How do I eat the right things and be HAPPY?!

Hi Kerry,

The first step is the most difficult one. Hey, and you have taken that first step joining Anytime Fitness and AH community. Welcome..

Okay Kerry, the first thing you need to do is stop worrying about weight problem completely and focus on getting healthy. Instead of looking for How to lose weight gather information and practice How to get healthy.

Words of suggestion:

1. Workout daily and if possible work with a trainer. Make a Goal and work on it.
2. plan your diet. make it a balanced diet. if you require help then ASK. take advantage of the library section of AH.
3. Start measuring your progress for motivation. Record it personally or in AH. "if you can't measure it you can't manage it"-Jim Rohn-
4. Drink a lot of water.
5. Read books on learning disciplines to stay healthy and fit
6. Listen to the recording and watch video on health
7. Donot complain or talk about your problems of weight. Instead research and do something about it that keeps you motivated and keep rolling.

Remember, while making goals make the one that seems achievable to you. Dont set high expectation in the beginning. set goal achieve. set goal achieve. then push your limit and set higher. then higher.... important thing is to learn the discipline and action needed to take to achieve what you want. Get all the information as possible and work on it NOW.

You mentioned that you love to eat "all the wrong things!"- your words. Actually if you get the right information you might change your statement.
You can still enjoy the things you love and still get the health and body you desire. You just need to learn... if you learn how to eat, what to eat, when to eat, how much to eat, what food to eat with what and balance it you won't have to let go your love.

Learn to eat a balanced diet here

http://cli.gs/D0a0YB

Learn to get a flat stomach and cut extra flabs here

http://cli.gs/Mpr1NP

This is just the beginning. So learn and practice as much as you can to get what your heart desires.

"There is no such thing as something for nothing" -Napolean Hill-

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MemberMarshall, MN

Prabinesh 1.6k
about 1 year ago

Kerry,
I love food. I started tracking my food with the nutrition tracker and now I feel more in control of what I eat. I try to stay within my calorie limit and make the choices of what I want. I try to keep my protein around 35%, carbs around 45%, and and fat around 20%. I know that if I am going to have pizza, I just eat two slices and eat really good the rest of the day. Soda was easy for me to give up because it threw off my percentages too much. I miss eating chips, I'm having a hard time fitting those calories in, but I have the choice of what to give up to make it happen. If I know I am going to have something fattening, I work out more, which allows for more calories. I like fruit so much more than I thought I would!

You can do it, you just have to make the right choices, and it get easier the more you do it.
Be good to yourself and take control. Good luck!

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O₂i | OwnerTupelo, MS

Kristie Stevens 1.1k
about 1 year ago

Remember this... you are not your friend. Don't obsess over the number of pounds you "have to lose". You need to focus on how you can make healthy lifestyle changes. Take little steps each day -- replace a snack with a healthy choice, take a walk, get up and move more. Each little thing leads to the next step. Replace the negative focus with positive choices. When you fall down, stop beating yourself up. Pick yourself back up and try again. It is a long process, but the rewards are so worth it. Remember, we cannot let our attitude or our actions be dictated by what others think of us ( or what we think others think of us). Make deliberate healthier choices each day. You will begin not only to lose some pounds, but you will gain something far greater - You will feel better, inside and out. You can do this.

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MemberBrighton, MI

gentrombley 2.2k
about 1 year ago

Just wanted to say Hi again and encourage you. Keep taking those little steps forward to a new healthy you. You are worth it

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MemberBrighton, MI

gentrombley 2.2k
about 1 year ago

Kerry,

I could give you all sorts of encouragement but the truth of the matter is that health starts with ourselves. You have to completely submerge yourself in the idea that being unhealthy is wrong, much like you do with stealing or lying.... they are just things that are unacceptable and then you have to work backwards from there. You find a diet that works for you rather it be a low-carbohydrate diet or low calorie diet and you make that diet the foundation of what you consider healthy. We all love pizza and chocolate so don't think youre wierd but understand that those things are for CERTAIN people (the ones who's body doesn't care what they eat) and that you are not one of them. This is not "unfair", it's the truth. Ultimately though, you have to have enough personal courage and integrity to make yourself stick to it. Nobody is going to do it for you... you have to do it for yourself.

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AlumniTallahassee, FL

Jason Tarin 325
about 1 year ago

Kerry, you shouldn't worry about what happened to your friend.
You're not going to become anorexic.
Counting calories and exercising does not make one stop eating.
That is a product of low self-esteem.
You are not trying to lose fifteen vanity pounds like your friend. You are trying to lose 50-80 life-changing, self-confidence boosting, healthy-living, energizing, pounds.
Don't let your anxiety over this stop you from trying to be healthy.

As for food, you don't have to give up the things you love. Just realize that they are treats and junk food.
They should be treated as such.
It's just like keeping house; limit your junk to reduce clutter (fat) and only treat your self to extravagance when you deserve it and have the resources (calorie limit) to do so.

Otherwise keep your body clean with fruits and vegetables and fiber. Keep your body strong with proteins.
And keep up your motivation, your desire, to live a healthier life for yourself, your family, and your future.

Good luck with all of your endeavors, health related or not, and remember that you'd be a goddess in ancient Rome.

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MemberVirginia Beach, VA

crystaltiffany 540
about 1 year ago

I use to be anorexic, so I understand your friend. I know you are wanting to lose 50 or more pounds and you dont want to become your friend. You wont. :-) It's not vanity if someone wants to lose weight even if it's 15 pounds, even when someone is already small, but she took it to the extreem, I have been their its more of an illness that she has, it is a sickness. I do hope she is better. Maybe if you two eat healthy together and track what you two eat that you can encourage each other. You on eating healthier and her by making sure she is getting in enough calories. So, it is okay to track what you eat if you are over weight or under weight. I wish I had someone to help me and us worked out together and encourage each other. You can be a light to your friend just like she could be a light to you. Remember, you both might have an eating problem they are just in opposite ways. So encourage her and you two work together on this if you can. :-)

Just my 2 cents worth!

C

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AlumniMadison, AL

paranormal29 308
about 1 year ago

I get the bulk of my training and nutrition advice from a site called http://www.t-nation.com which has a sister site called http://www.velocitylife.com

The velocity life site is geared toward weight loss and healthy living more than the other site which is geared more towards bodybuilding and performance.

The reason I mention these sites is because of the tremendous ammount of cutting edge nutrition and training articles they present...but MOSTLY because the velocity life site has a large cookbook/recipe section under the forums button with healthy recipe's that actually taste great.

I too love pizza and I've been meaning to try a recipe there where they replaced the carb loaded pizza crust with one made from mashed cauliflower with italian herbs, egg, and some cheese as binders. Several forum members have tried it and say it's delicious enough that even their kids love it. There are many other recipes also for cookies, no carb breads etc...so you don't have to give up taste to eat healthy...you just have to shop smarter and be willing to cook.

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MemberMankato, MN

SeaHag 961
about 1 year ago

I agree with a lot of these statements. Once you start tracking your intake on diet tracker, getting in the gym and finding out how hard it is to burn off those calories, things will start to click in your head I bet. :-) Dont feel bad, just more aware. There is a reason why we are all here and it's not because we all ate healthy and worked out our entire life.

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AlumniCottage Grove, MN

ali_squidz 1.6k
about 1 year ago