Needing to lose weight!

Mcox28 · 04-06-2009, 07:50 PM

Hi ya'll! I am extermely new to this site (just signed up). I am a 28 year old with a wonderful husband and son. Last year was had lost 50 pounds plus then i had some female issues that ended in 2 surgeries. My last one was on Sept 23rd of 08 and I have about a year to fully heal from it, well from Jan 08 until Nov 08 i was basically on bed rest ( yes it has been a LOOOONG time)! Well since then I have gained back the 50 plus some! I am not one to ask for help but I know this is something that I will need help and support on! I went from 180 to 237 pounds and I cant stand to take pictures because I look so horrible! I am asking anyone who is willing to help me through this, I will return the favor as well! I am a good listener and I will be there for u whenever u need me!

eflynn1880 · 04-09-2009, 03:36 PM

You should check out this website............
She has programs, detoxes, and support! Good Luck

**ghanie** · 04-09-2009, 05:19 PM

Oh wow, your muscles must have atrophied big time! Are you exercising at all right now?

Mcox28 · 04-10-2009, 10:27 AM

I am trtying everyday but I am limited to what I can do and how long I can do it! Any suggestions?

**Debra** · 04-10-2009, 11:17 AM

Recovering from surgery is always hard, but then you still have to recover from being forced to lay down a lot.

Here's a suggestion, just grab some light dumbells (2 lbs or 5 lbs) and do some excersizes with them. DON'T expect it to be a long workout session at first. Remember you're body wasn't able to do excersizes for quite a long time. Time your sessions and maybe try pushing yourself past your last time by 30 secs-1 min.

If you feel very weak, take some time off and don't over do it. It's a slow pace at first, but after about a month of doing it, it will become part of your routine and you'll be surprised as to how fast your body will start adjusting to the new schedule!

Good luck!

**Jerzeebabie04** · 04-19-2009, 08:33 AM

Hey are you able to go for walks? A really good way to start exercising without doing too much and without having to put muscle on, would be to do some walking at home videos. I believe her name is Leslie Sanson, she has awesome walking videos, they range from 1 mile, 2mile, 3mile and I think she has a 5 mile video coming out. Some videos she uses resistance bands or light weights, some she just walks. They even have a jogging video. If you start of with light exercise it should help, drink lots of water, and eat healthy every 2-3 hours. Also use a calorie calculator you wouldn't believe how much it has helped me. Before I felt like I didn't even have a metabolism, but now I can tell it is working just from eatting every 2-3 hours and from actually giving my body all the calories it needed. I never realized that even though I was eatting bad foods, sometimes I wasnt giving my body all the calories it needed to get through the day because I didn't feel hungry. It was basically just storing fat for later when it was in starvation mode. I use a calorie calculator that you can put your weight, height, and goal weight in there it tells you how many calories you should be eatting to lose 1 or 2 lbs a week. Then you can use their percentages or change your protein/carb/fat percentages to fit your diet. It has been sooo helpful for me & on days you exercise you get more calories!
I was having such a hard time eatting all of my calories, but let me tell you the weeks that I MADE myself eat all of my calories I saw a major difference, lost more pounds or inches. The weeks that I dont make myself eat all my calories, weight loss is very slow!

Hope that helps & if you need more support I'm always here... send me a friend request on here, send an email, or if you have aim or yahoo you can add me on there too! I'm almost 23 and tired of struggling with weight... doing something to change all of that. So far I've lost 9 lbs in 2 weeks and I feel great!

Oh and the calorie calculator site I use is Myfitnesspal

Good luck on your weight loss journey!

04-06-2009, 07:50 PM	#1
Mcox28 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Posts: 2	Needing to lose weight! Hi ya'll! I am extermely new to this site (just signed up). I am a 28 year old with a wonderful husband and son. Last year was had lost 50 pounds plus then i had some female issues that ended in 2 surgeries. My last one was on Sept 23rd of 08 and I have about a year to fully heal from it, well from Jan 08 until Nov 08 i was basically on bed rest ( yes it has been a LOOOONG time)! Well since then I have gained back the 50 plus some! I am not one to ask for help but I know this is something that I will need help and support on! I went from 180 to 237 pounds and I cant stand to take pictures because I look so horrible! I am asking anyone who is willing to help me through this, I will return the favor as well! I am a good listener and I will be there for u whenever u need me!

04-09-2009, 03:36 PM	#2
eflynn1880 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2	You should check out this website............ She has programs, detoxes, and support! Good Luck Last edited by CHANDLERS WISH; 04-10-2009 at 05:09 AM. Reason: outbound links not allowed

04-10-2009, 11:17 AM	#5
Debra VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 76	Recovering from surgery is always hard, but then you still have to recover from being forced to lay down a lot. Here's a suggestion, just grab some light dumbells (2 lbs or 5 lbs) and do some excersizes with them. DON'T expect it to be a long workout session at first. Remember you're body wasn't able to do excersizes for quite a long time. Time your sessions and maybe try pushing yourself past your last time by 30 secs-1 min. If you feel very weak, take some time off and don't over do it. It's a slow pace at first, but after about a month of doing it, it will become part of your routine and you'll be surprised as to how fast your body will start adjusting to the new schedule! Good luck! __________________ Debra

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04-09-2009, 05:19 PM	#3
ghanie Silver Contributor 100+ Posts Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 211	Oh wow, your muscles must have atrophied big time! Are you exercising at all right now?

04-10-2009, 10:27 AM	#4
Mcox28 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Posts: 2	I am trtying everyday but I am limited to what I can do and how long I can do it! Any suggestions?

04-19-2009, 08:33 AM	#6
Jerzeebabie04 VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 95	Hey are you able to go for walks? A really good way to start exercising without doing too much and without having to put muscle on, would be to do some walking at home videos. I believe her name is Leslie Sanson, she has awesome walking videos, they range from 1 mile, 2mile, 3mile and I think she has a 5 mile video coming out. Some videos she uses resistance bands or light weights, some she just walks. They even have a jogging video. If you start of with light exercise it should help, drink lots of water, and eat healthy every 2-3 hours. Also use a calorie calculator you wouldn't believe how much it has helped me. Before I felt like I didn't even have a metabolism, but now I can tell it is working just from eatting every 2-3 hours and from actually giving my body all the calories it needed. I never realized that even though I was eatting bad foods, sometimes I wasnt giving my body all the calories it needed to get through the day because I didn't feel hungry. It was basically just storing fat for later when it was in starvation mode. I use a calorie calculator that you can put your weight, height, and goal weight in there it tells you how many calories you should be eatting to lose 1 or 2 lbs a week. Then you can use their percentages or change your protein/carb/fat percentages to fit your diet. It has been sooo helpful for me & on days you exercise you get more calories! I was having such a hard time eatting all of my calories, but let me tell you the weeks that I MADE myself eat all of my calories I saw a major difference, lost more pounds or inches. The weeks that I dont make myself eat all my calories, weight loss is very slow! Hope that helps & if you need more support I'm always here... send me a friend request on here, send an email, or if you have aim or yahoo you can add me on there too! I'm almost 23 and tired of struggling with weight... doing something to change all of that. So far I've lost 9 lbs in 2 weeks and I feel great! Oh and the calorie calculator site I use is Myfitnesspal Good luck on your weight loss journey!