WW and friends of WW 8/3 - 8/9

Hi Y'all.

My third and fourth weeks back on WW, after 1.5 years not going to meetings, and I'm finally seeing success!  Was frustrating first few weeks as I actually gained, but then saw a -3.4 last Thursday so my MoJo is newly found.  I'm also training for a 10 mile run two weeks from Saturday, so that's forcing me to exercise.  I had been thinking of my first Tri late September, but now I'm not sure.  Would need to do a lot of swimming to make that happen.  I do get my first wetsuit this week - and then will find out how I look stuffed into it.  Not looking forward to that!

Hi Terri!   Sorry, no saddle advice from me.  I'm using the seat that came with my Schwinn hybrid, and it's gel-filled and comfier than most road bike seats.  First 3 or 4 long rides of the year are painful, but the callouses set in and things are better!

Hi Beth - thanks for the shoutout on my log the other day.  I was struggling for awhile there to get some activity in!

 Nick

Terri! - she's back!!

Nick - glad to hear you are seeing success! and anytime you need a shout out- just let me know

Kylie - WTG on your race!  that is awesome

Suzanne - good to see you back!  and congrats on the progress

Kate - hope you had a great weekend as well!

Sorry Terri - I've got no saddle advice either   did you post the question in tri talk?

Kate - you and I are BAD about the mid-week way in, I weighed myself at the gym tonight before my swim and was happy - weighed myself after my swim and was not

when will we learn?

Hello!

I just thought I'd stop by and introduce myself.  I've been on and off WW for about 6 months now.  I decided I needed a goal besides losing weight, so I've now decided that training for a triathlon will help me to focus my exercise program.  I am thinking of switching to the Core program, as the problem I've had with Flex is not always making the best choices, even if I stay within my points.   Then by having things around (like 100 cal packs of cookies), I can sometimes go a little overboard. 

Do you all do Flex or Core?   

Hi there! it's nice to meet you  

I do flex - and I *heart* the 100 calori snacks!

Hi Everyone!

I'm new, and also training for (my first!) tri and doing WW. I did WW a year ago with great results (flex points plan - lost 20 lbs in 4 1/2 months), so I'm doing it again after a stressful year and weight gain. My tri is at the end of September, I am in week 8 of my training and I love it so far! The only problem I am running into is that I am STARVING all the time! I have an allotted 22 points per day, but I am usually doing two sports per day, 6 days a week. I wonder if I am not eating enough because by the time I complete one sport and move on to the next I am completely out of gas!

Has anyone else experienced this?

I should also mention that I do not give myself the "extra" points per week, nor do I deduct activity points. This is mainly out of habit, since I ignored both of these things during my last stint with WW. I found I lost more weight that way, however, I also wasn't training for a tri.

Any feedback would be much appreciated!

Thanks. That's what I thought was happening, but I just wanted to make sure that others in the same position could confirm it. I will definitely start paying attention to my activity points. I think I have been afraid to do so because they would add up to another 6+ points per day. That's a little bit shocking.

Anyway, I'm really happy to have found others in the same boat as myself !

I will definitely have to try the chocolate milk. My largest energy deficiencies seem to creep up on me after swimming (usually I swim for 15-20 min, then run for 10-15 min). For instance, last night after swimming I went for a short jog and started to feel light headed and nauseated. I am still not even sure when I should eat protein and when I should eat carbs. I've asked about this at my WW meeting, but no one seems to know (the main form of exercise done by my fellow WWers is walking only). I've been eating a banana before each workout, and that seems to help but as far as balance goes I am at a loss.

I am finding it is MUCH harder to do WW now than it was back when I was only walking.

So do you use all of your extra points every week? Or do you only use them only sparingly when you're feeling hungrier than usual? 

I use every last point most of the time - especially if I'm on a high volume week

if I'm on a taper week I don't

The rule of thumb is to eat carbs before the workout to provide energy and protein after to repair the muscle. Most recovery drinks have protein added to them.  I ahve also read a couple of articles recently that state that next to breakfast the most important meal is the post work out meal and that it should include protein.   Right now I am not eating carbs before my run and bike workouts because I am working on losing weight.  This obviously causes a decrease in my performance.  However, I am not training for a specific event right now and my main goal is to drop a few pounds and give my knees a break.

Hi all,

Just thought I'd check in.  Things are still going crazy, and my sanity is hanging on by a thread.  I wish I was the type that LOST my appetite when I was stressed vs eating everything that isn't nailed down and is relatively chewable.  Sometimes I even eye up the beta fish  I keep in my office..and I'm not a huge fan of seafood.

My last tri of the season, an oly, is coming up in about a week.  My training has been dismal at best, non-existent in reality.  I will make it through, and I might even get a better time then my previous oly due to lack of hills, but we shall see.  My one saving grace is the fact that I am doing a bootcamp 5x a week for an hour a week (I paid for it...and if I miss it, the drill instructor will kill me...), so I'm at least moving.

Oh, and if I wasn't already crazy enough, I start school in about a month.  Yeah...smart.  I'm cuckoo for coco puffs...