Sugar is replaceable. What will you use in its stead? I use stevia, a friend of mine uses xylitol.

Well there always is Weightwatchers. :3

Oh sure--turn my soul over to Big Diet! ;)

Good luck and strong will!

Giving up caffeine is tough: as with all addictions, it seems fine at first but it's all too easy to fall off the wagon. It's worth it though!

I'm starting with sugar first... Mind you--that may not be any easier. But I still have two Diet Mt Dews in the fridge.

I wouldn't give up sugar per se, but I would give up on processed sugar treats: cookies, cakes, candy.. Eat some nice carrots or fruit instead.

Well, I mean processed sugar products...I can't give up all things that contain any kind of natural sugars. I don't even know if that's possible. LOL

I gave up coffee at the age of 16. :D! Granted I didn't drink that much.. but I do/did enjoy a nice mocha frap. and some coffee in the morning.

Even trying to get away from processed sugar will be extremely hard.

If you're looking to loose some weight I would recommend doing an aerobic type workout daily or every other day for about 45-60mins a day. Running is an extremely excellent workout for being something so simple. Just make sure you keep at it on a consistent basis.

If you're interested in building muscle you'll probably end up putting on some fat as well since you require more energy to build up the muscle and to loose fat you require to eat less energy. (calories) But, muscle requires more energy that fat to sustain its self so having more muscle will in turn burn more calories on a regular basis. (Don't expect anything drastic tho.)

Lots of people say this but picking up a martial art form is an excellent way to lose weight. The results and benefits of martial arts are amazing.


Now I would try and cut diet soda's out as well. Or a least cut them back to about one a day or one every other day. Aspartame isn't that good for you just like sugar. I gave up soda and other sugary drinks about a year or more go. And that alone makes a big difference. I do drink a diet soda every now and then however. (just bought one today actually lol) Now, if you're a cereal eater like me in the morning I would recommend getting the cereal with the least amount of sugar in it. Such as toasted rice cereal or something. Also, if you need to have milk get fat free milk. Not only is it cheaper but it has not fat in it. Don't drink the milk afterwards either! Just put enough milk in your cereal to get it wet and soften it.


If you don't think you'll stick to your resolution just think about what will happen to you if you don't stick to it. And then tell yourself you have to do it. NO EXCUSES!

One more thing. Always stretch before and after a workout.

I personally don't trust fake sugars. Fake stuff has a bad record of having something bad discovered later on. If I want to sweeten my tea, I use real sugar.
Deep down, I want to be a vegan(hard-core vegetarian, for those who are wondering). That may happen one day, but for now I'm addicted to stuff that would make Scott Adams puke. I should try his Dilburritos sometime.

Yeah, a Martial Artform would be my preference. I used to do Tai Kwon Do...although I sucked at it because it was too aggresive for me. I'd like to learn some Kung Fu. I couldn't run now to save my life...

Splenda is awesome stuff... I gave up sugar about a year ago (I've fallen off the wagon a few times, but always got back on) and I lost over twenty pounds that year alone... Made it hit hard just how much sugar was in my diet.

As for the exercise another poster has mentioned- EASE INTO IT. Seriously. Nothing is worse for your knees than running, so try to find a cardio-effect exercise that's low-impact. If you're anything like myself, with the extra weight on your bod, your knees are taking enough strain as it is, seriously. Swimming is very good for this. You work a lot of the body's muscles (almost all of them in tandem) and it's not so nasty to the joints.

If you're up to it, try biking to work (if you don't live insanely far from your job, that is)- I bike most days to my job, five miles away. Damn good workout. When I started, it took me over 45 minutes to get there, now it takes me 30...

I'm still heavy, but I'm in better shape, heart-wise, than I've been in a decade. It's not the fat that's the problem, it's the lack of physical activity. I started slow, and I'm gaining ground on the extra mass. You go, man! And have fun doing it!

Yeah, I'm never going to be skinny...even when I WAS skinny, I wasn't skinny. But I'd like to be "built like a brick shithouse" again. Right now, I'm built more like one of those inflatible bouncy-houses you get at carnivals...

But don't worry about me trying to run...I can barely walk half the time. :P

*giggles at the image* Indeed! I'm much the same way, as is the rest of my life- trying to "slim-down" my stuff almost as much as my waistline... SUCH a pack-rat, me... But I'll keep cheering you on, though! *waves pom-poms and dances around*

You need to be in the gym 3-5 times a week as well, hon. =/ Diet is only 1/3 of the equation, the other 2 thirds are mind and body - your attitude and ability to cope along with your ability to become fit and physically healthy through exercise and exertion. I'd really, really love to see you get healthier and in better shape, would make things a lot more fun for us. ;D

I was half forced into a healthy lifestyle, mostly because of illnesses and the hope of not breaking. Fortunately, my mother is a personal trainer and a very good resource when it comes to coming up with work out plans and maintaining myself. If you have any particular questions, I could pass them on to her, if you wanted.

I for myself was at 320 and have since dropped down to 260 that took me about half a year I didnt really exercise too much except i tried to go swimming like 3 times a week, all I did was count my calories I tried to limit myself to about 1500 calories a day not that easy but doable.

My average work day:

Breakfast

2 bananas = about 80 calories each

1 20 oz mt dew = oh about 320 calories (seriously I need the real stuff in the morning)

Lunch

2 weight watchers dinners at 140 calories each = 280

1 diet soda of any kind

1 pack of small cookies = about 200 calories

Dinner

Pretty much anything I could scavenge around the house that was low in calories.


But I know u wanna cut out your sugars but If u can just switch to diet sodas that will help u a lot, considering I used to drink about 3 2 ltrs of dew a day

I wouldn't just cut them out, as going cold turkey almost always leads to cravings and returning to old habits, but you might want to try this , or that sugar free, and just introduce more things of that nature into your diet. However, physical activity will often do more than just carving up one's diet. or ideally, both to some degree.

Mmmmm...turkey... Oops sorry. The problem with letting myself compromise is that I take advantage of myself. I'm an enabler...even to myself.

*nods* Ahh, Well if you know the only way you can quit is to do it and be done with it. Then best of luck. :)

If you're not willing to exercise or keep yourself from being idle for too long, then you won't get any changes from this. You can stop having sugar & Caffeine, but you need to also make your body work off what you have/had/will consumed up to this very moment.

Very true. What I'd really like to do is learn a couple of Kung Fu katas...routines...whatever you call them. Something more energetic that Tai Chi...a hand and foot one and a weapon one... Yeah...

Go for Wing Chun (Jet Li's discipline.)

i went on a strick diet of redline and sobe with some beans or sushi every once ina a while and sardines once a day with water to wash it down. i lost without exercise 80 pounds in two months. before that i lost 65 pounds in an extremely excrutiarting five weeks of every other day walking at a brisk pace 18 miles, i lost 65 pounds then. now i'vr lost a whopping 17 pounds on this low salt, low sugar no meat diet from hell my roommoate has put us on. his brother the nutritionist major, said we would both lose weight.
after the 17 i lost intially i have stagnated between 296 and 300.4 my roommate has lost about fifty pounds. i think it is just his brother's deit is why. it only works on family members. I'd go buy another gi. its quicker, then do exercise to equal out the way you eat now, like all that tai kwando warm up stuff. i can't seem to lose weight unless i go do something drastic. you are probably the same.

I wouldn't know...I haven't really tried anything drastic in several years. I eat too much crap, I don't exercise and my jobs AND my hobbies are all sedentary. And genetics is against me. I come from short, chubby people. I am my own worst enemy--I know that better than anyone and am not blaming anybody but myself.

Oh wait...I was supposed to introduce myself by my first name before I went off, wasn't I?

Good on you! Sugar is really really hard on your body, especially if your body naturally stores a lot of fat. You can lose a LOT by just cutting out sugar.

I suspect I'm getting to that age where EVERYTHING is rough on my metabolism! (I was going to say "hard on my body", but that's the problem--there aren't enough "hard" things on my body...just, ya know, one or two...)

Excellent Idea, caffine is good/not as bad in small in frequent doses. and once sugars gone may help out. Best of lucky pup.

Maybe, but the doses of caffeine I take are a damn sight more than small and infrequent. *sigh* Thanks for the wishes!

YEa I have to stop me self
Im Diabetic me self so I had to switch from Regular soda to Diet
Trust me Talk to a Dietician and make switches...
Eat lots of Fruit and that would help a lot ....
Anything else jus talk to me

I stopped drinking regular colas a few years ago...I only drink Diet Mt. Dew for the most part...but I've gotten heavier. I'm thinking that wasn't the key for me. LOL The eat more fruit suggestion sounds like a winner.

Sorry, you will not win; you are forever bound to fail...

Sorry it had to be me to tell you, but is for your own good.

Have another Snickers.

You are a evil bastard, wha' are you?! (Besides--can't eat Snickers--it has chocolate AND nuts, two things I make kidney stones out of.)

Yes, I am; I am very evil.

Yes, I am; I am very evil.

I am also a hopeless choc-a-holic with a knack for dark chocolate; to match my dark personality.

Caffeine actually helps a bit to burn fat and reduce appetite.

Give up sugar and starches. Best of all, stop eating anything that raises your blood sugar more than sucrose, which is a hell of a lot of things. This book is scientifically sound. You can lose lots of fat (and lower your LDL cholesterol and triglycerides) without exercise, hunger, or counting calories:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A.....kstorenow57-20

I approve of this book, and I'm a biomedical research scientist who has lost over 30 pounds this way!

Thanks--I KNEW you'd have a helpful suggestion. ^0^ Although, I admit--I'm terrible about trying to figure out these kinds of books! But I'll look into it, cause I could certainly stand to loose 30 pounds!! And then another 30...and one or two more 30s even...

Honest! It is scientifically sound, it works, and it continues to work. You will lose a lot more fat than I did because you have more to start with, but you will never be hungry, and you don't have to exercise, either. It is the best possible treatment for diabetes. I've got fat accumulation genes; my father was 240 pounds and 5'8" when he died of a stroke. The book is easy to understand, and the program is easy to use. I'm very relieved that you are going to look into it. I've been following the research of these scientists and doctors for over 20 years.

I've added it to my Amazon Wish List, so I won't forget. Thanks, Foxy!

OK look all you have to do is get a bag of "SUGAR FREE" Peanut butter cups and eat the whole bag
See you get your sugar fix and spend 2 hrs on the toilet