Weight Watchers dropout now on The Beach
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| Thu, 01-15-2004 - 8:41am |
I am Day 8 Phase 1 and have felt satisfied everyday, any cravings I have had were fulfilled by items on the good food list.
On WW I grew disgruntled with the quantity vs. quality mentality I heard at my meetings. Even my leader would tout a light wheat bread that worked out to 3 slices for a point, and I wonder now why anyone NEEDS to have 3 slices of bread.
Baby carrots were the free snack of choice and we ate them by the bagful, and wondered why we were always hubgry.
FF or LF salad dressing, never could find one that tasted good, salads were a chore instead of a pleasure.
Skimping on milk servings to save points for treats or desserts, most of them over refined processed carbs.
And as I got closer and closer to my goal weight I was dealing with fewer and fewer points to spend, Leading to cheating or feelings of deprivations, stalled weight loss.
The Beach has been a very fulfilling and nourishing place to be.
Jill

It is a wonderful thing to not have to worry about points, portion sizes - measuring, weighing, and feeling hungry all the time, etc. I have been on every diet out there and have found SBD to be the most fulfilling in all ways.
Welcome to the board.
Ellen
I agree with you on the Weight Watchers findings. I, too, am a lifetime member, for 17 years now (yikes, makes my 39 years seem OLD). I ate so many of the sugared WW entrees and desserts, light Italian bread, low fat-sugared treats, etc. and was ALWAYS hungry. I find the SB WOE makes so much more sense. I was only hungry the first day, and now I find in my 11th day, my portion sizes have become even smaller. I am not always looking for the next snack, the next meal, etc. It has been very rewarding and filling.
Julie
MN
Another lifetime member here.
I am about to start phase 2 of SBD, and though my weight loss has not been as dramatic as some people (3 lbs in 10 days), I have learned how much sugar my healthy, whole-grain, organic diet actually contained (well, there was quite a bit of ice cream added in). I will watch those sugar grams like a hawk from now on, and cut out high-glycemic fruits and vegetables. Those are the things that, it turns out, only make me hungrier.
Good luck!
Ellen
Love this WOE-The Beach,
Tamera
I like the Beach. I like all the foods the Beach encourages us to eat. And I've learned enough about portion control of "limited" Beach foods to be successful with it.
Donna
Phase II
177/plateau at 159 for several weeks/143