Wish me luck, starting a diet...............Again...

If you ANY support send me an email to kbmarty@gmail.com. I will help you as much as I can.

The biggest thing for me, right off the get go was to eat more. Yup, eating more. Here is a typical meal plan that i have been employing since the get go...

Breakfast - High fiber cereal, 2 cups. with 1 cup of skim milk. One low fat yogurt.

Snack - Fruit usually a banana or apple, or grapes

Snack two - 1/4 cup of unsalted roasted peanuts

Lunch - low calorie healthy choice (or similar) box meal. typically around 300 calories.

Afternoon - typically banana, apple, or grapes

Dinner - 6 ounces of some type of meat. one small carb item usually small spoon full and veggies (steamed).

No dinner's past 6pm, nothing past 6 pm!

After dinner walking typically 1-2 miles.

I can go 5 miles now no sweat. (ok, some sweat) lol

When I started out I had to stop and sit down twice just going around my block.

You can do it. Also I take fish oil supplements every morning. I've found it has really aided me with joint pain along the way. Dropping the weight has also cured my arch pains. Best of luck!

They say it takes 21 days to develop a new habit. Develop the healthy ones. =O)

Going to the gym now is a total habit and i feel like pulling my hair out if I don't get to go.

 

Good luck!!!

 

Its a simple fact that you have to control you . I went to 285 from a life long 190 when I was bed ridden for 3 yrs then after I was able to walk again I moved and lost it , I was a smoker for ?? started when I was 9 or 10 and was at 4 packs of Marlboro's then one day for pretty much the same reasons you posted of my kids and my health I was 27 then . I went to a store brought 2 Cartons came home but on the way home I decided to stop the smokes , Put them on the coffee table and never smoked another one. I took control of me. You can do it and whats more you are the only one that can do it . Heck I'm back to 210 215 now again since being laid up for the last 9 months and setting on my Fat Butt .. But everything you are and do is for you and by you..First . Just say No You and only you can do it .

 

Thanks for all the support..... It means alot.....

 

I was on a weight loss program through my doctor, but then decided to start adding to the family again. I have been thinking about starting back and losing some more. I lost 60# on the plan. It was very simple. I took an appetite suppressant, vitamin B-12 or a B-Complex vitamin (for energy), and a chromium supplement (metabolism support). I also had my thyroid checked, which is sluggish and this means almost no metabolism and also causes fatigue and a bunch of other things. I purchased a recumbant bike that has a video game system in it for about $300. The recumbant bike is not as bad on your back which means I am more likely to use it and the game system is a big incentive to get me to ride. So, I ride at least 5 miles a day which I can do in 20 minutes. As far as food, it is important to understand how your metabolism works. Eating every two hours is what I aimed for. I have found that eating something small, like things mentioned above an apple, grapes, granola bar, high protein/fiber snack in between meals. I supprisingly got down to eating a 200-300 calorie breakfast, 200-400 calorie lunch, and a 400-500 calorie supper, and kept my snacks close to 100 calories. And, get a pedometer, it keeps track of your steps and I wore it and did my normal thing for the first couple days and then thought Dang I Need To MOVE MORE!!! These are a few things I have found helpful. PM me if you need anything else or have any questions. OH, the biggest thing for me was to start with small goals like 10% of my body weight, (ex.if you weight 300#, an easy 1st goal is 30#, that is alot easier to digest than I have to lose 130#.) I'm up for losing 10%!!!! Best of luck! You have encouraged me to start again.

 

Celery is a great snack, all it is is water and fiber. It helps you stay full without empty calories.

 

and it's goood toooooooo;D I love celery

 

Best of luck! And you will find all the help and support you need from your friends on the forum!I went from 275 to my current 235 fairly easily and quickly. Just eat lots of seafood, switch out beef for buffalo/bison, and completely stop with fast food/frozen dinners/prepared meals etc.

 

i hope you pull it off, it's so hard to keep it off man. i've been going from 260 to 230 and back to 260 for years now. at 230 i'm a lean mean machine,at 260... not so much

 

Celery is actually negative calories, lol, as in it takes more calories to eat it than it has in it. I already new that, but it just aired on the show Food Detectives a couple weeks ago.

Another thing that will have you dropping weight in no time is to cut out soda. That is assuming we aren't drinking alcohol Also, eat the rainbow...tomatoes, strawberries, apricots, oranges, carrots, bananas, cucumbers, lettuce, greens, broccolli, blueberries, grapes, etc. Bonus to that is all the vitamins, minerals, and antioxidents you can get from eating a more colorful diet.

I speak from experience since I have tried so many diets and have been unable to stick to it. If I feel restricted that I can't have something then I am going to fail from the cravings. My doctor said anything in moderation is acceptable, of coarse, moderation, being the key word. For example, if you want pizza for supper, have a slice with a salad (filler), and don't follow it with ice cream because that is too much fat for the body to handle and it will end up threw the lips and on the hips. If you want ice cream or desert save it for a different day, like maybe after lunch ~ salad ~ have a small serving. I have found this strategy to work well. I think it's all mental though