Is anyone that needs to lose 30+ pounds NOT using pills or c

peggyj49

Most of the people here are making permanent lifestyle changes in their eating and exercise . I do not take pills for weight loss. I want a slow natural loss that I can sustain . The eating habits and choices I am making now will last me the rest of my life. When you take pills or do a fad diet when you stop you go back to your old weight . A change in eating lifestyle is forever. And yes I have bad calorie days but I have more good ones than bad ones. I am learning about nutrition and how much to eat. I have lost 35 pounds and have 43 more to go. I wish you well in your efforts. Add me as a friend if you like.

p0stdramatic

Nope, lost all my weight the RIGHT way. I eat less and move more. :flowerforyou:

sobotkal

No fad diets or diet pill on my part either! Honestly, I don't understand many of the fad diets out there anyway. Twinky Diet? Isn't that an oximoron?

I am in it for the life style change too. I've added more excersise and better eating habits to my life. I do home workouts that my brother, created for me for excersise and I have added lots of fresh fruit to my diet too. I do a better job choosing what to eat and controling portions.

In general, as I choose what I eat and what I do, I ask myself, "Could I do this for the rest of my life?" If the answer is yes, then I am on track! I am not interested in a quick fix! If it's not something that I can do for the rest of my life, then I am not as interested. I make much better choices with my diet, the foods I eat and the serving sizes, and I still eat some of things that I love (chocolate, ice cream, chips...). I am just more responsible and I stay within my limits.

I am halfway to by goal weight, but this will be a continual quest to be healthy. I am learning so much on my journey so far and I am excited about what lies ahead!

Sans fads and pills...
Lisa

SheriSpen

I am not using any pills or the other additions, just working out, changing my eating for the Lifestyle CHANGE not a fad and def NOT quick. I know it's slow and go but I feel I am better off that way. I tried Phen Fen way back when and had heart palpitations then sleepy, tried the other pills that make ya not hungry those made me sleepy and my heart race which was crazy. Can't afford Jenny Craig and all the foods and things that come with it, tried Quick Weight loss years ago which was on the line of Jenny Craig, couldn't afford that either. Tried Nutra System 2 years ago.. too expensive too, I don't like gyms or memberships so I hit the pavement walking & running. I hit the living room on rainy days with Walking with Leslie Sansone, Just Dance I, II & III on some days, I purchased Zumba, I have kettle bells, Biggest Loser for WII, Jillian Michaels, Taebo, Insanity and P90X. I incorporate different things to switch it up so it's not like I'm always working out but moving to some great music or program.

It IS a mind set and discipline...

samantha196

Lifestyle change for me as well. I need to lose 56 pounds. I would rather lose it slow and do it right then lose it in a month and gain it back later.

dolphin917

I'm with you!!! I want a life change not a drop quick scheme.

jen6608

Tried all the gimmicks they don't work. Finially wising up and doing a lifestyle change. I started Zumba a month ago and have come to actually like excercise. yea me!!! I'm only down 7 lbs but feeling better. have some things to work on yet with the eating after work!! keep on truckin.......

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kyle0075

I am so determined to prove that a woman over 45 yrs of age can lose wt and keep it off w/o pills, diet programs, starvation and working out more than 45 mins a day. I'm in it for life.

allie7383

Def all about the lifestyle change.. Once in high school I took hydroxycut and all it did was give me crazy insomnia. Comes down to eating less crap and moving more.. Been a long journey but along the way I've done things I never thought I could do, including today when I ran 8 miles!! The hard work is so so rewarding in the end.

weimawhat

I've been doing WW since August and MFP since September and have lost 27 lbs without any pills. Just watching what I eat and exercise. I'm losing it slowly but for the first time, my scale isn't yo-yo-ing.

abellante_0205

I have lost 38.4 lbs up to date since feb 8th, 2009... Yes long and slow... but so WORTH it... If you try to lose weight fast, the chances of you gaining it all back will be greater. Because I lost weight slowly, when I messed up my 2nd year -- i now call it my pre-maintenance year I only gained 2 of the lbs I had lost my first year (24.3 lbs) back... I was PROUD of myself for that success, but I kicked my butt to try to lose more weight for my 3rd year... and so far from feb 8th 2011 to now I have lost 14.1 more lbs ontop of the 24.3 lbs (total loss this yr was 16.1 lbs but 2 of those lbs were lbs I had already lost before...) My goal is to lose another 4.9 lbs before I go into maintenance mode again and for good... I can't wait!!!! PORTION CONTROL AND EXERCISE is what helped me!!!! Diets don't work for me at all because I can NOT deprive myself of what I love but I can cut down! I also took away soda from my life... 2012 I vowed that I would NOT drink it at all and so far I'm doing awesome with that!!! I might go back to drinking it after this year a little bit just to get my craving for the caffeine out of the way again... but I don't need it so I'm not rushing to go back to my soda, and i may never go back to it... I dunno.

endora60

I've lost 116 with 1200 calories/day and working out hard. No scripts, no specific program. Just doing it.

FloridaAimee

No pills, protein powders, or packaged meals here, either. I am just trying to change the way I eat (I have a major west tooth and am borderline diabetic) and exercising. It's taken me a LONG time to find something I like to do- I've tried it all- biking, in line skating, etc, and hated it. Now Ive started running (well, trying to run, anyhow) and I LOVE IT. I am not losing weight quickly, but Im ok with that, because I want to get myself used to these changes and make them a way of life.