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As a long-time former WW member, I can explain it. WW DOES work, if you 'work it.' I left for a fresh start because I was on autopilot. Trying something new, but I lost my first 30 pounds with WW. It works on Weight Watchers for a couple of reasons: 1. They have you on a big calorie deficit, KNOWING that you'll choose to…

Same here. And I pretty much only shop in the produce, meat, dairy section of the supermarket. I have staples already in the pantry or freezer (brown rice, quinoa, whole wheat pasta, frozen vegetables, chicken breasts, etc). I buy the fruits / veggies that are on sale and look good, dairy that I need to stock up on each…

Me! I started last week and did 3 days, but then was out of town with no access to a DVD player or scale, so I just decided to restart today with a new challenge group I knew was starting. It is tough (some harder than others) but I really like that it's 25 minutes! I couldn't finish Insanity because my attention span…

You can change it under 'goals' in your home page - look to see if it's set for 1 pound or 2 pounds/week and adjust there. But I think weighing / measuring your food is more important than adjusting your calories up or down.

I also switched from WW to MFP, and I was struggling a bit at first as well. Consider this: I had 29 points on WW. That's about 1150 calories. I eat around 200 calories a day in fruits and vegetables which were 'free' on WW. On a good workout week, I would eat all of my weekly points but not my APs. If I didn't workout, I…

I probably eat a mixture, but not necessarily just for 'dieting' purposes. For example: - I eat low fat cottage cheese and 1% milk and fat free plain yogurt, but I LIKE it. - I drink diet soda because I haven't kicked the habit yet - I did switch to that from the regular. I don't pretend diet soda is healthy. - I think fat…

For my first 30 pounds I lost weight basically through diet alone. I did exercise, but not consistently (maybe 1 hour a week?). I'm 'lightly active' in my normal life, but I didn't really kick in my exercise until about 60 days ago. I lost 30 pounds last year, and have been bascially mainting since then. I'm not back on my…

Yes this. But I'll go ahead and throw in that for a young girl who is almost at their goal weight, a mile walk and a 20 minute DVD a few times a week isn't very much 'exercise.' Sometimes I need to walk about 3 miles just to get to the basic daily calorie burn / 10,000 steps guideline since I'm not very active at work. So…

I've lost between 25-30, depending on the day. I've gone from an 18 to a 14 in pants. XXL to L in tops. But UP a cup size. :grumble:

rotisserie chicken corn on the cob (with butter!) tomato slices mini ice cream cone for dessert (Trader Joe's - 80 calories, I think. Worth every bite!)

I like Spark (especially the new watermelon flavor) . I definitely get an energy boost from the Spark, without the jitters. Good about 3pm at the office or before a workout. I also really like the rehydrate after a hard core sweat-fest. *Note: I do not sell Advocare, nor am I related to anybody that does. It's not a sales…

I looked at the One, Zip and Flex. I ultimately decided on the Zip for several reasons, and I'm very happy with it. 1. I didn't want the Flex because I don't like wearing a watch or anything on a constant basis - and I didn't want added tan lines. 2. I don't care about sleep patterns or number of stairs climbed. 3. I think…

Umm it's not a 'stupid argument.' Yes, you can eat healthy at Subway and semi-healthy at Wendy's. I'm not arguing that fact. But Subway IS fast food, no matter which way you want to argue it. The topic is "How long has it been since you last had fast food." You say "When people talking about health and nutrition are…

Subway is definitely fast food in my opinion. Go get a meatball sub with cheese, or a philly steak sub with cheese and mayo and it's every bit as unhealthy as I can eat at Wendy's. But I know I'm not winning a badge for NOT eating out, so I don't try to justify where I choose to eat. I travel 50% of the year for work. I…

Approximately 22 hours. Chicken nuggets from Chik-Fil-A yesterday. Worth every calorie. I had a Great America Cookie Company cookie for breakfast today, too. I'm on vacation. Life happens. I don't eat like this all the time, but sometimes I do. I'm not on a diet, I changed my lifestyle. I make healthy choices about 80% of…

Well if you're eating 1270, and earning 800, that equals 2,070 calories, but you said you're eating 1700 in a day. So you're essentially doing the same thing - not 'eating back' all of your exercise calories. Maybe I'm not understanding your question.

Ok, you want to eat 1400 calories. I assume you mean net calories - if you're earning a lot through exercise, you will be able to eat more. I'll just pretend there's no exercise involved for this example. Work backwards from the top. How many calories are you eating on a normal day now? 3,000? If so, you know you need to…

I set mine at 1460 calories/day, which is 'supposed' to get me to a 1.4 pound loss/week. I do eat my exercise calories back (or at least some of them), and if I eat 1500/day (or around there) even on days I don't exercise I don't stress about it, because that should still net me a loss for the week. I'm good with 1…

Staying consistent with working out, which is why I joined an Insanity 60-day challenge. Not because I thought I was remotely read for it, but because I thought if I could commit to 60 days of 6x a week workouts then I'd have a good habit formed. So far, it's working! I look forward to some workouts more than others, and I…

I did it this weekend, by my own stupid error. I had a piece of cake. Well actually, I had 1/2 a piece of cake, because I saw that the whole cake serving was 290 calories, and 145 calories seemed like a reasonable "treat" over the weekend, spread over 2 days. Somehow I missed that the serving size was TWO, not ONE. So 1/2…

YES - in house work meetings with catered food in is the WORST. I agree - because you literally have no choices, and may not be able to get in any activity. I am in marketing / special events, so I at least am usually on my feet when I'm at events. My biggest issue is that my day is never the same - sometimes it's leaving…

I travel 50%+ of the year for my job. So about 1/2 of the meals I eat in a year are eaten in restaurants, or on the road at least. My trips don't usually involve more than a few days at the same place, and I usually fly, so cooking isn't really an option, and my packing options from home are limited. You just have to find…

VItamins, gum, mustard, pickles on my sandwich aren't recorded. If I was super close on my calories or close to goal I might.

The cafe in our office does Mexican food every Friday. You can get a burrito, nachos or taco salad. A lot of times I get the salad with no bowl, but sometimes I don't WANT a salad (picture pouty face). So now sometimes I order 'nachos' but ask them to put in the toppings, and just put 6 chips on top. I trick myself into…

1. Favorite ice cream flavor? Chocolate 2. Favorite pop tart? I used to like Frosted Strawberry 3. Favorite chips? Sweet Potato Pop Chips 4. Favorite snack cracker? Sea Salt Pita Chips (from Aldi) 5. Favorite chocolate candy? Reese's PB eggs that come out for Easter. Year round? Snickers...or PB Snickers 6. Favorite chewy…

I did a very fast-paced hip hop style Zumba class today. 60 minute class, my HRM said I burned 701 calories.

I'm on the road about 50% of the year for work, so eating out is a part of my life. Some of my 'go to' meals: Subway - Veggie or Turkey or Ham, no cheese or mayo or heavy sauces. Load up the vegetables and regular mustard. Chick Fil A - Grilled chicken sandwich or grilled chicken nugget combo with fruit or a side salad.…

I completely disagree. Be thankful it doesn't affect YOU in that way. I am normally quite satisfied on 1400-1600 or so calories a day. But for the day prior and 1-2 days of my period I could easily eat double that because I'm HUNGRY. It doesn't even have to be a specific craving for a specific things, and just drinking…

I'm not sure. I definitely am 'different' during that time. Usually the 3 or so days before I start, and the first 2 days while I'm on it, I have NO energy. I have a very hard time getting up in the mornings, and could nap for hours if I was not at work. Day 3, I'm full of energy again. I'm also ravenous. I have a very…

But on a day where you're burning 1300 calories, how many are you eating? Are you eating 1200-1500 gross or net? Meaning, are you eating 2,500 calories, burning 1,300, and therefore have a net calorie intake of 1200? Or are you eating 1200 calories, burning 1300 calories and have a net total of -100 calories for the day?…