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Struggling with weight loss
Wendz
#1 Posted : Tuesday, May 18, 2010 8:50:38 AM
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Good people

Now i need serious help.... I have been struggling to shed off some 5kg i put on in Dec/Jan festivals and it just wont go!

Anyone with a crash programme on loosing weight that does not include the gym? i can do the walking and jogging but i am not disciplined enough for the gym (I have tried this before and it didnt work)

Diet is also highly welcome. I must add i have a problem with anemia (I get anemic very quickly especially when i start on those sorts of programmes so the diet needs to cater for that too).

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chepkel
#2 Posted : Tuesday, May 18, 2010 9:33:58 AM
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The trick is to increase your activity and get rid of junk food if any.

I had my baby in August 2008 and i was 68 Kgs. By November of the same year (approximately 3 months later) i was 95kgs. this is because i used to eat a lot and do absolutely nothing apart from breastfeeding.

I waited until my baby was 1 year before embarking on a weight loss campaign. My appetite went down, so i didn't eat as much as i used to and i increased my activity. Cleaned the house everyday, washed clothes, run around with the baby and i walked a lot. Now i am 60 kgs and sexy as ever.

Increase your activities. When in town walk a lot instead of taking a cab or matatu for reasonable distances, take walks over the weekend(not slow leisure walks but fast walks), take up household chores like mopping, washing and dusting, avoid fatty foods and junks. Eat brown bread instead of white, eat lots of fruits & vegetables, drink loads and loads of water, avoid sodas, beer and other fizzy drink if you have to drink drink water or freshly squeezed juice. Reduce your sugar intake.
Ric dees
#3 Posted : Tuesday, May 18, 2010 9:40:54 AM
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@Wendz
Whats your email add? might just have the answer for you...

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gadj
#4 Posted : Tuesday, May 18, 2010 9:48:37 AM
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Try the herbal drug slimtrim from beta healthcare.
Magigi
#5 Posted : Tuesday, May 18, 2010 9:52:55 AM
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...I and bibi tried the gym and just like you couldn't get the time. So slowly we are equiping our home gym with simple items (at least one item every month)...since we have attended gym we know how to use the equipment...also good for your kids...if you have a daughter she will really help mother shed off those extra kgs...
...work out vigorously under those bed sheets too...
sky5
#6 Posted : Tuesday, May 18, 2010 10:00:12 AM
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I fully support @chepkel. Just do normal exercises (as described by @chepkel above), avoid fats and sugars very much and try the diet of whole grains, fruits and vegetables. You will not only lose weight, but become healthy too.
Wendz
#7 Posted : Tuesday, May 18, 2010 10:10:03 AM
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Thanks for all your input. Keep more tips coming. I will copy paste and preferably stick them in my bedroom so that i can see them every morning when i wake up! the fats must go!

My problem is also eating habits. while i do not eat lots of food, i sometimes skip lunch which makes me eat alot in the evening.... I think thats also a killer!

@magigi
Where are you shopping for those home gym items?

@chep
I think i need to do alot of that. prob is, am also studying so whenever i have free time like weekends, i find myself glued in books....

@Ric dees
wendz545@gmail.com - Your help will find me sitting pretty right there!
Magigi
#8 Posted : Tuesday, May 18, 2010 10:23:10 AM
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@Wendz
...Nakumatt have a whole range of them...exrcise balls, rollers, adjustable sit up board etc. Nairobi sports house too. Talk first to those gym instructors and explain to them where you want to shed weight (very important as you may not want your bum to go!!!)
poundfoolish
#9 Posted : Tuesday, May 18, 2010 10:25:02 AM
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December is a good/bad month..

I personally added some layers naskia zinaitwa 'tyres'...
been faithful at the gym for some time now.. four months.. slow but sure..na ikienda i hope Dec sitarudisha hii kitambi.
hopefully wen all is done and done (situps) and the fat is all gone away.. there will be some six pack left...

but wheeeeeeen?
sheep
#10 Posted : Tuesday, May 18, 2010 10:25:04 AM
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1.Make time for a hearty breakfast.Include proteins and fats
(peanut/diary butter,avocados-avoid margarine) and complex carbohydrates(e.g brown bread,ngwashe,nduma etc.

2.10.00am eat some light snack eg. 3 slices of brown bread with peanut butter.This helps keep your metabolism high.

3.1.00pm Eat a balanced diet,make sure the serving portions equal the size of your fists.Remember to avoid processed foods and simple carbs.

4)4.00pm Take a light snack,maybe some peanuts(roasted),ngwashe or any slow sugar releasing food.

5)8.00pm Take a light meal,remember to include lots of greens and fruits and very little starch and fats.

6)Happy weight loss.But remember you will soon hit a plateau soon and exercise is a must to progress further.

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