Joanna Dolgoff, M.D., creator of The Lighter Weigh Child and Adolescent Weight Management Program, discusses her revolutionary plan that is helping children lose weight safely and effectively, without hunger or deprivation.
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OK Here goes, I am a mom of 3 kids, college student in Nursing and I am trying to loose weight. I am way overweight have been to the dr they prescribe Adipex diet pills but the thing is after I take them I get a huge headache and I already have high blood pressure from the weight and I need to get it off.
I was walking everyday on treadmill and doing the Cycle machine but I noticed my legs started getting huge especially my calves and now I hate them even more. My thighs and legs are big my arms are really huge and flabby and I have alot of stomach fat I never lost after the 3 kids and picked up pounds. I have started eating different baked foods no white foods, more raw fruit and veggies. No sweets and I only drink water or diet coke.
I have lost a few pounds so far and I enjoy the way i am feeling and want it to be a lifestyle change Because I have really high blood pressure and want to be around for my kids for years and years not a heart attack or stroke. I really need all the advice I can get. I would love for someone to make me a eating plan and excercise plan. I DO NOT want huge muscles like my calves are so maybe something to help me loose the weight and not gain alot of muscle until after the fat is gone then maybe I can tone up.
I am ready to change I have the right motives and my mind is made up just need some help…:)….Thanks so much and God Bless!!…..Oh I forgot to tell you my weight and build I am around 5 "2" and weigh 176. I actually dont look really huge with clothes on I dont look small but not really huge but when I look in mirror before shower I am very upset with all the fat, cellulite, stretch marks and rolls. Please help me out I would appreciate it. Oh I just turned 30 this year if that matters…
heya, well done for making this choice!
you are doing well but a few tips are
cut out the diet coke (or restrict to a glass a day or week-it depends how much you drink but try to phase it out) it bloats you, rots your teeth and is generally not nice
walking is good, try to walk 5 minutes more every week
also excercise doesnt have to be a chor! take the kids to the park (if they are young, if they are teens this may not be a good idea 
)
spend a sunday walking with the family, a bike ride or start a yoga class with a few friends ( yoga is great for stretching a strengthening the muscles (making them toned without making them bulky!)
just try to get a bit more active
cut out sweet foods like you are doing but dont restrict yourself (the occasional piece of cake is ok but 2 is not!)
dont cut out carbs it is sudden and is not healthy. If you can try to only eat complex carbs (wholemeal bread, brown rice, wholemeal pasta, potatoes)
cut down on salt which can give you high blood pressure
also food swaps such as
butter-margarine
are good, always have a healthy option
(sorry i am rambling by the way)
a typical daily plan (try to limit yourself to about 2000 cals, as you lose weight you need to cut down)
wake up
15 minute walk (go to get a morning paper or something, i understand if it is rainy this is not ideal but try to do some sort of excercise to do before breakfast, a excercise video is ideal as you dont have to leave the house
BREAKFAST- 2 poached eggs
mushrooms and tomatoes
2 slices of wholemeal bread (low fat spread)
fruit smoothie- strawberries, banana, 100% orange juice and low fat yogurt is my favourite but if you dont like smoothies a piece of fruit is fine
EXCERCISE- even if it is just walking up and down the stairs at work in your lunch break for 10 mins it really does help!
LUNCH- homemade soup (or you can buy soups which are just vegetables, make sure not to buy processed ones which contain a lot of salt and fat! and a wholemeal roll with salad a piece of fruit (also take water to work and keep drinking it, staying hydrated keeps hunger pangs away!
EXCERCISE- 30 mins excercise it can be walking, jogging, cycling whatever
SNACK-2 biscuits (try to pick a healthier low cal option)
cup of herbal tea
2 slices of wholemeal toast
fruit salad
(you may not want this snack if you have dinner quite early, i have dinner at about 8 o clock which is not ideal as eating earlier is better but because of this i have a snack at about 4)
TEA- homemade wholemeal pasta with homemade sauce (chopped tomatoes,chicken and lots of veggies!)
or
salmon with potatoes and brocolli
EXCERCISE- 15 minute walk or yoga or something. or if no time sit ups and press ups when the commersial break on tv is on is great, even jump rope or jumping jacks are great!)
you may have noticed i havent included much meat but that is because i am a vegetarian but remember this is an example day fish is great and low cal, add tuna to a lettuce sandwich or jacket potato for extra protein. chicken is great grilled with stir fry. stay clear of processed and fatty meat!
i know it the excercise may seem time consuming with a job and kids to manage along with everything else but try to allow yourself some time, a little bit goes a long way
sorry i have written so much
good luck, i wish you all the success, remembering if one day you slip up its fine-we all do. just carry on with the healthy eating the next day
xxx
im 12 y/o. i weigh between 117-125. im 4′11. i want to start losing weight. any exercise shows that u dont have to buy anything 4? deit plans? exerice scheldules? i dont lik talking about my weight prob. so a diet and exercise program i can do with out having to tell other people about?
i wouldn’t start a "program" if i were you. I’d simply start making better choices.
Its okay to tell your parents that you are interested in "eating healthier" or even just add fruits and veggies to the grocery list (if they aren’t already in the house) One of the biggest things is to eat lots of veggies and fruits and also drink lots of water and non-sweetened iced tea, skip the pop and juices. & of course skip the sweets, like desserts and candy.
What kind of physical exercise do you do daily? You do not need to go the gym to burn calories and lose fat. Go for bike rides or walks, & when watching tv, be on your feet, picking up the living room, etc. Good luck to you!
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Ok I know I’m not the only busy mom out there..but I just don’t know how I am supposed to do it! I’m not fat by any means at all, but I do believe what I have can be skimmed down a little and then toned. However, I work full time, have two kids to raise on my own, and have very little time left over if any and I love food. I also dont have the discipline it takes to workout regularly. Is there any good plan I can stick with realistically ..and be toned down in 2 months for a friends wedding on the beach?
The simple answer to your question is no. You can’t get toned without working out regularly. Simply losing weight will make you appear thinner with a loss of mass, but you generally will not lose the flabbiness at the back of your arms, around your buttocks, hips, thighs and tummy without a regular exercise program.
In the next two months, try and find an activity you like to do for 20-30 min consistently, and stick to it. You’ll be suprised how much tone you can get by even the most modest exercise or sport.
If you are interested in achieving your goal of toning without exercise, I’ll send good thoughts your way and hope you have superior genetics to succeed only with diet.
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I’m nannying and Have been on a diet for 7 days and have lost 2 kgs.
I don’t beleive in starving my body for weight loss but there is hardly anything to eat in this houuuse!
Do you think I will have lost extra weight or my body will not like this?
p.s The kids I am nannying at this moment are tying up my legs with belts.
Yessssssss.
Eat the children!
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Meal and exercise plan.
Go here (calorie calc): http://magnetic-diet.com/calc/daily_calorie_calculator.htm
Figure out how many calories you need to stay where you are right now, then cut 500-1000 from that. That’s all you can have every day. Space this out between 4-6 meals, eating every 3-4 hours. You can cheat one meal a week, but only one meal and be sure to really cheat when you do or you’ll try to make up for it with other meals. Make a calorie sheet and write down everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, you eat or drink that has calories. Basically, everything except water. Make sure it adds up to whatever number you got earlier. Be sure to recalculate every few weeks as you lose weight.
Start running, swimming, biking, etc. Whatever you pick, do it 3-6x a week. Work up to 30+ minutes straight and don’t wuss out on the intensity.
If you can go to a gym, start a good weight training program as well. Every kilo of muscle you gain will burn another ~75 Calories a day, which really adds up. I’m not typing out an entire weight training program, as I can make a good $100-500 off that.
I’m 22 years old and weigh 251 lbs. I’m a stay at home mom, and taking online classes, so I don’t have much time on my hands. I always plan diets and exercise routines, but never stick to them. My husband doesn’t understand one bit. He says that I look fine and he loves me and finds me sexy no matter what I think about myself. I love him dearly, but he just doesn’t get it. We never have time to exercise together because we have 2 kids and he works 40 hours a week.
I have one friend, and she used to be big like me, but her boyfriend left her and she just quit eating and was really unhealthy for a long time, but now that she’s lost 100 lbs, she’s eating healthy and keeping the weight off. I just can’t do that. Even if I wanted to stop eating, I don’t think I could. I know it’s unhealthy and that’s not the route I want to take.
I just don’t have the willpower to do it on my own. I have no help, and I desperately need to lose weight. I can’t afford a gym membership and even if I could, I’d never have the time. I’ve always had really bad eating habits. I almost never eat anything before dinner, simply because I’m not hungry. Then it seems like I’m hungry all night long. I just don’t know how to get started on a weight loss plan that I will stick to. Any advice will be appreciated.
You and I sound so much alike, ‘cept I have 4 kids, and are a ‘bit’ older. My starting weight was 266 and I am down about 20 pounds in 10 weeks. (I took time off when we were on vacation.)
I have two things that have been helping me.
1) There is an online site called www.fitday.com. It can help you set weight loss/caloric intake/exercise goals, then help you track how you are doing with those goals. It will tell you how many calories you need per day to maintain or lose weight. You can input what you eat and how much you exercise (if any) then it tells you how many calories you have burned and how many you have left. It is free for the basic site but you can pay a monthly fee for some upgrades. I am sure there are other sites that are like this one, if it doesn’t appeal to you. There are online support groups too, but I haven’t tried one of those yet.
2) I have been using the SlimFast 3-2-1 plan. (THREE 100 calorie snacks per day, TWO of their meal bars/shakes, and ONE regular dinner per day.) It was really hard for the first couple of weeks, but has been getting easier. The main thing is that YOU HAVE TO EAT throughout the day. You may think you are doing good by not eating until dinner, but then your body is starving and you end up eating everything you see. You need to eat starting first thing in the morning to make your metabolism start burning calories — hungry or not! The fitday website helped my track the snacks/meals too.
One thing that I had to realize is that this is going to be a longterm mission. I didn’t get this way in a few months, so I cannot get ’slim’ in a few months. This is going to take a while. To be honest, I was too heavy to do much exercise other than trying to haul my behind around the block each evening. Now that I am down a few pounds I am able to move a bit more, so I am expecting a bit more ‘forward progress.’
If this old lady can do it, so can you!