The_Petal
Full Member
Earlier today I was reading through some weight loss diaries on here, and the lovely Hellie had talked about an i-phone app - myfitnesspal, and there is a website of the same name (myfitnesspal.com) which works out the calories in the foods that you've eaten, and how many calories that you should eat and amount of exercise that you should do to lose weight, etc.
Now, I've been doing SW for yonks and have found it harder and harder to lose weight as I've neared my target. I (like lots of us) have had plenty of weeks where i've had an absolutely 100% week and then been bemused as to why I've STS or even gained weight.
To be honest in the past it has really got me down and frustrated me too, especially when my consultant has basically insinuated that i've not followed the plan properly otherwise i would have succeeded. She has said this to me in front of everyone during image therapy. Not so motivating. :cry:
Aaaanyway, having just entered my last 4 days' food diary entries into this website (and having done a profile explaining my exercise habits - or lack of!, and current/target weight too) it is becoming very clear why i'm not losing weight very quickly.:hmm:
My fat intake every day is way below the recommended amount - this is no suprise, we know that SW is a very low fat way of eating. arty0049:
But, i'm consuming more calories every single day than i need to be in order to lose my desired 1.5 lbs per week. It says I will still lose weight, but it projects that in 5 weeks i'll lose about 2 lbs. Not so good!:sign0007:
Now, i know that SW works, and i'm not planning on calorie counting for long. I understand that the beauty of SW is that you don't have to do that, and can lose weight and live a healthy happy life forever, without obsessing over calories. But for people such as me, struggling to lose that last stone or less to get to target, this is SUCH an eye opener.
I don't always ONLY eat when I'm hungry. Even when i'm low on my syns, i'm probably still eating too much at meal times and DEFINITELY not doing as much exercise as I should.
I don't want to confuse any newbies, if you are new to this eating plan please keep to the rules and trust the plan. It does work! I've lost 3.5 stone!
All i guess i'm saying is, that this website is great for helping people like me - i've been doing the plan for more than 2 1/2 years (!) and veeeery slowly losing the last stubborn pounds.
Food for thought, that's all.
Hope this is helpful for some of you who are feeling down at the moment, and who maybe don't understand why the losses are so slow.
Also thanks so much to Hellie who recommended this website/app on her diary pages. I feel like a new petal! xxx
Now, I've been doing SW for yonks and have found it harder and harder to lose weight as I've neared my target. I (like lots of us) have had plenty of weeks where i've had an absolutely 100% week and then been bemused as to why I've STS or even gained weight.
To be honest in the past it has really got me down and frustrated me too, especially when my consultant has basically insinuated that i've not followed the plan properly otherwise i would have succeeded. She has said this to me in front of everyone during image therapy. Not so motivating. :cry:
Aaaanyway, having just entered my last 4 days' food diary entries into this website (and having done a profile explaining my exercise habits - or lack of!, and current/target weight too) it is becoming very clear why i'm not losing weight very quickly.:hmm:
My fat intake every day is way below the recommended amount - this is no suprise, we know that SW is a very low fat way of eating. arty0049:
But, i'm consuming more calories every single day than i need to be in order to lose my desired 1.5 lbs per week. It says I will still lose weight, but it projects that in 5 weeks i'll lose about 2 lbs. Not so good!:sign0007:
Now, i know that SW works, and i'm not planning on calorie counting for long. I understand that the beauty of SW is that you don't have to do that, and can lose weight and live a healthy happy life forever, without obsessing over calories. But for people such as me, struggling to lose that last stone or less to get to target, this is SUCH an eye opener.
I don't always ONLY eat when I'm hungry. Even when i'm low on my syns, i'm probably still eating too much at meal times and DEFINITELY not doing as much exercise as I should.
I don't want to confuse any newbies, if you are new to this eating plan please keep to the rules and trust the plan. It does work! I've lost 3.5 stone!
All i guess i'm saying is, that this website is great for helping people like me - i've been doing the plan for more than 2 1/2 years (!) and veeeery slowly losing the last stubborn pounds.
Food for thought, that's all.
Hope this is helpful for some of you who are feeling down at the moment, and who maybe don't understand why the losses are so slow.
Also thanks so much to Hellie who recommended this website/app on her diary pages. I feel like a new petal! xxx