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Originally Posted by jmanovich
I know this is a little bit off topic for this thread...but has anyone ever considered WeightWatchers as a way to maintain losses from IP? Just a thought...
I can speak only for myself. I would not return to Weight Watchers either as a way to lose weight or as a way to maintain.
The science behind IP is different from Weight Watchers. IP is designed to address things like insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome 'X', and other conditions that come with the body being unable to properly digest sugars.
Unless WW has changed since I last was on it, WW does not do this.
Besides helping me to be more successful at losing weight, IP (as a form of low carb moderate protein / ie, ketogenic nutrition) have given me many benefits that WW cannot provide. For instance, because of low carb/moderate protein:
* my appetite and cravings are kept in check. When I keep out the sugars/carbs, I have no ravenous insatiable hunger. I am satisfied.
* I am mentally much sharper.
* my blood sugars have stabilised. When my blood sugar used to swing, I used to suffer mood swings, too. Besides that, I often felt very fatigued. Swinging blood sugars are hard on the body.
* my skin is much healthier in its appearance
* my energy is up and consistent
* my depression is gone. Now that I have been on IP for 5 months, I have been able to dramatically reduce the amount of anti-depressant I use. I am planning an appointment to see my doctor to discuss going off the anti-depressants. I have been using them consistently since 2002.
I successfully lost weight with WW several times in my life:
* in the late 1980's, I lost 25 pounds.
* in the late 1990's, I lost 60 pounds.
Neither of these 'losses' were easy and they were accompanied by lots of hard work at the gym.
IP has been different. Once I got through the initial 'entry into the programme' -- and once I mentally surrendered to it -- it has been fairly straightforward ever since. Because of ketosis, there have been very few times (zero?) that I have felt irresistible urges to eat things that are off course. I might sometimes have eaten more or less than I am entitled to because of being away from my own kitchen. But other than that, I have stayed on track.
With IP, my regular exercise is a daily walk with my 2 scottish terriers.
I will not go back to WW even for maintenance. I have had such good success with IP that I plan to continue into maintenance with the recommendations of this plan and other resources that support low carb/moderate protein life.
My 2 cents for what they are worth.
Annik