help on a healthy lifestyle

Question
I am a healthy 24 yr. old female. I'm having a real hell of a time trying to lose 5-10 lbs. I'm not overweight, in fact i'm in the weight range i'm suppose to be with for my height (5'9")/age (which is 150 lbs) or atleast i thought i was correct about that. I exercise fairly regularly but i go in spurts like i'll exercise for 2 weeks straight and get lazy and not exercise for a week and it's been like this for a while. I exercise (when i do), about 4 times a week and that includes about a mile each time running and then another mile on an eliptical machine and then about 200 situps per time. Is this good for losing weight, i'm about positive it's my eating habits. I'm stuck in limbo between all the diet crazes- i know one thing's for sure, i love sugar and i love carbs and i dont know what my limit is............ That's why i'm e mailing you.... Any suggestions on a weight loss plan and eating right? Any words of wisdom and words that will keep me doing it? Thx!

Answer
Hi Darcie,

Thanks for writing!

You are correct, you are not overweight (see http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/ to learn how your weight rates). So congrats! Not many people have your weight for height.

I would advise you to purchase a book called "Smart Eating" by Covert Bailey to learn more about sensible nutrition.

As far as on and off again exercise, you may want to moderate you exercise sessions (a little less intense), so that you less likely to just "blow off" the next week of exercising

If you want to learn more about the mental aspect of staying fit, using medical hypnosis, visit my website at www.mdhypnotherapy.com

Best Regards!

Dr. Shawn  

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