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Louise317@webtv.net - 21 Feb 2007 20:06 GMT

I have been on all sorts of diets. with some or no suuceess . I am soon
to be 50 in march I swore i would be thin by fifty but here i am jut as
fat as can be. Is weight watchers easy for somelike me. My family take
up so much of my time I have so little left for myself. I will be doing
this solo so please be truthful about expence for meeting and food I am
haning on by string???????

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Gary G - 21 Feb 2007 22:57 GMT

I wish I could tell you it's easy...But unfortunately it requires a lot of
thinking planning and changing of your habits...I also was on many diets...I
finally walked into WW when I was 54 years old...Today 1 1/4 years later I'm
near goal...No it wasn't any miracle but a great learning experience...I'm
sure your family needs you but you need you even more...Take an hour a week
if your ready and join...Not sure what you mean by doing it solo...In the
meeting you will find many just like yourself all looking to get into a
healthier lifestyle...For me the support and weekly weigh ins made a big
difference...What I can say is that WW teaches you what you should be
eating...If you select the flex system you will be able to eat
anything...But you will learn portion control and probably better habits in
what you select to eat...Exercise will also be discussed...As I said WW
offers no magic bullet but for myself a lifelong overweight person it worked
for me and many others here...I'm not exactly sure what I pay because it's
billed to my credit card every month...Something like $9 or $10 per
meeting...I hope I haven't scared you off...I'm sure others will give their
opinions as well...Good luck...Enjoy the journey...GG

>I have been on all sorts of diets. with some or no suuceess . I am soon
> to be 50 in march I swore i would be thin by fifty but here i am jut as
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Willow Herself - 22 Feb 2007 06:30 GMT

Very well said Gary!
Will~

>I wish I could tell you it's easy...But unfortunately it requires a lot of
>thinking planning and changing of your habits...I also was on many
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Laura - 21 Feb 2007 22:59 GMT

WW is easy. It does take commitment and a fair amount of planning. It's
mainly a matter of eating properly and eating sensible portions plus
exercise. WW gives you an easy way of keeping track of how much food you
consume. It equates food into "points" that you count instead of counting
calories.

>I have been on all sorts of diets. with some or no suuceess . I am soon
> to be 50 in march I swore i would be thin by fifty but here i am jut as
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> thanks

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Stormmee - 24 Feb 2007 15:07 GMT

I have been thinking as I read this thread, easy is relative:

-its easier than any other diet because its not a diet, its a way of life.
-its easier because if you plan the food you actually spend less money in my
opinion
-its easier than feeling bad from being overweight.
-its easy because I know I am in control.

Lee

> WW is easy. It does take commitment and a fair amount of planning. It's
> mainly a matter of eating properly and eating sensible portions plus
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Laura - 24 Feb 2007 17:33 GMT

That's what I was thinking too. WW is the first (and last) diet I will ever
need. I find it easy to follow. Easy to stay on track. Easy to get back on
track when I fall off the wagon. I can't say the same for some of the other
ones I tried in the past. Plus this one is the healthiest eating plan that I
have tried too.

>I have been thinking as I read this thread, easy is relative:
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Stormmee - 24 Feb 2007 21:36 GMT

today is a perfect example of why I love it. We traveled this week, I
mostly made good choices and I think the bad choices are covered by my flex
points. I have let the journaling get away from me. Rather than getting
all stressed out or being upset, I am going to eat reasonably for the rest
of the day and begin my journal tomorrow the first day of my week, I made
this decision when I was getting my tape together to record my journal, I
also had activity points from walking, I am not going to be upset, and just
because I am not counting my points for today it is no excuse for going hog
wild and eating everything in sight... I have learned that I simply MUST
journal as I go and that is that, Lee

> That's what I was thinking too. WW is the first (and last) diet I will ever
> need. I find it easy to follow. Easy to stay on track. Easy to get back on
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Teri - 26 Feb 2007 22:14 GMT

> today is a perfect example of why I love it. We traveled this week, I
> mostly made good choices and I think the bad choices are covered by my
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> wild and eating everything in sight... I have learned that I simply MUST
> journal as I go and that is that, Lee

When you say 'journal' do you mean recording everything you eat? And the
point value? Do you use that mini-booklet they give you at meetings? Do you
record anything else like hunger levels - stress levels - whether you
enjoyed the meal? inquiring minds....
Teri

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Stormmee - 26 Feb 2007 22:22 GMT

My vision does not allow me to use the paper journal but if I could read it
I would, I am certain, and what I just learned AGAIN, is that I must record
every single bite, even if I write it down and guess at the points. I do
record if a particular recipe we try is better than average and I put that
in the favorites, but none of my food issues is not enough variety so I try
to not eat the same thing often... I use the flex points as an external
structure to judge appropriate food intake as I only have starving and
stuffed, no I am hungry or satisfied levels, Lee

> > today is a perfect example of why I love it. We traveled this week, I
> > mostly made good choices and I think the bad choices are covered by my
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> Teri

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Laura - 26 Feb 2007 22:41 GMT

>> today is a perfect example of why I love it. We traveled this week, I
>> mostly made good choices and I think the bad choices are covered by my
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> you record anything else like hunger levels - stress levels - whether you
> enjoyed the meal? inquiring minds....

My handwriting is horrible so I use an excel spreadsheet to journal. I
record everything I eat plus their point values. There also a spot to record
activity points earned as well as how many daily/weekly flex points I have
left. I also have a page that I record my weight for the week with a graph.
I don't record my feelings in the spreadsheet but that would be useful for
folks to keep tabs on if they felt it would help them.

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Stormmee - 24 Feb 2007 15:03 GMT

yes you can lose if you take even a little time for yourself, and truth is
if you want to keep caring for that family you need to be here to do it, if
you die from the weight who will care for them, and I think the food costs
are less than eating out and junk food combined, and we didn't clear the
cabinets, just replaced better food when something ran out, Lee

> I have been on all sorts of diets. with some or no suuceess . I am soon
> to be 50 in march I swore i would be thin by fifty but here i am jut as
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> thanks

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