Anyone else on a diet and struggling?

~Chameleon~

paulineb wrote: »

Didnt really work well for me. I dont eat meat and in those days it was red day, green day, I know its changed now. My friend lost 3 stones fairly quickly on red days, took me some time to lose ten pounds on green and by the end of it I was heartily sick of baked potatoes and the like.

I do know a lot of people it does work well for, but not me.

I actually think the slimming world diet is pretty healthy anyway, so people lose weight and clean up their diet without feeling deprived.

I have absolutely no idea how they formulate their "diet". I just know it's one of the healthiest commercial ones available and the only one we allow clients to follow if they don't wish to utilise our own healthy eating plan.

paulineb_2

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

To answer the "crisp debate" - I bought a bag of 6 in Aldi on their last £5 off a £40 spend day just to test them. The Cheese & Onion ones were also half price, my favourite flavour!

I think that was maybe two (+) weeks ago now and we (2) still have at least 3 packs in the cupboard!

That just shows you have good self control. Unlike me, thats why I dont buy multipacks.

~Chameleon~

paulineb wrote: »

That just shows you have good self control. Unlike me, thats why I dont buy multipacks.

It just means crisps don't feature in our day to day diets. They're an occasional treat that we may indulge in every now and then. Probably along with a bottle of cider, another occasional treat

paulineb_2

Might be wrong of me to say but I did a quiz on facebook and out of 100 different types of crisps I had tried 96 of them.

The only crisps I dont like are prawn cocktail, they make me feel unwell no matter who makes them. Tomato sauce. And Im not overly keen on salt and vinegar either.

Apart from that anything goes. I also dont eat dairy these days so anything with whey is out.

But hey, today Ive had oatcakes and coconut water. And no crisps.

If there's hope for me, there's hope for anyone.

System

I can't do moderation when it comes to crisps they are my major weakness, if I but a six pack I eat a six pack :eek: so now I just don't buy them at all!

Lol this is silly but I've probably said before I'm a very fussy eater, but today I actually managed to try some tomato and some mandarin :eek: my best friend nearly fainted with shock as he's known me 10 years and knows what I'm like

Tink2

Well done MU, did you like them?

I have decided to cut crisps out because they aren't as nice and because I have no self control when it comes to them, I did the same with mayo a couple of years ago, I will have mayo if I have a greggs sandwich and I get the lighter than light mayo

Izadora

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

For those who like to follow a particular plan, the only "diet" we would ever advocate is Slimming World. We have clients working with us on exercise regimes that are following this plan and have great results.

I tried that years ago and got to the point where I couldn't even look at couscous anymore. Like Pauline, I found I struggled a bit with it because I don't eat meat and also found that as soon as I stopped doing it, even though I was still eating reasonably healthily, I put on quite a bit of weight and in places which had never been problem areas before.

What's your opinion on WW propoints? I'm guessing not overly favourable if you wouldn't recommend it but I'd be interested to know because, of the many different diets I've tried, that's the only one that's ever really worked for me.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

If you eat crap, you feel like crap.

From time to time, like when there's a big event to prepare for, I'll be out early and back very late, with no access to anything other than processed stuff - I've spent days where the only food is chocolate and crisps.

After a week, I'm ridiculously tired, even if a huge Red Bull came and kicked me up the backside, I wouldn't be able to move. My stomach is tied in knots, my joints are on fire and my sleep is nonexistent. I've been driven home a whole 500 yards because I just can't walk.

Three days of no crap and I'm almost back to normal.


With the exception of the vegetables and fish, I'd be avoiding everything else you've listed so far. If nothing else, because there is an established link between eating such foods and having higher levels of inflammation, which is the last thing I need with RA and EDS III.

I'm almost in remission for the first time in over 12 years. It doesn't change the damage that's already been done, but it halts the disease progression and reduces my risk of cardiac problems.

As soon as I eat things like you have on your list over a few days, it all flares up again. Plus, the amount of sodium in processed foods is unhealthy and is associated with increased risk of high blood pressure and stroke.


It's not just about calories.

Bonglecat

Tink2 wrote: »

I do eat while watching TV but I always concentrate on the food, my calories are worked out before I eat it so even if I didn't concentrate I know the calories I'm eating

I didn't get any crisps when shopping

Calories aren't the point sweetie, it's your attitude to food if you want this to be a life long commitment you need to be aware of your body and the sensations. Are you really hungry, actually in need of food? Or bored or even thirsty? Years of emotional or boredom eating takes away these senses. You may think you can watch TV and concentrate of the food but you can't do both , not properly anyway. Once you start understanding your body and eating to fulfil your needs and not your appetites then calories go out of the window because your body knows what it needs. And that isn't 6 sausages, pizzas or bags of crisps.

Many people who adopt conscious eating stop eating any kind of junk food at all not because they become food Nazis but because when they really concentrate and taste the pizza it's actually horrible. The food industry work on chemicals and processes adding salt and sugar to food in order to trigger a reaction in our brains to convince us we must eat and eat and eat. That's where their profits come from. If you overcome this you've got it made.

Now I'm not saying I have overcome this and I am 2 stone overweight. But I am aware of it. When I d concious eating I eat a quarter of what I do when I'm watching TV or surfing the internet while eating. When I am conscious eating I never finish my plate because I am full. That it the crux of the matter eating until comfortably full not absolutely stuffed.

At first it seems more time consuming than counting calories but do it for 20 days and it will be a habit do it for 90 and it's part of your life. Think about it do you want to count calories forever or have a healthy attitude to food?

Tink2

I don't mind counting calories, I actually enjoy it

There is no reason for me to cut out pizza, there is nothing wrong with me having it once a week