A new beginning...

Chris is done, I believe. A friend of mine, while incredibly drunk, asked him last night if he was into me. He said he liked me and was into me, but he was under the impression that I wanted a relationship (which I do) and he's not wanting that right now. So, I guess I got an answer, but I'm totally pissed that my friend did that after I asked him a few weeks ago NOT to talk to him about it. So here is my goal. I have GOT to lose weight. I want to spend some time away from the bar for multiple reasons... and while I'm doing so, I need to kick some ass in weight loss. When I go back to that bar, I want to look like a different person. I've been doing a half-assed job of losing weight lately, and it's paid off some - I've lost 25-30lbs in the last six months. But that's not enough for me. I want to be losing about 10lbs per month. Or around 2lbs per week. I'm not sure how to make that happen. My first goal is to change my diet some. I know I need to start exercising more, but I don't know how MUCH I should be exercising in order to reach my desired weight loss. 20 minutes a day, 4 days a week? Something tells me that probably isn't enough, but I have no idea. Should I be doing any kind of strength training? I'm already a bit of a "big" girl thanks to my fathers Italian genes... and I'm pretty muscular. I don't want to get bulky, but I know that muscle burns fat. Any health freaks out there who can help me out? I need as much help as I can get!!!

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First of all, you're a wonderful, beautiful woman, but if you really want to lose weight and get in shape, it's really worthwhile and a a great thing to do.

I'm 70 pounds less than I was last year. Which you know. Because I talk about it all the time.

When I started, I wasn't exercising nearly as much as I am now, but the pounds came off a lot quicker. The reason is that the more body weight you carry around, the more calories you burn, and the less activity it takes to lose weight.

When you start, I'd advise you start with the eating better and eating less parts and try to work in some light activity. If you try to completely change your life all at once, you'll get frustrated and that makes it harder.

I was and am a calorie-counter. For me, that's the only way to keep a handle on how much I'm actually eating. There are a lot of websites out that that have nutrition info on a lot of foods-- calorie-count.com is the most comprehensive. Other sites will track and add things up for you, like thedailyplate.com. You can also do Weight Watchers online or in person, but it's expensive and I know you're a boke student right now. Most restaurants and fast food joints publish nutrition info on their websites.

I was never able to lose 2 pounds a week-- it's been something like 7 pounds a month at the beginning and now, 5 a month is good. Losing weight fast is not good for you, and any physician or nutritionist will tell you that 2 pounds a week is the maximum that you should lose.

When I started, I ate 1200-1500 calories a day and ate what I wanted during the weekend. I tried not to pig out, but I didn't restrict myself. It made the rest of the week a lot easier. I still do that a lot because I've been eating out and going to social engagements where it's hard to count calories and eat well. If you eat less, like under 1000 calories a day or so, you risk losing a lot of muscle mass and slowing your metabolism-- both things you don't want to do. You will be hungry at first. This goes away.

I had to start cooking at home a lot. Subway has also been great for me-- I get a veggie sub and it's huge and filling and tastes good but doesn't have tons of calories. Salads are also high on my list of things to eat. I make a lot of quesedillas. Basically, I've found foods that are reasonable in calories that I enjoy eating. I eat the things I like, even chocolate, but I eat them in much smaller amounts. I have trouble eating a lot of fruit and veggies, which is why I eat so much salad and subway.

With exercise I started with just walking more, getting out of the house, and trying to do things other than sit on my ass. Now I'm trying really hard to concentrate on exercise, which is good sometimes and sometimes only okay. The really cool thing is that I can run now, but as a life long asthmatic and being out of shape for so long, the ability to sprint and not have it be so hard that I can enjoy it is really cool. I'm not talking about running a mile, either, I mean more like a tenth of a mile. I was really that out of shape, and am just starting to get better.

It's not easy, but you can find a way that works for you.

Here are some photos which i hope illustrate the difference.

This is me a year ago.

This is me a month ago.

I hope I've been some help. You can do it.
 

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