Am I the only female in the planet that has never counted calories or been to weightwatchers?

[charliecat]

I have reduced drink/crisp intakes occasionally but thats as far as ive got. Anyone else?

Never have, but I eat pretty healthily anyway.

I haven't either.

I've never done either. I've also never had scales since I've had my own home.
I've not got much of a sweet tooth so I don't snack on chocolate, sweets or cakes (I'd rather have an extra main course) I do know that I love crisps, as does DH, so I never buy them, only eat them at other people's houses. Makes them even more delicious.

I've never done either of those things

I dont have scales either.
I have put on a a shed load of weight since stopping smoking(have ate tons of crap to compensate) but not enough to make me want to diet.

Nope. This is how to stay slim: Eat when hungry, don't eat when not hungry, get some exercise, if have a few days of junk, stay off junk for a few days. Don't drink loads and expect it to have no effect on your waistline. Accept that your natural body shape may not be an 8 or a 10.

Nor me. I watch what I eat but don't count calories as such. Cut down and booze and choc if my Trousers of Truth (that saying was nicked from someone on here) don't fit.

I run/exercise regularly and get really p!$$ed off at people who say 'Oh you aren't overweight, you can eat more chips/crisps/etc' or 'Why do you exercise so much, you don't need to' usually my MIL...... Grrr isn't that the point? If I didn't do it I'd need to do it.

I havent either. In fact, I sometimes think I am the only female on the planet actually trying to put weight on

Well I never did it until I turned 30 three months ago... I had put on weight since I stopped breastfeeding and couldn't fit into a lot of my summer clothes. So I signed up for Weight Watchers online, lost a stone in 6 weeks, and feel much better for it. I'll definitely use it again if I have a specific amount of weight I want to lose - but couldn't imagine doing it for months and months on end like some women seem to. Life's too short! Everything in moderation works for me (most of the time!)

Good for you, well done. Dieting makes you fat.

I've never counted calories or been to WW or any other diet plan. I've never had a "diet". I don't think I've ever tried to lose weight, even. I have tried, at times, to be healthier, but always in a sustainable way that I'd happily carry on indefinately, iyswim.

(Having had an anorexic friend, I am v twitchy around diets, anyway.)

me. I believe in everything im moderation. But I apply that belief very moderately to cake. Which is the key to everything.

nope never have done either - i don't own scales and don't weigh myself - i also think bmi is a load of bollox as it doesn't account for different frame sizes, weight distribution of muscle. Being a tall big boned girl i am sure my bmi would not reflect reality so I generally go by dress size - although that doesn't really help cos on a fat day i can go try on clothes in monsoon or DP(which are huge) and feel better. While shops like H&M though i love the clothes make me want to die coz i have to wear size 20 to get my arse in them (size 14-16 in monsoon!)pita...

while i am breastfeeding i find i lose weight but after 2 babies in 2 years my tummy is horrible so it might have to do sommat about that - in the meantime i will tuck it into my big pants...

you did smoke liek a chimney though cc

I've never done either, apart from anything else I just could not be bothereed and don't think I could stick to one, especially those awful ones where you're not allowed to eat real food

Agree wholeheartedly with MadamePlatypus. Just eat sensibly and no need to deny yourself a little of what you fancy. Everything in moderation!

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Me neither. And don't own scales.

no, i don't either. and no sign of scales in our house! evil things.

I did cod. But now i dont....

Not alone!

I have no idea how many calories are in anything, I suppose I have a pretty healthy diet anyway, always cook fresh everything (wouldn't know what to do with a microwave meal if I had one!) but eat cake, chocolate etc on a regular basis without any guilt twinges whatsoever! Then again my problem tends to be weight loss. I can think I'm eating and exercising normally and suddenly realise you can count my ribs an my skirts are falling off!

Me. Never done any of that.

I have a basic understanding of what I should and shouldn't eat though.

Where are all of your in RL then? What do you say when other people are drooling on about points and having a fit becasue they ate a biscuit a week ago?