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Every women's new year resolution - weight lossPosted Thursday, January 14, 2010, at 1:30 PM
Every year one of my resolutions is to lose weight before the summer and every year I start out well and just fall off the wagon.
I know there is no magic diet or pill that you can take to make you lose weight. I have tried my share. I think that all these weight loss gimmicks are trying to confuse me on purpose. That way I stay fat and continue to purchase their products. Well, how's that for a light bulb over my head? I ponder this as I look through my new fashion magazine, which I only purchase for free perfume samples, and see all the tiny, tiny little girls that are posing as fashion models. I wish I had known when I was 12 that knobby knees, hip bones, ribs, and being a foot taller than everyone would be so popular. I would have been a star. Why is it so hard to lose weight? I know being older has something to do with it. I also know that my crazy schedule doesn't allow me to plan my meals like I should. I try to eat healthy and not too late at night, but I am still the same weight that I was 5 years ago. I am to the point that as long as I healthy then maybe the generous curves aren't soo bad. And being tall sure does help the distribution of the weight in generally the right areas. So I will try not to fall off the wagon this year, or at least when I do I won't hit the ground so hard. Good luck on all your New Year's Resolutions bloggers. Comments Showing comments in chronological order [Show most recent comments first] |
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Meridith,
It's not have often you fall that matters, it's how many times you get back up and try again. So keep trying.
It took me 1 year to lose my first 10 pounds. There were lots of failures. But slowly I found that my food habits changed and the weight continued to come off without that sense of deprivation diets often give you.
A diet, to me, means I have to clean out the cupboards of all "bad" food. I hate waste, so I eat it all and than must re-stock for the family. The only loss that I see on a diet is to my self-esteem.
Try smaller portions on a smaller plate. I know it sounds weird, but 2 ounces of meat, and a half cup of veggies looks so lonesome on a big dinner plate, but really fills a a smaller plate - it fools the eye and quite often your stomach. Also try to take a walk after you've eaten - even a 5 minute walk will help burn the calories.
I rooting for you, I know you can do it.
"... knobby knees, hip bones, ribs, and being a foot taller than everyone would be so popular. I would have been a star."
I have 3 out of 4, does that make me a star? (wink and a grin)
I'm trying to lose some weight, too. Right now I'm heavier than an ox and beef to the heels!!
LOL, you are not alone. I told Jimmy last week that this was the first year in about 7 years that I did NOT make a resolution to lose weight! My theory is kind of a reverse psychology one in that if I don't resolve for it, then it WILL happen this year...LOL (:jk).
But seriously, age, genetics and metabolism have a lot to do with the struggle we face. In my case it extends beyond the norm to include long-term (10 years & medically neccessary) steriod use and side effects...and side effects from the other 7 or 8 meds I take each day. Combined with type 2 diabetes, I'm facing a very uphill battle.
But those who are truly overweight (unlike you Meredith, who looks fabulous btw) should not be content to just give up, because it does affect your health in many ways. We just have to keep trying...and maybe we're not losing weight, but it will at least keep us from gaining more.
Call me sometime and we can go to the gym together for a workout. I need motivation and a partner, lol.
Girl it is ok, after 47 years of lamenting the fact that I am short and built like a draft horse I will never be slim and petit. I have always been "big" even when i was thin.
Love yourself, be at peace with yourself and eat well.
Good luck with your goals. The important thing is to actually set a goal from week to week.
Gimmicks, whether they be pills or exercise fads, will come and go and will never be a longterm solution. While true lifestyle change takes time and patience, it is attainable. The initial weight loss will come but the long term benefits of increased cardiovascular health, of stronger muscles and bones, and the the facilitation of activites of daily living will encourage you to maintain those habits and keep the weight off.
Healthy eating and calorie reduction (no fads or crazy diets) along with regular exercise is the way to go. Good luck.
I have found that drinking 4 cups of warm green tea during the day helps take away that feeling for a snack before lunch and around 3pm and at nite while watching T.V. And it is good for you. Try it and stick with it and see what happens for you. Good Luck.
Thanks for all the encouragement...so far I'm drinking lots of water and trying not to spend money at the basketball concession stand (we had 4 games this week).
I like green tea..i think I'll try it.
It takes hard work and not giving up. I am a avid weight lifter and in the process of completing my certification as a personal trainer. It starts with the will to want it. About 85% of it is diet and the rest is working out. What people don't realize is that they can't look at it as a "diet", but rather it needs to be viewed as a way of life.
Regardless of what the recent TIME article proclaimed, it's a stretch to say 85% of weight loss success is due to diet because proper exercise is paramount to maintaining lean body mass and is THE key to maintaining weight loss over time.
Meredith dear ~ You are such a beautiful lady; inside and out. You are loving and giving and always SO happy. Please don't ever let your weight determine your value. I admire you Girl; and your self confidence is also very attractive! :D
I just noticed that my last post was one horrible run-on sentence. I posted in haste but wanted to reiterate just how important exercise is for long-term weight management.
I also wanted to remind you do not need expensive fitness equipment or a gym membership to reach your goals. Body weight exercises, outdoor walking(30 sec intervals at a tough pace followed by a normal pace for 30 sec), jump rope, and others are enough to challenge your cardiovascular system and to improve muscle strength and conditioning.
Feel free to email me at kmartin@pinnaclefitnesssolutionstn.com
KelliM,
Whatever floats your boat. And the TIME article you are referring to...I have no clue what you are rambling about. Diet has a lot to do with it. You have your idea for being fit and trim and I have mine. It has been proven over and over again. I also compete and my trainer has restricted a lot in my diet with actually cutting down my cardio time and increasing my strength training. I guess he's read theat article too huh??? Chill out!
Honda14,
You said diet is 85% of success. I made the point that your percentages were off but DO concur that diet is just AS important as a regular cardio/strength training program. Your statements remove the importance of fitness from the equation.
My comments are not my 'ideas'. While there is some diverence on points of theory in this profession, core facts and tenets are well documented. I am a degreed (grad school,too), have been certified by a nationally-accredited certified body for well over 10 years, and have taught certification preparation classes for the ACE(PT, GFI),ACSM, and NSCA (CPT AND CSCS) tests to the general public and university students. These are nationally accredited certification bodies and are in the top four of desirable certs.
You mentioned that you are studying for your certification (let me guess ISSA or AFFA) but that you are unfamiliar with the TIME article. How can you claim to be preparing for entance into a profession when have no knowledge of one of the biggest industry controversies of the last year? BTW, it is illegal (practicing without a license) in the state of Tennessee for a personal trainer without the registered dietician credential to be giving 'diets', nor does Tn recognize a nutrition certification. Decent academic programs teach you to honor your scope of practice and participate as a team player with other allied health providers to help reduce obesity in our society.
Rant? Maybe. I have little patience for the underbelly of the fitness industry and the misconceptions that flow from it and the many psuedo-professionals that abound. Maybe you didn't literally mean that only 15% weight loss and of continued weight management is dependent upon proper exercise, but if you plan to enter a profession you must realize the impact of your words.
Changed my diet completely (NO soda, organic dairy, limited red meat, limited bread, limited processed foods) and I lost 65 pounds in 5 months. I might work out 2 days a week, 10-15 minutes but I do 75 sit ups every morning. I also eliminated the top stress inducers in my life. 30 more to go.
KelliM,
Well, I hope you feel better now. Whew! So, I visited your website and see that you train at Anytime Fitness. Yeah, that gym is really busy I tell yah. Really busy. You might want to try Olympus sometime.
Honda14,
Olympus is NOT the place for a professional. Further, who wants to be associated with $15 memberships, anyway. But it seems to me that your mentality fits perfectly with theirs - the very same mentality that many are trying to drive from an otherwise worthwhile profession. In defense of Anytime (cason), however, its corporate model is to be an uncrowded facility that attracts a nicer crowd, certainly the anti-thesis of Olympus.
In truth, we have trainers( my partner and others - I now have added responsiblites)that do work in two Anytime Fitness Locations in two cities and are degreed trainers with nationally accredited certifications. If you did read our website you would see that we also provide programming for corporations and non-profit entities, provide in home training, lifestyle coaching, and sport specific seminars/programming (we blow the doors off with our golf conditoning programs) - these areas are our concentrations. The final truth is that we ARE a true full service fitness company that is not limited by the four walls of a gym or even a single town and you WON'T find steroids and other substances associated with our business.
I personally hate the 'gym' atmosphere but my partner likes it. Fake chests, tanned skin, and the proliferation of every myth ever imagined just isn't my cup of tea.
But since your best shot seems to be to attack personally, have at it. As a final thought, just hang out in the gym, focus on competing (most intelligent people outgrow that shortly after college), and good luck with your 'certification'.
Wow, I sense jealously here. End of discussion.
Mer,
When the weather clears and we don't need hip-waders to go for a walk, stop by and we'll hike the neighborhood.
I have been using the Wii fit Plus everyday, when I can't get out and walk/exercise. It has functions on there that shows exactly how many calories you are burning and has a graph to show if you have lost any pounds or gain them. I have lost about 10 lbs so far this month using it.
I also use it for my kids since they can't get out to exercise as well when it's too cold.
And believe it or not, you will work up a sweat doing the exercises.