posted on May 17, 2001 07:55:25 AM new
Sorry if this thread has existed in the past, but I thought it might be helpful now, as I just started a diet this week to lose weight. Course, eating healthier is a plus, just not very much fun. My goal is to lose 30 pounds, hopefully by winter, I want to do this the sensible way.
I thought I'd start out with a 1400 calorie a day diet, blew that away by 400 calories. I noticed everywhere I've read on the internet suggests a 2000 calorie diet. What has everyone else used? What excercise did you find most helpful? I golf, so I thought I'd try that more often. According to somewhere I read you can burn 6 calories a minute by walking pulling a cart. Anybody else have any great ideas?
posted on May 17, 2001 08:07:41 AM new
I am limited what I can do for a work out that uses my legs due to arthritis. My Dear Heart suggested that cleaning the bathroom and washing the kitchen floor is a good work out that helps her and me both. I also enjoy hand washing the cars instead of paying $5 a crack to have them machine washed.
posted on May 17, 2001 08:10:29 AM new
I love the car washing idea! I pay $9 to have my van machine washed, so I'll give that one a try. I'm not so sure about the mopping thing though, never have been, but I do agree it does get the blood pumping! That's just what I posted this for, ideas!
posted on May 17, 2001 08:13:29 AM new
WALK if your legs will allow it. I've lost three pounds in 10 days, and haven't changed anything at all except that I am walking a mile at least four times a week.
posted on May 17, 2001 08:14:44 AM new
A simple 30 minute a day walk can do wonders. Helps drop the pounds and makes you feel better over all....gets the metabolism going especially if you can do it in the morning. Good luck....as most of us set here on our ebutts!
posted on May 17, 2001 10:09:58 AM new
I lost 50 lb just by changing my diet.
I cut out all fats, no butter or butter subs. I put a little salt and pepper on my taters and veggies. (Mrs Dash has a lot of different varieties which are excellent). Lemon Pepper is a good seasoning too, especially for asparagus and the like.
I eat my salads nekkid, maybe a squeeze of lemon or just salt and pepper.
I cut back on meats, eat only small amounts and trim the fat and skin the chicken.
I saute in wine instead of browning in oil or butter.
If I do splurge, (and you HAVE to every now and again) I have cake with no icing, and just a small piece.
I cut out dairy products, even the fat free ones. (They aren't much worth eating anyway.)
I eat as many carbs as my little tummy can hold. I have low blood sugar anyway, so I think I need that anyway.
I do eat gravies and sauces, but they are made with stock instead of pan drippings.
It ain't always easy, but I never had to count a single calorie or do any extra excercise.
I've got an excellent cookbook, get it if it is still in print, "1001 Low Fat Recipes" by Sue Spitter. Mine is dated 1995, there are probably others equally as good.
Edited for grammar.
[ edited by sugar2912 on May 17, 2001 10:11 AM ]
posted on May 17, 2001 11:56:16 AM new
Sugar2912 (An ironic name considering the subject)
Anyway, I do agree on the HAVE to splurge. I told myself right away that I can have one splurge a day, so last night it was a slice of Pizza. Still I was under the 2000 calorie limit, so I felt okay about it. It put me at 1477.
I drink lots of water now, which I've been told is good for you anyway, I just squeeze a bit of lemon into it give it SOME flavor.
I keep any eye on the fat thing too, any idea how I should bake my one small Bass filet I'll be having for dinner tonight. Is it best broiled or baked? Seems a waste to fire up the broiler or oven for one tiny little filet. Maybe I'll have a baked potato with it!
posted on May 17, 2001 12:24:23 PM new
First thing you should do is have a physical and ask your doctor how many calories you should be eating a day.
I've been told that for every 5 lbs over 100 you want to be (ideally) you add 500 calories to a base of 1,000 calories.
For example, I need 1500 calories to maintain my ideal weight of 105. I barely eat that though.
A lot of your weight could be coming from excess fluid retention. Drinking more water won't always help if that's a medical problem.
Watch your saturated fats and total fat intake as well as your carbs (right gravid?)
I found that the less sat. fat and less cholesterol a product has the more carbs it has. Carbs can turn to sugar if you don't exercise properly and then to fat. Just read, read, read your packages.
I walk 2 miles a day rain or shine. I walk the track at the local high school. It matters if you walk briskly or leisurely. If you walk briskly, a 30 minute walk every day will help you metabolize your food. If you walk 2 miles in an hour at a fairly quick pace, that's okay too. If you walk too slowly, you're just taking a walk.
posted on May 17, 2001 01:52:04 PM new
One meal a day. Don't let it last more than an hour. Eat anything you want.
This is probably never going to be recommended by a doctor, but it's the only thing that's ever worked for me. I can't stand dieting. Funny enough, the Carbohydrate Addict's Diet is a lot like this, but I started doing this in college.
I feel more deprived trying to eat sensibly 2-3x a day than I do eating nothing, but then being able to have a wonderful meal.
A lot of people suggested exercise - a great idea, and also helps you feel better and become more alert.
posted on May 17, 2001 02:31:10 PM new
I've lost ten pounds in the past couple of months by eliminating soft drinks (and most other high-cal beverages) from my diet and also cutting down on my portions at mealtime. I don't eat much during the day at work, then I have a normal dinner, but I try to only eat until I'm full, not until I'm stuffed.
I'm finding that I still need to tone up, though, so it looks like exercise is in my future!
Good luck with your diet! It seems like a little discipline is better than a lot of deprivation.
posted on May 17, 2001 03:47:58 PM new
After this carpal tunnel surgery last week, I couldn't use my right hand at all for several days. Try cutting your food and feeding yourself with your "other" hand. OMG. They are right when they tell ya if you eat sloowwer, you eat less!
Does that carbohydrate diet really work long term for anyone? Just curious.
posted on May 17, 2001 04:28:09 PM new
SEE your doctor first, ask her for the following blood values: (these are very important)
a fasting Glucose tolerance test
a 2 hour glucose tolerance test
blood lipids
liver function
kidney function
CBC, Sed diff
For the sugar person,diabetes and hypoglycemia go hand in hand. There are 12 million diagnosed type 2 diabetics in the US and as many as 6 million UNDIAGNOSED diabetics.
If your ability to process carbs is impaired you are on the track of Type 2 diabetes. This will show up in your blood work. Make sure you have an internal medicine doctor who knows how to diagnose such things. There are drugs which can control diabetes but diet and exercise can work too.
I have been hypoglycemic for years,found out that I was slighlty diabetic. My doc's presription: low carb, high protein diet and exercise. He manages about 2 thousand diabetic patients a year. Your milegae may vary due to your physician.
PS My sugar is NOW perfect and so are my lipids.I am no longer classified as slightly diabetic.
posted on May 17, 2001 04:33:14 PM new
PS I sometimes eat as many as three meals a day with fish. Sea bass (patagonia toothfish ) is my favorite. I sautee it in some REAL butter and slide it one a plate with some asparagus or cauliflower. If the butter gives you a mental *meltdown* lightly pat the filet with a paper towel, but please remeber that your body does need saturated fat to make certain hormones including the sex hormones.
posted on May 17, 2001 04:37:11 PM new
PSS According to Gary Null Phd., your body needs at least 45 minutes of exercise per day. Personally I walk 4 miles per day except when I play golf when I walk 7 miles per day. It is not hard, just lengthy.
Good luck to all.
posted on May 17, 2001 07:31:53 PM new
Moderation is the key to success.
We all need some saturated fat, but not to the extreme that it harms us.
We all need some sugar (natural in fruits) but not to the extreme where it makes us fat.
Same with everything else. Moderation.
AND Exercise is our friend.
Too many couch potatoes turn into too many heart attack victims. Ask me, I'm one of them. Not exactly lying on a couch, but sitting here at the computer, even going out to work every day - but no exercise-combined with smoking, eating anything that tasted great made for one really bad heart.
Out of all my foods, I will miss my cigarets the most.
posted on May 17, 2001 07:44:21 PM newdejavu, SUGAR is NOT your friend.
Hey, I'm friendly to everyone!
flynn, I am named after my pugdog. She is on my lap as I am typing this. Makes for slow typing and lots of typos!
Try a terryaki bass, with some red pepper flakes , and maybe a touch of orange juice for zing. Broil it up and serve with some roasted red and yellow peppers sauteed in white wine. Serve with rice. (Not too much rice if you are watching your carbs.)
posted on May 17, 2001 08:29:46 PM new
MaddieNicks,
I have a friend who's been overweight since she was a child. And has felt hungry all her life.
She went on Atkins, and lost 80 pounds. She's in a holding pattern now, but she's not gaining. And best of all, she's not hungry all the time. Atkins is different than The Carb Addicts Diet, it's more severe and limiting.
posted on May 17, 2001 09:54:28 PM new
You hit it on the head mtnmama!!!! Moderation!!!
When was the last time ANYONE here had a "4 oz." portion of meat/protein at a meal??? that is the ADA recommendation (may even be 3 now)..
We have been using the wok a lot lately since the new BBQ grill is set up outside...it has a "side burner" so I can get the heat needed to stir-fry....LOTS more veggies in the diet...the kids are pissed, but who cares ! LOL
Keith
I assume full responsibility for my actions, except
the ones that are someone else's fault.
