have you given up on weight loss?
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Hey, as long as you exercise, keep fit, and eat healthy...your size isn't so important. Society makes size and body shape more important than it really is. In fact, the paradox in society is that super-thin people are considered to be healthier, but starving yourself isnt healthy! Some folks are genetically designed to be larger. No matter what they do, they'll never be super-skinny. Again, whoever you are, and whatever your size, being thin is not important- regular exercise and a healthy diet are!!!! Thin does not equal health or even beauty necessarilly. Contrary to what the television and magazines would have you believe, not everyone actually prefers the "super-skinny" look anyway. Ultimately, your own health and well-being are what is really important. Do what makes you happy, and be yourself...each of us has our own unique beauty. Don't feel like you have to look like a Barbie clone.
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I have a weightloss blog you can read. Sometimes it's funny.  And I'll write back if you write to me.\nI wasn't motivated for a long time. I'd say "I want to lose weight" and then eat a lot and sit on the couch. Lately I've been working out like a fiend and living on slimfast with no problems. It's like finally I flipped the switch from SAYING I wanted to lose weight to actually DOING something about it.
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Motivation is a hard thing. I've lost right at 150 lbs. & I'll try to explain the thought processes that led up to the weight loss, hoping to help you in the process :)\n\nFor me, part of it was a result of marrying my husband. He could care what I looked like but for some silly reason, I suddenly developed a sense of vanity...don't know why. Maybe because I am older than him, I don't know. Anyway, here's the real meat of it.\n\nTo tell the complete & honest truth, I was getting dressed one day & having one of those days where you don't feel comfortable in your own skin; nothing wanted to sit correctly on my body, I was in a bad mood to begin with &, well, I was just having a case of "bad nasties". I went through the entire day in this state & ended up walking by a store...Victoria's Secret, to be exact. My husband, the saint who managed to put up with me that day, commented on something in the window. He mentioned that he liked the item & wondered if he might find a place on the internet that made it in my size. It didn't make me feel bad, per se, because he accepts my size as a fact of life & has never been mean about it. But it just hit me oddly. I looked at the outfit &, though I knew that we could probably find it online somewhere, the idea of how I might look in it really bothered me.\n\nThat's what did it...that's what started the whole process. By the time we got home that night, my thoughts had worked around to the fact that I was tired of always being tired, tired of always feeling bad, tired of always not fitting into the clothes that I'd like to wear. I was tired of being fat, plain & simple. Even so, there was no easy way to take care of it &, having been overweight all my life, I knew that a simple diet wasn't going to cut it for me. So, here's how I handled it...\n\nWhen I eat, I eat ANYTHING I want...I'm not kidding. True, I try to keep mindful of what I'm eating but I also don't beat myself up about it. If I want a banana split, I darned well have a banana split. When I looked at what I ate, when & how I ate it, I realized that I ate in cycles during the month &, though I love sweets, my natural inclination was not to have them very often. The big problem for me was breads.\n\nAnyway, I just kept mindful of HOW MUCH I ate, not so much what I ate. I trained myself to realize when I was full & to make myself stop eating. As for this trick, you must always remember that it takes about twenty minutes for your stomach to signal your brain that it is full. So, I'd eat slowly, chew my food twice as long as I used to &, sure enough, I felt full rather quickly. Once I had that under control & truly listened to my body, I was constantly giving away nearly half of my food every meal.\n\nIt has taken me a number of years to lose the weight & the last 50 pounds has brought along a new re-evaluation of how small my stomach has gotten - we've wasted quite a bit of food over the past few months in that little quest - but I've gotten to the point now that I can go to Victoria's Secret & at least try on a few things :) I'm not into what I really want to wear but, hey, you take the successes where you can.\n\nAs I started to lose weight, the main thing that kept me going was how well I felt as well as clothes. I realized that, while I am not your regular clothes horse, I like the little game of moving from one size to another. I was in tears the first day & was able to purchase clothes off of the rack &, recently, when I was able to buy panties off of the racks instead of in the packages...OMG, I thought my husband was going to go insane. It took me over four hours to try on undergarments until I was satisfied with the look & fit! But you know what? I feel better about my body than I ever have & I thoroughly enjoy the look my husband gets on his face when he sees me! That's motivation, I can promise you...\n\nMy suggestion after all
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Yes....  If they lost any weight it might make them feel better about themselves and if they really cared maybe they would also learn what to eat to stay thin. If it's healthy it's worth a try : )
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I don't believe you can convince anyone to do anything ... they make their decisions.  BUT what you can do is better then that ... my friend helped me by taking long walks with me.  I didn't even know we were exercising in the sense that it was my girlfriend and I gossiping around the block.  Then she told me that she appreciated me helping get her motivated.  Soon, we were going further and further.  I believed I was helping her so it made me feel great and in time, I was losing weight feeling awesome about myself.  \nThe keys for me what not having the focus on me and the time given from a friend.  I didn't want the "diet" pressure.  She took it all on herself and soon I was losing the weight.  She gave me the time.  That was a great friend.
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Yes. i just went through it a few days ago. you just have to do it. get your mind set and go for it. especially if you're over weight because that's just plain old unhealthy. start a good regimen and stick with it. it would be hard at 1st, but you'll start to get used to it. going to the gym doesn't do anything if you're not eating correctly too...just a heads up.
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I recently started a diet about four months ago & I have lost about 60lbs so far. I eat, count carbs & calories, only drink water, & exercise more (walk around the block, jog, sit ups, etc). To stay motivated, I bought a pair of jeans that were way too small for me (definately couldn't button them). I tried them on like once a week & imagined what it would be like to finally get them buttoned. When I did finally get them buttoned it was all worth it.
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Yes.. I did.. I didn't get a lot of gas.. but any more gas is too much..\n\nYes it worked.. I lost 12 lbs the first week.. the other 4 the next.. quit diet... metobolism was sped up too much.. and I lost lots of muscle, felt weak, lost an additional 5 lbs in another week.. after being off diet.. ended up a grand total of 10 lbs underweight before the lbs quit sluffing off, and very sick, took forever to regain strength and muscle and an equalized metabolism again.. every one thought I had anorexia.. and told me to eat.. I was eating by the truck loads, and I couldn't gain it back fast enough.. but yes the weight stayed off for about 1 year and a half.. then I started staying at my weight i should have been at.. plus about 4 lbs to make me feel healthier
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I have! 2 months, I lost 10 lbs. In one year time, I lost 85 lbs.! email me: cannedguds@yahoo.com -affordable, safe, natural & healthy way. NO FRILLS! my waistline: from 42 inches down to 31 inches in one year!
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Yes I did. It was a group session for weight loss. So far I have lost over a stone in weight and think that as long as you have an open mind, hypnotherapy definitely 100% can work
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Hi\nI haven't had it.  I wanted to get it but the bariatric surgeon I went to wouldn't do it on me because I'm too fat.\nBut..one of my best friends was the first person in our state to get it. She lost 133 lbs.  She isn't skinny, but she's a lot smaller.  She has no regrets and would do it again in a heartbeat. She inspired me to go for a consultation, but I'm not comfortable with getting a bypass so I haven't had surgery yet.
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No, just the break up shitted on and heart left on the floor diet.  I lost 7 pounds and haven't gained it back, hehehe!!!
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No matter what we do it seems that it is never right. As long as you are happy with yourself. Good going on the weightloss. I have been trying for years and can not succeed.
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Not yet. If I keep eating the way I am, I will be. I blame my girl cuz she's a good cook, and she feeds me. I HATE cooking, I survived on candy bars and ice cream when we split up a while back, but I wasn't eating much, so I lost 30 lbs despite eating nothing but junk. Now she makes me homemade beans and tortillas, tri tip, good stuff. She always brings my food to me in the livingroom so I don't hafta get off my fat ass to eat. I gained all my weight back, and then some. I see 400 lbs in my future...
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In the beginning yes\n\nI have a friend went vegetarian and he lost a lot of weight.  Has kept it off too.
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Have you seen a doctor?  If you are making a lot of effort with no to little progress you might (emphasis on that word "might") have a physical condition that prevents you from losing weight.  I have thyroid issues that affect my weight.  there are many medical conditions that affect weight issues.
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No.\nAt least you know you can loose weight.\nIt's a good reminder. \nMind over matter.