Healthy Weight Loss

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Dance-with-me

Hi, I'd like to join in with this thread.

I am an anti-dieter for many reasons, and want simply to focus on eating good, healthy foods in reasonable portions with occasional treats in moderation and a strong focus on local/seasonal eating, and moving my body as much as I need it to move for stress reduction, heart health, and to increase my strength, endurance and flexibility. I've found that when I focus on that instead of on the scale or any other outward measure, not only do I feel better, but that the pounds and inches also naturally fall off - and I certainly doing go looking for them.

I liked what cajun_dee just posted. I'm a strong believer that fake processed crap masquerading as "diet food" is the worst thing for me. I'd much rather have a reasonable portion of real butter over a blob of "reduced fat spread, some good-quality olive oil, flavored vinegar and some herbs and a bit of strong hard cheese than "fat free salad dressing," and I'd rather have a small portion of a really excellent cheesecake or brownie than an entire package of "reduced fat" or "sugar free" cookies. If I have quality, substance, and real foods, my cravings for the crap are greatly reduced.

My downfall is sugar and alcohol. I enjoy having a drink in the evening, but my waistline definitely thinks it's a bad idea. And sugar.... Definitely have to get a grip on my sugar consumption. My other problem is forgetting to eat meals, whether it's breakfast, lunch or dinner: I feel like I'm fine at the time, but then later on I'm focused on getting whatever I can find quickly and easily into my system.

Is there a thread anywhere for sharing recipes? I'd love to share and get more ideas on things that are easy to fix, delicious, and relatively healthy.

There is. I can't find it right this moment, but there is one.

[Gemme]

Here are a couple that I found real quick that may or may not help, depending on what you are specifically looking for.

http://www.butchfemmeplanet.com/foru...ead.php?t=4500

http://www.butchfemmeplanet.com/foru...ead.php?t=2353

http://www.butchfemmeplanet.com/foru...read.php?t=416

[Kelt]

Hey healthies,

It's been a bit since I was in here much, but I want to keep a promise. Just over a year ago I put up my first annual report on my weight loss. Some of you will remember that I spent a year in here getting tremendous support and encouragement from you while working on my health. It paid off and I lost the weight.

I said then that I would let you all know how things were going and that I would come back to check in whether it be good news or bad. A good way to set up ongoing accountability with the folks who helped me so much. Well, it's good news, one year in maintenance and the weight is still off.

It hasn't been without its pitfalls, I still struggle at times. I have been able to learn more about my own triggers and what happens if I make a bad decision. Like others have stated in here, for me stress seems to be the thing that sets off bad food choices. I've had a pocketful this year although much less than other people in here.

I have turned to processed food, specifically grain and sugar, to numb things when I felt like I needed that. It was, of course, a bad idea. Just like any other "drug" I would get brain fog, apathy, fatigue, and not-give-a-damn results. I have stayed within a 20lb range from 10 too low to 10 too high, but overall I am satisfied with my first year of this.

Going forward into the next year I will focus on balance. I will work on narrowing the "wiggle room" to a range of 10lb instead of 20. I will reorder my exercise routine to be a bit less obsessive and focus on optimizing my nutrition further for even better overall health. Learning more and better stress management techniques will also be key.

I have faithfully kept up with this thread and will continue to read. If I have a resource to share or something positive to contribute, I will. I applaud everyone in here and cheer you on everyday. I'm also going to stay accountable to you. Maintenance is easier than loss, but still requires vigilance.

You guys are aces, and to Jo in particular, thank you for having this thread. It probably saved my life.

[Cowboi]

Crossfit=puke.

[Heavenleahangel]

Good Evening to all my gettin-healthy peeps! I decided to start going to the gym so I went twice this week. I have to start out really slow as I have not yet recovered fully from the chemo and my muscles are very weak (read as gone...lol). But I have actually thought about everytime I went to eat something and asked "Why am I eating this? Am I bored? In pain?" I officially lost 3 pounds!!! I am stoked!!!

[Andrea]

Yesterday was one of those days I could have allowed myself to eat for comfort. Or I could have chosen to give up my new healthy ways because what's the use anyway....

I am refusing to allow this bump in my road to dictate my health. I will push on. What I could use is an AMEN from my support team.

I have set the Presidential Debate up to record so I can go to the gym tonight without concern about missing it. And we have fish tacos planned for dinner so there is no chance we will succumb to the hungrys and grab processed foods to eat.

[Gráinne]

This morning was one of those times in which I'm so efficient, I scare myself. We were all out the door early, with the result that I could go to the early Zumba class at my gym .

Zumba is a dance workout based on Latin, African and Caribbean beats. Believe me, it's a whole-body workout. I think I lost my booty bone and shimmy muscles long ago, and everything else hasn't moved like that in years. It's probably illegal for a bunch of middle-aged women to move like that, shhhh!

This time I'm focusing on movement that I enjoy, not something to push myself through to reshape this or that part, or to lose weight. If I'm exercising for any of those reasons, I won't keep it up. However, allow my mind to go to naughty and come up with ideas on applying Zumba to more intimate moments, and it's "What time is class tomorrow evening?" :lol:. Hey, whatever works!

The best thing about my movement movement (ha!) is that I don't feel like eating junk after I've done all that work. It's already helped my mood a lot.