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Misser55
12/16/10
Good luck-you can do it-I did! I was 192lbs end of July and now 170 lbs. Watch portion control, weigh your food intake and no junk food! I also have the GI Diet Book which is a great reference material. CHeck it out!
Misser55
12/16/10
replied to DEEISME
Check out my reply on this site. misser55
Dietitian
12/17/10
replied to DEEISME
Losing 40 lbs in 4 month (April) means an average of about 2.2 lbs/week. That is a little high unless you can exercise daily to help you create the calories debt needed for that much weight loss. Use MND to help you plan - you can see the effects of pushing your target weight out to May. If you can't do that, then I would probably aim for a weight loss goal of 18 - 36 lbs (1-2lbs/week).
Good luck! And welcome to MND!
Best,
Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD
DEEISME
12/18/10
replied to Misser55
Thanks I will check out the reference book... Its hard cutting out any junk food but I am defintely trying
Dietitian
12/20/10
I will be posting replies later today (Monday)!
Best,
Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD
Consulting Dietitian with MyNetDiary
Love2bthin
12/20/10
Hello... I am new to the site and was wondering if there is a way to see how many calories I am burning by different exercise DVD's I have. Thank you
Dietitian
12/21/10
replied to Love2bthin
If you don't find the activity in the exercise database, then you can try at least one of these three things:
1. Search the exercise DVD or their website to see if they publish any estimates.
2. Use a heart rate monitor that converts to calories so you can custom enter the activity yourself.
3. Use an activity that is already in the database - one that seems to be close to what you are doing. There are calisthenics in the database too.
Best,
Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD
Dietitian
12/21/10
Welcome, MyNetDiary Newcomers! Please be sure to read my articles on meal planning, nutrition, and exercise. They are found on the main website: http://www.mynetdiary.com/diet-and-weight-loss-resources.html
Do you know that MyNetDiary has a blog? We have a wonderful writer on staff (Ryan) and I contribute to the blog as well. Here's the link: http://blog.mynetdiary.com/
It is especially important that you understand how to personalize your weight loss goals as well as nutrient goals. At the very least, read my article on customizing your caloric goals: http://www.mynetdiary.com/customizing-calorie-goals.html
Ultimately, you have to find out what works best for you by recording your food intake and physical activity on a regular basis and tweaking your goals as you go.
We all need inspiration, feedback, and sometimes, just a good listener (or reader in our case)! Take advantage of our Community Forum. When you want a focused support group or team, please consider looking through the existing groups and teams first and see if you want to join. Most groups are open but some are closed. If you want to create your own group, you can do that too and invite others to join you.
If you have questions for me, then please feel free to post me a question on "Ask a Dietitian." I also review the other public forum topics and post there too.
Sharing info with other MND members: Go to MND web version. Go to the forum post of the person you would like to friend. Click on their nickname on the upper left hand corner of the text box. You will land on their page. Scroll down their page, and then change the attitude toward this person from "neutral" to "friendly." Once you do this, you can set your data view options for them in your own Community Profile. The default is not to share data. You can change that option so that you share your data with all members, or share only with members who you are friendly with.
If you want to share info with me, then my nickname is "Dietitian." I think we all benefit from sharing info with each other so we can learn from each other.
We also post on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/mynetdiary
And on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mynetdiary
I will periodically repost this same message so that new members can see it. Please forgive the repeats.
Best,
Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD
Consulting Dietitian with MyNetDiary
U1481673
12/24/10
replied to Dietitian
Hi everyone, I am new too to MND. I have tried so many kinds of diet but my weakness was..... I wasn't Discipline. My weight goes down, then UP again. MND changed everything. Ever since I need to write down everything I eat, I find that what I have been eating all this while have been more than my necessary calorie intake per day.
Guess what, it's been 3 weeks since the first day I started my MND and I have lost 7 lbs. I need to loose 16.5 lbs more by 1st March as I want to celebrate my 51st birthday in style. So with MND, I know I can do it!
So to everyone, let's reach our Goals the perfect healthy way. The MND way!
Dietitian
12/24/10
replied to U1481673
Congrats on your success so far! I'm happy that MyNetDiary is helping you reach your goals.
Best,
Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD
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