This has been a difficult year so far as you can probably tell from the number of posts I’ve written. I think the economy has had a lot to do with our difficulties. We’ve been extremely busy trying to build our business or at least retain the bulk of the clients that we currently serve. All of this has had a negative effect on my desire to eat healthy foods. But I have not given up, I’ve just not done as well as I would have liked. All-in-all I’ve lost 9.6 pounds.
I’m still doing weight watchers and I still believe this is the best weight loss program for me. I do the online program, which lets me easily track the food (and points) that I eat each day. It reminds me to drink water, take my vitamins and also tracks the exercise I do each day.
I have incorporated a daily exercise regiment that works well for me too. Every other day I do about an hours worth of exercise on a “Wave” machine in 15 minutes. On those days I also do 1 mile of Power Walking with Leslie Sansone. The days that I’m not doing the Wave and 1 mile of walking, I do 30 minutes or 2 miles with Leslie Sansone.
For now - it’s working well for me considering the additional stress I’ve had in 2009.
Posted on April 28th, 2009 by lizzie
Filed under: Weight Loss Ramblings, Daily Grind
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Hey - it doesn’t take much to fall off the wagon - WW can be quite helpful but I prefer to do my own thing - especially now summer is on the way, makes me want to eat less!
You could try lifting weights in the gym. It’s a great way of losing weight - you get some exercise plus you develop your muscle a little (and more muscle = faster metabolism).
I have tried some months ..
But after success, i get lost motivation
perhaps must do exercise with friends to keep the spirit
I agree that stress can be a really negative influence on weight, but it’s good that you’re continuing to lose weight! Well done!
Dear Lizzie
I have watched many people that though they exercise a lot to reduce their fat they can’t control their eating habits.I think its tough for those people to reduce their weight.
Thanks
Cathy
I think that our economy has affected many people including myself. When you are stressed, you tend not to lead a healthy lifestyle. I also find that exercise helps - I love Leslie Sansone also and do her tapes when I can’t walk outside. What is the Wave? I have not heard of it.
Hey Cathy,
I agree, exercise can be risky but for me, right now (and this could change any minute) exercise is keeping me motivated.
- Lizzie
Hey Patty,
I LOVE Leslie Sansone. I only have her one DVD, but I have to check out others. And I love the belt that came with the DVD!
The Wave - I googled it and didn’t find any sites that have the exact machine that I workout on. It’s a large, strange machine that works by shaking muscles while doing a variety of positions. They tell me that it’s good for strengthening and toning muscles and works WITH a weight loss and aerobic workout. They also said that a 15 minute workout is equal to 60 minutes of strength training in a gym. I sweat like crazy when I’m doing it, so I assume it’s doing something!
As soon as I can find more info on the machine I’ll do a post on it.
- Lizzie
Atleast you still lost weight. I was down 25lb since new year’s but gained back about 10lb in the last month and a half. I keep telling myself that I’ll start again tomorrow, but we all know how that goes. Good luck on your business.
well if you skip your routine such as exercise because of heavy work days, just maintaining your healthy diet will do, coz daily routine may serve as an exercise after all, even sitting while doing paper works for hours burns fats in your body.
Nice article, thanks.
Please keep on blogging.
I am looking forward to read your next great article.
Best regards.
My First visit. Do the best, at least, we do what we think it fun. I think that’s enough. Good Luck ..
Yeah you are right on that. It’s requires firm determination, self discipline and patience in order to achieve the desired look.
It sounds like you’re doing great! Just something consistent that will make you healthier will be good for you in the long run. You should feel proud of yourself!
I lost kilograms using the rice diet. Before breakfast, the first day you eat one grain rice, the second day you eat two grain rice …. and you continue until you eat hundred grain rice for the day and then you minimize grain for one less every day. This is a simple and effective diet.
Losing weight is never easy. I think the main thing is motivation. You have to be dedicated/motivated to lose the weight and stick to an option that works best for you. Incorporating different types of exercise is a good way to keep yourself motivated. This way you dont get bored of the exercises you are doing… I think that is crucial. Also, if you exercise with a buddy this is make you keep up or have them push you to complete a difficult task! All these methods helped me when trying to stay motivated!
Good luck and keep up the work!
It is very hard to continue to eat healthy foods when your very busy most of the time. I struggle with this same problem, and often have to put my healthy dieting on hold.
keep exercise n hope success for you.. ^_^
Weight training is a great way to lose weight especially when you do not want that weight to come back on you.
I interested to follow your way. very good info
Dont let the stress get to you in 2009. Its the 1 thing that makes dieters fail. “comfort eating” piles on the lbs.
Good Luck
Exercises are the weight to go. Just do them on a regular basis, avoid junk food and you won’t need any diets
Making changes is never easy, there will always be times when you want to revert back to your old routine. But if you stick with it you will get the results eventually, plus since you have lost weight, I’m sure more weight loss is to come! Just stay on target and keep working towards your goal.
Good luck
I agree loosing weight is never easy. I am also a little overweight and loosing some pounds is definitely harder than what everybody think of. I noticed that I get more weight if I’m stressed and pressured because I tend to eat much when I’m stressed. My cousin told me to eat small meals and not starve myself because if I do starve myself, I’ll end up eating much. I think this works for me.
Glad to see you haven’t given up on the diet. Or this blog. And don’t worry about the other stuff. You just need to have patience and ride it out. Things will get better soon.
This is really very interesting, I am impressed.
I agree that stress can be a really negative influence on weight
Good luck on your weight loss. Weight watchers has developed in to a good program. It keeps you out from eating the same things day in and day out!
Good luck with your weight loss, I know it’s a difficult thing to achieve. I did it before but fell off track. I’m going to get back into soon before it’s too late!
one simple advice to you people out there is be active walk and keep tension too away from you i m sure you will see lots of change in ur attitude and weight too and yah start jogging for 20 minutes
nothing is tough if you feel it is tough ..so go ahead and change your mind
I found that losing weight is not that hard as anyone would think. It sure takes commitment and following a simple plan but the key element is persistance.
You need to monitor the calories, lose the junk food, sodas, sweets and do some physical exercises. I myself love dancing. And remember to use a fat burner to accelerate the fat metabolism.
Stress from work can be a tough one to overcome, especially during a weight loss program. I try to set aside 15 minutes a day to relax (maybe do some yoga), it really works wonders for the rest of the day. Good luck!
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I love this post. Everyone I know that has been not easy. I can truly say I actually enjoy going to, because reading this post healthy on foods there makes me smile and good for me.
Thanks.
It sounds like you have a lot more discipline than most of us. I’ve been trying to hit the gym everyday for a month. No luck. I finally went out and bought a machine for the house. Im hopping to look good by winter… you have to start somewhere
Rather I would say that loosing weight is not as tough as is to maintain results of rigorous weight reduction exercises.
I have seen pleople triying tons of diets, but never starting an exc program. In my experience there is not a secrt formula, but its better when you combine a healthy diet with excercises.
These things all peple should to do because of their health and of course if they want to lose kilograms. The best way to lose kilograms is the hard activities.
Yes , Its so Hard to lose weight
Thanks for sharing the story. I believe you can also try breaking your meals in 5-6 smaller ones. It definitely helps in weight loss as it stimulates your metabolism to become more active and reduce hunger also. Opt for fresh and natural foods as far as possible. Avoid canned and processed foods. Limit your carbs and eat more vegetables and lean protein and fresh fruits. Good luck in your weight loss goals.
hi..first visit…nice topic..i do agree with ur statement…its so hard to lose weight if we are not have strong enough discipline attitude……
I’m not have problem to decrease the weight…
but I’m have problem to gain the weight..
Being overweight is also caused by stress. And, exercising is really helpful. But, in order to reduce stress, I find doing needlepoint projects can also help alleviates stress.
Have someone to accompany you to loss weight i.e. Friends that are so passionate to be fit.
That would be helpful to maintain the discipline of being fit.
Thanks for this post!
Losing weight is not so easy task!It requires long dediacation & desire to do the work!then only we can succeed in losing the weight!by the way your post is very useful for the fat persons like us!thanks!
I always believe in losing weight with the natural way such as exercise, eat natural foods that are not too processed, rest enough, etc. I could totally understand your feeling. When I’m stressful, I will eat food that are fattening and sweet such as chocolate (my favorite) or cheese cake. Those foods can help me to relax but not really helpful in losing weight.
I’ll continue to lose my weight and will not give up too!
WW is the only programm that has worked for and I even manage to keep of the weight I lost in the past 1,5 years. I would like to lose more, but also lack the motivation a bit due to a bit of stress.
This is really very interesting, I am impressed..
Its easy to forget that the diet is just one part of our busy lives. You are right, in the present economic circumstances just keeping one’s head above water can take all our time and energy. However, it is important not to lost sight of one’s goals, and I am glad you are sticking to your plan with assistance from WW and supplementary excercise.
Hey, at least you’ve still lost weight! Any loss is a positive. We all have problems. It’s not how many problems you have, it’s how you deal with those problems that determines your life path in my humble opinion. Well done for your weight loss so far.
Linda x