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I currently weigh 175 and want to lose 40 pounds with a diet
November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I am a thirty year old woman who is five feet two inches tall and currently weighs 175 pounds. I am working very diligently to lose forty pounds and get my body mass index down to the desired levels.
I was a gestational diabetic during my pregnancy, so I have structured a diet for myself that follows some of the same principles as the diet I was on before. I limit the carbohydrates I have at any one meal and eat more frequently during the day.
I have three main meals a day plus three snacks. It is not a difficult diet to follow, but it has required that I really think about what I eat. One of the biggest things is portion size, especially around breakfast time.
When I have cereal, I use a small bowl and if I have to, I measure the cereal to make sure I am eating the right portion size. I only allow myself to have 30 grams of carbohydrate at breakfast and 45 to 60 grams of carbohydrate at lunch and dinner. For snacks I can have 15 to 20 grams of carbohydrate.
I was amazed to learn that a 4 ounce glass of skim milk has 15 grams of carbohydrate. That is why I measure things if I have too!
For exercise, I am up and down the stairs with my daughter several times a day. But, I also meet another Mom and walk two times a week.
At home, I try to be as active as possible during the day because everything adds up. I also make a point to do push up and abdominal exercises at least once a day.
I usually do those while my daughter is in the floor playing because I can just lay down with her. Yard work is also a way that I build more exercise into my day.