Anonymous
Post 02/01/2018 21:11     Subject: Need to lose major weight

I limit carbs & aim for vegetables & protein. Weights are the best - nothing fancy, just free weights. And I walk.

I also use a plant-based protein powder in my morning fruit/yogurt shake.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2018 21:49     Subject: Need to lose major weight

I'd try Weight Watchers.
If you can't make it work, see a weight loss dr for phentermine. Don't do that HCG diet - everyone gains it back because it is so low calorie that it must detroy your metabolism.

Find friends to exercise with or get a treadmill and only let yourself watch certain shows when on it.

I do that with Orange is the New Black. I only allow myself to watch if on the treadmill so if I want to watch it, down to basement I go. .
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2018 09:29     Subject: Re:Need to lose major weight

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How much weight are we talking? 20 lbs?

I lost 70 lbs in the last year. I was VERY overweight obviously. This is how:

1) I started small with exercise (i could only do 15 of walking on the treadmill but I increased it gradually)
2) Don't starve. Eat a TON of veggies and fruits (but no dressings and dips)
3) eat carbs but good carbs
4) use my fitness pal to log everything you eat and stick to a deficit regime (meaning probably between 1200-1500 cal if you want to lose)
5) WATER, WATER, WATER....you honestly can't drink too much.
6) Don't do any fad diets. Do something that is healthy and that you can sustain for the rest of your life.


PP, did you get headaches/dizziness when you changed your calorie intake/diet? If you did, when did it stop?


I didn't but I took Qsymia for the first three months. Talk to your doctor about Qsymia. It's phentermine and topiramate and it does wonders for headaches because topiramate is basically used to treat chronic migraines. Phenteramine is obviously to reduce the appetite. I really felt like after 3 months of being on the lowest dose i was able to change my habits enough to do it on my own from that point. I did not want to be super dependent on the pills. It was easy getting off.


Thank you. I didn't know there was a pill for that.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2018 09:27     Subject: Re:Need to lose major weight

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How much weight are we talking? 20 lbs?

I lost 70 lbs in the last year. I was VERY overweight obviously. This is how:

1) I started small with exercise (i could only do 15 of walking on the treadmill but I increased it gradually)
2) Don't starve. Eat a TON of veggies and fruits (but no dressings and dips)
3) eat carbs but good carbs
4) use my fitness pal to log everything you eat and stick to a deficit regime (meaning probably between 1200-1500 cal if you want to lose)
5) WATER, WATER, WATER....you honestly can't drink too much.
6) Don't do any fad diets. Do something that is healthy and that you can sustain for the rest of your life.


PP, did you get headaches/dizziness when you changed your calorie intake/diet? If you did, when did it stop?


I didn't but I took Qsymia for the first three months. Talk to your doctor about Qsymia. It's phentermine and topiramate and it does wonders for headaches because topiramate is basically used to treat chronic migraines. Phenteramine is obviously to reduce the appetite. I really felt like after 3 months of being on the lowest dose i was able to change my habits enough to do it on my own from that point. I did not want to be super dependent on the pills. It was easy getting off.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2018 09:22     Subject: Need to lose major weight

I would not focus just on calories but go for clean eating and nutrition density - that will help turn your health around. Be motivated to do this so you have a long life with your kids. Try Joel Furman to learn about nutrition density. There really is no reason to eat processed carbs or sugar. Eat color - fruit and vegetables. Smoothie bowls are a great way to pack in color and top with fruit. Eat beans instead of meat.

There are great vegan books out there now. Don't eat processed vegan products. Fruit, vegetables, beans, etc.

Then slowly ramp up the exercising. Find something you can stick with with kids. Even "Walk Off the Pounds" videos while they are sleeping. Turn off the sound and use your own music for that.

I lost over 60 pounds and I did that with more drastic methods. I used time restrictive eating. Did not eat breakfast or dinner and ate a really healthy lunch with kale, mixed vegetables, beans. Then green tea in the evening. But I have a medical condition that is helped by that kind of approach.

Anonymous
Post 01/24/2018 09:14     Subject: Re:Need to lose major weight

Anonymous wrote:How much weight are we talking? 20 lbs?

I lost 70 lbs in the last year. I was VERY overweight obviously. This is how:

1) I started small with exercise (i could only do 15 of walking on the treadmill but I increased it gradually)
2) Don't starve. Eat a TON of veggies and fruits (but no dressings and dips)
3) eat carbs but good carbs
4) use my fitness pal to log everything you eat and stick to a deficit regime (meaning probably between 1200-1500 cal if you want to lose)
5) WATER, WATER, WATER....you honestly can't drink too much.
6) Don't do any fad diets. Do something that is healthy and that you can sustain for the rest of your life.


PP, did you get headaches/dizziness when you changed your calorie intake/diet? If you did, when did it stop?