Comments on: My Struggle With Weight Loss https://blog.antoniocangiano.com/my-struggle-with-weight-loss Just a man in the arena Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:37:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Weight Watchers PointsPlus is working https://blog.antoniocangiano.com/my-struggle-with-weight-loss#comment-244 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:30:56 +0000 https://blog.antoniocangiano.com/?p=206#comment-244 […] here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed or to the newsletter for updates on this topic.In My Struggle With Weight Loss I mentioned how during my first week on Weight Watchers Points Plus I lost 1 pound only. So I […]

]]> By: Marco https://blog.antoniocangiano.com/my-struggle-with-weight-loss#comment-242 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:24:10 +0000 https://blog.antoniocangiano.com/?p=206#comment-242 I forgot mentioning one think I really hate about WW: why do they use points instead of calories? It seems to me just one more lock in and we have plenty of them in software industry: no need for one more.

]]> By: Marco https://blog.antoniocangiano.com/my-struggle-with-weight-loss#comment-241 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:19:13 +0000 https://blog.antoniocangiano.com/?p=206#comment-241 Following an all life long diet is unattainable : you really need to change your “food life” once forever. The only way I found out working for me was to achieve a sort of “food awareness”. You need to know how much each food adds to your “calories balance” and how much each physical activity subtracts from it. After that it’s just a matter of keep the balance less than 0. Does this seem the Hacker’s diet recipe? Right! but we are hackers! 🙂
Ok, ok, you also need enough willpower, but that’s true for everything. Isn’t it?

]]> By: roger https://blog.antoniocangiano.com/my-struggle-with-weight-loss#comment-234 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:56:22 +0000 https://blog.antoniocangiano.com/?p=206#comment-234 One thing I’ve tried historically was to “cut out” sugar intake entirely. As in avoid foods that list “sugar” or “HFCS” as an ingredient. Whoa that was suddenly very healthy!

]]> By: Susan https://blog.antoniocangiano.com/my-struggle-with-weight-loss#comment-232 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:32:16 +0000 https://blog.antoniocangiano.com/?p=206#comment-232 Good Luck! I hope you can keep posting with your progress. Many people struggle and I’m sure your experience will inspire others to give it a try. I’ve learned the WW Points Plus system as well… I co-ordinate WW@Work sessions at the office, so even though I no longer need to lose weight, I still keep up with WW and other nutritional medical advances. The one thing you don’t mention in your entry is that Points Plus also favours foods that are high in protein. I’ve read the book “The Hormone Diet” and found that eating an equal amount of protein and complex carbs is a good goal to strive for.

Anyway, I look forward to seeing a slimmer and healthier you in the halls some day soon!

]]> By: Carsten https://blog.antoniocangiano.com/my-struggle-with-weight-loss#comment-231 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:10:07 +0000 https://blog.antoniocangiano.com/?p=206#comment-231 I’m a dieter myself and I started to work out intensely 10 years ago. I’m also a fan oflow carb, and I want to add one thing most of the short time low carbers seem to forget: a good low carb diet will be heavy on vegetables too. You’re nt supposed to eat only meat, even on outdated diets like theoriginal Atkins.

Anyway, I understand your difficulties with the new WW system. I followed WW for a couple of years while the original points system was still on, and I have the same objections about the 0 point foods that you have. Why don’t you stick with the old system though? You know the equation andyou can easily calculate your points and follow the plan yourself.

Good luck with your weight loss and I hope you’ll write some follow ups.

]]> By: Sean https://blog.antoniocangiano.com/my-struggle-with-weight-loss#comment-230 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:46:08 +0000 https://blog.antoniocangiano.com/?p=206#comment-230 In reply to Gustavo Freitas.

Antonio,

If you liked Taubes GCBC then you may want to check out his other one “why we get fat and what to do about it.” I too have struggled with weight loss my entire life and this book really helped. Also look into books by Robb Wolf, Loren Cordain, and Mark Sisson. These guy’s have a lot of great info to share, they all have blogs too so a quick Google search will bring you to them. If I could offer one piece of advise it would be to not worry about calories and focus on the quality of food you are eating. i.e. organic, grass-fed/pasture raised, protein, fresh, wild caught seafood and organic fruits and vegetables.

Be well Antonio.

]]> By: Gustavo Freitas https://blog.antoniocangiano.com/my-struggle-with-weight-loss#comment-229 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:32:49 +0000 https://blog.antoniocangiano.com/?p=206#comment-229 For sure, a long Journey Antonio, but you are investing in your efforts, so it must work!
Radical diets takes to nowhere and usually, after that, you start to gain weight all again. As you said, moderating it a better way out.

Go ahead man!

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