welcome everyone to the Diet Board!! I hope we can all find some good advice and some great friends to help us!

Well the biggest and best thing i believe you can have is the support of others:)

Hi I didn't know this was here. I agree with you Chatty. It can go a long way.

You need to let everyone know this board is here Antje.

ok Linda.. i did post a message in gen. chat.. ill go post one everywhere.. thanks :)

<peeks in. Guess I should have put that last one here, but since everyone here so far is there, no sense tempting fate. ;>

LOL.. eventually the thoughts will hopefully migrate here!

Ha ha ha ha!!! well we will slowly migrate here Antje... just need to let people know...

Also we need to show some others that 'healthy eating' is not exactly a 'diet'.. it will and does become a way of life!

I was at my ideal weight after losing about 40lb for some years...but due to health problems have gained it all back and more.... I am now justy starting to 'diet' again, be eating sensibly...
I go to a slimming class to help give me the support i need... Others can do it on their own.. also with boeards like this now, it is a help too...

me here LOLOL...and still fat ROFLMBO

I'm hungry all the time and get up during the night to eat.Haven't gained much since i'm only in my third month and i'd like to keep it that way.

Congrats Foxy Lady..

Just eating the right foods should see you not gaining too much weight... but when we get craving during pregnancy its sometimes hard to keep the weight down! LOl..
I am sure you will be ok...

Great Board Antje, I lost 75lbs last year and have managed to keep it 65 lbs of it off for over a year.

well done beach :)

7.53 am thursday....starting my "Nylytely diet" now..dont stand behind me!! LOL
bye bye lbs!!!

thanks chatttea, I worked really hard at it, and feel so much better

beach..75 lbs..thats 34 kg!! (had to check my converter)..wow..im impressed, i use to brag i lost 23 kg (51 lbs) once when i was young (-er) :)

WTG Beach!!!

Some say taking it off the hardest but I think keeping it off really is the hardest part! Keep up the good work

Keeping it off is the hardest, and the longer it takes to lose the longer it stays off:) I tend to lose some weight and then get it into my head that I can eat what I want and end up putting it all on again, have joined a gym last week and intend to really stick at it:)

WTG Kanga. I too have found taking it off slow is the KEY. I have dieted more times then I have fingers and tried every diet out there, but this time it is working. Because I am in no hurry. Changed my life and eating styles and am taking it off slow. I exercise every day (walking plus I go to a ladies gym - Yea Curves!)
Every time in the past that I took weight off fast it came back with a vengeance so this time I am hoping by taking 18 months to 2 years I will have changed my life style enough that I wont go back to the old habits!
Never quit trying is what I say to peeps!

Your right, if you think of it as a diet then it makes you feel restricted, you don't have to live off salads and veg, just eat sensibly and excersice. We have a program on tv at the moment called Fit Farm which is about overweight people learning how to lose weight and change thir eating habits, and one good tip I picked up is that if you feel hungry have a drink of water, you may just be de-hydrated a bit, if you still feel hungry about 20-30mins later then eat. I have tried this and have felt hungry and just had a glass of water and the hunger has went away. Walking it supposed to be one of the best forms of excercise because you are using most of your muscles and it also clears the head and relaxes you too!!

You said it there Kanga! I noticed a big drop in my weight when I started to walk daily on top of going to the gym.
I also have a huge water bottle at my desk all day and when I feel a tad hungry that big gulp o water usually does it. I also eat 5 or 6 small meals a day not just two or three main ones. I find eating smaller meals more often helps alot.

Thanks Chattytea.I'm one of the lucky ones had a problem of being too skinny lol.......Thats just as bad i guess.Right now i'm holding at about 4lbs a month got 6 too go.It's the cravings like sweets,carbs are my biggest problem.I can live on Macaroni with meatballs all week.Got my hubby keeping an eye on me but he works nights so i wake up hungry.lol I can't go walking or excercise since i'm in a high risk,more bed rest and only allowed up to go potty.lol.......and to the fridge.

BBW's guide to losing weight!
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1) Don't worry about any of those "fad" diets. Eat what you like.

2) Eat 3 meals a day. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) If you start to skip meals, your body knows you are missing food and will start to STORE FAT! (Rose's idea of eating small meals 5-6 times a day may work also.)

3) Learn to throw away food. (THIS is probable the hardest step). Eat, and when the "hunger" feeling is gone, stop eating and throw the rest away. (or store it in the fridge for later or whatever.) For example, it's usally cheaper to get a value meal at fast food places - and it can be very hard to just eat what you need, then not eat the rest.

4) Be active. I hate exersice... so find something you like to do - golfing, bowling, swimming, walking, biking, etc... Something that will get you vertical and doing something - and hopefully something you enjoy. (And it does not have to be anything that makes you sweat, or work hard... just to move and be active)

... And those are BBW's tips to lose weight.

Throw away food...lol Just send it my way.

Congrats to you Foxy Lady. Just sit back and relax. We'll keep you company. You can watch us all lose weight. LOL
I saw a doctor say on Tv about the water. He said when a feeling of being hungry comes on it could be a sign of your body telling you, you beed water. I thought it was so interesting. I tried it. It works, water will satisfy the feeling of being hungry. Of course you have to eat too. LOL

Thanks Linda i eat pretty healthy but man those cravings do me in.The water with meals does work.

Put you need to eat. You're eating for two. That was for us pleasently plumpers. LOL

Hey Linda, ditto on us pleasantly plumpers! Do I like the shape I am in..of course I do, round is a shape!!LOL

Hang in there Foxy Lady. We are with you 100%! If we can help with a little encouragement then we will all make our goal. You just take care of yourself!

congrats on your pregnancy FoxyLady!! it sounds like you are doing a great job eating right for the both of you!!
when i was pregnant i was so careful, that year of nursing did me in, i ate whatever i wanted.. within reason, i didnt eat much junk, but lots of good stuff, nursing made me hungry!! and now the little one is 2 and i have to remove all that excess :(

Dolittle--and that round shape is soooooooo easy to maintain, isnt it? LOL

Linda--do you drink a lot of water? i try to, and some days i forget, i grab a soda instead.. i had the best eating habits when i was pregnant and nursing, i actually counted my ounces everyday, and never drank soda.. only milk, water and watered down juices... its sooo easy to slide back into the unhealthy habits!

LOL Pity the nice shape is not as easy to maintain as the round. Very funny you two. LOL
Antje I drink a ton of water. I have two 24 oz. squeeze bottles I keep full at all times. I refill each a lot doing the day. Since I started drinking so much water, I find I can't go long without it or I start feeling dehydrated. I'm going to count tomorrow exactly how many times I do fill my bottles up.
Question for you Antje, you're a nurse. My sister said to be careful drinking so much water. She said it could do something to the brain. Is that true? I do feel like I'm getting a headache sometimes. Could the water be doing it?

there is such a thing as water intoxication, she is right. but i dont know what amount that would be, and if youre eating well besides, its probably hard to drink too much.. i think thats for when you dont eat and only drink water... then your electrolytes are out of balance and your brain, and other organs become affected.

___found doing a search:

Can too much water harm marathon runners? Reuters Health recently reported just that. When runners collapse or get sick at the end of a long race, it seems logical to give them fluids. Sometimes, however, water is the last thing these athletes need, researchers report.

In the current issue of Annals of Internal of Medicine, investigators report ( Report 1 and Report 2) on marathon runners who developed brain swelling as a result of "water intoxication." All had taken in too much water during their races, causing sodium levels in the blood to drop. From there, according to Dr. J. Carlos Ayus, excess water is absorbed into blood and fluid builds up in the brain. Eventually, fluid accumulates in the lungs, and athletes become breathless and nauseated.

Ayus, a professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, told Reuters Health that when runners collapse or become ill, the natural assumption may be that they are having a heart attack. Yet, rather than being a sign of heart attack, fluid build-up in the lungs--called pulmonary edema--may signal brain swelling, according to Ayus. "I believe," he said, "that this is what happens to many people who collapse and die after a race. It should be diagnosed more often now." In their report, Ayus and his colleagues describe the cases of seven marathoners who collapsed and had nausea and vomiting after their races. When brain scans revealed swelling, six of the patients were treated with an intravenous solution containing high amounts of sodium--a water-depleting treatment that is directly the opposite of the low-sodium solutions that runners may receive if they are misdiagnosed, Ayus noted. The seventh patient, who was not diagnosed with brain swelling, later died; an autopsy revealed that there had indeed been fluid on the brain. Five of the patients were female, suggesting that women may be more prone to water intoxication and its effects on the brain and lungs. And, Ayus pointed out, all seven had a history of using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs--painkillers that include aspirin. These drugs can block the excretion of water from the body, he explained. Whether athletes other than marathoners experience this series of events is unclear, but Ayus said that it is possible. Runners who become breathless and nauseated after drinking large amounts of water during a race should go the hospital, he advised. There, he added, doctors should check blood sodium levels.

Wow Thanks Antje. I am eating good. I drink a lot of water though. I did notice I am out of breath a lot during our bike rides. We take water along. I contributed it to smoking but my honey smokes & is not breathing nearely as hard as I am. He's a lot heavier too. I don't feel nauseated though. In fact I feel wonderful & full of energy. I don't take any kind of medication. No drugs for me!!! I take Ibuprophen on occasion for a headache.

then it should be ok, it isnt a sudden large amount, its a constant amount you consume each day.. i think thats fine. but wouldnt hurt to count how much you take in.

I will Antje thanks. If I'm going to be skinny, I want to do it outside a coffin. LOL

Wow, I didn't know there was such a thing as "water intoxication"...get a buzz without alcohol!LOL Am sure it can be dangerous. I drink water but not to excess. Don't drink anything with my meals.
Yes Antje, that round shape is easy to maintain. It's all this other that is the very devil to achieve!!
Linda, I felt out of breath until I lost a few pounds and got the pressure off my lungs. Rarely get breathless now even tho I have only lost about 20 lbs. Think the 4 in off the mid section is what helped! Guess the reason your hubby don't get out of breath is just the difference in our structure. Is that right Antje?

Yes, the men have an advantage in metabolic rate too, Dolittle. But some men do get bigger bellies than the women.

thats right Star--there has to be plenty of (i'll use this word) exercise, but it doesnt need to be more than just some stretching and walking, pulling weeds in the garden, just so your body is in motion is going to burn calories and increase your metabolism.
we're all getting lazier, in that we have gadgets so that we dont move like we used to.. we have automatic garage door openers, we dont even roll our car windows down anymore, we push a button, etc, etc. so if we can just move the body more instead of less, there will be a noticeable difference.

or maybe get away from the buffet? i just had fun there tonight.. ;o)

oh and what a yummy treat that is!! LOL

better when it's stuffed with pimento cheese!LOL

why not peanut butter and raisins? (ants on a log from my children's pre-school days!!!)

You girls keep talking about that celery and I will be forced to go to the store tomorrow for celery, crunchy peanut butter..ooops I have that!
Maybe that store is open 24 hours!!!LOL

Can't forget the raisins!!

I would rather have the celery!!! lol.....

Good to know Star..thanks! I like peanut butter, especially the crunchy kind! No cold winter day or night around here for a long time tho..LOL!

Meaning give your self a certain amount of time in the day to eat.

I won't eat after 7 PM...and won't break-fast untill 7 AM... in just one week I can't believe how the weight is comeing off.

The second thing I did was to toss everything made with wheat or flour...and my headaches are going away...which leaves me to believe I was allergic to these products.

As you are looseing weight, don't forget to exercise the muscles in your face and neck..A place we all will loose weight, and it's the first thing people notice about you..

This article, Drink Yourself Skinny was on the home page of MSN....it's good reading.

wow, thats great Cole... thats a great idea to not eat for those 12 hours. ill have to try that!!

and i can believe that about allergies, you probably feel soo much better now without those headaches, that will give you more energy and help yet again!