the 2011 mid-year diet resolution thread

justam wrote:

I've been exercising more for the last two months because I need to lose the extra weight I'm carrying around. Everything is getting more solid and compact but I don't see the scale going down so...

I'm gonna have to start dieting too. I hate dieting! :x

that's so like me!! I actually joined a gym last May 27th so i just had my 1-year anniv. on sticking with it!! I have always worked out at home but I don't motivate myself too well so i am loving the classes which is really all I do. I have been lifting weights 3 x/week and cardio 2-3 times week. I have really not lost much weight but I am toner and my clothes do fit better. My endurance is a lot better than when I started. I admit–I do not weigh myself since it pisses me off that nothing changes much in that regard! But muscle weighs more than fat, right?!!

So I have been trying to eat better but damn there is 1 person in my office that is always bringing in absolute CRAP to eat and I have NO willpower. But I am really gonna try my hardest now.

It’s kinda dumb to work out really hard every day and blow it by not eating good.

I'm in...I need to get my cardio up...lost 20lbs since I got made redundant over a year ago. Hit my plateau, so something else needs to change.

So far I have:
*drink a glass of water before each meal...it will essentially make the food you eat expand in your stomach, so you feel full sooner. I started ordering soda water when we go to the bar instead of Sprite/Sierra Mist.

*cut out 90% of the junk that I used to eat-so now instead of munching on chips, I eat fruit or cherrios. Now I'm to the point where if I do pig out on junk food, I get sick.

*upped my veggie intake-I make veggie salads, no lettuce, mainly tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, and sometimes an avocado.

*cut out a lot of red meat-now I eat it once a week, replaced with more fish/chicken.

*cut out anything that contains HFCs, MSG and any other chemicals...after I did this, I actually felt fuller sooner.

I used to do Weight Watchers, but it's really tough, I did lose a good chunk of weight the first week, but when we go out, or go to a friend's for dinner, it was really hard to figure points out...and I got sick of people asking, 'can you eat this?'

I no longer look at it as a 'diet', it's a lifestyle change (no! not the kind that one guy was talking about!) once you get in that mindset, you no longer feel like you are in 'food jail'. Don't get me wrong, I still eat ice cream and have an occasional Frappachino, I just don't have that craving to eat that stuff all the time like I used to.

a bad side effect is that I'm losing weight in areas I don't mind being 'rounder' in.... :?

decides2dream wrote:

And vduboise.....actually, wouldn't mind reading about your diet , just out of curiosity and the fact you can always pick up new tips to incorporate even if you don't embrace something whole hog.

Here is the main parts of this diet. You can definitely change it up to work for you- but the main part of it is that on the slow-carb diet, you can't eat anything white except cauliflower - 6 days a week. On the 7th you can eat and drink anything-this seems to be a must and it definitely helps with the cravings knowing you can binge out on this day.

• eat the same few meals over and over and eat as much as you like, the * are the most effective foods:
Proteins:
*egg whites with 1-2 whole eggs for flavor
*chicken breasts or thigh
*beef (preferably grass fed)
*fish
pork

Legumes:
*lentils
*black beans
pinto beans
red beans
soybeans

Vegetables:
*spinach
*mixed veg
*sauerkraut, kimchee
Asparagus
peas
broccoli
green beans

and red wine- 1-2 glasses

You also eat 5-6 meals a day, mixing up the choices, but keep it simple! Lots of water and NO fruit.

It was effective- and definitely got me into eating more veggies and less carbs. I was a bit hungry some days, so I just added a meal of veggies or something along that lines.

Also, I did a photo journal: took a picture of all that I ate- with a hand or fork as reference to size of my meal. The visual really helped me see what I was eating and how much of it.

decides2dream wrote:

Rckcndy, inspirational! I've been home almost a year now, can't even believe it....but sadly I did not take this as time to improve, but better late than never!

ahhhh....most of it was lost in the first week of becoming redundant...I haven't been as productive as I hoped to be. :(

I need something to work for..it's really dis-heartening to apply for piddly part time receptionist jobs, and I don't even get a call back.

Also, I'm finding this new 'vanity sizing' that clothing manufacturers are using are really annoying. I hate dressing rooms, and just want to buy off the rack, go home and try it on. A few weeks ago, I bought shorts in a size smaller than what I usually wear, I was really
I get home and try it on...and the shorts are BIGGER than last years shorts, but the size says they are SMALLER :x
I put on a pair of shorts (from a few years ago) that are the same size as the new ones I bought...and yeah...I'm really not that size. :evil:
Guess I'll stick with the baggy shorts I have now until I reach my goal weight, then buy new clothes. :roll:

loveontwolegs wrote:

I'm hot and sweaty

paging davidtrios...please pick up the nearest white courtesy phone

The 81 wrote:

loveontwolegs wrote:

I'm hot and sweaty

paging davidtrios...please pick up the nearest white courtesy phone

He can't show up until after the shower. Hot and sweaty isn't a good thing.

RKCNDY wrote:

I am shocked I can do about 10 of these:

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/trainin ... not-crunch

ooohhhh...I hear copper river salmon calling my name right now.

I have no coordination, and see this ending horribly for me.

no, I did not start yet.