I have always found it hard to follow a diet planned out daily for each meal.  It's much easier for me to just watch the calories and fat intake.  Will this take me longer to loose?  I'm keeping it to 1200 calories a day and no more than 12 g of fat with each meal.  I read some people lost 5 - 10 pounds in a week!!!  Not me!! Help!!!!

Please don't gague your weight loss with others. EVERYONE loses at a different rate + some of that has to do with how much weight someone has to lose. That means someone who has 80 pounds will lose much faster (in the beginning) than someone who has 25 pounds to lose. It's fine to do your own menu plan. Depending on you height, frame, activity level, etc. 1,200 may be fine as is the 12 g. fat/meal. Be patient. Keep food records to be sure you're eating what you THINK you're eating and be sure to get some physical activity. Pat Baird, MA, RD, registered dietitian/online moderator

I'm am been on Weight Watchers for about 3 months, and I thought this would bump me a bit. Is anyone  on W/W too. I,d like to talk.    Kathy Gilbert