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mobjoe said:

Hi, I would like to join this group because I need some accountability to achive my goal. I
started on my own three months ago and lost to 191 but got off track and gained 4 lbs back.

Welcome *waves*!

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Do any of you work different shifts during the same week? I work to 12pm -8am weekends then 4pm to
12pm mon-wed. Its hard to keep any thing regular.

Working a pretty regular schedule with a lot of freedom.

I'm able to go to the gym three days a week during the day and work from home in the evening to make
up the time.

That sure helps a lot.

Cheers Marc

Hi mobjoe! Accountability is what we do, along with advice and support.
Here's the welcome notice to get you started. I can't help with the shift
work sorry - my hours are nice and regular 🙂

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:
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"mobjoe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi, I would like to join this group because I need some accountability to

achive

Quoted message said:

my goal. I started on my own three months ago and lost to 191 but got off track and gained 4
lbs back.

Do any of you work different shifts during the same week? I work to 12pm -8am weekends then 4pm to
12pm mon-wed. Its hard to keep

any

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thing regular.

welcome, I am "on call" 24/7 as I own my own business. It means I am
working as many as 20 hours in a row then maybe not for 26 so there are some
special challenges but it can be done, I am closing on 87 pounds, good luck,
Lee
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Quoted message said:

Hi, I would like to join this group because I need some accountability to

achive

Quoted message said:

my goal. I started on my own three months ago and lost to 191 but got off track and gained 4
lbs back.

Do any of you work different shifts during the same week? I work to 12pm -8am weekends then 4pm to
12pm mon-wed. Its hard to keep

any

Quoted message said:

thing regular.

Welcome to this great group. We're all losers, or former losers, or wannabe losers, here so you're
in excellent company.

I can't help with your shifting shifts question, but others may have some suggestions for you.

Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145 joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

mobjoe said:

Hi, I would like to join this group because I need some accountability to achive my goal. I started
on my own three months ago and lost to 191 but got off track and gained 4 lbs back.

Do any of you work different shifts during the same week? I work to 12pm -8am weekends then 4pm to
12pm mon-wed. Its hard to keep any thing regular.

Welcome to asdww mobjoe! I don't work shifts, I'm sorry that I can't help with that.

Julie "mobjoe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi, I would like to join this group because I need some accountability to

achive

Quoted message said:

my goal. I started on my own three months ago and lost to 191 but got off track and gained 4
lbs back.

Do any of you work different shifts during the same week? I work to 12pm -8am weekends then 4pm to
12pm mon-wed. Its hard to keep

any

Quoted message said:

thing regular.

Welcome to our little corner of the world - one of the greatest places to be and a wonderful place
for support and tips to help you with your journey. I can't help much with the rotating shift
problem ... unless you consider being a *mom* as a rotating shift. I don't, it's just one of those
24 hour things. <G> I do know your schedule can be tough though. Someone once posted that when they
worked varying shifts, they found that changing the *day* for counting points helped. Their day had
no exact start time - used the time they got up in the morning as the beginning of counting points,
bedtime was the end of the day. Maybe this would be something that would work for you also?

Joyce

mobjoe said:

Hi, I would like to join this group because I need some accountability to achive my goal. I started
on my own three months ago and lost to 191 but got off track and gained 4 lbs back.

Do any of you work different shifts during the same week? I work to 12pm -8am weekends then 4pm to
12pm mon-wed. Its hard to keep any thing regular.

I start my day, "whenever" When I get to the end of the points, I wait
three hours to start the next day. Its what made WW work for me. If I did
it any different I would have ten point days and 40 point days. Lee
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Welcome to our little corner of the world - one of the greatest places to

be and a

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wonderful place for support and tips to help you with your journey. I

can't help

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much with the rotating shift problem ... unless you consider being a *mom*

as a

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rotating shift. I don't, it's just one of those 24 hour things. <G> I do

know

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your schedule can be tough though. Someone once posted that when they

worked

Quoted message said:

varying shifts, they found that changing the *day* for counting points

helped.

Quoted message said:

Their day had no exact start time - used the time they got up in the

morning as

Quoted message said:

the beginning of counting points, bedtime was the end of the day. Maybe

this

Quoted message said:

would be something that would work for you also?

Joyce

mobjoe said:

Hi, I would like to join this group because I need some accountability to

achive

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

my goal. I started on my own three months ago and lost to 191 but got off track and gained 4
lbs back.

Do any of you work different shifts during the same week? I work to 12pm -8am weekends then 4pm
to 12pm mon-wed. Its hard to keep

any

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

thing regular.

Shifts I've worked and will probably continue to work in the next month at
varying times:

6 am - 3pm 10am-6pm 2pm-10pm 12am-8am 2am - 11am 4am - 3pm

So as you can see, I never know what I'm doing! I just try to keep my meals regular, and if I know
I"m going to be working I will go light on the other meals cuz we usually eat a big meal at work.
Just find what works for you, and stick to it! Welcome to the newsgroup, and if you ever wonder if
anyone else is out there reading/posting messages at some weird hour of the night before they go to
work, the answer is YES!

Brynda
210/175/140ish

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Quoted message said:

Hi, I would like to join this group because I need some accountability to

achive

Quoted message said:

my goal. I started on my own three months ago and lost to 191 but got off track and gained 4
lbs back.

Do any of you work different shifts during the same week? I work to 12pm -8am weekends then 4pm to
12pm mon-wed. Its hard to keep

any

Quoted message said:

thing regular.

Thanks for your warm welcome. lots of good ideas. Restart on the treadmill I have to ease up to
speed again because shin splints. I do five minuet warm up and five minuet cool down. Anything I can
do to stop the shin splints and walk at a fat burning pace?
--
BillJ
215/195/153
"mobjoe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi,
I would like to join this group because I need some accountability to

achive

Quoted message said:

my goal. I started on my own three months ago and lost to 191 but got off
track and gained 4 lbs back.

Do any of you work different shifts during the same week?
I work to 12pm -8am weekends then 4pm to 12pm mon-wed. Its hard to keep

any

Quoted message said:

thing regular.

Ice Massage. Freeze some small dixie cups with water - cone shaped.

Rip off paper and run the ice chunks up and down the shin area before and after a walkout (workout).
Also, maybe a bit of aspirin or other antiinflamatory.

mobjoe said:

Thanks for your warm welcome. lots of good ideas. Restart on the treadmill I have to ease up to
speed again because shin splints. I do five minuet warm up and five minuet cool down. Anything I
can do to stop the shin splints and walk at a fat burning pace?

Welcome to the group!! I don't do shifts now but I used to and I used to find it difficult esp.
when everything was always changing. I don't have any words of wisdom (I've forgotten everything I
learned--sorry).

--

Cheers,

Connie Walsh

241.5/201/155 RAFL 210.5/201/198.5 2nd 10% 219.5/201/198

mobjoe said:

Hi, I would like to join this group because I need some accountability to achive my goal. I
started on my own three months ago and lost to 191 but got off track and gained 4 lbs back.

Do any of you work different shifts during the same week? I work to 12pm -8am weekends then 4pm to
12pm mon-wed. Its hard to keep any thing regular.

Thanks Fred, Worked late last night,will have to freeze up some water.I found a night WW meeting on
the internet that is about 25 miles away. A little nervous about going. new people and all.

Drank water yesterday and had 29 points minus one exercise point. Scale at home showed I lost 2 lbs.

--
BillJ
215/193/153
"Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Ice Massage. Freeze some small dixie cups with water - cone shaped.

Rip off paper and run the ice chunks up and down the shin area before
and after a walkout (workout). Also, maybe a bit of aspirin or other
antiinflamatory.

On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 17:49:14 GMT, "mobjoe" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Thanks for your warm welcome. lots of good ideas. Restart on the

treadmill I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

have to ease up to speed again because shin splints. I do five minuet

warm

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

up and five minuet cool down. Anything I can do to stop the shin splints

and

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

walk at a fat burning pace?

By the way, I left out - when rubbing that ice, use some good pressure, as in massage. Probably most
on the up stroke.

I was a bit uncomfortable going to the first few meetings. Especially as there can be very few guys
at meetings. Just yesterday, two other guys showed up and one of the women I know well now, said,
"hey, you have company!" (g)

You do not have to speak publicly altho, most folks chime in on occasion. The programs also range
from a bit to dull to pretty good. As do some of the attendees! (G)

mobjoe said:

Thanks Fred, Worked late last night,will have to freeze up some water.I found a night WW meeting on
the internet that is about 25 miles away. A little nervous about going. new people and all.

Drank water yesterday and had 29 points minus one exercise point. Scale at home showed I
lost 2 lbs.

Welcome to the group and GOOD LUCK to you on WW. I would
hate changing my hours all the time... yuck.. Sorry
about that.

--

~Kristin O~
272/235.4/172

"mobjoe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi, I would like to join this group because I need some
accountability to

achive

Quoted message said:

my goal. I started on my own three months ago and lost to
191 but got off track and gained 4 lbs back.

Do any of you work different shifts during the same week?
I work to 12pm -8am weekends then 4pm to 12pm mon-wed. Its
hard to keep

any

Quoted message said:

thing regular.