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Original Post by boedk8:

Original Post by gi-jane:

How about getting up twenty minutes earlier.....?

Sorry but  I don't know how this quote thing works and I F ed it all up. 

Funny joke, get up 20 minutes early lol ha ha ha!  

For a quick breakfast the name says it all: Gogurt!  Of course you can't eat that everyday.  I like the protein shake ideas, I think I will try.  I didn't get breakfast this morning and one of them would've been perfect.

Be reassured by the facts: YOU ARE LOSING.  You are not maintianing or gaining, you are losing.  I have to tell myself that everyday b.c I am also getting close to my goal weight and things are slowing down.  I feel like ripping my hair out because it is sooo slow though! lol

You are doing a great job, please just think about this time next year (and the rest of your life) when you will be at your goal!  One thing that might help is only weighing yourself once a month.  I can get really upset when I weigh myself to frequently.  Sometime weight can shoot up a pound when you know you ate properly.  And maybe don't expect more than 5 lbs a month.  Wish you the best!

I agree with bier on everything she said, especially that you should be eating in the 2000 calorie range.  Please remember my last post was just an example of how to add the calories up, it was not meant to be your specific program.  Stay healthy!

HI, your exercise routine sounds good but you may want to throw in an additional 15 minutes of calisthenics like sit ups, push ups, and squats.  This will build some serious muscle and get you tightened up. It took about 2 months for me to see my butt and gut tighten up, which brings me to my next point: time.  take plenty of it to get yourself to your goal.  If you change your eating to quickly you will feel deprived.  Good luck!

I made the mistake of setting a time frame for my loss- totally disappointing when you don't make it.  Like the blog of the day says: set a big goal but don't constrict it to a specific time frame, aim for about 10% weight loss in 6 months. 

I too must have a snack before bed.  I usually have hot tea, if you like sweet then get a sweet one but don't add sugar or honey.  and of course some actual food, I try to keep it healthy and under 100 cals- just enought to take away that hunger pain.  Other wise I lay awake for hours just miserable.  It's way better to eat a little and sleep than to go with out sleep.

Sorry if I repeated anything- i didn't read all the posts!

Don't worry, you are doing well!  I know how it can be agonizing to lose so slowly- just think about this time next year (and the rest of your life!!!!)- when you will be at your goal! 

I agree with mommakitty, try to weigh yourself only once a month.  I do it 3 days after my period.  I recently had a scare like you- I was finally in the 170's again (179) and I got a little too excited and started weighing myself like every day and suddenly I was 182- aaaaagh!  I got my period that day lol 

I would eat cashews, almonds, pecans, walnuts, sunflower seeds mmmmm- I think you get the idea.

Dear Courtney,

The other suggestions you have gotten are great, but I feel that they are not good to just jump into.  Try to just become aware of what you are eating and cut it down for a couple of months, this way you will NOT end up shocking your body.  I can use my own story as an example, I started counting and realized I was eating about 3,000 cals per day.  So I very slowly cut back- 2200 per day and I continued eating the same foods I was eating but became more aware.  I did that from januarty to february then realized that I needed to make healthier choices and I was ready to do that, also restrict my cals down to 1800.  (1800 was my original goal at the beginning of jan. but I soon realized that was not practical to jump into hence the 2200)

a thought on exercise: you may want to start doing some walking or something to help curb boredom- which is when you would want to eat.  start slow with the exercise too, you can really hurt yourself if you are not careful, then you can't do anything!

I drink tea when I have a terrible craving or sense of deprivation (hot tea).  It has saved me many times!  I think it is ridiculous to cut out all beverages except water unless you have worked yourself up to that point for personal reasons.

One last thing! you will feel like quitting probably over and over, I have many times.  Just keeping going!  It's okay to feel that way or to overeat sometimes, you are human!

hmmm, good tips.  i like the cheerios one, that sounds satisfying.  I'll have to try the gargle thing too.  I like working out before bed for the same reason- you are to tired to do anything but sleep, I could do without the waking up stinky part.  lol  

i don't know, that sounds pretty silly.  lol  how could 100 calories make a fifteen pound difference?  I guess if you are sedentary it would make a big difference.

Nice response Gi Jane, you are invaluable on this site!

Hi, you sound just like me! except for one inch taller.  I also quit smoking last year and gained 25 pounds in 3 months, yaaaa!  I couldn't believe it. Now I do 30 to 60 mins of home exercising per day: walking, aerobics, weights, etc.  and I am aiming for a low of 1600 cals per day and a high of 1900.  According to CC I'm burning 1,920 cals per day then I add the exercise on and maybe eat the high end of my limit if I get a real good workout. I have been losing 1 pound per week since january, which is soooo slow but I hardly notice i'm dieting. 

Anyway, I'm not saying you should do exactly what I'm doing but I think you are restricting a little to much.  You want to keep your metabolism healthy. If you want to lose faster go for about 2 lbs a week.  That way you will losed about 10 lbs each month.

I am also mostly confined to the house with my kids.  I love to use Fit TV which is channel 261 for direct tv,  I don't know if you have cable or satellite but if you do check it out.  I usually either do 10 to 11 am or 7 to 8 pm.  They always have a different workout so you always exercise different muscles. 

If you don't have that option then other work out dvd's are great too.  I used to use them before I had satellite, but they do get boring after awhile and it stinks when you spend money on a bad one. I have a really good one that I can recommend, let me know if you want the name, I will dig it up.  It is about 45 mins and is low and high impact with plyometrics (is that how you spell it?)

I don't have any equipment other than weights.  I am trying to get outside to bike and walk/run now that it is nice out. 

we get frozen thin crust pizzas by digorno or California, they are way lower than regular pizza and super good.