New and planning on losing =3

[luminalazure]

Hey guys! My name is Heather- and I live in GA (Yay for AWA!).
Recently, I decided to weigh myself- because I found that I was beginning to gain more and more weight. I started weighing myself at about 170lbs. So I said "I'll diet. It will be easy." ... a few months later... I was at 180, then 190. I was dreading the big 200 number, but eventually, I reached it. That is what I am currently at now...
I have been doing better recently, though. Within the last few months, I have stopped drinking soda entirely. (I was drinking roughly 5-7 a day. ) I started trying the Lean Cuisine recently- to see if it was bearable... Good news for me, it is =3 ... Now, I eat it for lunch at work, and I am planning on going on a strict diet these next few weeks. Cereal (or something) in the morning, a Lean Cuisine for lunch, and I plan on eating healthier for dinner... And I am throwing away all of those oreos that I keep eating and replacing them with carrots (I love carrots- lol ).
I have trained myself lately to think twice about eating that candy bar... It has worked alright so far. I have gone from 3-4 a day to MAYBE one of these a day, but I have not lost any weight as of yet from these, but I have prevented myself from gaining more.
My next step in my weight-loss journey is the exercise. I made a deal with my mom- that I would try her tae-bo if she would do DDR with me every day. (I do it on the controller all the time x.x Its not a matter of reading the arrows- its moving TO them.) At this moment, I can do some standard songs (which is good, for my weight at this time).. and my little sister plays as well.
Hopefully, I will be able to shed off a few pounds- by adding this, the tae-bo, and the dieting. =3

Wish me luck?
^_^

[my3littlegirls]

Good for you! I am in the same boat a little. I have been doing DDR since Thanksgiving and have lost 22 pounds. I'm really proud of myself! It sounds like you are doing really well being able to do it little steps at a time. What I have noticed over the years of me trying to lose weight that if I did it all at once, not little steps, cutting out the junk or whatever, it never worked. I don't believe in diets, they don't work. At least long term. They suck! They deprive your body of something and that isn't good. I would rather eat healthier, eat sugar free treats if I want something chocolate or something like that. But what I have noticed that when I get that sweet tooth that a banana or an orange or something like that really satisfies it and I don't have to feel guilty for it!

Anyway good luck! I hope you do really well! I love my DDR! I play it every day. I have three daughters, my older two (4 and 6) love to play it with me. It's a lot of fun. We will do the battle mode and I will "let" them win just to make them feel good. What I'll do is all the steps backwards or something so I still do the workout and such but they win.

[DDRMom]

Way to go! 22 lbs since T-giving, you are doing fabulous!. Amazing what can happen!

[DDRMom]

luminalazure said:

At this moment, I can do some standard songs (which is good, for my weight at this time).. and my little sister plays as well.
Hopefully, I will be able to shed off a few pounds- by adding this, the tae-bo, and the dieting. =3

Wish me luck?
^_^

Sounds like a great plan -- Luck!

[luminalazure]

Thanks you guys!
The dieting- I keep forgetting that I have the meals in the fridge for lunch..
So I eat carrots and stuff instead most of the time XD
My mom and I use the workout program- and we don't stop until we hit the 3 miles mark (And I usually hit 300+ kcal burned - according to the program x.x )

Although, the ONLY discouragement I have is that my mom weighs 50+ pounds less than I do.. And my little sister is 75+ lighter x.x
I am the heaviest person in my family, and at my age, my weight is NOT good...
I am already noticing a change though =3
I can do more standard songs now, I actually sweat (Which, is rare for me)
And my hunger is suppressed by say.. a PB and J Sandwich? I eat one big meal a day (dinner)
and a few snacks (mostly yogurt) a day now =3
I have cut down HUGE amounts of junk foods...
Cookies (Maybe one or two a day, and its Oreos, cause my family will not stop buying it )
Candy (one within the last week.. woo!)
But I really like lowfat chocolate milk ;_;
So I have been drinking 2-3 cups a day for three days.
Anyone think its terribly bad? x.x

[angie]

luminalazure said:

Thanks you guys!
The dieting- I keep forgetting that I have the meals in the fridge for lunch..
So I eat carrots and stuff instead most of the time XD
My mom and I use the workout program- and we don't stop until we hit the 3 miles mark (And I usually hit 300+ kcal burned - according to the program x.x )

Although, the ONLY discouragement I have is that my mom weighs 50+ pounds less than I do.. And my little sister is 75+ lighter x.x
I am the heaviest person in my family, and at my age, my weight is NOT good...
I am already noticing a change though =3
I can do more standard songs now, I actually sweat (Which, is rare for me)
And my hunger is suppressed by say.. a PB and J Sandwich? I eat one big meal a day (dinner)
and a few snacks (mostly yogurt) a day now =3
I have cut down HUGE amounts of junk foods...
Cookies (Maybe one or two a day, and its Oreos, cause my family will not stop buying it )
Candy (one within the last week.. woo!)
But I really like lowfat chocolate milk ;_;
So I have been drinking 2-3 cups a day for three days.
Anyone think its terribly bad? x.x

That's great progress! I'm noticing some of that myself, now I am doing most songs on Expert (Heavy) instead of my usual Difficult (Standard)! Going up a rank means we're burning more calories in our sessions! And it's great that you are cutting out so much junk! I don't deny myself treats, but I eat them within reason, aka the serving size. If I want a Chips Ahoy cookie, I'll allow myself up to 3, because that's the serving size and it's like 110 calories or something like that. If I have cravings, I'll see how they reasonably can fit into my caloric intake for the day. Denying yourself just makes you want it more and you might freak out one day and eat, say, a whole package of cookies.

Don't be discouraged by your family's weight. My mom weighs more than me but wears a smaller clothes size and that makes me the "biggest" member of my family, my dad and brother are skinny. I'm just telling myself that I'm doing this to get healthier.

I gave up all milk except for skim in my cereal, unfortunately. I just found that it was one of those things in my diet that I could cut a lot of calories on. But if you enjoy your chocolate milk, just enjoy it within reason Remember to look at the serving size and the nutrition label. Always be aware of what you are putting in your mouth before you actually do it. Sometimes you will change your mind about eating it...