Weight Loss Forum http://weight-loss.fitness.com/ Weight loss Forum.com - free weightloss community. Discuss weightloss and diet ideas with other people. View other success stories and find your motivation. en Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:53:50 GMT vBulletin 120 http://weight-loss.fitness.com/images/misc/rss.jpg Weight Loss Forum http://weight-loss.fitness.com/ my journey... http://weight-loss.fitness.com/before-after-between/36741-my-journey.html Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:21:39 GMT hello everyone my name is Katie. I have lurked on this site since about August and use this before and after thread as motivation to keep moving. All of your stories are so inspiring and your transformations are amazing. I have only lost about 27 pounds so far, and its hard to see a huge... hello everyone my name is Katie. I have lurked on this site since about August and use this before and after thread as motivation to keep moving. All of your stories are so inspiring and your transformations are amazing. I have only lost about 27 pounds so far, and its hard to see a huge difference but I will post some pictures and add to them later.

my weight has changed alot throughout my life but Ive always been pretty chunky..all of the before pictures were probably around 195-205.

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]]> ktw22689 http://weight-loss.fitness.com/before-after-between/36741-my-journey.html Something needs to change! http://weight-loss.fitness.com/weight-loss-diary/36740-something-needs-change.html Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:48:19 GMT Hi All! I have just signed up to this site today. I did a diary on another weight loss forum site and it didn't go so well. So here I am trying again....why? Because something in my life needs to change. I have always been big, but the last few months I have been noticing a huge difference in my health. I have been having a lot of heart palpitations and sleepless nights, my joints ache all the time and I get out of breath just going up the stairs with the washing basket.

Well, no more. I have to change something otherwise I am going to be in my coffin before I reach 40!

So...I currently weigh 255lbs. This is my highest, I have had a couple of spells where I have dropped down to about 220lbs, but it nevers stays off for long and I return right back to where I was.

My target weight if I wanted to get my bmi to below 25, is 152lbs. But thats not my target. My target is to get down to 200lbs. I can then re-set my final goals.


I work in accounts and live in the countryside with my 3 horses, 3 dogs, 2 cats and my fiance.


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]]> Weight Loss Diary kekkiemonster http://weight-loss.fitness.com/weight-loss-diary/36740-something-needs-change.html I need some advice: how to incorporate exercise! http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36735-i-need-some-advice-how-incorporate-exercise.html Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:08:12 GMT I've been on a doctor-supervised diet since April, and lost over 40 lbs. and I'm only about 20-25 lbs. from my goal weight now. I've gone down a few sizes and many people have commented on how great I look, but since I'm so close to my goal weight the process is MUCH SLOWER and MUCH HARDER which is discouraging to me! I've essentially hit a plateau. My weight loss was largely due to the diet and NOT working out. I'm a college student so I don't have a ton of time and I had to choose between studying or exercising. Now that I'm approaching winter break, I'm planning to get more fit during this time.

So... I need some tips!!!! I carry a lot of my weight on my thighs/lower belly AND my upper arms so if anyone can offer some advice on how to get in a good work out everyday that doesn't take more than 20 minutes, you would be my hero. Or just offer any exercises that are sure to tone me up in my trouble zones quickly. I like to exercise but in tiny bursts, not in long strides. THANKS!!! ]]> Newcomers sugarface http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36735-i-need-some-advice-how-incorporate-exercise.html New, 350 pound male starting a serious diet http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36734-new-350-pound-male-starting-serious-diet.html Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:36:58 GMT A bit about me. Obesity runs in my family, but in my youth I was able to avoid it. I was a boxer, and at my age I was pretty damn good. I could have gone professional with it, but I let depression of my home life overcome me. I never knew my father, and words can't begin to explain my mother. See, I was heavily abused. Not the abuse you hear kids complaining about now, but the real kind. Cigarettes being put out on me, hammers being swung at my ribcage.. She literally sent me to the hospital countless times. I was eventually taken away from her, but due to a messed up court system I was put back with her. At age 16 (It was a few days before my 17th birthday) I had had enough. I told her I was leaving, and she wasn't going to stop me. I left everything I owned and went to live with my girlfriend at the time. Unfortunately, drugs overcame my life by that point. The depression of living with my mother started me on a drug trail that ruined my life. I started doing drugs at 12 (yeah, I know), by 15 I was a full blown addict. However, I eventually cleaned myself up. Unfortunately one of the side effects of all the drugs I did was I lost my metabolism. It was the drugs that gave me the metabolism. So, I put down the needle and picked up the fork. Unfortunately I never put the fork back down. Ever since, I've been on a steady incline of weight gain.

And here I am. A 350 pound mass, dying in my home. I can't make it up stairs without being out of breath. Once a prodigy in the boxing industry, an aspiring musician, everything I loved slowly withered away due to weight gain. I dropped drugs, I did clean my act and I've been sober for over 5 years now (I'm SO proud of myself for that!). But, the weight gain is almost as bad. If not worse. My friends call me "Fat Austin". Which, I started. I tried to just pretend my weight didn't bother me, and I almost had myself convinced. But honestly, I went from being the most popular kid in school, with girls tripping all over me, then I got into my 20s and slowly but surely.. Just became a monster.


I'm going to be working on dieting and exercise. I want to do this as naturally as possible as I have a real problem with modern medicine (I don't believe most of this is needed, you know? We lived for thousands of years without modern medicine. Our immune systems are failing because we rely on chemicals so much).

I'll be hopefully taking pictures of my progress, maybe even videos. I'd like to get my fiance involved in this too. She doesn't need to lose weight (she's 5'4 and weighs around 110 or so. And trust me, the weight isn't in her belly -_^).

I plan to be active, supportive, and everything that I can here. Expect to see me often.

One warning though.. I'm a political and religion nut. Avoid talking about Christianity or politics around me unless you want to see me explode =) ]]> Newcomers SoxFan23 http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36734-new-350-pound-male-starting-serious-diet.html My Road to Success http://weight-loss.fitness.com/cohens-lifestyle/36733-my-road-success.html Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:14:57 GMT Hi all, Well thought i would start my own diary, been reading everyone elses and they really give a person inspiration and show a person that everyone can have a tough time... Cate i took your advice and wrote down all the reasons why i want to lose weight, i will put them in this post reason... Hi all,

Well thought i would start my own diary, been reading everyone elses and they really give a person inspiration and show a person that everyone can have a tough time...

Cate i took your advice and wrote down all the reasons why i want to lose weight, i will put them in this post reason being then everytime i come into my own thread i see them and cannot forget them. Also want to do this now so i have no excuses when the time comes to do this...

Even though i am having a bit of a tough time right now and have given myself until January to go back on my plan 100% i will still use my diary and this forum as my motivation, hope no one minds...

Well here we go.... you will see i have made a promise to myself to achieve this goal!!

A start to a better travelled road!!
• So that I can feel comfortable with myself
• So that I do not dread summer or December holidays
• So that when I sit I do not have a extra stomach bothering me
• When I go shopping and can look at something and like it and know it will fit
• So I can dress the way I like to dress in jeans, trainers and summer tops, not oversized jeans and tops that look horrendous on me
• So that when my boyfriend looks at me he is proud to be with me
• So that when I go to the football club with my boyfriend I don’t feel like a heffalump next to all the other girlfriends there who are all young pretty and built stunning
• So that when my bf hugs or loves me I don’t feel like pulling away cause I am worried he feels all my fat
• So that I can be healthy and get rid of my type 2 diabetes
• So that I can be active and actually enjoy it and not dread it
• So that when I look in the mirror I am proud of what I see and not disgusted
• So that when I am intimate with my boyfriend I don’t feel repulsed by myself never mind how he might be feeling
• So that when my friends say let’s have a girls night out I actually get excited about it and not think what am I going to wear there is no way I can compete with all the thin girls going with
• So that when I get introduced by my BF he feels proud to introduce me
• So that when I get up in the morning I will not feel like crawling back into bed as I only have a handful of clothes that I feel comfortable in and am so tired of wearing them to work everyday
• So that I don’t dread weekends and actually start looking forward to them

When I think about losing weight I think about that I must do it for myself and myself alone, which I don’t think is true, it was always drummed into a person’s head that you must never want to lose weight for anyone else but you, but at the same time I know I need to lose weight for myself and my relationship cause if I don’t do that I might lose my relationship because of something I could have rectified as difficult as it is.

So from today I will make this my journal and all the thoughts I go through I will write down and maybe I will see why I cannot seem to stick to my eating plan 100% anymore and what I am doing wrong for this not to work for me, one would think with all the reasons I have given to want to lose weight I would be able to actually just stick to the diet no problem, but that just shows you that there is more to it and more to why I’m not doing it at the moment.

My promise to myself is that by the middle of the year I would like to be at my goal weight, I will do my utmost to achieve it and I will do my utmost to be 100% deviation free on my diet from the 4th January 2010, it will be worth it for me and for everyone around me, on my birthday I will not deviate from the plan as I will be having many other birthdays where I will look stunning and will be able deviate but for 2010 I make a promise to myself to not deviate. ]]> Angel_sa http://weight-loss.fitness.com/cohens-lifestyle/36733-my-road-success.html Opinions on this type of bread? 35 calorie bread? http://weight-loss.fitness.com/nutrition/36732-opinions-type-bread-35-calorie-bread.html Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:20:08 GMT The bread is Heiners 35 caloire bread and I'm curious if it's really healthy?

I understand this may be a stupid question but I really need that "peace of mind" from someone here who is more familiar with nutrition and this product.

There is about 3 versions of this bread, one is a whole wheat version and I look on the back and see good list of nutritants. But after reading a Mens Health article on types bread I am now questioning my judgement. The article mentioned looking at the ingredients. - This is were I'm lost.

So could someone please tell me if this is decent? Here is the list of ingredients if you don't mind to skim over and tell me what you think. - Thank you

Ingredients: Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Folic Acid), Water, Cottonseed Fiber, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Wheat Gluten, Yeast. Contains 2% Or Less of Each of The Following: Whole Wheat Flour, Salt, Wheat Bran, Yeast Nutrients(Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate, Ammonium Sulfate COnditioners(May Contain One or More of the Following: Mono- and Diglycerides, Ethoxylated Mono- and Diglycerides, Sodium Steaoyl, Lactylate, Ascorbic Acid, Azodicarbonamide, Enzymes, Corn Starch, Calciu Propionate, Distilled Vingegar, Carmel Color, Soy Lecithin, Soy Flour. ]]> Nutrition dalinks http://weight-loss.fitness.com/nutrition/36732-opinions-type-bread-35-calorie-bread.html Looking for a buddy: 214 pounds; goal 170 pounds http://weight-loss.fitness.com/club/36731-looking-buddy-214-pounds-goal-170-pounds.html Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:12:53 GMT Hey Guys,

I am looking for a weight loss buddy. Currently weigh 214 pounds on a bad day, looking to shed around 45 pounds and go to my goal weight of 170. I am 6" 2" and have a large build. I started weight loss at age 18 when I weighed almost 240 and went down to 190, but over first year of college, eating junk and not exercising went up to 210 and over the past few months, to 214. My short term goal is to be ~200 by New Years day, and my long term goal is to be ~175 by May 1st. Then I will start strength training. Currently, I will just focus on proper diet and serving sizes, and factor in cardio (1 hr) at least four times a week. I will put in some calisthenics too. It would be nice to have buddies looking to help me/who have similar goals as me. Thanks!

-Kumty ]]> The Club Kumty http://weight-loss.fitness.com/club/36731-looking-buddy-214-pounds-goal-170-pounds.html How effective is walking? http://weight-loss.fitness.com/topic/36730-how-effective-walking.html Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:50:23 GMT Hello :)

I live in a very hilly town, I live at the bottom and my university is at the top of a steep hill, until recently I haven't been brave enough to walk it and have caught the bus. Since I've started walking up it I've found it easier then I expected. My question is how effective is walking as a form of exercise? Do any of you prefer it other forms of exercise?

Thankyou very much :) ]]> On Topic Ella http://weight-loss.fitness.com/topic/36730-how-effective-walking.html New Progress pictures, before and current! http://weight-loss.fitness.com/before-after-between/36729-new-progress-pictures-before-current.html Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:25:47 GMT Ok just thought i would update with some new pictures. I took the current picture this morning (11/26/2009) at the gym. The before picture was taken october 13th. So its been about 6 weeks since i have started changing my lifestyle. Heres my progress so far! before....yuck Image:... Ok just thought i would update with some new pictures. I took the current picture this morning (11/26/2009) at the gym. The before picture was taken october 13th. So its been about 6 weeks since i have started changing my lifestyle. Heres my progress so far!


before....yuck


now..... working on it.

]]> levi http://weight-loss.fitness.com/before-after-between/36729-new-progress-pictures-before-current.html My Health and Fitness Journal http://weight-loss.fitness.com/weight-loss-diary/36728-my-health-fitness-journal.html Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:42:03 GMT *Day 1* Ugh. I feel really hungry and tired and I want sugar. I want sugar, or caffeine, or something. I will not cave in. These first few days are going to be really tough though. Actually, today will be the worst day. Tomorrow is Friday, which makes life that little bit easier. And I get to go... Day 1
Ugh. I feel really hungry and tired and I want sugar. I want sugar, or caffeine, or something. I will not cave in. These first few days are going to be really tough though. Actually, today will be the worst day. Tomorrow is Friday, which makes life that little bit easier. And I get to go for a lovely swim in a hydrotherapy pool, and sauna and steam room afterwards. But I'm kind of looking forward to doing a bit of running and puffing around later. I am starving, but I have a lovely dinner planned, so I have to keep going for another bit. I'm going to buy myself something nice in town as well, I'm probably going to Next and getting this class military jacket I saw in there during the week. I'm going to buy it in a size smaller, ridiculous I know, but it's a size I should be easily fitting into, and it's driving me crazy that I can't. So it's sort of a treat and a punishment at the same time. A bittersweet symphony, you might call it. But yeah, shopping, home, drink some juice, gym for around 40 minutes or so, then back home, cook my amazing dinner, defuzz for swimming on Friday, shower, and probably want to die from tiredness at that stage. All in a day's work.
In other news, I have another three hours of this hellhole to get through, which is not an easy task when you are feeling as toxic as I am. I can feel the toxins seeping out through my skin, and it's not pretty.
Song of the day: 'Bang on the Ear' by The Waterboys. I've been waiting to hear it all day, and it magically came on in my library on last.fm.
I think I'm gone a bit demented from lack of sugar. Sigh. This day will be the worst, and it will be easy from here on in. Plus I will be getting thinner, so that will push me on. Day 1 you don't feel like you're getting thinner, you just feel like you're dying. Gah. ]]> Weight Loss Diary gossipgirlfan http://weight-loss.fitness.com/weight-loss-diary/36728-my-health-fitness-journal.html I could just really use somebody. http://weight-loss.fitness.com/before-after-between/36727-i-could-just-really-use-somebody.html Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:29:38 GMT Hello everyone. I'm Reyna and I need some help. I am so close to my weight loss goal but yet I don't feel motivation anymore. I am going to an all new high school next year and just really want to come as a changed person. I mean, I refuse to become a sophmore still looking the way I do. I have come far though. I started last year (2008) at 295 pounds and I am now 222 (2009). I was like 216 a week ago but I went on a crazy binge. So now I am trying to just go down. That's my focus. But I need advice how to stay focused! And stay motivated. I want to lose this weight I swear I do but it's just so hard. My ultimate goal is to drop under 200 by the end of the year. I think I can do it but I'll admit it, I need support. I've been kind of doing this on my own but for a goal like this I just need your support. Can someone give me some motivational advice? Maybe even tell me your story. I know everyone on this board went through a lot of hard times to get where they are. But I envy all of you so much because you've done it and I'm still here! Please help me. Somebody. And I am truly sorry for the length of this post I just really had to get everything out. Thank you so much everyone. ]]> reynapandaa http://weight-loss.fitness.com/before-after-between/36727-i-could-just-really-use-somebody.html Trouble with smilies http://weight-loss.fitness.com/off-topic/36726-trouble-smilies.html Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:26:42 GMT Anyone else have problems with the smilies? Not working for me, :( except the :waving: one.... Anyone else have problems with the smilies? Not working for me, :( except the :waving: one.... ]]> Off-topic Lozza http://weight-loss.fitness.com/off-topic/36726-trouble-smilies.html Am I on the right path? Tips and advice? http://weight-loss.fitness.com/weight-loss-diary/36723-am-i-right-path-tips-advice.html Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:05:24 GMT Hey guys

My names Evan and I'm 19. I way 172 but used to weigh 225 I still want to loose another 10--15 pounds of fat. I have been lingering around 180 for quite a while now and recently just lost the eight pounds. The problem is I'm staying with a family in Toronto who eats really bad and I have started to follow their habbits. Recently I stopped my self and went out and bought some fresh vegies ,fruits, whole grains, yogurt ect. The problem is, in my past I would do extreme diets and give up a month later. I need to learn how to loose weight the healthy way,and consume not too much calories but not too little. I don't want my body to go into starvation mode. So I'm trying to stay away from fatty foods, white breads and eat more vegtables and fruites . Starting to drink green tea too :) I'm about 5'10 19 and male what is a good amount of calories to consume for weight lose? How can I not ruin my metabolism? And am I on the right track?

Thanks ]]> Weight Loss Diary Evang19 http://weight-loss.fitness.com/weight-loss-diary/36723-am-i-right-path-tips-advice.html Trying to loose weight the right and healthy way.. http://weight-loss.fitness.com/advanced-weight-loss/36722-trying-loose-weight-right-healthy-way.html Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:55:11 GMT Hey guys

My names Evan and I'm 19. I way 172 but used to weigh 225 I still want to loose another 10--15 pounds of fat. I have been lingering around 180 for quite a while now and recently just lost the eight pounds. The problem is I'm staying with a family in Toronto who eats really bad and I have started to follow their habbits. Recently I stopped my self and went out and bought some fresh vegies ,fruits, whole grains, yogurt ect. The problem is, in my past I would do extreme diets and give up a month later. I need to learn how to loose weight the healthy way,and consume not too much calories but not too little. I don't want my body to go into starvation mode. So I'm trying to stay away from fatty foods, white breads and eat more vegtables and fruites . Starting to drink green tea too :) I'm about 5'10 19 and male what is a good amount of calories to consume for weight lose? How can I not ruin my metabolism? And am I on the right track?

Thanks ]]> Advanced Weight Loss Evang19 http://weight-loss.fitness.com/advanced-weight-loss/36722-trying-loose-weight-right-healthy-way.html Just a new guy here! http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36721-just-new-guy-here.html Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:49:43 GMT Started from 16 to keep fit. Try to loss 10 pounds with every way but fails all the time~~~ But I like sportS~~~ Started from 16 to keep fit. Try to loss 10 pounds with every way but fails all the time~~~
But I like sportS~~~ ]]> Newcomers mjdeng http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36721-just-new-guy-here.html