Best for weight loss?

Weight loss is easy.  Just eat less and exercise more.

Personally I have never tried any 'slimming' club.  However, I know someone who swears by Weight Watchers, another by Slimming World and another by Rosemary Conley! From what I know, they are all calorie counters just done in a different way so that you don't think you're counting calories (but what else can WW points be?)

Hi Marja

Kelly is right, just make sure what you do eat is good fuel.

Some people swear by one plan or another but its what goes on in your head;your motivation and commitment towards it & finding what works for you personally.

Good luck

it's already been said but the weight should drop off with the increased training and  sensible eating, ie dont think you can eat loads more because you went for a run. 

It's horses for courses with slimming clubs, but do give it a try on your own first, save the £5 a week that a club would charge and get yourself some lovely new trainers!

BTW, personally I have a few stone to lose, I lost a couple of stone last year just by cutting out the carp, then went on holiday and lost the motivation.  I've just rejoined SW, ignored the plan and didn't go for 2 weeks and put on 2lb.  I've been before several years ago, lost a fair bit, stopped going and put it all back on plus some bonus pounds.  I am exactly the kind of person these clubs love!  Seem to have found my mojo this week so far!

Good luck with the running and the weight loss, whatever you decide to do.

Aitch,

I presume you are taking the p**s re the fraud McKe*th

The problem I think with all these weight watcher style clubs is that they seem to put you in the diet frame of mind as opposed to the permanant change state. You don't want a diet, you want a complete change in relationship with food.

I have seen so many of my mates join up for six months with one club or another, lose weight, and then think ah ok I've achieved that now and they pile it all back on. There really is no magic formula to weightloss. If you are taking in fewer calories than you are expending then you will tone up and lose fat. Obviously you don't want to go to extremes and starve, but I am assuming that you are pretty clued up as to what is good and bad anyway?

Save the money, eat healthily for 6 days of the week and have one cheat day where you can have a meal of anything you want. Exercise and slowly bring the intensity up. Watch the weight come off.

Despite having been a total cycnic when I saw it at first, the Paul McKenna book and CD are fab.

4 principles:

Eat when you are hungry
Stop eating when you are full
Eat slowly
Eat things you enjoy

Sounds very simple, but it does take a bit of time to actually know when you are actually hungry and not thirsty, bored, or just in the habit of eating at a particular time. 

The eating slowly helps your brain catch up with your stomach, and you end up eating smaller portions.

Eating the things you enjoy sounds dangerous, but if you chew a doughnut 20 times per bite, believe me, it tastes so greasy and stodgy, it's 'orrible.  Eating fruit slowly, on the other hand, really brings out the flavour.

Basically it is just the same principle of eating less, exercising more, but it does give a bit of focus (and Amazon were selling it at £5 a while back - about the same as one week of WW/SW).

What I find hard (id love to lose about 1/2 stone) is the fact that I can drag my sorry arse out to run 50-60 miles a week, goto tthe gym 4/5 times a week and cycle....BUT i cannot resist biscuits or cake!

I ahve the will-power/drive to go out in all weathers/when I am tired etc....but I cant stop myself opening a packet of hob-nobs and eating them all....OK granted I have to buy them 1st, but you know what I am saying??

...im not overly fussy aitch, but the caramel chocolate ones are leathal.

Not just hob nobs - jaffa cakes, oreos, ginger biscuits.......

Agree with the comment about complete change of relationship with food - that's what you have to aim for.

However, don't agree with the comments about having a 'cheat' day. What you have to get away from is the idea that 'healthy' food tastes bad and that 'unhealthy' food is a treat or a reward. Have some delicious exotic fruit as a 'treat' if you have to have a treat.

I'm by no means good at this myself - I need to lose at least a stone myself. Wish I could get this into my head too...

Having said that, I've had an open bar of chocolate in the fridge for weeks and it's still not finished!

it's easy

 write down what you eat in a week, then as you run more, gradually reduce the intake too.  you'll find a balance where the weight drops off.  then when you've lost it, gradually eat a bit more til it stabilises.

 cutting out most of the junk from your diet is easy.  nobody needs to eat chips.

Nick - I've never had THOSE hob nobs but they sound good!!

 Guys and girls - your advice please......

Got to go for a curry tonight with my girls as one is moving to London to live and that's what she wants to do. I'm eating really well at the mo trying to lose weight and don't want to be bad - what shall I eat??! I've not eaten wheat for a while as it makes me bloated and I'm trying to food combine (no carbs and protein together) so it's a bit of a nightmare! Please help!