Comments on: Slow and steady wins the race http://www.shrinkgeek.com/2010/03/02/slow-and-steady-wins-the-race/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:46:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rafe Brox http://www.shrinkgeek.com/2010/03/02/slow-and-steady-wins-the-race/comment-page-1/#comment-1060 Rafe Brox Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:21:44 +0000 http://www.shrinkgeek.com/?p=2872#comment-1060 As a counterpoint, I've never even looked at Weight Watchers' web site, so I don't know the first thing about their program, beyond "You're allowed to eat X amount of stuff based on your size and gender, and can earn more food through exercise." I dropped 30# by busting my ass in the gym and giving up beer and doritos for a year. That's not exactly the sexy way to do it, but it works. Mike came right out and stated that he's been on WW for the best part of a decade, and has had personal success with it; it's hardly surprising to note that he'd be an advocate for that program in the same way that I encourage people to pick up heavy things. <a href="http://www.shrinkgeek.com/2010/02/22/this-is-your-brain-on-food/" rel="nofollow">As I pointed out last week</a>, extremely restrictive diets that don't give your body the opportunity to restore normal hormone balances won't be as successful as those that do, because they're fighting against hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years worth of endocrine adaptation. As a counterpoint, I’ve never even looked at Weight Watchers’ web site, so I don’t know the first thing about their program, beyond “You’re allowed to eat X amount of stuff based on your size and gender, and can earn more food through exercise.”

I dropped 30# by busting my ass in the gym and giving up beer and doritos for a year. That’s not exactly the sexy way to do it, but it works.

Mike came right out and stated that he’s been on WW for the best part of a decade, and has had personal success with it; it’s hardly surprising to note that he’d be an advocate for that program in the same way that I encourage people to pick up heavy things. As I pointed out last week, extremely restrictive diets that don’t give your body the opportunity to restore normal hormone balances won’t be as successful as those that do, because they’re fighting against hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years worth of endocrine adaptation.

]]> By: Rafe Brox http://www.shrinkgeek.com/2010/03/02/slow-and-steady-wins-the-race/comment-page-1/#comment-1059 Rafe Brox Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:14:41 +0000 http://www.shrinkgeek.com/?p=2872#comment-1059 That book has already been written, and, as I pointed out elsewhere, "every workout regimen works, too... for a while." EAT LESS AND EXERCISE MORE. Nobody's going to buy a book that's five words long, though. That book has already been written, and, as I pointed out elsewhere, “every workout regimen works, too… for a while.”

EAT LESS AND EXERCISE MORE. Nobody’s going to buy a book that’s five words long, though.

]]> By: Michael C. McGreevy http://www.shrinkgeek.com/2010/03/02/slow-and-steady-wins-the-race/comment-page-1/#comment-1058 Michael C. McGreevy Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:10:49 +0000 http://www.shrinkgeek.com/?p=2872#comment-1058 I am very pro-Weight Watcher, and unashamed to admit it. I went on the program back in 2001 and at the current time am down about 170 pounds from when I was back then, and most of the time I've spent on the program has been maintaining the bulk of that loss. I've been on many diets in my life (including Sugar Busters), and WW is the only one I've ever been able to stay on for this long AND pick up again during times when I've slacked off and paid less attention (after several years on Slim-Fast the smell alone of those drinks makes me ill). That said, we have featured several Vegan/vegetarian posts in the past (from someone who is also a WW proponent, admittedly). Not so much on the low-carb specific because, as far as I know, none of us on staff have ever had much in the way of long term success with it. I am very pro-Weight Watcher, and unashamed to admit it. I went on the program back in 2001 and at the current time am down about 170 pounds from when I was back then, and most of the time I’ve spent on the program has been maintaining the bulk of that loss. I’ve been on many diets in my life (including Sugar Busters), and WW is the only one I’ve ever been able to stay on for this long AND pick up again during times when I’ve slacked off and paid less attention (after several years on Slim-Fast the smell alone of those drinks makes me ill).

That said, we have featured several Vegan/vegetarian posts in the past (from someone who is also a WW proponent, admittedly). Not so much on the low-carb specific because, as far as I know, none of us on staff have ever had much in the way of long term success with it.

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