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| Fri, 03-26-2004 - 8:42pm |
I'm very overweight, 5'8", 365 lbs and I'm not doing too well with it. I'm always out of breath, just generally in bad shape. Any suggestions on diets that work and aren't hard to do with a baby and a husband who won't diet with you? I've about had it with myself. It's a serious issue with me, there is so much heart disease and diabetes in my family that I'm scared I won't make it to 50. I lost during my pregnancy and thought it would be a great start after my son was born, but slowly and surely I've ballooned. Thanks!
Jo, mom to David 7mos
Jo, mom to David 7mos

Congrats on your new baby!!!!
Kerry
Nice to meet you. It can be hard with a baby in the house, and the fact your husband "won't eat with you" can be a liberating thing, if you let it be. I mean, you can eat as you choose while gaining control again, instead of trying to accommodate his favorite foods etc.
So here's what I'd do (and have done) if I were in a similar position. Take baby steps. You may not be ready to run a marathon right now, but take a little walk (as best you can) and try to do that every day at least five days a week. Maybe at first it will only be five minutes, but try to work your way up to 30 minutes eventually. And as far as food is concerned, start with your next meal and leave a spoonful or two on your plate. That food left behind can really add up and so it might be fun to calculate the calories you left behind. And starting with you next meal, make some conscious choices to put more healthy choices on your plate.
I'm going to sound like a walking book advertisement (since I mentioned this particular writer 3-4 times already this morning). But yesterday I bought Kathleen Daeleman's book "Cooking Thin with Chef Kathleen" and I read it cover-to-cover without stopping...I was really jazzed. If I could recommend one book to you, I'd say try to go to your local public library and see if they have a copy of this book you can check out. If not, maybe read it in your local bookstore. Our Barnes and Noble has comfy couches and it's possible to read the first 70 pp or so with a glass of plain iced coffee or tea. A nice outing for you, and I think that book might be a big help to you. I loved it anyway...and now that I've recommended it so broadly here!
Good luck to you. This is ENTIRELY DOABLE. One day at a time really does add up to your success!
Stasia
313/296/140
One thing I would STRONGLY reccommend is walking. Load the baby up in the stroller, and take a walk! My mom is your height and she used to weigh about 360, 365. She first inspired me to lose weight. Anyway, when she first started walking, she could only get to the end of the block, about 3 houses down. Slowly, she started going a little further, until she started doing a mile a day! She's lost about 140 pounds since then. She doesn't have internet, though, or else you'd see her here. =)
The most important thing is determination, and it looks like you've arrived at the point where you've made up your mind. That's a GREAT place to be. Just don't ever change your mind, like I did. I lost 50 pounds, then got comfortable, and now I'm right back where I started. So, stick to it, we'll all be here cheering you on.
I lost with my pregnancy as well and I was so happy that maybe I could keep it up after my son was born and within 4 months I gained 50lbs and 30 of it was gained in one month! I understand what you mean with your family having health problems. My mother just found out she became dibetic and so is my grandma, two uncles and an aunt and there is also alot of heart problems as well, so it scares me to even think that I am next in line.
I find it hard to become motivated when you feel like there is no point since the weight just keeps coming and never going! I want to be thinner and happier but I am so depressed that it kinda counter acts those feelings.
If you would like, we could always talk through email and do a buddy thing since I just about ready to start this 'new' lifestyle to be healthy and lose weight. I find for myself that I better when I have a support and when they know what it is like. Feel free to email me because I have been looking for someone who is in the same boat as me. Well, if you would like to do that via email, here it is:
BabyLiam1002@WMConnect.com