A Lady with a PLAN ... and a commitment issue! 3FC HELP ME!
 

Hi CrazySuperStar!
Not sure about the other stuff (hopefully you will get some input there) but I love the idea of starting off with some excercise. Walking is a GREAT beginning too:). Good luck!! Keep us posted:carrot:

Walking is definitely a step in the right direction as is drinking water!

Don't know what Tanolin CLA is the other items sound OK but what about fresh vegies and fruit, lean meat , fish or chicken ? Exercise is good but you will need to cut calories, too if you want to be successful at losing 50 pounds.

Tanolin CLA is the good fatty acid that aids in metabolism helping to recycle what i eat into energy instead of more fat. I was actually going to try Oxyelite, which is a thermogenic but I had a little help with decision making from the Introduction forum. As for my meal plan, I have already (as of today XD) cut out any form of junk and just sticking to vegies, meat, and fruit (dairy in minimum amounts) For my liquids, water is already starting to get boring after drinking like 3 liters of it, so I added Mio, the squirtable water flavoring. 0cal per squirt. I am noticing after my first dose of flaxseed some incredible gas... *sorry*, and more frequent restroom stops. Hopefully it's just a phase, but we will see how that goes in a couple of days.

So I had a boiled egg in the morning, a nature's valley oats n honey granola bar,
1 liter of water ( a dose of flaxseed oil capsule)
used the restroom before going in to work

snack was the other granola bar
some water

For lunch I had shredded romaine lettuce and shredded carrot salad with balsamic vinigrette
half a liter of water (followed by another dose of flaxseed followed by two doses of CLA)

brisk walking from the cafeteria, around the mall, back to work
finished my 3rd liter of water by then
used the restroom before returning to work

Got off, got home, seasoned spare ribs with romaine lettuce and tomato salad
with light fat free italian dressing
maybe a glass or two of water with Mio flavoring
quick shower
then here

How am I doing so far? should I make any changes?
I wanna make sure Im doing things right for my body... I appreciate all honesty and advise :D

Do you set a calorie goal? I have a calorie intake that i make sure not to exceed every day. It keeps me on track because i make more conscious decisions. I eat a lot of salads, fruits, veggies. I just started retaking a multivitamin and if i need oil for anything i try to use coconut oil. I try not to use oil at all if i can help it though.

I love water, and i hate it. I love it when i love it but sometimes its hard tod rink as much as i want/need to drink in a day. I add a splash of lemon, and i drink it quicker. Right now water is what im struggling with!

I prob would have started with a general multivitamin, but ok.

On the exercise -- if you can step in at 60 min, cool. But if you find you can't, crank it down to 30, then raise it more slowly to 45, then 60.

What about trying to earn a PALA? Maybe that would help you stay on track?

https://www.presidentschallenge.org/index.shtml

A.

I've been walking every day during the work week for my lunch break. 55 minutes, very fast, total of 36-40 blocks. I've lost 36 pounds since January 1st.

I also count my calories on myfitnesspal.com, drink at least 110 ounces of water a day, and exercise on weekends and sometimes in the evenings with a dvd.

I snack on fruits & veggies only. You might want to re-think the granola bars, only because they tend to have a lot of sugar, but other than that your plan sounds fabulous. Good luck, you can do it!