Questions for all!!

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Questions for all!!
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Wed, 04-05-2006 - 12:20pm

1. how do you end up at a nutritionist?

2. are they expensive to go to?

3. Can one lose weight with mostly exercise but eating what they want to eat?

Explanation: If I eat what I usually eat, just less of it, say cut it in half, and exercise do you think I could lose the weight? I don't eat too god awful bad most days, I eat mostly broiled or baked or grilled meats, veggies I have been craving lately but I like starches, and I like some fruit so if I eat more veggies and fruit, only whole wheat breads for the most part, and cut my meals in half, ex don't go back for seconds...LOL do you think that exercising will help me lose it without going on a drastic reduction of calories??
I don't seem to have much of a problem getting motivated to exercise for the most part, but the eating is very difficult for me as I am a VERY picky eater. My biggest problem with my eating is portions. I eat too much of what I do eat, then I regret it cuz I am too full. If I put too much on my plate I feel I have to eat it so it don't go to waste. But I am working on that, I have lately had to get to go boxes at restaurants becuz I couldn't finish a regular meal. Or I put my food up for later at home if I start feeling full. So I am improving, but I don't want to have to GIVE UP anything for the fear of feeling completely deprived and bingeing which I have ended up doing the last few days. It hits me in the evening, so I think I do better if I eat what I want, just less of it. What do ya'll think? Most of ya'll have been at this a lot longer with a whole lot better results than me? COnsidering right now I am above my starting weight, I am a little discouraged, even though I know it has to be water weight. WHY CAN"T I DO THIS? I mean I am trying to get my mind there but it hasn't happened yet. I know I would do better if I could get my dh to choose places to go out to eat where I can get healthier foods, but he hates to go to the few restaurants that serve veggies and broiled/baked meats. He does like subway so that is good, I have been trying to convince him to just go there when we go out, but my youngest dd hates it so she comes home and eats something different...LOL. Can't please everyone and it is hurting my chances of succeeding because they bring the yummy bad stuff in and sit in my face eating it. Ever felt like you family does't want you to succeed? There are 6 in this house and I am the only one with weight issues. Anyways this post has gotten way longer than I intended so I will bid you all a Good day and go clean somemore.

Angela

 

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Registered: 03-17-2006
Fri, 04-07-2006 - 10:42am

About 5 years ago I went to a nutritionist and joined a gym, and also started seeing a counselor for anxiety issues. I lost about 45 pounds that way. I exercised alot! and cut down on my portion sizes. Than I got pregnant and any exercise more aerobic than walking would make me dizzy! so I gave up exercising. I quite my job and didn't have as much money so I couldn't afford the weekly visits with the nutritionists or the counselor.
I gained every pound back during my pregnancy and than probably gained another 30 over the next 4 years!

Now I'm losing again. and what I found that works is a moderate diet or around 1700 calories a day, balanced with lean protiens, veggies, whole grains and fresh fruits plus exercise (but not as much as I was diong before,(an hour of aerobics 7 days a week) lots of walking and aerobics a few times a week) I've been losing slowly but steadly for 7 months now!

The trouble with diets that are exercise dependent is if you get pregnant or sick, or switch jobs and work late hours you don't have time to exercise, you quickly put the weight back on). And starvation diets without exercise are also bad, because you quickly get tired and bored with the limited food options, and go off it easily.

So moderate exercise and a slight decrease in calories is really the best way to lose weight be able to keep stick to it and keep losing! It's like the turtle and hare, slow and steady wins the race!

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Fri, 04-07-2006 - 11:10am

Well obviously what you are doing is working. Congrats to you. SOmeone, I don't remember who, recommended the sparkpeople.com website to me, well I went to it and glad to say I am impressed so far. I joined yesterday and it seems doable. They recommend starting slow, not going on a drastic diet which is everything else that has been recommended to me, and I can track everything on there. That is great. It asked me to pick 3 goals for the next 2 weeks and my 3 are: 1. drink 8 glasses of water, 2. track my exercise, and 3. tell one person my goals, well I instantly emailed my best friend, and now I am telling you guys so hey 1 goal met and 4 glasses of water down today already in 3 hours. Plus I have done my workout already. GO me. I think this may help me, GOD i hope so. Start slow and work my way up to the drastic change instead of doing it all at once.

Angela
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I think that 2.5 was water weight though...LOL

 

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Fri, 04-07-2006 - 1:01pm
You were right sorry! 3500 is equal to one pound. I'm sorry....Hopefully you can figure out what's right for you! Everyone is different so good luck!


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Fri, 04-07-2006 - 1:54pm

LOL I was really hoping you were right, it would make life easier......Hey everyone mis steps sometimes so don't sweat it.

Angela

 

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Fri, 04-07-2006 - 3:26pm

Hi Angela,

Just kicking my 2 cents in here.

I have found that using Fitday.com has really helped me keep track of what I'm eating and how many calories it has. You can even set custom foods -- so when I eat a yougurt, or a Lean Cuisine or something, you can program in how many calories a food has, how much fat/carbs/protein/sodium. It also has 1000s of foods and calorie counts already programmed in, and you can browse around how much different things have. It also tracks the percentages of fat/protein/carbs/alcohol you've consumed.

As far as reving up the metabolism, lifting weights or even doing something like squats is a great way to build muscle. Increasing your muscle mass will help your body burn more even when you're resting. (Don't let this make you think I actually *like* squats, by the way.)

One of the other great things I've found on fitday.com is that they allow you to enter your weight and fitness level, so it calculates a ballpark basal metabolic rate -- how many calories you burn just by existing. Then you can add in any exercise.

I'm new to the board, after gaining about 80 lbs when my best friend passed away, and am just starting to work out and try to eat healthy again. I've found the site to be a good way to help keep myself on track. It's not for everyone, but I write for a magazine and am at my desk all day, so am more inclined to be able to enter things as I eat them during the day. I usually put in my dinner/after work eating the next morning to see how I did.

Anyway, just tossing out another resource for you.

Good luck!
Jen

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Registered: 01-25-2006
Fri, 04-07-2006 - 4:53pm
Yea I was using fitday, but this new site is easier to me. Don't get me wrong I still like fitday but I like this one too. Thanks for your input and good luck to you on your journey.

 

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Sun, 04-09-2006 - 9:25am

Angela, each time I try to answer this post, I get disconnected from the internet!!


Ok I'm trying to put my 2 cents here:


I saw a nutritionist a few months back.. the reason why I saw her is that I was at a dead end. I know what I'm supposed to do, but I reached a plateau and was never able to get off.. plus I was lacking motivation and the visit to the nutirtionist put back some fire in the weight loss journey. It is expensive.. I don't live in the US, so my numbers will not make much sense, but compared to normal diets and stuff, a nutritionist initial fee and follow up fees are expensive. As I already said, I have a good idea of what I"m supposed to do based on internet research and reading, but having a 1-on-1 encounter made a lot of difference because you see another person's perspective. I discovered new food that I thought was off limits (local food that I never see on the internet).. and some tricks that were new to me.


Now, I use sparkpeople too.. I like the way of goal tracking and "assignments" and seeing everything in reports. I personally think that makes a lot of difference. I need to see what I'm doing and to improve on that. BUT.. I still use fitday for nutrition tracking (they changed their layout by the way).. I find that fiday is more accurate when it comes to the calorie values. It has a wider range of cooking methods of the same food and I find this helpful and more accurate.


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