It's official - WW Year 3

18 years ago

Maintaining my weight has been a huge challenge over the years. When I returned home to Canada in 2005 I was at my heaviest weight of 167 pounds (I'm 5'3", med frame). Too much - my hips were grinding and my back spasmed when I gardened. That winter I returned to WW with the mindset to do the best I could and then maintain for the summer/fall. I did the same the following year. This year is my 'home stretch' year. I've gone 5 pounds over my last loss and now I'm starting at 143 pounds. If I can break 130 I will be one happy camper. It's those last 10-15 pounds I find the hardest. I've returned to the diet forum and have my best friend doing the same - we're WW buddies now. So here I go. I'm no angel - still have bad days but hopefully if I can get back into a really 'healthy' weight range for my size there will be no stopping me in my garden this summer.

Wish me luck - here I go!

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deemarie5500
18 years ago
McPeg, I've missed you over at the Diet forum. Good luck and welcome back! Hope you find the support you are looking for.

Dee
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18 years ago
Thank you Dee. I've returned to the Diet forum. The support has always been great there for me. One step at a time!
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phyllis__mn
18 years ago
Good for you, Peggy.....you can do it!

Phyllis
dotmom
18 years ago
The WW program is a good one, and has worked well for me in the past. Its just too bad they have priced themselves out of the range for me. Being a Sr citizen on a very fixed income. I just can't come up with $15. a week. The last time I belonged it started at $7 a week, then with in a year and a half went up to $11 a week. I had to drop out. I checked on WW on line, but that too is too pricy.

But, good luck to you McPeg, keep up the good work and I hope for a good result for you. Dottie
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
18 years ago
I've been thinking about you lately and that I had not noticed you posting...(but I don't read everything).

Great that you have done so well, and that you are pumped to tackle those last few pounds.

YIKES! I knew I had gained some these past few months but I just weighed and discovered I am now at my all time 'biggie' weight. WOW...I'm gonna have to do something besides just wishing it away. My jeans are all so tight and I refuse to go out and buy biggie clothes. I just gotta get 15-20 lbs off.

My plan is to walk it off...but I just gotta find the day to get started.

Good luck to you...keep us posted!

(chubby)Sue

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Happy_Go_Lucky_Gayle
18 years ago
I know nothing about dieting. Guess I better go over to the Diet Forum. I've got 20 pounds to loose.

See ya'll over there. Bathing suit season is coming in 10-12 weeks.

Gayle
bestlawn
18 years ago
Good luck, Peg. Hope you lose all you want and are able to keep it off.
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18 years ago
Bathing suits? Doesn't bother me in that regard. If they don't like it, they don't have ta look I say.
As for WW prices - I kept my full package, made my own excel automatic tracker (anyone want one email me). I'm re-doing my food list of common foods I eat with measurements for points. The biggest and best thing for me - eat more fruit, drink water that doesn't have coffee in it (challenge), get walking - snow is no excuse I can mall walk and watch my portion sizes. It's those portions that kill me and stop eating starches all the time. It's hardest in the winter but now that spring is coming it's worth a shot to at least get my fanny shaking - one shake is all it takes - the blubber reverberates so much on my legs I get 10 free!
Now that I mid-40, I'm more concerned with my hip grinding and back spasms which I never had before the last few summers. It's awful. So I don't spend much money on it anymore. My money goes on good food, not junk. Also the dollar store has lots of those little, single serving storage containers which help if I make jello, sugarfree puddings, salads, rice, pasta - make ahead, single size it and pop it in the fridge. On my food chart, which once done I will post on my fridge, I can quickly get the point values and tally them up. Going to print a daily food tracker and cover it with a transparency on the fridge and get a wipe off marker so I can update it as I go.

You don't have to spend money to win at this game - think portion control, healthy balanced meals and exercise. Today it's housework - hauling trash out (still purging this place).

So yeah, anyone feeling blah after this horrible winter, a body tune up never hurts - even if you just get eating right again and taking some very valuable 'me' time.

Cheers for all the positive thoughts. I've posted on the diet forum - Hey Dee - where's this weeks thread????

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