Has anyone lost weight themselves--not paying out to go to a slimming club?

bambam00

Hi guys, this is my first post for a while. I left the boards for a while whilst sorting out some personal issues. Just wanted to put a post on here to encourage all you weight loss people

I started WW last July at 21 stone, and now last week managed to make my target of 12st 12 so lost over 8 stone.

Have to say I cannot fault WW, their system does work but I understand how hard people find it and how confusing their points system can be, so thought Id post a few tips that people may find useful.

Although WW say there are free foods, this isnt strictly true as they are only free when eaten in small quantities..

The best thing to do is for people to post their favourite meals here and I will try and offer a recipe for low fat version of that meal. Its not always possible if you say you love deep fried cheese haha, but I am a reasonable cook and enjoyed the challenge of keeping eating my favourite meals whilst adapting my recipes to ensure I stayed within my points values.

I found that my portion sizes probably actually increased, and yes a little forward planning was needed and maybe a little more prep work on the meals, but so many can be prepared ahead and frozen down in portion sizes. My other half also ate the same foods as me at meal times when we ate together and he didnt feel a difference in his eating habits and he too lost 3 stone. Whilst still having his treats during the day.

I get a lil passionate about weight loss, as I spent 10 years at circa 20 stone complaining I couldnt lose weight, but with a lil support and advice I managed it. The support and advice many people need and get from the classes can be gained here on this site. We are after all a community and collectively much bigger than any class we could visit with WW and its FREE!

If anyone is interested message me and I can easily start a new thread and even arrange online meetings if people feel they would benefit

Just let me know

Sorry I waffle ! Youll get used to it, but Id love to help and support others to gain the benefits I did for the weight loss.

I used to have high blood pressure and dangerously high cholesterol and also was diagnosed with Type II diabetes. With diet my cholestrol dropped 15 points to 2.8 and my blood pressure is well within normal levels, and I no longer need medication for my diabetes, so weight loss does benefit all round

Take Care

John

JohnInDebt

bambam00 wrote:

Hi guys, this is my first post for a while. I left the boards for a while whilst sorting out some personal issues. Just wanted to put a post on here to encourage all you weight loss people

I started WW last July at 21 stone, and now last week managed to make my target of 12st 12 so lost over 8 stone.

Have to say I cannot fault WW, their system does work but I understand how hard people find it and how confusing their points system can be, so thought Id post a few tips that people may find useful.

Although WW say there are free foods, this isnt strictly true as they are only free when eaten in small quantities..

The best thing to do is for people to post their favourite meals here and I will try and offer a recipe for low fat version of that meal. Its not always possible if you say you love deep fried cheese haha, but I am a reasonable cook and enjoyed the challenge of keeping eating my favourite meals whilst adapting my recipes to ensure I stayed within my points values.

I found that my portion sizes probably actually increased, and yes a little forward planning was needed and maybe a little more prep work on the meals, but so many can be prepared ahead and frozen down in portion sizes. My other half also ate the same foods as me at meal times when we ate together and he didnt feel a difference in his eating habits and he too lost 3 stone. Whilst still having his treats during the day.

I get a lil passionate about weight loss, as I spent 10 years at circa 20 stone complaining I couldnt lose weight, but with a lil support and advice I managed it. The support and advice many people need and get from the classes can be gained here on this site. We are after all a community and collectively much bigger than any class we could visit with WW and its FREE!

If anyone is interested message me and I can easily start a new thread and even arrange online meetings if people feel they would benefit

Just let me know

Sorry I waffle ! Youll get used to it, but Id love to help and support others to gain the benefits I did for the weight loss.

I used to have high blood pressure and dangerously high cholesterol and also was diagnosed with Type II diabetes. With diet my cholestrol dropped 15 points to 2.8 and my blood pressure is well within normal levels, and I no longer need medication for my diabetes, so weight loss does benefit all round

Take Care

John

It's worth some people reading this, too many people think they cannot lose weight.

If the desire to lose weight is really there anyone can do it once they stop hiding behind the excuses:

"I have an underctive thyroid" (may cause a few pounds extra but nothing more)
"my parents are also overweight so it must be in the genes" (just bad eating habits being passed down)

It's not easy to lose weight but it can be done by anyone who puts in the effort.

tryhard_2

well done bambam on your weight loss. as you mention, your health is benefiting too.