I know everybody talks about dieting around the first of the year but I want to take it seriously. I'm very unhappy with myself and need a change. I was skinny and petite before I had my son and have yet to feel like that again. I know I'm not going to be the same but smaller than I am now. I'm looking to drop 30 lbs or so. I can't really afford a gym membership but would look into anything that is reasonable. I'm also interested in doing Weight Watchers and would like to hear your pros or cons on it. Any help would be great! Thank you!
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Hi B.,
I did Weight Watchers about three years ago and LOVED it.
I lost 25 pounds and I ate the things enjoy. I totally
stopped eating fried and fast foods. I worked out at home
doing Walk Away The Pounds, 3 mile along with other tapes.
I would recommend trying it out.
Good Luck
J
I joined Weight Watchers a little over a year ago and have lost 40#. I still have 15 or 20 to go. The program definitely works, but it is a SLOW process.
PROS
Slow and steady, it teaches you how to eat in the real world of holidays, birthday parties, restaurants, etc.
Meetings are helpful
CONS
Slow
Costs about $40 per month with the monthly plan
HTH,
Good luck
I can totally relate. I used to be so much more in shape and thinner before kids! Even after I got back to my pre-baby weight, but the past year have put on 15-20 pounds. I tried Weight Watchers online and I don't recommend that. Personally for me, it was too easy to cheat. I liked that i could do things at home and right on the computer, but I didn't have to be held accountable, so it didn't work. I was just going to enroll in the actual WW meetings where I figured that would help me, but my husband and I had a long talk about it, and he gave me the encouragement that I could do it myself. I used to be so healthy and I know WHAT I'm supposed to do, it's just making myself do it. So, I tried it starting the day after CHristmas and in one week, I lost 3.4 pounds. I did it my exercising 6 days a week for half hour to an hour and just watching what I ate. My mom has been on WW for a few months now and has lost around 12 pounds. It is slow, but a change of lifestyle, not a gimmick. So I do think it's a good program. I have started a notebook and I write down things on a daily basis, goals for the day, what I eat, etc. I've also cut out pictures of what I'd like to look like, so I can look at them for motiviation! I am going to Mexico on Jan. 24th, so I've hung my swimsuit (that looked way better on me last year!) in my closet so I see it everytime I'm in there. Lots of litle things for motivation. If you want a buddy, I'd be interested in having someone else who is doing it for encouragement, info, etc. Good luck! You can do it!
Hi...I think many of this struggle with post partum weight loss. For the most part, it seems that dieting doesn't work. More effective to make lifestyle changes that you can adopt for the long haul. There's a fun program called Get Fit Twin Cities that starts on January 16th (www.getfittwincities.org). It's a team-based program designed to help people increase their level of physical activity. Their take on it that if you increase your levels of physical activity and eat healthfully, the weight will come off, rather than focusing on weight loss in and of itself. Participants receive weekly emails with fitness and nutrition tips, report their weekly minutes online. One of the coolest things--especially for those who can't afford fitness memberships (I can't either) is the Get Fit Pass, which gets you into Mpls. and St. Paul fitness places (Ys, Parks, Curves, etc.) for free or a greatly reduced price. Teams can be as small as 2 people or as large as 10. There will be fun opportunities in the Twin Cities (ex. Kick-off celebration at Midtown Global Market on 1/12). Check it out and good luck! www.getfittwincities.org.
