Re: Newbie! Need help/advice!

January 19, 2004

can you use ebay? I am not doing the program via meetings, I bought the

starting books off ebay, and mostly lurking on this email group & lots of

good websites ( most found via this group).

anyway, it's an option, especially if you have a support system, which it

sounds like you do... also try to find other diet buddies, through work or

church or where ever..

I'm sure you can do it, you sound very very modivated and ready for a change

in your life.

Kat BM aka MommaKat

ebay : http://www.stores.ebay.com/midnightkatproductions

website: http://www.beadfix.com

January 19, 2004

Aliya, do you know someone in the states that could purchase the at-home kit for

you, then send it to you? Last time I checked, it was around $100.

With the at-home kit, you get everything: the slider, the books, etc. I think

that's what I would try to do if I were you.

I was able to learn enough online to do WW for 2 weeks before I started. The

formula for finding points is:

1 point = (calories/50) + (fat grams/12) - (fiber grams/5) You must cap the

fiber grams at 4.

You need to get 2 milks a day, 5 fruits and veggies. You can look at

healthdiscovery.net and dottie's website to find list of free veggies. Protein

and carbs are determined by your choice of plan. You can choose a higher carb

plan, or higher protein. I'm not sure of the exact numbers without looking. (I

try to eat a protein with each meal, so I don't really follow that aspect, shame

on me)

Personally, I read and re-read all my materials monthly. Ebay is expensive, but

it is a good alternative as someone suggested. Just know you won't be getting

everything that you would at meetings. Last time I looked, they don't include

everything in the auctions.

Best wishes,

Lyn

Newbie! Need help/advice!

Hi!

My name is Aliya, I am 32 years old and am expatriate, originally

from California, living in Malaysia. Both my husband and I are

embarking on a journey together to lose weight. For me it's a bit

more serious. I am severely overwieght and want to lose this weight

(it is effecting my health) so that I may live a longer and healthier

life. (None of the women on my mother's side of the family live past

43, almost all have been overwieght and due to heart disease-this is

a scary reality for me). After much research and seeing and hearing

people's experiences we have decided that Weight Watchers was for us.

I am not very good at asking for help but at the moment I have one

huge hurdle in my way and I am willing to do anything I can to

overcome it. The hurdle:

In Malaysia there is no Weight Watchers and when I go to the WW

website they don't have offer the online services to Malaysia. SO

now here's the problem, I have none of the WW material to get me

started and don't even know where to begin. I have decided the only

thing I can do is compile more research to get the general idea of

WW. I have managed to gather what points both my hubby and I need and

how to calculate the daily exercise points. I have gathered a

gazillion WW point recipes and so on but I noticed after researching

that WW has week-by-week books?? I am not sure if I have all the

rules down of WW or if I have enough information to start this and do

it the right way? I am very anxious and eager to start this journey

but at the moment I am stuck.

Any advice or help from anyone would be so greatly appreciated! Thank

you so much for taking the time to read this!

Aliya

January 20, 2004

Aliya, Welcome and congratulations on choosing this wonderful weight-loss

program. You do have a few challenges, considering the lack of resources

available to you there in Malaysia, but with the help of this group and other

resources online I believe you can do this! Be sure to check out the Files and

Links

sections of the SWW home page, and also look through the archived messages

for tons of helpful information. Some people who are unable to attend meetings

find it helpful to post their weekly weight here, as if we were their online

meeting! I think everyone on this group will encourage you to seriously

journal.... my WW leader says " If you bite it, WRITE it! " That includes tiny

little

tastes when you're cooking, and that solitary saltine cracker you munch on,

etc.

I am thrilled with this new eating lifestyle and hope that you learn to love

it too!

Bette in CA

January 20, 2004

Aliya,

I sent you an e-mail off the list with all the info that I have. HTH,

Jenn