Can I lose weight by diet alone ?

snickerscharlie wrote: »

Having four young children *is* exercise, my dear!

To reiterate, no, you don't have to exercise to lose weight. But it's very important that you feed yourself properly. If MFP has set your calories to 1300, that's what you should stick to. 1000 is much too low.

As your weight drops, you will need to recalculate your MFP allotment occasionally (usually every 10 lbs) since the less you weigh, the lower your caloric intake needs to be in order to continue losing weight.

If you don't already have one, get a food scale and weigh everything you eat. Because without that, you're pretty much guaranteed to be inaccurate as far as how much you're eating. And this becomes increasingly important as you lose weight because the margin for error shrinks as you do.

Hello
Thank you so much for your response

I am weighing everything I eat. Sometimes I indulge But 95% of the times in the month I try to eat healthy and whole like salad fish brown rice etc.

Sarasmaintaining wrote: »

mrshazia wrote: »

On Monday is my monthly appointment and I will check my weight and update. I am going to have my 3 hr glucose test too

Ah, the lovely oral glucose test, good times

I read your profile. Inspiring!!!!!

Annr wrote: »

Losing weight is a mental game: Change your mind. Change your body. Diet alone won't help you keep off the weight you lose. I understand you have limited time for yourself, but seeing that you are doing this program (MFP) for your husband sends red flags up for me. I was at 265 in 2009 and my husband said, "you look bad". I took it to heart and I just didn't explode and yell some quip at him. My brain heard it. So I had joined Jenny Craig. I lost weight, but I didn't LEARN anything. I learned that it was bloody expensive though haha. Until I realized that the only person I am losing some weight for is me, not my sons, not my husband, then I truely understood. So you learn not to settle. You learn that sometimes you need your time, even with 4 kids. If your husband is willing, let him watch the clan, and you go and walk. I have realized that I have to lose each and every oze I lose in my HEAD first, before it can truely stay off my body for good. Good luck and happy logging!

Hi Ann
Yes I want to lose weight for my husband. Because he keeps telling me that all my problems are related to my weight. And he was sadly right about it. When I got married I was 111 kgs. He never said anything to me nor told me to lose weight. I was happy. But over time he realised that I am indulging myself in food and most of the times very unhealthy foods like loads of fries and white rice. He was very concerned for my health. So he finally told me after 7 years that I just have to lose weight. Just to be healthy and he feels that I am the backbone of the family. If something ever happens to me like diabetes arthritis heart disease etc, he tells me that the family will not be able to take it. He has just started supporting me in my weight loss journey by giving me nice tips. Earlier he never did that thinking I was not serious enough to lose weight. He is also my inspiration as he himself keeps himself very healthy. I look at him everyday to remind me that I have someone to live for. I have someone to be healthy for. I have someone who will love me no matter what my weight is. Hence, the weight loss journey for my husband.
( haaahhhhhhh after so many yrs have I said so much about myself Thanks). Jenny Craig.... I joined it too when I was in Australia. It worked like hell. I lost weight. But I never knew what she used to talk about like 14000 kj etc. But It was sooooo expensive. Spending over 150$ for just yourself on food was a nice blow to the pocket

kshama2001 wrote: »

mrshazia - here's something you can work into your day: 28-Day Squat Challenge. I have knee issues so just did five at a time throughout the day. I didn't make it the whole 28 days, but think I will give it another shot.

http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/the-28-day-squat-challenge-youll-want-to-start-now/

I’m a huge fan of bodyweight exercises for the reason that you can use them for a great workout anywhere. And perhaps the king of all bodyweight exercises, is the squat. Squats are awesome because they provide a great workout for multiple muscle groups, including the butt, thighs, and core.

...Instead, the focus should be on fewer, quality reps that get tougher over time (like using heavier weights in the gym). I decided to use this principle to create a different kind of squat challenge that will give you the best possible chance of safely getting a toned butt and thighs, along with improving your technique. Here’s how it works:

• You will do a different squat variation each week for a month. The variations get more difficult as the month progresses.
• Each day has a target number or reps for which you should aim. You can do them all in one go or spread them out throughout the day.
• If you fail to reach the target number of reps with perfect form you must go back to the beginning of that 7 day period.
• You may not have heard of each variation, so how to do them properly is explained below.

This is the beginner challenge. Once you have mastered the basic bodyweight squat there are two more challenges for intermediate and advanced squatters that you can find on Travel Strong.

Thank you. I am going to look into it really seriously. And the shred too