Food n Fitness Thread #9837483

[bikerchic]

Originally Posted by skcin

I thought sure I'd finally killed this thread. Good to know everyone's still on track!

I agree with Jaz. Personally, I wouldn't want to resort to a fad type diet (or any diet at all for that matter.) We shouldn't be thinking "diet" because if you stop that diet, you will gain the weight back eventually. I've focused more on changing the way I eat & exercise in a way that I can continue for the rest of my life. Nothing drastic, and I haven't cut anything completely out of my diet. Life's too short not to drink beer. Weight Watchers basically taught me how to eat, and now I'm on maintenance. It's become natural for me to eat more fruits & veggies & protein & fiber, and fewer simple carbs - I don't even have to think about it anymore.

My total loss ended up being 20.5 pounds in about 7 months (13 of those pounds were lost in the final 2 months after I made some adjustments, thanks to Theresa. I love that once I started eating a little more, the weight just fell off!) My original goal was to lose 14 pounds, so I'm pretty thrilled. I went from a size 12/14 jean to an 8/10, and from a M/L shirt to a S.

I have held steady between 134 & 136 for the past 2 months, despite the usual increase in eating & drinking that comes along with summer/cookouts/camping/etc. Like Jimmy, I've just been adamant about staying on track with working out & I really think that's the key. I can't tell you how great it feels when people tell me they've noticed I lost weight, or how flat my stomach is, or that I have great muscle definition in my arms & legs. I have so much energy now, I just feel great. So yeah. I'm a happy girl.

And Theresa - your sig is stunningly beautiful, despite the extra pounds we were packing. We should do another one soon - this time, wearing bikinis.

Bikinis? Oy vey Way to go, with the maintaining I've been holding a steady 114 lbs. for a couple months now. Your right, WW makes you make healthy decisions, when chosing what to eat. Definitely a life time plan.