Hello All:

I have been on Weight Watchers and lost 10 pounds in 2 months or so. I
am wondering if I will gain it back again? Has anyone had a bad
experience?

I find the diet thingy pretty decent as I can eat everything, and
infact, more and even better.

Ronnie

>Subject: Weight Watchers
>From: (Ronnie Rao)
>Date: 5/8/2004 7:43 PM Central Daylight Time
>Message-id: >
>
>Hello All:
>
>I have been on Weight Watchers and lost 10 pounds in 2 months or so. I
>am wondering if I will gain it back again? Has anyone had a bad
>experience?
>
>I find the diet thingy pretty decent as I can eat everything, and
>infact, more and even better.
>
>Ronnie
>

Weight Watchers is a way of life. You learn to eat properly , and if you
continue to do so , you will not gain back the weight.

If you revert to your old habits that caused you to gain the weight in the
first place, you , of course will gain it all back.

Weight Watchers has no forbidden foods, but you learn what you can eat and what
foods are dangerous for you-- that is, foods that you will not eat a reasonable
portion of and simply gobble ...

I lost weight with WW and kept it all off for more than 10 years, then got
careless and found that it crept up on me again, now I am back on Program.

Good luck to you,
Rosie

"Ronnie Rao" > wrote in message
om...
> Hello All:
>
> I have been on Weight Watchers and lost 10 pounds in 2 months or so. I
> am wondering if I will gain it back again? Has anyone had a bad
> experience?
>
> I find the diet thingy pretty decent as I can eat everything, and
> infact, more and even better.
>

From a statistic view point, it is likely that you will gain the weight
back. I think that WW is a good program. I lost weight on the program and
worked for them, leading two classes a week. However, it is hard to
overcome a lifetime of eating habits that made you gain weight. Maintaining
your weight involves a complex and permanent change in your lifestyle. Not
only do you need to manage what and how much you eat, but your level of
activity has to change. Furthermore, over eating is often the result of
emotional and psychological factors that people often don't understand or
know how to remedy. There also seems to be a genetic component that
predisposes some people to weight gain. I don't want to be a pessimist, but
most people do gain their weight back no matter what program they follow.
The federal government will probably make companies like WW, Jenny Craig,
and Nutri System start disclosing statistics about the long-term success of
people who use their services.

alt.support.diet.weigh****chers

"Ronnie Rao" > wrote in message
om...
> Hello All:
>
> I have been on Weight Watchers and lost 10 pounds in 2 months or so. I
> am wondering if I will gain it back again? Has anyone had a bad
> experience?
>
> I find the diet thingy pretty decent as I can eat everything, and
> infact, more and even better.
>
> Ronnie

"Vox Humana" > wrote in
:

>
> "Ronnie Rao" > wrote in message
> om...
>> Hello All:
>>
>> I have been on Weight Watchers and lost 10 pounds in 2 months or so.
>> I am wondering if I will gain it back again? Has anyone had a bad
>> experience?
>>
>> I find the diet thingy pretty decent as I can eat everything, and
>> infact, more and even better.
>>
>
> From a statistic view point, it is likely that you will gain the
> weight back. I think that WW is a good program. I lost weight on the
> program and worked for them, leading two classes a week. However, it
> is hard to overcome a lifetime of eating habits that made you gain
> weight. Maintaining your weight involves a complex and permanent
> change in your lifestyle. Not only do you need to manage what and how
> much you eat, but your level of activity has to change. Furthermore,
> over eating is often the result of emotional and psychological factors
> that people often don't understand or know how to remedy. There also
> seems to be a genetic component that predisposes some people to weight
> gain. I don't want to be a pessimist, but most people do gain their
> weight back no matter what program they follow. The federal government
> will probably make companies like WW, Jenny Craig, and Nutri System
> start disclosing statistics about the long-term success of people who
> use their services.

As with many issues that involve habits, one's success is highly
dependent on one's determination. That determination can be rooted in
many factors, one of the most important probably being a view to better
health and longer life, not to mention a better appearance and greater
energy. Many WW members agree that after you achieve your goal you
should still continue to attend meetings for ongoing reinforcement.

Best of luck to you!

Wayne

I lost 70 lbs from May to Dec last year. I found that I could keep the
weight off even if I had the occasional piece of pie or pizza but if you go
back to your old habits you will gain it all back and then some. I have done
it before. Keep counting the points and try to determine how many you can
eat and get away with it.
Wayne
"Ronnie Rao" > wrote in message
om...
> Hello All:
>
> I have been on Weight Watchers and lost 10 pounds in 2 months or so. I
> am wondering if I will gain it back again? Has anyone had a bad
> experience?
>
> I find the diet thingy pretty decent as I can eat everything, and
> infact, more and even better.
>
> Ronnie

Yes. I thought so too about WW.

I lost 11 pounds and I have about 6 more to loose. It will be for life
I guess, I love to be on a lower waist

Ronnie

"MOM PEAGRAM" > wrote in message >...
> alt.support.diet.weigh****chers
>
> "Ronnie Rao" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Hello All:
> >
> > I have been on Weight Watchers and lost 10 pounds in 2 months or so. I
> > am wondering if I will gain it back again? Has anyone had a bad
> > experience?
> >
> > I find the diet thingy pretty decent as I can eat everything, and
> > infact, more and even better.
> >
> > Ronnie

On 8 May 2004 17:43:11 -0700, (Ronnie
Rao) wrote:

> Hello All:
>
> I have been on Weight Watchers and lost 10 pounds in 2 months or so. I
> am wondering if I will gain it back again? Has anyone had a bad
> experience?
>
You are always at risk. Weight loss will never be permanent
w/o a life change.
>
> I find the diet thingy pretty decent as I can eat everything, and
> infact, more and even better.

Looks like you've made a life change.


Practice safe eating - always use condiments

Yes, its a lot different than what I used to eat earlier, sometimes
doing groceries becomes stressful, but then its worth the *feel light*
feeling and getting back into those old pants that I had given up on 2
years ago

And since I eat mostly Indian meals (home cooked), I am developing my
own website with sort of low-carb Indian recipes, it should be up in
about 15 days, will let you guys know.

And I do exercise 3 times a week (30 minute yoga) to keep myself fit.
A little discipline is required though...

Ronnie

sf > wrote in message >. ..
> On 8 May 2004 17:43:11 -0700, (Ronnie
> Rao) wrote:
>
> > Hello All:
> >
> > I have been on Weight Watchers and lost 10 pounds in 2 months or so. I
> > am wondering if I will gain it back again? Has anyone had a bad
> > experience?
> >
> You are always at risk. Weight loss will never be permanent
> w/o a life change.
> >
> > I find the diet thingy pretty decent as I can eat everything, and
> > infact, more and even better.
>
> Looks like you've made a life change.
>
>
> Practice safe eating - always use condiments

Ronnie ... I just joined WW. How are you doing now? Do you recommend?
Were you able to maintain your reduced weight? And also were you able
to bring up the website?

Thanks,
Rakesh

Ronnie Rao wrote:
> Yes, its a lot different than what I used to eat earlier, sometimes
> doing groceries becomes stressful, but then its worth the *feel
light*
> feeling and getting back into those old pants that I had given up on
2
> years ago
>
> And since I eat mostly Indian meals (home cooked), I am developing my
> own website with sort of low-carb Indian recipes, it should be up in
> about 15 days, will let you guys know.
>
> And I do exercise 3 times a week (30 minute yoga) to keep myself fit.
> A little discipline is required though...
>
> Ronnie
>
> sf > wrote in message
>. ..
> > On 8 May 2004 17:43:11 -0700, (Ronnie
> > Rao) wrote:
> >
> > > Hello All:
> > >
> > > I have been on Weight Watchers and lost 10 pounds in 2 months or
so. I
> > > am wondering if I will gain it back again? Has anyone had a bad
> > > experience?
> > >
> > You are always at risk. Weight loss will never be permanent
> > w/o a life change.
> > >
> > > I find the diet thingy pretty decent as I can eat everything,
and
> > > infact, more and even better.
> >
> > Looks like you've made a life change.
> >
> >
> > Practice safe eating - always use condiments

>Ronnie ... I just joined WW. How are you doing now? Do you recommend?
>Were you able to maintain your reduced weight? And also were you able
>to bring up the website?
>

Boy do I love this Weight Watchers thing. I just joined last week.
I've tried the Atkins and South Beach before this, which are
great....for about a week.

WW seems to be the most realistic. So far I'm really enjoying filling
my pantry with more wholesome foods and cereals. And the planning
ahead makes me look for more interesting gourmet recipes, and trying
new things.

I've almost totally cut out booze, and if I do have a cocktail, I'm
good about counting it against my points.

I do 3 miles on the treadmill every morning, which gives me 4 extra
point to work with.

I have a new appreciation of food and of preparing good meals.

My goal is 40 pounds, although that would be "high school" weight, so
30 may be more realistic.

Hardest thing: my wife is pregnant.

On Sun 23 Jan 2005 06:24:38p, wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
>>Ronnie ... I just joined WW. How are you doing now? Do you recommend?
>>Were you able to maintain your reduced weight? And also were you able
>>to bring up the website?
>>
>
> Boy do I love this Weight Watchers thing. I just joined last week.
> I've tried the Atkins and South Beach before this, which are
> great....for about a week.
>
> WW seems to be the most realistic. So far I'm really enjoying filling
> my pantry with more wholesome foods and cereals. And the planning
> ahead makes me look for more interesting gourmet recipes, and trying
> new things.
>
> I've almost totally cut out booze, and if I do have a cocktail, I'm
> good about counting it against my points.
>
> I do 3 miles on the treadmill every morning, which gives me 4 extra
> point to work with.
>
> I have a new appreciation of food and of preparing good meals.
>
> My goal is 40 pounds, although that would be "high school" weight, so
> 30 may be more realistic.
>
> Hardest thing: my wife is pregnant.

We did the point system with WW last year and will go back soon. We've
been on "hiatus"for a few months! <G> One tip we followed that eliminated
most of the tedium of choosing foods from the pantry, fridge, or freezer,
was to mark every can, box, bag, etc., with the number of points per
serving as soon as we got home from the store. It made grabbing something
off the shelf simple and painless.

Wayne

On 24 Jan 2005 01:53:28 GMT, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

one snippy, snippy, two snippy, snippy
>
>We did the point system with WW last year and will go back soon. We've
>been on "hiatus"for a few months! <G> One tip we followed that eliminated
>most of the tedium of choosing foods from the pantry, fridge, or freezer,
>was to mark every can, box, bag, etc., with the number of points per
>serving as soon as we got home from the store. It made grabbing something
>off the shelf simple and painless.
>
>Wayne

Another great idea is to divide some fresh veggies into baggies.
A nice mixture of carrots, jicama, snap peas, red and green bell
peppers, grape tomatoes etc... in one bag makes a nice snack when on
the go.
Make several ahead of time so all you have to do is grab a bag on your
way out the door and you have a nice 0 point snack.

Koko

A Yuman being on the net
(posting from San Diego)