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Post by jlynnbarth on Aug 18, 2014 1:15:45 GMT
I have lost 60 lbs and kept it off for 2 years. I, like others above, can not "diet". I had to change my eating habits. I also use My Fitness pal. It works for me to count calories. I can't do the whole taking a whole food group out of my diet. I feel deprived and get ticked off. So I still eat bread, I just eat Dave's Killer 60 calorie a slice bread instead of crappy white or enriched wheat bread. I eat real butter, no margirine. I just stick to small amounts. Instead of chips, I eat celery sticks. I just wanted the crunch and the celery replaces that "want". If I feel super hungry and think I want more than one portion going into a meal, I will cut my 1 portion into 2 and leave it on the counter. I can then go back for my "seconds" and not go over my calories. It's a mind game that works for me. I cut out all soda. I was addicted to diet coke like a crack addict. I broke myself of it and now drink water and on the weekend will have 1 lemonade. I also broke myself of cereal. It was my go to night time snack. I haven't had any form of cereal in 2 years. I do Zumba 5 days a week at home. I do a few free weights and need to incorporate more. I do 50-100 squats every week day morning while blow drying my hair and 25-50 calf raises while styling my hair. It really helps. Good luck on finding what works for you
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Post by myhearthurts on Aug 18, 2014 1:25:03 GMT
I do not recommend this method... New Years - wanted to lose 30 pounds. Started treadmill interval training, small hand weights, portion control and better food choices but never denied any treat in a smallish sampling or eliminated anything. Good success, steady loss. Interval training has always worked for me in the past and now I enjoy watching Netflix on my ipad. Figure if I was going to watch TV anyway I may as well do it on the treadmill. April - lingual nerve hit by dentist when freezing for filling replacement. Taste buds out of commission as left side of tongue remains frozen. Numbness continues to improve but lost a lot of food enjoyment as I am a taste/texture fan and usually savour my food with my tongue. Sounds weird I know but not a noticeable thing to those I eat with Continued exercise. Continued weight loss. Reach goal and decide to try for a new goal. Also, after 35 years of nail biting the frozen tongue helps me break the habit and I now have beautiful nails. July - husband tells you he is no longer in love with you. Between not feeling like eating and having stress wreak havoc on my gut when I do eat I now weigh less than both my teenage daughters. Now trying to put a few pounds back on. My advice, count calories, measure portions and keep track until you get used to what and how much you eat. I (usually) love food and know that for me calories in and calories burned through exercise are key. I try not to keep my fave snacks in the house to help avoid temptation. If you need a treat, have a small portion. Do more exercise to balance. Don't set yourself up for failure. If you fall off the wagon one day don't give up on all you've done, just choose better the next day. Find someone to be accountable to. Set small goals and treat yourself in some way as you reach them. Try and have fun in the exercise you do. Good luck!
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Post by brandy327 on Aug 18, 2014 1:25:50 GMT
I've lost a total of 130 lbs over the last 10-11 years. I started by doing Weight Watchers. I had 3 kids and then really kicked into gear. I'm about 50-60 lbs away from where I want to be. It's hard and someone mentioned that you have to find a motivator that TRULY motivates you. For me, my motivator has changed over the years...well maybe not changed, but shifted. I ALWAYS want to do it for me...and my family. I want to be around long enough to see my kids grow up and get married. I want to be healthy and in good shape. I had a doctor ask me if I considered lap band surgery and that kicked me in the ass. I was SO mad that she'd even suggest such a thing.
Anyway, I'm no longer doing Weight Watchers...I count calories and try to get exercise in at least 4-5 days a week. This summer I've REALLY slacked but school starts soon and I'll have a routine back. I'm going to kick it into gear and lose this last 50-60 lbs. Hopefully before next summer.
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Post by Linda on Aug 18, 2014 1:40:26 GMT
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Post by M~ on Aug 18, 2014 1:51:15 GMT
My highest weight was 250 pounds. I was busting out of a 20W. That was last August. I'm at 187 @ of last week.
I have a very Latin diet, which means that I don't care for most "American" food and I eat rice almost daily. So, in order to lose weight, I had to find an "eating plan," that incorporated "How angievp's sister eats, while at the same time allowing her to lose weight." I knew from the get-go that I was not going to be successful with an eating plan that totally cut off the foods that I loved, which meant several things:
1) I wasn't going to get on a diet that primarily relied on pre-packaged foods/meals or that did not provide me with a means of figuring out how much of "my" food I could eat. This eliminated most "popular diets." 2) I was NOT going to cut out things like rice, juice, bread, meat, milk, because I KNEW I WOULD FAIL.
I've been following the American Diabetes Association's diet and I love it. I started off at 2000 calories and have whittled away to 1400. My "diet coach" (My sister's supervisor who is a Type 1 diabetic) recommended that I NOT go below that. I eat the food I love but in moderation (and within the parameters of the diet) As my sister's supervisor said, "losing weight is all about calories in and calories out, no magic." She also said that I had to come to terms with the fact that I was going to be hungry.
She also kept telling us that "anyone can absolutely control their weight at any time in their life," and I never understood that until I realized that *I* truly was in control of what went into my mouth and truly, I'm in control of how much I weigh. I've always thought that weight is "something that happened to you," but no. I'm an educated individual who can figure out what kinds of food and in what quantities I can eat in order to look the way I want to look. I *can* eat rice, I *can* eat pineapple, and cheese and bread, and yummy foods. I just have to adjust the mindset of how *much* of those I can eat.
I'm exactly between a size 14 and a size 12. From a 20W and/or 3x JUST ONE YEAR AGO. For the first time in my adult life, I have the money and the body to buy *pretty* things. Not clothing bought with the primary purpose of covering up my body. But things I love. I even stopped wearing heels because of my weight. My friends were actually surprised I LOVE heels, but my feet and legs were so swollen that I didn't even bother.
YOU CAN DO IT.
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Post by jackietex on Aug 18, 2014 1:57:06 GMT
I had gastric bypass surgery on February 15, 2012. When I met my surgeon I weighed 198 pounds at 4'10 inches tall, I am now 108 pounds. Before surgery I had to lose 10% of my weight, which I did by eating high protein and low carbohydrate and moving more. I cut out white food almost totally by reducing the amounts, such as only a quarter cup of rice or potato. I still eat high protein/low carb, but I don't enjoy meat anymore, so I eat more vegetarian.
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Post by Dixie Lou on Aug 18, 2014 1:58:10 GMT
I am taking Plexus and Boost as well as walking four miles or one hour every single day. I eat pretty much whatever I want just smaller portions of it. I try to stay about from breads and soda. I've lost 15 pounds this summer. I'd love to lose 50 more but that will be difficult.
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Post by scrapaddie on Aug 18, 2014 2:03:51 GMT
I've lost 45 lbs since April. I have about 50 more to go. I found the Ideal Protein diet and it works for me. You just have to find something that fits you and your lifestyle. For me, I know that I struggle with moderation. If cookies are in the pantry, I'm not going to be able to limit myself. So weight watchers doesn't work for me, cuz once I eat that cookie, I want more. So for me, I had to completely eliminate what was tempting. And this program does it 4 phases that reintroduces you back into more normal eating after the weight loss. It's all in what works with your lifestyle, and telling yourself, "I may not be able to have that ice cream today, but I will one day." on any diet, you have to learn to eliminate your 'trigger' foods.... Weight watchers or any others. i lost 90 on weight watchers. The hardest part is actually committing yourself to do it.
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Post by monicad on Aug 18, 2014 2:22:44 GMT
I've lost 49.5 lbs since January 2013. It's pretty much a combo of working out 5-6 days a week and logging food into My Fitness Pal. It's been slow, but if I fall off the wagon for a week or two I don't gain it back. I still want to lose another 20 and really tone everything, which I'll be working on this fall.
The hardest part is getting started. Once the weight starts coming off and you find exercises you like it's not hard to stick with it. It needs to be a total lifestyle change, IMO, for it to really work. I'm super active now, and get my family involved when I can. I plan to stick with it the rest of my life!
ETA: there are lots of good online calorie calculators out there...I like Scooby's Workshop and Fitness Frog. Personally, I think sites like MFP set your calories WAY too low. For example, my BMR (basil metabolic rate--the minimum amount of calories you need each day if you did nothing but lay in bed all day) is around 1500. That means I need additional calories due to exercise and just moving around. If I eat in the 1200-1300 range I will not lose weight. It can be scary to up your calories, but it can actually help you lose more. Just something I've experienced and played around with a lot this past year.
There's also a lot of hype around IIFYM--if it fits your macros. You basically have to consume a certain amount of protein, carbs and fats each day. There's been a lot of success with it, but I haven't tried it.
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Post by Yoki on Aug 18, 2014 2:56:46 GMT
Over the past 1.5 years I've lost about 25 lbs. I lost some of the weight with healthier food choices (but I rarely ate out & don't drink soda, so it was more about veggies, less pasta & better snacks). The weight started falling off when I quit drinking coffee, cut my wine down to 1-2 glasses a week, started walk/running half marathons AND doing body weight strength training exercises.
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Post by 4evercrafty on Aug 18, 2014 3:22:16 GMT
I´ve lost about 8 lbs in two months basically getting rid of junk food, smaller portions, lots of veggies, eating five times a day, drinking more water, reducing carbs and eating a lot more fresh fruit and veggies. I still have a long way to go to reach my goal but this way is working for me.
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Post by ModChick on Aug 18, 2014 3:34:01 GMT
I have a similar story as all the others using my fitness pal. Counting calories, not drinking my calories, eating 3 meals with 2 small snacks a day and limiting junk food and totally cutting out pop did it for me. I'm down 30lbs and counting. I've recently starting weight lifting consistently and love how strong I'm starting to feel! Good luck.
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Post by raindancer on Aug 18, 2014 4:21:30 GMT
I have just started back on a 1200 calories per day diet (300 calories per meal plus another 300 per day for snacks). It's hard, I think about food constantly. The first week I lost just under 1kg (2.2 pounds). The second week (last week) was a blow out. I only lost 0.2kg. I knew I wouldn't lose much because I ate WAY over 1200 calories most days. If I was exercising as well I would be losing more. Last time I did this diet I lost approx 1kg per week. I do this too, even when i tell myself it's a "lifestyle" change. I can't seem to not think about food, all the time. I don't think about food when I'm not trying to lose weight. So I feel like that should help me. I don't really know how to get past that mental block. It is so frustrating.
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Post by k8smom on Aug 18, 2014 5:08:13 GMT
I just passed the 60 lb mark, but it's been a year since I joined MRC. (Metabolic Research Center.) It is a high protein, low carb plan with only fresh and frozen foods, nothing processed. I also got a fitbit to track my activity and progress, bought a bike, and have steadily increased my activity levels. I wish it was faster but I'm pleased.
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Post by jonda1974 on Aug 18, 2014 5:22:10 GMT
For me, I finally lost a significant amount of weight by staying off the scale, not dieting, and adding exercise to my lifestyle. I did not set any weight loss 'goals'. I just decided to truly change my lifestyle and to adopt healthier, but realistic, habits. I did try to be more conscious of what I was eating, to eat more slowly, and to recognize when I'd had enough. I'd put less food on my plate (I tend to be a plate cleaner out of habit more than hunger) but if I wanted more, I would eat more. I did add more fresh vegetables to my diet, and will often just have fresh veggies for lunch instead of a sandwich or a more traditional lunch. For me, when I had previously tried to lose weight in the past, I found that dieting made me feel deprived and made me fixate on food. I would be craving foods I wouldn't even normally want, or at least wouldn't want as often. Knowing I could eat whatever I wanted, and giving myself permission to do so, made me think of food 'less' and crave things 'less'. Staying off the scale made it more about a healthy lifestyle and making changes I could stick with for the rest of my life, than about weight loss. I used to find it frustrating to diet for two weeks, exercise, then find I hadn't lost any weight. It was discouraging and instead of focusing on the positives like the fact that I'd been making healthy food choices and working out, I would focus on the negative, that the scale hadn't budged. There are often reasons for that. Loss of fat but replacement with muscle. Where you are in your cycle. You can even see weight changes in the course of a day. So I finally decided that it didn't matter what I weighed. That wasn't going to be a barometer of my health or my success. And I stopped setting short and long term goals (I will be size X by Y event/date). Because I found it discouraging in the past to not meet those goals. So now I just exercise and try to be more conscious of my food choices. I will eat junk food. I drink. Sometimes I would/will go weeks without exercising. That's okay. That is not failure. That is living in the real world. Which, for me, has been the only way I have lost weight and kept it off. I am not sure of how much I have lost in the last few years. It has not been a quick weight loss. But it has actually been quite easy, and not at all stressful. I would guess between 50-70 lbs. I am no longer in plus sizes. I did not go into think thinking, 'I need to lose weight, I want to lose X pounds.' I just decided that it was time to be more aware of what I was eating, and to incorporate exercise into my lifestyle. I had always been healthy, no issues from being overweight, but I wanted to make sure I stayed healthy. I know some people are more goal oriented and being disciplined helps them. But for me, not focusing on the scale, not tracking weight loss, and not dieting, was the only way I was finally successful at losing and keeping off weight. I could have written most of this as I am totally the same for the most part. I don't count calories, I don't diet, I weigh occasionally, but mostly know the weight loss by the change in clothing sizes. I've lost over 120 lbs in the last year by adjusting my eating habits. Less processed foods, less eating out, more veggies, more activity. When I exercise I do a 10/30 routine regardless of which exercise I do. 10 seconds at as fast a pace as I can go, then 30 seconds of moderate pace. I do this 30 minutes three times a week. I only eat when I'm hungry, and only til I'm sated. Our minds are slower than our stomachs on picking up when we are full. I haven't cut anything out of my diet. If I want soda, I have soda, if I want cake, I have cake. By not denying myself anything, it's easier to pass unless I really want it.
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Post by oblibby on Aug 18, 2014 7:07:55 GMT
I've lost 36lbs. It has taken me over a year but that's good because for the first time ever I haven't done my usual crash and gain.
I'm doing Slimming World, which is great for me as it encourages cooking from scratch. I eat what I want but snacks and processed foods are high in syns and I much prefer to use my syns (sort of like WW points I think) to make my meals more interesting.
After a while you really lose the taste for snacks/processed things - now they just taste really sweet/odd and usually leave a taste in my mouth.
I'd still like to lose another 20 or so pounds but if I can lose 10 I'll probably be happy.
ETA: I don't set definite goals - the minute I say I have to lose x weight by y date it's like a need to fail kicks in and I crave crap!
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Post by lesserknownpea on Aug 18, 2014 8:22:49 GMT
I lost 35 lbs 3 years ago eating almost vegan, high fiber foods. Lots of things like lentils, sweet potatoes, veggies. I use spice to keep it interesting. The fiber helps me feel full and satisfied. By not eating sugar, i found that simple vegetables tasted sweet.
I've kept those 35 lbs off, stayed the same weight, and have incorporated what I learned into my everyday diet.
When I moved into my son's home 20 months ago, I found myself faced with his yummy, gourmet meals he likes to make, but my weight has still stayed the same.
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Post by gritzi on Aug 18, 2014 11:37:59 GMT
I've lost over 10 pounds plus inches since June. What am I doing? Limiting myself to 1000 calories per day, working out 2x/week with my trainer plus on my own other days, drinking Plexus Slim, consuming as much organic as possible, least amount of processed, no artificial sweeteners, tracking food intake on MyFitnessPal.com. I haven't drank any type of soda for 15+ years.
Don't always focus on the scale/weight. Celebrate the non-scale victories. Easier said than done, I know. Are you feeling more fit? Do your clothes feel looser? Are you seeing a difference in energy? Are you sleeping better?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 12:11:44 GMT
I do not recommend this method... New Years - wanted to lose 30 pounds. Started treadmill interval training, small hand weights, portion control and better food choices but never denied any treat in a smallish sampling or eliminated anything. Good success, steady loss. Interval training has always worked for me in the past and now I enjoy watching Netflix on my ipad. Figure if I was going to watch TV anyway I may as well do it on the treadmill. April - lingual nerve hit by dentist when freezing for filling replacement. Taste buds out of commission as left side of tongue remains frozen. Numbness continues to improve but lost a lot of food enjoyment as I am a taste/texture fan and usually savour my food with my tongue. Sounds weird I know but not a noticeable thing to those I eat with Continued exercise. Continued weight loss. Reach goal and decide to try for a new goal. Also, after 35 years of nail biting the frozen tongue helps me break the habit and I now have beautiful nails. July - husband tells you he is no longer in love with you. Between not feeling like eating and having stress wreak havoc on my gut when I do eat I now weigh less than both my teenage daughters. Now trying to put a few pounds back on. My advice, count calories, measure portions and keep track until you get used to what and how much you eat. I (usually) love food and know that for me calories in and calories burned through exercise are key. I try not to keep my fave snacks in the house to help avoid temptation. If you need a treat, have a small portion. Do more exercise to balance. Don't set yourself up for failure. If you fall off the wagon one day don't give up on all you've done, just choose better the next day. Find someone to be accountable to. Set small goals and treat yourself in some way as you reach them. Try and have fun in the exercise you do. Good luck! Wow, please treat yourself well through all this. Take care of yourself -- I'm so sorry. Remember how strong and capable you are.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 12:19:58 GMT
The last time I made a real effort to lose weight, I started eating fruit and salads for lunch instead of my usual pizza and subs. And at dinner time I started leaving some food on my plate instead of chewing it all down. I lost 11 pounds. Unfortunately, over the years they found me! Time to start back up again.
Ann
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Post by kmk1112 on Aug 18, 2014 13:27:35 GMT
I decided I was finally ready to lose weight in August 2012. I joined WW and did it online only. For me, the tracking is the important thing, so I think I probably would have also been successful doing something like My Fitness Pal (which I also use to track because I'm a bit obsessive!) I added exercise about 6 months later, and then joined the gym about a year ago. I have lost 125 lbs and have 10 more to go before I get to to goal.
For me, it was all about being serious and ready to do this. I knew if I worked at it, I would be successful, and I have never felt that way when I've tried to lose weight previously. As far as the mechanics of the diet, tracking is key for me.
Good luck!
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Post by jeremysgirl on Aug 18, 2014 14:06:39 GMT
For me, tracking was too hard. If I had to track my food, I was thinking about food all day. So I just decided to eat half of whatever I wanted. It was very wasteful, but it really worked. And I exercised. I started off walking laps in the pool while my kids swam.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 14:09:40 GMT
your story? I finally made it out of the grocery store without grabbing ice cream today. Baby steps, right? I just started working toward losing some weight last week. I'm down 6lbs, likely that initial "water weight" but it's 6lbs so I'll take it. I'm starting with a small goal of 20lbs. I need to lose another 70 or so than that but that's a number I can't deal with. 20lbs seems more achievable. I am using My Fitness Pal because it makes it really easy to track food intake...especially being able to scan bar codes to get data. I'm allowed 1400 calories a day. The interesting thing is learning how many calories various foods have. I'm not changing much in how I eat because I need to understand what I'm eating. I can't do "diet food". So no low fat, low calorie for me...just can't eat them. And if I try to go to radically in one direction, I know I'll crash and burn. I gave up sodas a few years ago. I still have one occasionally, but I don't generally keep any in the house. I also had an issue with potato chips/dip in June. I was nearly out of control about it. That was my push to start getting serious about making some changes. I haven't brought any potato chips in the house since the beginning of July. Its getting easier to bypass them in the store. Baby steps is right! I'll eventually start adding exercise in the mix, but again...can't do too much in the way of changes all at once. My psyche just doesn't handle that well. Good luck.
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Post by mely on Aug 18, 2014 14:49:31 GMT
My mom went to Thailand to visit. I've been weight like crazy without her cooking. Down about 15 pounds
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Post by freebird on Aug 18, 2014 14:57:39 GMT
I've lost 38 from my highest weight. I have a ways to go though. I am concentrating only on the next 5 pounds, not the big number. Anyone can lose 5 pounds right? When I want to eat something not so great, I fill my plate (not a separate bowl) with salad first and then the meat then the side. There's not a lot of room after the salad. Then I eat the salad first. I concentrate on the food in my mouth and how it tastes, instead of focusing on the next bite. (try it, the food tastes better).
This week I'm going to have to start going back to the gym I think. It's time!
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Aug 18, 2014 16:48:39 GMT
Eat your meals on a salad plate. You get a full plate but your portions are right on track.
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Post by birukitty on Aug 18, 2014 20:37:00 GMT
1. Eliminated soda from my diet. Only drink water now.
2. Eliminated fast food, junk food and processed foods. Not all at once, that would take the will of Hercules, but one at a time. The American diet is designed to make you fail. There is no more food in our food. There is so much chemicals that are in there specifically designed to make you crave more. So you eat more, and therefore buy more. And the company makes more money. It's a proven fact. There are lots of documentaries out there that you can watch about this-educate yourself.
3. I started cooking a lot more and not ordering out. I'd make our meals from whole, fresh ingredients (I did buy things like canned beans, tomatoes) as much as possible. I'd make up a list each week of what I'd cook for dinner and list the ingredients so I'd know what to shop for. Once I had it in the house it was easier to just go ahead and cook dinner rather than order out. I shopped at only 2 stores-Whole Foods and Trader Joe's. Yeah, I know. But honestly, With my list I saved money shopping at Whole Foods vs. Giant because I didn't buy the processed junk and only bought what was on my list. I bought my produce and meat (back then) at Whole Foods. Everything else at Trader Joes that I could.
4. Since last year I lost 36 pounds doing this. I started at 186-I'm 5 feet, 4 inches. Around February I watched the documentary "Forks over Knives" and after becoming educated about meat and diary decided to go vegan. Since then my grocery bills plummeted, I lost 8 more pounds, DH lost 20 and is no longer pre diabetic, and my parents are vegan too. Obviously you don't have to go this far.
I believe the answer is education, education, education. Do some research. Watch some documentaries. It isn't you who are failing. It's what we call "food" in this country.
Debbie in MD.
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Post by kma on Aug 19, 2014 0:57:50 GMT
Hubby and I started eating only whole foods last year. We buy organic as much as possible and grass fed meats. We don't eat sugar or grains. Nothing processed. I never, never thought I could do something like this but we both want to be healthy as we age. We just turned 50. DH has two diabetic sisters. We don't want that. I've lost 25 lbs and he's lost about 13 but he wasn't putting his all into it until recently. In the last week or two he's down 7 lbs. We have done little to no exercise other than a walk a few nights a week and just trying not to sit as much as possible since it's what we do all day at work.
I read Wheat Belly and it was a life changer for us.
You can do it but you have to want it and just decide you're not going to settle for less.
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Post by tracyarts on Aug 19, 2014 0:59:30 GMT
All I did was started eating healthier, eating less, and moving more.
I do follow a moderate carbohydrate diet to help manage PCOS related insulin resistance, but I really just limit overall carbohydrate consumption to a couple servings a day and stick mostly to whole grains, beans, and lower-glycemic fruit. I still enjoy treats and junk food, just not every day, and not in as large of portions.
The one big thing I started doing was measuring and logging my food intake. Hunger is not really the issue for me. I have no problems cutting myself off when I have reached my calorie limit for the day. But I really need to know exactly what I am eating and have enough information to make a good choice at mealtimes so I don't blow my calorie budget for the day before suppertime. For a while now I've been using an app called FatSecret on my Android phone that lets you look up nutrition information and keep a fairly detailed food log. I have a daily calorie limit set that allows me to never feel deprived, but slowly lose weight. And a daily carbohydrate limit that isn't difficult to stick to as long as I choose wisely.
Exercise is really not that big of a deal for me. I am more active for health reasons now but I don't "burn calories to buy food". I found that it was too easy for me to over-exercise in order to try and "pay" for an extra food splurge and I ended up feeling sore and worn out instead of energized and strong. Now, I don't factor exercise into the weight loss equation at all. Weight loss and fitness are two different things to me. I control my calorie intake to lose weight and exercise to build strength and stamina.
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Post by Dani-Mani on Aug 19, 2014 1:34:36 GMT
These stories are great! Today was back to school night and the PTA catered. Of course, after declaring healthy eating and cooking healthy for lunch today, I just had to have a piece of that amazing cake!
I work to motivate people (okay children) all the time but I just can't keep the motivation for myself.
Just keep swimming, right?
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