how much time

CuteDove

HI ALL

am new here.. struggling to plan some diet and exercise schedual for me..no luck yet
plz share if u hv a good diet chart and a plan for exercise for loosing 1.9 lbs a week

anyways... all u ppl post here that u lost this much and that much.. was wonerding how much time did it take

sooooooooooooo post here how much u lost in how many days or months (or years or years and years) lollllllz... kiding :bigsmile:

CuteDove

HI ALL

am new here.. struggling to plan some diet and exercise schedual for me..no luck yet
plz share if u hv a good diet chart and a plan for exercise for loosing 1.9 lbs a week

anyways... all u ppl post here that u lost this much and that much.. was wonerding how much time did it take

sooooooooooooo post here how much u lost in how many days or months (or years or years and years) lollllllz... kiding :bigsmile:

BrenNew

Hi, and welcome to the site!
I've lost 18 pounds in 9 weeks. Considering I've got a thyroid problem, I think that's fantastic! I never thought I'd lose anything because of the thyroid problem.
Anyway though, I dance to oldies in my living room every day for exercise, and also walk alot. As for eating, I eat mainly oatmeal or eggs for breakfast, salads for lunch, and a smaller portion of meats and whatever for suppers. I still manage to eat things that I love, such as pizza and Chinese food, I just have to "work" for it with exercise!
Good luck with your weight loss!

Crystal_Cherry

Hi, and welcome to the site!
I've lost 18 pounds in 9 weeks. Considering I've got a thyroid problem, I think that's fantastic! I never thought I'd lose anything because of the thyroid problem.
Anyway though, I dance to oldies in my living room every day for exercise, and also walk alot. As for eating, I eat mainly oatmeal or eggs for breakfast, salads for lunch, and a smaller portion of meats and whatever for suppers. I still manage to eat things that I love, such as pizza and Chinese food, I just have to "work" for it with exercise!
Good luck with your weight loss!

tthxxx for replying i thought no one is gonna tell me anything

and how much pizza do u eat.. i mean.. if i eat 1 slice of 8 inch pizza how shd i work out

shorerider

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I think that the goal to successful weight lose is not to go on a "diet" or even a "exercise schedule".

In fact, for me, my goal is not even just weight loss but to be healthy again. For me, being healthy means losing weight. But there are some on here who need to gain or are simply struggling to tone or maintain their weight and be healthy.

No matter what you're trying to do, the key is not to "diet" but to change your lifestyle. To drop the junk food, cut out unhealthy practices, and develop a new healthy lifestyle. To be successful AND permanent, weight loss must be the result of a change in habits.

I, like many on here, know from experience that one can lose weight only later to gain it back (and more on top of that usually!) if you don't change your way of doing things.

This time around, I am changing my life not just my diet. The junk no longer comes in the house. We only eat out maybe 1x a week or less.

I eat more vegetables, less fried foods, smaller meals, cut out sodium as much as possible, and I exercise at least 5 days week.

I have lost 37 pounds in 11 weeks through a lot of changes and hard exercise. I still have over 100 pounds to go.

But this is becoming how I live, not simply what I am doing "until I lose weight."

You will also find that this is a very personal and personalized journey. Everyone is very different. We all progress at different rates--lose weight at different rates--and view things differently.

That means that we can't really "give" you a schedule to follow if this is to be successful. If it is to be successful, you will have to learn what is good for you, what works for you. Listen to your body, find out what works and what doesn't, what makes you feel good and what makes you feel bad.

Now, all that said--we're here for you! This is a great site full of wonderful loving people! You will find advice, support, and help here. Heck, we even chide each other and kick each other in the butt when needed--all in love! But we have all learned that we are individuals and have to find our own way to become healthy.

I will give you some general tips though and that might help:

--cut down on your sodium--just bad for you. Causes water retention, can cause high blood pressure, and you will see that food simply tastes better with less salt in it

--eat more vegis and fruits--they're filling and low in calories. You can eat HUGE salads that will fill you and yet be very low cal (watch the dresssings! I don't use any at all)

--exercise! Necessary for health. Do whatever form of exercise you can to get moving even if just walking 20-30 minutes a day

--water--drink plenty! At least 64 ozs a day. keeps things moving through your system

--cut out the processed foods, prepared foods, canned foods, and junk foods. Most of this stuff is FULL of sodium, fat, and carbs. Make your food fresh, from scratch, as much as possible. That way, YOU control what goes in and what doesn't. Plus, fresh food simply tastes BETTER!

I'm sure others can add more.

I wish you luck on your goals and congratulate you on deciding to do this at an early age while your metabolism is still revving and before health issues set in!

Crystal_Cherry

{long post}

I think that the goal to successful weight lose is not to go on a "diet" or even a "exercise schedule".

In fact, for me, my goal is not even just weight loss but to be healthy again. For me, being healthy means losing weight. But there are some on here who need to gain or are simply struggling to tone or maintain their weight and be healthy.

No matter what you're trying to do, the key is not to "diet" but to change your lifestyle. To drop the junk food, cut out unhealthy practices, and develop a new healthy lifestyle. To be successful AND permanent, weight loss must be the result of a change in habits.

I, like many on here, know from experience that one can lose weight only later to gain it back (and more on top of that usually!) if you don't change your way of doing things.

This time around, I am changing my life not just my diet. The junk no longer comes in the house. We only eat out maybe 1x a week or less.

I eat more vegetables, less fried foods, smaller meals, cut out sodium as much as possible, and I exercise at least 5 days week.

I have lost 37 pounds in 11 weeks through a lot of changes and hard exercise. I still have over 100 pounds to go.

But this is becoming how I live, not simply what I am doing "until I lose weight."

You will also find that this is a very personal and personalized journey. Everyone is very different. We all progress at different rates--lose weight at different rates--and view things differently.

That means that we can't really "give" you a schedule to follow if this is to be successful. If it is to be successful, you will have to learn what is good for you, what works for you. Listen to your body, find out what works and what doesn't, what makes you feel good and what makes you feel bad.

Now, all that said--we're here for you! This is a great site full of wonderful loving people! You will find advice, support, and help here. Heck, we even chide each other and kick each other in the butt when needed--all in love! But we have all learned that we are individuals and have to find our own way to become healthy.

I will give you some general tips though and that might help:

--cut down on your sodium--just bad for you. Causes water retention, can cause high blood pressure, and you will see that food simply tastes better with less salt in it

--eat more vegis and fruits--they're filling and low in calories. You can eat HUGE salads that will fill you and yet be very low cal (watch the dresssings! I don't use any at all)

--exercise! Necessary for health. Do whatever form of exercise you can to get moving even if just walking 20-30 minutes a day

--water--drink plenty! At least 64 ozs a day. keeps things moving through your system

--cut out the processed foods, prepared foods, canned foods, and junk foods. Most of this stuff is FULL of sodium, fat, and carbs. Make your food fresh, from scratch, as much as possible. That way, YOU control what goes in and what doesn't. Plus, fresh food simply tastes BETTER!

I'm sure others can add more.

I wish you luck on your goals and congratulate you on deciding to do this at an early age while your metabolism is still revving and before health issues set in!

nice and informing

CuteDove

{long post}

I think that the goal to successful weight lose is not to go on a "diet" or even a "exercise schedule".


I'm sure others can add more.

I wish you luck on your goals and congratulate you on deciding to do this at an early age while your metabolism is still revving and before health issues set in!

wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

u took ur time... im sooooooo glad it reallly was nice and informing

i know these things.. thing is when u cook at home u donno the amount of calories ur consuming

i hv been in love with fast food.. and i donno how to put this but.. when i think that i cannnt ever eat that again.. not even a bite or so.. i just loose it what shd i do:sad:

shorerider

i know these things.. thing is when u cook at home u donno the amount of calories ur consuming

i hv been in love with fast food.. and i donno how to put this but.. when i think that i cannnt ever eat that again.. not even a bite or so.. i just loose it what shd i do:sad:

Yes, you can know the amount of calories when cooking at home? Why can't you? That's one thing MFP does, is have calories listed for tons of items. If it's not on here, google it and find it on another site.

As for fast food, did I mention that developing will power is a big part of all this???

Every now and then--and I mean every now and then, not once a week--will not hurt you. But, you have to decide for yourself that you want to be healthy and make the determination to stop putting junk into your body. AND FAST FOOD IS JUNK!

banks1850

Shore was right on. It was a great post. As to knowing what you are cooking, I know I do. And many others do as well. You will find, as time goes on, it becomes easier to know your calorie intake for the food you cook. there are lots of great sites out there that give you the nutritional info for food. The one I use is calorieking.com but there are lots of others out there. One recommendation I have is to try to plan out your meals and snacks ahead of time. After 10 months of doing this, it's second nature to me now. I know what I'm going to eat for the day, and therefore, it's easy for me to figure out if a snack I want is ok for me.

Best of luck.

CuteDove

Shore was right on. It was a great post. As to knowing what you are cooking, I know I do. And many others do as well. You will find, as time goes on, it becomes easier to know your calorie intake for the food you cook. there are lots of great sites out there that give you the nutritional info for food. The one I use is calorieking.com but there are lots of others out there. One recommendation I have is to try to plan out your meals and snacks ahead of time. After 10 months of doing this, it's second nature to me now. I know what I'm going to eat for the day, and therefore, it's easy for me to figure out if a snack I want is ok for me.

Best of luck.

all sites are supposed to be paid :ohwell:

BrenNew

Well about once every 3 or 4 weeks I'll have 3 slices of a small cheese pizza, with some baked chips. I just make sure to do EXTRA walking and dancing on that day, same as I do when I have Chinese food, which I have like every 5 or 6 weeks. I figure those are my "rewards" for doing so good every day!
Everyone is right, it's not really a diet here, it's a lifestyle change. We're all learning what foods are filling, yet alot more healthy than what we were used to eating.
I totally agree with putting in your whole day's worth of foods, so that you'll know exactly how much you've got left over for any snacks you might want to have. I sometimes even do 2 and 3 days ahead, and then if I end up eating something else, I change it.
I just love having control over my eating, and I'm sure you'll feel the same once you really get into it!
Good luck!