It's march...now who's still with me?

[BreakfastSurreal]

I know a few of you were starting the diet/exercise routine at the beginning of the year and I jsut want to know about you guys' progress. Have you made any? If not, why not? It's never too late to start over, and every day is a new day. Don't get discouraged if you screw up, and don't think of it as "holding your breath" so to speak. I used to do that, and I always screwed up because all i could think about was the day when i could "eat normal" again. It's about a permanent change, and letting go of bad habbits for good. They still creep up every now and then, even for me...alcohol being a big one, and hell I still struggle with food choices to this day. But it's about being in it for the long haul and not every "throwing in the towel". I just want you guys to know that you CAN do it if you really want it. Just readjust your focus if you need to. Since this forum started (the H&F one) I have been tracking my progress and have lost 10 more pounds. 30 more to go till I'm at goal! You can do it guys! I <3 you all and I'm very proud of you, even if you haven't stuck with it, at least you gave it a fighting chance. Get back up on that horse if you need to
:muscles::muscles::muscles:

 

[TheOriginalJames]

I've had plenty of exercise chasing after Haus. The dude never sits still.

 

[OUZBnd]

im still working out

 

[lemon]

i need to start...

 

[Trance97]

I've had plenty of exercise chasing after Haus. The dude never sits still.

And when you do catch him.. :emo_love031:


Right?

 

[Trance97]

Clare I work out 4 times a week. I haven't lost much weight though because I pig out on the weekends, so my weight is staying nutural. But I did gain like 3 pounds in muscle.

 

[BreakfastSurreal]

cool JT good job. And good job, ouz! Heatherrrr...i know you see this update us with your progress! I was having trouble staying with my new diet, but tonight after being at the gym 3 hours i came home determined.. I cooked ALL my meat on the George Foreman, wrapped it in foil and stuck it in the fridge. So now when its mealtime I dont have to worry about cooking as much. Taht will save me a lot of time and energy. I am also about to buy some protein whey, as per advice of my trainer. yay. I better start seeing some major results soon. Also, tonight during my cardio I held my stomach in as tight as I could for the entire hour, which was something I have never been able to do before.

 

[OUZBnd]

Watch out for the whey protein. It helps great with muscle rebuilding, but it started to add some unwanted love handles to my physique.

 

[Maulds]

I have an hour long karate class 4-5 nights a week. I usually do at least 40 crunches and pushups and well over 100 kicks, punches and other strikes and blocks. Its a great workout.

The diet is still shitty though...but at least I'm honest.

 

[Veronica]

Ive been losing weight too.. just not the healthy way.

BUT, I will start back exercising. I promise.

 

[Maulds]

^ still lovin the sig

 

[BreakfastSurreal]

V try and make yourself eat, or if you cant do that at least take some vitamins every day. You need it, and you will feel better once you start eating more often again. Just think of food as fuel that your body needs to get trhough the day. Without it you will feel much more tired and stressed at the end of the day. I know you know all this, but I'm just reminding you because i care! <3 take care of yourself woman!

 

[Nightflight]

I can't lose, no matter what I do. I do any excersize, and gain twice as much in muscle, and not little bits either, I just tear and build tear and build no matter if it's freeweight calesthenics or martial arts one does...

I've just gone through my first fasting of two days (along with supporting vitamins and minerals) to cleanse my system a bit.
There's just no motivation in 35 degrees C, where humidity's over 60%, one just isn't in the mood to see how fast one can completely dehydrate, LOL.

 

[BreakfastSurreal]

some people cannot lose with exercise alone. I use myfooddiary.com to track what I am eating, and it tells me what I am doing well and where I am lacking. Also drink plenty of water and cut the sodium.

Ouz, my trainer talked to me about the whey protein. She told me to use it as a meal replacement on those mornings when I wake up too late for breakfast or during a day when I don't get as much protein as I am supposed to. She also told me make sure the protein/carb ratio is at least 3 to 1, and that there is less than 300 cals per drink/serving/whatever. so I think if I follow those guidelines I will be alright. What kind of protein do you/did you use?

 

[Nightflight]

I'll definitely try and check that site, cause apart from spending lots of money I didn't earn at a dietician, there's no other option.

I'm a far way off eating healthily though, but maybe I'm just being impatient.

I've tried the different kinds of milk they have on store here, made from all sorts of different things (there's a whole bunch, I'll go track down the names next time I go to a store). I've drunk more and more water (the water here is surprisingly nice to drink so I don't mind like I used to in SA, that was just disgusting). I've totally cut out alcohol (did that years ago though), and don't do drugs.

I've tried the pethod of eating in grams (protein) the amount you weigh in kilograms. I've eaten different things at different times, and eaten small breakfast when I really don't feel like eating a thing. No snacking and no sweets did nothing either.

I ran into this when I was a kid and once as a teen - ran every test known to mankind, and could not work out what was up. I've been suspected of being type2 diabetic (which turned out to be totally false) so I've also tried changeing the diet that way. The only thing that seemed to help that was one meal a day, something like steak and fresh salad.... not affordable in the East with the prices they ask for red meat.

I've tried cutting out meat, ended up nearly dying from pneumonia cause my iron was sitting at 2. I've taken up nuts instead of meat, ended up with food retention in the stomach, LOL. I tried baked beans instead of other proteins, that was quite good, as I don't seem to have a gas problem with that. I've substituted around in starches, from rice to different kinds of rice to potato to beans again....

I've done so much salad I could barf. So many supplements (vitamins and minerals) I can describe the taste of each to you, and I hate them because with the ulcer I had I could not take most of them. I've even gone into depth of tissue salts, herbs, etc. (I tried slimming mixes once, never again, thank god my system hates pseydo-epherdrine).

I hate to say it but the only way my body loses weight is if I eat one handful (no more than what covers the palm of my hand) of food a day and do LOADS of exersize, to the point of dizzy, but I know that's not healthy. And the moment I go any more food than that, I just gain it all back again.

I'll go check that website, thanks a mil for that, cause I have nothing but this weight to lose.... or it'll just 'reshape' (go sit elsewhere on my body) as is often does, LOL. Let me go hunt that site down, much appreciated

 

[Jersey]

yeah yeah yeah.. i see this thread...
....ive had quite a bit of success with the gentlemen showing interest... that must count for something right?

i mean.. ya know... nice looking guys like nice looking girls...


ok-- well i dont love the scale.. cuz it lies.. no really... butttt i have this pile of clothes that has taken over my closet and has started to suffocate me in my sleep-- and they are all TOOOOOOOO BIG... like really.. i look like a ghetto white boy if i try to wear some of my jeans...
so in conclusion, my mom said she thought i looked really good the other day, and i tugged on my jeans to show her how loose they are.. and they dropped to my knees

 

[BreakfastSurreal]

dont worry about the scale heather, mine lies too You are building muscle and getting rid of fat and dropping inches, which is the important thing. It's not like you wear the number of pounds you are on your shirt for everyone to see, they see what you look like physically, and if that's what is changing then you are lucky! the pounds will follow soon.

 

[Jersey]

i seriously dont own one.... because if that biatch (the scale) didnt tell me the right thing in the past, i would go on a pity party and eat everything in the cupboards.
i'm all about the inches and pants sizes and whatnot...i've learned its better to measure it that way instead of beating yourself up with numbers

 

[BreakfastSurreal]

I'll definitely try and check that site, cause apart from spending lots of money I didn't earn at a dietician, there's no other option.

I'm a far way off eating healthily though, but maybe I'm just being impatient.

I've tried the different kinds of milk they have on store here, made from all sorts of different things (there's a whole bunch, I'll go track down the names next time I go to a store). I've drunk more and more water (the water here is surprisingly nice to drink so I don't mind like I used to in SA, that was just disgusting). I've totally cut out alcohol (did that years ago though), and don't do drugs.

I've tried the pethod of eating in grams (protein) the amount you weigh in kilograms. I've eaten different things at different times, and eaten small breakfast when I really don't feel like eating a thing. No snacking and no sweets did nothing either.

I ran into this when I was a kid and once as a teen - ran every test known to mankind, and could not work out what was up. I've been suspected of being type2 diabetic (which turned out to be totally false) so I've also tried changeing the diet that way. The only thing that seemed to help that was one meal a day, something like steak and fresh salad.... not affordable in the East with the prices they ask for red meat.

I've tried cutting out meat, ended up nearly dying from pneumonia cause my iron was sitting at 2. I've taken up nuts instead of meat, ended up with food retention in the stomach, LOL. I tried baked beans instead of other proteins, that was quite good, as I don't seem to have a gas problem with that. I've substituted around in starches, from rice to different kinds of rice to potato to beans again....

I've done so much salad I could barf. So many supplements (vitamins and minerals) I can describe the taste of each to you, and I hate them because with the ulcer I had I could not take most of them. I've even gone into depth of tissue salts, herbs, etc. (I tried slimming mixes once, never again, thank god my system hates pseydo-epherdrine).

I hate to say it but the only way my body loses weight is if I eat one handful (no more than what covers the palm of my hand) of food a day and do LOADS of exersize, to the point of dizzy, but I know that's not healthy. And the moment I go any more food than that, I just gain it all back again.

I'll go check that website, thanks a mil for that, cause I have nothing but this weight to lose.... or it'll just 'reshape' (go sit elsewhere on my body) as is often does, LOL. Let me go hunt that site down, much appreciated

you mentioned drugs in another thread. This could be a major factor right here. Drugs (current OR prior usage) have the ability to seriously screw up your metabolism. I gained 70lbs in 1 year after I quit using drugs, and my metabolism is still really really screwed up from it. If I don't diet and exercise I will gain, I can't even really maintain my weight without both.

 

[BreakfastSurreal]

i seriously dont own one.... because if that biatch (the scale) didnt tell me the right thing in the past, i would go on a pity party and eat everything in the cupboards.
i'm all about the inches and pants sizes and whatnot...i've learned its better to measure it that way instead of beating yourself up with numbers

I still step on mine every day, but more for an informative purpose than anything else, i dont let it get me down.