If you are over weight how do you visualize what you need to lose?

It didn't really work that way for me at all. When I had my realization I was watching The Biggest Loser on TV. I hadn't weighed myself in a long time, and knew that I was gaining a bit.. so during a commercial when I went to the bathroom I got on the scale.. It said 225. That's when it hit me.. I was about as big as some of these Biggest Loser Contestents. If that's not enough to totally freak a person out I don't know what is. I guess until that point I'd never really realized I was THAT heavy. I knew about how much I weighed.. I knew I was overweight.. but I didn't think it was that serious of a problem and I just kept thinking that eventually I'd lose the weight.. though I never expected to really put my mind to it. Well that night changed my life and I put my mind to it! I lost 80 lbs in less than a year, but in the past couple months I've put about 5 lbs back on. I still work out at least 3 days a week, but my eating habits have gone right back to what they used to be.. shame on me. I do not want to gain anymore weight back, so I have to get back on track with the eating and working out more.

Hi GG. I can tell you an easy way to loose weight I lost a little over a hundred pounds in less then a year. Really. I started eating special K for breakfast and sometimes for lunch. I take apple cider vinegar plus http://www.botanicchoice.com/ it is all natural. I walked 3 miles a day and it took the weight off. I keep the weight off by walking daily as far as my legs can stand it some days it is quite a lot of miles. Good luck hope you have lost lots of weight.

hI gg, that's a pretty neat way to compare what u need to lose. I need to lose to & have lost but need to lose some more. congrats on the 10 lbs. good luck w/the 50. Hope u are having a good sunday.

I prefer to visualize, what I want to look like physically, how I want to feel, picture what I want, not what I don't want. I learned that from the Secret, it seemed to work with my bills.

Hiya GG, The mini trampoline sounds like a lot of fun would it really hurt your feet a lot if you use it say in combination with one of those Pilates Gymnastic Balls that they have too and a bit of weight lifting might do the trick as well. I would use only the one Kilo weights if you do use them and build it up very slowly so as not to wake up the next Day with so many aching muscles. Hope you reach your target GG.

This is an area of success in my life, as although I was not very big, last October 2009 I decided I wanted to take a new approach on being healthy. I was in the modeling world exposed to the indignity that I always had to be skinny. So I was a roller coaster dieter and starved many times. It was always easy to lose weight but not easy to keep it off. So last Oct I finally listened to my son, and I bought a great stationary bike that I used 1 hour per day for 5 days a week, I began eat 3 - 4 meals a day, and finally for the first time drink water. I drink almost one gallon per day and only use my bike now only for cardio 3 days a week and only for half hour. But I can tell you that I successfully in 5 months lost 60 lbs. I still eat my meals except when I am so broke...LOL... But my skin and health are healthier than ever, so what I suggest is that whatever regimen you start that you keep it consistent. But honestly friend outside of your health, I love who you are as you are a beautiful person!!

Well it can be a hard thing to do when you know you have some weight you need to loose. And even with other Health issues when you feel like you cannot lift, or sometimes even walk around somewhere without it hurting you, it could be a hard thing for sure. I know many times I hurt and yes, loosing about 20 more pds. would be nice but for me there are other issues associated with the pain as well.

I don't really visual how much extra weight I carry around, but I do visualize myself looking/feeling better after losing the weight. However, I find it harder to get motivated as I get older because I'm never going to look like that 25 year old hardbody in a bikini. But, I can try to look like a 42 year old hardbody, though.

loseing 10 pound in a month is a good atart I think you need to keep up what you are doing. and dont be surprized if you freeze on a certain amount all people do just keep doing hwat ya doing and you should get downt o what you want GL hugsssssssssssssssssssssss

Good for you! Unless you have gained weight since I saw you, I wouldn't think you needed to lose that much weight. My goal is to lose 50 pounds. I struggle with the exercise since my back is so bad. I'm hoping as the weather gets cooler, I'll be able to walk more. The heat always zaps me, it always has. Good news though for my dad. He has lost 25 pounds! I had been worried because he had gained weight, and you know he is the primary caretaker for my mom. He had neglected himself way too much. And, to be honest, food was his comfort because the thing with my mom is not getting better. So I'm so proud that he is taking control of the situation and losing the weight. Sadly, as my dad loses the weight, my mom seems to gain it. She just eats and eats. I guess it is comfort to her as well.

Muscle is heavier than fat. Basically fat is bigger but lighter than muscle. My high school coach told me that in college one of his friends was very sexy but she had a heart attack because she was fat. Even though she looks fine and sexy fat can still live in your body and kill you. I think it's good to build muscle mass so you can burn more calories, and in turn you will lose fat faster. Good luck.

Hi Gerty! I think I know what you mean. I don't have to lose alot of weight, 20 pounds would be fine, but even that amount of weight is difficult to lose for me! And even though it doesen't sound like much it is to me. I feel the difference when I am lighter. So I do understand what you're saying! I seem to be tired all the time, but some of that is from lack of sleep due to my Insomnia. It seems everything I do takes twice the time and I have to rest constantly while I am doing whatever chores. Kind of makes me depressed because I have another birthday coming up (10/10/10-very cool numbers) and it just makes it more difficult to resign myself that I am really getting old~

I just look into mirror and i know i need to reduce weight.I do have a weighing machine at home and i know accurately ho much i need to reduce once i stand up on it. You are right when your weight is up it become difficult to carry yourself and do other small small task.

Finding something to lift that is the same size as your "extra" weight sounds like a good idea. I'm struggling with about 20-30 pounds (ideally 30, but eh) and I can't find the motivation to continue eating healthy and exercising. I really can't. Maybe I should go buy some soil..

Good job, Keep up the good work. I have some pounds to loose too. My girlfriend and I walked up a bunch of stairs, I was sort of winded some. She was ready to keep on going. I explained to her that I have the extra weight that I am carrying up the steps. I am close to 6 ft tall so my weight is distributed all over. She is about 5 ft tall and maybe a hundred pounds. I asked her can you imagine carrying a big bag of dog food or something else heavy up the steps, you are bound to be a little winded. I wasn't so bad that I was huffing and puffing. Good luck with continued success.

I have lost thirty pounds and a lot of people have noticed. I have not done anything special to lose all these weight, I did not diet or do exercise. I put the weight I needed to lose in terms of pounds and inches. I do know that I lose one inch for every five pounds that I lose. I was fifty pounds overweight and felt a lot of aches and pains in my body. Now, I still have to lose another twenty pounds so that I can fit into my dresses that have been put away for quite some time because I no longer fit in them. The biggest factor in my weight gain was stress. I was carrying a lot of emotional baggage when I was still 50lbs overweight. When I learned to let go of the things that I cannot control, the pounds dropped. Now I need to lose just a little more for my health.

We're about in the same position, Gerty! I had lost a lot of weight then I got divorced and it slowly piled back on. I make my goal a pound a week. That's not too much and sometimes I don't make even that. It's very hard for me to lose since I have trouble with exercise--first, I don't want to do it and second, it hurts my joints and my back. I've found a neat trick, though! When you take a bite of food, if your cheek bulges you've taken too big a bite. I mean, look at the way thin people eat--you'd never know they have anything in their mouth unless their jaws are moving. They take tiny bites and chew a lot. I ate a lot less yesterday trying this trick. Plus, the knitting I do at night helps take my mind off food and hunger.

I visualize liposuction being done, or better yet, I just rematerialize with my old body. :D

I look at myself in the mirror and know I need to lose quite a bit of weight. I have high blood pressure and I know for a fact it is caused by my weight. I have not looked at a set of scales lately. I know I have lost weight but I do not know how much and I am in need to lose much more. I am rather ashamed to even admit to how much I need to lose. I am not currently at my heaviest but with my age I am extremely unhealthy. I really need to stick to an exercise routine to lose this weight. So much easier said than done!

You are off to a good start Gerty. I love water and try a lot of it. I try to walk as much as possible. I am glad fall is coming as it is hard for me to walk in the summer with all the humidity. I have been losing weight, but I have a ways to go. I have been trying to eat more vegetables, the problem is I love them with butter :-( Keep up the good work!