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Conference rocks::weight_control

Title:	Weight Loss and Maintenance
Notice:	PLEASE enter notes in mixed case (CAPS ARE SHOUTING)!
Moderator:	ASICS::LESLIE

Created:	Mon Jul 09 1990
Last Modified:	Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	933
Total number of notes:	9931

868.0. ""Is this right"" by ASABET::EARLS () Wed Oct 12 1994 14:42

    Hi Everyone,
    
    I have just started a low fat diet and walking on a treadmill 45
    minutes 6 days a week.
    
    I'm not sure what percent of fat I eat a day, I hope it is only
    10-25%, but I'm not good at figuring it out.  I do eat 6 mini
    meals a day to keep the body going.  This is what I eat in a day:
    
    1 plain bagel
    1 bowl of cereal (skim milk)
    1 bowl of pasta
    1 cup of non fat yogart with grapenuts mixed in
    1 bowl of rice
    1-2 pieces of fruit
    
    My question is will this take off the last 6-8 pounds that I need to 
    lose??/
    
    To many people I look thin and they can't believe I need to lose 
    any weight..........but trust me when I say it is there to lose.
    
    In a month I plan on adding to my work out the Firm video standing 
    leg workout.  It has weights, so I hope that gives me more firm
    muscle mass.
    
    I also drink tons of water now.
    
    If there is something I am doing wrong please let me know.
    
    Thanks
    Randi-Lee

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
868.1		DPDMAI::HUDDLESTON	If it is to be, it's up to me	`Wed Oct 12 1994 17:50`	7
	Well, I'm not an expert, but it sounds like your veggies are missing. I'd steam the kind of veggies you like, maybe with some lemon pepper or some herb your fond of, and toss it with that bowl of pasta. Veggies have very little calories and really fill you up. Also, how about a large salad? Lettuce, and veggies with a non-fat dressing if you like. dlh
868.2		IMTDEV::BRUNO		`Wed Oct 12 1994 19:46`	3
	I agree. I'd toss some broccolli in there. Greg
868.3	"I do I do!"	ASABET::EARLS		`Thu Oct 13 1994 00:58`	3
	I do put tons of veggies in my rice and pasta. Thanks
868.4		BPSOF::NEWBERG		`Fri Oct 14 1994 14:38`	45
	Conratulations on your decision to reach your goal! However, if that was my diet, I'd be eating my right arm by the end of the first week! There seems (for my taste) to be a lack of variety, expecially in the protein department. If you want to stick with this for a couple of months I might suggest a variation. Maybe whole wheat pita stuffed with flavored vegetables and beans. If you eat meat, maybe you could supplement with a few ounces of lean turkey, chicken or fish? Also, you may want to vary your exercise routine to prevent boredom. Try some low impact aerobic activity which uses a small amount of weights. Building a little extra muscle will help keep off the fat in the future and will help balance your body. The treadmill is excellent, but it only works a few muscles in the lower regions. Four years ago I lost a lot of weight, but I did it without balanced exercise and I wound up with very thin arms even though I was not very thin through the hips and thighs. If I only knew then, what I know now! The real results will be from a plan that you can stick with and won't be so very different from the way you want to live your life from now on! Good luck! Amy PS - the way to figure out fat percentages has been explained in here somewhere, but I'll give you a quick method. Pick up a package of something that has the caloric and fat content in grams listed. Multiply the number of fat grams by 9. Next divide that number by the total number of calories. Make sure you are using the numbers they list for a portion. Example: 100 grams of this product has 150 calories and 3 grams of fat. 3 * 9 = 27, 27/150 = .18 = 18%. You would need to do this for your whole day's worth of food, rather than item by item because it can be misleading. A cup of coffee has virtually no calories. If you add a splash of cream, virtually 100% of the calories are from fat! If you add that to your whole day's menu, it doesn't have much affect. You should read your cereal packages carefully because the fat content varies widely. Many of the muesli cereals have far more fat than plain grain cereals.
868.5	GREAT DIET BOOK	GRANMA::EGOSS		`Tue Oct 18 1994 17:58`	9
	Good Luck on your diet! I just finished reading "STOP THE INSANITY" by Susan Powter (spelling?)..you know the lady with no hair. It is a great book and really comical. She started at 260 lbs and now looks super. She suggests adding alot of beans to our diets..it is low fat and will fill us up with great carbs! I am trying to also change my eating habits but not call it a diet but new way of life. I bought the "Kathy Smith Walking tapes" and really love adding my morning walks for 30-45 min. With the great music and inspirational messages from Kathy, it makes walking fun and not boring.
868.6	sanity	GOLLY::CARROLL	a life of quiet desperation	`Thu Oct 20 1994 17:41`	16
	Be careful of eating to little fat. Your diet has almost no fat at all (assuming you listed everything)! Fat is necessary for bodily functions. Also, it is very hard on your body to go from very high fat immediately yo very low fat, and vice versa. Having some fat in your diet won't hurt your weight loss, as long as it isn't a lot - like maybe a couple Tablespoons of low-fat dressing on those veggies, a little low-fat cream cheese on the bsgle, or 1% instead of skim in the ceral. Also, eating less food does not make you lose weight! Lowfat is good, especially if you are eating enough. Some people start dieting by cutting way back on food and increasing their exercise 10-fold. But the more you exercise the more food you need! Better to increase your exercise and decrease just fat, not amount of food. D!