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OK first day here.....I am Brit and I live in AZ but not the warm part....I am at 6500ft elevation and just stepped on the scales and I am 203!!!! 5 years ago before I quit smoking I was 140 and tottaly happy now I am a big fat cellulite pig.......I can not work out up here at all!!! Have you ever tried to go walking at 6500 ft??? HOLLY CRAP! So anyways I am not a junk food eater at all and as a matter of fact my doc is baffled at why I can not lose weight since everything I eat is healthy and not over done. I have had every test under the sun done and no health probs. Is there anyone else with the same situation minus the 6500 ft??? I have even tried prescription diet pils and not a pound gone...Something is sooooo wrong. Does anyone have any idea what i am doing wrong?

Brit

Oh Brit! There could be so many things. Do you have an account at fitday.com?

No I have not ever heard or fit day. What are they going to be able to do for me?

Yea Brit get you a fitday acc. I also use a note book to put down all I do (eating, walking, water I drink,etc..) It has realy help me as well as this site. There are loads of us here in the same boat..just start typing away...we are all here to help each other...and Welcome

its a free acc where you can keep track of your cals and fittness....you will love it ...just try.

So sorry you are having problems. I highly reccommend counting your calories at fitday, or in a notebook to see what you are taking in daily. I know before I felt that I didn't eat much, but turns out I was eating over 3,000 calories a day and didn't even realize.

About the elevation... I moved from Southern California (like 200 feet below sea level) to the mountains in Nevada (like 6000 feet above) and I thought I was going to die the first day I walked to school. But everyday it got a little easier, and then it was no problem. Maybe try a little at a time?

Thanks guys!!!

Ok I went to fit day and signed up. I have tried WW and on there you have so many points you can use and I was doing fine. Still no weight loss though. I guess I will try this and see what I can do....I can not seem to find a scale that says how many calories I should consume to loose.....any ideas there?

Brit

Brit? if you click on my fitday link, you can have a sneak preview.

I'm not sure what difference the elevation thing is gonna have so whatever I say is a guess at best. What does fitday say under calories burned before you add any activities?

Sweety, it is always so heartbreaking when we finally come to the realization we aren't who we want to be. Listen to the other posters. Get on a good calorie counting program, start slow with the walking and your body will eventually adjust to the high elevation. After all, if we weren't able to adjust, there would be no mountain climbers, right?

Break your goals down into small increments, like 5 lbs at a time, give yourself a non food treat when you reach a goal, like a new bottle of nail polish, a nice new book, etc. Make bigger longer goals, like 20 lbs and do something a little more special for yourself like a new outfit. With the amount of lbs you need to lose, you can do it in nothing flat.

Good luck to you! I know you can do it!

Faye

dont forget to add your sleep in.....

see that's what i don't get, (sorry for hogging post) Why do you add in your sleep?!

I hear you on that.......I went to fit day and set myself up and added sleep...O calories burned.....so whats up???

Because if you don't add your sleep they are going to think you are being active all day. Once you add your sleep in it drops the amount of calories burned a lot.

Youve got some great advice so far! I can sympathize with the elevation, and they try to say it doesnt effect us...pshaw! Just dont give up! You'll figure this out! Fitday is an excellent place to start but you have to be completely honest..and count EVERYthing! Good luck!! have a wonderful day!

~melissa

You guys are all awesome!!! Thanks a million!!! Looks like I should be consuming a max of 1700 Calories a day......Does that sound right to you all??
Also what exercises did everyone start out with and how long did you do them for??? Thanks for helping me out!

1700 calories sounds fine. Exercise ... I used to hate that word! Just try to add more activity for starters and do the things you usually do with more vigor :)

Can you make a link to your fitday and then we can discuss it in detail .... if you'd like.

Completely depends on YOU! Some people can't walk up a flight of stairs without getting winded when they first start, so walking on a treadmill for 10 minutes at a time is an awesome first step. However, you have people like me who have been up over 300 pounds, yet I still run around with a 6-year old, wrestle with my boyfriend, play with a hyper dog...so I started out with 30 minutes on the elliptical at an increased level. Everyone has a different starting point.

My suggestion is walking and/or running. I can't run to save my life, but I can walk miiiiles without getting tired. It doesn't take any equipment other than a pair of sneakers, and you can always increase the intensity by increasing your speed or finding hills to walk up...the best exercise I can think of, really. I should do it more often :p

Thanks Jilly thats great advice!!!

hey If you are like me and a soda freak(hello my name is Leigh and its been 4m sence my last real Mountain Dew) you may want to try Crystal light it good and they have alot of different flav...I like Grape

Hey Leigh.... Yeah I drink Diet soda but no regular ones....I bought some of the Crystal light yesterday and I will use it to get my water in.....I am a normal a couple waters a day but sounds like 4 or 5 bottles is neccesary.....

ohhhhhhhhh yeaaaaaaaaaaa drink tons of the stuff myself...lol