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07-02-12, 05:49 AM
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I'm ever - so - close to the 30 pound weight loss mark! On Weight Watchers online since I posted the OP (late January) I've lost 1.2 pounds per week. This is right on schedule for the plan. Right now my main issue is impatience. It's easy to get discouraged and I wish the pounds would come off faster, but I'm losing at a safe rate. I'm almost at the half-way mark! 
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Its been up and down for me for hte past few weeks because of surgery, kidney stones and stent. I have another surgery tomorrow. Working out.... riding and walking... kill me. So we will see. I hope to get this fixed soon!
07-08-12, 01:10 PM
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Just checking in. Had the grandchildren for a week, interfered with my schedule but this am I weight 247 down from 279 January 29 and this am I had my fastest ride ever. 47 miles at 17.4mph. Apparently it's easier to get 247lbs up the hill than 279lbs even if the hills aren't that big. I keep wondering what it would be like at 207.
07-09-12, 04:39 PM
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Just checking in. Had the grandchildren for a week, interfered with my schedule but this am I weight 247 down from 279 January 29 and this am I had my fastest ride ever. 47 miles at 17.4mph. Apparently it's easier to get 247lbs up the hill than 279lbs even if the hills aren't that big. I keep wondering what it would be like at 207.
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This has been a real trying past four weeks. The kidney stones and stent made it impossible to ride or exercise but I learned a lot from it:
The bad: June 10th I was 283.4 which is the lowest I have been. Then I got the stones. June 24th I was up 288.4 and yesterday, July 10th, I WI at 295. So up 11.6 pounds since my June 10th WI. This was despressing but it is a journey.
I learned a lot from this:
1- though I could not exercise like cycling or walking, if this happens again, I will do swimming or upperbody stuff. I wish I thought of that during the process.
2- I eat more when I am not active and eat when I am bored. I am usually not bored and not active so this was new for me.
3- Wish I would have tracked more while this was going on.
The other great news was that I rode my bike to work and also to the WW meeting too. 33 miles of commuting. he he he he
The bad: June 10th I was 283.4 which is the lowest I have been. Then I got the stones. June 24th I was up 288.4 and yesterday, July 10th, I WI at 295. So up 11.6 pounds since my June 10th WI. This was despressing but it is a journey.
I learned a lot from this:
1- though I could not exercise like cycling or walking, if this happens again, I will do swimming or upperbody stuff. I wish I thought of that during the process.
2- I eat more when I am not active and eat when I am bored. I am usually not bored and not active so this was new for me.
3- Wish I would have tracked more while this was going on.
The other great news was that I rode my bike to work and also to the WW meeting too. 33 miles of commuting. he he he he
10-16-12, 06:11 AM
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I'm a commuter (I usually post in the commuter forum here) and decided to sign up for Weight Watchers. Today will be my second day on the program. It seems very well organized to me in that it's not just a diet but there's a lot of information also. Since I've been commuting on my bike (about 6 months now) I've lost size (I don't know about weight, I rarely stand on a scale) and have gone from XXXL shirts to XXL, and I feel a lot better and am more mobile, however I still have a problem with food and want to understand it and control it better. Anyone else here use WW?
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Good for you! I can't seem to crack the 40lb mark. But I'm down more than 36lbs
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I am in the same boat as you. I think it is my reliance on sugary foods (refined sugar) so I am trying to kick the habit. Day one was ok, day two I failed so I am back to day one.
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How is everyone doing**********
I have the WI tonight. A little nervous. Ate a lot in New Orleans. But have been riding a lot too. Hopefully there is a balance there!
I have the WI tonight. A little nervous. Ate a lot in New Orleans. But have been riding a lot too. Hopefully there is a balance there!
10-24-12, 04:27 AM
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You know I find that laying off the sugary foods have helped because if I ate something like a cookie it will lead to many cookies and I blow so many points. Now I watch what I eat more and more and I use less points and can eat more stuff within my points without going over.
I cannot wait to get out of the 280s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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We haven't updated this thread in a while. How is everyone doing?
I had some increased weight from the holidays but learned a lot from it. My goal is to be down to 250 pounds by end of December this year. Lofty goal but doable.
Lately, tracking has been going great. Mainly sticking with powerfoods which really does help. Staying away from foods that are sweetened with sugar too. This has helped as well.
Tomorrow is my second WI of the year. I was down 1.2 pounds last week.
I had some increased weight from the holidays but learned a lot from it. My goal is to be down to 250 pounds by end of December this year. Lofty goal but doable.
Lately, tracking has been going great. Mainly sticking with powerfoods which really does help. Staying away from foods that are sweetened with sugar too. This has helped as well.
Tomorrow is my second WI of the year. I was down 1.2 pounds last week.
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We haven't updated this thread in a while. How is everyone doing?
I had some increased weight from the holidays but learned a lot from it. My goal is to be down to 250 pounds by end of December this year. Lofty goal but doable.
Lately, tracking has been going great. Mainly sticking with powerfoods which really does help. Staying away from foods that are sweetened with sugar too. This has helped as well.
Tomorrow is my second WI of the year. I was down 1.2 pounds last week.
I had some increased weight from the holidays but learned a lot from it. My goal is to be down to 250 pounds by end of December this year. Lofty goal but doable.
Lately, tracking has been going great. Mainly sticking with powerfoods which really does help. Staying away from foods that are sweetened with sugar too. This has helped as well.
Tomorrow is my second WI of the year. I was down 1.2 pounds last week.
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Had my WI this evening. Down 4.8 pounds!
My goal for 2013 is to be down 50 pounds to 250 pounds. That would be lovely!
This week has been great. Spot on with tracking, eating great, and feeling great too.
My goal for 2013 is to be down 50 pounds to 250 pounds. That would be lovely!
This week has been great. Spot on with tracking, eating great, and feeling great too.
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Anyone else here using the ActiveLink gadget from Weight Watchers? What are your thoughts? I like it but do not feel it's that accurate with measuring all the outdoor cycling I do. Then again in hindsight I probably peddle less on the road than I would on a stationary bike.....
01-12-13, 05:16 PM
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Since I posted this OP in January, on Weight Watchers along with Bicycling I've lost 41-1/2 pounds and now am down to XL shirts. BP is 115 over 70 (taken weekly) and my normal RHR is about 43. My rate of weight loss is just a little over 1 pound per week, which is fine with me because the program is teaching me to eat correctly (content and amounts) rather than crash diets would. Thanks for taking the time to read my update - only 23+ more pounds to lose until goal weight. Onward and downward!
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Anyone else here using the ActiveLink gadget from Weight Watchers? What are your thoughts? I like it but do not feel it's that accurate with measuring all the outdoor cycling I do. Then again in hindsight I probably peddle less on the road than I would on a stationary bike.....
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Anyone else here using the ActiveLink gadget from Weight Watchers? What are your thoughts? I like it but do not feel it's that accurate with measuring all the outdoor cycling I do. Then again in hindsight I probably peddle less on the road than I would on a stationary bike.....
BTW, do you go to meetings in Baltimore? I went once when visiting and there is an awesome leader there. Cannot recall her name but she was awesome.
