Anyone else on a diet and struggling?

paulineb_2

Izadora wrote: »

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.

My friend that did slimming world, as I said above I know its changed recently, but when she did it, it was red day green day, she ate a lot of meat, that I do remember. There are also treats that you can syn, was called sins then, but its now syns I believe.

I found the green diet very carb heavy, lots of rice, pasta, even stuff like batchelors pasta in sauce was free (maybe still is), fruit wasnt free then but I believe it is now.

I see a lot of people on slimming world post their diets and there are a lot of white carbs in there, but obviously people have the choice to swap that for wholemeal as well. But I do think compared to other diet plans, its healthier and many people on it are happy not to have to calorie count.

However, unless someone has the willpower to be able to count syns at home, its £5 a class unless someone can get there by way of GP referral. Sometimes money is a barrier to people getting to a diet club.

I have a friend who did very well on WW and I know hes not into processed foods, he cooks as much as he can from scratch, again I would expect a lot depends on whether someone cooks or depends on a lot of the WW meals, their own frozen range.

Ive never tried scottish slimmers but I also know people who have done really well on that diet.

Tink2

Oh and re the watching TV thing

Again, I know exactly how much I'm eating

System

paulineb wrote: »

My friend that did slimming world, as I said above I know its changed recently, but when she did it, it was red day green day, she ate a lot of meat, that I do remember. There are also treats that you can syn, was called sins then, but its now syns I believe.

I found the green diet very carb heavy, lots of rice, pasta, even stuff like batchelors pasta in sauce was free (maybe still is), fruit wasnt free then but I believe it is now.

Im not sure its the healthiest diet out there, I see a lot of people on slimming world post their diets and there are a lot of white carbs in there, but obviously people have the choice to swap that for wholemeal as well. But I do think compared to other diet plans, its healthier and many people on it are happy not to have to calorie count.

However, unless someone has the willpower to be able to count syns at home, its £5 a class unless someone can get there by way of GP referral. Sometimes money is a barrier to people getting to a diet club.

I have a friend who did very well on WW and I know hes not into processed foods, he cooks as much as he can from scratch, again I would expect a lot depends on whether someone cooks or depends on a lot of the WW meals, their own frozen range.

Ive never tried scottish slimmers but I also know people who have done really well on that diet.

I couldn't get on with slimming world, I felt I was eating far too much and I think I took the whole a lot of carbs being free too far

Obv it does work for some people, but when I was there I actually put on weight :eek:

nickyhutch

Tink2 wrote: »

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

Why don't you try making your own pizza? It'll be far healthier and a lot tastier. You might find you can have more, as well, because it will fit better into your calorie counting.

System

nickyhutch wrote: »

Why don't you try making your own pizza? It'll be far healthier and a lot tastier. You might find you can have more, as well, because it will fit better into your calorie counting.

Homemade pizza tastes so much nicer than the store bought stuff! Even better if you make your own dough too

Damn you, now I want pizza

nickyhutch

xXMessedUpXx wrote: »

Homemade pizza tastes so much nicer than the store bought stuff! Even better if you make your own dough too

Damn you, now I want pizza

Definitely, and so easy. Shop bought ones taste like the boxes they come in.

nickyhutch

And you can put whatever you like on it.

paulineb_2

xXMessedUpXx wrote: »

I couldn't get on with slimming world, I felt I was eating far too much and I think I took the whole a lot of carbs being free too far

Obv it does work for some people, but when I was there I actually put on weight :eek:

I think the good thing about slimming world is that people are encouraged to eat fruit and veg. For meat eaters they can also eat things that possibly on other diets it would be harder to count in, such as bacon and eggs for breakfast. It just didnt work for me. At that time I didnt have a lot of weight to lose, but I lost 10 pounds on SW, it was a struggle.

If I had been on the red day plan, it would have been less of a struggle I think. I was heartily sick of jacket potatoes, that I know.

When I did it, batchelors packet pasta and also Im sure tinned ravioli and macaroni were considered free food.

I remember my friend ate a lot of birds eye boil in the bag beef with a small serving of mash. The plan has changed a lot in that time and you can combine meat with non meat eating days without it being tons of syns if you do.

It doesnt work for me, Im sure of that. Im positive if I had started doing slimming world a year ago Id have lost less weight than I have. But some people do very very well on it, my friend lost 3 stones (didnt maintain it, but she lost that and she didnt feel deprived while doing it).

Tink2

nickyhutch wrote: »

Why don't you try making your own pizza? It'll be far healthier and a lot tastier. You might find you can have more, as well, because it will fit better into your calorie counting.

Really want to try that, well my OH would be making it lol

If I could find a recipe for the caper sauce iceland use on the tuna pizza I would be made up!

Tink2

nickyhutch wrote: »

And you can put whatever you like on it.

Tuna, anchovy paste, mascarpone, sweet corn, mushrooms, onions and caper sauce

Mmmmmmm yum!