How Do I Lose Weight Now

It’s true – you have to be vigilant…

Posted by charly2 On September - 27 - 2008

One trait that I’ve noticed about people who’ve had a weight…

…issue at some point in their life, changed their lifestyle and lost a lot of weight is that they’re food vigilant.

USAToday just posted this article reviewing exactly what I’ve noticed:

Those people are more physically active, knowing the importance of exercise.
They do higher intensity work-outs about an hour a week.
Are restrained eaters who watch calorie intake.

I’m definitely much more aware of my calorie intake now-a-days, and have a fairly intense exercise routine as well.

How many people do you know like that?

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Get to know your support system

Posted by charly2 On September - 20 - 2008

As you test some new approaches to living, don’t be surprised to find out family & friends aren’t so supportive.

They may not say it, but their actions will definitely show it.

Create and test your new lifestyle

Posted by charly2 On September - 17 - 2008

A few years ago, I realized I wasn’t ready to completely commit to a new style of living, BUT…

…I knew I couldn’t continue on the path I was on (look at my extra chin in that photo!) so the thought came to me:

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Eat simple, healthy foods

Posted by charly2 On September - 13 - 2008

Over the last year, I’ve found out that eating simple, healthy foods first…

…leaves little room in my stomach for the bad ones.

In the last year, I’ve gotten real clear on two things:

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Get a scale & use it daily!

Posted by charly2 On September - 10 - 2008

I believe “you can’t change what you don’t measure“.

The only way you’ll succeed in losing weight, is if you weigh yourself daily. It’s very important to do this under the same conditions every day.

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Creating loss & maintenance lifestyles

Posted by charly2 On September - 7 - 2008

When you want to lose weight, you live in “loss mode”.

When you want to maintain your weight, you live in “maintenance mode”.

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Know your BMI & BMR

Posted by charly2 On September - 5 - 2008

To create your new lifestyle, you need to know these two terms, and their numbers:

Your BMI, or Body Mass Index.
Your BMR, or Basal Metabolic Rate.

Your BMI is a quick way to tell if your weight is appropriate for your height.

You can use this Body Mass Index calculator to figure yours out.

When I was my heaviest, at 262 pounds, my BMI was 36.5!

The BMR Activity Multiplier

Posted by charly2 On September - 3 - 2008

To learn more about your BMI (Body Mass Index) and BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate), please read “Knowing your BMI & BMR“.

Here’s the BMR Activity Multiplier:

BMR Activity Multiplier
Sedentary = BMR X 1.2 (little or no exercise, desk job)
Lightly active = BMR X 1.375 (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk)
Mod. active = BMR X 1.55 (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk)
Very active = BMR X 1.725 (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk)
Extr. active = BMR X 1.9 (hard daily exercise/sports & physical job or 2X day training, i.e marathon, contest etc.)