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it seems a shame that the fit and healthy thread git taken over by a discussion about weight loss groups so thought it would be a good idea to move the discussion to a seperate thread and leave the other to the support and encouragement it was intended for.
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"not read the thread but is not getting fit and healthy and weigh loss groups one of the same thing?
for a lot of people the two go hand in hand "
yes they do but the point was that the threads that having been running have been to support and encourage however the latest one has developed into an argumentative 'discussion' about these types of groups which i felt was a shame. |
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over a year ago
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Weight watchers works for my dad.
He's always been a big build, comes from 30 years of playing rugby, at his heaviest he was around 19stone.
But using WW and going to the gym regularly he's down at 16 stone and looks better than ever.
The WW is great for him since he works mental shift patterns on 12 hour shifts so the pre made meals are very beneficial for him  |
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ok, i will start.
I have not always been a major fan of slimming groups and have had mixed results with the ones i have joined.
Part of this is because i had not bought into the process and cheated a lot. Part of it was that i didnt understand my body and how it reacts to food etc.
Hoever, now i understand more about food, carbs both complex and simple, low GI and high GI etc am having much more success at slimming world than ever before.
Of course i am aware these are companies that essentially make money out of people being fat and in the past i have believed and espoused that they dont want people to get thin but now i am not bothered what they want from me, i am bothered what i want from me.
Slimming world now a days is more about food combining that strict adherance to one way of eating. You are encouraged to have at least half of your meals to be low GI vegetables, eat lean meat, and count fatty or sugary items. All recipes are cooked from scratch. they do have some ready meals but even those have the recipe on the back to encourage you to make your own versions at home. |
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"ok, i will start.
I have not always been a major fan of slimming groups and have had mixed results with the ones i have joined.
Part of this is because i had not bought into the process and cheated a lot. Part of it was that i didnt understand my body and how it reacts to food etc.
Hoever, now i understand more about food, carbs both complex and simple, low GI and high GI etc am having much more success at slimming world than ever before.
Of course i am aware these are companies that essentially make money out of people being fat and in the past i have believed and espoused that they dont want people to get thin but now i am not bothered what they want from me, i am bothered what i want from me.
Slimming world now a days is more about food combining that strict adherance to one way of eating. You are encouraged to have at least half of your meals to be low GI vegetables, eat lean meat, and count fatty or sugary items. All recipes are cooked from scratch. they do have some ready meals but even those have the recipe on the back to encourage you to make your own versions at home."
Thanks for this post, it actually explains the changes. As long as places like these are making you think about what it is you're eating and as long as they enable you to leave them after a period of time equipped with the knowledge to go on and live a healthy lifestyle then I can get behind that. |
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2 women in my office started slimming world at roughly the same time. One followed it religously, lost over 4 stone and now uses it to maintain her weight. The other has put on a considerable amount of weight follows it untermittently, constantly eats crap like biscuits and crisps, and on the days she does follow it will eat portions of 'free' foods that are larger than I would ever eat as a single meal.
I suspect that those 2 experiences are fairly common. If you are wired the right way, they will work and the colleague who's done well credits it primarily to the discipline aspect of the plan, she knows full well what she needed to do but needed the structure |
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Right,
I started my weight loss journey 13 months ago. I was nearly 13 stone and busting out of a size 16. Ive never paid to go to a slimming club in my life but seeing as my mum has struggled with her weight and tried every diet under the sun from calorie tracking to the more crazy end of the spectrum she had the slimming world stuff to hand so I knew what the diet was about.
At the same time I decided to get slimmer I also decided to get fitter. I attended 4/5 hour long exercise classes a week, some cardio some weight training type ones. Decided to calorie count. Lost a few lbs the first week and then nothing for 2 weeks..
Decided to give the slimming world diet a go (still didn't go to meeting just did it at home on my own) also entered everything I ate into my fitness pal so I could track my protein intake amongst other things.
Nearly 4 stone lighter and much much happier than I was before. I don't have a big appetite and could happily live on chocolate and junk so slimming world helped me to start cooking good nutritious food from scratch and really upped my veg intake.
I still track everything on MFP so I know what's high in sugar/carb etc I don't eat things labelled 'low fat' unless I read the label and know the fat hasn't been substituted for sugar.
My PT last year saw my food diaries and said it was great, balanced and the weight came off at a steady pace.
I'm just over 9 stone now and a size 8/10, I don't follow slimming world per say any more but what I eat now is pretty much the same stuff as I did back then, lean protein, fish, green leafy veg, occasional fruit, eggs, cottage cheese. That kinda stuff.
Sorry for the long post. But slimming world/weight watchers/keto/calories etc all work as long as you keep them up, problem is people who have issues with food will often fall off the wagon (hell I have many times) and then people say oh that diet doesn't work.
Well actually it did the whole time people stuck to it, it's when we stop and go back to eating family size bars of Cadbury daim and Doritos for dinner it all goes tits up.  |
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i just love the community and social part of it. we all have a common interest and its to lose weight. we share recipes enjoy taster nights.
image therapy is a huge plus for me |
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"2 women in my office started slimming world at roughly the same time. One followed it religously, lost over 4 stone and now uses it to maintain her weight. The other has put on a considerable amount of weight follows it untermittently, constantly eats crap like biscuits and crisps, and on the days she does follow it will eat portions of 'free' foods that are larger than I would ever eat as a single meal.
I suspect that those 2 experiences are fairly common. If you are wired the right way, they will work and the colleague who's done well credits it primarily to the discipline aspect of the plan, she knows full well what she needed to do but needed the structure"
see i was that second lady previously. i was not organised enough to plan meals and ate rubbish pretending it was covered by my syns etc.
It as taken a lo of self education for me to understand what works for me and what doesnt and i think that is the other key thing. these groups can only lead you to water....it cannot make you drink (i drink 3 ltr of water a day to aid my weightloss  ). unless you are prepared to understand your body it will not work. |
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I've followed SW on & off since July 2000 whilst waiting for IVF treatment. I joined on the day I gave up smoking 
Turned up at consultants appt already pregnant!
I got to my target weight (still a stone over the top end of my BMI - if you bother with that - but I felt bloody fantastic!!!) and a size 12 @ 3.5 years ago.
2 weeks later my ex left after 20 years, I got depressed & it all went to pot.
I'm determined to get back to where I was. Not sure what I weigh now but I'm really not happy with how I feel. Books are out & tabbed up for meals.
I'm getting a gait assessment next week & new trainers. I struggle to get to a gym or classes due to childcare issues but going to go for a fast walk round the block & build up to a jog & youngest can go ahead on his scooter!
Good luck to anyone else trying to lose weight/tone up no matter how much or little Xxxx |
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I like slimming groups I just can't diet on my own, just knowing I'm getting weight ever week helps me stick to it, I've tried going it alone but knowing noone will know if I gain does not help me stick
I know people say if you really want it you will do it regardless but its really not that easy for me
I've always had a really unhealthy relationship with food and I turn to it far to easy when things aren't going right for me, knowing I've got to get on those scales infront of another person really helps me stick to it
I joined slimming world last new year and lost 7stone 1pound I was going to class ever week and doing great till they changed my work shifts and I couldn't get to class anymore, I knew I'd struggle to go it alone and I really tried to get to any class I could and stick to it but I failed and ended up putting 3 stone back on, I've recently changed my job and working hours so I can now commit myself to going to a group every week and I rejoined last week, I have no idea why but soon as I join a class everything just snaps into place for me and I can do it
I personally do not believe slimming groups want you to fail and are just after your money, there would be no reason to give free membership to goal members if that were the case surely
I think we all have to just find what works for us, no all diets and groups will work for everybody |
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For me, I've done well with slimming world before because I need the accountability of turning up and weighing in each week with other people there. In an ideal world I'd just "eat a balanced diet", yes it's fucking simple, but it's all easier said than done if you have a slightly fucked up relationship with food.
That other thread got right on my wick actually, I don't enjoy being patronised by someone who has lost less than I still have to lose after 3 stone by just "eating a balanced diet". Well fuck me if it was as easy as that we'd all be bloody doing it. It's a long hard slog going it alone with MFP or similar, yes people do it but plenty of other people need the social encouragement of groups like SW and WW. None of this makes me stupid, gullible or "being conned".
And breathe.... |
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I don't go to groups as I don't want to get weighed it all goes back to when I had a eating disorder and I was weighing myself 10 times a day...I know what my pitfalls are but I have lost some weight I can feel it in my clothes and myself so that's a good step...I just need to cut out crisps and vodka and the weight would drop off I walk in excess of 6 miles a day often more sometimes less..however I can't allow myself to become obsessed as old habits will creep in such as making myself sick after eating and gorging on food and not eating for days on end..now I just watch what I eat and try and just enjoy life..l |
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Well done all goes to show that not one way works for all and it isn't just about smaller portions and balanced diets.
I need the group mentality to keep me going in other aspects whether it's a team at work or outside of work. Maybe it's the same mentality but there's gotta be a science behind the peer support model which SW/WW tap into.
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By *igeiaWoman
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The weigh in thread a few weeks back is the only time I have ever shared my weight with anyone. I've been going it alone and using MFP but it's taken me years to get into a mental place to want to do it and I think that is the major battle to win. A lot of my female relatives have had great success with SW over the years and if I was more sociable and less self-conscious I might have done better (or lost weight more quickly) using that than I have done going it alone. |
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"For me, I've done well with slimming world before because I need the accountability of turning up and weighing in each week with other people there. In an ideal world I'd just "eat a balanced diet", yes it's fucking simple, but it's all easier said than done if you have a slightly fucked up relationship with food.
That other thread got right on my wick actually, I don't enjoy being patronised by someone who has lost less than I still have to lose after 3 stone by just "eating a balanced diet". Well fuck me if it was as easy as that we'd all be bloody doing it. It's a long hard slog going it alone with MFP or similar, yes people do it but plenty of other people need the social encouragement of groups like SW and WW. None of this makes me stupid, gullible or "being conned".
And breathe...."
You look sexy when you're angry  |
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"For me, I've done well with slimming world before because I need the accountability of turning up and weighing in each week with other people there. In an ideal world I'd just "eat a balanced diet", yes it's fucking simple, but it's all easier said than done if you have a slightly fucked up relationship with food.
That other thread got right on my wick actually, I don't enjoy being patronised by someone who has lost less than I still have to lose after 3 stone by just "eating a balanced diet". Well fuck me if it was as easy as that we'd all be bloody doing it. It's a long hard slog going it alone with MFP or similar, yes people do it but plenty of other people need the social encouragement of groups like SW and WW. None of this makes me stupid, gullible or "being conned".
And breathe...."
Totally agree
I've spend my while life yo yo dieting, I have lost count of the times I've got to my idea weight and put it back in again, for a lot of people 'just eat less' does not work and I get really annoyed by people who have never had a weight problem who tell me how easy it is
I suffered with CED in the past but had a massive wake up call when my daughter cought me with my fingers down my throat, luckily she was to young to understand but I knew then it had to stop as I didn't want my girls growing up thinking the way I ate was normal, it was a long hard slog to get over that, problem is I was still eating as much but not chucking it back up again so my weight piled on, I have been everything from a size 26 to a size 8 in my adult life and all sizes inbetween, my weight goes up and down so fast I can litterally gain and drop a dress size in a week or two
When people say just stop doing it it drives me made, I feel like saying....oh yeah I never fucking thought of that
And breath |
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"For me, I've done well with slimming world before because I need the accountability of turning up and weighing in each week with other people there. In an ideal world I'd just "eat a balanced diet", yes it's fucking simple, but it's all easier said than done if you have a slightly fucked up relationship with food.
That other thread got right on my wick actually, I don't enjoy being patronised by someone who has lost less than I still have to lose after 3 stone by just "eating a balanced diet". Well fuck me if it was as easy as that we'd all be bloody doing it. It's a long hard slog going it alone with MFP or similar, yes people do it but plenty of other people need the social encouragement of groups like SW and WW. None of this makes me stupid, gullible or "being conned".
And breathe...."
Im not going to argue back because if I do I know the vitriol will be aimed at me instead of yourself who has decided to bring this issue back up. Best of luck with your weight loss. |
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"For me, I've done well with slimming world before because I need the accountability of turning up and weighing in each week with other people there. In an ideal world I'd just "eat a balanced diet", yes it's fucking simple, but it's all easier said than done if you have a slightly fucked up relationship with food.
That other thread got right on my wick actually, I don't enjoy being patronised by someone who has lost less than I still have to lose after 3 stone by just "eating a balanced diet". Well fuck me if it was as easy as that we'd all be bloody doing it. It's a long hard slog going it alone with MFP or similar, yes people do it but plenty of other people need the social encouragement of groups like SW and WW. None of this makes me stupid, gullible or "being conned".
And breathe....
You look sexy when you're angry "
My bum looks angry?  |
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There no one size fits all way of losing weight. Everyone knows how I lost my weight so I'm not going into it here. If WW or SW works for you then it doesn't matter what the naysayers think! Losing weight is hard when you find a way that works for you, you stick with it |
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Weight loss is a personal journey ~ one plan won't fit all.
I've done pretty much all the main group classes over way too many years to mention ~ along with numerous other women that you keep bumping into along the way
For now doing it at home, trying to stick to healthy eating, cutting down on the alcohol & bread is working for me. |
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"For me, I've done well with slimming world before because I need the accountability of turning up and weighing in each week with other people there. In an ideal world I'd just "eat a balanced diet", yes it's fucking simple, but it's all easier said than done if you have a slightly fucked up relationship with food.
That other thread got right on my wick actually, I don't enjoy being patronised by someone who has lost less than I still have to lose after 3 stone by just "eating a balanced diet". Well fuck me if it was as easy as that we'd all be bloody doing it. It's a long hard slog going it alone with MFP or similar, yes people do it but plenty of other people need the social encouragement of groups like SW and WW. None of this makes me stupid, gullible or "being conned".
And breathe....
You look sexy when you're angry
My bum looks angry? "
Yes like an angry wasp.
Your bum looks great.
Even if it is too big.  |
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I lost four stone with slimming world, unfortunately due to laziness, complacency and greediness I've put almost two back on. My group has changed location recently and it's a pain to get to so I'm going to start at a more local one this week with my cousin who's just had a baby. It's frustrating because I know i can do it |
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"2 women in my office started slimming world at roughly the same time. One followed it religously, lost over 4 stone and now uses it to maintain her weight. The other has put on a considerable amount of weight follows it untermittently, constantly eats crap like biscuits and crisps, and on the days she does follow it will eat portions of 'free' foods that are larger than I would ever eat as a single meal.
I suspect that those 2 experiences are fairly common. If you are wired the right way, they will work and the colleague who's done well credits it primarily to the discipline aspect of the plan, she knows full well what she needed to do but needed the structure"
The one that gained probably also said the SW diet plan doesn't work. |
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I'm doing SW and although its slow and steady this time around, I am doing ok and enjoying it more as it encourages me to cook things rather than rely on pre prepared stuff.
I did lose weight doing doing WW previously but I found myself eating things I wouldn't usually eat because it had points on the labels! |
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"ok, i will start.
I have not always been a major fan of slimming groups and have had mixed results with the ones i have joined.
Part of this is because i had not bought into the process and cheated a lot. Part of it was that i didnt understand my body and how it reacts to food etc.
Hoever, now i understand more about food, carbs both complex and simple, low GI and high GI etc am having much more success at slimming world than ever before.
Of course i am aware these are companies that essentially make money out of people being fat and in the past i have believed and espoused that they dont want people to get thin but now i am not bothered what they want from me, i am bothered what i want from me.
Slimming world now a days is more about food combining that strict adherance to one way of eating. You are encouraged to have at least half of your meals to be low GI vegetables, eat lean meat, and count fatty or sugary items. All recipes are cooked from scratch. they do have some ready meals but even those have the recipe on the back to encourage you to make your own versions at home."
Iv only ever lost weight alone.
What are the complex and simple carbs and the low and high Gi please? |
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