• polly snyder posted a new activity comment 8 months, 2 weeks ago

    In reply to: JANINE posted an update in the group Weight & Obesity I saw a brief news clip of a prominent politician who had previously been obese, then successfully lost all the excess weight. In the news clip, he had […] View

    you are not as likely as some to fall back into old habits now because you are better informed than you were before. as the saying goes “now I know better so I do better” you have more tools at your disposal now and you have a great group here to keep you on track; not to judge you, but to encourage you to stay the course. You can’t let what…[Read more]

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  • polly snyder posted a new activity comment 9 months, 2 weeks ago

    In reply to: cambria posted an update in the group Weight & Obesity It’s been a few very long and busy weeks but I have finally got to the 170’s. I’m now at 178.5, that’s 26.5 lbs in 17 1/2 weeks! View

    CONGRATS ALL AROUND THAT IS GREAT

  • polly snyder posted a new activity comment 9 months, 2 weeks ago

    In reply to: Lillian posted an update in the group Weight & Obesity Hi everyone. I am a foodoholic. I have been on every diet plan (almost) out there. Lost some weight & gained it back. I am a YO-YO dieter. This has got to […] View

    Your distress stops here then. Follow the BSS and you will see and feel results within days. I have lost 30lb since the middle of March and I feel better than I have in years. I no longer have painful knees, that pain disappeared in 1.5 wks time. Get ready because you will be changed by this lifestyle change, it is not a diet, it is a new way…[Read more]

  • polly snyder posted an update in the group Group logo of Weight & ObesityWeight & Obesity 10 months ago

    ”Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do” John Wooden

  • polly snyder posted a new activity comment 10 months ago

    In reply to: kamyar joined the group Weight & Obesity View

    I had bad knees also, I could barely walk through Wal Mart without collapsing, just 2.5 wk into this lifestyle change and I was pain free, it was like one day I just realized, Hey, my knees don’t hurt, it is such a blessing. So you don’t have to lose too much wt for the pain to go away, just getting off of the sugar that causes the inflamation…[Read more]

  • polly snyder posted a new activity comment 10 months, 2 weeks ago

    In reply to: Sherry Emery posted an update in the group Weight & Obesity Hi everyone, I have been working on this by myself for almost 2 yrs now, I’ve lost weight but need to stick to eating right and exercise. I am a full […] View

    I’m glad I could help. We are all running a marathon here not a sprint. I feel like my marathon consists of one choice after another. And as long as I try to make the best choices consistantly I will see good results. Sometimes I don’t make the best choice but I don’t let that derail all I have worked for like I would have previously. If…[Read more]

  • polly snyder posted a new activity comment 10 months, 2 weeks ago

    In reply to: Sherry Emery posted an update in the group Weight & Obesity Hi everyone, I have been working on this by myself for almost 2 yrs now, I’ve lost weight but need to stick to eating right and exercise. I am a full […] View

    Hi, Sherry, first off you have a very full plate and I commend you for taking care of your ill parents as you stated. You said you are always the one to encourage others so now you have to use that ability to encourage yourself. Be as nice to you as you would be to any of your friends or family members who were trying to improve their health…[Read more]

    • Polly, thank you so much for all the encouragement and suggestions. I have always been very demanding and critical of myself and the reminder to treat myself the way I would others is something I have been really working on doing. I like the way you said “we say things to ourselves that we would never think to say to someone else who was…[Read more]

      • I’m glad I could help. We are all running a marathon here not a sprint. I feel like my marathon consists of one choice after another. And as long as I try to make the best choices consistantly I will see good results. Sometimes I don’t make the best choice but I don’t let that derail all I have worked for like I would have previously. If…[Read more]

  • polly snyder posted a new activity comment 10 months, 3 weeks ago

    In reply to: Rick Davies posted an update in the group Weight & Obesity Hi everyone. Just joined and am needing to confront my weight. Im 410 and I will loss weight on this program. My wife is in Holland for three months so […] View

    Your wife will be pleasantly surprised when she returns. You will be well on your way to a great new lifestyle by then. Keep us posted on your progress and if you have any questions be sure to ask, there are many people on here that can help with many different issues that come up. Looking forward to hearing about your great results. Welcome…[Read more]

  • polly snyder posted a new activity comment 11 months ago

    In reply to: maryclaire posted an update in the group Weight & Obesity Hi Everyone. I’m new here. My book arrived in the mail today! Very exciting! I have a LONG way to go and I am looking to meet some new friends. I have […] View

    This will be a life changing journey for you. Be sure to take your beginning measurements, you will be able to see very quickly how far you have come by comparing these on a weekly or monthly basis. I didn’t take mine at the start, frankly because I didn’t really expect to see much of a change, as was normal for me. Now I wish I had. Take it…[Read more]

  • polly snyder posted an update in the group Group logo of Weight & ObesityWeight & Obesity 11 months ago

    ”Ain’t as good as I’m gonna get, but I’m better than I used to be”

  • polly snyder posted a new activity comment 11 months, 1 week ago

    In reply to: Cathy Ralph posted an update in the group Weight & Obesity For those of you over 55 – I’m 57 and thanks to this program I am beginning my life again, I cannot tell you what this means to me. I cannot thank Dr. […] View

    I am 54 and I have not felt this good in at least 10 yrs. You know how quickly time passes, you just slowly get into a routine of not feeling real chipper, then the next thing you know, this hurts and that hurts and you just think well this all part of getting older. Little did I know that so much of that could be reversed with very little…[Read more]

    • Hi, Polly,
      You said is perfectly when you said you felt you were ”dying a little everyday”. I felt exactly the same. Great to be alive, again, isn’t it?!

  • polly snyder posted a new activity comment 11 months, 1 week ago

    In reply to: Jaime posted an update in the group Weight & Obesity Hi Everyone! I officially start tomorrow but did good today. :) I have a fridge full of great stuff! I’m going to write out my meals for the week and promise […] View

    I believe Dr. Hyman had mentioned Lara bars on the PBS program, but maybe not, I just remember him saying that he had Lara bars in his home, so that is what I use as a daily snack. They are delicious and filling. they have a great variety to choose from also. I have found several that are my favorites so I switch them up from time to time so I…[Read more]

  • polly snyder posted a new activity comment 11 months, 1 week ago

    In reply to: Lynn Kelly posted an update in the group Weight & Obesity Well, here I am about 6-8 weeks after getting the book, first on my NOOK and then deciding I needed to have a copy in my hands to mark-up and notate items. […] View

    welcome, Lynn. you have indeed came to the right place, you will be pleasantly surprised but what will transpire during this journey you are going to undertake. After just a few weeks you will begin to feel a difference before you may see a difference on the scale or on a tape measurer. That was my experience. When I read the book I was struck…[Read more]

    • yes, with such a history of diet failures and experiments I will have to say starting ANY plan of any kind with rigidity (translated: control) is always a fearful thing for me. I have been doing some experimenting some with foods and find I think bread kicks in my grogginess and carb cravings while dairy doesn’t seem to bother at all. My…[Read more]

      • Hi Lynn, I’m just starting week #3 adv.plan. For me this program was a choice I made because I don’t want to be on insulin anymore. I don’t want to take B/P Meds anymore. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and osteo. Have had pain for years. In the last year I have tried everything to get control of the pain. I am taking an injection once/wk to help…[Read more]

        • Thanks, Elaine. I have high BP, have had a bipass to coronary artery, now diabetic, and have GERD that has eroded my esophagus (but not malignant) so I have lots of reasons to do this. I hope we can support each other in this journey.

  • polly snyder posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago

    In reply to: Gaye Gray posted an update in the group Weight & Obesity as I look at 400 lbs at 5’2”, any beginning is desireable…really I was about 384 or so last Dr. visit. I got the book, I thought, online, but can’t find it […] View

    You certainly came to the right place. You will be amazed at the changes that will take place in a very short period of time. As I have said here before, it is not just about the weight you lose it is about so many things that you will gain during this process. You will feel so much better and aches and pains will diminish and then go away and…[Read more]

  • polly snyder posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago

    In reply to: asperez posted an update in the group Weight & Obesity Hello everyone. It has been a month since my last post and my first Dr visit since starting the program 7 weeks ago. I have followed the plan pretty closely […] View

    Hooray for you. You should be very proud. Onward and upward, you are an inspiration to us all. We can do this, we just have to keep believing and and keep on trying. Good news.

  • polly snyder posted a new activity comment 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    In reply to: Nicole T. posted an update in the group Weight & Obesity After my last post about not sticking to the plan as well during week 2 and even less so in week 3, I am going to start over. Today starts week one again, […] View

    That is the way to be, just start over, don’t let a little slip up defeat all you have accomplished so far. You can always begin again, that is the beauty of this program. It will always be here to start you on the right path. Tim McGraw has a new song out that should be our anthem “I ain’t as good as I’m gonna get, but I’m better than I…[Read more]

    • Good words! ”Starting over, in and of itself, is a victory.” I am going to write that down. Thank you for your support and encouragement. This community is so great!

  • polly snyder posted a new activity comment 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    In reply to: Helen posted an update in the group Weight & Obesity So here I am at Week 2 Day 4. NO clean slacks – spending so much time to get food right instead of doing laundry! So I opened a bottom drawer and there are 2 […] View

    WHOO HOO, congratulations, that is great and exciting. enjoy

  • polly snyder posted a new activity comment 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    In reply to: Sarah posted an update in the group Weight & Obesity I am just finishing up my 5th week and I feel great. I have eliminated coffee, diet pepsi (I was addicted), and most all carbs (bad ones for sure). I am […] View

    I have found for me, that I feel better about what I have gained rather than what I am losing right now. I feel so much better, my knees no longer hurt, I have so much more stamina & strength than I did. It is like I am a different person. So for me, I try to accept the process for what it is. I can wait on the wt & in. loss, since I have the…[Read more]

    • I love what you said in your post, Polly. We are always thinking about the foods we can have versus those we can’t, but to look at our overall gains and not just the weight lost, is wonderful. I know we are gaining so much, in so little time.

  • polly snyder posted a new activity comment 11 months, 4 weeks ago

    In reply to: emily posted an update in the group Weight & Obesity Gonna start my prep week in the morning. I’ve heard some people have lost significant amounts of weight on the program. Would love to hear some success stories […] View

    I found that to be the case also, I now want to exercise, before that was something I would not have even thought of. Just sitting motionless for hours on end was fine with me. I feel so much better that it doesn’t seem to be such a chore as it did before, I don’t have to struggle so much, that makes it more appealing. We are on the right…[Read more]

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