat and happy or skinny and depressed. As bad as I hate being fat, I hate the depression…

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From what I have been reading, ONE pound is 3,500 calories. They say a woman's usually right under 1800 calories in a day (should be), so if you drop to 1200 calories a day, that's a 600 calorie difference. Multiply that times a week and you have lost 4,200 calories which would be a little over a pound. Throw in some…