Help!, I am fat and getting fatter,do I look fat?

I need to lose at least 30 pounds and lack motivation to do so.
Can any of the fit people here motivate me, I need help
My goal is to get back into my size 10 clothes before I turn 40.
Can anyone come to my aid?

Iye · Oct 11, 2009 , 02:22 AM

Nne biko…make you no complain to us oooh…when you and Babina dey compete for who cook menu menu pass…..na waitin you think say go happen….

lateesha · Oct 11, 2009 , 02:25 AM

Originally Posted by Iye

Nne biko…make you no complain to us oooh…when you and Babina dey compete for who cook menu menu pass…..na waitin you think say go happen….

My dear when I wedded,my gown was a size 8

now I am a size

I think sperm is fattening
see what it did to me
motivate me now
help your sister

lateesha · Oct 11, 2009 , 02:27 AM

I am representing the big girls in the village

Iye · Oct 11, 2009 , 02:28 AM

Originally Posted by lateesha

My dear when I wedded,my gown was a size 8
now I am a size
I think sperm is fattening
see what it did to me
motivate me now
help your sister

Go back to Niaja for a year........lack of sperm(according to you oooh) and the sun should do the trick

Iye · Oct 11, 2009 , 02:31 AM

Make I tok better….stop eating late at night..I get one aunty like this….she uses a wrapper to tie her stomach at night so she will not feel hungry. That and the little exercise will be fine.

lateesha · Oct 11, 2009 , 02:32 AM

Originally Posted by Iye

Go back to Niaja for a year........lack of sperm(according to you oooh) and the sun should do the trick

Chei!
This girl you don't love me
You want me to fornicate abi?

lateesha · Oct 11, 2009 , 02:34 AM

let me take down my picture from the front page before oluomo sees it

Iye · Oct 11, 2009 , 02:39 AM

Originally Posted by lateesha

let me take down my picture before oluomo sees it

From the pic, you are not too fat now....by the way that you blouse is hot

lateesha · Oct 11, 2009 , 02:42 AM

Originally Posted by Iye

From the pic, you are not too fat now....by the way that you blouse is hot

I love that blouse too,thanks

I had one of the kids take the picture and I'm sure he was wondering why he had to cut the head off
Not too fat eh?
I hear you
but fat enough e kwa?

enitan · Oct 11, 2009 , 02:42 AM

Before the advice begins to pour in lateesha, let me clarify, are u talkin UK size 10 or US size 10? cuz u know your US sizes are bigger than the UK equivalents...and is a size 10 the right size for your age, height and all other necessary parameters?

I'm pretty sure you got married many many moons ago :PDo you think you should still wear the size you wore many decades ago??Finally, whatever your motivation for wanting to achieve a healthy weight..healthy, i said healthy!!..you already have the answer...food & exercise..and yes, no late night snacking! nothing piles on the weight more than gettin home from a long day to a plate of pounded yam and efo riro at 9pm!!

I dey come

lateesha · Oct 11, 2009 , 02:55 AM

Originally Posted by enitan

Before the advice begins to pour in lateesha, let me clarify, are u talkin UK size 10 or US size 10? cuz u know your US sizes are bigger than the UK equivalents...and is a size 10 the right size for your age, height and all other necessary parameters?

I'm pretty sure you got married many many moons ago :PDo you think you should still wear the size you wore many decades ago??Finally, whatever your motivation for wanting to achieve a healthy weight..healthy, i said healthy!!..you already have the answer...food & exercise..and yes, no late night snacking! nothing piles on the weight more than gettin home from a long day to a plate of pounded yam and efo riro at 9pm!!

I dey come

US size 10 I mean
My wedding gown was a British size 8 though
I was size 10 up till just 5 years ago when I became a 12 and was cool with it then all of a sudden,I ballooned further into something else.
I am pear-shaped as you can see,with wide ,fertile hips

(Other women will be having long labours,mine just roll out like lotto numbers)
I can wear some medium tops but usually prefer large since I am equally endowed in that region and don't want things hugging me but the bottoms are something else.
Sometimes I have to switch the pants and skirts at a store because of my lower region.

I don't eat fried food
I don't eat fufu/garri/pounded yam
I bake and grill all my meats
I don't do chocolates and icecream except on ocassions
I eat healthy portions of rice and pasta
I don't drink alcohol
I only drink diet sodas
but my greatest weaknesses are bread , ritz crackers and orange juice
I love bread,it's like an addiction.
How do I get off bread without the usual withdrawal I've struggled with.
Lord knows I have tried

Iye · Oct 11, 2009 , 03:00 AM

Originally Posted by lateesha

How do I get off bread without the usual withdrawal I've struggled with.
Lord knows I have tried

You don’t have to stop eating bread…you only need to eat less…I just remember say I never do my sit ups today.

lateesha · Oct 11, 2009 , 03:05 AM

Originally Posted by Iye

You don’t have to stop eating bread…you only need to eat less…I just remember say I never do my sit ups today.

It is hard!
Anyone who has struggled with this tell me how you stopped.
I could eat a healthy portion of rice and moin moin and drink my diet soda o but as soon as I go to put the plate in the sinc,I will grab a slice of bread.
I go to get water,another slice
I'm making dinner,one or 2 more slices
Someone needs toast,I grab another slice
I need deliverance

Iye · Oct 11, 2009 , 03:13 AM

Originally Posted by lateesha

It is hard!
Anyone who has struggled with this tell me how you stopped.
I could eat a healthy portion of rice and moin moin and drink my diet soda o but as soon as I go to put the plate in the sinc,I will grab a slice of bread.
I go to get water,another slice
I'm making dinner,one or 2 more slices
Someone needs toast,I grab another slice
I need deliverance

Believe you are not alone when it comes to bread....sometimes I consciously refuse to buy or when I buy......I buy the type I don't like....

The latter idea is better...because it gives you the satisfaction of having the bread...but when you go to eat it...it tastes like cardboard

lateesha · Oct 11, 2009 , 03:22 AM

Originally Posted by Iye

Believe you are not alone when it comes to bread....sometimes I consciously refuse to buy or when I buy......I buy the type I don't like....

The latter idea is better...because it gives you the satisfaction of having the bread...but when you go to eat it...it tastes like cardboard

That is tough.
I have a husband that eats sweet bread like hawaiian and raisin bread and children who like toasts and take sandwiches for school lunch.I must buy good bread and that is the problem.

Iye · Oct 11, 2009 , 03:32 AM

Originally Posted by lateesha

That is tough.
I have a husband that eats sweet bread like hawaiian and raisin bread and children who like toasts and take sandwiches for school lunch.I must buy good bread and that is the problem.

If it’s like that….I hate to break it to you that, you need to hit the gym…as long as you are burning the calories you should be ok.

lateesha · Oct 11, 2009 , 03:45 AM

You're right and I know it.
I was once a dedicated member of "curves",the women's gym.
Infact I was a founding member of my local curves before we moved house.
I don't like gyms with men in it, It makes me self conscious.
I don't want them looking at my behind

I have been dancing to Osondi Owendi and Dbanj at home once or twice a week but it doesn't seem to be working

Anonymous Villager · Oct 11, 2009 , 03:49 AM

Lateemgbo, when I am addicted to some food, I just don't buy it or I make sure I buy enough just for what we need to it so I don't have any lying around. Can you do that with the bread. I know it is not easy given that you are catering for your husband and children as well. But, is it possible to buy just what you need for breakfast or whenever it is that you have the bread as a meal? Do you live near a grocery store or a corner store that you can buy from just in time for the meal? It might be more expensive but you've got to do what you've got to do.

Do you exercise? Watching what you eat won't work without exercise. You need to exercise -- cardio and weights- because your metabolism has slowed down which partly explains your ballooning from size 12 to X. With the dangers of oesteroporis for us females, you need to start building strength and tone by your late 30s.

I would not be so discouraged by a dress size. It ain't nothing but a number. I am a big gal too and this is anonymous before someone suggests to me that i am writing like a gorrila because i used to look like one.

May be my story will help you to pick some things that will work for you. Over the last two years, I have lost 63 pounds. I have 26 more to get to the weight i want to be. I am doing it by diet and exericse. My style may be too slow for you because i am not doing it for a specific event. I exercise 7 days a week. I go to the gym everyday from Monday to Saturday and on Sunday I do fast walking. Generally, i eat whatever i want to eat but try to do so in moderation. I drink a lot of water and eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. I don't keep things i really like such as soft drinks at home.

I declared my home a no go area for certain fatty things and my family cooperated with me. I have made it a lifestyle rather than a target. So, really try and rethink your target of 40th birthday. Because i realized that i am a competitive person, I go to a gym where the instructors motivate me and i strive not to be the bottom of my aerobics classes. Are you competitive? If so, join a gym and make sure you attend classes. I try not to eat anything after 7. This works for me because i run my own business so i can decide to leave work to have an early dinner and work later from home.

lateesha · Oct 11, 2009 , 04:01 AM

Originally Posted by Anonymous Villager

Lateemgbo, when I am addicted to some food, I just don't buy it or I make sure I buy enough just for what we need to it so I don't have any lying around. Can you do that with the bread. I know it is not easy given that you are catering for your husband and children as well. But, is it possible to buy just what you need for breakfast or whenever it is that you have the bread as a meal? Do you live near a grocery store or a corner store that you can buy from just in time for the meal? It might be more expensive but you've got to do what you've got to do.

Do you exercise? Watching what you eat won't work without exercise. You need to exercise -- cardio and weights- because your metabolism has slowed down which partly explains your ballooning from size 12 to X. With the dangers of oesteroporis for us females, you need to start building strength and tone by your late 30s.

I would not be so discouraged by a dress size. It ain't nothing but a number. I am a big gal too and this is anonymous before someone suggests to me that i am writing like a gorrila because i used to look like one.

May be my story will help you to pick some things that will work for you. Over the last two years, I have lost 63 pounds. I have 26 more to get to the weight i want to be. I am doing it by diet and exericse. My style may be too slow for you because i am not doing it for a specific event. I exercise 7 days a week. I go to the gym everyday from Monday to Saturday and on Sunday I do fast walking. Generally, i eat whatever i want to eat but try to do so in moderation. I drink a lot of water and eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. I don't keep things i really like such as soft drinks at home.

I declared my home a no go area for certain fatty things and my family cooperated with me. I have made it a lifestyle rather than a target. So, really try and rethink your target of 40th birthday. Because i realized that i am a competitive person, I go to a gym where the instructors motivate me and i strive not to be the bottom of my aerobics classes. Are you competitive? If so, join a gym and make sure you attend classes. I try not to eat anything after 7. This works for me because i run my own business so i can decide to leave work to have an early dinner and work later from home.

You go Girl!
This is impressive.
Thanks for the encouragement.
I wish you could reveal yourself to me and we can encourage and help each other.That is just what I need.