Conference rocks::weight_control

    I went on the Diet Workshop diet about 3 years ago, give or take,
    and I lost 16 lbs.  The diet weeks were as you described, which
    wasn't bad, you could add things as you went along, yes, you can
    take the tablets (vitamins) and can eat the cookies inbetween
    meals (you have to count them of course).
    
    I enjoyed the DW diet much better than Weight Watcher's, I didn't
    lose a lb. on WW and I was good.
    
    Good luck, let me know what you decide.
    

    Hi,
    
    I don't know a whole lot about the diet, all I know is that my
    sister-in-law is doing it now and absolutely loves it!!  She's lost 12
    pounds in about a month and now she and my brother are doing it
    together....he doesn't even really need to lose weight but they've
    decided use the diet forever...because it's a real healthy way to eat
    and there is always so much you can eat and never feel deprived, which
    is one thing that makes people go off alot of diets.  Anyway, they
    swear by it and they are trying to get me to do it...except that I've
    lost 10 pounds on my own by just cutting down and exercising so I'll
    just stick to my own thing for now....
    
    Anyway, I'd give it a try if I were you!
    
    Good Luck!!
               

    
    Is there any way to follow this diet when you live in Germany, like I
    do ?
    Are there certain things which I have to follow and can I make
    this diet without the package you can buy in USA ?
    
    Would really be happy to get some suggestions here.
    
    Thanks in Advance
    
    Carina

    Is there a Diet Workshop in the Hudson-Maynard area?
    
    

    To answer 588.0 questions...
    
    The diet consists of one diet but you add each week.  The first week is
    the core diet this is what you will eat the rest of your life.  The
    second week is the core booster which is a few more different foods to
    add to your list and third week is the lifestyle which means you have
    the core and many different foods which you may count in daily which
    you are used to eating.  i.e. pizza, Burger King, MacDonalds, Angel
    food cake, baked beans, Dairy Queen, TCBY etc. etc. (all the places you
    visit and feel guilty about!!)  
    
    They encourage you to take vitamins, whether theirs or store bought,
    but not necessary to buy theirs.  They also have diet tabs which are
    all natural vitamin B supplements which help curb hunger.  They suggest
    8 a day, I take 2 to 3 and they help.
    
    They want you to eat properly therefore 3 meals a day that is the
    reason that you cannot "make up" a meal at another time.  The reason
    for this is to keep the metabolism working properly.  If we don't feed
    our body properly then it says "metabolism slow down, this dude is
    starving us."  Then it doesn't process the calories and everything else
    in the proper fashion.
    
    Yes you can buy some of their foods it you wish.  I buy their candy,
    and cookies which I find as a nice treat and gets me through.  Their
    barbecue sauce it great too.  What I like it that their products are
    made with sugar so we are not subjected to the artificial sweetners.
    
    It resembles the WW diet but I find I'm in much better control of
    myself because I know exactly what to eat and I don't have to think
    about substitutes.  There are no substitutes, dairy is dairy, bread
    products are bread, Veg. are Veg and fruit is fruit.  Anything extra is
    extra.  You are allowed 1 - 4 extra's a day if you are female. More for
    male and teens, but I don't know what that is, probably 1 or 2 more.
    
    The emphasize drinking of plenty of water (8 to 10 glasses a day) and
    at least 30 min of some kind of arobic exercise 3 times a week.  I do
    brisk walking.  
    
    I feel great and I hope you will too if you decide to join.  By
    following the above I was able to lower my Cholestorol in 3 months from 
    264 to 204.
    
    Good luck
    

    I found out that a Diet Workshop class was starting a new session at 
    the Mill and I joined yesterday.  The diet looks very healthy and
    flexible enough to be realistic and strict enough to help with control.
    
    I believe official registration for the class is next week.  The
    program runs for eight weeks at a time.  
    
    Regards,
    
    Mary

    Does anyone happen to know that the cost of joining Diet Workshop is?
    It sounds good, but I'm thinking it's probably a lot more expensive
    than weight watcher's etc..
    
    Does anyone know??
    
    Thanks!
    Beth