help with weight loss!!!

[misjanuary]

I did WW Core before I became pregnant and was losing but I am having a hard time getting back into the program. My mother in law lost about 50 lbs and has kept it off!

I think that I'll get back on that plan along with logging my eating. I'll still take advice if anyone has any :-)

Thanks!

[cancersurvivor]

Hi all, I am 22 years old with normal health. I love cold drink very much. My father told me to stop drinking so much diet coke and diet Pepsi. It is my favorite beverage and I drink diet cokes or diet Pepsi about once a day. I usually have three or four diet cokes or diet Pepsi once a day. He said it is not good for my bones. I want to know is it true? Is diet coke or diet Pepsi really bad for your bones? Please answer seriously.

[makbike]

Cancersurvivor my doctor shared the same thing with me. She told me the caffine in the soda blocks the absorption of calcium which can contribute to weaker bones. She suggested I limit my consumption to 2 cans/ day or to make sure I was taking a calcium supplement with vit. D. Since I love my diet cokes I increased my calcium intake. My last bone density scan was excellent.

[makbike]

MisJ - I pulled out my WW books from several years ago last year. Since that time I've dropped 20 lbs. I had to play around with the program a bit for in the beginning I was always hungry but once my memory was refreshed on how to use the activity points life was good again. I don't count my point anymore but I typically have a very good idea where I am each day. It is a matter of learning good vs. not so good foods and proportions. I also weigh myself daily to keep myself honest.

[Meaux]

I did very well on Weight Watchers. I lost nearly 20 pounds over the summer following the points systems very rigorously. I have since become a bit more lax (we had to cancel due to money problems, anyone know where I can get a points calculator?), but I try to follow it as best I can. I don't think I've gained all the weight back, that makes me proud.

[crazybikinchic]

It is the phosphorus. Sodas contain a large amount of phosphorus, calcium is what balances out the phosphorus, so in order to get it out of the blood stream, the bones give up the calcium. Yes, sodas are bad for bones, but not just the diet, it is all sodas.

[Zen]

The calcium-carbonation information is incorrect and comes from a study performed by the dairy industry.
The lower blood calcium levels are more a result of urination than leeching from bones. And soda drinkers are less likely to drink milk.

Dr. Andrew Weil has a concise update on that information, you can read it here.

As for the original weight loss question I can't say enough good things about Weight Watchers.