Weight loss

[Guest guest]

Marie,

You look good on the photo at your son's wedding and the one in Gibraltor looks

like you are totally relaxed and happy. ( The curtains in the background in

that one, are the same as in Sheilas house ! )

How did you lose the weight? Special diet and exercise or just the right meds?

>

> hi all i have added photo to my album i managed to lose 1 stone 9lbs for my

sons wedding and i am still continuing i was 14 11 now 13 2 so for any one

struggling dont give up it will work marie,

>

[Guest guest]

My GP prescribed a liquid called MEGACE. It's not cheap: $100 for a small bottle. But it worked to bring back my appetite in about a week.

Good luck,Fred

On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 4:38 PM, DAN NEIDLINGER <dan10428@...> wrote:

 

Anyone have any suggestions for how I can gain weight. Had infection in my nose tissue which the

only drug that would help it was Foscarnate. I had to take it for 3 weeks and during that time I have lost a lot of weight. Just not had much of an appetite, been drinking boost and high calorie shakes.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

Thanks

-- Fred

[Guest guest]

Hi Marie - what a difference - you look absolutely brilliant and

I am so pleased for you. I see that the curtains in Jamaica are exactly the

same curtains I have in my dining room over here in the UK - what a

coincidence. Have a look at the Newsletter http://www.tpa-uk.org.uk/newsletters/newsletter_june10.pdf

You must also be feeling good losing so much weight.

Luv - Sheila

hi all i have added photo to my album i managed

to lose 1 stone 9lbs for my sons wedding and i am still continuing i was 14 11

now 13 2 so for any one struggling dont give up it will work marie,

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[Guest guest]

> >Hi i think it is a combination i started walking round my local park

twice a day till i built up to 12,000 steps a day (some days i never done all of

them ) and some days i could of cried as my legs were so tired and aching. i

started slimming world lost only 1lb in 3 weeks so i done my own diet only

eating 2 carbs a day (cereal and a fruit)(salad and protein for lunch) ( any

meat or fish 2 veg and one 7ozs potatoe or 1 dry roast potatoe)to enable

yourself to have a sandwich or a wrap for lunch and potatoes for tea have fruit

and yogurt for breakfast i also think the erfa helped i am on 4 1/2 grains. I

had tried this diet before and got nowhere but the excercise and erfa seemed to

have helped dont forget 3 fruits a day well as. Re the curtains we bought them

in Liverpool in a shop that is supplied by a yorkshire linen mill so i am not

surprised Sheila has them. Been weighed to day lost 2 lb By the way this is the

best i have ever felt so much better than when i was on armour i was thrilled to

walk up 36 stairs to day and not to be out of breath.

>

[Guest guest]

I've been trying to gain back some of my weight lost during chemo. Got in touch with nutritionist who first helped with my diabetes when I was a bit fat. She said mainly eat frequent small meals. Stay away from empty calories if possible so whatever you can eat will do you some good.

By the way I'm about 100 messages behind, so this may come much too late to help!

Nellie of Manhattanage 78, dx 6/99Seize the day!

From: DAN NEIDLINGER <dan10428@...>Subject: Weight Loss Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 7:38 PM

Anyone have any suggestions for how I can gain weight. Had infection in my nose tissue which the

only drug that would help it was Foscarnate. I had to take it for 3 weeks and during that time I have lost a lot of weight. Just not had much of an appetite, been drinking boost and high calorie shakes.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

[Guest guest]

I am excited to report my standings on weight loss. I had the Sleeve on August 7th, 2010. My weight day of surgery was 289. I am now at 237. 52lbs in 2 months. My extreme weight was 303 in March 2010-so, since then its 63lbs. Ya, I feel pretty darn good. I am no longer doing 300 units of insulin a day. I haven't been doing any-but probably should be doing a few units. (i am checking with my internal medicine dr this week).

I am also walking for the first time in many yrs. This week just moved into an apt complex that has pools and exercise equipment, so i am looking forward to try new things.

I am on my way to a new life.

Jana

Aug 7, 2010 Sleeve

303/289/237/130

top,date of surgery/today/goal

Husband passed away, 6/3/10

From: harrison.cheryl@...Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 07:56:14 -0700Subject: Re: this and that

Vicki,

My high weight was 250; surgery weight was 240 and I am NOW (drum roll please...) 197!!! Back in ONE-derland for the first time in YEARS!

And the weight is still melting off slowly but surely.

I feel terrific, I look terrific, and I am no longer a prisoner of my FAT! I can cross my legs, walk my dogs, get down on the floor AND back up again (LOL). I can paint my toenails without getting out of breath! OH! And I'm off of 2 of my meds due to the weight loss!

This was the best thing I have ever done for myself.

Cheryl

[Guest guest]

Hey Jana,

What a great success story. See ladies if you are sitting on the fence trying to make up your mind about weather you should or shouldn't have the sleeve surgery, Jana is a example of what success feels like. Way to go girl. One day soon someone is going to call your thin or skinny and you will think to yourself--are they talking about me? YES, they are and it is coming your way. Hold on for the ride, it is going to be amazing!

Hugs,

Suzanne

[Guest guest]

Congrats, Jana! You might remember me from back in August. I'm hitting the 2-month mark tomorrow and as of today, am 34 lbs down at 174. Comfortable in my size 12s and my size large tops are starting to look pretty loose! I eat everything I want - and the best part is, I don't want any junk food anymore!

Kate

On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 10:19 AM, J KW <janawillits@...> wrote:

 

I am excited to report my standings on weight loss.  I had the Sleeve on August 7th, 2010.  My weight day of surgery was 289.  I am now at 237. 52lbs in 2 months.  My extreme weight was 303 in March 2010-so, since then its 63lbs.  Ya, I feel pretty darn good.  I am no longer doing 300 units of insulin a day.  I haven't been doing any-but probably should be doing a few units.  (i am checking with my internal medicine dr this week).

 I am also walking for the first time in many yrs.  This week just moved into an apt complex that has pools and exercise equipment, so i am looking forward to try new things. I am on my way to a new life. 

JanaAug 7, 2010 Sleeve303/289/237/130top,date of surgery/today/goal Husband passed away, 6/3/10  

From: harrison.cheryl@...Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 07:56:14 -0700

Subject: Re: this and that 

Vicki,

My high weight was 250; surgery weight was 240 and I am NOW (drum roll please...) 197!!!  Back in ONE-derland for the first time in YEARS!

And the weight is still melting off slowly but surely.

I feel terrific, I look terrific, and I am no longer a prisoner of my FAT!  I can cross my legs, walk my dogs, get down on the floor AND back up again (LOL).  I can paint my toenails without getting out of breath!  OH!  And I'm off of 2 of my meds due to the weight loss!

This was the best thing I have ever done for myself. 

Cheryl

[Guest guest]

average weight loss per day over time is .5 pound per day for women and 1 pound a day for men. you are doing fine.S. andra Nutt, M.A.Life CoachResource Mistresswww.flickr.com/photos/46218424@N07Sausalito, CA"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated" - Mahatma GandhiFrom: Annette Farrell <amfarrell9@...> Sent: Wed, November 3, 2010 10:42:14 AMSubject: Weight loss

Hi guys,

Just checking---I have been fine on diet. Sticking to it. This is my first time at HCG.

But someone told me we are supposed to lose a pound a day.

I have not really done that. Last few days lost .4 for two days--.2 this am. So lost 1 pound in three days

I was looking forward to a pound a day!

Does this happen with anyone else? I'm not quitting or giving up at all cuz face it......I LOST IN THE PAST THREE DAYS ANYWAY!! ;-) And that is a good thing.

But if I am only doing this for 6 weeks, I'd like to lose as much as I can.

I was also told that we are not supposed to be hungry and I do find myself a bit hungry at times. Not too awful and I just drink tea or water and it passes. Maybe I didn't load up enough first few days? I know the first few days when I was loading I also didn't take correct amount. Took .25ml. but by 3rd day I was taking correct amount. Don't know if that would mess me up for the entire 6 weeks or not.

Anyway--glad for the support group. Definitely helps!

Annette

[Guest guest]

When the scale does not move you are still losing fat. These are the times when I go to my closet and start trying on things that did not fit before. It is there where I get my encouragement. It's hard to be "stuck" for a few days, especially in Round 2. As for the hunger, are you hungry because of the habit of snacking, are you hungry because it's getting close to meal time or are you actually thirsty? If drinking makes it go away, it was probably thirst. Be encouraged, you are probably doing fine, don't stress yourself out.From: Annette Farrell <amfarrell9@...> Sent: Wed, November 3, 2010 12:42:14 PMSubject: Weight loss

Hi guys,

Just checking---I have been fine on diet. Sticking to it. This is my first time at HCG.

But someone told me we are supposed to lose a pound a day.

I have not really done that. Last few days lost .4 for two days--.2 this am. So lost 1 pound in three days

I was looking forward to a pound a day!

Does this happen with anyone else? I'm not quitting or giving up at all cuz face it......I LOST IN THE PAST THREE DAYS ANYWAY!! ;-) And that is a good thing.

But if I am only doing this for 6 weeks, I'd like to lose as much as I can.

I was also told that we are not supposed to be hungry and I do find myself a bit hungry at times. Not too awful and I just drink tea or water and it passes. Maybe I didn't load up enough first few days? I know the first few days when I was loading I also didn't take correct amount. Took .25ml. but by 3rd day I was taking correct amount. Don't know if that would mess me up for the entire 6 weeks or not.

Anyway--glad for the support group. Definitely helps!

Annette

[Guest guest]

Thank-you very much Dee and Taffy. I'll look for it. And I might try

rebounding (Duncan from an earlier post) - I do lots of walking - we have a

small farm - but perhaps rebounding will help.

On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 2:26 PM, Dolores <dgk@...> wrote:

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> The Idiot Proof Diet definitely works. Although I don't have Hashimotos I

> have low thyroid and it worked for me - faster than any other diet. It does

> get terribly boring but worth the effort.

>

> Dee

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> > Can someone give me a link to a diet that will work for weight loss?

> >

> >

> > , you might want to consider looking on the internet for a diet

> called

> > " The Idiot Proof Diet " ....just a thought.

> > Taffy

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[Guest guest]

Any idea how much Dr. Aceves is charging now for the conversion surgery to a sleeve? I am pretty certain I will need to have my band removed. Thanks

[Guest guest]

13 months ago it was $10,000 for a revision if he had placed the band to begin with. I'm so HAPPY with my revision to the sleeve, it's everything I had hoped the lapband would be and more. From: DStu98@... <DStu98@...>Subject: Re: weight loss Date: Saturday, March 5, 2011, 8:04 PM

Any idea how much Dr. Aceves is charging now for the conversion surgery to a sleeve? I am pretty certain I will need to have my band removed. Thanks

[Guest guest]

Hi, I recently read that someone lost weight by coconut oil pulling. Could

someone explain this to me? I had my first experience pulling yesterday.

Thanks

Deb

[Guest guest]

I & #39;d second what & #39;s been said so far. My wife and I and now about 20 of

our family members and friends have experienced fast and dramatic weight loss.

How? The basic formula is to replace sugar and grain carbs with traditional

(saturated) fat.

Consider also reading " Why We Get Fat and what to do about it " by Taubes.

We & #39;ve been brainwashed that we are overweight because we eat too much or

exercise too little or both. Wrong. The primary reason we accumulate excess fat

is that we eat too many bad calories (carbs) and not enough good calories

(protein and especially saturated, traditional fats). This causes unstable blood

sugars and eventual insulin resistance and elevated fasting Insulin. Insulin is

the fat storage hormone. It literally traps the fat in our fat cells. Our muscle

cells therefore starve and drive us too eat more carbs. More insulin. More

insulin resistance. A very nasty cycle.

I & #39;ll cut to the quick. Drop sugar and grain carbs and eat as much saturated

fat and protein as you want. No need to bother counting calories. No need to be

hungry. Pack your breakfast full of coconut oil, eggs, bacon, cream, etc. (all

carefully sourced of course) If you just have to have a little treat, have it

with a load of saturated fat to blunt the blood sugar/insulin spike.

When did most of America become fat? When we successfully reduced our

consumption of saturated fat with grain and sugar carbs. Try doing the opposite

Just my 2 cents.

Gene

[Guest guest]

I & #39;d second what & #39;s been said so far. My wife and I and now about 20 of

our family members and friends have experienced fast and dramatic weight loss.

How? The basic formula is to replace sugar and grain carbs with traditional

(saturated) fat.

Consider also reading " Why We Get Fat and what to do about it " by Taubes.

We & #39;ve been brainwashed that we are overweight because we eat too much or

exercise too little or both. Wrong. The primary reason we accumulate excess fat

is that we eat too many bad calories (carbs) and not enough good calories

(protein and especially saturated, traditional fats). This causes unstable blood

sugars and eventual insulin resistance and elevated fasting Insulin. Insulin is

the fat storage hormone. It literally traps the fat in our fat cells. Our muscle

cells therefore starve and drive us too eat more carbs. More insulin. More

insulin resistance. A very nasty cycle.

I & #39;ll cut to the quick. Drop sugar and grain carbs and eat as much saturated

fat and protein as you want. No need to bother counting calories. No need to be

hungry. Pack your breakfast full of coconut oil, eggs, bacon, cream, etc. (all

carefully sourced of course) If you just have to have a little treat, have it

with a load of saturated fat to blunt the blood sugar/insulin spike.

When did most of America become fat? When we successfully reduced our

consumption of saturated fat with grain and sugar carbs. Try doing the opposite

Just my 2 cents.

Gene

[Guest guest]

Can you eat vegetables and fruits w/ this way of eating or is this not allowed

b/c they are carbs? I definitely want to lose wt. but would also like to get

needed nutrients. Thanks for any input.Steph

[Guest guest]

On 5/9/2012 1:44 PM, Lacey wrote:

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> Can you eat vegetables and fruits w/ this way of eating or is this not

> allowed b/c they are carbs? I definitely want to lose wt. but would

> also like to get needed nutrients. Thanks for any input.Steph

>

You can eat as many non-starchy veggies as you want. Enjoy them

slathered with copious amounts of raw butter!

But fruits need to be limited because of the fructose, and fruit juice

is pretty much off limits. The trick is to learn the upper limit of

fructose for your diet, look up the amount of fructose in the fruit

you're considering, and decide accordingly how much, if any, to eat.

Gail

[Guest guest]

Also, fruits are serious lightweights in terms of nutritional density compared

to veggies and animal muscle and even more so compared to eggs, dairy and animal

organs. Amongst fruit, Berries are the best in terms of nutritional density

and relatively low sugar content.

Consider viewing fruit (whole) as an occasional treat, not as any sort of

significant, regular part of the diet

[Guest guest]

So many great stories like Mandi's.

We (I) have been so successfully brainwashed to believe so many things that are

the exact opposite of the truth when it comes nutrition and body weight.  For

instance, everyone " knows " that a calorie is a calorie and that bodyweight is

the simple out come of calories consumed less calories burned.  Right?  Huh,

how is it that when I drastically reduced grain and sugar carbs in favor of

saturated fat and actually ate significantly more calories and exercised less, I

lost 5 pounds per week for 11 weeks straight?  My wife did the same for a total

of 45lbs.  Effortlessly.  To be more precise, I averaged 4500 calories when I

was losing 5lbs a week!  Calories in minus Calories out = bodyweight?  The

real head scratcher?  My body weight hasn't changed by a pound in over a year

and I eat the same number of calories and exercise about the same as I did when

I was losing 5lbs a week.  This happened to me before I understood why.  I was

very confused to

say the least.  My experience and that of my wife was exactly opposite of

everything I had been taught about food and body weight.  If what I " knew "

about food and body weight was true, then what was happening to me and my wife

(and then many friends and family) was simply impossible. 

It made me extremely curious and I searched until I found an explanation for

what we had experienced.  I realized that the calories are equal/calories in

vs. calories burned is actually a very new idea.  And one that is thrusting

upon an oblivious population all the death and destruction that is known as the

Metabolic Syndrome (obesity, type II diabetes, hypertension, heart disease,

cancer, Alzheimers).  The old, and re-emerging understanding of nutrition and

body weight is that there are " good calories " and " bad calories. "   Fat and

protein being good, grain and sugar carbs the bad.  Why?  Let me use an

illustration.  Imagine twin brothers and sisters.  All are 10 years old. 

Imagine that for the next 6 years they ate exactly the same food down to the

last calorie and burned the exact same number of calories.  Do you think that

they would all be the same height?  same weight?  Do you think that the boys

and the girls would have the same body

shape? muscle mass? body composition?  Of course not.  But the ate the same

and exercised the same.  Do you look at a particularly tall person and think,

" wow, they eat too much? "   No, that would be absurd.  Why? because we know

that apart from severe malnutrition, height is a function of a persons

" blueprint. "   What is a human blueprint?  All those chemicals in your body

called hormones.  Same food in but very different hormones will produce a very

different result.

Whats the connection between that illustration and body weight?  Hormones. 

The current mainstream ideas of eat less/exercise more completely leaves out the

elephant in the room: hormones.  It's the equivalent of saying that a tall

person is tall because they ate too much and a short person short because they

ate too little.  So carbs.  Why are they " bad " calories? They are bad in that

large amounts of sugar and grain carbs over a long period of time will wreak

havoc with your hormones; they will erase and redraw a perverted version of your

body blueprint.  They " re-tune " your body from its natural inclination to burn

excess energy into a energy storage mode.   They beat us down into lethargic,

disease ridden, cravings riddled shadows of what we are meant to be. 

Traditional fats and protein leave our natural blueprint intact. 

Another illustration.  Think of kids, actually think of 30 or more years ago. 

Kids that were not raised on formula that was half refined sugar and estrogen

mimicking soy.  Kids that didn't eat processed, sugar " enhanced " foods every

meal and every snack f their lives.  Those kids were lean, energetic.  They

frequently would blow by meals times without any awareness and then eat

continuously to fuel a hormone driven growth spurt.  They didn't suffer low

blood sugar headaches or need to have meals no more than 4 hrs apart and snacks

between every meal.  That's a window into our blueprint.  Lethargy, excess

body fat, disease, unstable blood sugars, systemic inflammation, etc. ARE NOT a

" normal part of aging. "   They are the shabby, crooked, drafty

sad-excuse-for-a-house built according to corrupted blueprints.  Humans are

meant to be strong, lean, energetic, able to skip a meal or five easily and

disease free way into our old age.  We would not

have survived 90% of human existence if that were not true. 

I have a lot to learn, but in this area, a ton of research confirmed by many

real life experiences has left me quite confident.  

The biggest obstacle that I see many run into when they consider eating high

fat/low carb?  Addiction.  Grain and sugar carbs are literally physiologically

and neurologically addictive.  Very, very addictive.  When someone realizes

that I am " threatening " their candy bars and cake and bread and pasta with

garlic bread and breadsticks on the side and Cheerios and Fruit loops and mac

and cheese and.....  They get this wild look in their eye and clutch their

EasyMac with all their might.  " What is there left for me to eat?! " they ask

incredulously.  And, they point out, carbs are " heart healthy " and are the

strong foundation of the food pyramid.  18,000 servings of carbs a day:

stamped, sealed and approved by the good old FDA.

" What is there left to eat?, "   I say with a smile:  Butter scooped with bacon

and eggs drowning in coconut oil and butter coffee that is more fat than coffee

and liver wrapped in bacon gently fried in lard and ground beef that is 50% fat

and a marbled ribeye and heavy cream over a few blueberries  and wonderful

brightly colored veggies....

 

Sorry, I have a few thoughts on the matter.  I'll be quiet now 

 

Gene           

From: Mandi <mandibear73@...>;

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Subject: Re: Weight loss

Sent: Wed, May 9, 2012 1:48:15 PM

 

It's so cool to hear people sharing stories so similar to mine. I had to

make some major changes to my diet due to a health crisis. Starting

November 28th, I completely eliminated grains and sugar from my diet. I

started eating as much fat as I could. I was doing it to get healthy, but

I ended up losing 30 lbs. It's the easiest weight-loss program I've ever

had. I was never hungry, and I found if I had enough good fat in my diet I

had absolutely no sugar cravings. I love the look on peoples' faces when

they ask me how I lost the weight and I tell them that I stopped eating

grains and sugar and started eating as much fat as I possibly could. The

disbelief is almost comical. Plus, I feel better than I have in years!

I completely agree with Gene's advice...add more carefully sourced fats

into your diet. You won't be hungry, you'll have more energy, and the

weight will just disappear...At least that's been my experience

Good luck on your journey,

Mandi

[Guest guest]

Totally agree.

I've lost 50 pounds doing this. Now I've found my magic carb amount where I can

eat them again in moderation to maintain where I'm at. I am not freakish about

this... I have some pizza here and there so you don't have to be militant. But

the more consistent you are the more you tend to loose. Age does affect this

I've noticed. My mother is in her early 60 s and does not lose 4 lbs a week like

I sometimes do... She'd be lucky if she lost 2 lbs a month. But she seemed to

" cheat " a lot and try to find ways around not eating carbs and sugar. Lol.

but estrogen levels do have something to do with it. A lot, actually. You can

see taubes on YouTube. He was at a library and explains in detail there. With

that said, I do believe everyone is different and this is the general rule but

not the standard for everyone. For real though , just to check it out yourself,

don't count any calories for a whole week and eat as much healthy meat and fat

as you want a lot with veggies that aren't high carb like potatoes, no grains

and no sugar and my guess is that you'll be shocked at your weight loss. I was

about to go into the dr. Until I figured out that my anti candida diet was also

as Gene mentioned. some do have to add a small amount of carbs. Listen to

your body. Hope that helps!

-

>

> I & #39;d second what & #39;s been said so far. My wife and I and now about 20 of

our family members and friends have experienced fast and dramatic weight loss.

How? The basic formula is to replace sugar and grain carbs with traditional

(saturated) fat.

>

> Consider also reading " Why We Get Fat and what to do about it " by

Taubes. We & #39;ve been brainwashed that we are overweight because we eat too

much or exercise too little or both. Wrong. The primary reason we accumulate

excess fat is that we eat too many bad calories (carbs) and not enough good

calories (protein and especially saturated, traditional fats). This causes

unstable blood sugars and eventual insulin resistance and elevated fasting

Insulin. Insulin is the fat storage hormone. It literally traps the fat in our

fat cells. Our muscle cells therefore starve and drive us too eat more carbs.

More insulin. More insulin resistance. A very nasty cycle.

>

> I & #39;ll cut to the quick. Drop sugar and grain carbs and eat as much

saturated fat and protein as you want. No need to bother counting calories. No

need to be hungry. Pack your breakfast full of coconut oil, eggs, bacon, cream,

etc. (all carefully sourced of course) If you just have to have a little

treat, have it with a load of saturated fat to blunt the blood sugar/insulin

spike.

>

> When did most of America become fat? When we successfully reduced our

consumption of saturated fat with grain and sugar carbs. Try doing the opposite

>

> Just my 2 cents.

>

> Gene

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I found adding an approx. 3/8 " slice of summer sausage (I buy 1,000 Hills) to my

usual breakfast was the perfect solution to my food cravings that recently

cropped up during mornings at work.

[Guest guest]

Well, I was doing pretty well with my eating for a couple of weeks until we had

a party and I ended up eating Cub's deli meat and their potato salad, who knows

what's in there.

I had more energy and such but I wasn't losing weight, I wasn't happy about

that. But I just that realized was I was eating a half a cup of brown rice at

both lunch and dinner, with a measured one teaspoon of butter. Maybe I should

pull the rice out and put something else in. I have eggs (although it was Cub

eggs, can't get my regular eggs) with onions and peppers and a banana while I'm

cooking it for breakfast and then some kind of veggie with 3 ounces of meat for

lunch and dinner with the brown rice. Oh and an orange for a snack around 3pm.

I was doing well with not being hungry but I wasn't losing any weight. Oh and

with the eggs I was using Pam spray. So are you all thinking I should try

cutting out the rice and putting in another ounce of meat? Oh and this meat

isn't anything good, it too is just frozen chicken breast from Cub that is

grilled.

I have a hard time finding any good food. I mean I have a garden but that won't

be coming up for a while and where do I buy good meat?

Oh and pretty much all I drink is water.

I am quite overweight and I want to get down back into the normal range. Oh and

I go to the gym 5 nights a week and walk for an hour. It's usually around 2.5 -

3 mph.

I know this isn't the place to put this but I need the help and I'm sick of

being overweight.

Sincerely,

Lyn

[Guest guest]

On 5/20/2012 2:00 PM, travelgal125 wrote:

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> I am quite overweight and I want to get down back into the normal

> range. Oh and I go to the gym 5 nights a week and walk for an hour.

> It's usually around 2.5 - 3 mph.

>

I have worked my way up into a pretty pristine diet with very low carbs

(no bread or crackers, rarely any rice, occasionally a little bit of

potato--never a whole one). Fruit is limited to 1/4 cup of berries a

day. I eat lots of veggies, and maybe 3 ounces of meat a day, generally

conventional beef or pork. I drink 2 cups of kefir a day plus 1 to 2

cups of whole raw milk. Like you I have lots of energy and feel great,

and exercise a lot, but I am definitely not losing any weight.

I am so envious of the people who are losing weight on high good fat

diets. I've tried to go that route. My main fat intake is coconut oil

and butter, both of which I've been using fairly liberally. I also eat

nuts occasionally, but not in huge quantities.

I am beginning to think that my particular body type can't lose weight

on this diet and that I need to substantially lower my fat intake. This

will require eating a very large amount of vegetables and probably a

little more meat.

In the past the only thing that ever resulted in weight loss was severe

calorie restriction which involved feeling hungry all the time and

having no energy.

I hope someone has some words of wisdom for us.

Gail

[Guest guest]

I can't comment on food (everyone is different) but I would suggest charting

your calories with fitday.com or something like it and see if you really know

what you're eating. and I'm not a doctor, but I do know a bit about exercise.

Your body adapts to whatever you're doing after a few weeks. So, you need to

change it up somehow. Also, 5 days a week workout and walking for an hour might

be too much, honestly. You might need to change the walks or workouts to HIIT

(high intensity interval training) look it up... and the gym...without knowing

what you're doing I suspect it's possible you're on quite a plateau. Talk to a

trainer or dig around on the internet for some whole body, multi-joint

functional type exercises. You can get in a great workout in less than an hour

and not overdo it. make sure to get rest days. swim. do something new. just

some ideas.

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> > I am quite overweight and I want to get down back into the normal

> > range. Oh and I go to the gym 5 nights a week and walk for an hour.

> > It's usually around 2.5 - 3 mph.

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