[chanmui04]

Hey all, I'm new.

I'm 18, I'm 4'9'' 1/2( I don't suffer from any type of dwarfism, I'm just short, my great aunt is 4'7'' and my uncle is 5'1'') and last time I was weighed,a month ago, give or take, I weighed 188-198. My weight usually stayed between 170 and 175, but it skyrocketed this year and I hadn't even noticed!! I was a twig as a kid, but as I got to be a teen I started getting chubbier. I eat when I'm bored, theres my problem! Plus computers were starting to become big, and once I moved back to the us (lived in Germany for 3 years), I didn't go outside much or anything.

I can't be this young, and weigh this much, and I CAN'T run the risk of getting diabetes, so I'm really going to buckle down this time and do what I need to do!! I do have issues with my blood sugar, which I'm afraid could be the onset of diabetes, or even hypoglycemia, but I'm pretty sure its just from being overweight. So I'm going to try my hand at losing some weight first, and if the problems still persist, I'll see a doctor.

March 15th I stopped pop and coffee, and energy drinks, tea (I might allow myself some decaf tea if I can find it), basically anything with lots of caffine in it (I still eat a little bit of chocolate when I'm on my period).
I cut down what I ate drastically, but I only started eating HEALTHIER this week. We went out and bought lots of fruits and veg, and rice crackers (the good kind), lots of nuts (walnuts, pinenuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds- unsalted of course) and veggie sticks (alternative to chips). We forgot the whole bread and the milk (we are switching to organic milk, or skim, haven't decided).

I lost about 3 lbs in a month, I'm assuming from not drinking pop, since I only just started eating healthier.

If I keep up the good eating (not a problem) and keep the pop out (not a problem either, caffine's lost its hold on me- I went from drinking 7+ a day to NONE), plenty of water, plus the vitamins I've been taking: fish oil, & regular vitamins(found out I was low in zinc) and couple that with exercise, what can I expect to see next month?

What exercises are best? Obviously walking/running, but what about sit ups, push ups? I hear breathing exercises are good to do, too, if you're confined in a cubicle at work, or at school, or can't do anything. Is this true?

[rx4suzy]

my friend got the ring put on her stomach, they did it through her belly button no scar..then she had it taken out after she lost the weight 6 months is all it took..good luck!!

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Hey my name is Trish

I know how you feel. For me in the last year have gained weight and dont like it at all

Like you I have also quit drinking soda's as well. The last time I had a soda was 7 months ago and have not looked back since. I was taking a nutrition class at the time and learned that soda, Energy drinks, most jucies, and a million other products all contain high fructose syrup. It is the wrost thing you can put in your body because it makes your body want more of it. Some times if I really want a coke I will get a jones soda or an other old fashioned kind of soda because they will put cane sugar in their soda wich in way healthier for you. With the cane sugar your stomach will register when you have had enough and you wont want any more. Start checking labels on things for high frutose sugar ( and stay away from it) you would be shocked at all the things it is in.

Like you I also get major choclate cravings . What I do is get chocolate that has more then 70% cocoa in it. The reason why your body is craving the chocolate is because it wants the zinc, copper, and other minerals and such you lose while on your period. Cocoa that is over 70% is much dark then most comercial chocolates like hearsheys .

And when it comes to buying bread get a whole wheat bread. BE SHURE TO CHECK THE LABLE. Some bread will say it is whole wheat but it is not. Make shure the fist ingerdient is Whole Wheat flower. If it say enriched bleached flower or something like that its not real whole wheat flower.

Im am alergic to milk and only drink soy milk so I cant tell you to much about that..But from what I learned in my nutrition class and was told that having regular milk is fine. When milk is fat free or half fat it takes some of the nutrients you need from the milk. And it also takes some of the milk sugar away wich makes you crave sugar. Milk sugar is fine unless you down milk like crazzy.

As for exercise I have only started doing that again. I messed up my ankles a few months ago. I live in a tiny apartment in the a not so great neighbor hood so it is not to easy to jog or walk. What have been doing is joging in place for 30 minuets and then doing weight exercises. I went on the internent and found some moves that could help target the areas I wanted to change lol.......

So I think I have blabed about enough for now.
I hope this helps you out and good luck on reaching your goal.