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Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion  You are absolutely in the right place!!!  Welcome! The best way to get great support/encouragement for your accomplishments and goals would be to start a topic in the blog forum cataloging your progress, daily activities, etc. Our staff here knows exactly what you need and will give you great tips and pointers along the way! |
hmmm, I am not really the blogging type. I will hold off on that. I looked through some of the blogs, and I don't think I could get that detailed/personal.
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Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion Those diets are definitely not the way to go in the long run; they're only a short term fix, and what you need is a lifestyle change. Have you ever counted your calories? We suggest that to everyone looking to lose weight the natural way, with a goal in mind of creating a calorie deficit in order to lose weight. The first step is to determine how many pounds a week you want to lose, the second step is to calculate how many calories a day your body uses, and the third step is to calculate how many calories a day you should eat to meet your weight loss goals. The fourth step of course is to implement your goals on a daily basis. |
I did that once through a wellness program at work. Little index cards for writing down every bite and sip. I will probably start off that way, and then let my wife "critique" me at the end of the day. We have tons of business cards that I can use for that.
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Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion You want to lose 100lbs over 19 months, that should be cake! That's a little more than 1lb a week. No sweat. If you make sure you consume about 550-600 calories less a day then you expend, and average that amount every day for the next 19 months, you will hit your goal! |
Those plateus are the thing that gets me. I drop the first 30 (done it twice), and then get stuck. My metabolism is slow (not an excuse, just a fact of life now that I can't exhert or jostle too much), so I know that once I hit that plateu, I will need to break past it.
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Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion Although you no longer compete in active sports, do you get other types of exercise? Weightlifting? Cardiovascular exercise? Those will help you acheive your goals even quicker, or can allow you to eat a little bit more and still lose weight. |
Pretty much all I can do is swimming, with goggles. Jogging can jostle my retina loose, sports like basketball (elbow to the head), soccer (ball to the head), and weightlifting (straining to lift can increase blood flow to the head, causing a tear in the retina), karate (blow to the head), and all the stuff I did as a kid are now out of the question. I did low impact aerobics for a while, that also works. Problem is being the only guy in the class gets tiring. I wish there was a "macho" rock and roll aerobics out there.(Led Zep, George Thorogood, Metallica, sports rock kind of stuff) I mean, they played a tiny bit of "The Immigrant Song" on Shrek III, and I was moving to the beat. I have a mix tape of my own, but it isn't the same when you know each song coming your way. But then, headbangers and aerobics is a rare mix, I guess.
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Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion To answer your other questions, we do place a restriction on new members, by not allowing them to post links or send private messages to other members until they have 10 posts. This helps prevent spammers from bothering us. |
I was just kidding. i figure words like slimfast or wikipedia would be thought of as spamming.
Meanwhile, let's hear some solutions to hunger/cravings. I do water, as in LOTS of water. It works, but i think it keeps the stomach big. Is there a solution that uses less space? Just curious...