Hey everybody !

I would like to lose 40 lbs.... I would love to hear ideas... I mean, hints you know...

I have considered some:

-Eating only 1000 calories per day (I feel hungry but... )
-Drink at least 6 glasses of water...

About excercise, Im the WORST, have never liked it, but I know it is necessary... Will 15 minutes walk do something ? or I need definetely more time... ?

Also, does that natural pills work ?? Like those made of apple, or green tea... Any side effects ??

I have hypothiroidism.... so... even worse.... !

Thanks !

Hi BlueMajo,

hmm, I too want to lose weight, 10kg(22lbs), I love your post because its basically me to!! Im on prednisolone, it makes me want to eat all the time.

I find excercise a double edged sword, I've got Myasthenia gravis, too much excercise makes it worse!!!!

So I hope you don't mind if I watch your thread to get some ideas, as trying to lose weight is just so frustrating and hard at the moment.

like what i always tell everyone. eat organic fruits and vegetables. drink lots of water. this will help you lose weight.

I'm a big loser with almost 16 years stable. 85lbs. ago I went back to my mom's advice from 1972. 4 food groups. The thing that works best for me is that I changed my attitude about food, I don't center my social activities around food, and I have basic rules I follow and obey.

I was a heavy child from the start so it has been a lifetime of battles for me. Here are some of my simple rules:

If you can get it from your car, it's NOT food, it's fat.

Eat things the way God made them, He never fried anything or put gravies & sauces on things.

Know the amount you will eat, then stop. Just stop.

Food is like gas, only get it when you need it. Always use premium.

Diets are for chumps, pills don't work, quick fixes are jokes. It's a way of life, not a bandaid.

Tricking yourself into thinking that it's a temporary situation will land you right back where you started, if not heavier.

One size does NOT fit all, we each need to define our weaknesses and bad habits.

Dropping weight and keeping it off is a decision we make every single day.

I believe that once we wrap our minds around our own very personal situations, we can confront and conquer the situation. Controlling our own choices is the very foundation.

Hope this helps! You can do it, make the decision and stick to it like a marriage or a child or a career. It's truly that simple.

Hey BlueMajo! I agree w/what Cindy said~ it makes sense. I maintain my weight by living by alot of the same rules she stated. If I know I'm going out to eat or having something more calorie ridden, then I eat a small lunch etc. It IS a lifestyle, not a diet that you need to learn. Is it easy?? Not all the time, but for instance, we had Pizza Hut last wkend, so for lunch that day, I had fruit, cheese and crackers. It works for me.

It takes determination and willpower, but you can do it. One thing I used to do is keep a food diary. You'd be surprised at what actually goes in your mouth in one day. I tend to be a grazer, so I was shocked. I don't keep one now, but when I did, YIKES!! I am not a big fan of fried foods, so that part is easier for me, but I love, love, love sweets, so ~~ well, you get the picture.

Someone once told me that 10 lbs is alot easier to take off than 50, so if I gain a couple, I buckle down and take them back off. Good luck Blue and keep us posted.

You just have to have the mindset to do it and I think you can, NO, I KNOW you can!!!

Take a look at the threads here...lots of good information.
I lost 25 pounds years ago and have kept it off.
Sure, there are times that I have health issues or have great stress and a few pounds come back on. But I am careful to get them off as soon as I can. I am very much aware. I see much sense in what the previous posters have said. In addition...

Very generally...this is what I've done:

1. Cut sugar down significantly in my diet.
2. Reduced bread and pasta (flour).
3. I eat more vegetables than I did previously.
4. I drink more water...although honestly, some days I don't do very well with this. I just make a better effort. I do push a lot with this in the summer.
5. I exercise regularly. Actually, I do NOT go overboard with this. Why? Because I have found that sometimes when I do...I actually eat more.
HOWEVER, regular exercise of some kind IS very important...IMHO.
6. I take my vitamins regularly. I totally believe they are imortant.
7. I try to keep a positive attitude and get support.
8. I weigh myself at least once a week.
9. Eat lean protein, reduce fat when and where possible and eat high fiber foods when and where possible. Avoid junk foods.
10. Have learned to cook low fat recipes...am always looking for new ones.
11. Keep a food diary most days.
12. Am patient and understanding with myself. Each little weight loss is a good weight loss.

Wishing you good luck with this worthwhile effort.

Quick caveat:

She doesn't actually know anything, but we both believe in you.

Can I ask you a question, my sister has MG and am really concerned . She is always talking about weight and in the last year lost more then she really should because I swear she doesnt eat even though she says she does . She lives on a diet of grapefruits. I joined this site becaue she says that the predisone the doctor wants to put her on it much different from the one that the average mg person is on . I am afriad that she is becoming aneriox. SHe has two beautiful adult daughters that she is always watching what they eat and telling them they need to loss weight . Weight is always a topic of conversation. I would appreciate your thoughts

Before my injury I was fit and thin. Enforced idleness and Lyrica (is there a cheese cake in every pill?) ended that. I know my weight gain is unhealthy and contributes mightily to my depression. I know I eat things I shouldn’t when I feel sad.

I think a buddy system might help a lot. Folks pay a ton to join Weight Watchers online just to get peer support to keep them on track.

Would anyone here be interested in joining a social group devoted to encouraging members through their various weight loss attempts? We could check in each day and report how things are going. We could call it something like I Didn’t Cheat Today or Stop Me Before I Cheat. Some of the guys might even mistake it for a fidelity support group and offer us some unintended entertainment.

I have gained 12 lbs in the past month, so I may not be the one to answer this. Also, I hate exercise and feel to weak to even keep up the simplest housework. I know that you need inspiration. Visualizing yourself as one of your thin "heroes" helps. When I lost most of my weight back in the 80's [went from 140 to 111 in 6 weeks], I rode a bike and visualized myself as Mick Jagger! I decided that if I tried to move like him, I should eventually look like him, and that more or less happened - in the body that is. Yogurt with Splenda is a good sugar substitute, as is fruit. Fiber helps and chewing ice helps. Remember that any kind of movement, not necessarily exercise or work, burns calories. I spend a lot of time in bed due to my disabilities, but my feet are always wiggling, and that's how I account for not gaining more wt. than I do. I never got back up to 140, after keeping the weight off for 2 years, and now I consider 112 to be too heavy. That's mainly because I am poor, and cannot afford to replace all my jeans for a bigger size. Movement helps. Fruits and veggies help. Visualization seems to help. They say you can do anything you can visualize yourself doing! billie bluecat