I have 5 kids and need to lose weight

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Anonymous wrote:Thank you, everyone! I appreciate the recommendations. I do indeed know what to do, just find self-control and motivation really difficult at this stage in life. I’ve never needed to lose this much weight. I only needed to lose 15-20 before and it seemed more feasible. I’m sort of posting as a first step - “public” acknowledgement that I need to make better decisions. Stop eating mountains of chips and sweets. And the reason I think I need to kick Diet Coke is because I feel bad about drinking in, then feel bad about myself and make worse food decisions.

I live in a ridiculously hot area and it’s just starting to get in the 80s so I will be able to go on walks soon, but I do think it’s 95% diet. But walks make me feel better about myself and then I make better good decisions.

Unless it’s Death Valley - which is for sure where you don’t live - it’s never too hot to simply do some walking. You aren’t 90 years old here. If you can’t handle WALKING in heat above “the 80s” you are in for a long road.

I'm sorry you've never been outside before, PP.

Evidently, you need to seek a little discomfort like the OP.

I stand by what I said. There are virtually no temperatures that prohibit WALKING. OP is 40 years old. Women her age go out of their way to RUN in temperatures in the 80s and 90s because they expect to be racing in those temperatures. Three weeks from now there will be plenty of them at Ironman Florida, where the run temperatures can easily be extremely hot. A majority of them will have HAD (as in not currently carrying) multiple children.

If OP is unwilling to WALK because she "live[s] in a ridiculously hot area and it’s just starting to get in the 80s so I will be able to go on walks soon" - that's a very clear indication of the commitment level here and demonstrates how she got herself in this situation in the first place. That attitude is even more applicable to her diet, which is 99% of this anyways.

Omg. Go away. You clearly don’t have any helpful comments.

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DP - OP has already said twice that she responds well to swift kicks. Not everyone responds like you.

Which is fine. But this is pretty irrelevant to be harping on in a multi paragraph rant. OP taking neighborhood walks is not going to move the scale. She needs to drastically change her diet and get real workouts in- inside a gym with AC is fine.

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Anonymous wrote:Thank you, everyone! I appreciate the recommendations. I do indeed know what to do, just find self-control and motivation really difficult at this stage in life. I’ve never needed to lose this much weight. I only needed to lose 15-20 before and it seemed more feasible. I’m sort of posting as a first step - “public” acknowledgement that I need to make better decisions. Stop eating mountains of chips and sweets. And the reason I think I need to kick Diet Coke is because I feel bad about drinking in, then feel bad about myself and make worse food decisions.

I live in a ridiculously hot area and it’s just starting to get in the 80s so I will be able to go on walks soon, but I do think it’s 95% diet. But walks make me feel better about myself and then I make better good decisions.

Unless it’s Death Valley - which is for sure where you don’t live - it’s never too hot to simply do some walking. You aren’t 90 years old here. If you can’t handle WALKING in heat above “the 80s” you are in for a long road.

I'm sorry you've never been outside before, PP.

Evidently, you need to seek a little discomfort like the OP.

I stand by what I said. There are virtually no temperatures that prohibit WALKING. OP is 40 years old. Women her age go out of their way to RUN in temperatures in the 80s and 90s because they expect to be racing in those temperatures. Three weeks from now there will be plenty of them at Ironman Florida, where the run temperatures can easily be extremely hot. A majority of them will have HAD (as in not currently carrying) multiple children.

If OP is unwilling to WALK because she "live[s] in a ridiculously hot area and it’s just starting to get in the 80s so I will be able to go on walks soon" - that's a very clear indication of the commitment level here and demonstrates how she got herself in this situation in the first place. That attitude is even more applicable to her diet, which is 99% of this anyways.

Omg. Go away. You clearly don’t have any helpful comments.

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DP - OP has already said twice that she responds well to swift kicks. Not everyone responds like you.

Which is fine. But this is pretty irrelevant to be harping on in a multi paragraph rant. OP taking neighborhood walks is not going to move the scale. She needs to drastically change her diet and get real workouts in- inside a gym with AC is fine.

I guess your reading comprehension skills aren’t so great. The entire point was that being unwilling to walk outside when it’s not ideal is reflective of the entire attitude that lands people in this situation in the first place. It’s an issue of constantly taking convenience over even moderate discomfort or inconvenience at every possible turn, which is exactly what the OP said. It has nothing to do with the actual environment outside or in a gym with the AC - which OP wasn’t going to do either until her own wake up call.

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Anonymous wrote:Thank you, everyone! I appreciate the recommendations. I do indeed know what to do, just find self-control and motivation really difficult at this stage in life. I’ve never needed to lose this much weight. I only needed to lose 15-20 before and it seemed more feasible. I’m sort of posting as a first step - “public” acknowledgement that I need to make better decisions. Stop eating mountains of chips and sweets. And the reason I think I need to kick Diet Coke is because I feel bad about drinking in, then feel bad about myself and make worse food decisions.

I live in a ridiculously hot area and it’s just starting to get in the 80s so I will be able to go on walks soon, but I do think it’s 95% diet. But walks make me feel better about myself and then I make better good decisions.

Unless it’s Death Valley - which is for sure where you don’t live - it’s never too hot to simply do some walking. You aren’t 90 years old here. If you can’t handle WALKING in heat above “the 80s” you are in for a long road.

I'm sorry you've never been outside before, PP.

Evidently, you need to seek a little discomfort like the OP.

I stand by what I said. There are virtually no temperatures that prohibit WALKING. OP is 40 years old. Women her age go out of their way to RUN in temperatures in the 80s and 90s because they expect to be racing in those temperatures. Three weeks from now there will be plenty of them at Ironman Florida, where the run temperatures can easily be extremely hot. A majority of them will have HAD (as in not currently carrying) multiple children.

If OP is unwilling to WALK because she "live[s] in a ridiculously hot area and it’s just starting to get in the 80s so I will be able to go on walks soon" - that's a very clear indication of the commitment level here and demonstrates how she got herself in this situation in the first place. That attitude is even more applicable to her diet, which is 99% of this anyways.

Omg. Go away. You clearly don’t have any helpful comments.

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DP - OP has already said twice that she responds well to swift kicks. Not everyone responds like you.

Which is fine. But this is pretty irrelevant to be harping on in a multi paragraph rant. OP taking neighborhood walks is not going to move the scale. She needs to drastically change her diet and get real workouts in- inside a gym with AC is fine.

1. Sounds like you don’t understand the impact of NEAT vs traditional cardio.

2. I’m skeptical that a parent of 5 children who finds walking uncomfortable is going to get to the gym.

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Are you 10 lbs over the normal range for BMI? If so, go on semaglutide. You'll lose 35 lbs within 6 months, and to keep it off permanently, you need to eat small portions of real, whole food only, including protein, lift weights, and do some cardio.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you, everyone! I appreciate the recommendations. I do indeed know what to do, just find self-control and motivation really difficult at this stage in life. I’ve never needed to lose this much weight. I only needed to lose 15-20 before and it seemed more feasible. I’m sort of posting as a first step - “public” acknowledgement that I need to make better decisions. Stop eating mountains of chips and sweets. And the reason I think I need to kick Diet Coke is because I feel bad about drinking in, then feel bad about myself and make worse food decisions.

I live in a ridiculously hot area and it’s just starting to get in the 80s so I will be able to go on walks soon, but I do think it’s 95% diet. But walks make me feel better about myself and then I make better good decisions.

I know people are going to jump all over me but I'm on zepbound and it has made a huge difference with mindless snacking and cravings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you 10 lbs over the normal range for BMI? If so, go on semaglutide. You'll lose 35 lbs within 6 months, and to keep it off permanently, you need to eat small portions of real, whole food only, including protein, lift weights, and do some cardio.

Lost 31 lbs in 4 months doing all of the above except taking semaglutide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you 10 lbs over the normal range for BMI? If so, go on semaglutide. You'll lose 35 lbs within 6 months, and to keep it off permanently, you need to eat small portions of real, whole food only, including protein, lift weights, and do some cardio.

Semaglutides are not for someone who needs to lose 10 lbs to reach a normal BMI. This ridiculousness must be why there are so many shortages.

[Anonymous]

Fellow mom of 5 and won’t give up my Diet Coke. Intermittent fasting (no eating before noon) and no snacking is what works for me. I eat low-ish carbs but don’t count calories. Also really like Katrina Ubell’s book for some additional tweaks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are you 10 lbs over the normal range for BMI? If so, go on semaglutide. You'll lose 35 lbs within 6 months, and to keep it off permanently, you need to eat small portions of real, whole food only, including protein, lift weights, and do some cardio.

Semaglutides are not for someone who needs to lose 10 lbs to reach a normal BMI. This ridiculousness must be why there are so many shortages.

No, the shortages are caused by insurance companies and big pharma. Compounding pharmacies produce their own versions of branded drugs on the FDA’s drug shortage list—they don't reduce or compete with the supply for people who are getting branded versions through their insurance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are you 10 lbs over the normal range for BMI? If so, go on semaglutide. You'll lose 35 lbs within 6 months, and to keep it off permanently, you need to eat small portions of real, whole food only, including protein, lift weights, and do some cardio.

Semaglutides are not for someone who needs to lose 10 lbs to reach a normal BMI. This ridiculousness must be why there are so many shortages.

No, the shortages are caused by insurance companies and big pharma. Compounding pharmacies produce their own versions of branded drugs on the FDA’s drug shortage list—they don't reduce or compete with the supply for people who are getting branded versions through their insurance.

Are you really saying that big pharma is so stupid or money averse that they created a trillion dollar drug and was like, "I don't need to sell more semaglutide for 1k a month, I'll just let the compounded companies take the profits from me instead!"

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are you 10 lbs over the normal range for BMI? If so, go on semaglutide. You'll lose 35 lbs within 6 months, and to keep it off permanently, you need to eat small portions of real, whole food only, including protein, lift weights, and do some cardio.

Semaglutides are not for someone who needs to lose 10 lbs to reach a normal BMI. This ridiculousness must be why there are so many shortages.

No, the shortages are caused by insurance companies and big pharma. Compounding pharmacies produce their own versions of branded drugs on the FDA’s drug shortage list—they don't reduce or compete with the supply for people who are getting branded versions through their insurance.

Are you really saying that big pharma is so stupid or money averse that they created a trillion dollar drug and was like, "I don't need to sell more semaglutide for 1k a month, I'll just let the compounded companies take the profits from me instead!"

People so blindly hate big pharma that they don’t stop to think whether what they are saying even makes sense.

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OP here. Ok wow, didn’t know this would turn into arguing.

No, I absolutely will not take a semaglutide. I am only 10 pounds overweight on the BMI scale - 175 at 5’8” when I’d prefer to be 140-145, or I’d even take 150!

I’m well aware that my poor diet is to blame for my weight gain and lack of weight loss, so I’m focusing on that. I love working out and lifting weights - I had a trainer all last year, focused on muscle and did not control my diet so I didn’t lose any weight, then I gained an additional 10 pounds through my last pregnancy. I always struggle to get back to this routine until my baby is closer to 1. But seeing the state I’m in, where my fat clothes are too small, I feel motivated to get exercising again, which in turn will motivate me to continue to eat better, which is what I’m really focusing on now. And today is day 3 of no Diet Coke!

And I’m sorry, PP who’s harping about the weather, it is truly miserable to walk outside here in the summer, which is basically until mid-October. I am actually generally a highly motivated person, but have lost motivation and willpower in the past few years, and that’s why I am overweight. But never in my most disciplined times of my life would I walk outside in the heat and humidity! Please move on from this topic though - I am well aware that my lack of willpower (over my diet) is why I’m in this mess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I’ve been reading the comments and appreciate the encouragement. I made healthy food choices yesterday! Proud of myself. I did drink Diet Coke yesterday but don’t have any more in my house and vow not to have any today. A small baby step. And yes, I know it’s not going to make me lose weight, but as I said, when I drink it I feel terrible about myself because I know it’s a vice, and then I just keep going with other food vices.

I’m not prone to eating the food my kids don’t finish. I really just way overindulge on carby snacks and sweets. One of the issues is I don’t eat a real breakfast because I hate mornings. I need to get my act together on that front.

Our forecast is fantastic this week so I plan on taking the kids on walks.

I’m dreaming of reporting back in a few months that I’ve lost ~5-10 pounds of real weight. My big goal would be losing 10 pounds by the end of this year, but historically I don’t lose weight while breastfeeding. But at the very least I can’t keep gaining weight. None of my fat clothes even fit!

Np we should talk about losing "fat" not weight!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are you 10 lbs over the normal range for BMI? If so, go on semaglutide. You'll lose 35 lbs within 6 months, and to keep it off permanently, you need to eat small portions of real, whole food only, including protein, lift weights, and do some cardio.

Lost 31 lbs in 4 months doing all of the above except taking semaglutide.

Dp Losing weight is one thing but, maintaining it is a whole other issue. PP report back in a year or more and tell us you have maintained your weight loss

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Ok wow, didn’t know this would turn into arguing.

No, I absolutely will not take a semaglutide. I am only 10 pounds overweight on the BMI scale - 175 at 5’8” when I’d prefer to be 140-145, or I’d even take 150!

I’m well aware that my poor diet is to blame for my weight gain and lack of weight loss, so I’m focusing on that. I love working out and lifting weights - I had a trainer all last year, focused on muscle and did not control my diet so I didn’t lose any weight, then I gained an additional 10 pounds through my last pregnancy. I always struggle to get back to this routine until my baby is closer to 1. But seeing the state I’m in, where my fat clothes are too small, I feel motivated to get exercising again, which in turn will motivate me to continue to eat better, which is what I’m really focusing on now. And today is day 3 of no Diet Coke!

And I’m sorry, PP who’s harping about the weather, it is truly miserable to walk outside here in the summer, which is basically until mid-October. I am actually generally a highly motivated person, but have lost motivation and willpower in the past few years, and that’s why I am overweight. But never in my most disciplined times of my life would I walk outside in the heat and humidity! Please move on from this topic though - I am well aware that my lack of willpower (over my diet) is why I’m in this mess.

Good on you for the diet coke, change, OP. Just keep adding small changes. If you like to exercise and have had a trainer, what about finding one of those mom bootcamp workouts where you can bring baby? Or join a gym with childcare? I also find that making a change for the better tends to snowball. Keep going!