Obesity Discussion Forums

[Corazon]

Please share your weight loss story with me. I am a documentary maker from Canada producing a film analyzing the potential solutions weight problems. What has worked for you? What hasn't? Have you tried drugs? Surgery? Diets?

Feel free to check out our website at corazonproductions.ca

I'd like to hear to good and bad. Please share! My intention is to make a film that will provide direction and hope.

Sincerely,
Jonathan Harrison

[Obesity Discussion]

Wow, very interesting!!!! I look forward to seeing this film! My weight loss was minimal compared to others, but what has worked for me was simply eating healthier, and creating a calorie deficit by cutting calories, and exercising!

[munkey]

A documentary should be interesting. No surgery/pills etc here. Well not even a whole lot of exercise really, I've been losing weight playing too much WOW. Kinda ironic since that's a big part of how I got so big. I haven't reached my goal yet but all I've done so far is figure out how many calories I need to eat in a day to lose a certain amount of weight, and then eat it. No foods are off limits but certain things are best avoided. Switching from soda to black coffee also made somewhat of a difference.

[Vairo]

Hello Corazon, i will write my story some time this weekend i can then pm you with the link to my topic

[chubbymommaNdallas]

I tried Dexatrim. It made me crazy. I tried to drink Slimfast but was hungry. I tried Atkins and it worked quickly but as soon as I ate even good carbs, the weight came on like a ton of bricks plus even more.

Last Spring I was tired, exhausted, worn out from being fat. I decided I really must do something. I stopped eating fast food and sweets and cut back on portions. I started going to sleep early. I began taking Alli. I lost 20 pounds ONLY doing this.

When the kids got back in school (August) I decided I would start walking. I started walking about two miles a day. I then started some jogging just a few feet at a time and increased my jogging as I could. I cut out red meat altogether and focus on mostly whole foods. I have some crutches--Starbucks sugar-free syrup in my coffee, fat-free Miracle Whip, nonfat butter spray. Nothing is off limits to me but I food journal and try to keep it at 1500 calories. Whole foods are much more filling to my stomach. I can eat a truck load of veggies and fruits for the amount of calories in junky stuff so I keep that in mind when I decide I am going to have something. Calorie cycling is especially effective. Recently I have added Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred (DVD program available on FREE ON DEMAND) but just do it a couple of times a week.

I have always adored cooking. I'm a southern girl and love to feed the ones I love including myself! I have found new ways however to cook everything under the sun. I have also broadened my definition of food and am not afraid to new things. I believe in the power of whole grains, fiber and the good fats and eat them daily.

So, that's my method. I owe much of my success from reading about other's journies on the internet. I have support here to at this forum as well as others. I hope my story helps at least one other person.

ETA: Do not wait for the MOTIVATION to lose weight and get healthy. It only takes your decision to begin. Each day you are faced with a myriad of food choices. Just because you choose to make ONE less than optimal decision, doesn't negate all your efforts. If your good choices outweight the bad ones, you will still head in the right direction.

[Vairo]

As i have promised , here i wrote my story if you ate interested. Vairo's Weight Loss story!