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Free Easy Weight Loss » Recent Topics http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Free Easy Weight Loss » Recent Topics en Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:06:08 +0000 undergroundangel on "choosing surgery" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/choosing-surgery#post-530 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:48:26 +0000 undergroundangel 530@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Hi - I'm Angel, I weigh 99kg and I'm only 4ft 11. I've been trying for over ten years to shift the excess weight and nothing has been permanent. Exercise and watching my calories hasn't worked, weight watchers made me put on weight and don't get me started in Jenny Craig and the cost: the only thing that slimmed down was my bank account. I desperately need breast reduction surgery - I've always been large breasted, started wearing a bra at age 9 - because of the damage that has been done to my upper back and shoulders. However I'm not eligible for the surgery because... my BMI is too high - 43.6 My GP was unsympathetic so I changed to a new one. She didn't even hear me out - simply referred me to the Middlemore bariatric surgery team. And I am now on the list for a laparoscopic gastric sleeve procedure at some point in the next six months. My mother has had a successful lap band and my sister a successful sleeve. Am I scared? Yes but I'm far more determined than I am scared. Liz said it was ok to put a link to my website where I'm talking about this: <a href="http://www.undergroundmainstream.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.undergroundmainstream.com</a> Anyone else out there thinking about the procedure or going to have it? Deslie on "New to this" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/new-to-this#post-538 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:43:18 +0000 Deslie 538@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Hi, I need to lose about 25-30 kgs. In 2003 I lost 36 kgs and sadly have put it all back on. I have now developed high blood pressure and problems with my feet so now I have to get this weight off again. I am just after some motivation & support - I don't need to know all the foods I should & shouldn't have, I've done it before & know it all, just need to stick with it and realise it's a whole lifestyle change that has to be permanent this time. My body is resisting weight loss now, I'm now 45 and it's much harder. I have been on track now for 4 weeks. Each day is a milestone when you have food addictions but I'm ok at the moment. pslcountrygirl on "Looking for all the help I can get!" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/looking-for-all-the-help-i-can-get#post-544 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:47:33 +0000 pslcountrygirl 544@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Hi Everyone and Hello Liz! I just found this website and it's absolutely wonderful. I have been searching for weeks now on how to get myself back into shape again. I am a mother of 2 girls, 15yrs and 5yrs. I am 37 and unfortunately over the past 4 months I have put on quite a few pounds due to neck surgery. Now I want to get it off since I am starting to feel better. The problem: I am not sure where even to start. I also have my boyfriend who is going along with the "dieting" thing because he also needs to lose a few pounds. I am hoping that this site will help us through. Thanks, Peggy sophana on "target weight 125" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/target-weight-125#post-553 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:55:39 +0000 sophana 553@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ 78.5 kg thats 175 lbs tryin to loose 50lbs.. nicole on "50 kgs to lose again yikes" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/50-kgs-to-lose-again-yikes#post-526 Thu, 27 May 2010 20:31:06 +0000 nicole 526@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ i spent about 8 months losing 37 kilos i went from 130 kilos to 93 and was aiming to be 80 kilos. i even got put into the newspaper for losing weight. i had been doing weight watchers and power plate vibration training. But for some reason i fell off the wagon gaining from 1 to 3 kilos a week for an entire year until i had reached my original starting weight of 130 kgs !!!!!!!. STUPID STUPID. soooooooooooooooooooooooooo............ Im starting again but its totally different this time im terrified of the scale i have been trying to lose weight since january and people have told me that i look like ive lost about 10 kilos. i dont think thats true. so im going to stand on the scale on monday and then again in another two weeks. i have been walking power walking on my treadmill and doing winsor pilates 20 minutes 3 times a week and also doing 40 laps in the pool twice a week. i have been sticking to a pretty good diet during the day of oats with a banana and milk for breakfast and 1 egg on two pieces of dry wholemeal toast for lunch. and slow cooker meals and stirfrys for dinner. sounds perfect right????? but theres a little problem called my husband ha ha. he keeps making deserts or going out and buying what we call "binges" which tend to consist of 1 bags of lollies, 1 kingsized block of chocolate, 1 - 1.5 litre of fizz. and maybe some iceream and biscuits. We will then proceed to just munch on it between ourselves after a perfectly fulling dinner until bed where all those excess calories settle themselves god knows where!....... been good tonight so far could have something to do with the fact that my husbands on night shifts lol. ps. its nice to have somewhere to post my thoughts. sophana on "jus starting" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/jus-starting#post-552 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:40:21 +0000 sophana 552@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ jus got on this website today ...been dieting since june 13 2010 .... start weight-190 lbs , current weight 173 lbs .. lookin forward to loose more from this sight.. Captain on "Wedding Diary." http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/wedding-diary#post-365 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:18:20 +0000 Captain 365@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Hi Liz and all. Myself and my now, fiancé, will be getting married early next year. We've been doing very IRREGULAR exercise for a while, but now that we are getting married, what better motivation to stick to it? I thought we could track our progress by joining a weight loss forum, and in case we started becoming slack, at least there would be someone to give us the hurry-up. We didn't want to join a big forum type thing, so after some searching we stumbled upon this one. A smaller group would be of more benefit to us than a large one. Groom. Weight: 280.5 lbs Chest: 48" Waist: 52" Hips: 43.5" Bride. Weight: 204 lbs Chest: 48" Waist: 45" Hips: 46" michellek on "LOST 40KG GAINED 15 NOW DESPERATE" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/lost-40kg-gained-15-now-desperate#post-471 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:02:06 +0000 michellek 471@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Hi After losing 40 kgs and maintaining for a year I thought I had my weight problems under control. However when life spiralled further out of my control due to some family tragedies I reverted to food for all my emotional needs. I am now in a binge/exercise phase and cannot find my way out of it. I am at home today recovering from the Oxfam trailwalker 100km challenge where I trekked for 30 hours non stop to raise money for Oxfam. I found this site and I am desperate for some support. I am 53 and my health problems that had disappeared are returning and my spirit is at an all time low. Helz on "Hi and help" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/hi-and-help#post-535 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:33:47 +0000 Helz 535@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ as my profile says I need help - I need to find a healthy diet on a really lean budget...my heart wants to lose all the weight but my head and body are so resistant this is my last chance azuritearcher on "Awakening!!" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/awakening#post-534 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:56:00 +0000 azuritearcher 534@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Hi everybody. Today I have decided to take an active approach to weight loss and healthy eating.I will be using this forum to record my journey. I have set my goal weight loss at 10kgs. I have made a conscious decision to exercise daily, choose healthy food options and enjoy the journey that I have once travelled before. My decision came today, when I noticed that my breasts were touching my stomach ... ewwwl.... I am now also noticing that it is hard for me to cross my legs and my body feels like it is swelling a little more each day. Now thats not how I want to remember my late 30's. So today ... Is the day. Weight: 75kgs ... Height:5ft 2'.... Fantail on "Howdy" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/howdy#post-531 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:08:18 +0000 Fantail 531@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Hi to you all. An amazing website! I am having fun reading all the info on it. Thanks for sharing Liz!!!! Liz Quilty on "Diary of Liz - Trying to maintain" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/diary-of-liz-trying-to-maintain#post-6 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:04:28 +0000 Liz Quilty 6@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Okay my first diary/blog post thing here. I keep bouncing up and down 5kg. Id like to drop it again atm, and also a few extra KG. Currently just getting over surgery (donated a kidney) which has hampered exercise. That plus some poor eating has seen the dreaded 5kg come back, now im eating better to drop it. Today I ate too much liquorice, it was totally yum, but probably not the healthyist! <img src="http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_lol.gif" title=":lol:" class="bb_smilies" /> Tomorrow im up at 6am for a run with my daughters (we're doing 10km auckland marathon). anewme on "Over 50 kgs to loose - Diary of Anewme" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/over-50-kgs-to-loose-diary-of-anewme#post-445 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:51:14 +0000 anewme 445@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Day one: I am in a positive frame of mind; I have put my back out again but am putting that down to carry ing excess fat. Breakfast: two toast buttered, 500ml water, 400 ml light blue milk, two eggs scrambled, 3 tablespoons diced bacon cooked in pan with nonstick spray have just seen my first mistake - I buttered my toast, I have taken the initiative and planned my meals for today. alexandra on "Diary of Alexandra" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/diary-of-alexandra#post-383 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:17:48 +0000 alexandra 383@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Started counting calories yesterday, was going to do 1200 per day, but this does not leave room for having a glass of wine, so will do around 1400 so I can have a glass of wine. Target 63 kilos Current weight 70 kilos, ( this is way down from the 120 kilos I weighed 5 years ago, but have been around this weight for at least a year) Amazed to only weigh 70 kilos yesterday, considering Christmas and a decadent several days in Wellington involving copious amounts of Baileys and Sauvignon Blanc. I do want to post some photos of when I was 120 kilos but I do not have any digital ones so will have to look my through box of old photos and scan, as I was so fat I normally hid from the camera, but I am hoping to find something, MJ2010 on "Question about exercise calories" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/question-about-exercise-calories#post-517 Thu, 13 May 2010 11:53:19 +0000 MJ2010 517@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Hi Liz/Everyone, I have found your website most helpful and inspiring. I have a question however about the calories side of it, I understand you are meant to eat at least 1200 cals per day so you don't go into starvation etc, but I have noticed my iphone calorie tracker (my fitness pal) always adds exercise calories to the total I am meant to eat. For example, if I eat 1200 calories and then burn say 300 calories, it says that I should eat another 300 calories. This doesn't make sense to me as what is the point of exercising if you're going to eat the calories again! But I thought well maybe your body goes into starvation if your net calories (i.e. eaten less exercise) falls below 1200. Are you able to shed any light on this? Cheers, MJ Liz Quilty on "Lack of sleep - diet & Diabetes?" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/lack-of-sleep-diet-diabetes#post-513 Thu, 06 May 2010 10:23:30 +0000 Liz Quilty 513@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Found this today in the news <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/wellbeing/3663605/Diabetes-linked-to-lack-of-sleep">http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/wellbeing/3663605/Diabetes-linked-to-lack-of-sleep</a> <blockquote> Just one sleepless night can hamper the body's ability to use insulin to process sugar in the bloodstream, according to a study which scientists say might help explain why diabetes is on the rise. Researchers said their findings suggest it may be no coincidence that while sleep duration has shortened in western societies in the past decade there has also been an increase in cases of "insulin resistance" and adult-onset diabetes. "Our findings show a short night of sleep has more profound effects on metabolic regulation than previously appreciated," said Esther Donga, director of Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, who led the study published on Wednesday. Type 2 diabetes is caused by the body's inability to adequately use insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, to control glucose sugar produced from food. Sugar levels rise and can damage the eyes, kidneys, nerves, heart and major arteries. The disease, linked to poor diet and lack of exercise, is reaching epidemic levels. An estimated 180 million people now suffer from diabetes around the world. Previous studies have found that several nights of poor sleep can result in impaired use of insulin, but Donga said this was the first study to examine the effects of only a single bad night's sleep. The Dutch scientists examined nine healthy people - once after a night of eight hours sleep and once after a night of just four hours. The findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), showed that partial sleep restriction during a single night reduced some types of insulin sensitivity by 19 to 25 percent. "Our data indicate that insulin sensitivity is not fixed in healthy (people), but depends on the duration of sleep in the preceding night," Donga wrote in the study. "In fact it is tempting to speculate that the negative effects of multiple nights of shortened sleep on glucose tolerance can be reproduced, at least in part, by just one sleepless night." A study by US scientists published last year found that people who slept less than six hours a night were 4.5 times more likely to develop abnormal blood sugar readings in six years compared with those who slept longer. Experts say adults typically need between seven and nine hours sleep a night. Donga said further studies were needed to see whether ways of improving sleep duration could help stabilise glucose levels in patients with diabetes. </blockquote> jeannine on "New Here" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/new-here#post-510 Mon, 03 May 2010 02:49:34 +0000 jeannine 510@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ I lost approx 30 - 35lbs on my 5ft3" frame 7 years ago. I joined a gym at the same time and have been faithful ever since. My body was tight and very toned...infact I had compliments from other gym members, esp. on my arms. I am 45 years old. This past summer my skin, over a span of 6 to 8 weeks lost a good portion of it's collagen/elasticity. The doctors figure stress/genes play a huge part. I am devastated. The worst area's hit are my arms, tummy and thighs. I still go to the gym about 4 times a week and I am a healthy eater. My body has changed and now I completely hide it. No more bathing suits, shorts, etc. Why did it take 7 years ? Why so suddenly, and especially when the skin was so firm. I would love to have surgery done on my thighs, but just the inner is going to cost about $10,000cad. Am I depressed over this, yes. dorothy on "Old Timer on this site for the first time" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/old-timer-on-this-site-for-the-first-time#post-453 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:42:28 +0000 dorothy 453@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Hi there - just joined up - been on the dieting round about for years - in 2004 feeling great having got back down to 63kg then lost my husband, came back into the rat race etc. and now about 80kg. Problems with knees and have to lose weight - just not doing it for myself so joined in the hope a regular check in base will help. Know what to do and how to do it just not doing it - hope this helps. Liz Quilty on "The key to shedding weight (stuff.co.nz)" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/the-key-to-shedding-weight-stuffconz#post-506 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:12:47 +0000 Liz Quilty 506@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/3633933/The-key-to-shedding-weight">http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/3633933/The-key-to-shedding-weight</a> <blockquote> Motivation and keeping a journal of what you eat are key components for shedding excess weight, according to new research. Scientists at the University of Kentucky and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that the type of motivation for dieting and techniques to boost it when it dips could mean the difference between success and failure. "Motivation has an impact on weight loss but the impact is really mediated by adherence to self-monitoring," said Kelly H. Webber, an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky. "If you are going to self-monitor your diet and exercise every day you are going to lose more weight. Webber, who along with her colleagues reported the findings in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, said the best way to self-monitor is to keep a journal of everything you eat and how much you exercise. The researchers studied two types of motivation, autonomous and controlled, during a 16-week weight-loss program involving 66 overweight women. Autonomous motivation is driven by personal reasons, while controlled motivation is based more on pressure from others and feelings of guilt. They found that dieters who were self motivated and who kept a journal tended to be more successful. "People who actually write down everything they eat and drink during the weight loss program are going to do better. And that is probably why commercial programs like Weight Watchers are very successful," said Webber. All of the dieters were given questionnaires and asked to describe their motivation. Their weight loss and motivation were measured every four weeks during the program. They also measured their own progress with a online self-monitoring program. "The importance of motivation is that it gets you to self motivate, which is the behavior that matters in weight loss," Webber explained. Sustaining motivation was also essential because once it began to drop, usually between weeks four to eight, successful dieters who dropped 5 percent of their body weight were those who managed to keep the motivation going. Webber suggested that if motivation starts to fall after about four weeks it would be a good time to boost it with initiatives. "We think that contact with a counsellor is always helpful with motivation and contact with other people trying to lose weight," she said. "Seek support. I think we need support to keep continually motivated. Some people are successful on their own but most of us need support." </blockquote> alexandra on "before and after Alexandra" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/before-and-after-alexandra#post-388 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:58:10 +0000 alexandra 388@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Before <a href="http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/7829/img2809x.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/7829/img2809x.jpg</a> (too big to insert) <img src="http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/23/img2808c.jpg"> <img src="http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/1364/img1670g.jpg"> After, please note actual collar bones! <img src="http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9022/img5986.jpg"> After, I am the one in the middle