WW 8/10 - 8/16

Gott start the week with a chuckle

Sorta like how McDonalds is a sponsor of the Olympics??

good luck tomorrow Terri!

the sodium always kills me too - that plus traveling makes my weight yo yo

the traveling is almost over

LOL!  I know the feeling!

sounds like you have a great attitude about it and know the cause, and that's what counts

Absolutely add yourself to the chart - just let us know if you have any issues or problems

you bet!  in the first post, there is a link to the spreadsheet - just access it, add yourself, and join the fun

post here if you run into any problems and we'll help you out

absolutely you can add yourself!  no worries about stepping on toes - the system is that we each keep the spreadsheet updated

I have been having some major scale drama this week.

I only starting training/WW two weeks ago, and have been using a Homedics digital scale to weigh in every Monday morning. My pre-training/WW weight: 171.6; the following Monday: 168.4; this past Monday: 169.6! I have to admit I had a bit of a breakdown. I have been working out every day and twice a day three days a week, so I was incredulous about this weight gain.

Does anyone else use a Homedics scale? I ask because I have a feeling that there is something wrong with mine. Depending on where I set it down in my bathroom I will get a different reading. This morning I weighed myself, then moved the scale about five inches to the left and weighed again - 3 lb difference!

I just don't think it's possible that I gained weight this week. 

One of these days, I'll actually update my weight on that spreadsheet...

I'm having a hard time getting to meetings.  Much of it is that it's race season, weekends are full up, I'm out of town.  In reality, it's that I've moved to a new town and haven't found a leader I click with yet.  I need my meetings.  I miss going with my friend Sarah...she lives in Racine, and neither of us like the Saturday morning leader there.  I'll keep trying...but I really miss having her there...

I've started a weight loss vlog.  I was sucked into hours of youtube this past weekend, and decided I wanted to try it out.  I have my intro video up if anyone is interested.  Here's my site:

http://www.youtube.com/user/maggyruth

Let me know what you think...please keep in mind it's my first attempt at this kind of thing... 

I think we've all experienced the scale drama at one time or another - so at least know that you are not alone

Sounds like there might be an issue with your scale if it weighs that much different in one place to another

are you weighing in at a meeting or just at home?  if you're going to meetings, it might be better to just go by their scale

that's cool Peggy!  thanks for sharing

I enjoyed l hearing your story first hand!

Welcome, Cassi!

I looked at your blog (very cool), and my only observation is that you may not be eating enough.  Maybe your body is starting to go into starvation mode and holding onto every calorie you are consuming.  I'm not a WW expert by any means, but when I used those extra 35 weekly points and some APs, I actually lost more than if I just stuck to my daily points.  Just make them count and don't use them for junk -- more veggies and fruit, healthy snacks (like almonds or yogurt or protein-based snacks to build muscle).  Just my $0.02 (and I hope that doesn't sound like preaching or criticism).  It worked for me! 

 Laurie

Absolutely not! Your answer is the whole reason I joined this site! I love hearing what works for others. I want constructive criticism from others who have done this before. It's the only way I can learn

I went ahead and did some scale research, and this particular scale has been cited several times as ridiculously inaccurate in reviews I found. So I bought a different scale, and this one seems to work really well. I weighed myself several times in different parts of my house and I weighed the same (within an ounce or two) each time.

I primarily weigh at home. The WW scale is set up in a way where the person being weighed can not see their weight - only the WW employee can see it and record it. I don't like this, so I weigh myself on my own. I just do WW for the diet tips and the accountability factor.

Oh, and I forgot to mention that the new scale indicates that I lost a pound, which makes sense because this week I can comfortably button a pair of jeans that three weeks ago were almost impossible!

what kind of scale did you buy?

New thread

http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=128600&posts=1#M1608765