Support For Losing Weight Posted: 05-23-07 09:25am
I don't know where the original post
wandered off to, can't remember what
thread it was in. But I just thought I
would check in with y'all to see how you
are doing. Are you still thinking about
it, or have you exercised yet?
I will tell ya how I lost my baby weight:
(first one doesn't count because I got
sick and lost about 85 pounds)
With Hannah, I started back at Yoga class
2 weeks after my c section, but I took it
easy at first. Normally I should weigh
about 110 pounds, and when I delivered I
weighed 168 (yuk). So about 3 weeks after
she was born I started running again.
Again, I started slowly at first with some
good motivating tunes on my MP3 player.
After a couple of weeks I was back to 2-3
miles a day. I breastfed only for the
first 7 months, then started introducing
solids. I think that helped a lot! When
I went back to work I tried running in the
morning, but I just didn't have enough
time. I tried running after work, but
still it didn't work very well with the
schedules. Now I run during lunch instead
of sitting down and eating for an hour. I
usually eat half of my lunch before I go,
and the other half after I get back. I am
still doing yoga 3-4 times a week to tone
my flabby midsection.
Diet: I am a vegetarian, and I have
Celiac disease, so I can't eat wheat rye
oats or barley. I rarely eat out for
obvious reasons, and I can't eat fast food
because it's usually contaminated with
wheat. I started eating vegetarian for
the sake of the animals, but found that it
is a great way to lose weight, too. I do
eat fish about 3 times a week and I still
eat dairy (maybe too much) and eggs, etc.
What works for you guys? Who is going out
to walk/run/ride/skate/move, etc at lunch
time today?? Let's do it!
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HcoBrunette06
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Posted: 05-23-07 13:05pm
i've got to tell ya, i got my first
paycheck two days ago and still haven't
signed up for weight watchers, for the
simple fact that i got paid 117 dollars
and only get to keep 17 of it the
rest is for my trip to maine in a few
weeks. i get paid again on the 4th, i'd
like to sign up then and hopefully i'll
have enough money to, i really hope so.
your post just made me want to get out
there and run and eat healthy all over
again
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 05-23-07 13:08pm
Yea! Go for it!!
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HcoBrunette06
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Posted: 05-23-07 13:10pm
for the last few days i was thinking of
trying vegitarian.. my friend was watching
a video on youtube about how they kill the
animals so that we can eat them and it
made me sick to my stomach just hearing
about it.
i just dont know what kind of meeeeeals i
could eat, i dont know much about it. i
just know that you dont eat meat... i
guess it shouldnt be that hard to figure
out lol
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mc4ever02
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Posted: 05-23-07 13:12pm
Excercise really is my problem. I really
don't eat very much. But I'm not suppose
to do anything physical at all. How crappy
is that, as soon as I want to do something
I'm not allowed. I
guess thats life.
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 05-23-07 13:25pm
HcoBrunette06
wrote:
for the last few days i was
thinking of trying vegitarian.. my friend
was watching a video on youtube about how
they kill the animals so that we can eat
them and it made me sick to my stomach
just hearing about it.
i just dont know what kind of meeeeeals i
could eat, i dont know much about it. i
just know that you dont eat meat... i
guess it shouldnt be that hard to figure
out lol
I am a cooking teacher, so anytime you
want more info or recipes, just let me
know.
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mc4ever02
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Posted: 05-23-07 13:29pm
HcoBrunette06
wrote:
for the last few days i was
thinking of trying vegitarian.. my friend
was watching a video on youtube about how
they kill the animals so that we can eat
them and it made me sick to my stomach
just hearing about it.
i just dont know what kind of meeeeeals i
could eat, i dont know much about it. i
just know that you dont eat meat... i
guess it shouldnt be that hard to figure
out lol
You should be carefull. When you are young
your body shouldn't really be deprived of
any one food group. (like atkins) It may
make you sick. While meat alone is fine,
if you start feeling ill, you should put a
little back into your diet. Not everyone's
body can handle it.
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 05-24-07 09:26am
mc4ever02
wrote:
HcoBrunette06
wrote:
for the last few days i was
thinking of trying vegitarian.. my friend
was watching a video on youtube about how
they kill the animals so that we can eat
them and it made me sick to my stomach
just hearing about it.
i just dont know what kind of meeeeeals i
could eat, i dont know much about it. i
just know that you dont eat meat... i
guess it shouldnt be that hard to figure
out lol
You should be carefull. When you are young
your body shouldn't really be deprived of
any one food group. (like atkins) It may
make you sick. While meat alone is fine,
if you start feeling ill, you should put a
little back into your diet. Not everyone's
body can handle
it.
I totally agree! We need all of the food
groups! Atkins ( I think) is the low or
no carb diet which I think is dangerous
beccause carbs are the basic building
blocks for our bodies. Vegetarian diet
doesn't mean giving up any food groups,
just different sources. And if you still
eat fish and dairy then you are still
getting animal sources of protein as well.
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mc4ever02
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Posted: 05-24-07 09:30am
sillyakchick
wrote:
mc4ever02
wrote:
HcoBrunette06
wrote:
for the last few days i was
thinking of trying vegitarian.. my friend
was watching a video on youtube about how
they kill the animals so that we can eat
them and it made me sick to my stomach
just hearing about it.
i just dont know what kind of meeeeeals i
could eat, i dont know much about it. i
just know that you dont eat meat... i
guess it shouldnt be that hard to figure
out lol
You should be carefull. When you are young
your body shouldn't really be deprived of
any one food group. (like atkins) It may
make you sick. While meat alone is fine,
if you start feeling ill, you should put a
little back into your diet. Not everyone's
body can handle
it.
I totally agree! We need all of the food
groups! Atkins ( I think) is the low or
no carb diet which I think is dangerous
beccause carbs are the basic building
blocks for our bodies. Vegetarian diet
doesn't mean giving up any food groups,
just different sources. And if you
still eat fish and dairy then you are
still getting animal sources of protein as
well.
THat's kinda what I was getting at. Is
that the difference between vegetarian and
vegan?
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 05-24-07 10:09am
mc4ever02
wrote:
sillyakchick
wrote:
mc4ever02
wrote:
HcoBrunette06
wrote:
for the last few days i was
thinking of trying vegitarian.. my friend
was watching a video on youtube about how
they kill the animals so that we can eat
them and it made me sick to my stomach
just hearing about it.
i just dont know what kind of meeeeeals i
could eat, i dont know much about it. i
just know that you dont eat meat... i
guess it shouldnt be that hard to figure
out lol
You should be carefull. When you are young
your body shouldn't really be deprived of
any one food group. (like atkins) It may
make you sick. While meat alone is fine,
if you start feeling ill, you should put a
little back into your diet. Not everyone's
body can handle
it.
b]I totally agree! We need all of the
food groups! Atkins ( I think) is the low
or no carb diet which I think is dangerous
beccause carbs are the basic building
blocks for our bodies. Vegetarian diet
doesn't mean giving up any food groups,
just different sources. And if you still
eat fish and dairy then you are still
getting animal sources of protein as
well.
THat's kinda what I was getting at. Is
that the difference between vegetarian and
vegan?
Yes. Vegans eat no animal derived foods.
There are non-animal sources of protein,
but the diet is hard for many to follow,
and you really have to watch carefully.
It's not impossible, but I love cheese, so
its not for me.
Lacto vegetarians eat no animal products
aside from dairy.
Lacto-Ovo Vegetarians eat dairy and eggs
Moderate vegetarians ( I guess they
finally found a label for me-Yea!) eat
eggs, diary and fish.
I guess my advice to anyone who is
thinking about this is start slowly.
Modify one dinner a week to a vegetarian
version. then try two nights a week. If
you are happy with the results, then keep
going. Don't deny yourself the things you
want to eat, because then you will hate
your new "diet" and what you are really
aiming for is a lifestyle change. There
are a lot of fabulous vegetarian products
out there that are just about identical to
the real thing (unfortuneately most are
made with wheat gluten, so I can't eat
them. I just make my own stuff most of
the time). I would encourage anyone to
give some of them a try. It's good for
your health, can lower your cholesterol,
it's good for the planet, and a lot of the
time it's less expensive!
the
rest is for my trip to maine in a few
weeks. i get paid again on the 4th, i'd
like to sign up then and hopefully i'll
have enough money to, i really hope so.
I
guess thats life.