We are doing weight watchers without going to the meetings. It's very easy, and is the only way I can lose. You're welcome to join us if you'd like.

yes weight watchers and exercise is good. Lay in bed or on the sofa and do leg lifts and flex your abdomen muscle while sitting driving laying or whatever.

Good Luck
Pinkpamther

To lose the weight by the wedding....Exercise is a must!
The most weight that I have ecer lost at a beginning of a diet is 13 lbs in 2 weeks! That was with the South Beach Diet. After that, it was hard to lose any more.

Sorry, I post a response under the wrong thread!

I don't do weight watchers. I tried but it didn't work out for me.....I guess every one is different. What I need is support just like the rest of you & we can all do this thing.

so, i mentioned the 'getting started' thing, have any of you like done a detox kind of thing and then started the healthy eating plan, does that help u get a kick start?? i feel all bloated an yuki! i drink wine each nite, dont get dunk, but most nites i will hav a couple of large glasses, i somtimes think if i just cut out the booze i'd loose weight! its a bad habbit, but i just enjoy it! is wine really that fattening????

I drink wine also among other things but the wine is not as bad as say beer from what i have heard. Im trying to quit during the week which i think will help. Getting started i guess you just have to decide you have had enough and you are ready to do something about it. My motivation comes from feeling better and that number on the scale even though it has not been much lately. Alot of people say Weight watchers i have done this plan and it does work!!. Even if you dont have the materials there are plenty of web sites to get info on and many of us could help you get started and describe how it all works. whatever you choose good luck!! Let me know if you need any help.

You can have wine, but a couple large glasses every night will make you gain weight...or keep you from losing. I have done a detox before when I felt like crap and it helped. Or just start making small changes, don't go big right away. For example, cut back on the wine to one glass every other night. Keep cutting back a little every week. just an idea..

I would recommend starting a food journal. Write down everything that you eat including the amount of calories. Try it for one day and see how many calories you are actually injesting. You might be surprised. Then, try to cut your calories down to 1500 per day. I LOVE red wine so I know how you feel! If I have it, I count is. It's probably close to 200 calories for a big glass. When I'm on my diet plan, I only have it when I have extra calories to spare or I buy the cheap baby bottles of wine to keep myself in check-or else I'll drink a whole bottle :o). Try to start exercising. Walking is a great way to start.

if the cleanse/detox thing is a daunting thought, you may want to try doing like a raw diet or go vegan for a week. i've done very short fasts where i do water for a day or juice for a few days, but that has never made me feel any better than just doing vegan and avoiding fried or overprocessed foods! I don't do WW-b/c I can't afford it, but I do write down a plan with an eating schedule and exercise schedule. I check off the days as I stick to it. I'm a virgo and total organizational freak so having a plan and following it is how I thrive!!!

im going to be starting my diet again. the way i lost last time was quite simple. get rid of all the whites, like sugar, bread, potatoes, pasta.. i switched to equal and when i ate bread it was whole weat and very little. and for a sweet kick i ate fruit and once a week i spoiled myself to a treat like icecream from sonic. that way you have a reward and still lose the weight. i lost 68 pounds laast time on this diet in 4 months. till i got pregnant. and i gained it all back. i guess my husband couldnt keep his hands off of me. anyways i counted calorites. and you can find out how much cals you need by taking your goal weight and myltiplying it by 11 if your not active and multiply it by 13 if your active. hope this helps

how come u put it all back on djmort . . . ? cos you ate the wrong stuff whilst pregnant??? or it just came baby bump???? thanx lol x

came BACK WITH THE baby bump i ment to say - durr! xx

Hi

Cleanses can be good, but what is important in /during a cleanse is to get a sufficient amount of lean protein. Raw diets are extreme and the protein is VERY HIGH in calories.

I have been on a nutritional cleanse for the last 30 days and have lost 13+ lbs. I have lost fat not muscle, I feel great, don't have cravings and have been feeding my body not starving it... so, if you do a cleanse make sure you don't do a liquid cayenne thing because you need your muscle to burn fat! good luck