Someone please talk some sense into me!!!
tripletmom2004
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I am so desperate to lose weight!! I have done weightloss programs that cost$$ and lost and obviously didn't keep it off. I am 41, 5'9" and weigh around 176-180 (haven't stepped in the scale in months-too scared). My goal is to back down to at least 150. I am sooo tempted to go back to medi weight loss buti know that is only a temporary fix!! Do I spend that money on a personal trainer at the gym and just keep working my butt off??? I don't even know how many calories I should be eating. MFP set it at 1430 and I do eat some of my exercise calories back.
Someone please tell me it will be more rewarding to lose this weight through my own hard work rather than paying for stupid appetite suppressants and such!!!
Aaggghhh!!! LOL
Someone please tell me it will be more rewarding to lose this weight through my own hard work rather than paying for stupid appetite suppressants and such!!!
Aaggghhh!!! LOL
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Short term fixes are just that. They never have LASTING results. MFP will help you make smart decisions. Just take it 1 day at a time, you can't make or break diets over night, it takes time. The screen saver on my computer says this, "It takes 4 weeks for you to notice your body changing. It takes 8 weeks for your friends and family, and 12 weeks for the rest of the world, KEEP GOING" I wish you all the luck in the world.0
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Hi,
I say pay the money and get a trainer. They will also support you with nutritional information. It has to become a lifestyle change if you want the weight to come off and STAY OFF. The best thing for your general health would be to do it the right way. Eating healthy and exercising.
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I would try to do it yourself, with MFP, that is. If you want a personal trainer and you can afford it, why not? Even if you just had one for the first few times you went to the gym and then ever so often as a "check up", I think that would be great. I have two brothers that went to medical weight loss and the one is bigger than ever and the other is headed back up there. I am trying to get them to join MFP so they can learn to change their lives but they always want the "quick fix". I am not saying these places aren't good for some people but for my brothers, who need to learn self-control, they need to learn how to eat "real food" for "real life".0
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90% of your weight loss will come from your food intake and there's no point in relying on the crutch of pills and food programs because as you've found out it doesn't last. If you really want to lose weight you'll buckle down and make the changes you need to. If you aren't ready to do that and are still looking for a quick fix then it probably won't work. The first thing you need to do to lose weight is get your mind in the right place, it's all easy from there.0
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Go read the success stories I say - see that it can be done without gimmicks, paying $$, eating weird stuff, drinking weird stuff, just eat well and exercise! DO IT!! :flowerforyou:0
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You can't make temporary changes and expect permanent results.
Try reading through this topic - great info and tools to help find your BMR, TDEE, and where to set your calorie goal for losing the fat: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
I've been following this plan for quite awhile, and I'm consistently losing fat and inches, despite being near my "goal weight". Check it out and plug your numbers into the tools linked in the thread - it's great info and it works, and it's a sustainable plan that I know I can do for the rest of my life.
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Hi, I am desperate just like you and I have also tried everything and spent alot of money and gained it back I am sure we will feel so much better changing our habits and with help and motivation from friends if we do this ourselves.0
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It is easy, first u need motivation. Then cut back on all the junk foods and depend more on greenish and fruits.. Drink water instead of all those sugary pop, also eat whole fruits instead of all those sugary juice. And do exercise 3 times a week or if u can 5 times a week and one day for rest.0
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There are tons of people here who have managed to lose weight just by tracking their calories and trying to be more active. Paying a trainer might help teach you form and a few workout routines, but they're usually no good when it comes to nutritional advice and will (in my experience) just feed you a bunch of canned responses, such as "don't eat after 8pm" "reduce your carbs" "eat six small meals a day" "don't eat too much fat" "don't do HIIT, you are burning muscle and not fat" "eat 1200 calories a day" "don't skip breakfast or your metabolism will tank" ~ all of which is myth which just keeps trickling down like a stream until people educate themselves on how their bodies really work.
Just eat at a reasonable calorie level - use http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/ to figure that out and set MFP goals accordingly - try to fit in activity whenever possible, be honest about logging, and stop hoping for the quick fix because the quicker it fixes, the faster it breaks.
Also, http://www.bodyrock.tv has a lot of free workouts, as does youtube, you can do in about 15 minutes or less. Get your heart rate up, challenge yourself, and reap the benefits.
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I know it's scary and depressing, but you HAVE to weigh yourself (and I would also suggest measuring yourself if you haven't been in a while because you can shrink or grow or sometimes the doctors say the wrong number or something) because all of the stuff you work off on on here is based on weight, if you say you weigh 150 and you really weigh 170 it's not going to be giving you enough calories and you'll go into starvation mode, if you have a weight too high then you'll be eating too many calories, if you put in that your sedentary or moderately active and you're really something else then everything will be off.
I've found that MFP works well because it forces you to be honest with yourself, you really have to think about the exact portion size and number of things you've had because you have to log it, you have to know your weight so it can put you on the right track. Plus you should want to know your weight because this is your change, the worse it is just take it as more motivation to change your lifestyle, not some quick fix that doesn't last0 -
I used the HCG diet as a jumpstart (lots of people on here wouldn't recommend it, myself included), but it worked well. I was then motivated to count calories and workout! Good luck and keep us updated. 0
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I am so desperate to lose weight!! I have done weightloss programs that cost$$ and lost and obviously didn't keep it off. I am 41, 5'9" and weigh around 176-180 (haven't stepped in the scale in months-too scared). My goal is to back down to at least 150. I am sooo tempted to go back to medi weight loss buti know that is only a temporary fix!! Do I spend that money on a personal trainer at the gym and just keep working my butt off??? I don't even know how many calories I should be eating. MFP set it at 1430 and I do eat some of my exercise calories back.
Someone please tell me it will be more rewarding to lose this weight through my own hard work rather than paying for stupid appetite suppressants and such!!!
Aaggghhh!!! LOL
Patience and consistency will take you further than any diet pill or expensive program will.
You already know this though. Just reread what you just posted.
My suggestion to you is to start setting some weekly goals to figure out what you're doing in your daily life that can be changed permanently. These should not be scale goals. These should be behavioral goals or fitness goals that are 100% achievable with hard work and lead you to sustainable weight management plan. Examples would be to switch out chips for fruit this week for snacks and things like that.0 -
Seriously, I used to weight 185 pounds..since i started my exercise and keeping the healthy diet, withing the month i lost 10 pounds. Now i m in great shape and i weight 155 pounds. Everyone is surprsie of my result and my looks. We need motivation and determination. You can do it. keep it on. good luck0
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Be accountable to yourself, then add weight loss friends to check in with everyday. Set small, teeny, tiny goals at first and then incorporate them into your diet decisions. Every motivation must come from within, no one else can do this for you.0
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MFP has worked for me because it is about changing your life-style in regard to food. You do this from the inside out rather than the reverse and it works. Sure has for me. I hope it will for you. Be paitient, kind to yourself and give it a try. Oh, and free is pretty cool too :happy:0
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Do it the right way this time. Save your money or spend it on a trainer, or a new piece of exercise equipment.
But you know this. You want someone to tell you it will be more rewarding? I think you just told yourself.
Edit: I see Pregosaurus and I were rather in sync, there.0 -
CALM DOWN
Try mfp, use the recommendations. its free. Eat all your calories back, as long as you are pretty accurate about it.
try it for a month, then adjust.0 -
90% of your weight loss will come from your food intake and there's no point in relying on the crutch of pills and food programs because as you've found out it doesn't last. If you really want to lose weight you'll buckle down and make the changes you need to. If you aren't ready to do that and are still looking for a quick fix then it probably won't work. The first thing you need to do to lose weight is get your mind in the right place, it's all easy from there.
Wow! Powerful words - thanks for sharing. It IS true, if you do want to lose weight you will make the changes needed. I needed to hear that.0 -
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1. fun and unlonely....if that makes sense. After being on here, I realize that I never have to struggle in my own little world all by myself again. ~whew~ what a relief.
2. I am in charge. I get to look up my own foods by the exact name brand, and record it all, and even if I do a smidgeon of exercise, I get to proudly record it)))
3. It's free, and I'm poor! Need I say more?
4. I just got a peek right into your heart and I don't even KNOW YOU. How cool is that!!? :flowerforyou: so thanks..that took guts. Now go weigh yourself! 0 -
Short term fixes are just that. They never have LASTING results. MFP will help you make smart decisions. Just take it 1 day at a time, you can't make or break diets over night, it takes time. The screen saver on my computer says this, "It takes 4 weeks for you to notice your body changing. It takes 8 weeks for your friends and family, and 12 weeks for the rest of the world, KEEP GOING" I wish you all the luck in the world.
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I was struggling with losing weight too and I was running 12-16 miles a week and lost nothing! I was really upset and ready to throw in the towel. So I had a blood test ran, regular TSH indicator test or thyroid panel, at the hospital lab. It's usually pretty cheap, it cost me 15 bucks. Turns out that I had hypothyroid like my dad and two sisters, which can make it hard to loose weight or cause you to have sudden weight gain. Maybe it's something you might want to check into. I had a whole screening done just for the heck of it. Just a thought. Thyroid meds aren't too expensive.0
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I feel if you want to develop a habit and a good routine commit for a short period to a trainer. Make sure they realize what you want to accomplish so you are not flip flopping all over the place with your routines. In the past, I have been a "gym rat" and became that way all by myself, till one day I just didn't go 5-6 days a week and eventually months and years passed.
Now I remember how much I loved the empowered feeling it gave me and how strong it made me feel, so the trainer I will use till I get addicted to the gym again. Plus I will pick-up a 3 session package when I need to up my game to the next level. As for the nutrition part, I have been drinking a nutrient filled shake fro breakfast each day supplies 36 gms protein, 50% daily vit and min, plus a good shot of calcium with fresh fruit. Makes me feel I feeding my body what it needs to get past all the bad things I didi to it. Then I just fill in the food groups after that.
So all in all follow what you feel will work and if it doesn't try something else, if we were perfect and had all the answers we most likely would not be here. Good Luck!!!!0 -
You can see so many success stories here of people who are "doing it right". I got a lot of support when I was wondering if doing it the "hard" way was going to be worth it when I saw a friend using Medifast and losing much faster than I am....so I've kept going. MFP is free and it works. I also bit the bullet and hired a personal trainer at my gym to give me new workouts every week and make me accountable for doing the workouts consistently throughout each week. No, I'm not losing as fast as my friend on Medifast.....but my trainer and gym membership together cost less than half of what she is paying every month and I look and feel healthy and vibrant while she is looking older and worn out (just like what happens to people who do gastric bypass). I'm losing 8 pounds per month instead of 8 pounds per week, but I'm looking and feeling good - and that's the real goal. Weigh yourself, track everything you eat and stay within your calorie limits, and exercise at least every other day. You WILL get results.0
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Yes it will be rewarding. But realize from the start if you want to be 150 for the rest of your life, you have to eat and move like someone who weighs 150 for the rest of your life. As others have said, the fix is a lifestyle change, so be sure to include "I am happy with it" as one of the essential criteria of your plan because you want it to become your new normal.I am so desperate to lose weight!! ... My goal is to back down to at least 150.
Someone please tell me it will be more rewarding to lose this weight through my own hard work rather than paying for stupid appetite suppressants and such!!!
Aaggghhh!!! LOL
Don't be in a big hurry to change everything instantly. You have time to ease yourself into and get used to each change you decide to make. Many others here will show by example that getting and staying healthy does not require suffering, deprivation, starvation, hunger, and all that negative stuff associated with "dieting."0 -
Try watching the movie "forks over knives" that's what gave me the incentive to start eating a certain way and the weight just fell off. It's not a diet but a lifestyle change which is what losing weight should be all about and that's how you also keep it off.0
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So there is this thing called BMR. You can find the calculator online. It calculates height, weight, age, and figures how many calories you need per day. If you subtract 500 from that then you will lose weight and I am pretty sure that is how MFP calculates calories. If you work out and get hungry then EAT because your body has used up fuel anhttp://www.myfitnesspal.com/post/edit/12586958?page=2d needs more. And the thing that I have learned that is hard is that if you let yourself go hungry you will either binge or you body will get confused and you won't lose at all. I find that I am better off having some fruit, veggies, string cheese, yogurt, or even a glass of milk when I feel hungry and need a snack. I think that a personal trainer is good if you need someone to motivate you. Oh and keep in mind 1 pound a week is great although I know 5 sounds better, it probably won't stay off if you lose that much 0
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I'm 53, 5'10" and started at 188 - so about where you are, since you're shorter.
Stuck with the MFP goals, ate back my meager exercise calories from walking, and am now 159. I will hit 150 probably in two months - I really have lost that pound a week they say I will.
The hard part about weight loss is keeping it off. All the research says you have to keep logging, keep eating healthy ,and keep exercising. If it were easy, everyone would do it.
If you try shortcuts, it just comes back. You've got the rest of your life ahead of you to look great and feel healthy.0 -
You can weigh yourself, but be sure to take measurements they are far more accurate.0
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There are tons of people here who have managed to lose weight just by tracking their calories and trying to be more active. Paying a trainer might help teach you form and a few workout routines, but they're usually no good when it comes to nutritional advice and will (in my experience) just feed you a bunch of canned responses, such as "don't eat after 8pm" "reduce your carbs" "eat six small meals a day" "don't eat too much fat" "don't do HIIT, you are burning muscle and not fat" "eat 1200 calories a day" "don't skip breakfast or your metabolism will tank" ~ all of which is myth which just keeps trickling down like a stream until people educate themselves on how their bodies really work.
Just eat at a reasonable calorie level - use http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/ to figure that out and set MFP goals accordingly - try to fit in activity whenever possible, be honest about logging, and stop hoping for the quick fix because the quicker it fixes, the faster it breaks.
Also, http://www.bodyrock.tv has a lot of free workouts, as does youtube, you can do in about 15 minutes or less. Get your heart rate up, challenge yourself, and reap the benefits.
Best of luck.
100% agree. I once met with a PT who tried to get me to follow the blood type diet and said I needed to drink a litre of water to counteract every cup of coffee I drank. Seriously?0 -
Short term fixes are just that. They never have LASTING results. MFP will help you make smart decisions. Just take it 1 day at a time, you can't make or break diets over night, it takes time. The screen saver on my computer says this, "It takes 4 weeks for you to notice your body changing. It takes 8 weeks for your friends and family, and 12 weeks for the rest of the world, KEEP GOING" I wish you all the luck in the world.
OMG! I love the Quote!!!!0
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