Guest guest Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 What is your biggest hurdle with regards to loosing weight/ keeping the weight off? And how do you deal with it? Mine is the picking at the kids leftovers, that mindless munching while making dinner. A just a taste of this or a taste of that. I am a wahm so the majority of my time is spent right in the house. Theresa Mommy to Lewie, and Colin www.BudgetDial.com Cheap Long Distance starting at 3.9 with no monthly fees Unlimited Dial-up internet at $9.95 a month Need Ink Catridges 75% off retail prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Kris, I love your idea of having a weekly topic to discuss. For me, a weight loss challenge has been choosing foods that get me through to the next meal -- know what I mean? I've discovered that I need to eat at least some protein at each meal (not at the snacktimes though), or I will be hungry again much too soon. Another challenge -- one that I'm doing well at -- is learning to make better, healthier food choices and still satisfy my need for volume. This whole WW journey has been a huge learning experience for me. I was pretty stupid about foods and nutrition before WW! As for challenges in keeping off the weight.... can we revisit this in a few months when I'm at goal? LOL! I know there will be many challenges! Take care - Bette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 I guess mine is also watching out for mindless mucnhing on the wrong kinds of things and keeping my sweet tooth at bay with good things other than plain ole sugar foods. I am doing the yougart thing now with kashi and fruit, something that takes awhile to finish. The kashi is hard and crunchy and goes well with it. This has been a real sweet curber, by the time I am done with a dish, my sweet craving is gone, and I use very little points.... I think this is a good topic Kris, we will gets lots of ideas from it......Kallie ...................................................................... In Serious-Weight-Watchers , " Jay & Kris Swofford " jayswof@e...> wrote: What is your biggest hurdle with regards to loosing weight/ keeping the weight off? And how do you deal with it? Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 > What is your biggest hurdle with regards to losing weight/ keeping the > weight off? And how do you deal with it? > 1. Snacking: I am a big snacker. Even if it's only a small handful of something or a couple of hard candies, I like to have something every couple of hours. Although this can be a good habit (keeps that engine stoked), I have to control how many points I allow for snacks every day. I, like Mitch, have had days where my snack points almost outweighed my meal points. Probably the biggest struggle snacking is to keep those snacks low point AND nutritious (not just low point, but sugary and sweet). 2. Becoming complacent: If I find myself eating the same thing for lunch, dinner, and snacks for too long, I get bored and am much more susceptible to temptations. I am a creature of habit, and I will eat the same thing day in and day out if I don't watch it, so I work real hard to vary my menu so as not to get bored. 3. Handling " unprepared for " food situations and temptations: I've just had to draw a line here. I WILL NOT eat a donut just because someone at work decided to bring them in one morning. I WILL NOT have a piece of cake because it's a co-worker's birthday. I WILL chose fruit and nuts to snack on at the co-worker's retirement party. These things are going to happen all the time, I am in charge of myself and what I put in my mouth. April Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 > What is your biggest hurdle with regards to losing weight/ > keeping the weight off? And how do you deal with it? For me it would probably be those " freebies " after a meal, at Costco, etc. I know I can easily down three or four points in freebies on a Costco trip. I tend to not want to journal them because they were " free " so that means they were point " free " right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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