[ttara81]

For motivation, I'd love to hear from some of you guys who have successfully lost the weight.

How much weight did you lose?
What kind of foods did you eat?
What kind of exercise did you do?
How often? (exercise)
Finally, how long did it take you to lose the weight?

Looking forward to hearing some success stories!

[ChihuahuaMomma]

I lost 25 pounds since the beginning of the year.
I ate small meals, every four hours. I just limited fats, salts, and sugar... Wasn't really a diet, just a slight change.
I work out four days a week, mostly cardio and arm exercises.

[ttara81]

I lost 25 pounds since the beginning of the year.
I ate small meals, every four hours. I just limited fats, salts, and sugar....Wasn't really a diet, just a slight change.
I work out four days a week, mostly cardio and arm exercises.

Great! Congratulations to you! Are you still dieting?

[ChihuahuaMomma]

I don't diet, I just eat right.

[ISneezeFunny]

I'm a 22 year old male... since the beginning of the year, I started to eat better (no sodas/chips/random snacks), better meals (chicken breast, more veggies, fish, etc), and started to run 3 days a week and lift weights 3 days a week.

I've lost 30 lbs.

Now I'm trying to "bulk up," but it's harder than I thought... who knew?

[rdbirge]

I have lost 8 lbs since starting a fiber/nutrient drink (8 weeks ago). I eat well, I'm a dietitian so I know what to do but it gets rid of my cravings.

[ChihuahuaMomma]

What is in a fiber nutrient drink? How many per day? Is it a meal replacement?

[rdbirge]

Two a day and it's not a meal replacement. You can learn about it at my site. Everyone that is using it (and not forgetting) is having great results. As a RD, I've never seen anything like it - lowers cholesterol too.

[ttara81]

I'm a 22 year old male...since the beginning of the year, I started to eat better (no sodas/chips/random snacks), better meals (chicken breast, more veggies, fish, etc), and started to run 3 days a week and lift weights 3 days a week.

I've lost 30 lbs.

Now I'm trying to "bulk up," but it's harder than I thought...who knew?

That's great! My downfall is that I LOVE soda... I've just got to have that Mt. Dew! But, I also love to season my foods when I cook... LOTS of butter, garlic salt, salt, etc... and, plus I overeat. If something tastes so good to me, I can't help but to eat more. And, I'm on a budget and it seems like you have to pay more to eat healthy is some situations. It's much cheaper for me to buy a pack of weinees and have hotdogs for dinner as opposed to buying fresh veggies, chix, etc. I love fruit, but fresh fruit is just outrageous!

But congratulations... keep up the hard work!

[ISneezeFunny]

Actually, being a poor college grad, I realized that cooking healthy meals are WAYYY cheaper.

For breakfast, I usually go for a bowl of cereal, and I have yogurt/apples/bananas/oranges as snacks.

For lunch, a salad, a fruit, and/or tuna salad or some sort of sandwich.

For dinner, a pack of mixed frozen vegetables that serve roughly 6 - 7 meals costs $0.99 a pack at my grocery store... a package of about 8 chicken breast fillets run me about $8... and a bag of rice will run me about $5. 4 fillets of tilapia runs me about $4.

Overall, my groceries cost me about $30 a week or so... and I eat quite a bit.

So yeah, if you budget and shop well, it's much cheaper.

[ttara81]

Actually, being a poor college grad, I realized that cooking healthy meals are WAYYY cheaper.

for breakfast, I usually go for a bowl of cereal, and I have yogurt/apples/bananas/oranges as snacks.

For lunch, a salad, a fruit, and/or tuna salad or some sort of sandwich.

For dinner, a pack of mixed frozen vegetables that serve roughly 6 - 7 meals costs $0.99 a pack at my grocery store...a package of about 8 chicken breast fillets run me about $8...and a bag of rice will run me about $5. 4 fillets of tilapia runs me about $4.

Overall, my groceries cost me about $30 a week or so...and I eat quite a bit.

So yeah, if you budget and shop well, it's much cheaper.

But, you're only feeding one mouth, so it is much cheaper. My husband eats like a horse! And, as I mentioned earlier, I also have a problem with overeating. I may eat twice as much as you, which in turn, adds up to more money. Sometimes I just don't know when to back away from the table!

Food is my addiction. I use it for comfort also. If I'm having a bad day or I'm down about something, I always turn to food. :(