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Kate Dicey wrote: The thing I have found with celebration meals like this is that while I *can* have what everyone else is pigging on, I don't often *want* all of it! Where others gobble down a handful of mince pies and a slab of cake, I'll have either a small slice of cake OR a mince pie. With it I might have a small dollop of half fat creme fraiche rather than a great big dollop of double cream. I find I'm eating smaller portions of the treat foods, and wanting less of them. This is the joy of WW: you CAN do it, but slowly it teaches you to do it sensibly, and with control not gluttony. Yes - I feel the same way. In order not to feel "deprived", though, sometimes it's ok to give yourself the permission to be a glutton for one day. I guess that was the point I was trying to get accross to the OP - that you *don't* have to deprive yourself while on WW, and in fact, it's better if you don't. -L. |
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"-L." wrote:
Yes - I feel the same way. In order not to feel "deprived", though, sometimes it's ok to give yourself the permission to be a glutton for one day. I guess that was the point I was trying to get accross to the OP - that you *don't* have to deprive yourself while on WW, and in fact, it's better if you don't. I find that I no longer enjoy large quantities of most (not all) treats the way I used to. After a few bites, the rest often doesn't taste as good. So why fill myself (and rack up the points) with something that I'm not really enjoying? I have become much more discerning about taste. For example, I used to eat all kinds of chocolate. Now I'll only eat the best tasting. An extra bonus is that with the best tasting food, I need less to feel satisfied. Guy |
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"Guy Scharf" wrote in message . .. "-L." wrote: Yes - I feel the same way. In order not to feel "deprived", though, sometimes it's ok to give yourself the permission to be a glutton for one day. I guess that was the point I was trying to get accross to the OP - that you *don't* have to deprive yourself while on WW, and in fact, it's better if you don't. I find that I no longer enjoy large quantities of most (not all) treats the way I used to. After a few bites, the rest often doesn't taste as good. So why fill myself (and rack up the points) with something that I'm not really enjoying? I have become much more discerning about taste. For example, I used to eat all kinds of chocolate. Now I'll only eat the best tasting. An extra bonus is that with the best tasting food, I need less to feel satisfied. Guy That seems to be the trend around here. Some people do tend to develop intuitive eating patterns. I go for quality, not quantity (unless it's my spicy grilled shrimp - then quantity is a good thing LOL). My birthday was this week and a "friend" brought over a cream cheese brownie from a local bakery. I used to really like those things but one bite and I didn't want it. In the past I would have eaten it anyway because I wasn't eating for hunger or even actual pleasure. When you aren't depriving yourself of things you crave you learn how to handle them in most cases. There are some exceptions of course. Sometimes a food can be a physiological trigger. Mental triggers can be dealt with over time. BTW, seriously restrictive diets can lead to or exacerbate eating disorders. -- the volleyballchick |
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I lost 70 lbs, kept it off for 3 years now!
Will~ on vacation "Debbie" wrote in message news:9_zAg.8795$zV6.6134@trnddc03... Good idea. GP has not turned out to be the magic bullet everyone had hoped and patients who did not make the necessary mental, lifestyle, and attitude changes are gaining weight just as easily as before the surgery. BTW, I believe you wouldn't qualify for the surgery because you need to have a BMI of 40, or so I thought. I could be wrong, it's happened before Can I ask what you started at and how much you weigh now? I'm not the person you were replying to but I'm 5'5" and my highest recorded weight was 317. I lost more than half that and have kept off most of the weight for 3 years now. I use WW to keep from gaining it all back as I've done in the past on other diets. With the flex points and the ability to earn AP's I don't find the plan all that difficult to follow. I can admit I'm not always faithful to the journaling but I don't stray too far or too long. -- the volleyballchick You can have a BMI of 35-50 with co-morbities, i.e. High Blood Pressure, sleep apnea and it helps if you have a documented five year history of keeping it off. I was all high on it when I called and talked to a lady about it and she said they do ppl my size all the time. But then when I went to the websites I found ppl that were struggling to not gain 20-30 pds back after 4 or 5 years (which they still lost signifant amounts). I don't know anybody personally that has had it done though, so I don't know. You've kept off 150 for 3 years? Aren't you hungry all the time? Is there a lot of ppl in here who have lost like 75 pds and kept if off for years and years? thx volleyball chick |
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"Willow Herself" I lost 70 lbs, kept it off for 3 years now! Will~ on vacation WTG Will!!!!! Debbie |
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like with the brownie I ate recently DH cut it into quarters and I froze 3
of them, that was at the first of the month, there are still 2 portions in there, Lee Guy Scharf wrote in message . .. "-L." wrote: Yes - I feel the same way. In order not to feel "deprived", though, sometimes it's ok to give yourself the permission to be a glutton for one day. I guess that was the point I was trying to get accross to the OP - that you *don't* have to deprive yourself while on WW, and in fact, it's better if you don't. I find that I no longer enjoy large quantities of most (not all) treats the way I used to. After a few bites, the rest often doesn't taste as good. So why fill myself (and rack up the points) with something that I'm not really enjoying? I have become much more discerning about taste. For example, I used to eat all kinds of chocolate. Now I'll only eat the best tasting. An extra bonus is that with the best tasting food, I need less to feel satisfied. Guy |
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