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I live in the US. I have been on WW since March. I lost
37.2lbs in the first 8 weeks. Now my body is slowing down.
In the 9th week I put on 2.2 lbs. In the 10th week I lost
.2lbs and last week I lost 1 lbs. I am a little depressed
right now because I wanted so badly to lose my 10% which
would be 40lbs. I like WW, some days are easier than
others. My will to lose weight is very high. I am sick of
being fat. I am also diabetic and now that I am eating
right my blood sugar is much better. This group has a lot
of info. Keep up the good work.

Congrats on the losses so far. You have done well, but must
expect a slow down and a few hiccups on the way! You've
been averaging about four and a half pounds a week, which
is more than WW really like, so don't worry about it. It
took me 18 months to lose 38 pounds! It seems to be a bit
better now, but I put two back on, and have a pound of that
still to lose.

--

Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
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and explore!

Welcome.

Congratulations on 37+ pounds gone!

Yes, it can get a bit discouraging when the rate of loss
slows. Just remember that staying on program is the single
best way to keep losing. If you don't stay on program, what
else would you do?

Realize that a slow weight loss is more likely to be
permenant than a quick one.

Hang in there, the 10% will be gone before you know it.

Best, Diane
--
182.6/176.6/165 mini/150 LT

Quoted message said:

I live in the US. I have been on WW since March. I lost 37.2lbs in the
first 8 weeks. Now my body is slowing down. In the 9th week I put on 2.2
lbs. In the 10th week I lost .2lbs and last week I lost 1 lbs. I am a
little depressed right now because I wanted so badly to lose my 10% which
would be 40lbs.
I like WW, some days are easier than others. My will to lose weight is very
high. I am sick of being fat. I am also diabetic and now that I am eating
right my blood sugar is much better.
This group has a lot of info. Keep up the good work.

Fred #2 here, congratulations on the loss!

Discouragement is a problem we all have from time to time
but you can work through it. You indicate you are into your
12th week. Just think, where would you be if you hadn't
begun WW in March? You would still weigh 400, and your blood
sugar would be right back where it was, and you would still
be 12 weeks older!

You are in a learning process and there are bound to be
little pitfalls and setbacks. Your body will shed the
weight fast in the beginning but don't always expect a
loss. There are lots of factors to your weight like body
cycles, time of day you eat, what kind of activities you
do, weekday versus weekend, moods, and a myriad of others.
Sometimes you can trace a gain to poor eating decisions you
have made, and sometimes its just a bad combination of all
the other factors.

Hang in there. You will do great!

- Fred #2

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Quoted message said:

I live in the US. I have been on WW since March. I lost
37.2lbs in the first 8 weeks. Now my body is slowing down.
In the 9th week I put on 2.2 lbs. In the 10th week I lost
.2lbs and last week I lost 1 lbs. I am a little depressed
right now because I wanted so badly to lose my 10% which
would be 40lbs. I like WW, some days are easier than
others. My will to lose weight is

very

Quoted message said:

high. I am sick of being fat. I am also diabetic and now
that I am

eating

Quoted message said:

right my blood sugar is much better. This group has a lot
of info. Keep up the good work.

Quoted message said:

I live in the US. I have been on WW since March. I lost
37.2lbs in the first 8 weeks. Now my body is slowing down.
In the 9th week I put on 2.2 lbs. In the 10th week I lost
.2lbs and last week I lost 1 lbs. I am a little depressed
right now because I wanted so badly to lose my 10% which
would be 40lbs. I like WW, some days are easier than
others. My will to lose weight is very high. I am sick of
being fat. I am also diabetic and now that I am eating
right my blood sugar is much better. This group has a lot
of info. Keep up the good work.

12 weeks and 34 pounds down. That would be too fast if you
weren't just starting out. It looks like you are now having
to settle down for the long haul. You can lose quite
quickly. 2 pounds a week is achievable at your weight. That
doesn't sound like a lot but it builds up over time. Very
quickly you begin to see differences, like your pants don't
fit, or your rings fall off 🙂 If you start doing exercise
it's even more obvious.

Take before pictures so you remember where you've come
from. Also take measurements so you can track how your
body changes over time. And log your weight in a
spreadsheet. That way you can plot a running average over
say 8 weeks and you can watch the average fall even when a
single week goes up.

Joining WW is a great move. Now you look forward to
losing the weight and getting fitter. Your body will love
you for it.

Ray
--
rmnsuk
273/195/182

Welcome to the group. You've found a wonderful group of
people all ready to help and support you along the way.

You've done very well for your first 10 weeks. As several
have pointed out 4 pounds a week is probably too fast to
lose in the long run. Okay as a start but you should level
out to 1-2 pounds per week as being a nice safe rate to
lose. Too fast and you don't learn new habits plus it means
that you are viewing this as a diet and not a WOE/WOL (Way
of eating/way of life) that will be with your the rest of
your life if you want to keep the weight off. Don't get
discouraged by the 2.2 gain. Look at your journal for that
week. Did you do something different? Not enough water or
perhaps too much salt that week? Maybe you can see what
changed from weeks 1-8 to week 9 that caused the weight and
your slow down. Hang in there.

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Quoted message said:

I live in the US. I have been on WW since March. I lost
37.2lbs in the first 8 weeks. Now my body is slowing down.
In the 9th week I put on 2.2 lbs. In the 10th week I lost
.2lbs and last week I lost 1 lbs. I am a little depressed
right now because I wanted so badly to lose my 10% which
would be 40lbs. I like WW, some days are easier than
others. My will to lose weight is

very

Quoted message said:

high. I am sick of being fat. I am also diabetic and now
that I am

eating

Quoted message said:

right my blood sugar is much better. This group has a lot
of info. Keep up the good work.

Welcome and congrats on your progress to date. :-)

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Quoted message said:

I live in the US. I have been on WW since March. I lost
37.2lbs in the first 8 weeks. Now my body is slowing down.
In the 9th week I put on 2.2 lbs. In the 10th week I lost
.2lbs and last week I lost 1 lbs. I am a little depressed
right now because I wanted so badly to lose my 10% which
would be 40lbs. I like WW, some days are easier than
others. My will to lose weight is

very

Quoted message said:

high. I am sick of being fat. I am also diabetic and now
that I am

eating

Quoted message said:

right my blood sugar is much better. This group has a lot
of info. Keep up the good work.

Welcome to the gourp and best wishes for your journey. I'm
diabetic too and my b/g has improved so much I was able to
cut back on some of my meds.

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Quoted message said:

I live in the US. I have been on WW since March. I lost
37.2lbs in the first 8 weeks. Now my body is slowing down.
In the 9th week I put on 2.2 lbs. In the 10th week I lost
.2lbs and last week I lost 1 lbs. I am a little depressed
right now because I wanted so badly to lose my 10% which
would be 40lbs. I like WW, some days are easier than
others. My will to lose weight is

very

Quoted message said:

high. I am sick of being fat. I am also diabetic and now
that I am

eating

Quoted message said:

right my blood sugar is much better. This group has a lot
of info. Keep up the good work.

Welcome to the group. You're doing well so far and the
losses do slow down so it's a normal reaction that your body
is experiencing. Keep up the good work!

Brenda

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Quoted message said:

I live in the US. I have been on WW since March. I lost
37.2lbs in the first 8 weeks. Now my body is slowing down.
In the 9th week I put on 2.2 lbs. In the 10th week I lost
.2lbs and last week I lost 1 lbs. I am a little depressed
right now because I wanted so badly to lose my 10% which
would be 40lbs. I like WW, some days are easier than
others. My will to lose weight is

very

Quoted message said:

high. I am sick of being fat. I am also diabetic and now
that I am

eating

Quoted message said:

right my blood sugar is much better. This group has a lot
of info. Keep up the good work.

That is a great loss. The weeks you don't lose or don't
lose that much are tough. Don't you wish you could wake up
one morning and be the weight you want. Kristine
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the US. I have been on WW since March. I lost 37.2lbs in
the first 8 weeks. Now my body is slowing down. In the 9th
week I put on 2.2 lbs. In the 10th week I lost .2lbs and
last week I lost 1 lbs. I am a little depressed right now
because I wanted so badly to lose my 10% which would be
40lbs. I like WW, some days are easier than others. My will
to lose weight is very high. I am sick of being fat. I am
also diabetic and now that I am eating right my blood sugar
is much better. This group has a lot of info. Keep up the
good work.

You have done incredibly well over the past 10 weeks. My
average weekly loss during my entire weight-loss period was
about 0.7lb/week. I figure anything more than that is great!
Here's the welcome notice, just for you to give you some
more info about the group.

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:
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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:

SIA - Spring Into Action Exercise Challenge:
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WNM - Weight No More Weight Loss Challenge:
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Other acronyms:
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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

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Quoted message said:

I live in the US. I have been on WW since March. I lost
37.2lbs in the first 8 weeks. Now my body is slowing down.
In the 9th week I put on 2.2 lbs. In the 10th week I lost
.2lbs and last week I lost 1 lbs. I am a little depressed
right now because I wanted so badly to lose my 10% which
would be 40lbs. I like WW, some days are easier than
others. My will to lose weight is

very

Quoted message said:

high. I am sick of being fat. I am also diabetic and now
that I am

eating

Quoted message said:

right my blood sugar is much better. This group has a lot
of info. Keep up the good work.

you are doing fine, everyone has periods where their body takes a break to
readjust. I notice during these times that my body moves things around like
it is gearing up for another batch of losing, great on the levels being more
stable, Lee
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Quoted message said:

I live in the US. I have been on WW since March. I lost
37.2lbs in the first 8 weeks. Now my body is slowing down.
In the 9th week I put on 2.2 lbs. In the 10th week I lost
.2lbs and last week I lost 1 lbs. I am a little depressed
right now because I wanted so badly to lose my 10% which
would be 40lbs. I like WW, some days are easier than
others. My will to lose weight is

very

Quoted message said:

high. I am sick of being fat. I am also diabetic and now
that I am

eating

Quoted message said:

right my blood sugar is much better. This group has a lot
of info. Keep up the good work.

Wow, you are off to a fantastic start!!! Congrats on how far
you have come already. I know it's hard not to be
discouraged when the weightlosses slow down, or that
occasional gain does appear - but try hard not to let it get
the best of you. You're losses so far have been incredible,
but you will slow down eventually
- it's the nature of the beast. It really is better to lose
at a slower rate. Gives you time to learn those new
lessons and make them into habits, as well as gives the
body time to adjust, skin to shrink back, etc. It's well
documented that those who lose weight at a slower rate are
much more successful at making the weightloss permanent.
And it isn't a race. You WILL reach that 10% goal - does
it really matter when? Hang in there, and be proud of
yourself for you accomplishments so far. Oh ... and
welcome to our little corner of the world!

Joyce

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I live in the US. I have been on WW since March. I lost
37.2lbs in the first 8 weeks. Now my body is slowing down.
In the 9th week I put on 2.2 lbs. In the 10th week I lost
.2lbs and last week I lost 1 lbs. I am a little depressed
right now because I wanted so badly to lose my 10% which
would be 40lbs. I like WW, some days are easier than
others. My will to lose weight is very high. I am sick of
being fat. I am also diabetic and now that I am eating
right my blood sugar is much better. This group has a lot
of info. Keep up the good work.

I love reading when someone can cut meds, Lee
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Welcome to the gourp and best wishes for your journey. I'm
diabetic too

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my b/g has improved so much I was able to cut back on some
of my meds.

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I live in the US. I have been on WW since March. I lost
37.2lbs in the first 8 weeks. Now my body is slowing
down. In the 9th week I put on

2.2

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lbs. In the 10th week I lost .2lbs and last week I lost
1 lbs. I am a little depressed right now because I
wanted so badly to lose my 10%

which

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

would be 40lbs. I like WW, some days are easier than
others. My will to lose weight is

very

Quoted message said:

high. I am sick of being fat. I am also diabetic and now
that I am

eating

Quoted message said:

right my blood sugar is much better. This group has a
lot of info. Keep up the good work.