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 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.
@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 I learned not all calories are equal. Eat protein instead of carbs. Nuts. Cheese. Don’t eat after 7 pm. I had to change my diet for a medical condition. Took in way more calories but lost a whole lot of weight without trying. GOOD LUCK! ♥️
@lacuda Drink more water. I mean, drink water instead of other beverages. Save non-water beverages for the rare treat.
@lacuda Don’t eat between meals and don’t eat after 7 pm. Easy way to start.
Remove all refined sugar & carbs. Increase fluids & walk 1/2 hr per day. It’s a lifestyle change not a diet.
@lacuda how active are you right now?
if you're pretty sedentary, check out gentle stretching on youtube & do about 10 mins of that each morning or when you wake up & start walking. try 20 mins a day. try to work up to an hour a day.
for diet, cut out sodas, juice, or drinking anything sweet. add more water. try to drink 2-3 litres a day. just keep a water bottle w/ you wherever & take sips regularly.
when you eat, take your time. when you feel full, stop eating. really listen to your body.
@lacuda the last 1 will take time. we tend to scarf down our food way too fast & our stomach can't catch up to our brain that fast. i don't mean chew slowly altho, that's not a bad idea. just give yourself more time between bites.
i tend to read when i eat to slow myself down. i read a page & then take a bite. read a page, then take a bite. i find that i actually get full before i've finished my plate. so i wrap the rest to eat for later when i'm hungry again. & i take less the next time.
Go for a walk every day.
If you want to eat the same way reduce the amount on your plate 50%
No eating after dinner.
It's not easy and it takes work. Don't expect instant or obvious responses to whatever you're doing with exercise and diet. Sometimes you'll seem to be stuck.
It's important to have a positive attitude that looks beyond where you are now to the end of the road. If you reduce calorie intake below what you're used to, sometimes you'll feel hungry. It helps to think of that not as a problem you need to cure, but as something that tells you what you're doing is working.
@lacuda measure portion sizes. do you have a safe area to walk?
@lacuda whatever you do, do not deny yourself properly portioned treats on occasion. you don't need to torture yourself (really that's a path to failure)
@lacuda walking … then progress to weight lifting… cardio is not a weight reducing exercise ( it’s good for the heart)
@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.