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StrongResolve
StrongResolve Posts: 15
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Hi,

I had a child (9 months ago), and I'm now finally motivated enough to not only lose the extra weight, but to completely change my life style to healthier, fitter one. I hope to lose 15kg.

I'll be setting myself some more specific goals as soon as I visit the gp to get the go ahead on my workout routine, and hopefully I'll keep you all updated.

- SR

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  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
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    Hi SR, and welcome to THE best site on the web! :flowerforyou:
    Between the easy to use food counter (which by the way is SUCH an eye opener!) and all the wonderfully supportive members, you WILL be able to lose the weight that you want to, AND, it'll "almost" be easy doing it! :wink:
    I recommend logging ALL your foods BEFORE you have them, rather than later, as it tends to lead to better food choices. (not to mention you'll know if you've got enough numbers left to have a night time snack, like I ALWAYS try to do!) Some people also like to weigh and measure some things, such as meats, rather than just estimating and possibly being WAY off! :noway:
    Don't go making the mistake that if you have LOTS of numbers left at the end of the day that you'll lose even faster, because that DOESN'T happen. Feel free to read any info about the site in the "help" section at the top of the home page. And also under "Community", then "Weight Loss and Healthy Living", then "general diet and weight loss help", and then check out the first few threads. They'll REALLY help you understand how MFP works. :smile:
    Before coming here, I had tried just about EVERYTHING out there, including hypnosis, TWICE, and nothing really worked until MFP! :love:
    Just the word "diet" would make me cringe and set me up for failure. :grumble: It meant depriving myself of all the "good stuff" out there, and as a result, I'd only last just so long, (maybe a few weeks if I was lucky!) and then I'd "cave" and go right back to eating all those "goodies" again! :embarassed: :cry: But, MFP ISN'T a "diet". :noway: It's a "lifestyle change". :smile: (When I first read that, I said "Ya, SURE it is!", thinking that it WAS just another diet. :grumble: But, it wasn't! :noway:)
    The main reason that I've managed to lose the weight that I wanted to is because I HAVE been able to eat "real/good" foods. :bigsmile: (Not Slim Fast or any other easy, quick, fad "wacko" diets!:noway: ) Through MFP I learned that I just needed to "work for it", through exercise, and watching my numbers (MOST of the time! :wink: ) As long as I do that, I CAN occasionally have stuff like Chinese food, a double cheeseburger, pizza, and even homemade icecream! :love:
    As far as exercise goes, it doesn't always have to be awful. :noway: For my exercise, I walk almost every day, (weather permitting!:wink: ) I also dance to a fast oldies CD that my husband made up of all my favorite old songs. (Like "Love Shack", Wild, Wild West", "Mony, Mony", "Footloose", and "Gloria") :love: :happy:
    It's free, (unlike a gym!:grumble: ) fun, :smile: and I can even watch tv at the same time, so I never get bored! :happy:
    I also have Wii Fit, and jog to that, which is a lot of fun, and easy too! :smile:
    So, to make a LONG story short, make good food choices, eat in moderation, get some exercise, and you WILL lose the weight that you want to! :smile:
    MFP REALLY, REALLY, DOES work! :love: :happy: Give it a chance, and it WILL work for you too! :smile:
  • StrongResolve
    StrongResolve Posts: 15
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    Hi BrenNew, thanks for that. It was helpful. I'll try to read those links that you directed me to.

    Let me explain how I am planning to lose the weight. As for exercise, I plan to do the ChaLean Extreme workout. I've already done a couple of the workouts, and I understand how challenging it is. In fact, it's so challenging for me as a beginner, that after the 90 days I could restart it again with modifications (like lifting heavier, doing the more advanced modifications etc.) without hitting a plateau. I hope I lose 5-10kg after the first 90 days, but we'll see. I know I'll have to be real dedicated. I'm considering allowing myself a cheat day, where I can have one meal that I want so that I won't feel too 'restricted' and just give up. After all, changes don't always happen over night.

    In terms of diet, I plan to eat a high protein, low fat diet. I aim on having three healthy meals a day, containing both protein and fruit/veg, as well as three healthy snacks in between. The food diary should help with this. My calorie restriction is between 1300-1600 calories a day. I plan on weighing myself after I get the go ahead from the gp, and then not weighing myself again until I finish the first circuit which is 28 days. I'll allow myself to measure myself once a week though, if I actually get around to buying that measuring tape. Hmm, I think that's all. I'll try and keep track of all of this with my blog, which I hope to update atleast once a week.

    Feel free to give any tips, everyone.
  • StrongResolve
    StrongResolve Posts: 15
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    Hi everyone,

    I was wondering if anyone on here is doing the ChaLean Extreme workout, or has done it in the past?

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