Anyone else on a diet?
 

After taking a good painful look in the mirror this morning, I have decided to go on a diet! It is just so easy to gain weight when it is cold outside. I'm only 7 hours into my diet and I am already in agony. Can anyone else relate?

I just hate this. Why can't I be one of those people with those super fast metabolisms? It isn't fair! :mad:

I need to be. :rolleyes:

been on one since early January. I start NutriSystem sometime this week (whenever it arrives). It is hard, but the more you stick to it the easier it gets.

No, but I should be. I am turning 27 this year, and I've noticed over the last 14 months or so my metabolism slowed down at an enormous rate. I cant eat all the crap food I used to eat.

I downloaded Calorie King to my PDA last night. However, some bastard put free chocolate mouse cake in the kitchen here. :lol: Oh well, I just put it in the count, I'm going to the gym anyway so its all good. I still have 350 cals left for the day!

Doesn't it suck? That happened to me around 25ish, I also went from always being on my feet to a desk job, they are so bad for the bum!

I'm doing Weight Watchers. First "diet" ever. I gained 15 lbs since Christmas (holidays and quit smoking). In three weeks, I've lost 4 lbs and my mother (who joined with me) has lost 10. WW doesn't like you to call it a "diet" though, it's a "lifestyle change".

ANYway, it does work.

yep. WW DOES work. I just got tired of counting points, etc., plus I'm bad at math :lol:

I'm hoping NutriSystem prooves to be just as effective.

How does NutriSystem work, Jason????

it's all based on the glycemic index. I ordered the weekends off program. They send you breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack and dessert for each day for a month with weekends off. You just pick what you want to eat for your meal and that's it...everything's already been figured into the meals. And on the weekends they give you suggestions of what to eat to stay on track. It's a perfect mix of proteins, good carbs and fats. I'm probably not explaining it very well. www.nutrisystem.com

it's pricey but you don't have to worry about what to eat or anything and it pretty much takes out having to go to the grocery store. if it works well for me, then I'll probably stay on it for about 6 months. it is pricey though.

I have about 3 months to lose a few lbs before NOTS. That's my goal.

Calorie King has a database that counts your calories for you. You can download their software for a free trial and if you decide to buy it is only 20 bucks! I got the version for my PDA so I can have it handy. Math is hard. It is also in the axis of evil. :lol: Check them out http://www.calorieking.com/.

I need to be dieting as my food intake has been OUT OF CONTROL the last two weeks (and one day!) since I quit smoking. I have totally substituted food for nicotine. But I'm trying not to be too hard on myself, since I still haven't smoked. I can always lose the weight later. And I'm still exercising every day, so at least I have that going for me.

Good luck to all you dieters. It is hard to stay focused.

Patti- I keep telling people that the best way to quit smoking is to quit, then join weight watchers! I am too busy thinking about food to think about cigarettes.

Buy a tredmill (a good one), so you can run on it too (but they are expensive). I bought a second hand one for $1000 ($5000 brand new). Best investment I ever made! She's sitten right in front of the tv. I walk/run every morning for 45-60 minutes, five days a week, while I watch the Today show (not on weekends cause hubby & kids are home and throw my schedule out of whack). It works for me. I find exercise way easier then dieting. This way I can have my sweets at nite, which I love and not feel guilty because I know I can just hop on that treadmill and walk it off.

I loved WW, it works great if you can stick with it. I lost wiehgt & kept it off for a good 1&1/2 to 2 years, then started slacking again.

I need to start doing WW again. I'm not at my heaviest, but I'd like to lose about 15 pounds. I'm doing the elliptical machine 3 days a week, which I really love, so at least I'm not gaining. My gym membership runs out in 3 weeks though, and I've only been using the elliptical there so I may give in & buy one for home.

i'm dragging my lard ass to the gym tonight after work. i HAVE to! i haven't gone in like a month and lemme tell ya, i GOTTA!

That's the best machine ever invented. That is where I will be in about a half hour, on that machine kicking my ass!

Just don't try to walk on it in boots. :thumbsup: I'd love to get a treadmill, but I have no idea where I'd put it.

I have both a treadmill and elliptical machine here at home. I just started running again and my joints are actually not hurting. It might have something to do with the vitamin e I just started taking.

Calorie King. Didnt she sing SO Far Away?:lol:

I was doing cardio arobics there for a while. Then, my legs really started aching. So I stopped for what I thought was going to be a few days. That was 2 weeks ago. :o I need to start up again. I've really been watching what I eat since Jan. I've slipped up quite a few times, but I've lost 5 lbs. Not good, but not bad. I cut out all fast food, and all soda. I really figured with as much of that I was consuming, I would lose weight without exercise, but I was wrong.

LOL Good one, David.

Congratulations, Sara. That's the FIRST thing ANYBODY should do who is mulling over his or her weight or general health.

Someone once asked, Do diets fail people or do people fail diets?

It's a good question. Any diet that makes you believe that there's a short-term fix is playing hooey with you.

Also, some of you are saying that you just started a specific diet two weeks ago or three weeks ago or a month ago. I think virtually ANY diet -- even the truly rotten ones -- will take water off you in the first few weeks & you'll see your weight decrease by a couple of pounds. I don't think any of that means diddly squat. I think it's far too soon to tell how you're dealing with a diet in only the first couple of weeks.

Losing weight is a bitch. We're all getting older & slowing down. Good luck to everyone who wants to be healthier. It's a long, somewhat tiresome journey, but it can definitely have its payback.

I was really having a problem with my hip last year from the exercise so I had to stop for a while.
Are you stretching afterwards? It's helped me a lot.

I am just so mad at myself. I basically got down to my goal weight this summer. I was pretty happy with the way that I looked and I maybe only had five pounds or so left to get rid of. Then I slipped up and started drinking frapacinos at Starbucks and ordering take out Chinese, and watching Paula Deen on the food network!

Now, 6 months later, I am practically back where I started! All that work last summer (the long hours at the gym, etc.) was for nothing! I now need to lose like thirty pounds.

I just keep thinking that if I never went off my diet then I would actually be slim right now. How stupid could I be?

Okay, first of all, you are the thinnest person I've ever met, gunty.


Diamondsnake - sorry about your gain, that sucks ass. Didn't you keep exercising when you went off your diet? Don't ever think that you are "done" staying fit, because whether dieting or not, you have to exercise. All your life. At least 3-5 days a week. So, you should get used to that idea.
Also - why are you in agony? Are you missing greasy things? Because on a diet you should really be eating every 2-3 hours or so. But the snacks should be nutritious, and the meals as well, and the meals should balance protein/fat/carbs. You probably know this already - it's hard to not eat greasy food at first. or always. That is why, like Bikerchic, I prefer to exercise rather than dieting.
Good luck! Hit that gym! (or go hiking, or play sports, or whatever you do).
My weight is evah so slowly creeping downward. evah....so....slowly...
Oh, and don't smoke pot, either *laughie*

Oh, hey, fake meat products will cut your calories dramatically while satisfying your craving for yumminess. I bought ground Boca recently and I make the most delicious satisfying burritos from it. Get this - a whole pouch of the Boca (I usually use half a pouch per burrito) only has 120 calories!!! And not much fat, cholesterol, etc. Do you know how many calories and how much fat and cholesterol the ground beef equivelant would be?! Lots.
Lets see....Apples with peanut butter is a good nutritious snack - it satisfies your sweet tooth, plus the PB satisfies your craving for fat and is filling as well. The bonus is apples are really good for you and only one apple has five grams of fiber and only, like, 70 calories!
If you are not very fond of veggies, dip those carrots and broccoli and peppers in a LITTLE BIT of ranch. Ranch isn't good for you, but if it makes you eat the veggies, it's fine. The thing about veggies is, they are really filling and satisfying. I find that if I don't get enough good nutrients, I crave more food, and fattier food.
I also recommend finding a tea you like and having that twice a day at least. Not with sugar. Acidic citrus foods help cut your appetite, like lemons and oranges. Eat walnuts or salmon, and nuts in general (in moderation) because the good fats in those help your body process the other fat that you take in much more of.
I apologize if you totally already know all about the suggestions I just gave you....:)

I went on the grear FLU diet and lost all my Xmas poundage in one week flat. So there's the trick ladies and gents, get a really bad case of the flu and it'll all melt away. Yay, I'm skinny again!!!!!!!!:blob2:

plus, you get a week off from work! :blob2:

I've lost weight recently... I actually need to gain about 10 pounds. Yeah, I suck.

Exactly!! It was a great big bonus all around for me!!!
And...although I'm sure it sucks, I don't know how many people you'll find in this thread empathizing with the needing to GAIN weight part...but hey, we all have our demons.:laugh:

I was just wondering where you were as I was leaving Daniel a message. So, here you are. Skinny as hell. Which I don't mind, I just wanted to say something related. Because I didn't say enough in my other post.

Oddly enough, I was having a meeting with my boss. And being the classy dame that I am, I got drunk. ****faced. But I made my point.:nod:

Okay, my emoticons aren't working (can anyone f***ing help me with this? I can't use bold, or size, or anything) but I would be using that really, really shocked one with the big eyes.
What the hell? hahahaha "classy dame".

Ugh, its a long story. Luckily, I wasn't the only one drinking, but my plan was to keep my **** together, and I'm not sure if I did. But I think I did. Christ Almighty.
I'm asking for a raise by week's end.:)

Uh oh. I thought you were asking for a raise while you were out (based on absolutely no information, of course) - Did your boss at any point get mad at you?

No, no, it was all good. I was planning on asking for a raise, but I then realized after I made a stellar presentation on my behalf, that I was a little plastered. But he was to. So I figured it was best to wait and let the stellar presentation ruminate and I would ask when both parties were sober instead. I've done well! As a result, I'm going on two buying trips, one to Toronto and one to Vegas. Yayyy!!!:blob1:

Hey, that kicks ass! Your boss will be like "she's so great, and we had such fun that night" and then your boss will pause to remember, and laugh to him/herself. "hahahahahaha! hahaha!" he/she will say.

Yes, but knowing me, I'm not doing something properly! :o Maybe I should do more of a warm-up. What I really want is a elliptical.

Dont use the word "diet", it makes it all the more harder and frustrating. Also eat grapefruits as a snack and never skip a meal. Portion control is key when trying to lose weight as is exercise. Good Luck to all.

You have to mix it up though. According to my Dr., it was the overuse of the elliptical that hurt my hip.

So, I've been steadily losing weight with Weight Watchers (albeit slowly). Last night was my meeting night, and I found out that I didn't lose a pound this week. :( I also didn't GAIN a pound :) , and that's good- but still. :shrug: So anyway, I found out that my problem is that I'm not eating enough protein during the day. This past week, I had changed my diet to eating only fruit for breakfast. And apparently, that's not good for weight loss. So, today, I ate two Morningstar Sausage Patties at 10g of protein each and an apple. The whole thing cost me 3 points, which is good.

I have 10lbs more to go. I just keep telling myself that if it weren't for Weight Watchers I would be as big as a house right now (8 weeks without cigarettes) and that eventually I *will* adjust to this way of eating.

Amber- you are completely right with your vegetarian advice. You can eat SO much more of a soy product than a meat product. And more is good! I had a blackbean burger the other night that was so delicious. And I could rationalize the bread b/c I wasn't eating any meat.

Okay, I'm babbling- this post was really meant to say to be sure to include lots of fiber and protein in your diet if you want to lose weight.