I Finally Had Enough...

[bluesummer]

....of continuing to gain weight year after year. I had to face the fact, finally, that I was getting overweight.

So, I took the bull by the horns and completely revamped my eating habits. I eat clean (nothing processed or preserved, all fresh food), I drink 2+ litres of water a day, and I cut out all sugar and alcohol.

I need to lose about 30 pounds. In two weeks, I've already lost 7.

Hopefully, before the end of the summer, I'll be skinny Nina again.

Just thought I'd share my methods for anyone wondering what it takes to lose the weight. Pills and/or starvation aren't going to work (I've tried). Change your diet.

[Sonrisa]

or there's always HCG, 20 lbs in 2 weeks.

[ecojeanne]

or one could exercise. once alcohol has been cut out the weight will drop off very quickly

[starbuck]

I'm all ears. What's a typical day for you eating-wise? How many calories? What else don't you eat? Is dairy allowed? Take-out? (LOL)

Cutting out alcohol seems to be working for me as well. I lost 4 pounds in two weeks and I realized it's because I didn't drink any alcohol during that time. I'm having a house party this weekend so I'm going to cheat a bit. But I'm so happy with the results I may just go sober for good.

[Rollerderby]

Yes, cut alcohol (but red wine is good for your blood circulation) and fatty foods out. Cook at home, that's healthier than eating out. Buy some cookbooks if you cant do it yourself. Go for a mile walk everyday, and try to go longer and longer if you can. Start slow.

Drink a lot of green tea. Not the processed stuff either. Go to a tea shop and look into full leaf items. Tea helps break down impurities in our body which helps our metabolisms and definitely helps with overall health not just weightloss.

And, remember to LOVE YOURSELF! stress and negative thinking about yourself will not help you at a cellular level. Happy thoughts all around will bring happy bodies

Sorry for the overly cheerful fluff :-)

[Sonrisa]

you should be sorry

[doppelgaenger]

Eat only rice with a small ration of meat 1 time per day, and that's all. Walk everywhere you go, and get at least 9 hours of sleep every night.

Other than getting 9 hours of sleep every night, that's how my diet and everything changed. I have lost maybe 35 lbs in a little less than a month.

[starbuck]

Eat only rice with a small ration of meat 1 time per day, and that's all. Walk everywhere you go, and get at least 9 hours of sleep every night.

Other than getting 9 hours of sleep every night, that's how my diet and everything changed. I have lost maybe 35 lbs in a little less than a month.

Yeah but you're a spry youngin' and I'm an old lady. I walk everywhere yet the pounds do not melt off me the way they did when I was in my twenties.

And your diet sounds not-so-nutritious, Doppel. Get some veggies in your gullet for Pete's sake.

[Mish]

Congrats on losing 7 pounds Blue! Though I don't think you are anywhere near to getting overweight.

I lost about ten kilos in 3 months after I came back from Canada. I did it mostly through a good diet and cycling. I didn't count my calaries intake but my diet consisted of something like cereal for breakfast, small side dish with meat for lunch, salad, side dish with meat and plenty of fruit for dinner. It worked like a charm. I'm still keeping true to this diet and I'm not gaining anything unwanted.

[doppelgaenger]

Yeah but you're a spry youngin' and I'm an old lady. I walk everywhere yet the pounds do not melt off me the way they did when I was in my twenties.

And your diet sounds not-so-nutritious, Doppel. Get some veggies in your gullet for Pete's sake.

I am about to stuff my gullet right now Mmmm, basmati rice with pork and bread.

Yesterday a friend took me out and bought me supper. Nice guy.

[Charlie Boy II]

I'm losing weight - more than I want to. My mum freaked out the last time she saw me.

I have fruit and coffee in the moring, a big sandwich for lunch, another coffee in the afternoon and takeaway for dinner. I exercise less than I used to because of work and uni (three surfs a week). And I have a couple of beers every night.

[doppelgaenger]

Yeah but you're a spry youngin' and I'm an old lady. I walk everywhere yet the pounds do not melt off me the way they did when I was in my twenties.

And your diet sounds not-so-nutritious, Doppel. Get some veggies in your gullet for Pete's sake.

Then again, I don't usually walk everywhere. Back at home, I only walked around on campus. I used my car to travel everywhere else. Now that I got up off my lazy ass and have to walk everywhere, things are changing.

[bluesummer]

My big problem was my love of sugary drinks from Starbucks, and my alcohol habit. Not that I'm a drunk, but I have a full wine rack at home, and I use it. I also will drink beer on hot days, and Bailey's in my coffee on a cold morning.

The diet I'm on cuts out a LOT of carbs, and encourages lots of fruits/veggies, and protein (lean meat, beans, low-fat cheese). Also lots of seeds/grains.....I eat flax, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds every day. No sugar at all, except the naturally occurring types in my food.

I'm planning to start this kickboxing class this week too. I love a good workout, and that should kick my ass.