Hello! I wanted to start up a ongoing support thread for all of us who are actively seeking the extra help from either regular Weight Watchers or most especially Weight Watchers Online.

I do not have the money to fork over for extra fees to attend the WW meetings etc. I also am not sure how many banded folks there are on their message board. I thought this would be a good place to hang out, discuss how well or not well we are staying within our points system, our extra activities and whatnot.

We can share ideas or new recipes, or just anything related to Weight Watchers... and even keep each other accountable.

Help me, I need support!!

OK guys, I have read everyone's threads - I joined WW (for the 6th time) 2 months after my band. I told my leader that I had the band but still believed in the WW program (always lost weight but always regained - thusly the band). She said WW did not like band but she would work with me and adjust the program for me...She has done just that and I am now down 73 pounds - my surgery was 7-7-11 - so to say the least, I am happy. The people that I sti with at the meetings all know I have the band and they help me adjust receipes to fit ME. My Doctor is not happy tha I go to WW as he said they count calories and they allow sweets, carbs etc and he does not. Well, welcome to my "real world" - it contains calories, carbs and sweets, just less of them and not all the time.

I love this site and I love my WW meetings - it keeps me honest to myself and the scale. I write down everything that I eat (even the bad stuff). WW on line helps me track my weight, protein and waters.. I am so glad you guys started talking about WW and the band as I thought I was the only one out there trying to do two things at the same time. Hey, if it works for you - then go for it. I am happy and loosing and that is all that matters!.

Happy weight loss to everyone and keep this thread going !

Melinda

Jacksonville, Florida

Like you, I've been on WW for several years and I lost weight on it, but I couldn't keep it off and, like you, that's why I had the surgery. WW isn't a diet, its just a way of eating healthy and if you go over your points for the day - well, you have extra weekly points you can use, so you don't have to feel guilty. And aside from a very few things, you can eat pretty much what you like (in moderation). I cook with WW recipes a lot, and my husband usually can't tell the difference (except for the eggplant lasagna! LOL!) Just like the band, WW is a tool to help you meet your goals.

And for those of you who DON'T want to go to meetings (which I don't), you can just do the WW online. You can keep your journal there, they have great recipes and exercise tips, and you always have the support here if you need a boost.

I'm SO glad there are others doing WW!

I am soo happy to have found you !! i have been banded for a year and lost 71 lbs but now i am slowing down and was thinking about doing ww on line and then i just sat here and read all of the post and know this is what i am going to do !!! I had to have a unfill last week of 1.5 ccs and I feel like i am not moving forward and I dont want to be a band failure... my family wasnt happy over the surgery in the first place so i have to win the wl battle!! only have 65 lbs to go ... and i am going to do it by christmas !! thanks for this thread !

amy

I went last night and joined WW !! i am sooo pumped up. first my home scale is off by 2 lbs so i was less then i thought then I went to the supermarket and stocked up. today i am making the soup. it is kind of hard not having the slider so i downloaded the scaner on my phone so i can scan barcodes.... I called the nut yesterday and she told me to do 29 points so here goes my first day !!!

I went last night and joined WW !! i am sooo pumped up. first my home scale is off by 2 lbs so i was less then i thought then I went to the supermarket and stocked up. today i am making the soup. it is kind of hard not having the slider so i downloaded the scaner on my phone so i can scan barcodes.... I called the nut yesterday and she told me to do 29 points so here goes my first day !!!

Woo hoo! Good for you! FYI - if you complete your profile on WW, it will tell you how many points per day and week at the top right hand of the page of your food journal. Browse their recipes - I'm making the spaghetti bolognese tonight!

i did do the ww tracker and it says 31.... its not a big diffrence.i was so ready to go today and my hubby took me out to lunch I did well but I had my day planed out before hand so off to the gym to zumba.......

I have to say I LOVE ww with the band !!! 3 weeks ago I met with my doc to talk about getting the band removed and getting the sleeve done. he told me to meet with the nut and he would do the paper work for my insurance. i made the appt and cried about how i failed at this band that my family didnt want me to get... then i got a join free ww flyer in the mail and i found this thread..so i went . i didnt want to spend 40 a month plus my 54 a month gym fee but i had a gut feeling. i started the e tools on my phone and the bar scaner <3 that ! i started on wed today my pants are lose i got on the wii and i am down 4 lbs already !!! i know this was ment to be !!! thank you for this thread and everyone who posted!! it was everything i needed to know i can work this band and i am going to keep it

I have to say I LOVE ww with the band !!! 3 weeks ago I met with my doc to talk about getting the band removed and getting the sleeve done. he told me to meet with the nut and he would do the paper work for my insurance. i made the appt and cried about how i failed at this band that my family didnt want me to get... then i got a join free ww flyer in the mail and i found this thread..so i went . i didnt want to spend 40 a month plus my 54 a month gym fee but i had a gut feeling. i started the e tools on my phone and the bar scaner <3 that ! i started on wed today my pants are lose i got on the wii and i am down 4 lbs already !!! i know this was ment to be !!! thank you for this thread and everyone who posted!! it was everything i needed to know i can work this band and i am going to keep it

Good for you! I love it too - now if I could just get my band adjusted right.....

I cant belive how I over did it last night ! so today i am doing zumba and weight lifting at the gym !! i am NOT going to let a great week go bad over a few STUPID choices I made last night !!

amy

So glad I just found this thread! I joined WW on Saturday so today is day 3 for me on WW. I was banded 2 years ago and lost 50 pounds. Then I just stopped. So now I have joined the gym and joined WW I am doing a spin class at the gym M/T/W/F and the elliptical at home one day during the weekend. So I work out now 5 days out of 7 and feeling fine Just confused about the dam point thing. They say I should eat 32 points a day and to me that sounds like soooooooo much. One of my friends told me I was not loosing because I was not eating enough, could that be true? Also wondering if we could start a "WHAT DID YOU EAT TODAY ON WW" thread.....what do you think? then we could all see what everyone else is eating and how many points everything has. Still cant wrap my head around fruit being 0 points!

So glad I just found this thread! I joined WW on Saturday so today is day 3 for me on WW. I was banded 2 years ago and lost 50 pounds. Then I just stopped. So now I have joined the gym and joined WW I am doing a spin class at the gym M/T/W/F and the elliptical at home one day during the weekend. So I work out now 5 days out of 7 and feeling fine Just confused about the dam point thing. They say I should eat 32 points a day and to me that sounds like soooooooo much. One of my friends told me I was not loosing because I was not eating enough, could that be true? Also wondering if we could start a "WHAT DID YOU EAT TODAY ON WW" thread.....what do you think? then we could all see what everyone else is eating and how many points everything has. Still cant wrap my head around fruit being 0 points!

that be great ! I am up to posting what I eat and workouts!! keeps me accountable !

this AM i drank a 10 gram protien shake = 5 pts 9:30 am

11:00 am ate a bowl of fresh strawberries with 2 tblspoons of ff cool whip = 0

1:00 had cauliflour (sp) and cheese the green giant pkg = 4 pts

1:30 a bowl of the ww soup = 0

4;00 had a small hot chocolate from DD = 6

4;00 had a half of a plain doughnut = 4.5 ( not worth it )

I walked for 6 miles and played at the park ( baby sat today )

dinner is tacos for the fam but i dont know yet if i am eatting them ?? i have a hard time with ground beef

amy

ok so dinner...

refried beans 1/2 cup =2 pts

ground beef 3ozs =3 pts

mexi cheese 1 cup = 9

desert.....

sliced fresh strawberries =0

sliced banana=0

1 ff pudding cup=2 pt

4 table spoons ff cool whip =0

layered in a fancy ice cream glass

35 pts for the day

walked the dog 3 miles

10 pts for walking today .......

all in all it was a good eatting day. i go to my dr's tomorrow and I am hoping he is happy with me

I love it! Thank you for posting what you ate today!

Here is my day

Coffee & fat free milk 1 point

30g protein shake 4 points

60 min spin class 6 activity points

30g protein shake 4 points

1 hard boiled egg @ 1/4 cup low fat cottage cheese 2 points

minestrone soup 4 points

Rosemary chicken 4 points

30g protein shake 4 points

Fat free sugar free jello pudding made with skim milk 6 points

29 total points minus my 6 activity points and I am supposed to eat 32 points a day how do i get it all in??

what protien shake do you do ? I have a recipie for one but its way more then 4 points.... so I drink slim fast ones now 10 grams and 5 points but I would LOVE to get more protien in....

i also dont count my activity points in my tracker. this week I did use some of my xtra points because of my moms bday and super bowl but this week coming NOWAY !! 31 a day and thats it....

thanks

Amy

ps you can always email me too...

amyloveslou@yahoo.com

Amy,

I drink pure protein shakes from Costco. They have 160 calories 1g sugar and 3og protein. I LIVE ON THEM! My lap band doc turned me onto them.

http://www.premiernutrition.com/protein-shake.html

is it really bad if you dont eat all your points? How long have you been doing WW? Are you loosing with this plan?

I am so glad to see this thread going again. I posted on here in September but no one else was posting. I was banded in September last year. I have only lost 20 lbs. I am very disappointed with my weight loss. I was thinking of going back to weight watchers too. When I went to get my fill last month they told me WW & the band work well together. I would love to join you ladies. I really need some support & encouragement. I am wondering if the band was really worth it.

lcoughlin - WW and the band do work well together with a few exceptions...WW does not like the band so you may or maynot want to tell your leader. I did and mine is very supportive and has modified the plan to assist me. My doctor hates carbs and fruit - WW allows both - I do eat them but in small amounts - doctor hates that and does not want to hear about WW when I visit him - so I don't even mention it. I cannot eat my full amount of points per day. I am allowed 26 and I generally have about 15-18. I do get the water in and I love the fact of the weekly meetings - I need that support. My band was done 7/7/11 and I am down over 75 pounds. I have about 40 or 50 more to go. Lately my weight loss has slowed but the box of cookies I ate at Christmas and all the junk I have been enjoying is the reason for this. The band and WW is not to blame for this one - just me. I feel sooo much better than I did before the band. WW helped me loose a ton of weight years ago and I knew that it could help again. I feel that it has. If I could take diet pills again, I would do that too....I don't the the band is the end-all tool for me to loos weight. I need the "village" to do that. Good luck and hope things work out for you. Stay in touch !

Melinda in Florida