FAT Loss

gonzo127

i know this is a bit of a thread reserection (although this isnt exactly the most full of boards) but i have actually created a spreadsheet which will calculate the points value for you (within my own testing its roughly 99% accurate compared to the spinny thing you get from weight watchers),

plus tracks your points over the week which my wife uses, quite happy to share it if anyone wants it drop me a PM as i dont check this board all the time

sniggings

mate save your money and do it the right way.

Healthy eating and exercise is the best way.

What happens when you get to your goal, do you carry on counting points or go back to your normal eating, which means putting the weight back on?

Change the way you eat and live, is the only way imo, learn to enjoy good healthy food, take up walking or some other activity.

Start how you mean to go on, change one thing at a time, such as buy semi skimmed milk if you have full fat, or brown bread if you have white, add one veg to every meal, then move to 2 veg, start to eat smaller meals but more offern etc before too long you will learn to enjoy healthy food and not look at a carrot as a free point and a square of chocolate as 3 points and a treat.

It's all a mind game, tell yourself it's a diet, you will think of an end day when you can go back your normal eating, the good stuff again, or tell yourself you are changing your way of life and will carry on doing it because you want to and because you enjoy it, you give yourself a far better chance of getting where you want to be and staying there.

Jack_Griffin

Malcnascar wrote: »

Best of luck hope you achieve your goals.
Best diet I ever saw was in Miranda Hart's book " Is it just me"
Chapter One
Eat Less
Chapter Two
Excercise more
Thats it!

Yeah, works for me.. lost a stone this year so far.

What I've been doing is recording what food I eat in a diary, and working out the calories, it motivates me to stay on the right side of 2000 calories/day though I have the odd bad day that's OK.

I've a note on the fridge that says
NO BISCUITS
NO CHEESE OR BUTTER
NO CAKES
NO ICE CREAM
These are the rules... break them & you're bound to exceed any calorie limits.

It is better to have high protien (sausage/bacon/eggs) breakfasts than cereal etc.. it really helps.

I also exercise strenuously one day a week & tend to walk everywhere.

I do not think these weightwatchers/slimming club things are worthwhile.

Well thats my POV.

chrisv24

There are a load of free calorie counting apps out there that you can download straight to your phone.

Ultimately, you need to watch you calorie intake and start exercising. You can do that without having to pay weight watchers!