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2006/08/18, 09:35 AM
Hi all. I am having trouble losing 40Ibs even though I lost about 10 from the south beach diet. I usually eat a big salad for 2 meals with maybe a veggie burger or chicken breast and for breakfast I eat 2 eggs and lowfat sausage and 1 onion. I love to jog/run but it seems lately that I stopped losing weight unless I skip dinner or if I am drastic with my eating or exercise. I don't know if I can handle doing this to drop all the 40Ibs. I try to jog/walk for 1 hour and 20 minutes or 1000 calories but I think my body has adapted to it since I used to run alot when I was younger (about 4 hours straight). My eating for most of the day is well off but I get sidelined by my sister because my family is all about tasty food, such as chipotle, taco bell, etc. I try to do the core exercises and other strength training after my workout but I tend to feel so drained. I've been chubby almost all my life and since I broke up with my boyfriend, I really want to take control and feel good about myself. I just don't know how to reach my goal the healthy way without losing my hair, health, and my senses. I went down the anorexic road and thats pretty much all I know. How do those of you who lost weight the healthy way do it? I am 5 foot 9 and 180Ibs and evenly proportioned so I don't look as heavy as I weight. I want to reach a size 5 jeans or maybe 140Ibs by next summer because I want to go to California. Hm.. I am typically alone when I want to workout (ie. jogging or walking outside) and I don't like working out to tapes or inside because I get bored easily and I don't try my best. I've begged my family to help me out with my diet plan but they always seem to try to tempt me even when they say they will. My weakness is overeating and emotional eating so I've managed to stop watching tv.
How much of the time should I eat very healthy? Is two salads for meals and eating eggs in the morning ok? Or is sensible eating such as maybe a taco bell salad without the shell or chicken instead of beef ok for normal meal times or is that held out for a cheat meal? I heard that for overweight people they should hold off on too much weight training until they've lost the weight. What is too much? Are deadlifts ok with 60Ibs plus the barbell and 10Ib weights ok or are they talking stretchbands and 5Ib weights. I don't want to be a stick but when I do strength train my legs feel bigger. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
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2006/08/18, 09:52 AM
Hm.. I think I put this in the wrong thread. Sorry.
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Quoting from onelilhorangi:
Hi all. I am having trouble losing 40Ibs even though I lost about 10 from the south beach diet. I usually eat a big salad for 2 meals with maybe a veggie burger or chicken breast and for breakfast I eat 2 eggs and lowfat sausage and 1 onion. I love to jog/run but it seems lately that I stopped losing weight unless I skip dinner or if I am drastic with my eating or exercise. I don't know if I can handle doing this to drop all the 40Ibs. I try to jog/walk for 1 hour and 20 minutes or 1000 calories but I think my body has adapted to it since I used to run alot when I was younger (about 4 hours straight). My eating for most of the day is well off but I get sidelined by my sister because my family is all about tasty food, such as chipotle, taco bell, etc. I try to do the core exercises and other strength training after my workout but I tend to feel so drained. I've been chubby almost all my life and since I broke up with my boyfriend, I really want to take control and feel good about myself. I just don't know how to reach my goal the healthy way without losing my hair, health, and my senses. I went down the anorexic road and thats pretty much all I know. How do those of you who lost weight the healthy way do it? I am 5 foot 9 and 180Ibs and evenly proportioned so I don't look as heavy as I weight. I want to reach a size 5 jeans or maybe 140Ibs by next summer because I want to go to California. Hm.. I am typically alone when I want to workout (ie. jogging or walking outside) and I don't like working out to tapes or inside because I get bored easily and I don't try my best. I've begged my family to help me out with my diet plan but they always seem to try to tempt me even when they say they will. My weakness is overeating and emotional eating so I've managed to stop watching tv.
How much of the time should I eat very healthy? Is two salads for meals and eating eggs in the morning ok? Or is sensible eating such as maybe a taco bell salad without the shell or chicken instead of beef ok for normal meal times or is that held out for a cheat meal? I heard that for overweight people they should hold off on too much weight training until they've lost the weight. What is too much? Are deadlifts ok with 60Ibs plus the barbell and 10Ib weights ok or are they talking stretchbands and 5Ib weights. I don't want to be a stick but when I do strength train my legs feel bigger. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
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