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1,158 1,628 January 4, 2009 at 02:21 PM in Chat (4) Diet.com
I wanted to start this thread to see what other people are doing to lose weight and as an support group also. So feel free to post diet related topics ex:exercise routines, certain foods/diet food programs you have tried or would like to know about.

Please DO NOT: Thread Crap, post if you have negative things to say about others.

I want this thread to work,especially for the people whoses resolution is to lose weight,maintain weight, or even gain weight.

GL all woot
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Last Edited by jappyhick February 27, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Dieter's Wiki Board- Please subscribe to stay up to date with info on here

This website has a list of different diets out there and it's PRO's and CON's

http://www.everydiet.org


PresidentsChallenge.org [presidentschallenge.org]-
Great for recording and keeping track of exercising and activities, comparing yourself to others, and win awards along the way

Exercisetv.tv -
Click on Work outs, then Free Full Length
If you have Comcast, they have free work outs on On Demand under Sports & Fitness, then Exercise TV

fitday.com -
is great for counting cals and carbs and tracking your weight Smilie

http://www.weightnags.com/ -
You need to be motivated and WeightNags will do what you can't.

http://www.consumer.gov/weightloss/bmi.htm -
Use this to find your BMI

http://www.sparkpeople.com/ -
Keep track of your diet and other support groups

Foods to avoid at all costs! [dailyspark.com]
This is SparkPeople's list of the 11 Worst Foods of 2008. The calorie counts on some of these are shocking!

http://www.50millionpounds.com/ne...aspx?id=17


sders here to support you:
M0nay08: (Detoxing Diet) pm with questions,advice,info.Im here to support my fellow SDer's
chia: (Atkin's low carbing) pm me anytime, I am here for you to help you stay on track
cholepuree: (gym stuff, vegan/vegetarian lifestyle) PM for any reason.
pam1289 (exercise, weight watchers) PM for any reason
Norgechica: (exercise, cutting calories) PM me to tell me to get back on track!


The Sacred Heart diet worked for my husband and two friends

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MrsLola
06-21-2009 at 10:22 PM.
06-21-2009 at 10:22 PM.
What is body for life?

I ate too many treats today Frown But in my defense we were celebrating fathers day.

Dowa I envy bikinis. I don't believe I have ever worn one. Even at my slimmest I was still too self concious. Seems like it would be a good motivator.

I went grocery shopping for the week and loaded up on healthy foods. Its such a challenge with my husbands cholesterol issues and the youngest ones food allergies but I think I did well this time. I also bought a badmitton/volleyball net and we set it up and played tonight. Was fun but I know I need a harder workout. I'm going to go check out the EA thing tomorrow.
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kel_be
06-22-2009 at 02:30 PM.
06-22-2009 at 02:30 PM.
Quote from MrsLola :
What is body for life?
http://bodyforlife.com/nutrition/foodlist.asp

I don't know much about the program, but I use this list & some of their recipes.
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06-22-2009 at 04:02 PM.
06-22-2009 at 04:02 PM.
Quote from kel_be :
http://bodyforlife.com/nutrition/foodlist.asp

I don't know much about the program, but I use this list & some of their recipes.
EEK! no sweets at all? What's a girl to do? I don't think I could ever follow this program.
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06-22-2009 at 04:57 PM.
06-22-2009 at 04:57 PM.
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EEK! no sweets at all? What's a girl to do? I don't think I could ever follow this program.
My policy, everything is fine in moderation. I'm currently eating Red Hots Stick Out Tongue But I go off their food list for my main meals. It's a good foundation IMO.
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MrsLola
06-23-2009 at 12:30 AM.
06-23-2009 at 12:30 AM.
That list is pretty similar to my husbands heart health diet. Its not so bad nod

The skinny cow icecream sandwiches are pretty decent when I absolutely need a treat.
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06-23-2009 at 09:06 PM.
06-23-2009 at 09:06 PM.
I listened to a Jillian Michaels podcast today (she has a radio show every Sunday in LA) and she went over the daily routine of a Biggest Loser and all I can say is Holy Shit! 90 minutes of Cardio in the mornings, then interviews and challenges. Followed by weights and meetings with the trainers, then more weights and cardio. In all, they work out for 6-8 hours a day six days a week. Remind me to not complain about a hours workout.
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06-23-2009 at 11:01 PM.
06-23-2009 at 11:01 PM.
Quote from kel_be :
I listened to a Jillian Michaels podcast today (she has a radio show every Sunday in LA) and she went over the daily routine of a Biggest Loser and all I can say is Holy Shit! 90 minutes of Cardio in the mornings, then interviews and challenges. Followed by weights and meetings with the trainers, then more weights and cardio. In all, they work out for 6-8 hours a day six days a week. Remind me to not complain about a hours workout.
lol....that's a freaking fulltime job!
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MrsLola
06-24-2009 at 12:00 AM.
06-24-2009 at 12:00 AM.
Quote from kel_be :
I listened to a Jillian Michaels podcast today (she has a radio show every Sunday in LA) and she went over the daily routine of a Biggest Loser and all I can say is Holy Shit! 90 minutes of Cardio in the mornings, then interviews and challenges. Followed by weights and meetings with the trainers, then more weights and cardio. In all, they work out for 6-8 hours a day six days a week. Remind me to not complain about a hours workout.
Woah no wonder they lose so fast. Seems like that would be hard to maintain.

We are looking into buying a treadmill so I can start running again. I used to run outdoors but that will be impossible year round with the baby. We are looking at starting treatments up again for our third and last so I better get my butt in gear.

How does everyone combat the snacking urge? This seems to be a big downfall for medrool
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06-24-2009 at 05:36 AM.
06-24-2009 at 05:36 AM.
I wish I could combat the snacking urge!

I typically tend to combat it by only keeping healthier snacks around me.
And I have one of those peppridge farm cakes in the freezer that take 20 minutes to thaw if you cut a slice. That way in 20 minutes I can determine if it's worth it to me still (usually it is.)
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06-24-2009 at 09:21 AM.
06-24-2009 at 09:21 AM.
Quote from MrsLola :
How does everyone combat the snacking urge? This seems to be a big downfall for medrool
Quote from gossipgirlxoxo :
I wish I could combat the snacking urge!

I typically tend to combat it by only keeping healthier snacks around me.
And I have one of those peppridge farm cakes in the freezer that take 20 minutes to thaw if you cut a slice. That way in 20 minutes I can determine if it's worth it to me still (usually it is.)
I do what gossipgirl said... at my cubicle, I keep nuts, a little bit of dried fruit, healthy bars, bananas, yogurts in the fridge, etc. During the week I probably eat about every two hours, whether it's a meal or snack laugh out loud but because it's all healthy, I am able to maintain my weight. Can't say the same about the weekend LMAO
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06-24-2009 at 01:06 PM.
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I try to keep only healthy foods around me. I'm going to the store Friday and I'm already making a list of healthy foods to buy. I also printed a recipe for my own protein & granola bars (thank you, Alton Brown) that I hope to make this weekend bounce
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LMAO that's great. epic fail!
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06-24-2009 at 04:03 PM.
06-24-2009 at 04:03 PM.
Quote from pepper540 :
I do what gossipgirl said... at my cubicle, I keep nuts, a little bit of dried fruit, healthy bars, bananas, yogurts in the fridge, etc. During the week I probably eat about every two hours, whether it's a meal or snack laugh out loud but because it's all healthy, I am able to maintain my weight. Can't say the same about the weekend LMAO

1rst week -- lost 7-8 lbs ridiculous I know, virutally ate nothing except some fruit
2nd week -- ate a little plateaued a bit with very little food -- a few KFC chicken dinners a few days

3rd week -- lost another 7 lbs. eating very little food mostly fruit again. When you have drastic changes like that you feel motivated and I feel like moving around a lot more, walking to the store vs driving.

4th week --- Ate a few small meals Caesar Salad twice this week and have lost a small amount then plateauted a bit.

Im still taking arginine which at least for me clearly dulls my appetite. However, after the first two weeks when I didnt feel hungry at all, the last two weeks --- Ive started to feel some hunger though its greatly muted. Its putting me on the edge --- I could decide to start eating more light foods like salads regularly and probably lose weight far more slowly or still go full bore with the crazy, mainly fruit diet.

Reminder : Extreme, drastic diets like this can be dangerous for some people.


Another thing I found out --- I cant tolerate coffee/caffeine for too long a period or my skin starts to have small problems. When I back off it goes away quickly. I havent been drinking soda or coffee so I was puzzled at some small problems so I googled arginine and found many references by people who were taking arginine for body building , claiming that they had lots of skin problems after taking arginine.
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06-25-2009 at 08:22 AM.
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Quote from kel_be :
I listened to a Jillian Michaels podcast today (she has a radio show every Sunday in LA) and she went over the daily routine of a Biggest Loser and all I can say is Holy Shit! 90 minutes of Cardio in the mornings, then interviews and challenges. Followed by weights and meetings with the trainers, then more weights and cardio. In all, they work out for 6-8 hours a day six days a week. Remind me to not complain about a hours workout.
oh wow. i knew they worked out a lot but had no idea it was that much. no wonder people were losing 10 lbs a week.

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Im still taking arginine which at least for me clearly dulls my appetite. However, after the first two weeks when I didnt feel hungry at all, the last two weeks --- Ive started to feel some hunger though its greatly muted. Its putting me on the edge --- I could decide to start eating more light foods like salads regularly and probably lose weight far more slowly or still go full bore with the crazy, mainly fruit diet.
you're not giving into your appetite, which you should be instead of suppressing it. if you want to keep your metabolism running you need to eat fruits and veggies etc a couple times a day. another problem is sure you're gonna see changes more rapidly, but eventually when you start to eat more, even if its healthy foods, your body won't be used to it.

i think i'm finally over this past plateau, now i'm just crossing my fingers that i can stay true to my diet so i dont level off again.

and i'm curious, how has the nutrisystem been for you guys?
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