Living the Lifestyle, (LTL) Friday 25 August
Jimb376mfp
Posts: 6,236 Member
Everyone says it, but just how do you do it? How do you take the guidelines of the WW program and turn them into a lifestyle you can live every day...from now on? That is what we are here to explore. Each weekday, a new topic is offered up for discussion. Newbie? Join in! Veteran? Join in! Your thoughts may be just what someone else needs to hear.
Monday -- imastar2 (Derrick)
Tuesday -- bwmalone (Brett)
Wednesday -- minimyzeme (Kim)
Thursday -- misterhub (Greg)
Friday -- Jimb376mfp (Jim)
Today's topic: Changing Things Up..How Do You Do It?
We all know we need to stay On Program (OP) long term for consistent results. But have you ever gone Off Program in an effort to try and Change Things Up in a good way?
Have you ever tried some diet/health/exercise thing that you heard/read about or maybe a friend suggested to "boost metabolism", break a plateau, tried a popular fad (green tea?), intermittent fasting or any of the million ways people say helps them to "magically" lose weight?
(I'm NOT seeking a silver bullet, just thought this might be a Light LTL Topic for the Dog Days of Summer)
Monday -- imastar2 (Derrick)
Tuesday -- bwmalone (Brett)
Wednesday -- minimyzeme (Kim)
Thursday -- misterhub (Greg)
Friday -- Jimb376mfp (Jim)
Today's topic: Changing Things Up..How Do You Do It?
We all know we need to stay On Program (OP) long term for consistent results. But have you ever gone Off Program in an effort to try and Change Things Up in a good way?
Have you ever tried some diet/health/exercise thing that you heard/read about or maybe a friend suggested to "boost metabolism", break a plateau, tried a popular fad (green tea?), intermittent fasting or any of the million ways people say helps them to "magically" lose weight?
(I'm NOT seeking a silver bullet, just thought this might be a Light LTL Topic for the Dog Days of Summer)
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Last week I tried ssprengelplan123 (can be found on WW Connect and FB) where you eat ALL you weekly SPs on days 3-4 and eat only allotted SPs the other five days.
I lost 2.4# ! The guy that came up with this Plan swears by it. He writes long posts on how the eating of large amounts of weeklies "fools" the body and avoids the "starvation mode".
I have no idea of his medical/professional knowledge base but it was FUN eating a whole bag of Trail Mix and still lose weight! Now I'm debating if I dare try it two weeks in a row? My usual pattern is a small gain after a big loss.
Sometimes we all just get bored "being good" all the time.1 -
I read that a recent study showed people on plant based diets lost twice as much as meat eaters with the same deficit. I already eat a lot of vegetarian meals but I tried eating even more. It was at the same time when I was traveling. My weight up a little but too many variables to see what caused what.
As to Jim's point above, on WW there used to be the Wendie Plan, which had you vary your points a lot day by day. People swore by it. I never tried it.
I have read that intermittent fasting dieting has about the same results as calorie restriction.
Sometimes just changing things up causes you to count a little better and breaks up the boredom of dieting?1 -
Unorganized thoughts:
Seems like everyone talks about their metabolism now like we use to talk about car tune ups. Just the same I was always concerned that my body would adjust to what i was doing and quit losing. In fact, I was ok until that thing I was doing became eating too much.
I always used my WPA to vary my intake day to day. I thought it helped. Maybe it did.
When you've had success at something, it seems to be human nature, even logical, to do more of the same. But this seems to be how people end up doing 90 min elliptical workouts without losing.
At age 67 I make a point of doing new things, frequently for the sake of doing them because they are new. I think this helps my brain. Some new things have aided me in maintaining.
I never complained about eating the same stuff all the time when eating pizza 6X per week.2 -
I don't change it up. Our weight goes up and down daily/ hourly. Simple works for me.3
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I switched from counting points to counting calories-does that count?
Other than that, I haven't tried anything crazy. No fasting, no magazine diets, no food plans, etc.
I do switch up my activity quite a bit, but that's just to keep things interesting.2 -
I'm also in the keep it simple group. I'm a creature of habit, both in terms of getting activity in as well as my food choices.2
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Yes back on Feb 24th this year went to see a registered dietitian and changed to calories. Currently seeing her monthly. Did great first month lost almost 12 lbs. Let myself go after about 2 months life happened got very very busy and got derailed. Put it all back on and some. We have continued to meet monthly.
Got a grip again a week ago and back to concentrating on what I'm doing. Intake portions food groups. Lost 8.1 lbs this week. I have over compensated but needed to kick start my weight loss and get program going. Dietitian is not only a person to meet with about diet needs and questions but also accountability partner at this point also been seeing a therapist to help me figure out why I just go wild sometimes at buffets and have a difficult time controlling behavior habits involving eating habits.
Considerable changes but feeling good and happy so far. Life can be a balancing act.1 -
Doing 90 minute elliptical workouts or whatever isn't necessarily that much when we are sedentary the rest of the day.Of course it is much better than not doing something for sure. Total daily sunrise to sunset activity and burn does mean a lot whether so-called "purposeful" or not. OK that,s my newer bias since I have gotten older. In the "zone" or not it really does all count in some fashion. It takes the same calories to climb that 1200 foot hill at the same weight as it did before regardless how many times I do it. I do enjoy eating different foods at times for the pleasure of it and I also do different activities on occasion (like hiking or whatever) because I like it but for me same ole same ole works wonders and makes sense. I have heard from some GoaDies that "shaking it up" might be more about returning to more concentration and focus on keeping track of portions and activity than anything else. A return to "doing it". Folks have lost weight on Twinkie diets, meat diets, vegan diets, pescatarian diets, whole grain diets, and much more. We do know to know ourselves and what works best for us but somehow I haven't experienced a magical food like the old grapefruit sparkplug diet as being better than a nutritious balanced PORTIONED diet. If change makes me concentrate on portions I say do it for sure.Same with activity.2
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I'm one of those that switched from pts to calories. WW taught me how to eat. Counting calories with MFP is easier for me. The rest of the world does calories. It's easier to count with the MFP tools.1
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We try to change up our menus now and then, as we get in a rut. I'm starting Tai Chi next month, for balance. Only 7 forms, and gauged for elderly/joint replacement people with balance problems. I'm hoping it gives me more stability.2
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@Al_Howard That's great! I can't stress enough how important balance sense and strength is as we age, and martial arts is an incredibly rewarding way to gain that!
Have you ever tried some diet/health/exercise thing that you heard/read about or maybe a friend suggested to "boost metabolism", break a plateau, tried a popular fad (green tea?), intermittent fasting or any of the million ways people say helps them to "magically" lose weight?
I've never been one to follow trends... in anything, not just WL. If something is popular, I generally wait to see if it lasts for a while before I even entertain the idea that it might be something worth checking out. It is my observation that most diets/superfoods/exercise things seem to go much like the popularity of a song... they show up... get super popular.. then fade away and a few diehards will stick to them forever, while the crowd moves on to the Next thing.
So I stick to what I know works... I stay in a calorie deficit, I exercise... I track. My success follows 1-to-1 with how well I adhere to these three principles... time and time again.
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We try to change up our menus now and then, as we get in a rut. I'm starting Tai Chi next month, for balance. Only 7 forms, and gauged for elderly/joint replacement people with balance problems. I'm hoping it gives me more stability.
@Al_Howard I took eight weeks of Tai Chi last May and enjoyed learning something new! We did the eight pieces of brocade for beginners. Not sure it helped my balance but I'm signing up for more lessons in September.1 -
Actually, no. With the exception of a very short stint on South Beach diet, this is my first weight loss rodeo. That said, I'm not a fan of rote monotony. Food, activity and fun has to be diverse or it gets stale for me pretty quickly.0
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