Dieting Fails

[Former_Member]

This thread is for posting things such as diets or exercise programs you've tried that have resulted in failure. There's nothing shameful about this! We learn from successes and failures alike.

[Former_Member]

Alli was my first real fail.

http://www.myalli.com/

it gave me oily farts and left me malnourished

[HeatherHitchmanArt]

lol same here with alli!
It's a very impractical solution for your average dieter. Do you really want to spend $60 a bottle/ month just to stabilize your weight for the rest of your life?

[balanced]

god that sounds dreadful.

[Former_Member]

Heard soooo many alli horror stories. Mostly oily farts, though. :(

[HeatherHitchmanArt]

yes, lots of my favorite nickers are ruined now thanks to alli :-(

[Former_Member]

Oily farts, who woulda thunk? lol My biggest diet fail was crash dieting. I would live on lean cuisines and gatorade. No bueno!

[Former_Member]

olsdkjfa;sdl lean cuisine drives me crazy. there is not enough food in that package to keep you full, and it's loaded with preservatives and sugars!

[Former_Member]

I used LA Weight Loss to lose weight for my wedding. It only worked because I had the big carrot of not wanting to forever hate my wedding photos hanging over my head. I hit my goal the week before my wedding, but didn't stay there for long. When they told me not to enjoy the cake at my own wedding, I thought "eff this!" I've found that if I'm going to restrict myself that much, any weight loss i manage to achieve won't stick around.
So now I work out 6 days a week (I do videos from BeachBody - specifically Insanity) and eat what i want, within reason. I try to remember the stuff i learned from the weight loss place, but it's really basic, like the food pyramid. I try to drink more water, which always seems like a losing battle... but at least I try!
I did try alli, as well, and I was careful to follow the restrictions so I never ended up with oily farts, but I didn't see any real results, either.

[HeatherHitchmanArt]

i didnt know lean cuisines had to much sugar! arg

[VintageEye]

Alli must be the same stuff they made those no fat potato chips with in the 90s ...Olestra?? Same messy side effect apparently. Yikes!

[Former_Member]

Back when I was still 200 pounds I did that all meat diet. Not good, and I seemed to catch every cold virus that crossed my path. I was just beginning my research on weight loss then.

[AJBcreations]

I tried the no carb/high fat/protein/atkins diet. I lost about 20 ponds in 3 weeks which was amazing, but as soon as I started eating a small amount of carbs it all came back, plus more. Also, my cholesterol levels must have been through the roof. I mean seriously, bacon and eggs every day for breakfast? >.<

[Former_Member]

weight watchers worked when i was 16, had a great metabolism. tried it last year and didn't budge the scale. probably because it was before i had educated myself on how bad carbs and sugar are. and yes, i was eating their treats and bread...scam much?
i think WW might work if you completely cut out sugar and bread.

[Former_Member]

I think Atkins is such a fail. Your body is not designed to have that much cholesterol.

Weight Watchers is effective if you avoid their products. They put so many chemicals (splenda) and preservatives in their pastries.... you've done more harm than good.

[Former_Member]

atkins IS weird. drop the weight quick by eating NO veggies or fruit or anything fresh, then all of sudden when the weights gone, you haven't learned anything about healthy eating... i mean eggs and protein are awesome, but balanced

[Former_Member]

My biggest dieting fail?
Running a sweets shop.

[Former_Member]

haaaaa OhYum.

It's so hard to work in a coffee shop that pretty much only offers delicious, tasty coffee drinks and sugary sweet treats!

[AJBcreations]

I know I would never make it working in either of those settings! I have pretty much sworn off sweets, except for a tiny sliver of cake at a birthday party etc. But the lattes...They are my weakness :) I order mine made with skim milk and ask for only half of the syrup/flavoring. I tried the sugar free in many flavors but I think they are awful.