msu91
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Post by msu91 on Mar 2, 2017 10:25:09 GMT
Week 1 Day 2
Pick two reasonable diets
Choose a diet that allows you to eat a reasonable variety of foods. Research indicates that the daily meal plan of several popular diets has about 1500 calories per day. Your diet should be healthy, include foods you like and can easily prepare, flexible and allows for budgeting of indulgences.
What's important to you in order for you to be/remain successful on an eating plan? What is there about your current plan that works for you?
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Post by linda72 on Mar 2, 2017 14:39:39 GMT
I follow WW Smart Points. I like the program because it has shown me how much sugar is in our foods so I've learned to limit sugar as much as I can. I like WW because I can have anything I want as long as I plan for it. I've stayed at 30 SP because I'm still trying to lose. In fact, I'm now over the 2# limit for LT weigh ins. I didn't weigh in this week but I will go next week, regardless of where the scale falls. If I'm over 2# I will have to pay which I haven't had to do in 3 1/2 years. That is frustrating but I'm determined to stay OP. I'm starting more strength training as my new doctor recommended that for revving up my metabolism. Hopefully that will help nudge the scale downward.
My other diet is calorie counting and tracking on My Fitness Pal. I've been double tracking for a month and find that 30 SP, for me, averages out to about 1100 calories/day. That's not much but as an older, short woman, I don't need much. That's why I'm hoping the strength training will give me a boost. Any of you try that?
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Post by doordie50 on Mar 2, 2017 16:51:19 GMT
Colleen thanks for starting us up.
I follow WW Points Plus - I got to goal with points and this plan just works best for me. It allows me to have just enough of the things I need to not feel restricted. I need a plan that I can live with long term as a lifestyle. Past experience has shown me that if I feel deprived for too long, I'll eventually binge and perhaps throw in the towel. I do really well following the GHGs and I also like having those weekly points for unplanned events and special occasions. I could never lose if I ate more than 15-20 weeklies but, I liked knowing I was still OP even if I used them all. I use the iTrackBites app
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Post by bbbearsmom on Mar 2, 2017 17:00:23 GMT
In actuality I'm on my own but still get my guidance from WW. I still follow the GHG, they are the basis for my eating for the day. I haven't lately and maybe I should but I do point out my day every once in a while to see how I am doing. I still weigh and measure every day.
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Post by jancanlose2016 on Mar 2, 2017 19:48:23 GMT
I follow WW smart points. Even though I went to WW meeting for awhile during Points Plus I never really internalized that plan. I've gone through many of their plans over the years, but the one whose track plays in my mind is the one from the 70s. I really think Smart Points is the best for me. Clearly I am a carb addict, and I think that carbs are my enemy. One bite, and I crave every carb in sight. I think that added sugar is not healthy for me, so avoiding it is a good thing. Unfortunately I'm not naturally a big meat eater, so I do need to weigh my protein portions in order to eat a large enough portion. I've tried a diet or two in the past, notably Atkins and South Beach, but they really are a bit restrictive, and I seem to need the weekly support at a WW meeting. I went this morning and did my monthly weigh in. I'm OK, but need to lose a few pounds for a safety cushion. I guess I should add I tried My Fitness Pal on my own, and didn't have much luck with it. I need the group accountability and support.
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Post by surfgirl on Mar 2, 2017 20:31:06 GMT
Colleen thanks for starting us up. I follow WW Points Plus - I got to goal with points and this plan just works best for me. It allows me to have just enough of the things I need to not feel restricted. I need a plan that I can live with long term as a lifestyle. Past experience has shown me that if I feel deprived for too long, I'll eventually binge and perhaps throw in the towel. I do really well following the GHGs and I also like having those weekly points for unplanned events and special occasions. I could never lose if I ate more than 15-20 weeklies but, I liked knowing I was still OP even if I used them all. I use the iTrackBites app ^^this!^^ doordie summed it up for me, PP+ works best for me because I don't feel deprived, I just feel like I am managing my eating in a realistic way. And, it allows me 0 PP for fruit which is a huge bonus for me because when I was originally on Flex, I never ate fruit because it was too pointy! I know while we're losing we need to not overdo on the fruit but if I think about it, nobody got fat or obese eating too much fruit...that's how I look at it. I'd rather eat an extra piece of fruit over anything with refined sugar if the fruit will satiate me.
Anyway, since I have been very successful on PP+ and its something I can follow for life, that is my primary plan. If I had to have a back up I guess it would be calorie counting with MFP because I tried double tracking for a while and it's a nice app, I just cant manage double tracking anymore, it takes too much time.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Mar 2, 2017 21:05:46 GMT
Linda: "They" say that people gain weight because they lose muscle mass as they age. I think of that happening in the 30's & 40's forgetting that it continues to happen. The wisdom of working on building/keeping muscle mass has been around for a while. Also I've found when I do do strength training exercises I notice and appreciate how my body feels better.
Just want to say I am enjoying the posts and the sharing. I really like getting to know people and how they are doing losing/maintenance. It is encouraging to hear other people's stories.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2017 23:49:41 GMT
I started on WW PP and while I lost a significant amount of weight I had more to lose and it worked well for me.
I first resisted the change to SP and it wasn't b/c of the sugar penalty because I was diabetic and wasn't eating anything with refined sugar in it.It was b/c for some reason I gained the 1st 2 weeks when all the people were having great success even losing more going into the red.Then it turned around and I made goal(both mine and WW) on SP and I have learned to make it a way of life and find I can indulge once in awhile and still get right back on it and I don't feel deprived on it.
For awhile I double tracked calories on MFP and sometimes I just tracked calories and not points.I have learned that since I eat basically the same kinds of foods I find that unnecessary.I'm no longer diabetic so I don't feel the need to check my carbs daily and I was always under 1200 calories.I don't always get the 30 SP in depending on what I'm eating during the day and I'm fine with that as long as I get most of them in.
I do know I couldn't lose or maintain without the strength training at Curves and the walking I do when the weather permits.
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Post by Tammy on Mar 3, 2017 3:56:42 GMT
Funny. This used to be a quick response. Almost everyone was on WW PP and happy. I use the WW tracker, which is SP. But I wouldn't really say that I follow SP. I still follow the GHGs and try to eat as I did when tracking PP. The way that I eat, 30 SP, other than what I need to eat for activity, would be too much. With PP, I really felt like it was a bad idea to be below 26 DP. With SP, who knows? I've definitely considered going to iTrackBites.
I do weigh and measure. I do track. I do plan. I do really consider the quality of my food and how much protein, fat, carbs, fiber I have consumed.
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