"Mary~~ Smokey" wrote in message
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Would you say what you did to lose it~~~~
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In the middle of Apr '09 I got assistance from a relative in FL who has been
using WW for 8 years. Also a local Dr. type who had lost 40 pounds using
WW. Neither to my knowledge ever joined a group (as I didn't either) but
they got all the WW publications and books. I do recommend joining a group.
.. . . . .I used the starting chart they provided (taking 0 zero points for
exercise G) and ended up starting with 27 points based on my then weight
(in hundreds) and 10 points (I believe it was for my age). So I had 38 daily
points to use. I seldom ever used more than 24 points and I have yet to
utilize the daily carry-over points. In fact the first 4 or 6 weeks it was
only salads with ZERO FAT dressing and 2 slices of a 40 calorie bread (2
points-recomended by the local Dr). I toasted the slices and sprayed them
with 'I Can't Believe It's Not Butter' (recommended here), and then cubed
them into 1/2" x 1/2" squares (after liberal application of garlic powder
and onion powder. I used the squares as croutons in my salad (including
after the fat free dressing as they absorb all the dressing otherwise).
Many days I actually did not eat. I did not religiously follow the WW rules
as at the start I went more or less starvation and ate only when I could
stand it no more. And then I only ate GOOD food. I tried to go Zero Fat
but a lady here warned me that is not good. Skin and hair problems can
develope if there is Zero Fat in a diet.
.. . . .I must tell you that, at the start, I was very aware that there is a
danger with WW. I found out on this site that WW is very effective and
works great. But losing weight is not the primary purpose. Rather, it is
developing a lifestyle of eating properly. Otherwise the records are full
of those who had lost hugh amounts of weight (WW does truly work great) but
did not develope the necessary 'lifestyle'. They soon replaced all the
weight in a very short time and even ended up heavier than when they
started.
.. . . .I was aware that when I reached my predetermined weight I had go
change from a reduction type living to a maintaining style diet. I called
my relative in FL and he said to diet as I did before but dine out at least
twice a week, ever keeping my eye on the morning scale. Less dining out if
the weight starts to return.
.. . . . As a note: Aug '09 I wanted to treat two visitors I had met during
the summer, who were from Maine, to a hugh steak dinner (half cut
tenderloin, 20 oz +/-) at a famous local Steak House. I fasted for 30 hours
and when we dined ($93 tab -the tip) I ate everything but the tablecloth.
Next moring I had lost another 1/2 pound.
.. . . .From my observations WW is a vegetarian type diet. FAT is a no-no.
All meat has fat. Alot. Fish usually are very fatty. The diet is open to
meat once a day (6 oz- as the books say 'the size of a deck of card'), but I
found that only teasing. About every other day I put a strip of crushed
bacon (1 pt, highly nuked on a paper towel into my salad to prevent the
hair-skin problems.
.. . . . I believe it was Sep '09 before I had a piece of white bread, or a
potatoe. The info I have is a 4 oz spud is not that bad. So I nuke one for
5 mins and then use Salsa / pepper on it (no salt). Pasta is out. I find
that even the smallest amount of salt causes water retention and leg
swelling, and thus weight gain. Not to mention the B/P.
.. . . . I am not a biggy on fruits but I do put half a banana (1.5 points)
in my morning cereal (zero fat Shredded Wheat). All my drinks are
sugarless and 0 calorie diet types. I use celery with Salsa as a hunger
stopper and I shred cabbage with my chinese cleaver and soak it in pepper
and vinegar for a few days and munch on that too. I hate unflavored zero
fat yogurt so I mix some strawberry yogurt with it and add in either
blueberries or strawberrys. About 4 big TBS of each yogurt. Truthfully I
haven't figured this conoctions point value. Usually 2 TBS of the fruit.
I'm also into Zero Fat cottage cheese so a small quanity with 3 pineapple
rings (diced) is another muncher I use. Never figured this one out either.
.. . . .Bowel movements are very changed. I eat at least two dried prunes a
day to help that. At first my stool reminded me of rabbit droppings.
Evidently my intestines were doing everything possible to extract all energy
from my intake as possible, so I had almost pellet type stools. I get a 98
percent fat free vegatarian chili from WalMart. . ( used the formula and
figure it 8 points per can). I sometimes make that my primary meal along
with .5 g fat crackers (3=1 point). This is a bowel stimulant and works
better than medication. I tried using half a can and that was worse than
none. So I use a full can and compensate elsewhere. Now, having that can
of chili is next to an ex-meat/potatoe consumer like having that big steak.
.. . . .The good thing is that one can eat anything they wish. But only in
quanties that to me I find teasing.
As a footnote: I take more pills than I ever had in my life. I take 40mg
Lisinopril (prescription B/P med),Vit E (1), Vit C(2), Beta Carotine (1),
Vit D (2), Calcium (2). ..my pharmacits recommed this to help eliviate shin
'charlie horses'. Fish Oil (1) new Dr rec, Potasium (1), Aspirin (1) 325 mg
(new Dr cut me back from 2). I started this regime on my own at the onset
as I realized that I was going to be missing many important elements on my
spartan starting diet.
.. . . . .Hope this is of some assistance to you.
.. . . .charlie.