I've been keeping tack of my food in a food journal on an Excel spreadsheet for the past 3 weeks now. I met with a nutritionist back in the summer and we talked about meeting my caloric intake. She suggested between 1,300-1,500 calories a day. I usually keep it around 1,400 calories on average. However, I've only dropped a few pounds (granted, I am lifting weights as well) and so maybe I'm just getting a bit disgruntled.
I am not expecting to drop weight immediately, don't get me wrong. But some days after a tough workout of weights and cardio I'll weigh in the morning and have gained a pound. I realize some of it may be my body just not adjusting yet to the weight training but it is still kind of unmotivating (is that even a word?).
So I've been looking back into my food journal and noticed something I already knew about myself: I am a carbohydrate addict.
Yes, I am eating far more carbs than anyone should which is probably resulting in a fuller bloated look in my tummy. I remember going on the South Beach Diet many years ago and having success losing inches with it. That is because I don't tend to eat a lot of protein. When I do it is on a sandwich or with dinner it goes along with a giant roll. I've been thinking about my past results. I'm not looking for a quick fix, but I would like to notice some changes in the next 9 months before my wedding.
Therefore, I've decided tomorrow to begin my South Beach Diet once more with a few changes. Rather than forgoing bread I will have the whole wheat bread on occassions. Rather than eating a granola bar as my snacks I will have fruit or a yogurt or a cheese stick.
I think these changes will help me reach my goals and keep me motivated.
I've noticed many of you have been members of weight watchers as you lose weight. How does this work? Is it worth the money? How are they supporting you and helping you on your weight loss journey?
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Personally I really don't think its worth the money... for me anyway. Which I'm realizing again since I stopped paying for it months ago and decided I wanted it again... Nah. I weigh in and I leave. I can't bring myself to stay for the meetings because its mostly older women who think is SOO easy for younger women. The ideas are good. The plan works. I just don't feel like staying for the meetings helps me.
I don't think I'll be paying for next month.
I started out my weight loss journey last December, with South Beach. I liked it, but never felt really comfortable with it, because there were too few guidelines for me regarding portion sizes. I didn't lose much when I wasn't doing Phase 1, and that was simply too hard to maintain.
I love WW because of all the support. You can go to meetings, you can join in message board discussions online, and you have lots of amazing tools at your disposal to help you succeed. Plus, their Core plan is a lot like South Beach. There are some differences, like not having cheese on Core, but if you're really craving it, you can always have it and count it towards your 35 weekly points.
To me WW is much more realistic long term, especially if you're like me and like carbs.
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