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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 8:12 pm
So, with a wedding coming up in 382 days, i want to shed some pounds. I really can't afford weight watchers or curves. And frankly, I think that healthier food can be more expensive. Does anyone have a suggestion for a cheap way to knock of the pounds? I think that I could stand to lose probably 50, if not more, but 50 would make me super happy. Right now I wear a 14 or 16.
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, July 07, 2005 - 10:55 am
Unfortunately, it costs less to eat badly in this country. I don't always have the $12 a week on hand for WW but I know that I used to spend that a few times at McD's or somewhere else. I would suggest finding a farmers market or produce stand to buy your fruits and veggies. They tend to be much cheaper than grocery stores. Trader Joes is very inexpensive when it comes to healthy food alternatives. I wouldn't know what I would to do without them. I don't want to sound preachy but if you truly feel you need to get this weight off, I don't think you can afford NOT to. I know how often we went out to eat or bought fattening foods. It never felt like alot of money because it wasn't an actual commitment but I know it ended up being alot more than I spend now on WW and healthy eating. Good luck in whatever you decide. I can tell you from my experience that WW is a great program. I have been on it since Jan and have lost 47lbs so far. I tried Atkins but it didn't work for me. It worked for my sister though. Now thats an expensive diet, with all the meat you consume.
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Thursday, July 07, 2005 - 8:37 pm
Is WW only 12 bucks a month? How much are the weight watchers meals and such?
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Puppylov3
Member
01-26-2004
| Friday, July 08, 2005 - 5:48 am
I pay $10.95/week for ww. they have a coupon package where you can pay upfront for 10 weeks - but I can't remember how much it is. and there is a freedom plan where you pay a tad more (again can't remember how much) but don't have to pay for missed meetings. For me - the whole paying for meetings thing is a bit of an incentive. I'm paying to go to meetings. I get support I wouldn't get otherwise at meetings. And there is an accountability factor of having to step on that scale and face my leader. Don't take that the wrong way - you don't get beat up if you can - but you do get guidance/help you wouldn't have if you were trying to do it on your own. For ME I do better at meetings than if I'm slogging away by myself. as for meals - ww teaches you to eat real food so you aren't forced to buy food for them. they do offer things like snacks and bars at their centers that you can't find elsewhere. I used to buy some of those - I don't know but that's because i've gravitated more to whole foods as i've progressed. and fansfab is right - long term you can't afford to not lose weight. And I say that because in my case carrying around extra weight did damage to my back that I'll have to deal with for the rest of my life. And I read months and months and months ago in Prevention (or something like it) that on ww vs south beach or atkins you actually save money on your grocery bill (but I'm not sure of their sources).
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Gidget
Member
07-28-2002
| Friday, July 08, 2005 - 7:17 am
saxy i learned a long time ago to shop the perimeter of the grocery store. that is where all the fresh food is. and when you dont have a bunch of processed/packaged stuff in your cart the bill is always much lower. at least mine is.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, July 11, 2005 - 9:06 am
Ditto on the perimeter shopping. Albeit not on the lower bills. At this point I think we spend about the same. Staying on the perimeter and avoiding the aisles as much as possible pretty much balances out for us. Saxy, writing down every morsel you eat and reviewing at the end of the day can help to make you aware of what and how much you are eating. Often we don't even realise all the nibbling we do. Another helpful step is consciously eating 6 small meals rather than 3 or less large ones. Exercising, of course, helps quite a bit, too. It doesn't have to be at a club; you can do it at home for free. If you are new to exercising just google for some suggestions or start a thread asking ppl here for their exercise descriptions. TVCH is a deep well of helpful info. I found in the beginning I really had to get strict with myself. 6 months later I have become almost compulsive with doing some kind of exercise every day, although I reserve Sunday for vegging out. Well I lost the 4 lbs - finally, and promptly munched on a nice piece of Vee's pound cake this morning, too.LOL
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Monday, July 11, 2005 - 9:55 am
You didn't! Dang that stuff is too good, isn't it?!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, July 11, 2005 - 12:14 pm
Yep, don't think I have ever enjoyed a piece of cake more than this one. Been looking at it for several days now. Finally, the green light!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, July 18, 2005 - 9:40 am
Dontcha just love flukes? Without even trying I lost 1 1/2 lbs last week. Yay!!!
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 9:32 am
down 4 lbs this week which puts me at exactly 50lbs lost. I was so thrilled. I have been staying with my friend who is a vegetarian and only buys all natural and organic. While she is at work, I have watched her kids and cooked all the meals. I have eaten about 5 mini meals all day and stopped eating after dinner. I think it has truly helped me get out of my .2 losses. Lets see if I truly learned anything now that I go home on sunday. congrats to all you losers!
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Dilligaf
Member
08-29-2000
| Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 6:03 pm
I'll share my story. Most of you know that I had a baby at 40. He's 19 months old now and I was still toting around some baby fat. I started a "fitness challenge" at work. I manage a large Orthopaedic Surgery practice and I have 12 female staff members and we could all stand to lose a scrub size. We all weighed in on Tuesday, May 31st. Each pay day, we put $10 in the money pot. We agreed to "get healthy" this summer and the person losing the most pounds by July 29th wins the money pot. The doctors in my practice have agreed to match the pot! Wooohooo! I started on the South Beach Diet and I joined the SBD website at $5 per week. So far, I have lost 17 pounds and I am IN THE LEAD for the money! Woooohoooo. I currently weigh less than I did when I got pregnant and I'm almost at my pre-marriage weight. I think the South Beach Diet is the easiest diet I've ever followed and believe me, I have been on EVERYTHING...LA Weightloss, Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig (twice), Nutri System, Phen Fen, Dexatrim, Slim Fast, Smoking... Good luck to everyone!! Dilli
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 2:56 pm
Yay, Dilli, go get 'em!!! What's the principle of the South Beach Diet? Any "none of this or that food group" plan? A carb-loaded day has brought me within 1/2 lb of having to go back to the 20 g of carbs/day until I am back to my "allowed" weight. I understand the principle of raising the metabolism, but this yo-yo eating is getting to me.
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Dilligaf
Member
08-29-2000
| Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 4:22 pm
South Beach Diet Acceptable Food For Phase One (two weeks, no portion limits, eat 6 small meals each day) Fat-free or low-fat cheese, including: cheddar, feta, parmesan, mozzarella, ricotta, and provolone. Canola oil or olive oil. Also low-fat butter substitute. Beans: black, butter, chickpeas, green, kidney, lentils, lima, soy, split peas. Dairy-free cream cheese substitute Extracts (e.g. vanilla) Turnips Fat-free or low-fat cottage cheese Tomatoes (up to 10 cherry or 1 large per meal) Water chestnuts 30 pistachios Peppers Sugar-free popsicles 20 peanuts Asparagus Sugar-free jelly 15 pecan halves Aubergines Baking cocoa powder Sirloin beef Broccoli Sugar-free hard candy Lean cuts – beef Cabbage Sugar-free gum Tenderloin Cauliflower Sugar substitute All types of fish and shellfish Celery Skinless chicken or turkey breast Boiled ham 2 slices turkey bacon per day Lean bacon Cucumber Broth Leg cutlet – veal Lettuce Horseradish sauce Veal chop Mushrooms Pepper Fat-free or low-fat lunchmeat Spinach Soft, low-fat tofu Food To Be Avoided In Phase One All dairy products All fruit Goose All alcohol All fruit juices Processed poultry Full-fat cheese All bread Duck Brie All cereal Liver Edam cheese Rice Rib steaks Beets Pasta Fatty cuts Carrots Pastries Veal breast Corn Baked goods Honey-baked ham Potatoes/sweet potatoes/Yams Chicken wings or legs All starchy foods South Beach Diet Acceptable Food For Phase Two (add these to your diet after the first two weeks) Fruit: apples, apricots, blueberries, cantaloupe, cherries, grapefruit, grapes, kiwi, mangoes, oranges, peaches, pears, plums, strawberries Breads/Baked goods: multi-grain bread, oat and bran bread, rye bread, wholewheat bread , wholewheat pita bread, wholegrain bagels Dairy: Low-fat fruit flavor yogurt, low-fat soya milk, non-fat or 1% fat milk, plain low-fat or fat-free yogurt High-fiber cereal Wholewheat pasta Popcorn Wild or brown rice Small sweet potato Red wine Bittersweet chocolate Semi-sweet chocolate Fat-free sugar-free pudding
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 10:14 am
I'm going to jump in here so that I can be accountable to someone as the site I usually use seems to have disappeared. I have gone on and off a low carb lifestyle since being diagnosed with a thyroid problem, low carb seems to be the best way for me. I did lose 50lbs at one point but put quite a chunk of it back on. My first goal is 10lbs, so far I am half way there, which is quite an incentive! I'm going to keep my goals in 10lb increments (doesn't seem quite so overwhelming that way). And hope to reach my goal weight by this time next year.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 10:31 am
Welcome, Jasper! Realistic, attainable goals is what keeps us going. Too much ambition and most ppl give up too soon. You are playing this smartly. Are you following any particular low-carb diet? You know, Jean Pare has a pretty good low-carb book out, so does Better Homes and Gardens, in case you are looking for ideas. Have you added any exercise to your weight loss program? Dilli, thanks for that list. Sounds like a very "doable" diet.
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Tashakinz
Member
11-13-2002
| Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 10:39 am
If no one has heard of it - I've been taking Hoodia in addition to getting back on Atkins for the last week. I've nicknamed it "portion control in a bottle." I've lost 4 lbs. in the last week just by going back on induction and taking the Hoodia before meals. It really does make you feel full on less. I heard of this stuff when Leslie Stahl from 60 Minutes did a piece on it.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 11:42 am
Tash - that's where I heard of Hoodia as well, but have never actively looked for it, where do you get it? Health food stores? Lumbele, I go by Atkins loosely, but don't over do the fat and try to stick to only good ones. Exercise yes, I go to Curves 3x week (or try ) and I have a couple of Leslie Sansone's walking tapes that I like to do at home. I'll have to take a look for the Jean Pare book, I do have one good cook book I am going to blow the dust off of in a couple of weeks. For my first few weeks of getting my system back on track I tend to stick to a pretty regimented basic meal plan, same ole things every day for two weeks or so. Thanks for the welcome!
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Tashakinz
Member
11-13-2002
| Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 11:53 am
Jasper - I bought it at my local Meijer (it's on sale this week lol). Make sure you get the H57 in the black box as there are lower-quality clones already hitting the market.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 12:12 pm
Jasper, your diet sounds just like the Curves diet (I lost 28 lbs on that one).
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Nancy
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 9:59 am
wow this thread has been quiet lately! I've been monkeying around with the same 5 lbs for the last month(gain-loose-gain-loose). but i'm back to the gym now and have lost 4 lbs now since going back--yeah! 
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 6:31 pm
Yay, Nancy! And welcome to the club! I have been "maintaining" or not and so had to go back to dieting off whenever I gained 3 lbs. After today, I just may have to do it again. Just did it at the beginning of the week.LOL After Labour Day I'll tackle another round of weight loss. At least that's the plan now.
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Tashakinz
Member
11-13-2002
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 9:55 am
Just in case anyone's interested in the results - I lost 8 lbs. in one month with a combination of Hoodia, Atkins and pilates mat work.
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 11:17 am
I really need to lose some weight. I just need to find some way to KEEP the motivation. I always start a diet and work out program and them I end up stopping. I mess up for a day or two and then I let it spiral out of control.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 4:30 pm
Silly, I think we've all been there at one point or another. But I hope I have finally learned that just because I fall off the wagon doesn't mean you can't climb back on and keep going. If I am not mistaken there will be a few of us here climbing back on after Labour Day, in case you are looking for buddies in misery.
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 5:05 pm
I was doing really well before I started having all of my medical issues. Now I am just bouncing all over the place. I haven't gotten on the scale in over a week but I know I am doing better because I can fit in my old jeans again...well, the ones I bought at the begining of summer that is. I have just been trying really hard to drink the water all day long. Then if I do snack I try to pick non carbs/sugars. After labor day I will be more serious and stick to a program...actually, after the 9th. That is when I have my final medical issues resolved (hopefully!) and can get off of all these crazy meds!
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