Need to loose weight for me health!!!

SmilingBluEyes · Oct 7, 2003

along the dr. phil lines you can check out:

http://www.drphil.com

there is a HUGE forum regarding weight loss challenge there.

good luck!

live4today, RN · Oct 8, 2003

originally posted by lpn-n-2005
..........i am tired of livin large and now im ready to be in charge!!!

((((lpn-n-2005)))) :kiss

make yourself a banner and hang it in your house. put the above words on that banner and say it all the time. hang a large note across your fridge with those words on it. make the banner and large note colorful now. have fun with that saying, but mean every word. the fun part will boost your self esteem and make you laugh. laughter is healing to the body and soul, so laugh a lot! :)

i love that phrase, and i am going to write it down and use it myself as i too have been trying to lose weight, especially since being diagnosed with plantar fasciitis. my poor feet and legs are carrying way too much weight.......on flat feet at that. :chuckle

let's support one another and keep your thread at the forefront of the threads. you will have all the support your allnurses buddies can muster. go for it and repeat your slogan often:

i am tired of livin' large and now i'm ready to be in charge!!! :balloons:

JUSTYSMOM · Oct 8, 2003

Have you ever tried a 12 step program?

Check out Food Addicts Anonymous or Overeaters Anonymous. See if there are meetings near you. Give it a try. It works if you work it- really!

In addition, give Curves a try. They have a free trial membership. It is all women in all shapes and sizes. I just joined and had my first workout today. It's a good feeling!

Good luck and remember you are NOT alone!

Jules

OC_An Khe · Oct 8, 2003

Taking off the amount of weight you are talking about, and not putting it back on, will involve a permanent life style changes. Sometimes these changes are easier to make then small ones.

Read as much as you can, find what works for, then make the change. expect some failures or set backs and don't let that discourage you. very rarely weigh yourself.....let the need to buy a new wardrobe let you know if you are successful or not. On my second go round now of buying clothes.

Look at some of Dr Dean Ornish's books. A cardiologist who has a dietary program for heart disease but you can loose large amounts of weight permanently following it.

SirJohnny · Oct 8, 2003

LPN-n-2005:

- As one who lost 120 lbs (300 -> 180) and has kept it off -- here is some advice.

- Cut back your caloric intake - but only to a reasonable amount. Meaning -- you still want to eat 1500 - 2000 calories a day.

- Start exercising. I ride a stationary bike for 30 min in the morning. Not only do I burn a few calories - but this motivates me not to "gorge" down foods, and aids in my eating discipline.

- Some facts: There are 3400 calories in 1lb of fat. On a stationary bike, you burn roughly 550 - 600 calories per hour. So let's figure 6 hours to burn a 1lb of fat. That's what I used.

- In reality, every lb of fat burned is around 1.5 - 2.0 lbs of real weight (due to water/other crap that's there).

- Another suggestion. Get up early and go to bed early. Throw the t.v. out the door!!!! When do you fall off your diet -- in the evenings when you are at your most vulnerable (mentally!!). I say, go to bed.

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- Other reality check. If you ride bike 3 or 4 times/week and cut back to reasonable portions. You will loose 10+lbs of real weight every 6 weeks.

- Figure about 20-25 lbs every 3 months.

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- Stay away from diet programs/diet shakes/Jenny Craig/ and all that other b.s.

- It's strictly a lifestyle change. You will have to live with YOU for the rest of your life. Yeah, I've put on a few lbs -- but then went back and lost them again. It's a daily struggle.

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- Can you have ice cream? Hell yeah!!! But, be prepared to ride the bike for a few hours the next day. Actually, I would have ice cream sundae on Fri night at Denny's -- then ride 2 hours on Sat and 2 hours on Sun (hour in AM and hour in PM). This would be 2400+ calories burned. Now I am back in the game.

- You say you can't ride for an hour. Not now.. But, after riding for 6 months - and getting motivated due to seeing the results -- you will want to keep going. Also, you will be getting in shape/etc. so riding for an hour will be no big deal.

- I took laptop in to gym and played video games while I rode the bike.

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- Currently, I am in maintenance mode. Ride 30 min every morining. I bring my lab book with me and just memorize -- takes my mind off the bike.

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- For quick eats. I will go to Subway and order foot long roast beef and bacon and chips and diet drink (the meal deal). Will save half of sub for later in day. Eat the other half and chips for lunch.

- Is bacon bad for you ? Who cares? I'm hungry. But, I know that if I go to Subway and (that's all I go to), that I will win the calorie game. BTW/ Stay away from the cookies. :)

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- That's how I lost the weight. No pills, no gimmics. Just got ticked off one day and did it.

- It's definitely changed my life - big time!!! I am actually dating for the first time in like 15 yrs.

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- Good luck.

John Coxey

JUSTYSMOM · Oct 8, 2003

Quote:

"It's definitely changed my life - big time!!! I am actually dating for the first time in like 15 yrs".

That is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!