Diets & Weight Maintenance Support Group

In addition to eating healthier, getting into healthy habits and setting goals, getting enough water is a key factor in staying on track.  Let's challenge ourselves to drink our water every day.  I'm going to give myself 1 point for meeting my water goal daily.  I will add walking to this challenge as well.  1 point daily for walking 15 minutes daily to start.  Another point daily for each...

I am 55, I seem to have been on a diet forever, when I was young I was fit and healthy, now I have a heart problem amongst other things, am unfit and fat.  Not that fat but I'd like to loose 9 pounds by Christmas, then I would consider myself my right weight for height, thats just in the normal weight range for my height.  I have a tendancy to be lazy, when it comes to fitness and actually...

Hey everyone, So happy to be here with you.At this time though I am going through a state of laziness and negativity when it comes to my workout practices.I know for a fact I am not living a healthy lifestyle since I sit down for almost the entire day from working at home to watching tv and just meh!. I am 29 years old and in a few months will be a year older but at this point I am starting to...

Come one, come all.  For over a week now, "Irma-Geddon" has plagued Central Florida and I've lost track of healthy habits. With a new-found appreciation for living with electricity, I am promising myself to make better use of my time with modern conveniences.  I wasn't home for much of the past week or so and did not weigh in.  No idea how much weight I've packed on eating pizza and things not...

Seems it's always good to be refreshed on healthy guidelines as Weight Watchers has pointed out some years ago.  It always helps me re-focus. 1. Fruits and vegetables:  Eat at least five 1/2-cup servings of fruits and vegetables per day.A serving is 1/2 cup, except for leafy greens which are 1 cup per serving. For those over 350 pounds, 9 servings are recommended.2. Whole grains: Choose whole...

Hmm,Well I have been not really watching what I eat but rather how much I eat and when I eat. I think I managed to thin out frequency of my meals. My last full blood test showed my cholestroal to be 285. My triglycerides were high too. So I was put on a new statin. Because I am a 45 year old male, for curiousty I got a PSA blood test done. My PSA was .66. So pretty low and great. So no prosate...

I am planning to go on a GM Diet on saturday. Last year I was able to do it and I lost 8kgs.However, this time, I can't stick to the plan same as before. Any tips? I think I need support.

Have you ever had “one of those mornings” — where everything seemed to go wrong? For example, maybe you overslept, ran late getting out of the house, didn’t have time for breakfast, and then got stuck in traffic for an hour. Or maybe a different “terrible morning” came to your mind just now.Whatever your version may be, though… we’ve all experienced that kind of morning.And it can...

Im currently at my heaviest I've even been I just can't seem to control my food or my diet and it's driving me insane, I really need some help losing weight and some support to!!im currently 151cms and I weigh in between 56-59kgs as I refuse to weigh myself as I don't want to see the numbers on the scale :( definitely struggling !!

Just wondered if anyone is interested in being my slimming buddy?  I dont have much weight to loose only 9 pounds, but, I am majorly struggling, particularly in the afternoons, when I want to eat biscuits all the time, my weight is going slowly back up.  Hope some is interested!

The Connection Between Adrenal Fatigue Syndrome, Sugar and DepressionAdrenal Fatigue Syndrome (AFS) is a condition resulting from adrenal exhaustion that affects many adults in the U.S. It is broad spectrum and non‐specific, and many times debilitating symptoms are often overlooked by conventional medicine. Recent studies suggest that the correlation between sugar and depression often plague...

Making Healthy Habits StickHow many times have you set lofty weight-loss goals at the start of a new year and given up on them just a few weeks later? Or maybe you vowed to kick poor eating habits once and for all but slipped back into your old ways soon after. Resolutions offer a lot of promise, but they tend to fizzle out when a challenge arises or motivation wanes. So what exactly makes...

Sometimes we have our healthy routines in our head yet stressful triggers can be challenging, as I've found this week.  So I'm in the need for some stress-busters and thought what a great time to share some tips on the subject.10 stress bustersIf you're stressed, whether by your job or by something more personal, the first step to feeling better is to identify the causeThe most unhelpful thing...

Can anyone  share meal ideas w me or diets they are onor have used.

Does anyone have any tips on how to motivate yourself when going through an episode of depression? I definitely eat my feelings. When I started my weight loss journey 5 weeks ago I was so excited. I lost 7 lbs and was feeling great. I was determined and motivated. Now after a few months without an episode my depression is acting up again and I have fallen off the wagon. I spent the weekend eating...