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• Bridgette Wilson - The Journey Bridgette Wilson - The Journey

  • From: bridge92
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    Long as I could remember.  I was the “cute, but chubby” girl.  In the first grade, I weighed 90 pounds!!  I was the one that adults would say, “She has such a pretty face, if only she could lose a little weight…..” 

     

    Fast food was my obsession.  I loved French fries…..they were everything.  I never met a French fry I didn’t like.  When I was in Middle school, every Friday Mom treated us to somewhere special.  I would get off the bus and no matter what had happened that day, I knew we were going to go and eat later that evening.  There was a place where I grew up in Houston, called “Master Burger”.  They had small orders of fries: four for 25 cent with a coupon.  I would get the Master Burger with Cheese and four orders of fries and sometimes onion rings as well.  I would eat it all!! 

     

    College was where I had my first wake up call to do something about my weight.  One of my mother’s friends was into fitness and losing weight.  She recommended I try Slim-Fast.  I did it for about two weeks and lost 14 pounds.  I was hooked.  So, then I started exercising, watching what I ate and really giving it my all.  I went from 194 to 130!!  I was wearing a size 8 and thought I was the queen of the world.  But the part I didn’t learn was HOW to eat and WHAT to do after the diet is over.    I was finally thinner, but very unhealthy.  I realized that you can’t live on shakes for the rest of your life.  So, before long, I put the weight back on and was heavier than when I first started out.

     

    In spite of my weight challenges over the years, I met a wonderful man in the fall of 1997.  Shawn and I were married on May 20, 2000.   On our wedding day, I weighed 175, which I had accomplished to fit into my wedding dress.  Before I got pregnant, I had swarmed up to 210 pounds.  We had our daughter in 2004, which surprisingly, I only gained 30 pounds, so that took me to about 240 pounds.  After Kayla was born, I dropped 25 pounds just like that.  I thought to myself, hey, let’s try losing some more.  So, I did finally get down to 188 and was feeling pretty good.  I got on a 1500 calorie diet plan on my own.  I exercised and was feeling pretty good about my accomplishment.  But then, the yo-yo dieting started all over again for me.  I returned to my old habits and the weight returned as well.  I was back up to 215 pounds.

     

    A job offer came to me in November 2006.  We moved to Austin, TX.   I continued with my bad eating habits, rebelling on being healthy.  I tried to convince myself that since I keep going back to the 200 pound range, maybe this is just where I was meant to remain.  

     

    Finally, my turning point came.  I had to get self-employment insurance because my consulting firm was not going to be able to provide group insurance to the Texas employees.   So, that meant every consultant for my company working in Texas had to get their own insurance.  Once the agent found out how much I weighed, they put me in a high risk category, which meant my rate changed so drastically.  This was the wakeup call I needed.

     

    On December 28, 2006, I started my weight loss journey, weighing 215 pounds.   For once in my life, I realized, it was an addiction with me and fatty foods.  I didn’t want to go back this time, but go forward.  I didn’t need to be skinny, just healthy.   I started changing the way I was eating and got into exercise.  After a year, I got to my ultimate goal of losing 92 pounds!

     

    I have been maintaining my weight loss (between 121-124) since March 2008, which is over a year and half.  I am now a size 4-6 Petite in pants and skirts and small in tops!  I use to be a size 22W pants and XXL in tops.  This makes shopping so much easier and more fun now!

     

    But the three things that are the key to my success are:

     

    • You must make it a lifestyle change.   
    • You can not return to old habits.
    • You must do it for YOU.

     

    I have learned to find sensible alternatives and still get the same satisfaction as the high fat foods gave me.   Some people want to challenge me to see if I will stick to my new way of eating.  I use this as a tool to make me stronger.   I have adopted a new way of thinking and along with it came a new life.   

     

    Before I go out to a restaurant, I research online for calorie and fat counts.  I know what to order before I get there.  I only eat out twice a month, and I make Smart Ones part of my lunch menu at least 3 times a week!

    I have learned on my journey that you must plan or you will fail.  I have finally learned that I am a food addict and I have to be aware of that or I will end up back in the plus-size department.   But with a little planning ahead, I believe I will make it this time.    

     

    The surprising conclusion is that I don’t even like the way those fatting foods made me feel.  I know that I didn’t like the way they made me look.   So, do I miss it??  Not one bit, because when I look in a mirror, I am so grateful to God for helping me to find a new life.

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• The Journey Continues The Journey Continues

  • From: agraessle
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    Another week has flown by, I've stayed true to journaling my food, even when I didn't want to write down the oreo cookie (single) that found me. This week I had a lunch date with some friends.  I fretted about it for 3 days.  We were going to Arby's--one of my favorite fast food places.  I always ordered a regular Arby's, curly fries and a Jamocha shake.  I knew this would have to change.  So I went to the Arbys.com website to find nutritional information.  There I calculated that an Arby's Jr. would be 4 points, a regular Arby's would be 8 points.  The site mentioned that they had side salads and dressing.  After calculating the dressing points I decided to bring my own. So I practiced "Arby's Jr. and a side salad, please" over and over in my mind and I headed for my lunch date with a tupperware cup with dressing in my purse.  When I got there I was told that they had discontinued salads. What to do???  I ordered a regular Arby's and a diet soda.  As we were chatting at the table and having already opened and tasted my sandwich I noticed that it was not a regular but a MEDIUM.  I had already taken a bite or two and was too embarrassed to take it back and say "you gave me the wrong thing." The best plans sometimes don't work out.  So I enjoyed the rest and the company of my friends.  When I got home I calculated the sandwich cost me 10 points.  I just adjusted dinner to allow for the extra points I used.  If this had happened to me before returning to Weight Watchers I would have ordered my old favorite as soon as I learned that the salad wasn't available. So I felt victorious that I did not order the fries or shake. What I noticed, was how much I missed having a vegetable with my lunch.  So we'll plan our lunches somewhere better suited from now on.

    I was hungry this week and have been trying to figure out why.  I wasn't feeling bored which is what usually gets me started on a binge, nor was I particularly happy or sad.  I'm thinking it's the lack of variety in my food choices.  I've been eating pretty much, the same things for the last two weeks. So this week I'm going for variety and adding some new veggies to the menu. I need to treat this as a lifestyle versus a diet. All in all the experience has been good and I've lost another pound and a half, bringing my total lost to 10 1/2 pounds.  I'm so excited. I'm ready to work on my next 10........just 17 more sets of 10 and I'll be at goal.  This is the most important thing I have ever done for myself and I will not let the enormity of it get me down.

     

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• Sweet Fried Bananas with Cream Sweet Fried Bananas with Cream Cheese Frosting

  • From: Doingthis4Chris
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    Sweet Fried Bananas with Cream Cheese Frosting

    (Recipe from Hungry Girl web site)

     

    Ingredients:

     

    1 large banana

    1/4 cup Fiber One cereal

    1/8 tsp. cinnamon

    pinch of salt

    2 tbsp. SPLENDA, Granular

    3 tbsp. Cool Whip Free

    1 tbsp. fat-free cream cheese; softened

     

    Directions:

     

    Cream Cheese Frosting:  Stir to combine cream cheese, Cool Whip and 1 tbsp.

    Splenda until smooth. Refrigerate.

     

    In a food processor or blender, combine Fiber One cereal, cinnamon, salt and

    1 tbsp. Splenda, and blend until a breadcrumb-like consistency is achieved.

    Cut banana in half widthwise and then lengthwise (so you have 4 pieces).

    Spray banana pieces (both sides) with nonstick cooking spray. Roll banana

    pieces in the breadcrumb mixture, making sure to cover them entirely. Place

    bananas in a pan sprayed with nonstick spray, and cook at medium heat for

    approximately two and a half minutes per side, or until crispy. Serve with

    chilled cream cheese frosting.

     

    Serves 1

    WW points: 3

     

    (Entire recipe: 200 calories, 1g fat, 160mg sodium, 52g carbs, 11g fiber, 19g sugars, 5g protein)

     

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• Yes, It's me - I'm back Yes, It's me - I'm back

  • From: bridge92
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    Hello everyone,

    I know...it has been along time.  I've been buried in school, work, and family stuff.  Some personal stuff that has completely overwhelmed my time this month.  August has been a very challenging month for me.  But, I am so happy and grateful to report that I am still on track with my new lifestyle of healthy eating ane exercising.  Inspite of everything I've had to face this month (mostly family issues), I have been able to maintain my weight and still get in my workouts.  Thank God for that!!  It is truly a miracle in itself.  I was working on my final paper for one of my classes and decided to take a break from everything and pop over to the Smart Ones Community.  I missed you guys so much!!  This is where I get my strength and motivation, so I just had to stop for a minute or two and see how everyone was doing.  I am catching up on everyone's blogs and feel good just seeing your names again.  :) 

    Power walking is still going on for me.  It really allows me to get out there and free my mind.  Yesterday, I did 4.044 miles in 50 minutes!!  I feel pretty good about that.  I am glad I've had to go through some of these challenges lately.  It has really been a test for me.  I didn't turn to food.  That is BIG deal for me.  It is easy to resist when things are going great, but when things are really bad and stressful and I can still stand up and say NO to food, then I know that my mind is in the right place now.  Instead, I walked more, I dug in deeper in my prayer life and I poured in time with my daughter.  I have new outlets now.  I am proud of that change in me.  I am a different person now. 

    One final note.....school is getting tougher as I get closer to the end.  I am finishing up this term with 2 A's again...miracle for sure.  I'll start my next term Sept. 14.  I am only taking 1 class and then another one in the Dec term.  Come Jan, I only have 5 more classes till graduation.....can you believe it?!  Whew....what a ride!!

    Bridgette

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• Honeymoon Honeymoon

  • From: memeland
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    Wow!  I had our WW group's "Traveling Tracker" this week.  The idea is the person in possession of the tracker journals every day and, at the end of the week, passes it to the next volunteer.  There's obviously a degree of "Oh no, I'd better be 'good' because the next person will probably read what I ate all week" accountability that goes along with having that tracker.  And it worked.  Rather than dreading the idea of revealing all, I re-entered the "Honeymoon" stage of WW.  I had fun finding healthy alternatives to deal with cravings; I tried new food combinations, especially for lunch; I really did mange to avoid all BLT's; I tracked even the "just one" mini chocolate indulgences.  It was fun.  And the best part?  I lost 1.8 pounds!  Now, if I can just convince myself that every week is Week One and/or that every tracker I use is the Traveling Tracker, and maintain this Honeymoon phase - even for a couple of weeks - it should help me FINALLY meet that 10% goal - it's still close and I know I can get there . . . !

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• 4 weeks strong! 4 weeks strong!

  • From: chrissy87
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    Hi family, I haven't been online in a while, so I decided to stop by today. In my first blog, I talked about my difficulties with lunch and the between lunch and dinner hunger and how to deal with that. I want to thank everyone for their wonderful feedback, it really helped.

    Update: I am now down to 282, 12 pounds. Wow, adding it up makes you feel wonderful.

    I cook most of my food now, and I have a lunch box full of goodies every day. So, thanks for the support.

    The new issue at hand is that I will be going on vacation to Yosemite this week, for an entire week. So, at first I went into panic mode. No gym, no kitchen. OMG! So, I remembered at my very first meeting my leader discussed having a plan. So, that is what I am working on, my plan. So, I just would like some support and motivation while I am on the trip. Any suggestions are very helpful. I will be logging on while I am away for support.

    Much Love Everybody,

    Enjoy Releasing the Weight.

    Chrissy

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• Sondra815

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• It Was A Good Week It Was A Good Week

  • From: Doingthis4Chris
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    Success!

    I had plenty of opportunities to really “PIG OUT” last week, but I didn’t!  Some friends had a “Soul Food” party …most of the food was the stuff that would have ‘packed it on’ (sweet potato pie, lemon cream pie, sausages, greens with bacon, corn bread and butter, biscuits, chips, etc …you get the picture), but I chose to eat healthy.  I had a rib …(yes …I did say A RIB …not a rack, just one).  I had salad and fruit, and a couple bites of peach cobbler.  Instead of focusing on the food, I focused on getting to know some new friends better.  It was a lot of fun. 

    We also went out for Thai food with friends.  My husband and I split a dish …one with lots of vegetables.  I had ½ cup of steamed rice and about a cup of some curried chicken dish with carrots, broccoli, onion and other vegetables.  I drank lots of tea & was very satisfied. 

    And then there was the barbeque.  I had quite a few points left but I was careful anyway.  Grilled chicken, baked beans, salad, fruit and chips were served.  There were also frosted cupcakes, with cream cheese filling.  Because I REALLY wanted the cupcake, I ignored the chips and baked beans.  On my small-ish plate, I had a very small piece of skinless chicken (maybe 3 ounces), and a large serving of salad. I went back for fruit and a cupcake for dessert.  The cupcake was worth the points and I counted them all!  No beer or wine, although it was there.  I drank water.  We all sat outside (one of the first slightly-warm evenings of spring) around a roaring fire and visited.  It was fun re-connecting and getting caught up with ‘old’ friends, and getting to know some ‘new’ ones  …it was a really nice evening.

    Now, for the success …I lost 1.6 …and I call that success …with a capital ‘S’!

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• HOW DO YOU GET WILL POWER!!! HOW DO YOU GET WILL POWER!!!

  • From: bkfobbe
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    I have ZERO -  NONE...  I start off thinking  Sunday night as I prepare food for a few days..  OK  this is it. I am and can stick to this.  It's good food, I love fruit and veg.,   WW bread, Smart ones  etc......  So what can  be so hard!!!!     WILL POWER...........    I have none.   If some one brings in cookies, chocolate, doesn't matter if I'm hungary or not, I'll eat..........   I get my glass on water in the  morning and at lunch, hmmmmmmm  it's still almost full.  I read books about gaining will power, about a "life change" etc....  all sounds good at the time I'm reading it, but it just never happens..    so if ANYONE  can help me get some WILL POWER and keep it, I will be the happiest person alive  .  ( well almost)... 

    thank you !!!

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• I Can Learn I Can Learn

  • From: memeland
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    It has been a challenging two weeks.  I had an out-of-town wedding, a bridal shower for my daughter here at home, my daughter lost a job she's held for 7 years, her car died, a close friend couple lost one of their close friends, another friend suffered a miscarriage - and all this on top of planning a wedding that's now only 5 weeks away!  I missed last week's weigh-in and was really afraid of what the consequences would be this week.  But I was pleasantly surprised.  Okay, I was elated.  The scales showed a 2-pound loss!  In retrospect, I can see things I did "on program".  While out of town for the wedding, I did a lot of walking and was very conscious about what I ordered, when I had a choice, and what I took when I didn't have much choice.  I tasted the wedding cake, but only took a very small piece.  I enjoyed my daughter's shower cake, but again, it was a small piece and against all my wants and desires, it was not the piece with the most frosting!  Laugh if you will, but up until that very day, my hands would have literally shot out for the most frosting-loaded piece!  I did have one "see-food" day - any food item in sight ended up in my mouth - but I counted it and started over the next day.  I journaled all but the two days I was out of town and, apparently, I have ingrained the WW program far enough into my psyche that I still followed the plan, even in the midst of a lot of chaos!  Apparently I can learn!  Ten-percent look out - I'm on my way to you again and this time I'm determined not to be derailed!!!

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• I Am Back! I Am Back!

  • From: chrissy87
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    Hi family, I am back from a wonderful trip to Yosemite National Park. Okay, so before I left I got lots of advise on how to prepare. I would like thank everyone for their help and encouragement. So, lets cut to the chase. The first four days were great. I ate everything I packed, I walked every morning. It was all going so well until, the fifth day hit. OMG! We went out to dinner, then breakfast, then lunch. I was overwelmed with all the food and choices and my family didn't make it any better. And so what did I do, I ate you guys. I ate and I ate. Get home on Thurday, I am running to the scale. 4 pounds!!! The damange was 4 pounds. I was so hurt and disappointed in myself. My goal was to loose some pounds not gain. So, I was sad and bent out of shape that night. I woke up Friday morning with a new additude. I got right back to my really rountine on Friday morning. I lost 3 of the 4 pounds gained, Yes!! I worked extremely hard to get back to were I was before the trip. I had to remember to not let the weight gain get me down, and think of tomorrow as a new day to work it out. Usually, I would have given up. I thank God for Weight Watchers because I would have quit if I didn't have the tools provided by WW. I will be back in a week with an update.

    Chrissy.

    Enjoy Releasing the Weight

    XOXOXO

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• Positives Positives

  • From: memeland
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    This week got off to a very rough start.  I chased my own tail more days that I care to remember, I attended an out-of-town wedding, the weather didn't cooperate for outdoor walking and I still haven't found my walking DVD (and I never even thought to plan for a mall walk), my mood bounced up and down with the weather, and the food - oh the food - all the "wrong" things we calling for me, non-stop.

    But instead of giving in to all those pressures, roadblocks, stumbling points, and food voices, I made a very deliberate decision to remain in charge.  I even put a sticky note on the front of my journal that said, "Who's in charge - me or the food?"  A little nerdy perhaps, but it did the trick.  Yesterday, before weigh-in, because I was pretty sure I'd see a gain or at best a stand-still, I started listing all the positives of the week:

    * I said "no" to:  the desire almost every morning to stop for a caramel latte on the way to work (even skinny, no whip is on the high-Point end); a burger, fries and shake lunch; a nachos supreme dinner; a General Tso's (sp?)Chicken dinner; running to the store to grab potato chips (major red light food); a harmless-looking bottle of creme soda that had a Points value of 4 when I expected 2-3; beer wtih my supper; and hot cocoa at bedtime.

    * I actually left more than half of my piece of wedding cake on the plate and let the server take it away (an unheard of act for rich-dessert-loving-me!)

    * I did manage 30-minute walks on three out of the past 7 days.

    * I supplemented my not-so-Points-friendly frozen fried fish fillet supper with fresh asparagus instead of mashed potatoes (another red-light food), which was ayummy way to add filling bulk without adding a bunch of Points.

    * I journaled almost everything again this week, again including most of the BLT's.

    * I went to my meeting yesterday with a much more positive attitude than I probably would have had if I hadn't reminded myself of the things that had gone well over a week seemingly filled with negatives.

    Imagine my joy when the receptionist told me, "you lost half a pound this week"!!  Even better, and getting very picky, I actually lost .6 of a pound!  :o) 

    The moral to my story is:  Concentrate on the positives and the negatives seem much less daunting.  Okay, I never claimed to be a "moral of the story" writer!  :o)  Have a great week everyone!

     

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• Terrific Time In Tennessee! Terrific Time In Tennessee!

  • From: Doingthis4Chris
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    We had a wonderful vacation.  Tennessee is beautiful and we enjoyed every minute of it …except the bus ride.  We decided to take the bus because the ‘drop’ fee for our rental car was outrageous.  We didn’t realize that the bus depot in Memphis would be as filthy as it was …really horrible!  “Memphis …hire someone to clean the place!”  If we hadn’t booked the bus and paid for our tickets already, we would have figured out a different way to get where we were going.  My husband decided that maybe the ‘outrageous’ fee would be worth it after all …but we took the bus from Memphis to Knoxville.  The bus broke down about an hour before we got to Knoxville.  The driver called it in and we only had to wait a few minutes for another bus to come along and move us on to our next destination. 

     

    That was the only “slight bump” to our vacation …unless you’d count my ‘flat, funny, flopping’ hair …but that’s another story!  Oh, the humidity!  Now, I know why Dolly wears wigs.

     

    I have to say that everyone was so nice.  Strangers stopped and talked to us on the street.  They smile and say ‘hi’ as they pass you.  They ask you how you are, and you tell them and then ask them how they are and before answering, they say, “Well, thank you so much for asking.”  What nice people.

     

    As usual I had to give the ‘local’ food a try …yes …I gave in …I’m a pathetic weakling when it comes to vacation …so, I sampled the BBQ pork, Fried Green Tomatoes and Pralines.   I had a very funny discussion about brown sugar with the gal that sold us the Pralines (she worked in the candy store in Dollywood).  When I spotted them, I said, “Are those Pralines?”  She said that they were  …they were large and lovely …jam packed with Pecans …(can you see the smile on my face and the tiny bit of drool?).  I then said, “Brown sugar and butter are two of my favorite things.”  She excitedly replied, “Me too!”  She then asked me if I’d ever had a brown sugar and butter sandwich …I said no, that I hadn’t.  She then proceeded to tell me that when she was growing up, their family always ate them.  They would melt brown sugar and butter in a frying pan, dip two slices of bread in it, put them together and eat it …it sounded wonderful!  (…and before you ask …no …I didn’t go home and try it!).  She then asked me about making cookies.  She said, “What do you do with the big lump of brown sugar that you can’t break up?”  I said, “It’s all mine!  It goes in my mouth!”  She said, “Me too!”  We both laughed out loud over that one …I felt a strange ‘connection’ a ‘comradely’ with her …I knew that I’d made a new friend.

     

     If I had known what Pinto Bean Pie was, I would have eaten that as well.  Our waitress didn’t have any idea what is was, but let us know that “there is a whole pie back there …and it looks disgusting.”  I asked our cashier about it on the way out and she said that it’s a Southern pie that resembles Pecan Pie …well …too late!  I’d eaten already and enough was enough. 

     

    Most of the choices that I made were good ones …only a few indiscretions.  I’m back on track and hope that I didn’t mess up too much.

     

    We did lots and lots of walking …I mean LOTS!  I probably did the Weight Watcher 5K at least 5 times.  Dollywood is walking up and down inclines.  It’s a huge, beautiful park, and we saw all of it except the kids part.  Some of it, we walked more than once.  Graceland is a walking tour of Elvis’ house and property.  We also went to a new exhibit of the Titanic in Pigeon Forge …walking, standing and reading.  We also walked all over Memphis.  We went to Beal Street & to the Peabody Hotel to watch the ‘March of the Ducks” …what a hoot (or a 'quack-up')!  We walked and took pictures in the Smoky Mountains.

     

    I’m not thrilled to weigh-in this week.  I will get on the scale …but I won’t be jumping up and down, anxiously awaiting what it will tell me.  I have until Thursday to ‘undue’ some of the ‘damage’.  I’ll do the best that I can and move on …as Scarlett would say, “Tomorrow is another day” …I know, she’s not from Tennessee, but she is from the south!

     

    OK …that’s it …"Bye Y’all". Until next time.

    PS:  The fireflies were amazing!

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• A New Journey Begins Day #2 A New Journey Begins Day #2

  • From: Katie30
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    Well it's day 2 and it is going a lot better than yesterday. I was very hungry yesterday but today I went food shopping and bought fruits and all these delicious 100 calorie snacks. I also bought the weight watchers ice cream which I can't wait to try. For lunch I had a turkey burger with whole wheat bread and weight watchers cheese which was only 4 points. I also love their sugar free jellos which I can have as many as I want because its 0 points. For dinner I will have a smart ones dinner with a fruit and a 100 calorie snack. I love that I can still have foods that I love. I was staring at the scale this morning but I will only weigh myself weekly. Yesterday I was able to do the treadmill for half an hour so that made me feel good. I will try to do more tonight. I also bought some lean cuisines which looked really good and they have the ww points on them which is awesome.

    I am glad that I am almost done with day 2 and then day 3 will come...

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• Hello Hello

  • From: fatass310
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    Hello,

    i joined this site because i have always enjoyed some of the food from Smart Ones.  I can always find something that is good unlike some of the other "diet foods"  Oh my i wonder if they taste test their food?  If that was all you had to eat you would loose weight just from refusing to eat it. YUCK!  However, Weight Watchers usually is pretty good.  Sometimes to good especially sweets.  that is why Im glad they come in only 2 servings because if it was 8 servings I think I would eat all of them.  LOL I guess that is why Im fatass310.  LOL   So any way Im doing this for no one other than myself.  I'm going to give smartones my grocery money for a month and see how it turns out.  Im not expexting a huge loss but anything is better than nothing.

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• I'm getting there I'm getting there

  • From: Lose2win
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         I weighed in yesterday but didn't have time to talk about it.  I am happy to report I lost 2 lbs.  This past weekend I spent time with my grandchildren and we were very active and all of us ate healthy. I know they can only get what ever I give them to eat when I am in charge, and I want them to know eating healthy food can be delicious!  My 5 year-old grandson loves pizza so one day he had the Smart Ones cheese pizzas and he loved them.  He marveled at their size and was very happy with his lunch. My 15 month-old granddaughter will eat anything but especially loves fruits and vegetables. She is teaching me a great deal about eating right!

         I have been exercising for at least 30 minutes a day.  I either dance to the oldies with Richard Simmons, walk outside when the weather allows or use my old Pilates machine.  I have to admit it was in the closet for a couple years and was full of dust and cat hair. We have 4 cats and they thought it was something for them to claw. Now they get to stare at me trying to get into better shape.  It is taking time, but it took time to get so overweight so I am trying my best to be patient and not put this on the back burner again.

         Thanks for all your support.  This is a wonderful site with fantastic people and I am anxious to read all about your journeys, too!

     

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• My story My story

  • From: blbarb2
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    Hello, I'm an overworked and overwhelmed 60-year-old with about 70 pounds to lose. My children are grown, but not all gone, so no empty nest.  I have been researching meal plans and comparing to see if I could find something that would work for me. SmartOnes is it! I don't want to work a plan that I have to be thinking about food all the time.  I tend to wait until I'm nearly sick from hunger before I try to find something quick to eat. More times than not, it would be something with no nutritional value at all because by this time, I don't have time to prepare something. Besides, my guys leave the kitchen a mess and by the time I get it clean up to my standards, there is no time for preparation. Need to get back to work.  So I found out from some friends about the Weight Watcher program and how it has changed over the years. When I found out I could get the SmartOnes freezer meals and stay on a plan, I was so excited. I asked my hubby to go to the store and buy all the different entrees that he thought I would like. (I don't eat red meat and very little chicken and fish).  Bless his heart, he spent $160 on SmartOnes meals AND DESERTS! I was so happy with his choices, and being able to have dessert that is already measured and counted for points.  I have been on the plan for about 2 weeks and have had no problem with wanting to "cheat." I generally have a SmartOnes entree for lunch or dinner, and a big salad for the other meal. This is a plan I can stay on indefinitely because everything I like is available to me in appropriate portions. The entrees are delicious and totally satisfying, and the desserts are too good to be true. I hope my local grocer keeps the shelves well-stocked, because I will be buying lots more SmartOnes in the months to come. It could not be any simpler or more satisfying.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

     

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• Getting Healthy Getting Healthy

  • From: Chris728
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    I am new to the site and am loving it already. I have found lots of wonderful information and lots of inspiration here so far. I lost 40 lbs with Weight Watchers and have never looked back. I have learned to eat smaller healthy portions. I joined the YMCA locally and work out there a much as I can weekly. I still have times when I make poor food choices, I love carbs so it is very hard or me to turn down desserts. Each day is a challenge to keep at a healthy weight. I find instead of 3 big meals a day I break it down to smaller meals throughout the day so i don't have cravings!

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  • 6 months ago
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  • From: mytime00
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    Sorry, no sound to my video.  I'm really new at this. Will do better next time.  I was saying that I am new at this.  Just started the Smart ones meals the beginning of January.  I lost 7 pounds with no problem.  I highly recommend them and plan on sticking with this. The food is good and pretty cheap, making it even easier. 

    Thanks guys!!!

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  • 8 months ago
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