Long time no post!

[onepieceatatime]

Name:  Amy

Age: 23

Height: 5'8

SW (starting weight): 185

CW (current weight): 151.2

GW (goal weight): 152 (I was expecting my GW to be 165, believe it or not)

Joined: 12/2010

Reached GW: 12/2011 (ish?)

Comments

[toxicdoll]

Thanks for the inspirational post! I have similar stats, except when I reached 154, I lost motivation and gained back 6 pounds over last 10 months. And my weight loss occured in 3 months.

I really agree with slightly adjusting the plan to your needs, and mostly spending points on things you really want. I always tried to make sure I have enough points everyday for chocolate. Which will sound crazy to WW staff people.

Back to weight loss tracking I go :)

[onepieceatatime]

So funny- I actually buy organic dark chocolate minis and put them in my freezer at work. Every once in a while I get my afternoon I WANT FOOD on, and I suddenly remember I have my work stash, and this makes me all kinds of happy, and it also means I spend 1-2 points instead of 5-9 points over at Starbucks. And it's cheaper!

But seriously, I think the biggest diet changes I made were:

-less alcohol
-have appropriate snacks in hand when you fet hungry
- go for salads over sandwiches, but if you're going out, do an entree sized salad and a nice fatty appetizer instead of fatty entree
- when in doubt eat things that maximize filling foods

Another piece of advice that might run contrary to WW wisdom: with exceptions (salad, sushi) it's almost impossible to tell how many points your food out really cost. Heck, I don't know the PP values of most things I eat only occasionally. Don't freak out too much about exact PP-- give it your best guess and move on with your life.

[goodnamegone]

This is awesome to read! Thank you. Congratulations too.