From Jess, Age 21 - 08/24/10 - IP#: 67.169.235.xxx Click here to reply Ht. 5'3", Start: 230 lb, Today: 230 lb (BMI: 41), Goal: 125 lb - Okay. So I'm ready to start losing weight. I just don't where to being. How should I change my diet? I'm not going to starve myself just because I want to be skinny. Which exercises I should start doing? Stop I walk/run? I can't afford a gym and I really want to prove to everyone that I can do this on my OWN. I'm ready to lose weight. I'm tired of making excuses.. I just need the support. Does anyone have any advice and tips for me just starting out? I hope this website has people who post on here frequently. For those of you who lost weight.. how did you do it? What did you do? I know.. so many questions!! :P
Reply from Jeimi, Age 19 - 08/26/10 - IP#: 69.121.188.xxx Yep i agree with Ally completely =)
Reply from Ally13, Age 22 - 08/25/10 - IP#: 74.92.246.xxx First, congratulations on realizing that you shouldn't go to extremes to get to a healthy weight! There are a ton of things you can do outside of a gym for exercise...grab some friends and go play a sport at your local park (soccer, basketball, tennis, etc.), swimming at a community pool, jogging around your neighborhood or even buying a workout video and some weights to do at home (my personal favorite is Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred - 20 min. and you FEEL it). As to advice and tips, really, the only one I can add to what Jeimi's already said is don't give up on yourself. When you have a bad day, accept is as a bad day and move on from it tomorrow...don't let your slip-ups cause you to give up because it's 'impossible'...it's not. Think of it this way...you're in this fight to lose weight. You'll win some battles and you'll lose some - that's OKAY - your plan is to win the war. Good luck to you!
Reply from Jeimi, Age 19 - 08/24/10 - IP#: 69.121.188.xxx Hey Jess, well i still have a long way to go but i can tell you how i started.First off i stoped drinking my calories, so no juice no soda none of that. Instead i try to eat as much fruit as possible. I also avoid fried foods, or fast foods. But when i go out i do have something i don't normally have, just try your hardest not to pig out which btw at frist is hella hard. For breakfast and dinner i have something light idk that's just me you don't have to. As for workingout, exercisetv.com is awsome try it out they have free workouts. Also i downloaded a turbojam workout if you want it just tell me and i can find a way to e-mail it to you. Also when i'm down i look for motivation, i search weighloss stories in google or youtube, there are lots. Last thing is never give up no matter how hard it gets we can all do this i believe in me and in you . God bless and you can count on me if you need a weight loss buddy =)
