I am fat because...

[Anonymous]

I started out about 30 pounds over my ideal weight. Started getting serious about exercising about 2 months ago and I work out for 40 minutes, 5 days a week at my office gym. I stopped making excuses and just started going. Now, it's my routine and I enjoy taking that break in my day. Even with the new plan and cutting back (but not as much as I probably should've), I lost about 4 pounds in 1.5 months. It was SLOW going.

I decided to start juicing during the weekday. Yesterday marked me entering my third week of my new plan and I've lost an additional 8 pounds. I love the flexibility of sticking to this plan during the week and relaxing a bit on the weekends (without overdoing it). Going to continue with this method until I reach my goal weight loss and switch to juicing for breakfast only because I enjoy getting tons of veggies/fruits in a quick way. And my skin has never been clearer!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Carbs are not evil.
Sugar is not evil.


To lose weight, you need to cut down your calories, period. It doesn't matter if it's from meat, dairy, veggies, sugar, etc.

MEASURE what you are eating. EVERYTHING. If you put jelly on your toast, take out measuring spoons and measure how much jelly you are using. If you are going to eat a chicken breast, get out a kitchen scale and know how much it weighs.

RECORD what you are eating. Now that you know you ate 2 tablespoons of jelly or 5 oz. of chicken breast, write it down. Or find an online system you can enter it in.
At the end of the day you will know how many calories you ate total.

EXERCISE. Cardio is great, but don't forget about strength training. Don't try to go "all out" at once. Do what you can and have goals to increase it over time.

You don't need weight watchers or surgery (yes, I know OP didn't mention that, I'm just speaking generally) or a personal trainer.

FALSE!!!!!!!!!! A calorie is not just a calorie.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/opinion/sunday/always-hungry-heres-why.html?src=rechp&_r=0

Carbs and Sugar are evil for me. I've been on reduced calorie diet (with tracking) for nearly a year and only lost a couple of pounds. As soon as I reduced carbs and nearly eliminated sugar, the pounds started dropping off. I am maintaining my lean mass. 1500 calories of a "everything in moderation diet" didn't do it, but 1500 calories of a moderate protein, low sugar, low carb diet is working. Once I'm at my goal size, I plan on continuing a higher protein, lower carb diet. Potatoes, breads and sugars will have to be an occasional treat, rather than a daily part of my diet.

And to answer the question - I am fat because I sit at a desk all day, working out only made me hungrier and I ate too many carbs & sugars.

If you do low carbs and low sugar - what do you eat? Can you post a sample menu? Do you allow x number of carbs per week? Or just dont eat them in your regular meals but allow an occasional treat?

I try to have at least 15-20g of protein at every meal, with four meals per day: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Snack (either after lunch or after dinner)

Breakfast Choices:
- EAS Advantage Vanilla Shake (you can get this at Walmart or Target)
- 3 egg omelet (two eggs, 1 egg white)
- 1 cup of coffee with 1 tbsp of creamer (I can't seem to give this up. 5g of sugar/35 calories/0 protein)

Lunch and Dinner Choices
-6-8 oz of protein (chicken, fish, lean beef, turkey)
-2 cups of veggies (I don't count lettuce) Veggies have to be low carb/low sugar for now, just while I'm losing. Examples - roasted cabbage, kale chips, cucumbers, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini (you can shred this and it's really good. It's my new "pasta".

Snack:
Protein shake
Quest Protein Bars - find net carbs by subtracting fiber from total carbs (this is a simple way, there are more complex methods of calculation). Try to keep net carbs under 8.

No breads, pasta, sugar, alcohol
At least 80oz of water per day
Non sweetened tea is okay
No soda, not even diet

Again this is just while I lose. Once I'm at my goal, I'll add in fruit and dairy. After three days I didn't miss the sugar or carbs, but once I have a little, I want more. I'm working on controlling that craving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Carbs are not evil.
Sugar is not evil.


To lose weight, you need to cut down your calories, period. It doesn't matter if it's from meat, dairy, veggies, sugar, etc.

MEASURE what you are eating. EVERYTHING. If you put jelly on your toast, take out measuring spoons and measure how much jelly you are using. If you are going to eat a chicken breast, get out a kitchen scale and know how much it weighs.

RECORD what you are eating. Now that you know you ate 2 tablespoons of jelly or 5 oz. of chicken breast, write it down. Or find an online system you can enter it in.
At the end of the day you will know how many calories you ate total.

EXERCISE. Cardio is great, but don't forget about strength training. Don't try to go "all out" at once. Do what you can and have goals to increase it over time.

You don't need weight watchers or surgery (yes, I know OP didn't mention that, I'm just speaking generally) or a personal trainer.

FALSE!!!!!!!!!! A calorie is not just a calorie.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/opinion/sunday/always-hungry-heres-why.html?src=rechp&_r=0

Carbs and Sugar are evil for me. I've been on reduced calorie diet (with tracking) for nearly a year and only lost a couple of pounds. As soon as I reduced carbs and nearly eliminated sugar, the pounds started dropping off. I am maintaining my lean mass. 1500 calories of a "everything in moderation diet" didn't do it, but 1500 calories of a moderate protein, low sugar, low carb diet is working. Once I'm at my goal size, I plan on continuing a higher protein, lower carb diet. Potatoes, breads and sugars will have to be an occasional treat, rather than a daily part of my diet.

And to answer the question - I am fat because I sit at a desk all day, working out only made me hungrier and I ate too many carbs & sugars.

If you do low carbs and low sugar - what do you eat? Can you post a sample menu? Do you allow x number of carbs per week? Or just dont eat them in your regular meals but allow an occasional treat?

I try to have at least 15-20g of protein at every meal, with four meals per day: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Snack (either after lunch or after dinner)

Breakfast Choices:
- EAS Advantage Vanilla Shake (you can get this at Walmart or Target)
- 3 egg omelet (two eggs, 1 egg white)
- 1 cup of coffee with 1 tbsp of creamer (I can't seem to give this up. 5g of sugar/35 calories/0 protein)

Lunch and Dinner Choices
-6-8 oz of protein (chicken, fish, lean beef, turkey)
-2 cups of veggies (I don't count lettuce) Veggies have to be low carb/low sugar for now, just while I'm losing. Examples - roasted cabbage, kale chips, cucumbers, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini (you can shred this and it's really good. It's my new "pasta".

Snack:
Protein shake
Quest Protein Bars - find net carbs by subtracting fiber from total carbs (this is a simple way, there are more complex methods of calculation). Try to keep net carbs under 8.

No breads, pasta, sugar, alcohol
At least 80oz of water per day
Non sweetened tea is okay
No soda, not even diet

Again this is just while I lose. Once I'm at my goal, I'll add in fruit and dairy. After three days I didn't miss the sugar or carbs, but once I have a little, I want more. I'm working on controlling that craving.

Everytime I try to follow this type of diet I end up binging Big time. How do you do it without binging? Would love to know what I am doing wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I started out about 30 pounds over my ideal weight. Started getting serious about exercising about 2 months ago and I work out for 40 minutes, 5 days a week at my office gym. I stopped making excuses and just started going. Now, it's my routine and I enjoy taking that break in my day. Even with the new plan and cutting back (but not as much as I probably should've), I lost about 4 pounds in 1.5 months. It was SLOW going.

I decided to start juicing during the weekday. Yesterday marked me entering my third week of my new plan and I've lost an additional 8 pounds. I love the flexibility of sticking to this plan during the week and relaxing a bit on the weekends (without overdoing it). Going to continue with this method until I reach my goal weight loss and switch to juicing for breakfast only because I enjoy getting tons of veggies/fruits in a quick way. And my skin has never been clearer!

Great job! When you do your juicing do you get any other food or just juice?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I eat too many treats and I dont exercise enough.

Yes, I had 4 kids.
Yes, I am getting older.
Yes, I work full time.

But these are all excuses and I really need to stop making them. I want to cut down my sugar and carb intake but dont even know where to start. I have done WW and MFP in the past but I "cheat" and then dont lose and I give up. I wish I could eat whatever I want and not be fat but its not working. I have read all the books and understand the science, I just lack simple will power. I have been struggling with my weight since I was 13 and it never gets any easier. I am just so tired of trying and failing. I have approx 30 lbs to lose and it just seems insurmountable.

I did Yoli. The first week is hard, but then I transitioned to WW and was able to lose more slowly but steadily.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Carbs are not evil.
Sugar is not evil.


To lose weight, you need to cut down your calories, period. It doesn't matter if it's from meat, dairy, veggies, sugar, etc.

MEASURE what you are eating. EVERYTHING. If you put jelly on your toast, take out measuring spoons and measure how much jelly you are using. If you are going to eat a chicken breast, get out a kitchen scale and know how much it weighs.

RECORD what you are eating. Now that you know you ate 2 tablespoons of jelly or 5 oz. of chicken breast, write it down. Or find an online system you can enter it in.
At the end of the day you will know how many calories you ate total.

EXERCISE. Cardio is great, but don't forget about strength training. Don't try to go "all out" at once. Do what you can and have goals to increase it over time.

You don't need weight watchers or surgery (yes, I know OP didn't mention that, I'm just speaking generally) or a personal trainer.

FALSE!!!!!!!!!! A calorie is not just a calorie.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/opinion/sunday/always-hungry-heres-why.html?src=rechp&_r=0

Carbs and Sugar are evil for me. I've been on reduced calorie diet (with tracking) for nearly a year and only lost a couple of pounds. As soon as I reduced carbs and nearly eliminated sugar, the pounds started dropping off. I am maintaining my lean mass. 1500 calories of a "everything in moderation diet" didn't do it, but 1500 calories of a moderate protein, low sugar, low carb diet is working. Once I'm at my goal size, I plan on continuing a higher protein, lower carb diet. Potatoes, breads and sugars will have to be an occasional treat, rather than a daily part of my diet.

And to answer the question - I am fat because I sit at a desk all day, working out only made me hungrier and I ate too many carbs & sugars.

If you do low carbs and low sugar - what do you eat? Can you post a sample menu? Do you allow x number of carbs per week? Or just dont eat them in your regular meals but allow an occasional treat?

I try to have at least 15-20g of protein at every meal, with four meals per day: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Snack (either after lunch or after dinner)

Breakfast Choices:
- EAS Advantage Vanilla Shake (you can get this at Walmart or Target)
- 3 egg omelet (two eggs, 1 egg white)
- 1 cup of coffee with 1 tbsp of creamer (I can't seem to give this up. 5g of sugar/35 calories/0 protein)

Lunch and Dinner Choices
-6-8 oz of protein (chicken, fish, lean beef, turkey)
-2 cups of veggies (I don't count lettuce) Veggies have to be low carb/low sugar for now, just while I'm losing. Examples - roasted cabbage, kale chips, cucumbers, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini (you can shred this and it's really good. It's my new "pasta".

Snack:
Protein shake
Quest Protein Bars - find net carbs by subtracting fiber from total carbs (this is a simple way, there are more complex methods of calculation). Try to keep net carbs under 8.

No breads, pasta, sugar, alcohol
At least 80oz of water per day
Non sweetened tea is okay
No soda, not even diet

Again this is just while I lose. Once I'm at my goal, I'll add in fruit and dairy. After three days I didn't miss the sugar or carbs, but once I have a little, I want more. I'm working on controlling that craving.

Everytime I try to follow this type of diet I end up binging Big time. How do you do it without binging? Would love to know what I am doing wrong.

As long as I don't wait too long between meals, I don't have the urge to binge. The second I am hungry I have to hurry and find something to eat. I keep a protein bar in my purse and extra veggies or a hard boiled egg at work. For salad I only use a sprinkle of olive oil, sea salt & pepper. I've lost an average of 1.5 pounds per week, which keeps me motivated. I'm half way to my goal weight, with 14 pounds left to lose. A dill pickle seems to help sugar cravings and a large glass of water before I eat also seems to help. Plus I really like vegetables, so that helps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Carbs are not evil.
Sugar is not evil.


To lose weight, you need to cut down your calories, period. It doesn't matter if it's from meat, dairy, veggies, sugar, etc.

MEASURE what you are eating. EVERYTHING. If you put jelly on your toast, take out measuring spoons and measure how much jelly you are using. If you are going to eat a chicken breast, get out a kitchen scale and know how much it weighs.

RECORD what you are eating. Now that you know you ate 2 tablespoons of jelly or 5 oz. of chicken breast, write it down. Or find an online system you can enter it in.
At the end of the day you will know how many calories you ate total.

EXERCISE. Cardio is great, but don't forget about strength training. Don't try to go "all out" at once. Do what you can and have goals to increase it over time.

You don't need weight watchers or surgery (yes, I know OP didn't mention that, I'm just speaking generally) or a personal trainer.

FALSE!!!!!!!!!! A calorie is not just a calorie.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/opinion/sunday/always-hungry-heres-why.html?src=rechp&_r=0

Carbs and Sugar are evil for me. I've been on reduced calorie diet (with tracking) for nearly a year and only lost a couple of pounds. As soon as I reduced carbs and nearly eliminated sugar, the pounds started dropping off. I am maintaining my lean mass. 1500 calories of a "everything in moderation diet" didn't do it, but 1500 calories of a moderate protein, low sugar, low carb diet is working. Once I'm at my goal size, I plan on continuing a higher protein, lower carb diet. Potatoes, breads and sugars will have to be an occasional treat, rather than a daily part of my diet.

And to answer the question - I am fat because I sit at a desk all day, working out only made me hungrier and I ate too many carbs & sugars.

If you do low carbs and low sugar - what do you eat? Can you post a sample menu? Do you allow x number of carbs per week? Or just dont eat them in your regular meals but allow an occasional treat?

I try to have at least 15-20g of protein at every meal, with four meals per day: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Snack (either after lunch or after dinner)

Breakfast Choices:
- EAS Advantage Vanilla Shake (you can get this at Walmart or Target)
- 3 egg omelet (two eggs, 1 egg white)
- 1 cup of coffee with 1 tbsp of creamer (I can't seem to give this up. 5g of sugar/35 calories/0 protein)

Lunch and Dinner Choices
-6-8 oz of protein (chicken, fish, lean beef, turkey)
-2 cups of veggies (I don't count lettuce) Veggies have to be low carb/low sugar for now, just while I'm losing. Examples - roasted cabbage, kale chips, cucumbers, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini (you can shred this and it's really good. It's my new "pasta".

Snack:
Protein shake
Quest Protein Bars - find net carbs by subtracting fiber from total carbs (this is a simple way, there are more complex methods of calculation). Try to keep net carbs under 8.

No breads, pasta, sugar, alcohol
At least 80oz of water per day
Non sweetened tea is okay
No soda, not even diet

Again this is just while I lose. Once I'm at my goal, I'll add in fruit and dairy. After three days I didn't miss the sugar or carbs, but once I have a little, I want more. I'm working on controlling that craving.

Everytime I try to follow this type of diet I end up binging Big time. How do you do it without binging? Would love to know what I am doing wrong.

As long as I don't wait too long between meals, I don't have the urge to binge. The second I am hungry I have to hurry and find something to eat. I keep a protein bar in my purse and extra veggies or a hard boiled egg at work. For salad I only use a sprinkle of olive oil, sea salt & pepper. I've lost an average of 1.5 pounds per week, which keeps me motivated. I'm half way to my goal weight, with 14 pounds left to lose. A dill pickle seems to help sugar cravings and a large glass of water before I eat also seems to help. Plus I really like vegetables, so that helps.

Thank you for sharing! I guess I need to always have a healthy snack on hand, I will try the pickle and see!

[Anonymous]

Ghiradelli Midnight Dark. I freeze them because the chocolate is less palatable to me frozen. Don't ask

I gulp down two bottles of water as soon as I wake up inthe a.m. then I have two Keuring French Roast SBX K-cups. black with Splenda.

I don't eat until I have hunger pangs, usually around 9. I can choose from Dunkin' Egg White Veggie Wrap or Subway Egg White & cheese flatbread w/spinach & tomato. Near my office so I can't get off track by going somewhere farther away and wasting time & calories.

Lunch is WF salad bar or last night's leftovers from dinner. Dinner is very light, usually just vegetables & protein. I hate to say this but I do have hunger pangs before bed that I tamp down with decaf coffee and more water. It has worked successfully though. Only about 12 more pounds to reach my goal weight. Since having my second DC I have lost more than 70 pounds. Good luck, keep a food journal and that marble idea is terrific!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Carbs are not evil.
Sugar is not evil.


To lose weight, you need to cut down your calories, period. It doesn't matter if it's from meat, dairy, veggies, sugar, etc.

MEASURE what you are eating. EVERYTHING. If you put jelly on your toast, take out measuring spoons and measure how much jelly you are using. If you are going to eat a chicken breast, get out a kitchen scale and know how much it weighs.

RECORD what you are eating. Now that you know you ate 2 tablespoons of jelly or 5 oz. of chicken breast, write it down. Or find an online system you can enter it in.
At the end of the day you will know how many calories you ate total.

EXERCISE. Cardio is great, but don't forget about strength training. Don't try to go "all out" at once. Do what you can and have goals to increase it over time.

You don't need weight watchers or surgery (yes, I know OP didn't mention that, I'm just speaking generally) or a personal trainer.

FALSE!!!!!!!!!! A calorie is not just a calorie.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/opinion/sunday/always-hungry-heres-why.html?src=rechp&_r=0

Carbs and Sugar are evil for me. I've been on reduced calorie diet (with tracking) for nearly a year and only lost a couple of pounds. As soon as I reduced carbs and nearly eliminated sugar, the pounds started dropping off. I am maintaining my lean mass. 1500 calories of a "everything in moderation diet" didn't do it, but 1500 calories of a moderate protein, low sugar, low carb diet is working. Once I'm at my goal size, I plan on continuing a higher protein, lower carb diet. Potatoes, breads and sugars will have to be an occasional treat, rather than a daily part of my diet.

And to answer the question - I am fat because I sit at a desk all day, working out only made me hungrier and I ate too many carbs & sugars.

If you do low carbs and low sugar - what do you eat? Can you post a sample menu? Do you allow x number of carbs per week? Or just dont eat them in your regular meals but allow an occasional treat?

I try to have at least 15-20g of protein at every meal, with four meals per day: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Snack (either after lunch or after dinner)

Breakfast Choices:
- EAS Advantage Vanilla Shake (you can get this at Walmart or Target)
- 3 egg omelet (two eggs, 1 egg white)
- 1 cup of coffee with 1 tbsp of creamer (I can't seem to give this up. 5g of sugar/35 calories/0 protein)

Lunch and Dinner Choices
-6-8 oz of protein (chicken, fish, lean beef, turkey)
-2 cups of veggies (I don't count lettuce) Veggies have to be low carb/low sugar for now, just while I'm losing. Examples - roasted cabbage, kale chips, cucumbers, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini (you can shred this and it's really good. It's my new "pasta".

Snack:
Protein shake
Quest Protein Bars - find net carbs by subtracting fiber from total carbs (this is a simple way, there are more complex methods of calculation). Try to keep net carbs under 8.

No breads, pasta, sugar, alcohol
At least 80oz of water per day
Non sweetened tea is okay
No soda, not even diet

Again this is just while I lose. Once I'm at my goal, I'll add in fruit and dairy. After three days I didn't miss the sugar or carbs, but once I have a little, I want more. I'm working on controlling that craving.

Everytime I try to follow this type of diet I end up binging Big time. How do you do it without binging? Would love to know what I am doing wrong.

As long as I don't wait too long between meals, I don't have the urge to binge. The second I am hungry I have to hurry and find something to eat. I keep a protein bar in my purse and extra veggies or a hard boiled egg at work. For salad I only use a sprinkle of olive oil, sea salt & pepper. I've lost an average of 1.5 pounds per week, which keeps me motivated. I'm half way to my goal weight, with 14 pounds left to lose. A dill pickle seems to help sugar cravings and a large glass of water before I eat also seems to help. Plus I really like vegetables, so that helps.

OP here -

I have tried this and I barely make it through a day without cheating. I dont like raw veggies (although I will eat cooked ones), protein bars or pickles. There are simply not enough healthy snacks that I like, so I end up eating nothing and then obsessing about what I cant eat and then pretending like I will just email a little and then saying screw it and eating all of it. I do it to myself and its just bc I suck.

I am fat bc I am pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I started out about 30 pounds over my ideal weight. Started getting serious about exercising about 2 months ago and I work out for 40 minutes, 5 days a week at my office gym. I stopped making excuses and just started going. Now, it's my routine and I enjoy taking that break in my day. Even with the new plan and cutting back (but not as much as I probably should've), I lost about 4 pounds in 1.5 months. It was SLOW going.

I decided to start juicing during the weekday. Yesterday marked me entering my third week of my new plan and I've lost an additional 8 pounds. I love the flexibility of sticking to this plan during the week and relaxing a bit on the weekends (without overdoing it). Going to continue with this method until I reach my goal weight loss and switch to juicing for breakfast only because I enjoy getting tons of veggies/fruits in a quick way. And my skin has never been clearer!

Great job! When you do your juicing do you get any other food or just juice?

Thanks! I should also note that while I've lost 12 lbs, I *really* see the difference in the way I look. My face and thighs are much slimmer. I haven't taken my measurements, but I can feel/see the difference.

What I usually eat during the week:

Juice consisting of some mixture of the following: kale, spinach, cucumbers, carrots, broccoli, strawberries, grapes, watermelon, pineapple, mango. I don't use all in one juice blend. I use various combinations, but the goal is to use more veggies than fruit.

I drink my juices 3 times a day and also have:

Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs
Lunch: 1 piece of baked chicken or fish, 1 slice of wheat bread
Dinner: 1 piece of baked chicken or fish, 1 slice of wheat bread. Lately, I've really been craving something sweeter so instead of chicken/fish, I'll have: yogurt, peanuts and apples. It's really good and filling.

While it may not seem like a lot, the juices REALLY fill you up and you won't be hungry after the first 2 days or so. I enjoy the taste of the juices (and the knowledge that I'm taking in veggies/fruits) so much that I even do it on the weekends for breakfast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I started out about 30 pounds over my ideal weight. Started getting serious about exercising about 2 months ago and I work out for 40 minutes, 5 days a week at my office gym. I stopped making excuses and just started going. Now, it's my routine and I enjoy taking that break in my day. Even with the new plan and cutting back (but not as much as I probably should've), I lost about 4 pounds in 1.5 months. It was SLOW going.

I decided to start juicing during the weekday. Yesterday marked me entering my third week of my new plan and I've lost an additional 8 pounds. I love the flexibility of sticking to this plan during the week and relaxing a bit on the weekends (without overdoing it). Going to continue with this method until I reach my goal weight loss and switch to juicing for breakfast only because I enjoy getting tons of veggies/fruits in a quick way. And my skin has never been clearer!

Great job! When you do your juicing do you get any other food or just juice?

Thanks! I should also note that while I've lost 12 lbs, I *really* see the difference in the way I look. My face and thighs are much slimmer. I haven't taken my measurements, but I can feel/see the difference.

What I usually eat during the week:

Juice consisting of some mixture of the following: kale, spinach, cucumbers, carrots, broccoli, strawberries, grapes, watermelon, pineapple, mango. I don't use all in one juice blend. I use various combinations, but the goal is to use more veggies than fruit.

I drink my juices 3 times a day and also have:

Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs
Lunch: 1 piece of baked chicken or fish, 1 slice of wheat bread
Dinner: 1 piece of baked chicken or fish, 1 slice of wheat bread. Lately, I've really been craving something sweeter so instead of chicken/fish, I'll have: yogurt, peanuts and apples. It's really good and filling.

While it may not seem like a lot, the juices REALLY fill you up and you won't be hungry after the first 2 days or so. I enjoy the taste of the juices (and the knowledge that I'm taking in veggies/fruits) so much that I even do it on the weekends for breakfast.

What are you doing for fiber? If I ate like this I would be so constipated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here -

I have tried this and I barely make it through a day without cheating. I dont like raw veggies (although I will eat cooked ones), protein bars or pickles. There are simply not enough healthy snacks that I like, so I end up eating nothing and then obsessing about what I cant eat and then pretending like I will just email a little and then saying screw it and eating all of it. I do it to myself and its just bc I suck.

I am fat bc I am pathetic.

You are not pathetic. Losing weight is difficult. Do you like roasted veggies? It really brings out a different flavor. Add a little olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt and slow roast them for an hour. Even my kids are starting to eat them. I just leave a big pan out on the stove and they will walk by and grab a little.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here -

I have tried this and I barely make it through a day without cheating. I dont like raw veggies (although I will eat cooked ones), protein bars or pickles. There are simply not enough healthy snacks that I like, so I end up eating nothing and then obsessing about what I cant eat and then pretending like I will just email a little and then saying screw it and eating all of it. I do it to myself and its just bc I suck.

I am fat bc I am pathetic.

You are not pathetic. Losing weight is difficult. Do you like roasted veggies? It really brings out a different flavor. Add a little olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt and slow roast them for an hour. Even my kids are starting to eat them. I just leave a big pan out on the stove and they will walk by and grab a little.

I do like roasted veggies - I eat them every night (cauliflower, zucchini, broccoli, kale). I just dont always have them around as a snack and they certainly dont satisfy my cravings.

I think I often try too many diets at once - like I will start with WW and then think the way to make it really work this time is to do WW with no/low carbs, but then I eat too much grilled chicken and go over my points. And then I think, this is stupid - no one ever got fat from eating too much grilled chicken, I might as well eat a cookie bc I am fat anyway. Its so self-destructive and I cant get out of my head and then I spend the day (like today) obsessing about my diet and my weight and being fat and it makes me miserable when I am generally a really happy person.

Sometimes I wish I was really fat so I could just have surgery or go on the Biggest Loser.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I started out about 30 pounds over my ideal weight. Started getting serious about exercising about 2 months ago and I work out for 40 minutes, 5 days a week at my office gym. I stopped making excuses and just started going. Now, it's my routine and I enjoy taking that break in my day. Even with the new plan and cutting back (but not as much as I probably should've), I lost about 4 pounds in 1.5 months. It was SLOW going.

I decided to start juicing during the weekday. Yesterday marked me entering my third week of my new plan and I've lost an additional 8 pounds. I love the flexibility of sticking to this plan during the week and relaxing a bit on the weekends (without overdoing it). Going to continue with this method until I reach my goal weight loss and switch to juicing for breakfast only because I enjoy getting tons of veggies/fruits in a quick way. And my skin has never been clearer!

Great job! When you do your juicing do you get any other food or just juice?

Thanks! I should also note that while I've lost 12 lbs, I *really* see the difference in the way I look. My face and thighs are much slimmer. I haven't taken my measurements, but I can feel/see the difference.

What I usually eat during the week:

Juice consisting of some mixture of the following: kale, spinach, cucumbers, carrots, broccoli, strawberries, grapes, watermelon, pineapple, mango. I don't use all in one juice blend. I use various combinations, but the goal is to use more veggies than fruit.

I drink my juices 3 times a day and also have:

Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs
Lunch: 1 piece of baked chicken or fish, 1 slice of wheat bread
Dinner: 1 piece of baked chicken or fish, 1 slice of wheat bread. Lately, I've really been craving something sweeter so instead of chicken/fish, I'll have: yogurt, peanuts and apples. It's really good and filling.

While it may not seem like a lot, the juices REALLY fill you up and you won't be hungry after the first 2 days or so. I enjoy the taste of the juices (and the knowledge that I'm taking in veggies/fruits) so much that I even do it on the weekends for breakfast.

What are you doing for fiber? If I ate like this I would be so constipated.

LOL; that was a worry for me to but the bread (whole-wheat) and nuts help a lot. So does taking in fiber-rich foods on the weekends. I toyed with the idea of mixing a fiber powder in my juices, but I'm able to "go" about 2-3 times a week without any signs of constipation, so I haven't had to do that but it's an option.

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*worry for me, too.