After trying and miserable failing atkins, south beach and other "quick fixes" (I just can't keep with it) I joined weight watchers. It was sucessful for me, for a little while. but I grew tired of journalling and found I was always eating 3 point or 4 point snacks all through the day, because it was in my allowance, but then be out of "points" by the time I got home. So frustating!
I really like the nos philosophy and it really does make a lot of sense. I started doing no s the beggining of this month. I plan to weight myself at the end of the month and see if this is the way to go for me. (I drove myself nuts weighting in almost every other day with weight watchers, even though you are only supposed to every week)
I think simple rules might just win out! Along with maintaining my will power and some common sense about my food choices.
My biggest goals I think will be forcing myself to walk to work. I am pretty spoiled and live about a 10 min drive from the office, only 30 min to walk at a leasurly pace. With summer here I don't really have an excuse any longer. Plus I really got to get more use out of my 40BG Ipod
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Lately I have been using the gym in the building (borrowing someone's accesscard to go) and getting on the elliptical machine for about 20 min at lunch time. I really like the elliptical machine and used to belong to a club just for that purpose. I just hate spending my time at the gym instead of being at home. This way I'm working it into my lunch hour, I don't have to go anywhere, plus my home time is still my own.
A little about me:
I'm 25 and married, been "pudgy" all my life but the last 5 years has transformed pudgy to very heavy. Most of my mothers family is severely overweight and I grew up with not the best of eating habits. Trying to rewire yourself as an adult is challenging, But I am determined to do it.
I'll plan on posting how things are going in the forum. Nice to meet you all!