Encouraging words from Life 96.5 friends!
Ok, I’m being a baby today, I admit it! I wanted today, January 29th to be the day I announced I lost 10 pounds, but I can’t! I’ve only lost 8 
But wow, thanks for all the wonderful encouragement. Here’s parts of what some of our Life 96.5 friends had to say about it!
1) Suzanne, I agree with Dave. Eight pounds in four weeks is a start. YOU CAN DO IT! Secondly, if you are exercising, remember you are building muscle. I have lost more inches than pounds and so I know I have built and retained muscle. – Camille
2) Just wanted to let you know that a two pound loss per week, which you have, is the healthiest way to lose weight AND KEEP IT OFF!!!! Any more than that and it’s easier to put it back on so be encouraged and not discouraged!! – Erika
3) Suzanne, here is something I know from experience that works. I don’t have time right now to give you the full details, but I will give you a few. Shoot me back an email, and I will reply to it later when I have more time. Read the book Body RX by Dr. A. Scott Connelly. He is a Cardiologist/Surgeon/Trainer/Nutritionist. He started a study on metabolism at USC. Everything he says in the book is just common sense. He says quit counting pounds, and calories, and carbs. It’s about speeding up your metabolism and burning body fat. And the exercise is lifting weights, even if just light ones, instead of all cardio, which he explains also. And all the foods you can eat are not only healthy, but heart healthy. I would go into more detail, but I need to get going. Read it. It would be well worth your time. I will also give you tips on following the diet with stuff that is good to eat. – Brian
4) Hi Suzanne,I was listening this morning when you were talking about losing weight. I am in the same boat as you. I have found that if you lose weight at a slower rate that you have a better chance of keeping it off. It is a life time battle though, I know. It is a change in lifestyle.I don’t know if you have ever heard of Walk at Home dvds. Leslie Sansone is a Christian weight lose host. She has a special today only on QVC for 7 dvds for $40. (qvc.com) – Dee
5) We have a trip planned in a month and I had heard of this book called “Eat to Live” by Dr. Joel Fuhrman (I bought from Amazon for about $10, I think it’s similarly priced locally), this has a 6 week plan, followed by the “eat for life” plan following the 6 week rigorous plan. Like what you’ve mentioned, this is certainly not a ‘diet’, but really a better way of living, the side effect is the weight loss. With our upcoming trip, neither of us were (are) in any condition for bathing suits, we had talked about starting this for several weeks leading up to the kickoff 2.5 weeks ago. To say the results thus far have been staggering is in understatement. But, to say this has been difficult is also an understatement. I’m really not used to non-processed food and the vegan (I’ve cheated twice, don’t tell Dr. Fuhrman!) lifestyle, however this third week has been much simpler than the first two.Cutting to the chase, even if the food consumption in the book isn’t followed, the book is really about education. - Scott
6) The one thing I know about losing weight is that it’s hard and it never goes as fast as you want it to. Here are a few things that really work for me. (Although I have lost and regained and lost and regained the weight more times than I want to admit). 1 – Keep a food journal. It really helps to know how much and what kind of food you are putting in your body all day. Maybe one combination of food works to lose weight but another one slows down the weight loss. For example, if I eat cashews, I am guaranteed to not lose or even gain weight that week. So, I avoid that food.2 – Make sure you eat ENOUGH calories every day. If you don’t eat enough, your body doesn’t work at burning off the calories because it goes into a “starvation” mode. 3 – You are making a lifestyle change – 1 to 2 lbs a week is what the “experts” say is best for you. It’s hard to see just 1 or 2 lbs on the scale, but it really is good.4 – I absolutely love Weight Watchers. I’m not going to the meetings right now, but I use to and I still follow the plan. It might be something worth looking into.Most importantly is your support system. Yes, you have all of us listeners, however, make sure you have people around you who are going to be encouraging and motivating throughout this process. I have faith that you can do this! – Tammy
Posted: January 29th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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