part of what i had to overcome was a stand still metabolic rate, the meds i
took for my eyes had some nasty side effects, so not only do i gain weight
by walking near food, i had to learn that eating the right things sometimes
are higher in calories but better for overall health, Lee

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"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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> Stormmmee wrote:
>> thanks, once i realized i had to do something i tried a couple of
>> things and ww points clicked for me, and it has taken like six years,
>> and there have been ups and downs... but i can honestly say it has
>> not been a depravation diet, and i don't have turkey neck, two of the
>> goals i had. Lee
>
> I lost over 90 lbs with WW, before points though. It wasn't a deprivation
> diet back then either and they claimed that if you followed the diet to a
> T including the milk and liver etc you wouldn't get excess skin or be left
> with a turkey neck. There were some incredibly overweight people doing the
> program at the time I went through and everyone's skin went back to
> normal. I am still of the mindset that weight loss is better all round if
> it is slower and without deprivation. Very low calorie diets didn't do my
> looks any favours, always looked (and felt) unhealthy.
>