I am in the same boat, I lost 40 lbs on WW points system just over a year ago, my wife and I had our first daughter in September '05. I have been off the diet since then and I can feel the pounds creeping their way back on. i have decided to do the ww diet again since it worked so good the first time.

Lots of water and baby carrots all the time. Kept me full and lost the weight, fast and healthy. Threw in riding my bike during the warm month or two we have.

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I just started with my wife last saturday

she chose the points and I am trying the core program

wish us luck

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I am just starting the point system. Actually, I began it somewhat today. It seems kind of confusing at first, but I am trying to understand it more. I am not sure, though, which system I like more - the points or the other one. Any suggestions?

Nikki

i joined on tuesday and i love it i have been in the past and know it works. I am doing the meetings this time round though.

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We don't have a WW group anywhere around here, which is why I belong online.

I have never looked into Core, because I don't like enough healthy food (bad, I know). With the points, I can eat what I want as long as I watch my portions and balance everything out.

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Starting Weight: 200 lbs Current: 142

You've come too far in life to take orders from a cookie...

Hey.. I got some craving killers..
Before eating.....

1. Take a cold shower
2. eat ice
3. sleep without sheets on you
4. drink a glass of ice cold water before eating
5. when you suddenly have a craving, wait 15 min.. it will usually go way
6. exercise, the craving WILL go away

That's all I can remember.. anyone know any others?

well, my first week weigh in went for a loss of 9 pounds.

I was suprised because I struggled all week

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i had a loss of 2kgs last week but this week i too have struggled well done octavious thats a great loss. I weigh in tomorrow and im nervous.

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thanks for the kind words

this week is a struggle. I actually drove into a fast food drive up and then drove past

i almost went over into the abyss.

last weigh-in was good so i am glad i did not blow it.

i am down 22.8 pounds in three weeks-- i think that is 10.3 Kg

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I lost 86 pounds on weight watchers two years ago..I did the points program and I loved it!! The core program didn't seem to make much sense--it's hard for people to stop eating when they are full--if there is food left to eat most people will eat until it is gone...with the points I knew once I got to 26 points, that was that, I was done for the day...but even though you can eat pretty much whatever you want, you still have to make the right choices by choosing healthy things to spend your points on..not that you can't treat yourself, but be careful with it...good luck to everyone!!

i'm the same i dont get the core program i am big because i over eat so how do you stop your self before its too late haha i love the points program it easy to make up for big mistakes too exercise and salad are my best friends on a bad week lol this week was a bad week for me but i still went to my meeting and i had stayed the same thank goodness is all i can say i was happy for no gain. i am on Super start this week is anyone else doing super start?? well done for driving past.. Good call

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What is super start?? Is that something new for this year?? It seems like every year they introduce something new...

And it's okay that you stayed the same.. Anytime I had bad week I would dread getting on that scale, but it's important that you do your weigh in and keep going...the support you get from everyone, and hearing that someone else was possibly in the same boat as you that week always made me feel better, not so much feeling like I failed that week...although I wanted to see the weight losses, staying the same every so often made me feel better than gaining those weeks or days that I had some little slips...you are right about the salads..they always helped to fill me up too..the free veggies--carrot sticks, celery sticks, etc. always helped too...

Superstart is something they have introduced this year it is a 3 week program that is sposed to kick start weight loss. I have loved it even my partner has dropped kgs lol. i dont like that pumpkin and corn have now got points however for all you in the big USA this is no different but for us who had'nt had this we didnt like it lol i used to roast pumpkin and eat as a snack and i always had corn cobs on hand haha have found new snacks now!

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i started WW like 3 weeks ago , i have gone down from 180 to about 174lbs, i could have lost more , but i had a few days in week 3 that i didnt eat so well i used all my extra points and then some i am on the flex point system. I am starting week four tommorow so i am not kicking myself for my bad couple of days of eating, i am just starting fresh and trying to keep focused i find that if u stick to ur daily point u will see results, and i use my extra points only if i have to, like if i go to a party and want a piece of cake , i have a sweet tooth ???

its me again !! just have a question, i find that while i am at work from 8-5pm i do just find keeping within my 22 points , i eat fairly well, but as soon as i go home i feel so hungry that i tend to kinda of " binge" cause i am so hungry, i have even tried eating a snack before i go home and it doesnt work , that is why my weight loss is not happing as much as id like .... Help?? any suggestion i have night time eating habits that arent good!!! i seem to go over my point far to often and often using my xtra points too, this week is week 4 and i am trying my best to break loose of this habit and stay with in my points , ANy suggestion??? sorry for the long book LlOLOLOLO