Guest guest Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 Hi! Been lurking for about a week or so and finally decided to introduce myself. I'm Sheila, I'm 37 and from Grand Rapids, MI. September 8th will be the one-year anniversary of my having joined WW and I had hoped to hit goal on/by that day, but I think I'll still be a few pounds off. One year ago I weighed 229 at 5'2 " . My goal is 131 and at last weigh in I was 136 1/4 (having gone up 1 1/2 lb. from the week before when I was 134 3/4). I'm afraid this last few pounds is going to take forever. I've only had one other gain and that was only 1/2 lb. Twice I maintained. I know it's normal, but it's still very frustrating. I'm pretty obsessive about sticking to points. The losses are what keep me going. I go to Curves 4 times a week...and I've recently started walking 1.8 miles a day too (which made me wonder if that wasn't the cause of my 1 1/2 lb. increase). I also have an exercise hoola-hoop that I TRY to do 15 minutes a day. (If you haven't heard of these, they're awesome...mine weighs 4 lb..and anyone can do them! They're supposed to take 2 inches off your waist in a month if you do them twice a day for 10 minutes) Looking forward to cutting Curves down to 3 times a week when I make my goal. Have considered switching to Contours for a different kind of workout, but I'm also afraid that will affect my loss. Went shopping this weekend for new fall clothes (92.75 lb later) and was thrilled to fit into size 8's! Love shopping now... Guess that's it..I'm a little down right now about not hitting my goal by the 8th. I do weigh myself every morning, which I know I'm not supposed to do but I can't help it. I know I need to get to like 128 or 129 on my scale (first thing in the morning, no clothes) to reach goal of 131 at weigh in. I do the At-Work program at work and weigh in on Mondays. Anyway, I had been down to 131.5 on my scale just a couple days ago and then this morning back up to 133.5 ::sigh:: Guess that's it for now....I'm glad I found this group, I've already learned a ton. I swear by sweet potatoes, the new Carb Sensible Keebler peanut butter cookies, Yoplait light Boston Creme Pie yogurt, Smart Ones Chocolate Sundae cones.... Don't think I'll switch to the Core program at this point. Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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