zebredy
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Sorry for the long post, just wanted to get it all of my chest so to speak...
I did weight watchers before and well it actually worked for my hubby and me.
He lost over 3 stone doing it and I lost almost the same.
Then Weight watchers went all Pro Points on us, and at first I was a bit sceptical but I decided to give it a go as I thought the change would do us both some good.
It worked I lost 2.5lbs the first week, then 2.5lbs the next week as well. Problem was my hubby was gaining weight on the new PP plan and as he was the main reason we were doing WW in the first place (he was a diabetic very close to insulin who really needed to lose some weight, and needed more guidance then me) I was unsure what to do next.
We decided to stick with PP for the time being, but it didn't help that the meeting was cancelled the next week due to the snow and when my hubby re-weighed himself almost a week later at home, he found he had gained weight again (poor guy)
Anyway it just demotivated us both, and we lost focus of what was most important, we tried to go back to the old plan, but with Christmas round the corner our heads were not in the right place.
Well 2011 came and two of my relatives were doing calorie counting, and I asked my hubby and he said it was ok he was up for that. I new while he was at work I would be the main one working out the calories for food but I had no problem with that, that was until I checked the calories of some of the things we ate and I could not believe that something as simple as a banana or apple would have such a different figure for its calories depending on what site I went on.
Again I just was like what the hell, I just can't be doing with all this, it just felt like to much work.
Recently my hubby has been having some trouble with his blood sugar levels, and has been waking up and testing his blood before work and its at 3.8 which is really low, and its kind of worrying me.
Although he is his own worst enemy sometimes, sometimes I blame myself. Yes he is a grown man of 39 years old and if he (for example) wants that chocky bar and has the money he is gona buy it, and I'm not always going to able to stop him. The problem lies when its a Saturday and we are watching a movie, and I decide half way through this 2hr movie that I want some chocolate. Not only should I not be eating it if I want to be healthy, but I know that if I go with him to get some stuff, he will have something too, and I know that if I didn't get myself a treat he wouldn't have anything either..
Thats why I feel that even though he is 39 I kind of blame myself for the way he is. I mean I cook almost all the dinners at home during the week and I know dam well 4 home made spicy pork wraps are far to much for one person trying to lose weight to be eating, but yet I still cooked that many for each of us last night, along with 150g of rice split between the two off us.
This is where the line must be drawn.
I know I can do it, its not a case of trying its a case of having to do. I don't want him to be 40 and on insulin. I want him to be 45 and still not using needles .
I know lots of people who love PP and would never go back to the old plan, but personally I wish PP had never come along, as it screwed everything for us. I new where I was with Discover Plan.
Ok so I wasn't always losing 2.5lbs per week like I did on the first two weeks I tried PP, but I was losing something almost every week, and SO was my hubby which was what really counted. We are in this together we both want to be slimmer, so what's the point of trying something as a couple that only works for one of us, it really defeats the object of us both losing weight together right.
Thats why I'm back and here to stay for good.
I'm glad to say that since leaving WW in December I have stayed around the same weight, losing some then gaining it back (and so on), which isn't the worst that could happen. My hubby on the other hand, has gone back up to almost 16stone again and was on 15.6-15.8 at one point (he is really not happy with himself for that, I'm not happy with myself either) but that's not to bad, as things could have been a lot worse for the two of us.
We joined the gym so along with the healthy eating we are keeping fit too, and Im actually enjoying it all now. And that's about it.
If you got this far then thanks for taking the time to read it all, and I look forward to coming on here at least 4-5 times a week and joining other Discovery Plan people in losing the weight they so badly want to lose..
Good luck everyone it may take time, but you will get there in the end.
I did weight watchers before and well it actually worked for my hubby and me.
He lost over 3 stone doing it and I lost almost the same.
Then Weight watchers went all Pro Points on us, and at first I was a bit sceptical but I decided to give it a go as I thought the change would do us both some good.
It worked I lost 2.5lbs the first week, then 2.5lbs the next week as well. Problem was my hubby was gaining weight on the new PP plan and as he was the main reason we were doing WW in the first place (he was a diabetic very close to insulin who really needed to lose some weight, and needed more guidance then me) I was unsure what to do next.
We decided to stick with PP for the time being, but it didn't help that the meeting was cancelled the next week due to the snow and when my hubby re-weighed himself almost a week later at home, he found he had gained weight again (poor guy)
Anyway it just demotivated us both, and we lost focus of what was most important, we tried to go back to the old plan, but with Christmas round the corner our heads were not in the right place.
Well 2011 came and two of my relatives were doing calorie counting, and I asked my hubby and he said it was ok he was up for that. I new while he was at work I would be the main one working out the calories for food but I had no problem with that, that was until I checked the calories of some of the things we ate and I could not believe that something as simple as a banana or apple would have such a different figure for its calories depending on what site I went on.
Again I just was like what the hell, I just can't be doing with all this, it just felt like to much work.
Recently my hubby has been having some trouble with his blood sugar levels, and has been waking up and testing his blood before work and its at 3.8 which is really low, and its kind of worrying me.
Although he is his own worst enemy sometimes, sometimes I blame myself. Yes he is a grown man of 39 years old and if he (for example) wants that chocky bar and has the money he is gona buy it, and I'm not always going to able to stop him. The problem lies when its a Saturday and we are watching a movie, and I decide half way through this 2hr movie that I want some chocolate. Not only should I not be eating it if I want to be healthy, but I know that if I go with him to get some stuff, he will have something too, and I know that if I didn't get myself a treat he wouldn't have anything either..
Thats why I feel that even though he is 39 I kind of blame myself for the way he is. I mean I cook almost all the dinners at home during the week and I know dam well 4 home made spicy pork wraps are far to much for one person trying to lose weight to be eating, but yet I still cooked that many for each of us last night, along with 150g of rice split between the two off us.
This is where the line must be drawn.
I know I can do it, its not a case of trying its a case of having to do. I don't want him to be 40 and on insulin. I want him to be 45 and still not using needles .
I know lots of people who love PP and would never go back to the old plan, but personally I wish PP had never come along, as it screwed everything for us. I new where I was with Discover Plan.
Ok so I wasn't always losing 2.5lbs per week like I did on the first two weeks I tried PP, but I was losing something almost every week, and SO was my hubby which was what really counted. We are in this together we both want to be slimmer, so what's the point of trying something as a couple that only works for one of us, it really defeats the object of us both losing weight together right.
Thats why I'm back and here to stay for good.
I'm glad to say that since leaving WW in December I have stayed around the same weight, losing some then gaining it back (and so on), which isn't the worst that could happen. My hubby on the other hand, has gone back up to almost 16stone again and was on 15.6-15.8 at one point (he is really not happy with himself for that, I'm not happy with myself either) but that's not to bad, as things could have been a lot worse for the two of us.
We joined the gym so along with the healthy eating we are keeping fit too, and Im actually enjoying it all now. And that's about it.
If you got this far then thanks for taking the time to read it all, and I look forward to coming on here at least 4-5 times a week and joining other Discovery Plan people in losing the weight they so badly want to lose..
Good luck everyone it may take time, but you will get there in the end.
