Drink at least 2 liters of water per day....Always eat breakfast. Walk at least a mile per day. Know what a "portion size" is. Eat anything you want but do it in moderation. Eat organic foods!! Keep a positive attitude. When stress tries to beat down your door, don't respond. Try this for a week and there is a 100% chance you will lose weight!! Sounds too simple, but it works.
okay, now I'm bummed... I drink 64oz of h2o every day, sometimes more. i've walked a mile and more for over 2 weeks. seems like nothing has changed.... (did I mention I can eat almost a dozen truffles a day? maybe that is what is hindering me! lol)
Seriously you are right.... It took me some time, along with 4 children, to put this weight on... It'll take time to get if off. I like what I've been reading though because it seems like I'm really on the right road.... How come no one told me there were snacks shops along this road???
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I never met a chocolate I didn't like!
*sigh* I did nothing yesterday.... I wasn't finished so I did nothing again today!
I'm on a mission to lose some weight. (I guess that is why I started off with a breakfast of chocolate) Anyway, I wanna know what has worked for some of you.
In general, I eat very healthy. No fried foods except occasional eggs cooked with a small amount of butter. We never drink sodas, koolaid, or that stuff. You won't find hardly any boxed or canned goods, and NO chips or snacks in our home. We eat mostly fresh fruits and fresh veggies and lean meats. So we eat pretty healthy. BUT... I need to lose 60 lbs. I've started walking a mile each day except sunday and I work out lots on our home gym thingy... but I need a jumpstart that doesn't involve those diet pills... Anythoughts??
I lost 35 lbs last summer by walking 4 miles a day and limiting my intake to 1700 calories. I've only gained a little back. Now I am playing softball, walking again, and thinking about joining a weight loss program to get rid of the rest of the excess.
It really bothers me that I am a bad witness to my community by being overweight.
I lost 35 lbs last summer by walking 4 miles a day and limiting my intake to 1700 calories. I've only gained a little back. Now I am playing softball, walking again, and thinking about joining a weight loss program to get rid of the rest of the excess.
It really bothers me that I am a bad witness to my community by being overweight.
Good for you!!! Not only for your "witness" but being over weight plays so much on your health... I personally don't want to be a widow at a young age because my husband is a lil over... And i don't want him to lose me... So we are working together to be healthy..........It means alot. His father died of heart disease.........we don't wanna go there............
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I never met a chocolate I didn't like!
*sigh* I did nothing yesterday.... I wasn't finished so I did nothing again today!
I lost 35 lbs last summer by walking 4 miles a day and limiting my intake to 1700 calories. I've only gained a little back. Now I am playing softball, walking again, and thinking about joining a weight loss program to get rid of the rest of the excess.
It really bothers me that I am a bad witness to my community by being overweight.
MEN!!!!
It took me 6 months to lose 15 lbs and alot of hard work.
My hsband decides to lose a few lbs so he stops eating ice-cream and chips (every night) and walks 30 minutes a day and loses 22 lbs in 3 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
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I don't handle abrupt change very well, and I'm currently going through a drastic abrupt change, so I don't want to add more stress to my life than necessary.
I just joined a gym a few days ago and I'm Working on changing my eating habits.
I'm not going gung ho on anything. I'm just making better decisions, and gradually changing things as I go along.
Eating more salad... less cheeses (that's hard for me - I love cheese so much)... eating more whole grains/fiber... no-fat milk... etc...
At the gym, I concentrate on the treadmill and the stationary bikes. I've found that I don't like the elipticals or stair steppers at all. I'm going to do the treadmill and bike for awhile to build up my stamina and get my metabolism moving again, then eventually get into lifting weights as well.
The picture in my av is what I used to look like 10 years ago. Not sure if I really want to be that thin again, but I would like to get close to it. It's 100 pounds + less than what I am right now... and just saying that disgusts me...
I used to joke about geting fat... and now I am fat. Morbidly obese, actually. I'm at a crossroads...
I don't handle abrupt change very well, and I'm currently going through a drastic abrupt change, so I don't want to add more stress to my life than necessary.
I just joined a gym a few days ago and I'm Working on changing my eating habits.
I'm not going gung ho on anything. I'm just making better decisions, and gradually changing things as I go along.
Eating more salad... less cheeses (that's hard for me - I love cheese so much)... eating more whole grains/fiber... no-fat milk... etc...
At the gym, I concentrate on the treadmill and the stationary bikes. I've found that I don't like the elipticals or stair steppers at all. I'm going to do the treadmill and bike for awhile to build up my stamina and get my metabolism moving again, then eventually get into lifting weights as well.
The picture in my av is what I used to look like 10 years ago. Not sure if I really want to be that thin again, but I would like to get close to it. It's 100 pounds + less than what I am right now... and just saying that disgusts me...
I used to joke about geting fat... and now I am fat. Morbidly obese, actually. I'm at a crossroads...
I need to do something.
Ronzo,
Good for you. It sounds like you are on the right track. You will probably see better results by going slow instead of gung ho. I exercise religiously. I feel better now than I did ten years ago. I've never been overweight but I still believe no matter what size you are, you need to exercise. Exercise and making better food choices gives us a better quality of life. Keep up the good work.
I don't handle abrupt change very well, and I'm currently going through a drastic abrupt change, so I don't want to add more stress to my life than necessary.
I just joined a gym a few days ago and I'm Working on changing my eating habits.
I'm not going gung ho on anything. I'm just making better decisions, and gradually changing things as I go along.
Eating more salad... less cheeses (that's hard for me - I love cheese so much)... eating more whole grains/fiber... no-fat milk... etc...
At the gym, I concentrate on the treadmill and the stationary bikes. I've found that I don't like the elipticals or stair steppers at all. I'm going to do the treadmill and bike for awhile to build up my stamina and get my metabolism moving again, then eventually get into lifting weights as well.
The picture in my av is what I used to look like 10 years ago. Not sure if I really want to be that thin again, but I would like to get close to it. It's 100 pounds + less than what I am right now... and just saying that disgusts me...
I used to joke about geting fat... and now I am fat. Morbidly obese, actually. I'm at a crossroads...
I need to do something.
I want to encourage you in this area, Ron. It's funny that we tend not to realize things until we get older......and that we are 'older' in our 30's!
My brother is 35 and weighs about 350. He is very muscular, but he eats too much fast food, mainly due to his construction business. He is realizing that it's hard for him to breathe and move like he used to and wants to lose weight.
It was always easy for him in the past to lose weight, but he's finding out that now that he's older, things are quite different.
Again, I want to encourage you. You can do it. I expect great things!
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I've gone and done it now! I'm on Facebook!!!
I don't handle abrupt change very well, and I'm currently going through a drastic abrupt change, so I don't want to add more stress to my life than necessary.
I just joined a gym a few days ago and I'm Working on changing my eating habits.
I'm not going gung ho on anything. I'm just making better decisions, and gradually changing things as I go along.
Eating more salad... less cheeses (that's hard for me - I love cheese so much)... eating more whole grains/fiber... no-fat milk... etc...
At the gym, I concentrate on the treadmill and the stationary bikes. I've found that I don't like the elipticals or stair steppers at all. I'm going to do the treadmill and bike for awhile to build up my stamina and get my metabolism moving again, then eventually get into lifting weights as well.
The picture in my av is what I used to look like 10 years ago. Not sure if I really want to be that thin again, but I would like to get close to it. It's 100 pounds + less than what I am right now... and just saying that disgusts me...
I used to joke about geting fat... and now I am fat. Morbidly obese, actually. I'm at a crossroads...
I need to do something.
Just skip this post if you don't want to read my ramblings...
What is sad is when you can't even FIND a picture of yourself where you considered yourself to be thin. I wish I could find one that would give me a goal to work towards. You know I've always been told posting a "fat" picture on the fridge would help. I did that for several years. I didn't eat much at all, and no matter what I tried, nothing helped. I exercised till I felt like my heart was going to stop and still didn't lose weight.
I finally convinced a doctor that there was something MEDICALLY keeping me from being able to lose weight. This was 18 years ago. The only doctor I could even get to care was the OB who was my doctor during my first pregnancy. He did a every test they could do on my blood, and came back with a diagnosis of hypothyroidism. He started me on Synthroid.
When my daughter was born, he said that my regular family doctor could manage doing the blood work and adjust the medication as needed. I was on Synthroid for almost 5 years. It did absolutely NOTHING. The level never changed.
You would have thought they would have done some additional testing or tried a new medication. Nope, they just said give it more time, sometimes it takes a while to work.
When I went back to my OB with the second pregnancy, HE changed me over to Levoxyl in hopes that we'd see some results. It only made very little difference in the numbers on the blood work.
Fastforward through 13 years--and dozens of "diagnoses" (PCOS, Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, etc... ) I have FINALLY found a Family nurse practioner that cared enough to find out exactly what was wrong with me. She put me through every test imaginable-- because I had many symptoms of Cushings syndrome. She was really concerned that I may have Adrenal Failure, or a possible Pituitary tumor.... all of that was ruled out with testing.
She gave me websites to help her do the research on my symptoms. After all the research, I practically BEGGED her to change the medication over and try Armour Thyroid. She was totally dumbfounded that NONE of these other doctors had even considered that as a treatment for me.
I don't really understand how all the lab readings work for hypothyroidism, I just know she told me that the reading should have been between 3 and 15 to be relatively "normal". My reading was 246. This was while taking 300 micrograms of Levoxyl on a daily basis. She did that bloodwork again, because she thought the lab messed up on the paperwork. The second test came back the same-- and she changed the medication.
I've been on the Armour Thyroid for two months now. Last month when I went in for lab work-- It was closer to a "normal" reading (The reading was 42) than it has been in 18 years-- so she did a slight increase in the amount. Today I went in for more labwork. I should get the results tomorrow. I think I will probably be back within normal range though--- Finally... because my diet/exercise program is showing some results. I've lost the 10 lbs in two weeks. I still have a long way to go.... but I am going to get there.
Yesterday, I did something I haven't been able to do in years. I went to Memphis on a field trip with the kids... we went to the Botanical Gardens, Pink Palace Museum, and the Zoo. I walked almost continuously for 6 hours-- with the exception of the time traveling between the three places. Three months ago, I would NOT have been able to do that. Some mornings it was all I could do to get out of bed because my muscles ached so badly all the time. I even got out of bed today with enough energy that I could do the same thing again today-- that in itself is amazing to me.
This morning as I was getting ready to go for the labwork... the first skirt I put on was TOO LOOSE... I had to go back to the closet to find something smaller. Now THAT was something that just made my day!
If you managed to read all this, thanks for "listening" to me ramble.
I don't handle abrupt change very well, and I'm currently going through a drastic abrupt change, so I don't want to add more stress to my life than necessary.
I just joined a gym a few days ago and I'm Working on changing my eating habits.
I'm not going gung ho on anything. I'm just making better decisions, and gradually changing things as I go along.
Eating more salad... less cheeses (that's hard for me - I love cheese so much)... eating more whole grains/fiber... no-fat milk... etc...
At the gym, I concentrate on the treadmill and the stationary bikes. I've found that I don't like the elipticals or stair steppers at all. I'm going to do the treadmill and bike for awhile to build up my stamina and get my metabolism moving again, then eventually get into lifting weights as well.
The picture in my av is what I used to look like 10 years ago. Not sure if I really want to be that thin again, but I would like to get close to it. It's 100 pounds + less than what I am right now... and just saying that disgusts me...
I used to joke about geting fat... and now I am fat. Morbidly obese, actually. I'm at a crossroads...
I need to do something.
Ronzo....
They say that excercise helps decrease stress levels.
Did you have any blood work done to measure cholesteral levels, blood pressure, sugar, etc?
My husband was feeling fine although somewhat overwieght. He went to the doctor for something and she made him get his blood work done. He found out that everything that was high should be low and everything that was low should be high.
She gave him a perscription to lower his cholesteral and told him to lose some weight and start exercising.
He has to go back this month for tests to get checked again. He's lost about 30 lbs just by cutting out the junk food and "treading" 30 minutes a day.
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James 2
12 So whenever you speak, or whatever you do, remember that you will be judged by the law of love, the law that set you free. 13 For there will be no mercy for you if you have not been merciful to others. But if you have been merciful, then God's mercy toward you will win out over his judgment against you.
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