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Is anyone out there doing Weight Watchers AND Low carb
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I am and I just wanted to know if anyone else is. Yes, it is hard and no one at my WW meetings knows that I am. I keep it quiet because of all the rabid anti low carb talk. I like the WW diet but it is just too carby. I imagine that when I reach goal and I can add more carbs in, that WW will be perfect for my maintenance. I am a person that cannot eat carbs or I will eat them to excess. So far I am .40 from reaching my first 10% goal. I just wish they would get on the bandwagon like everybody else and offer a low carb version of WW. They offer a higher protein lower carb eating plan, but it is still too many carbs. But the weekly meetings keep me honest with my weight loss efforts. Gwendolyn 205/185/135 |
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Is anyone out there doing Weight Watchers AND Low carb
"~*~Gwendolyn~*~" wrote in message
... Hi, I am and I just wanted to know if anyone else is. Yes, it is hard and no one at my WW meetings knows that I am. I keep it quiet because of all the rabid anti low carb talk. I like the WW diet but it is just too carby. I imagine that when I reach goal and I can add more carbs in, that WW will be perfect for my maintenance. I am a person that cannot eat carbs or I will eat them to excess. So far I am .40 from reaching my first 10% goal. I just wish they would get on the bandwagon like everybody else and offer a low carb version of WW. They offer a higher protein lower carb eating plan, but it is still too many carbs. But the weekly meetings keep me honest with my weight loss efforts. Gwendolyn 205/185/135 Gwen, I have a friend who did that. She did low carb for weight loss but attended WW meetings for the support and such. She did well with it! -- Regards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox") |
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Is anyone out there doing Weight Watchers AND Low carb
I do my own version of WW and SBD. I keep the "bad carbs" low, and allow
myself very satisfying low glycemic carbs, such as lentils, beans, lots of veggies. that would not be considered "legal" in true atkins style, but help keep me from being bored and keep my variety high. I also keep high sat/fats to a minimum I dont count carbs, per se, but try my best to avoid sugar, white flour, potatos, pasta, white rice. I go to WW meetings, and also the ww messages boards and website. Lots of good people there, and quite a few who watch types of carbs. There is even a SBD thread floating around there.. WW is a set of suggested guidelines, not the Gestapo of weight loss. If you feel you need the accountability of meetings, as I do, then go, enjoy the support, and tailor carve out your own plan for life. I have found, in almost 2 years of life changing,. the more I make it my own, the better chance I have of truly making it a lifestyle Since August of 2002 I have lost about 150 pounds! Diane, the sweetzfree lady "~*~Gwendolyn~*~" wrote in message ... Hi, I am and I just wanted to know if anyone else is. Yes, it is hard and no one at my WW meetings knows that I am. I keep it quiet because of all the rabid anti low carb talk. I like the WW diet but it is just too carby. I imagine that when I reach goal and I can add more carbs in, that WW will be perfect for my maintenance. I am a person that cannot eat carbs or I will eat them to excess. So far I am .40 from reaching my first 10% goal. I just wish they would get on the bandwagon like everybody else and offer a low carb version of WW. They offer a higher protein lower carb eating plan, but it is still too many carbs. But the weekly meetings keep me honest with my weight loss efforts. Gwendolyn 205/185/135 |
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Is anyone out there doing Weight Watchers AND Low carb
My SO lost 65 pounds on WW, and has been on maintenance for 3 years. It seems
that a lot of the really deathly high-carb items are also high in WW points. Now that I'm eating low-carb, our diets are more similar than they've ever been. He eats a lot of salads, avoids pasta (which he considers wasted points) and sugar (ditto), and eats a fair amount of protein. The main difference, in fact, is that he worries about the portion size of his meat entrees and I don't. I would agree with the poster who said that WW provides guidelines rather than rigid rules. You've got your daily (or weekly ) points total, and you can decide how to spend those points. If you're eating low-carb, you're certainly not wasting them on junk food. Daria 166/146/140 sugar-free since 2/1/04 low-carb since 2/17/04 |
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