Friends 200-250lbs ..Let’s get to 199 together!!

You got this!!!!!!!!

I’m Doing keto! Second time using this eat of eating. I want to eat like this forever. It takes a few weeks to acclimate. And then all carb cravings are gone! I feel satisfied with what and how much I eat intuitively and my energy goes up! Plus weight loss.... here’s hoping I’m in the right kindest this time. One week in!

MHKKAK wrote: »

I'm in!!! Is anyone trying keto? Would love some support with that. Just started it and not feelin it! I'm a little skeptical and worried that a) it won't work or b) that it will be unsustainable if I ever get there. If you're not keto, what are you doing?

Im doing Keto & IF
Would love to join in.
If goal 15 pounds
Next goal 30 pounds
Count me in

I'm IN. Started getting serious about a month ago. I'm a 6'2" guy, starting weight Feb. 13 was 249 lbs., currently 235 lbs., and my goal weight is 180 lbs. More importantly for me is to get my body fat under 22.5, not sure if I will reach that by end of May. Just started working out this week using the C25K plan to run a 5K in May. If I want what healthy people have, I need to do what healthy people do. Here's to being healthy sooner than later!

My diary is open, add me as a friend, I'd love to make some more connections!

I'm in. I weigh 250 and would like to get down to 190 pounds.

Count me in!!
CW 230
GW 170
I'm eating low carb but not full keto as every time I start keto I get sick as hell even with electrolytes and supplements. Trying to stay under 60 though since I do enjoy my smoothies on my drive to the gym by my work.
Feel free to add me and we can motivate each other!!

I'd love to be part of this! Count me in!

Dbear5 wrote: »

I need help!! Started two weeks ago at 250, now 244, already struggling with veggies and fruit for fun, don't know what to eat,all I think about is cheesecake and french fries and of course chocolate, what can I eat that's fun but will keep me going in right direction, don't want to fail, but struggling

If cheesecake, french fries and chocolate is what you want, then have some, just try not to have too much and not too often. I have my own cravings for certain foods like pizza and bacon cheese burgers etc, so i eat them and wash them down with a good red wine if the mood takes me. I don't do it as often as i used to and try to do it on a good exercise day to help balance the books. My normal week is usually 4 really good days, 1 average, 1 a little more than i should and 1 that makes me glad to be alive. Not saying this is the best method for everyone, just what works for me. I started 5 weeks ago at 250, now 230

I’m in!! My boyfriend and I are going to Europe at the end of May, and I want to like the way I look in pictures rather than hiding from the camera!

Hi!
SW 251
CW 213
GW 145
Add me!

CW: 255
5/18/19 goal: 243
GW: 155

I started at 270 last year and have been struggling to lose more. Would love motivation to continue losing! 🥒🥬🍓

Dbear5 wrote: »

I eat them just seems no matter how much when I'm done,just want something more, never really ate veggie or fruit before this, just hard when what I want can't have I guess it's normal 😌

Something that helped me was to go through a process that allowed my taste buds to like vegetables (I used to HATE raw tomatoes but now I love them!). I've found a gradual process is best, which is also one that Dr. Joel Fuhrman in his book, "Eat for Health" advises. Just like stemoo67 said, don't change your diet completely right away but simply add fruits and vegetables to it.

Specifically, the plan is this:

Exercise 1 - Eat one-half pound of cut up raw vegetables and one-half pound of low-calorie fruits each day. This is not much food. If you have a scale, weigh it. A half-pound of vegetables is about three cups of broccoli, cauliflower, carrots mix. A half-pound of fruit is an apple, a banana, and an orange! Or if you like berries, eat two pieces of fruit and a cup of berries or a combination of any of those three. If you have a scale, weigh that stuff!!! The Key: Eat the fruit before you eat your "usual" breakfast, and eat the raw veggies before you eat your eat your "usual" dinner. If you need a dip or sauce for the vegetables to make them easier for you at the beginning, go ahead and use it, just try to use a dip/sauce you enjoy and, if possible, is lower calorie. There are a lot of great dips you can make on your own that will be lower calorie than ones you buy in the store. (I really love hummus and there are a lot of good, low-sodium hummus options in most grocery stores.)

Exercise 2 - Done while you are doing Exercise 1: Chew each mouthful until every piece of food is liquified. This will take some time and is not the norm, but our parents were right when they told us to chew our food thoroughly! Humans cannot digest plant cells until the cell walls are broken, whether it is by our chewing them or putting them in a blender, so chewing helps ensure we get the maximum phyto- (plant) nutrients from the food.

Studies have shown that we need to eat something 15 times before it becomes a preferred food, so this may take several weeks before you really begin to enjoy that broccoli or cauliflower but it will happen!

Eating these healthy foods at the beginning of our meals also helps us to eat less of the not-so-healthy stuff we have been eating. Again, he recommends not changing what you eat initially, just add these to it and you will find you develop a taste for all kinds of fruits and vegetables and also end up eating less calories as well! It's truly a win-win!!!

Dr. Fuhrman has more exercises but these are the basics. If you want more info on his plan and way of eating (Nutritarian, which is what I do), check out his book, "Eat for Health," which is his most user-friendly (in my opinion).

You've got this! Remember: "If we want what healthy people have, we will do what healthy people do!"