Posts by melisota

Lourdes - You are such a sweetheart! Thank YOU for joining this group!

Welcome Maria, Erin, and Destn!

Maria - Thank-you for posting! One thing that is keeping me in a calorie deficit is that I enjoy all of the foods that are in my food regimen. Since I am not a professional healthy eater yet, I give myself quite a bit of leeway. I substitute healthier choices that I enjoy ie: cheerios, baby dill pickles, popsicles, juice and peanut butter into my eating habits where fast food and soda used to be.

For me it is working best to not try and have a perfect eating plan overnight. As long as what I am eating this week is healthier than I used to be eating then I am that much closer to my goal without feeling deprived and thinking about food all day long. Small changes applied consistently add up to Big long term results!

Erin - We would love to have you in our group! What an awesome reason to get healthier! Have you met ColeyMoley? She too wants to get into better shape before having little ones.

Destn - We NEED you in our group. You definitely found the right place and we are lucky that you did!

Diets don't work!  Eating healthier and maintaining a calorie deficit more days than not DOES work. We are all here to work with you while you achieve your goals once and for all!

"Self-Control Vs. Willpower" (taken directly from page 79 of the Mayo Clinic's "Healthy Weight for Everybody" book)

"You may think that you can reach a healthy weight if you just exert enough willpower. You just won't eat those foods that cause you to gain weight. Unfortunately, this well-intentioned plan only sets you up to fail as your willpower inevitably cracks. So what's the fix? Admit that willpower doesn't work, and focus instead on self-control.

Think of it this way. Say that before you start your weight program, you know that you have a terrible sweet tooth. You can approach the problem in two ways.

One is to figure out how to fit occasional sweets into you diet without destroying your overall plan. Two is to tell yourself you'll avoid sweets entirely -- although you'll continue to buy sweets so others can enjoy them. If you choose the second approach, you'll have to exert tremendous willpower. You'll likely feel deprived when you can't have sweets, and deprivation can lead to binge eating. So tell yourself that you can eat small amounts of certain sweets. But what if, even then, you know that you can never eat just one small piece of cheesecake.

Here's a trick. Instead of using willpower to avoid the cheesecake, use self-control. What's the difference? Self-control is, "It's hard for me to control my eating of cheesecake, so I'm not going to keep it in the house, but I may have an occasional piece when I dine out." Willpower is, "I'm going to buy my favorite cheesecake, but I'm not going to eat it. I'll prove to myself how strong my willpower is." The first approach is sensible planning. The second may be torture. And because the lifestyle changes you make are supposed to be both healthy and pleasurable, why torture yourself?

Chances are, as your taste buds adapt to a new style of eating, cheesecake (or whatever your downfall is) will loosen its grip on you and won't taste as good as it once did. Barring that, look for a recipe for a low-fat, low-sugar version of your favorite treat, and indulge in small portions on occasion. Or, cut off a small piece for yourself and give away the rest so that you won't be tempted to eat more. You'll be surprised to discover that just knowing it's all right to allow yourelf a treat now and then can make it easier to say no."

I look forward to seeing you all meet your goals!

 Thank-you for being so understanding. I guess that I was still in the mindset that whenever I chose to get healthier I'd just be able to do whatever exercises I wanted to.

My knee makes weird noises sometimes even though I function just fine on it, but I don't want to push my luck until I know exactly what it looks like inside my knee.

I am currently taking most of Arbonne's supplements including their Joint Formula three times a day, but thank-you for offering to tell me about Beachbody's Joint Support.

Making it through 6 weeks of Slim Training is a huge accomplishment. Way to go Kimberly!

Hello there Tanay!

Welcome -- I can relate. I'm knocking on the thirties door and I want more energy and the confidence boost that comes with being in control of your health. We've got this though. We are going to write our tomorrow with the choices we make today!

Welcome Lacy!

Just plug-in to all of the resources this site has. Ask questions and make it fun for yourself. We are all here to encourage you!

Julie - Those are some huge changes and you should absolutely be congratulated. Do you have any tips to share about how you are staying on track?

Welcome Julie and Beth!

Julie - I too found this site on a fluke. I put in a search for "calorie count for peanuts" and found this site! lol

Beth - Thank-you for posting and good for you for deciding that you need to be taken care of before you can take care of others to the best of your ability!

I added both of you to my friends list too, lol. I love the journal feauture of this site and want to be able to see how everyone is doing.

La_fadeaway - Thank-you for your post. Yes, it has been 8 years and I'm not certain why the surgery was done twice. I agree that a second opinion would be a good idea!

Gennysaurus - Thank-you for the great response. My landlady was able to eat anything she wanted to in small portions for a few years into her second surgery and in the past 2-3 years she has not been able to keep most foods down.

 Something has changed in recent years and Linda (my landlady) isn't sure what that is. She thinks that it might be an ulcer that doesn't allow her to keep food down, but she is waiting to run that by her doctor.

Kimberly - What fun encouragement! Thank-you! My 12 week plan is to have a progressively difficult walking regimen for 6 weeks (I'm on week 2) and then do SI6 for 6 weeks.

 Once I complete the first 4 weeks of walking then I'll reward myself with the purchase of SI6. My start date for SI6 is set for March 10th. Turbo Jam looks like a blast from the infomercial, it'll be fun to see how you like that as well!

PenniePie - I rent a smallish room in a townhome and I don't have much space either, lol. We can make it work! I have the "office half" and the "bedroom half" of the room and then there is this square of space in front of my TV, beside my bed, under the ceiling fan, and in front of my desk where all of my slim in six-ing is to take place.

Thank-you for replying Kimberly! You are definitely getting results. It was also really helpful to find "Is anyone doing SLIM IN 6?" in your Forum Posts. Congratulations on sticking with it!

Melissa

Congratulations on keeping that 30 pounds off when you worked with your best friend! Team work definitely makes things more fun. I look forward to working with you!

Hello Suzanne, I'm 27 and weigh 224lbs. I have 65lbs+ to lose and would love to join the team you have going here to exchange motivation!

Melissa

I'm 27 and have at least 65lbs. to lose. Count me in to exchange motivation!