What works the best???

Sunshine128 Posted: Jan 27, 2004 11:43 PM

What works the best???

Weight Watchers? Atkins? South Beach? Low-Carb? Low-Calorie? HEEEEEEELLPPPPPP!

bride04 Posted: Jan 28, 2004 12:06 AM

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I think WW works the best. It is a healthy weight loss and it really teaches you how to eat. You can still eat whatever you want so I think it is the easiest to stick to and you have the best chances of keeping the weight off. I did it last year and I lost almost 20 pounds. I gained back a few pounds over the holidays so I have to get back on it and I still had about 15 more to go to get to my goal.

Atkins & low-carb I think might give you the fastest weight loss, but I find it really hard to stick with. I love carbs! I tried Atkins once for a week or two (as long as I could stand it) and as soon as I went off, all of the weight came right back.

Low-calorie=Hungry!

Sunshine128 Posted: Jan 28, 2004 12:08 AM

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Yeah, that's what I thought,... its just sooo much planning and preparing for ww! Otherwise, I grab fast crap! LOL

BriBri529 Posted: Jan 28, 2004 02:01 AM

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Posted by bride04

I think WW works the best. It is a healthy weight loss and it really teaches you how to eat. You can still eat whatever you want so I think it is the easiest to stick to and you have the best chances of keeping the weight off.

Atkins & low-carb I think might give you the fastest weight loss, but I find it really hard to stick with. I love carbs! I tried Atkins once for a week or two (as long as I could stand it) and as soon as I went off, all of the weight came right back.

I agree . . . I have lost 17 lbs on ww and have reached goal . . . Now I maintain for 6 weeks and become a lifetime member . . . YAY (once a lifetime member, you only pay for the weeks that you go over your goal weight by two pounds or more - as long as you maintain it's FREE!!!

I was on Atkins all summer and only lost 5 lbs. It is not a lifestyle I can live with- I need carbs, even if occasionally. Once you lose on Atkins, if you start eating carbs again, you gain the weight back quickly and then some. It is also harder to lose weight on Atkins once you've done it once, gone off, and then gone back . . . the weight does not come off as quickly (this happened to me as well as to several other people I know who have done atkins.)

I am just speaking from personal opinion and experience (and I have a REALLY hard time losing weight . . .)

Diane Posted: Jan 28, 2004 09:41 AM

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I agree WW is the bset. It is all about portion control.

July1505bride Posted: Jan 29, 2004 04:46 PM

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I agree with WW. I feel it is the most 'realistic' plan. It really taught me to control my portions and cut down on calories here and there.

FeliciaDA Posted: Jan 29, 2004 10:59 PM

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Atkins works like wonders for FH .. he lost 30 pounds on is last year .. BUT he isn't a pasta person, and really doesn't mind the diet.. ME, on the other hand .. I love my carbs!! (He did, however, gain some weight back and is now on 'induction' again).

That said, I tried Atkins for 2 weeks and yes, I lost 8 pounds. BUT 'induction' was horrible .. I was just miserable, it made me constipated (sorry, didn't want to get gross) and I just felt TOTALLY deprived. I knew I couldn't commit to the lifestyle, and once the holidays rolled around the 8 pounds came right back on.

I am rejoining WW on Monday (I used to do WW at work, lost about 15 pounds, and was never deprvied). I have 6 months till the wedding and want to lose about 25 pounds! I gotta get moving!!

mrswask Posted: Jan 30, 2004 12:04 AM

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I think whatever works for you is what works the best! WW is a great diet and very easy to follow but some others don't have problems with low-carb diets and find those easy too! Good Luck!

Snowboardgirl Posted: Jan 30, 2004 09:07 AM

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A good friend of mine lost 70 lbs. on Wieght Watchers. She stuck with it, rarely cheated, and if she did cheat, she was more strict the next day. She looks wonderful!

butterfly20 Posted: Feb 02, 2004 12:09 PM

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weight watchers, its a way of life, more than it is a diet...

WithThisRing Posted: Feb 02, 2004 02:02 PM

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Posted by bride04

I think WW works the best. It is a healthy weight loss and it really teaches you how to eat. You can still eat whatever you want so I think it is the easiest to stick to and you have the best chances of keeping the weight off. I did it last year and I lost almost 20 pounds. I gained back a few pounds over the holidays so I have to get back on it and I still had about 15 more to go to get to my goal.

Atkins & low-carb I think might give you the fastest weight loss, but I find it really hard to stick with. I love carbs! I tried Atkins once for a week or two (as long as I could stand it) and as soon as I went off, all of the weight came right back.

Low-calorie=Hungry!

Definatly WW.

It teaches you healthy eating habbits and is a healthy way of loosing weight.

Atkins, low carb, etc..all those are quick fixes and put limits on what you can eat. WW doesnt do that. You can eat anything you want, and still loose weight (I know I sound like a commercial) but its true. I still eat my hamburgers, cheese fries, canoli's, ice cream, pasta, steaks, anything and still lost the weight.

I definatly agree with WW