RE: What I learned in two years on Weight Watchers

[Guest guest]

Diane, your post is perfectly timed. With the holidays here, it is difficult.

(I'm speaking from pure experience, ahem.) No one is perfect, and not everyone

is able to work the plan perfectly. Although I preach this being a serious

group, accidents and slips do happen. (Experience speaking again, ahem.) What a

great post.

Slips happen, and when they do, try to figure out what happened and how to avoid

it next time. Get right back on plan!

Being serious doesn't necessarily mean being perfect, but close to it. Using

our brains, which is 95% of the weight-loss battle, imho, is the way to win.

Listmom Lyn

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for your story. It's very motivating and filled with lots of great

wisdom.

Laurie

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>Reply-To: Serious-Weight-Watchers

>To: <Serious-Weight-Watchers >

>Subject: What I learned in two years on Weight

>Watchers

>Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 10:00:18 -0500

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>There are more than 1,000 people on this list. It took me two years to make

>lifetime. I am sure I am like many of you. I am not the Weight Watchers

>poster child. I didn't stick to the plan religiously (which is why it took

>me two years to get the weight off.) I say this NOT to encourage you to

>slip off the plan. I say this to let you know that even if you slip off the

>plan, you CAN still do this. The important part is to GET BACK ON PLAN. I

>only lost weight when I was journaling and counting points. I only lost

>when I was exercising. I only lost when I ate at least five servings of

>fruits and veggies and avoided sweets. Even when I was off plan, I kept on

>eating a salad or vegetable soup for one meal daily. I continued to

>exercise, including lifting weights. Even when I was exercising and earning

>60 exercise points a day (because I was riding a bike 60 miles a day) I

>watched my points. I DID NOT BEAT MYSELF UP FOR WEIGHT GAINS. I DID NOT

>BEAT MYSELF UP FOR GOING OFF PLAN. I didn't praise myself, I just knew,

>always, that I COULD lose the weight whenever I chose to. And,

>fortunately,

>I chose to stick to the plan enough times to get 37 pounds of it off. I

>would still like to lose some more. And I know I need to be careful. But

>if I can do this, I think everyone can. It is not difficult. It takes

>perseverance. And eventually, you will learn to LOVE carrots and working

>out. I mean, I really MISS exercising when I can't. Sometimes, a good

>spinning class feels almost as good as sex to me. I'm only halfway

>kidding,

>too.

>

>Merry Christmas,

>Many thanks to everyone here who helped me.

>And remember to try to save a lot of points for Thursday.

>

>Diane

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