Official Weight Loss Club Thread

[Muffie's Mom]

Originally Posted by deb4air

Okay I've not lost or gained this week ..but i sure have had alot of swelling humm and tender ness I suspect hormonal rages hahaha ,Well better luck next week way to go everyone whos had sucess ..

I gather you're not releasing a lot of that water you're drinking!

Just keep trying and don't give up.

Maybe next week you'll have a loss.

Keep eating healthy.

[Muffie's Mom]

Originally Posted by She-ra's Mama

Ok, sorry about last week. It was "that time" so I new better than to weigh.

Anyhow, I am excited! I have lost 6 lbs!!! Just been eating two meals a day, seems to be working!!!


What are you guys doing, "exercise wise"??

Oh me! Is that 6 lbs this week that you've lost or a total of 6 lbs?

I really wouldn't recommend only eating 2 meals a day. It isn't healthy for your body to do that. You can eat 3 or more meals a day and if you eat the "right" foods, you can still lose weight.

Just don't cheat your body on things that it needs by your only eating twice a day.

Congratulations on the 6 lbs. loss.

Keep up the good work. I'm so proud of you.

[She-ra's Mama]

Oh no...six pounds total!! i usually don't eat breakfast (yuck) so lunch and supper are the biggies. I am eating fruit and veggies as snacks...so no body cheating here!!!

[Muffie's Mom]

Eat larger meals early in the day.

Your metabolism slows down towards the end of the evening and is less efficient at digesting foods. That means more of the energy stored in the food will be stored as fat and your body won't absorb as many nutrients from the meal.

Many American families tend to have their big meal at dinner time. The problem with this is your day is basically over and your body's need for energy isn't as great as it is early in the day. This large meal late in the day can also make you feel tired, and who wants to feel too tired to have fun now that the work day is over?

Try eating a medium sized meal for breakfast, a large meal for lunch and a small meal for dinner.

Better yet, try eating 4-6 small meals over the course of your day. That keeps your body fueled for the whole day without dumping a large amount of food into your stomach, which your body might have a hard time digesting.
Don't skip breakfast!

Many people do because they don't feel they need to eat breakfast, or they just don't feel hungry first thing in the morning.

Research shows that people who skip breakfast are usually fatter than those who eat a well balanced breakfast. Although you might not feel hungry first thing in the morning, if you skip breakfast you will feel extra hungry come lunch time, making you more prone to overeating for your afternoon meal.

[kara]

Just 1 lb this past week -- I was premenstral So today it was 163 lb. Maybe I will do better this week I am going to go to the gym mon, wed, fri and do cardio. So hopefully I will have a better week.

[Muffie's Mom]

Originally Posted by kara

Just 1 lb this past week -- I was premenstral So today it was 163 lb. Maybe I will do better this week I am going to go to the gym mon, wed, fri and do cardio. So hopefully I will have a better week.

Kara, don't be discouraged. All those 1 lb's add up to make several.

I think you'll be surprised how exercising will play into the eating healthy.

Congratulations on another pound. I'm proud of you.

Keep up the good work.

[She-ra's Mama]

Originally Posted by Muffie's Mom

Eat larger meals early in the day.

Your metabolism slows down towards the end of the evening and is less efficient at digesting foods. That means more of the energy stored in the food will be stored as fat and your body won't absorb as many nutrients from the meal.

Many American families tend to have their big meal at dinner time. The problem with this is your day is basically over and your body's need for energy isn't as great as it is early in the day. This large meal late in the day can also make you feel tired, and who wants to feel too tired to have fun now that the work day is over?

Try eating a medium sized meal for breakfast, a large meal for lunch and a small meal for dinner.

Better yet, try eating 4-6 small meals over the course of your day. That keeps your body fueled for the whole day without dumping a large amount of food into your stomach, which your body might have a hard time digesting.
Don't skip breakfast!

Many people do because they don't feel they need to eat breakfast, or they just don't feel hungry first thing in the morning.

Research shows that people who skip breakfast are usually fatter than those who eat a well balanced breakfast. Although you might not feel hungry first thing in the morning, if you skip breakfast you will feel extra hungry come lunch time, making you more prone to overeating for your afternoon meal.

Hey!! Are you calling me fat!!! Just kidding!! Ok, I will TRY to eat breakfast!

[Muffie's Mom]

Originally Posted by She-ra's Mama

Hey!! Are you calling me fat!!! Just kidding!! Ok, I will TRY to eat breakfast!

Egads! LOL

No way! That was meant for everyone - just trying to explain it to everyone!

But I am glad that you are going to try to eat that 3rd meal. LOL

[kara]

Every little bit of encouragement helps, and you are right I shouldn't be so hard on myself because 1+1=2 and so on so it is slow but maybe the cardio will help.

[Jaspermom]

WOW!!! I am SOOOOOOOO IMPRESSED with all the losses and the "sames"!!! Congrats, everyone!!!!!!!! You are all doing sooooo well!!!

For those of you who feel like they are stuck, try something different. We have had people work on snacking correctly, people going fat free, people drinking lots of water, and people exercising. These people are losing weight!

For those of you who maybe aren't losing like they had hoped, it might be time to try something NEW! Go back and look through this incredible thread, choose something you would like to try, and GO FOR IT!!!

Another thing that might work: keep written track of what you are eating and drinking every moment of the day for a week, including portion size. Then at the end of the week, take a hard look at what you put into your body. If you need some help to look, you can PM me and I will give you my fax number and you can fax it to me and I will help you analyze it, make some suggestions on how to change a few things, and voila! You will be losing weight soon!! When I tried this, I found the act of having to write things down MADE me take a look at what I was eating right then and there! I cut my portion sizes and ate different foods, SIMPLY because I knew I had to record it! The simple act of writing it down made me police myself better! It might just work for YOU!

Keep on keeping on!! All of you who are losing weight MUST know now that eating healthier and being aware of how and what you are eating WORKS!! And for all of you who are not losing as much or as quickly as you wanted, PLEASE know that sometimes for some people IT JUST TAKES MORE TIME! Don't give up!! YOU CAN DO THIS!! We are THERE for you!!

[velobabe]

Out of the mouths of babes...I told my daughter that I lost 3 lbs. and she said "not in one week" with concern. She is in the 9th grade and just finished a Food Choices class and was told that you're not supposed to lose more than 2 lbs. per week because it's unhealthy for the body. So I curbed her concern and told her that I only lost 2 this past week for a total of 3 so far...so in her book I'm doing it the healthy way Made me feel good for her concern and then for her to commend me and validate my progress.

[Jaspermom]

Originally Posted by velobabe

Out of the mouths of babes...I told my daughter that I lost 3 lbs. and she said "not in one week" with concern. She is in the 9th grade and just finished a Food Choices class and was told that you're not supposed to lose more than 2 lbs. per week because it's unhealthy for the body. So I curbed her concern and told her that I only lost 2 this past week for a total of 3 so far...so in her book I'm doing it the healthy way Made me feel good for her concern and then for her to commend me and validate my progress.

Very cool!!

[Muffie's Mom]

Originally Posted by Jaspermom

WOW!!! I am SOOOOOOOO IMPRESSED with all the losses and the "sames"!!! Congrats, everyone!!!!!!!! You are all doing sooooo well!!!

For those of you who feel like they are stuck, try something different. We have had people work on snacking correctly, people going fat free, people drinking lots of water, and people exercising. These people are losing weight!

For those of you who maybe aren't losing like they had hoped, it might be time to try something NEW! Go back and look through this incredible thread, choose something you would like to try, and GO FOR IT!!!

Another thing that might work: keep written track of what you are eating and drinking every moment of the day for a week, including portion size. Then at the end of the week, take a hard look at what you put into your body. If you need some help to look, you can PM me and I will give you my fax number and you can fax it to me and I will help you analyze it, make some suggestions on how to change a few things, and voila! You will be losing weight soon!! When I tried this, I found the act of having to write things down MADE me take a look at what I was eating right then and there! I cut my portion sizes and ate different foods, SIMPLY because I knew I had to record it! The simple act of writing it down made me police myself better! It might just work for YOU!

Keep on keeping on!! All of you who are losing weight MUST know now that eating healthier and being aware of how and what you are eating WORKS!! And for all of you who are not losing as much or as quickly as you wanted, PLEASE know that sometimes for some people IT JUST TAKES MORE TIME! Don't give up!! YOU CAN DO THIS!! We are THERE for you!!

As Glad said, you should be keeping track of what you are eating. Recording it somewhere to analyze it. A good place to do this is by checking out Diet Organizer.

Go to: dietorganizer.com

We have a special discount rate for that program that's good for about another 10 days. So go & download the 10 day FREE trial period to make sure you don't have any problems and that it's what you want. We have some who have already downloaded it.

It's a great program. I'm doing so much better since I have to input my food - it makes it "so real"! It makes you more conscientious!

Good luck everyone! Keep up the good work. Remember - it's best to only lose 1-2 lbs per week.

Congratulations to everyone that is losing!

[hasrv4fun]

[QUOTE=Muffie's Mom]Would you enlighten us all as to how you changed the way you combined your foods? We'd all love to hear from you about it.

Congratulations on keeping on track and loosing more. Way to go!

When it gets closer to the time for the puppies to come, ahead of time put your snacks in snack size baggies and have plenty of bottles of water on hand. Then, when you get hungry, just grab a baggie and take small bites and eat verrrrrryyyyyyy slowwwwwww! Chew each bite a longgg time!

Try to think positive because you are doing so well. Don't think negative about the whelping time. Try to stay positive.

I'm so proud of you. You're doing great!

Ok since you have asked I will try to inform you of what a nutritionist from Duke University told me to do.
First off follow the wonderful advice given by the ones that started this thread about low fat , smaller portions etc.
Now I am 66 years old and have found it was extremely hard to lose weight as I am not able to go to the gym ( its too far so I can only walk and work around home ) to do intensive workouts along with the cutback in food calories.
That being said here is what I was advised to do - It sounds complicated at first but it really isn't and I no longer am hungry between meals which eliminated all those snack calories ( yes even the 100 calorie bags add up )

Do not combine carbs with protien

eat protien with lots of vegetables ( preferably green )
eat carbohydrates with lots of vegetables
do not eat anything else with fruit


they advise staying away from milk totally- limited amounts of cheese because of the fat. Watch low or no fat products that there haven't been additional sugar added to overcome the flavor

wait at least 4 hours between meals

If you are hungry between- eat Vegs- cauliflower or broccoli, carrots etc or salad.

I eat pasta with a sauce I made of diced onion, garlic and diced (canned or fresh) tomatoes with basil and oregano. You would be amazed at how good just a simple food can taste when not loaded with sugar and other canned food junk.

I have more ideas and recipies if anyone is interested but don't want to load this thread up with them unless requested.

I don't expect to keep losing at the rate I have been but it sure was a great kick off to keep me motivated.

Keep in mind that this is still just healthy eating with lots of eggs, chicken, fish and fresh or frozen vegs. Stay away from canned if you can as it has too many preservatives and way too much salt which besides the blood pressure issue can keep you holding water and you won't see a loss even if you are losing fat.

If I didn't make this clear, PM me and I will copy the sheet she gave me and e mail it to you.

[Muffie's Mom]

[QUOTE=hasrv4fun]

Originally Posted by Muffie's Mom

Would you enlighten us all as to how you changed the way you combined your foods? We'd all love to hear from you about it.

Congratulations on keeping on track and loosing more. Way to go!

When it gets closer to the time for the puppies to come, ahead of time put your snacks in snack size baggies and have plenty of bottles of water on hand. Then, when you get hungry, just grab a baggie and take small bites and eat verrrrrryyyyyyy slowwwwwww! Chew each bite a longgg time!

Try to think positive because you are doing so well. Don't think negative about the whelping time. Try to stay positive.

I'm so proud of you. You're doing great!

Ok since you have asked I will try to inform you of what a nutritionist from Duke University told me to do.
First off follow the wonderful advice given by the ones that started this thread about low fat , smaller portions etc.
Now I am 66 years old and have found it was extremely hard to lose weight as I am not able to go to the gym ( its too far so I can only walk and work around home ) to do intensive workouts along with the cutback in food calories.
That being said here is what I was advised to do - It sounds complicated at first but it really isn't and I no longer am hungry between meals which eliminated all those snack calories ( yes even the 100 calorie bags add up )

Do not combine carbs with protien

eat protien with lots of vegetables ( preferably green )
eat carbohydrates with lots of vegetables
do not eat anything else with fruit


they advise staying away from milk totally- limited amounts of cheese because of the fat. Watch low or no fat products that there haven't been additional sugar added to overcome the flavor

wait at least 4 hours between meals

If you are hungry between- eat Vegs- cauliflower or broccoli, carrots etc or salad.

I eat pasta with a sauce I made of diced onion, garlic and diced (canned or fresh) tomatoes with basil and oregano. You would be amazed at how good just a simple food can taste when not loaded with sugar and other canned food junk.

I have more ideas and recipies if anyone is interested but don't want to load this thread up with them unless requested.

I don't expect to keep losing at the rate I have been but it sure was a great kick off to keep me motivated.

Keep in mind that this is still just healthy eating with lots of eggs, chicken, fish and fresh or frozen vegs. Stay away from canned if you can as it has too many preservatives and way too much salt which besides the blood pressure issue can keep you holding water and you won't see a loss even if you are losing fat.

If I didn't make this clear, PM me and I will copy the sheet she gave me and e mail it to you.

Way to go, girl! It sounds like you are on the way - the right direction.

I would like to clarify what you wrote: "Do not combine carbs with protien" - which certain carbs are you talking about?

Thank you for posting.

Congratulations on the weight loss. Keep up the good work.