[ladydave]

Hi there,

I'm a 30 year old female and I weigh 23 stone (blush)

I'm desperate to lose weight, and I know I'm the only person that can do it, I know diet and exercise works but it's down to will power and being 'bothered' which I really am trying to get motivated for.

Anyone got similar weight issues?

I've always had weight problems from 2 years old at 2 stone, 4 years old at 4 stone, and all the way up to 24 years old and 24 stone, but I've lost a stone... and now 30! (so I guess I should be thankful that I'm not 30 stone at 30 lol)

I've always been active, always riding a bike and running around as a kid, my parents never gave me sweets and chocolate just home cooked food...

But, I'm still fat. I'm a happy person, caring and friendly but I'd love to lose weight... anyone else got the same issues and want some support I'm there! Just give me a shout... more support the better xxx

[ForeverZero]

Being overweight doesn't make you a bad person. Nobody thinks less of you for being overweight. Take it from me, a once overweight individual that's now permanently dead sexy, being dead sexy is where it's at. It wasn't easy, and it takes a lot of work to change your lifestyle, but it's possible.

The first thing you need to do is be honest with yourself. We all like to think we don't eat that much, how could we possibly be overweight. Ever hung around with one of those people that's a good weight and noticed they never eat? They aren't anorexic, they just have good eating habits. Count your calories.

500 less calories a day is 1lb a week. Cut 3 sodas a day and you should be noticing results just about every week.

[ISneezeFunny]

Well, let's start slowly.

First, make sure that you're healthy enough to get started on a diet/exercise plan. Now, figure out your current diet/exercise plan. What do you eat all day? How much of it do you eat?

If you take the time to record your diet for 2 - 3 days, and take a look at it, you can get a better idea of how to cut things out.

Start slowly. Cut out sodas... chips... candy... etc... mostly junk foods. Adapt to a better diet of protein and less carbohydrates.

Also, add a small exercise plan. Even walking around for 30 minutes a day will do wonders. If you wish, feel free to PM me (or post here) with your diet plan (and please, be as brutally honest as possible) and we can work with it.

[Rachy_Pachy_Poo]

Hi Ladydave,

I read your post and thought I was reading my own life story! (Except you're a couple of years ahead of me! ) I am 27 and my weight story has been the same as yours, the last few years I have fluctuated between 23 and 24 stone. I am generally happy and outgoing but that only hides my true feeling about myself.

It doesn't matter to me what weight I am, numbers mean nothing to me (despite being an accountant! ) – all I know is that I am uncomfortable in my own skin, I get out of breath easily, I don't like the way I look in any photos and I can't join in with fun activities with friends and family because of my weight. I want to loose weight to feel better about myself (and to make it easier to buy shoes and clothes – something I have lots of trouble with on the high street).

I also have a date to aim towards now… next weekend we are going to book the venue for our wedding; it's going to be 27th February 2010 – I have 18 months to loose enough weight to enjoy my day and not cringe at the photos afterwards! I don't want to loose the weight quickly; I want to loose it steadily and sensibly so that I have a chance at controlling the 'loose skin' issue.

I have been dreading my wedding dress shopping because it is depressing enough trying to find day to day clothes, let alone the single most important (and expensive! ) item of clothing I will ever buy!

The only thing I have to do is work out how to go about it…

Anyone have any suggestions??

R

[ISneezeFunny]

Diet and exercise. Diet and exercise.

The diet and exercise routine is obviously different per person... their body type, metabolism, how physically fit they are, and their schedules.

If you wish, feel free to PM me with the following info, and I'll try to tailor a diet/exercise plan that you may be able to follow.

Gender, relative age, daily schedule (do you have free time during the morning, day, or night?), relative current diet (what do you usually eat... morning/day/night/snacks?)

[Credendovidis]

The only proper and really effective way to lower your weight is through willpower.
I do not know if you live on yourself or with others. If on yourself it is easier : SIMPLY DO NOT BUY THAT STUFF ! What you do not have at home, you can not eat nor drink in the weak hours...

Losing weight means a negative result of the subtraction of calory intake less calory use each day. A woman requires around 1500 calories (a male around 2000 calories) per day to stay on weight. That includes EVERYTHING that enters your mouth!!

Even a cup of tea without sugar without milk contains calories!!

Your daily intake should include things like vitamins and other "musts" : you do NEED veggies, you do NEED proteins, and - yes - you do NEED some fat daily.

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What you should do : make a list of EVERYTHING you eat and drink on a day.
Including water (of which you should drink at least 2 liters each day).

Calculate from that list the total amount of calories entering your mouth.
See where you can reduce that intake. Out goes chocolade, out go cookies, out go alcohol, out goes sugar, out goes cola and any other sweet softdrinks, out goes any fat (there is much hidden fat in foodstuff - more than enough for your daily intake). Reduce intake of other carbohydrates , INCLUDING pasta!!
And no more quarter pounder burgers with mayo and chips on the sideline !
Forget the existence of MacD and BurgerKing !
If you ever want to eat a burger : prepare it yourself ! KNOW what you eat !

In stay veggies and some limited amount of protein. Eat daily a salade of lettuce , tomatoes, and cucumber.
Eat daily at least 3 pieces of different fruits. An apple a day... And that is only on the intake side!!

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Now the outgoing side :

While you reduce the intake of energy, you now also have to increase the loss of energy inside your body, and the only way to do that is by burning up fats and carbs.

START EXERCIZING!! Use a bicycle instead of your car. Walk instead of using other means of transportation. Go to a gym. In your spare time take up a delivery job : start delivering daily newspapers, mail, or advertising stuff : besides that it uses energy, it also makes you fit. Make a list of all the things you do on a daily basis, and see where you can change your habits to one in which you use more energy.

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People who run a (half) marathon eat the day before a pasta meal to get a lot of extra energy in their body to consume the next day. But if you eat pasta and do not run that marathon, you add another pound or so to your body weight.

The problem with dieting is that most people have no idea how their body functions and how and why they keep gaining weight.

Now : at least I gave you the basics of that.
It's up to you now to reduce that calory intake, and increase that calory consumption !

Success !

:)

[cml333]

I'm a 19 year old male from Scotland, UK. I weigher myself at the start of this week and found myself to be 24 stone (at 6ft 5in). My friend had been going to the gym to gain mass after a serious operation that left him quite frail and I approached him to get started on a diet/weight loss plan. Now, each morning I eat one apple, one banana, a glass of fruit juice and one fat burner. One hour later, I hit the gym. When I started, just a week ago, I couldn't even run 400 meters and today I ran 1200 meters. My plan is to get to the physical stage where I can run a mile (1600 meters) comfortably and continue to take the fat burners mixed in with a health/ scare diet and a rigorous workout scheme. I'll remember this site and post my weight in one month, the 12th of January 2013. (E-mail me on this day so that if I've dropped by the wayside, it'll guilt me into starting again. Besides that, I have a terrible memory so I might forget to post here! My e-mail: [email protected] )