I need to lose 40 pounds (yikes).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This has nothing to do with sports or fitness..

OP, most people who post on these boards have eating disorders. Tread carefully.

And you know this how?

She thinks people who don't eat buckets of sugar have an eating disorder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just realized that I have 50 pounds of extra weight to lose. Some of it is baby weight, some of it is pre-baby weight. I really want to lose at least 20 fairly quickly in order to feel and look better. I'm 5'11 and 215#. I'd like to get to 180, preferably 170.

What is the quickest, healthiest, and cheapest way to lose the weight?

~I have a 6 month old; I'm a stay at home mom.
~We eat clean/healthy.
~I'm a sugar addict! I know I need to cut my sugar intake by 75%!
~No extra income for gym/trainer/weight watchers
~I'm not a runner, but I am a stellar walker!

This is such a hard realization. I didn't know I had that much to lose. Advice? Support?

OP there is no quick fix to permanent and healthy weightloss. Like you said, cut out the sugar. And you don't need an expensive trainer or gym. Walking is a great workout so long as you mix it up with hills and walk at a good clip. Also Get on Youtube and search for at home workout routines where you use just your own body weight as resistance. And put your workout on your daily calendar just like you would a doctor's appointment.

Do not weigh yourself every day. Cut out alcohol. Eat small portions throughout the day, and include healthy fats...none of that fat-free crap. You must eat fat to lose weight. Eat slowly, enjoy your food and stop eating when you're full.

If you do what I suggested, you should lose 20lbs in about 8 weeks.

Agree with everything you say except for the part about walking being a great workout. It's not even a workout.

A workout involves getting your heart rate up or lifting heavy. If you don't want to lift, run! And run sprints!

^^^ YOU....ARE....INCORRECT....^^^!! I specifically said walking hills, and walking at a good clip. If you think that is not a workout, you need to be re-educated on the basics of physical fitness.

And you do not need to run to be fit. I am not a runner, never will be. True "running" is bad for your joints, your breasts, makes your face gaunt and old looking....I could go on and on. My cardio of choice is walking, not strolling along but actual walking. Believe me when I tell you, I am fit!

[Anonymous]

Just walk with your 6mo on your back ... you'll get your workout.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just realized that I have 50 pounds of extra weight to lose. Some of it is baby weight, some of it is pre-baby weight. I really want to lose at least 20 fairly quickly in order to feel and look better. I'm 5'11 and 215#. I'd like to get to 180, preferably 170.

What is the quickest, healthiest, and cheapest way to lose the weight?

~I have a 6 month old; I'm a stay at home mom.
~We eat clean/healthy.
~I'm a sugar addict! I know I need to cut my sugar intake by 75%!
~No extra income for gym/trainer/weight watchers
~I'm not a runner, but I am a stellar walker!

This is such a hard realization. I didn't know I had that much to lose. Advice? Support?

OP there is no quick fix to permanent and healthy weightloss. Like you said, cut out the sugar. And you don't need an expensive trainer or gym. Walking is a great workout so long as you mix it up with hills and walk at a good clip. Also Get on Youtube and search for at home workout routines where you use just your own body weight as resistance. And put your workout on your daily calendar just like you would a doctor's appointment.

Do not weigh yourself every day. Cut out alcohol. Eat small portions throughout the day, and include healthy fats...none of that fat-free crap. You must eat fat to lose weight. Eat slowly, enjoy your food and stop eating when you're full.

If you do what I suggested, you should lose 20lbs in about 8 weeks.

Agree with everything you say except for the part about walking being a great workout. It's not even a workout.

A workout involves getting your heart rate up or lifting heavy. If you don't want to lift, run! And run sprints!

^^^ YOU....ARE....INCORRECT....^^^!! I specifically said walking hills, and walking at a good clip. If you think that is not a workout, you need to be re-educated on the basics of physical fitness.

And you do not need to run to be fit. I am not a runner, never will be. True "running" is bad for your joints, your breasts, makes your face gaunt and old looking....I could go on and on. My cardio of choice is walking, not strolling along but actual walking. Believe me when I tell you, I am fit!

JOGGING for miles on end is bad for your joints. Running sprints with good form is not bad for you. Wow your claims are ridiculous. Running is bad for your breasts and makes your face gaunt?? Wtf. You need to be educated on the basics of physical fitness. Ever heard of a trainer prescribing walking in a program?? Maybe, if you're morbidly obese and can't even move.

And how do you define fit??

[Anonymous]

OP, more specifically, what are your eating weaknesses?

I got a jumpstart on losing weight by just cutting out bread/bread related things and pasta. I still ate rice and fruit, so it wasn't low-carb but just cutting those things eliminated a lot of empty-ish calories for me. But bread is my real weakness.

If you aim to walk about seven miles a day, that would help a lot too. You can easily do that with a six-month-old. In the winter you can just go to the mall, walk for an hour, have lunch, walk for another hour.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This has nothing to do with sports or fitness..

OP, most people who post on these boards have eating disorders. Tread carefully.

And you know this how?

She thinks people who don't eat buckets of sugar have an eating disorder.

I'm not pp, but that's wrong. Promoting diets where you eat 500 calories a day, or never touch a piece of bread, is not responsible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, more specifically, what are your eating weaknesses?

I got a jumpstart on losing weight by just cutting out bread/bread related things and pasta. I still ate rice and fruit, so it wasn't low-carb but just cutting those things eliminated a lot of empty-ish calories for me. But bread is my real weakness.

If you aim to walk about seven miles a day, that would help a lot too. You can easily do that with a six-month-old. In the winter you can just go to the mall, walk for an hour, have lunch, walk for another hour.

Weakness: sugar. In my coffee, oatmeal, for dessert.

LOVE the idea to mall walk! I won't look like a crazy person, though? Speed walking around the mall?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This has nothing to do with sports or fitness..

OP, most people who post on these boards have eating disorders. Tread carefully.

And you know this how?

She thinks people who don't eat buckets of sugar have an eating disorder.

I'm not pp, but that's wrong. Promoting diets where you eat 500 calories a day, or never touch a piece of bread, is not responsible.

500 calories is perfectly reasonable for most people who need to lose weight and are on an intermittent fasting regimen. Healthy, even.

[Anonymous]

NP here, just chiming in to say walking is a great workout. I am in good shape; I spin, do weights, and vinyasa yoga. We got a dog last year who needed lots and lots of exercise so I found myself walking between 3-5 miles a day and I lost 8 pounds in 2 months. It was basically those last 10 pounds that I never thought I'd ever lose because i refuse to give up carbs. ;-p. So find some hilly routes and get walking! It's awesome!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This has nothing to do with sports or fitness..

OP, most people who post on these boards have eating disorders. Tread carefully.

And you know this how?

She thinks people who don't eat buckets of sugar have an eating disorder.

I'm not pp, but that's wrong. Promoting diets where you eat 500 calories a day, or never touch a piece of bread, is not responsible.

500 calories is perfectly reasonable for most people who need to lose weight and are on an intermittent fasting regimen. Healthy, even.[/quote


This is exactly what I am talking about. Don't take advice from someone who thinks 500 calories per day is "healthy".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1) Always start with a physical from your internist to make sure you have no underlying health problems. Your doctor may recommend a prehypertension/low salt diet or a prediabetes diet.

2) PP from page 1 is right: walking is great exercise and a great place to begin.

3) BMI/BMR are great guides and benchmarks.

4) You can't go wrong if you practice portion control and cut your salt, fat and sugar intake .

Doctors don't know shit about nutrition. They get almost no training in nutrition in med school. They are not very knowledgable or open to recent research in nutrition, the role of the microbiome, hormones, fat and the insulin response.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP here. So how do you handle being hungry at work if you're fasting? I think I would be crabby and unproductive and spending all my time thinking about when I will eat next.

Actually, the feeling of being hungry goes away pretty quickly. It's not like a building hunger that lasts all day. It's just a feeling that comes and then goes. 500 calories is actually a pretty good amount of food, depending on what you eat.

Anyway, it works for me! I recommend it, but it might not be for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This has nothing to do with sports or fitness..

OP, most people who post on these boards have eating disorders. Tread carefully.

And you know this how?

She thinks people who don't eat buckets of sugar have an eating disorder.

I'm not pp, but that's wrong. Promoting diets where you eat 500 calories a day, or never touch a piece of bread, is not responsible.

500 calories is perfectly reasonable for most people who need to lose weight and are on an intermittent fasting regimen. Healthy, even.[/quote


This is exactly what I am talking about. Don't take advice from someone who thinks 500 calories per day is "healthy".

As opposed to taking advice from someone who hasn't done the research?

[Anonymous]

The malls are usually open for walking before the stores open

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This has nothing to do with sports or fitness..

OP, most people who post on these boards have eating disorders. Tread carefully.

And you know this how?

She thinks people who don't eat buckets of sugar have an eating disorder.

I'm not pp, but that's wrong. Promoting diets where you eat 500 calories a day, or never touch a piece of bread, is not responsible.

500 calories is perfectly reasonable for most people who need to lose weight and are on an intermittent fasting regimen. Healthy, even.[/quote


This is exactly what I am talking about. Don't take advice from someone who thinks 500 calories per day is "healthy".

As opposed to taking advice from someone who hasn't done the research?

Please show me the research showing that 500 calories a day is healthy. Everything I have run across says that VLCDs are terrible for your health and mental state.

No one ever wants to hear from people who slowly but surely lost weight, got fit, and kept it off. Instead they want to hear from the depressed yo yo dieters who eat 500 calories and ruin their bodies.