MoonLite

Start Weight:(16 Sep 07) 193.0 lb
Current Weight:(14 Feb 09) 129.6 lb
Goal Weight:126.0 lb
following: Weight Watchers
performance: gaining 1.2 lb a week

My name is Sue, I'm 39 and live in the UK with my wonderful hubby and 3 boys aged 15, 11 and 9. 9 years as a stay-at-home mum was the journey UP... then 9 months to get to goal!

I hit goal (133lbs) on 25 Jun 2008 after starting my WW journey on the 16 September 2007. I've never been to a WW meeting, but used the fabulous resources here and the wonderful support of all my buddy's... so a huge THANK YOU for keeping me inspired. ;o)

What has helped me?
(1) Focusing on one day at a time, progress made... not the lbs left to GOAL.
(2) Setting mini-goals of 10lbs losses.
(3) Completing the diet and exercise calendar to keep me accountable!
(4) Daily exercise - it's worth it, just to see those muscles develop and inches decrease!
(5) Joining in the team challenges to help keep that focus.

My GOALS: 16 Sep 2007 - Start Weight: 193lbs
Goal 1 - 10lbs loss, 183lbs. 182lbs achieved 20 Oct 2007.
Goal 2 - 20lbs loss, 173lbs. 171.5lbs achieved 08 Dec 2007.
Goal 3 - 30lbs loss, 163lbs. 163lbs achieved 02 Feb 2008.
Goal 4 - 40lbs loss, 153lbs. 153lbs achieved 25 Mar 2008.
Goal 5 - 50lbs loss, 143lbs. 142.3lbs achieved 10 May 2008.
Goal 6 - 60lbs loss, 133lbs. 132.3lbs achieved 25 Jun 2008.
Goal 7 - 70lbs loss, 123lbs. 122.4lbs achieved 19 Sep 2008.
123lbs - 126lbs to maintain.
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Challenges Taken Part In:
Ride Em: Gun Slingin' Green Galloper's, 09 Dec 2007 - 20 Jan 2008
172 to 166 - Yeehaw... 6lbs lighter in the saddle!

Born to be Wild: Red Ferrari's, 26 Jan - 08 Mar 2008
164 to 156.5 - Vroommm... 7.5lbs off the bodywork!

Around the World: Adventurer's, 29 Mar - 03 May 2008
153.5 to 143.5 - Check-in... 10lbs baggage lost on vacation!

To Infinity & Beyond: Cassini's, 24 May - 5 Jul 2008
139.5 to 132 - Touch-down... 7.5lbs whittled to space dust!

B.E.A.C.H. Challenge: Green Sea Turtles, 19 Jul - 15 Aug 2008
129.6 to 127.6 - 2lbs ground to sand!

FatSecret member since: 16 Sep 07

MoonLite's Weight History



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MoonLite's cookbook

cals: 414kcal | fat: 12.19g | carbs: 50.66g | prot: 30.91g
Vegetarian Quorn Pasta
Tasty and filling vegetarian pasta dish with vegetarian ground "beef" mince.
cals: 73kcal | fat: 0.76g | carbs: 12.73g | prot: 3.47g
Traditional Pancakes
Low fat traditional pancakes alternative using skimmed milk.
cals: 139kcal | fat: 2.07g | carbs: 8.17g | prot: 21.06g
Prawn Cocktail
Simple prawn cocktail, quick and easy to prepare.
cals: 493kcal | fat: 8.56g | carbs: 75.60g | prot: 33.74g
Pasta Bolognese
A simple minced beef bolognese with fusilli pasta, topped with cheddar cheese.
cals: 118kcal | fat: 1.35g | carbs: 23.86g | prot: 2.83g
Chunky Potato French Fries
Chipped potatoes baked in their skins provides a low fat alternative to fries.
cals: 429kcal | fat: 4.14g | carbs: 60.76g | prot: 34.63g
Chicken & Pasta in Wine Sauce
Chicken and pasta in a tasty tomato and onion based wine sauce.
cals: 288kcal | fat: 7.10g | carbs: 39.49g | prot: 18.81g
Cheese & Ham Toastie
Grilled wholemeal pita bread filled cheddar cheese and sliced ham.
cals: 43kcal | fat: 0.31g | carbs: 9.20g | prot: 1.44g
Carrot and Onion Soup
A tasty low calorie soup.
cals: 504kcal | fat: 16.66g | carbs: 76.24g | prot: 13.78g
Bacon Rice
Tasty, filling rice dish with bacon, onions and mushrooms.
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Skinny Switch Secret
Not heard of it... but I just went to visit site and my personal opinion is why pay a site, when you can do things like log your daily food intake here for free! Wink

Admittedly there are lots of so called "diet plans" and sometimes it's difficult to know where to start and which to follow.

Calorie shifting you mention, sounds remotely similar to zig-zagging... changing the amount of calories you eat daily, so that you're body doesn't get used to eating the same amount. Even though officially I followed Weight Watchers, I also used Calorie Calculator for working out how many calories I could eat. You may have to tweak a little to find your optimum losing... starting with the fat loss zig-zagging is a useful place to start.

There's also links on the site to help you look at fat, protein and carb ratios which can also be quite useful, so you may find those helpful too. Smile
posted 10 Jan 2009, 20:15
New lad
Hello from a fellow UK'er and hope it's a bit warmer where you are as it's freezing even here in the South-West!! Laughing

I followed the WW flex plan... although never went to meetings. But also found this site really good for working out calories and ideal protein, fat and carb ratios: Daily Calorie Needs.

So you might find that you can eat more and still lose nicely! Wink

It also allows you work-out Zig-Zagging calories which can be good at avoiding or overcoming plateau's. I know that I found that eating the same calories every day eventually my body got used to it and losses slowed down! Rolling Eyes

Anyway's keep warm and keep winging it, as honestly it's worth it... and I wish you every success.Smile
posted 06 Jan 2009, 18:55
I just....
You have every right to be VERY proud of yourself, that's fantastic, so keep up the great work. Wink
posted 04 Dec 2008, 16:37
Flex Points
There are some details on how to calculate your daily points target in the Weight Watchers Losing It group under the WW Resources: Flex Points & Core Plan section.

Once you have your Daily Points Target from taking the WW quiz, you do get an optional 35 extra flex points per week, which can be useful if you suddenly want to splurge. These are also useful if you want to zig-zag points (vary the number of points per day) which is what I found useful to keep the lbs dropping.

There are indeed Activity Points for exercise and you might find the Desktop US WW Points & Activity Points calculator useful for calculating those. You can download the Points Calculator from that page, which you can then run from your desktop.

WW recommends counting no more than 4 Activity Points per day, thus 28 a week. Although I know when I was losing and doing a lot of exercise I totally ignored that! Bad Grin

People seem to do different things with their Activity Points, so it may be worth experimenting to see what works best for you.

Some people:

Arrow Gain their Activity Points, but don't eat anything extra.
Arrow Gain Activity Points, but then perhaps eat a little into them. So if you gained 4 AP, you might eat 2 extra flex points.

I hope that helps a little and wish you every success on your journey down. Wink
posted 23 Nov 2008, 12:14
How to record a pig-out
That's certainly a difficult one, but I agree with Violet... record what you can remember and change it to some. Perhaps add a few points extra to cover what you may have forgotten. It's always good to over-estimate than go under. Don't let one day worry you too much though... just jump back on the wagon and start afresh the following day. ;o)
posted 23 Nov 2008, 11:43
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14 February 2009

Hmm... well, what can I say beyond the fact that I've been completely AWOL on the healthier living front! So not surprisingly really the scales have been ...
on diet Weight Watchers  gaining 1.2 lb a week

31 January 2009

Oops, I didn't get chance to update last week, then my intentions of catching up this week, just didn't happen! So I will drop by and catch up with you ...
on diet Weight Watchers  gaining 1.1 lb a week

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