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if you are working out

you need more than 1200 calories

1200 calories is how many calories your body burns just doing it's normal things.. like breathing, thinking, circulating blood, temperature control.... etc....

1200 calories for YOU based on what you wrote there

is not healthy

i'm quite certain you'll be able to lose on more

if you plan to up it from 1200 when it stops working... it is going to be too late, your metabolism will already be at a crawl and as soon as you eat more you're going to gain and you're going to "think it's not working for you"

this could lead to a dangerous chain of events

yah i agree

no thanks works

if they insist go with i had a big lunch... or i am going for a big dinner

if you want to blend in see if you can get a cup of tea or coffee instead

Original Post by jackattack07:

Our health classes are really failing hardcore. This is sad.

maybe something constructive would have been better than this statement?

anyway, just remember that when you are young you have energy that you will lose as you get older... try to get into sports and try to make as many good choices about food, like choose an apple instead of cookies once in a while... talk to your school counselor or go to a doctor who can explain to you exactly what you need to eat to be healthy and strong.

actually i saw something on the food network that featured oprah's chef

he was pretty overweight and specialized in southern comfort food

i get that like at the end of the day, if she sees a bag of dorritos, she's human, she's gonna want to eat it like the rest of us do

it's just funny that with all that help it's so hard for her, when for me all it took was counting calories

i do understand that that's an unfair statement to make, i mean someone could look at me and say, wow i can't believe she spends so much time counting calories, i just eat healthy like normal and the weight stays off...

i just think she's an interesting example

let's do it guys!

arroub.. it doesn't have to be weight.. you could try to drop a dress size instead.. or tone up a part of your body

also, i guess you could also do it if it isn't the last 10lbs but the first 10lbs towards your goal

try doing something that ISN'T exercise

i honestly hate going to the gym.. i do it about 3x a month because i just find it so boring

the only way i can exercise for long periods of time is if i'm doing some kind of sport

i suggest to join some kind of team, if you go to school, or if you're able to join the YMCA

otherwise, start playing sports like tennis, skiing, swimming, biking, hiking

team sports, i find, are the most fun

Original Post by jackattack07:

Original Post by nasimakhan:

my husband drives me crazy,,he wants me to lose 30 kg by june,,and im trying very hard,,i want to lose it also,,,he had me only eating 700 cal or so a day for a year,,,and you know what,,i didnt lose one pound that whole year,,so he said i was cheating and eating more then i am suppose to,,i told me no ,,i promised,,well then finally i searched online and read that i wasnt eating enough to lose and i told him.,..so he agreed to try it my way,,so i made a menu of 1200 day and i started walking everyday and doing dance aerobics 3 times a week..and the weight started coming off,,not fast but this last 15 days ive lost 3 kg,,yippy  right?  yesterday he looked at my menu and said,,  in a nice and quiet voice,,,,  I dont think this plan is going to work,,its too much food,,you need to eat less,,,,   I freaked,,,I prob shouldnt have but I did,,,I tried it his way for a year and nothing happened...15 days my way and i lose,,,grrr

  Im going to keep trying it my way and see,,,he said in june when he weighs me he better see real results,,,oh gee  that is what I need ,,more stress about all this,,,,well wish me luck,,,,,,,,,nasima

oh my GOD. You have no free will at all! I can't believe how controlling and abusive your husband is. I am so sorry for you.. good luck.

i bet you thought this would never happen, but i totally agree with you, and am really glad you said this... nasim you need therapy and so does your husband

clothes are a really great investment

your body is the vessel to your soul

you should adorn it

try buying something new once a week

or once a month

a top here..  a skirt there... it really makes a difference to your wardrobe and how you feel about yourself

and it's a good gift to your hard work

hahahah

are you being serious?

just under 10 pounds a month... it's doable but it'll be hard... it took me over a year to lose 20lbs but i started off at a lower weight

if you are really careful about your calorie count you should lose a significant amount of weight in the first couple of months...take exercise easily, like for example, start running for 5 minutes a day and slowly increase until you can run for an hour by May.

And just incorporate more exercise into your life, start swimming, go on hikes, go bowling, golfing, dancing, cleaning, walking, biking... just anything other than sitting around even if it's not intense exercise.

and then once you notice a plateau, i would recommend working out really hard for the last couple of months, start weight training, just keep working to increase how much weight you can endure.

keep at it, and don't give up when you don't see results on the scale right away.

seeing as how you are 205, i can imagine, if you actually do count EVERY calorie, and make sure to WEIGHT and MEASURE everything!! and stay absolutely accurate, you will be quite successful.

good luck

you need therapy.

and i don't mean that in a mean or condescending way

if you live in a big city [which i don't anymore]... but when I did

I found that if I went to  farmers markets and chinatown markets and other ethnic markets

the fruit and veg was ridiculously cheap

and usually better quality than supermarket

i have a thing now, where if i want to binge, i know it's purely out of boredom, so i make myself do something where i actually leave the house

here is a list of things i like to do

1) shopping! i love especially going to shoe stores and trying on shoes... i dont always buy stuff.. infact i hardly ever do because i'm saving up for when i reach GW.. it's just fun for me to go out, try on outfits and see what's out there... see what's on sale

2)go to the movies... dodge the snack bar..maybe grab a lollipop or a diet coke

3) go to a coffee shop and just sit with my laptop and people watch, maybe even strike up conversation [so much more fulfilling than anything in the fridge is]... just be careful to stick with low-cal beverages and NO CAKES [this one actually might be dangerous if you're craving sweets, maybe avoid it]

4) go for a work out or go to the YMCA and see if they have any drop in classes like a dance class  or something fun like that

5) fill your days with activities that you must make a commitment to do regularly so that you can't sneak out  of it, like sign up to volunteer, or get a very small part time job if you have the time

6)call up a friend and go for a walk

7)play games, computer games, etc...

8)grab a camera and go take pictures of your city

9)take an adult education course

10)cook or bake something that is totally healthy and give it as a gift to someone

11) clean your house top to bottom, scrub your floors, clean your windows, all the little corners you don't usually get to [this one will burn tons of calories too]

12) put on some music and dance like a mad man around your house.

13) take a shower and give yourself a spa treatment, facial, mani - pedi

14) dress yourself up for a night out on the town, either with friends or ask a gentleman or lady out for a date.. or go speed dating

i could probably think of more...