smilez_n_hugs
Senior Member
I think it's time to revive this thread (the original can be found here viewtopic.php?f=9&t=14890&hilit=weight+loss).
Over the past 2 years I have slowly lost just over 30lbs and am much healthier. I used to eat fast food (usually McDonald's) 2-3 times a week along with as much chips, pop, chocolate bars, etc. I wanted. I am grossed out when I think back to those days. I had an awakening when my grandmother got really sick and was diagnosed with CHF and diabetes. That's when I realized things needed to change.
I originally started on the Isagenix program which really isn't good for you but it gave me the jump start I needed. It made me more aware of how many calories I was consuming which helped me to realize how important your diet is. I could exercise all I wanted but without changing my diet I wasn't getting any healthier.
This has been a 2 year process of slowly eliminating unnecessary foods. And it is true that once you go without it for a few weeks you stop craving it. Certain foods that I used to love (Big Macs) don't taste anywhere as good as they used to.
I had a really good routine going over the summer until I hurt my back so now that I am settled into my new life I want to get back on track. Unfortunately I have no gym access and will only be able to do anything outdoors for another 2 weeks (if I'm lucky). When I first moved I attempted the P90X DVDs but I have found them to be too much so I ordered the TurboFire collection and will be starting it today.
Food-wise I am quite lucky because junk is so damned expensive up here ($23 for 12 pop, $7.50 for a bag of chips, $2.50 for 1 chocolate bar) so even when I do crave it I can't justify the cost.
So there's my novel :giggle: so if anyone is interested in sharing tips, tricks, stories and support I look forward to hearing from you!
Over the past 2 years I have slowly lost just over 30lbs and am much healthier. I used to eat fast food (usually McDonald's) 2-3 times a week along with as much chips, pop, chocolate bars, etc. I wanted. I am grossed out when I think back to those days. I had an awakening when my grandmother got really sick and was diagnosed with CHF and diabetes. That's when I realized things needed to change.
I originally started on the Isagenix program which really isn't good for you but it gave me the jump start I needed. It made me more aware of how many calories I was consuming which helped me to realize how important your diet is. I could exercise all I wanted but without changing my diet I wasn't getting any healthier.
This has been a 2 year process of slowly eliminating unnecessary foods. And it is true that once you go without it for a few weeks you stop craving it. Certain foods that I used to love (Big Macs) don't taste anywhere as good as they used to.
I had a really good routine going over the summer until I hurt my back so now that I am settled into my new life I want to get back on track. Unfortunately I have no gym access and will only be able to do anything outdoors for another 2 weeks (if I'm lucky). When I first moved I attempted the P90X DVDs but I have found them to be too much so I ordered the TurboFire collection and will be starting it today.
Food-wise I am quite lucky because junk is so damned expensive up here ($23 for 12 pop, $7.50 for a bag of chips, $2.50 for 1 chocolate bar) so even when I do crave it I can't justify the cost.
So there's my novel :giggle: so if anyone is interested in sharing tips, tricks, stories and support I look forward to hearing from you!