Women trying to lose weight

Another thing that almost everyone seems to forget is that sometimes the cause of being overweight ISN'T eating too much.
Personally I'm sick of people saying "oh he/she is fat because he/she eats too much". With some people this is NOT the case, as weight can be put on due to side-affects of certain medications. People with completely balanced diets, getting the right amount of exercise, can still be overweight if they have to take certain types of medicine for different medical conditions, not even necessarily to do with the stomach or digestive system at all. I'm not saying that a lack of controlled diet isn't the main reason for obesity and eating disorders etc., but people do need to learn more about health conditions and medical side-effects before pre-judging others.

Also, saying that most men don't go for 'stick insects' is complete rubbish. I admit that I am a tad overweight (I am trying to correct this though, with plenty of martial arts, walking and swimming), and I am very lucky to have someone who loves me for who I am, and never stops telling me I'm beautiful, even when I feel the worst about myself. But plenty of women (and men) I know and see around me attract a lot more of the opposite (or same) sex due to their figures, not their personality. In fact, most couples around me seem to argue because they show their personalities, and it's very upsetting.

I agree that the media does have plenty of influence on how women see themselves physically, but we cannot blame the media for our insecurities, as much as we really want to. The media is a kind of aid to show women just how insecure they are about their bodies, despite not showing it to others around them. This way more women can seek advice from friends, family and/or even professionals about how to accept or combat these feelings.

I think I agree with you, all comments on here are good and relevant - eating healthy and exercise regularly. But it really needs to start with your attitude and your mind set. Too many people make uneducated guesses about the numbers on the scales and blow it all out of proportion with their insecurities. FACT: eating unhealthily and not exercising kills your self esteem, makes you feel lathargic and demotivated. If you're not getting the right nutrients whether its because you're over eating junk food or missing out on essential vitamins and minerals you're not gonna feel good about yourself so you're goin to constantly feel like starting a new diet because losing weight is whats gonna make you feel better.
Honestly, theres so much info out there on what you can do to improve your energy levels, skin condition even your sleeping routine just by getting the basic necessities.
And for goodness sake be patient. Give your body a chance to recover from the damage of an unhealthy lifestyle, once the good nutrients kick starts your body you'll realise its not about the size of you that matters, its your general feeling of well being. Your weight should drop (or gain if thats what you need) to your optimum level as a symptom of a healthy lifestyle. Wouldn't you rather be all round healthy with a inner good feeling than starving constantly because of what scales or the lastest mag fab says?

"It's a small hole in the front of your head called a mouth. If you control this you control your weight"

LMAO!!! That's how I lost 120 pounds in a year and a half!!

I can write here the reason for being overweight - it's a small hole in the front of your head called a mouth. If you control this you control your weight, all you have to do is watch what you eat.

The only way to lose weight is to exercise, walking is suffice and the best form of exercise.

Here you have it, this is how to lose weight.

How are we really going to blame models and magazines and the media for how we feel about ourselves? Don't we have our own brains, to decide for ourselves what WE consider beautiful and healthy? We need to take more responsibility and stop blaming everyone else for our insecurities. Yes, the media goes too far criticizing celebrities for being too skinny or too fat, but since when did we need the media's approval?? If you're not happy about your weight, it's up to you to change it but be honest and point the finger at yourself instead of abstract things like "the media" and "models" and "magazines". I love my body because I treat it well with healthy food and exercise. However, I'm not tall, have no curves to speak of, will never have cleavage and I couldn't care less because I feel good, I'm happy with who am I am and my confidencce in myself is what attracts men. The secret is to stop worrying about attracting men, why give them so much importance??? The most attractive thing a person can do is be their own best friend, love yourself first, respect yourself before anyone else, and you will find yourself with like-minded people who love you as much as you love yourself.

I am 32 years old working woman. My height is nearly 5 feet and weight is 70 Kgs. I am also suffering from Hypertension for which I am taking medicine. What should be my ideal weight ? Please give me a daily diet plan accordingly. I do yoga for 30 minutes in the morning and my present diet is as follows :-

Breakfast - I have 2 chappatis with little vegetable and tea with sugar free tablets
Lunch – Again 2 chappatis with vegetable
Evening – One cup of tea with sugar free tablets and Marie biscuits
Dinner – 1 ½ or 2 chappatis, one cup of dal (Toor), vegetable and one cup of rice
Since I am a non-vegetarian, on Sundays, I have chicken / Fish which has coconut gravy. On Sundays, I have rice even in the afternoon (I cup). Sometimes I have ice-cream, pani puri or bhel.

In office I mostly seat in a chair for atleast 8 hours in front of the computer.

Please suggest me a diet plan and any modification in my exercise.
Do reply me ASAP. My email ID is jaya_mangesh17@yahoo.co.in
Thanks & Regards.
Jaya

I diet and I excercise like crazy all the time. Its purely to be more attractive, if I cared about my health I would cut out the things I ingest which are less healthy than carbs and fats. No matter what size I am I'm not pleased with how I look. I see pictures of me a year ago and I like them and I can see in some of them where I am too skinny but I remember me feeling like a whale at the time, which is exactly how I feel now, although technically I haven't gained any pounds. It's not magazines that did this to me. It's the fact that guys DO care.

I don't care what you say in front of a computer or flipping through a magazine. When one of you guys go to a party, guess who you hit on? It's not about personality either. I am quite literally a stand up comedian - as in, I have done rooms at the Comedy Store in LA and people have paid to see it - (this is some measure of personality, right? I can hold my own in a conversation is the point). The fact is, there are a lot of good personalities out there. And a guy will never get into your personality unless he talks to you. And guys: you don't choose to talk to the soupier of two ladies. Thats years of evolution for you.

I have a caring boyfriend right now who tells me he'd love me no matter what. But the fact is, I can tell when I've lost a little extra weight that he is appreciative. He doesn't have to say it for it to show. Weight counts, fellows and we can tell. We're not all crazy, you're just not aware of how much it affects you.

Just recently my partners daughter was given a form to fill in giving the school permission to weigh and measure her daughter and her sister in order to find out if any pupils were obese or malnourished.
Nothing to do with their genetic make up or any health issuses.One of the girls has a medical disorder which means that she can eat like a horse and does without putting weight on the other allthough all the foods she eats could not be more balanced and healthy only has to look at a sandwich and puts on a couple of pounds.
Imagine the stigma this is going to cause amongst schoolchildren and the harm if it is as much as suggested that they are over or under weight.Looks like an easy way to get kids to develope eating disorders.Another exhample of a Nanny state taking over.
Perhaps the government should do more to legislate against stick insects being employed at too young an age as models just to satisfy the so called fashion gurus

Alright ladies, it's time for a little secret from a bloke. Ready? Men don't actually care about how fat/thin you are (except absolute extremes, both of which are not good). The men who truly do care are usually single. That said, if you feel you want to diet, diet, unless you are already very thin. I don't care. What I care about is girls whingeing about their diet.

ALL I SEE when I look through magazines these days is 'how to get a bikini body' and 'lose 3 pounds in a week' etc etc etc... um, hello? What's going on? Bearing in mind most of the readers of these magazines are at a perfectly ACCEPTABLE weight, why tell us to lose it??? Why is the emphasis on SHRINKING ourselves.. getting rid of some of our selves, making our overall general being less? Why? Where did it all come from? It's not fair. It's not fair on females who read these magazines to get such a distorted message. And it's not fair on celebrities who are slated because they're 'too thin,' with headlines like 'someone feed her pie' and then, lo and behold, the next week, they're on the front cover with 'YES! Celebrities with wobbley bikini bellies!' What sort of feelings would you get if you saw yourself on the cover of a magazine being called fat? Celebrities are people too, y'know.
I've been reading magazines since I was about 10, I had a mag habit, about 2 or 3 a month. I don't think they were very helpful. Now I can't even bear to look at them. I just wish we could all be happy in ourselves. The world would be a lot nicer, and less pressurized place.

why waste energy down at the gym a place for the vain and self indulgent spoilt child syndrome eating disorder is all in the mind grow up and get a life and be happy you have one all is vanity

Dieting is lazy. They should all just get off their fat backsides and go down to the gym.