J.C. asks from Hebron, CT on January 30, 2009
Weight Loss Pills That Have Worled for Other Mamas?
I am 22 yrs. old, and ABOUT 180 lbs at 5'9". I was 144 before my son was born, and 125 about a yr. before that. I am looking to get down to at least 135 lbs. All my weight was gained AFTER my son was born, actually i lost 10 lbs when pregnant and gained it back at the very end *all him*. I have been on a VERY strict diet since New Years and haven't lost ONE POUND! I have been trying to exercise when i can, but it's tough because my boyfriend works third and sleeps during the day. I am currently living with my parents, so early morning and night are out of the question. I try and squeeze it in when i can... usually including the child sitting on me during Pilates... haha. I have tried Fahrenheit, Alli, and the older version of Hydroxycut. All of them were pretty much just like a caffeine pill, but just cost 5x's more. Alli made me 'go to the bathroom' every hour, even though i stuck to the low/no fat diet.. Any advice?
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J.H. answers from Boston on January 31, 2009
Hi J.
I was on the slimplicity program. It is the only weight loss on the market that has no side effects (like that icky ALLI.. DOn't you feel like yelling at Wynona Judd for supporting that stuff....) ANyway..I would love to share info about Sliiimplicity. I have lost 35 Lbs and 27 niches overall. ANd now kept it off for a year. ANd you are much younger than I am (I'm 54) You should lose even faster.
Love to share.
J. H
E.T. answers from Boston on January 31, 2009
Hi J., The easiest and most efficient diet I have tried is the one I found through Mamasource. It may have been called "Diet for Dummies" but I am not positive. I do know that you can change your menu by going to www.dietaccess.com It is easy and inexpensive. You go in and choose foods that you like first. Then you generate a menu for the next 11 days and simply follow it. It consists of 4 meals a day - you can choose which of the 4 you want to have when; i.e. #3 for breakfast, #1 for supper, etc. You can also decide if you want all three items listed for that meal or only one of them. You can also eat as much of each item as you want, but there is one big hard and fast rule that you MUST follow -- You Must Stop Eating BEFORE You Feel Really Full!!! That is the key to this diet - eat until you are comfortable but NOT stuffed full! All of the guidelines are on the site. At the end of the 11 days, (if you have not cheated) you will loose 10 pounds. Then you take a couple of days off and do it again. Follow this routine until you are where you want to be. I have given this out to several people who have also had great success with it. It is healthy and it works! Good Luck. E. Taft ____@____.com
M.C. answers from Boston on January 31, 2009
I highly recommend the book, "Eat Fat, Lose Fat". It's an amazing concept that not enough people know about.
I eat eggs, real butter, whole milk, ice cream, meat, and cheese every day and lost my baby weight in a month. Some of that is just luck, but it's also diet - our bodies need fat. It's not the bad guy we think it is - sugar and refined carbs are!! Cut out the grains and sugar, eat veggies and organic whole fat dairy (raw if you can!) and meats...it's so much healthier!
R.B. answers from Boston on January 31, 2009
No pills. Weight Watchers.
D.F. answers from Boston on January 31, 2009
I have dieted my whole life and I have found succcess with the South Beach diet. You eat healthy and real foods. You can buy the book or join online.
G.I. answers from Hartford on January 31, 2009
I have PCOS and adverse reactions to lots of different things so I don't use any weight loss aids. I have lost over 40 pounds in the last year though by eating several smaller meals throughout the day. I generally eat 4 to 6 small meals a day at roughly 3 hour intervals. I try to make them as health as possible and watch serving sizes as much as I can. For the most part, I tend to stay away from prepared foods like chef boyardee, any of the frozen entrees and the like as they are loaded with salt. Three most common snacks found in my lunch box include fig/strawberry newtons (love the 1 pound cheap versions you can find at most family dollar and big lots stores for about $1), snack packs of applesauce, and snack packs of pudding-usually sugar free as I am glucose intolerant with the PCOS. When I can find it on sale, another one of my favorite snacks is flavored yogurt with cheerios in in. I do try to get a little bit of exercise every day and, admittedly, lately it's only been walking to the bus stop to go to work, from the 2nd bus stop down to the office and any walking I have to do that's job related (usually about 7 blocks on a slow day and probably closer to a mile during our busy season). I have an exercise routine that I like to use but haven't been able to lately because of a lot of pain with my toes from another problem entirely (I look forward to getting that taken care of so I can get back to my exercise routine). It is a fairly quiet routine and uses what you already have in the home (except maybe the weight part of it which you can substitue other things in the home for the weights like cans of veggies, cleaned out milk jugs full of water, etc). Probably about the loudest part of it is that I tend to have my MP3 player blasting with songs that I find keep me moving and was able to change the "genre" to read exercise so I could pull up those songs only and not have to stop to change songs while exercising. I will also admit that I hate the taste of the tap water around where I live so I buy bottled water for work and refil the same bottle at least once while I am at work from the water cooler (during the colder seasons only 1 or 2 bottles a day but during the busy and hot times I have been known to drink at least 3 bottles a day). There are a lot of flavored "to go" packets you could pick up to add to it for a little flavor and I even have some in my desk at work incase I get sick of plain old water. I also keep some cheapie "crystal light" type stuff at home incase I get sick of diet soda and want some for a change of pace though the ones at home have to be made in a pitcher or a well cleaned out old larger water bottle. I am not so big on it at home, but at work I am well known for always chewing a piece of sugar free gum between "snacks". Hope this helps you!
S.O. answers from Providence on January 31, 2009
no pills here, but south beach did work great.
K.S. answers from Boston on January 31, 2009
I would suggest going to your Dr and getting checked out. You gained this weight after the baby was born..not due to pregnancy weight. You may want to have your thyroid checked out. I had issues myself..although it was over active and I lost a lot of weight..now due to having iodine treatment, I am underactive and on medication. You could possibly have an underactive thyroid..and if that is it..you can get it under control and then be able to diet and lose weight. It isnt uncommen for a woman to have thyroid issues after giving birth!
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