new here w/ 20 lbs. to lose!!!
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| Tue, 06-14-2005 - 8:33pm |
Okay, I'm ready to get myself into shape!
I'm 36, 5'4" and 150 pounds. Based on some of the tables, I'm about 10-15 lbs. overweight. I'd like to lose about 20 lbs.
Here's what I've done so far for the past week and a half:
Diet...nothing processed, nothing fried, no major bad carbs (processed and refined). I usually eat oats/dried cranberries/almonds/soy milk/protein powder mixed together for breakfast, then yogurt for a snack, a lunch of tuna (with mayo) and pita bread and cottage cheese, then fruit for a snack and a light dinner of either Lean Cuisine or chicken. I've been watching my diet faithfully for almost two weeks now, but I'm afraid my caloric intake is too low and I've sent my body into starvation mode. :(
Exercise: run/walk 2 or 2 1/2 miles daily, and also try to weight train at home a bit.
Are my goals realistic? I'd like to be toned, firm and look better in fewer clothes! LOL I guess I just wonder when the weight will start to come off and how quickly I can realistically achieve my goal.
Can anyone help guide me?
Thanks,
Lisa :)

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I'm a 'every few weeks' kind of gal.
I usually do the once a week weigh in, and recently started doing it on Fridays- because no matter what I was more likely to stay on the wagon over the w'end. If I have lost- I want to keep it off, and if I've gained I want to burn it off!!
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