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<blockquote data-quote="Martie" data-source="post: 112649" data-attributes="member: 284"><p>Hi everyone,</p><p></p><p>Count me in...I have 15 to 18 lbs left to lose. Since last year at this time, I have lost 33 lbs. The best thing about it is I can "shop" in my closet...meaning I can wear things that I kept even tough I no longer could wear them. This might seem like a down to some who would prefer **new** clothing, but I have classic woolens that never go out of style and I am happy to be able to wear them again. It is a big incentive for me...</p><p></p><p>I noticed that most of you are focusing on diet. I did that for years and yo-yo'd all over the place (which may be worse for me that staying 50 lbs overweight. I have STOPPED dieting, except I really try not to eat "whites" and keep fat intake low. How I lost the weight is ...I hate to say it, but it is true, EXERCISE!!!! I am now a gym rat and try really hard to make it five days out of seven. It is a pain (meaning I do not LOVE it) and a huge time drain, but it is the only way I can lose weight and not feel deprived. I believe it works not only due to the 400 or so calories I burn off while at the gym, but also because exercise is the only way to increase one's resting metabolism. I also find that exercise decreases my evening stress eating.</p><p></p><p>I realize that I am blessed, considering my advanced age, with few health problems and no joint problems so I am able to exercise as much as I have time for. I know everyone does not have this option but I thought I would mention exercise because I lost the same weight and gained it back about 20 times before I finally figured out what works, at least for me. In addition to aerobics to burn fat, I lift weights because increasing muscle mass also increases the number of calories burned at rest.</p><p></p><p>by the way, JJJ's idea of losing 10 and then another 10 is really good in my opinion. I could not lose 50, let alone more, so I lost in increments of 10 also. My goal is to weigh no more than 10 lbs more than when I graduated from college. This is supposed to be one's "correct" lifetime weight, assuming one was not overweight at age 21. I do not know what the "extra" 10 lbs is for, but I have read this in several sources, so I tend to believe it. I'm glad there is a 10 lb "allowance" because if I am supposed to weigh what I did at 21, I would have to lose 25 lbs, which is a LOT more to me than another 15...</p><p></p><p>Best wishes to you all!</p><p></p><p>Martie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martie, post: 112649, member: 284"] Hi everyone, Count me in...I have 15 to 18 lbs left to lose. Since last year at this time, I have lost 33 lbs. The best thing about it is I can "shop" in my closet...meaning I can wear things that I kept even tough I no longer could wear them. This might seem like a down to some who would prefer **new** clothing, but I have classic woolens that never go out of style and I am happy to be able to wear them again. It is a big incentive for me... I noticed that most of you are focusing on diet. I did that for years and yo-yo'd all over the place (which may be worse for me that staying 50 lbs overweight. I have STOPPED dieting, except I really try not to eat "whites" and keep fat intake low. How I lost the weight is ...I hate to say it, but it is true, EXERCISE!!!! I am now a gym rat and try really hard to make it five days out of seven. It is a pain (meaning I do not LOVE it) and a huge time drain, but it is the only way I can lose weight and not feel deprived. I believe it works not only due to the 400 or so calories I burn off while at the gym, but also because exercise is the only way to increase one's resting metabolism. I also find that exercise decreases my evening stress eating. I realize that I am blessed, considering my advanced age, with few health problems and no joint problems so I am able to exercise as much as I have time for. I know everyone does not have this option but I thought I would mention exercise because I lost the same weight and gained it back about 20 times before I finally figured out what works, at least for me. In addition to aerobics to burn fat, I lift weights because increasing muscle mass also increases the number of calories burned at rest. by the way, JJJ's idea of losing 10 and then another 10 is really good in my opinion. I could not lose 50, let alone more, so I lost in increments of 10 also. My goal is to weigh no more than 10 lbs more than when I graduated from college. This is supposed to be one's "correct" lifetime weight, assuming one was not overweight at age 21. I do not know what the "extra" 10 lbs is for, but I have read this in several sources, so I tend to believe it. I'm glad there is a 10 lb "allowance" because if I am supposed to weigh what I did at 21, I would have to lose 25 lbs, which is a LOT more to me than another 15... Best wishes to you all! Martie [/QUOTE]
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