My name is mary, i'm 17, five foot five,
and recently went from 170 pounds to 200
pounds.
I've been overweight as long as I can
remember. I have some things against me
though. I take several medications that
cause weight fluctuations, and i've been
on mood medications since I was nine years
old. I do yoga frequently, and even feel
good about myself sometimes.
Lately though, i've felt very depressed
about my weight, and really want to get
back to 170 at least. I'd like to hit
140, but thats a far off dream. My pants
still fit from when I was 30 pounds
lighter, so I don't feel like i've gotten
bigger really. But the number hurts.
I've considered starving myself, but I
know how terrible that is for you, and how
short lived the results are. It just
comes down to this.
Exercise doesn't work, my medication
causes weight gain, and nomatter what I
eat, i've been steadily gaining weight.
I'm at a loss as to what to do.
Anyone have any suggestions?
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rsaiki
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Providence
Posted: 02-23-07 15:36pm
First of all, don't starve yourself
because you're right - results are short
lived.
Second of all, aim for a steady decrease
in weight rather than a rapid one because
results will most likely be permanent with
a slower decrease. This means - don't try
to do everything at once! Don't inflict
exercise, meal restrictions, disallowing
yourself from sweets all at the same time.
Start one at a time, i.e. start by
exercising every morning for 30 min. Once
you get the hang of that, start putting
limitations on your meals, such as no
seconds, or chewing 30 times per each
bite.
Then, once you get used to that, let's say
after 2 weeks, start limiting yourself to
one sweet per day, i.e. one block of
chocolate per day or one pack of 100 cal
snack per day. Gradually put yourself
into a diet rather than suddenly altering
your lifestyle altogether.
The fact that you're doing yoga is great!
Keep it up, make it part of your everyday
routine.
You need to talk to you doctor and try to
get off of these mood altering chemicals.
Try psychologists, social workers, church
leaders and in Germany they prescribe
St.John's Wort; try it, it takes about 3
months to get it into your system so that
you can tell if it is working. I helped
me.
Have you ever heard of Oprah Winfrey? She
has mega $. She hires people to research
for her. Her findings recently were 3:
1. Read labels on all food products which
are processed. If "partially hydrogenated
oil" of any kind (vegetable, soy, cotton
seed, corn) are in it as an ingredient,
don't eat it.
2. Read food labels again. If "sugar or
fructose or corn syrup" is higher than the
4th ingredient down the label, do not put
it in you mouth
3. Walk. Get yourself a pedometer, one
that will count steps. Wear it 3 or 4
days. Walk normal. Write down the total
steps each day; then, after 3 or 4 days
average it out and see how many steps you
took per day on the average. Now, add 100
steps per day to this total until You come
as close to 10,000 per day as you can
get...if 7500 is as close as you can get
the so be it. Walking in the cheapest,
easiest to do, most proficient form of
exercise available. Park in the fartherest
spot away from the store and still be in
the same parking lot and walk. Take the
stairs, even if you work or school in a
multi story building at least walk to the
2nd floor to catch the elevator. At the
mall, take the stairs not the esculator.
The weight will come off.
She probably has spent over a half million
of her own money to find this out. She is
most likely correct. Hang in there!
