My 150 pound weight loss journey

Things I have learned on the journey

This is a picture of me, April 17, 2008 after I had been on the 6 weeks program for about 6 weeks. I have lost about 25 pounds.

Salt matters.
All of my life I used salt and lots of it. I used to really love salt. People would say to me, "Salt will make you retain water" I can only tell you my reaction to that statement. When you weight 200+ pounds, retaining water - which might make me 5-10 pounds heavier - Well, my thought was "Who cares." I never said that to anyone but it is what I thought. Then I got Michael's DVD that comes with the 6 week Body Makeover. In it he says "Retaining water, slows down your metabolism." And now, after nearly a year, food with salt on it or even added to it, does not taste good to me. If you had asked me it I thought that was possible a year ago, I would have laughed while I salted my fries and drank my Diet Coke.

Water helps.
I am aware of recent news articles that say otherwise. All I know, that when I do not drink the 100 oz that is recommended. I stop losing weight. Make sure and drink water. I start losing. So...I drink water. A hint: I am one of those people who for the most part never drank water. I drank lots of Diet Coke - I was addicted to Diet Coke. I drank coffee, tea or other diet sodas. I did not drink water. Honestly, I really do not like the taste of tap water. I have found several different bottled water brands that I do like. In visiting with others like myself, you will need to find something you like for it to work. Which brings me to the next point.

Michael says.. Do not eat things you do not like. I have expanded that it Do not eat things others tell you to eat because they are "good" for you, if you do not like them. Part of the reason - if you lose weight eating things that you do like.
I hope that you are doing well! Just wanted to tell you about this cool new video that I just watched from my new friend and respected colleague, Dr Charles. In it, he reveals a very unusual tip for a flatter belly in just 3 to 10 days. I watched it, thought it was brilliant, and figured you might find it very helpful too.
Click here to watch this quick little video:
I hope that this was short and sweet enough for ya. Have an amazing day!!
P.S. Once more, the video link for this weird tip is:
. You are setting yourself up to gain the weight back. No one eats things they do not like for the rest of their life. And I have new lifestyle of eating, not just a diet. And why use calories for things you do not like, save it for things you do.

Try new things,

you might find you like it I have discovered that I like spagetti squash, artichokes, lots of different kinds of fish and salad with vinegar and splenda for a salad dressing.

Eating 6 small meals a days really makes a huge difference in both losing and maintaining weight loss.

Chair Exercise - an exercise program for anyone!

Chair Exercise: This is my squidoo page that describes what I am currently doing for exercise. I am not physically able to walk 30 minutes yet.

Diet to go

if you do not have time to cook.

If there is one problem with the Michael Thurmond 6 Weeks Makeover Program. It is this: You will spend a lot of time cooking. For some people, including some of my immediate family, this does not work. So a program like Diet To Go, is a great alternative.

Other programs that you might find useful.

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