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The adventure continues with the community members!
CBASICH
has definitely learned
a lot by doing some reading, and clearly, some serious thinking about what
it really takes to lose weight!:
"Recently I've been
doing A LOT of reading about weight loss and have found some ideas that
have helped me get my head together about food issues while my body is
being worked on by my choices of foods and the walks I am now taking each
day. Here are some ideas that have helped me:
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Food may taste good,
but no food tastes as good as how being thinner feels.
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You've had that food
before. You KNOW what it tastes like. (Put in here any food you are
craving that isn't a good thing for you to be eating for your body.) You
don't have to eat it!
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Even losing just 17
lbs. made me move easier and caused me to go down two pants sizes.
That's a good deal! Imagine how I will feel when I have lost more!
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Keep lots of apples,
pears, carrots, celery around for those emergency cravings so that you
won't grab something naughty instead.
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You can do this! You
are worth it! You are important!
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Fat goes almost
immediately to storage in your body. It slides in there easier and
faster than any other type of food. Stay away from it! Bye-Bye, butter!
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Pay attention to how
your clothes fit and how they are getting looser. This will provide real
incentive!
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You need to do some
kind of exercise if you want to get off your plateau and continue to
lose more weight.
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Find what feels
right for you. Read lots of books and articles to find out what has
worked for others. Try tips you read about to see if they are right for
you.
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Participate in a
message board such as this to gain and give support from others. These
people have been there and understand where you are right now. You can
help others, too, by sharing your discoveries.
VADERCAT
has some super advice:
"Best suggestions
would be:
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Lose the weight and
exercise because you want to and only you will know that.
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Choose an easy goal
like only losing 5 or 10 lbs at a time. Don't put pressure on yourself
to succeed in a certain time frame or else...What's the else? Are you
going to quit because you failed? Failures are a given. Pick yourself up
and dust yourself off and do it again and again and again until you get
where you want to be. Remember you are losing for you and only you. So
why add stress to the equation.
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Choose a variety of
exercises you are interested in, because only one like just walking will
rapidly get boring. Then choose how much time you plan to spend at it.
Are you looking for exercise time or are you looking for maximum caloric
expenditure? I found I was looking for caloric expenditure more than I
was the time, because I am trying to lose weight rather than maintain.
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Start reading about
nutrition and exercise and read as much as you can. Subscribe to
magazines that interest you. Find videos that appeal to you in addition
to having a club membership if that's your interest. I have both and use
both.
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Learn to read
nutrition labels on cans and boxes. Every calorie counts even that whole
box of Tic Tacs you ate today. Moderate your diet. If your metabolism
says you can eat 2000 calories than cut back some if you want to lose
weight and eat as little fat as you can. Most people shoot initially for
40 grams of fat a day and then trim it down to 30 grams when they get
used to their diet. If you are looking to control your cholesterol
through diet and exercise and you can live on a low-fat diet than shoot
for 10-20 grams of fat per day. It is hard, but it can be done. Invest
in a book about fat-free cooking and learn the secrets. Eating your own
food will cut your fat severely if you learn to cook fat free.
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Treat yourself
occasionally to foods you like and do things that please you. If you
feel like bingeing than be sure you wait ten minutes between bites when
you sit down with that bag of chocolate. Chances are after the 2nd bite
you won't feel like it anymore. And if you do, then don't beat yourself
up and don't quit. If you quit, then you really have failed, but if you
continue on like it was another day, then it is simply another day, so
what?
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Keep a journal of
your exercises and foods you ate. You don't have to write volumes. I
write the exercise I did, how many reps if weight lifting, how many
minutes of aerobics, and total calories consumed including fiber and fat
calories. Track what you are interested in learning about yourself. If
you feel better writing it all down then do it and if you don't just
write what you do. But if you do keep a journal you will see a change
because you will feel bad if you don't have something to enter into it
everyday, which is why it keeps you going.
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JUST DO IT!!!"
And last, but
certainly not least, CHELSEAGRL has some very thoughtful tips for
us all:
"I lost over 60 lbs.
over the last 10 years. It was a very slow and healthy process including
adding healthy lifestyle changes. I have kept it all off for the last 4
years. This year I have gained 15 lbs. It is more than I have put on at
one time since I lost the weight. What is working for me right now is to
get very clear on what has worked for me in the past, not dwell on the
negatives, put one foot in front of the other and keep moving. Here are
some of the things that worked for me in the past. Hopefully they will be
helpful to others as well:
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The same way you
'pay yourself first' when saving money, put yourself first.
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Keep the exercise
promises you make, regardless of what other tempting offers come your
way (or you're tired or have to clean or make phone calls).
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Remember it is the
best thing you can do and you never regret having gone to the gym. I
have never been sorry I went, only that I didn't go.
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Plan meals and be
excited about what you are planning.
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Plan treats for
yourself. If you love sweets, plan how to have them in moderation (I
have always found a way to have a bit of chocolate - Milky way lite, or
1 chocolate covered cherry for dessert, or 1 cup of Count Chocula
cereal, or diet chocolate soda or 1 tootsie pop).
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Go out w/ people. I
am always tempted to hibernate when I am losing but if I go out, I
really plan what I will eat and drink. Light beer is great. So are
salads w/ balsamic vinegar.
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Plan exercise with
friends. I have invited friends to spin class or out hiking with me. It
feels great and healthy rather than getting coffee or going to a bar or
the movies.
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Get moving! A sphere
in motion stays in motion!
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Wear clothes that
fit you now and feel comfortable. If you are squeezing into your old
things to punish yourself, you will be sad all the time.
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Remember your beauty
all the time. What I am about to say is harsh but it's true: If you were
to, God forbid, be hit by a bus today and killed, you would be the
weight you are and the way you look. It would not change. How much of a
shame would it be if you left this planet planning to be someone you
aren't? Love who you are now. The change you are making is because you
love yourself and deserve the best. Not because you are a bad person and
have to change to be loved.
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Get as much sleep as
you need every night. If you need 8 hours to function, get 8. If you
need 7, get 7.
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Drink water.
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Keep a journal about
your feelings. Be aware of your sad moments and feel them. Don't push
them down. Ask yourself what feels bad. Is there someone you need to
talk with to improve a specific situation? Humans are not necessarily
happy every moment of the day. It's ok to be sad sometimes. And to say
you feel that way.
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Reward yourself for
your success. It's ok to use food as a reward once in a while. Plan for
it. You can also use a new item of clothing, I like a trip to a book
store for open-ended browsing.
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Don't beat yourself
up for over-eating. Accept it and move on."
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