Need help before I die

[donut_eater]

Hi Im currenty 6'0" and about 315 Lbs. I have 2 jobs 2 kids and a DF who is ashamed of my weight gain Over the last 6 years I went from 209 to 315.

My full time job dosent allow for exercise on a regular basis, when Im home Im home for about 8-15 hours before I leave agian just enough time to, try to sleep for the next round of working and trying to keep from going insane,

when I do leave for work I usually Pack enough food for 3 dyas , as Im usually gone, for 2-3 days But I end up running out of food, before the end of the trip. even after stopping for food at times

before the trip I eat, during the trip I get boared so I eat, when I get to my destination I sleep after eatiing, then get up and eat before I return home. then have food for the trip home as well.

My diet consists on easy to pack foods:

A single trip consits of

5-6 Sandwiches
2 Baggies of Chips
2 baggies of cookies
3 baggies of Crackers
4 Popcorn packages
possible Subway or
Mc Donalds
2 cans of soup
5 or more 20oz bottles of diet pepsi

stuff that dont easly spoil as I have no Fridge, just Ice to keep cool..

I had a wellness check this past winter and im in danger of High BP, Diabetes, Heart attatck, stroke,

when I work I could be working from 4 -16 hours sitting, No exercise, no access to stop and get healthy food


I need help and advice on the kinds of things that will lower my calorie intake and help me shed the pounds, remember I dont have access to exercise Daily , but want to start to eat healthy and stay around long enough to see my daughter get married, even longer

 

[im2fat]

I think you should consider the Quick Weight Loss Center diet. I don't know if they have a location near you, but as far as their diet plan goes I could give you advice on something similar. It's a diet that allows weight loss without exercise so it sounds like that is what you need if your time is that restricted. It focuses on a low carb, low sodium, and low calorie eating plan.

 

[im2fat]

Thought this might be helpful if you are interested in trying the QWLC diet. I don't know how much your calorie intake should be because it's based on weight, gender, height, etc. Anyway though to be on the safe side I would say 1500-2000 calories a day probably for a male in your weight class.

For liquids you should stick mostly to water. QWLC sells supplements, but they are expensive. You can order them off their website, but I don't. I ended up buying generic brands through GNC and dietdirect.com. You can look on their website to see what all supplements they offer. I'm not taking all of them. Instead I'm only taking a multivitamin, a carb blocker, and an EFA. I might buy a metabolizer as well.

Remember that you must monitor everything you eat. The diet aims for a low carb, low sodium, low calorie, high protien diet. However, fatty non-carbs like cheese and butter cannot be consumed in unlimited amounts so you must be careful.

Here are some samples you can choose from:

Proteins
8oz chicken breast
7oz turkey breast
7oz cottage cheese*
1 lg egg & cottage cheese*
3 lg eggs*
*I can eat three of these choices/week

Vegetables
Asparagus
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cauliflower
1 lg stalk celery
Chard
1/2 medium cucumber
Egglplant
Lettuce or Endive
Mushrooms
Mustard Greens
1/2 medium green pepper
Spinach
Squash (summer)
String beans
1 small tomato
Zuccini
(all quantities are 1/2 cup cooked, or 1 cup raw)

Fruits
10 reg green grapes
1 small apple
3 medium apricots
1/4 cup blueberries
1/8 large cantaloupe
9 medium cherries
1/2 medium grapefruit
1 small orange
1 small peach
3/4 cup of pineapple
2 medium prunes (what's a medium prune?)
12 small strawberries
1 cup diced watermelon

Starches
1 slice diet bread (40 calories)
Rice Cake (unsalted, no more than 1/day)
1/2 small corn tortilla
1/2 small baked potato*
1/4 cup cooked brown rice*
*I can eat three of these choices/week

Fats
1 tbsp Land O'Lakes Light Butter (every day, except when I have mayo)
1 tbsp Kraft Free Mayo, at most once/week

Remember drink LOTS of water! Stay away from sodas as best you can even if you need to cut them out of your diet completely in increments. I know some people find them addicting. Thankfully, I've never been a soda drinker. I did consume large amounts of tea though and I think the caffeine was slowing down my weight loss so now I'm drinking strictly water only and I've lost 5 lbs so far.

Since a lot of the foods I've listed require preparation in a kitchen such as grilled meats and steamed veggies, I would suggest buying pre packaged low carb snacks from dietdirect.com. I have a long commute to school (almost 2 hours one way) so I'm on the go a lot also and don't have time to cook everyday. They also have desserts on there that are low carb as well for when you have a sweet tooth attack. I bought the cheesecakes. You just add water and they taste great!

Anyway good luck!

 

[phoebe38]

I have tried every diet under the sun, including, fasting, bingeing and purging, laxatives, and even weight loss surgery 11 years ago, which I DO NOT recommend, I gained back every pound including an extra 50 pounds. I had to come to the realization that I had to lose weight or die, like my mother and sister. In January I seen a friend I hadn't seen in quite awhile, and she had lost 100 pounds. Of course I asked her how she lost it and she told me Max WXL. It is NOT a "miracle pill" you still have to diet and exercise. All I do is walk 2 x's a day and eat sensibly. meaning no sweets, and drink only diet soda. I eat what my family eats, just in smaller portions. I swear by this supplement. But, I also think a mindset is very important, if you think it you will be it. Have faith in yourself and you can do it.

 

[KaraCooks]

I think first of all you have to stop making excuses. I don't mean to be harsh or rude or mean ... but everything you've said above is just an excuse, not a real reason you can't lose weight.

Let's look at your food first. You say you have no fridge so you have to eat junk and crap. But the truth is if you have a cooler with ice, then you can carry all kinds of things that are healthy. So instead of bags of cookies, crackers, and popcorn, you have:

baggies of chopped veggies
hummus
boxes of raisins and almonds
a dozen boiled eggs
bottles of water
canned fruit in juice (not syrup)
canned veggies (garbanzo beans, black beans, corn, etc)
a jar of salsa to mix with beans or dip veggies in
apples, oranges, peaches, pears, grapes (and you can pick up more at any grocery store at your destination)
for early on when you have lots of ice or for short trips, add in cheese, some cottage cheese, some string cheese
you still have your sandwiches - made with lean turkey or ham on whole grain bread or in pitas
throw in a couple of cans of tuna and/or chicken breast to make sandwiches on the go
pick up a salad at Wendy's or some place like that for $2, tell them to leave off the dressing and throw on a can or packet of tuna.
keep the cans of soup but make sure they're healthy ones - low sodium types

I could go on for hours with things you can travel with and still eat healthy.

Then for exercise. Is there really no way you could stand up for 10 minutes every 2 or 3 hours and do some jumping jacks, walk around the building? Even if you can't do that, after your shift is over, 20 minutes of brisk walking will not only give you some exercise, but it will help you to sleep better and be more alert the next day.

Even while you're sitting at the computer - stand up for 15 mins. Work from your computer on your feet. Knock out 20 pushups against the edge of your desk once every 2 or 3 hours (I do this at work all the time when I need a quick mental break). When you go to the bathroom, do a quick 10 squats before you return to your desk. Or do walking lunges from your desk to the bathroom and back (I do this too).

I travel a lot for work and dont' always have access to a full gym. Take some resistance bands with you and use them while you're sitting in your hotel room at night or even at your desk at work if you're able to.

There are all kinds of ways you can get exercise into your daily routine.

Like I said, I am not trying to be harsh. I'm trying to point out that it's easy to come up with excuses why you "can't" do something .. but most of the time our "can't" is really just either resistance to change or lack of knowledge.