Help!, I am fat and getting fatter,do I look fat? - Page 4

I need to lose at least 30 pounds and lack motivation to do so.
Can any of the fit people here motivate me, I need help
My goal is to get back into my size 10 clothes before I turn 40.
Can anyone come to my...

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Iye · Oct 15, 2009 , 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by depirate

Oga Ranter you lucky for that ya side o!, for this side wey i dey all these virgin people* no dey ever do BOGOF with beer, but god dey sha, at least man still fit organise himself no matter the damage

* refers to the inhabitants of these Virgin Islands, or how will you discribe them - Virgins?, Virgin Islanders?, Virginians? (me a still prefer virgin people).

You are on the wrong Island, you need to move to Ireland for free stout

Asanail · Oct 15, 2009 , 05:41 PM

Ten laps round this village square every day will cure you. Be careful and mind you run into some of these men for they will either just distract you or sit there and watch the rhythm of your behind.

lateesha · Oct 15, 2009 , 05:59 PM

I am happy to report that I'm on my way to a healthier me.
I still haven't had but half a slice of bread since I started this thread,I have done small exercises and I had lost a couple of pounds when I climbed on the scale this morning.
Thanks SNB,anonee,lilold and others.
I am being motivated by you all.
Please keep sharing all your healthy stories,I'm enjoying it.

Iye · Oct 15, 2009 , 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by lateesha

I am happy to report that I'm on my way to a healthier me.
I still haven't had but half a slice of bread since I started this thread,I have done small exercises and I had lost a couple of pounds when I climbed on the scale this morning.
Thanks SNB,anonee,lilold and others.
I am being motivated by you all.
Please keep sharing all your healthy stories,I'm enjoying it.

Depriving yourself of bread is not the idea…because the day you can’t take it any longer you will descend on it like it was going out of fashion….a little at a time will be just fine.Good job though

lateesha · Oct 15, 2009 , 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by Iye

Depriving yourself of bread is not the idea…because the day you can’t take it any longer you will descend on it like it was going out of fashion….a little at a time will be just fine.Good job though

My little has always been a lot
so I may be doing the right thing by keeping away

liloldlady · Oct 15, 2009 , 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by lateesha

I am happy to report that I'm on my way to a healthier me.
I still haven't had but half a slice of bread since I started this thread,I have done small exercises and I had lost a couple of pounds when I climbed on the scale this morning.
Thanks SNB,anonee,lilold and others.
I am being motivated by you all.
Please keep sharing all your healthy stories,I'm enjoying it.

Congratulations on the pound loss well done

There is a right and wrong way to weigh yourself on the scale......
heres a refresher for you.........

1. Weigh yourself with clothes on, after dinner .. as well as in the morning, without clothes, before breakfast, because, it's nice to see how much weight you've lost overnight.

2. Never weigh yourself with wet hair.

3. When weighing, remove everything, including glasses. In this case, blurred vision is an asset. Don't forget the earrings, these things can weigh at least a pound.

4. Use cheap scales only, never the medical kind, because they are always five pounds off...to your advantage.

5. Always go to the bathroom first.

6. Stand with arms raised, making pressure on the scale lighter.

7. Don't eat or drink in the morning until AFTER you've weighed in, completely naked, of course.

8. Weigh yourself after a haircut, (or when you take out your weave), this is good for at least half a pound of hair (hopefully).

9. Exhale with all your might BEFORE stepping onto the scale (air has to weigh something, right?).

10. Start out with just one foot on the scale, then holding onto the towel rack in front of you, slowly edge your other foot on and slowly let off of the rack. Admittedly, this takes time, but it's worth it. You will weigh at least two pounds less than if you'd stepped on normally.

11. shave your legs and your bikini line!!

12. Clean out your ears - that wax weighs a Ton!!

13. Blow your nose - so does snot!

14. If you have cleaned your teeth, flossed very very well, remember to gargle as well, and make sure you have got rid of ALL
that toothpaste!

15. weigh first with your smallest child in your arms - then when you weigh wouthout.. It has to be lower!!!!

16. remove watches.....

17.you must pee before you go - and try to poo as well!

18. do it after you get out of bed - roll to the bathroom go to the loo, pull out the scales -

19. Left foot on 1st here - then right foot -

20. see if tipping your self forwards or backwards makes a difference -

21.Always try 3 different places in the bathroom - and if they are weighing you heavy - blame it on the tiles.

22. take the scales down to the kitchen floor and start all over again!

23. If they are still not weighing you lighter, try flicking the switches, or turning the knobs...

MrsChocT · Oct 15, 2009 , 08:57 PM

Lilo....this ya weighing process in on another level.........

Lateesha, I'll suggest weighing yourself once very two to three weeks. Don't let weighing yourself become an obsession to the point that it'll derail you from your main goal. Remember it's about being healthy first.

Lilo.......About that knee issue, I try to compensate by having enough calcium intake either via pills or yogurt. I actually prefer yogurt to chowing down on calcium pills.. So I'm thinking with the right running shoes and enough calcium and omega 3 intake, one should be ok.

Iye · Oct 15, 2009 , 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by Serious_Naijababe

Lilo.......About that knee issue, I try to compensate by having enough calcium intake either via pills or yogurt. I actually prefer yogurt to chowing down on calcium pills.. So I'm thinking with the right running shoes and enough calcium and omega 3 intake, one should be ok.

Biko…what calcium pill do you recommend, becos I hear you need to be care with those pills before the cause another thing…

MrsChocT · Oct 15, 2009 , 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by Iye

Biko…what calcium pill do you recommend, becos I hear you need to be care with those pills before the cause another thing…

Abi u no read my post, I prefer yogurt ..low fat yogurt to be precise to chowing down on pills. I do take one a day Omega 3 pill .........to compensate for not eating enough fish...........but you can get it by eating mackerel and other fish full of omega.. I heard Omega /Fish oils are good for both skin and joints.

lateesha · Oct 16, 2009 , 11:13 PM

still no bread folks.
had a 10 minute work out this morning and it was not on the bed.

Ajanlekoko · Oct 17, 2009 , 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by depirate

The problem for me is beer, and it probably accounts for the 15kg i have put on in the last decade (my gut brings tears to my eyes) - have taken up soccer & tag rugby again, the sit-ups & ab crunches are a pain (so i just forget about them), also eating less (which is absurd considering i already have one of the worst diets/appetites known to man), so hopefully should lose 5-10kg in the next few months

Christopher

Ps giving up beer is not an option

my buroda, give up beer and try heineken! lol.

sista lateesha, try jogging a mile (15 min) a day, usually in the morning. this will help you stabilize. when it gets too cold, use a treadmill. i bed no go gym o if you are addicted to chunky chunks.

seriously, i play soccer like crazy but have 3 or more bottles of heineken after every game/practice. so there is Newton's first or second law of motion going on inside mai bodi (for every action, there is an equal or opposite reaction). the weight loss is counter-balanced by the calories from heineken. Yeah you are thinking all nija soccer (ex) players are dullards! Sorry, you are sooooooo wrong. some did it for the love of the game. i don stabilize though at 70kg in the last decade.

Babine · Oct 17, 2009 , 10:51 PM

Oh baby......who said you are fat?....I saw that your picture with some delicious pointed front-ends like lovely oranges......pointed and well positioned in the 'brazzzzzzy'.......

Betta bra!.....Designer quality........who dash you close to 40 with those lovely breasts and that flat stomach plus well rounded hips.......Who needs the face for crying out loud when you have already scored 100%....

Nne....you dey kamkpe...no wonder you are getting all these infractions left right and center.....make you 'breast feed' some of those dudes I beg.......he he he

I love that combination of out fit........good taste....not like all these invisible real short and fat ones we have around here.....I beg remove that nonsense infraction picture jare make Ewuro drool small......no "Ogbomosho" land lady in this world can hold a candle to that greaaaaaaaaaaaaaat figure you gat.

Nnwuye Tiger......Thanks for the lovely picture.......my husband loved it!

He goes....nothing like a Nigerian woman who can dresssssssssssssssssssss.........Nice colors......Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm......

Corrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrect!

lateesha · Oct 18, 2009 , 12:49 AM

Originally Posted by Babine

Oh baby......who said you are fat?....I saw that your picture with some delicious pointed front-ends like lovely oranges......pointed and well positioned in the 'brazzzzzzy'.......

Betta bra!.....Designer quality........who dash you close to 40 with those lovely breasts and that flat stomach plus well rounded hips.......Who needs the face for crying out loud when you have already scored 100%....

Nne....you dey kamkpe...no wonder you are getting all these infractions left right and center.....make you 'breast feed' some of those dudes I beg.......he he he

I love that combination of out fit........good taste....not like all these invisible real short and fat ones we have around here.....I beg remove that nonsense infraction picture jare make Ewuro drool small......no "Ogbomosho" land lady in this world can hold a candle to that greaaaaaaaaaaaaaat figure you gat.

Nnwuye Tiger......Thanks for the lovely picture.......my husband loved it!

He goes....nothing like a Nigerian woman who can dresssssssssssssssssssss.........Nice colors......Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm......

Corrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrect!

Chei
Dewy has killed me with compliments o

Thank you
I am blushing under my ebony complexion

lateesha · Oct 22, 2009 , 01:08 AM

I am happy to report that I have lost 4 pounds since I started this thread and all I did was

1.take note of everything I ate
2.consciously resist the urge to eat endless slices of bread at various times
3. start eating beans. Eating 1/3rd my regular rice portion and the rest was black beans.
4.Eat grilled chicken salad for lunch once a week
5.Have a fruit/yoghurt lunch once a week
6.Dance vigorously to naija music twice a week and some runing on the spot (as we called it in PE)
I still had my desserts

I am so excited.
lateesha is on her way to being a knock out like lilioldlady,Iye,Mulan and SNB
watch out now!

Iye · Oct 22, 2009 , 01:20 AM

Originally Posted by lateesha

4.Eat grilled chicken salad for lunch once a week
5.Have a fruit/yoghurt lunch once a week

I am so excited.
lateesha is on her way to being a knock out like lilioldlady,Iye,Mulan and SNB
watch out now!

Lati.....which one be once a week weh you dey quote, no be last week you start....na wah......good job

lateesha · Oct 22, 2009 , 03:03 AM

Originally Posted by Iye

Lati.....which one be once a week weh you dey quote, no be last week you start....na wah......good job

ROFL
That is what I have resolved to do and started doing that already.
haba it's been more than a week abeg
This is the second week .

liloldlady · Oct 22, 2009 , 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by lateesha

I am happy to report that I have lost 4 pounds since I started this thread and all I did was

1.take note of everything I ate
2.consciously resist the urge to eat endless slices of bread at various times
3. start eating beans. Eating 1/3rd my regular rice portion and the rest was black beans.
4.Eat grilled chicken salad for lunch once a week
5.Have a fruit/yoghurt lunch once a week
6.Dance vigorously to naija music twice a week and some runing on the spot (as we called it in PE)
I still had my desserts

I am so excited.
lateesha is on her way to being a knock out like lilioldlady,Iye,Mulan and SNB
watch out now!

Well done....
I am so happy for you....
Isn't it amazing what we can achieve, once we set our minds to it.
You are well on your way to reaching your goals..congrats and keep it up

agensheku · Oct 23, 2009 , 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by liloldlady

Well done....
I am so happy for you....
Isn't it amazing what we can achieve, once we set our minds to it.
You are well on your way to reaching your goals..congrats and keep it up

Any woman who thinks she is overweight can get slim faster by feeding her husband very well and "cooperating"well well,seven days a week in bed.its the cheapest slimming routine but people take it for granted!your skin go dey shine kulee so tay cream copanies go ask to use you make adverts.

if this does not work after three months,consult your doctor!

MsWoman · Oct 26, 2009 , 09:36 PM

Lateesh ba-bee! Na wa for you oh! Please nor come kill Tiger oh dis one wey you wan become lekpa! I nor dey oh! In all seriousness, goodluck to you and I am happy you are well on your way to achieving your goals.

@SNB: Me and you dey chop similarly i.e. eat some of the same things but at different times of the day. Sans eggs, cauliflower and soft carrots though! Everything else is in line.