Guest guest Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 I'm doing WW at home and never have heard of " Fast track " . Does anyone have the " rules " they could send to me (and the list)? I sure would appreciate it. I need to lose fast this week! LOL. Cathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Okay, my wife and I have been doing the Fast Track for about a week now. Those of you who have not experienced the true joy that is known as Fast Track probably don't know that, while you will lose weight, you will be HUNGRY. I've been faithful to the program so far. Except this morning. This morning I broke down and ate three -- count 'em, three -- doughnuts. Sigh. Must... refocus. I think it's very tempting, when making a mistake like this, to simply go, " Ah, well. Might as well blow the rest of it off, too. " That's the wrong approach, of course. But refocusing is hard to do. What helps you refocus when you make a mistake? -- Sláinte, S. Crawford (AIM: Buffalo2K) http://www.mossroot.com http://www.stonegoose.com/catseyeview " You cannot trust your judgement if your imagination is out of focus. " --Mark Twain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 hi there, I understand where you are coming from. I am on my second week with weight watchers. I tried really hard to have a vision of what I look like when I hit my goal. I spend a lot of time thinking and envisioning this image until it was a real picture for me. So when I am tempted to " blow it " , I close my eyes for a second and see my picture of MY SKINNY ME! I hope this doesnt sound rediculous. And you should pat yourself on the back for catching yourself after that one moment, I mean you could have gone on for days that way but you didnt! And thats what counts. Leana > Okay, my wife and I have been doing the Fast Track for about a week now. > Those of you who have not experienced the true joy that is known as Fast > Track probably don't know that, while you will lose weight, you will be > HUNGRY. > > I've been faithful to the program so far. Except this morning. This > morning I broke down and ate three -- count 'em, three -- doughnuts. > Sigh. > > Must... refocus. > > I think it's very tempting, when making a mistake like this, to simply go, > " Ah, well. Might as well blow the rest of it off, too. " That's the wrong > approach, of course. But refocusing is hard to do. > > What helps you refocus when you make a mistake? > > > -- > Sláinte, > S. Crawford (AIM: Buffalo2K) > http://www.mossroot.com http://www.stonegoose.com/catseyeview > " You cannot trust your judgement if your imagination is out of focus. " > --Mark Twain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 I write down all the positive things that have come out of me loosing weight. Mostly it's the little things like walking around the mall for two or three hours and never needing to stop and sit down...used to get tired after about an hour and a half. My 6 year old daughter telling me one night that it's better now that I'm not 'fluffy' anymore because there is more room for me to snuggle in her bed with her. I have a lot more energy. I'm happier in my own skin. Stuff like that. That said, why are you doing the Fast Track thing again? Didn't you just do it a few weeks back? Did it work? Have you tried eating more points instead of less? Have you tried the Plan where you vary your points every day? I know that you are wanting the weight to come off and that waiting for it to happen is hard (believe me I KNOW how hard that is) but it will come off eventually as long as you hang in there. It's very hard but I eventually realized that I like WW, it does work, and if I'm going to be doing it for the rest of my life anyway then why am I in such a hurry to get to goal? I will still be counting points, weighing myself regularly, and no matter what as long as I stick with it I will be healthier than I was the day I started (or yesterday for that matter). I know what it's like to be obsessed with waiting to see a certain number on the scale but that number is not going to magically make you healthy and well adjusted, and if you don't believe me then ask all the people on this list that reached goal and are back try to get there again. It will always be a struggle to loose and keep the weight off. Some days will be a breeze and some days will be a hurricane, just don't loose your focus and keep in mind it's not about the numbers on the scale it's about being healthier and feeling good. Kris -----Original Message----- Okay, my wife and I have been doing the Fast Track for about a week now. Those of you who have not experienced the true joy that is known as Fast Track probably don't know that, while you will lose weight, you will be HUNGRY. I've been faithful to the program so far. Except this morning. This morning I broke down and ate three -- count 'em, three -- doughnuts. Sigh. Must... refocus. I think it's very tempting, when making a mistake like this, to simply go, " Ah, well. Might as well blow the rest of it off, too. " That's the wrong approach, of course. But refocusing is hard to do. What helps you refocus when you make a mistake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 thats my little secret said: > hi there, I understand where you are coming from. I am on my second > week with weight watchers. I tried really hard to have a vision of > what I look like when I hit my goal. I spend a lot of time thinking > and envisioning this image until it was a real picture for me. So when > I am tempted to " blow it " , I close my eyes for a second and see my > picture of MY SKINNY ME! I hope this doesnt sound rediculous. And you > should pat yourself on the back for catching yourself after that one > moment, I mean you could have gone on for days that way but you didnt! > And thats what counts. Thanks, Leana. I admit that I don't have a clear picture of what " the skinny me " would look like, since I've never been skinny (well, not since the 6th grade, at least). I'm trying to use, " What would the healthy, fit me choose to do? " Hm, maybe I could use Photoshop to make a skinny me out of a fat me. ;-) -- Sláinte, S. Crawford (AIM: Buffalo2K) http://www.mossroot.com http://www.stonegoose.com/catseyeview " You cannot trust your judgement if your imagination is out of focus. " --Mark Twain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Jay & Kris Swofford said: > I write down all the positive things that have come out of me loosing > weight. Mostly it's the little things like walking around the mall for > two or three hours and never needing to stop and sit down...used to get > tired after about an hour and a half. My 6 year old daughter telling me > one night that it's better now that I'm not 'fluffy' anymore because > there is more room for me to snuggle in her bed with her. I have a lot > more energy. I'm happier in my own skin. Stuff like that. > > That said, why are you doing the Fast Track thing again? Didn't you just > do it a few weeks back? Did it work? Have you tried eating more points > instead of less? Have you tried the Plan where you vary your > points every day? I know that you are wanting the weight to come off and > that waiting for it to happen is hard (believe me I KNOW how hard that > is) but it will come off eventually as long as you hang in there. It's > very hard but I eventually realized that I like WW, it does work, and if > I'm going to be doing it for the rest of my life anyway then why am I in > such a hurry to get to goal? I will still be counting points, weighing > myself regularly, and no matter what as long as I stick with it I will > be healthier than I was the day I started (or yesterday for that > matter). I know what it's like to be obsessed with waiting to see a > certain number on the scale but that number is not going to magically > make you healthy and well adjusted, and if you don't believe me then ask > all the people on this list that reached goal and are back try to get > there again. It will always be a struggle to loose and keep the weight > off. Some days will be a breeze and some days will be a hurricane, just > don't loose your focus and keep in mind it's not about the numbers on > the scale it's about being healthier and feeling good. We did the Fast Track thing back in February, and I lost about 8 pounds. So, yes, it worked. We're doing it again because May was pretty cataclysmic for us in terms of WW. I was under a LOT of stress that month because of school, work, and illness; was under a similar amount of stress (partially having to deal with a stressed-out me). I ate very badly, didn't work out at all, and gained back all of the weight I'd lost so far in 2004. Yes, in one month. Sigh. Doing the Fast Track program again isn't so much about losing the weight again, but a way of refocusing on the program. We wanted to get back into the habit of counting points, measuring servings, actually looking at what we're eating, and so on. It probably is a bit extreme; heck, I'm prepared to accept that I may, paradoxically, gain weight again -- or, at least, not lose -- this time around. That really doesn't matter. It's getting back into the habits that's important for me. I did ask on this list whether it would be okay to go back on FT a few weeks ago, but I didn't get any responses. I just assumed it would be okay. -- Sláinte, S. Crawford (AIM: Buffalo2K) http://www.mossroot.com http://www.stonegoose.com/catseyeview " You cannot trust your judgement if your imagination is out of focus. " --Mark Twain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 , I also need some refocusing techniques. I hope someone responds to your question...and now mine. =) I also have the Fast Track program, but I've been hesistant to use it until I have a better grip on staying on program for more than a few days. I keep on doing REALLY well on Monday through Wednesday and then I just give up on Thursday and succumb to the bad eating demons. I hate it. I really do. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated (since it's Monday, I'm doing great, btw. =Þ) 175/157/130 Dagnabbit > Okay, my wife and I have been doing the Fast Track for about a > week now. > Those of you who have not experienced the true joy that is known > as Fast > Track probably don't know that, while you will lose weight, you > will be > HUNGRY. > > I've been faithful to the program so far. Except this morning. This > morning I broke down and ate three -- count 'em, three -- > doughnuts. > Sigh. > > Must... refocus. > > I think it's very tempting, when making a mistake like this, to > simply go, > " Ah, well. Might as well blow the rest of it off, too. " That's > the wrong > approach, of course. But refocusing is hard to do. > > What helps you refocus when you make a mistake? > > > -- > Sláinte, > S. Crawford (AIM: Buffalo2K) > http://www.mossroot.com http://www.stonegoose.com/catseyeview > " You cannot trust your judgement if your imagination is out of > focus. " > --Mark Twain > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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