Gotta lose 10 lbs..

[EEyorelover22]

I thought I would add to this with some suggestions for really great tasting protein bars. Detour Bars. They make Uturn bars that are chocolate and caramel flavor and Detour bar that are Smores flavor. They have Joy Ride that tastes like an almond joy. There are also white chocolate and peanut butter, peanut butter and another that is like a snickers bar. They all have different names associated with traffic. They are really good. I think there are some other flavors, but I have allergies to all but the smores and uturn ones. Target and Walmart sells them in a small size, but I also order the large ones from DPS Nutrition online. GNC carries them as well. The little ones have 15 g of protein and the big ones have 30 g protein. I have found eating protein keeps my full. I eat a large one for lunch. They are great to take in the car for a day of shopping rather than eating junk food.

I need to drop 10 pounds so I don't have to buy new clothes. Thanks for motivating me I've always had to watch my weight since I was around 10 years old.

 

[deltachi8]

I thought I would add to this with some suggestions for really great tasting protein bars. Detour Bars. They make Uturn bars that are chocolate and caramel flavor and Detour bar that are Smores flavor. They have Joy Ride that tastes like an almond joy. There are also white chocolate and peanut butter, peanut butter and another that is like a snickers bar. They all have different names associated with traffic. They are really good. I think there are some other flavors, but I have allergies to all but the smores and uturn ones. Target and Walmart sells them in a small size, but I also order the large ones from DPS Nutrition online. GNC carries them as well. The little ones have 15 g of protein and the big ones have 30 g protein. I have found eating protein keeps my full. I eat a large one for lunch. They are great to take in the car for a day of shopping rather than eating junk food.

I need to drop 10 pounds so I don't have to buy new clothes. Thanks for motivating me I've always had to watch my weight since I was around 10 years old.

I have lost 60 lbs in about 14 months. They key for me was to do it slowly and set realistic goals. (I want to be at 185 and ill be happy. then when i got there I said, that wasnt so hard, how about 175...and so on.)

I just went to the basics - burn more calories than i consume. I cut out alot of sugars, stopped drinking sugared soda and ice cream. Added alot of vegetables to my diet. Switched to low fat/reduced calorie versions of things (Watch Calorie Comando on Food Network and it will inspire you with great ideas). I also eat light yougurt everyday for lunch and allow one free day a week - where I eat basicaly what I want (within reason). This way I dont feel like i will "never have real food again." I also walk or run on a regular basis.

I guess it boils down to take it slow and wathc your calories - if you burn more than you eat, you will lose weight.

 

[DAWGPOUNDAJ]

As far as dieting goes I'm not exactly a veteran, but just in case this helps someone I thought I'd post here for ya'll. About 2 1/2 years ago I started getting sick and basically my doctors were stumped. They ran just about every test they could think of and while they knew what was happening to me (stomach lining was getting ripped to shreds, hives and other skin problems constantly, constant pain all over) they weren't able to figure out how to fix it. So I went from being extremely active (by that I mean running 2 miles a day in the morning, teaching martial arts in the evening, rock climbing on the weekends) to not being able to move very much without screeching in pain. It took the doctors about a year to figure out what was happening to me, but during that time I was basically in bed about 20 out of 24 hours. I gained about 20 pounds from that. Before that I was pretty thin, 115 lbs at 5'8", and then went up to 135. Now mind you I ate whatever I wanted normally so thats just my normal body weight. However, it turned out that I had a rare food allergy to citric acid that was causing all of my health problems. (We tried different diets until we identified the nasty culprit.) I lost the 20 pounds in 2 months without much trouble (once I was able to start running again) by running each morning (and mind you I was vveeeeerrry out of shape in terms of endurance at this point) for about a half a mile and then walking a half a mile to start. I then worked my way up until I got up to 3 miles a day. Sure it took work on my part but it was worth it. Also, I started eating healthier. I used to snack a lot before that simply because I could, but now that I wanted ot lose my extra weight I realized snacking was not conductive to weight loss. So I quit cold turkey. Simply don't think about food, and eat very bland things. It STUNK for about a week but after that the plain foods (like rice with nothing on it) that I ate suddenly tasted WONDERFUL. Eating a LOT of fruit or plain veggies (like carrots and celery) for lunch also became a delicacy to me. At first it did not, but now eating a large plate of say, 3 apples, 2 kiwis, and other fruits is great! Try a drastic diet change and do it quickly, force yoruself to stick to it without breaking it for a week, and see how things taste to you afterwards. I know it did wonders for my tastebuds.

 

[mapanoy]

You can lose 10 pounds in short period of time but keep in mind that the weight you lose will mainly water weight and you lose muscles too when you go for quick weight loss.