The 50 Million Pound Blog

Well to put it plainly, tomorrow isn't promised to anyone so don't delay, your dreams, hopes and asberations one day longer. You are one day closer to your successes, so take action now :)
signed a 5 lb pound loser :) if I didn't take action 21 days ago it could have never happen :)

I am striving to become a healthier woman to not be a bbw anymore but to be a BHW,(beautiful healthy woman) I was diagnosed with diabetes 2 aprox 1 month ago and I have succeeded in losing 12 lbs so far,not starving just not eating the bad stuff anymore,it amazes me how fast it drops off if you eat right,for me its small meals throughout the day,and good stuff,an occasional boo boo, but back on track,I give glory to God for blessing me with this disease so I can become a healthy woman, and enjoy my kids and grandbabies for a long time.A plaque in my bathroom says Lord help me the devil wants me fat...lol..and he did ..so all the praise and glory to God...

I'm like one of the biggest procrastinateors I very lazy and sluggish. and i have a problem with controling my eat habits. i get really stressed and sad so i don't know how to control my self. plust I have a big sweet tooth.I just don't know where to start. I need some advice on where to start. and even though i don't have money of my own i still have my mom and dad taking care of me and it is no excuse. My question is how can i lose weight with working with what i got at home?

I weighed a whopping 408 three and one-half years ago. I am now at 178 and feel like a twig compared to where I once was. I keep a pair of my "fat" sweats just as a reminder of where I once was. It has taken hard work and dogged determination to get as far as I am today. I started out following the South Beach Diet to the letter. As time went by I discovered that the diet had led me to a healthier eating attitude and now I follow no set regimen...just eat a sane and sensible diet and pay attention to PORTIONS! When I started I could not even walk one block without gasping for air...now I routinely walk 4 miles or more each and every day. I am type 2 diabetic and am very proud to say my last A1C was 5.9. Hard work DOES have its rewards. Kudos to all that have taken this challenge and succeeded.

After reading the book, "Green Tea" I became involved because I wanted to see people be healthy and be able to control weight and lose body fat. I started using a green tea supplement that I got from the Hollywood Green Tea Store. Has anyone else had success with the green tea supplement or been drinking it for more than a month or two?

I always put things off till the next day, i guess i put everything else first i'm the mother to three and the wife to a hard working husband so once i make sure everyone is off to school and work i do my house work than its time for school to dismiss i help with homework and cook dinner. Than that leads to me saying i'll start the next day but the next day never comes its always the next day. I gotta start somewhere and just doing it is the only why and wanting to and i do want to lose weight i just gotta stop putting it off.

My motto for years has been "I'll start it Sunday or I'll start it on the first of the month." That worked once about a year ago, for about 8 days. Now its sad that I only think about my weight when I can't fit in my clothes. I tell you.. priorities in the wrong place or what?! Well, as for the contest that I just started at work, a agreed to that on a tuesday. One day down, and lifetime to go!

I was an active person, was envolved in sports most of my life. Familiar story. Recently I realized that I'm in a slump. Work..eat..bed and the weight shows. I'm 45, single and I'm going to get my swagga back. I had swag. Yes EGO is a prime motivator but even more the grown and sexy women 40 and up are FINE and I want the grown and sexy men to step up and take back our women. Starting with myself. I'll be posting some pictures soon and throughout, so you can be the judge. I will be getting my swag back.

i just joined the challenge and already i've lost 3 lbs ...yeaaa im so excited ...thank you dr. ian

Sigh...Ah, procrastination. It's a word that has no place in my life EXCEPT when it comes to dieting. I am by no means a lazy person, and I put off nothing. If fact, I'm pretty OCD about things. Friends call me Monk. :) If there's a diet out there, I've done it. Right now, I am 5'5 and weigh 189 pounds. I have a very type A personality, and so when I do things, it's to extremes. I guess that's my problem when it comes to dieting. Moderation and consistancy. I need to find balance. I usually gain and lose 30 pounds a year. Over the past three years, I have done the South Beach diet, and loved how quickly I lost it, only to gain it back plus 5 or 6 pounds. I KNOW the right ways to lose weight. Lean proteins, portion control, water, no late night eating, and daily exersize. So, if I know all of this, why can't I do it, and more importantly....stick to it? It's so frustrating! Even more frustrating is that I KNOW how good I can look and feel, and how I want to look and feel that way so badly, but I just can't seem to stick with it! Take last year for example, I lost 37 pounds from January until the end of April. Once I reached my goal, everything went to crap and I slipped right back into my old habits. I'm so sick and tired of being sick and tired! I was watching CNN today, and watched a segment on 50 million pounds and it caught my attention and intrigued me. That's it. I'm done. I'm tired of saying: "Well, I know that I'm heavy, but at least I don't weigh as much as I did at my heaviest", or "I don't look at bad as so and so", or "I'll start tomorrow". I am setting a goal of 25 pounds. I am making a commitment not to society, or family, but to myself. I am tired of second guessing myself, tired of not liking how I look and feel, tired of being self concious. I may not have a lot of control of some things, but I do have control over what I put in my mouth, and my activity. I WILL be succesful. I will be healthier, stronger and happier. Tomorrow starts today.

Why I procrastinate! I always put off things that can and should be done at that moment or day. I would always say, "I'm gonna do it tomorrow". I know I should become more active with exercising and deating healthy but I never do it. I know I need to lose weight, I have a 42 in waist, 5'4" 182lbs. I desperately need to reduce my midsection. People always ask me if I'm pregnant. I look about 7 months pregnant. I have no motivation. With a leg and back injury it sometimes is hard to maintain any workout regimen. So, what I do is procrastinate. I need some help! Physical Motivation!

I certainly agree with this. I joined the 50 million pound challenge in January, 2009 just as something to do but not really too interested. I know I need to lose weight so I can feel better about myself, and generally feel better. Some of my medicines make me gain weight so I wasn't really trying to get it off. Then something clicked in my head. I began swimming once a week with a friend, but that was all I was doing; thinking that will have a great impact. Then I found out my health insurance has a wellness program that will pay for me to join a fitness club! Wow!! Unbelievable!! Guess they're tired of paying my medical bills (lol). Well, 1 night I was on my way to pick up my friend to go swimming and she called to say she couldn't go. I was near Curves so decided to stop in and check them out. I joined that night! I was so excited but immediately started making excuses again why I wouldn't be able to get there during business hours. no more excuses. God strategically planned my life that I'm able to get there at least twice a week. Even when I was out of town He allowed me to workout at the hotels fitness center and swimming pool. And when I got back in town I started my routine again @ Curves. To all who may be like me listen. Don't give up on yourself. Life's too short. We always make excuses for whatever reason. Live life to the fullest. See if your health plan has a wellness program or if they'll pay part or all of the cost to join a gym or fitness center. Ladies, if you can, join Curves. It's a wonderful, rigorous 30 minute workout. The staff and the other members are so supportive. And if I can do it with all that's going on with me health-wise so can you. Thanks Dr. Ian Smith for this challenge. Thank You God for opening my eyes and letting me see there's a better me waiting to be birthed; it's all up to me. I'm committed to live up to the challenge.

This is my first day, I just joined. I'm very excited to contribute to this goal all of my unwanted pounds! So there will be no more 'I'll do it tomorrow.' coming out of my mouth, because I'm doing it today!!!

Weight has always been my problem as an adult.
I always start out good, but around 3:00 in the afternoon, I break down and start eating junk food. Age doesn't matter, its the way we look at food. I am 5'2" weighting in at 225. Maybe this time I can stay on the right path of eating healthy foods and snacks. Good luck to everyone and to me also.

Hi Dr. Ian:

Thank you for both the Fat Smash Diet and the 4 Pounds in 4 Days. I joined the challenge in Feb. 2008 and during the detox phase, I managed to lose 8 lbs. I was so happy but so lost at the same time. As you book says, I could tell I lost, but wasn't mentally there . . . Unfortunately, I am a full-time student -- those late nights of doing school work coupled with eating the wrong foods and not exercising has me up to about 160 lbs. (I'm 5'4") In a nutshell, I eat the right foods, but they're intermingled with the wrong foods. I am reading your latest book and plan on getting back on track so that I can live longer and be a healthy person.

Thanks Dr. Ian for inspiring me.

We all seem to have the same story,and i think it's a lack of love for ourself. I know when i eat right and work out i feel so good and it feel good to take care of me then as soon as something go wrong in my life i go back to my old ways.I started back almost a year ago let me change that i joined almost a year ago and since then i have gained 6 pounds thats sad today is a new day i will get this together and i think if i come here and read the success of other it will keep on track we can do this it will help us live longer and better lives

I am a procrastinator when it comes to this weight loss thing. I have tried so many times and failed so I have just given up.Plus I work the night shict and I am exhausted in the mornings when I get off.Can someone please give me ideas about a good way to eat and work the night shift?

Hey all. I'm new to this site and I am here to tell you why NOT to wait until tomororw. I was one of those people who said I'll wait until tomorrow to start my diet. At 18 years old I was weighting in at 364lbs (I know severly overweight) I took the anitiative to go ahead and loose weight without and weight loos surgery with a hardcore protien diet. To date I have lost roughly 110lbs leaving me at 256lbs. I kept saying I'll start my diet tomorrow day after day and continuted to binge as if I was starting my diet the next day. No lie, I did this for about a year. Then fianly I saw a picture of myself and noticed how large I actualy was. My point being, you may say I'll just wait till tomorrow but, tomorrow becomes a week then a month then a year. You should start your diet today and never look back! After loosing more than 100lbs I cannot even being to explain how much better my life has become, I've gained more friends (they do judge people by there cover sad to say) as long as attened many more social events. I am no longer afraid to dine in public, and no longer worry about breaking the chair I sit in / have anxiety of what people are thinking about me. To make a long story short. Don't start tomorrow start today, because tomorrow may never come.

This is totally me. Ever since I have moved back to Texas and cable tv I have gained 50-60 pounds due to laziness.

I find myself thinking I should exercise while watching a show then I talk myself out of it because I don't want to get out of breath and miss anything. That is the ultimate in laziness.

Not anymore though. Television and lazin around on the sofa is not adding any value to my life. So I am unplugging two of the TVs leaving only one. And I am not sitting on the sofa until I have done at minimum 1 hours of exercise per day.

I realized in reading this article that I put off quite a few things that I could do now. And this causes problems and stress! Things like exercise, eating less, eating healthier, balancing the checkbook, organizing my home office, filing old mail...And then I get depressed about what I'm not accomplishing and then I really don't feel motivated to do any of it! This is a very cyclical problem...

I just signed up for this challenge i hope to be very sucessful i am 5'9 and 185 pounds i have 3 small children im 29 i just want to feel confident again the weight is holding me back i cant wear certain clothes can any one give me an excersise to work on my stomach thats my problem area.

I think it's unfortunate to keep putting off what we NEED to do.It's funny how we can find time,money,resources to do what we want to do.This is also sad and disturbing.I put off moving from an abusive relationship out of fear.But I did 9 yrs.ago and never looked back.Last year I found out I had diabetes and I lost 40 lbs.I'm so proud of myself.I still have 50 lbs. I want to lose,and I'm going to do it.Because failure for me is not an option!

I just cannot seem to motivate myself to exercise. I just feel so tired and dread even thinking about exercising. I am tired of feeling tired, and although I have hypthyroidism, my doctor says I am within the normal readings, so I guess it is just all in my own head. I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. The more sleep I get, the more tired I am, but I have to get moving. Yet again, Summer is right around the corner and I dread it! I wish there was an overnight magic fix and worst of all, I know what to do, but I just need the desire and energy to do!!!! UGHHHHH :(

I just joined the challenge because of the very reasons stated. I have the vision to lose weight and exercise but always end up sabotaging myself. It is very depressing and fustrating. It is comforting to know that I'm not the only one. So instead of going to have my evening snack, I'm posting comments and reading encouragement. Good Luck to us all

There are 2 people in this 1 body...the daytime person eats healthy...doesn't exercise enough but at least walks a block or two...but the nighttime person takes over and a monster appears!!! All the while I am talking to myself and saying I will not eat after 8 pm, I am walking to the frig for ice cream, or getting a dish of chips and salsa...and then the procrastinator comes into play..."Tomorrow I won't do this".....and on and on it goes.

I don't usually comment on blogs (or share with anyone what I wrote in my journal). But after reading this posting I thought the journal entry that I just wrote would be a vital contribution to this blog so I wanted to share it. I hope that it serves as an inspiration to others!

Journal Entry For 02/23/09:
So yesterday was my birthday! I turned 26! (...well let's just say that it was the 5th anniversary of my 26th birthday :-)...) I hung out with my gfs the night before, and come the morning of my birthday... I was so tired... I didn't want to go to the gym! But just then a thought hit me... "Michelle, you should think about all the people who DO NOT have the option to go to the gym this morning! ...either because they don't have legs, or their legs don't work, or they are too big (morbidly obese) to walk, or they simply did not open their eyes this morning (because they have passed away)." I said to myself, "Michelle, GET A GRIP & GET YOUR BEHIND UP!". I spent 2 wonderful, extremely meaningful, and effect hours at the gym yesterday morning! ...yes on my birthday :-)

I couldn't have given myself a better gift!

Yes I ALWAYS put off things for today and try to pick them up tommorrow. I'm a BIG PROCRASTINATOR if I could only find a way to put that aside so I can move forward with all the things I have put aside!

Today I really hate my life because even with health problems due to my weight, I can not seem to stop eating too much. I want to be healthy, yet a part of me sabotages my food plan every day. It's almost like a death wish. That is why I am here. Every day I get up and start a new plan and then sabotage it, one way or the other. I need help. This is a new day...a new start. I pray that I can take one day at a time.

In 2007 I invested in my own personal home gym, I brought a weight set, weight bench, several abs balls. I think I used it a total of 10 in the 2 years since I brought it, saying I would start using it on a daily basis. And needless to say I have been procrastination. Saying if I had a partner to show me how to use the equipment properly I use my equipment everday.

So if there is anybody out there who can help, I would really appreciate all the help I can get.

Yes yes yes..that's me. It's always tomorrow I am gonna do this and tomorrow I am gonna do that all in hopes of getting this weight off.Just once I want tomorrow to come and I follow through with what I said I was gonna do tomorrow,yesterday...now that it's today

It's hard for me to committ to anything since I suffer with depression and going through menapause. I know eating right and exercising with help my mood but I never have any get up and go about myself. It takes alot of energy out of me just to get up and go to work or even to the Kingdom Hall. Please help...

Oh my goodness.How did you know? That's exactly what I have been doing (putting off for tomorrow) and that's why I am so frustrated. But, I know once I get started, I will not be stopped.

Im a 26 year old young woman with two young children. I spend so much time taking care of them as well as my home and man. It seems that I never have the time to really focus on myself or what Im eating.Not to mention the energy I dont have after working 8 hours a day.I really wasnt thinking about my weight until I saw myself in a picture taken a month ago.I almost cried at how big I have gotten. To give you guys a better idea,I went from 150 to 204 in 6 or 7 months.I want to change and I want to be successful, but it seems with every day that I give a good effort, theres two days of putting it off.Is there anyone in a similar situation that could give me pointers on how to incorporate exercise and diet into a lifestyle where yourself is the last thing on your mind?

I am a huge procrastinator! I know I need to loose weight and have wanted to since the birth of my child, 3yrs ago. I think my biggest reason is not wanting to fail. I am scared I will loose confidence in myself and be disappointed in myself. I really want to loose this weight but it's hard for me to get motivated. I have many excuses but one that I can't seem to get around is my eating habits. I usually only eat once a day, twice at the most. I don't drink enough liquids let alone water, I just can't seem to get it in. I've been this way since I was young. I really just need help, help that pertains to me not the general population.

Do vigorusly, and at once,whatever has to be done - is equally important to anything you may do in loosing weight. Idleness and a strong will cannot go together, and procrastination is a total barrier to the aquisition of purposeful action. Nothing should be "put off" until another time, not even for a few minutes. That which ought to be done now should be done now. This seems a little thing, but it is of far reaching importance. It leads to strenth, success, and peace. We can do this I know I can; come join my team. I'm looking for some team members. Team: Sowing And Reaping

I think it is important to stay healthy and at a healthy weight so you can do anything you want to do at any time you want to do it....you never think "I better not even try to play pick up ball, I'll pass out.". So you just end up watching while playing your hand held game system.
I want to have a baby and my body needs to be healthier and more balanced to reduce risk to my future baby and myself.

Hey i have had a weight problem all my life but am bigger now then ever, i am divorced and thankful for each day, but i want to feel good about myself and love myself so someone else will love me to, i have tons of friends but never that special someone, who i desire, and who loves me

I certainly have been guilty of procrastination...in health and other areas of my life. I guess I procrastinate on eating healthier or exercising because it's painful! When you exercise and you're 100 pounds overweight, it's unpleasant! And when you suddenly stop eating sugary foods, the withdrawl is like quitting alcohol or drugs, it makes you irritable and tired. Many people remember these feelings when they lose weight and think 'Ugh, I hate trying to lose weight!'
Now that I'm almost 30 and I feel the effects of carrying around 100 pounds of extra weight, I'm doing it as a way to have a better life. I can't procrastinate anymore; if I do I won't be able to fit into any of my clothes or buckle my seat belt!

I am procrastinating with my weight because soome times i get ahead of myself in the thought of loosing weight in a short time frame...and stop because of discouragement, but if i understand i didn't gain the weight overnight and acknowledge it took about two months to actually put back on 15 pounds than that is a more realistic goal..Also i need to get my butt out of my warm bed in the morning and JUST DO IT