Need Help

[JerseyGirl]

Hi, I need some dieting assistance. My dieting history is long. I started WW back in 2000 and stopped in 2003. I started reading about the SBD in 2003 and did that until 2005. I have been going back and forth between the two and can't make up my mind.

I like the SB because the results are quick and if i eat something that should be avoided, then i would just go right back to the healthy way of eating. However, now i like eating all types of food but have a problem with the moderation stuff. WW is great too, but i get carried away with thinking about points all day long.

Has anyone ever been in this situation?

Sorry for the rambling

Danielle

[nancy]

Hmmmm...Well, I haven't done the current WW, but I have a long dieting history too.

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Originally Posted by JerseyGirl

I started reading about the SBD in 2003 and did that until 2005. I have been going back and forth between the two and can't make up my mind.

Did SBD work well for you during the time you did it? What led you to stop doing it and to start going back and forth?

Originally Posted by JerseyGirl

...if i eat something that should be avoided, then i would just go right back to the healthy way of eating.

That's why I like it too. It really works for the long-term. It's a way to get off the yo-yo dieting for me, & to do other things in my life.

Originally Posted by JerseyGirl

However, now i like eating all types of food but have a problem with the moderation stuff.

Don't know how much exercising you're doing right now, but when I exercise it really helps me moderate my eating. And as I stick to the SBD way of eating I pretty much stop wanting those other foods.

Originally Posted by JerseyGirl

WW is great too, but i get carried away with thinking about points all day long.

If you wanted to, could you use the SBD principle of good carbs/good fats in your WW diet? Maybe you could gradually stop thinking about the points so much.

[JerseyGirl]

thanks Nancy

[JerseyGirl]

i went off of SBD bc i started getting bored with the same old foods. I tend to overeat the cool whip amount and went crazy with it. Maybe i should try it again.

I exercise 5 times a week for an hour. When i go back to phase 1 i usually will exercise 3 times a week for an hour. But as soon as im in phase 2 ill go back to my normal routine. Does that sound good?

Danielle

[nancy]

Originally Posted by JerseyGirl

I exercise 5 times a week for an hour. When i go back to phase 1 i usually will exercise 3 times a week for an hour. But as soon as im in phase 2 ill go back to my normal routine. Does that sound good?

Oh, sure. That sounds great! There must be other reasons why you've been having trouble sticking to one way of eating.

Originally Posted by JerseyGirl

i went off of SBD bc i started getting bored with the same old foods.

So maybe it was boredom or that you were depriving yourself. That's a reason I've gone off many diets. That could happen with WW too, couldn't it? I've read that dieters have a tendency to start eating the same foods over and over. (Maybe almost everyone does, now that I think about it.) The SBD nutritionists say it's often important to have some variety. Maybe you didn't try enough different good foods & good recipes. If I get tired of something, it works for me to have something else that's SBD-friendly, & then I keep myself from getting too bored.

Or maybe some of the WW foods you were eating have a high glycemic index & you were craving them.

Originally Posted by JerseyGirl

I tend to overeat the cool whip amount and went crazy with it. Maybe i should try it again.

Understand! I went crazy when I brought cool whip home too. I just won't have it in the house anymore. It would be nice to have, but I don't really miss it anymore. If it's in the house, it keeps "calling out" to me. I'm often an emotional eater. I've learned that some things are too risky to keep at home. (At other times, I might be able to handle having the same thing around me without going crazy.) If I can get something in smaller quantity it's safer. Some things I ask my husband to hide from me. Maybe you even have an understanding neighbor who could keep the stock of cool whip for you if it's important to you??

Weird, I know, but we gotta do what we gotta do, IMO!

BTW, I find that when I eat more processed foods I tend to overeat them alot more. When I eat whole, unprocessed foods, I don't feel like overeating them as much.

[luv2bike]

I think that most people who have ever dieted have felt like they were in a food rut from time to time. That's why I've decided to buy more cookbooks and try a new recipe weekly, at least. I also like to take the allowed foods list and choose a food from it that I've never tried before. Or take some veggies and fix them a different way, like steamed, roasted, sautéed, etc. I had never tried ginger in my cooking before. I still haven't ever tried anything with curry. The next thing I want to try is using coconut as a coating for chicken breasts!

I guess I'm trying to say to mix things up a bit. Use your imagination. Your food doesn't have to be boring!

I can't handle the Cool Whip either. So, like Nancy, I've decided to skip it all together and not have it in the house. Maybe at a later time when I'm doing better I'll bring it back. I'm giving nuts one more try ..... and if I can't control myself, then it's good bye to those, too. Or I'll try a nut/seed that I'm NOT so nuts about!

I did WW about 2 years a go and I absolutely hated doing the points calculating! I found it worse than counting calories! I only lasted about 3 weeks of that. And I don't think they promoted eating healthy whole foods as much as I would have liked. Like another person on the board said, something like their leader didn't even know what high fructose corn syrup is. I bet they don't know what trans fats are either. And another member said that he use to save up his points at the end of the week so that he could eat junk food.
????: South Beach Diet Forums http://www.southbeachdietbulletinboard.com/south-beach-diet-forums-phase-1/1110-need-help.html

I think we've all heard of this saying, "You are what you eat." Well, I think there is some truth to that. And I really like the fact that SB promotes healthy eating. But I really don't mean to put down WW because it's a good plan that's been around for a long time and has a high success rate. I guess you've just got to do what's right for you. And I don't see why you couldn't combine the two plans if you wanted to. Or am I wrong?

Just my 2 cents.

Nancy has given you some good advice, too. Yay, Nancy! :Clap:

[nancy]

Originally Posted by luv2bike

Or I'll try a nut/seed that I'm NOT so nuts about!

Oooohhh!! Now I see why they call them nuts!:jester:

[JerseyGirl]

Thanks for your response!

I have been depriving myself of good food. WW didnt really help me eat healthy foods. After having a bad week, I would restart phase 1 again but have difficulty staying on track. So i had a month where one week i would want to stay on SBD but overeat with the ww mindset. So i didnt have fruit or good grains for a whole month. My body took a toll from it. If i do go back to Phase 1 i dont think i can do phase 1 for the whole 2 weeks. But we shall see.

Danielle

[luv2bike]

I swear, Danielle, I don't think I can ever go back to phase one again after having been in phase two! I only lasted a week and then I went way off course. I'd suggest staying in phase two, but if you do go back to phase one just do it a few days. :Hug1: