I used to work at Weight Watchers as Sports Director at their sleepover camp in St. Catharines once summer. One thing about willpower...

If you feel you don't have the willpower, then you don't really want to lose weight... it means you just like to lose weight. If you really want it, will power is a non-issue. Too many people want to lose weight fast, and that lacks motivation for people who like to lose weight.

Dieting is like sex. Eating better is making love.

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Originally posted by Skipper What makes you think this is healthy for your body? I want to smack people that go on Bernsteins diet. but then again, it's your health you're gambling with, not mine! I've only ever been on weight watchers and had great success with it. I lost about 20lbs of the 60 total I've lost since I was about 18. The rest I lost with exercise and just being more conscious of what I was eating. It amazes me the things people will do and the money they will spend and the risks they will take to lose weight.

I would only have agreed if is wasn't supervised by a doctor and the fact that they were VERY DANGEROUSLY OVERWIEGHT.

I don't see it that cut and dry sorry.
Sometimes you do what you have to and when it comes to your health, that's something you just don't play with.

If it was luposuction or some plasitic surgery then you'd have an arguement for sure....

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Originally posted by Djsketchbag yeah ..... i need to go on a dite too ..... i don't eat right at all mianly cheese, mayo, pasta and all i drink is cases of pop .... so i figure if i cut that out i'll be good

I stopped drinking pop in grae 11... you would be surprized how much weight you lose just by cutting pop out of your diet..

i mean i enjoy a 7up now and again... but mostly all i drink is water..
or watered down juice ( usually half and half)

and its a LOT better for your teeth if you cut out sugary drinks

Nikki

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1. everyone is on a diet
2. veggies are carbs
3. going two weeks without carbs is NOT healthy

learn to live and eat healthy, not starve yourself of nutrients to attain a short term goal.

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Originally posted by Nikitha I stopped drinking pop in grae 11... you would be surprized how much weight you lose just by cutting pop out of your diet.. i mean i enjoy a 7up now and again... but mostly all i drink is water.. or watered down juice ( usually half and half) and its a LOT better for your teeth if you cut out sugary drinks Nikki

I completely agree! And drinking diet pop is no better. I recently read an article in a health magazine that people who drink diet pop are more likely to gain weight than people who drink regular pop. The explanation was that people who drink diet pop feel they can make up for the "saved calories" in other ways by eating junk food. I can see that as truth - "hey, I'm drinking diet pop with my Super Sized Double Big Mac Combo"...

M.

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Here's the link to some of the Weight Watchers Points system

http://www.quiddity.cc/rachel/diet/wwfoods.htm

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Originally posted by MissM I completely agree! And drinking diet pop is no better. I recently read an article in a health magazine that people who drink diet pop are more likely to gain weight than people who drink regular pop. The explanation was that people who drink diet pop feel they can make up for the "saved calories" in other ways by eating junk food. I can see that as truth - "hey, I'm drinking diet pop with my Super Sized Double Big Mac Combo"... M.

The theory is, too, that your body still craves real sugar. You can eat fake sugar, but you'll eat more to get the satisfaction of a little real sugar.

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My current diet: working 2 jobs @ 60 hours a week, no fast food, lots of fruit & veggies & meat, little to no bread or carbs, and lots of dancing

My diet come August: biking to work, hiking, taking Cimmy on walks, and shelving my car for groceries only, and sneaking into the UC Boulder gym twice a week

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Originally posted by Fir3start3r I would only have agreed if is wasn't supervised by a doctor and the fact that they were VERY DANGEROUSLY OVERWIEGHT. I don't see it that cut and dry sorry. Sometimes you do what you have to and when it comes to your health, that's something you just don't play with. If it was luposuction or some plasitic surgery then you'd have an arguement for sure....

So you think bernsteins is the healthiest way to lose weight?
The fact that you get SHOTS - SHOTS!!! - to help you lose weight! that blows my mind.

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Originally posted by Skipper What makes you think this is healthy for your body? I want to smack people that go on Bernsteins diet. but then again, it's your health you're gambling with, not mine!

I was supervised by nurses every other day, a doctor every second week and I saw my own doctor every month I was on it. They are constantly testing blood and urine to make sure all is well. It's all on the up and up. I suffered no ill-effects and have kept the weight off. I also know a few other people who were on the same diet (one of whom posts on this site) that suffered no ill effects. The diet is based in science, it works, and it's safe.

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Originally posted by RickyM you're just a shit version of Moral Hazard. At least he knows what he's talking about.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN lol, i love it when moral feels the need to lay the smack down

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Originally posted by Skipper So you think bernsteins is the healthiest way to lose weight? The fact that you get SHOTS - SHOTS!!! - to help you lose weight! that blows my mind.

FYI, the shots just break down the membranes surrounding fat cells, which makes processing them into useful energy faster and easier on your kidneys (or is it liver.... I forget which one metabolizes fat).

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Originally posted by RickyM you're just a shit version of Moral Hazard. At least he knows what he's talking about.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN lol, i love it when moral feels the need to lay the smack down

Besides the Atkins or Weight Wachers, most diets and especially rapid weight loss like Dr. Bernsteins seems like a lazy-mans solution to me. Two summers ago I lost 35 lbs by the following, and I ate whatever I wanted:
As soon as I was not hungry, I stopped eating. This really is key. If you really think about it, by the time you take a bite or two of your food, the sensation of hunger is allready gone.

Drank about 4-5 bottles (standard size) of water a day.

Worked out about 3-5 times a week, usually just basketball.

And as for those that say its easier said than done, i dunno, I absolutely LOVE to eat, any time, anywhere, anything edible. You just have to have self control.