Nutrition and exercise!

[The Shirt]

You didn't kill it! I think it's possible to see a difference in firming over a relatively short time. I'm very jiggly (was) and have been on WW for a month losing 10 lbs and biking like a madwoman this summer.

Good for you - I always wanted to go the route of getting a trainer - it's just not in the financial cards right now.

[Lillemor]

I've been avoiding this thread. It's really playing on my feelings of guilt I'm only 147cm so a few kilos gain really show and while I won't obsess over fitness and actually won't go to a gym or do anything more extreme than walk or ride my bike but I do have to care if I want to be able to fit my clothes, and perhaps I have to care more than taller people because even a fluctuation of a 2-3 kilos means I have to buy larger clothes or have clothes in 2-3 different sizes which I can't afford and 2-3 kgs weight gain really does change my appearance and makes my already round face look fuller.

I prefer to weigh around 50kgs and when I go a couple of kilos over that, I know I have to watch it. This is my personal choice, it's not BMI ideal which is closer to 47 but I'm just not willing to have to make the fitness and diet commitments to maintain a weight under 50kgs.

I've been having a few too many alcoholic drinks, icecreams and white bread recently. Starchy foods and alcohol always makes me gain weight fast and feel lethargic. I'm around 53-54kgs right now, so I want to lose 4 or so kilos within the next few months. I know this isn't showing much commitment. I guess that's part of the reason why I've always struggled to maintain a healthy weight. According to my GP and any BMI chart, 54kgs puts me right into the lower end of overweight which is frustrating. This is perhaps the thing I hate the most about being so short.

From having lost 22 kgs. last year, I know that it's much easier for me to lose a few kilos when I'm slim than when I'm overweight. For nearly a decade I struggled to get under 72,5 kgs. to just 70kgs. It felt as if nothing helped. Now I can shed a few kilos over 1-2 weeks all depending on how dedicated I am to eating healthily and going for my walks and bike rides.

[Darhling]

any advice for de-poofing one self in a few days? Got a photoshoot coming up starting on saturday..

[Lillemor]

any advice for de-poofing one self in a few days? Got a photoshoot coming up starting on saturday..

Avoid champagne and other fizzy drinks, avoid wheat based breads; white bread...uhm...drink plenty of tap water! Get lots of sleep. I'm not kidding, I can shed a kilo by sleeping two more hours than usual I think salt is water retaining too so be careful with salty foods too. Disclaimer: This works for me, usually anyways. It may or may not work for others. I think staying off sugar is another advice I've heard. Cardio exercises of any type are supposedly good too. I wouldn't really know because I won't do anything beyond walking and bike riding.

[Paisley]

any advice for de-poofing one self in a few days? Got a photoshoot coming up starting on saturday..

Lay off anything with wheat in it--that's what works for me.

[hotrodmama0201]

I'll go along, eating what I want and not exercising regularly (I know I'm bad) until I notice my favorite dress or pair of trousers has mysteriously shrunk in the wash (Oh no!, How'd that happen?! ) Then, I become a health nut for about six months, eating organic and semi vegetarian, walking four miles a day, doing yoga every morning. Then, back to the slacking off, it's a vicious cycle with me.

You just described me exactly.

Right now I am going back to health nut. Me and my husband have been super broke for the past few months, so I've been living on Ramen, mac n cheese, hamburger helper.....But now we're starting to catch up so that means I can once again afford healthier food. I just made out our grocery list for the week and wrote myself up a little eating plan. It's semi-vegetarian, no red meat or pork, no fried foods, no refined sugars, and lots of vegetables, occasional lean fish and chicken, and lots of whole grains and beans.
The poor man's diet has really caught up to me, I think I've put on about 10 lbs, or so in the past 3 months. I have yet to step on the scale cause I know it will upset me even more.

[ShesSoVaVaVoom]

I've always had a weight problem, and for the last year was seeing a personal trainer, and didn't have much success because I was still going out and drinking and having late dinner with friends, then going home to sleep. I'm my own worst habit! I'm on a strict regiment now, though I am healthy as can be, it's a preventative measure against family history of heart disease. it also wouldn't be so awful to be able to wear whatever I want!

been looking into bike riding, and and starting the personal trainer again next week, which I'm super excited about after about 2 months of not being able to go to the gym. also thought about taking up a dance class, but I'm too afraid since I'm chubby, and I would be too embarrassed taking a swing class.

any of you ladys have any luck with meal replacement drinks?

[Inky]

also thought about taking up a dance class, but I'm too afraid since I'm chubby, and I would be too embarrassed taking a swing class.

You look smaller than I am in your avatar (I am 5'4" and 188 pounds today, wearing a size 12 or 14) and I went to my first swing dance class last Saturday - it was great! terrific exercise and we've been practicing the few steps we learned ever since. Dancers are so nice, no one made me feel out of place at all and even one gentleman said I had natural talent and to keep at it.

please don't avoid doing things because of size - i did that for the last 20 years and have missed so much (i lost 134 pounds in the last 15 months with gastric bypass as a last resort). I won't get that time back and I don't want you to feel this way when you get to be older. it makes me sad the opportunities I missed.

as for meal replacements, they have worked for me in the past to get weight off, but nothing helped me keep it off (yet). I am hoping this combination of nutrition and exercise I am on now will do the trick after the surgery helped me get to this point. I have 38 more to go!

Good luck and start dancing with me

[kamikat]

any of you ladys have any luck with meal replacement drinks?

If you have alot to lose, I recommend Medifast. It's 5 meal replacement drinks per day, plus one regular low fat and low carb meal. I lost 60lbs in about 7 months on it. I still have another 40lb to go, but I've stalled out.

[ShesSoVaVaVoom]

that's because the photo was taken by my chubby friend who knows the rules of photographing a chubby girl, downward angles!

congratulations to both of you on your weight loss success!! that's very encouraging and I will definately look into that meal supplement.

and maybe get the nerve to at least get some info on the dance class. one step at a time!