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Hi Tracy!You're really a

bellyrina — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 17:59:59 -0500

Hi Tracy!

You're really a fine girl

This is a short story about how I lost almost a half of my weight.

Three years ago I weighted a lot...I was HUGE! I tryed a lot of diets and exercises but nothing helped me. Then one of my friends invited me to go to Thailand...And only in this country I started to loose my weight. They eat a very healthy food, they don't cook it more than 5-7 minutes, so all meals save the vitamins and useful stuff. Besides, atmosphere in Thailand is so relaxing, you don't need to worry about anything. So generally speaking living in Thailand had a very good influence to whole my life and helped me to loose my weight. I'm so happy now!

Rina

I Understand

Bill Bunker — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:17:09 -0500

Well Tracy,

I understand your angst on weight loss as I always yo-yo 15-20 pounds every Winter.

The best luck I ever had was a high protein, low carb (not a carb restricted, but smart carbs). I cut out bread, pasta and rice completely.

My concentration was on fish, shrimp, white meat chicken and lean beef (92-95% ground or lean steak cuts). I ate alot of greens as well. I felt great in no time but for about a year, I walked 4 miles per day. Then I injured my shoulder and the exercise stopped.

So, here I am wanting to lose 15 pounds again. My doctor told me this week that they only way I could do this was to exercise for 30 minutes per day for 5 days per week and still eat the way that I do. Albeit, I really don't think I eat that much.

Supplements also help as well. I take a multi-vitamin, goji berry tablets, acai tablets and pomegranate tablets daily. I find this works well and whether or not it is in my head or not; I feel better and healthier.

Tea also helps with weight loss. Iced tea is my favorite and all Summer I drink gallons. Now I drink green tea and white tea and they act a a diuretic and get rid of that bloated feeling.

Although I fit into the same clothes I always have, I know that I can get down one more pant size and I know that I have to do so for my health.

Try those shrimp with a nice honey lime sauce. 1/2 cup of honey with the juice of 4 limes squeezed in and then baste the shrimp.

Something else that you may want to try is to ask your butcher for tenderloin tails. They are generally much less pricey than tenderloin steak and have little or no fat.

And, don't forget fresh roasted turkey breast...low in calories and very high in protein.

I've been down this road a few times...it can be tough to lose 10-15 pounds but keep with it and....you will succeed.

By the way, with all of the walking that you will be doing at Disney World...you will lose a few pounds!!!!

I hate to cook.

Terri Oberg — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:22:14 -0500

I don't really understand why I despise cooking so much yet could spend all day baking, but it is what it is. My S.O. does most of the cooking and is not one for sauces and fancy creations. His idea of "fancy" is to saute fresh fish with garlic. I've been bold enough to suggest trying new stuff once in awhile just to add a little variety but it's something I end up having to put the effort into and I don't enjoy it enough to get creative on my own. Thank goodness for people like you! This sounds delish...

Since my S.O. is an avid fisherman and hunter, our freezer is usually full of good "healthy" meat. I have become so used to eating venison, that beef from a grocery store now tastes "funny" to me. We also eat alot of chicken and fish. I feel that our diet is balanced out pretty well, but we both still manage to pack on the pounds during the winter months. My problem isn't so much what I eat, it's how I burn it off. I am not one to get into aerobics, weight lifting, or even yoga. I might use a treadmill but we don't have the room for one in our house at the moment. I keep thinking I should just buck up, bundle up and get out of the house during these long cold months, but it's so hard to motivate yourself to do that. I keep thinking that would be another good reason to get a dog; force me to go out and walk around the block even on the worst days, but it's still something I should be able to find the motivation from within.

(By the way, that's not the only reason I'd want a dog...just another reason in a very long list of why I'd love a 4-legged, furry, slobbery companion).

Committing To Weight Loss

Tracy Merriman — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:03:10 -0500

It happens every year around this time; a full fledged promise to lose weight by exercising and eating right. It also happens that a large percentage of us screw this up royally in the first few weeks. I am guilty as charged with the offense of making resolutions that I can not stick to. Unfortunately every year that passes without committing to a weight loss program is only making the road ahead that much harder. At what point do we say, "Enough is enough. Today I am making up my mind to become the healthy person I was meant to be." I don't know about all of you but for me, the trek to lose weight has been fraught with denial and lots of it too!