much respect

Welcome to this corner of the world.

It does become more of a habit but it still takes effort. I use to be able to eat anything I wanted
to also but it almost always SHOWED (g). So now I have to eat reasonably if I want to keep it off
and maintain it.

A bit short of a year and a half. There are harder days and then there are MOST days.

Invite the wife - the pool has plenty of room

Fred
219.2/157.6/164. (Lifetime July 2003) Started WW: Oct 29, 2002

RandyW said:

Hi, all...newb here

I started WW on Jan 2 and have lost 12 pounds and have 12 to go.

I just wanted to share how much I respect those who have been doing this for months and months. I
think I'll tell that to my wife who lost 60 pounds on WW and has kept it off.

It's been difficult for me the last week or so (almost as difficult as when I when quit a 30 year
smoking habit 21 months ago) and the thought of having to do this ('this' being keeping my eating
habits changed) for the rest of my life has been a bit daunting. I'd always been able to eat as
much of anything that I wanted and never gain any weight; middle age caught up to me. LOL

But I feel great, thanks to eating better and exercising, and I'm sure I'll get back on
track shortly.

Again, much, *much* respect to those of you who have been fighting this for so long. Keep up the
good fight; you're worth it!

-Randy
199/187/175

Quoted message said:

It's been difficult for me the last week or so (almost as difficult as

when

Quoted message said:

I when quit a 30 year smoking habit 21 months ago) and the thought of

having

Quoted message said:

to do this ('this' being keeping my eating habits changed) for the rest of my life has been a bit
daunting. I'd always been able to eat as much of anything that I wanted and never gain any weight;
middle age caught up to me. LOL

Randy, I'm just started less than a month ago, and I have a lot of weight to lose (about 120
pounds). The idea seems so daunting to me. If I think about it that way, well, the goal seems so
far, why not just eat? But, if I look at it like "I've only got to do this for this week." I can do
just fine! (Sometimes, I've got to look at it by day, or by hour on particularly bad days.)

If you're having trouble with the big picture, change your perspective and look at the small one.

HTH, M'isa

Hi and welcome, Randy! Congratulations to you also for losing those 12. Elaine K

RandyW said:

Hi, all...newb here

I started WW on Jan 2 and have lost 12 pounds and have 12 to go.

I just wanted to share how much I respect those who have been doing this for months and months. I
think I'll tell that to my wife who lost 60 pounds on WW and has kept it off.

It's been difficult for me the last week or so (almost as difficult as when I when quit a 30 year
smoking habit 21 months ago) and the thought of having to do this ('this' being keeping my eating
habits changed) for the rest of my life has been a bit daunting. I'd always been able to eat as
much of anything that I wanted and never gain any weight; middle age caught up to me. LOL

But I feel great, thanks to eating better and exercising, and I'm sure I'll get back on
track shortly.

Again, much, *much* respect to those of you who have been fighting this for so long. Keep up the
good fight; you're worth it!

-Randy
199/187/175

Randy:

Welcome!! Congrats on the 12 lbs!!

--

Cheers,

Connie Walsh

241.5/204/155 RAFL 210.5/204/198.5

RandyW said:

Hi, all...newb here

I started WW on Jan 2 and have lost 12 pounds and have 12 to go.

I just wanted to share how much I respect those who have been doing this for months and months. I
think I'll tell that to my wife who lost 60 pounds on WW and has kept it off.

It's been difficult for me the last week or so (almost as difficult as when I when quit a 30 year
smoking habit 21 months ago) and the thought of having to do this ('this' being keeping my eating
habits changed) for the rest of my life has been a bit daunting. I'd always been able to eat as
much of anything that I wanted and never gain any weight; middle age caught up to me. LOL

But I feel great, thanks to eating better and exercising, and I'm sure I'll get back on track
shortly.

Again, much, *much* respect to those of you who have been fighting this for so long. Keep up the
good fight; you're worth it!

-Randy
199/187/175

Hi Randy! Congratulations on your losses so far - you've done really well.
And congratulations to the wife too. Here's our welcome notice to get you
started in the newsgroup:

Welcome to this great newsgroup where you'll receive lots of support, advice, and encouragement.
Once a week on Sundays, I post a list of links that newcomers to asdww might find useful. You may
want to look for that later in the week, or do a backwards search for last Sunday's post.

In the meantime, here's our FAQ: didian.comasdwwOpen ↗ our welcome notice:
geocities.comindex.htmlOpen ↗

Frequently seen acronyms on this NG: NSV = Non-Scale Victory WOE = Way of Eating WOL = Way of Life
(Living) OP = on Points or On Program DH = Dear or Darling Husband
DS/DD/DGD/etc = Dear or Darling Son, Daughter, Granddaughter, etc WI = Weigh-in

Amberle3's Challenges:

THTP - Take Heart, Take Part Exercise Challenge: angelfire.comthtp.htmOpen ↗

RafL - Resolutions are for Losers Weight Loss Challenge:
angelfire.comrafl.htmOpen ↗

Other acronyms: wwlissa.com100+acronyms.htmOpen ↗

Here's a short synopsis of the USA program by Joyce -

How many points you can eat is only based on your current weight, as you lose weight those points
allowed will decrease (logic is that your body will need less to operate). At 183 pounds and based
on the new US flexpoints system, you will have a set point target of 24. In addition to this you are
allowed 35 flexpoints to be used throughout the week ... as well as any activity points you earn on
a particular day. When your weight drops to 175, your target drops to 22 points ... weight reaches
150, target once again drop to 20 points. 3 servings of dairy of recommended per day, 5 servings of
fruit and veggies, minimum of 6 glasses of water.

To calculate food and activity points, I love this computer desktop calculator ...
zythra.compoints.exeOpen ↗

The basic plan is easy. Eat at least your minimum daily number of points. Points do not carry over
from day to day. You are allotted 35 weekly flexpoints to be used at your discretion ... can divide
them up and use daily (would be an additional 5 points per day) or save them and use them for a
special occassion during the week. Activity points are earned based when exercising, but can ONLY be
used on the day they are earned.

If you can afford $15/month, the online ww program might be a great thing for you to look into.
There is lots of information available, as well as the food point database and journaling system.

Joyce WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02 current weight: 133.3 Lifetime: 4/4/03

Please note that if you live in onther countries (UK, Australia, NZ, Europe), the Points plans are
different. The UK and Australia/NZ calculate points based on saturated fat and total kilojoules.
Most of Europe calculates based on total fat and total kilojoules. The desktop calculator above can
handle all of these programs.

Disclaimer: As an unmoderated Usenet newsgroup, asdww is unusual in that most of the people who
participate are respectful, considerate folks who freely share their experience with and knowledge
of WW, weight loss, and maintenance. Yet occasionally, spammers, trolls, and flamers show up to post
advertising, false information, insults, and the like. Nearly all of the time, people like this are
just trying to yank someone's chain. Most of the regulars on this newsgroup offer their experience
as a suggestion to try if you're stuck, but are quick to advise that each person has to find what
works for him/herself. If someone posts something that doesn't sound right to you, ask the
newsgroup, ask your WW leader, or ask your health professional.

Much success on your weight loss journey! WW works!

--
Julie.
93.5/72.3/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg
93.5/73./162.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb

Here's our FAQ: didian.comasdwwOpen ↗ and welcome notice:
geocities.comindex.htmlOpen ↗

"RandyW" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:VVuWb.17$oo.3891@typhoon01...

Quoted message said:

Hi, all...newb here

I started WW on Jan 2 and have lost 12 pounds and have 12 to go.

I just wanted to share how much I respect those who have been doing this

for

Quoted message said:

months and months. I think I'll tell that to my wife who lost 60 pounds on WW and has kept it off.

It's been difficult for me the last week or so (almost as difficult as

when

Quoted message said:

I when quit a 30 year smoking habit 21 months ago) and the thought of

having

Quoted message said:

to do this ('this' being keeping my eating habits changed) for the rest of my life has been a bit
daunting. I'd always been able to eat as much of anything that I wanted and never gain any weight;
middle age caught up to me. LOL

But I feel great, thanks to eating better and exercising, and I'm sure

I'll

Quoted message said:

get back on track shortly.

Again, much, *much* respect to those of you who have been fighting this

for

Quoted message said:

so long. Keep up the good fight; you're worth it!

-Randy
199/187/175

Hey you,

There's no escaping it - it IS daunting. I've been doing this for very nearly 3 years now - first
the losing phase, then I maintained for a couple of years, before life and cirumstances saw things
creeping up again. Not to far, but far enough for it to be time to tackle it better. This time
around, it's been 16 weeks of my new regime, and the weight is slowly coming down again.

There are days when I just wish I could be "normal"- go back to those days of innocence when I
didn't know how bad pizza was, could eat what I wanted whenever. Then I remember how miserable I
frequently was then about my size and weight. I can't eat what I want if I want to weigh what I
want, and how I feel about me now is SO much better than then, that it's worth it. What's counting
points every day compared to wearing your fave pair of jeans?

(Bit like with the cigarettes - done that too - there are always going to be the odd occasion when
you want one, but overall, not smoking feels SO much better.)

So, sometimes it does feel like a battle, and sometimes we lose the odd battle, but we WILL win the
WAR! *grin*

--
krys

UK 157/130.2/126 Started March 1st 2001 GOAL August 16th 2001 ...definitely making progress...

"RandyW" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:VVuWb.17$oo.3891@typhoon01...

Quoted message said:

Hi, all...newb here

I started WW on Jan 2 and have lost 12 pounds and have 12 to go.

I just wanted to share how much I respect those who have been doing this

for

Quoted message said:

months and months. I think I'll tell that to my wife who lost 60 pounds on WW and has kept it off.

It's been difficult for me the last week or so (almost as difficult as

when

Quoted message said:

I when quit a 30 year smoking habit 21 months ago) and the thought of

having

Quoted message said:

to do this ('this' being keeping my eating habits changed) for the rest of my life has been a bit
daunting. I'd always been able to eat as much of anything that I wanted and never gain any weight;
middle age caught up to me. LOL

But I feel great, thanks to eating better and exercising, and I'm sure

I'll

Quoted message said:

get back on track shortly.

Again, much, *much* respect to those of you who have been fighting this

for

Quoted message said:

so long. Keep up the good fight; you're worth it!

-Randy
199/187/175

your wife will think a compliment like that is a great valentines day
present. To stop the daunting feelings of forever, don't think about that,
just worry about today, and perhaps the next event challenge. Beyond that
is too far away for me to deal with. If I do it this way, those forever
away things always get here by themselves and I didn't have to stress over
them. Good luck to you and good job for your wife, Lee
RandyW <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:VVuWb.17$oo.3891@typhoon01...

Quoted message said:

Hi, all...newb here

I started WW on Jan 2 and have lost 12 pounds and have 12 to go.

I just wanted to share how much I respect those who have been doing this

for

Quoted message said:

months and months. I think I'll tell that to my wife who lost 60 pounds on WW and has kept it off.

It's been difficult for me the last week or so (almost as difficult as

when

Quoted message said:

I when quit a 30 year smoking habit 21 months ago) and the thought of

having

Quoted message said:

to do this ('this' being keeping my eating habits changed) for the rest of my life has been a bit
daunting. I'd always been able to eat as much of anything that I wanted and never gain any weight;
middle age caught up to me. LOL

But I feel great, thanks to eating better and exercising, and I'm sure

I'll

Quoted message said:

get back on track shortly.

Again, much, *much* respect to those of you who have been fighting this

for

Quoted message said:

so long. Keep up the good fight; you're worth it!

-Randy
199/187/175

Welcome Randy.

Yes, be sure to tell your wife how much you respect her for losing 60 pounds and keeping it off. As
you're discovering, this ain't no cake walk. LOL

Losing weight can be quite daunting. I have a tendency to feel discouraged when I look ahead to the
distance I've yet to go. Instead, I set mini-goals of no more than 2-3 pounds to help me stay
focused. Kinda like the 12-step notion of one day at a time.

Prairie Roots On Wed said:

Hi, all...newb here

I started WW on Jan 2 and have lost 12 pounds and have 12 to go.

I just wanted to share how much I respect those who have been doing this for months and months. I
think I'll tell that to my wife who lost 60 pounds on WW and has kept it off.

It's been difficult for me the last week or so (almost as difficult as when I when quit a 30 year
smoking habit 21 months ago) and the thought of having to do this ('this' being keeping my eating
habits changed) for the rest of my life has been a bit daunting. I'd always been able to eat as
much of anything that I wanted and never gain any weight; middle age caught up to me. LOL

But I feel great, thanks to eating better and exercising, and I'm sure I'll get back on
track shortly.

Again, much, *much* respect to those of you who have been fighting this for so long. Keep up the
good fight; you're worth it!

-Randy
199/187/175

Hi Randy, welcome to the group. Great losses for the first month!

Brenda

"RandyW" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:VVuWb.17$oo.3891@typhoon01...

Quoted message said:

Hi, all...newb here

I started WW on Jan 2 and have lost 12 pounds and have 12 to go.

I just wanted to share how much I respect those who have been doing this

for

Quoted message said:

months and months. I think I'll tell that to my wife who lost 60 pounds on WW and has kept it off.

It's been difficult for me the last week or so (almost as difficult as

when

Quoted message said:

I when quit a 30 year smoking habit 21 months ago) and the thought of

having

Quoted message said:

to do this ('this' being keeping my eating habits changed) for the rest of my life has been a bit
daunting. I'd always been able to eat as much of anything that I wanted and never gain any weight;
middle age caught up to me. LOL

But I feel great, thanks to eating better and exercising, and I'm sure

I'll

Quoted message said:

get back on track shortly.

Again, much, *much* respect to those of you who have been fighting this

for

Quoted message said:

so long. Keep up the good fight; you're worth it!

-Randy
199/187/175

hey Randy welcome to the group. these are a great bunch. they will keep you laughing and they have
plenty of great and amazing advice. I have lost about 30lbs so far on wwer's I started march 15 2003
I am still about 10 - 15lbs to loose and am also trying my hardest to stay on the program. But
reading post like from fred and ray that have lost alot of weight they give me hope that I can do
the same. Keep wroking at it and rememeber to post often because trust me it does help alot

angie "Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Welcome to this corner of the world.

It does become more of a habit but it still takes effort. I use to be able to eat anything I
wanted to also but it almost always SHOWED (g). So now I have to eat reasonably if I want to keep
it off and maintain it.

A bit short of a year and a half. There are harder days and then there are MOST days.

Invite the wife - the pool has plenty of room

Fred
219.2/157.6/164. (Lifetime July 2003) Started WW: Oct 29, 2002

RandyW said:

Hi, all...newb here

I started WW on Jan 2 and have lost 12 pounds and have 12 to go.

I just wanted to share how much I respect those who have been doing this

for

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

months and months. I think I'll tell that to my wife who lost 60 pounds

on

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

WW and has kept it off.

It's been difficult for me the last week or so (almost as difficult as

when

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I when quit a 30 year smoking habit 21 months ago) and the thought of

having

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

to do this ('this' being keeping my eating habits changed) for the rest

of

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

my life has been a bit daunting. I'd always been able to eat as much of anything that I wanted
and never gain any weight; middle age caught up to me. LOL

But I feel great, thanks to eating better and exercising, and I'm sure

I'll

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

get back on track shortly.

Again, much, *much* respect to those of you who have been fighting this

for

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

so long. Keep up the good fight; you're worth it!

-Randy
199/187/175

"JulieB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hi Randy! Congratulations on your losses so far - you've done really

well.

Quoted message said:

And congratulations to the wife too. Here's our welcome notice to get you started in the
newsgroup:

Thanks for all the great info, Julie.

And for all the encouragement, everyone. Much appreciated.

-Randy <snip