Anyone on Weight Watchers? Question! :)

[pomtzu]

I need to lose a LOT of weight. Obesity surgery would do it but that's not an option for me right now. I am trying to eat more prudently before Thanksgiving. I love McDonald's French fries so I decided last week that I would stop eating fast food till Thanksgiving. Hopefully long after, too. The more I eat that stuff the more I crave it. I've also heard it said that food you get through the drive-up window is not healthful in general. Can anyone give me a good tip to get past food cravings. My mom told me to just order a kids' meal but that hasn't worked most of the time, I go to place my order and I end up without the willpower to do that. Which is part of the reason why I decided to just not go there -literally. I am also missing out on job opportunities because of my weight. Can you tell I'm discouraged and frustrated.


Thank you all,
Elyse

My son was a fast food junkie too - and it really showed. Of course he always supersized, and the job he was working at the time had crazy hours and he would get home late, eat, and then veg out till bedtime. No exercise at all! He finally had the lapband surgery and lost 100 pounds in about 10 months. He looks and feels great. He had tried for years to lose it on his own, and the lapband was a last resort. I'm so glad that he did it, and after not being crazy about the idea when he first told me he was going to do it, I'm glad now that he did. He no longer has sleep apnea, his back and knees no longer hurt from carrying around that extra weight, and he's just all around much healthier!
Maybe it's not an option for you right now, but I wouldn't eliminate it as a future possibility. Good luck - whatever way you choose to tackle the issue. It's not an easy one, for sure!

[Catty1]

I knew how to eat properly but couldn't keep control. I went back to a 12 step program for compulsive eating that I was in over 30 years ago. I can use a commercial food plan or have an honest one of my own. To have the food obsession removed made it easier to stay "clean" - away from refined sugars, carbs and the crunchy/salty stuff.

www.oa.org There are meeting lists there if you want to check it out.