What diets have you been on & how many times?

Breizier

I have just rejoined SW for the 4th and FINAL time. I have been a serial dieter for the past 30 years.
These are the diets I have done that I can remember over the years:

Calorie counting loads of times - remember when all the magazines printed 1000cal per day diets?
Slimming World 4 times
Weight Watches 3 times
Cambridge Diet 2 times
Herbal Life once
Dukan Diet 3 times
Atkins 3 times
Idiot Proof diet twice
Slender 2 times
BHF crash diet 2 times,
Marine Commando 3 times
Diet pills 2 times - both the fibre expanding in your stomach and the speed up yr metabolism variety.
Hypnotism 4 times,
Acupuncture once.
IF twice
Fasting 4 times (daftest I did was 14 days on nothing but grapefruit juice)
Master Cleanse once.
South Beach once.
Rosemary Connelly - once only lasted less than a week - life is too short to follow this diet in my view.

All this did for me was make me fat. I would lose some weight but then put it back on some times more speedily than others and usually finding at least 4lbs more from somewhere on top. I was actually slim, until I took it into my head that I was fat and started serial dieting.

With the help of MFP & Friends and lifestyle change, I don't want to LOSE the weight, but to GET RID of it forever.

What did diets ever do for you?

stellafgus

Weight Watches 3 times
Slim Fast 2 times
TOPS 1 time

Weight Watchers is what seems to work for me up until now the new 360 program isn't working for me plus on a medicine that causes weight gain so battling against that

Breizier

Weight Watches 3 times
Slim Fast 2 times
TOPS 1 time

Weight Watchers is what seems to work for me up until now the new 360 program isn't working for me plus on a medicine that causes weight gain so battling against that

i

I have lots of sympathy with you. Stick to the 'version that works for you. Good luck and don't give up.

JustineRoth

You should try Dynamite 180, it's homeopathic but it's very very strict on what you can eat. I know a few people that have had major success! But diets don't usually work because if you are ON a diet you can be OFF a diet. It's all a matter of perspective. I have made a choice to go organic and it's helped along with the gym to lose over 50 lbs. I would say just be more aware of what you put into your body and the portions.... I hope this helps!

hinatakatana

Slimming world - 3 times
weight watchers - once
Calorie Counting - once
hospital dietian - 2 times (She had no soul!)

Im with Slimming world now - 1 year later Ive lost 7and a half stone. Thier "extra easy" diet is fab, Its so easy to stick to.
Red and Green days almost killed me off I just couldnt do it.
A great consultant helps too

Breizier

You should try Dynamite 180, it's homeopathic but it's very very strict on what you can eat. I know a few people that have had major success! But diets don't usually work because if you are ON a diet you can be OFF a diet. It's all a matter of perspective. I have made a choice to go organic and it's helped along with the gym to lose over 50 lbs. I would say just be more aware of what you put into your body and the portions.... I hope this helps!
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What is Dynamite 180?

litatura

This is my first (and last!) weight loss journey. I started on Weight Watchers Points Plus in July 2011 and it worked well for me as it's how I lost half of my weight. I switched to MFP in Feb 2012 just because it was free and I find it easier to track calories than it was to keep track of WW points. I've also kept up a steady routine of exercise.

traceytwink

Wow that's a hell of a list, I've only ever tried weight watchers and each time I've tried it I've lost weight but also a lot of money (never again) the last time I tried it I realised it was writing down what I ate that actually worked and nothing else for me which made me think about what and how much I was eating which is why I love mfp, and the fact that I've clocked up over 270 days now has made logging what I eat a habbit which I won't be breaking, this is a way of life for me now and I love my new life ????

legalgurl101

Weight watchers 1 time...phetermine pills 3 times....hcg 2 times....slim fast 2 times....bottom line still fat and working on it :yawn:

Peanutbutterx

slimfast - 3x

special k - 1x and was STARVING! ... it lasted a day

now - my own diet and it's working!

Breizier

Slimming world - 3 times
weight watchers - once
Calorie Counting - once
hospital dietian - 2 times (She had no soul!)

Im with Slimming world now - 1 year later Ive lost 7and a half stone. Thier "extra easy" diet is fab, Its so easy to stick to.
Red and Green days almost killed me off I just couldnt do it.
A great consultant helps too

That's amazing. It's proof of the proverbial pudding. I have about 6st to lose. I think the hardest part is the fact that it will take quite a while to lose. Makes it seem even more of an uphill journey. I know didn't put it all on over night so why i expect it to go over night is silly.

Its especially good to hear it took you a year and on SW.

My hero. Thanks

Ed98043

Nutrisystem once...and the mostly just lots of books and magazines that promise miracles but are too complicated or otherwise difficult to follow. Plus crazy diets I made up myself when I was in my teens and early 20's, like the one I called the "P" diet - all I ate for weeks on end was popcorn, pickles and popsicles and not much of 'em. I have to admit I was skinny then. lol

Breizier

Contracts. That's brilliant. You have ffound a sustainable way of mmanaging your weight. I hope to get to that point in my life.

Breizier

Wow that's a hell of a list, I've only ever tried weight watchers and each time I've tried it I've lost weight but also a lot of money (never again) the last time I tried it I realised it was writing down what I ate that actually worked and nothing else for me which made me think about what and how much I was eating which is why I love mfp, and the fact that I've clocked up over 270 days now has made logging what I eat a habbit which I won't be breaking, this is a way of life for me now and I love my new life ????

Well done. Push comes to shove, i just like to eat. I short circuit the thinking part.

SoDamnHungry

I feel like I've been on a diet from the second I hit puberty...

Edit: Typo

Bownzi

Wow.... so many diets so little space...
HCG (Drops) Worked well the first time
Realacore Not so well
Lipizor Not so well
Atkins Not so well
Starvation Not so well
Weight watche rs Not so well

And many others which didn't work so well...

onyxgirl17

1200 calorie diet when I was 15-16 lost a ton of weight down to 101 pounds... got scared, stopped dieting.

Now 10 years later... just watching my intake comparison to energy output going kinda by guidelines I've seen on these boards. When I had 40+ to lose I went for 750 cal daily deficit.
20-40 500 cal daily deficit
now <15 left to go 250 deficit... it seems sooo slow now lol. With a 250 cal deficit I will reach my goal in 30 WEEKS....

hinatakatana

Slimming world - 3 times
weight watchers - once
Calorie Counting - once
hospital dietian - 2 times (She had no soul!)

Im with Slimming world now - 1 year later Ive lost 7and a half stone. Thier "extra easy" diet is fab, Its so easy to stick to.
Red and Green days almost killed me off I just couldnt do it.
A great consultant helps too

That's amazing. It's proof of the proverbial pudding. I have about 6st to lose. I think the hardest part is the fact that it will take quite a while to lose. Makes it seem even more of an uphill journey. I know didn't put it all on over night so why i expect it to go over night is silly.

Its especially good to hear it took you a year and on SW.

My hero. Thanks

I can promise you that you can do it.
I stand by it that slimming world is one of the best diets out there for people that have a lot of weight to lose
I still have a little over a stone left and i will be done.
Feel free to add me and we can support each other.

You can do it

traceytwink

Wow that's a hell of a list, I've only ever tried weight watchers and each time I've tried it I've lost weight but also a lot of money (never again) the last time I tried it I realised it was writing down what I ate that actually worked and nothing else for me which made me think about what and how much I was eating which is why I love mfp, and the fact that I've clocked up over 270 days now has made logging what I eat a habbit which I won't be breaking, this is a way of life for me now and I love my new life ????

Well done. Push comes to shove, i just like to eat. I short circuit the thinking part.

Lol you and me both, I struggle to eat under 2000 cals a day I think exercise is the key here though

babsbod

Atkins/weight watchers/south beach/protein shakes/weight watchers/south beach
Weight watchers 360 and HUNDREDS of dollars.

Breizier

I feel like I've been on a diet from the second I hit puberty...

Edit: Typo

Boy do I get you!

Breizier

Atkins/weight watchers/south beach/protein shakes/weight watchers/south beach
Weight watchers 360 and HUNDREDS of dollars.

And the only thing that remains lighter is our pocket!

luckyjuls

I've dieted from a young age.

Calorie restriction
Pretended I was lactose intolerant and no longer drank milk or ate cheese
Atkins
La Weight Loss
South Beach (twice)
Weight Watchers (twice)
Jenny Craig (once and never again--costly but works if you are STRICT)
Wheat Belly (learned a lot, but can't cut it all out as of yet)

South Beach provides the most whole way of eating so I do still consider the things I've learned from there--mainly, carbs, but in moderation, lean meats and cheese, nuts, moderate fruit and lots of veggies.

Breizier

IVe been dieting since i was about 17. IN retrospect you want to shake your young self and say why why why diid i ever start.

I would agree that you do learn a little something from each of the sensible ones although how you fi t the bits together to keep you lean and healthy is another ithing..

Breizier

1200 calorie diet when I was 15-16 lost a ton of weight down to 101 pounds... got scared, stopped dieting.

Now 10 years later... just watching my intake comparison to energy output going kinda by guidelines I've seen on these boards. When I had 40+ to lose I went for 750 cal daily deficit.
20-40 500 cal daily deficit
now <15 left to go 250 deficit... it seems sooo slow now lol. With a 250 cal deficit I will reach my goal in 30 WEEKS....

Well done for approacing it so sensibly. Specially this latter phase. DOing it so slowly means longterm you will probably keep it off with far less effort.

Breizier

Atkins/weight watchers/south beach/protein shakes/weight watchers/south beach
Weight watchers 360 and HUNDREDS of dollars.

Yep, I think the £££ is the most consistent thing I have lost. Thank God this is free (even though I am back to paying for SW)

Breizier

Wow.... so many diets so little space...
HCG (Drops) Worked well the first time
Realacore Not so well
Lipizor Not so well
Atkins Not so well
Starvation Not so well
Weight watche rs Not so well

And many others which didn't work so well...


Yep I almost almost tried the HGC drops.

Breizier

OMG I just remember some more that I tried:

Accai Berry tablets
Houdia Gordie tablets
Wu Yi tea - I wont even tell you what that tastes like

GiGiBeans

Herbal Life 1x - hospitalized bad ephedrine reaction
Low fat 1x
Mediterranean Diet 1x
South Beach Diet 1x
Weight Watchers 1x
Atkins 2x - 1st time was induction only to get rid of water weight, doing all stages now

Low carb and eating every 4 hrs works better for me, no hunger, fainting, binging. I get low blood pressure and low blood sugar at times. South Beach was working but added carbs back too fast for me to understand which foods and quantities I can handle.

Breizier

Herbal Life 1x - hospitalized bad ephedrine reaction
Low fat 1x
Mediterranean Diet 1x
South Beach Diet 1x
Weight Watchers 1x
Atkins 2x - 1st time was induction only to get rid of water weight, doing all stages now

Low carb and eating every 4 hrs works better for me, no hunger, fainting, binging. I get low blood pressure and low blood sugar at times. South Beach was working but added carbs back too fast for me to understand which foods and quantities I can handle.

Hospitalized! What do we do to ourselves.
SO long as you have no ill effects and are 'eating for life' healthily; I think what you have touched on is very important. All our bodies respond slightly differently and we have to get to know our body and its actions reactions and sensitivities as part of being health.
Happy Healthy eating.