WW Failure

I joined WW online about 2 weeks ago and I'm only down 3 lbs. I feel like such a failure. I am going to try to incorporate working out but I suffer from migranes and can't always do it. I also have a desk Can you please give me ideas of what you typically eat during the day for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack? I want to try making a meal plan.

TIA

Message edited 2/26/2013 8:42:45 AM.

Re: WW Failure

down 3 lbs in 2 weeks is not a failure!! That's 1.5 lbs per week, very in range for healthy weight loss!

I am probably not a good person to give you ideas on food as I pretty much eat the same things everyday (mon-Fri) but it works for me and I like not having to think about what I am eating. Here is my daily meal plan
Morning - Oatmeal with berries
Mid morning - apple
Lunch - 2 pt wrap with turkey or chicken and cheese and some veggie (arugula, peppers etc)
mid afternoon - baby carrots
dinner - salad with balsamic vinegar and olive oil and usually chicken (grilled, burger, rotisserie etc)
After dinner - green tea or decaf coffee with either a fiber one brownie or special k cracker chips

I drink a ton of water all day and drink at least 1 cup of green tea. I do also go to the gym several times a week.

Good luck but you are doing great IMO!!!

Re: WW Failure

3lbs is great in two weeks! Don't get down on yourself. Keep up exactly what you're doing. Slow and steady wins the race, and that's how you keep the weight off for good.

Re: WW Failure

I also think 3 lbs in 2 weeks is great! It is right in line with what WW says is the average healthy weight loss (.5 lbs to 2 lbs a week). If you kept up that rate, you'd be down almost 10 lbs in 6 weeks, which is great.

I agree that consistency is key, and looking at it like a long-term goal and not expecting HUGE results in the short term. If the overall trend is the scale moving down, we are having success! It's hard, because we work so hard at it and want to see the pay off at the scale. But sometimes the scale takes longer to catch up.

I wouldn't worry that much about working out. I think it's great to exercise for health benefits, but personally, I don't think it's all that key to weight loss. I think it's 90% dietary changes -- exercise can help you lose faster and help you maintain weight loss, but it's not a necessary component to lose. Once you feel like you have the food piece down, you can start building more exercise in, if you feel up to it.

Here are some things I eat (but I really eat different things and incorporate new things all the time so I don't get bored):

Breakfast - Oatmeal (sometimes baked oatmeal), eggs (or egg on an English muffin or wrap), sometimes a frozen breakfast sandwich (special K or WW or jimmy dean d-lite), whole grain waffles or toast with peanut butter, high fiber cereal with almond milk. I always eat fruit with breakfast.

Lunch - Dinner leftovers, a sandwich or wrap or veggie burger, salad, soup, occasionally a frozen meal. I always try to have a veggie or a fruit or both with lunch.

Snacks - Greek yogurt, cottage cheese doubles, string cheese or lite baby bell cheese with cherry tomatoes, celery and salsa, almonds. I often pair my snack with a fruit (like have an apple with my yogurt or a pear with cheese).

Dinner - I cook a lot - so I use Cooking Light and Skinny Taste recipes often, as well as others I find online or in magazines. I have a lot of healthy cookbooks Sometimes I just make a lean protein - like a turkey breast, pork loin, roast beef, etc. - and serve with a carb (sweet potatoes, brown rice, etc.) and a lot of veggies (LOVE roasted veggies) or a big salad. I always make sure I have a lot of veggies with dinner. I try to do a meatless meal once a week and we usually have fish/seafood once we week in some form.

After dinner sometimes I will just have a green tea or herbal tea, but if I have points left, I might have something sweet, like a WW snack bar or a small serving of ice cream. I've also been having fresh fruit (pineapples, berries) with reddi whip on top for a low point sweet.

I try to eat things that I enjoy, so I can stick with the plan. And I am not afraid to have a higher point dinner, for example, but I just balance it out with the rest of my day.

Hope this helps!

Re: WW Failure

3lbs in 2 weeks is Great! You're right on average.

For breakfast I do eggs or egg whites with a slice of low fat cheese. Half grapefruit.

AM Snack: LUNA or Fiber One Bar

Lunch: Chobani yogurt with fruit or a sandwich

PM Snack: Banana. Sometimes with a tsp. of PB
Carrot Sticks
Celery

Dinner: Anything really. Always include a veggie. I just measure everything out and make sure I count the points for it.

Dessert: FF Pudding, Fiber One Brownie, or WW ice cream.

WW Failure

Healthy weight loss is only 1-2 lbs per week!!!!!!!!!! In fact I think you're doing great. You are so NOT a failure. Always remember slow and steady wins the race. Slow weight loss is key to keeping it off long term. You don't want to lose too much at once because studies show it's more likely to come back!

Re: WW Failure

NOT a failure at all!!!!!!!!!!!
i joined on 1/2/13 and have lost 7lbs
there were 3 weeks in a row when i weighed in only to be told that i lost nothing or lost .2
very frustrating but i would not give up.
lost 1.8 last week and though it was the greatest thing ever!
it's a slow process but doing it this way is realistic and healthy.
don't give up or feel bad! you're doing great!


ETA my staples include oranges, bananas, apples,carrot sticks dipped in bolthouse farms dressing, Fage plain greek with a little honey and berries (keeps me full for hours!), Boca grilled veggie burgers, Arnold deli flat bread, baby belle cheeses, mini chobani yogurts for snacks, oatmeal with tsp of PB.

Message edited 2/26/2013 10:39:05 PM.