SW vs Calorie Counting.

[mitch84]

I prefer calorie counting too, I find SW to be a bit outdated. Low fat, higher sugar. My MIL and SIL do it, they think a muller light yoghurt is a good snack, and avocado and olive oil are the devil...
I don’t think it works well for afterwards either. As you are encouraged to never be hungry, I don’t think that encourages eating to your needs after. There is nothing wrong with being hungry occasionally and waiting til you get home to eat etc.
I calorie count using the MyFitnessPal app, but also try to intermittent fast as much as I can. I roughly do 16:8 so I try to go 16 hours between dinner, and lunch.
I skip breakfast to allow this, and it just helps to have some more calories for dinner as I hate going to bed hungry

[skalexander]

Originally Posted by twogoto

I’m doing calorie counting through team rh - look them up on Facebook, the videos are excellent x

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Me too, after a recommendation on here. Been doing it for 3 weeks, I’m eating the things I like and losing weight. Loving it.

I used to do WW when it was pro points but became disillusioned with when it all changed and kept changing. I’m really happy with the Team RH way.

[Scaramouche]

Calorie counting is a no from me - I do WW and get on really well with it. I can’t do anting that feels like a diet.

I know what the PP says about it changing, but it’s not changed points wise in years now and the plan I do is very very similar to pro points (when I changed I was livid and left! ).

I’ve lost 11.5lbs in 2 weeks weigh in 3 tomorrow

[Rac20]

I find the MyFitnessPal App really works when wanting to cut calories. 👍🏻

[Tinkerbell]

Calories in v calories out. Learning about what foods contain what

Education is the key. Personally speaking I dislike WW and SW immensely but I can also appreciate that dieting is such a personal preference but they're not for me

In/ out/ expenditure IE exercise

Fellow TRH HERE too.

[DisneyMadMummy]

Calorie counting for me.

I've tried every diet you can think of but I feel really comfortable calorie counting!

[Reereef]

Originally Posted by tinkerbell5

How often do you do the fasting please? I struggle with exercise at the moment, I love it but with 2 children, 12 hour shifts and school work I am just not finding the time. X

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Daily...but I’ve never really eaten breakfast anyway.

I eat a good meal in the evening at around 5-6pm and then a small lunch at about 1-2pm with fruit and fresh veggies.

That means daily I fast for about 19 to 20 hours.

Personally I don’t notice it.

I forgot to mention, that I work full time and am also have my DS at home who’s in his GCSE year, so it is tough...

But I plan/ prep a lot in advance. So the night before I get lunch ready, maybe some whole grain rice with vegetables and chicken mixed in. About a mug full-size.

Dinner might be meatballs and spaghetti with fruit salad...anything I feel like as long as I’ve calorie counted it (which eventually you do easily).

If I feel I need a treat, I can serve myself less pasta and meat and have a Twix or something.

If I can’t be ≈≈≈≈≈ to cook, I buy 2 M&S pizzas (one for me and DH and the other for DS). I load them with extra veggies and 10 mins later voila!

It’s flexible and can be lazy if I need it to be. I do try to include at least 5 portions of fruit and veg a day and a little dairy...don’t want any deficiencies.
Xx

[borntoshop]

I'm doing really well on SW. Finding the virtual groups good and the scanner is a fab tool.

[Colette-S]

Originally Posted by borntoshop

I'm doing really well on SW. Finding the virtual groups good and the scanner is a fab tool.

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It’s made a huge difference hasn’t it. I love it

[sky13]

I wanted to lose weight for years but never managed to lose weight until I discovered calories in vs calories out in 2019 - lost over 2 stone that year and got down to a healthy BMI! (I did gain a few pounds back in 2020 though...)

I don't count calories strictly, but I am aware of approximately how many calories there are in food and how many calories I might be burning through exercise.

Reducing food calories - mainly taking smaller portions, or substituting lower calorie stuff. I still enjoy fast food, chocolate, ice cream, just in more reasonable portions! And I don't feel obliged to finish all the food on my plate - if I'm no longer enjoying the food, it doesn't make sense to keep eating (and then having more calories to burn off).

Burning more calories - I do things like take the stairs instead of the lift (this really adds up) and walking a slightly longer but more enjoyable route to get to work. I also run/walk quite a lot which burns a lot of calories...

One more thing that did help me was getting a wifi weighing scale and weighing myself daily. This helped keep me accountable and means that when my weight starts going up I adjust my behaviour accordingly. The fact that it is wifi and syncs to my phone automatically means that I don't pay too much attention to any one weight but pay more attention to trends. I know this doesn't work for everyone though but this really did work extremely well for me!