Re: a New Member

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Welcome! I'm Gena, 38, married with 2 girls, live in Alaska. At my

heaviest I was 284, I'm 5'3 so I was pretty large! I'm going to let you

in on a secret............. the key to weight loss is.............. DO

NOT DIET!!!!!! The key reason is, like you said, being on a diet is

hard and you keep sabotaging yourself. In stead, this is key, learn a

new lifestyle. Work on habits and behaviors. Things you can keep doing

forever, that you can live with. Make little changes, cut back on or

out pop, booze, candy, fried foods, ect... Eat smaller portions, take

smaller bites, chew thoroughly, eat off of small plates, use lite or

low fat things like milk, cheese, sour cream, salad dressings, egg

substitute, eat more fruits and veggies, drink more water, get more

active, park farther away, take stairs instead of elevators, things

like that. The little things add up. Be patient and consistent. As for

exercise, I try to do the tread at least 10 min everyday. Most the time

I find that once I'm on there, I wind up doing more. It's the getting

going that is hard, that's why I say minimum 10 min. I hope some of

these ideas help. i also suggest you go back and read some old posts.

There is lots of great info. Oh and I'm down to about 208 now with

about 45-50 to go. I hope to hear more from you.

Take care,

Gena

> I am new to this list and am hoping it will help me.  I've been on

> diet after diet (usually WW) and it gets harder and less successful

> every time.  It's almost like I eat to sabotage myself - I say today

> is the day I'm going to do it, and then I get a craving for fries, so

> I say, ok tomorrow is the day.  After all, what is one more day of

> eating badly going to do to me?  But I can't stop at one day, I go on

> to the next day and the next and the next.  I eat when I'm not

> hungry, I eat when I'm bored, I eat when I feel down, you name it. 

> I'm not extremely large (5'7 and 200 pounds) but when I think that I

> was once 130, I get scared.  It was only a few pounds here and there

> but look what it has added up to so far. 

>

> I don't know how to stop eating.  That sounds stupid I know, but

> that's how it is.  I like lots of good foods, and I'll cook up some

> vegetables but then I'll cook them in oil, so there goes that idea. 

> Or I'll have carrots but I'll dip them in ranch dressing (and not the

> fat free kind either). 

>

> I am afraid that one day I'll wake up and realize I am obese and

> unhealthy.  If I can't lose 50 pounds today how will I lose 100 in

> ten years. 

>

> I need ideas!  I desperately want to get to a healthy weight but just

> can't do it alone!  I guess I'm just looking for support from people

> who know what it's like.  I have support from family and friends, but

> they don't know what it's like to see a tub of icecream and want to

> eat the whole thing in one sitting. 

>

> So that's me.  Long message I know, but I'm glad I've been able to

> find an outlet!

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