Weight Loss!

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Posted by FutureMrsZ

In regards to alcohol, my co-worker told me to try crystal light on the go packets and vodka - it saves the sugar of the mixers and you can get raspberry or peach or something.

good luck!

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I used to do this all the time. People look at u like ur nuts but it works wonders!

Thanks everyone! 1 month till dress shopping, so I plan on taking all this good advice ASAP

And Michelle--I am down for whenever! I love Sunken Meadow

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Posted by chris1082

Thanks everyone! 1 month till dress shopping, so I plan on taking all this good advice ASAP

And Michelle--I am down for whenever! I love Sunken Meadow

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Lets talk schedules!

I get out of work at 5 and live literally 30 seconds from my job

Only thing is it gets dark out so early now!

my best friend did p90x and she lost like 40 pounds before her wedding.

i've been sitting on the bike or treadmill for like 20-30 mins each morning before work. nothing on the weekends. eating very low fat. lost about 18 pounds, but that was over the course of 10 months. slowly but surely it's coming off. i have 12 more to go and 364 days till my wedding!

my mom's doing medifast now and it's crazy but i'll let you know if she loses a lot of weight.

Honestly, as far as the diet part goes (though I hate using that evil 'D' word because it only gets you in the wrong mindset), the only thing that has always worked for me when I stuck with it was Weight Watchers. Since I started back up 3 weeks ago, I am 2 pounds away from losing 10 lbs and 1 lb away from my first mini goal I set for myself, which was to lose 5% of total body fat! I like WW because you are not restricted from eating anything - it essentially teaches you how to eat in moderation and to look more closely at what you are putting into your body. Yes, true, certain things you may have eaten before (like that bag of Doritos or that chocolate bar) may not easily fit into your daily points allowance but that makes you stop and think why are these food so many points? Is there a healthy option for me?

My big time snack thing is Ice Cream. Can't give it up - I refuse... sort of like my morning coffee. But, I searched around for a healthier alternative and found that I LOVE the Skiiny Cow ice cream and I bought those individual cups so I am getting the proper serving and I don't risk going for more than I should. As far as my coffee (which I always had with cream) I now substitued for Fat Free Half & Half, and you know what - it's just as good and one serving of FF H&H is 0 points! So I don't even have to count points for my morning cup of coffee anymore!

But you do need to exercise as well to keep your metobolism going, even if it's only 20 minutes a day - do what you can. If you just diet and don't exercise, you'll find that you will lose weight rapidly in the beginning and then hit a plateau very quickly. You need to keep your metabolism up to help burn the calories that you take in and the help burn the fat.

OMG...an old friend did Medifast and lost a TON of weight. I tried it and was such a grouch!!

If she can stick with it it does work!! I'm a believer in the old 'diet and exercise'!

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Posted by MissingLI

I always loved Nutrisystem. The only thing that really works for me is portion control.

What I've been doing is the following:

Breakfast
1 cup of Kashi Go Lean Cereal
1/2 cup fat free milk

Lunch
Whole wheat bagel thin
WW cream cheese (in the individual packs)
Green Giant Just For One vege pack

Yogurt for snack

Dinner
To mimic Nutrisystem I've been having a Healthy Choice or LC, something like that. Lower sodium options. Adding a little steamed broccoli or having an apple with it for more food.

I probably don't eat enough. But this is the only thing that is working so far.

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i used to be on NS - loved it!

as far as drinks are concerned... when i was dieting i used to drink gray goose and club soda... with a splash of cranberry for taste. in a pint glass... i woudl drink it slower.

also try bud select 55... its not too horrible. lol

i found that since i normally drink beer i would drink abotu the same amt as FH... but with those pints of grey goose n club i drink a lot less - i have have one pint for his 3 beers. (but i do pace myself, and it does help if teh bartender hooks you up and makes it strong...haha)

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Posted by amandamichael

im a weight loss psycho so i may be bad to ask but

i go to the gym twice a day
an hr on the tread mill and an hr or two at night of cardio/toning
and sundays im in a 6 week boot camp and im on a detox
as of yesterday im down 10pounds in the past 2 months

portion controls tough
no carbs makes me cranky and sleepy sometimes
but its really working
my body feels amazinggggg

good luckk

hope it helps

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amanda - do you eat certain kinds of food too? or Just work out a lot?

I count calories and fat, and work out 3-4x/week. Last time i did this i lost 20lb in 4 months. Its hard and tedious but works!

take your weight in kg (pounds divided by 2.2) and times that by 20. stay between 100 cal over/under that number and you'll lose weight. I try to stick to less than 25g fat/day

add cardio and some weight training and you'll lose even faster. Just started last week and lost 5lbs. already

sites like calorieking .com will help you figure calories of foods
HTH
FM me if you have any questions

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Posted by J79

I'm on the stress diet. I've lost 14lbs since getting engaged

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haha see it does the exact opposite for me.. it makes me gain the weight

I go back and forth with weigth. I used to be an athlete in hs and college so my body has the muscle memory, and MOST of the time i do eat really healthy, but it has to be a consistant healthy. every once in a while is good but going out every wkdn is not good. and watch your daily calories, especially with drinks and coffee w milk and sugar.

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