Resolute

[docwebster]

Perhaps a better subject for this would have been Tired. You'll understand why in just a moment or three, I think.

Genties and ladlemen, I am tired.

I am tired of looking like a beachball with legs. I am tired of wheezing for breath when I do something so simple as schlep a particularly full basket of laundry upstairs. I am tired of so simple an activity as feeding my cats in the morning being cause for immense back pain.

Here and now I'm swearing to the lot of yez I am going to get myself in a physical condition where I *don't* move around like an asthmatic pregnant heifer. So help me Ghu, it ends. Not here and now, because unless some kind soul among yez has a magic wand handy, this will take time.

But the journey of a thousand miles, and all that.

Comments

[cecidi.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

i'm beside you all the way, if you need love and support.. i'm always here.

take care of yourself, i've got plans to paint the town red with my favorite doc.

Good luck

[allah-sulu.livejournal.com]

I know quite a number of people who've had astonishing results with the Atkin's diet.

[fimbrethil.livejournal.com]

Good luck. Cheering section available should you need it.

[dethinwntr.livejournal.com]

I admit to being on weight watchers, and working out atleast 3 times a week. It's hard as hell to lose for me though. One positive is that the bigger you are the easier it's supposed to be to lose weight starting out. Once it starts to go, as long as you stick too it, it comes off pretty nicely until you hit your "plateau"
This is what I've witnessed thus far. My girlfriend who had 60 lbs on me, now only has 40 lbs on me :), with about the same general routine, and she loses an average 1-2 lbs a week. Me on the other hand, I'm luck to drop 1 lb a week but I'm fitter feeling I guess.

Good Luck to you !

good luck and advice

[(Anonymous)]

first, remember that this is a lifelong process of changing how you live, and only part of that is eating...this means that you should just do your best to be healthy, eat right (avoid fad diets) and slowly increase your activity level at a rate that works for you. Try informational websites like www.fitday.com which will help you determine how much you take in and expend in calories everyday. If you average about 500 calories a day diffence in the amount you eat vs. the amount you expend, you will lose a pound a week. And trimming 500 calories a day is pretty easy.

Take it slow and do it for life! Good luck! :)

I'm here for ya!!

[hellodali.livejournal.com]

I don't know how much you keep up whith my LJ, but I have been posting alot about my changes and weight loss. I hit the 50 pound mark last week. I am still very huge, I needed to lose 170, but hey only 120 left to go. There are several posts in my LJ where I detail what it is I am doing to lose the weight. But I can tell you straight out that the biggest things you can do is STOP eating fast foods and junk foods. I think you will find that 99.999% of the fat and calories and cholesterol in the modern american diet comes from these two things. This is NOT the food humans were built to eat and it's absolutly killing everyone. Also, I don't know how much Food Network you watch, but I watch alot. It helps to inspire me to be more creative when I cook, which I do ALOT more of now that I have to prepare everything I eat. So I try to make everything I eat the best it can possibly be. Here are a few pointers that have worked for me.

- Don't count calories, count fat and carbs. I have no idea how many calories I eat daily. But I eat around 20 grams of fat and 150 carbs.

- Replace butter with butter spray, there are a couple of brands to choose from. It is very low fat, even light margerine has 7 grams. Replace sugar with either nutra sweet or spenda, i prefer splenda, it's made with surgar and doesn't have any aftertaste.

- Read the labels on everything before you buy it. It takes you longer to shop, but you will learn alot and after a while and you MUST go by the portion size listed on the box. If you find you are not getting enough to eat and are starving all the time, add another fresh vegtable to you mean. We usually have a salad at every meal and usually soup too, but you have to read the label on the soup.

- Make everything as fresh as possible. We do the bulk of our shopping at the farmers market. Eat fruit everyday.

- Fry nothing. I bake and grill and sautee (in cooking spray) everything.

- Try not to cut any corners on quality, since you are already depriving yourself of stuff you like/love. You deserve the best of what you can have now.

- Time is going to pass anyway. You can either do something or not, but next year will get here. If you had started last year you would be done by now. :) Think about the things that you want to do but can't now. Stuff you used to love to do that you will be able to do again. For me it's hiking and camping and biking. I used to love to do that stuff and haven't been able to for well over a decade. I'm sick of it. I want my life to be complete with all my interests. :)

- take vitamins daily, don't wanna miss out on anything you need.


....Doctors say that 2 pounds a week is the proper amount to not screw up you motabolism. It's slow, but that's just they way it is. I average about 2 pounds a week. It works, it's easy, but you have to really want to make the change. If you really want it, it's not that hard. If you want to or need to, feel free to talk to me about it. I'll help you out all I can. You can do it, anybody can. My diet is logical. It's less a diet and more a lifestyle change and it works, it really really does. :)

Re: I'm here for ya!!

[hellodali.livejournal.com]

...also I'd like to add, I know you are a fellow fan of Iron Chef. I bought an Iron Chef apron and wear it when I cook, it helps!! :) Get out there and CREATE I tell you!! :)

Re: I'm here for ya!!

[allah-sulu.livejournal.com]

take vitamins daily, don't wanna miss out on anything you need.

That might be one of the most important things you said. It's very easy when dieting (especially if you're doing anything "extreme") to miss out on important vitamins or minerals. And just taking a multivitamin isn't necessarily enough -- Last major diet I was on, I was having major problems with painful leg cramps waking me up in the middle of the night. Turns out I wasn't getting enough Potassium; so in addition to the daily multivitamin, I was taking additional potassium supplements (after a while, I was taking four or five different vitamin/mineral pills a day, just to make sure I wasn't missing anything or in response to side-effects I was discovering along the way)...

I'm fighting an urge to sing The Charles Atlas Song at you...

[ladyotterfae.livejournal.com]

*applause*

I'm around here if you need someone to go walk with or something.

be sure you have your glucose levels taken before you start out. that makes a difference in what you can do effectively.

good luck man

[13dreams.livejournal.com]

i lost the most weight when i went out dancing 4 nights a week and i felt a lot better that i was active... i think aerobic style excercise is best for losing weight for me.. not sure about what is best for you because everyone has a different body and blood type.. the blood type you have actually is what can be the most effective way of dictating what your body needs to live on properly... and what will help you with in the long run.

try
http://www.dadamo.com/
http://weightloss.about.com/cs/bloodtypediet/
or the book Eat right 4 your type

hehe.. kinda fitting isn't it.. blood type and all. *grin*
some people say its a load of shit.. but i've seen it work for a lot of people
so the only thing you can do is try.

diet is important but don't forget excercise...

i'm with ya on this one .. i still need to lose about 50 more pounds to be back to my original weight

good luck to you

[havoknkaos.livejournal.com]

The Atkins diet helped me to lose 60 pounds last year. It's very effective.

That, and a little bit of physical moving about. :)

Good vibes headed your way.

[hellodali.livejournal.com]

The Atkins diet scares me. I don't think anybody should cut out all of one thing and go overboard on another. All that fat just can't be good for you. Besides, Dr. Atkins had a heart attack earlier this year. That says alot to me at least. :)

[havoknkaos.livejournal.com]

Let's start with: http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/diet.fitness/04/25/atkins.diet/

This addresses the heart attack caused by infection of the heart tissue that the 71 year old Dr. Atkins had while working full time at his family practice.

From there, we'll hit: http://atkinscenter.com/why/debunking-the-myths.htm

And just for kicks, we'll touch on another Doctor's take on low-carb diets:
http://abcnews.go.com/onair/2020/2020_991206_carbohydrates_feature.html

We won't get into the fact that ketosis is a natural function that works to eliminate fats from body tissue.

Or the fact that up until about 300 years ago, man's diet (except, of course, in civilised areas) consisted of primarily meat - except in late summer and fall, when the grains were harvested. Then, they ate carbs, got fat, and survived the lean winters.

And it's a "low-carb" diet, not a "no-carb" diet; you're not cutting out all carbs, just most of them.

[nsingman.livejournal.com]

You can do this, and every step you take makes you a bit healthier.

I've been low-carb dieting for three years now, with some success (46" waist to 34" waist - I don't know how much I weighed at the apex, because I was scared to step on a scale). I'm still not thin, and I'm still ugly (I did this for health, not looks) but I have much better habits.

I've never heard of a magic bullet, though you'll get lots of different advice. The common threads of successful dieters generally involve regimens that they can live with, and ever-increasing amounts of exercise. I can live with the low-carb thing. As far as exercise, I started by walking to the bus stop, then started doing daily stationary bike rides, then began weight workouts and much longer, regular walks (3-4 miles, 4 or 5 times weekly).

The best of luck to you in your quest for better health.

[dandelion-diva.livejournal.com]

Hey sweetie, if you need anything, let me know.

I'm a *great* cheerleader (which is odd, 'cause I'm really not into the whole pleated skirt thing...) and if you need a pep talk or something, I'll do my very best, 'cause I love ya, babe and I want you happy.

Gesi

[lizzibabe.livejournal.com]

Good luck, sweetie. J and I have been *trying* to get more exercise this summer, but there've been days when it's just been too blazing *hot* to even go out and go to the pool. tons of damn excuses, too hot, too tired. I almost wish i lived down by you, or vice versa, because i really need an exercise buddy. Somebody with whom i've got a regular date to take walks, or go to a fitness center or something. Hope you do better than i did.

oh, quick note: if y'all go out to restaurants, eat half your portion and save the other half for lunch the next day. I read that a restaurant entréé can have up to 2,000 calories. I've been trying to avoid appetizers, and desserts in restaurants. and F'cryin out loud, *don't* call it a diet. that'll mess up your head. call it "portion control" or "eating healthy". the word diet gives me the screaming abdabs and i want to run and hide.

[meglimir.livejournal.com]

*hug* Good luck! If I had a magic wand I'd share it with you. Best advice IMHO, for whatever diet you choose: Be persistent, but allow for "diet breaks" - just get back on track right away.