Comments on: Negative Body Images: Road Blocks To Weight Loss

By: flatten stomach

flatten stomach — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:51:04 +0000

Its a long post. Personally i do have a bit of negative body image.

By: diet

diet — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:37:04 +0000

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By: CocoaDiva

CocoaDiva — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:39:37 +0000

Desperate,

I can definitely understand your pain. Sometimes, our families and friends can be the most unsupportive people in our worlds. However, they may not know they are hurting you rather than helping. Many times they don’t understand that having bad foods around, constantly going out to eat, or cooking unhealthily is one of the worst things they can do to a person trying to lose weight.

Sit down with these people, explain your goals, and how they can help. If they have your best interst at heart, they will see your hustle and help out any way they can.

As for the working out, New Years is coming…you will have friends looking to hit the gym in no time. If you still can’t find a buddy, hit up your gym and be a little nosey. If you see someone doing something interesting at the gym ask them how to work a machine or perform a routine. Most people at the gym are really friendly. If you keep seeing the person be friendly and then tell them you are looking for a workout partner. You see each other around the same time anyway. Voila!! An, instant partner.

Read a few magazines…utilize a free gym trainer and try out a few exercises and see how your body reacts. Keep a workout journal and when you see results stick to those activities for a while…

Let me know if this helps!!! I hope so!

By: Desperate

Desperate — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:31:55 +0000

I am glad you wrote this article. I am have tried to lose weight so many times and have been unsuccessful. Everytime I lose a little my family talks about how skinny I’m getting. I also don’t have support at home. My family is not eating healthy so I always have fatty foods or snacks in my reach.

Black folks also don’t work out so I can’t find a gym partner or someone to workout with.
I really would like to lose some stomach weight and firm up my thighs and butt. I hate trying on clothes because I can’t fit the clothes I want and somtimes I almost cry in the dressing room when thingd don’t fit or I have to go up a size.

Any advice you can give would be great.

I know other people have to feel like I do on some level but just don’t want to comment.