Losing weight is HARD

[Anonymous]

It is hard BCS you are not eating grains and you have too few carbs. That is why Keto and Atkins suck. But, you are losing weight very fast. This is nothing but a recipe for you to overeat this week and gain back 4 lbs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get rid of that meat. It has too many calories. Become vegan for two months, no pasta or bread. You will lose 10lbs or more in 2,3 months. If you don't cheat more than once a week, and you keep up your exercise.
Make sure you work out is not the kind where you hold onto handles for dear life with hands, or where you are walking at 2mph. That is not exercise, it is hardly doing anything.
Eat cabbage, on pp, gave a recipe for a head of cabbage in an iron skillet in the oven with chicken on top. Don't make the chicken, make the cabbage, Delicious and you can eat it for half an hour and it delish.
The only thing I see from your menu is too many high-calorie meats. High calorie, low volume food.
Watch Greg Doucette on youtube. Best advice ever.
But, yes, weight loss is hard.

I'm not sure I can be vegan. I play a sport pretty vigorously (right now only twice a week but in the spring it will be 4-5 times a week) and if I don't eat enough protein beforehand I get really lightheaded. I think I have to keep the salmon, lean pork chops, chicken breast, in my diet.

I do find completely avoiding sweets and pasta/bread is the key for me. I have had a lot of problems in the past with just "one piece of birthday cake" that blends into leftovers the next day, and pasta the next, and so on. I have horrible willpower - I wish I could do moderation with sweets and carbs but I find it very, very difficult.

That's BS. You don't need meat to be an athlete. It is a myth. Do you live in the 1960s? Plus, I posted this before I saw how much you lost in a short period of time. But, I stand by it, nobody needs as much meat as you are eating. Meat is full of calories, it is a low volume, high-calorie food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get rid of that meat. It has too many calories. Become vegan for two months, no pasta or bread. You will lose 10lbs or more in 2,3 months. If you don't cheat more than once a week, and you keep up your exercise.
Make sure you work out is not the kind where you hold onto handles for dear life with hands, or where you are walking at 2mph. That is not exercise, it is hardly doing anything.
Eat cabbage, on pp, gave a recipe for a head of cabbage in an iron skillet in the oven with chicken on top. Don't make the chicken, make the cabbage, Delicious and you can eat it for half an hour and it delish.
The only thing I see from your menu is too many high-calorie meats. High calorie, low volume food.
Watch Greg Doucette on youtube. Best advice ever.
But, yes, weight loss is hard.

^^ sounds like an eating disorder. OP ignore this advice. Especially if don't want major hair loss and sallow skin. 2 servings of meat per day is not "too much meat" OP isn't eating a platter of bacon. She said a piece of chicken or salmon.

Not at all. I eat grain, and I don't eat the way I posted. I simply posted this as she complained that she is not losing enough. Does SHe want to lose more? Eat fewer calories.

[Anonymous]

It is January 25th! What exactly is it that you want? How long did it take you to put that weight on?

[Anonymous]

You need to start your day with water, caffeine and sugar or supplement is not how you want to start your day. eat a breakfast, don't starve yourself and ask yourself before eating, is this healthy food or not?

don't expect too much too soon, expectations will derail you. take a year to get to your desired goal and your body will adjust instead of depriving it of what it wants.

[Anonymous]

If you get dizzy during the activity, take sodium pills! What an insane idea that you need meat not to feel dizzy. You ned salt, not steak!
I have the same issue. I used to play tennis twice a week for two hours. In Eygpt! It was not a meat I needed. I took a small bag of potato chips and munched on it during the break. When at home, and I have a dizzy spell, I take a bit of salt! Done, fixed. How can you not know this?

[Anonymous]

OP here. Ok, I guess 6 pounds in 3 1/2 weeks is pretty good. I should be easier on myself.

And I should clarify - my objective is to stay off sweets and simple carbs entirely for the first month, and then start allowing some healthy carbs back into the diet after a month. I felt like I needed to completely eliminate them for a month and then add in a serving every other day to begin. As I said earlier, I have a real problem with moderation and soon enough 1 piece of whole wheat bread turns into a bagel every morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you get dizzy during the activity, take sodium pills! What an insane idea that you need meat not to feel dizzy. You ned salt, not steak!
I have the same issue. I used to play tennis twice a week for two hours. In Eygpt! It was not a meat I needed. I took a small bag of potato chips and munched on it during the break. When at home, and I have a dizzy spell, I take a bit of salt! Done, fixed. How can you not know this?

So a bag of potato chips is healthier than a piece of salmon or chicken?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get rid of that meat. It has too many calories. Become vegan for two months, no pasta or bread. You will lose 10lbs or more in 2,3 months. If you don't cheat more than once a week, and you keep up your exercise.
Make sure you work out is not the kind where you hold onto handles for dear life with hands, or where you are walking at 2mph. That is not exercise, it is hardly doing anything.
Eat cabbage, on pp, gave a recipe for a head of cabbage in an iron skillet in the oven with chicken on top. Don't make the chicken, make the cabbage, Delicious and you can eat it for half an hour and it delish.
The only thing I see from your menu is too many high-calorie meats. High calorie, low volume food.
Watch Greg Doucette on youtube. Best advice ever.
But, yes, weight loss is hard.

I'm not sure I can be vegan. I play a sport pretty vigorously (right now only twice a week but in the spring it will be 4-5 times a week) and if I don't eat enough protein beforehand I get really lightheaded. I think I have to keep the salmon, lean pork chops, chicken breast, in my diet.

I do find completely avoiding sweets and pasta/bread is the key for me. I have had a lot of problems in the past with just "one piece of birthday cake" that blends into leftovers the next day, and pasta the next, and so on. I have horrible willpower - I wish I could do moderation with sweets and carbs but I find it very, very difficult.

Hence, avoid sweets and pasta, and bread. Why avoid quinoa and rice?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get rid of that meat. It has too many calories. Become vegan for two months, no pasta or bread. You will lose 10lbs or more in 2,3 months. If you don't cheat more than once a week, and you keep up your exercise.
Make sure you work out is not the kind where you hold onto handles for dear life with hands, or where you are walking at 2mph. That is not exercise, it is hardly doing anything.
Eat cabbage, on pp, gave a recipe for a head of cabbage in an iron skillet in the oven with chicken on top. Don't make the chicken, make the cabbage, Delicious and you can eat it for half an hour and it delish.
The only thing I see from your menu is too many high-calorie meats. High calorie, low volume food.
Watch Greg Doucette on youtube. Best advice ever.
But, yes, weight loss is hard.

God no, don't listen to this nut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you get dizzy during the activity, take sodium pills! What an insane idea that you need meat not to feel dizzy. You ned salt, not steak!
I have the same issue. I used to play tennis twice a week for two hours. In Eygpt! It was not a meat I needed. I took a small bag of potato chips and munched on it during the break. When at home, and I have a dizzy spell, I take a bit of salt! Done, fixed. How can you not know this?

So a bag of potato chips is healthier than a piece of salmon or chicken?

No, but it serves the purpose for her dizziness. Plus, I never said eat a whole bag. But, yes, potato chips have fewer calories than meat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get rid of that meat. It has too many calories. Become vegan for two months, no pasta or bread. You will lose 10lbs or more in 2,3 months. If you don't cheat more than once a week, and you keep up your exercise.
Make sure you work out is not the kind where you hold onto handles for dear life with hands, or where you are walking at 2mph. That is not exercise, it is hardly doing anything.
Eat cabbage, on pp, gave a recipe for a head of cabbage in an iron skillet in the oven with chicken on top. Don't make the chicken, make the cabbage, Delicious and you can eat it for half an hour and it delish.
The only thing I see from your menu is too many high-calorie meats. High calorie, low volume food.
Watch Greg Doucette on youtube. Best advice ever.
But, yes, weight loss is hard.

I'm not sure I can be vegan. I play a sport pretty vigorously (right now only twice a week but in the spring it will be 4-5 times a week) and if I don't eat enough protein beforehand I get really lightheaded. I think I have to keep the salmon, lean pork chops, chicken breast, in my diet.

I do find completely avoiding sweets and pasta/bread is the key for me. I have had a lot of problems in the past with just "one piece of birthday cake" that blends into leftovers the next day, and pasta the next, and so on. I have horrible willpower - I wish I could do moderation with sweets and carbs but I find it very, very difficult.

That's BS. You don't need meat to be an athlete. It is a myth. Do you live in the 1960s? Plus, I posted this before I saw how much you lost in a short period of time. But, I stand by it, nobody needs as much meat as you are eating.

Meat is full of calories, it is a low volume, high-calorie food

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That very much depends on your choice of meat. Chicken breast is very different than pork sausage.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
Yes. It's hard to well-nigh impossible for people no longer young with slow metabolism.

I gave up from Christmas to now. Preparing myself mentally to start again.

Give me courage!

You can do it!! If my dad could lose 25 lbs when he was 55 years old and keep it off, you can achieve your weight loss goals.

Thank you! It's particularly challenging during the pandemic because my teen/tween/husband are here all day, scarf down food like there's no tomorrow, and wheedle me into cooking large, tempting meals. Was about to start a lamb curry tomorrow, with a delicious ginger tang. ARGH!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get rid of that meat. It has too many calories. Become vegan for two months, no pasta or bread. You will lose 10lbs or more in 2,3 months. If you don't cheat more than once a week, and you keep up your exercise.
Make sure you work out is not the kind where you hold onto handles for dear life with hands, or where you are walking at 2mph. That is not exercise, it is hardly doing anything.
Eat cabbage, on pp, gave a recipe for a head of cabbage in an iron skillet in the oven with chicken on top. Don't make the chicken, make the cabbage, Delicious and you can eat it for half an hour and it delish.
The only thing I see from your menu is too many high-calorie meats. High calorie, low volume food.
Watch Greg Doucette on youtube. Best advice ever.
But, yes, weight loss is hard.

God no, don't listen to this nut.

This nut eats a Mediterainina diet and a high amount of carbs. And this nut is healthy and average weight and never been overweight. Ask yourself why do you hate cabbage? Watch Greg Doucette, your failures in weight loss will be revealed to you.
I simply stated if she wanted to lose weight faster, eat cabbage. Not that I eat cabbage only. Being vegan, even for a short period of time is healthy! And it cuts cheese and meat out which are highly caloric low volume foods. It works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Yes. It's hard to well-nigh impossible for people no longer young with slow metabolism.

I gave up from Christmas to now. Preparing myself mentally to start again.

Give me courage!

You can do it!! If my dad could lose 25 lbs when he was 55 years old and keep it off, you can achieve your weight loss goals.

Thank you! It's particularly challenging during the pandemic because my teen/tween/husband are here all day, scarf down food like there's no tomorrow, and wheedle me into cooking large, tempting meals. Was about to start a lamb curry tomorrow, with a delicious ginger tang. ARGH!

But, did her dad lose 25lbs in 3 months?