Re: Ok how do I start
02/28/05 11:26 PM
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Shell Marr
Reged: 08/04/03
Posts: 14959
Loc: Seattle, WA USA
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Welcome to the IBS Fitness board!! What I'm gonna do it quote a section from the Ask Heather column from the 2/22/05 Newsletter .... hope this helps...
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If you've made the decision that now is the time to lose weight, here's how to begin. Commit to the following:
*Make a reasonable timeline for your goals
*Set aside time for exercise, meal planning, and prep
*Get Heather's books and re-read them several times a year
*Dump the forbidden foods and ban them from entering your home
*Get yourself a calorie counter, whether it is a PDA or reference book
*Sign up for a gym or specific exercise program. Having to pay for it will keep you more committed to getting your money's worth, but having a video at home will help on days you can't get out of the house.
*Log everything you eat, even an Altoid or one jellybean
*See your doctor for a check up before and along the way for any prescription changes
*Vary your foods, but still eat according to the IBS diet, not forgetting a soluble fiber supplement, and insoluble fiber foods
*Drink plenty of water
*If you need them, take vitamins
*Weigh yourself only once a week and at the same time of day
*Take "before & after" pictures and get body measurements to "watch" your progress
*Reward yourself for every so many pounds lost, but NOT with food. (i.e. a movie, massage, pedicure, anything special)
*Come to our new IBS Fitness Board to start reporting in daily or weekly or whatever you can squeeze in
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