I am usually on daily except on weekends feel free to email me or message me on here any time. I have around 100 lbs I need to loose so I will be around for sometime. I walk,dance on the kinect and have a stationary bike. Our exercise sounds similar. Good luck with your journey and keep us updated. Its such an inspiration to have others around that are on the same journey. I am also the only one in my house obese and its sometimes hard because they do not understand the struggle it is passing up on food or things so we can eat healthy or exercise.

I Love the VLCD thing, that is the best way -for me- to lose weight. I know it isnt for everybody. i am in.
I will buy the zumba DVD, I am not ready to go to a class with other people...as soon as I can afford it. I am at 285 lbs at this time, I need to be 150-160 somewhere. My hubby is not obese, but he used to be superskinny (and would like to lose weight), I think I can get him to do the zumba with me. Or I can do it when I am alone.,Susanne

I don't mean to discourage you but for your present weight, 1000 calories a day may be too low for you and you may end up bingeing from hunger. Slow and steady is the way to lose permanently. I don't know the website name but there is one that will tell you how many calories to eat per day to safely lose your weight. I'm speaking from experience as I know hunger will always sabotage your healthy eating plan/lifestyle.

I know a lot of people and some docs too recommend slow and steady is the way to lose, but I dont think it fits everybody. I have tried all kind of diets through life, some more and some less successful. The only thing I did where I lost most of what I needed to loose on, and kept it off for many years with, was VLCD. At that time you were recommended to keep it at 500 calories per day. They later found out that you can eat more, around 1000, and still lose the same amount of weight. The diet was recommended by a good doctor. You will be hungry the first few days up to a week, but after that the hunger usually goes away.

It is not for everybody, thats for sure. But if you can do it, you will get result fast and get a burst of energy within a week that is amazing. I would talk to a doc if I had any issues with diabetes, blood pressure or cholesterol, just to make sure...The good result and the fact that a lot of people can keep the weight off is because of the stomach shrinks so much that you get satisfied on a very small meal when you start eating again.
Susanne

Welcome aboard.
Diets r basically a jump start. We half to learn n always keep a healthy way of eatting n meals.
Health life style is to be kept up for life time. it is not food restickions but calulations of cal's n cal's out ratio n watching carb intake.
My body only needs 500 cal's daily. some people bodys require more. mine takes very little to be healthy n maintain.
Now if I jogg play sports run..., ya I know I half to drink more water n I can take in a an extry small amount of cals to maintain weight. but to lose weight, I skip extry cal intake n just have an additional 20oz of water.
I walk the outter but inner walls of WM store. malls r good place to walk too.
body has to have 80oz water daily. I drink a gal per day throughtout the dy.

Body lust for protein
must have n don't
80oz of water throughtout the day, daily.
Fiber. Original Fiber One Cereal 60cals. Fiber One that has nuts fruit fruit n nuts 80 cals. at WMart it's $4.00 box.
Flax. Flax at WMart is located across from box cereal n is $4.00 resealable bag.
must walk/move
sleep 8hrs
Do Not eat after 5 PM. ya at 1st that is the hard 1 to do.
only use olive oil, if u must.
no grease/lard
check out:http:/www.healthylifebread.com/pag
WMart has this bread.
WMart also has low carb ice cream.

Vitamin Shoppe has bean extract.Google to find store in your area however other store liken to GNC might carry it. WMart doesn't. it is a carb blocker. I use canned white beans.my intake being 1/4 to 1/2 cup per dy..
Canned beans I risne w hot water to get jell off. I rinse out can n put beans bk into can n refg..
Do not buy foods that you do not intend on eatting. don't tempt yourself.
let your grab foods be healthy foods. I like vegs, fresh fruit ( fruit is sweet but they are also carbs )n fiber one cereal. as a snack I eat it dry.
Only weigh in the 1st thing in morning.
oh ya, portion control is a must.
Let c what else. bake or grill meat.
Regarding fried hamber,n cooked pasta, always drain n rinse w how water.
Cheap ( poor man ) foods is just that n fatting unhealthy.
If you must have sauage links take a folk n pop holes n it then cook then wipe grease off.
Only eat pure beef hot dogs. just because lable say beef doesn't mean that is all that's in it.so make sure to read lables.

God bless you for being a care provider. please take care of yourself n your needs.

I'm up for it Lillian ... are you going to check in every day?

My medical doctor is a board certified physian and she wants me to do weight loss surgery and pills,but I always refused....then she told me to count calories and smaller portions at 500, but said to her 500 I can not do,but 1000 I can. She agreed on me doing it...and since my start..am down 10 Lbs so far!!!

She mentioned for a morbid obese people supposed to loose rapid with exercise. She told me that slow and steady is good, but rapid is more ..which my new motto is "Eat less, Exercise more"

Friday afternoon, was hearing a segment on Dr. Phil show that losing 1 or 2 Lbs is a myth...and many people going very low calories and fitness path.is better approach.

I seen on many different weight loss sites that low calorie plan works...I am loving my new plan..and its doable..if you choose foods wisely.

Liliann

10 lbs, yeah!! Good work.
Happy Monday, everybody.
Susanne

i totally agree with messacheckbee, slow and steady is good for maintenance but if one wants to lose then rapidly losing is a better option, at least for initial few pounds, as it helps to keep u motivated and decrease pressurefrom joints so that later excercise can be added and increased, so for me too, initially a strict diet control is very necessary

I know I would binge eventually if I tried to do such a low calorie plan but if it works for you, thats great!! Wishing you continued success!!

I don't think that low calories is healthy and eventually you may just feel starved. Once I was eating around 1000 totally on accident but started feeling sick. So I added what I ate and found out it was 900 to 1000 a day and it took me almost a mos to feel right. If you eat the right stiff you can eat more and still.lose. good luck!

good luck to you and congrats on your loss so far. I hope you are having a good day.

What I've read about low calorie diets is that one shouldn't eat less than 1000 calories a day so if you keep to that 1000 and "spend" it on healthy food your health really shouldn't suffer. But to be safe why don't you take a vitamin supplement which should ensure your get what your need. I agree with the other members about low calorie diets can sometimes seem like starvation and one can run the risk of binging but on the other hand above average weight losses should also be an incentive and keep you going. The only real danger that I can see with 1000 calories is that you "spend" it on foods that are not nutritional, eg chocolate cos 1000 calories in chocolate isn't enough food for the day. I hope though that once you've lost the weight you slowly increase your calories so you can eat normally. Keep in touch and let us know how it goes.

Everybody bodys require diffrent amounts of cal's n cal's burn to maintain, n to lose.
Low cal's,meals n fillers do not cause starvation nor is it unhealthy, if you know your own requirements.
I have 2 walk in pantrys 2 deep freezer n freezer in refg. & food storage rm. food storage rm looks like a store. these are stocked w foods that I use for my cal requirements.Granted 1 frezzer's n 1 kitchen cabnet contain ice cream, cakes, pies n junk food for my freinds. yes for myself too. except for ice cream ( I'm lactos intolerant) n junk foods.I don't eat grease/lard.
I make cakes( I subsitue oils or butter w apple sause),cup cakes,candy, cookies,pies.For pie crust,I use "Land O Lake unsalted sweet butter" & wheat flour. Instead of so called reg size serveing, I made 2 servings out of reg size serveing. Deli cakes n pies, I also slice the so called reg size serveing into 2 serveings.
recently I tossed out all ice cream n replace them w low carb n sugar free ice cream for my freinds.I also managed to replace some of their chips w zero carb's, chips & zero fat's, chips.
Always read lables.
And regarding candy, it is portion n combinded cal in cal out control.
Example. I have a pc of candy ( yak) I know that I will have less of something else w/in my daily intake, inorder to stay on my personal cal in cal's out ratio. So, I do not understand reason that you think that a cal in cal out ratio n having low carb intake n knowing your own cal in cal out requirement is bad/unhealthy n would n has caused you to binge (?)Would it be habit,lack of control of yourself or unresolved issue/issues, just wondering.
Once in blue moon I will have a small bite of non iced cake or pie ( yes, I toss out the rest of 1/2 serveing )or a bite size pc of candy ( I let candy melt in my mouth ).
Recently I started eatting 1/4 to 1/2 cup of white beans daily.Since doing so, so far I have lost 10 lbs. However recently I gained bk 4 of 10 lbs because I basically incressed cal intake n sat on my hinny.Ya I had a temporary slip,opp's.
Try this on: What is yor favorite all you can eat place near you Drink a gallon of water all day & that night go down & try to eat everyting there I only want about 6oz of there food
I drink a gal + daily. I don't want nor have rm for any food but I make myself eat.
Between the fiber n water intake I stay feeling full.

GOOD LUCK!
I am new here and need to lose about 100 pounds. I am working out at home moving to music that is fast/slow alternating and am feelin a slight tightness to my ab area already! I am also trying to be more conscious of what I eat, but not being exetremely overboard as of yet. I personally am aiming at about 1500 calories a day and 30 minutes of exercise as well as spending as much of my preschool teaching days moving.
I am not good at restriction as I am a binge emotional eater, so I am just not having it in the house (lots of support from hubby/daughter) and if I want something bad enough to go and get it in the cold and snow or to clear my mind, then it is a necessity to keep me going. (example, I was craving Peanut Butter last nite, so I ate a small piece of bread with a dab on it right before bed time. It was either give in then or risk a nite time binge which was a biggie for me before.)
I feel good and pleased at my less than a week progress so far!
Hope to be feeling this way in a month or two, or twelve.
Lisa