Originally Posted by Pam H
Xylie, you truly are an inspiration! Maybe it is a good thing that it has taken you 4 years to lose the weight. All of your bad habits are gone and you have a totally different eating style than before you started.
I can lose the weight. I have done it a few times. It takes 2-3 months to lose the 20 or so pounds. It stays off for a while but eventually it's back. Last summer I joined Physicians Weight Loss Center. It was very expensive but it does work if you stick with it. But I HATED that diet. It certainly is not something you can do for the rest of your life. Although, my husband is still sticking with it and has kept off the 40 lbs he lost.
I like the frozen meals for portion control. There are a couple of Lean Cuisine meals that I love. I should probably try some other brands too. Maybe try whatever is on sale each week. It's difficult when my husband wants a real meal for dinner after eating bars and shakes all day and now my son is home after 2 years in Korea and he wants to eat all the food and treats he has missed.
I am creeping too close to the 200 lb mark. A friend just tagged me in a picture on Facebook. It was my backside. I knew my belly has grown but did not realize how large my rear end had become. Definitely time to take care of this!
Hi Pam,every body here I think has done that.We lose the weight,but can't keep it off.I finely realized that 'that' was the thing I was going to have to figure out.Diets don't work.We lose 20 pounds,then gain back 35 pounds.So we lose some more,only to gain more back,that's how I got to 250.Was by 'dieting'.I again,finely realized that I was going to have to do a life style change,and change everything about my eating habits.And I thought if Jenny craig can deliver those meals,I can do TV dinners and do the same thing.So I did.And it's worked.I like most of the dinners out there.I get Marie Calendar,hungry Man,Some of the banquets are ok,I really love their spaghetty and meatballs,I eat them a lot in fact.We split the bigger dinners,and put a salad with it.At 1st we didn't split the dinners,but as time went on,we just simply could not eat it all.So I split them,and with the salads,and fruit,it's plenty to eat.We never go away hungry.I learned I could eat way less and be satisfied.And I didn't take 4 yrs to break habits,I just quite the pop,ice cream,candy,chips,etc.And only ate the meals.I now have those other things once in a great while.Like I had a coke this weekend.But was the 1st coke in a yr.And I had some chips with our hamburger this weekend.But only a handfull.Again,1st time in months.Sometimes we can have what we want,but in moderation like Irish Rose says.Or Rita's mom I think.And that's right.So,I would go ahead and get some dinners,breakfasts,and groceries for hubby and kids.Cook for them as usual,but you have the meals and salad.I do that a lot.If we have company,I cook for everybody,but eat my meals.We eat together,only I eat mine.One mistake some make is to not eat.Sometimes you have to add calories to burn fat and lose weight.