Silly Question

Well just from hearing you talk about it, I would say that you've found your way of life, Sister! I know that 'diet' has a negative connotation, but that's my point.  I hear so many people say that there are just certain things they just won't give up but they still want to lose weight.  Well, I'm addicted to white bread and I don't want to give it up, but trust me when I say that I'm not going to lose any weight eating it.  So I consistently tell myself that it's not on my diet.  When it comes to white bread, I have to make that as negative to myself as I possibly can! Keep hope alive, Mary

I remember last time I was on WW they had a poster in the corner of the room.  It was something to do with five a day???  Five fruits and veggies, water, ...not sure how it went, but it was what you "suppose" to be doing every day.  I thought it was sort of funny how in this one class room they put it in the very corner of the room where no one could see it.  I did hear her mention it like at the very end of the session, but that is about it.  Think they forget how important it is to be eating healthy besides counting those points.  Don't get me wrong, I think WW is a fabulous program, I just think it's a shame they don't emphasis more along the lines of eating whole foods (except if your on the Core program) than just counting points. I think this is where everyones "diet" fails when they get off WW.  Sure they learned portion control, but we all know that portion control tends to get out of wack after a while.  Then the pounds start coming back.  Why?  Because they wasn't taught to eat whole foods.  I've actually been reading lately that some people mix South Beach with WW.  Ok...so I sort of got side tracked off of the main discussion..hehe sorry. As for the word diet, a diet is a diet in my book.  Some tend to hate the word thinking it will cause failure so they call it a life change instead.  I personally think it's all bogus.  No matter what you eat, it's a type of diet plan. Sort of funny you mentioned this.  My dh and I went through this last night.  I just started counting calories again today.  I'm not the greatest at counting calories, actually I hate it.  I just don't know what else to do atm.  I'm still pondering at the idea actually.  But we started talking about eating four hot fudge sundaes a day, if it equaled my calorie intake if I would gain weight.  He thinks I look at a carb and I gain weight.  He actually laughs at me because I eat popcorn (the only starch of the day) and I'll gain a pound the next day.  It's actually guaranteed a pound will be on me.  Last night I experimented, eating only a portion instead of the whole bag.  Sure enough, a POUND was on me this morning.  So what if I ate 1200 calories of popcorn??  OMG!!!! lol I think most of these people who are advocating this really don't have a weight problem.  If they do, they have never tried to lose the weight before.  Like my husband, he could handle losing the weight, but he chooses not too.  He wouldn't even know how many calories he should eat.  His idea of a serving of chips is a WHOLE bag!  I'm actually quite serious on this.lol  I say we need to shove a cupcake in their mouth! hehe   yea, I'm in a good mood. ;) Nice to hear from you again Mary, it's been a while.

Holly!!!  How ya been girl?  I had a thigh lift six weeks ago to get rid of this hanging skin, and I've mainly been whining over on the Plastics Board.  But I also haven't been on a diet for six weeks and I need to get back on the wagon so I thought I'd mosy on over here. Girl, you have the same problem with that popcorn that I have with white bread...it hates me!   But that's ok, I got the last laugh!  You'll get a handle on it one day and then you can tell it to kiss your happy skinny butt, you've left it for something else...a great number on your scale.  Hahaha Hmmm, I wonder what the difference is between failing a diet and failing a life program?  I don't know about you, but I've failed diets, eating plans, programs and and medical plans.  So maybe I'll just say I'm a food addict, and I've been on the wagon and I've fallen off the wagon...some days I've walked next to the wagon, but at least I can say the wagon is always on my mind!  That's got to count for something, no? Thanks for the laugh, Mary  

Ooooh, I had that hanging skin last time I lost 100 pounds.  It was the NASTY!!  Good for you getting all that yuk off of you!  So back on the wagon instead of walking beside it eh? hehe  I like that.  Are you going back on Atkins??

Getting that skin off was the best thing I've ever done for masself.  I had breasts that were so heavy that they were actually curving the top of my spine.  Hah, these new fake boobs hardly weigh anything! Yep, Atkins is my wagon of choice and I am sooooo ready to get back on.  I feel like crap eating all of these carbs and I know that detox is gonna make me feel like crap, too, but at least I won't feel like crap and gaining weight, too.  Now I just have to pray I make it past the first five days without chopping off a head or two, and I'm back to feeling good!  Beware of that popcorn Sweetie.  For you, it's an EVIL thing.  Mary 

I'm on WW and have lost 22 lbs in nine weeks and two sizes. Do I have sweets? Yes, almost every day. Do I eat them for every meal? No, I try to create a balance. I know they say that WW is a way of life - and it really is because it teaches you portion control. Can you have a slice of pie? Sure. Can you have the WHOLE pie? That wouldn't be in your best interest. You just have to be sensible about it. There are no forbidden foods - you just have to be accountable for everything you eat and drink. It's a good program but I think you'll find if you balance your meal with protein and carbs then you will be more full than if you ate sweets all day. I'm not saying WW works for everyone but it has worked for me and my family.

Hey Disney, of course I know that WW is one of the greatest diet programs out there.  But for the sake of those who think it's easy, I just wanted to start a discussion about the fact that all of these 'programs' are DIETS.  But their ads say diets don't work.  In the warped recesses of my mind, I say portion control is a diet.  Just sayin'. I am always so happy to hear when one of us has found what works for them!   Mary   

Good for you, that's great! 

I'll tell ya this, when it "clicks" as to what works for you, it does sometimes have a sense of ease.  Right now I'm losing at a good pace and other than managing my Atkins and going to the gym, I don't feel it takes a lot to make happen--just the right things which I love. Make sense? But I think in the beginning when you're struggling to find your way, it is all about effort and hard work. One could say I work hard at it, and I do, but I also love everything I'm doing. Soon to break into the 250s, JG

Oooh you said the words....sense of ease.  I soooooo want that!  After a while even on medifast I felt that.  But of course it wasn't something I could live on.  Good choice of words, I know exactly what your talking about.  Just wish I could find my ease.  Have to say I'm getting discouraged, and am eating like theirs no tomorrow.  I wonder what it is with us heavier people (I assume it's most of us), that we don't really think of the consequences, or ignore them.  I'm so bad at this.  I'm at whits end, almost to the point of giving up.  I'm embarrased to even mention it to the hubby anymore, or even here.  It's like rinse, recycle, repeat.....over and OVER again.  Along with tears, *****iness, attitude, mood swings, depression, more tears.  I'm personally about done with it.  Only thing thats holding me back is my kids.   I'm not ready to die yet.   Sighhhhh, lol so depressing!  Good for you almost hitting 250.  If I remember correctly at one point we were about the same.  You've zoomed through it girl!