Weight Loss Support for the Humans

That doesn't sound too bad... anyone got a good single serving ground turkey recipie? I'm having that for dinner tonight. I may just do turkey taco's unless someone has another good idea!

Heather, I did hypnosis last summer -- in-person sessions with a hypnotherapist (who also was an RN and had a degree in social work), and the hypnosis portions were put on CDs for me, so I can continue to use them.

The hypnosis was great, but I think I was not entirely open to it under the circumstances. I was just too self-conscious working with someone else that way. But the non-hypnosis portions, I think, did me a lot of good! It brought about some permanent changes, but did not affect my weight issue -- though in fairness, that was 'way down my list, believe it or not.

Hypnosis seems to be a grey area -- not a black-and-white, you're-hypnotized-or-you're-not kind of thing. It also seems to be far less mysterious than we generally think. It's just a stage of consciousness along the continuum between sleeping and waking. Some people are much more suggestible in that state than others, but it's really not "weird" at all.

If you have identified the behaviors and thought patterns you want to change and you know something about the process of induction, you can probably create your own hypnosis CDs... perhaps even more effective than commercial ones, because they can be so completely personalized.

I haven't done it yet, but I intend to make some for myself. Instead of music, as the therapist used, I'll use ocean sounds, I think... and I have several induction "raps" in mind, a couple that I liked from the therapist, and some I've created for myself. I'll add the suggestions I want to make to myself, and then reverse the induction, and let the ocean sounds fade out slowly. I think that would help a lot... not only with weight loss, but also with getting to sleep at night!

I have lost 39 pounds over the last year. I was 189.5 pounds and now I am 149 pounds, I have only another 11 pounds to loose before I reach my ideal healthy weight. It has been a long road but I have done heaps of exercise (walking, bike riding and horse riding) and eaten healthy to do this. I just wanted to share this with you all.

Congrats, Sarah!! Great job! You're dedication is very commendable. (of course, if I had horses to ride I might be a lot more inclined to exercise...hehe, cause that doesn't really seem like exercise) Anyway, keep up the good work, you're almost there!

Thanks CatsAreBetter , amazingly enough when I am around my pony I alway come home feeling like I have done alot, I have to walk up this steep hill over 2 acres long just to grab my pony from out of the paddock then I walk back down (although down is always easier ) when she is at the stables I groom her and then I might take her for a walk or ride up 7kms if I feel up to that much, after all that I have to walk back up that hill just to put her back into the paddock.

Yep, definitely! When I had my horse, we'd go riding all day long, after the grooming .. and sometimes a bath when we got back, but it never really seemed like works (she might not have had the same thoughts on the matter..) but surely it was a pleasure and not a task!

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I have lost 39 pounds over the last year. I was 189.5 pounds and now I am 149 pounds, I have only another 11 pounds to loose before I reach my ideal healthy weight. It has been a long road but I have done heaps of exercise (walking, bike riding and horse riding) and eaten healthy to do this.

I just wanted to share this with you all.

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Congrats!! Good job to you!

I wish I had horses... or even a dog to walk for motivation.

Anyway... I didn't do so good this weekend and I'm paying for it. I quit counting points because we were at my (future) in-laws and we always go out to dinner at a local place called West End where we always get...
Fried livers,
Fried gizzards,
and Onion rings
Oh My!

Well, we had enough left over that we ate it twice and this morning my tummy is NOT happy! Beyond that we had a really nice weekend. We took a short walk Saturday after we had some pictures done. I should have the pics back this week... can't wait to post a few. His brother and sister in law do photography and so she did some engagement pictures for us. It was a lot of fun and Matt was a really good sport. He even went along with the "bedroom" shots. We both had our shirts off and were covered in a black satin sheet for a series of pictures. Very sexy! But Matt's a bit shy about having his shirt off... I was so happy he went along with it.

Ahh, well, you know it happens sometimes. Don't worry about it too much. Just focus on getting back on track. You'll be fine, and you did add a walk in there, so you were somewhat concious of it. Cool on the pics! If I ever get an SO and get back in shape.. I actually would like to have a series like that done... quite slinky!

Originally Posted by twstychik

I wish I had horses... or even a dog to walk for motivation.

Anyway... I didn't do so good this weekend and I'm paying for it. I quit counting points because we were at my (future) in-laws and we always go out to dinner at a local place called West End where we always get...
Fried livers,
Fried gizzards,
and Onion rings
Oh My!

Well, we had enough left over that we ate it twice and this morning my tummy is NOT happy!

Beyond that we had a really nice weekend. We took a short walk Saturday after we had some pictures done. I should have the pics back this week... can't wait to post a few. His brother and sister in law do photography and so she did some engagement pictures for us. It was a lot of fun and Matt was a really good sport. He even went along with the "bedroom" shots. We both had our shirts off and were covered in a black satin sheet for a series of pictures. Very sexy! But Matt's a bit shy about having his shirt off... I was so happy he went along with it.

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That's so cool about the photos! Atleast you got him suckered in for a few of them.. he'll never agree to do anything again!! My DH would have never done it to begin with!

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Ahh, well, you know it happens sometimes. Don't worry about it too much. Just focus on getting back on track. You'll be fine, and you did add a walk in there, so you were somewhat concious of it. Cool on the pics! If I ever get an SO and get back in shape.. I actually would like to have a series like that done... quite slinky!

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Just start over and get back how you need to be. I have to keep telling my neighbor that! We're not all perfect and we can't be expected to eat rice cakes and water all day every day! (speaking of which, I got some really good rice cakes with cinn. and they are nice for a sweet tooth!) :bightumb: to you for realizing you needed to change something! You are aware and that's what great!

So, I think I'm going to take the plunge and try these hypnosis CDs.. everywhere I've looked they've got great reviews, from all kinds of unrelated sites.. so.. I guess I'll bite the bullet and see what the deal is. They do offer a one year money back guarantee, so.. if they don't work, I can send them back.

Oh, I also saw something else on Dottie's site.. which was a software program for tracking calories and weight, that was only $10. Most of the stuff I've seen has been outrageously expensive and most of it didn't look as nice as this one. There's a 10 day free trial or something on it.

A one-year return guarantee? That's excellent!

And I have to finally ask... who is that little beauty in your avatar?

Oh, that's my little Mau, who is Bagheera, but who we affectionately refer to as Baggins, Baggie, and Baby Bagheera. Hehe, depends on the mood. That's the picture of her on "her" papasan, which she thought was like the perfect napping place in the whole house.

Originally Posted by CatsAreBetter

So, I think I'm going to take the plunge and try these hypnosis CDs.. everywhere I've looked they've got great reviews, from all kinds of unrelated sites.. so.. I guess I'll bite the bullet and see what the deal is. They do offer a one year money back guarantee, so.. if they don't work, I can send them back.

Oh, I also saw something else on Dottie's site.. which was a software program for tracking calories and weight, that was only $10. Most of the stuff I've seen has been outrageously expensive and most of it didn't look as nice as this one. There's a 10 day free trial or something on it.

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Let us know how it goes, and how the program is. You may want to double check and be sure it's accurate and that you can add your own info into it too. Like you can do "Susie's spaghetti dinner - 465 cal, 7 fat, etc." And know without having to break it all down everysingle time! Real time saver!

This one is a free trial .. go to www.dwlz.com and look for the weight loss software. I haven't played with it at all yet, but .. you know, never hurts to try it and see how you like it. I did use one a while back that was pretty good, but it was also $60. I got a version of it from a friend of mine who'd bought it, but it was pretty good software, but I no longer have it and can't remember what the name was. I'm not sure if the one from here tracks calories or not, but it tracks weight loss, measurements and exercise.. and does some other stuff but I haven't really explored it thoroughly yet.

Well, my neighbor gave me a call after I got out of work and they were going out for a friends birthday so we can't work out. So, I went for a walk by myself. I walked over 3 miles an hour and burned over 288 cals, not accounting for the huge hill I did (TWICE). I figured out on the map thing called Google Map Pedometer (very cool thing) that the hill is over 40-60 feet up at a very very steep angle. I went up the regular way first, then back up the steeper side. I think I've got pics of the hill... I'll have to look and see if I can find it... Then for an extra boost of protein and a snack I had strawberry yogurt with granola! It was yummy!

Woohoo! Good job! Hills burn quite a few extra calories too!


For anyone using a treadmill.. the personal trainer I used to have (once upon a time way back when) always said if you can't go fast, you can just raise the treadmill like one notch and you burn off quite a few more calories, and aren't as likely to feel it as you would if you were saying.. walking 4.0 instead of 3.0. So, it's a good way for someone like me who just isn't a fast walker anymore to get an extra burn without getting overexerted.

Keep up the good work, everybody!

I found my pics...

Here is the begining of the front of the hill on the way up...


Going up.....


And nearing the top....


After a little flat spot... we see the down part..

It was still winter so they still had the barriers up - it's dangerous to drive down with the ice!

And a closer shot looking down and seeing the lake.


And here is a shot looking back up the hill...


This is how I went back up the hill this way and down the other side the second time I did the hill!

you go girl! Hey, do me a favor and walk that a few times for me tomorrow, eh? Phew!