Can everyone please post their.......

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Can everyone please post their.......
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Thu, 02-26-2004 - 6:54am
Can everyone post their lifestyle change/diet that they are employing to lose weight? Whether it's just eating right, Atkins, calorie counting, South Beach etc. and how they are doing as far as keeping up with it, not feeling deprived, and whatever else they feel is important to their success.


I'll start if ya'll don't mind?!

I am eating holistically- whole grains, fruits & veggies, legumes, good oils, seeds & nuts, and soy products (tofu, tempeh, etc.)

It was very difficult to omit cheese and dairy out of my diet and sometimes I backslide, but always return to this vegan diet because I feel really good about myself when I'm on it. I eat between 1500-2000 calories a day and manage about 20-25 grams of fat (all good fats) a day, but in both cases if I go over it doesn't really affect my weight loss negatively. This is my own diet, but I think Dr. Ornish writes something similar, he does the "eat more, weigh less" regime. It works for me.

The way I started was to follow the vegan food guide pyramid and not add calories or fats. Amazingly, if I go back and add what I've eaten in the day I fall within the correct range. For example, 5 servings of grains, 6 servings of soy, 3 + of veggies and so on. This also helped me to learn what it is to eat 1 serv. of something, which I didn't know because I didn't grow up eating nutritiously AT ALL.

I look forward to hear what the rest of you's are doing!

Sarah

263/198/130 (new weight this morning, lost 2 pounds!)

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Thu, 02-26-2004 - 12:11pm
I'm not doing any plan in particular. I'm just trying to make healthier food choices, watch my portion size and drink lots of water. I'm trying to eat more fruits and veggies and whole grains. I'm also exercising about 5 days a week. I get frustrated when I'm on a formal plan because I find most of them to be too restrictive. For now, anyways, this is working for me, but when I start to hit a plateau, then I might rethink it and try to find a plan that will work for me.

~~Linda


Edited 2/26/2004 12:12:21 PM ET by linda112491

~~Linda

 

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Thu, 02-26-2004 - 12:11pm
I'm doing the Change One Diet. It's where each week you change one thing about your diet. It's a really slow process but i have learned more about portion sizes and some really great replacement recipies that are very similar to my favorite fatty meals. I am thinking about going on the South Beach Diet to speed up my weight loss.

Annabella

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Thu, 02-26-2004 - 2:29pm
I started out calorie counting at the end of May 2003. I did it about 3 months or so keeping my calories between 1400-1500. After that I just kept up my new eating habits which mainly consisted of portion control without worrying about adding everything up. The only thing I completely eliminated was regular soda (and I use to drink a ton of it!). Other than that, I dont eat much dairy products (not because of trying to lose weight but because I dont like dairy especially milk YUK!), I dont eat fried foods at all. I Never have liked anything fried and greasy ICK!, I dont eat much bread either, Dont like mayo and dont use butter or margarine on anything. ( I use the powdered butter flavored sprinkles).Things like waffles, toast or pancakes, I eat dry or use low sugar jam. I have always been that way. I rarely eat red meat, and dont eat out except for going to Taco Bell or Subway once every 3 months or so. I eat 5-6 times a day (stuff like, chicken, fish, pasta, soups, fruits and veggies) and I generally exercise 5 times per week. This works for me. I do get hungry but only when its time to eat and I do not feel deprived.

Laura

270/200/150


Edited 2/26/2004 8:34:47 PM ET by candyhound

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Thu, 02-26-2004 - 4:20pm
I finally jumpstarted my BFL diet properly February 16th. and I've been good since then, no cheating! If you want to look at what I've been doing you can take a look at my livejournal.

http://www.livejournal.com/users/minimeece

I've lost somewhere between 10 and 14 pounds, and look forward to more soon. The journalling really helps me. I can see where I stumble and make notes about what kinds of foods I like and which I should space out. I work out six days a week (MWF weights, TThSat cardio) and I take Sunday to do whatever I like and eat whatever I want, as dictated by the BFL plan. It makes it easier to set aside things during the week. If I find I want something really badly during the week I can plan to have it on Sunday.

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Registered: 02-26-2004
Thu, 02-26-2004 - 4:30pm
I am going to eat lower fat foods: whole grains & fruit for breakfast, protien, diary and and fruits for lunch, and then a smaller portion of whatever my kids are eating for dinner. My tough spots are sweets. I love them! But I found the best sundae in the world and even though it's higher in calories than I want, it's my treat. Fat free ice cream, with either fat free chocolate pudding on top or a fat free cupcake on the bottom. All this in a coffee mug, so I don't have to much. I also plan on exercising by walking, doing tae bo, the step thingy I have, using the fitness center at work (once I lose weight) and then running (once I lose alot of weight!)

Michelle

(I'll give my stats once I weigh myself)

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Registered: 11-04-2003
Thu, 02-26-2004 - 6:47pm

Good topic.

 
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Thu, 02-26-2004 - 7:44pm

Atkins for me - lots of veggies, unprocessed meats and healthy unsaturated fats.

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Thu, 02-26-2004 - 10:50pm
I'm doing sugar busters. It was suggested by my Dr. a few years ago and I lost about 50 pounds on it. It is a "good" carb" meaning only whole grains like brown rice and whole wheat bread and no sugar. Before that I was doing the get really sick and lose about 40 pounds diet, then a modified sugar busters and then the last few weeks I started up again and got serious about weight loss. So far I have lost a total of 54 pounds. I also do alot of walking. I would love to start going to the gym again but with 3 children under the age of 5 and a husband who is gone most of the time it just isn't possible.
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Fri, 02-27-2004 - 12:20pm
rely ... girl you got issues LMAOOOOO


 
 
 
 

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Fri, 02-27-2004 - 2:05pm
I'm just counting calories. I pretty much eat everything I did before, just less of it. Still, I haven't gone to McD's, Burger King, Taco Bell, et al. in over four months. In addition to counting calories, I work out four to five days a week (four lately), 90 minutes a day. I'm losing between 1-2 pounds a week. I've lost 32 pounds since Sept. 30, and lost 40 since about the first of September.