Gonna Try Again.....

[Janet]

Ricky loves the Cookies and Creme Pop Tarts. He takes them and eats on his way to school. I never tried them until recently and all I can say is....THEY ARE SOOOOO GOOD!!!!! It would help if I could keep it out of the house.

Also...it's like Rick is trying to sabotage me. I love Pecan Sandies and those Keebler type cookies with the chocolate stripes. He doesn't eat much of them, but keep buying them. I've told him to keep them in his truck or garage, but he won't do it. I asked him not to buy them and only buy the kinds he likes that I don't....so last night he brought in the ones I mentioned above. I really appreciate his support......NOT!!!!!

[DianaB]

If you check the Pecan Sandies they probably don't have a lot of sugar in them so just limit yourself to one or two. As for the chocolate striped cookies you can get them in sugar-free at Wal-mart. They are wonderful!!! I also buy the chocolate covered graham cookies that are sugar-free!! Yummmm!!! I only eat what is recommended as a serving, but they really help my sweet tooth and doesn't make me crave chocolate or sugar. I like to keep them in the fridge!! You might try that and see if that helps. Hugs!!!!

[Janet]

I'll be looking for them when I go to Wal Mart again. That's a great idea Diana. I haven't lost anymore I don't think. I haven't gotten on the scales.

[DianaB]

One thing to remember when you're eating sugar-free foods is that it's only "sugar-free". They're not calorie or fat-free.......unfortunately. Glen doesn't remember that but it really helps me..........that and if you eat too much sugar-free chocolate it causes diarrhea!!!!!! BTW--Russel Stover chocolates are good too but only eat ONE at a time........trust me!!!!!

[Janet]

Didn't know whether to start another thread or come here AGAIN!!!

I went and got my hair cut yesterday. I wanted my hair a bit shorter, but feel I'm just too fat to have it too short. Anyway...decided I was going to TRY and start Weight Watchers again. I still have all the material that I was given when I was a member. I really liked having to be held accountable every week, but I just don't want to spend that money.

That's where you all come in. If you can help keep this thread active and ask me every Thurs. or Fri. what my weight is....I would really appreciate it. Today...Thursday..6/24/10 I weigh 251 lbs. Instead of trying to read all the booklets at once...I'm going to read one each week like when I was a member. I hope it works this time. I know I can do it....I just like all the bad stuff....chocolate mostly, breads.

So far today I've done good. I can have 29 points a day (plus the 35 extra weekly) and I've used 9 for breakfast. I'm going to have mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks of veggies or something else healthy to keep myself from getting so hungry. I know you're not suppose to be hungry on WW, but I was...so I need to keep an eye on that and make sure I have something between meals.

Yesterday I was talking to Lynne and I had to go eat something because I was shaking soooo bad. Hate that feeling. So here I go again.....please wish me luck and make me be accountable to you.

[judy]

Good luck!!! Post your weight every Thursday on this thread, let's say at 9 AM.
How would that work for you?

[DianaB]

That's a good idea......We'll help you out and cheer you on....all at the same time!! Good luck, Janet!!! I should join you......maybe I'll get inspired by you!!! You go, GF!!!

[Janet]

Okay...that's what I'll do.

This morning at around 8:30 I had some 1/4 cup Multigrain Cheerios and 1/4 cup Fiber One Clusters cereal. (I mix my cereals together...lol) with 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup orange juice.

By about 10 I had the shakes a little bit so got a bottle of water and a handfull of baby carrots. Shook the whole time eating them. I don't like having the shakes and being so hungry.

[gja1000]

I certainly will check in with you every Thurs/Fri. I lost a lot of weight on WW a few years ago. I haven't gained it ALL back, but I've gained a lot more than I wanted. I lost 8 lbs before we went to Alaska and I gained 2 lbs while up there, not too bad as I ate A LOT of fish and chips (fried halibut and french fries).

I'm back on WW now, and did great yesterday. Today is good too, so far. I only get 25 points - and I don't get the extra points unless I save points from the 25.

Summer time is good for me to do WW because I love fresh homegrown tomatoes and I can eat a bacon sandwich (1.5 points for bacon; 1 point for bread (I use the 45 cal. 5 gm fiber bread that is only 1 point for 2 slices); 1 point for light miracle whip and tomato. Or I can eat a scrambled egg sandwich which is about the same.

One trick I learned a few weeks ago is grilled okra. Sounds gross, but is really quite tasty. You just put it on skewers, spay with Pam (butter flavor or olive oil flavor) and grill 3 minutes on each side on a low flame. Now, I LOVE LOVE LOVE fried okra, so I didn't think this would satisfy me - but it does and it is great.

I have some food scales and I weigh almost everything I eat so that I'm not eating too much. That really helps me too.

In the summer I like to make cold gazpacho (sp?) soup. I love the fresh tomatoes, onions, and peppers. It helps to curb the hunger.

Janet, I too, get hungry on WW. If you fill up on low point food, you are not supposed to get hungry - but raw fruits and vegetables make my tummy feel hungry, so I can't eat a lot of them or I will go on an eating binge.

Good luck! I'll be right here with you!

[gja1000]

I also bought a couple of books called Eat This Not That. I bet you could find them at half priced books. It tells you the better food choices.

One book is general foods, the other is restaurant foods but there are lots of restaurant food in the general book.

For example at IHOP a spinich mushroom and tomato omelet is 330 cals but a garden omelet is 1030 cals. Big difference.