Restarting my Weight Loss journey

[Marissa@MKmorphs]

Thank you so much for your kind words! I try not to let my size hold me back, I just have to work twice as hard to do it compared to average sized people


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[Kaorte]

I just started dieting this week but my weight loss goal isn't too far away. I am currently 172lbs at 5'-3" and I'd like to get down to 140 or 130. My best friend had a lot of success on the nutrisystem weight loss system, so I am giving it a try for a few months. Saves me money because I'm not going out for lunch everyday and helps keep my calorie intake low.

I eat about 5-6 times a day, but very small snacks (except for breakfast/lunch/dinner). I try to eat slower which makes you fill up faster. Its really all about portion control and eating food that is good for you. I've started snacking on natural nuts, greek yogurt, light cheeses, and veggies.

It is hard for me because I really love food, especially junk food and chocolate. Self control is hard, especially when I have a fridge full of food in front of me. I try to keep myself occupied in other ways so I'm not just on the couch eating. Yoga, walking the dog, biking, crochet/knitting, playing with reptiles. Just keep yourself busy

We should make a bp.net weight loss thread so we can all get support from each other. That would be nice

[Jyson]

I went through a weight loss transition as well and lost 67 lbs. in 18 months. Before that I'd tried dieting and it never worked. From what I've gained in my experience, losing weight isn't a race, it's an education. Learning about your body (ie how many calories you need, how many calories you're giving it, what your body feels like in a healthy state vs unhealthy state, etc.) is a great way to start a healthy lifestyle transition, and I think that is where most diets fail people. Most diets tell you to do this, this and that, and you'll lose weight. But the end result is you learn nothing from it. How I started my transition was looking up how many calories my body needed to lose weight and maintain itself via online calorie calculator and then just simply reading the nutritional facts on everything before I ate it. Also, just take baby steps. A bodybuilder friend of mine told me "the worse thing you can do is diet and exercise all at once, you'll get overwhelmed and give up. Just focus on dieting then maybe 6 months to a year later work on exercising."

Here's the calorie calculator I used.
http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

Hope this is helpful!

[Marissa@MKmorphs]

I'm going to be making videos tracking my weight loss progress, struggles, successes, etc.

Here is the first video!




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[rasslinrinyu]

First of all the best of luck on this journey. Second, the fact that you are being open about it and holding yourself accountable is awesome. Its difficult and scary to put it out there for everyone to see because then people know if you fail. If you want it bad enough you wont fail though, you might stumble sometimes but never fail. I coach high school wrestling so Im always dealing with people trying to loose weight. I was overweight most of my life and just this past year I lost 60lbs, starting doing triathalons and such. Ill throw in my 2 cents for some help.

1) Dont get too hung up on the scale, your weight will fluctuate at times. Go off of waist measurements. Get a pair of jeans you want to fit in to and see how you keep progressing toward that. Weighing is great when you loose but if you gain a pound it can be depressing but there are so many factors in short term weight (water retention, muscle being built, etc)

2) Drink plenty of water. When you feel like snacking have a big glass of water, wait for 5-10 minutes and see if your still hungry.

3) Find fun things to do. I enjoy kayaking, rock climbing, and obviously wrestling. I still run/lift and the normal stuff but if working out is fun you are more likely to do it. Some places have adult dodge ball teams or kick ball teams. I used to do racquetball a lot before moving a few years ago. Bottom line, keep it fresh and interesting and youll be more likely to keep at it.

Keep us updated and best of luck!

[4Ballz]

Mine starts tomorrow!!

Did some hardcore drinking and food binging to get it out of the way.

Best of luck to you.

My weight vest and I will meet again!!

[JackSprat]

im currently working on losing weight too because i put on 30lbs and didnt even notice until i couldnt fit in any of my pants. (pretty easy to do) it really caught me by surprise. anyway, something that really helps me is finding treats that are low calorie. theres lots of stuff online .. recipes etc that have helped me. i, like most people, love fast food. i started making my own version of favorite fast food stuff. just had a 'mcmuffin' but i made it on a whole grain muffin with turkey sausage. i make lasagna and tacos with turkey instead of beef too. i try to eat a fruit or vegetable with every meal so it will fill me up more without going back for seconds or thirds. i fell off the wagon a few times already (started a month ago) and decided to eat fast food for breakfast lunch and dinner but got back on track the next day. i force myself to just walk around the block everyday and now im running. its easy to get impatient cuz its such a slow process. again, thanks for sharing! your courage is inspiring.

[rasslinrinyu]

im currently working on losing weight too because i put on 30lbs and didnt even notice until i couldnt fit in any of my pants. (pretty easy to do) it really caught me by surprise. anyway, something that really helps me is finding treats that are low calorie. theres lots of stuff online .. recipes etc that have helped me. i, like most people, love fast food. i started making my own version of favorite fast food stuff. just had a 'mcmuffin' but i made it on a whole grain muffin with turkey sausage. i make lasagna and tacos with turkey instead of beef too. i try to eat a fruit or vegetable with every meal so it will fill me up more without going back for seconds or thirds. i fell off the wagon a few times already (started a month ago) and decided to eat fast food for breakfast lunch and dinner but got back on track the next day. i force myself to just walk around the block everyday and now im running. its easy to get impatient cuz its such a slow process. again, thanks for sharing! your courage is inspiring.

I love your fast food ideas. Thats an awesome way to get what you want and cut the calories down. Bonus points for creativity there!

[Marissa@MKmorphs]

2 week update!

In the past two weeks through clean eating and exercise I have lost almost 5 pounds!

I joined a gym on Sunday (youfit, only $10 a month!), had my free hour Lon personal training session yesterday, and signed up to have a training session twice a week for the next year!

I'll be doing this weeks vlog later today.

I'll post that on here later for those of you that are interested


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[Marissa@MKmorphs]

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