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Okay I have got to get back into shape. Weight watchers always worked for me but now with so many kids activities to go to there is no time for me to go to the meetings. so I thought maybe we could have an thread here for diet tips, exercise plans and we can even report our weight losses here to encourage each other to keep moving further. so I guess I will go first.

I currently am 162 and should be between 92-120 according to bmi. Personaly I don't like the bmi think they do not take muscle mass or bone mass into consideration even had a weight loss dr tell me this. He had said for my height and age that 110-130 would be ideal and easier to mantain. So my goal is to be down to 125
I say maybe we use this as a journal for all of us. We can report what we eat what exercises we do and weekly what we weigh.

weight 162
goal 125

Wow, this is some skeery stuff. I need to be on a diet but need the incentive to start!

Tok needs to be on this thread, she's the workout gal!

I'll be lurking to see what tips everyone comes up with.

By the way, great thread, Ackwood!

thanks I need something to keep me going. I have been up and down with my weight since the twins and its so not good for me. I am on blood pressure pills and chol pills. Plus my mom died at 36 from a heart attack. I don't want that to happen to me so I have to get my butt in gear!

TIP

Replace ground beef with ground turkey. I lost 10 pounds 2 yrs ago in 6 months just from that one little change.

This thread is a great idea akwood, having people around you working towards the same goal helps keep you honest. Keeping food diaries lends a hand towards that too. It can be a bit of a pain in the beginning but once you get an idea of your daily caloric intake it's easier to modify. You can see if you're a stress eater or a boredom eater, carboholic (my food vice of choice) etc. I've made one up for the ladies at my gym, I can email it if you'd like.

I would love that. email is hogdr@sbcglobal.net

Ackwood, I will sooooo do this.

First, I have to go buy a scale.......

Good thread.

I weigh 145 pounds right now...I'd like to weigh 130-135 when I get married in October. I am 5'8 so 145 isn't bad, but not what I want to weigh. I plan to have kids, Lord willing, in the next five years so I want to firm everything up in the hopes that I'll bounce back after kids...haha, I know.

I love the Sugar Busters diet. I lost about 20 pounds on that right after I graduated college. If you like wheat bread & pasta, you're half way there already. Of course refined sugar in cookies, cakes, candy is a no-no, as is corn or corn products, white flour, & sauces with sugar in them like BBQ sauce. Try taking one thing out of your diet each week. I didn't even watch my fat content - I ate cheese all the time. Dairy products are ok as long as they have no added sugar, like some yogurts.

My staples (when I am strict about the diet) are: grilled meats, peanut butter with no added sugar, fruit, veggies (w/ranch dressing usually), cheese, wheat bread & pasta, & nuts. I drink water, unsweet tea w/Splenda, & coffee. Every now & then a diet soda, but they are just so bad for you I try & stay away from them.

I've got to get away from my diet dr pepper. I've heard that diet pop is worse than regular. that it tricks your body into thinking you are getting real sugar and then when you don't your bod kicks into over drive wanting something sweet all over again.

Dreamfields pasta is a decent substitute for regular pasta as well. It has few digestible carbs, I think it's only 5 grams of 32 and it's high in fibre. Doesn't taste half bad either.

I need to get into shape too, I am 196 a size 16 and would like to be about 140-150, I used to weigh that and was pretty content it would make me a size 12. I just got really fed up yesterday and figured I really need to get into shape, I am young and life is passing me by being embarassed about being in a swimsuit.

Ok, I went and bought a scale.

I stepped on it, and looked down.

My scale is now going in the trash.....