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Laserwife
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I am 46, and need to lose 136 pounds (and have now dropped 8 pounds in the initial stages just this week, but we all know that is how it starts). We thought I had a heart attack recently, and got all the tests to find out it was an anxiety attack (never had one of those) and that my heart is very strong, very clean of plaque, that I have really low cholesterol and all that good stuff. So I want to take this frightening opportunity and turn it to good by FINALLY losing the extra "me". I used to weigh between 125 and 145 when I was in my twenties, and my husband wanted more of me, so I doubled! But I don't think that was what he had in mind. I'm terrible, horrible, and awful at staying ON a diet, so instead I am changing what I eat "forever", instead of dieting for a while. Food advice would be much appreciated, but don't fret if I don't take up all of it, I am a horribly picky eater. I have a treadmill, and am using the "weight loss" program on it, which kicks my behind for thirty minutes at a pop. Awesome. I hope this isn't too much info, and thank you for any help you can give. I will try to help as well with whatever I can do to support folks - I am a very good cook, and do experimentation with food, and have found a few things that make really healthy food taste terrific (but maybe they are what everyone already knows?). :flowerforyou:
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Welcome, My name is Tammy (fatpal1) I have lost 78 pounds and need to lose about 120 more. I changed my life a year ago, and I am sooo like you the diets just didnt work, so I had to change everything. With me it has not been as much about the food, before I ate once a day, now I eat small meals thru out the day. The biggest part for me was exercising, it has made alll the difference, I have always been active, but taking an hour to myself to really work it out has been the bomb!! I am here for you, we have a great litttle group here, am sure you find out I am not a great logger with my food and exercise, but I really like the support and feed back from my mfp friends. Glad you found us here. Be looking for Mel's weekly challenge!!0
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Welcome! So great to meet you! My name is Melissa and I am here trying to get my life together. I have about 125 or so to go! Yikes that number feels overwhelming but taking it in small chunks makes it feel a little more manageable. I've tried every kind of diet from Atkins to Cabbage soup. I couldn't keep up with them for longer than a couple weeks. This time around I am just trying to make better choices (this weekend's diary is NOT a good example) and trying to stay under calories and not eat junk very often. So far it is helping me stay on track not being so crazy restrictive! Anyways hope we can encourage you along your journey!0
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Thank you!! I'm good with logging but terrible with exercise, but I found a list online of 10 reasons people shrug off exercising, and many were exactly what I do and VERY EMBARRASSING! So it is motivating me to keep going! I found them at: http://www.livestrong.com/article/370670-ten-reasons-people-do-not-exercise/#ixzz1wq8b6wuH
They were:
No Time
Between work and children, school and homework, exercise is hard to fit in -- but not impossible. Take the stairs when you can, walk on your lunch hour or park in the space farthest from the store. Better yet, walk to the store. Walk to pick up your children from school and run around with your dog in the backyard.
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No Energy
A full day of work, school, errands and child care can wipe you out. Exercise at a time of day when you have more energy. Set your alarm for 15 or 20 minutes sooner and pop in an exercise DVD before your shower. Walk at lunchtime, or stop by the gym before you get home and call it a day.
Competing Interests
Other activities can eat up your free time -- video games, texting your friends or going to the movies. Make exercise a priority. Grab a hula hoop between save blocks on the video game. Choose a social activity that doesn't require you to sit. Go bowling, shop at the mall, or play a game of laser tag.
Haven't Developed the Habit
Stick-to-it-iveness is hard to come by. Make a commitment to yourself to exercise for a month straight, no excuses. After three to four weeks, the habit should be forming, and you won't have to struggle with it every day. Remember the reasons you want to exercise, set small goals and follow your plan.
No Motivation
If you think you have no reason to exercise, you won't be motivated. Educate yourself on why lifelong exercise is important to your health and well-being, even if you are already slim and in good health. For a more mundane motivator, reward yourself for meeting your short-term exercise goals.
Too Overwhelming
You may be overwhelmed if you've never had an exercise routine before. So, start small. Take the stairs or walk around the block. Instead of forwarding through commercials, let them run, and do some jumping jacks while they're on. Work your way up to 10 minutes of exercise at a time and build from there.
Poor Diet
If your diet is lacking in nutrition, you might not have enough energy to exercise. Get out of the fast food stupor and ditch the sweets. Eating whole grains, fruits, vegetables and healthy protein will make you more energetic, alert and disposed to exercising.
Current Physical Condition
Perhaps you're obese, you've had a heart attack, or you feel that you're too old to exercise. You may have to check with your doctor first, but almost everyone is able to perform some sort of physical activity regardless of size, age or condition.
No Access
You don't need access to a gym or fancy equipment to exercise. You can exercise inexpensively at home with a resistance band, a set of dumbbells and a program to get you going. Use an exercise DVD or find appropriate exercises in a book or online. You can even exercise with no equipment, using only your body weight.
Lack of Results
When you don't see the results you think you should, you may become dispirited and unmotivated. But keep moving. Exercise changes your body more than you realize. It reduces blood pressure, increases endurance and strength, and protects against some chronic diseases. Even without visible results, you are doing your body good.0 -
I am so happy to find a 100+ board that is not super-packed with members. Don't get me wrong, I love the support that is out there, but I like to get to know people too :-) I am Michelle, 37. I am currently around 307 and am 5'11" I started February 1 by joining a gym and just doing it. Logging helps so much and I love the support of this site. My mantra that I use most often is, THEIR GOALS ARE NOT MY GOALS! Meaning, "they," can have that burger, fries, and ice cream. That has nothing to do with ME. This is MY life, MY body, and i have MY goals. I am not, "missing out." I am JUMPING into life and looking forward to my future self. Is it tough? Uh, YES! But it feels great to just do it and it is easier now than it was in February and March. Um, yes, I do eat real food and occasionally (sometimes more than occasionally) have treats. It's about changing my mind to change my body.
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Welcome Michelle! Nice to have you with us! Look forward to getting to know you better!0
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When things go wrong in my life, I fall off my healthy eating. I had a very bad weekend, and early part of the week, and this morning just woke up feeling very depressed. I had chips and soda for breakfast, and went to fast food for lunch. I didn't really want to log anything, but I put in everything bad I did and what I plan for dinner. Then I input the exercise I have done and intend to do (momentarily). AND GUESS WHAT? I'm still okay! I still am way under! I think part of my old problem was that if I went to fast food, I would just assume that I had totally blown the "new eating pattern" and then would stop it altogether. This is very nice, the ability to see that I didn't completely screw up and I am still on track. Just the same, I think I will bring a salad with me to work tomorrow. ;-P
One thing I did, which I find very irritating sometimes, but will help me in my quest:
I used to drop my husband off, and pick him up, when we drove in to work together. I love having the car, and he isn't terribly interested in having it. But then I go to Carl's Jr. or something equally as detrimental. So I bit the bullet, and now I have him drop me off at work, and pick me up. I need more time there, anyway, so it works out good for that, but also I do not have a car, so I have to bring my lunch. I buy those prepackaged salads at the grocer, and they are actually pretty good! Now I have my bottled tea and my salad for lunch, and yogurt and granola for breakfast, because I don't have the means to get anywhere else. I really hate having to wait to be picked up from work, BUT in the long run, this is a better solution.
Moral: sometimes you have to make changes you won't like to achieve an end that you will. Or at least I sure hope so!0
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