Hey I'm Lois =)

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LoisCampbell

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Hello everyone
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My name's Lois, and I'm 25.

After about a year of reading posts on this forum I finally decided to join.

In early 2009 I reached my highest weight ever. At about 5'9" I am pretty tall, and larger framed to begin with. But even for my height, 220lbs is pretty bad. Between a Richard Simmons diet, and Jillian Michaels DVDs, I have lost roughly 50lbs. While that is a great leap, I still have more to lose. I've gotten to this weight quite a few times before, and for whatever reason I always lose my footing, and gain it all, plus more, back. I know this story sounds familar to a lot of you, as millions of other women have the same story. But sometimes it feels like I'm the only one who's ever been in this position. It's a struggle a lot of people will never understand. Especially most tiny girls my age.

I really want to break past this point. I'm not even at a plateau, but for some reason there's always an invisible, mental, barrier between this point and my goal. I guess I need encouragement from others in my postition. I need help breaking through. The closer I get to my goal, the harder it is for me. It's hard to understand.

I joined now because it's early November, and everyone knows what that means. Halloween knocked me off my path. I need to stop this unhealthy, unhappy path before it gets out of hand yet again.

Anyways, that's my story, and why I'm here. Loved reading inspiring posts by others struggling in the same ways (mainly binge eating) and look forward to getting to know some of you
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- Lois
 
Hello Lois,

I'm new here too and I can identify with you! I'm 51 and I've lost 57 pounds in the past 6 months, and so far so good...but it's getting tougher.... I've found that for me, routine and simple rules are key...for me it's exercise daily, no eating after 6pm, no sweets and low carb and no softdrinks. I don't count calories (I know from good sense what is high calorie and what is not..but I know that counting cal.s is good for some people...I just don't have the time to do it right now).

Stay with it...keep it going! You can do it...If I can,I know you can!


Sarah
 
Hey


Binge eating is the hardest thing to overcome!! It was definitely the hardest part for me to start with and I struggle sometimes now still. If your on the right diet you shouldn't need to binge, You should be full after meals and not feel the need to.


Here are some tips I used and it made me lose over a stone and 8 ¾ inches in less than a month.


# 1 Eliminate Carbohydrates


White Carbohydrates that come from bread, pasta, rice, cereal, potatoes, tortillas, fried food with breading and sugar elevate blood sugar which in turn makes you gain weight easier and lose weight harder. Unfortunately for many people those excess pounds go right to the belly. Many people find that they can be quite effective at losing belly fat just by eliminating white flour and sugar from their diets. Another reason to stay away from white carbohydrates is because alloxan is found in many of these foods, alloxen is formed from chlorine dioxide (which is used to bleach flour) is combined with the residual protein in the food. The reason why alloxan is bad is because its actually used to produce diabetes! Researchers use it to induce diabetes in lab rats; another reason to stay well clear of white carbohydrates. Bottom line is don’t eat white carbohydrates unless you want to get fatter.


# 2 Eat Using The 3 Fat Loss Food Groups


Eat as much as you like out of the following food groups but eat all 3 with every meal. (breakfast can be an exception) Mix and match out of:


Protein: Eggs, Chicken (breast or thigh) Beef, Fish, Pork, Lamb

Legumes: Black Beans, Lentils, Red Beans, Soya Beans, Borlotti Beans

Vegetables: Mixed Vegetables, Peas, Broccoli, Green Beans etc. Any vegetables are allowed


It is important to eat legumes with every meal to give you the calories you will be losing from carbs. Personally I don’t like legumes so I disguise them with veg; when I make mixed veg with a meal I will add black beans to the veg and mix them together so it doesn’t taste or feel like I’m eating any legumes at all. Eating legumes with meals = not feeling tired / no dip in energy. If eating out most restaurants will replace the token carb in a meal (chips, potatoes, rice) with a salad or vegetables. When eating out of the 3 food groups you should aim to eat between 3 – 5 apart, I try to aim in the middle 4 hours apart. My general meal schedule is


8.00am – Breakfast

12.00pm – Lunch

4.00pm – 2nd Lunch

8.00pm – Dinner


If your schedule dictates that you will be out of the house or at work when its meal time (like me) I suggest chicken breast with salad taken in a plastic container or my personal favourite Chilli Con Carny cooked at home and taken to work in a container. It contains all 3 food groups and tastes delicious hot or cold.


# 3 Forbidden Fruit


Fruit is not an essential part of a healthy balanced diet, it won’t do any harm eating it once a week on your cheat day and it certainly isn’t needed everyday to be healthy let alone to lose fat. There are two exceptions to the no fruit rule which are tomatoes and avocados. The basic formula is fruit = sugar, fructose = glycerol phosphate = triglycerides (via the liver) = fat storage. Only eat fruit once a week on cheat day.


# 4 Don’t Drink Calories


You are allowed as much water, unsweetened tea and coffee (with no more than two tablespoons of cream, try using cinnamon instead) In fact drinking approx 3 litres of water per day has a big impact on the amount of fat you will lose, I drink 3 litres of water everyday. You are also allowed diet soft drinks e.g. Diet Coke but don’t exceed 450ml per day as the aspartame will stimulate weight gain. If you enjoy a glass of wine or two in the evening that is OK, but keep it red and no more than one or two glasses per night on diet days. Stay away from white wine, beer, milk, fruit juice or normal fizzy drinks.


# 5 Have A Cheat Day Once Per Week


Stuffing your face like a pig once per week actually helps fat loss! If you spike your caloric intake once per week (stuff your face) it will stop your metabolic rate downshifting from caloric restriction in the week. This is important because it boosts fat loss from increasing cAMP and GMP to improving conversion of the T4 thyroid hormone to the more active T3. I normally swap between Saturday and Sunday’s for cheat day, on that day I go out of my way to eat as much cakes, ice cream, junk food and CocoPops (at least one box on cheat day) as I can. If you get nervous about putting too much weight on eat a good high protein meal for breakfast and have lunch as your first cheat meal. If you so choose it is OK to have a cheat meal per week instead of a cheat day for most people.


# 6 Eat At Least 30g Of Protein For Breakfast


Your resting metabolic rate (the amount of fat calories your body burns by doing nothing) increases by 20% if your breakfast calories are at least 30% protein. I have a 30g Low calorie protein shake every morning because Its quick, easy and gives me my 30g of protein I need for breakfast to optimize weight loss. When I don’t have training or work in the morning I will cook myself 2 poached eggs, 2 organic sausages and 2 rashers of turkey bacon because I have more time to do it. You can add a sliced tomato, cottage cheese also if you wish. When we are on the topic of breakfast it is vitally important that you have breakfast whether a meal or a protein shake within one hour of waking. It will dramatically increase the amount you lose if you have it within 30 minutes of waking, this is why I always have a protein shake. Seriously if you miss this one step, if you skip breakfast or forget to eat within one hour of waking you will fail.


# 7 Drink 2 -3 Litres Of Water Per Day


To ensure optimal liver function for fat loss increased water is a must. Drinking cold water speeds up the metabolism and keeping a glass/bottle of cold water with you all throughout the day can help you ensure that you stay hydrated and that you help keep your metabolism moving. It takes more calories for your body to process very cold liquid than liquid that is room temperature. So, be sure that glass of water is full of ice.


Hope this helps :)


Ryan
 
Hi lois :) congrats on taking that step of joining and making yourself known. I just took that step myself and I am really looking forward to sharing my fears and accomplishments and even set backs on here. I totally understand where you are coming from with the mental barriers and blocks. I think the biggest thing to remember is that you CAN do it!! Every day that you make atleast one positive change you are one step closer to becoming the healthy and strong woman that you are inside. It may be slow going however, the best thing to remember is that if you stick with it eventually you will see changes in yourself. You have to also remember that it takes a couple of weeks to see significant changes in your body. I recommend taking a picture of yourself and keep in in your mind that you want to change that picture. I know that you can do it and that there are alot of people on here who are rooting for you! Good luck!! Keep us posted :)
 
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