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30/07/2010 9:05:58 AM
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I have now been on WW for nearly 3 weeks. Week one was great... 1.1kg gone. Week 2 however, despite sticking to my 19 points and walking each day I had gained half of it back! Week 3 and doggedly sticking to the 19 points and guess what.. nearly another half a kilo back on. Total for 3 weeks... 100 grams! What am I doing wrong? Hand on my heart I can say that I am sticking to my plan but it is almost like my body is in shock and is clinging on to every calorie I put in my mouth. I know WW works for lots of people so why hasn't it working for me so far?
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LILIMARIE
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157.30 / 140.80 / 127.60
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30/07/2010 9:55:02 AM
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How weird... Ok, some questions for you :
1/ are you drinking your 2L of water per day?
2/ eating your 5 serves of veggies PLUS 2 serves of fruits (and counting the points for it)
3/ are you weighting all your feed? Do not guess the portion, weight it.
4/ checking the points and calories of all your food?
5/ doing 30min of exercise per day (be it just a quick walk aroung the block)?
6/ maybe re-take the points quizz and check you have not over-estimated your answers.
Also lots of women on here gain weight (from water retention) around TTOM. I do put on +1kg easily a week before TTOM. For some it is later and closer to the date...
I encourage you to take your measurements too, sometimes the scale do not move but you are droping cms!
Hang in there, the program do work wonders!
Cheers
Marie
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FARHANF
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147.40 / 140.80 / 132
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30/07/2010 12:59:19 PM
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Hi
Don't get discouraged the programme does work and you won't feel like you are on a diet actually you eat more and sensibly healthy food . I have lost 5 kg in last 6 weeks every week the weight is coming off but i am strict with my points ,choosing more filling foods, reducing my portion size, walk 30 -40 minutes 5 -6 times a week ,drinking lots of water , checking point svalue of each food that i eat , also buing WW food ( cakes, jelly, soups,baked beans etc) ,swapping white bread for wholegrain bread that keeps me full for long, snacking on dried apricot,marshmallows or nuts .
so hang in there but check what you are doing wrong. FF
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30/07/2010 2:05:22 PM
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Thanks for your words of encouragement. About the only thing I haven't been doing is drinking lots of water. Here's a typical days food for me. Breakfast - 50g of wholegrain cereal, low fat milk and a cup of coffee. Lunch - 2 chicken teriyaki nori rolls and an apple. Dinner - beef stir fry with veggies and 1 cup of rice and a banana, coffee and a couple of squares of choc (my reward for the day). No other snacks and 30 - 40 minute walk. Maybe the change in diet has made me hold on to fluid more. I will make sure I drink more water (just had glass number 4 for the day). I have 13 kg to loose to reach my GW and hope the weight loss will pick up speed. After a few tears this morning following my weigh in I am regrouping and feel motivated to carry on. Thanks for your tips and encouragement again
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LILIMARIE
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157.30 / 140.80 / 127.60
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30/07/2010 2:13:11 PM
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Nem,
You need to weight all your food and stay away as much as possible from food which you dont know the nutritional content of (like these chicken nuri rolls? How many points for them?)
I dont think you are getting enough veggies. How much points is your allowance? I did a quick check on the example you gave us and I counted 22.5 pts for the day. Does it sound right? See below my "calculations".
Water is very important to get these toxins out, but you do need to religiously track the points, especially for the first weeks. ;)
Breakfast - 50g of wholegrain cereal, low fat milk and a cup of coffee. 3.5pts, assuming your coffee is a short/long black??
Lunch - 2 chicken teriyaki nori rolls and an apple. 5.5 pts
Dinner - beef stir fry with veggies 8pts and 1 cup of rice 3 pts and a banana 1pt, coffee and a couple of squares of choc 2.5pts
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30/07/2010 3:39:27 PM
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Your calculations sound pretty right other than the home cooked beef stir fry which I have only counted points for 100g of lean beef and 1 teaspoon of oil. All other ingredients don't have any points. That makes a total of 4.5 pts not 8! I take your point about the sushi although I am pretty sure they aren't too heavy on the points ie no mayo. I will step up the veggie intake though. I have a pot of WW curried cauliflower soup cooking on the stove which is only 0.5 pt per serve and will hopefully keep the hunger pains at bay (I have been feeling very hungry as well as not loosing any weight). With my walking I am allowed 21 pts per day so I am pretty confident that I have not been over. I'll see how I go over the next week. Fingers crossed
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TONI1979
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62.92 / 57.86 / 55
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30/07/2010 4:09:29 PM
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I agree with a lot of what has been said. Up your water intake and also eat more filling foods such as veges, fruit and wholegrains. Perhaps replace your couple of squares of chocolate with one square of a nice dark chocolate, if I have a craving I have a square (10g) of Lindt dark chocolate for 1 point. This would save you 1.5 points to spend on a more filling snack/s or on meals.
Are you eating your exercise points? Whilst there is no problem with doing this perhaps you could try saving them for a week and see if that makes a difference, I try not to eat any of mine but that is a personal choice.
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TONI1979
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62.92 / 57.86 / 55
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30/07/2010 4:24:42 PM
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Oh and another thing - are you guestimating points just a little bit? It sounds that way, you have only been pointing 100g of beef but have you actually weighed it? And is that for cooked or raw? And you have said that you are pretty sure you havent gone over. Maybe thats the answer go back to the beginning and make sure you are pointing everything correctly by weighing everything and know the kjs & sat fat in everything you eat. It is a pain at first but it gets easier, I still have my takeaways but generally from shops that provide the nutrtional values.
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"Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome". Dr Samual Johnson
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LILIMARIE
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157.30 / 140.80 / 127.60
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30/07/2010 7:58:02 PM
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Yeap guestimation are the worst ennemy of the program I say ;-)
I don't eat my exercise points either, unless I put on a nice big run that justify a bit more fuel. And even then, that extra fuel would only be proteins/carbs that I would eat BEFORE I exercise so that it gets used then ;-)
I wouldnt personally eat any points gained from walking. Try different things and see what works for you, Im sure you'll found a way to make the program works for you.
Cheers
Marie
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31/07/2010 3:08:09 PM
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I have been weighing all my meals other than the sushi and haven't been using up my exercise points. I am pinning my hope on fluid retention and a more sluggish than usual digestive system. I will see if my increased water intake and a dose of Metamucil every day will help. My weigh in day for week 3 is on Monday so I will let you know how I go. Off for my walk now. NEM2010
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IKIS84
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159.50 / 129.58 / 136.40
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4/08/2010 11:38:14 AM
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I have some good news! The water and dietary fibre supplement have worked a treat. After a couple of days all that recent 'gain' was gone and I feel like I am back on track. I now have a jug of water sitting on my desk at work and make sure I drink 2 litres a day in addition to any other drinks I have. Fingers crossed my next weigh in will be a good one.
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