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ORIGINAL: FelinePersuasion

Molach I barely even eat, yesterday all I had was chicken corn on cob and potato's augrauten today the only thing I had was a small bowl of cereal. In Fact I am under eating, yes hard to belive a fat person who under eats lol.

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ORIGINAL: Littlepita

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ORIGINAL: FelinePersuasion

Molach I barely even eat, yesterday all I had was chicken corn on cob and potato's augrauten today the only thing I had was a small bowl of cereal. In Fact I am under eating, yes hard to belive a fat person who under eats lol.

Feline, while you think you barely ate with the menu you just gave. What you did do was consume a large quantity of carbs. You need to understand that the body burns carbs first for fuel and then it burns fat. If you take out the carbs you burn more fat.

I started dieting, hate that word, 3 months ago. At first I did South Beach and it's a great plan, but I wanted more so now I'm doing Atkin's. I have lost 19 lbs so far and have been walking on the treadmill 6 days a week. I understand you have a bad back, but there has to be something you can do even if it's an easy walk for 15 minutes a day.

Stick to whole foods as much as possible. Lean meats, eggs, full fat cheeses (no more then 4 oz a day) butter, heavy cream. Eat salads with no sugar dressings. Use oil and vinegar or mayonaisse dressings. Read the labels of everything! More than anything don't eat any white foods, such as white flour, sugar, milk, rice, potatoes. They are all bad for you and will put the pounds on big time. There is a wonderful site called Fitday where you can enter all the foods you eat and keep track. It's www.fitday.com  I love it!! I also post on a lowcarb message board where I get support and learn tons of great info. If you want the site just mail me on the other side and I will give it to you.

You can do this!! I ate horribly for years and years and I never exercised. Now I actually get up in the mornings and want to go workout. I actually love veggies! Find a good plan and stick to it!! You deserve to have control over your eating and not let food control you!! :)

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ORIGINAL: FelinePersuasion

Molach I barely even eat, yesterday all I had was chicken corn on cob and potato's augrauten today the only thing I had was a small bowl of cereal. In Fact I am under eating, yes hard to belive a fat person who under eats lol.

UR I've been more active since the last threads, I don't watch much tv at all either:D My pc is my bain of exsitance, I rather be on it than out of my own house and stuff haha bit that ischanging!


Kiska I have special back needs to consider when or if I ever decide to do work out vidios, most the usual prescribed exorcises they are now finding out are not ok at all for people with back problems. Like remember the sit with legs in a wide v and reach from side to side? The kiaser health book on back care actually says not to do those any more, and cherry picker exorcise IS NOT good for people with back problems. Same with crunches. Walking and swimming were recomended though and lucky me it's swiming season and even lucker I have a suit haha

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ORIGINAL: Moloch

When you ASSume you make an ass out of me and you.  I said if you eat less you will loose weight, dont put words in my mouth. Oh by the way Im fat so if you dont mind Im gonna go and cannibalize some skinny people, then eat some cake.

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ORIGINAL: FelinePersuasion

That's ok Zuma:)

I am cooking boneless skinless ch icken tonight in a pan, tomorow I am thinking a cob Salad is in order. And I am going to make up some hamburger patties and keep them ready to thaw and grill! It's pretty exciting learning these new things most people have taken their abilitie to prepair food ahead of time and to cook for granted lol.

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ORIGINAL: FelinePersuasion

Pita swimming is recomended for people with back problems like mine:D and fortunatly this is pool season.


I also re emphasize barely eating because he keeps sayingwhat happend to putting down the fork, and it makes me so irritated when people assume I am fat because I don't control my eating.

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ORIGINAL: Moloch

Im gonna go and cannibalize some skinny people, then eat some cake.

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ORIGINAL: Littlepita

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ORIGINAL: FelinePersuasion

Pita swimming is recomended for people with back problems like mine:D and fortunatly this is pool season.


I also re emphasize barely eating because he keeps sayingwhat happend to putting down the fork, and it makes me so irritated when people assume I am fat because I don't control my eating.

Of course it makes you crazy mad when people assume you eat and eat all day long. My mother has a bad back and I'm convinced a problem with her thyroid. The poor thing really eats like a bird and the pounds barely come off. Going off plan for even one meal sets her back a week. So, I understand what you are upset about.

Swimming is awesome and I totally encourage that as a form of exercise. If I weren’t so self-conscious about my weight in a suit I would be in our pool at the apartments. But, vanity is a hard thing to let go of. LOL.

Educating yourself on the truths about losing weight is the best thing you can do for yourself. We have been fed a pack of lies with the low calorie/low fat diets. Since that came into fashion obesity and diabetes has been on a steady rise in this country. Eating fat doe NOT make you fat!! Eating whole foods that are good for you and aren't processed with garbage, drinking lots of water and exercise will give you the results you want.  

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ORIGINAL: Chaingang
Atkins can work, but it's for diet experts only. You really have to pay attention to your body and make sure you enter ketosis and stay there for effective weight loss. From what I see FelinePersuasion doesn't understand the first fucking thing about a proper diet, and now you expect her to understand and maintain a healthy state of ketosis? C'mon...!

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For a lot of people the computer and internet has replaced the television as a 'boob tube' ... With the computer and internet, you can interact, therefore you feel like you're doing something and before you know it, you're spending 10 hours a day on your butt in a computer chair.

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You're right though, walking will help. When I lived in Texas (also a rural place) I walked everywhere I could. During the summer, when 2 hours walks were simply not an option due to the heat, I would wait until the evening when it cooled down and go for a walk with my dog. The dog LOVED it and it made me feel awesome. I really miss that around here where about the only place I can safely walk with my dog is around my subdivision and people would give me really odd looks if I did that for 2 hours. LOL

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ORIGINAL: kiska

FP. do you have PCOS? Have you ever been tested for PCOS? That can make it difficult to lose weight. I have PCOS and have a hellish time loosing weight. Fortunately a friend of mine informed of two things that helped her ... She had a baby using the help of a fertility clinic. (OK that's pretty drastic and certainly not for everyone.) She also found an endocrinologist who helped her to treat PCOS and get on a good diet plan that she can use for life that helps her to keep the weight off. She started out being 5'1" and weighing over 200 lbs. Now she weighs 120 - 127 and looks and feels healthy. Just a thought ...

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ORIGINAL: UtopianRanger

It’s all in the mind. The folks who tell you that physical exercise is mundane and boring, are the same ones who get in their cars three and four times a day and drive down to the same store for piddly-ass stuff – Go figure.

Personally, I frame the solution differently than most : For me, the solution for losing weight and being fit, is no different than leaving a job with no possibility for advancement or exiting a failed marriage. The line isn't as fine as most think. One only needs to reach a certain level of pain before true will-power is exercised and a change is made. We can wish upon a star and talk about it all day long; that just means we haven't crossed the line and still remain in our comfort zones.

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ORIGINAL: fullofgrace

i too have back problems...a fractured vertebrae, three herniated disks, and arthritis.

i've found that really low-impact dance (i used to be heavily into dance until my condition was so bad i had to stop) and low-impact yoga helped. if you can find a yoga instructor that knows a bit about back problems, that's always good. also, physical therapy is good as well - it didn't do much for my pain, but i was able to learn which exercises to do and which to stay away from. :)