What did you do to loose weight?

[Gothic_Goddess]

I was wondering what worked for you or someone you know?

I have weight to loose and i know someone who doing Atkins and she lost 8kg in 2weeks!
Verry intising.
I workout but its not budging much.

Any help would be great.

Thanks for your time.

[willsanaughtyboy]

I was a nasty 275 lbs of muck and yuck and 5'8" i dont need to tell you how nasty that was. I feel for you and understand exactly what your trying to do. This is what worked for me.....as I am now 5'8", 225,lbs,and and pretty damn lean.
#1 Mindset. If you don't have the proper mindset and a visual in your head it will never work. On those same lines you have to have more than 100 percent motivation.
#2 Cut out the garbage foods. I cut out all the super refined(ie- bisquick,hamburger helper,anything basically that turns the average person lazy and cuts out the prep work in the kitchen) type shit almost totally. Those super refined foods and convience mixes you buy are chock full of sugar and sodium and other junk that you would'nt think would be in there. I do however have a go crazy day once a week. Normally on Saturday for hockey night.Thats when I eat pizza or burgers and kill a few beers. Keeps you sane that way. Replace all the garbage with what we all know is good and better for you.
#3 Hit the gym. However going to much ,I have found, is just as detrimental as hardly going at all. I go 3-5 days a week. Only 2.5 of those days do I do anything really strenuous. Even for ladies the key to hitting that metabolism to the stratosphere is building muscle. the more muscle you have the more calories/fat you burn while your resting even. However I know that ladies don't like the whole muscle building thing.(as i have heard anyway) So more cardio type things are on order for you.
#4 Time. Its different for everyone. I had success in rapid fashion. Genetics played a role in that for me and also just my body type and the goals I had and still have are different than yours for example. Nothing happened overnight for sure, and anyone promising super fast results with minmal(sp) work is either a liar or is about to put you on pills or powders or something else that will shave years off your life.
#5 In the end or when your progressing down the road you wanna go down and you start looking, and best of all, FEELING a HELL OF ALOT BETTER, not only physically but espically mentally, all the pain and sweat is so worth it.

(ok, well thats my take anyway. I dont wanna come off as I know everything ,cause thats for sure not the case. I am just telling you what worked for me. Im sorry if its a lil long winded)

[Gothic_Goddess]

Willsanaughtyboy, Thank you.
I do between 3km - 7km most mornings on eliptical trainer and do some workouts on total body gym thing.
I try to watch what i eat, and am geting better at that.
Most of my family are fat, rellos even distant cussins. Aparently we have a "fat gene" that makes it hard to lose weght.
Dunno if its medicaly true or if my family are telling porkies (no pun intended lol)

It was good advise and even when you know these things sometimes reading it from from someone else makes it stick ifyou know what i mean?

[thirdchild]

Starvation works for me.

[threebratts3]

Originally Posted by thirdchild

Starvation works for me.

Yup me 2 and also stress and depression helps alot

[Gothic_Goddess]

You see thats the thing befor having kids i was anorexic and i get to the point were i can fast upto 7days on just water cold water, but i dont want to do that.
Im fat now cos when i started eating when i found out i was pregnate, i didnt know when to stop cos i always felt hungry cos i didnt eat or ate verry little.
I didnt know i was pregnate and did a 7day fast and i lost 1 baby, yup i was having twins and i have a beautiful boy but he is a reminder at what price i payed.
It never gose away (restriction of food ect) but i try not to listen to it.

Im sorry if ive said to much.

[Tange]

I Don't do programs....

I watch what I eat cut down the carbs and sweets. And drink plenty of water

I have lost 8lbs so far this yr.

When i was younger (HS days) I tried Starvation but that is NO way to do it, it does more harm then good

[willsanaughtyboy]

Originally Posted by Gothic_Goddess

Im sorry if ive said to much.

No. this place is good for that. You never say to much. for the most part were all here to help.

[Gothic_Goddess]

Originally Posted by Tange

I Don't do programs....

I watch what I eat cut down the carbs and sweets. And drink plenty of water

I have lost 8lbs so far this yr.

When i was younger (HS days) I tried Starvation but that is NO way to do it, it does more harm then good

Congrats on your weightloss Tange.
I didnt know about carbs till a chicky told me about atkins, even if i dont do Atkins ive been slowly reducing my carbs cos i ate way to many bfor and did even know it.
I only knew about calories.
Your post is so true thanx hun.

[Gothic_Goddess]

Originally Posted by willsanaughtyboy

No. this place is good for that. You never say to much. for the most part were all here to help.

Thanks babe