I need some help....

[PatricenPete]

DH and I are both trying to diet. We both want to lose about 50 pounds. I don't care if it takes me a year. I just want to get it off and keep it off.

What would you all recommend?

 

[karynnix]

Do you have a Weight Watchers meeting in your area? If you do it together, you will be accountable to each other and you will lose more weight. You don't deprive yourself of ANYTHING. You just learn how to eat better. My mom and I went together and lost 65 pounds between us!

 

[Chropistopy]

I second Weight Watchers. My aunt and I joined together in February. We've both lost almost 30 pounds.

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

First, Congratulations! You have found the best place to be. This group is a gerat support for anything you can imagine.

Welcome!

I don't really have any one recommendation over another. You need to find a fit for you and you may even find yourself trying on a few first. I might suggest trying to check out some things at your library to see if there is a plan that seems to appeal to you.

Basically keep in mind smaller portions, healthy choices exercise and water will be your lifetime friends.

You can get great help here on WISH with whatever plan you feel you might want to start. I would also recommend fitday.com to help you as you begin your journey. I found this site great to keep me on track when I couldn't figure out what I was eating. It is a bit labor intensive at the beginning, but becomes easier as you get into it. I don't always find all the foods I eat there, but I get a good idea of what I am eating.

Good luck on your journey. Let us know how you progress. We can all appreciate hearing how you are getting along.

 

[pixiedust23]

I watch my calories using fitday and I go to the gym pretty much everyday.

 

[gshoemate]

I agree, fitday is very useful. I tend to eat the same thing day after day so once I got all my food entered with the nutritional information, it is very easy to use.

I also agree that you have to find what fits for you. I have tried Atkins but had a hard time sticking to it. Right now I am trying to avoid dieting and I am trying the eating clean method. Lean meats (chicken breast, turkey and fish) veggies, fruits and wheat pitas. I use only olive oil or olive oil spray. And I eat every 2 1/2 to 3 hours. My typical day looks a little like this:

Breakfast: 4 egg whites and one cup of melon
pre workout: low carb shake on the way to the gym
post workout: low carb shake and fruit
lunck: sliced turkey in a wheat pita with raw veggies
snack: low fat cottage cheese
dinner: chicken breast with veggies and fruit
snack: celery with natural peanut butter

The theary is to eat protein with every meal, it makes you stay fuller longer so your not always hungry. Also, you are never supposed to eat fat and carbs together. The body uses both for energy and if you eat them together, it will use the carbs for energy and store the fat.

I also work out 4-5 days a week doing both cardio and strentgh training. Strentgh training will help boost your metabolism.

Again, it is all about finding out what works for you and it may take a few tries. And what works for you may not work for your DH.

A website that I find very helpful is http://www.oxygenmag.net/ They have forums that are very helpful and even include a few personnal trainers that give great advice.

Good luck!