Atkins, Fit for Life, Jenny Craig – there are almost as many weight loss programs as people who want to lose weight! Sharing our experiences here will help us all get a handle on the wealth of information — and misinformation — out there.
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There are two main areas to check. The first area are your measurements. Are you losing inches in some areas and gaining in other areas. You could be building muscle and losing fat. Muscle weighs more than fat. Check to see if you are building muscle. The other area is to check and see how many calories you are taking in. At a minimum, you should be eating no less than 1200 calories. If you are below that, then your body goes into "starvation" mode. We discussed that earlier. If you are eating too few calories, then bump it up to about 1300-1500 for a couple of weeks, then bring it down to no less than 1200.
I'm also looking for a diet buddy. someone to challenge me, and i'll do the same. I'm not on a named diet. i'm just looking to change my lifestyle. Change all the junk food and fast food i eat to healthy and delicious food. I want to start exercising instead of watching tv and eating. I'm up for anything. i want to lose 65 lbs. So, if anyone could help...PLEASE DO.
Heya's and welcome to the forum!
What alot of us do here which help's is join a challange.
There is 1 that just started for Dec and 1 starting Jan1 you set
a mini goal's,and before you know the weight is disapearing!
There are also exersice threads to keep ya obligated to exersicing.
Hope this helps if you have any question's feel free to ask
Have a gr8 day,Tammy
My best advice is to throw on your gym clothes and shoes, put on your headphones, open up your front door, and take off jogging. Don't worry if you only make it 10 feet before you have to start walking- just keep moving as fast as you can. 10-15 minutes is all you need. Do this 3-5 times a week to build up time and distance.
In the mean time, surf the menus and nutritional information online for your favorite fast food places. Find out the healthier choices on the menu (most fast food establishments are expanding their healthy offerings these days). This way when you get stuck eating fast food, you know what's best for you.
Then go to the store shopping as normal, but don't just look at what you're buying, look at the choices around it. Most items have organic, low fat, non fat, low sugar, no sugar, etc. alternatives. Start substituting some of these guys into your cart and over a short period of time, you'll find out what you like. Pay attention to the nutritional info on the foods you eat. By doing this, you will begin to gain a sense of what's healthy and what's not and will have a better idea of what to order at restaurants when you don't have the info in front of you.
The rest of it is automatic. Within a short amount of time, you will feel really good and your body will crave exercise and healthy food. If you want more tips and/or motivation, I lost 80 Lbs and wrote an e book about it. You can read the entire thing for free at my blog at How I Lost 80 Lbs.
*And don't worry, I won't try to sell you anything. I was in a bad spot with my weight at one point and I know how annoying it is being given advice online in an attempt to sell a product.
Hi there. I'm Ryan.
I'm on Day 10 of trying to lose 36 pounds.
I am always up for a daily email or new friend to exchange notes with (daily, every few days, whatever).
Send me a personal message if you'd like to add me as a diet buddy.
I'm looking for one too.
I'll be your diet buddy!! I had just posted a thread about trying to find someone in the 190s to diet with. It's nice to go through the same hurdles together.
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