Hoping for a miracle

You came to the right place! If you are honest with your food diary it will help to educate you on what and how you are eating. When I started here I had no idea what I was really eating in a day. The food diary alone was a great education. There are plenty of very supportive and knowledgeable people here who will be happy to help you along and offer support.

So welcome!

:smokin: Welcome and good luck! I have found that a low-cal, low-fat, high-protein smoothie in the mornings really has made an incredible difference in my ability to stay within my calorie range. 170 calories and I'm not hungry for at least 3 hours. Sometimes I do them two a day if I am REALLY trying to blast off a few pounds. I went to a family reunion last week and using my smoothies twice a day allowed me to be able to "eat and drink" once a day without gaining weight. That was great since those occasions would usually put at least 5lbs on me.

Ask for help when you need it and record everything...you will be surprised how quickly the weight starts coming off.

Hi! Welcome and you did the first step by admitting that you need to lose weight.

I myself gained 45 pounds when the doctor gave me allergy shots (steriod). He didn't tell me I would gain weight and my periods would be zig zag. I have lost 16 pounds and would like to be at a healthy 166 pounds (I currently weigh 172.8 pounds) and have 7 more pounds to go yipppie!!!

Make sure to drink 64 oz of water daily; work out 3 days a week for 30 minutes; then you'll work out for an hour and "maybe" sneak in another day of workout by working on "weights". Take your vitamins/supplements, talk to your doctor before exercising/dieting, stop eating 2-3 hours BEFORE you go t sleep, use extra virgin olive oil (this is yummy to dip wheat bread when you make your wheat spaghetti). Be wise and use coupons found in your local newspaper Eat fruits and veggies, chicken/fish, don't eat "fried foods" (french fries, pizza, etc); you can eat the Oreda crinkle cut fries that you bake in the oven, stay away from the salt shaker, stay AWAY from processed foods, foods made with hydrogenated oils (cookies, cakes, etc). Please, please, please weigh yourself "monthly". We women have PMS, mood swings, bloating, water gain (we retain water) two week before we mensturate; thus the reason why I ask you to weigh yourself monthly. I swear (Eva crossing her finger and doing a "cross" by her heart) you WILL lose 3-4 pounds every month. If you do the "math" that's THE average of 1 pound a week. This helps you from NOT getting discouraged IF, if, you weigh yourself daily/weekly.

Set small goals for right now. Start with the FIRST 10 pounds. If you work out and eat right, you'll lose WATER GAIN first of 5-6 pounds (I swear again!). Because you are flushing your body (detoxing). THEN the weight will be HARDER to lose. Remember, it's soooo easy to gain the weight, but hard to lose it. "No pain, no gain!"

If you want more "tips" let me know, you know how to reach me. Blessings!

Eva