Conference rocks::weight_control

    
    I'd suggest you get a good motivating visual.. maybe a book with
    lots of good advice that you can settle into reading or a video
    with a good work out on it with lots of motivating advice from
    the instructor!
    
    How about buying your ice cream, taking it home and measuring it
    out into paper or plastic cups to 1 cup servings.. freeze them
    individually and tell yourself that X amount of cups are for X amount
    of days.. if you eat up your allowance before you should that is
    it until the X number of days pass.
    
    I found in the early days that pouring over slimming magazines,
    good motivating books and popping in my exercise video at times
    of weakness and 'working out' all helped to get me back on track..
    
    Another thing I found early on was that eating sweets and chocolate
    only cause me worse cravings for it..  cutting them out works better
    for me than cutting down!  I understand you are going to keep your
    ice cream but purging out the rest of the sweets and replacing with
    nice seasonal fruits or frozen juice bars that you make yourself
    might just help!
    
    gailann

    If you shop for foods that are low in fat than you will pick out
    things that are good for you . If you limit yourself to 2 grams
    of fat a day then you will loose weight.You are looking to lose
    fat  and if you think of it that way and don't measure calories
    than you may be better off.Only a thought that might help in this
    endever to lose fat that you don't need anyway.There are many different
    plans that youu may follow but only one will work for the more times
    you diet the body will compinstate for the body weight and you will
    not lose as you plan too.Become a low fat shoper and you will become
    a low fat comsumer.Also avoid sugar and artificial sweeteners.
    Good health
    

    
.2>    things that are good for you . If you limit yourself to 2 grams
.2>    of fat a day then you will loose weight.You are looking to lose

	2 grams-fat is 18 calories.

	Did you really mean 2 grams?

-mike z

    I do not want to be obese anymore !  I have come to the conclusion
    that if I do not want to be fat I have to stick to program (WW for
    me), if I feel myself wanting something that is not on program i
    have to make the decision "do I want to be fat or not" if my answere
    is no than I walk away from the temptation if it is yes than I know
    I am going to fail.  After many years of looking for motovation
    from books, other people etc, I have decided that it is as simple
    as do I want to lose my weight and be thin or do I want to remain
    obese.  I choose to lose my weight and maintain it and that is what
    I will do.

    
    I am not an expert on grams of fat, calories and all of the such, but
    I thnk that wat Allen_D is trying to say is modify the foods you are 
    eating.  For example, if you love broccoli with cheese sauce, decide
    to have the broccoli with an ounce of grated cheddar or something that
    is according to WW program.
    
    I have found that when I deny my self totally, once I cheat, I am
    uncontrollable for a very long time.  The key for me now (others
    may think this is blasphemy) is to reward myself with FOOD.  You just
    have to carefully plan what that reward will be, and try not to deviate
    TOO much from the diet.  I give myself rewards that are not very high
    in fat and sugar.
    
    If you want ice cream, follow your program and incorporate one of the
    diet ice creams into your daily routine.  WW provides you with ways to
    count their ice creams as fruit, milk and protein or whatever.
    
    The most important thing is to NOT give up.  If you slip a day or two
    or whatever, don't dwell on it.  Pick yourself up and face the next 
    challange.
    
                                                         T-   

    Another way to add "spice" to your eating is to make use of some of the
    inovative products that have just come on the market.  Such as:
    
    	If you want cheddar cheese on your broccoli, try Molly McButter's
    	cheddar cheese flavor.
    
    	Want a baked potatoe with butter and sour cream, again Molly
    	McButter to the rescue. (Of course there are other butter substitutes 
    	than Molly but I think she is the only one with sour cream and cheddar 
    	cheese.)
    
    	If your sweet tooth is acting up, try the new "sugar-free" puddings
    	or a weight watcher's desert.
    
    So many options can be found if you look.
    
    Happy dieting!
    
    Linda B
    Who is once again tying to take her own advice and follow weight
    watcher's diet plan. (8 lbs so far in two weeks)