150 or more pounds to lose.
Dona6569
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Hello Everyone, On a Journey to lose 150 pounds(at least). I'm 50 years and having a tuff time staying on track. My biggest problem is bread, pasta, pizza, stuff like that. I don't care about cake, candy, ice cream, I don't eat it. As of right now, I really I don't want to do any surgery, but I do understand I might have no choice. Does anyone need or has lost at least 150 without surgery. I follow this woman Rhonda on Facebook, her page is Living instead of existing. She lost over 200 pounds without surgery and looks amazing. I would appreciate any feed back. Have a great day 
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Hey Dona, I've never had to lose that amount of weight but I have been in the competitive side of swimming my whole life. After I gave it up I put on a lot of weight pretty quickly with my appetite staying the same but my calorie intake far exceeding my needs. After getting back into the pool I started to lose weight almost immediately. I highly highly recommend you jump into a pool and try swim some laps every single day. It will be hard and tiring at 1st but I guarantee 100% if you do at least 30 minutes of swimming every single day you will see HUGE results on honestly a weekly basis. Keep in mind that I was in the top 50 in the world at 1 stage in my career but I went from 208-192 in the matter of 1 month training 20 hours a week.... I know that's the far end of the spectrum but It's harder to lose pounds at lighter weights! I know you can lose all that 150 WITHOUT surgery if you're consistently swimming! Just my opinion. 2
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As long as you log the bread, pasta and pizza, you should be able to stay on the weight loss path. If you deprive yourself needlessly, you'll lose focus. Remember, you actually have two goals: lose weight and develop new sustainable habits. So, instead of a whole bagel, go for half or some lower calorie toast (2 slices of Safeway whole wheat is 120 calories). Measure your pasta and enjoy it! Have 1-2 slices of pizza and a HUGE salad. You can enjoy food, while still losing weight.
Be sure to use a digital food scale. You need to weigh everything in order to log your calories correctly.
BTW, I'm 53 with about 180 lbs to lose. 33 down... a bunch to go. Going to the gym tonight, and then having pasta with turkey meatballs for dinner. Yum.
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Hi! My biggest problem area is sugar, sweets of any kind really. For me, the best way to combat it was to go cold turkey off of it. I still have fruit but no other sugars (processed kinds). We also went off all of those white carbs...it's hard the first couple of days but then not so hard. I find that not having bread, pasta, rice in my diet makes my calories stretch way further and I feel like I can eat more quantity. We started 1/1...if I have a craving I will have a small amount...have had a few dove chocolates here and there but that's it.
My daughter is doing this with me...she has over 100 lbs to lose and has so far lost 55 since last summer. It is not easy for sure, but it is doable!
I think living instead of existing is exactly the right "why"...the ability to actively participate in life instead of watching it go by is the best!
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Something that you can also do to help you lose weight without even doing anything is replacing ALL and I mean ALL your fluid intake with water/milk/tea&coffee. Eat your calories don't drink them!2
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Also if you want to lose as much as you can by doing less, it is miniscual but it's still a little, drink either hot or cold beverages. Your body will have to either heat the liquid or cool it to 96.2F to make any use of it.
"So in the case of a 16-ounce glass of ice water, your body must raise the temperature of 473.18 grams of water from zero to 37 degrees C. In doing so, your body burns 17,508 calories. But that's calories with a little "c." Your body only burns 17.5 Calories, and in the grand scheme of a 2,000-Calorie diet, that 17.5 isn't very significant."
http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/weight-loss/question447.htm1 -
Thank You so much everyone for your input. I drink at least a gallon of water a day. I gave up soda in 1980 for Lent and never went back. I don't drink anything but that. I never had to lose this much weight. I'm 5'6 and back in the day I was 155. I gained weight over the last 14 years. Thank God I have a wonderful husband who loves me for me. I know I really should give up all Carbs. Right now I'm doing slim fast in the morning, Quest bar for lunch and dinner a veggie burger and vegetables. I want to stay at 1,200 calories. I can't walk that much right now. So I do what I can. Again Thank You all so Much! I wish everyone success in there weight loss journey. Feel free to add me.1
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1200 calories? A big emphatic NO! Use the recommended calories that MFP gave when you fill out your profile (probably 1800'ish for a 2 lb per week loss). What you're currently doing is not sustainable. Remember, you didn't gain the weight overnight, and you can't lose the weight overnight, no matter how hard we wish it.
Will you be able to eat like that for a year or so, because that's how long it will take to lose the weight in a SAFE and HEALTHY manner!3 -
Thank You Alfane, I try to stay at that, but do go over. MFP does tell me I'm under. My friend does 2200, but she works out. I would rather lose the 1 or 2 a week, so I can keep it off. Have to get the Carbs under control, my biggest problem. I'm hoping over the next 2 years I can have this weight off.
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Is low carb going to be a lifestyle change though? If you have medical reasons for moderating your carbs....that's extra incentive for eating lower carb for a life time. Some people need lower carb.
I've done both elimination diets (low carb) and replacement diets (Slim Fast) in the past....and lost weight. BUT these plans are lousy for maintenance unless you can commit to them for the rest of your life.
Losing weight should help you figure out what habits make you overweight now, and help you develop better habits for the future. Losing weight is just the FIRST step.
These are great posts for newbies....
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1235566/so-youre-new-here/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
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1200 calories? A big emphatic NO! Use the recommended calories that MFP gave when you fill out your profile (probably 1800'ish for a 2 lb per week loss). What you're currently doing is not sustainable. Remember, you didn't gain the weight overnight, and you can't lose the weight overnight, no matter how hard we wish it.
Will you be able to eat like that for a year or so, because that's how long it will take to lose the weight in a SAFE and HEALTHY manner!
^^This. And forget about giving up carbs unless there is a medical reason to.
I was 330 (I'm a guy) and down to 260 with more to lose. I log everything I eat but eat pretty much the same things I always did, just less of them.
Put you stats into MFP and follow what it tells you. You can go aggressive and do 2 lbs per week loss, or start slower at 1 lb until you get used to things. Under eating (and 1200 cals for your weight is under eating) is harmful to your health.
Also, if you can, start doing some exercising. And by that, I mean go for a walk. Nothing that will hurt you or be hard on your knees or back, but just get out and move.
It took you 14 years to gain it, it's going to take at least a couple years to lose it4 -
Don't look at what your friend is doing... she's not you. Only watch yourself.
As to getting carbs under control, okay... it can't hurt. But that doesn't mean eliminate ALL carbs... control them. The way you do that is by getting a digital food scale, then weighing and logging everything you eat. I'm also a bread junkie. I still eat bread (occasionally), pasta (weekly) and pizza (once a month), but in moderation -- and I log it.
So can you.2 -
I mean unhealthy carbs. Yes for sure it's going to take a few years to lose the weight. I want to do it slow, so I keep it off. Thank You again for your comments and input. I really appreciate it.0
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Don't look at what your friend is doing... she's not you. Only watch yourself.
As to getting carbs under control, okay... it can't hurt. But that doesn't mean eliminate ALL carbs... control them. The way you do that is by getting a digital food scale, then weighing and logging everything you eat. I'm also a bread junkie. I still eat bread (occasionally), pasta (weekly) and pizza (once a month), but in moderation -- and I log it.
So can you.
This^
Control the things you need to control right now. If you can't have chips in the house....then don't. But that shouldn't mean you can't have a slice of pizza or a sandwich once in awhile.2 -
As someone who has needs to lose about as much as you, I have found that I needed to eliminate all bad foods at first. I couldn't control myself to eat just a slice of pizza. I have started reintroducing foods now that I am in a better mindset and I feel like I can control myself better but I still avoid certain foods or habits that I know I cant control yet. I have not felt deprived, hunger/cravings really only lasted a week or so, and most foods I used to eat, I don't even have a desire to reintroduce. I am also working with a dietitian who gave me a ton of helpful information on how to control my habits. I am just over 2 months in a down 40lbs. I focus on my proteins and avoid carbs where reasonable.
For my food choices, I keep it as easy as possible. I found I gave up before because I made things too complicated. Now it takes me 10min in the morning to pack my breakfast and lunch and less than 10min when i get home to cook dinner. Making things "quick and easy" at first has helped. Again, as I gain more control over myself and my relationship with food, I can expand my options.1 -
Hi TeaBea, I don't grave chips, candy, cake, ice cream, non of that. Don't like it. I have to control the pizza, pasta, bread, stuff like that.
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I mean unhealthy carbs. Yes for sure it's going to take a few years to lose the weight. I want to do it slow, so I keep it off. Thank You again for your comments and input. I really appreciate it.
They are only "unhealthy" carbs if you have medical issues (despite all the click-bait you see on the internet). Demonizing foods isn't helpful long term. Carbs can be part of a healthy diet.
180 degree changes on one's diet are often temporary. Weight maintenance will be permanent. It's heartbreaking to lose all the weight only to re-gain it again (been there done that).1 -
Hi TeaBea, I don't grave chips, candy, cake, ice cream, non of that. Don't like it. I have to control the pizza, pasta, bread, stuff like that.
Chips was a big one for me. I'd eat a family sized bag in a couple of sittings, or one if the football game was engrossing. But I know that if I didn't have any I'd just drive to the store to get some so I bought a box of single sized (~30g) one and I know I can eat one if I like without doing my diet damage. That is working for me. On the other hand, I've cut pop (soda) out completely and only drink diet if I'm mixing it with something (don't really like the taste). I drink a lot more soda water now (have a soda stream).
So, yeah. You need to figure out for yourself if you need to cut something out or just cut down. Just please do it based on how you feel and not on what some website says is the "key" to weight loss. And remember that what works for you is different than what works for others.1 -
I needed to lose 135 to get to a healthy weight, but it was probably closer to 150 to where I would like to be. I'm currently down 50 and am sure I can get the rest of the way without medical intervention. I eat everything I like, including pizza. I have eaten 1/2 to 3/4 of a large pizza every week since I started. It's sort of my weekly sanity tradition. I just make a little room here and there through the rest of the week.
If you want to eliminate certain foods you have developed bad habits around I understand that. I'm not sure if it works over the long run, but over a short period it can change your habits. My first month I didn't eat sweets or bread. I've gradually worked them back in and have some control now. I can eat one slice of sourdough or a snack pack of cookies. Funny enough I have zero interest in eating Pop Tarts or ice cream, which used to be a huge problem for me. Once they were gone for a month I stopped missing them.
I also recommend getting in some activity. You get a lot more budget to work with. I did the 1200 thing for awhile, lost 3 pounds a week, but it got old real fast. Now with exercising 6 days a week I eat about 1700 calories a day and lose 2 pounds a week. At 1700 I really feel like nothing is off limits. I'm just looking at my diary at the end of the day and deciding if I can squeeze in another piece of chocolate.1 -
So I have about the same amount as you to lose. I am at 1800 calories/day and lose. So far 30 pounds. It's been slow but I haven't been perfect. I am making changes that I can live with. I am not overly active. I hope to be but right now - not so much. I just think you are restricting yourself too much and in the end will give up. (speaking from previous experience!) If you set your profile up correctly - use the calorie goal mfp gave you. Anyway - good luck to you. If you want to add me as a friend - I would love to cheer you on!3
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I also have 150lb plus to lose. I once lost 133lb without surgery but I found all 133lb again plus some new ones.
There is an MFP group on here for those wanting to lose over 100lb without surgery.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/115768-losing-100-pounds-naturally-no-surgery
When I lost the 133lb in past it took 9 months. I did it by joining food addicts in recovery anonymouse and following the program given to me by my sponsor. It felt a lot like being in a cult to be honest, very strict and a lot of talking about God even though in theory it is meant to be accessable regardless of if you believe in any God or not. There was no sugar, flour , processed foods or alcohol allowed at all ever. My food plan given to me by my sponor worked out as 1200-1400 calories per day depending on choices of fruit,veg and meat selected etc so naturally I lost weight fast on that. Unfortunately the plan was not remotely flexable and everyone in group by default suffers from an eating disorder so there are no rational voices of reason to be found. Magority of members in my local group came from anorexia, buliemia background and were intent on being skinny. They insisted I aim for lowest end of my weight range and eat low calorie until I reached that target. Had I reached that target I would have been allowed rice and potatoe. As was I stuck to it for 9 months and lost 133lb very fast and became an emotional wreck in process which promted my sponsor to stop working with me because my crying all the time was stressing her out. I then left and gradually gained all the weight back over the following 3 years in which a series of traumas occured in my life including a divorce, death of family member and being raped. Possibly had my life not been a disaster zone I may have maintained the weight loss.
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Thank You so much everyone for your input. I drink at least a gallon of water a day. I gave up soda in 1980 for Lent and never went back. I don't drink anything but that. I never had to lose this much weight. I'm 5'6 and back in the day I was 155. I gained weight over the last 14 years. Thank God I have a wonderful husband who loves me for me. I know I really should give up all Carbs. Right now I'm doing slim fast in the morning, Quest bar for lunch and dinner a veggie burger and vegetables. I want to stay at 1,200 calories. I can't walk that much right now. So I do what I can. Again Thank You all so Much! I wish everyone success in there weight loss journey. Feel free to add me.
I've lost 95 pounds (I have 34 to go to get to goal) and I could NEVER have done it living on that kind of diet! My advice would be to follow what MFP suggests, that is what I did. I started out getting something like 1630 calories a day. When I first started believe you me, I needed every single calorie MFP allowed me. I've been on this diet a little over a year and it was only just recently that I got down to eating just 1200 a day, and I have several days in the week where I eat a little over because for me 1200 is just not enough sometimes. But my weight loss has still remained consistent. I don't do "diet foods" (drinks/meals/supplements) and I don't restrict any foods, especially the foods that I love! Just be reasonable about your approach. You have to decide you are going to do it, and just do it. Ditch any and all excuses. You have to believe you are going to just keep putting one foot in front of the other (metaphorically) on this journey. Losing a large amount of weight is not a sprint. Good Luck!
P.S. Don't worry to much about exercise first starting out. Pick one thing to be your focus and focus on that till you've got it under control then move to the next thing and then the next.
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@RunawayCurves wow, your story....I am so sorry you went through that but I am happy to know you are making it to the other side. I actually looked into starting food addicts anonymous but the whole thing just felt weird. As an atheist, I didnt like the forced use of God in the treatment. I got the cult vibe and decided to not even try it.
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I started July 19th 2016 with 150 pounds to lose. I have lost 80 pounds so far. Don't cut your calories to low it can make you sick. Don't cut everything you love out of your diet because then you won't be happy and stick to your plan.
Find a great group of friends to positively encourage you on your journey. You are welcome to add me as a friend. Best of luck to you.2 -
Hello Everyone, On a Journey to lose 150 pounds(at least). I'm 50 years and having a tuff time staying on track. My biggest problem is bread, pasta, pizza, stuff like that. I don't care about cake, candy, ice cream, I don't eat it. As of right now, I really I don't want to do any surgery, but I do understand I might have no choice. Does anyone need or has lost at least 150 without surgery. I follow this woman Rhonda on Facebook, her page is Living instead of existing. She lost over 200 pounds without surgery and looks amazing. I would appreciate any feed back. Have a great day
My sister lost over 200lbs just by changing her diet and exercising (no surgery!). I am now on a similar path (I want to lost 100lbs and then another 50lbs after I reach that first goal) and am just starting my journey I have changed my diet, eat less, eat more often, and try to exercise everyday. My advice: try changing one thing at a time- change your diet. After a couple of weeks, try exercising daily. Keep doing small changes! I had to change one thing at a time so I wouldn't lose interest / feel like I couldn't do it.
Best of luck, you got this!!!!1 -
I don't want to beat a dead horse, but I agree with those that say you have to learn to incorporate all foods so that you don't want to binge on them when you get them. Having said that for about my first 80lbs, I was pretty restrictive about what I ate, but I still ate a variety of foods. You will have to see what works for you and what you can sustain. Once you get a plan, commit to it and you will be successful.1
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I've lost 107lbs, 88 of it in the last year without surgery. It definitely helps not restricting yourself to much. It makes you want it more. Everything is ok in moderation. I'm a carb fanatic they're very easy ways of swapping out typical high carb items with things that are actually higher in protein. Like cauliflower pizza crust or protein waffles, played around with protein donuts etc. i've done several diets in the past and all of them I felt like I was restricting myself so much that I just couldn't commit to anything. Swapping ingredients and starting small has definitely helped. You just have to get creative & give yourself some variety.2
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I'm in a similar boat - got about 158 to go before I reach my ultimate goal weight. It took a long time, pretty much my whole life, to get to the point where I decided enough was enough. I want to live a healthy lifestyle. So, hang in there - it will get easier the longer you are at it. I'm wrapping up month two and it's just habit now.
I'm a firm believer that most people (not being a medical professional, I can't say "all people") do not need surgery to lose weight. It certainly helps and can speed along the process, but it's just a tool. If you don't change how you eat, your lifestyle, it's a useless tool. A lot of people have mentioned calorie counting and everything in moderation and I think those are both great lifestyle changes that everyone should adopt when losing weight. There are additional "tools" that you can draw from, though. You mentioned a high dependency on carbs and I can completely relate to that. Two months ago, my diet pretty much exclusively consisted of carbs - pizza, pasta, subs, fries, bagels, croissants, you name it. I was addicted to carbs. Before I go on, I want to emphasize what a few others here have - not one thing works for everyone and you have to find what works for you and, most importantly, what will be sustainable in the long run. Slim Fast/meal replacements and extreme calorie restriction is not sustainable and you will gain back any weight lost after you stop drinking the shakes and eating the bars. With that said, I want to share with you what is working for me.
I am following a ketogenic "keto" way of eating. It is a low carb, moderate protein, high fat diet wherein your macronutrients look something like this: 5% carbs, 65% fat, and 30% protein. It doesn't eliminate carbs, but it restricts them considerably. I know a lot of people advise against restricting specific macros and say it isn't sustainable, but I firmly disagree. As a carb addict, eating this way has helped me gain control over what I eat and be more conscious of what I'm putting into my body. I no longer want pizza, pasta, or even all of the breads that I would eat. Those cravings are gone. Have I had a couple of cheat days? Sure. But most of them were situational (meaning I didn't cave to cravings, just happened to be in a situation where there wasn't much option) and after every one, I learned exactly why I didn't eat that particular thing anymore. I felt ill and moved on from those things for good.
I'm telling you about this because I think it could help. I'm new to the keto community here, but I did months of research and lurking on reddit.com/r/keto. It is an incredible resource for people looking into trying keto. It even has a link to a calculator which will lay out the calories and macros you should try based on your height, age, gender, and weight, as well as your chosen caloric deficit.
Again, no matter how you choose to go forward, make sure it is something you can carry through the rest of your life. Best of luck on your journey and feel free to add me!2 -
Hello Everyone, On a Journey to lose 150 pounds(at least). I'm 50 years and having a tuff time staying on track. My biggest problem is bread, pasta, pizza, stuff like that. I don't care about cake, candy, ice cream, I don't eat it. As of right now, I really I don't want to do any surgery, but I do understand I might have no choice. Does anyone need or has lost at least 150 without surgery. I follow this woman Rhonda on Facebook, her page is Living instead of existing. She lost over 200 pounds without surgery and looks amazing. I would appreciate any feed back. Have a great day
Feel free to friend me if you want. I started at 315 pounds. I'm down to 274. I've lost 40 pounds and have 115 to go. I didnt and won't do weight loss surgery. I track everything and go to the gym. You can do it. I have seen people do it and I want to be one of those people. I think you can too. YOu just need to dedicate yourself to it. It's a life change... every.. single.. day.1 -
Thank You Everyone. I Appreciate everyone's comments. I will start doing some of the suggestions. Thanks Again. Have a Great weekend!! 0
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