Ok! That's It! I've Had It!!

[Tiamat]

Well it looks like Ishtar and I are going to do the weight loss thing together. It will be nice to have someone along the way to be able to talk to and encourage each other. I've found that in losing weight that sometimes when you hit the plateau after you've lost so much you get discouraged. It will be nice to have another person to offer and to get encouragement from.

Before you know it you guys will have to rename us the Apolyton Godess Twins

[Ishtar]

Tia~ How true...seeing as we're both red heads too.....

We'll knock their collective socks off!!!

And, yea...I'm all for getting rid of the constant pain in my back and shoulders.

Here we go....off and run......er......walking!!!!

Ishie -

[orange]

Originally posted by Ishtar
Tia~ How true...seeing as we're both red heads too.....

We'll knock their collective socks off!!!

And, yea...I'm all for getting rid of the constant pain in my back and shoulders.

Here we go....off and run......er......walking!!!!

Ishie -

Be sure to take before and after pics. I don't think we've ever seen a picture of you, Ishtar

[Ishtar]

Oh yes...there's a picture of me around here somewhere...there's also pics of my tattoos. :-)

[Ishtar]

Orange~ try this.... it's posted over in the Coffee Shop Thread on March 11, 2002.

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=801287#post801287

Ishie

[Tiamat]

Well I'm about 1 1/2 weeks into it. So far I've lost 3 pounds....most of which is water weight I'm sure of that!! As many times as I've had to peeeeeeee over the last week Plus I've also increased my water intake considerably. The first couple of days were hard, I think my body went into shock and Fast Food withdrawal

But now it's great! I've got so much more energy and I feel so much better. It really is amazing what getting rid of all the crap we eat day to day does and how much better you feel. I'm even increasing my exericsing and am starting back on my Tae Bo today.......pray for me! Billy Blanks may just be my undoing

[Dis]

Hey I'm late for this thread, but I'm in a similar situation. I'm not that fat, but I don't have a large frame, so any fat looks bad.

I'm also doing major workouts for my upper body, so I plan on putting on muscle as well. So losing weight isn't a biggie for me, just losing fat.

I never went in to that atkins diet thing. It seems like there would be too much cholesterol in that for me. But cutting carbohydrates can't hurt. If you don't need them, don't eat (or drink them). Eliminating soda is a first step towards that.

When I'm working out, I'm losing weight. I know this. The tough part is continuing working out. I went for a little over 2 months last time which was earlier this year. Then my brother moved in with me, and I stopped working out. And he ate a lot, and that caused me to eat a lot. I put on a great deal of weight in the 2 months I haven't been working out. I hate that. but it's back to the stair stepper for me. Along with bench weights and dumbells. I also walk my dog and go hiking as well.

Just don't get too obsessed over pounds. It is only a rough indicator over progress. And be patient. good luck.

[Tiamat]

Nope! Not obsessed with the pounds. How my clothes fit for me is a better determination then what the scale says. The fact that the shirts aren't so tight around the boobs.......well that's a plus for me I'm just begining to notice a bit of a change in my clothes. That's how I know I'm on the right track and how I feel. Getting active again has been a real plus.

[Boris Godunov]

You GO!

I was 225 olbs my senior year of high school. I am now 155 lbs and, more importantly, much healthier, physically and mentally.

[Boris Godunov]

Um, for the record: protein diets like Atkins are a BAAAAD idea. It is junk nutrition science formulated, just another fad diet. The ultimate consequences to health and well-being are quite bad.

[Dis]

I agree it is still better to eat a more well rounded diet. Just not too much of a well rounded diet. The only thing I don't recommend is candy. I never had much of a sweet tooth, and can't understand why people can't go without candy. And why do they make pies and cakes at restaurants so sweet? I can't stand all that sugar.

And my clothes don't feel as tight around my boobs either, so that is a good thing .

[Julia]

Hi Tia,

It is funny that you should mention "defining moments in life," because I believe I have had one of those just about a week ago. Mine, however, is of a slightly different nature.

It is a good thing to be at a healthy weight, and I hope that is what you are trying to achieve. If it is simply to look or feel better about yourself, I believe it to be a waste of time. I have met a lot of girls who believed that they would only be "truly happy" if they were a certain weight. But when they reached their goal, they realized that nothing had really changed. Sure, they looked different, but did it make them happy?

Unfortunately, our society is so superficial at times.

If you are taking comfort in food, there is, I think, only one solution. Find something you are passionate about. Something that fills your mind with amazement, something that lets nothing else in. I am not the best at expressing myself in writing, so it is a little difficult to explain what I mean. I had an eye-opening experience just a week ago, and since then my mind has been on fire. If you find something that will set your mind on fire, you will not need food for comfort or boredom anymore. There won't be time to think about eating (but please dont starve yourself!!) Eating well and exercising are both good things that I encourage, but for most people they tend to be something "forced." We want to eat chocolate rather than brocoli, but we force ourselves not to.

Think about what you really care for in life, and fill yourself with that. When you have that, things like food suddenly become a lot less important. Now even sleep seems like a waste of time to me.

I'm not sure if I've made any sense AT ALL in this message. Feel free to ignore it!

Anyways, good luck with your goal, Tia. Hope it works out for you. But love yourself, no matter what.

Julia

[Dis]

I find I truelly do feel good when and after I'm working out. And I feel less depressed as well. Especially working with weights. I can understand how those muscle head guys get addicted to working out. That pumped up feeling is very nice.

The problem I have is a body at rest will stay at rest. I blame Newton for this. It is far to easy to be lazy and watch tv and play Baldur's Gate.

[Tiamat]

Well there is no way I'm going to tell you how much I weigh right now And yes, I do agree fad diets like the Adkins only serve to make worse in my opinion. I had to cut out breads and pasta's. I really like them wayyyyyyyy to much!!

I've changed my eating habbits but most importantly my eating time. I'm one of those late night munchers. If I'm up watching tv late then I usually would have something to eat. Now I cut my eating time down to 7:30 if I absolutly have to have a snack I make sure it's something fat free and sugar free. Sugar free Jello is becoming my friend. It fills you up without to many calories.

Dissident ~ nice to know you don't have the boob problem any more.

[Caligastia]

Good to hear you are feeling better Tia. Did you look into any sports yet?