Thread: Anyone successfully moved from VLCD to SW or WW?

I am thinking about moving to a different programme, either SW, WW or even Rosemary Conley. I have lost 5 st with Cambridge, and i have completely run out of steam with it. I have have so many day 1's i have lost count. I think i just need to eat 'normally' again, even if its just temporarily, but i dont think i could do 790 or 1000 successfully as they are too boring for me. Dont get me wrong, i love cambridge for totally transforming my body, but i cant do it anymore.

Has anyone moved over to SW/WW without gaining? Which one should i choose? Which is best? I have done both in the past, neither particularly successfully, but i think it would be different this time as i have lost the 'unmanagable mountain' that i wanted to loose,and i just have a couple of 'managable' stones to go.

Im not sure of anyone who has switched but I am sure many have, my tip though would be to follow through the steps to stabalise your weight and then join a club rather than jumping in to eating straight away x

I went straight onto WW when I had to come off Cambridge. Stayed on it for 3 weeks, then had the okay to go back onto SSing.

I didn't lose any weight in that time, but possibly could have if I stuck at it longer.

Originally Posted by canireallydothis!!

Im not sure of anyone who has switched but I am sure many have, my tip though would be to follow through the steps to stabalise your weight and then join a club rather than jumping in to eating straight away x

Hi Vicky,

I agree going through the steps is best, and will try my best to do so!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Karion Dieting

I went straight onto WW when I had to come off Cambridge. Stayed on it for 3 weeks, then had the okay to go back onto SSing.

I didn't lose any weight in that time, but possibly could have if I stuck at it longer.

Hi KD,

Why do you think you didnt loose on WW?

Hey wannabeminime....I tried a VLCD diet so many times and its just not for me. Im so miserable when Im on the diet and I feel like my social life crumbles. I started WW 3 weeks ago and have lost 10.5lbs to date. I absolutely love the diet. I never feel deprived or hungry and Ive even had a few very drunken nights out! You have to do what diet is best for you! I stick to WW 100% but as I say VLCD is a no no for me! xxx

Originally Posted by Lighterlifer

Hey wannabeminime....I tried a VLCD diet so many times and its just not for me. Im so miserable when Im on the diet and I feel like my social life crumbles. I started WW 3 weeks ago and have lost 10.5lbs to date. I absolutely love the diet. I never feel deprived or hungry and Ive even had a few very drunken nights out! You have to do what diet is best for you! I stick to WW 100% but as I say VLCD is a no no for me! xxx

Hi LL!

Thats a great loss so far! Youre doing really well! Are you doing the points diet? Or the no count?

Bex xx

I count points. Started on 22 a day and dropped to 21 by my 2nd week! Its more than enough and it encourages you to eat the right things. If I do want a blow out day (like this week) I can easily save my points and over enduldge without feeling at all guilty! 21points a day get me alot of food and theres lots of low fat low cal products that barely ammount to any points. Most salad and fruit is also free, sometimes I find myself using points for no reason as I cant drop them too low!! xx

Sounds good, i am just concerned that the points diet is a bit complicated for my simple brain? Do you find it hard and time consuming?

No not at all! I find it really simple. I have an electronic calculator. You press the calories, then the saturated fat and it tells you the exact points value. The only thing I ave to work out is my chips! WW that is! Things like cheese etc where you have to limit your ammount you may need to point but its really not complicated at all!! x

Thanks for the advice LL, will give it some thought!

Originally Posted by wannabeminime

Hi KD,

Why do you think you didnt loose on WW?

Probably because I went straight from a VLCD. The ol' glycogen filling up and all that.

I did no count, but I did watch my portion sizes. Personally, I didn't see any point in doing the point one (get the point? ) Might as well count calories, at least that's written on all your foods, but that just my preference.

The thing I like about WWpoint plan is that it takes into account fat content that will saturate. If you count cals only your likely to eat high fat food which will hinder weight loss and is not very healthy! With WW the lower the saturated the lower the points value,hence your eating more of the good stuff!! xxx

Originally Posted by Lighterlifer

The thing I like about WWpoint plan is that it takes into account fat content that will saturate. If you count cals only your likely to eat high fat food which will hinder weight loss

Umm. Not necessarily. A calorie is a calorie after all. Might not be healthy to eat too much fat though, but then it's not healthy to eat too little either.

Anyway, it depends how you count your calories. Most online ones have a target fat you try to aim for.

I'm not knocking WW. I've done it many times myself, and SW, and Slimming Magazine club, and RC. They are all good plans if your head is in the right place for the one you're doing. That applies to calorie counting too!

Hhmmm, think i may do the free trial on WLR, see how that goes, and join a diet club too as i think the weekly weigh in may keep me on track. Need to do some thinking over the weekend methinks...