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I've been avoiding this thread from the sheer guilt of being off the wagon diet-wise.
I've been on Alli - it does keep you honest. It's just so expensive over here.
Yes, the side effects are hideous, but I never encountered them - I stuck to a low fat diet, small meals and got on really well.
DON'T COME OFF BIRTH CONTROL!
The weight gain is negligible compared to factorslike fat intake and exercise. I've been down to 122 lbs (very skinny on my 5'8" frame) on contraception.
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Yeah but I feel like I need every bit of help I can get. Plus I don't feel like spending the money on it since I don't foresee much of that activity going on the near future.
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Giving up alcohol would have a far greater effect on your health all round.
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Giving up soda drinks and alcohol I expect to help a lot, I suspect they were the biggest factors in my weight gain as it is. This week though I come to realize how much my family gets together to eat...OMG! Thats actually probably gonna be the toughest is giving up eating out with them. I don't really trust myself to go and choose something low-fat, most of the places we go are Tex-Mex.
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I'm with Dani on the Slim-Fast shakes. Missing meals does NOT help you lose weight, until you have pared your calorie intake down to the level of a ballet dancer (ie one apple and a handful of beansprouts a day). I know. I've tried every diet known to man, and made up a few of my own. I've lost and gained enough weight to make a couple of other people by now. This does not make me successful, it just means I know a lot about weightloss. It's my mental approach to dieting that makes me gain it back every time, not the way I've lost it.
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Alright, get some sort of meal replacement for work. Does coffee with cream count?
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To do it healthily, it's not a bad idea to join a club. Just be aware it can cost a lot of money and many of them are really quite patronising. An intelligent woman might be better off doing it online.
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That is one of the draws of Weight Watchers. Times more of an issue probably than money, it would give me a group to be accountable too. Too bad I'm not big enough for that "Biggest Loser" weight loss reality show. Living with my sister and bro in law will give me a conscience too. BIL is trying to lose also and I've always been real needy for my sis's approval.
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And re exercise - LOTS you can do in your house!
I lack the drive, personally. But second hand exercise DVDs, stairs, like Dani says, or even just dancing or jogging on the spot. Toning exercises also burn calories and have a noticeable effect very quickly. Yoga too - you need very little space for that and it can make you a real hardbody if you get into it.
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I would love to do yoga, I've done a bit. I tried to get my sister to take a class with me, she can only do certain types and due to her RA she has to have an instructor to make sure she does it right and doesn't hurt herself. She just doesn't think she'll have time since she'll be trying to get a different job over the summer. I'm like you though, I don't really have the drive to exercise inside, its soooo boring. I love taking Della on walks and to the park, just the heat is too much and the sun goes down too late during the summer. I do my best to do so anyway at times. I'll be hassling my sis to get out and exercise with me, its good for her RA.
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Good luck MTP.
You're very beautiful. If you feel you need to do this, it can only improve your appearance, because you will be happier inside.
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Thank you. Hopefully I'll feel healthier too. This past year has been rough.