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Leslie's reached a Healthy Weight! Click here to find your BMI [Body Mass Index]
"Learn about Body Mass Index (BMI)
For adults, a healthy weight is defined as the appropriate weight in relation to height. This ratio of weight to height is known as the body mass index (BMI). People who are overweight might have too much body weight for their height. People who are obese almost always have a large amount of body fat in relation to their height. There are exceptions, of course. Big athletes with lots of muscle might have a BMI over 30.0 but would not be considered obese from the perspective of health risk.Use a BMI calculator for adults and learn your BMI by entering your height and weight. Or use the tables below to learn your BMI." National Institute of Health
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How I lost it!
Previous Weight: 2007: 220 [BMI 35 - Severely Overweight / Obese. , February 2008: 213 BMI 32.5 Severely Overweight / Obese. Extra Large Size - 22
GOAL REACHED 9/8/08!
Current Weight: October 6, 2008 153.6 BMI 23.16 - Healthy Weight Size 12 [actually size 8-10 with modern sizing methods]
Age: 67 Height 5' 7.5" Pounds Lost 53 [since February] 59 pounds since a year ago.
I had pain in my heels, knees and hips. The pain in my hips hurt when I was sleeping and would wake me up. Often I couldn't get back to sleep. I could hardly go up and down the stairs. I could hardly carry a 25# bag of flour and I knew I had more than 50# extra weight I was carrying around all the time! I finally reached my limit. I wasn't going to live that way any longer!
Sometimes, people were discouraging me to lose! They said I looked fine. I asked, "How would you like to carry a 25# bag of flour around all day?" I've discovered most of us don't know what a normal weight really is.
Now I...
...drink water! 8 glasses a day - when I wake up, before and after meals, and in the evening.
...eat dinner earlier! I finish eating before 6 o'clock and don't snack on anything past that time. I keep track of what I eat.
...challenged myself to take the CATA bus to Okemos Medical Weight Loss Clinic 6 days a week, walk to the Meridian Mall to walk around twice and joined the MSU Alumni 50+ Fitness group M/W/F. I set the time aside each morning to take care of my physical well-being. I actually saved $1200 in gas and car insurance from February - end of May by using CATA. Then, I bought an eTrike and trek to my Okemos routine. When I peddle, I actually pass bikers.
...go shopping for size 12 that I haven't worn in years. Now things actually fit!
Go on the maintenance program to learn how to eat and continue exercising to maintain this healthy weight.
Go on Stabilization for 6 weeks I will record my food choices, continue exercising in SelfDietClub. It is vital to record everything I eat and drink so that I can evaluate any food that may cause a weight fluctuation. I will go to the MWLC daily as I have during my weight loss period. 10/6/08 Weight 153.6#. I have maintained my weight loss for 6 weeks! I DON'T HAVE TO WEIGH IN MORE THAN ONCE A MONTH! However, I'ld miss the girls that work there, so I'll continue to drop by and say, "Hi!"
"Casual dining and fast food portions have worked with various fad diets to distort our understanding of what we should eat and in what portion sizes. There can be dangerous consequences from radically reducing or increasing our carb protein fat ratio over an extended period of time. Still, many people focused on their diets focus on a proper carb protein fat ratio. People disagree on what the proper ratio is, but most agree it is 40-45% carbohydrates or carbs, 25-30% protein and 30-35% fat each day. Each macronutrient is important so let’s look at why.
Carbs, short for carbohydrates, are a ready and easy supply of energy since they break down quickly. Most carbs will digest completely in about two hours. With that in mind, you should eat carbs that are high in fiber to slow the rush of sugar to the blood stream.
Simple carbs, like low and no fat chips, cookies, and snacks are usually high in Calories but low in nutrients like fiber. If eaten in excess, simple carbs will be stored as fat in the body. This is where carbs get their bad reputation.
Carbs supply much needed energy to the heart, brain and kidneys which is why they play a prominent role in the healthy carb protein fat ratio. A severe lack of carbs will cause our bodies to take additional measures to get the energy it needs. Our bodies will attempt to remove the carbs from our muscles, causing muscle loss.
Proteins should be eaten in portions about the size of a deck of cards. Three to four of these portions will provide 60-80 grams (2.1 to 2.8 ounces) of the protein needed each day. If you’re trying to build muscle it’s a good idea to add a few more grams of protein each day to promote muscle growth. Children should also take in a little more protein.
Fats break down into the good, the bad and the ugly. The really horrible fats are trans-fats which should be avoided entirely. They promote an increase in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (the bad kind) and reduce high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (the good kind). When looking to add fats to your diet be on the look out for the ingredients. Don't just rely on a label that says no trans-fat because foods with half a gram (0.02 ounce) of trans-fats or less are labeled as trans-fat free. Trans-fats include anything that is hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated.
Saturated fats are not as heart healthy as mono-unsaturated or polyunsaturated fats, but they are important and as much as 10% of your fat intake can come from saturated fats. You’ll find that a lot of animal fats, including fat from dairy products, are saturated fats.
Finally, there’s the good. Extra virgin olive oil is good for our hearts in moderation. Most nut, canola, grape seed, and avocado oils are also good sources of fat. The usual rule of thumb for fats is you don’t get a lot of them, so make them count.
Whenever we examine what we should be eating we should be looking for a healthy carb protein fat ratio. Your plate should be about one half healthy carbs such as a vegetable or salad, a one fourth lean protein like chicken, and finally one fourth should be a starchy food like bread, potatoes, or brown rice." What is a Healthy Carb Protein Fat Ratio?
...Read/Research to understand Why Losing Weight Is So Hard,
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Mall walking is always perfect: FREE, seven days a week, warm in the winter and cool in the summer. I usually walk around twice. I take
CATA 22 from home in the winter. Then, I've ridden my eTrike in the summer and fall.
I'm encouraging you to GO GREEN by walking, taking the bus, riding a electric cycle! I've started a company: Go Green Marketing, d.b.a. and have a Web site.
I have used all these programs and Web sites to achieve my goal.
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