"My Diet is Better than Your Diet" -- random rambling...

[4MRB4PHOTO 3,899]

...Squats to pick produce?......

If that involves cucumbers, I'm definitely watching that show!

[mykdzmom 387]

Thanks for the warning. I think I will skip that show. ???? Kristin had WLS? Where have I been?

I am 3 months out and wore my winter coat from last year for the first time yesterday. I could lap it over in the front. It was so comfy. I don't think I will get a new one just yet, but enjoy this feeling for now.

So glad I had this surgery.

[BrnAgn39 85]

I watched the first half, but not the second. I did find it interesting, but not surprising, that the high Protein, "paleo" type diet was the most successful as far as weight loss the first week. And the guy was very satisfied with the program, also. I mean, who wouldn't be when you can eat steak!

I like WW's. It's a great program, and just like with any other program, you've just got to follow the plan to lose weight and keep it off. I actually am a lifetime member, so obviously I wasn't successful with following program to keep what I lost off

My sister has lost almost 70 pounds on WW's as I was losing my 95 with the sleeve. She actually was very successful with it, and surpassed me as far as getting to a lower weight than me ( She's 133 at 5'6" now, and I'm 140-142 at 5'5") which really chapped my ass. But now I am curious to see if she can actually KEEP it off, as this is about her 3rd go round with it. It will be an interesting study as to which one of us is more successful avoiding regain. I plan on it being ME!

I busted out laughing when I read your post. Show her girl! I agree, my money is on you. I lost 12 pounds with Weight Watchers and then gained it all back in no time. I am ready for my sleeve!

[jane13 2,256]

@@Babbs I am betting on you too!

[Alex Brecher 10,498]

LOL! I haven’t watched it yet, but maybe I will when I find it online somewhere. I did see an article about the trainers, and yes, I cringed when I read some of the tips from Clean Momma. It sounds like her goal is to make bad aspects of our lives worse (don’t like washing dishes? Try throwing in some calf raises and squats!), and to make good parts not-so-good (I can just imagine…”Going out with friends? Do a pushup every time someone says the word “the!”)

I don’t know quite what to think. All these weight loss shows are silly – can you really have a lasting lifestyle change within the short duration of a TV show, and is it a healthy environment? On the other hand, maybe these shows do change the contestants’ lives, and maybe they inspire a few viewers to get healthy, and maybe they give some good information and ideas along with the obviously questionable ones.

And I guess for all of us who made a different decision, we get to feel happy about ours!

[Elode 8,093]

Oprah is a fraud. She is the LAST person I would take any weightloss advice from seeing as how she's rich beyond measure, has a chief, personal trainer, glam squad ect..and still can't get her shit together. She could literally have someone exercise her body for her and she still can't keep it off longer than a few months. I don't know why WW would even support a multimillionaire failure in the weigh loss division. I don't trust them. They should pick a real human that has done WW and kept it off for a few years. They aren't repeatable in my opinion. As far as the show....no clue what it is.

[hubbywife 27]

Celebrities are just like you and me except they have money. It still does not take away their thoughts, feelings and struggles.

I often read on this site how people have had surgery and still struggle with head hunger. Yea weight may be reduced but for many the urge is still there. I can't fault anyone for their struggle. Hell how many personal trainers have I paid and lbs have I lost. If I want to hire a personal chef I can but that will not reduce my urge to have unhealthy foods. Many celebrities struggle with their weight. Like someone mentioned Kirstie Alley. It just shows you that they are real and have the same struggles that we do. Weight watchers is in it to make a profit and hey if Oprah is who bring in the big bucks then why not. Even if Oprah isnt successful, look how many people will join because of her. If people lose weight, become healthier, live longer because of Oprah's promotion then everyone wins.

[LipstickLady 25,682]

If people lose weight, become healthier, live longer because of Oprah's promotion then everyone wins.

Everyone? Really? Hmmm...

[hubbywife 27]

If people lose weight, become healthier, live longer because of Oprah's promotion then everyone wins.

Everyone? Really? Hmmm...

Yea all parties involved. This site really cracks me up.

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

It would be lovely if Weight Watchers actually produced long-term successes for its clients that were significantly better than dieting / exercising on our own. It really would be lovely.

But it doesn't. WW produces the same long-term success that every other commercial and non-commercialized diet produces -- 2% long-term success (meaning 2% of its customers lose X pounds and keep it off for 3-5 years).

http://www.ibtimes.com/weight-loss-most-commercial-programs-cant-show-long-term-success-study-exposes-25b-1871122

The best thing you can say about WW is that it costs less than Jenny Craig and other commercialized diet programs that require their customers to buy and eat only the company's branded foods to participate in the program.

So IMHO, there's nothing about WW that resembles "everyone winning," no matter who their current spokesperson is or what their financial return is. It's just yet another version of "My Diet Is Better Than Your Diet."

Obesity is a very complicated, mean b**ch.

[jane13 2,256]

IMHO WWs was great for me, for accountability, period.

When I tried to do the online it didn't work. Getting on the scale and having someone else write it down made it real.

[skinnyrita 188]

I admit it, I watched this show and was laughing hysterically at the "clean momma" diet " expert. If it wasn't affecting the lives of people participating and of those watching, it would be pure comedy for me.

I'm so grateful to be on an eating plan and not some silly calories in- calories out diet. And the sleeve helps me be more aware of how much I'm eating.

As a mental health professional, I do feel compassion for Oprah, because of her past of being sexually abused. I truly believe that so many women and men who experienced SA have weight issues that never get resolved unless they receive treatment. Treatment can be traumatic too, so you can understand why many survivors would opt to " let the past be the past" but there's a cost involved in doing that as well.

Weight loss and fat are such complex problems- I see why success eluded me for so long. If I had been able to stick to an eating and exercise plan, I probably could have lost weight and kept it off. It's such a money industry and so many scams, it's no wonder that people rack up a lifetime of trying different diets and yo-yoing until their health is ruined. That was how it was for me. Fortunately the sleeve has given me a do over. Now if I could just beat my new shopping addiction...

[barbarahadz1 84]

I almost joined WEIGHT WATCHERS today because of Oprah. It would have been my sixth time joining. I need to do something to get back on track. But if it didn't work for me before it's not going to work now.

[quiltermom65 38]

I didn't watch the show but used to do WW. I did lose 65 lbs on WW once but when I stopped following the program I gained it back. I'm almost 3 months post of RNY and have lost 70 lbs. I know this has to be a lifetime change. I used to be a fan of Oprah, but not anymore. Over the past several years I've gotten so tired of her. I wouldn't do WW now just because of Oprah. Yes, I do wish Oprah would get surgery, it may be her best bet.

[Kathy Coop 193]

I am a hardcore, healthy eating, nothing canned nothing boxed girl. And tell six months ago I did not even own a microwave. I know my diet is better than yours but guess what? I still can't loose and have a difficult time with maintaining my weight. I am not sure what it is, lack of Protein perhaps? (I am also a vegetarian" no one has the perfect way to eat. If they did they would be billionaires. My weight-loss surgon said it best. If there was a single diet in the world that actually worked... He would be out of business!!