I still haven't started WW

Well, noone here is forcing you to go. When you'll be ready
to go, you'll be ready.

Why not make one goal for yourself. Journal everything that
is going into your mouth for a week. That's the only deal
you need to make with yourself. That way you know what
you're eating. If week one goes well, try to keep
journaling, but eat smaller portions of what you normally
eat. Just keep journaling everything.

Julie

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I still have not started WW. Everytime I come here and
read posts, I get really inspired, then I think well, I
will start next week. I want to lose weight really bad. I
just have to MAKE my myself go I guess.

Steph

skiur said:

Well, noone here is forcing you to go. When you'll be
ready to go, you'll be ready.

Why not make one goal for yourself. Journal everything
that is going into your mouth for a week. That's the only
deal you need to make with yourself. That way you know
what you're eating. If week one goes well, try to keep
journaling, but eat smaller portions of what you normally
eat. Just keep journaling everything.

Julie

This is very good advice! It will horrify you though...
and that may be the kick-start you need! Give yourself a
little target:

Journal just one day: write down every single mouthful of
solid food and liquid.

Have you had enough water (no, tea and coffee don't count!)?
8 glasses a day...

Have you had your fruit and veggies? 5 portions a day. How
many snacks did you have?

Do it again the next day... and the next... Take one day at
a time until you have a week's worth. Look at the whole
week. After those first few days, do you see a trend? Maybe
you have already started by cutting down on some of those
snacks, drinking more water, getting your fruit & veggies...
Or maybe you can see where the problems lie and can start
planning where to change things.

This isn't a diet, it's a plan to help you eat healthily for
the rest of your life, and it takes a little time to adjust,
mentally as well as physically.

--

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i know the feeling, i got the free registration forms, just
to scared to go

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Well, noone here is forcing you to go. When you'll be
ready to go, you'll be ready.

Why not make one goal for yourself. Journal everything
that is going into your mouth for a week. That's the only
deal you need to make with

yourself.

Quoted message said:

That way you know what you're eating. If week one goes
well, try to keep journaling, but eat smaller portions of
what you normally eat. Just keep journaling everything.

Julie

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I still have not started WW. Everytime I come here and
read posts, I get really inspired, then I think well, I
will start next week. I want to lose weight really bad.
I just have to MAKE my myself go I guess.

Steph

It will not be free forever (G)

But only you can decide. My friend urged me to go for a
year. A photo finally sent me running! (G) It was not free
when I signed up but was worth it anyway.

Fred
219.2/158.4/164. (Lifetime July 2003) Started WW: Oct 29,
2002

B Sneap said:

i know the feeling, i got the free registration forms, just
to scared to go

"skiur" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bg2dnfO5cZEpv8Td3cwC-
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Quoted message said:

Well, noone here is forcing you to go. When you'll be
ready to go, you'll be ready.

Why not make one goal for yourself. Journal everything
that is going into your mouth for a week. That's the only
deal you need to make with

yourself.

Quoted message said:

That way you know what you're eating. If week one goes
well, try to keep journaling, but eat smaller portions of
what you normally eat. Just keep journaling everything.

Julie

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I still have not started WW. Everytime I come here and
read posts, I get really inspired, then I think well, I
will start next week. I want to lose weight really bad.
I just have to MAKE my myself go I guess.

Steph

I just started WW and trust me, I know the feeling you're
going through! My weight has been a fight all my life and I
did many diets (including WW) as a teenager only to find I
made myself miserable.

So I know that you've been hearing from doctors that you
should lose weight (I need to lose it for sleep apnea
problems) and every time you go to replace a piece of
clothing, you know you should lose weight, but it never
seems to be something you have to do today.

Here's what finally got me to go:

I'm getting married in a year. It suddenly occured to me
that if I was at my wedding, I would be so upset if the
thought ran through my mind "If I had just lost 1 lb a week
since I was thinking about starting a year ago, I would be
50 lbs lighter for my wedding pictures today"

How many times have you thought about losing weight? Did you
think about it a month ago? If you had started when you were
thinking about it, you would be _____ closer to success
today. Personally, I'm sick of looking backwards at my life
like that.

You will be here a year from now, do you still want to
be thinking about it or do you want to be basking in
your success?

When I was thinking about it, I purchased a membership and
12 weeks worth of meetings online so it would be prepaid.
The guilt of spending money helped get me to walk in the
door last Monday.

So here I am, finishing the end of week one. It's not so
bad. It's a little frustrating having to think about what
you eat but I'm finding that end the of day, I'm scrambling
to get the rest of my points eaten.

Alex

Congrats on the impending marriage and best of luck with WW.

When I finally went to the meeting, I also purchased the
multiple coupon offer. I figured that I was committed. I
recall coming home from the meeting and figured I would
start counting points the NEXT day. At lunch I decided why
put it off - just START NOW. So I added up breakfast, then
added in lunch and off I went.

Yes, "worrying" about food was a new issue but it is
necessary if one has an eating/weight problem. There is no
avoiding that reality. Before I might hesitate (worry or
think) but shove it in my mouth anyway. So it was there but
maybe not as up-front.

So while at first I occasionally wanted to eat "normally"
again and not have to think about how much or portions or
what I was eating, I had to face the fact that I had NOT
BEEN EATING NORMALLY. Thinner friends, as I thought about
it, were eating normally - much less than I ate.

WW works. So again, good luck with your first weigh-in.

Alex Robinson said:

I just started WW and trust me, I know the feeling you're
going through! My weight has been a fight all my life and I
did many diets (including WW) as a teenager only to find I
made myself miserable.

So I know that you've been hearing from doctors that you
should lose weight (I need to lose it for sleep apnea
problems) and every time you go to replace a piece of
clothing, you know you should lose weight, but it never
seems to be something you have to do today.

Here's what finally got me to go:

I'm getting married in a year. It suddenly occured to me
that if I was at my wedding, I would be so upset if the
thought ran through my mind "If I had just lost 1 lb a week
since I was thinking about starting a year ago, I would be
50 lbs lighter for my wedding pictures today"

How many times have you thought about losing weight? Did
you think about it a month ago? If you had started when you
were thinking about it, you would be _____ closer to
success today. Personally, I'm sick of looking backwards at
my life like that.

You will be here a year from now, do you still want to
be thinking about it or do you want to be basking in
your success?

When I was thinking about it, I purchased a membership and
12 weeks worth of meetings online so it would be prepaid.
The guilt of spending money helped get me to walk in the
door last Monday.

So here I am, finishing the end of week one. It's not so
bad. It's a little frustrating having to think about what
you eat but I'm finding that end the of day, I'm scrambling
to get the rest of my points eaten.

Alex

Great post Alex! And congrats on making that decision to
finally start working on your health, and on your upcoming
marriage. I didn't have a marriage to push me into making
that ultimate decision to finally do SOMETHING about my
weight, I was just sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Tired of making excuses, tired of waiting for tomorrow ...
which never seemed to come. I sucked it up, got brave and
visited the ww website, joined the online program (I am not
a meeting type person) for 3 months and never looked back. I
found the first week to be fun, experimenting with changing
recipes and filling the house with fruits and veggies ...
the second week was even more fun, as I had the extra
motivation from losing even a few pounds. Each week led to
the next, and before I knew it I was at goal (over a year
later, but the time really did fly). And had I not sucked it
up 2 years ago? I still would be sitting at close to 230.
NO! I probably would be OVER that amount. <sigh> Instead, I
am now basking in my success (as you so eloquently put) and
enjoying every darn moment of it. I wish the same for you,
and hope you find your journey to be as enlightening and
enjoyable as I did.

Joyce WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02 current weight:
130.9 total loss: 97.9 Lifetime: 4/4/03

Alex Robinson said:

I just started WW and trust me, I know the feeling you're
going through! My weight has been a fight all my life and I
did many diets (including WW) as a teenager only to find I
made myself miserable.

So I know that you've been hearing from doctors that you
should lose weight (I need to lose it for sleep apnea
problems) and every time you go to replace a piece of
clothing, you know you should lose weight, but it never
seems to be something you have to do today.

Here's what finally got me to go:

I'm getting married in a year. It suddenly occured to me
that if I was at my wedding, I would be so upset if the
thought ran through my mind "If I had just lost 1 lb a week
since I was thinking about starting a year ago, I would be
50 lbs lighter for my wedding pictures today"

How many times have you thought about losing weight? Did
you think about it a month ago? If you had started when you
were thinking about it, you would be _____ closer to
success today. Personally, I'm sick of looking backwards at
my life like that.

You will be here a year from now, do you still want to
be thinking about it or do you want to be basking in
your success?

When I was thinking about it, I purchased a membership and
12 weeks worth of meetings online so it would be prepaid.
The guilt of spending money helped get me to walk in the
door last Monday.

So here I am, finishing the end of week one. It's not so
bad. It's a little frustrating having to think about what
you eat but I'm finding that end the of day, I'm scrambling
to get the rest of my points eaten.

Alex

Steph, you may just not be ready yet ... and that's ok. I
was the same way, took me several months before I finally
gave in to the idea. I knew I had to lose weight, but the
motivation just wasn't there. And without the motivation,
success doesn't come easily - at least for me. For me, what
finally made me take the first step was receiving recent
holiday pictures from my sis-in-law - was an eye opener to
see myself as others see me. And I didn't much like it. I
hated the idea of attending meetings, I am not a meeting
person, so figured ww wasn't for me and didn't know how or
where to start to tackle things on my own. I heard through
friends of mine who were attending ww meetings, that ww
offered an online program ... I looked into it, signed up
immediately, and the rest is history. Not once did I look
back. Each and every day I am thankful that I started. Each
and every day I continue, even though I have reached my
final goal.

If you REALLY want it bad, then I think you just have to dig
your heels in and take charge immediately. Putting things
off is what led all of us here. It does take some soul
searching though. Good luck in whatever decision you make.

Joyce

Saf said:

I still have not started WW. Everytime I come here and read
posts, I get really inspired, then I think well, I will
start next week. I want to lose weight really bad. I just
have to MAKE my myself go I guess.

Steph

good luck, this is a big step, Lee
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I still have not started WW. Everytime I come here and
read posts, I get really inspired, then I think well, I
will start next week. I want to lose weight really bad. I
just have to MAKE my myself go I guess.

Steph

Hi, Alex, Nice letter. Well written.

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Take Care Catherine
154/133.6/136 Lifetime 6/99 Next personal goal 132

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I just started WW and trust me, I know the feeling you're
going through!

My

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weight has been a fight all my life and I did many diets
(including WW) as

a

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teenager only to find I made myself miserable.

So I know that you've been hearing from doctors that you
should lose

weight

Quoted message said:

(I need to lose it for sleep apnea problems) and every
time you go to replace a piece of clothing, you know you
should lose weight, but it never seems to be something you
have to do today.

Here's what finally got me to go:

I'm getting married in a year. It suddenly occured to me
that if I was at my wedding, I would be so upset if the
thought ran through my mind "If I

had

Quoted message said:

just lost 1 lb a week since I was thinking about starting
a year ago, I would be 50 lbs lighter for my wedding
pictures today"

How many times have you thought about losing weight? Did
you think about

it

Quoted message said:

a month ago? If you had started when you were thinking
about it, you

would

Quoted message said:

be _____ closer to success today. Personally, I'm sick
of looking

backwards

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at my life like that.

You will be here a year from now, do you still want to be
thinking about

it

Quoted message said:

or do you want to be basking in your success?

When I was thinking about it, I purchased a membership and
12 weeks worth

of

Quoted message said:

meetings online so it would be prepaid. The guilt of
spending money

helped

Quoted message said:

get me to walk in the door last Monday.

So here I am, finishing the end of week one. It's not so
bad. It's a

little

Quoted message said:

frustrating having to think about what you eat but I'm
finding that end

the

Quoted message said:

of day, I'm scrambling to get the rest of my points eaten.

Alex

Good luck with your journey. When you are ready to lose the
weight then that is when you'll join. No one is pressuring
you into joining. You'll know when you are ready. In the
meantime, enjoy the newsgroup and the ideas that are posted.
Maybe you'll pick up some ideas so that at least you are
eating healthy.

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I still have not started WW. Everytime I come here and
read posts, I get really inspired, then I think well, I
will start next week. I want to lose weight really bad. I
just have to MAKE my myself go I guess.

Steph