weight loss support?

[Triskeliongirl]

I am finding this thread really useful. It would be great if Susan could make it a regular forum sub-topic. I battled my weight all my life, and like many of you, having kids totally exacerbated it all. I did lose 50 lbs after having my kids with WW and became a lifetime member, but it didn't work for me over the long haul. I should add that when I lost the weight with WW I was also marathon training and not eating anything extra. I nearly passed out when I ran my marathon, got hypothermic, etc. I have good healthy food and exercise habits. While I have had issues with emotional eating in the passed, I am in good control of that. My problem is that I have a *very slow* metabolism so even if I follow WW to the T I won't lose (I do take thyroid meds and have my hypothroidism in good control). I bike to work daily (16 miles) an do long club rides on the weekends (~50 miles each). I do eat just enough on the bike to not bonk, and I practice portion control, but I have trouble to eat as little as my body seems to require to lose weight. I have thought of going back to WW, but if I eat my activity points I don't lose, and if I don't I bonk. I liked reading cyling mom 's food diary. I wonder if it would help for us to see both food and exercise diaries for those who are losing and maybe for those who aren't. I have also shyed away from WW because going to a meeting often means not exercising (i.e. driving instead of biking to work, missing a club ride, etc.), and I'm not sure I get that much from them. I know how to eat healthy, it just doesn't seem to work for me.

[pooks]

I am finding this thread really useful. It would be great if Susan could make it a regular forum sub-topic.

YES! So we could subdivide into different discussions!

Pooks