natpot
Full Member
I have been here so many times before - always trying to convince myself that this time I will succeed.
Since January '09 I have been following either WW or SW and so far have lost nearly 1.5 stones. I have a history of making these promises to myself and not fulfilling them.
A prompt to start again in January was a change in my job, which meant that I would regularly need to go to court (and obviously look smart). I started WW and found out that they had scrapped the core plan and so had a go at the points system. It was great to be able to eat anything I wanted but this was often at the expense of proper meals.
I lasted about 5 weeks and then decided I wanted to change to something different. I had decided at the outset, that if I got bored with a diet I would change to a new one. This was to be my 'long-term strategy' rather than something else to feel a failure for.
My decision to go for SW was mainly based on class times (I have three kids, a full time job and a husband that doesn't get home until 8pm). I generally enjoy the meetings (sometimes they drag if everyone decides to stay) and have found the plan easy to manage. I love the fact that if I run out of time to pack a lunch I can pick up a jacket potato or sandwich at work and this doesn't blow my whole day.
I joined the gym a few weeks ago and have only just started to use it regularly. A factor in this is that the only times I can get there are the times when I just want to curl up in front of the TV with my husband. So, I have made an effort to make myself go 3-4 times a week and am actually really enjoying it! I want to be able to run and have just started couch to 5k programme (on week 2). Next step will be to sign up to a 5k race to give me somthing more concrete to aim for.
Since January '09 I have been following either WW or SW and so far have lost nearly 1.5 stones. I have a history of making these promises to myself and not fulfilling them.
A prompt to start again in January was a change in my job, which meant that I would regularly need to go to court (and obviously look smart). I started WW and found out that they had scrapped the core plan and so had a go at the points system. It was great to be able to eat anything I wanted but this was often at the expense of proper meals.
I lasted about 5 weeks and then decided I wanted to change to something different. I had decided at the outset, that if I got bored with a diet I would change to a new one. This was to be my 'long-term strategy' rather than something else to feel a failure for.
My decision to go for SW was mainly based on class times (I have three kids, a full time job and a husband that doesn't get home until 8pm). I generally enjoy the meetings (sometimes they drag if everyone decides to stay) and have found the plan easy to manage. I love the fact that if I run out of time to pack a lunch I can pick up a jacket potato or sandwich at work and this doesn't blow my whole day.
I joined the gym a few weeks ago and have only just started to use it regularly. A factor in this is that the only times I can get there are the times when I just want to curl up in front of the TV with my husband. So, I have made an effort to make myself go 3-4 times a week and am actually really enjoying it! I want to be able to run and have just started couch to 5k programme (on week 2). Next step will be to sign up to a 5k race to give me somthing more concrete to aim for.