Author Archives: Jennifer Wilson

Friends: Weight Loss Friends Part Three

How to make new friends that have the same goals you do So you find that most of your old friends are not the supportive type and that you need to get a support system if you are ever going to be able to stick to you goals. Now you feel lost and are scared that you are not going to be able to do it without support. It is time to find yourself some more support. There are plenty of places out there that support can be found. The first place is to join a gym. There you will … Continue reading →

When to seek help

Sometimes it helps to seek counseling to learn why we overeat and what issues there are that are contributing to it Sometimes, even the best of us need all the help that we can get with our issues. I admit to one of those people who have avoided going to seek help because of my weight loss issues. I have thought, like half the population that everyone has weight loss issues and that I am strong enough to handle these issues on my own. I was wrong. I finally realized this when I look back at all the years in … Continue reading →

My first weigh in

As I promised, an update! I have been keeping up with my weigh loss goals well. Ok, so I have not started a regular exercise program. That is being phased in slowly. I am now up to walking three times a week for 20 minutes at a time. This next week, I am going to make it five times a week. I have kept my calories between 1200 and 1500 calories since the 1st. I stepped on the scales last night to weigh myself for the first time and I have lost 7 pounds in my fist two weeks which … Continue reading →

Friends: Ways to deal with them? Part Two

Now that you have figured out who is your support and who is sabotaging, here are ways to cope with each If you have read part one of this segment on friends then you now are probably looking for ways to deal with each. The ideal would be to get rid of all of the people who are not the “supporters” but realistically there are many reasons why people are our friends and I cannot see ridding myself of those friends because they do not understand where I am coming from on a particular subject, such as weight loss. So … Continue reading →

Friends: Support network or Secret Weight Loss Enemy? Part One

Part One of a Three Part Series:Are your friends supporting or sabotaging your weight loss goals? When you tell your friends and family that you are going to lose the weight this year, what is the response that they give you? There are many different responses that are usually given and it all depends on who is talking and what their agenda is. One response that I got was when I was talking to one of my very good friends was again? She believed that I was always talking about it but that I hadn’t succeeded yet, why would I … Continue reading →

Walking

Walking is a wonderful form of exercise So you don’t know where to start when it comes to exercise. Just put on a good pair of sneakers and head out the door. Walking is one of the easiest ways to start an exercise regime. Walking at a steady pace for 20 minutes a day will help to keep your heart healthy. Walking is low impact so that it saves your knees and other areas that are susceptible to injury. It does not only help you lose weight but can also help with balance and core strengthening. There are only a … Continue reading →

Small Goals to Meet Your BIG Goal

Setting smaller goals can help on your way to achieving your BIG goal When someone has a lot of weight to lose, the idea of losing all the weight, 80, 90 100 pounds can seem daunting. When someone has exercised and ate right for the week and then gets on the scale and sees that the numbers have changed by merely one or two pounds, it does not seem like enough, when you think that you still have so many more pounds to lose. Many different things may go through your mind, such as this is too hard, it didn’t … Continue reading →

Begin to Exercise

Time to forget the Excuses and Exercise. There is a word that makes most people who are starting on the road to weight loss cringe, exercise. Ideally, there would be a pill that you could take the night before and wake up thin but that hasn’t been invented yet. Believe me, I would have known about it by now. Eating healthy is the first step to losing all the unwanted weight but not the only step. The second step and a big step is exercise. If you have been sedentary for a while then chances are your body’s metabolism has … Continue reading →

Weight Loss Goals for January

Some goals to help jumpstart that weight loss Here is the list of weight loss goals that I have for myself by month. Starting with January, any goals added in the coming months are in addition to the ones from the previous month. This change in activity each month is because of the idea that my body will be losing weight and will not need as many calories to use. But if there are too few calories taken in, by some experts under 1200 (for women) and by most under 1000 (again for women) calories a day, then the body’s … Continue reading →

Goal Setting

The importance on setting goals to keep you on track in losing weight. Setting goals is an important part of a successful weight loss plan. We all have that big goal that we strive towards in mind. Mine is to be 100 pounds lighter by this time next year. How do you get to that goal is the issue. For many people, including myself, 100 pounds is overwhelming. That overwhelming feeling may lead some to believe that it too much, and therefore the resound their selves to the fact that they are overweight and can never lose that much weight … Continue reading →