Cheaper than Jenny Craig, but same idea? (Weight Watchers, systems, weight loss)
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Hi! I have had trouble with weight loss for several years. Now it seems everytime I try to loose weight, another 5 pounds is added on.
A few years ago I tried Jenny Craig and that really worked for me! The down sides were the costs and the fact the weight came back when I wasn't going in anymore.
Any hints for other programs or systems like Jenny Craig, but not the high price? I think it was a combination of a lot of things: no thinking about food, lots of postive feedback and accountablility.
Hi! I have had trouble with weight loss for several years. Now it seems everytime I try to loose weight, another 5 pounds is added on.
A few years ago I tried Jenny Craig and that really worked for me! The down sides were the costs and the fact the weight came back when I wasn't going in anymore.
Any hints for other programs or systems like Jenny Craig, but not the high price? I think it was a combination of a lot of things: no thinking about food, lots of postive feedback and accountablility.
Thanks!
But, you say yourself, that the program didn't work for you. If it had, you would have been able to maintain your lower weight; the system would have given you the tools to do that, and you would have been taught that accountability you're looking for.
Why would you want to return to the same kind of system that failed you last time, at any cost?
Perhaps you should look for some other method, that will teach you how to maintain even when you stop going to them and stop relying on frozen foods in a box or chocolate-flavored pulverized cardboard drinks to lose your weight. Weight Watchers is one option.
But, you say yourself, that the program didn't work for you. If it had, you would have been able to maintain your lower weight; the system would have given you the tools to do that, and you would have been taught that accountability you're looking for.
Why would you want to return to the same kind of system that failed you last time, at any cost?
Perhaps you should look for some other method, that will teach you how to maintain even when you stop going to them and stop relying on frozen foods in a box or chocolate-flavored pulverized cardboard drinks to lose your weight. Weight Watchers is one option.
Let me be more precise then, if it would help: I liked the following about the program: no thinking about the food (I don't cook AT ALL), accountability, person to person support, steady weight loss. As I stated in my original post, those are features I would like to find in another program, and I stand by that.
Things I don't like: expense, inability to maintain weight loss.
So, I am looking for a program with all of the good and NONE of the bad.
As I said - I don't cook, so relying on the prepare foods was a bonus for me, not a bad thing. I need that even when in maintenance mode, but at a more affordable cost.
You won't find it. It doesn't exist. There exists no "diet" that lets you lose weight by eating their own brand-name pre-packaged prepared portion foods, and then maintain as soon as you go off the diet. That is your answer. There is none. Learn how to cook, and learn how to eat healthily, and learn how to exercise.
You won't find it. It doesn't exist. There exists no "diet" that lets you lose weight by eating their own brand-name pre-packaged prepared portion foods, and then maintain as soon as you go off the diet. That is your answer. There is none. Learn how to cook, and learn how to eat healthily, and learn how to exercise.
I have an idea for you but it's not an official diet. If you truly can't cook at all I assume this means you are eating a combination of packaged foods and takeout/ restaurant. It is possible to eat these foods and make healthy choices but your menu will be a lot more limited than it would otherwise. Perhaps you remember after the "Supersize Me" movie came out, a woman decided to do her own version of a McDonald's diet and she lost weight. If I recall correctly, she had oatmeal or a muffin for breakfast, and salads for lunch and dessert, maybe grilled chicken. I can't remember exactly, but you get the idea. Then there is that guy who lost all the weight on the "Subway Diet" simply by making smarter choices when he bought from the store.
I would first recommend that you educate yourself about nutrition as much as possible-- my favorite book is "Eat to Live." Then figure out ways to eat healthy foods-- or at least reasonably healthy, weight conscious foods-- while eating out and buying packaged. It is possible to do but will take a lot of self control and you will have to be willing to put up with a limited menu. I don't eat out a lot due to budget concerns, but I have been to Wendy's and McDonald's, and order chinese takeout. I always order the chicken salads from the fast food places and sauteed broccoli w/ garlic sauce, and brown rice, from chinese takeout. I never eat fried food (or if I do, it's a once every three month occurrence), I don't eat any sugary desserts-- no cookies, candy, cake. I avoid refined flours and sweeteners like the plague. I never drink soda and limit fruit juice-- and only drink that because it is fortified with calcium, and I don't drink milk. I eat about 90% vegan and the only fat I routinely consume comes from olive oil and nuts.
You might have to bite the bullet and at least do semi-homemade recipes. But overall you need to educate yourself about nutrition first so that you can make healthy choices no matter where you are buying from.
On top of this you will have to be more active. I love leslie sansone's walking videos. I do at least the three mile walk every day. I had to build up from a two mile walk but now I love it. For weight loss you should probably be doing 2 miles 5 times a week but work up to it if that is too much. good luck!
I have an idea for you but it's not an official diet. If you truly can't cook at all I assume this means you are eating a combination of packaged foods and takeout/ restaurant. It is possible to eat these foods and make healthy choices but your menu will be a lot more limited than it would otherwise. Perhaps you remember after the "Supersize Me" movie came out, a woman decided to do her own version of a McDonald's diet and she lost weight. If I recall correctly, she had oatmeal or a muffin for breakfast, and salads for lunch and dessert, maybe grilled chicken. I can't remember exactly, but you get the idea. Then there is that guy who lost all the weight on the "Subway Diet" simply by making smarter choices when he bought from the store.
I would first recommend that you educate yourself about nutrition as much as possible-- my favorite book is "Eat to Live." Then figure out ways to eat healthy foods-- or at least reasonably healthy, weight conscious foods-- while eating out and buying packaged. It is possible to do but will take a lot of self control and you will have to be willing to put up with a limited menu. I don't eat out a lot due to budget concerns, but I have been to Wendy's and McDonald's, and order chinese takeout. I always order the chicken salads from the fast food places and sauteed broccoli w/ garlic sauce, and brown rice, from chinese takeout. I never eat fried food (or if I do, it's a once every three month occurrence), I don't eat any sugary desserts-- no cookies, candy, cake. I avoid refined flours and sweeteners like the plague. I never drink soda and limit fruit juice-- and only drink that because it is fortified with calcium, and I don't drink milk. I eat about 90% vegan and the only fat I routinely consume comes from olive oil and nuts.
You might have to bite the bullet and at least do semi-homemade recipes. But overall you need to educate yourself about nutrition first so that you can make healthy choices no matter where you are buying from.
On top of this you will have to be more active. I love leslie sansone's walking videos. I do at least the three mile walk every day. I had to build up from a two mile walk but now I love it. For weight loss you should probably be doing 2 miles 5 times a week but work up to it if that is too much. good luck!
Thanks! I will definitely check out everything you listed. Those walking videos sound interesting. Right now, I walk 4 miles (mild hills) 4 to 5 times a week, but haven't felt like I am getting a work out for a long time. And, the more I look into healthy eating - it isn't what I'm eating, it seems to be more the quantity. That is where pre-prepared also helps.
Do you avoid or limit other dairies too or just milk?
The only dairy I eat is plain low/ nonfat yogurt. This is more for taste than nutrition. If you are already making healthy choices, it could be that if you did nothing more than portion control and more focused exercise you would see improvements!
Hi! I have had trouble with weight loss for several years. Now it seems everytime I try to loose weight, another 5 pounds is added on.
A few years ago I tried Jenny Craig and that really worked for me! The down sides were the costs and the fact the weight came back when I wasn't going in anymore.
Any hints for other programs or systems like Jenny Craig, but not the high price? I think it was a combination of a lot of things: no thinking about food, lots of postive feedback and accountablility.
Thanks!
I have lost a bunch of weight by eating a salad for lunch, and a frozen entree of about 400 calories for dinner. You have a whole supermarket frozen foods section to pick from. Keep your calories to about 1000-1200 a day and you'll lose it. And $.88 for entrees bought on sale are a lot cheaper than a meal replacement program.
To add some variety to it, eat some fresh fruit. I let myself eat a couple bananas for breakfast, and a couple oranges in the evening.
If you have half a banana in oatmeal for breakfast, another half for a snack after lunch, and an orange every other day, alternating with a healthy heap of salad greens with lemon juice and olive oil for an evening snack, you'll be under 340 calories, have MUCH more variety, still not have to cook a thing, and get more nutrients and less sugar.
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