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I have tried everything to lose 60 pounds. Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Atkins, Walking, Fruit and Veggie only, Low carb, No carb, Jogging, Diet Club, Gallons of water, Everything in fact. I have been to my doctor and DO NOT need thyroid medication. I have inherited my mothers hips, thighs and buttocks. And fortunately also her sense of humor and tenacity.
Hi Kim!
Here's a sure way to get motivated to lose naturally.
Exercise everyday. Period. Make a commitment to yourself. Yes this is going to have to be serious. I ride 2 miles on my peddling bicycle everyday. Every other day I include my total gym. A whole 5-15 min of my day. That's it. If you don't have these try simple walking for 15 min. everyday. Increase time if you wish. But the key is EVERYDAY. WALK. Jogging is not good for over weight people.It puts too much on your joints adding to other problems like strains, breaks or fractures. Keep it simple.The key is to be consistent. I truly believe you can eat almost everything just half your intake of what you normally eat. Reason being is to shrink up those stomach urges. If you are craving chocolate, have one just not the whole bag. Discipline is the key. We all know what this is about. You have got to make the commitment to follow through. Most of us with weight problems know that it is the following through that hurt us the most. We do ok lose a few pds. exercise then we stop. Ouch! That's what hurts and the weight comes back. I have decided to include exercise in my life and results are finally happening. I'm 39 almost 40 like yourself. Weighing 190 for almost a decade at 5'5 was my life.
Hi Kim! I know how you feel...trust me! You said you've tried Weight Watchers before. Have you ever heard of "The Wendie Plan"? Here's what works for me: I basically follow the WW plan quite strictly through the week using the lowest point for the week day (this is on my own...I don't attend meetings). Then on Saturday, I eat pretty much what I want. Now by that, I don't mean that I go off and eat every thing in site.
Kim, You can do this. Everything you've tried has the potential to help - the breaking point is time. We all want instant results. I know - seems like I've dieted since 2nd grade!! Throw out your preconceived ideas and what's happened to others, and start looking for baby steps for yourself. The slower you lose, the longer it will be off, so don't look for quick fixes. At age 30 the body starts converting muscle to fat - it's true - even if the scales never change, this quiet conversion is going on. The more muscle you lose, the less able you will become to do everyday things like bring in the groceries. At 40, you are 10 years into the conversion. The good news?? You can stop / reverse the process - but it involves that dreaded word - exercise. You need to ck with your MD first, and if you get the ok, you need to go back into an ENJOYABLE walking program, and combine it with a weight lifting program 3 days a wk. That will save your muscles, and the more muscles, the higher your metabolism will be, and the quicker your body will burn off calories. I'm not talking abt 50lb wt lifting. I'm talking abt 2lbs for things like elbow curls, chest presses, and so on. You can go to one of several websites that break down ideal exercises to target the largest ms in the body for starters. Don't look at exercise as a chore - make it your "special" treat for yourself, because that really is what it should be.
Morning exercise actually does more for your body than PM exercise.
But something is better than nothing!
Please do not eat anything after supper. Eat what you like in small quanities during the day and only water after supper. It has worked for me . Good Luck
Kim, You can do this. Try ediets.com for some feedback and ideas. I think that everyone has to know themselves and what will work for them, not try the next new diet. I am 43, and since I turned 40 I have gained 20 pounds in three years. My eating habits have not changed that much, I have just been less active I want to lose 70 pounds and I am going to try to figure out what works for me.
Hi Kim, Diet and discipline. This is a life time change. Before eating something you know you shouldn't ask what is more important, your goal or what is in front of you. When you cheat, you only cheat yourself. Keep busy. We are all rooting for you! When I lost 53 pounds, I did it 1/4 of a pound a day. The turtle wins the race!
Well, for me, and I need to lose 59 pounds, Overeaters Anonymous is a God Send. I need to work the 12 steps to lose the fat in the head and the rest comes off. I'm a compulsive overeater, period. And I lie to myself about how much I really eat and what I really can eat. I eat for emotional reasons, and NO diet addresses that. http://www.oa.org
best exercise there is ,is to push your self away from the table
one year ago I weighed 155 lbs was diagnosed with high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Was able to take meds for the high blood pressure but couldn't take the statins for the cholesterol so I worked on it myself. Here is what I did and anyone can do it. It takes discipline and if you really want to loose the weight you can. I ate three healthy meals a day (I cut out anything white) sugars, breads, flour substituted for all whole grains, I exercised at least 3-4 times a week for about 20 min to a half hours either some sort of aerobics CD or I ran on my treadmill but you have to do some exercising and break a sweat. Today keeping up with the above I now weigh 115 pounds and plan to stay at that weight. I also kept a pair of my skinny pants hanging in the exercise room to remind me of my goal to be able to fit into those pants and I do! MOTIVATION IS TO LOVE YOURSELF ENOUGH TO DO WHAT IS NEEDED!!!! GOOD LUCK...
Hi, I read your problem and I used to be the same way. When I started losing weight I was 260, now 180! I still eat fast food and sweets (about 2 times a week). All I did was eat mini meals, only what I can fit in my hand every 2 or 3 hours 8 times a day. I also dont eat bread past 4 o'clock because it wont have time to burn off before bed. Also I rarly eat corn, carrots, or potatos. I tried so many diets before realizing that they wernt all bad ideas, just most. This also helped my sister who lost more that 100 pounds.
Here's what I did, it sure worked!
I needed instant results since I was going to be getting married in July. It was then in April.
-No sugar
-lots of water
-lots of vegetable soup instead of lunch and dinner
-eat tuna, fish, chicken (no fat/oil), meat
-Of course exercise, riding a bike, gym, running, sit ups!!! If you must, try to drink water instead or eat a fruit/vegetable.
-******Drink green tea****** It's magic.
I don't know about you guys and how far your willing to go, but I stopped eating everything like carbs, anything with high calories, i was even hesitant to eating something with 20 calories, and of course no junk/soda/candy/carbs.
Many of you will probably just say lessen the amount of food you eat, which is not a bad idea, but I needed results fast! so I needed to be harsh on myself.
After a week of eating so little and only healthy, I would hardly even feel hungry and of course my food intake was very small. Also with the amount of exercise I would do daily, I reached my goal!
from 165 lbs to 145 lbs. for my height, 145 lbs was amazing!
I do plan to lose a bit more weight, but I am not in a rush for that so I do eat normally but no junk food and no soda.
Good luck to you all! =)
I have been dieting since I was born I think and nothing seemed to work, so I started to have 1200 calories a day and 20 minutes of cardio then 15 reps of each machine at the gym.
