BeautifullyRed's Journal, 19 May 2015

So I am tired of my excuses.Last year I was going to the gym everyday for over a month and still no weight loss.So I gave up. I am trying a crazy diet soon as a detox or starter and I think its doable. I think I should pair it with exercise which is hard because I really do hate it. Going to a gym helps me but I have no membership or money.So that's not an option.

A walk in the trails should be enough for a start. Plus relaxing. Pray/hope for me! I feel so useless lately. Like a waste of space. I need to do something. SOMETHING! Depression is getting bad and I don't want to go down that road. My Moms death scared me into working out before but now I am just feeling sad and like I am wasting my life. Not that losing weight and being thin will make my life anymore meaningful but its a start to a better life.


Empowering myself like that may jump start me to do better things. I keep waiting for someone to bail me out of this and I am wasting my time. I am 28 and I don't want to waste my youth being fat. I want to dress as Jessica Rabbit for Halloween or Poison Ivy.

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Sorry for the loss of your Mom...You have a good plan....now let your buddies HELP you implement it...take care!!!! 
19 May 15 by member: SuccessThisTime58
do not give up , and do the best to reach your weight goal even if it takes time.. 
19 May 15 by member: Nour Sfieh
Weight loss is 80% diet and 20 % exercise (a quote from somewhere). But the gist of it is correct. You need to find a plan you can live with the rest of your life and exercise you can do/tolerate to help keep the weight off. Do your jump start and then find a good plan that allows you to live and lose. Weight loss is a long journey. Losing is only half the battle. Keeping it off is the other half. Walking (get a pedometer) is great exercise. Eating healthy and exercise helps you mentally and physically. Good luck! 
19 May 15 by member: Suzi161
you can do this. You have taken the first and hardest step on the road. You will feel much better with healthy food and a little exercise. We don't manage everything all the time but keep motivated and you will get there. It is a hard road but feel proud that you are on it. And the best thing I find to stay focused is staying active on Fat Secret. Everyone is so supportive. If you are struggling or fall there are always people to help and encourage and when you do great there are always people to celebrate with you. We all care for each other and we all matter, a lot. You are not a waste of space you are a person who matters and you are a person who cares. I will keep hoping and praying for you. :-) 
19 May 15 by member: pinkmoo
Keep at it, don't give up.Praying for you and wishing you alot of strength. 
19 May 15 by member: isaacben42
The walking will help with the feelings of depression. If you have a smartphone you should be able to download a pedometer app to track your steps. Just pick a number and aim for it each day. You can do this. First and foremost though, give yourself room and permission to be human. 
19 May 15 by member: maelynpeacock
Keep it simple and in small steps. Its not easy seeing only the first step when you want to get to the Jessica Body. Same with depression. Sometimes, a goal can be to actualy go out of the bed. I agree with what maelynpeacock says about Smartphones. keep track of diet! if only to know that you have cleared todays goal yet again or if you fail it an actuall number not exaggerated by guilt. 
19 May 15 by member: 1man1mountain
You have youth on your side. The weight will come off. Depression is normal after a death of a loved one, but walking will help. Try to walk at least 3 times a week. You can use shampoo bottles or soup cans as weights for toning. You can do this. We're praying for you!! 
19 May 15 by member: Muzical2u
were you eating enough calories with all that working out? You've got to make sure you know how much you're supposed to be eating because if you don't eat enough, the loss is going to be very difficult and come from all the wrong places. When you don't eat enough, your metabolism slows down, ESPECIALLY if you're working out that much. YOU HAVE TO EAT! Don't starve yourself. I learned last week that I wasn't eating enough and that's why for an entire 6 weeks, I wasn't losing and I was working out 5x a week. I was burning muscle and tissue, not fat and putting myself in starvation mode. Google "TDEE" total daily energy expenditure. This is what you burn between resting AND exercising. Once you know that number you can subtract 10-20% to figure out what you should be eating to lose weight. http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm Keep track of what you eat! For me, when I don't keep track, I fall off the wagon and the lbs start coming back. Even when I THINK I'm doing it all right. Focus on clean eating....REAL food. Stay away from "light" and "fat free" because all the fat is replaced with extra chemicals or sugar that our bodies cannot process, therefore turning it in to fat. It's OK to eat full fat cheese or drink full fat milk, etc. Just in moderation. Plus, full fat tastes better anyway :-) Fat free cottage cheese and fat free string cheese?? I might as well just be eating rubber!!! lol I want to enjoy my food but yes, in moderation.  
19 May 15 by member: amyskids
First, be careful of "crazy diets." The most tried and true method of losing weight is simply eating healthy and exercising regularly. You don't need a gym membership, either; although it does help. YouTube and the rest of the internet are full of exercise routines you can do in the comfort of your own home. You're on the right track by coming to FS for support and motivation, but the rest is up to you.  
19 May 15 by member: LoadGod
I agree with LoadGod. I use Leslie Sansone's walking videos straight from youtube. She has a few that are anywhere from 15 mins to 45 mins. You can do this in your livingroom. I even did one that was an hour but for some reason I can't find it anymore. Just find some powerwalking videos. Denise Austin has a few as well.  
19 May 15 by member: amyskids
Hello everyone, I have gained the weight that I lost over the winner 35lbs, what (sad), but I am getting back on the horse. I am really going to do this work out. Here goes!! 
21 May 15 by member: btporter4286
I noticed I said winner instead of winter. Yes I am a winner. I have to stop looking at how much weight I need to lose and look at what I have accomplished. At least I haven't giving up.  
21 May 15 by member: btporter4286

     
 

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