I'm into my third week on Weight Watchers, and it's going OK - 3 pounds down. I know it will be slow and I need to be patient and stick with it. But I was curious - I plugged my various statistics into a bunch of online calorie counters and came up with numbers for how many calories i need to maintain and to lose (based on age, weight, activity level, sex, etc.) On all of them, the number of calories needed to lose is a bit higher than the WW allowance, even including the weekly points and earned activity points. As I always do, I'd been trying not to use all the points, but I think that's a bad idea - I get too hungry and eat too much at the end of the day, or have a "lost day" after which I'm not as motivated to go back to tracking (since I don't know how many banked points I've used.)
I think for the rest of this week I'll try to eat exactly how many points I have - not save any. Wonder how that will feel? Or what if I decide to eat 38 every day, instead of 34 or 36? That comes out to 1900 calories - a reasonable amount to eat and still lose slowly, as long as I'm exercising 5 days a week. Or so at least one calorie counter online tells me. (I'm 5'9 and currently 205 pounds - I walk up and down stairs a half-dozen times a day but otherwise have a fairly sedentary lifestyle other than whatever exercise I do.
On another topic: for most of the last ten years I've tried very hard not to talk about my weight or diet in front of my daughters - I haven't wanted them to think about it at all or to absorb my unhealthy obsession. Lately that's changed - I've been leaving my "Beck Diet Solution" out where my kids can see it, and they see me blogging on WW.. My 10 year old is unhappy about it - she says it makes her feel uncomfortable (she says that a lot whenever I criticize myself) and that I'm perfect and beautiful as I am. Not sure how I feel about this overall, but I think I'll dial it down again - no need to make a big deal about my wish to change myself.
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i don't know much about WW calories etc but I did learn a huge amount about eating mindfully when I was on WW.
It's a very good idea to keep your weight struggles away from your kids. They don't need to know that our thoughts about our bodies can make us unhappy. I'm so happy your daughter thinks you're beautiful and perfect (SHE'S RIGHT).
I think any diet will work if you can follow it every day. WW was great for me as far as accountability goes... Knowing I would have to get on the scale was motivation to follow the program. Problem was when I had a bad week, I intentionally missed the weigh in so I wouldn't see a gain... it spiralled into 2, and so on...
I was all about not talking diet in front of my kids. In the last year my daughter (mostly due to medication issues) has put on 20 pounds. For the first time in her life she is over her ideal weight. I try not to do anything to make her feel uncomfortable, but it has been hard when clothes no longer fit, or her body no longer can do what it used to (i.e. Monkey bars). Tough call. I want her to eat healthy and keep exercising without adding stress...
Jenny-
I found your blog through "Athena Diaries" and I can totally relate. I started the Beck Diet Solution and just the initial focus on changing my habits and reminding myself of the reasons I wanted to be healthier were enough to spur my initial weight loss. I also used WW at home, just counting the points myself. I lost about 20 pounds but I still have a very stubborn 15 to lose to even get within my healthy BMI range. I'm 5'8" so it's nice to see other tall people out there. I know my final goal of 160 must seem huge to most people but for me that's realistic. Anyway, sorry for the long comment. I look forward to hearing about your journey and experiences.
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