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01-26-2009, 09:17 PM
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I'm on a Low Crap Diet
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Whispering Pines, NC
Posts: 761
S/C/G: 272/228/under 200 for now
Height: 5'0"
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What "Plan" Do You Follow?
Why do you like it?
How long have you been on it and how much weight have you lost?
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01-26-2009, 09:22 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Indiana
Posts: 266
S/C/G: Check My Ticker! :D
Height: 5'6"
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I'm currently still searching.
I lost my first 8 pounds in a week by cutting out soda.
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01-26-2009, 09:27 PM
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I'm on a Low Crap Diet
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Whispering Pines, NC
Posts: 761
S/C/G: 272/228/under 200 for now
Height: 5'0"
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Wow! 8 lbs just for cutting out soda. Congrats!
I really don't drink much soda, if I do drink it I try to drink diet.
I need to do low carb due to different health issues (it was recommended) but I'm not sure which way to go. I can read all the books in the world about low carb but what I'd really like it what peoples personal experiences have been.
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01-26-2009, 09:27 PM
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Loving life!!
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Ponchatoula, LA
Posts: 2,349
S/C/G: 360/159/145
Height: 5' 8"
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I've been doing Weight Watchers since May 2008...my ticker has my updated amount lost 
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01-26-2009, 09:28 PM
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Hooping my Life Away
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 2,052
S/C/G: 298/218.1/170
Height: 5'8"
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Weight Watchers. I lost 80 lbs with it in 2006 for 6 months. I restarted it on the 6th and I've lost 12.6 lbs. I love WW. It is easy to remember the points. It works with me and gives me choices if I am eating out. It encourages healthy habits for life that even when I was off plan, I still used. It is one of the few programs that encourages exercise which is integral.
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01-26-2009, 09:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Davis, Ca
Posts: 23,149
S/C/G: 204/114/120
Height: 5'
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I am a calorie counter. This is a reliable, flexible way to diet. All diets in some way restrict calories. Calorie counting is also free and a way to prepare yourself for maintaining your weight loss. I plan all meals ahead of time staying within my calorie allotment. I have done other diets and find Calorie counting works best for me.
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01-26-2009, 09:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Columbus OH
Posts: 2,524
S/C/G: 290/ticker/145
Height: 5'4"
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Calorie counting. It gives you freedom to eat what you want, so you don't feel deprived.
I've been on this diet for just over 5 months, and I've lost 60+ pounds.
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01-26-2009, 09:35 PM
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I'm on a Low Crap Diet
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Whispering Pines, NC
Posts: 761
S/C/G: 272/228/under 200 for now
Height: 5'0"
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The last diet I paid for ended up costing me close to a thousand dollars after it was all over with and I never lost a pound. I vowed to never pay for another diet again. This is one of the reasons why I have not looked into weight watchers. I know plenty of people that have successfully lost weight on WW but I just want something that is free. Like what bargoo said, counting calories is free. I'm tired of spending money on "diets". I need a way of life.
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01-26-2009, 09:36 PM
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I'm on a Low Crap Diet
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Whispering Pines, NC
Posts: 761
S/C/G: 272/228/under 200 for now
Height: 5'0"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bargoo
I am a calorie counter. This is a reliable, flexible way to diet. All diets in some way restrict calories. Calorie counting is also free and a way to prepare yourself for maintaining your weight loss. I plan all meals ahead of time staying within my calorie allotment. I have done other diets and find Calorie counting works best for me.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kelly315
Calorie counting. It gives you freedom to eat what you want, so you don't feel deprived.
I've been on this diet for just over 5 months, and I've lost 60+ pounds.
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So how many calories/day do you consume? Do you worry about fat too?
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01-26-2009, 09:41 PM
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NEVER GIVE UP
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: OHIO
Posts: 3,450
S/C/G: 259.9/181.0/145.0
Height: 5'6"
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calorie counting also,It teaches you to eat what you have at home but smaller or healthier portions . I started 11-11-08 And have lost 31.5 lbs
I by far think the best thing is IT"S FREE ~AND I NOW KNOW HOW TO ALWAYS LOSE THE WEIGHT AND KEEP IT OFF.(You are just teaching yourself how to eat normal Which IS A lesson I defintely needed to learn.)
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01-26-2009, 09:43 PM
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NEVER GIVE UP
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: OHIO
Posts: 3,450
S/C/G: 259.9/181.0/145.0
Height: 5'6"
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oops nearly forgot I eat 1400 calories daily.
I walk indoors approx. 1 hr or 1 &1/2 hrs A day for exercise And do my normal daily chores (I am a stay at home mom)A good site for help and info is www.freedieting.com I use the left hand side of this site.
Last edited by Lori259; 01-26-2009 at 09:44 PM.
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01-26-2009, 09:58 PM
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#12
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Indiana
Posts: 266
S/C/G: Check My Ticker! :D
Height: 5'6"
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I would like to add the additional question of what do you do to/ how do you exercise?
Especially for calorie counters. Surely you aren't losing all that weight by just cutting down, are you?
If so, that's amazing!
(If not, it's still amazing. Bravo!)
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01-26-2009, 10:00 PM
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BELIEVE!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Posts: 2,441
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I'm a calorie counter. I eat 1600-1800 calories per day. Mostly fruits, veggies, yogurt, cottage cheese, whole grains, lean meats, healthy fats, very little processed food.... I drink a lot of water and I exercise 7 days a week (weight train 3x per week with a personal trainer + cardio). I've lost ~86 pounds since August first.
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01-26-2009, 10:01 PM
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Just Me
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Maryland
Posts: 14,707
S/C/G: 364/--/182
Height: 5'6"
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I actually just started weight watchers because I'm horrible at calorie counting but counting points seems doable.
My weight loss so far has been from switching to a whole foods diet, cutting out a lot of junk in my diet, monitoring how much I eat, cutting out refined carbs, eating 'good' carbs. I based a lot of my eating habits on the south beach diet. Last year, I decided to give up animal products, sadly it didn't result in weight loss but I like it.
I agree that exercise has helped tremendously as well.
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01-26-2009, 10:22 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: CT
Posts: 38
S/C/G: 292/see ticker/165
Height: 5'9
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Wow, first off I am so inspired by everyone here. I started a meal delivery plan today thru ediets. I have a busy schedule and I don't have a clue when it comes to cooking. So I am hoping that by sticking with this for a few weeks I can learn and see what the right portions are and what to buy in supermarkets. And hopefully I can become a 'calorie counter' cus the ediets is kinda expensive. But as far as calories goes i'm consuming about 1500/day.
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