Hi, so after losing 3 stone twice I find myself back to square one yet again! 😩
First time I lost the 3 stone was in 2005 attending Weight Watchers, second time was after having a child in 2012 attending Slimming World, I’m now back to my heaviest again so for the third I would really like to make it the last time!
While the slimming groups are good they are costly so thought I would try this instead.
Well. If the weight watchers & slimming world approaches have not worked, twice, it rather proves they are useless diets. Which many of us here who have adopted a low carb high fat LCHF lifestyle know & can explain why. May I point you in the direction of carbdodging.com where Dr Dan Maggs, a formerly obese GP, explains why the WW & SW approach will not work. Spoiler - It’s all about insulin.
There’s a LCHF forum here too, where we get all geeky about metabolic hormones & discuss cheese with extra cheese.
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Hi, ZAS79 , welcome.
If you "slim smart" weight loss is not so hard! It is not all about motivation and masochism.
Some of us here find that what works, to lose weight and keep it off, is a combination of The Low Carbohydrate, High-Fat (LCHF) diet (see the forum here on Health Unlocked) and Not Snacking All Day AKA Intermittent Fasting (IF). See:
Newbies IF FAQ:
healthunlocked.com/fasting-...
The Fasting and Furious Forum, here on Health Unlocked:
healthunlocked.com/fasting-...
My usual note on S11m’s excellent advice is that it’s easier to start intermittent fasting a few weeks after reducing your carbohydrates.
Thanks, Hidden .
You can transition into IF while on LCHF.
There is a 200,000 member American forum where they try IF on a normal "eat any carbs" diet... but their results are not good.
Yes of course you can - i just wanted to emphasise the transition part. Or maybe it was just me that could not have coped without food for an hour while I still ate loads of carbs! Anyway, ZAS79 Sm11 has achieved amazing results with fasting & is walking proof of how effective it is. X
I'm with Slim_for_good in that maybe now's the time to try something different. For too long we've been told to slim a certain way but are now one of the most obese nations in the world. On top of that, when we do fail it's allegedly our fault for not having the willpower 
I'm not a fan of pointing out a particular path to newbies but as you've tried a few times now without permanent success, maybe now's the time to have a good look at Sfg's option ie. Low Carb High Fat (lchf).
Good luck! 
I think once you have been to slimming world and achieved your goal, you know when you gain, how to lose some or all of that weight. You have to be determined, but once you join any weight loss group you have a good idea of what will make you lose or gain. I recently lost 2st it is not easy to maintain, but so far in 3 weeks I have only gained 1lb. I am now 71 so this is my last try to lose and not gain. Good luck in your weight loss journey, read the daily diary it will give you lots of ideas.
So firstly, welcome ZAS79 ....
I started my journey here to lose weight and be as fit as I could for my 50th (2012).
I’ve used many ways throughout my (almost 8 years) journey to keep things interesting and to learn what works best for me - I am very short (4ft 8"), 57 years old and don't move very much on account of my disability (I use a wheelchair outside of the house). Going through the menopause too at present. Not too much going in my favour, apart from having a love of cooking and plenty of time in which to plan and prepare healthy meals.
One thing that has remained constant throughout is logging everything I eat and weighing out portions. If I have ever stopped doing that for any length of time, the weight starts to creep up again. I really don't have an option to "guess" with this, as I am short, sedentary and "older" - my maintenance calories are around 1,300 and to lose weight 1,200.
I have used 5:2 "fasting" successfully and done a few rounds of the 8 week Blood Sugar Diet.
I now mostly try to avoid/limit refined carbs - so rice, pasta and bread. I eat them occasionally (about once/twice a week, always small portions - 50g dry weight, always wholewheat and ALWAYS measured).
I bulk out my meals with lots of vegetables - eat about 4-7 portions a day (home made soup or a salad for lunch, lots of veggies with dinner).
Through choice, I eat just two meals a day, that's been for the past 2+ years. I eat lunch and dinner. I try to keep my eating to between 12 noon and 6pm. Outside of those times, I do drink tea and coffee and plenty of water. That's a way that works for me, and I'm happy with this arrangement - not eating breakfast won't work for everyone though. I used to LOVE breakfast and could never have imagined a few years ago that I'd skip it!
I don't view exercise as a way to earn additional calories to eat - I use it as a way to remain flexible and independent. It's important not to be reliant on exercise to lose weight as firstly it only accounts for about 20% of weight loss (80% is achieved through food intake) and also if you injure yourself or are unable to exercise for any period of time, you suddenly have to reign back on the amount you are consuming.
I do a stretch and bounce seated routine around 4-7 times a week which lasts around an hour.
I try to do cardio exercise as often as possible, but because of my disability, it's quite a challenge. For that I walk and run (HIIT) on a special treadmill called an Alter G which is able to support a percentage of my body weight as I walk and run - currently I exercise at 80% of my body weight. I do this for 30 minutes every other week. I'd love to do it weekly, but I need assistance to get into the machine and can only get this support fortnightly.
I don't deny myself anything in terms of food - however, I have changed over the course of my weight loss to eat much more mindfully - considering "Do I really want to eat this?" ahead of eating food that is particularly calorific or not very healthy. Even leaving food that I'm not enjoying - never heard of in my "previous life"!
If I want to east a slice cake - I've worked out the calories beforehand and if I chose to have a slice then it DEFINITELY has to be worth it! If making cake, I slice and freeze any remaining cake in packs of two so that myself and my husband can enjoy it on other days rather than knowing it's there and needing to be consumed to stop it going off.
I have reduced the number of times I eat out as it's impossible for me to stay within my low (1100 calorie) limit by eating out regularly - even if I choose wisely. But to be honest, I am very happy cooking my own meals and eating those, as I know precisely what's in them - and I love, love LOVE my vegetables. I hardly ever get a takeaway (perhaps 1/2 times a year - usually at others instigation when I am visiting friends). I used to resent these things, but I now accept and embrace them. I no longer view this as a tortuous journey but more a new way of life.
I view my way of eating as keeping myself as healthy as I can in order to minimise the risk of developing middle aged illnesses (diabetes, stroke, heart attack...)
I don't judge my success by what others achieve - I just try to do the best that I can for myself and in a way that works well for me.
It does help that I have an extremely supportive husband who's always been happy to eat the same as I do (meals and quantities) - even though he doesn't need to lose weight. He has lots of little "extras" to make up!
I have just kept on going.... as it's what works for me.
I hope this helps.
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