I Wish I Knew How to LOSE You--The Weight Loss Thread (check first post)

[Sason]

Hey, look what the wind blew in!

A voucher check from Weight Watchers in my letterbox!

With an option for online participation, which is what I planned to do.

So there ain't much avoiding it now, is there? 

I'll look into it, how it works and such.

My scale at home isn't really reliable, so I won't start until Friday when I go back to work. There we have a professional scale.

[Lynne]

Sonja - I loved the WW online tools. And invested quite a lot of time in it - entering recipes and fave foods. There are even message boards where once in awhile you meet like-minded people.

That said, though, the best thing I discovered was breakfast and lunch were fine but it all went out the window with supper due to dining out and glasses of wine.

I was talking to a friend who told me (sensibly, I think) to eat that 7 servings of fruits and vegetables every day. On days I do that, I don't have much room left over for a larger meal at night. And of course complex carbs instead of white bread and white rice; go for more colors and less processing. I'm going to try it.

But WW works for many - Meryl's had good luck with it.

Let us know what you decide!!

[Sason]

Thanks Lynne.

I don't have much of a choice, really. I HAVE to loose weight now, before it gets out of my control totally.

I've been very successful with WW before, lost 37 kg (about the double in pounds) with them.

But this time I don't want to go to the meetings, it's too time consuming.
So I thought the online alternative would suit me perfect.

I'll let you know, for sure!

[CellarDweller]

My scale at home isn't really reliable, so I won't start until Friday when I go back to work. There we have a professional scale.

Even professional scales can be off.  The scale that we have at work for the weigh-ins, we tested.  I took a 5 pound weight to work, and placed it on the scale, and it came up at 5 pounds exactly, so we know it's accurate.

[CellarDweller]

Food frauds that can wreck your diet!


http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/slideshow-foods-that-can-wreck-your-diet

[Sason]

Even professional scales can be off.  The scale that we have at work for the weigh-ins, we tested.  I took a 5 pound weight to work, and placed it on the scale, and it came up at 5 pounds exactly, so we know it's accurate.

I know you can't trust them all. But the scale at work is the one used by the midwives, so I'm pretty sure it's correct.
It's a good idea to test it though. Easily done, with an unopened package of something from the kitchen! 

[Sason]

Food frauds that can wreck your diet!


http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/slideshow-foods-that-can-wreck-your-diet

Thanks for the link.

Good reminders, but nothing that was really new to me.

Also when I'm not on a diet, I try to stay off ready made and fast food as much as possible.

Even when you're making the best choices available, it's never particularly healthy food.

[Front-Ranger]

Food frauds that can wreck your diet!


http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/slideshow-foods-that-can-wreck-your-diet

With 23 different food frauds, there was a lot to learn or be reminded of here! Thanks, Chuck!

[CellarDweller]

Day 2 of the Fat Smash Diet is near completed. 

[serious crayons]

I joined WW's online plan yesterday. I like the new points system! I get 9 more points than I used to on WW (partly because I've gained some weight, and you get more if you're heavier), and all kinds of things are point-free under the new rules. An orange! A banana! I fell about 9 points short of my daily allowance -- which you're not supposed to do, but honestly I wasn't any hungrier than that -- and of course didn't even dip into my weekly 49 bonus points.

So far, so good!