BDS: Day 2 Discussion (8/3 & 8/4)

[bunnysocks]

I will continue to follow the approximately 1500 calorie food exchange diet plan set up with a dietician. I have Type 2 Diabetes and am limited to the number of carbs/meal I can eat (if I want optimal blood sugar numbers). Since 5/13 (date I was diagnosed) I have lost 37#. I loosely followed the American Diabetes Association diet, via Sparkpeople, until I could see the dietician. Since this is working, I will continue. Back up plan will be to continue to follow food exchange/carb reduction plan but will also count calories.

As an aside, I've had few problems instituting/following my current eating plan. I was mortified at the diabetes diagnosis and very scared and willing to make the needed changes. My hopes for following the Beck program is to be more at peace with eating. I'd like to get rid of my negative thoughts associated with the eating changes that were unexpectedly thrust upon me--it was a bit traumatizing. It will be more empowering to do this for the reasons listed on my ARC!

[treasure]

My primary plan will be Trim Healthy Mama and my back up plan will be Lose it. I've gotten the book and am awaiting the recipe book. I've been doing LCHF for a year, which is basically low carb, but this WOE makes more sense to me.

[beachgirl]

Low carb / calorie counting (mfp) as a back up.

[smithie]

I will be continuing Simply Filling. My back up will be MFP

[Tinkamom]

I'll be using WW P+, with the Simply Filling version (or whatever they are calling it these days) as the back-up.

[cinderella333]

I will be continuing to count calories on lose it. My back up plan is we points plus.

[sweetmarsh52]

WW worked for me in the last round So I think I pick that as #1. High complex carbs seem to set me off on a downward spiral and since WW now has higher point value to those ill stick with that.

[lunabear]

Counting calories with LoseIt. Backup is Whole30.

[caroline1079]

My cousins and I already had plans to do the 21 day fix starting on 8/15 which aligns perfectly with the suggested 15 day wait in the Beck book. In addition I plan on using MFP or Lose It as a back up to see how the containers equate to calories in. After the 21 days I will still monitor my food with one of the calorie counting apps. I know myself and if I don't track someplace or some how I have no regard to what I'm putting in my mouth.

[Deleted]

I'll be following teddytiger's lead and using the Lean Habits as my primary plan, along with tracking what I eat. I'm being somewhat of a rebel with identifying a back-up "diet." I'm tired of counting stuff (calories, points, steps, macros, minutes, etc. etc. etc.). I just don't want to do that for the rest of my life. So my "plan" is eat healthy foods (including the occasional treat) and be active.

[Deleted]

I was my healthiest adult weight on South Beach, so imma go back to my roots.

Primary - south beach
Backup - MFP


Woot.

[karla24]

I am going to go back to the principles of hunger directed eating, natural eating, between this and the Willpower book, I probably won't have time to reread "how to have your cake and your skinny jeans roo", but will try to skim and take notes of whatever resonates most. Trying to do this is how I lost most of my weight last year, then I got derailed.

Back up will be fitbit or, if that is too inconvenient, MFP.
I also have a very old WW program installed on my computer which I could go back to if everything fails (the woman with the papaya, if that looks familiar to anybody).

[sarahsota]

I lost my 35 lbs originally with WW Points program so I'll be doing that on Itrackbites Classic.

I'm still thinking about a back up plan. Maybe WW Simply Filling

[kaycee]

I rejoined WW in March and lost 15 lbs from March-June. I stalled out in July which is one reason I'm doing this. I plan to stick with WW SmartPoints for my primary plan and will use MFP/calorie counting as my backup plan.

[mary~m]

My primary is calorie/macronutrient counting on LoseIt.  My backup will be WW Points Plus.

[melbre]

My primary plan is to continue MFP, but following healthier eating guidelines- likely DASH diet plan.
My secondary would be the original WW plan that I lost well on- winning points, I think.

[grovers39]

My primary will be counting calories on MFP and backup will be WW Smart Points.

[lani]

Good morning.  Read my ARC this AM.  My plan is calorie counting.    Backup would be some version of old WW.

[meeshers]

Does anyone have a good recipe builder? I have lots of recipes with old points values, and if I decide to do calorie counting instead, I'm going to need to rebuild them. (This task may sway me towards WW over LoseIt!)

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Aug 3, 2016 8:02:03 GMT -5 meeshers said:

Does anyone have a good recipe builder? I have lots of recipes with old points values, and if I decide to do calorie counting instead, I'm going to need to rebuild them. (This task may sway me towards WW over LoseIt!)

One of the only things I actually like about MFP tracking is that someone has pretty much always already done the work for me re:recipe building. So if you tend to use a lot of published recipes (i.e. from cook books or cooking light, for example), it's likely already in the database.

[ashtangi]

My primary is going to be the Points Plus program on itrack bites. My secondary is going to be either Classic on itrack bites or Lose It.

[lisaz801]

My primary plan is to continue (more diligently) with weight watchers smart points. Secondary will be weight watchers simply filling.

[jillb40]

I'm going to be calorie counting with MFP and as a back-up South Beach.

[strose]

I’m waffling on this a bit. I have food allergies, including meats, and I’m now gluten-intolerant. I really want to eat mostly plants with an occasional seafood thrown in. The seafood will make eating out easier for me, and eating out is a big part of our socializing.

I was planning on doing Forks Over Knives, whic says not to count anything, just eat plants, and it would be great not to have to count anything. BUT I know me. I need some kind of restraint because things like beans and grains can add up.

I think calorie counting would be easier than having to relearn WW points since I haven’t done it in ages. I do have the old WW formula in an Excel spreadsheet though.

LoseIt people, I have a question. Is this something better done on a phone, or would it work on a laptop/computer okay, too? I’m not a big phone person. Can you tell me what you like about it vs. WW?

Thanks for any input!

[boatinggirl707]

My primary will be WW smart points.

My backup will be SBD.