How are most of you losing weight????

Just curious what you guys are doing to lose weight? Weigh****chers or other food programs? Pills??? I'm sure everyone is working out & I just can't seem to start. I rejoined the YMCA, and I'm hoping to start small (even 3 days a week would be good.) Have a good day! Felicia

Wow Neecee -you are truly inspirational. Thanks again for responding. I am 5'5" - and I have to say, I get away with not looking SO big (even though I am a little over 200lbs.) I'm not a BIG girl, I'm plain fat. So I know that aerobic exercise would be the best for me, I start shrinking immediately. Its funny you bring up working out in the morning, I did that for a very long time, and like you I loved it. Why did I stop??? Excuses, its too dark, its too cold, its not safe, blah, blah, blah............. I think I may start that again, because you're right, after work there are always excuses. I have to be at work at 8am - so I could definetely work out at 5:30 ish.............. Thanks for bringing that up to me. Enjoy the rest of the weekend, Ciao!

I am a major overeater who also has a problem with emotional eating. Not to mention just eating for no reason at all. As a believer in God and the Power of His Spirit, I know that God wants us to have self control (Temperence) in all things. God also tells us that when we spend time with Him through His Word and prayer our spirit in Him is made strong and we can overcome our flesh. All that being said to gain some serious control I began to limit TV and other distracting things and spend time studying and listening to the preached Word of God. I also fast 16 hours a day which is great for my slow digestive system. 16 hours is not as long as you would think, I stop eating around 6pm or 7pm and I eat for the first time the next day at 12 noon. Then I practice not eating if I am not hungry however sometimes now i don't get hungry so I have to plan to eat. I am also making better food choices. Then there is the water!!!!! I plan to start doing the treadmill tomorrow cause i know I need the exercise. 4 years ago I followed a similar plan and lost 80lbs in 5-6months but I got depressed and began a food pity party followed by a difficult pregnancy and 4yrs later met the same high weight again. My all time high was 287# and I was almost there again a month ago. Now I am 257# and losing.....Praise God. I applaud all of us who are fighting this fight. Do what ever works for you. My bp is down to almost normal and my pulse rate is down. I feel great so this works for me. Have a GREAT day!!!!

I'm trying to do it the old fashioned way - 1600-1800 calorie, well balanced diet. It's a simple food exchange diet that I was give by the Dr's office a few years ago. I know at some point I will have to lower the calories and at that point I'll go see a nutritionist (I just find it hard to type "nut" for nutritionist):-o. My second to last resort will be to go on Medifast if I get stuck on my diet. Last resort will be WLS, but I hope that I don't get to Medifast or WLS. So far I've lost 16 pounds in my first month - but my goal is 1-2 pounds a week. I haven't been exercising yet, just upping my routine activity for the time being. I envy those huge and fast losses you get with WLS, but I'm scared of WLS. I'm curious to see what others are doing diet wise!

I am doing Herbalife. I LOVE it. I become obsessed with food points so WW is NOT the place for me. I like drinking two shakes and eating dinner then being done. I have my popcorn, fat free fudgescile, or baked lays if I choose but it has been fairly easy. My cravings for the most part are gone. My IBS is GONE!! Now I just have to work on that sleep apena thing, LOL!!!!!!!!! I have one friend that recently had WLS and she is in the top 5% of weight loss catergory at Barix. She has lost 100+ in 6 months. BUT her outcome isnt necessarily my outcome, KWIM? The only thing I like about WLS is that it really is hard to put the weight back on. From what I understand you have to be pretty dedicated to put it back on. Another friend is having the surgery in Jan. and I think she is NUTS! But too each is own.............I have 3 small children and couldnt imagine something happening to me just so I can get skinny. I have never stuck to anything longer than 3 or so months so....................her I am. 40++++++ pounds since September and a TON of inches lost. I have dropped TWO sizes and honestly I am not obsessed with the scale anymore. I measure myself about every 10 days and get on the scale about every two weeks. I am not working out and I know if I did it would fly off. I am just trying to make better choices and if I have a cheat now and then so be it. Its not the end all be all, RIGHT?!?! Its nice to know though that its MY choice how I want to eat and that I didnt have to be rerouted internally to figure that out. Not that I am saying noone should have surgery just that I think more people should try other things before they jump on the bandwagon, remember phen-phen? It was great in the begining then all these people started having complications and now part of its not even around (my friend lost her mom die to that stuff) That being said, I have never been much over 300pds and I am 6"2. So I have never been super obese. I cant even imagine what it would be like to not be able to walk. Hell if I am ever there than I would probably be the first one to wheel up to the surgeons office and beg for WLS. But I am not there yet, and I have just very recently come to that decision. Sorry to ramble anyway HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!

What is WLS?

It stands for Weight Loss Surgery....