I need a buddy!

sosubblime

Hello! I am on day 8 of my new healthy lifestyle! I got married in November and immediately gained a lot of weight. Just 2 months after my wedding I had gained 20lbs! Then 10 more!! I put myself on a strict diet where I don't eat any of my favorite bad foods such as chocolate, candy, ice cream, cookies and any baked good. I have a major sweet tooth! For 8 days now, I have been logging my calories and making healthy choices.

I haven't started a work out program yet, but I have been parking my car very far from school (40 min. walk round trip) and plan to get on a program as soon as I am done with the quarter I'm at school.

I have the myfitnesspal ap on my iPhone and would love a buddy who I can add and we can encourage ourselves. Please add me as a friend if you need a buddy as well!

allypally9

you are more than welcome to add me as a friend

beckusjane

Good morning. First of all, congratulations on making the decision to live healthier. Dieting is a temporary fix. Changing your life one small step at a time is the way to go!!

8 weeks ago, they started a "Get Fit, Get Healthy" challenge at my work. I was little skeptical because the steps we had to follow seemed easy. Of course everything we need to do to live healthier, we already know. It is just putting all the steps into play. Do you still need help figuring out a work out plan? I can tell you the steps we took to make things happen! Our final weigh in was yesterday and I lost 19.6#s and 5% of my body fat so I know it works:) Im going to send the information. If you are interested in trying it, that's great. I will not be insulted if you choose not to. Just trying to pay forward what I have learned to help others.

Here are the things that we do for the challenge to get points:

*64 oz. of water each day. This does not include coffee, juices or kool-aid. Now you can have 64 oz. + juices but you must drink 64 oz. When you do drink juices, they have to be 100% juice. Easy enough right? Grape juice, apple juice, orange juice. Tomato juice too but the sodium is ridiculous in it. I'm sure if you want some of that it would be ok for a change. Just dont make it your only juice.

*7 hours or more of sleep. This can be hard if you have small children or just a hectic schedule. If you are able to lie down for a nap during the day, you can count that, but it is much better if you can get 7 hrs straight.

*Eat breakfast within 2 hrs of waking up. This is a hard one. Some people just cant stand eating first thing in the morning. I usually grab something quick like an apple or a banana.

*5 servings of fruits/veggies a day. Pretty straight forward. Again this is where your juices come in. You can use 4 oz. of fruit juice as a serving of fruit. For the record, jelly beans are not a fruit even if they are fruit flavored.

* 210 minutes of cardio a week. Now you can get this walking, biking, swimming, yardwork (raking and push mowing count) snow shoveling is a BIG one but obviously it will be a few months til we can do that again and I dont mind a bit!! Now it doesnt matter how you break this down as long as you do a minimum of 10 minutes for any time you are counting it. You can do more than 210 minutes of course if your schedule allows.

*Toning with free weights or stretch bands 3 times a week for 10 minutes a piece. You can definitely do more than 3 times. That is only the minimum. Sometimes I will use my free weight and incorporate them into my aerobic routines.

That's it. Those are the simple rules I am following and the weight is coming off. You dont want it to fall off all at once. If it does, then you're doing something drastic and the chances of sticking with it are slim. Working it off slowly is the best ticket. Making small changes makes it easier to become lifestyle changes not temporary fixes.

Also, I tend to stay away from white flour. You can eat breads, potatoes and pasta in moderate amounts but it is much better for you if you eat whole wheat breads and pastas or sweet potatoes. Dont get worried about the fact that there are about as many carbs in whole wheat pasta as there is in the regular. It's better for you~trust me!!

Another trick that helps? If you have time, measure out a serving of your snacks. Use ziplock baggies and have them ready to grab and go. I usually have pretzels, animal crackers stuff like that ready so that I dont have to think about it. If I just try to sit with a bag of pretzels, pretty soon Ive eaten half the bag but if I have a true serving size packaged, I know when to stop.

If the idea of this process is overwhelming, dont try to change everything at once. Maybe work on 5 fruits/veggies and once you have that figured out, then try 64 oz of water. Keep adding a step to it til you are on your way to healthier choices.

Good luck. Hope this helps:)

Rebecca

Ginagee71

Hi, I stopped smoking and gained 30lb, but now i have realised i was alredy over weight so need to lose almost 40lb. I find it realy hard at weekends to regulate anything lol even taking in water is a struggle at the weekend.
Good luck with you healthy lifestyle.
Gina :happy:

sec1ccd

you can count me in......my goal is to start walking 30-45 min 4 times a week...eventually build to jogging and then running.....

LaurieJAndrews

You are welcome to add me.Good luck with your journey. )

Tricie513

Very similar situation here...got married in February and gained 15 pounds since then! I couldn't BELIEVE it... until I saw a stretch mark grow... I'm on day 4, and looking forward to getting healthy again

nacs246

Hey girl Enjoy having your time with Hubby but don't beat yourself up by not eating out.My suggestion is just choose healthy when you out,Eat loads of Yummy salads and just try n eat less of the starches and dessert. You will still loose weight. Tryand get him to work out with you as well.