Ready to try again. Suggestions needed

amother

Mustard

Mon, Aug 16 2021, 5:32 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

So im at that point where I want to try again. Any specific plans that really work? How does weight watchers work? Or what abt noom? Saw a vitamin online that people say also works but im scared to take anything if it will mess up my body. I really need to loose weight asap.

A little backstory. So im kind of burnt out since I tried 2 different approaches this winter and nothing worked so I was kind of burnt out. Now I decided to try again and really want to follow something thats doable and works for ppl with BAD metabolisms. I gained alot of weight since covid and cant seem to loose a lb. I had my thyroids checked everything came back fine.

Any advice or chizzuk is greatly appreciated .

If nothing else, can I suggest you drink 12 cups of water a day...you start feeling overall better in your skin plus you end up eating way less unhealthy food if any.
I start every morning (bli neder) with 3 cups of water before I put anything into my mouth including coffee.
I recently bought "true lime" packets (crystalized lime) to add to my water and it makes all the water go down 1,2,3!
I make sure to drink another 2-3 cups of water before any meal gets eaten (I tell myself it's the "ticket" to getting food).

I do try to cut down on refined sugars (for sure during the week) and I eat all my carbs in the morning, afternoon hours...start my day with oatmeal (Hashem's gift to this world at least for me!) - with add-ins like, chia seeds, ground flax, cinnamon, walnuts, and frozen banana cubes - yumm!

amother

Navy

Mon, Aug 16 2021, 7:59 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Would you be able to give me a basic overview?

Each week is divided into three phases. First two days are phase one, where you eat fruit, grains, vegetables and protein from a specific list. You need to eat three meals and two snacks daily. Drink half your body weight in ounces of water daily.
Phase two is the next two days. This is the hardest phase. You eat only vegetables and protein, from a specific list. Plus the water.
Phase three which is the last three days you eat fruit, grain, vegetables, healthy fats and protein from a specific list. And the water. Each phase has different foods in each category. What I love about the diet is that you eat only healthy, wholesome, nutriouis foods.
I am never hungry and I feel like a different person. It has been a real life changer for me.
I'll be very happy to answer any questions you may have.

amother

Mon, Aug 16 2021, 8:25 am

amother [ Scarlet ] wrote:

would you consider doing my diet for just one week? I didn't lose for a really long time and this was the one thing that helped me....

I would it just sounds complicated. Can you give me a picture of what you eat daily?

Another big issue is that I dont like alot of foods. Sad

amother

Scarlet

Mon, Aug 16 2021, 8:41 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

I would it just sounds complicated. Can you give me a picture of what you eat daily?

Another big issue is that I dont like alot of foods. Sad

sure, the beauty is you can eat anything you like. (just make sure with quantity you're not going over your weightwatcher points or your weekly calories)
so here's my summer daily food schedule:
morning- store bought ice coffee (on way home from carpool) I get a 10 oz sugar free iced blended
snack- nectarine diced up
lunch- quiona salad- lettuce, egg white, cooked beets, quiona, sugar free dressing, cherry tomato
snack- store bought ice blended- 10 oz sugar free
snack- ice pop sugar free 20 calories
supper- baked ziti- I buy fiber gourmet high fiber pasta, so half a bag pasta, 1/2 cup hunts tomato sauce, 14 oz shredded cheese, 1 tbs milk and voila- amazing baked ziti (that's like under 300 calories- extremely filling)
then I'll have something at night, depending on my hunger/mood like oatmeal cookie (70 calories) oat muffin (145 calories) ice pop (20 calories) or a small nectarine diced up...
I'm never hungry (I mean, before I eat lunch I'm hungry Smile

but I mean throughout the day)
Yes, I buy alot of products. I work and make a different menu for my family, so this is how I swing it (oatmeal cookies and oat muffins are store bought from power of wholesome)

amother

Mustard

Mon, Aug 16 2021, 8:53 am

amother [ Scarlet ] wrote:

just wandering, is it possibly unhealthy to ingest all those unatural ingredients in sugar-free foods and snack products and the like?

But I guess the alternative of being veru ocerweight can also be argued that it is just as unhealthy...?

amother

Mon, Aug 16 2021, 8:57 am

amother [ Navy ] wrote:

Sounds pretty restrictive. Like I said im not the greatest eater and dont eat lots of veggys and fruit. Sounds like a hard diet to stick to long term.

amother

Mon, Aug 16 2021, 9:02 am

amother [ Scarlet ] wrote:

If you post what you would like to eat in a day, I'm happy to plug in the weight watcher points and calories for you...

Thanks scarlet for being so responsive. Doesnt sound like you eat that much, how are you not hungry. I think im going to call a nutritionist to guide me. I need a plan I can stick to.