Loose Skin or Fatty Fat??

ThePoeticOne

ThePoeticOne

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Lets see I am trying to loose weight due to the fact of just wanting to feel good about myself and look good. I think its hard for me to loose weight because of my low motivation and very bad patience because I want results NOW!!! but who doesn't. I can say that I weigh 154 now and I started off at 155. I am 5'5 and 19 years old. This is the most I have weighed in my life besides when I was pregnant. I know it doesn't seem like a high weight but I would like to get down to at least 145 but my dream weight would be 135. That's how much I was before I had my son.

I'm not so good at counting calories and knowing what takes to actually loose weight. But I am trying. I stopped drinking soda all together and I started drinking lots of water. I also don't snack at midnight and try not to eat past 10pm. Its hard because i have a horrible sleeping schedule as well. I tend to go to bed really late sometimes at 1am. and I don't wake up at a time I like. I wake up around 9 or 10. My sleeping schedule is another thing I am trying to work at as well. Because like they said the early bird gets the worm =]. I guess I get less and less motivated because I am not seeing the results I want fast enough. I want to feel good naked and I want to stop being so jealous of girls I see in public everyday that have such a perfect stomach.

Having my son has really effected my belly. I gained weight to fast during the last two months of my pregnancy because I had pre-eclampsia. So I am left now with a pooch and and plenty of stretch marks (if anyone has advice on how to fade stretch marks please share =] ) I also feel that I can't loose the weight. I feel like my pooch is just excess skin and there's nothing I can do about it. But people tell me it will tighten up with exercise. But its been almost two years since I have had my son.

So what I have been doing is exercising 5 times a week and eating smaller portions. No soda and I have stopped midnight snacking. I also am taking Benifiber. I exercise in the privacy of my own home because I feel I push myself harder when not in the presence of others.I am working with low self confidence. And little motivation and patience. So lets hope the results are what I wish for. And please if anyone has weight loss tips for me please share. I really have no idea what to do lol. I have thought about keeping a food diary of everything I eat in one day but I just don't know how I feel about counting calories...... Any advice on that please share.
 
Hiya and welcome to the forum! I definitely suggest counting calories- it's so easy to think you're eating less than you actually are. You really need to hold yourself absolutely accountable so a food diary is an awesome idea. You can't lose weight if you aren't eating right no matter how much exercise you do! I use fitday, I know a lot of other people use sparkpeople. It's easy if you have a program like that cuz it adds everything up for you!

So what kind of exercise are you currently doing?

Ah and I know it's frustrating when results are slow, but you really need to hang in there. If you can truly change all your habits and make this your new lifestyle rather than something temporary the weight will come off- and stay off!!
 
Well right now I am doing Cardio, Yoga, And Ab Blast Workouts, I try to exercise for at least an hour or more 5 times a week.
 
ThePoeticOne,

You don't have that much weight to lose, and if you have no problems with
doing exercise, then here is some advice for you:

1) eat 4-5 meals every day, if you eat 4 you can eat average sized meals,
if you eat 5, then you will have to eat small meals. The best thing to do is
to use small plates when creating your meals, since most people psychologically
feel deprived when they eat small portions on large plates.

2) if you eat 4 meals eat every 4 walking hours of the day, and if you choose
to eat 5 meals then eat every 3 walking hours of the day.

3) Your daily meals should all be about the same size. The best approach is
to make breakfast your largest meal of the day, and the last meal of the day
to make the smallest. For some reason most people do the opposite.

4) When it comes to creating your meals, here is the best approach to use
if you don't want to count calories. Take your plate, and on 50% of it make
make sure you have fresh vegetables and fruits, on 25% you have some kind
of starchy carb (brown rice, potato, yams, etc.) and on 25% you have lean
protein (chicken breast, turkey breast, lean beef, lean pork, etc.) or any kind
of fish or other sea food (shrimp, lobster, etc.)

...if you are a vegetarian, you can simply eat a wider variety of vegetables
and replace the 25% lean protein with soy protein products, at least until
you reach your ideal weight.

...also avoid processed carbs (white flour, white sugar) and trans-fats
(margarine, shortening) and any foods that use them as main ingredients.

...it is also a good idea to eat walnuts, if you don't eat fish on a regular
basis, since they contain plenty of Omega-3 EFA's in them. But only in
small amounts, since they have a lot of total calories.

5) Drink plenty of water during the day (it seems you are already doing this)

6) Use an exercise that you will be able to sustain in the long run, fast
walking is the best. 45-60 minutes every day is the best way to go, if you
want the best results. Keep doing this until you reach your ideal weight.

7) Once you reach your ideal weight, cut back cardio (walking) to 3 sessions
per week, for example M,W,F and start using resistance training 3 times
per week, for example T,Th, Sat, to build up your muscle little by little,
and take Sunday off completely.

These are just a few things that come to my mind, of the top of my head,
if you are interested in more details, just ask.

If you use this approach, you will reach and then be able to maintain your
ideal body weight for life!!!
 
AlexPlatups said:
ThePoeticOne,

You don't have that much weight to lose, and if you have no problems with
doing exercise, then here is some advice for you:

1) eat 4-5 meals every day, if you eat 4 you can eat average sized meals,
if you eat 5, then you will have to eat small meals. The best thing to do is
to use small plates when creating your meals, since most people psychologically
feel deprived when they eat small portions on large plates.

2) if you eat 4 meals eat every 4 walking hours of the day, and if you choose
to eat 5 meals then eat every 3 walking hours of the day.

3) Your daily meals should all be about the same size. The best approach is
to make breakfast your largest meal of the day, and the last meal of the day
to make the smallest. For some reason most people do the opposite.

4) When it comes to creating your meals, here is the best approach to use
if you don't want to count calories. Take your plate, and on 50% of it make
make sure you have fresh vegetables and fruits, on 25% you have some kind
of starchy carb (brown rice, potato, yams, etc.) and on 25% you have lean
protein (chicken breast, turkey breast, lean beef, lean pork, etc.) or any kind
of fish or other sea food (shrimp, lobster, etc.)

...if you are a vegetarian, you can simply eat a wider variety of vegetables
and replace the 25% lean protein with soy protein products, at least until
you reach your ideal weight.

...also avoid processed carbs (white flour, white sugar) and trans-fats
(margarine, shortening) and any foods that use them as main ingredients.

...it is also a good idea to eat walnuts, if you don't eat fish on a regular
basis, since they contain plenty of Omega-3 EFA's in them. But only in
small amounts, since they have a lot of total calories.

5) Drink plenty of water during the day (it seems you are already doing this)

6) Use an exercise that you will be able to sustain in the long run, fast
walking is the best. 45-60 minutes every day is the best way to go, if you
want the best results. Keep doing this until you reach your ideal weight.

7) Once you reach your ideal weight, cut back cardio (walking) to 3 sessions
per week, for example M,W,F and start using resistance training 3 times
per week, for example T,Th, Sat, to build up your muscle little by little,
and take Sunday off completely.

These are just a few things that come to my mind, of the top of my head,
if you are interested in more details, just ask.

If you use this approach, you will reach and then be able to maintain your
ideal body weight for life!!!
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Great idee!!!!!
 
Hello

ok so Welcom to the forum.....The best Advise I can give you is to approache this as a lifestyle change..like previously mentioned on here! There is no point in doing all this work and then going back to your old habbits that is what got you where you are now! I know what you mean by wanting results now but how long did the weight take to get where it is??? I takes even longer to come Down!!! Also I suggest that you measure yourself cause sometimes the scales doesn't move for a couple of weeks but if you take your measurments there is a difference there it keeps you going!!! You can do it !!!!!! Just be patient reasults will come!
 
thanks everyone. I'm trying my best I stopped eating ice cream and now I am am eating low fat yogurt an less of it. I also try to keep myself moving as much as possible. =] and I have cut down meal portions. I also decided to weigh myself every few weeks. Its a way to motivate me.
 
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