Weight loss

[blessed]

I NEED SOME HELP HERE
over the past six months i have put on some extra pounds, its very uncomfortable since im not accustomed to it, anyone has a good diet plan or any idea on how to lose weight fast and healthy.

[blessed]

i hope the guys don't ever read in here cause its labeled girl talk

[vpiper]

I'm sorry to hear that, most important thing to do is exercise, walk 30 minutes extra a day at least. another wieght loss thing is eating the same thing (healthy) everyday, so your body know exactly what to do with it. sounds boring I know.

I'm sure the boys are not reading in here.

[blessed]

Its not that im big or anything but the few extra pounds is uncomfortable. since i started my new job i eat out a lot and that is not good.. i still have to find a good diet to stick to and exercise..im still trying to find the time for that one

[morning_mist]

i don't really have problems with losing or gaining weight....i could lose weight in just a few days without eating much and i can gain it back again when i do eat much :D.

what cause you to gain weight blessed? is it for sleeping too much or eating too much? you have to determine first the cause of why you gain a few pounds so that at least you have an idea where you would start when you want to lose weight :)

[blessed]

my new job is not as active as the last one and i also ate out a lot, and i think i increased the amount of junk that i ate. I went to a herb shop today and got a nutritional program im thinking about trying it ...even though it eliminates 90% of the stuff i eat

[blessed]

it's not like starving myself or anything just eating totally different like no animal products, cut down on sweets etc..eat more peas, beans veges etc,...they also wanted to put me on their detox program but im not sure about that one

[collegegirl]

WATER! WATER! WATER! WATER!

I read a book about your body's needs, and it said that most of the problems caused in the body are related due to dehydration. There were stories of people who had diseases, and then when they started getting more water, they lost weight, increased memory when they had alzheimers, lots of other diseases that were, I hate to say it this way, but cured because they hydrated correctly. People who lost 20+ pounds just because they drank more water, (let me say this now, we UNDERdrink, and when I say increased water intake, they got the neccessary amount, and over, but not by too much as that could really thin out your blood, but when I say not too much, I am talking don't go drink 6 gal of water a day. ) BTW, I believe the book, because it had so many testimonials, and I believe that even some doctors put letters of reccomendation in there.

[marichino_freedom]

i read some tips in a magazine and it said if you are feeling "hungry", always drink a full glass of water first. they had other tips in there about weight control/loss....i'll post them soon.

also, try weight lifting. if you dont have dumbbells, improvise and use soup cans, milk gallons, etc. you could even exercise while you clean! (lunges while vaccuuming, etc.) just that little extra bit of activity a day will get your metabolism moving and you'll notice a change before you know it!

[collegegirl]

I really like those ideas! And who said that cleaning wasn't healthy for you? :D

[marichino_freedom]

exactly!!!

[vpiper]

water Eating healthyand exersice, sounds good.

Detoxic-sounds scary. Fasting every once in a while is good for your body-praying while you do it is good for you soul. but I don't think you need to take that drastic of a measure(detox) for a few unwanted pounds.

[marichino_freedom]

Detox bad!!


:drool:

[blessed]

well i have made a decision, one hour aerobics three times a week,cut out all sweets and eat very little meat, more veges and provisions and fruits and lots of water:D

[Babyruth]

Good luck!

[marichino_freedom]

i'm trying to eat at least one piece of fruit a day...and yogurt, cereal, light sandwiches, etc....i'm also trying to get back into working out at the school gym.

[Chatieee]

Hey girls! All of that sounds really good! Since I moved to Wichita, I've lost 54 lbs. Mostly by simply staying busy, watching how much I eat, cutting out sugar, and drinking lots and LOTS of Water!!! It works!!

[NeedGod]

i have never weighed much. i only weigh 46 kilograms and have for so long. problem is my food all congregates on my tummy. aaaaggghhh!!!!

[blessed]

hi to the new person:D
well today is day three in my quest to lose weight and i had meat accckkkk. i was supposed to go without it for a week but unfortunately i was tooo weak:cry: :cry:

[collegegirl]

I need to get onto a program like that. I feel as though I have no self-discipline, though I have it in other areas. :rolleyes: People also say that I weigh like nothing, that I am slender/petite, but they really don't see me. I just wear clothes that flatter me. :D

[marichino_freedom]

i dont have much muscle tone

[chocolateismybestfriend]

dont starve yourself, dont cut a bunch of your foods out of your diet all at once or you will be weak, esp if your a sugar junky like me.

I want to lose a couple pounds - like 10. I'm not fat, i have a small frame, i'm only 5'3 but you get older (i know i know, i'm only 20) and fat likes to hang onto you.

I'm in no hurry, i'm just halving the junk food i eat - and drinking a TON of water - if i want chocolate i eat it, just not a whole block of it.
That isnt much of a diet change, but it works for me.

And learning to deal with STRESS - is a huge thing for me. Instead of stuffing my face, i go for a walk.

OBVIOUSLY everyone's body type is different and some have to work harder at it then others.

Needless to say, 1 month ago i weighed 55kg (121lbs) now i weigh 51 (112lbs)

It's doable girls, if you really wanna

[blessed]

is it the water that did the trick?? my best friend keep telling me what in the world u want to lose weght for ...but you see the thing is i choose my clothes carefully certain colors and cuts make a person look slimmer...but the scale tells the truth :aaaah:

[chocolateismybestfriend]

i say water is the key to everything :)

[chocolateismybestfriend]

plus, your skin LOVES you for drinking so much water.

I dont have the best skin in the world, but its so much better when i drink more water.

[blessed]

how much water a day would you recommend

[NeedGod]

i wouldnt tell you how much water but alot will do. i have smooth skin and my secret is water and fruits. and avoid using too much product on your face. they also help cut down the tummy

[chocolateismybestfriend]

i dobuled my water intake - but that depends how much water you drink already.
There is no thing as too much - it just means loads of trips to the bathroom !

[blessed]

There is no thing as too much - it just means loads of trips to the bathroom !
that's why i asked :D

[zippnkandibar]

Natural is the way to go!!! I was put on accutane for my acne and I have NEVER been on a worse medication. I suffered from alot of side effects just to get clear skin (painfully dry eyes, stiff joints, weight loss, and alot more) Yeah, my skin looked great but it was definately not worth it. In the last year I've really cut back on pop, junk food, etc., and it's really helped out with my skin and the extra weight.
The funny thing is, in my opinion, a lot of fruits and such seem to taste so much BETTER than junk food. I would definately perfer an apple over potato chips.

[vpiper]

how much water a day would you recommend

experts say 8 glasses(12-14oz each ) a day is what you are supose to drank. Last I heard

[All4Jesus]

My mum can help you manage your weight and achieve your ideal shape. It's such a simple program. You can lose weight effectively-she has a nutritional program to control weight while eating some of the food you like without feeling hungry. If she could help you with products concerned with all these issues, would you be interested?

[Sara]

Yes, WATER WATER WATER!

AND...

FIBER FIBER FIBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fiber... hmmm... i could never finish telling you the benefits of eating fiber. Lots of fiber. Google it.

Hehehe, jk...

No, but seriouly, girls need to eat a minimum of 25 grams of fiber daily.
Fiber fills you up... gives you more energy because it slows down glucose digestion... and what else? It absorbs fat and helps the body eliminate it.

So yes... fiber.

:worthy:

[collegegirl]

Grains, cereals, peachy. *roll eyes* I am not a big breakfast eater, but I guess that I need to start getting to bed earlier to get up earlier to be hungry to eat breakfast.

Also, getting plenty of rest. I have heard that you do loose weight when you sleep. Something about the air you breath out...I dunno, I would have to look it up. Plus, my little sister eats candy like no tomorrow, and she drinks carbonated drinks, (she is going to be a coffee friek, I can already tell), but she is always running around, and she does drink some water, but she sleeps like sometimes over 9 hours at a time, whereas I sleep about 7 or so. SHe is now 12, and her complexion is clear, but when I was 12, mine wasn't all that great. And she keeps her hands off of her face. I don't.

Also, I hear that the sun does something for it. Get some sun as small amounts help even me. :D BTW, my complexion is the clearest that I have ever had it. I just need to continue working on it.

[marichino_freedom]

i've been drinking protein drinks in the morning before work...it really helps with hunger

[blessed]

My mum can help you manage your weight and achieve your ideal shape. It's such a simple program. You can lose weight effectively-she has a nutritional program to control weight while eating some of the food you like without feeling hungry. If she could help you with products concerned with all these issues, would you be interested?
sure i'd like to hear about it

[redeemed]

i have started eating like extra healthy and have lost almost ten pounds. ( it probably wasn't good for me but any way) so anyhow i eat a lot of fruit in the morning instead of eggs and hash browns and bacon. for lunch no matter what i have i normally have a big salad (same with dinner) I also cut out fast food for the most part. (usually if i eat out at fast food i go to subway or blimpie) Also i know everyone was kind of not agreeig with the idea of detox but i know people who have done it and lost 10 to 20 lbs. Also if you drink a glass right when you get up it starts your metabolism. well i think i said to much but i just have so many ideas! so i will be quiet now.

[blessed]

Those were great ideas redeemed, thank you

[MeganD.]

Sometimes a little weight gain isn't bad. We don't need to judge ourselves by weight. Many people have different bone types, etc. and that is a variable we have to consider. If you work out a lot, remember muscle weighs more than fat, so you might stay the same weight, or initially gain a pound or two at the start. Eating healthy is a good way to go though!

[NeedGod]

of late i have not had an appetite. as you know, i am only 93 pounds, which is 42 kilograms. i cant afford to lose anymore. i need to get an appetite. pray for me. not much appetite but appetite enough for dinner and breakfast at least!

[blessed]

I will definetly pray for that...

[NeedGod]

Thank you whoever was praying. although i still dont have much appetite, i am now eating some food and i dont feel like throwing up every time i eat breakfast. i used to feel like throwing up after breakfast and it was really bothering me. i am forcing myself to eat even when i dont feel like it.
the lack of appetite started when i got a bleeding problem and although the problem is gone(it was a miracle of prayer and belief)the eating problem persists.also because since i lost my job(i had to quit as it was for designing clothes and writing poetry that was against the Word...cultural type with suggestive terms)i have had to save luch money to buy myself material for skirts and other things.
but i have conquered it already before the foundations of the world in Jesus name.:yay:

[redeemed]

hmm i assume you feel better but i figured i'd ask anyhow. do you feel better??

[NeedGod]

yeah, i feel better. no throwing up and stuff, but still not much appetite. this is a blessing though in many ways as i get to save to buy stuff.

[collegegirl]

I still haven't gone on a program of anykind, but I have found a new like:

SMOOTHIES!!!

Those are awesome, and they can substitute for whole meals, and have nutrition and such. I had been eating healthier and such, but I had slipped, and now I need to get back on it.

[NeedGod]

since saturday, i cant hold lunch down. i wonder why! i cant afford to lose anymore weight. so i have come up with a plan.:smarty: i will eat a big breakfast and a big super, then i can skip lunch altogether,....since it doesnt want to be eaten anyway:(

[redeemed]

that's a good idea! i'll be praying for you! oh, have you ever heard of something called apple cider vinegar?? i have well i don't know what it would be called but in the mornings i get weasy sometimes and have a hard time holding anything down. my dad said to take something called apple cider vinegar and most of the time it really works and takes the weasiness (is that a word??) away. i highly recomend it to you namawacha!:)

[NeedGod]

i have never heard of it. i am trying something my mum bought for me. its called Gin Chia by Forever Living Products and its reaaaalllly expensive. whew! i even have a hard time eating it. i feel like i am eating money lol!
i hope it helps. if it doesnt, i will try cider vinegar. i hope it doesnt taste bad

[redeemed]

welllll..... apple cider vinegar doesn't taste that bad but you only have to take a table spoon of it and you can mix it with water if you want. (i find it easier to drink the table spoon and then drink the water because it goes down faster.) also it's not terribly expensive. hope that other stuff helps, and that the price for it goes down!! lol:)

[marichino_freedom]

i am in love with granola....its an easy breakfast. i just buy a box of the crunchy kind and keep it in my car, that way i can eat one on my way to work and not have to skip breakfast (skipping meals is bad....sometimes you just gain weight because you mess your metabolism up.)

[redeemed]

that's true. they also say to loose weight drink a BIG glass of water every morning right when you wake up to start your metabolism. (that or to get it going faster.)

[NeedGod]

my goodness, i dont need to lose weight, i need to add. i am only 94 pounds....

[blessed]

I can give you 30, so you want it

[redeemed]

my goodness, i dont need to lose weight, i need to add. i am only 94 pounds....

yes but how tall are you and what type of bone structure do you have?? i think i need to lose weight but everyone tells me that i don't, it really confuses me!!

[God'schild]

My mom, my sister and I always get asked the question why are so slim.
We found out that if you don't drink pop for a week you actually lose weight. I tryed that for a week and I lost 5 pounds (not that i needed to lose weight) i just drink Milk and water. and walk for an hour almost everyday.
It also depends on your genes. My parents are both slim so all the Children in the family inheirted the slim genes.
I still eat what i did before but i don't have as much caffaine or pop.
I noticed that when i have pop everyday i'm not hungry as much. But when i don't have pop i eat more a day.
Walk and drink lots of water a day.

[redeemed]

wow! i haven't drank pop in i don't remeber how long!!lol! i think it was Easter?? i guess i should start walking more than i do. i'm more into lifting weights but walking really helps.

[blessed]

You lift weights redeemed . WOW cool

[redeemed]

yeah like ten lbs! lol! no, i'm trying to just tone my muscles and i prefer doing that to walking because of the heat here it makes me sick to do a lot of physical exercise outside. (i should get a treadmill but i don't have room!:012: )

[blessed]

yeah like ten lbs! lol!

I have yet to lift that much :lol:

[redeemed]

lol!! i get on my dad's weight machine thing magiger (sp?) and pull down on a bar that has 10 lbs attached to the end. (i do some other stuff but i'd explain them even worse than i did this! lol)

[blessed]

That ought to get you access to the fort. You are a bonafide weight lifter :D no matter how little it is.

[redeemed]

lol! that's not funny!!!:ng_thumbd lol jk! (and you'd better not tell anybody!!) (lots of girls lift weights to get toned lol)

[collegegirl]

No fair!!!:012: I would love to join a gym and tone up/down/wherever and all that good stuff.

I totally need to start drinking more water, and I am eating WAAAAAY to much chocolate. Not good for loosing weight, even though everyone tells me that I don't need to. Ha, it all just gets hidden. :ng_thumbd

[redeemed]

No fair!!!:012: I would love to join a gym and tone up/down/wherever and all that good stuff.

I totally need to start drinking more water, and I am eating WAAAAAY to much chocolate. Not good for loosing weight, even though everyone tells me that I don't need to. Ha, it all just gets hidden. :ng_thumbd

i don't have a membership to a gym, my dad has a nice set up that has like everything you'd find in a gym in one (except for the cardio stuff)
i feel the same way about losing weight! lol (i told me dad i should go on a diet and he basically called me crazy to think i was over weight! lol)

[collegegirl]

Then you share my pain and suffering.

[blessed]

He He we all share your pain and suffering.

[Blood Washed Bride]

... i'm more into lifting weights but walking really helps.

Check this out, weight lifting for women is biblical! :tongue_sm

"She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms."
- Proverbs 31:17









In regards to loosing weight, I've lost about 10 lbs myself lately and haven't quite figured out the reason behind it. I mentioned this to a sister in my church and she told me it's because I'm in love. (Yeah, I am by the way, how about that :D) If that's true, it certainly is an interesting phenomenon. (A bit unfair to the guy too, if it's only temporary. lol JK)

So my recommendation: Fall madly and irrevocably in love! (I am soooooooooooo kidding)

However, I've virtually given up soda/coke products of all kinds and only drink them on very rare occasions. So maybe that's the REAL reason.

*shrugs*

[blessed]

lol... so that's the key fall in love and you lose weight ha ha .... is that a good thing? :think:

I have heard about the stay away from soda method and from what I hear it usually works and I do think that's the real reason.. Cause falling in love is kind of a hopeless case where I am concerned. :D

[Blood Washed Bride]

Yeah, I'd say so. And there are so many other reasons to give up coke.

Know what? I don't even miss it! :yay:

[collegegirl]

It burns my nose and throat when I haven't had it for a while.

[redeemed]

Check this out, weight lifting for women is biblical! :tongue_sm

"She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms."
- Proverbs 31:17



oooh!! i like that!!:yay: