by Cappuccino OC 21 Replies latest jw friends
Hi everyone,
Well, I weighed myself and I gained the famous College 15 & some.
I thought of joining Weight Watchers but I don't like their idea of meeting once a week. (I'm so tired of meetings!) They have an online weight loss program. But I know I won't keep up with it.
I was wondering if anyone is interested in starting a weight loss support thread. I need all the support I can.
Let me know. My e-mail is open
Capp
Any ideas on quick healthy recepies? (that a 9 year old would also eat)
I have a sweet tooth. I also stop at Starbucks every morning. I have to stop that cause it's not only going to my rear but also hurting my wallet. (average $3.41 to 4.59 daily)
I know I have to stop eating fast food. Hamburgers & Pizza. I do this cause when I'm pressured for time; I have exams or a research paper due. What else could I eat that's healthier & still quick & easy to make?
I do love to drink water with lemon slices & no sugar. I have this cool canteen from REI that is refilable.
I can't take herbs to speed my metabolism - my Dr. said no & I hate swallowing medications, etc.
I'm ready to loose that is fat. I'll try to post a recent pic later on today of me. I think I'm going to go buy some 501's like the ones I wore when I was married & put them in my room for motivation. They'll probably think I'm crazy If I buy them waist 26 length 33. But oh well
I found this good weight loss internet site:
Self Hypnosis:
This is not referring to hocus-pocus. It goes by many names and refers to techniques one uses in focusing on and achieving personal long term goals. Using these techniques, the seemingly impossible can become readily achievable. This is the most important part of the diet plan. You MUST succeed with this to succeed in reaching your diet goals. Therefore you should understand and begin practicing this BEFORE you start your diet.
You need to close your eyes and visualize in your head where you want to be when you reach your goal. Picture how you will look and feel and things you will be able to do having reached the goal. Keep this image vividly in your mind. You CAN do this. I know you CAN do this. But what matters is YOU must BELIEVE you can too. Depending upon the amount of weight you will be losing, this can take from weeks to months. You must be able to frequently and instantly retrieve this image in your mind of having reached the goal so you never lose sight of the direction you are moving in and why you are doing it. At EVERY mealtime you have to picture this and ask yourself, is what I am about to do going to move me in the direction of my goal? This is an exercise you will need to repeat frequently, many times a day for the duration of your diet. It may feel "awkward" at first, but in time it will become effortless and automatic.
I added bold.
Anyone interested in doing this?
Yeah, I'm interested. Ever since I sustained my highly intelligent injuries four years ago, I haven't been able to exercise and thus have gained about fifty pounds of ugly fat right under my belt.
I know you can't drive a spike with a tack hammer, but this is ridiculous! I can't even see the damned spike!
I'm sure making esspresso with half and half plus a little dollop of whipping cream didn't help. But I quit that a long time ago.
Next week I thought about going to the Y and talking about losing weight with their trainer. If I ever get to meet my new love I want to be fit y'kno'.
So what's next?
francois
I'd love to do this, Cappucino. Just heard back the results of some blood work on Friday and it wasn't good - Cholesterol level is at 329 and my triglycerides are at 548! I didn't even know they could get that high.
Needless to say, I've got to do something about this. I've been overweight for some time now, but I need some weight loss 'buddies' and hate the idea of going to Weight Watcher's or something like that. Too much like the Witnesses. LOL!
I'm here all the time, so why not have a weight loss forum. Sounds like a good idea to me!
Brian
WOW! Brian. And my doctor is concerned about me? Are they putting you on cholesterol lowering meds? My doctor wants me to start taking them, but I hate taking pills. And I'm only at 171 for LDL, but triclycerides are up at 310. She seems a lot more concerned about it than I am.
Take care of yourself. Follow doctors orders and exercise. LOL, and when do I start following my own advice?
Lew W
Lew,
Yeah, they've decided that I need to take Lipitor to try and lower the cholesterol. Like you, I despise taking pills so I'm not relishing the thought of adding still more capsules to my daily regimen. Still, combine my triglyceride level with the fact that I've got diabetes and I'm a walking advertisement for a stroke or heart attack...I guess I'll go ahead and take the pills.
In retrospect, I guess it's a good thing I went to the doctor last week. I honestly just went in for a checkup regarding my diabetes medication when they decided to do some bloodwork to check liver function. I have been feeling sort of sluggish and lethargic for a few weeks...maybe that's why.
A few weeks back I bought one of those joggable CD players so that I could walk and listen to music. You know, to motivate myself. I've been using the CD player, but I haven't set out walking once yet. I actually think I'm gonna dig my old bicycle out of the shed, dust her off and take a few laps around the neighborhood.
Yeah, right.
Brian
My doctor wants me to start taking them, but I hate taking pills. And I'm only at 171 for LDL, but triclycerides are up at 310. She seems a lot more concerned about it than I am.
If you do just becareful because some of those meds have had some bad side effects. (which is a potential risk for all meds I suppose) One they pulled off the market last year and I can't remember the name right now. What is supposed to be the normal level of triclycerides?
~Bugs
Bug, the lab report says normal should be below 200. It probably wouldn't bother me except that my Dad died of a massive heart attack when he was 54. I turn 54 this September. I work pretty hard all day and actually feel pretty energetic for an old fool, so I don't know why they are elevated. I ask the doctor, but I just got her and her Chinese accent is so thick, I have a hard time understanding her.
I cut out fried foods long ago and go pretty easy on salt. In fact, I try to eat as much natural food as possible and rarely buy pre-prepared foods. I guess I'll have to eat more collard greens and black eyed beans
Lew W
Hi All,
I usually don't like to talk about my health, but seeing some of you need encouragement, then maybe I should put my two sous in.
In a few months I will be seventy one years old. At one point in my life about thirty years ago, I was 30 to 40 lbs overweight, huffed and puffed around with any exertion, and found it hard to bend over.
It wasn't lack of exercise that created the weight, the work I did gave me lots of exercise, but my diet created the weight. I would drink a whole quart of whole milk for lunch etc, eat processed high fat meat slices. two helpings, dessert .
I lost most of my excess weight, by changing a few things.
No white bread, white rice, sugar etc. no processed foods whatsoever, little or no desserts, mostly fruit, use skin milk. I use whole grained bread, whole crain cereals, potatoes with skins, hardly no red meat, mostly chicken and fish.
I find it is hard to diet, count calories etc. When I want to lose some weight, I go on a three day fast for three days, usually on a weekend, because it makes me cranky. My intake is usually only water, or some veggie broth, because if I take more, then I take more than I should. These fasts once or twice a year lower my weight in ten pound increments. It also breaks up any bad eating habits I may have had, like going to the fridge, opening the door and looking for something to eat when I did not need it. It was some pattern I learned long ago.
I started to read health books. One most imortant thing I read is that the body requires essential fatty acids. Most of American diets do not have these acids. A little is found in the fatty foods we eat, so to meet our needs we crave fatty foods to get some supply. The rest of the fat, that is not essential, you know where that goes. Essential fatty acids are found in salmon and a few other fishes, evening primrose oil etc. If you don't get them, it is very hard to lose weight, you have to eat a lot of fatty foods to get the amount you need. There is a very good book, by Udo Erasmus, who did research on this subject.
I control diabetes with diet. I had a five plus by-pass heart surgery about three years ago. I have to take one small lipitor anti cholestrol pill daily, and also small tablet of blood pressure pill each day, along with an aspirin to thin blood out.
So I feel pretty good. Of course I have a devoted wife who wants to keep me around for a while to support me.
So it is possible to lose weight and maintain health. You too, can do it.
belbab
