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December 28, 2006, 12:58 pm PST
Can't Lose Those Last Five Pounds?
Quote From: debgirl27i am 29 years old. i have had eating disorders in the past and have successfully overcome them about 4 years ago it was something that haunted me through most of my life and the more i got into them the more i gained. sure i would lose a little at first and think hey this is working then i would pack on 2 - 3 - 4 times the weight i lost. iam 5'4 and a small to med bone size, i am muscular not like a weightlifter though and i got up to 185 lbs and even though i watched myself going up on the scale i had myself convinced that i was still 140 lbs. and looking back now i realize that when i told people my imaginary weight theres no way they could have believed me. Nobody called me on it though so i continued to lie to myself thinking that i had everyone fooled. about 2 years ago i picked up a suzanne somers book on weight loss and practically burst out laughing at what she was saying would make me lose weight i thought no way will this ever work EAT fat to reduce fat. it was just funny enough that i had to give it a try. end result was that i lost 35 lbs and have kept it all off. i am very proud of myself for the work that i have put into me and i know that i did it myself for myself. so here is my problem i plateaued about 6 months ago after steady lossing ( it was faster at first then continual for a year more slowly) i have been trying to lose my last 10 - 15 lbs with no success. i have not gained any just stayed the same i am still eating pretty much the same there is a little varience i havent gone back to my old eating habits though and dont want to i just seem to be stuck and unable to move forward. i do not have an unrealistic weight in mind i am aiming for 130 which is very healthy for my height and such. if someone out there has some advice i would really appreciate if they could offer some. i am beggining to get discouraged even though i know i've done it before i am losing faith that i can finish what i started. i felt sooo energized and healthy when i was working on this. please help me through this last and what seems like the hardest hurdle.
thank you so much Listen, these diets only last so long. You have to make eating part of your way of life. For instance, I lost 35 pounds and have been able to keep it off for 3 years and I never go hungry and I eat whatever I want. They key is to eat what you like just don't eat so much of it. Instead of eating a hamburger, french fries, and a shake try eliminating the shake first. Then the next time take away the fries and just have the burger. You'd be surprised at how your stomach begins to shrink and you don't want to eat nearly as much. Now i pretty much eat anything i want, I just eat alot less of it. I tried other diets and they always failed. I feel that if you deprive yourself of having the things you really love the taste of, you will always be looking for something else to eat. I no longer try to completely eliminate fat, carbs, and sugar from my diet. I just simply eat less food and exercise on a regular basis. You'd be surprised at how fun exercise can be and how much more energy you will have. You just feel better all the way around, even mentally. Try it... it works!
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