<p>EPTR- In my younger days, people use to ask me how I stayed so thin. I was know to eat whatever I wanted, meaning desserts and other high fat items. I use to responded, diarrhea after every meal will keep your weight in check! Friends would laugh at what they thought was a joke, but it was the truth. I was diagnosed as having IBD, although I haven’t had that problem in 25 years; whenever I ate anything high in fat, greasy or rich, it all came back out. My SIL use to complain that I would run to the bathroom after my mother’s Shabbat dinner just to get out of helping with the dishes; she would not believe that the brisket and other foods were the problem.</p>
<p>There are times I wish I could have a bout of that again or the flu, just to get a jump start on the weight loss. ;)</p>
<p>There are times I wish I could have a bout of that again or the flu, just to get a jump start on the weight loss</p>
<p>Have you been checked for osteoporosis?
I have celiac, but apparently have had it for years & was diagnosed with osteoporosis despite being premenopausal, active & otherwise healthy.( and youngish) I expect I wasn’t absorbing what I needed to.</p>
<p>Snowball,
I had the same problem up until I was about 30. It was never really diagnosed but I was identical to you. Itcertainly made my my social life interesting! Thankfully yesterdays incident was unusual for me!</p>
<p>I am glad you are feeling better and agree about the social life! Might be TMI, but in college I was out with my BF and a group of friends; soon after dinner I knew I needed to find a bathroom and fast! As we were dropping off one friend at his all male dorm, I ran ahead of him to the communal bathrooms. I have no idea if there was a girls bathroom available, but I wasn’t waiting to find out!</p>
<p>I know that feeling! I don’t know if I was so skinny because I got sick so often or because I was afraid to eat if I was someplace unfamiliar or awkward. One of things that I have always loved about my H is that he always managed to help me get where I needed to go and would cover for me if there were other people there. I wonder why that problem gets better when we get older.</p>
<p>Anyway, sorry for going off topic. I had a good work out at the gym today and have eaten healthy all day. H and I are sharing a beer as we wait to watch the Red Sox lose twice in one day :(</p>
<p>OK…I’m disgusted…have stuck to this weight watchers diet like glue and haven’t lost an ounce in two weeks. How can you have a “plateau” two weeks into a diet? I’m not giving up but really…it’s sort of discouraging to stick with the plan and not lose any weight.</p>
<p>No…but I never did those things before either. I am going to the gym three times a week, and yoga once a week. If I’m just going to be this weight…I may as well EAT.</p>
<p>No…I’m using the WW tracker on my IPad…and I’m being very careful. I haven’t even used any of the bonus points either week so even IF I were over a little, that would more than cover it. </p>
<p>Maybe I’ll be surprised on Tuesday morning when I’m supposed to weigh myself. I sure hope so. </p>
<p>There isn’t much in calories in diet snapple, water. Baked goods? What are those? The closest I’ve gotten is those Deli Thins…all 110 calories…for my lunch “sandwiches”.</p>
<p>I’ve had two week plateaus lots of times. Usually the best way to get off of them is to temporarily step up the exercise and/or cut back on carbs. Sort of a reset button. I’m currently on pretty much a monthlong plateau, but I know I’ve had a lot of splurge meals and some missed exercise days, so I’m fine with it. I’m not trying to lose weight fast. I’m trying to lose it enjoyably. I’d like to lose another 15 to 20 pounds, but I am expecting it to take a year to do it.</p>
<p>I did get to the gym three times this week and took one (not terribly long walk) on a not gym day.</p>
<p>Thumper1,
I have done weight watchers several times and the last time it just didn’t work for me. I think it’s the rather free approach to choosing where your calories come from. I suggest cutting even more carbs and adding more cardio. It’s almost like you have to tell your body “I’m serious about this” before the weight will start coming off.</p>
<p>CJ - In answer to your question about how to start without training, I bought the book, “The Complete Guide to Racewalking” by Dave McGovern. Dave is pretty funny, so the book is easy to read. I really didn’t try to do everything at once. First I worked on keeping my knee straight upon impact, then I added the dropped hip, etc. </p>
<p>Jeff Salvage has a DVD that is very good and if it had been available at the time, I might have started with that, although I just like having a book that I can return to occasionally. </p>
<p>After I was racewalking for about a year, I entered our state’s senior games and had a chance to see two very good people among the entrants. There are never many contestants at the state level, and but I was fortunate to have two really good women who were competing. Watching them was a huge help as it just made everything click.</p>
<p>I’ve heard people say that you should try to eat some or most of your bonus points when on weight watchers…is it possible you are eating too few calories? </p>
<p>I’ve been on WW since June and have lost 17 pounds. I generally lose .5-1 pound per week with an occasional week where I don’t lose anything.</p>
<p>(I agree with the advice on cutting back on carbs, if you can. That seems to make a big difference if you tend to eat a lot of them. )</p>
<p>I went for a walk last night and, since it was dark, tried race-walking. I’m sure I wasn’t doing it quite right, but I did notice that I was walking much faster without feeling tired. I started with the legs/hips and later added the arms. Pumping my arms made me immediately stand up straight - I get the comments about posture improvement now.</p>
<p>I like it, but would not do it in the daylight!</p>
<p>I agree with EPTR that what you are eating is as important as how much. I find that if I almost eliminate empty carbs, reduce all carbs, increase protein and vegetables, I lose more.</p>
<p>NYMom, you bring up a point for me - if I am to start a jogging program, I would def be doing it in the dusk/dark. I would feel very awkward for the neighborhood to see me in the learning stages of this new activity. Kind of ridiculous, but I’d just rather be unseen, and not have to wave or comment to anyone when I’m getting used to a new regime.</p>
<p>I’m going to try to be patient…the new WW diet has no points for fruits unlike the old one which gave points for fruits. I’ve been very careful about my fruit choices (apples are in season) but maybe I need to eat more veggies and less fruits. I’m not eating anything with “empty calories”. I’m just a little disappointed because every OTHER time (been at least ten of them) that I’ve been on this diet, it has worked fabulously for me. </p>
<p>Thumper - I can imagine it’s discouraging. Boo. I do agree with people - protein helps. Especially if you lift weights at the gym to build muscle.</p>
<p>Hi all:
This thread just inspired me to go eat some oatmeal with flax seed and not give up hope after regaining weight I had lost in August. I need to lose 5-8 pounds and now in my 50’s the weight is just not coming off by exercise alone like it used to. Thanks to reading this I feel less alone about making more of an effort.</p>
<p>I think it’s fair to say (132 pages into this thread…wow!) that we are supportive of each other through the successes as well as the pitfalls - join in!</p>
I’d like to lose another 15 to 20 pounds, but I am expecting it to take a year to do it.</p>