Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Posts: 8 Location: West Philadelphia
People Can Lose Weight Their Own Way Too, I Did! Posted: 01-05-04 19:12pm
Hi im rhonda,
ive been battling my weight every since
high school. I had my son in 1996 and I
was weighing in at 301lbs. So I decided
to lose the wieght my own way. I really
dont call this a diet, its just minimizing
your food portion size. I ate turkey,
fish, chicken, and some red meats in
moderation, I ate alot of fruits and
veggies, I ate a few carbs here and there
or none at all at times, and I didnt eat
after 8:00pm, I cut out majority of the
junkfood and juice and just drank soymilk
orange juice and water, I still even ate
the desserts I loved like chocolate,
cookies ect. I just cut the portion size
down. When I went grocery shopping I
looked at the nutrition facts like sodium,
fat, sat.-fat. It had to be as less
sodium or fat as possible or I wouldnt buy
it. I started taking womens one a day
multivitamins too. The only exercise I
did in the beginning was walk, but then I
started doing the "walk away the pounds
workout tapes" which really helped alot.
I lost 75lbs within several months, hoping
to lose an additional 36lbs or more. Its
not much of a weight loss, but it was a
start. I felt great, and for once I
finally loved myself. I would have
reached my goal if I wouldnt have gotten
lazy and stuck with it. Unfortunately I
didnt stick with it and I gained like half
or a little more of the 75lbs I lost back.
What a bummer right. Im in the process
of getting up enough motivation to start
my weight loss process all over again and
im striving to reach my goal. So people
can find ways to lose weight their own way
just whatever u decide make sure u stick
with it. Oh and also I think the atkins
diet is good I didnt really try it but I
took some of the atkins meal plan
suggestions and incorporated it with my
own plan except I still ate fruit, a few
carbs like wheat bread, wheat pasta ect,
and some sweets not too much and it worked
for me.
