HELP!!! I wanna lose weight!

[Ideal08]

Originally Posted by treblk

I just wanted to give an update! So last week when Ideal talked about the Fat Smash diet I decided to try it or mix it into the Core food plan from WW, well ladies, since last Thursday, I started both eating plans, walking 3 miles each morning and jogging a mile and I feel great. I went to my WW meeting on Wed. and I'm down 4.6lbs. I was so excited that I was in tears. I finally broke my plateau and it feels GREAT! My day 9 ends tomorrow and I think I’m going to continue with phase 1 for another couple of weeks, just to see more results. I will add a few of the phase 2 food like meat and fish (which I’m craving like crazy). I’m just besides myself with excitement.

I feel like it's been forever since I've been in this thread. Congrats treblk!!! You're my inspiration for this week! I have not exercised since SUNDAY! I went skating with the school last Friday and got a GREAT cross-training workout (I skated for a total of ~2.5 hours). I put together furniture over the weekend, did some shopping, ran/walked 3 miles on Sunday, and haven't done anything since. So when I run tomorrow, I'ma prolly be a mess.

I've gained back about half of the weight I lost from the FS diet, but a lot of it is probably water (TOTM is upon me). I thought it was all in my head being hungry all the time, but since I haven't run this week, I have not been as ravenous as before. And not even junk food, like, seriously hungry for meals. And it's the end of the school year so kids are having little parties and bringing in food and ordering pizza and chicken wings... I'm dyin' over here. Seriously. And I've had four drinks this week. I can't even tell you the last time I had alcohol (I think it was in March). So I need to get it back in gear. Barely maintaining.

BB91, congrats, congrats, congrats!!!!! Size 8's and 10's?! GO 'HEAD GIRLIE!!!! That's AWESOME news!!! I have a pair of size 10 jeans that don't fit at all. But I have a size 10 jean skirt that 'fits' but fits funny in the back. I'm not sure I'm ready to wear it.

TREBLK!!!! Guess where I'm going during my free bells??? The library. Guess WHY... YOU on a Diet (on CD) finally came in!!!!!!! YAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! I'm going to listen during my runs over the next three weeks. I'm SO excited!!!

Have a safe holiday weekend, y'all!!! I'm going to do my best not to overeat. But the Taste of Cincinnati is already calling my name.

[treblk]

Originally Posted by MeezDiscreet

So you do the Core. Is it hard to do? It just seemed so limiting. I do the Flex and although I can admit to not being fully committed in the last month, I've lost 12lbs. since Feb. which, to me, isn't really enough.

Soror, I have been doing the flex since last june and just started the Core, but I still counts points, I'm just eating mostly fruits and veggies, with a bit of whole wheat carbs and that's how I mixed FS with Core. I would only eat oatmeal (the oatmeal that takes a long time to cook) in the morning, salad or grilled veggies for lunch, with fruits in between when I was hungry. for dinner I would do a bean dish like a lettuc wrap. I got real creative and it worked.

Originally Posted by Ideal08

I feel like it's been forever since I've been in this thread. Congrats treblk!!! You're my inspiration for this week! I have not exercised since SUNDAY! I went skating with the school last Friday and got a GREAT cross-training workout (I skated for a total of ~2.5 hours). I put together furniture over the weekend, did some shopping, ran/walked 3 miles on Sunday, and haven't done anything since. So when I run tomorrow, I'ma prolly be a mess.

I've gained back about half of the weight I lost from the FS diet, but a lot of it is probably water (TOTM is upon me). I thought it was all in my head being hungry all the time, but since I haven't run this week, I have not been as ravenous as before. And not even junk food, like, seriously hungry for meals. And it's the end of the school year so kids are having little parties and bringing in food and ordering pizza and chicken wings... I'm dyin' over here. Seriously. And I've had four drinks this week. I can't even tell you the last time I had alcohol (I think it was in March). So I need to get it back in gear. Barely maintaining.

BB91, congrats, congrats, congrats!!!!! Size 8's and 10's?! GO 'HEAD GIRLIE!!!! That's AWESOME news!!! I have a pair of size 10 jeans that don't fit at all. But I have a size 10 jean skirt that 'fits' but fits funny in the back. I'm not sure I'm ready to wear it.

TREBLK!!!! Guess where I'm going during my free bells??? The library. Guess WHY... YOU on a Diet (on CD) finally came in!!!!!!! YAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! I'm going to listen during my runs over the next three weeks. I'm SO excited!!!

Have a safe holiday weekend, y'all!!! I'm going to do my best not to overeat. But the Taste of Cincinnati is already calling my name.

Ideal I hear you, that's why I combined FS with Core, so that way I won't gain it back if I eat the "wrong" things. I had several glasses of wine this weekend at a wine festivel, I had BBQ yesterday with a small side of potato salad, and ran 3 miles this morning. Still eating my oatmeal in the morning, salad or veggies in the afternoon and maybe some brown rice in the evening.

But I tell you one thing..when you can't have all the "wrong" food is when you start craving it more.

[SummerChild]

Does anyone know where I might find a good (used ok if good warranty) stairmaster for $1500 or less? I have been looking but it seems like these things are thousands of dollars. Saw one for 7K.

This is the only cardio machine that does anything for me that I've found to date. The treadmill ...forget about it.

Also, has anyone had any experience with at home weight training (like with dumbbells) for keeping the pounds off? Seems like this might be a good alternative to cardio, which may mess up the hair. lol.

SC

[lovelyivy84]

Originally Posted by SummerChild

Does anyone know where I might find a good (used ok if good warranty) stairmaster for $1500 or less? I have been looking but it seems like these things are thousands of dollars. Saw one for 7K.

This is the only cardio machine that does anything for me that I've found to date. The treadmill ...forget about it.

Also, has anyone had any experience with at home weight training (like with dumbbells) for keeping the pounds off? Seems like this might be a good alternative to cardio, which may mess up the hair. lol.

SC

Try craigslist or Sears- they have some pretty good equipment there.

[Still BLUTANG]

i have a elliptical by reebok and it HURTS like a stairmaster. I don't see my model listed on their website, but maybe you can check local sporting goods stores or even craigslist. Mine was purchased new for under $500 and it is gym quality.

[IncontRHOllable]

Congratulations to you ladies that are doing the darn thing! I guess I may be alone on this but I RE-FEE-USE to get on a scale and weigh myself. For me, the scale is my enemy. If I get on the scale and it says that I have not lost anything it will discourage me from continuing on my journey back to a size 6 my pre-pregnancy size. I had a baby a little over a year ago and I thought that I would be like my sisters and just automatically go back to my pre-pregnancy size. Well, that did not happen for me. After having my son I was a size 13/14. I could not fit even a half of a leg into my clothes! I knew I was not about to go out and buy a whole new wardrope so I had to do something about it. So what I have been doing is just exercising 5 times a week. I do cardio by running up to 3 miles. After I do my cardio, I hit the weight room and either work on my upper body or lower body. As far as eating is concerned, I don't eat dinner or heavy meals past 6:30 pm. If I must have a snack after 6:30, then I eat a piece fruit or raw vegetables. Before I eat any meal I drink a full glass of water with a lemon in it. This helps to curb my appetite so that I don't eat as much. I was never a person to eat fast foods and that has not changed. I still eat the way I always have eaten, mostly grilled or baked chicken or fish and vegetables, staches every now and then. I am not big on fried foods but maybe once a month I'll eat some fried chicken or fish. The problem I have is sugar. Being pregnant gave me a craving for sugars. Now to curb the sugar attacks, I eat fat free low cal pudding or jello. This helps me. Since Feb this year I have dropped 2 dress sizes and am well on my way back to pre-pregnancy size. I am now wearing a 9/10 which is a little big on me too. I can fit some size 8 jeans like the ones from NY and co. Hope this helps someone who like me can't seem to ever get those diets right.

Whoot Whoot

So, I went shopping on my lunch today. I picked up all sixe 16 bottoms and 2x tops (the boobs are STILL outta control).

Well, the dressing room guy was not pleased. I had to take all my clothes back and bring me size 14, which was still a teenie weenie bit loose and size xl tops.

I feel so cool. I started at size 18/20 in January at 208. My goal is to be in my size 12 by Jay birthday next month which would put me at 165-170. Though I won't mind going back to freshman year of college and fitting in size 10 at 150 again.

OK..I'm trying to wipe the grin off but it just aint moving.

[Senusret I]

I began the Extreme Fat Smash Diet on yesterday.

My starting weight is 204 (I'm thick, y'all -- don't let the pictures fool you).

My goal weight (before starting maintenance) will be 168 pounds by September 2.

That's a total weight loss of 36 pounds.

My biggest enemy is the night time hunger pangs. I am JUST FINE all day long. I exercise, eat breakfast (I don't even have an appetite at that time), then eat my second meal at 11am. My third meal is at 2pm.... still, fine, haven't been HUNGRY at all, even though my stomach might rumble.

But when 4pm hits -- a perfect time for my first snack -- I am practically insatiable. Those 25 grapes ain't doing NOTHING. And then later I'll have dinner, and the meal itself will be enough, but I still won't feel SATISFIED -- ya dig?

And NOTHING I may snack on that's "allowed" will help, neither will water.

So I end up being really really irritable, sad, depressed, whatever....at night.

This sucks, I wish I never let myself go! Damn the life of an educator!