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.
Hi everyone!
I'm a 15 year old girl who is trying to get her weight in control. I'm about 5'7 and I weigh 107 kilos (which is in pounds around 220 or something like that) which is quite a lot. I also have quite a wide appearance (if that makes any sense) meaning that the bones around my chest and waist are wider than average, which might add to my weight, i don't know. I had an appointment with my school doctor a few weeks back, and we had a chat about my weight and I told her that now that my school had started and I have to get back to my normal routines, I will set a goal for losing some weight and just getting healthier in general, and we talked about setting an appointment for november or december to check up on my progress. The first few days were great - I ate a normal healthy meal with a lot of veggies, i had a smoothie for breakfast and carrots for after school snack. I think that I am pretty much in control of my meal sizes, but my biggest weakness is snacking. For example, if I go on a walk and i notice i have money with me, I will go to the store and buy a candy bar or something. And not just that, sometimes i take money with me on purpose, and i end up buying several bags of chips and eating them in one night, telling myself that it's a cheat day and it won't happen again. When the craving hits, i usually don't have anything around the house like fruit etc., and i end up just going to the store and buying all things unhealthy, thinking that a 0.5 mile walk would burn it.
I walk and cycle quite regularly, but it won't burn the snacks away. I have a friend who goes to the gym with her brother, who keeps her a training session every now and then. She asked me if i'd someday want to go to the gym with her, and it made me super happy, because usually when i go to the gym, I'm a bit too easy on myself and i think personal training would really help. Now that I'm getting my license next week, it will be easy to access the gym since it's around 15 miles away from me.
So, if anyone would like to help me, I'm looking for some healthy recipes that i could make when the craving hits, and just some support on my journey to weight loss. All help is appreciated!
I understand how you are feeling cause I'm heavy as well and trying to lose the weight. keep on trying to eat healthy and work hard on giving up the unhealthy snacks. When you go to the store focus on purchasing healthy snacks. Do not give up.
Doris
I find if I ask myself these questions before buying food that I won't get anything I don't need:
1) Do I really need this?
2) Is my body just telling me am thirsty for water? (Sometimes when your thirsty your body can think that it's hungry but you really need water.)
3) Am I really starving right now?
I hope this helps.
I like Jamesmonkeys questions. I do that to. I do fail ( a little more then less ) but if the line at the store is long I find myself able to put back things I know are not good for me.
At this point I will try journal writing and this group to keep my mind focused on what is good for me.
Please stay encouraged This thing call weight management is tough. I have been heavy all my life. I'll look at the posts often. Offer encouragement. It helps me to. You are not alone.