any other not-that-heavy girls trying to lose more weight?

hey, Jen, do you fast breakfast to breakfast? that would be a challenge for me-I can't think of a day that I wouldn't mind not eating!
It does make you wonder about all the weightloss/dieting claims, like not eating breakfast slows your metabolism but fasting for a day speeds it up? doesn't that seem contradictory? I am not criticizing your tactic at all, I am just saying, it makes me wonder what is really true. Probably what is true for some is not true for others...

asjerven, yeah, i don't know what's true and what's not - i just thought I'd give this one a shot as it seems to have really good reviews by people who have done it and it seems to have real scientific logic behind it. i am fasthing from dinner to dinner. i don't think i could do breakfast to breakfast. the one thing i have going for me today is knowing that i get to eat dinner in about 6 hours. i will go to bed happy supposedly the reving up your metabolism things is kind of a myth, also according to experts your body doesn't go into starvation mode until after 72 hrs of fasting, so even that whole thing about not eating your calories is kinda bologna... maybe if you were very far under your calories on a regular basis. the cool thing i'm seeing about this is it is making me learn the whole mind over matter thing when it comes to food. a lot of the "hunger" we experience is mental. i'm also drinking butt loads of water!!! also, you no longer have to count calories - you eat reasonably and make wise food choices. i may still count calories because i still need to make sure i'm getting the 3500 cal/wk deficit. but now that i've been dieting for a couple months, i feel like i know how i'm supposed to eat w/ out counting cals (a good thing for when i maintain, as i do not want to count cals for life).

The fasting thing sounds very brave! I don't think I'd feel comfortable giving up calorie counting altogether though. Doesn't it make you feel tired and brain-dead throughout the day though?

No, I thought I might have issues, but so far I feel really good!!! We'll see how I feel as I get closer to the end. I've got 5 hours left... I think the hardest time will be between now and when I get off work because I like my mid-afternoon munchies. Once I leave work, I will be really busy and time will fly!

hey, Jen, do you fast breakfast to breakfast? that would be a challenge for me-I can't think of a day that I wouldn't mind not eating!
It does make you wonder about all the weightloss/dieting claims, like not eating breakfast slows your metabolism but fasting for a day speeds it up? doesn't that seem contradictory? I am not criticizing your tactic at all, I am just saying, it makes me wonder what is really true. Probably what is true for some is not true for others...

Yeah, the data actually shows that much of what we are taught about metabolism and fasting isn't true :laugh: I have a couple articles based on research and a lot of people's experience posted in the ESE thread

I have been doing ESE for a while now, I consistently lose weight with it when I commit to it, it's how I finally broke into the one teens. I was trying to get rid of this water retention before I do it again, but maybe I will just to jump start the flush.

yeah, i was a little scared going into it, but now i'm 3 hrs away from my first fast and feel just fine! i'm excited to cook up a healthy meal when i get home.

would you wanna partner up on this? i still am wondering what is the best approach for exercising... i typically do the JM DVDs or walking/running/eliptical/biking... today i walked on my lunch break and i'll work out tonight to a JM DVD (after i've ended my fast). does the timing of workouts vs. fasting/non-fasting days make a difference?

I did 30DS for the first time in months. I picked level 2 just because I thought I liked the exercises better! it kicked my butt. I am going to try and work it in with the Gateway to 8k, I keep saying that, but I haven't done it. this is the week, I think, I can do 30DS today and wednesday and Friday while I do G28k Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. We'll see...

I'm still stuck on those last 10 lbs. What to do? Should I reduce my calories for this week?

I"m there too, glad I found this thread-new to MFP. I am 5'10" and weigh 155 , want to be down to 135-where I was 2 years ago and very happy. Seeming to have a hard time with bingeing. HELP! How do you do it? thoughts of food consume me, where do I find balance without being obsessed?

I love this message board. I am currently 5'6 at 150 lbs which is the most I've ever weighed. I would love to be at 135 but am aiming for 140 right now. I'm currently a size 6 pant but my goal is a size 4. I am more passionate about exercise than dieting. I have worked out since high school and this year I started doing a yogalates class in a 90 degree room. The workouts mainly consist of squats, lunges, push ups, lots of plank work and they put in yoga poses inbetween. I have found that I have only gained weight since the beginning. I wonder if its muscle or if I am just not burning as many calories as I think. My clothes still fit the same but I just decided to try doing cardio 3 times a week and only do yogalates 2 a week so hopefully this plan will help me take some pounds off. As far as diet goes, I usually do well during the week but the weekends I am pretty lenient on myself. Everytime I talk about loosing weight though my family/boyfriend tell me I look great which is frustrating because they're who I eat with most!

For me, dieting is easier than exercise, seems like I can do one or the other but not both, although I am getting better!

Me too :laugh: Though I know I should do some exercise too! I just prefer to do exercise at home with free videos online :bigsmile:

Anyway, I fell off the health path for the past couple days (extreme binges) but am getting back on! Today was pretty good seeing everybody else's success and work makes me want to try harder! Thanks for being my inspiration, everybody! :drinker:

Congrats!

Wish I could say I've been doing good too :P Was a couple thousand calories over yesterday (yea... don't ask) and have gained a couple kilos this week Keep telling myself to try harder >_<

Does anybody know of any online workouts that don't require equipment? I like Yoga and Pilates, but both of them don't do too much cardio I think :x Currently I am using exercisetv.tv, but would like to change things up a bit!

and cutmd, you should take a picture of your husband and tell him your going to post it on MFP to show everyone your sweet husband!

Hey, Sparklewolfie, have you tried 30-day Shred? You only need handweights, and a mat or towel if the floor is hard. It's a circuit of 3 minutes of strength exercises like push up, squats, lunges, then 2 minutes of cardio like jumping jacks, running in place, mountain climber; then 1 minute of ab exercises. It's a good workout.
So, I have not done anything this week. I got the stomach flu on Monday night and just started feeling better but wanted to take it easy. I am worried about falling off the program with gateway to 8k, not sure if I should just try to move on to week 8 or just go back to week 7 or if I will even be able to do that.
I feel lighter, but kinda weak and don't want to do anything that will bring back the nausea, ick, it's horrible!

Oh no! Hope you feel better quickly! Don't push yourself too hard I'd say try week 8 but if it's too hard go back to week 7

I haven't tried 30-day shred, though I have seen people talk about it. I do put a towel down when I do Yoga or Pilates, but certain moves (like balancing on your butt) still hurts :frown: I just Googled "30-day shred" and I guess I should mention that I don't have a DVD player here (not sure it'd work with the different regions, anyway) so that is why I have been using free internet videos :laugh:

your computer does not have a dvd player either?
I heard exercisetv.com has a lot of workouts.

Hiya
I weigh 141lbs and am only 5ft 3in and want to get down to at leats 112lbs

My biggest issue has been snacking specially as my work is so boring i sit there and eat! And me n my b/f eat alot of micro meals etc not enough fruit or veg!
So i am starting to try eat better (although i still eat a little unhealthy atm but am still under on my calories) I am trying to get better though the last 3 days i have eaten salad n chicken for lunch and fruit pots (but i think they may be giving me a dodgy tummy)
My b/f can eat loads n i mean loads he sat and ate 90% of a tin of quality streets in less then a week n i very much doubt he's put any weight on ggrrrr!! (He is disabled so i guess he burns alot off although i push him around wen i'm with him which is all the time except wen he's at work) I just duno where it goes with him!!!!!!!!
Anyways enough rambling on so yer i have a bit to loose and i hate tellin ppl also because of judgment etc! My nan always could tell wen i lost weight and hated how skinny i was (i was average size 8-10 for my age height etc) but i have a pic of me n i look big you can tell on my arms and she said how lovely i looked but i hated it!!

hey i am so glad to find this thread. i always have to keep dieting a secret because of the rolling of the eyes, and "why? you look fine" looks from people. And dieting without anyone else holding you accountable is SO hard. I have 10 pounds to lose. I've already lost 4, and want to get down to 140. I'm in the healthy range (at 151, I'm 5'8") but I could stand to lose weight. I just don't feel comfortable

Here are two issues that was hoping for any advice:

1) weekend eating! I have a problem of thinking Friday night through Sunday afternoon "doesn't count" or something, and end up erasing so much work during the week. I want to go out, drink, have fun with my friends, but a night out usually involves a lot of alcohol and then a eating fest around 3 in the morning. Any tricks people have? Or is it just plain willpower here?

2) I have a boyfriend who eats TERRIBLE, yet he is actually losing weight. He's gotten so skinny, it is so frustrating. We spend a lot of time together, and it's really hard to not start adopting his eating habits. Anyone have advice on being with a significant other who isn't dieting?

Weekend eating: If you are going out, plan what you are going to have BEFORE you leave. There are some threads on these boards with low-cal alcohol options. If you want to snack around 3AM, try making it something not too bad, like plain popcorn. Midnight snacking is super common where I am, and it is hard to resist, especially with delicious night markets everywhere selling delicious, unhealthy food!

Have you told your boyfriend that you are trying to be healthier? Don't think of it as dieting, but as taking care of your body. Just because you aren't getting fat doesn't mean your health isn't suffering from sat fat, cholesterol, etc. If you don't want to tell people you are trying to lose weight, just say you are trying to be healthier and have more energy. I don't tell people I'm trying to lose weight either because of the same reason! They just don't take me seriously

Good luck!!