Trying to get motivated again
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Trying to get motivated again
| Thu, 01-15-2004 - 8:31am |
Last year I lost 21 lbs and I still have a few to go. I am really needing to get motivated again. The way that I lost the weight was by watching my fat. It was real easy for me to do and it worked. I did not have a set amount of fat per day, just tried to be careful. I was eating the frozen meals for lunch but I have gotten tired of them and I have started cooking low fat dinners so that I can bring left overs to work. My husband needs to lose weight as well and this would be a good way for him to lose too. My main problem is not having the energy in the afternoons to exercise. I take a multivitamin everyday for women. I would like to know if anyone out there has tried the new Oil of Olay vitamins or the energy pack for women? Just wanting to know if they feel a difference. Thanks for listening and if anyone has any advise be glad to hear it.

I've not tried specific vitamins or energy packs. I once took chromium picolinate, but have recently read cautions about them. I'm sure there are more that are safe than not, though it takes research, you never know the whole story, and like with ephedra, the bad things usually come out only after someone has serious complications. But speaking of energy, additional protein can help in that, which can also curb hunger in between meals. Protein takes longer to digest, meaning other nutrients, some which give you energy, are absorbed more slowly. It's not like a light switch, but there's something to it. I'll snack on an apple with a bit of peanut butter to dip it in. Protein bars, eggs (I use the cholesterol free egg products)... tuna on crackers or salad... all of those can give you a bit of a spark.
I'm not a nutritionist or an exercise guru, but have done a little bit of reading to at least be pointed in what I think is the right direction. There are other women here who can offer more insight. Hope you stick around! This board is a great motivator.
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Prior to determining if your decreased energy level is caused by lack of vitamins, you might want to track your food intake, even for just one “typical-meal” day. I use http://www.fitday.com to track my meals, and you can get various reports including one which indicates if you are getting the level of vitamins and minerals adults should have out of the food you are eating each day. It woke me up to the fact that I need to take a multi-vitamin plus extra calcium. Tracking meals can be tedious, but going through the motion even just one time can give insight into what we are putting into our body...and what may be lacking.
Hope you stick around - it's very nice here!
Lynn (another newbie)