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ORIGINAL: OsideGirl
There are a number of physiological reasons why the calorie method doesn't work for a large slice of the population.

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

Do you have any idea how hard it is to get in 50 grams of carbs when eating a tuna fish sandwich? Whole grain bread is only 12.... I am actually eating more now that I have in a long, lone time. But it is better food.. lots of salads... more protein... I have to force myself to eat 3 oz of steak... and cheese is a quick grab when I want to snack. But I also have to watch out for my cholesterol level... ugh... one thing after another!

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ORIGINAL: Toppingfrmbottom
  and that was a huge adjustment for someone who didn't eat at all till they were ravenous, or usually didn't eat breakfast,

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ORIGINAL: NuevaVida

Understanding that people need to choose whatever means works best for them with weight loss, but just wanting to clear up some misinformation/misinterpretation of what's been said about WW.

WW focuses on low carbs, low fat, high fiber and high protein.  They just do all the work for you in calculating all of that and applying a point to it, so you can eat whatever you want as long as you stay within your point guideline.  I hardly do sugar substitutes because they're so bad for you and they make me feel crummy.  Then again, I don't eat much sugar, either - too high in carbs.

I eat all day long - just the right foods.  Foods higher in proteins and fiber will keep you full longer, so I tend to eat those foods so the carby/fatty stuff isn't wasted points.  For some reason, most fruit is excluded from the "point system" meaning it's Zero points.  So I do eat fruit all day.

I found some foods, even if within my points guidelines, are counter-productive to my weight loss (dairy being one) so I avoid them. Over time, you get to know what foods work and what foods do not work.  But I do pretty much eat any kind of food I want - just not the amounts I used to eat.

Anyway, I respect that some don't prefer WW and I'm not trying to change your minds.  But when I read that WW doesn't work because of replacing sugars with sweeteners, I wanted to clear that up in case anyone got the wrong idea.

I personally like WW because it's a way of eating that I can carry the rest of my life, and has come naturally to me now.  And that means I'll sustain the 90+ pound loss (and counting - yay!) I've achieved, and will maintain my healthy eating forever.  All other diets I've been on, as soon as the weight was lost, the diet was "over" and everything came back on, because I hadn't learned how to eat.

In any case, I send oodles of support and encouragement to everyone putting in an effort to lose weight and get healthy.  It's not easy, but it is life changing. 

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ORIGINAL: needlesandpins


i actually didn't say that. i said that being on weight watchers makes me want to eat more. i don't feel fulfilled by what i'm eating, especially if i eat their ready meals.....or any diet ready meal. it's the faffing around with points and the crap they put in their meals. cooking within the points is just not suited to me. my point about sugar is that if i use sweeteners it makes me crave sugar. i don't get how it works, it just does.

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ORIGINAL: OsideGirl


Which is pretty much how sumo wrestlers eat to gain weight. They skip breakfast and then eat a large, carb laden lunch and dinner.

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ORIGINAL: NuevaVida

I don't look at it as dieting anymore.  I've simply changed my relationship with food, and changed the way I eat.   But looking at it that way (my new way of eating, rather than "diet") was the mental relief I needed so I didn't suddenly feel resistant to dieting, which is what always happened before.

I think whatever someone does, looking at it as "changing the way I eat" might help with that mental wall that seems to come up when embarking on a "diet".   Also, changing the way you eat to something you can sustain in years to come, will also help (rather than crash diets, only to go back to "normal" eating and gain everything back).