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Anyone else trying Weight Watchers or on a serious diet?
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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 590227" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>MWM, I have food allergies which are common and often people don't know they have them. If you do, you can thwart your losing weight process <em>because</em> of the intolerance's and/or allergies. I am allergic to dairy, gluten, alcohol and I have an intolerance to sugar. Sugar in almost all forms causes inflammation. Gluten impacts mood and is in many, many foods. As we age, we can get an intolerance to certain foods due to an accumulative effect. I've found by keeping a very clean diet, like Sharon, with mostly fresh veggies, fruits, whole grains, no sugar, no gluten, good protein and increasing my exercise, I lose weight and maintain well. I think WW is a terrific plan. What worked for me was reading a book called the UltraSimple Diet by Mark Hyman, MD. which is a clear cut plan to help lose weight but also educate yourself on how toxicity plays a part in weight and health. Another good book is the Virgin Diet by JJ Virgin which is an elimination diet designed to show you what your intolerances/allergies are so you can avoid them and keep the weight off. I walk or hike at least one hour a day, my Dr. believes that is what someone my age should be doing........she's a sport Dr. so she sets the bar high! Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 590227, member: 13542"] MWM, I have food allergies which are common and often people don't know they have them. If you do, you can thwart your losing weight process [I]because[/I] of the intolerance's and/or allergies. I am allergic to dairy, gluten, alcohol and I have an intolerance to sugar. Sugar in almost all forms causes inflammation. Gluten impacts mood and is in many, many foods. As we age, we can get an intolerance to certain foods due to an accumulative effect. I've found by keeping a very clean diet, like Sharon, with mostly fresh veggies, fruits, whole grains, no sugar, no gluten, good protein and increasing my exercise, I lose weight and maintain well. I think WW is a terrific plan. What worked for me was reading a book called the UltraSimple Diet by Mark Hyman, MD. which is a clear cut plan to help lose weight but also educate yourself on how toxicity plays a part in weight and health. Another good book is the Virgin Diet by JJ Virgin which is an elimination diet designed to show you what your intolerances/allergies are so you can avoid them and keep the weight off. I walk or hike at least one hour a day, my Dr. believes that is what someone my age should be doing........she's a sport Dr. so she sets the bar high! Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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