I feel so defeated...

[CrimsonDiamond]

Last Wednesday, I decided to go on low carb since I heard people had alot of success on it. I went to the market and bought veggies and chicken. Just when i was about to start, the un-thinkable happened... My grandma passed away from kidney and liver failure. It devastated me. I'm not emotional, so i tend to eat my emotions. It's a trait I just found out about. My family bought TONS and TONS of fatty foods for the repass, and of course, I ate it. Now today, i took my weight and found out i'm 298!! I am so broken. I'm darn near about to cry. I have an appointment with my nuitrionist and Endo next thursday. This time it's personal!!! I NEED to lose weight! I can't be this fat! I'm only 16 And with that, I was wondering if someone could be my fitness partner?~ I want to be able to go and fit smaller sizes and be able to go to concerts without feeling self-concious of my weight. It pains me so much. And i know it'll be hard(er), since i have Pcos... But I know I'll win this battle. So wish me luck my fun pcosers' and happy losing

[onagain1]

First, I am so sorry about your grandmother.

But you are not defeated. It sounds as though you have made the decision to pick yourself up and start again. That's all we can do. You can't change the past, but you can change your future!

[JEN3]

Sorry to hear about your loss.

[crystalchuckgracie]

i have pcos too, and you WILL lose weight doing low carb, just do low fat low carb, meaning try to eat lean meats and low fat cheese. i have struggled too, and you are so young that you will lose it rather well. just please do it now and do not wait till you are like me and have 2 kids and about to hit 30. the older you get the harder it is. i am so sorry about your grand mother. i am an emotional eater too, so now i eat pickles, cucumbers, or things like that when i want to eat all the time. YOU CAN DO THIS!

[astrophe]

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss!

But don't beat yourself over it, or the stress eating. Take a deep breath and move forward.

"Life is Hard, Food is Easy" could help if you are an emotional eater.

http://www.amazon.com/Life-Hard-Food.../dp/0895261456

I know it can be harder at 16 when you don't have control of all the groceries, cookery, meal events, etc.

But take it one step at a time.

Maybe this will help you when you go see the nutritionist?

Here's the PCOS exchanges....

Nutrition Summary from The Dietian's Guide to PCOS

Maybe s/he can further fine tune it for your case.

GL!
A.

[happynottsgirl]

You are so young! I really admire people who take control of their health when they are young (my little brother was one).

You can do this!!! My recommendation is not to have an all-or-nothing mentality. Start tweaking, idk take out soda first (an example). Usually i f you haven't been doing any kind of food control prior you will lose at first without too many efforts (I know the PCOS slows it down).

Anyway, so maybe be learning how to cook healthy food you can drop the first chunk of weight and then you keep on tweaking from there? That's how I've done it. Also I see the process like a wave, ups and downs, the important thing is to come back stronger and smarter each time and minimize the downs (both frequency and length ).

[Lovely]

I'm so sorry to hear of your grandmother passing.

You're doing the right things for yourself now. You're going to a nutritionist, you'll come up with a food plan, and you want to start exercising.

Do a little something extra healthy each day, and the weight will come off. Plus with the benefits of exercise you'll feel better as it does eventually melt away =) Keep at it

[CrimsonDiamond]

Originally Posted by onagain1

First, I am so sorry about your grandmother.

But you are not defeated. It sounds as though you have made the decision to pick yourself up and start again. That's all we can do. You can't change the past, but you can change your future!

I did^^ Thanks for the support I know I can do this~

[CrimsonDiamond]

Originally Posted by Kit in AZ

Sorry to hear about your loss.

Thank you. She's in a better place That usually takes the sting off the fact she's gone.

[CrimsonDiamond]

Originally Posted by crystalchuckgracie

i have pcos too, and you WILL lose weight doing low carb, just do low fat low carb, meaning try to eat lean meats and low fat cheese. i have struggled too, and you are so young that you will lose it rather well. just please do it now and do not wait till you are like me and have 2 kids and about to hit 30. the older you get the harder it is. i am so sorry about your grand mother. i am an emotional eater too, so now i eat pickles, cucumbers, or things like that when i want to eat all the time. YOU CAN DO THIS!

I hope so I am pretty much banking on the fact that I am young. Hopefully that would make it alittle more easier;D
And thank you I know she's in a better place

[CrimsonDiamond]

Originally Posted by astrophe

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss!

But don't beat yourself over it, or the stress eating. Take a deep breath and move forward.

"Life is Hard, Food is Easy" could help if you are an emotional eater.


I know it can be harder at 16 when you don't have control of all the groceries, cookery, meal events, etc.

But take it one step at a time.

Maybe this will help you when you go see the nutritionist?

Here's the PCOS exchanges....



Maybe s/he can further fine tune it for your case.

GL!
A.

Thanks, I'll check out the book And thank you^^ I know I'll see her again (Apperently in order for me to reply I had to take out the links^^)

[CrimsonDiamond]

Originally Posted by happynottsgirl

You are so young! I really admire people who take control of their health when they are young (my little brother was one).

You can do this!!! My recommendation is not to have an all-or-nothing mentality. Start tweaking, idk take out soda first (an example). Usually i f you haven't been doing any kind of food control prior you will lose at first without too many efforts (I know the PCOS slows it down).

Anyway, so maybe be learning how to cook healthy food you can drop the first chunk of weight and then you keep on tweaking from there? That's how I've done it. Also I see the process like a wave, ups and downs, the important thing is to come back stronger and smarter each time and minimize the downs (both frequency and length ).

That's what I'll do^^ And I cook (My mom started college, so I am the second best cook in the house My dad can't cook if his life depended on it) But yeah, I'll surely get to itXD

[CrimsonDiamond]

Originally Posted by Lovely

I'm so sorry to hear of your grandmother passing.

You're doing the right things for yourself now. You're going to a nutritionist, you'll come up with a food plan, and you want to start exercising.

Do a little something extra healthy each day, and the weight will come off. Plus with the benefits of exercise you'll feel better as it does eventually melt away =) Keep at it

I've actually been to the nutritonist before, but I never really took her information seriously. I mean, I knew it was good, but... I guess I wasn't paying attention^^ I have to really pay attention this time

My question is... Will walking and excerising with my Kinect alone help me lose weight?^^

[Lovely]

Originally Posted by CrimsonDiamond

My question is... Will walking and excerising with my Kinect alone help me lose weight?^^

In a word, Yes.... this comes with a "but", though.

If you meant "Will walking and Kinect be enough exercise?", then yes! Whatever activity you want to do is enough. Especially as you build it into a habit. Once it's a habit for you, then depending on how much you're doing you can build it up to more time or keep the same time add a little intensity. This doesn't have to be until down the road after you've gotten used to doing activity that you find fun or manageable =)

BUT - Without reducing your food intake in some manner, exercise alone is not likely to help you shed as much weight. In fact, some people who exercise without watching their food intake get hungrier (from doing more physical work) and end up eating more. Thus "canceling out" the weight loss from exercise. That doesn't, however, cancel out the benefits of exercising. The benefits of more movement alone are fantastic which is why exercise is recommended for most anyone who is physically healthy to do so. It's just that exercise alone is not the only thing the body needs to drop excess weight.

Ye olde "Eat less. Move more." phrase comes to mind.

[Chubbykins]

I'm sorry for your loss!
I wish you best of luck/courage on your weight loss journey.