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Shanel_Troia
Shanel_Troia Posts: 27
edited September 18 in Health and Weight Loss
I have just started watching my calorie intake. Let me go back and give some back ground first. I am 5 ft 7 in I started working out at curves in October of 2007. I didnt change anything just working out 3 days a week. Every month I lost a few inches and a few pounds, I started out at 359 pounds and when I went last month to get my weight and measurements I was down a few more inches and my weight is down to 352 pounds. Over this past weekend I really had a reality check with my weight. I want to get it down but I knew I had to change a few things. I stopped drinking soda and I put myself on a 1700 calorie intake. On Sunday it was really hard to do that because my husband and the kids were home and I was still hungry. Well Monday comes and it was a little easier and Tuesday through today has been wonderful I am not even coming close to the 1700. I try to eat but I cannot force myself or I will get sick, that's not good either. I am a stay at home Mom with my youngest about to go to school in August. So I know it will be alot better or easier when she 's gone. My thing is when I am home alone I find myself not hungry and not eating. I want to be healthy, but I dont want to get sick either. My question is this how long should I stay with the 1700 calories and exercise before I change it? I was thinking at least a month to see how well I did or didn't do. I know with my weight that it may take more to keep me going but I am not tired or anything else. Is there a certain set guide line that one must go by?

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  • Shanel_Troia
    Shanel_Troia Posts: 27
    I have just started watching my calorie intake. Let me go back and give some back ground first. I am 5 ft 7 in I started working out at curves in October of 2007. I didnt change anything just working out 3 days a week. Every month I lost a few inches and a few pounds, I started out at 359 pounds and when I went last month to get my weight and measurements I was down a few more inches and my weight is down to 352 pounds. Over this past weekend I really had a reality check with my weight. I want to get it down but I knew I had to change a few things. I stopped drinking soda and I put myself on a 1700 calorie intake. On Sunday it was really hard to do that because my husband and the kids were home and I was still hungry. Well Monday comes and it was a little easier and Tuesday through today has been wonderful I am not even coming close to the 1700. I try to eat but I cannot force myself or I will get sick, that's not good either. I am a stay at home Mom with my youngest about to go to school in August. So I know it will be alot better or easier when she 's gone. My thing is when I am home alone I find myself not hungry and not eating. I want to be healthy, but I dont want to get sick either. My question is this how long should I stay with the 1700 calories and exercise before I change it? I was thinking at least a month to see how well I did or didn't do. I know with my weight that it may take more to keep me going but I am not tired or anything else. Is there a certain set guide line that one must go by?
  • memaw66
    memaw66 Posts: 2,558 Member
    If you go to your profile you can put in your current weight and how much you want to weigh and it will tell you how many calories a day you should be eating in order to lose the weight. Check it out. And WELCOME ABOARD!!!

    Memaw
  • Shanel_Troia
    Shanel_Troia Posts: 27
    Thanks I will have to go and look at it again!:flowerforyou:
  • throughHisstrength
    throughHisstrength Posts: 76
    After you look at it and get all of that figured out you might want to try what I used to do. I put myself on an eating schedule, eating something small(even if I wasn't really hungry) every three hours, that way I never got really hungry and over did it. Another thing that helped me was to put post it's in places where I could see them that said things like eat a banana. Good luck and Welcome, you'll love all the support you get here!! Here's to making healthy changes:drinker:
  • catlover
    catlover Posts: 389
    I have to have a schedule also or I'd skip a lot of meals. I still skip some, but, hey, this is a learning curve. I do 99% of my cooking from scratch so I keep a few "packaged" items around that I can grab for snacks if I ned to: yogurt, fruit, special K bliss bars, etc..
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,420 Member
    Definitely put yourself on a schedule.

    Once you establish your calorie needs, divide that by 6, and schedule yourself six small meals. Mine are usually between 200-250 calories - and I decide ahead of time what I will have, and enter it in the food diary - I really need to SEE it to stay on track.

    Have lean protein close in time to your workout- especially within 45 minutes after your workout.

    Keeping your metabolism always moving (digesting) is what you are shooting for. And eating every 2-3 hours keeps your blood sugar more stable, so you won't binge.

    I'll stop lecturing now! Good luck with your weight loss.....you can do it!

    ~Cheryl
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