weight loss

Inspirational and healthy ways to lose weight.

How I Lost 13kg... And Gained It Back
Step 1: How To Lose Weight March 2012, I look in the mirror, and I don't like how I look like. No muscle; fat sighs; I can see my belly hanging down there.
By Olga Kuznietsova8 years ago in Longevity
How NOT to Encourage Your Friends to Lose Weight
Many people are fighting to lose weight, and there has never been a stronger market for those of us trying to slim down and get healthy. No one will argue that a strong support system is important to your health goals, but let’s be honest, sometimes friends can go about things the wrong way when it comes to encouraging better choices. Here are three things you really shouldn’t do to your friends who are struggling on their health journey.
By Denny Elliot8 years ago in Longevity
Trying to Lose Weight in 2018
We live in a superficial world, we all know that; a world divided in two categories: beautiful or not. We’re fighting each other to know who’s the sexiest, who’s the one who’s going to win everybody’s heart. We’re inventing dumb challenges. We fix the bar so high that boys, if you do not have a six pack, you’re nothing and girls, if you can’t hold a pen under your boob, you’re never going to be sexy.
By Catherine Savard8 years ago in Longevity
Just Checking In—Resolution Journey
So I just got home from my parents'. I was there for the whole weekend for the second time this year. Of course, as many know, that when you are at your parents, the snacks are endless and the food is better than in your own fridge, and so that was a challenge. Although this is true, I held it together this morning and only had a healthy cereal with no sugar, apple juice (not the healthiest), but I am proud to say, since home this evening, I have drank nothing but black coffee and water. This was hard, considering black coffee is nasty, but I feel like a disaster and a half without caffeine in my system; a lot of it.
By Dana Carriere8 years ago in Longevity
HealthyWage Will Pay Me $1,174 to Lose Weight-Care to Join?
I saw an ad for HealthyWage on my Facebook feed. I’m a writer and editor by trade, and I’m always reading health and fitness articles in the hopes that I’ll somehow magically absorb willpower from the words. Since switching to a full-time job chained to a desk, I’ve gained 60 pounds. The gain was over a pretty short period of time, and the weight didn’t seem to be going anywhere soon. The following piece tracks my epic journey with HW. It’s been truly life changing.
By Holly Kothe8 years ago in Longevity
Defeating Disorders When Starting Your Weight Loss Journey
You're probably reading this because you're one of my followers. So, you already know that I've lost weight. My body, my face, my abilities, my likes and dislikes have all changed dramatically over the span of a year. It has actually been a lot to adjust to. When you start a fitness or weight loss journey you change just as much on the inside as you do on the outside. Coming to terms with these changes can be a little hard. I think the most common misconception is that if you lose weight or change your habits, you will be completely happy. Well, it's true, being healthier has made me a lot happier, but it didn't solve my problems. And looking better didn't fix the parts of me that needed work. If you're unhappy and unhealthy, you'll still be a little unhappy when you get healthy if you don't shift your mindset.
By N8 years ago in Longevity
If I Could Get in the Best Shape of My Life, Anyone Can
That is why you should read this. I'm a Chartered Professional Accountant, a network marketing professional, and a dog-sitter.
By Nick Chan8 years ago in Longevity
The Hard Truth: Why Your Weight Loss Plans Aren't Working
One of the most common questions I get asked about weight loss and fitness is: "Where do I start?" As well as "How do you stay motivated?" The one thing about my fitness journey is that all my life I never quite felt like my body was up to par. But the amount of insecurity and lack of self-confidence was even more burdening to me than what my body looked like. I was never the "fat kid" in high school, but I was never the pretty girl either. I wish I had known then how naturally strong I am; that my body is naturally an athletic one, and that once I would have started an active hobby, I most likely never would have become an obese adult. But I did become an obese adult, about a year after I had my first child. As this over-200-pound version of myself, I was always making (and breaking) my own promises and trying things that didn't work, only to go back to my old ways. I always ended up saying things like: "Hey, I like to eat what I like to eat." "Maybe my body is supposed to be this way." "Weight loss works for other people, it has never worked for me." So despite making it look so easy now, it wasn't always that way for me. I learned a lot along the way, and I could have had it easy. I made it harder on myself, and I want to share what I didn't know then with you, so maybe you can stop making it harder on yourself, too.
By N8 years ago in Longevity
8 Tips For Losing Weight On A Budget
Weight loss is popular topic. If you've ever tried to lose a significant amount of weight, you've most likely searched through dozens of articles that all claim to have the best method for weight loss. It always comes down to the extremely time consuming or expensive diet and exercise changes. Workout for an hour or more a day, eat organic, unprocessed foods, drink protein shakes, eat more protein. I've read all of the articles too. It always sounds like a great plan, but if you're anything like me, all of those lifestyle changes are too expensive and time consuming to keep up with, and anytime you try to make drastic changes, you end up back to your old habits in no time. Well, I have some helpful advice for you; ignore all of the fitness-crazed advice. Instead, try some of these budget-friendly tips that won't take up all of your time.
By Raven Montoya8 years ago in Longevity
Dieting — Going it Alone
Recently my colleagues at work started going to "fat club" (as they refer to it). I refuse to pay money to go and be weighed on a weekly basis when I have a perfectly good set of scales in my bathroom. I know, I know, you're all going to tell me it's about the support from others who are doing the same thing but for me, that won't work. I know how my mind thinks and I will just get frustrated with myself if I don't lose but the person next to me does.
By Lisa Harrison8 years ago in Longevity
Mental Health and Weight Loss
This information is a collection from the files of my own mind and learnings... Hello, I’m Tara, and this is my first writing piece!
By Tara Helton8 years ago in Longevity
My Battle With Obesity
Hello my name is Jesus and I am 26 years old. For as long as I can remember I have always been "BIG". My weight has fluctuated but I've never been skinny. My heaviest weight was 600+ (I am also not quite sure the exact number ... once I saw the scale went past 600 I jumped off and refused to go back on). After battling for about 2 years with my obesity (and my mind) I am now down at 504. Every day is a struggle but one I try to convince myself that I must win in order to stay alive for my family. I am currently meeting with a trainer and have begun a IG and twitter @Deletingobesity , to try and inspire others to lose weight and ultimately delete their obesity. Although the struggle is hard and tedious I am embracing every step of the way because I know that someone out there is watching me and is in need of the support and Inspiration I've gotten from my trainer. One of my biggest inspiration is my new born daughter EllaGrace. Every time I look into those big beautiful brown eyes I find purpose… I find a reason why! She needs her daddy, and to be quite frank, I need her. What I have noticed has worked for me so far on my journey is working out early in the morning. What I began to do was wake up as early as I could get up and take myself to the gym. Even if I only worked out for 10 minutes on the stair master it was a win for me to get out of bed at 4:30 AM and head to the gym. I knew I did not have to wake up until 8 to get to work on time. I remember many days I would wake up and cry because I’d rather sleep than go to the gym and sweat and go through the joint pains in my knee.. BUT I still pushed myself through the tears while driving to the gym to finally get inside and begin my workout. I began to notice that making my body push through a weight training circuit and being sore all day made me think before picking up food that I should not. Another thing that helped me (as obvious as this is) was meal prepping! I noticed that when I meal prepped I snacked less on things that I shouldn’t have. I began with just meal prepping breakfast, then slowly began meal prepping both my breakfast and lunch, until I finally began doing all my meals and snacks. It was definitely a tedious task to do because I would get hungry while cooking the food but I would force myself not to eat the food and drink TONS of water. That leaks into my last point …. WATER!!!!! Water consumption will help with your cravings and those false hunger pains we all deal with. Now my goal every day was to drink at least a gallon of water. Some days I did not get there and some days I did. Through that process I began to notice bodily functions began to become normal again. My joints did not hurt as much, I was not as hungry after my meals and my skin began to clear up. I say all this in hopes that I can help someone out there who is on their journey to deleting obesity as well. I hope this helps someone out there who is also looking to delete their obesity! TOGETHER we can defeat obesity!
By Jesus Sierra8 years ago in Longevity