Hello ycmoore, as I said in another reply, the only diet to go on is the 7 food groups diet. Eat healthy, eat smaller meals more frequently during the day. Stay away from pop/soda, drink water and diluted juices. 1 ounce of juice to 7 ounces of water (cranberry, grape) Grape juice is great for flushing toxins out of your body. Walking fast, not strolling at least 1 - 2 klms per day (20-30 minutes) and stretching pilates style for 15 - 30 minutes daily 5 out of 7 days a week. I lost 30 pounds in 25 days and 3 dress sizes. I only have another 20 pounds to go. You have to discipline yourself that you will like to walk and stretch. Think like I do, this is the sweetest treat I ever had, (exercise) and now look at the results on the scale. YES you can do it. Email me for support if you would like. Diets are gimmicks to make somebody else reap the rewards financially while they think of the people (idiots like us) who bought into their 'gimmicks' and laugh all the way to the bank with our money.
If you think for a minute back in time, say to the 50's and 60's obesity was rare. People ate healthier, from the 7 food groups, they didn't eat out at restaurants and fast food places daily. They ate at home with a family cooked meal.
Give it some thought.
Georgie

THANK YOU FOR THE ASSISTANCE. NOW I WILL DISCIPLINE MYSELF FROM ALL OF THE FAST FOODS AND etc. MY TROUBLE IS POPCORN, ICE CREAM AND CHIPS. I KNOW I CAN DO, SO i'm GOING TO DO IT. I HAVE TO GET BACK IN SHAPE FOR MYSELF. SOMETIMES I don't EVEN HAVE ENERGY TO DO ANYTHING. SINCE I BEEN LAID OFF FROM WORK ALL I DO IS SLEEP LATE AND SOMETIMES EAT. I KNOW EATING AND LAYING DOWN IS NOT GOOD FOR YOU, SO I'M GOING TO DO THIS. I WANT TO BE A SIZE 10 BY THE END OF THE YEAR. I'M WEARING AN 16 NOW AND I DON 't LIKE IT. I HATE TO LOOK AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR. WHEN I DO I GET SICK. I SEEN IN TODAYS PAPER ABOUT THE CHINESE GREEN TEA DIET. I'M WILLING TO TRY ANYTHING. SO DISCIPLINING MYSELF IS WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.

ycmoore

YCMOORE,
Your on the right track, green tea is good also if you drink the tea or even coffee before you go for your walk it helps to boost your metabolism for energy to get through your walking and helps to speed weight lose.
Keep in touch with me and I will act as your supporter if you would like that. Your choice.
Georgie

Is it the dieting itself that gives you headaches or the working out part? If it is only the dieting part, then I would tell you to keep your normal diet and go extreme with cardiovascular exercise.

With that, drink about a gallon of water at least per day. Foods high in fiber, and perhaps maybe a soy protein suppliment would deter headaches. That's what I'd do.

Patrick

Keep in mind that dieting is a tough thing to do, but with the right determination, it is very do-able.

We're all here to support you, so you've come to just the right place!

Don't feel discouraged; the limits as to what the human mind and soul can do are sky high.

Patrick

I heard that caffiene slows down or even blocks the possibility of weight loss. Is this true?

Too much caffeine, yes. Some here and there, no.

I of myself am against caffeine because of the addiction it can cause, and it has absolutely no value in a healthy body. While small caffeine amounts do not effect the actual weight loss, it doesn't help it either as it does other bodily harms such as decayed teeth, tartar build up, bad breath, stomach irritation, and in rare cases--kidney problems.

But to answer your question further, a caffeinated drink every now and then won't effect weight loss at all. But, as with anything, too much certainly can effect it.

Patrick

Hi, just wanted to let you know that atkins does work, there may be alot of people who disagree with it for good reasons (long term) but for initial weight loss and to get your insulin levels back on track it is great!! The reason youre having headaches is because of "carbohydrate addiction" withdrawls! Anytime your body is withdrawling from any substance be it caffeine, alcohol, nicotine or sugar which is what all carbs are, you are going to get a headache...My suggestion, providing that you do not have any medical conditions that prevent you from being able to go on it, try it again and give it several days...Go to the health food store and buy "ketosis" strips. These strips, when urinated on, will show you if you are in ketosis or not, if you are on the diet for 3 or more days with no ketosis, maybe you need to watch the carbs a little closer and monitor your level of ketosis....When your body is in ketosis, this is a great motivator because you know your burning fat!! If your body never got into ketosis the first time, its no wonder you were miserable the first time. Atkins induction diet says no more than 20 grams of carbs a day, that is veeerrry minimal, so if you were cheating on that then your insulin levels were still soaring and plummeting causing the cravings and headaches. On a positive note, when your body goes into ketosis and is there for a couple of days, the hunger pangs and cravings do go away, and most of the time youre eating because your body needs food, not because your starving to death!! Good luck!

Headaches are your body's way of saying it is not happy, or it is psychological and it is convincing you to give up.

To lose weight, you have to want to lose weight...And I am not talking about wanting to be a differnt size, or wear a bathing suit want...You have to want to make a life stye choice or else you will continue to go on and off diets all your life without any results. You mentioned you have tried many diets...Bingo...Problem right there. The simple fact that you have tried so many shows that you were not willing to make a positive lifestyle change...You were only looking for short term results. Now is as good as any to make this happen for you!!!

First things first....Be prepared to make a full lifestyle change. Yes, full. If u do not, you will not be successful. As well, do not try any fad diet such as atkins, becuase the moment you eat any carbohydrate, your body will store it as fat, and u will be right where you started. You need to eat 5-6 small, well balanced (protein, carbs, fats) meals every day. Your emphasis should be on protein, as protein feeds your muscles, and muscles burn fat. As well, since muscles burn fat, you need to increase your muscle mass (to increase your body's capability of burnign calories/fat)...So start exercising! Lifting weights 3 times a week will be ideal for starters. To shed the pounds, you will need to do cardio exercisise...As much as possible.

If you are really dedicated and determined to lose the weight...4-7 times a week of 30 minutes of cardio should be good. Cardio as in brisk walk, jog, bike, rollerblade (or tread mill, elipticle machine at a gym). Cardio is best done in the morning before breakfast, but if u have a busy schedule, just fit it in somewhere, regardless what time of day. While at work, or wherever, park the car at the end of the parkinglot, and walk in, or take the stairs instead of elevators. Walk to the store, opposed to drive if it is close. Do anything you can to burn calories. Schedule time into your daily schedule as if u had a meeting or appointment, and use that time to exercise somehow. Make it a comittment....A habit. Once you start, and keep it up for a couple of weeks, headaches will probably be gone, and you will feel great!

But as I mentioned before, your nutrition will also be key...No more take out for a while, eat whole grains, veggies, eat fruit in moderation because fruit is very high in sugar (which can be stored as fat). Nuts, seeds are good. But you need to increase the protein. Eat grilled or bbqed chicken breasts...No skin. Eat egg whites, tuna, fish, turkey. Stay away from bagles, and huge portions of pasta (a cup is usually all that should be served). And for the next while, limit sugary stuff...Do not eliminate, but limit.

I work in the health and fitness industry, and I am tired of hearing "i cant lose the weight"...It is more like "i dont want to". Everyone is looking for a mericle pill or diet...No such thing. The weight did not go on over night, and therefore it will not come off over night....It takes time. Diet and exercise are the only real way of losing weight, and keeping it off.
Good luck!!!!!!

I have started a low carbohydrate diet. I have lost four pounds for the four days that I have been doing it.

I have diabetes and have occasional lows, which I must use carbohydrate to fix. The amount of carbs I have consumed to keep my blood sugar under control has kept me from going into ketosis. What should I do?


Also, are the ketone strips that I use for my diabetes the same strips I need to monitor my progress with this diet?


I have had a lot of intense hunger pain/shakes in the last four days. Maybe I cut too many calories.

My blood sugar has been better than ever. I plan on doing low carb for two weeks and then I will incorporate small amounts of healthy carbs back into my diet.


Thanks in advance for any advice.



Kari

I have read everyone post on the pros and cons of dieting. True enough that if you eat smaller portion and eliminating certain foods and exercise it will help. I have posted before about the atkins diet, now I have tried it again, and the scale doesn't say anything different than before. I have been on this diet going on two weeks and I should be seeing some results. I can feel it, but it not the same if I get on the scale and that scale say the same thing. My clothes feels differently, but I want to see on the scale. I know I don't expect to see fast results, but I should see the dial on the scale moving in the other direction instead of staying in the same place all the time. I still have headaches like mention in my previous post, I try to block them out and they will go away. Just with atkins you block out so many fruits and vegetables. I love fruits, if I could eat fruits everyday, I would be happy. I'm determine to stick with this for awhile or as long as it take for me to get where I want to be and be happy with it. I'm not an exercising person, but hopefully I will be able to start back walking again, maybe that will help me more along with other exercising.

Thank all of you for your feedback.

Ycmoore

Has anyone tried the dreamshape diet pills, or even trim life ive been on them both for about 4 days now so far ive actually lost 5lbs. If anyone else has taken these let me know how they did for you.

Hi,
i'm a new member and i'd like to tell you how I did it.
I think that everyone should know what the best for her/his body. I'm someone who can't go on a diet for months. My weight at february the first 292 lbs and i'm 5 feet 10 and 53 years old.
So first I decided to make a 1000 calories diet. After 6 weeks I lost about 27 lbs. Too slow, I said to myself. So I went fasting, waterfasting! Within 10 days I lost 32 pounds more. I had to stop for some health reason. So I started to eat to meals daily (morning and lunch). In the evening I drank about 10 oz of fresh orange juice and ate an apple. I really could keep my weight. So, on monday i'm going to start another 10 to 14 waterfasting. I want to get under 200 pounds.