What is a Virtual Weight Watchers Leader

So I am never going to be a leader in the eyes of Weight Watchers because I will never weigh 159lbs again. As you can imagine over 10 years I have learned every trick in the book. I have also shared, and taught many people how to make this program work. I am that member at every meeting offering suggestions but I sometimes feel that the leader would prefer that I didn't as some of my suggestions don't fit with the WW ideals.

So since I will never get the opportunity to be a leader and support members in the meeting room I am going to support y out here in our cyber meeting room. I am here to share my journey with those of you who need support and maybe a few good ideas to help you be successful.



My Weight Loss Journey

I am a Weight Watcher. I have been since 2000. In March 2000 I joined with a starting weigt of 198lbs and it took me 43 weeks to lose 33.2lbs. At that point I lost momentum and stopped going. In August of 2001, although I had only gained 2.2lbs, I joined again. Over the next 9 weeks I made my goal weight and maintained it for 6 weeks. Although I would never see that weight again, in 2001 this made me a lifetime member, FOREVER! I stopped going to the meetings and slowly started to gain and by the end of 2003 I had gained 20lbs, yuck. I joined again and lost 10lbs before getting pregnant with my first child. By the time I returned to WW in June 2005 I had a starting weight of 203lbs. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! 43wks later I had lost 31lbs before I was pregnant again. Then I returned weighing 192lbs, argh, in February 2008. Over the next 23wks I lost 17lbs almost returning to my pre-pregnant weight before getting pregnant with my third and final baby. It was October 29, 2009 before I returned with a grand weight of 203.8lbs and now I am on my final journey to maybe not a ultimate goal weight but a good maintainable weight for me of 165lbs.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

2 Point Snacking for Less

WW use to offer 2 Point bars but in the last 2 years they have stopped.  Now they offer tiny little 1 point bars and 2 point snack chips which are quite pricey at $9 for 12.  I need my snacks so I have found alternatives.  Thinsations and Special K bars are my favorite an most of them are only 2 points and you can get them on sale at 2 boxes for $6 at Save-on.  It works out to about .15 cheaper but the bars are bigger and tastier.  Other 1 or 2 point treats:

  • Angelfood cake with 3 tbsp of Ultralight Cool Whip (2p)
  • Butter Toffee Rice Cake (1p)
  • Skinny Cow or Breyers 100 cal Ice Cream Sandwich (2p)
  • 2 rice cakes (1p)
  • Breyers Frozen Fruit bars (1p)
  • 1 Nature Valley Granola Bar (2p)
  • Welches Fruit Snacks (2p)
  • Sun Rype Fruit bars (1p)
  • 2 packages Apple Chips (1p)
  • 4 graham crackers (2p)
  • 1c Source Yogurt (1p) (some are really yummy)
  • Of course most fruits are 1 point

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