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@Carolyn72:Replace water with pop. Don't keep pop in the house and don't bring money to buy pop. I used to drink alot of diet pop, but even when I cut that out, I lost weight. Instead of spending money on fast food, buy lean cuisine microwave dinners. No mess, no fuss. You can do this. You quit smoking cold turkey, so I know if you motivate yourself, you can lose the weight. Good luck!
Well, you're going in the right direction. Cutting out fast food and soft drinks would be monumental!
I'm overweight too, and it is hard. I have a thyroid condition, which is no excuse, but it sure didn't help! I had just lost a lot of weight before FI and I got together, and have since gained most of it back. 220lbs on a 5'0 frame is NOT cute!!
Beyond just dieting, have you found any form of exercise that you enjoy?
I understand the feeling!!
It took a lot of inner thought and motivation for me to realize that things I was doing were unhealthy. Well, I realized it... but I needed to find a way to make myself change.
I was drinking upwards of 6 cans of Pepsi a day... that's so bad for the system. I also was eating at a lot of fast food as opposed to cooking. Pizzas, small diners, Red Robin... you name it! We were going out for dinner way more often than we should.
What helped me was setting up an extremely strict household budget. I know, it doesn't seem like it has anything to do with dieting... but it does!
The wedding alone was not able to make me want to cut back on sugary stuff and pizza, so I created very detailed Excel Spreadsheet budgets to show me how much we were spending on dining out and sodas in a month. Oh it was scary! It became no problem for me to cut back $30 a month for dining out. That's a couple of carry out pizzas or one middle of the road dining out night.
Every time I feel like hitting up a Taco Bell, I look at my savings money cell.. and I find it much easier to say no!
We are saving for wedding related expenses and for a nest egg for when we have a baby! :) We will be trying to conceive in between June-July due to fertility trouble.
Thinking of preparing for all the good in our futures makes it easy to cut out non-necessities! It's worth a shot! :)
@Baby_Diva: I also have hypothyroidism but Dr. said when being on replacement therapy that I would see a drop in weight. Not. I am a member of a gym, and I like the cross trainer machine and the elliptical. The only problem is just "getting" there. It's about 20 minutes away. After working FT and making sure my daughter is okay, I just don't have it in me. I need someone to light a FIRE up my ass!!!!
Start with small goals, and reward yourself with non-food things along the way! I lost about 30 pounds last year, and while it wasn't EASY, I found that if you make small changes, they last a lot longer. I haven't gained any of the weight back in 9 months.
For example, start with cutting back to 1 can (or glass) of pepsi a day for a week. Then cut it out completely. Try diet soda for awhile, and then after a week or so, switch to unsweetened iced tea, or water with lemon.
Try looking at food blogs for food inspiration, or try to make "At home" versions of your favorite drive-through foods.
Try just walking a BIT more, like parking at the furthest parking spot, taking stairs instead of elevators, taking a 15minute walk on your lunch break. Every little bit helps! You can do it!
@coffeegal85: thank you. I really try not to buy soda and have it at home. But I have been stopping at McD's just to buy soda! Maybe brainwashing?
@Jd64848704: thanks, we too are tight with money. I just have to be in that place, maybe once I get the blood work done, that will put my mind there. Your plan sounds really really good!
@marthanotstewart: Thanks so much any encouragement is so helpful!
Yeah, you have to be on the right thyroid medicine. There are some bees on here who have dealt with thyroid frustrations, and stubborn doctors. My doctor recently prescribed me Armour, after I asked. I had never even heard of it before finding it on Wedding Bee. Do some research. I feel better already!
Also, yeah, the gym scene doesn't work for me either. It's too much of a hassle. It's so much easier to exercise from home.
Research Zumba! It's so much fun! Can be pricey, but cheaper on Amazon and such, and maybe the older DVD's (helped me lose close to 50 pounds before I gained it all back!) are cheaper by now.
Also, having someone close to you (a friend, sister, neighbor, etc.) helping to keep you accountable may be of some benefit.
Dr. Phil's book on weight loss is really helpful and insightful as well.
@Baby_Diva: I'm on Levothroxine and my thryoid level is normal. Is there more I should be asking the Dr.
about the fast food- I put my wallet in my trunk. That way, if I pull in, I have to spend the time walking to and opening the trunk of my car- gives me time to think "do I want this, or do I want to be healthier"... its worked :-)
I feel you. yesterday I looked at pics of myself at 19 in Mazatlan and I showed my fiance' my old bikini bod...and the funny thing is, I used tho think i was fat as heck but when I look at those pics I wonder what the hell my problem was. I think I weighted around 118....but I so desperatly waned to be 112 for some retarded reason who knows.
Here I am at 29 and I have gained a TON of weight over the last 3 years. I weigh over 150 lbs and I'm so embarrassed to tell anyone. My friends tell me I'm skinny but I know I'm overweight. I basically know how to hid it really well...and I know people notice I'm not as thin as I used to be....they think I've but on 10-15 lbs...but as you can see it's alot more than that. I'm getting married in 6 months and it's hard to get started. I remember I used to lose weight so easily. I'd trade dinners for smoothies for a few weeks and I'd be bikini read. My discipline isn't what it was. Every monday I lie to myself that I will eat better....I will get back on my bicycle and every week I dissapoint myself.
I guess like you...I just need to face facts. Only I have the power to turn things around. I need to get over myself. Let's do it!
@Carolyn72: I drink a lot of diet soda and have gone through phases where I quit. One thing that has helped is drinking soda water flavored with either fresh squeezed lime juice or some pomegranate juice or something. I get that carbonatated feeling without all the sugar/sweetener/chemicals/god knows what else.
And congrats on quitting smoking! I quit 5 years ago and that's about when I started putting weight on. It sucks that making yourself healthier can be so "bad" for you.
Usually, the addiction to the soda is the bubbly part. Are you able to buy bubbly water instead?
The crockpot is your friend. Dump frozen chicken and a can or two or beer or cheap wine and it will make amazing, cheap and easy protein for you.
Cut out breads and grains and replace with veggies and fruits instead. I actually did paleo, which cuts out all grains and is low carb and I finally dropped the ten pounds I have been trying to lose and feel SO much better when it comes to concentration. I don't get the food highs and lows anymore. My skin problems also cleared up, and I am much happier eating a high fat, low carb, moderate protein diet.
Otherwise, use calorie count to become more conscious of what you are eating. I actually did that first.
Think about it as a diet for your wallet--eating out is bad for you and expensive. Instead of counting calories, you can also count how much mula you have saved!
Sometimes just keeping a food journal is very helpful. Even if you're not "dieting" or thinking exactly about what you are eating. Seeing what you are eating, or having to write down something before you eat it may make you think twice!
@Natalieh86: thANKS AND congrats to you also! I did buy carbonated water and added a lil bit of juice in. It was tolerable. I just gave up too quick.
Every Sunday morning my husband and I make a really detailed grocery list and plan our meals for the week and then go to the store and do all of our grocery shopping. It really stops us from eating out because we've already paid for the food to cook so we can't let it go to waste. And it can be hard to think of quick and HEALTHY meals on the go so planning it out in advance can really help.
Oh my god I hear this! I have the hardest time stopping pop too because FI loves it too, and my work supplies free beverages- most of which are pop. I'm dying for them to bring in water bottles- DYING!
I agree with the keeping your money in the trunk! Works wonders!
And if you really feel you have to have some fast food look up online what their calorie content is. For example, even though they aren't healthy Jack in the Box tacos really aren't too bad calorie-wise and they're cheap too!
A big thing for me was learning the difference between boredom and hunger. I had a list of things to do when I thought I was hungry. From painting my nails, to listening/dancing to a fun song, playing an instrument, writing an email to a friend, writing a list of things I need to get done tomorrow, organizing a folder in my computer, doing a mint face mask, clipping coupons. Tons of things that would distract me and give me something to do that could also be fun and remind me that I wasn't actually hungry.
When you are actually hungry then it becomes a competition. I don't know about you but I'm a competitive person so I made stupid little things into competitions. How much water could I drink in a day? Can I do 20 jumping jacks in these shoes? lol Can I eat fewer calories for dinner today than I did yesterday?
And remember, you should always have something that you actually want to eat at home. That's the biggest temptation of fast food for me--when I knew I had nothing yummy at home. Find foods that are low cal and yummy and keep them stocked--Lean Cuisine, grapes, whatever connects with you.
(And so you know this isn't coming out of the blue, I lost about 75 pounds 2 years ago)
also if you do cave - and you will at times, even after all these great advices - just comeback on track. it's not the end of the world.
I quit smoking 3.5 years ago cold turkey as well. food isn't the same: you can't just quit eating.
You have to learn how to find a balance. Be good 9 times out of 10.
You're doing well already! You recognize your health is in jeopardy and what some of the causes are. Change won't be easy, so make it gradual. Allow yourself 1 Pepsi a day for a wekk or so, then replace them with water, tea or some water based drink. That's what I did. I feel better, have more energy and need less caffiene.
Drink a glass of water when you feel hungry, sometimes you're actually thirsty when you feel hungry.
Replace one snack a day with something healthy. I use an apple or banana for breakfast.
Don't wait until you're famished to eat.
Keep granola bars in your purse for when you get really hungry and can't eat for a while.
Eat a handful of almonds as a snack. I buy some cinnamon covered ones and they also take care of my junk food fix.
Practice only eating until that twinge of full. Like, you're 80% full. You think you need to eat more, but you really don't.
That's a lot, so I'll stop for now. :)
@Carolyn72: Yup!!
Other Bees have referenced http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/.
Normal levels don't mean that you're not still having symptoms. There are two different types of thyroid hormone, and Levothyroxine is a synthetic of one of those types. It's supposed to convert into the other type, but sometimes it doesn't. Most doctors just run one type of test, the TSH test. But you need several others as well. If you're still having symptoms, you're not properly medicated!
Good luck!!
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.........losing weight...............
I know I can't. I just need some encouragement. I really don't like cooking, so I find myself at fast food places way too much. And we really don't have the money to be doing that. I am addicted to Pepsi and I try to quit - I have gone 5 days without and then cave. I am approximately 35 pounds overweight. I look like I am pregnant and am SICK of it, but find it hard to motivate myself. I quit smoking 3 years ago, so I find that a major bonus to my health, and feel very proud as I did it cold turkey and never looked back. I have high cholesterol and I am afraid I might be diabetic. I know I was pre-diabetic last blood test. I have been putting off getting the blood work done because I am SCARED to see those levels.
I need someone to help me :(