O.K. I"m gonna have to just do it. HOw do I take off the winter pounds..

[Tashasmom]

Originally Posted by oceanair27

I know what your talking about when you say down home cookin. We cook like that too. Having 3 kids makes it even harder to diet, dont get me wrong ,I loooove my kids, but it really sucks if your dieting and you walk in the kitchen and one of them has a totinos pizza in the oven, or the husband surprises you with dairy queen! Sometimes I think they do it to me on purpose just to see if I have the willpower to withstand.lol So really thats why I havent went on the diet yet. Husband is not good at supporting. But if you have a good support system it should work for you. For this moment I'm taking babysteps tho LOL!! GOOD LUCK!!

I know what your saying i have 3 teens and a 3 year old. Plus i was raised on that type of food. Not to mention we are a family of 6 with one income. I breed dogs but all that money goes back into them. It's sad but eating healthy is really expensive. I plant a garden but last year lost most of it due to lack of rain then too much rain. This year i'm putting in another of course and hopefull the weather obeys me lol...but it's crazy that healthy food cost so much while food that will kill us is so cheap. So how do I eat healthy and still be thrifty? I am going to plant some apple and peach trees. Last year i planted Blackberries and rasberries and this year i'm also planting a strawberry batch and i always plant watermelon and cantelope..so given the weather doesn't mess up my garden that will help..
As far as my husband goes..all the other times i tried to diet he didn't know weather to support me or tell me not to..i was highly emotional cause i was starving ALLL the time and I was horrible to be around. Thats why i want to eat healthy AND lose the pounds..so I came to you all...lol..

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by Jaspermom

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26811

YOU MUST check the thread above out! In January this year some of us here on YT began a weight loss club! Before we were done (I had other committments and had to stop keeping statistics) the club had lost a LOT of weight together!

The title of the thread SHOULD have been "The Healthy Eating For Life Club"!

Think about this: TRULY you ARE what you EAT! If you eat a lot of fatty food, what happens to your body? If you don't get any exercise, any calories you take in that you do not burn get STORED by your body as fat.

Check out the thread. IT IS NOT about "dieting". It is about adopting a healthy eating life style. Ask Teri88 what it has done for HER! She will be thrilled to tell you!

GOOD LUCK to all who are trying to lose weight! I am there for you if you need me! I lost 45 pounds by changing the way I eat for a life time. It's a habit now, and I love it. I am not deprived, I eat like a pig, and it's all home made. OK off the soap box! Check the thread!

I got a diet off the internet called the Idiots diet, or something like that. I lost the weight that I wanted to and kept it off.

But just as you said Glad, it's changing the way you eat for life that makes the difference.

Get used to diet pop or water, once you make the switch you'll get used to it. Totally cut out the fried foods. We have an occasionl treat of French Fries, but do not fry anything at home. An added benifit, your kitchen stays a whole lot cleaner.

For snacks its pretzels or popcorn or fresh fruit, cut out the fritos and potato chips. Eat more often with smaller portions. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. Many raw fruits and vegetables are negative calorie foods, which means you burn more calories digesting them than what they contain. I thought that was pretty cool.

Now this may seem odd, but my sister is always experimenting, trying to make foods taste better, yet she is trying to lose weight. I laugh and ask her why she wants it to taste better, she'll just want to eat more. So another good way to lose weight, is learn to be a worse cook.

[Jaspermom]

Originally Posted by Tashasmom

It's sad but eating healthy is really expensive. Thats why i want to eat healthy AND lose the pounds..so I came to you all...lol..

Eating healthy just means making healthy choices. Don't fry something, grill it or broil it. Choose healthy substitutions, low fat or fat free milk, cottage cheese, sour cream. Stay away from sweets (that saves you LOTS of money, lol), eat lots of veggies and fruit, (if you can't buy fresh, buy frozen without a lot of added salt or sugar). Read your labels. Pick up 6 different choices, read all the labels, and choose the one with the best nutrition. Eat whole grains. Avoid white flour. You can shop and not spend any more money than you would on un-healthy choices. I know you can. You just have to be committed to trying. YOU CAN DO IT!!
Just TRY!

[Jaspermom]

Originally Posted by JeanieK

So another good way to lose weight, is learn to be a worse cook.

Jeanie, you completely crack me up!! But you have GOT it, girlfriend! You just have to make the right choices! Really, it is NOT about deprivation, it's just another learning process.

Ladies (and any gents monitoring this conversation), you really truly should check out the Healthy Eating Club Thread. There is so much helpful info there, and we really have helped loads of people learn how to eat right! Give it a look-see!

[Tashasmom]

I do bake alot but it's usually pork chops smothered in BBQ sauce lol..
what i mean about cost more..is I Have an alloted amout each week to spend on groceries and I don't buy junk food..we do buy popcorn peanuts and fruit..But I also buy alot of pork and hamburger cause it's cheaper than fish and chicken. I'm serious about this. I think my problem is I eat late at night..and lots of times it's stuff like a hot dog..or pasta..stuff that is fatening..so I know I need to quit eating late at night..I really appreciate everyone helping me out..thanks..I'm going to do this and i'm glad I have help..

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by Tashasmom

I do bake alot but it's usually pork chops smothered in BBQ sauce lol..
what i mean about cost more..is I Have an alloted amout each week to spend on groceries and I don't buy junk food..we do buy popcorn peanuts and fruit..But I also buy alot of pork and hamburger cause it's cheaper than fish and chicken. I'm serious about this. I think my problem is I eat late at night..and lots of times it's stuff like a hot dog..or pasta..stuff that is fatening..so I know I need to quit eating late at night..I really appreciate everyone helping me out..thanks..I'm going to do this and i'm glad I have help..

It's hard to eat and type at the same time so just spend more time on YT.

[Tashasmom]

Jeanie thats funny you say that because since i joined yt I haven't been eating as much lol..between that and it being warm outside. So that helps lol..