Good diets?

Yep. I did it online and lost 20 lbs. pretty easily (1-2 lbs. a week). I kept it off for 4 years and didn't feel starving.

I'm not a big group "rah rah" type, so I didn't go to any meetings. I liked the convenience of being able to log in from anywhere and also liked that if I wanted to waste all of my points on beer, that was my problem.

That said, I fell off the wagon HARD and have put it all back on. I'm getting just about disgusted with myself to start again.

I have a question for folks who have success on WW while eating in NYC....How do you calculate your points while eating out? Or do you mainly prepare your own food for lunch and dinner?

I had some success on WW when I lived in suburbia and "eating out" for lunch and dinner often meant eating at some chain store whose point vales I could easily find in WW's handy dandy handbook..but now that I live in here I spend most of my eating out in non-chain places (thank goodness!) but I had a hard time figuring out point values for things...

Just wondering if you guys had any tips...I'm looking to start up again on my own again (too poo' and busy for meetings) and could use the advice...

Subject: Re: Good diets?

Whatchuwant wrote: So, I've been thinking about Weight Watchers and their silly points plan.

Whatchuthink? Anybody have any "success" on this one?

It isn't anything that you can't do on your own, counting calories. But they do make it easy, and have a support system if that is your thang.

I am too damn tired to sit and type the info that I got out of this book that I bought a few days ago. I'm not done reading it yet , but I did skip to the diet chapter cuz I couldn't wait to get there by reading through-WHATEVER SHUT UP! It had good tips on losing weight and flattening your belly etc. Anyway , tomorrow I will come back and type it all in.The book is "More Natural Cures Revealed" by Kevin Trudeau.....and NO , I didn't read his first book but it must be important to do so cuz he keeps saying , "You should read my first book , you have to read the first book , make sure you read the first book , please go [redacted] the first book...blah blah blah.

Grumpy...I'm just grumpy tonight.

Goodnight.

If you want to lose weight , it is absolutely imperative that you eat a substantial breakfast.
The facts are clear. The vast majority of people who are thin eat breakfast, the vast
majority of people who are over weight eat no breakfast or a very light breakfast.
People who are overweight generally have a slow metabolism.In order to get your
metabolism moving , one of the most important things you can do is eat a substantial breakfast.
There are two elements here:(1) you must eat a substantial breakfast , and (2) you must eat the right kinds of food that
make your metabolism go up and get your body burning fat instead of eating food that causes your body to retain fat
and gain weight.

Everything you eat for breakfast must be must be organic and unprocessed. It cannot be out of a box
or from a company that is publicly traded.If you are eating food that you have purchased from a
publicly traded corporation , I can assure you that there are ingredients in the food that are not listed
on the label.I can assure you that these companies are secretly putting ingredients in the food to increase
your appetite , get you physically addicted to the food,and make you fat.

Types of food you can eat for breakfast:

1. Meats - Eat organic beef , lamb , chicken.Make sure these are real cuts of meat and not deli-type meats or
any type of processed meats.

2. Fish - Wild salmon , sardines , tuna , etc.

3. Fruits - Grapefruits , apples , pears , strawberries , blueberries , plums , peaches , and apricots.
Make sure the fruits are fresh and not dried.As always , make sure they are organic.

Stay away from bananas as they have a tendency to make you gain weight.
If you must have milk with your breakfast , make sure it is organic and , ideally ,
raw milk that has not been pasteurized or homogenized.

Fresh organic , non-pasteurized , fertile eggs.

Example breakfast : Scrambled eggs with a side of smoked salmon , or lamb chops , or sardines , or a small steak.

You will notice that when people eat , most people get tired ,gassy , bloated , constipated , and lethargic after a meal.
Food is supposed to give you energy.Food is supposed to be fuel.If after a meal you aren't filled with energy ,
then there is something wrong with that food , or you are so toxic and full of Candida that the food can't be used as fuel.
Therefore you must do your Candid cleanse and colon cleanse.
Taking some digestive enzymes with your meal will prevent you from having any acid reflux
or heartburn , prevents gas,and allows the food to digest better.

The body needs fuel on a regular basis. Eat a substantial breakfast , and eat the right kind of breakfast , and you will see
your weight normalize and you will lose weight.

Here is an amazing product that can have tremendous benefits , as well as help you lose weight faster and easier than
ever before.Unrefined , pure , organic , virgin coconut oil is a product that falls in that "miraculous" category.
All you do is take is take one tablespoon in the morning and in the late afternoon.

Hot peppers increase metabolism.
So the simple weight loss tip is starting with breakfast , add organic hot salsa to your meals.
Ginger is also hot. Grated fresh ginger can be added to your meals.
You can also grate ginger and then squeeze it and put the juice on your food.

Hot peppers and anything that increases "heat" will work.This also increases your digestion and helps
move food through the colon quicker , increasing elimination.

1. Add hot peppers or organic salsa to all your food.Hot peppers raise basal temperature. this increases metabolism and
make you burn fat and calories quicker.It also reduces appetite.

2. Take a tablespoon of raw organic apple cider vinegar before each meal.
If you can't get raw organic apple cider vinegar then go to a health food store or go
on the internet and get apple cider vinegar or capsules.Take this before each meal.
This will increase the fat-burning furnace in your body and allow you to start burning stored fat.

3. Take a tablespoon of organic virgin coconut oil before each meal.This will help food pass through the digestive tract
quicker ,stopping the conversion of food to fat , as well as stimulate the thyroid , increasing metabolism and making
you burn stored fat even while you sleep.

4. Drink Yerba Mata tea. Drink three to four cups throughout the day; always use pure water , never tap water.
This tea will reduce appetite and increase metabolism and energy.It's important to drink throughout the day ,
starting first thing in the morning , and ideally drink some
every few hours.This will reduce appetite and increase fat-burning properties in your body throughout the day.

One simple way to flatten the tummy :eliminate gas , bloating and indigestion;speed the metabolism;and lose 5-10
pounds effortlessly is simply to take digestive enzymes with your meals. Adding digestive enzymes when you eat food
will make your food digest quicker and easier , and go through your system faster.It will flatten your tummy.
It should increase bowel movements, making you eliminate much more frequently and making the movements
much easier.Most people notice a dramatic reduction in their protruding tummy within the first week.

Wheew! That was a lot of typing. :shock:

Goodnight.

breastfeeding+stress+lotsa walking= dramatic weight loss

not recommended because i feel like i'm going to faint at any given moment but my delirium forced me to add my 2 cents.

i can pull my pants off without unbuttoning them. somebody feed me!

Bananas - Is the (only) fruit that for some people can work fatting because they contain a lot of starch (more starch than sugar). Those people shouldn't eat too many bananas a day;

http://www.thefruitpages.com/bananas.shtml


I called Back to the Land on 7th Ave. , and the guy said that they have the
Unrefined pure organic virgin coconut oil - $13.29. I'm gonna walk up there later and get me a jar.
I wanna see if that stuff really works.

[quote="Em26"]

If you want to lose weight , it is absolutely imperative that you eat a substantial breakfast.

*snip*

Wheew! That was a lot of typing. :shock:

Goodnight.

What is the source of this information? And, a better question: what sources did your source cite?

Em26 wrote:
I bought the book from Rite Aid for eight dolla.

http://www.amazon.com/More-Natural-Cures-Revealed-Previously/dp/B000RK66II/ref=pd_sim_b_1

His sources are his own experience and research that he has done.
Some research done by others.

In the book he talks about a lot of stuff , not just about dieting.

It's a very interesting book. I like it so far.

I'm sure that the book is a good read. I'm not sure, however, that I want to be taking nutrition advice from Kevin Trudeau:

http://www.skepdic.com/trudeau.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Trudeau

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0826051trudeau1.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/22/AR2005102201272_pf.html

But, I must be in the minority because the book you mention was a bestseller in 2005.

Caveat emptor!

lberghol-- to answer your question about eating out, Weight Watchers sells a book called the "2008 Dining Out COmpanion", which lists points for just about every chain restaurant menu you can think of. Plus it lists a general guide of dining out foods (i.e., a slice of pizza). Also, when you join WW, they give you a booklet that tells you how to calculate portions, like "Palm=3 ounces of meat/fish", "Thumb= 1 oz meat or cheese" and stuff like that.

I really like WW because there are no forbidden foods. Heck, you can eat cake and stuff (as long as you balance it out by eating healthily/lightly the rest of the day and that week). And most healthy foods like raw veggies are 0 points so you are encouraged to load up on them, and a piece of fruit like a medium apple is only 1 point.

My only caveat to fellow Weight Watchers folks is to STAY AWAY FROM THEIR PACKAGED FOOD!!! They peddle the packaged food at every meeting. It is not real food, it is nasty diet bar sh*t. Stick to the most unprocessed food you can (i.e., fruits, veggies, whole grains, raw sugar instead of Equal, etc.) and you will be healthiest.

I'd love to hear from more people on WW. I like it so far. The meetings are very encouraging. There are a lot of folks at my meeting who have lost 40 or more (one lady 100) pounds and have kept it off for years. The weight loss process is much slower than with other diet programs- expect to lost 1-2 pounds a week- but it is real weight that you are losing, and you learn to be aware of what (and how much) you eat and to control portion sizes.

Someone else asked about The Flat Belly Diet. I was dumb enough to purchase the book. Let me sum it up: Eat monounsaturated fatty acids (or "MUFA's" as the book calls em, i.e., olive oil) with every meal. That's pretty much all I gleaned from that book.

I lost close to 40 lbs on WW a few years ago and I swear by it.
I didn't eat their food though, I would rather cook and prepare my own food.
Recently was put on a low dose of steroid and about to head my ass back to WW for a refresher.

Anyone wanna join me?

Whatchuwant wrote: I'm on the verge of joining. So, where are the good meetings?

Rachel- you still down?

Do it!

I like the meetings at the Montauk Club on Sat. mornings. The 9AM meeting is, IMO, the best. It's a tad early for me, but it gets me to the Greenmarket early, and I still have time for the gym. All in all not a bad thing.