WEIGHT GAIN/HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT?

Hi there, I think you are doing it all right, but it takes patients.  Your eating well and your exercising.  Try to increase your activity and rotate your exercise regime.  Don't just walk, or just do weights but balance your program.

15 lbs does not sound like much but sometimes the less pounds you are trying to lose the tougher the going.  Keep on with what your doing. :)

the FASTEST way to lose weight is to go on a form of atkins. basically you eliminate all sugar and grains. carbs are only from vegetables, yet starchy carbs like potatoes and corn are not allowed. you also have a daily carb ceiling. use net carbs instead of total carbs though. the lack of grains/sugars into your diet induces a state called ketosis which makes your body burn fat. your blood sugars will also rebalance (a good thing) but it will make you feel very tired and maybe a little sick at first as your body adjusts. atkins put a carb ceiling at like 15 or 20 grams/day. that is extreme imho. i'd put it at like 80 grams/day. that opens up your diet to much more foods, like fruit, which contain a lot of nutrients (yes sugar too in the form of fructose, but at least it is natural sugar). go on line and get a carb counter (atkins website has one). this way you know how many carbs per a specified serving are in everything you eat. you will need to keep a food journal while doing this. you will also need to be honest to yourself too and not cheat or it wont work. how much weight you want to lose will depend on how long you do this. i wouldnt recommend vigorous exercise while doing this. exercise makes you hungry and you wont be able to eat carbs which your body wants. do a lot of walking for exercise. oh yeah, but not eat sugars/grains fat becomes your energy source. that is why on atkins you can eat a lot of fat. but you want to GOOD fat. that means avocado, nuts (sparingly cos they have a lot carbs too), cold water fish (salmon), coconut oil, dairy, etc. eat lean meat too. and plenty of vegetables. leafy greens have virtually zero carbs. but the problem here is that vegetables will be the bulk of your foods you eat, and alas with crohns most of us cannot tolerate them.

i highly recommend though that before you do something like this you educate yourself on this more and probably a good idea to consult a dietician or nutritionist about doing something like this. they can help you make a plan of attack.

i was able to lose weight this way, with a carb ceiling of 80 g/d, wiithout exercising. it was great.

note: individual results may vary.


if you dont do a modified atkins, like i suggested above, then what skjura said below is some good advice. i'd add avoid high glycemic foods like the plague. you can find out easily enough what they are on the web, but for starters they include white rice, white bread, potatoes, corn, sugar, anything made from white flour, pasta, etc

yeah i know but easier said than done when your size 4's are getting snug.

well i was 123 now up to about 139! The only time in my life i was 123. Never thought with diet and exercise i could ever get there. Im dieting and exercising and gaining weight. Just sucks that my dream of still fitting in size four is fading away quickly.

I was born bigger then a size 4...............You must be tall too. I agree with  monitor how you feel and healthy eating habits as posted by others.

I am 5'4" and weighed 127 which was a size 10 for me.  I thought I was perfect, but alas I could not maintain that weight without nearly starving.  I am worried you are going to much by image versus healthy.  Just be careful, please.  My 2 cents for what it is worth :)