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Mailbag Monday

[ 17 ] 06/21/2010 |

Wait a minute Mr. Postman, did you forget about me?

(I have no mail to open or answer, I feel so…lonely)

WELL…It’s Mailbag Monday up in the sisterhood today. Have you noticed this new feature here at Shrinking Jeans?  It’ s where we are stoping to answer any of your questions. So, throw them at us!

(just not that hard…ouch)

You can ask personal questions for any of our contributors (I’ll even tell you what color undies I have on), for us as a group or sumbit a topic that you are curious about. We will try our hardest (because we love you) to answer them all. If we aren’t sure ourselves, we’ll go look for the answers and report back to you.

Sounds good, right? Then what are you waiting for?

Come on, if one person has a question, it usually means that there are more people with the same question out there, so dont’ be shy. Just ask.

Damn, you all are shy…so I’ll ask you a question.

Crooked Eyebrow asks:

So if you had to do pick one diet you would never, ever try again, what would it be and why?

So chew on that question, share with us, I bet you have some great stories behind that one, but while you are thinking about that, don’t forget to drop us a some Mailbag Monday fodder at support (at) shrinkingjeans (dot) net or in the comments here.

YOUR question could be featured next week! (sounds really cool, doesn’t it?)

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  • http://skinnysushi.com/ Skinny Sushi

    Atkins. I did Atkins for six weeks a few years ago, when friends were doing it with HUGE success, and it was awful. I was miserable and cranky for the whole time, I got so sick of these bacon wrapped turkey burgers we'd bought that I couldn't eat turkey or bacon for months afterward, and I gained weight and inches. It was horrible, and I was so cranky that my husband begged me to eat some carbs.

    I also did the Hollywood Juice Diet (no food, just this special juice to drink) and it lasted about eight hours before I was so hungry I thought I would eat my own arm, at which point I binged on pizza and donuts. So…. yeah.

  • http://happyeverafter-carrie.blogspot.com/ Carrie

    I agree, Atkins is probably the worst diet I have ever tried. I was super cranky, I only lasted 2 weeks. I did loss weight on it, but it was so not worth it. I couldn't go out with my husband or friends and enjoy a night out. I don't want anything so restrictive. Plus I am a carb junkie, so it just wasn't for me.

  • Lisa

    I'm glad you didn't eat your arm, lol.

  • Lisa

    Carbs rule….except when it all goes directly to my thighs and my hips!

  • Stillmary

    Ummm. This probably isn't the kind of question you're looking for but maybe you can help me anyway. I'm looking for the Sunday mini challenges. I'm not sure if I'm looking in the wrong site or what? Help!

  • anng

    Ok…I have a question for you Donya. How do you manage to work a full time job, take care of YOURSELF, your family, your household responsibilities and get any sleep? This working (for pay full time) is still pretty new to me and I'm failing incredibly at taking time for ME to exercise! I HAVE to change this, since my weight has been increasing and is TOTALLY unacceptable!

    The worst diet I ever tried was just using dieretics (sp??)!! All it did for me was give me blue pee and make me incredibly thirsty!! Fortunately, it didn't last long…maybe only 2 or 3 days!

  • Lacey

    My question: Do we still have mini-challenges? Or am I looking in the wrong place? Saw the water and 13.1, but nothing since then. Also, where are we supposed to post for Wednesday Weigh-In? Here, the group, the event, or all three?

    Worst diet: This is by far Atkins!!! I loved it. I love meat, so this worked perfect for me. Until I decided I needed a more balanced approach. The 20 pounds that I lost in 6 weeks was quickly gained back with an additional 20 after stopping it. I ballooned!!!

  • Lisa

    You're in the right place! Check back later tonight for this week's mini-challenge. Thanks for the reminder : ).

  • Lisa

    Yes, mini-challenges are here but not posted for this week. Check back later tonight for this week's challenge.

    For weigh-ins, post on the Weigh-In Wednesday post here at http://www.shrinkingjeans.net!

  • Nancy

    Hey, not fair! Mary and Lacey asked my question about the mini chalenges. Who has info on Weight Watchers? Does anyone here do it? I'm seriously considering trying it, but wanted some feedback before I decided.

  • Christieo

    LOL I would say the same one! The bacon-wrapped fried cheese cubes, I always think of that when I think of Atkins. THAT JUST CAN'T BE HEALTHY! That is all. haha!

  • Christieo

    Nancy, I LOVE WEIGHT WATCHERS! I can eat anything I want, each food is translated into the points that are perfectly well explained in Weight Watchers, I eat within my points range and if I go over, there is a bank of points you can dip into for the week. If you do a lot of activity, that means you get more points to play with! It really is awesome. I broke through a plateau on Weight Watchers and lost 10 pounds on it near the end of my journey, but now I wish I knew about it at the beginning! I'm not good with people telling me to nix certain foods, and with Weight Watchers, I don't have to give anything up. I just have to eat it a little less.

  • Nancy

    Thanks Christie. Did you do it online or in person? I was thinking of online. Weighing in in public sounds like more than I could handle right now.

  • http://christy.shrinkingjeans.net Christy_TheSistherhood

    Nancy, I love WW, too! When I first started losing weight, 4.5 years ago, I signed up with WW online and over the course of 9 months lost 45 pounds. It's totally doable if you're willing to stick with it and follow the plan. The first couple of weeks are little tricky, because it's like you're learning a new math or something, but once you get the hang of it, it's like second nature. Even now, I can look at the nutritional info of just about anything and know how many points are in a serving! I say GO FOR IT! You might Google “Coupon Codes for Weight Watchers” before you sign up, because lots of times you can find an offer where they are waiving the sign-up fee. Let us know if you have any other questions!! I think lots of us here are somewhat WW experts!

  • Crookedeyebrow

    AnnG-

    Where do I start? Routines. I get up at 4:30 am to get ready, the kids ready and then I go to work. With the baby I get up in the middle of the night at least once. SO, right off the bat, I don't sleep. I work, try to walk at lunch, spend down time doing squats, leg lifts, etc. the 30 day shred kicked my butt in trying to find 30 minutes of consecutive me time. It simply doesn't exsist, yet…

    I pre-layout the next day the night ahead, including lunches, clothes and extra what have you's. Unfortunately, every thing is planned, on a schedule and I had to give up alot of online things, and had to accept that my house wasn't going to be as perfect as I would like. BUT if my kids were happy and loved, then I knew I was doing ok. Sleepy but doing the best.

    Does it work all the time? NOPE. I just went two weeks without doing any walking. There simply was not a single moment for myself. It's hard, but you can do it. Keep trying to you find what works for you. Don't give up.

    you work an odd shift as well, right??
    That…would be harder and I just know that you'll get something worked out.

  • lastminutemandy

    I did Body for Life – and while I lost a lot of weight doing it, it also taught me to binge eat on the weekend. Badddddd news.