Diets & Weight Maintenance Support Group

Chat about how well your latest diet is -- or is not -- working. This group is a great place to find support and accountability as well as share success stories and valuable lessons with the community. From where to start to weekly weigh-ins, get help from others to reach your dieting and weight maintenance goals.

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NYyankeedeb
NYyankeedeb

After 2 hitial hernia surgerie and 2 major hernia repairs surgery and now 100 lbs heavier I have a long weigh to go....Just found out because of all the surgeries I am a high risk and no one can or will touch me.  The funny part is my sugars, cholestorol, blood pressure and every thing else is perfect.  I ask my primary Dr. for help and we discussed Contrave...the new weight loss pill...concerned about side affects but willing to try and praying I have no side affects...my eating habits isn't too bad...but I am still making changes to my diet...exercise....limited because of all the surgeries...walking/wii fit aerobics and bike riding will have to do...it is going to be a long haul....but with gods grace I know I can do it...I just got to keep the faith...

LivingWater
LivingWater
Hi. I don't know how old you are. If you are middle-aged or older, losing a great amount of weight will take longer. As a senior myself, a goal of even 20 or 30 lbs. a year is all that's realistic. But it can be done! Faith in a higher power is indeed most of the battle. Best of luck!
NYyankeedeb
NYyankeedeb
Hi Living Water.... I am 53 and yes I know it will take a lot....thanks for the response back....
Sunny_Nicole
Sunny_Nicole
My mother in law who has been obese for fifteen years (and is 62 years old) took last year from January to January of this year and lost 85 lbs. she did intermittent fasting and only ate steamed veggies, limited fruit, chicken once a week, beans, lentils and no seasonings unless it was herbs, no salt, however.
She walked a little, her large amount of weight made exercising painful. This weight loss came from taking two days a week to fast from food while drinking 8 glasses of water daily and strict (very strict) diet. Now, she has relaxed on her diet and is able to roll on my floor with our toddlers and play for the first time since my oldest was born.

It is possible. It's very challenging though. I myself... am terrible at fasting!!
My husband can fast easily... my mother in law... me? I'm freaking out if I'm not eating every hour. I hate that.

I hope to work myself into an intermittent fasting plan. Her dr told her the diet she was on with her fasting was the best weight loss he had seen someone out themselves on while keeping healthy and not starving.
Sunny_Nicole
Sunny_Nicole
I'm 30 and I'm 265 and 5'10. I look like I'm seven months pregnant. It's horrible! I want so desperately to get this fat off me. I wish I could have a surgery. You say your dr believe the pill helps? How does it help?
NYyankeedeb
NYyankeedeb
Sunny_Nicole...I have been on Contrave for 4 days and already lost 4 lbs...the thing is because of it being new on the market the insurance doesn't cover but yet expensive...you can get a savings card on line and the price went from $256 to $92......I was 5"10...with age I shrunk to 5"7 and I weigh now 253 lbs...I look beyond pregnant...I had 7 hernias from 2 hiatal hernia surgeries where they had to put a mesh in the whole abdomen area and it let go so they had to put another mesh in...I am so happy for your mom and I am sure if we keep trying we will be on the right track to lose weight...hang in there...