It IS possible!!!!!! - Obesity Message Board

darrinhpt · 12-19-2005, 01:00 AM

Hey there,
just a quick reminder to everyone out there struggling with your weight that you CAN do it! You can change your lifestyle and be healthy.

I know this from experience. I struggled with weight my whole childhood and adolescence.
One year ago I was size 16 and 200 lbs and felt pretty crappy, Now I'm size 8 and 152lbs.

A day of eating a year ago would consist of a muffin and coffee for breakfast, 2 peices of pizza and soda for lunch, a quiznos sandwich for an afternoon snack along with chips and a soft drink, and for dinner about 2 bowls of pasta with LOADS of cheese on it... and maybe even a late night trip to the drive through.

I slowly started eliminating these foods from my daily diet. ( I still have pizza, quiznos or cheezy pasta on occasion) and started introducing: whole grains, vegetables, fruits, soups, HEALTHY THINGS!
And you know what? I am beside myself now because I actually crave these things... raw veggies, fruits and I also crave excersize! At first eating healthy and excersizing (walking and occasional jogging) was hard. NOW I CRAVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!
In a day now I'll have a tea and muffin for breakfast, salad and cheese and crackers for lunch, fruit or veggies as a snack, and for dinner maybe 2 burritos with lots of vegetables or rice and fish and vegetables.

and I've completely eliminated soft drinks or any juices with sugar aswell as any fast food. (Very hard but I had to do it. that stuff is pretty much poison)

My life feels different. I'm happy and feel so energetic.
Good luck everyone!!!!!!!!

Kaycee41 · 12-20-2005, 08:38 AM

You're so right...it is possible! Little changes towards a healthy lifestyle is the way to do it. So many of us are in a hurry to lose the weight. We go on these impossibly strick diets, then feel like we failed when we slip. I gained and lost the same 25-30 lbs. over and over. Now, at age 46, I have finally gotten to a healthy weight and stayed there. I do what you do, I eat healthy most of the time and try to excercise everyday. When I eat something I feel like I shouldn't have or I skip excercise, I don't beat myself up anymore, I just get back on track. If you want to lose weight quick for a short amount of time...go on a diet. But, if you want to be healthy and trim down for the rest of your life....change the type of food you eat. Try to eat healthy foods...veggies, fruit, lean meat, low-fat dairy, good fats (nuts, olive oil). Not only will you get to a healthier weight, you may pervent some illnesses like heart disease. It is hard, but it does get easier. Like the above poster said, you actually start prefering the healthier foods. I look at a greasy hamburger now and think "eww"! For people who love fast-food, I highly recomend you rent the movie "Super Size Me"...it's a real eye-opener!! I'll never see fast food the same!