Weight Watchers Online: Support Thread

[Isa Bella 0]

Go to their site. They have some promo's going on. Good time to join. Best of luck!

[rebellerina 1]

I was banded in DEC 2007 lost about 30 lbs and sadly have now gained it back! ......... So I decided to join weight watchers to get myself back on track and add some structure back into my eating. Weighed in last Friday and sadly am at my pr-op weight I can t believe I'm about to post my weight........304 ...scary, but I feel I need to just to hold myself accountable.I'm going to try and post what i eat and the points again to hold myself accountable for my actions and Friday evenings I will leave updates after my meetings. I have been MIA on this website for sometime because I was embarrassed of my gain so I'm back hoping to get some inspiration,encouragement, and knowledge.

[rebellerina 1]

Tuesday

B-coffee and i pck splenda

1 sausage mcmuffn no egg-9

L-campbells veggie soup-3

ritz wheat crackers-6

D-1 1/2 c. black beans-4 1/2

lean grnd bf-7

tomato slices

1/2 c. grn Beans

1 crn tortilla-2

S- cucumber and lemon

40 oz Water

total points=31 1/2

[rebellerina 1]

wednesday

B-1 tblspn peanut btter-2

wheat toast-1

instant oatmeal-3

L-small diet coke

2 cruncy tacos del taco-8

D-2 cups salad-0

spaghetti (sauce, ground beef, spaghetti)=12

salad dressing=1

2 Tbl spns Parmesan=1

S-small apple-1

3 c. light popcorn-2

water-48 oz

Total=31

[spoiltmom 44]

I was banded in DEC 2007 lost about 30 lbs and sadly have now gained it back! ......... So I decided to join weight watchers to get myself back on track and add some structure back into my eating. Weighed in last Friday and sadly am at my pr-op weight I can t believe I'm about to post my weight........304 ...scary, but I feel I need to just to hold myself accountable.I'm going to try and post what i eat and the points again to hold myself accountable for my actions and Friday evenings I will leave updates after my meetings. I have been MIA on this website for sometime because I was embarrassed of my gain so I'm back hoping to get some inspiration,encouragement, and knowledge.

When was last your fill? How much is in your band?

[spoiltmom 44]

Okay ladies I'm back. I've lost all the weight I'm going to lose without putting in maximum effort. When I got my first fill at 4 cc's I could get by on 12 points a day. Now I'm at 5.5 cc's and sadly I don't have much restriction at all. I can easily eat 35 points in a day with no problems.

I got my last fill a week ago and my surgeon for some crazy reason would like me to wait 3 months for my next one. So here I am. I have to get recommitted to WW or I'm not going to lose anymore.

[Rsilversea 2]

I haven't been able to get back to them. My husband is retiring in January and we are working out our financial situation. I should be able to do it but I will be taking my 3 year old with me. That ought to be entertaining.

[Tinagrl 0]

Hello

Im a new member of this site and im a WW junkie. I am having surgery in January. My last appt before my surgery is on the 3rd of Jan. I have a thyroid problem that aided in the gain of about 175 lbs in the last 5 years. I went on WW about 2 years ago, when i didnt know about my thyroid, and lost about 40 lbs. I then stopped losing weight and couldnt figure out why (duh). Then i gave up on WW and started eating my regular junk i was before WW.

I was excited to find this thread because i wasnt sure if i could do WW with the band. Now i know you can. I am hoping to keep my points lower than they are now at 51.

I weight 328 now and have a bunch to lose. Im really excited for my surgery day! I ate all my points today But i dont feel as hungry as i did yesterday.

Laters

Tina

[flychica 0]

So I'm considering WW. Is it true I shouldn't mention my band whatsoever at meeting or on their messageboards? LOL. I'm just curious. I don't think my band has failed me but I can say...I failed myself and I need a more structured plan, thats why I'm leaning toward WW. I just want to make sure if its worth me mentioning the band to people...and then getting hit with all these horrible comments.

[Rsilversea 2]

I wouldn't mention it for one reason--someone mentioned in their newsletter that I get that "I lost xx amount of weight and I wanted to prove you can do it without having surgery." Good for her. Must be nice. We aren't all like you.

[Sandie203 0]

I've been banded for a little over a year. I have severe back problems. Had surgery. It didn't work. I had steroid shots for the pain. I gained 12 lbs. I can't seem to shed the excess weight. Do you think WW will work for me?

[Loser44 0]

I am banded. How many points can I have on the new ww points plus program. I went to a meeting and they told me I could have 38 points - I didn't dare tell them I was banded. So do anyone know how many points I should use? Should I only use half of the points? Any feedback is appreciated!

[Banded in Boston 0]

Being banded is not a solution. My friend was banded in April as should I have been but they found a tumor and I had to have that removed, for her it was a bad experience post surgical and all up to now zero weight loss etc , she didnt follow the diet completely and wanted to know when her body could feel the restriction she still claims she cant and I am beginning to understand her because I am hungry now too but I have to keep saying the band is a tool and I have to deal with my hunger by NOT doing it the old way and eating but creating something new that will be effective.

I plan on using weight watchers , Heck I am thankful I will be eating solid foods and on 2 occasions she can empty me and that is Easter and Fourth of July , I plan on searching for some good recipes I can play with and exercising but this is a one meal at a time . Idont want to be on my meds , I want to be healthier, make good choices and share them with my family .

I WILL succeed.. And when I join a ww meeting , I dont have to tell them anything just that I want to loose weight and let my dietician do the rest and figure out the points .

[mair 0]

I am banded for 2 years. I am stuck at 40 lbs and I have now been following the new WW program before the holidays and loved it. I am going to restart again tomorrow so I can keep track of what I am eating, because what I see here is that you still need a structured plan to keep track of calories and I really want to finish what I started. I cant afford to go right now, but I have the calculator and all of the new books. I also just bought some lean cusine lunches for work next week.

[ArcherGrl 6]

I just started back at WW. The only person I told about the band is the group leader. I wanted to know how to eat all the points AND have everything to be band friendly. I find I have to eat some hight point value foods (Cliff bars) early in the day but have allready lose 5.4 lbs in the one week I have been at WW. I think it has alot to do with the tracking of everything I put in my mouth which I had stopped and some weight crept back on.

I am doing the 5-day pouch test but I am tracking everything and still not very hungry. My motto this past week has been IF I BITE, I MUST WRITE!