Thanks, for responding Steve.
That's a lot of mountain dew. All of those excess calories would certainly make a prime condition for weight gain. Congrats on cutting back so drastically and quitting smoking! That is excellent.
Yeah, Way to much mountain dew. Like I said I am keeping one a day. I feel like if I try and change everything at once, I am at higher risk of caving in.
Thanks, today is day 22.
You are exactly right about starting slow/low and building up intensity in exercise. I talk a lot in here about optimal behavior for losing weight and maintaining muscle. However, I don't say this enough: I don't expect ANYONE to pick up with exactly what I preach and start doing everything tomorrow. If anything, you would be better off starting at your own pace, and working toward the optimal behavior. So I am glad you recognized this fact.
Thanks, just took a little common sense. Mybe I didn't get mine out of a cracker jack box after all.
What do you mean when you say, "I assume I can't rid it all"? You certainly can. Just as the fat has come on, it can/will come off. It takes a lot of hard word and consistency, but if you stick to your guns, progress will follow. I am the last person to tell you that this is easy. It isn't. But it is certainly well worth the effort and then some!
I know several people who have lost large amounts of weight and have what I refer to as, flab and lots of it. These peeps did the gastric bypass, not sure if that had anything to do with it or not. I suppose, I invisioned myself that way and felt doomed. Pretty pessimistic I know.
Muscle training as you put it, I like to call it strength or resistance training, is an integral part of any weight loss plan, IMO. It facilitates muscle maintenance. Anyone with half a brain knows that maintaining muscle is a good thing. However, very few do what it takes to preserve their lean body mass while dieting.
Sheesh, I don't even know the proper terminology...I will though. I am determined to succed.
Did you join a gym? If not, what do you have at your disposal for use in terms of exercise? Would you ever consider joining a gym?
I haven't joined a gym. I have a treadmill and a Lifestyle stepper.
I have Fit tv as one of my channels. I would consider joining a gym. However, I don't know if I should from the get-go or wait and let me get use to exercise. I do have high blood pressure..and am hypoglycemic. I also have COPD. If I did join a gym, what kinds of questions should I ask, to make sure that it is appropriate for me?
Do you have any idea how many calories you were consuming before you started dieting? With the soda alone, coupled with the foods that you ate, I am sure it was on the high side. Just like exercise, with dieting, I find it better to start out slow. Meaning, you should not go from eating 3000+ calories per day to eating less than half that amount overnight. Gradually work yourself into a diet.
I usually skipped breakfast and sometimes lunch. I know not good. I didn't do it to lose weight or anything, I just forgot to eat. Let me try to explain. Sometimes I would feel a small pang of hunger. I would be busy and think I will get something in a minute, all the while drinling mountain dew. before I knew it...I would look and it would be 2:00 or 3:00..by then my tummy was mad at me. However I knew if I ate then I would miss dinner with the family so I waited. On other occasions, my bipolar would be at a low and I would be in bed for weeks at a time..didn't want to eat. I have never had a good appetite...I have been with hubby since I was 14....whenever we would go to krystal (an Example) I would eat 2 cheese Krystals and drink a water...at that point I felt over full.
I would like to see you start with a calorie intake around 2000-2250 per day coupled with exercise. Does your current caloric intake (1500 I think you said) satisfy you? Or, put differently, could you stand to eat more?
I have decided to increase my caloric intake to 2000 per day.
Thanks very much for saying so. I think you will find that most people here are "awesome." I am no different than anyone else around here. But I appreciate your words. I will try and peak at your diary sometime soon. I am really busy today as I just got back from a trip. Hope to hear from you soon.
Your welcome. The people I have had the pleasure of, meeting here thus far have been awesome. Hope your trip went well.
