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Welcome Chloe! I believe in eating balanced, proportioned meals - and 5 or so small meals though the day,can keep your metabolism up and revved, then drink water and start moving. I know no matterwhat I do or don't do that if I don't exercise I feel guilty. (that's just me though) At my current weight, exercising is not easy but it's not impossible either, so I do what I can. I love exercise videos. I look forward to getting to know you and hopefully we can be losers together! (I'm a newbie to thislist as well!)Jen BakerOn Dec 9, 2007 7:46 AM, honeycarmelcutie <

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Hello all. Im Chloe an Im new to the group from MI. Im not really sure

what to do or where to start with this weight loss thing (this is only

my 50th time trying to lose weight! lol) I'm starting with a

cleanse...then after that I haven't a clue. So any tips/advice would be

greatly appreciated. Thanks!

-- Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.-- Dale Carnegie

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>Im not really sure

> what to do or where to start with this weight loss thing (this is only

> my 50th time trying to lose weight! lol)

First suggestion is to keep a food diary for a week or so to see exactly

what, when and why you eat. Once you see where you go wrong you can

start making changes, like substitute fruit or veggies and a low fat dip

for candy or potato chips as a snack or lower fat, less processed meats

(or vegetarian substitutes) for the cold cuts in your sandwiches, sub

whole grain bread for white, add whole grain flours to your white when

baking, eat more fruits and veggies so there's less room in your tummy

for higher calorie mashed potatoes made with cream and butter.

And start increasing the amount of water you drink. Add a few extra

ounces a day until you build up to about half your weight in ounces of

fluid intake each day - that's including coffee/tea, sodas, soup,

gelatin, etc.

Once you start eating healthier foods with more fiber you'll probably

find yourself naturally eating less in volume/calories. If you want a

more formal weight loss program, check our Files and Links sections for

some suggestions.

>I'm starting with a cleanse.

Why? All those master cleanses do is rid the body of some extra water

weight, as as soon as you start eating solid food again the weight comes

right back on. You'd be doing your body a better favor by just

increasing your fiber intake with more whole grains, fruits and

veggies - *those* will cleanse your gut, not lemon juice. They don't

mockingly call vegetarians " salad shooters " for nothing! LOL

Sue in NJ

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In a message dated 12/9/2007 8:05:48 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, honeycarmelcutie@... writes:

Im Chloe an Im new to the group from MI. Im not really sure what to do or where to start with this weight loss thing (this is only my 50th time trying to lose weight! lol) I'm starting with a cleanse...then after that I haven't a clue. So any tips/advice would be greatly appreciated.

Welcome Chloe - I hope you survived the cleanse if you decided to do it and now are well on your way to lifetime successes. Me: exercise, journaling food and thoughts and remembering to get my water in are keys to my success. Also, not putting time limits on myself. It seems anytime I join a "contest" or start setting goals to be at certain weights by certain dates sets me up for derailment. There's no rush, just one day at a time.

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Hi, I have had an X-ray on my Lumbar spine which states that I have 'severe

degeneration in the L5/S1 region'. I have not had any referral yet to a

specialist, and keep getting terrible pain in this part of my back. I need to

go back to my doctor to get a referral but I have to wait until next week. I do

back stretching exercises which a physio told me to do and this takes some of

the pain away for a while, but it soon comes back, its like something goes 'out

of place' in my lower spine, doing gentle stretching exercises does warm this

part of my back up, but does this mean I have to do them everyday for the rest

of my life? Does anyone know what 'severe degeneration' actually means and what

I can do about it? Does doing these exercises mean that its not going to get

worse?

Thanks for your help.