okay so the first week I weighed myself everyday. By day four I was already down 2 pounds! I wa sso stoked. By Day seven I was only down ONE pound. I was so so bummed. Now it's week two and I am totally not sticking to my menu. I need to step it into high gear. Ughhhh...I hate when I get like this!

Hello shereerenee,
I too am on my first week but I will offer this one small bit of advice.
Rule #1: Don't weigh yourself. Stick to the once a week weigh-in when you pick up your food. It probably took you alot longer than 1 week to put the weight on. So give your body a chance. And remember, your not cheating on your diet, you are cheating on yourself and your happiness.
LIVESTRONG

I am on my first week. The first and second day was okay then some of the foods I didn't like or I would miss the snacks at the end of the day. I have eaten what's on the menu but changed different days. I am getting really *****y to my husband and fill like dropping it. The cost of the food for the first week was $145 CDN and I just can't afford $500 extra a month on food. I am having second thoughts on doing this as I am really busy with my work and it seems like to much to handle right now.
Can anyone help? My goal is to lose 25 lbs. This is the first diet I have ever been on in my life. I was always slim before and could eat what ever I want. It is bumming me out that I have to stay away from alot of foods I love. I am 43 - 5'5" and started at 145.2 lbs. Up until last year I was 118lbs and less! This is hard!!!!

I found the first week to be the hardest but it takes a lot of determination. We have had a tradtion in the summer, every Sunday night we would go get ice Cream, so of course Hubby and the kids wanted ice cream. I was tempted to get just a small, but I figured if I blew it the first week, that I would be opening myself to lord knows what, so I passed.
Money is huge thing with me, Just to join was 399.00 then food every week. At one point I said to my husband I don't know if we can afford this, and he said not to worry, he would find the money, so with that thought and attitude, I decided right then and there I was'nt cheating at all.
I am in my fourth week, and have found it hard to eat all 1500 calories. There is something different this time around, I have a different mind set. I have done WW many many times before, and this is just different. As for the scale, the first couple of weeks I found myself weighing myself all the time, now, I try to only do it once a week, just before I go into the Center, I have also learned that my scale is two pounds off. I weigh tow pounds more at the center. Sorry for blabbing so long, try to stick with it, I really think it works, of course this is coming from someone who has only been on it for 4 weeks.

Shereerenee, how do you get the ticker thing to be there? I have the link, but can't get it to show. Computer literate I am not

sheree, DONT GIVE UP!!! Do this while you only have 25lbs to lose and not 50 like me. I should have done this a long time ago. I am 38 years old and the older I get the worse being overweight makes me feel. Don't try to look at it as a whole, take one day at a time and when you wake up in the morning say to yourself I can do this just for today. Do you have the inspirational stones and video. If not I recommend you get them. It really helps to realize why you overeat and that you deserve this healthy transformation. Keep it up you can do it. I go for my 4th weigh in on Monday morning and I have eaten off the diet....but in moderation. And still lost. Are you on the jenny direct or do you go to a center? GOOD LUCK!!!

hey torr....
I read your reply over 3 times. I am not perfect, so I won't lecture, but it sounds like you are fighting it.
It's like trying to stop smoking. Cigarettes are your friends they never let you down, they're always there. Same for food. We as americans have gotten used to the ridiculous portions that restraunts serve, the buffets etc that we don't even think about it anymore.
The extra money spent on JC food is very very steep, but I have told myself that this temporary strain is just that ---TEMPORARY. You made the move to go into the centre and join which is only the first part of the battle. The rest is all up to YOU. Again, just like trying to stop smoking, you have to be ready for the commitment or its not going to work and you will be right back to your old habits once you reach goal and gain back the 45 pds or whatever and then some.
I can't quit, I'm determined to do something about my unahappiness with myself, my husband has commented that he likes this me a whole lot better, than the unhappy (fat to me) me, he says it shows in my attitude that I feel better that I am finally doing something for myself.
Take some time and think about why you joined in the first place. Figure out if you are INDEED READY. JC will be there when you ARE ready. You really can't beat the support I think, and it's so much easier when you are so busy to have it all planned out. Take some time breathe and think.....(reflect if you will)

and to shereenee...everyones right...don't give up it gets easier they say....I still struggle but I refuse to quit....we can do it!

hey guys,
thanks for all of your reply's. I am not going to give up, but this second week is totally shot I think. This morning I woke up with a great mindset...I was going to eat exactly what was on my menu and no more for the rest of the week. AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS? My mom comes over and decided we need to go out to lunch. I didn't over do it, but still, I feel bad about not eating my pre-planned lunch. Hopefully I can stay the same weight this week and not gain! I sure hope so! Thanks again for all of the encouraging words!!

Sheree, please don't give up even if you don't have a loss this week. It sounds like you're letting that 1 lb. loss for week one get you down. Keep in mind that you are only supposed to lose 1 to 2 pounds per week on this plan, so you are right on track. The slower you lose it the better chance you have of keeping it off

Thanks Charlene,
I know you're right. I guess I just got kinda caught up in looking at everyone's 3,4, and even 5 pound weight losses in week 1. It just kinda makes me think "if I only lost one pound the first week, what will weeks 2 and 3 be like?" I am not giving up though. This is my only hope!

Don't give up! I also thought about the expense of the food, but my husband pointed out the amount of lunches we eat out during work....when I subtract the cost of eating out during lunch that almost pays for my daily JC food. I told my hubby that I would take the money out of savings if I had to, but I am doing this for ME! I deserve it. I always put the family first, but for once I'm going to put me first, and in the end the family will benefit too because I will be happier and healthier.

Shereerenee,
I think when you have a LOT to lose it does come off quicker at first. I never had a weight problem until my late 30's early 40's so my advise to you is to get a handle on things while your body is young!! It is expensive on paper, but I'm actually saving money as I don't eat out 3x a day, starbucks everyday, etc. I joined the Rewards program because I had a lot to lose (62 lbs) and I'm saving 30% each week now. I've lost 44 lbs in about 6 months which seems slow but to quote my friend "I didn't gain it overnight and I'm not going to lose it overnight". You just have to take one day (or one meal) at a time and realize that the results are worth it. I've gone from a size 14 jean to an 8 or sometimes 6 and trust me the money spent has been the best thing I've ever done for myself.
Hang in there!! Good luck to us all!
Dawn

I would just like to say thank you to all who have left comments on this particular message board...I woke up this morning with such a lack of motivation that I felt like doing what I always do after about two weeks of trying to 'diet'...and that is give up! But I made a contract with myself the day I went into JC and was determined to stick with it and finish it out to the end. I too was hit hard with the expense of the food each week, and thought that I didn't think I could see myself spending all this money to just eat and slip up again for a huge let down. But what I've found different with JC from everything else I've tried, is that there are people who I can reach out to doing the same thing I am and who can help "pick me up" when I start feeling like I can't do it anymore. So THANK YOU fellow JCers today you have lifted my spirits and I feel I will now be able to finish out today positive!!