Weight watchers

Which magazine was that Jess? Was it the WW magazine or a Womens Day type?

I forgot to say that DH didn't even realise that I was doing WW for the first month - that goes to show that the food does not have to change too much if you cook at home. I told him once I had reached the first target I had set myself - 5kg.

That is another good thing - having little targets to get to rather than looking at the fact that you have to drop 30/40/50kg - first is 5kg, then 10% of your starting weight (7.8kg for me) then 10kg etc. Makes it MUCH easier to get your head around.

I definitely agree about the small targets. When I lost the 50 kgs, I only ever thought about the next 5. I would reward myself with something (non food related) like a new pair of running shoes or new jeans etc.

Jess, there is no need for you to cut out those foods you love. Bacon and Eggs are something we do alot on WW. We just switched to the chicken bacon. You could have half the pack for something like 3 pts. Fantastic! You should never feel like you are missing out on things though.
As for Mashed potatoes - I love them! A medium potato is only 1 point, so that is something great to fill up on :) BTW, handy tip, if you mash them with hot milk they end up so creamy that they taste full of butter when are aren't:)

I had a meeting leader who basically said it its not worth eating stuff you don't like, so if you love roast potatoes cooked in oil, then only eat them that way. Just make sure you point them, and don't eat them everyday.
It was the best advice. She used have a rule that if she weighed in and lost she could have a magnum ice cream on the way home. (She kept the points especially). She said she would work extra hard all week thinking about that ice cream and would enjoy it more because of that.

Also, My DH did WW (and lost disgustingly huge amounts each week!! So annoying!) and would save 3 points each day so he could go and have a huge Wendy's combo at the weekend.

I think I am going to have to go and buy that WW mag though - i want the free joining!!!

Edited by Mum2Sam

Yup, most leaders are people that have gone to meetings and lost the weight previously.
When I was going I ended up being the person who took the money etc, might as well get paid to go right

I makes me sick when DH is losing weight. I struggle like anything to get my 500-1kg weight loss and he loses 2-4 kgs per week! Grrr! And he is hardly trying!

For exercise I do anything that is free. If I am spending $18 a week to go to a meeting I won't be able to afford the gym or anything like that.
With the 50 kgs, I never set foot in a gym. I started off doing aerobics videos (my absolute fav was Richard Simmons-sad eh!), then when i was more confident I started going for walks and roller blading etc. Then near the end I joined a local aerobics class run at the high school during term time. That was it.
Now that I have Sam, I will be doing the same - hopefully during nap times, and depending on bed times I might hopefully get to a aqua-aerobics class once a week in the evenings which I love!

My weakness was bread and wine. On the upside, you can have those things as long as you either count them in your total daily allowance, or do extra exercise to earn a few more points. It think off memory I was allowed to earn and use an extra 21 points per week. A very small glass of sav was one and a half points I think?

Anyway, in the end I found that even with the extra exercise, I lost weight faster when I didn't have those naughty things. People can tell you till their blue in the face about what not to eat, but until you do it and click to what your body does and doesn't like, then you'll never really loose it and keep it off for good. No point doing it at all if it's just a quick fix and then putting it all on again.

I found the whole experience incredibly empowering (but tough) as it gave me full control over my own body. In turn, that confidence have me the drive to carry on and loose the rest of the weight. Simply proving to myself that I had the will power and the ability to do it, somehow made it easier?? Does that make sense. And the best part, when you are in full control of your body, those positive feelings spill over to other areas of your life. I'm looking forward to going back and have no negative feelings about being overweight (81kgs at 38 weeks pg) because I know I can loose it.

35kgs may feel like a lot chick but wait till you get to the meeting and meet that woman who lost 65kgs or that guy that has lost 40kg with 30 to go. These people will spur you on. Best of luck!!!