Re: OT: WW question

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The Endocrinologist I saw yesterday told me that if I really wanted to lose weight I would eat a "low carb" diet, specifically 30grams of Carbs for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner and 15 grams for two snacks. She also implied that WW was low carb because she said that I could follow that. And NO DEFINITELY NO I don't want to follow any "Diet" I want to change my lifestyle so that once I lose the weight I can maintain my weight loss. I have regained some of the weight I had lost last summer over the holidays but I think I've found out why. I think that the closer I got to the 170's I got scared because I have identified myself as an overweight person for so long, I didn't know how I would feel when I finally got to my goal weight

(120/125.) Does that make sense? I need to change how I feel inside about myself as much as the outside. But since I've figured it out I feel READY to commit to my new lifestyle. I don't know why that Dr. is preaching this crap to me. She said I'm insulin resistant but I've maintained the 20 lbs weight loss so obviously I'm doing something right. She talked about spiking my glucose with eating carbs but I only eat whole grain or brown carbs (healthy carbs) and they don't cause insulin to spike. I wish I could find a decent Dr. I may not go back to her because she was pretty rude to me and I don't believe in ANY "diet" or health plan that drastically cuts a food group. I just think I need to make up my mind about how I want to change what I'm eating and JUST DO IT. After all, it has to be something that I can live with, I want to keep my new

body once I have it! JenSubject: Re: OT: WW questionTo: exercisevideos Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 9:32 AM



I'm missing a lot of original posts again, I only know about this one because of Judy's reply. Grrrr.

By way of a very simple answer, no, WW's point system is definitely not the same as a low carb diet. It is intended to be a very balanced nutritional approach. As Judy says, you can spend your points however you want, however, we do give you nutritional guidelines we tell you to include every day (Good Health Guidelines, page 61 of the new Getting Started book for you WW members who are actually wondering what I'm talking about). You may have heard it is the same as a low carb diet but this is a HIGHLY simplified interpretation. Some things that are lower in points do often turn out to also be lower in carbs but this is based on a formula that takes into account several macronutrients in a serving of a food and does not directly single out carbs.

I've seen a couple of posts about people recommending only x number of carbs per day for weight loss or whatever. I have refrained from commenting but finally will. And you've heard this from me before so I try not to keep saying it but I can't help it. If you are going to go on some special DIET to lose weight... what happens after you lose the weight? How do you learn, while you're losing, how to keep it off once you're done? Anytime I've ever done anything like that I might have lost weight but it found me again as soon as I started eating "normally" again and I hear this all the time. Most people can't live long term on diets, especially ones that restrict certain food categories. Obviously, if you need to restrict certain foods for obvious health reasons (diabetes, allergies, etc.) you learn to live within the contraints of that system. They are often extremely difficult to live with though and anyone who does will tell you that yes, they got used to it but in most cases they wouldn't necessarily choose to live that way. So why would you do it short term for a short term fix and not want to make lasting, liveable changes for a long term fix? I'm not specifically doing a commercial for WW although yes, this is exactly what we teach you (whether you choose to apply it that way is up to you though). I think you have to find a way that works for you but I think whatever it is, if you ultimately want long term results, then find a long-term solution that involves changes you make slowly not only to what you eat but how much you eat and how you think about food and your relationship with it. A more wholistic approach that takes into account emotions, food choices, portion size, why you eat and making changes fit your lifestyle too will work much better short and long-term than a "diet" will. For example, if your lifestyle includes eating out a lot, unless you actually want to stop eating out then you need to find ways to make weight loss and weight management after you lose the weight work with that lifestyle. (And yes, WW does teach you how to eat out and still lose weight and maintain your weight loss.) It should, in other words, become a lifestyle for you to eat healthy in healthy portions (and exercise too!) foods from all different categories (including treats) to maintain excellent nutrition and health. Notice that "lifestyle" has the word "life" in it and "diet" has the word "die" in it... which do you choose? :-)

OT: WW question

Is Weight Watchers point system the same as a low carbohydrate diet?Curious, Jen