How do I loss weight when my body won't stop fighting me?

Question

I am a mother of two and have had loads of trouble lossing weight and getting into shape. I recently tried the slim-fast diet and after 6 weeks ofno weight loss (or gain) i decided to quit because i was getting aggetated. I am at a stand still and I am very unhappy with my appearance. Does anyone out there have any tips on dieting without living on shakes and nutrition bars for the rest of my life? Possibley a way to increase my more then lost energy level?? I will try just about anything if I havent tried it already!!!!

Answer 1

I totally understand exactly where you are at cause I have been there. After my second child I had enough and was determined to get into shape. I hired a Personal Trainer for motivation and learnt so much. Here is the plan i followed good luck, you can do this cause I know it can be done.

If you want to do this it is for life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit.

Here are the golden rules:
Initially cut down to 1200 (women) - 1500 (men) calories.
Exercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. No gym involved if you don't have the access.
Don't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise.
Drink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day.
Limit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day.
Never eat dinner after 6pm.
Adopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!
Make low fat dairy choices

Follow this menu plan as a suggestion:
Breakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon
20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR
fruit salad w low GI soy yogurt
Snack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)
Lunch 12.30pm - muligrain sandwich w 50g tuna & salad (no butter)
Snack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt
Dinner 5.30pm - 120g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato
Snack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)

Exercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between.

Cardio needs to include running, go hard up stair wells and cycling. If you have access to a gym include boxing and spin classes as well. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes.

To maintain you can increase calories to 1500 (women) - 1800 (men) and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 (women) - 1500 (men) cal and 6 sessions again.

Good luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.

Answer 2

One thing I have figured out really fast is that you can diet and exercise all you want, but if your anxiety or stress is through the roof, the weight will not come off. There is a psychological aspect to it.

You can always try doing Weight Watchers Flex Point system on your own if you want. You buy the books on ebay (Dining Out Guide and Complete Food Guide) and you do it. You can eat any food you want, just a limited portion.

Here is the best website ever for people on Weight Watchers. It has EVERYTHING you will need to know and really awesome message boards.

http://www.dottisweightlosszone.com/...

Weight Ranges
The first column is your height in feet and inches. The second column is the MINIMUM for all adults. The third column is the recommended upper target for adults ages 17-25. The fourth column is the recommended upper target for adults ages 25-45. The fifth column is the MAXIMUM for adults over 45.

4’9” 92 106 111 115
4’10” 95 110 115 119
4’11” 99 114 119 124
5’0” 102 118 123 128
5’1” 106 121 127 132
5’2” 109 125 131 136
5’3” 113 130 135 141
5’4” 116 134 140 145
5’5” 120 138 144 150
5’6” 124 142 148 155
5’7” 127 147 153 159
5’8” 131 151 158 164
5’9” 135 155 162 169
5’10” 139 160 167 174
5’11” 143 165 172 179
6’0” 147 169 177 184
6’1” 151 174 182 189
6’2” 155 179 187 194
6’3” 160 184 192 200
6’4” 164 189 197 205
6’5” 184 194 202 210

POINTS Target
This chart is NOT for growing teens or nursing women. Growing teens, females under 16 and males under 19, should add 2 points to the target shown. Nursing woman should add 10 points to the target show. Everyone should consult a doctor before beginning or modifying any weight loss program.

The first column is your weight right now. The second column is your POINTS Target. Your POINTS Target is the minimum numbers of points you should each every single day.

000 – 149 20
150 – 174 22
175 – 199 24
200 – 224 26
225 – 249 28
250 – 274 30
275 – 299 31
300 – 324 32
325 – 349 33
350 – 999 34
The best way to figure how many points are in the food you are eating is to use your POINTSFinder. If you don’t have it handy, you can use a calculator with the following formula. POINTS = [Calories/50] – [grams of fiber*/5] + [grams of fat/12] *note that the grams of fiber are capped at 4 grams per serving.


Activity Points
In addition to eating your Target points each day, you may choose to earn and optionally eat Activity points. Activity points earned must be used on the same day they are earned, if they are used at all. Activity points are fully described on, and can be calculated with, your POINTSbooster. If you don’t have it handy, you can use a calculator and the following formulas.
Activity points for light intensity = [your weight] x [minutes] x 0.00023
Activity points for moderate intensity = [your weight] x [minutes] x 0.00033
Activity points for high intensity = [your weight] x [minutes] x 0.00081
Light intensity is described as being able to talk and sing, with regular breathing and no sweating. Examples of light intensity activities are leisurely walking or biking. Moderate intensity is described as being able to talk but not sing, with deep breathing and sweating after 10 minutes. Examples of moderate intensity activities are brisk walking or brisk biking. High intensity is described as being able to only talk briefly, with rapid deep breathing and sweating after 3-5 minutes. Examples of high intensity activities are running or competitive cycling.



FlexPoints
In addition to eating all of your Target Points each day and optionally eating some or all of your Activity Points each day, you’ll begin each week with 35 FlexPoints. Use them any way you please. Don’t use them at all, use some, divide them evenly over the week, or spend them all on a weekend splurge. Once the week is up, they’re gone. Keep track of them in your QuikTrak System.

Answer 3

This is NOT an AD. Check out Weight Watchers, it works. I have lost 101+pounds and am Lifetime below goal weight. The entire family including small children can eat what you do on the WW program because it is not a diet is a nutritional support and education program.

Before you do anything else, start a food journal. For the next seven days, write down everything you eat and drink. Everything. If it goes into your mouth, write it down. Very often you will see a weight loss just becoming aware of what you are doing. Take your measurements with a tape measure and do not weigh yourself more than once a week. Many WW meetings have Mommie and Me meetings which are great. Sometimes it is great just taking the time away from the children and other concerns for yourself, however. The only reason to change your weight is "for yourself". If you concentrate on a "weight change" or "weight management" rather than "weight loss" you will be more successfull. When you lose something the first thing you want to do is to find it. Sometimes when you lose 5 lbs. your body suddenly has to "find" it again. Weight change or management is empowerment and has you in control of yourself. Now go get a pencil and paper and begin your journal. You'll do great!

Answer 4

I suggest cutting your carb intake. Carbs are sugars which will be stored by the body for use later on. Which is probably where you are right now. First cut carb intake to stop the storing of it. Some carbs is ok, just not as much as you are normally intaking. Second, protiens burn right away. So meats and other protien sources. Third is important but difficult some times. At this point you will have to reprogram your metabalism. Which means keep up with steps one and two until your metabalism is reprogrammed. There are some things you can do to help this along. Raising your heart rate which will move your blood faster which in turn will burn energy faster. Ex - jogging, arobics, or just about anything that requires extended body movement. Another way is Niacin. I personally don't like it in pill form. Niacin will naturally increase your heart rate. It is also prescribed for people with high trigliceride levels (which is a form of sugar, like normal sugar x3). Niacin can be found in peppers. The hotter the pepper the more niacin it has. This is why if you watch someone eating very hot peppers there face becomes flush and they begin to swet. Signs of the Niacin kicking in. If you are not use to hot peppers, try cooking with a very small amount of them at first. Jalapenos are a good start. Some can be pretty hot but can be cut way down when mixed with food. Fourth you will need to wake up your existing muscles. Naturally the more active they are the more energy they will need. For example. Do you know someone that seems to be able to eat anything and not gain an ounce? It is due to a high metabalism and that there body needs more energy for their muscles.

Most important is stick with it. You may not see results right away, but with in a month you will witness the start of a difference which could change you for the rest of your life.

P.S. It is actually more difficult to gain weight than lose it.

Answer 5

Those shake diets don't work at all, you're right, who could live on those the rest of their life? I'm glad you aren't on it any more! Try these tips: Have a good breakfast. Sometimes we're not hungry for breakfast because we snack too late at nite. Cut back on snacks at nite. Eat a nice breakfast cereal (not sugary), some toast, and some fruit for later, oatmeal instead if you prefer. Yogart is also good with cereal in it, it's sweet like a desert.
Lunch-have a nice sandwich, meat from the deli at the grocery store will do, or subway. Get some fat free mayo, and have a great sandwich. Chicken salads are also big and filling.
Dinner-just have a sensible one. Try to stay away from fast foods, fried foods, and no cheese, except for once a week. Dinners can be chicken dishes, fish grilled, lean burger meat for hamburgers grilled, . You can go to The American Heart Association online and they have a great onlne cookbook, the recipes are excellent, I've fixed alot of them.
Stay away from these things and just have them one day a week: cheese, fast foods, fried foods, sugary treats, sodas.
If there's any way to get some exercise do it! You can go for half hour walks, get a dvd, kickboxing, tae bo, aerobics, go to a club and put the children in the day care there, they all have them now. I hope some of this helps! Just eat sensible and cut out the junk, you'll lose weight if your output is more than your input (exercise).

Answer 6

Losing weight can be difficult for many people. The body puts up resistance at every step and in most cases it wins!

The biggest problem for a lot of people is motivation. I have seen many patients claim that they are working hard to lose the weight but when you actually examine their lifestyle with a fine tooth comb you will find that in 90% of cases their efforts do not actually cut the mustard. Some people, however, are highly motivated and would do anything to lose the weight... and in most cases they are successful!

My first advice is to find a sensible diet. That means a balance diet that has a calorie intake below your daily recommend requirements. The Atkins Diet is a mistake!

Women should weightlift more. It is a known fact that building up your muscle tissue will vastly increase the speed of your metabolism as muscle cells need a lot of energy in order to sustain their activity! Don't worry about becoming bulky, which is a common concern for a lot of women. Unless you are taking anabolic steroids on a regular basis, the testosterone levels in females are generally too low for that too happen but you will increase your muscular density and look better for it.

Take a look at the transformation page on the bodybuilder.com website. You will be impressed. This website is not just about bodybuilding so don't be put off by the title!

Use common sense. Dieting is big business in America. The industry has a turnover that runs into the $billions and many desperate people are taking advantage of. They are sold anything from crazy diets to herbal medicines and bizarre therapies but in most cases the answer to losing weight is usually much simpler than that!

But when you do diet, please remember that a balance diet is very important for our health! After all, we are organic beings and everything in our bodies, from our brain right the way through to our fingernails and blood, is, amazingly, made from food which has been broken down by the digestive system.

Answer 7

Do weight training 3-4 times a week. Weight training should be alternated: one day weights and the next day cardio. Don't do weight training consecutively as your muscles need a day to recover. More muscle mass = faster metabolism. And tone muscles make for a healthy body.

You don't need a trainer or a gym membership for weight training. Get yourself a DVD on strength training and weights at your local Target - that's all you need to start.

Watch what you drink. People often don't count the calories in their Starbucks coffee, juices and sodas, but these add up! Drink low fat milk and green tea. Don't starve yourself! If you starve yourself your body will CONSERVE fat rather than letting the fat go. Remember that body does not think of diets, it protects you from starvation - it's basic biological functioning.

check out the DIET BLOG for very good info / news on nutrition. Good luck.

http://www.diet-blog.com

Answer 8

Homeopathic Treatment to Loose Excessive Fat and Weight :-
The safest and sure fire way to loose weight and excessive fat is PHYTOLACCA BERRY Q(Mother Tincture) 20 drops thrice a day in a sip of warm water half hour before or after meals.
With this remedy you loose the tendency to gather up excessive fat so you stay slim even after you are cured and you stop taking it. Helps you to stay slim !
Starts showing results in 30 to 45 days of regular use.
It will cure flabby or sagging tummy and make your skin look fresher and tighter and it has no side effects and no complications whatsoever !
Avoid taking Chocolates Coffee Mints and Red Meat while taking homeopathic medicine.
You can get homeopathic medicines from Major Herbal Shops and Homeopathic Stores and they are quite inexpensive.
Take Care and God Bless !

Answer 9

I am a mother of three and completely understand. I have made simple changes like skim milk and and low fat food it takes some getting used to some of it. I also cut pop out completely. I have also started walking with the kids every night( we take the dog too). Not only has it helped me, it wears the kids out and they go to bed at bed time much easier. It isn't an easy process but i have lost 5 sizes in one year. Good luck.

Answer 10

I've lost 5 kilos in my first week. It's my 10th day and I have included salad with some protein (eg. egg/ lean chicken) as you suggested. After 4 years of trying, the fat is finally coming off. It truly feels like magic!

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