Obesity Support Group
This community is dedicated to those of us struggling with obesity. Obesity is thought to be a significant risk factor in certain health conditions, leading to increased mortality. Find the support you need by sharing your story, asking questions, and learning from others on how they have coped.
What a catch I am.
I'm 69 years old. I met this wonderful sweet man who loves me as I am, 69, 234 lbs, FAT short lady and with early Parkinson's Disease.
And he wants to marry me and I want him. I need to remove some pounds for my self esteem, my health and so the outfit I'd like to wear will fit me.
OK here is what I have done so far over 2 months, cut portion sizes, ask him not to make me the fried breakfast he does every morning and eat cereal and fruit instead and take a twice a week exercise class. The class is a chair exercise class for those with limited mobility. PD doesn't hold me back that much yet but it does effect my balance.
I have lost no weight............ADVICE..........HELP.............I am stressed out over changes in PD but efforts should have made for some change...right?
I'd work on the positive aspects of myself and learn to love me as I am but health issues say no, weight for me matters and is important I lose weight and soon.
I'm 69 years old. I met this wonderful sweet man who loves me as I am, 69, 234 lbs, FAT short lady and with early Parkinson's Disease.
And he wants to marry me and I want him. I need to remove some pounds for my self esteem, my health and so the outfit I'd like to wear will fit me.
OK here is what I have done so far over 2 months, cut portion sizes, ask him not to make me the fried breakfast he does every morning and eat cereal and fruit instead and take a twice a week exercise class. The class is a chair exercise class for those with limited mobility. PD doesn't hold me back that much yet but it does effect my balance.
I have lost no weight............ADVICE..........HELP.............I am stressed out over changes in PD but efforts should have made for some change...right?
I'd work on the positive aspects of myself and learn to love me as I am but health issues say no, weight for me matters and is important I lose weight and soon.
I do agree with retiredrose - I'm 59. I've lost weight before and it seems this time around it's slower. I totally get wanting the change for your health.
Are you tracking your calories or exercise by any outside means? I use a food tracking website (there's a bunch of them out there) and wear a fitbit tracker.
I had initially thought I was doing well when I first started. I found out that I was actually eating more calories than I realized - and burning fewer. I've found a combo of numbers that allows me to drop about 1 lb a week...sometimes a bit more, sometimes a bit less. And of course, I have to hit that magic combo of calories/carbs in vs calories out. I've also found for me that even if I am right at my calorie goal, if I'm too high in carbs the weight won't move. I don't have it in me to go low carb -- but I have gotten rid of a lot of carbs that I used to eat and that seems to help.
Honestly I don't think that magic combo is the same for every body or every person's eating preferences. I think we all have to work thru finding a way we enjoy eating that is good for our health AND helps drop the weight. Sometimes that can be a trial and error process.