I need help losing weight. It's affecting everything from my health to my mental state. Does anyone have any advice on how to start out small?
@lacuda Well, I can offer some tips from my own weight loss experience. Cut back on carbs, reduce intake on fatty/greasy foods, and ramp up the juice and water intake, cut out soda entirely, and maybe coffee too if you can handle it. Water flavor packets with vitamins are absolutely gold for this. I cut out red meat entirely from my diet, and only eat carbs maybe twice a day. The goal tho in this, is to remove the excess.
@PaganMother @lacuda
For me, it was sugar/processd carbs (could eat all the plant carbs I wanted)
Like, nothing for months, and then Boom, couldn’t stop.
Though I was on a very strict diet (AIP- but don’t do that) not for weight loss purposes.
@PaganMother @lacuda the cravings can be FIERCE tho.
If it hadn't been because of my hives, I don't know if I could have held off haha.
@PaganMother @lacuda sugar is sneaky.
It’s frickin everywhere.
Lol one nice (?) side effect is that you’re basically eliminating all processed foods if you eliminate sugar.
@Beanc @lacuda I mean they use bone meal to process sugar to get that white color to it. MIL is vegan so yeah had to cut out a ton of stuff to accommodate for her dietary needs too. We generally eat fairly lean meals here though with TONS of veg, big portions of veg and smaller portions of meat honestly really is good for the body, that's for sure.
@PaganMother @lacuda yeah, I didnt' care about fats quantities (i generally use healthy fats anyway) and had to *seek* carbs because AIP is so restrictive and I didn't want to go low carb.
@Beanc @lacuda Things I learned from my own weight loss journey: Sneaky sweeteners are often renamed sugar, or sugar alternatives that are more chemical than they are actually flavor enhancers, and many do have neurological side effects consumed over the long term. Fruit juices sold in mass produce generally have additives, better to drink fresh made at home with a juicer honestly, tea, good lord herbal teas are great for something sweet with honey in it.
@PaganMother @lacuda
I suggest walking. Start out slow and build up. At the grocery store, avoid processed foods and shop the perimeter. Fruits, veggies, lean meats, healthy fats only, no vegetables oils. Drink water to stay hydrated. These will definitely help.
@CinnamonGirlE @PaganMother @lacuda A friend asked me to be her exercise accountability buddy when she wanted to lose 40lbs so she could donate a kidney to her sister. We walked 5k every day on a hilly course, gradually adding 50-100yd jogs. After a year of this she challenged me to race the town's Turkey Trot with her. She met her weight goal. I went on to become a serious runner. I can recommend the accountability buddy idea.
@peterquirk @PaganMother @lacuda
Could not agree more with that. My sis walked with me last year when I started. I could barely do a mile then. But now I can do two like a breeze and then go further. My knees won't let me run, although I do occasional bursts of it intermittently on good days.
@CinnamonGirlE @PaganMother @lacuda My friend has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, but she was able to run a 5k at the end of this project.
@lacuda If you are sugar sensative, you might want to consider reducing sugary treats and avoid corn syrup based drinks and foods. A lot of the weight I had came from corn syrup snuck into a lot of my regular routine meals and foods I snack on.