Thanks guys
I've just signed up to Food Focus, it seems very much like the WW online points and weight tracker which to be honest held most of the appeal of the diet for me when I started and is the one thing I dont think I could keep track of what I eat without!!! So the fact there is something out there that does the same for cal counting, and is free, is brill!!
I agree that WW use of sat fats does mean that you can't have things with good fats in, and for me it also encourages me to choose low fat versions of everything, which usually means extra junk is added to make up for it and it tastes yucky!! It will be good to be able to decide for myself whether to go low fat or not.
According to the FF site I would need just under 1200 calories each day to lose 2lb a week. I have had a look at how many I've been eating on WW, and because I choose low fat stuff I have actually been eating well over that on WW!! No wonder I struggle to lose weight most weeks!!
So, think cal counting may be just what I need to give my metabolism a chance to get back to normal and I plan to up my exercise to an hour a day 5 days a week as I have a gym membership and actually enjoy going!! I do aquafit x2 a week, pilates x1, so will need to add an hour twice a week doing cardio and weights in the actual gym to make sure I reach that target... either that or a workout DVD at home if I cant be bothered/dont have time to go the gym!!
Thanks so much for your thoughts, much appreciated! Think I will continue going to WW WIs for now but will stop when my membership runs out in December and then just use CC and Food Focus to go from there.
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