After much consideration about which diet (or type of diet) to take up to drop 50 lbs... I'm going with the Weight Watchers point system and portion control. I've attempted a myriad of diets over the past many years. In 2009 I lost 30 lbs in 2 months on Medifast. That was manageable and I felt great, but it wasn't realistic in the long term (at least for me). And of course I gained it all back. I know a bunch of folks who have done Weight Watchers and had tremendous long term success, which is important to me. Also, it's ideal for someone constantly busy and on the go. Lots of options and if Jennifer Hudson can do it, so can I.
The diet begins tomorrow (Friday the 14th) morning. Right now I'm going off an "old" points book online. This weekend I'm going to figure out how to get the new Points Plus guide and carry it will me at all times. I'm not doing the meetings, weigh ins, etc at WW centers. It's just not practical with my schedule. In lieu of being held accountable by official meetings & weigh-ins, I'm going to do a blog post every Friday with my total weight loss for that week and any notes, tips, thoughts, complaints, etc etc. I chose Friday as a weigh in day because I feel like it's the weekend where I may be a little looser with my diet, so Friday will prob be my lowest weight of the week, thus obviously a great choice.
I have 357 days to get down 50 lbs. Sounds reasonable to me!
I am doing WW online and there are no meetings etc and you get the points to carry around with you on your phone:) Good luck and I think 50 lbs in a year is a totally doable goal! Good luck!
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