Healthy Weight Loss

[Novelafemme]

I lost weight while in Africa but only because I discovered that the chicken I was eating wasn't truly chicken, but rather a Ghanian delicacy known as grasscutter.

[girl_dee]

Originally Posted by Novelafemme

I lost weight while in Africa but only because I discovered that the chicken I was eating wasn't truly chicken, but rather a Ghanian delicacy known as grasscutter.

oh MY.

i once read a book about a woman who grew up in Africa as a Nomad in a large family, camel milk was the once a day meal. In the States, weight loss was something she was baffled about. She said if you wanna lose weight, spend a week in Africa.

[Novelafemme]

Originally Posted by Cajun_dee

oh MY.

i once read a book about a woman who grew up in Africa as a Nomad in a large family, camel milk was the once a day meal. In the States, weight loss was something she was baffled about. She said if you wanna lose weight, spend a week in Africa.

We were in the Central Region, so no camels for us. They do have a ton of goats but only used them as meat sources. I asked our translator why they didn't milk them and he said they have no way to refridgerate the milk. I think it was more cultural than anything.

We ate a lot of rice, boiled root vegetables and plantains. STARCH CITY!!!

[WingsOnFire]

I just started following the Live for Health book by Joel Fuhrman M.D. which basically increases your consumption of fruits and vegetables while reducing animal products as much as possible.

For my first week I really enjoyed the change. I dm still working on getting used to eating salads atleast twice a day. They have a wonderful Tex Mex salad at work and that has helped. I'm looking forward to a change in my health and my weight.

This morning I decided to walk to my doctor appointment that was about ten mins away. Baby steps is working for me.

[thedivahrrrself]

Originally Posted by Novelafemme

We were in the Central Region, so no camels for us. They do have a ton of goats but only used them as meat sources. I asked our translator why they didn't milk them and he said they have no way to refridgerate the milk. I think it was more cultural than anything.

We ate a lot of rice, boiled root vegetables and plantains. STARCH CITY!!!

Where did you visit? I am hoping to explore the Great Rift in the next few years.

[Novelafemme]

Originally Posted by thedivahrrrself

Where did you visit? I am hoping to explore the Great Rift in the next few years.

We were in Mankesim, Ghana, along the coast. I'm not sure where the Great Rift is but I do know they call Ghana the tourist's Africa since it is a good place for novice travelers to begin.

It's pretty incredible if you do go! Take lots of pictures!

[goodlilfemme]

anything is good to do if your trying to loose weight . one thing i do is walk down hill for about 2 miles on a nice day after work . the other thing i do is drink lots and i do mean lots of water . i probably drink 3 liters a day maybe more but just remember water is your friend . i also eat several small meals a day . i've noticed my weight isnt going up but right now staying the same which is a start in the right direction . anything helps . i have noticed my clothes getting looser so maybe im loosing some but i'd say one of the most important things is to feel good about what your doing and focus on what is working and feels good .

Originally Posted by shadows papa

Tommi thanks for the additional info on the BMI. I'm not and never will be a huge proponent of using this scale but I am a nutrition wonk and LOVE learning new things!

[DamonK]

I semi/sorta follow the diet MBE does.

Um. I try to. Somewhat.

I get a fair amount of physical activity daily, therefore I keep dropping weight.

My clothes that were hemmed a year ago are too big now. Way too big.

Last night I put on a button down that is now perfect on me, and 3 months ago it was way too tight.

I've no idea what I weighed when we moved to OR. I've no idea what I weigh now.

I just know my clothes are too big and that makes me happy.

[Soon]

Since Thursday, I've abstained from potatoes, rice, pasta and bread.

No exercise (yet). I can already feel a bit of a difference in how my jeans are fitting. The first few days were rough, but it IS getting easier as the days have gone by.

I think I'll keep it up for awhile and add some exercise (btw, I've heard great things about Jillian Michaels' [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Jillian-Michaels-30-Day-Shred/dp/B00127RAJY"]Thirty Day Shred[/ame] video).

[thedivahrrrself]

I'm now down 14 pounds in the last month. YAY! Thanks be to ME, of course, my dogs for wanting to walk all the time, a sweet someone who is always encouraging me along, and my awesome friend JAGG!

[thedivahrrrself]

Originally Posted by thedivahrrrself

I'm now down 14 pounds in the last month. YAY! Thanks be to ME, of course, my dogs for wanting to walk all the time, a sweet someone who is always encouraging me along, and my awesome friend JAGG!

This brings my total weight loss for the last 9 months to about 40 pounds.

[Thinker]

Originally Posted by thedivahrrrself

I'm now down 14 pounds in the last month. YAY! Thanks be to ME, of course, my dogs for wanting to walk all the time, a sweet someone who is always encouraging me along, and my awesome friend JAGG!

That is so awesome! Way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope I can get at least 8 out of my latest efforts.

[girl_dee]

Weighed in this morning, down 2.5 from a week ago! Still not a great overall loss because i was up and down but hey i'll take it!

[PinkieLee]

Originally Posted by thedivahrrrself

This brings my total weight loss for the last 9 months to about 40 pounds.

WOOHOOOOOOOO Congratulations Keep up the great work my friend!

[canmarielan]

I see everyone is werkin hard!

I LOVE reading how much support and love we all share.

I LOVE you guys.

[Tawse]

I started (again.. maybe I should just say refreshed lol) my journey on May 7th... Since then I've lost 13 pounds (as of this morning). But this time I'm doing it the way I did it the time I lost 100 pounds.. "real" food, exercise... no short cuts as it were. Lots of fruits and veggies, lots of small meals instead of hording calories so I can have a big meal later (that usually ended up consisting of something starchy and high in sodium). Plain ole - counting calories. It's what works for me.

On May 10th in 30 minutes I biked (Stationary) 7.1 miles on a course set to intensity 3 and my avg heart rate at the end was 142.

Last night - same course, same time - intensity increased to 5... I did 7.6 miles and my average heart rate was only 134.

Loving it right now! Hoping I can maintain the motivation when something plateaus - I know I can't keep improving everywhere - I just hope to continue to improve in at least one spot at all times - to keep the motivation going.

[JAGG]

Originally Posted by thedivahrrrself

I'm now down 14 pounds in the last month. YAY! Thanks be to ME, of course, my dogs for wanting to walk all the time, a sweet someone who is always encouraging me along, and my awesome friend JAGG!

So proud of you! You rawk! Keep up the good work.

[sylvie]

It's been an emotional couple of weeks for me..Good & bad.
Losing my grandmother to lung cancer, it's tearing me up inside..
But the good emotional part of my week, is the changes in me..

i'm on day 4 of my running program.. i'm getting extremely emotional after a run, that runner's high and just thinking back to one year ago and the difficulties i had, and the changes in my health losing 100 lbs has brought me so far..

So finally, this week has been one of self motivation, strength building & staying on track, despite the hard & challenging things going on in life.. So i'm proud of me for that, because i can't tell you how many times i have eyed something i shouldn't have, and wanted to get that moment of feeling good via something sugary or greasy ..

Portionwise, hasn't always been spot on.. It's something i will work on more this next week, along with the exercise.. i'm eating the right foods, staying clean and drinking a lot of water, water, water..

So proud of you ALL, been reading through posts .. Keep up the great work.
The honesty & opening ourselves up & sharing the challenges & victories really help motivate, you all rock.. ♥

Happy Healthy Thursday!

[Talon]

Originally Posted by sylvie

It's been an emotional couple of weeks for me..Good & bad.
Losing my grandmother to lung cancer, it's tearing me up inside..
But the good emotional part of my week, is the changes in me..

i'm on day 4 of my running program.. i'm getting extremely emotional after a run, that runner's high and just thinking back to one year ago and the difficulties i had, and the changes in my health losing 100 lbs has brought me so far..

So finally, this week has been one of self motivation, strength building & staying on track, despite the hard & challenging things going on in life.. So i'm proud of me for that, because i can't tell you how many times i have eyed something i shouldn't have, and wanted to get that moment of feeling good via something sugary or greasy ..

Portionwise, hasn't always been spot on.. It's something i will work on more this next week, along with the exercise.. i'm eating the right foods, staying clean and drinking a lot of water, water, water..

So proud of you ALL, been reading through posts .. Keep up the great work.
The honesty & opening ourselves up & sharing the challenges & victories really help motivate, you all rock.. ♥

Happy Healthy Thursday!

Can I just say, Sylvie...that the way you keep up the good fight, no matter what difficulties come your way, is truly admirable and inspiring....

[PinkieLee]

Well a few months ago I canceled WW. Logging/tracking food is a great concept and yes it did work for me. But, I instead of eating balanced meals, I feel like I was just eating whatever I wanted... as long as I stayed under my point range.

So, I found the app my fitness pal. Insane that it is almost exactly like the WW site, but calculated calories instead of points. It even adds in exercise. Even better... it's FREE

It was time to do damage control... so I got on the scale. Out of the 27 pounds that I had lost I had gained back 10. "The journey of 1000 miles begins with the first step".

With meals this week, I've started trying to incorporate more fruits AND veggies into every single meal. I've been giving myself a refresher course in portion control and brought back out the pretty, smaller plates (that kinda trick my my brain into thinking I'm eating a plate full of food

With every dinner I am eating a large salad (kinda like Jo does). I've added more fish & seafood to my mealplans... and more protein. I boiled up a few eggs to throw into salads or to eat with a slice of toast on my way to work in the morning.

So here we go again.

I am so very happy to see so much continued success here... y'all are definitely amazing & have worked so very hard at keeping the motivation & inspiration alive & well! Keep up the amazing work!