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Walking & Light

Trula — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:53:00 +0000

It’s heading into winter here so the days are getting shorter and shorter. On the days I have to work at my job, I’m going to start walking during my lunch because it’s the only time I’ll have to get sunlight as I leave for work in the morning and back at night. Basically all you need is 15-30 minutes of direct sunlight every day. As I also tend to suffer from winter depression due to decreased sunlight as well as still needing to lose weight, this is of added importance to me. So since I only get a 30 minute lunch, I will have to quickly eat something then head on out.

This post written by Trula Breckenridge. Thank you for visiting Supple Mama!

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Skinny Arms

Trula — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:23:00 +0000

Still losing weight, it’s coming off slowly but surely. At least off my top, my arms are looking very slender lately. I need to hop on the scale, take a look at my progress.

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Before You Consider Bariatric Surgery

Trula — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:53:00 +0000

I got this question via email: Dear Trula, I am considering bariatric surgery because I have tried everything: dieting, exercise, not eating for days at a time, and I am still nearly 300 pounds. I am a 38 year old, 5 ft. 3 woman and I feel this is my only chance. What do you think? I have been following your weight loss and see that exercise and food management worked for you, but it didn’t work for me.

Please re-consider doing this! You could die on the operating table.

You say that you have tried everything…have you gone to a counselor or psychologist to help figure out why you overeat to the point of morbid obesity? If you understood why you overeat, it may help you to stop overeating.

Some tricks to consider include eating a big salad before eating a meal. Lettuce and other raw veggies are bulk and they also expand in your stomach. You eat less fattening food if you eat a salad (sans fatty dressing of course) first. Also drink plenty of water, at least 100 oz a day. Keep all junk food out of your house. Enlist your partner and/or kids, roomates’(or anyone you share living space with) help in this. Yes, this may seem unfair to them not to have junk in the house but your life is at stake here. If you live alone it may be easier to keep junk out of the house.

If you truly feel that you cannot stop overeating no matter what, then this surgery is DEFINITELY not for you. I say this because you will still overeat after the surgery. This causes stomach tears and all sorts of painful issues that will neccessitate even more life-threatening corrective surgery.

I am not advocating that anyone go on a diet because diets SUCK and they rarely work. Why? Most people just go right back to overeating after they go off the diet. You have to learn how to eat. You have to stop overeating. If you do the surgery, and I am sure you know this, you will have to learn how to eat teeny-tiny portions of food at a meal. So if you have to learn a new way of eating, why not learn how to not overeat in the first place? Without the harm and trauma to your body? And being able to eat normal amounts of food at a time instead of tiny amounts of food at a time?

I also wonder, how long did you try everything? Of course not eating doesn’t work and it’s not something I would reccomend, but I don’t understand how you can say exercise and not overeating did not work for you. If you have followed what I did like you say, then you know that’s what I did. You will also know that I did not lose a lot of weight all at once, it was a few pounds a week at a time. You have to give your body time to resolve to the weight it’s supposed to be. You did not get to be over 300 pounds all at once and you cannot lose your excess weight all at once or quickly. I started in January and here it is 7 months later and I still have fifteen pounds to go. It’s gonna take months and months for you to lose that weight, maybe even a few years. I do want you to know I feel for you and will support you no matter what you decide. Good luck to you!

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Trula — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:59:00 +0000

Oh man, it’s only 11am (almost) and I have had a full day already after a busy busy fun day yesterday. I have been up since 5am and I didn’t get to sleep until after 12am. I have a meeting in a bit and then another one at 5. I’m going home in between and catching a nice nap.

I did my yoga but bailed on running this morning. If I have time before my late afternoon meeting, I will go for a quick mile run. If not I’ll add it to my evening run after dinner; I’ll do 2 miles instead of one then. My legs are really starting to slim down and get toned, I can finally see a big difference in my legs. My chest and arms skin look kinda deflated though, kinda saggy. When I hit 140 I’m going to do weekly body wraps. That helps tighten and tone skin after a big weight loss.

Today’s Goals
30 minutes yoga
2 miles running
120 oz. water
One serving meals, no seconds
Raw veggies for snacks, raw fruit for dessert
Brush & floss after every meal
Bedtime when sleepy, Wakeup 5am
Current weight – 145 lbs.

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How Much Weight Can I lose in a Week?

Trula — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:54:00 +0000

Question I got via email:
Supple Mama, what is a reasonable amount of weight to lose in a week? I’ve only lost 7 pounds since January.

It is reasonable, possible and safe to lose 1-2 pounds a week. In a month that’s up to 8 pounds. In 3 months that’s up to 24 pounds. Some people, men in particular, tend to lose weight a little faster, 3-4 pounds a week. So if you have only lost 7 pounds since January, look at what you are eating. The thing that used to get me was portion sizes. For example, a portion of rice is only the size of your palm! I was used to eating a whole big dinner plate of rice at a time. I still struggle with portion sizes, which is why I am still not at my goal weight. Also don’t forget to count the calories you drink like soda and even fruit juice.

With exercise, you need to move 3-5 times a week for at least 30 minutes each time. But anything is better than nothing. If you have to, break up that 30 minutes into 10 minutes chunks.

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