Help! I'm Horrible at Losing Weight is the latest installment of the "Help! I'm Horrible" series
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Many of us want to be thinner. One of the first tips in Swim Faster Faster is:
LUG LESS LARD, the positive way to say this is: Be a slimmer swimmer.
The fact is, when we swim, we have to drag our bodies through the water and if we have less mass and resistance, we're likely to swim faster.
Many of us want to lose weight or have lost weight, some of us kept it off while others lost then gain it all back. The problem with losing weight is I often find it after I lost it.
This thread is for us to discuss this issue and act in this arena
What works and doesn't?
Why do we self sabotage?
What's your story?
What else?
The 4 word DIET from the book "Four Word Self Help: Simple Wisdom for Complex Lives" by Patti Digh is:
"EAT LESS MOVE MORE "
Losing weight takes
a goal / intention, a plan, and action.
it takes constant focus and effort. It takes discipline. It takes some being hungry and suffering. We lose weight by burning more than we consume.
There's a catch 22
If we starve ourselves and lose weight too quickly our bodies become more efficient at storing fat.
It's an emotional area, it's diffucult, it can seem overwhelming,
some resort to expensive and possibly dangerous surgery and or plastic surgery.
Food is a difficult area, we need it to survive, for energy and repair, but if we eat too much, we store up the excess in the form of fat.
If you're a bit too heavy you might benefit from being a slimmer swimmer.
You might be healthier and fitter.
Use this thread to
declare your intention, goal and gain some support.
There's many books, methods and programs out there.
I'm not offering anyone any sure fire solution here.
there's No "lose 20 pounds in 20 days for 20 bucks" scam
Many methods work.
The simple solutions are:
EAT LESS MOVE MORE,
Anything we do and measure improves.
Anything we focus on improves.
Appropriate action and smart choices work
Sometimes we perform better with support
Increase your resting metabolic rate.
Be sensible.
Become a fat burning biofurnace.
Stop procrastinating, start now
you can offer advice, share your story, share your current situation and goal.
you can participate or lurk
we can celebrate achievement and progress
console failure, set backs and disappointment
ARE YOU IN?
if so please share:
name
age
height
weight
situation
goal
plan and
post your progress and updates
What else?
consider weekly pictures or updates
chart your journey from before to after.
Forgive yourself for mistakes.
It took years to put it on, it's likely to take months or years to take it off.
Stop procrastinating, start now, don't wait for Monday or some made up starting point.
Most importantly: Always always work with your doctor and professionals
I hope we go from horrible to excellent, from where we are to optimal.
It's fun to be fit fast and healthy.
Good luck, Namaste
Ande
I have lost 50lbs in the last 18 mos. Found out I had a thyroid issue which let me shed 25 within 3 mos and then decided to go on the paleo diet to get rid of the next 25. Really like the paleo system, lean meats, vegetables and fruit (no bread, beans, rice etc). I really don't consider it a diet but more of a life style. The good thing for me is that it has all my favorite things in it except cheese--you only need to eat the "right" foods 85% of the time and if I want dessert I have it. This has really worked for me. I think it is important to find a system that works for you--if it is only a diet the chances of regaining the weight are high.
Paleo definitely has nutrient dense foods which works long term because you can eat less calories(the key to staying lean) but get the same amount of nutrients you'd get on a diet with more calories but less nutrients.
I DO feel a bit sluggish though if I totally exclude all grains and legumes. Your
85% rule is what I prefer too. If you eat 85% of veggies, fruit, nuts, seeds, eggs, fish and lean meat and exclude processed food, you have a pretty nutrient dense diet and need less calories. If you add the rest of the diet with the occasional grains, legumes, dairy or even sweets, you don't restrict yourself.
I like this kind of food anyway. Might not be everyone's favorite foods though.
I have lost 50lbs in the last 18 mos. Found out I had a thyroid issue which let me shed 25 within 3 mos and then decided to go on the paleo diet to get rid of the next 25. Really like the paleo system, lean meats, vegetables and fruit (no bread, beans, rice etc). I really don't consider it a diet but more of a life style. The good thing for me is that it has all my favorite things in it except cheese--you only need to eat the "right" foods 85% of the time and if I want dessert I have it. This has really worked for me. I think it is important to find a system that works for you--if it is only a diet the chances of regaining the weight are high.
Paleo definitely has nutrient dense foods which works long term because you can eat less calories(the key to staying lean) but get the same amount of nutrients you'd get on a diet with more calories but less nutrients.
I DO feel a bit sluggish though if I totally exclude all grains and legumes. Your
85% rule is what I prefer too. If you eat 85% of veggies, fruit, nuts, seeds, eggs, fish and lean meat and exclude processed food, you have a pretty nutrient dense diet and need less calories. If you add the rest of the diet with the occasional grains, legumes, dairy or even sweets, you don't restrict yourself.
I like this kind of food anyway. Might not be everyone's favorite foods though.
