I'm a woman who is 270 pounds. Ask me anything!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Food addiction isn't cured with portion control, exercise, and 'just doing it'

Argh! Seriously?! Food addiction. Everything in life is a choice. Why do we call our choices addictions when we make choices that we don't like. Then just make a different choice. I'm not saying its easy but it is a choice. I'm so tired of all of the excuses we make for each other.

My guess is, you've never had any addictions, have you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Food addiction isn't cured with portion control, exercise, and 'just doing it'

Argh! Seriously?! Food addiction. Everything in life is a choice. Why do we call our choices addictions when we make choices that we don't like. Then just make a different choice. I'm not saying its easy but it is a choice. I'm so tired of all of the excuses we make for each other.

You must be so perfect! How wonderful for you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Food addiction isn't cured with portion control, exercise, and 'just doing it'

Argh! Seriously?! Food addiction. Everything in life is a choice. Why do we call our choices addictions when we make choices that we don't like. Then just make a different choice. I'm not saying its easy but it is a choice. I'm so tired of all of the excuses we make for each other.

My guess is, you've never had any addictions, have you?

I don't know let's see. I made a choice to put burgers and fries in my mouth. Oh and I washed it down with a coke. I gained weight. I didn't blame anyone else but my fat ass (no literally - my fat ass). I stopped putting said burgers, fries, and cokes in said mouth and lost the fat ass. I knew that after having kids, sitting in a freaking chair for 11 hr work days, and dealing with some unpleasant life situations that my weight gain was MY fault and the SIMPLE solution was to stop eating unhealthy and start making exercise a priority again.

It's all about choices. There are very, very few people that are overweight due to a medical issue. It's usually an excuse used by many to "excuse" their behavior so they don't have to blame themselves.

OP - you can lose the weight if you really want to. Set your meal plan each week. Set some exercise routines up. And just do it. Enlist a buddy to motivate you to meet for walks and weight training. It doesn't have to be expensive or time consuming. You can do it!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Food addiction isn't cured with portion control, exercise, and 'just doing it'

Argh! Seriously?! Food addiction. Everything in life is a choice. Why do we call our choices addictions when we make choices that we don't like. Then just make a different choice. I'm not saying its easy but it is a choice. I'm so tired of all of the excuses we make for each other.

You must be so perfect! How wonderful for you!

Not perfect but I don't blame other people or "issues" for my poor choices in life. I own up to my choices and try to do better in areas I'm not happy with. It's easy to not take action if you can blame someone or something else. Food is just food. Don't buy the crap (choice), eat 5 times a day (choice), eat smaller portions (choice)- see how this works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not to be harsh on OP and other posters trying to lose weight and gain healthy lifestyles, but it's all about choices. Choices you make on an hourly, daily, and weekly basis. The vast majority of people will lose weight and get stronger and healthier by eating a balanced nutritious diet and exercising properly. There really is no excuse. Make the time, make the plans and just do it. Just make it a priority. Nothing else gets in the way! You can do it!!

Eat 5 times a day but smaller meals each time. Eat protein in the morning within 30 mins of waking up. Drink nothing but water. Cut out most fruit. Eat lots of greens and beans and cut carbs and sugars down. Do both cardio and weight training. No matter how little you do just do something several times a week (but make sure it includes weights.) Do weights before your cardio.

Meal sample:
7am: breakfast - 1 egg white with 1 whole egg scrambled; handful of spinach; 2 glasses of water
930am: snack - handful of almonds and dried cranberries; glass of water
12pm: lunch - romaine lettuce wrap with 2 slices of turkey with mustard (add a few raisins for sweet); 2 glasses of water
3pm: snack - handful of sugar snap peas; glass of water
6pm: dinner - black beans; spinach salad with peas, broccoli, carrots; light dressing; grilled chicken slices; 2 glasses of water
930pm: 2 tsp of almond butter before bed; glass of water

Do wall pushups, lunges, and bent rows with light weights - start at 20 each work up to 100 each. The walk/jog as fast as you can for 2 mins, then walk/rest until you can do it again for 90secs, repeat for 60s, 45s, 30s, 20s. Do this routine at least 3x week.

No one can do it for you. Just do it!

did i read this correctly? Your lunch is a piece of lettuce with mustard and 2 slices of turkey?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not to be harsh on OP and other posters trying to lose weight and gain healthy lifestyles, but it's all about choices. Choices you make on an hourly, daily, and weekly basis. The vast majority of people will lose weight and get stronger and healthier by eating a balanced nutritious diet and exercising properly. There really is no excuse. Make the time, make the plans and just do it. Just make it a priority. Nothing else gets in the way! You can do it!!

Eat 5 times a day but smaller meals each time. Eat protein in the morning within 30 mins of waking up. Drink nothing but water. Cut out most fruit. Eat lots of greens and beans and cut carbs and sugars down. Do both cardio and weight training. No matter how little you do just do something several times a week (but make sure it includes weights.) Do weights before your cardio.

Meal sample:
7am: breakfast - 1 egg white with 1 whole egg scrambled; handful of spinach; 2 glasses of water
930am: snack - handful of almonds and dried cranberries; glass of water
12pm: lunch - romaine lettuce wrap with 2 slices of turkey with mustard (add a few raisins for sweet); 2 glasses of water
3pm: snack - handful of sugar snap peas; glass of water
6pm: dinner - black beans; spinach salad with peas, broccoli, carrots; light dressing; grilled chicken slices; 2 glasses of water
930pm: 2 tsp of almond butter before bed; glass of water

Do wall pushups, lunges, and bent rows with light weights - start at 20 each work up to 100 each. The walk/jog as fast as you can for 2 mins, then walk/rest until you can do it again for 90secs, repeat for 60s, 45s, 30s, 20s. Do this routine at least 3x week.

No one can do it for you. Just do it!

did i read this correctly? Your lunch is a piece of lettuce with mustard and 2 slices of turkey?

Yes but I eat 5 - 6 times a day. The point is to spread out your food intake to level off hormones and keep your metabolism going all day long.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not to be harsh on OP and other posters trying to lose weight and gain healthy lifestyles, but it's all about choices. Choices you make on an hourly, daily, and weekly basis. The vast majority of people will lose weight and get stronger and healthier by eating a balanced nutritious diet and exercising properly. There really is no excuse. Make the time, make the plans and just do it. Just make it a priority. Nothing else gets in the way! You can do it!!

Eat 5 times a day but smaller meals each time. Eat protein in the morning within 30 mins of waking up. Drink nothing but water. Cut out most fruit. Eat lots of greens and beans and cut carbs and sugars down. Do both cardio and weight training. No matter how little you do just do something several times a week (but make sure it includes weights.) Do weights before your cardio.

Meal sample:
7am: breakfast - 1 egg white with 1 whole egg scrambled; handful of spinach; 2 glasses of water
930am: snack - handful of almonds and dried cranberries; glass of water
12pm: lunch - romaine lettuce wrap with 2 slices of turkey with mustard (add a few raisins for sweet); 2 glasses of water
3pm: snack - handful of sugar snap peas; glass of water
6pm: dinner - black beans; spinach salad with peas, broccoli, carrots; light dressing; grilled chicken slices; 2 glasses of water
930pm: 2 tsp of almond butter before bed; glass of water

Do wall pushups, lunges, and bent rows with light weights - start at 20 each work up to 100 each. The walk/jog as fast as you can for 2 mins, then walk/rest until you can do it again for 90secs, repeat for 60s, 45s, 30s, 20s. Do this routine at least 3x week.

No one can do it for you. Just do it!

What an idiotic post. Why didn't I think of that? - "just do it?" huh...that's a great idea! Exercise and diet...you say? That's the first I've heard of that. Brilliant!

But that IS my point. Just do it! We live in such a pathetic feel sorry for society it makes me want to scream. You make your priorities so make a healthy lifestyle a priority and stop the pity parties.

The PP was being sarcastic you, moron. Do you really think that obese people's problem is no one ever told them to "just do it" before? You clearly have no experience with obese people so just butt out.

Nice name calling, but the funny thing is that it IS just this simple. They weren't born obese. They got there by eating too much food, eating unhealthy food, and not exercising. Btw - I get the sarcasm but it's actually pretty ironic because it is that simple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not to be harsh on OP and other posters trying to lose weight and gain healthy lifestyles, but it's all about choices. Choices you make on an hourly, daily, and weekly basis. The vast majority of people will lose weight and get stronger and healthier by eating a balanced nutritious diet and exercising properly. There really is no excuse. Make the time, make the plans and just do it. Just make it a priority. Nothing else gets in the way! You can do it!!

Eat 5 times a day but smaller meals each time. Eat protein in the morning within 30 mins of waking up. Drink nothing but water. Cut out most fruit. Eat lots of greens and beans and cut carbs and sugars down. Do both cardio and weight training. No matter how little you do just do something several times a week (but make sure it includes weights.) Do weights before your cardio.

Meal sample:
7am: breakfast - 1 egg white with 1 whole egg scrambled; handful of spinach; 2 glasses of water
930am: snack - handful of almonds and dried cranberries; glass of water
12pm: lunch - romaine lettuce wrap with 2 slices of turkey with mustard (add a few raisins for sweet); 2 glasses of water
3pm: snack - handful of sugar snap peas; glass of water
6pm: dinner - black beans; spinach salad with peas, broccoli, carrots; light dressing; grilled chicken slices; 2 glasses of water
930pm: 2 tsp of almond butter before bed; glass of water

Do wall pushups, lunges, and bent rows with light weights - start at 20 each work up to 100 each. The walk/jog as fast as you can for 2 mins, then walk/rest until you can do it again for 90secs, repeat for 60s, 45s, 30s, 20s. Do this routine at least 3x week.

No one can do it for you. Just do it!

did i read this correctly? Your lunch is a piece of lettuce with mustard and 2 slices of turkey?

Yes but I eat 5 - 6 times a day. The point is to spread out your food intake to level off hormones and keep your metabolism going all day long.

I have never had a weight problem and am very fit and I could not survive on that amount of food. I do agree that people make too many excuses for their weight, however. Finding the willpower to change isn't easy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not to be harsh on OP and other posters trying to lose weight and gain healthy lifestyles, but it's all about choices. Choices you make on an hourly, daily, and weekly basis. The vast majority of people will lose weight and get stronger and healthier by eating a balanced nutritious diet and exercising properly. There really is no excuse. Make the time, make the plans and just do it. Just make it a priority. Nothing else gets in the way! You can do it!!

Eat 5 times a day but smaller meals each time. Eat protein in the morning within 30 mins of waking up. Drink nothing but water. Cut out most fruit. Eat lots of greens and beans and cut carbs and sugars down. Do both cardio and weight training. No matter how little you do just do something several times a week (but make sure it includes weights.) Do weights before your cardio.

Meal sample:
7am: breakfast - 1 egg white with 1 whole egg scrambled; handful of spinach; 2 glasses of water
930am: snack - handful of almonds and dried cranberries; glass of water
12pm: lunch - romaine lettuce wrap with 2 slices of turkey with mustard (add a few raisins for sweet); 2 glasses of water
3pm: snack - handful of sugar snap peas; glass of water
6pm: dinner - black beans; spinach salad with peas, broccoli, carrots; light dressing; grilled chicken slices; 2 glasses of water
930pm: 2 tsp of almond butter before bed; glass of water

Do wall pushups, lunges, and bent rows with light weights - start at 20 each work up to 100 each. The walk/jog as fast as you can for 2 mins, then walk/rest until you can do it again for 90secs, repeat for 60s, 45s, 30s, 20s. Do this routine at least 3x week.

No one can do it for you. Just do it!

What an idiotic post. Why didn't I think of that? - "just do it?" huh...that's a great idea! Exercise and diet...you say? That's the first I've heard of that. Brilliant!

But that IS my point. Just do it! We live in such a pathetic feel sorry for society it makes me want to scream. You make your priorities so make a healthy lifestyle a priority and stop the pity parties.

The PP was being sarcastic you, moron. Do you really think that obese people's problem is no one ever told them to "just do it" before? You clearly have no experience with obese people so just butt out.

Nice name calling, but the funny thing is that it IS just this simple. They weren't born obese. They got there by eating too much food, eating unhealthy food, and not exercising. Btw - I get the sarcasm but it's actually pretty ironic because it is that simple.

Do you also tell anorexics to just eat? It's that simple, right? Just eat and you'll stop being anorexic. Or do you recognize there are some mental issues going on there as well?

[Anonymous]

OP, I just wanted to weigh in and send some virtual support your way. I don't have a weight problem, but do drink too much. I need to fix that. Just wanted to let you know you are not the only one struggling if it was helpful to have some company. Hang in there- one step at a time.