thanks hon. i appreciate it:) i know it was alot of writing. have a great day!

No problem..
 

I do not mind it at all, I just wanted to make a few more pointers. been doing some thinking today. Figured out a few things about binge eating. Pretty much, if you dont consume enough food, you are going to binge eat, That is why you must listen to your body. I am guilty of doing this a few times, and that is why I did mess up those times.

Also, for those who do come, and collect iformation here, remember, if you are going to reduce your fat, do it the right way!! Eat foods high in fiber, such as wheat products, Avoid eating a whole lot of empty calories that white flour and sugar provide!! You can do it because you are in control!!! Eat until satisfied but eat the right thing... your body will thank and reward you.

Stay strong!!

Latisia:)

thanks t i got alot of information from you posts, i am trying.

me too. you are so inspirational!

guys, i decided to go with the richard simmons foodmover. when i was on this before i was hungry and irritable, but i am prepared to deal with that now. it is just what i need, it is lowfat, tells me how much i should be eating from each food group and the calories are already added up. it is simple, now i just have to do my part and stick with it. i have to also remember if i have a bad day, I CAN NOT QUIT!!!!!!!! i have to realize this is a life style change and it is going to take time. i have to be patient. so i may be posting back on the richard simmons board as well as here.


geez, between all this board hopping i do around here, you would have thought i would lose some weight:lol: thanks again guys. i am starting my new life tomorrow, wed, april 17.

Hello everybody.. Thanks for the comments, I do hope I am a help to anyone who comes accross these posts!! If I am I feel like my day is complete!!

Willbethin, you can do it!! I really like what you said today, If that is what works for you( richard simmons) go for it!!!

How about you, Andrea, how was your day? Also Jenny where are you at girl?? Let me know how you are doing. Just saying hey to everyone, Talk to you all later, and be strong!!

latisia

My baby has wore me out.. teething going to bed early tonight, my ac is broke too. oh well...

willbethin
 

just ask me if you have any problems questions, i think you may have had a little too much commentary.. I am gonna let you formulate your thoughts about it all. sounds good though, you can do it!!

latisia

low fat diet
 

:^: Hey T-gIRL, I think your'e right about eating lowfat. I've started eating lowfat also. The Program I'm on is called First Place. It teaches you to eat a lowfat balanced diet based on exchanges, used by the diabetic diets. So far i've lost 17lbs. since the third week in january, on this program. Overall i've lost 28lbs.
Exercise 5 days a week. We have a support program within our group. It also includes a 10 weeks of bible study, which teaches us to put Christ first in our lives and that there's other things to live for besides food. Anyway it's a great program that a person could learn to make a lifestyle change by. See Ya
:wave:

Hi everyone. Mind if I join you all? I was thinking of doing low-fat, low-cal for awhile now and thought I'd go for it. I never really ate that much fat to begin with but thought I might just start watching to see. I never add extra butter or mayo to anything I cook. I do have a quick question for you all. Do you still watch the calories you eat? I mean, you can eat a bag of sugar which has no fat but still a lot of calories. What exactly do you do? T-girl, I love Tae-Bo. What tapes do you have? I have the basic live and want to get the advanced live. How long do you all exercise for? It just seems to me that 30 minutes is too short to get good results. I don't know. I wonder why processed flours are all so bad anyway. Is it because it contains no nutritional value or is there an underlying reason for it like it makes you gain or something like that. Do you count carbs too? You guys seem really supportive and motivational. Congrats to all of your weight loss. All the numbers are amazing. I hope I can end up where you are all today!! tHANKS!!

I don't mean to get into the middle of things here but I had two comments about your post, Darmah . . .

When I started dieting over a year ago, all I did was keep my calories under 1600 and exercise 2-3x a week for 20-30 minutes and the weight dropped right off. I think as long as the 30 minutes is high enough in intensity, it does the job! :) (and if that doesnt convince you, a year earlier I started walking 2-3x a week about 30 min each .. moderate-intensity.. and ate as I normally did and 10 pounds dropped off!)

Processed carbs, from what I understand, more easily turn into sugars in your body. Basically your body can break them down much more quickly so its almost the same as eating pure sugar!

Just my 2 cents :)

Christine
195/150/130

welcome to the newcomers!:)

hi latisia!

ive had a bad week according to the scale. i gained back the 3/4 from last week plus an additional 1/4.

175/176/125

That makes me feel better about not exercising three hours a night. Now I know that 30 minutes will still make an impact on my loss. I knew that processed flours were bad, but not how bad. I always enjoyed wheat products anyway so it's all good. Now about those twinkies..... Just kidding. Twinkies=bad. You know fitday is awesome!! I've always used it but never really looked too closely at the other numbers besides calories. Luckily though, my fat intake has always been low. Anyway, have a great day everyone!

hi darm!!!

Welcome Darmah and Betty Crocker!!
 

Sorry I hadnt been on earlier, had to do a few things baby teething ac. order and such.

THanks Silence for the advice;) Very good. I agree with you too. I do the Basic Tae bo, and I walk, normally 20 or 30 minutes. I have lost weight with just one half hour exercises before, When I do strenght training I try to work all the major muscles in maybe 30 minutes, sometimes it may take longer.

As far as the processed flour, it is true that it has no nutritional quality and ends up sugar, or empty calories. just as Silence said! Also, as you know sugar is quickly absorbed, so it doesnt give you much of a satiety, or fullness, which wheat products do. THat is because they have a closer make towards its natural state, and have fiber, which is good for you, and fills you up.

Do you have SUsan Powters book stop the insanity, if not let me give you the information on calories by how I do it, It goes by weight and activity level, such as me, I try to eat around 2.000 calories a day, as long as I do my workouts. which i do!!
according to what is said, the lowest amount of calories for one on a low fat diet should be i,120, if you weigh 100 pounds and are sedentary.. Darmah, what is your activity level and weight, if you want, I will look it up for you and tell you. I do not follow the calories, thing to a te, it gives me more control.. I eyeball my meals and go, that will pass.. Once again WELCOME DARMAH>>>!!! Keep us informed ok, we will help you !! Ask all the questions you need to keep you informed as well.

Andrea, dont worry about that weight gain, try to glance back and see what may have caused it, and keep going. You can do it!! How did you do today??

Willbethin, Jenny, hello hope to hear from you all soon, and Silence, you are very much to the point!! Thanks and come again, I appreciate all your information you put out... :)

I did pretty good today, my son is better, I will be on earlier tomorrow to put out some words/ answer questions.. Whoever else wants to join, dont be shy, come on in!!

Latisia:dizzy:

Sorry Alzym, where are you at, did you jump back on?? Wanna hear from you, and Welcome. !! In case I didnt mention it. WElcome everyone who is new here. Stay positive, and motivated, You can all do it!!

Latisia;)