eastybeasty
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hi everyone 
first time poster second weight watcher. I'll try and give a little background. I followed the weight watchers approach last year (the pro points plan) and lost roughly a stone. gradually as all too often happens it went back on. at the same time as i was doing this, attending weekly weigh ins etc i was also going running at the gym 3 times a week (i can really recommend the free couch to 5k podcasts) so maybe not a surprise i lose weight.
i was going to the gym 3 times a week as i had a 8 week free membership through my work. as soon as that ran out...i stopped going, it was an extra expense i didnt need and to be honest wasnt sustainable.
over the years ive tried various faddy diets as a quick fix approach to losing weight. its taken me time and experience to work out and really get into my head what a lot of other people know already - this approach doesnt work.
This time (I started following weight watchers again on 18th feb this year) its going to be different. I'm not going to the meetings but having my own weigh in once a week and am tracking everything I'm eating. I'm not going to the gym as I'm an all or nothing person and i know that wouldnt be sustainable. instead i'm trying to make lifestyle changes that will enable me to lose weight but will be long term.
this all sounds good and I'm pleased with my realisations but I'm getting a bit despondent and looking for reassurance. I weighed myself on the 18th and was horrified when the scales read 12.2lb. I was really proud of myself the week after when the scales then said 11.10. However from then until now the scales have stayed the same, going up or down by about 1/2 lb a week. I know I'm not exercising that much but the weather has been terrible and I am planning to go out walking etc in the nicer weather. I'm feeling a wee bit frustrated that i am trying to lose weight and writing everything down yet theres really been no weight loss since the first couple of weeks. The last time i did it there was a fairly consistent weight loss of a couple of pounds but that will be to do with the exercise too. I'd really have expected some weight loss tho!
I know the summer is a bit off still but want to be slimmer for then and I'm already worried that I might not be if my body doesnt want to part with some of the extra weight!
anyway hi everyone i hope I've posted this in the right place. I seem to be typing my woes first before introducing myself but I'm 30, 31 in may, live in central scotland with my husband, (who's really supportive) 2 cats and an ever increasing number of fish!
first time poster second weight watcher. I'll try and give a little background. I followed the weight watchers approach last year (the pro points plan) and lost roughly a stone. gradually as all too often happens it went back on. at the same time as i was doing this, attending weekly weigh ins etc i was also going running at the gym 3 times a week (i can really recommend the free couch to 5k podcasts) so maybe not a surprise i lose weight.
i was going to the gym 3 times a week as i had a 8 week free membership through my work. as soon as that ran out...i stopped going, it was an extra expense i didnt need and to be honest wasnt sustainable.
over the years ive tried various faddy diets as a quick fix approach to losing weight. its taken me time and experience to work out and really get into my head what a lot of other people know already - this approach doesnt work.
This time (I started following weight watchers again on 18th feb this year) its going to be different. I'm not going to the meetings but having my own weigh in once a week and am tracking everything I'm eating. I'm not going to the gym as I'm an all or nothing person and i know that wouldnt be sustainable. instead i'm trying to make lifestyle changes that will enable me to lose weight but will be long term.
this all sounds good and I'm pleased with my realisations but I'm getting a bit despondent and looking for reassurance. I weighed myself on the 18th and was horrified when the scales read 12.2lb. I was really proud of myself the week after when the scales then said 11.10. However from then until now the scales have stayed the same, going up or down by about 1/2 lb a week. I know I'm not exercising that much but the weather has been terrible and I am planning to go out walking etc in the nicer weather. I'm feeling a wee bit frustrated that i am trying to lose weight and writing everything down yet theres really been no weight loss since the first couple of weeks. The last time i did it there was a fairly consistent weight loss of a couple of pounds but that will be to do with the exercise too. I'd really have expected some weight loss tho!
I know the summer is a bit off still but want to be slimmer for then and I'm already worried that I might not be if my body doesnt want to part with some of the extra weight!
anyway hi everyone
i hope I've posted this in the right place. I seem to be typing my woes first before introducing myself but I'm 30, 31 in may, live in central scotland with my husband, (who's really supportive) 2 cats and an ever increasing number of fish! 
