Losing and Maintaining Weight

Hi A.,

Your answers are yes, yes & yes! I am a registered dietitian and weight management specialist. Much of my time is spent teaching healthy lifestyle classes at a pediatric facility for families that have overweight children. I have counseled many adults and children on living a healthy, balanced lifestyle that does not require the elimination of any one food, but focuses more on food patterns. This allows you to continue enjoying your favorite foods in moderation. This is really the best way to go because it decreases your risk of disordered eating, which is so prevalent in our country today! And really, most of the "naturally" thin people eat this way and that is why they maintain a normal body weight.

My private practice, Nutriphasics, was just rolled out this month and I still have some appointments still available. If you are interested in sitting down so I could do a one-on-one full nutrition assessment, I could answer all these questions and customize solutions for you and your family. I use a non-diet approach which is reasonable and easy to follow.

Let me know if you're interested! No pressure...this is NOT a gimmick or fad solution. Registered dietitians are very reliable because we are evidence-based...check us out at http://www.eatright.org. There is TONS of free information on this site for you to read. :D

A.

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I would love to hear what other mom's have to say. I have lost a lot of weight (65 pounds) since I had my son but it just seems like I am in a stand still and have not been able to lose any more weight in fact I have gained about 5 pounds which is definitely a Very big deal to me. I do not have the motivation or support to work out. I haven't worked out over a month. The clothes still fit me lose but I am still needed to lose about 45 pounds. I want to be the skinny and fit person I once was and want to be able to maintain it as well.

I been trying to get on Weight Watchers and taking Arbonne figure 8 but not really suceeding.

I just wanted to say Good Luck to you and I hope you find a way to lose and maintain your weight.

M.

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I have been trying to lose the last bit of my pregnancy weight for awhile now and for the longest time nothing I did seemed to work. Then I heard some really great advice, when you go to the grocery store do most of your shopping on the outer sides of the store and try to avoid the aisles as much as possible. In most grocery stores the fresh fruits/veggies, meat and dairy are along the walls. That way if I don't go down the aisles I'm not tempted by all the junk food. I also started paying attention to the ingredients in the foods that I do pick up and I try to avoid anything with sugar (under all of its many names), corn syrup, and anything "enriched". I also started taking the time to cook stuff that I really enjoy, not just stuff that will fill me up. I usually make my kids eat whatever I cook for myself because no one needs to be eating a lot of the junk that's out there. Of course, I make exceptions and I don't expect them to eat only healthy food, but I try. Since I've changed my eating habits I've noticed a dramatic change in my weight and I feel so much better/more energetic. Probably in the last 4-6 months I've dropped from a size 8-10 to a sie 2-4.

A., I am happy to help you. I have lots of free resources to help you achieve your goals on my website www.SuperMommiesFitness.com . As a personal trainer I also offer lots of services to assist you like boot camp fitness, Mommy & me fitness, and digital personal training for your iPod, MP3 player, or picture cell phone. You can also check out my other website www.MetroplexBootCamp.com . Taking the first step is the hardest part the rest is really fun.

You should check out Curves! They have Cardio and Strength training in 30 minutes. Personal trainers that guide you, every time you come in to work out!! They all know you by name.
I lost 12 lbs in 6 weeks!! They have a 6 wk program- eat small eats six times a day. I love the diet, each wk you have a grocery list. It's easy to follow, it's easy to cook and my three year old eats everything on it!!
You can buy the book at any local Curves- $5- $10
Check out the one in West Richardson, I think that one is the best! Arapaho and West Shore in the Tom thumb shopping center!
Good luck,
Val

Here are some tips that my family has implemented. One has been cutting out white flour. If you want to use flour in cooking, you can bet unbleached all purpose flour or whole wheat. Use 100% whole wheat pasta and bread. My kids are 11, 6 and 2 and they turn their noses up to white bread and pasta.

Use fresh fruits and vegetables as much as possible.

Don't use boxed meals like hamburger helper and other things. We usually have stir-fry or meat, veggie, rice/pasta/potato. Fish is really good for you. Start out with something like halibut or tilapia, because they are really light in flavor. Move to salmon too because it is tasty and really good for you.

Make sure you eat breakfast, like the others suggested. Have healthy snacks throughout the day for you and your kids. Just get all the junk food out of your house and make a switch to not buying it anymore. If you don't have it around, you won't be able to eat it. If you go to fast food a lot, try to cut back to once a week or, even better, once a month.

I too have been heavy in my past. I'm not sure how much I weighed, but was a size 14. I am now down to size 6 and I have three kids. I workout 4-5 times a week. Some really good programs are on Lifetime - Denise Austin and My Workout. They are at 6:00 and 6:30 am. Denise Austin also gives you recommendations on how to eat and live a healthy lifestyle during the workout. Another personal favorite is Total Body Workout with Gilad on FiTV.

On Discovery Health there are great healthy eating cooking shows. You can get recipies on their website. I use Epicurious.com, FoodandWine.com, Foodnetwork.com for recipes also.

Good luck and that is really great that you are wanting to make healthy changes in your life. It will definitely pay off for you and your family. Your kids will learn how to eat healthy at an early age, which is so important.