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[mry_bannister]

I am a 32 yr old mother of 3 im 5ft. 7inches and i weigh 210lbs. I come from a family of over weight ppl. And i fight everyday not to gain anymore weight. When i was in my 20s i was 130lbs. I felt good about myself.Then i had twins. I gained up to almost 300lbs with them. I have managed to get some of the weight off. Even got down to 160lbs. But the past two years the weight just keeps coming. My twins are in school now so i thought i would start working on me. I have started walking everyday, and so i havent missed a day. I think my biggest problem is i dont know how to eat right. But im working on that also. I am so glad i found this site cause its hard to do this by yourself. Oh and i also have one of those mothers who always lets me know just how big i am. She just dosent know just how much that hurts me, and i dont say anything to let her know. My dad 350lbs and had his first heart attack when he was 32 and he died when he was 43. And my mom doesnt want that to happen to me. And i dont want my kids to be embarrassed to be seen with me.

[Merle]

We can definitely fix you on the eating portion! It's just a matter of eating less calories than you burn! Welcome to the site!

[Obesity Discussion]

Originally Posted by mry_bannister

I am a 32 yr old mother of 3 im 5ft. 7inches and i weigh 210lbs. I come from a family of over weight ppl. And i fight everyday not to gain anymore weight. When i was in my 20s i was 130lbs. I felt good about myself.Then i had twins. I gained up to almost 300lbs with them. I have managed to get some of the weight off. Even got down to 160lbs. But the past two years the weight just keeps coming. My twins are in school now so i thought i would start working on me. I have started walking everyday, and so i havent missed a day. I think my biggest problem is i dont know how to eat right. But im working on that also. I am so glad i found this site cause its hard to do this by yourself. Oh and i also have one of those mothers who always lets me know just how big i am. She just dosent know just how much that hurts me, and i dont say anything to let her know. My dad 350lbs and had his first heart attack when he was 32 and he died when he was 43. And my mom doesnt want that to happen to me. And i dont want my kids to be embarrassed to be seen with me.

With that family history it's good you are doing something about it.

We can tell you exactly how to eat right, there's a simple way to calculate how much you should be eating, just say the word!

[mry_bannister]

Yes...please tell me the simple way to calculate how much i should be eating

[Obesity Discussion]

Originally Posted by mry_bannister

Yes...please tell me the simple way to calculate how much i should be eating

No problem. Just need to know:

Height, weight, age, sex, and your physical activity level, i.e. how often you exercise or do other activities.

[jacqueline]

Originally Posted by mry_bannister

I am a 32 yr old mother of 3 im 5ft. 7inches and i weigh 210lbs. I come from a family of over weight ppl. And i fight everyday not to gain anymore weight. When i was in my 20s i was 130lbs. I felt good about myself.Then i had twins. I gained up to almost 300lbs with them. I have managed to get some of the weight off. Even got down to 160lbs. But the past two years the weight just keeps coming. My twins are in school now so i thought i would start working on me. I have started walking everyday, and so i havent missed a day. I think my biggest problem is i dont know how to eat right. But im working on that also. I am so glad i found this site cause its hard to do this by yourself. Oh and i also have one of those mothers who always lets me know just how big i am. She just dosent know just how much that hurts me, and i dont say anything to let her know. My dad 350lbs and had his first heart attack when he was 32 and he died when he was 43. And my mom doesnt want that to happen to me. And i dont want my kids to be embarrassed to be seen with me.

Hi there South Carolina. it sure sounds like you are on the right track. If you are already walking everyday, then you just need to work on the eating right part. Sure it is hard, but someone told me that "Nothing tastes as good as healthy/thin feels". This is a great website for learning how to eat healthy and there are even recipes available. Also, I have found the members to be super friendly and supportive. Good luck, I know you can achieve your goal.

[mry_bannister]

Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion

No problem. Just need to know:

Height, weight, age, sex, and your physical activity level, i.e. how often you exercise or do other activities.

im 5ft 7inc... i weighed this morning and i was 204... im 32 yr old...im a female...iv been walking about 30min a day the past four weeks, I have not started exercising...and theres not really alot of activities in my life...im a stay at home mother of 5 yr old twins...they kind of keep me busy...i hope this helps...thanks so much

[mry_bannister]

Originally Posted by jacqueline

Hi there South Carolina. it sure sounds like you are on the right track. If you are already walking everyday, then you just need to work on the eating right part. Sure it is hard, but someone told me that "Nothing tastes as good as healthy/thin feels". This is a great website for learning how to eat healthy and there are even recipes available. Also, I have found the members to be super friendly and supportive. Good luck, I know you can achieve your goal.

one good thing about this site..is i dont feel so alone...i think its really going to help keep me motivated...thank you so much

[Obesity Discussion]

Originally Posted by mry_bannister

im 5ft 7inc... i weighed this morning and i was 204... im 32 yr old...im a female...iv been walking about 30min a day the past four weeks, I have not started exercising...and theres not really alot of activities in my life...im a stay at home mother of 5 yr old twins...they kind of keep me busy...i hope this helps...thanks so much

We can apply your stats to figure out how many calories a day you burn. Using the formula 655 + (9.6 X wt in kg) + (1.8 X ht in cm) - (4.7 X age in years), which tells us how many calories your body burns a day without factoring in activity levels. From there we apply an activity multiplier to determine how many calories your body burns a day

Based on your activity levels you burn about 2336 calories a day. From there you need to figure out how many pounds a week you want to lose.

If you want to lose roughly 2lbs a week, you will want to eat about 1336 calories a day. If you want to lose 1lb a week you will want to eat about 1836 calories a day.

Most people like to shoot for 2lbs a week, because it's considered a safe weight loss rate but still gets the job done.

Therefore I would recommend eating about 1330 calories a day on average (can be a little more some days and a little less on others).

Now that being said, in an ideal world, you'd wan to shoot for eating roughly the following breakdown to help you on your weight loss quest:

Protein: 120g which equals 480 calories
Carbs: 65g which equals 260 calories
Fat: 65g which equals 585 calories


This macronutrient breakdown would put you at about 1325 caloires a day which is right around where you want to be to lose 2lbs a week.

You just need to be meticulous with your calorie counting!

[mry_bannister]

Thank you so much...ill start right now.

[Obesity Discussion]

Good to hear! Keep us updated with your progress!

[Irving]

hi mary and welcome!!! OD knows his stuff!

[mry_bannister]

hey...thanks so much...i have been eating the calories you have told me to eat...and im down to 200...i cant wait to get out of them 200s...it has been so long...thanks again..

[Audrey]

Originally Posted by mry_bannister

hey...thanks so much...i have been eating the calories you have told me to eat...and im down to 200...i cant wait to get out of them 200s...it has been so long...thanks again..

That's awesome, you're definetly on the right track!

Make sure you drink your water as well

[Irving]

Originally Posted by mry_bannister

hey...thanks so much...i have been eating the calories you have told me to eat...and im down to 200...i cant wait to get out of them 200s...it has been so long...thanks again..

i am so happy for you dear! that is great! make sure you keep us updated on your progress!

[William Wallace]

Originally Posted by mry_bannister

hey...thanks so much...i have been eating the calories you have told me to eat...and im down to 200...i cant wait to get out of them 200s...it has been so long...thanks again..

Wow that was fast! :eek4::eek4::eek4::eek4: This OD guy knows his stuff.

We are happy to have ya and wish you the best of luck with your continued weights loss!