I am working out almost daily and have lost around 5 kgs in three months.

I must admit that I do slip sometimes. But it is very rare and I do not stop myself from having the occasional sweet or two. But it is always only a small bite for me to satisfy my urge and nowadays, since I have cut down on sugar, even fruits seem too sweet to me. So, if I do get the urge to have something sweet, I reach out for a fruit. I never seem to have the time to prepare oats in the mornings even though I would love to have them. Good that you walk at least 15 minutes a day. Try slowly increasing it and stop when you reach 45 minutes. You can increase it by 5 minutes every week.

I think it is good to go for walking. I think walking is one of the best exercise. I think it is good to slowly increasing walking like you have said. I am also planning to do some good walking to lose weight.

Good that you are walking. And walk slowly for the first 5 minutes, a brisk walk for the next 5 minutes and then again slow down for the last five minutes. Keep increasing the brisk walking time by 5 minutes every week. With controlled diet and walking for upto 45 minutes a day, you will definitely loose weight. Good luck to you.

Jaiho, you have mistaken me. The weight loss is not only from diet, it is also from a good workout which I get everyday from the gym. I have not been very regular to the gym for the past two months otherwise I would have lost more.

I do not eat processed, fried, sweetened food nowadays. But if I really have the urge to eat, I might just take a small bite to satisfy that urge. No more. But mostly, I take cut fruit. Watermelon is an excellent inbetween snack. Tasty too.

You are absolutely right, sometimes, the pain you experience may be the cause of your motivation to get loss. I don't need to have that six-pack abs, all I really want is to flatten a bit of my belly. Maybe reducing the food intake is already a good option. Thanks for those suggestions.

You are welcome. And good luck on your weight loss.

Hi. It also depends on your age if you can do sit ups. Having back pain could hamper your enthusiasm. Try crunches instead. Straight crunches, oblique crunches, dumbells side bends etc. I am going to the gym daily(good that I paid for a yearly membership) and the trainers there help me out with my workouts for the desired results. Reduce the amount of food you take but take six meals a day. Breakfast, soup or fresh cut fruit inbetween breakfast and lunch, then lunch, boiled lentils or peas by 3 p.m, again a fruit by 5 or 6 p.m and then light dinner.

Remember not to push yourself too much. Have enough meals and don't do excessive exercise but do it slowly. Do you mind to tell me your how much is your weight right now???And how much more you want to lose as your next target, sis???(^^)

Hey thanks. I have started on intense excercises too from today. All these days, it was just light ones. I will post again when I loose more weight. I am taking protien, omega3 and calcium supplements too. Apart from spending 10 minutes for two to three days a week in the sun for vitamin D.

I was 63 when I started excercising. Now I am 58 kgs and have a target of 53 or 54 kgs. So I should loose another 4 kilos and I am planning on doing it in the next two to three months. I have just been on a light preliminary weight loss workout for the past few months(it is supposed to finish in one month but because I was not regular it has dragged on for two months with one month break inbetween). And now my trainer has started with the real workout. I will loose weight automatically, no doubt about that. But, I am concentrating on my hip, thighs and abdomen and am aiming to loose in all these areas. It is because I have put on much weight post childbirth only in these areas and if these reduce a little, I will look much better. My mantra is always slow and steady because I cannot risk injuries right now. Moreover, if I do keep up my diet as I have specified, I am bound to loose weight easily. Since I have back pain, I cannot do exercises which are very strenuous. So I am being monitored and any pain or discomfor is being treated with care.

Hey thanks VP. Sometimes, like now, when I am facing problems at home, my children are my only hope. And I forget all my difficulties when I take care of them or play with them. My daughter, especially, would come hug me every now and then to say that everything would be okay. I just wish I could make things better for her.

Hi VP. Darshi and I have a lot in common. I started working on the fourth day after my delivery. So I guess we both are people who cannot sit quiet. But I put on a lot of weight because of my first daughter. when she was born, I had terrible back pain and had to undergo physiotheraphy for more than two years on and off. So I was not able to do a lot of heavy excercise nor could I work much around the house. But now I am intent on reducing my weight as well as getting healthy. So I joined a gym some months back and till now I have not been very regular. But now, for the past one week, I am regular and have started dieting too and hope I reduce much weight before my son's birthday in august.

Advance b'day wishes to your son, wish you to reduce your weight soon. Yes, you both have lot of similarities, having two kids and struggling a lot in life without any helping hands. Don't worry, we have precious gift, which is our kids, they will take a lot of care about us. Take care of your health

3 kilos! I will have to workout for at least two or three months to burn that off! Legumes and soups help keep you feeling fuller for long so that you don't feel hungry quite often. Good plan, keep it up. And shall we compare our weight loss after two weeks? I would love to have a partner in this.