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what keeps you going?
The New Year is upon us. I have been using this site and watching my weight for just over 2 months now, I used to watch my mother diet and struggle with weight I never thought anything of it, now I am experiencing what she went through, the great ups and downs, battles with the scales, when the weight goes down we are on top of the world and when the scale doesn’t move or goes up its like the world has jumped on our shoulders to weight us down, and then that big bowl of chocolate calls your name.
Getting fit, losing weight, gaining health, is a hard road. We all know that
So how do you stay motivated?
What do you do when the scales go up?
What stops you from falling back into bad habits and that big bowl of chocolate?
Getting fit, losing weight, gaining health, is a hard road. We all know that
So how do you stay motivated?
What do you do when the scales go up?
What stops you from falling back into bad habits and that big bowl of chocolate?
COMMUNITY LEADER
Being diabetic, you need to limit simple carb intake, which consists of white sugar, flour, rice, etc. Switch to whole grain breads, crackers, pastas, since whole grains are complex carbs and don't spike your blood sugar like white, refined foods do.
Stay with lots of veggies, nuts, low fat dairy, etc, but do make sure you get an adequate amount of "good" fats. You can do a google search for "low glycemic" foods; these will generally be packed with lean protein, fiber, etc both of which will keep you feeling fuller longer.
Stay with lots of veggies, nuts, low fat dairy, etc, but do make sure you get an adequate amount of "good" fats. You can do a google search for "low glycemic" foods; these will generally be packed with lean protein, fiber, etc both of which will keep you feeling fuller longer.
Of course! Barb and I just posted some suggestions on another thread. Check it out! http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Weight-Loss--Dieting/Just-started/show/1656706?personal_page_id=2488786
If you need any support on your journey, feel free to hit me up! Best of luck to you and Happy New Year to you as well! : )
If you need any support on your journey, feel free to hit me up! Best of luck to you and Happy New Year to you as well! : )
Thats great I'm diabetic have high blood pressure and high cholesterol I'm on cpap and have a lot health issues I'm at 249 and I'm 5'7" and I really want to lose at least down to 186 which is whaty doctor assessment said I need to way ' any suggestion for me? Thank u and Happy New Year ; )
It's definitely a lifestyle thing... You just decide this is the life I want to live, and you live it! But life can really throw us some whammies here and there...
I've always been overweight, even when I was little. As a young adult, though, I really packed on the pounds to where I had gotten over 325 lbs by the time I was just 32. That following year, I decided to do something about it. I had to teach myself about nutrition and it's affect on my body. I started substituting everything I ate with a health-conscious counterpart. After 8 mos, I lost 100 lbs., just on diet alone. Over the next few months I lost another 40, but my journey didn't end there. I got engaged in 2010 to a Sicilian who loved to cook and eat rich foods and whose mother loved baking for us! I gained 70 lbs while I was with him. By the end of that year, I told him I need for us to be healthy... I had worked too hard to let myself slip like that, but he didn't want to change his lifestyle at all and it was killing me (I found out I had high triglycerides, low good cholesterol, and was borderline diabetic). He didn't care... He didn't want to change... So I left him. On my own again, I was able to lose the 70 lbs in 7 mos., but I seriously increased my activity level while also watching calories. I started to get upset, though, because I had an idea in my mind of what size dress I wanted to wear and what weight I should be at for my height, but I had plateaued. I talked to a nutritionist who encouraged me to write everything down that I ate for a week and to go back to her to work out a plan. Well of course I know now how to eat right, but writing everything down for that week (and being completely honest with myself) was a real eye opener! I saw that I wasn't eating quite as healthy as I thought and was taking so many liberties with my "cheats", that I was stalling my own weight loss, So I got myself back on track and the weight started coming off again. I'm down to a size 8/10, but still wanted that elusive 6. I figured I'd work my butt off to get down to it, but then I took a health risk assessment with my healthcare provider just to see where my standings were now and found out that all of my levels are within ideal range, even my weight! (And blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterols and triglycerides are all perfect!) Here I'd been looking at my BMI which has been saying that I'm still overweight so I've been stressing myself out wondering how to get down more. But when they checked my body fat percentage, they said I actually have a high lean weight (muscles, skin and bones) which bumps my ideal range up higher than it would in regular BMI charts. So I'd definitely recommend to anyone who's killing themselves to lose weight to go get their body fat percentage checked out. You may already be right where your body is supposed to be! For me, I do still come in at the high range of my ideal weight so am looking to get down to the low range, but at least I know as far as my health goes, I'm right on track, which has DEFINITELY helped to keep me motivated. : )
I've always been overweight, even when I was little. As a young adult, though, I really packed on the pounds to where I had gotten over 325 lbs by the time I was just 32. That following year, I decided to do something about it. I had to teach myself about nutrition and it's affect on my body. I started substituting everything I ate with a health-conscious counterpart. After 8 mos, I lost 100 lbs., just on diet alone. Over the next few months I lost another 40, but my journey didn't end there. I got engaged in 2010 to a Sicilian who loved to cook and eat rich foods and whose mother loved baking for us! I gained 70 lbs while I was with him. By the end of that year, I told him I need for us to be healthy... I had worked too hard to let myself slip like that, but he didn't want to change his lifestyle at all and it was killing me (I found out I had high triglycerides, low good cholesterol, and was borderline diabetic). He didn't care... He didn't want to change... So I left him. On my own again, I was able to lose the 70 lbs in 7 mos., but I seriously increased my activity level while also watching calories. I started to get upset, though, because I had an idea in my mind of what size dress I wanted to wear and what weight I should be at for my height, but I had plateaued. I talked to a nutritionist who encouraged me to write everything down that I ate for a week and to go back to her to work out a plan. Well of course I know now how to eat right, but writing everything down for that week (and being completely honest with myself) was a real eye opener! I saw that I wasn't eating quite as healthy as I thought and was taking so many liberties with my "cheats", that I was stalling my own weight loss, So I got myself back on track and the weight started coming off again. I'm down to a size 8/10, but still wanted that elusive 6. I figured I'd work my butt off to get down to it, but then I took a health risk assessment with my healthcare provider just to see where my standings were now and found out that all of my levels are within ideal range, even my weight! (And blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterols and triglycerides are all perfect!) Here I'd been looking at my BMI which has been saying that I'm still overweight so I've been stressing myself out wondering how to get down more. But when they checked my body fat percentage, they said I actually have a high lean weight (muscles, skin and bones) which bumps my ideal range up higher than it would in regular BMI charts. So I'd definitely recommend to anyone who's killing themselves to lose weight to go get their body fat percentage checked out. You may already be right where your body is supposed to be! For me, I do still come in at the high range of my ideal weight so am looking to get down to the low range, but at least I know as far as my health goes, I'm right on track, which has DEFINITELY helped to keep me motivated. : )
COMMUNITY LEADER
Come join our new challenge, at the following location:
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Weight-Loss--Dieting/NEW-YEAR-NEW-CHALLENGE/show/1654765
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Weight-Loss--Dieting/NEW-YEAR-NEW-CHALLENGE/show/1654765
COMMUNITY LEADER
Be kind to yourself. When the weight goes up, step back and take another look at what you're doing, how you're eating, stress, etc. It all plays a role and often we can see where we fell off.
Always get health issues checked out, as there are several health issues that make weight gain/inability to lose very predominant. These are hypothyroidism, insulin resistance and PCOS. All of these conditions affect metabolism and if levels aren't right for you (not just in a "normal range"), you won't lose weight, or keep it off.
Additionally, keep in mind that there are a good number of medications that cause weight gain and fatigue or other side effects that might keep you from feeling, and doing, your best.
Always get health issues checked out, as there are several health issues that make weight gain/inability to lose very predominant. These are hypothyroidism, insulin resistance and PCOS. All of these conditions affect metabolism and if levels aren't right for you (not just in a "normal range"), you won't lose weight, or keep it off.
Additionally, keep in mind that there are a good number of medications that cause weight gain and fatigue or other side effects that might keep you from feeling, and doing, your best.
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