Wedding 06/15 to 06/22 BWW Weight Loss Thread

[EricaR]

I really need to start posting on these threads.

Hi, my name is Erica and I''m a chub!

About six years ago I lost 60 pounds using Weight Watchers and over the past few years I''ve put about 30 of that back on. I rejoined Weight Watchers about three months ago and have lost 12 pounds but I''m having a hard time keeping it up. When I started I was using the eTools and it was great, but about six weeks ago my work blocked the Weight Watchers site and it started a downward spiral for me. I know it sounds like an excuse but taking the eTools threw me for a loop and I can''t seem to get myself back on track. Hopefully reading this thread, instead of ignoring it, will help me out.

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Hello Erica!! I am also a chub! I often referred to myself as a bit chubs, but FI didn''t like it so he made me stop.

Anyway, I understand what you''re saying. Do they have the little booklets at WW you can take with you and carry? Or can you take your books with you and write everything down in like a diary to keep track? There''s bound to be some way to work this out! WW is great, my Mom has already lost 15 lbs. She is loving it, so I know it will work.

 

[redfaerythinker]

Hi everybody. My name is Megan, and I''m chubby too! Well, maybe a bit more than chubby. Now that i''m engaged I really need to lose the weight, for my health and for my wedding! The only hitch is... I have ZERO self-control. Anybody have any suggestions? Remember, ZERO control. Oh and to add to my issues, I am a really picky eater. My tongue is conspiring against me. Oy

 

[gwendolyn]

Date: 6/21/2008 7:23:28 PM
Author: buttercup80
I thought I was doing pretty good, but some woman thought I was pregnant today!


I gained a bunch of weight (40 pounds!) at a tremendously stressful job that I was stuck in for the past few years and it is angry, vengeful fat that will not come off. . . I feel like I have been working very hard and just haven''t seen much in the way of results - but FI says I''m looking thinner and we went to the gym this morning so I was feeling pretty good until this woman totally thought I was pregnant and rubbed my stomach! Stupid empire waist dress.

I am traumatized.

I HATE it when people touch me, and would hate it doubly so if someone rubbed my stomach because she mistakenly thought I was pregnant! There is no excuse for that! Unless invited, DO NOT TOUCH. EVER. Grrrrr.

Buttercup, my dear, please know that this woman was only seeing the style of your dress, not you in it. You do NOT look pregnant. AT ALL. You look lovely! She probably just (not that it excuses her) associates that style of dress with maternity wear and went hog-wild assuming all sorts of things. You look beautiful and decidedly not prego in your dress!

 

[noelwr]

Megan - it all depends on how important it is to you. if it''s important enough, you''ll change your life style.

right now I''m trying to snack on fruit instead of cookies and chips. just started so don''t know how long I''ll last. it helps if you also don''t buy any unhealthy food to sit in your cupboard tempting you.

the best way to lose weight is to eat healthy and exercise. everyone knows it - it''s just so damn too hard to do.

my mom was on a dieting program where they told her she actually has to eat more often to make sure her metabolism is constantly working. of course it''s all healthy food (fiber, fruit, salads) and the main meals should never bigger than your fist (as apparently that is the size of your stomach). she lost a lot of weight on that diet and was never hungry.

 

[sumbride]

Self Control... such a difficult concept.

I think what really made the difference for me this time, as opposed to all those other times I tried to lose weight, is to realize WHY I overeat. Telling myself NOT to overeat isn''t helpful if I don''t have a handle on the WHY. I talked about it in earlier posts, but I REALLY recommend the book Shrink Yourself. It''s a guide on overcoming emotional eating. Reading it was like flipping on a switch, realizing what was behind my issues, my motivations both good and bad. I was ready to hear it. I think you have to be ready to hear it as well as act on it because some of the language may feel a bit harsh, but coddling myself wasn''t working. I needed some honest self-talk, not hurtful, but honest.

Since I picked up the book and started understanding the concepts, I haven''t been comforting myself with food.... which means sometimes I haven''t been comforted. Feeling my feelings isn''t always pleasant, but it is necessary, and learning that was a huge deal. It''s been a lot easier to make the right decisions about food now that I''m treating only as fuel for my body, not a treat for whatever reason. I haven''t been "perfect" but my behaviors are changing and the weight is dropping off.

What''s your motivation? The wedding wasn''t enough for me. I barely lost any before the wedding. What finally worked for me is realizing that I need to be healthier. And according to the book, if you don''t hold that as your CHIEF motivation, you won''t be successful. Losing weight to be happier, more successful, more active doesn''t work. There are plenty of unhappy, unsuccessful lazy skinny people out there.

Good luck to you!

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Just wanted to say welcome Megan!