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Special K challenge
Has anyone done this?
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Re: Special K challenge
Didn't do the challenge. But, I collected the UPCs or whatever to get a $10 jeans voucher. I just got a check for it in the mail today.
One of my friends used to swear by the cereal diet - that was before there was a catchy name and a sponsored cereal.
I'm pretty sure she nommed on Lucky Charms, too.
It wasn't too bad at all. Not much different than following a 1100 - 1200 calorie meal plan.
I ate the ceral in the morning and at lunch (this was before the bars and drinks) and would have a light dinner or if I didn't feel like cooking, I would get a Weight Watchers SmartOne meal from the store. During the day I would snack on a apple, sometimes with a side of peanut butter. I would even sneak a low cal string cheese.
Try the weight watchers cookbooks. No need to starve yourself or just eat cereal to be able to lose weight.
And FWIW, I give the side eye to any "diet" plan that tells you to only eat one food (or cut out one food, like low carb) to lose lots of weight. The minute you start eating "normally" again, you gain it all back. Or at the very least you're doing your body a disservice by cutting out important nutrients.
You bring up a good point. I definitely don't want to eat cereal forever.
I have tried weight watchers before, and it didn't go well. I think I'm just not made to diet. I drink so much water, and I'm still always hungry.
Ditto.
I'd recommend doing some nutrition research and finding a healthy plan that fits what you could eat for the rest of your life.
I actually do best on a South Beach-esque diet - I love whole grains over white/processed carbs and totally don't mind scaling back to a new normal ratio of veggies/lean proteins/carbs
Weight Watchers really is the best long-term plan. It's not expensive to do it online either.
ETA: I should of added that when I did the Special K challenge, I need to drop some weight quickly before events and etc. You'll most always gain it back when you stop.
Weight Watchers worked for me the first time I did it. After that, I got too hip to the points and tricked them into feeding me my points allowance in junk food and then filling up on 0-points food.
Yes, I'm an awesome fatty like that.
I'm a dieting failure to not be able to make this stuff work
At the risk of sounding like a cruncy hippie (which I sort of am) DH has lost ~15-17 lbs just by switching to a more "local/organic/less meat/no processed crap" diet.
-More veggies than meat including 3 meals a week vegetarian -- lots of leafy greens, too. We make quinoa, black beans, and all sorts of lentils now that he actually eats!
-Veggies organic/not GMO and local when we can get them
-Meat from local/organic sources
-We cut out soy and high fructose corn syrup as well as just about anything processed, and switched to safflower oil for cooking instead of canola.
Let me know if you want help finding recipes.
That's awesome! i'm really in awe!
DH won't do organic after he saw the Penn and Teller Bullsh!t episode about it. He actually throws a fit when I buy it.
I am also addicted to soda and fast food. Thus my failure status. Was it really hard to cut it all out completely? I feel like I'd go through withdrawls. I know how much better it is for me, but I'm so scared of that first big step.
The hardest part of cutting fast food is getting stuck at a red light outside a McDonald's.
It's more cruel than bamboo shoots under your finger nails.
You will go through withdrawls. If you can get through the first 3-5 days then it gets much much easier. Same with hunger levels. Once your body & mind starts to learn what full is supposed to feel like (satisfying not stuffed) you will be better able to recognize true hunger and cut out bored emotional eating.
The issue with WW is, if you use all your points on emtpy junk food you will be starved. If you make good choices and eat whole nutritious foods you will be satisfied.
I don't eat emotionally at all. I eat breakfast every day, a sensible lunch, and try to have a good dinner. I don't even overstuff myself. I'm just a snacker.
Maybe I'll do this before Vegas, but with Kashi. I always need something to "jumpstart" my weight loss. Used to use Wellbutrin, but now my insurance charges way too much. Once I get the jumpstart I find myself going to the gym more which is my overall goal.
GL!
AH! We're twins! I'm a "grazer"! I'll eat healthy breakfasts, lunches, and dinners, but I graze all day long. Or, if I'm home from school, I don't eat regular meals. I just graze. ALL DAY.
But, WW has taught me how to change the way I think about food, and it really is all about watching what you eat. Instead of potato chips, I'll count out my 9 mini rice cakes for a snack. Or I'll have a string cheese instead of a pizza sammich! WW is awesome.