Posts by haley_2008

Original Post by thejoyfulloser:

Studies have shown that the key to KEEPING weight off is exercise, not diet.  If you want to lose weight without exercise, most likely you will gain the weight back.  I would just start slow on your exercise, and find something you enjoy. You'll thank yourself later.

 I have actually heard the opposite...it's diet, not exercise.

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Nope

I was told that you should check your resting pulse first thing when you wake up in the morning...even before you put your feet on the floor!  That is a more true reading of 'resting'.

~H~

Just a question...How long you been at this "plateau"?
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Original Post by hannahmcc:

I am getting really sick of people constantly telling us that skinny is beautiful! Everyone is entitled to their opinion and different people see different types as what they deem to be 'perfect' and that is fine but when someone turns around and says 'your fat' (translated to ' Your ugly because you don't look like me') and bullies you into an insecure state of mind in which you feel you need to lose weight to be part of our society i think people have gone too far!

Its more and more apparent in kids who hang out on the street or in school and bully other kids. i was bullied at age 11 for being overweight...for christ sake why would an 11 year old care about how she or he looks! But it took its toll and i lost all the weight and granted im happier in myself but im never happy enough because its stuck with me. no matter how skinny i become im never happy because in the back of my mind all i hear is the taunts from the school boys. Even now i have 12/13 year old girls and boy coming up to me saying im fat....im 18 and i have someone x amount of years younger then me telling me how i should look?

If you have any children that are being bullied for being fat, PLEASE dont encourage them to lose weight, if they want to do it on their own accord by all means but if you get pushed into losing weight you have no idea of the psychological damage it has to you in the long run. The damage you cause by being rude to people about how they look is unimaginable and to people who have never been in that position where someone has said something hurtful they couldn't even comprehend how it makes you feel.

Most children today are horrible creatures and even though everyone is their own person but alot of the times its the parents that influence a child at such a young age and then there friends. Is there really nothing we can do about this madness?

AMEN SISTA!
~H~

please reconsider your 800 calorie a day starvation.

Believe it or not, you will lose weight faster if you eat more.

I'm sure you'll get tons of posts.....just please re-consider

~H~

age/height/weight/how many calories you eating/how many calories are you burning? That sort of stats. :)

We'll help ya figure this out

~H~

Dont be so hard on yourself.  Time to buckle down and get back at it!  It's never too late to start or even start over again!

:)
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If you could provide your stats we could give you better advice!  Age/height/weight/how much exercise if any :)
Welcome to CC

You will LOVE this site!  It's awesome and the people here are even better!

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Nobody should ever eat under 1200 calories a day.  If you want to have a larger deficit, you will need to add some sort of exercise...even walking!  You'd be surprised how much moving just a bit will help

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Original Post by miket53:

 Now I'm 192lbs lost 5 inches off the waist, stomach flat and hard, etc. I feel great and get compliments all the time.

 Awesome job!~  Great to hear about low blood pressure too!

~H~ :)

All day long?  OMG LOL

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I own 2 polar heart rate monitors and i wouldnt exercise without them! 

check out their website www.polarusa.com

I find them to be priceless!
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Yep that's me.  Worry worry worry, panic attack, then worry about having another panic attack.  NOT FUN!

You have to develop ways to be able to calm yourself down....I'm sure there are many links if you google.  Medication is sometimes the ultimate 'cure' which is not a bad thing at all! 

Feel free to message me on a more personal level :)
~H~

Yep totally get that!  It will be 2 years in July that I've been on this journey and I STILL see a larger self!  Maybe not as big as 250 lbs when I started but I definitely still go to the Xlarge section of clothing for some reason.

Your mind will eventually catch up to your body :)
Keep up the great work!!!
~H~