LTL Thursday 8-16-18
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goldenfrisbee
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We meet here to explore, share, celebrate, and (sometimes) agonize over how we do (or don't) incorporate weight loss guidelines into our daily lives. "It's a lifestyle, not a diet" is easily and often said, but sometimes not so simply put into practice.
This is a thread for everyone. If you're new to GoaD, or to weight loss, your questions and comments are always welcome. If you're maintaining, or a long-term loser, your thoughts on the topic may be just what someone else needs to hear. If you're reading this, join in the discussion!
Each weekday, a new topic is offered up for discussion. Thread starters for August are:
Monday - Imastar2 (Derrick)
Tuesday - Jerdtrmndone (Jerry)
Wednesday - minimyzeme (Kim)
Thursday - goldenfrisbee (Chris)
Friday - misterhub (Greg)
Today's topic: What has been the most successful strategy for weight loss/maintenance that you have found in your life.
This is a thread for everyone. If you're new to GoaD, or to weight loss, your questions and comments are always welcome. If you're maintaining, or a long-term loser, your thoughts on the topic may be just what someone else needs to hear. If you're reading this, join in the discussion!
Each weekday, a new topic is offered up for discussion. Thread starters for August are:
Monday - Imastar2 (Derrick)
Tuesday - Jerdtrmndone (Jerry)
Wednesday - minimyzeme (Kim)
Thursday - goldenfrisbee (Chris)
Friday - misterhub (Greg)
Today's topic: What has been the most successful strategy for weight loss/maintenance that you have found in your life.
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Tracking everything - the good, the bad, the truly ugly days. And facing the scale every day that I'm home.
I have an amazing capacity for denial when I don't have some way to monitor my food consumption and my body weight.1 -
gadgetgirlIL wrote: »Tracking everything - the good, the bad, the truly ugly days. And facing the scale every day that I'm home.
I have an amazing capacity for denial when I don't have some way to monitor my food consumption and my body weight.
I’m a ‘newbie’ here and therefore no wisdom to share, but @gadgetgirlL comments seems to apply well to my current circumstance.
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Hard to say. I think keeping my mind headed in the right direction helps. I still go to WW meetings weekly and do the boards here which keeps me from totally drifting away. I have done better on WW than any previous diet plan. Struggling a bit right now and need to do better.0
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WW from back around 2006. Without question.0
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Tracking everything and having targets0
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Short term answer colonoscopy. Long term answer track, track, track.1
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Tracking is definitely number 1.
The other thing that helps me is to keep it interesting. New recipes, pulling out forgotten, but favorite recipes.
I also like to dive into new plans that challenge me. It helps to keep my head in the game.0 -
WW 2005 is when I did the best on weight loss calculating everything on the plan. Wish I would have kept my materials. I didn't do good with any of the plans after that.
I Tracked then and still track, weigh, and measure today.0 -
Tracking. It has worked every time I’ve tried it. 4X now.0
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Tracking and meetings.0
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After losing 100# at age 67 my Goal was to not gain back weight like every other time.
After three years of WW I did not gain and decided to Reboot with SP version and tried to lose a pound a week. Taught me how hard it could be to lose a pound a week over 52 weeks. (Lost -37#)
Same approach I used 2017 (Lost -43#.)
So my biggest successful strategy was to be consistent, persistence and watch small losses add up over long periods of time.
Focused on weekly WI and saw what and when happened when I did not lose one lousy pound!
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WW Tracking.
SW 400.8
CW 343.4😀
Next GW 300.0
Final GW 185.0
57.4 lbs Total lost0
