hello everybody and bob , im just getting on and registering but i have a question im a severe diabetic and on a insulin pump so i can eat alot of stuff like fruit and carbs my question is can i use a substatute like fiber con or metamusil or is that the wrong type of fiber your truly joey

yay! finally an easy challenge!! (at least for those of us who love fresh fruit and veggies and fiber one) … this one is a piece of cake. thanks Bob

40 is a LOT! I have to drink Metamucil.

This one is easy for me too! 40 is about my minimum everyday.

LILODESA I am not doctor, but I think any kind of fiber would work whether it be metamusil or natural. There are lots of veggies with fiber in it. I would say yes but not 100%. Beans are a good source of fiber too not sure how they will affect diabetics though?????? I just registered today as Jillian wants us to pay and I have always leaned more towards Bob anyway LOL. Now if I would just incorporate exercise lol. Started eating right yesterday. OH LIL I am taking cinnamon and ginger I hear they help diabetics not sure if it would help your type though??? Good luck on your journey and God Bless.

Well I am so excited! I just register today! I started yesturday The Biggest Loser WII exercise program. It is sure kicking my butt. I started it two days ago. I can barely move. But I am determined to meet my goal. I want to lose 94 pounds by christmas.. There is so many health problems in my family. The biggest one is my dad is dieing. And I want to show him that I am Healthier. I have to set a great example for my kids. I have to first do this for myself!! I pray everyday for God to give me the strength.. I want to lose the weight before my husband deploys to Afganastain.. I just want to be healthier and live a healthier life for my family!! I am so glad I have a support system now. My husband is mine here. but he is always working.. Training and such.. But I have thought about applying for the show but that is not what I need. I just wish I could just meet Bob once.:) Just to help me get everything on track!! Good luck to all. God Bless everyone..

khryan97, you go for it girl! You CAN do it, and for your kids you must. The obesity problem with kids and adults is on the news EVERY SINGLE DAY now. You can do it. Stick with Bob. He is awesome. The Biggest Loser Boot Camp video will kick your butt too!

Hi All,

Just signed on for some extra support with losing weight. I have lost 45lbs since April, but I have a long way to go. I have to lose about 250 more lbs.. Hope to get some great tips on helping me along the way.

Hi all!

I just signed up today and am trying to find the best way to lose this weight n be more healthier.. Sue & khryan97 – u guys inspire me! txs!

Hello to all! I have hit my loest point emotionally and physically. I lost my mom in April, and although I know she is in a much better place, I miss her so badly that some days I can’t think of anything else but her. I have gained weight that I cannot afford since her death. I am already in the morbidly obese catagory. I am hoping to find support and information here that I need desperately!

Hi everybody, I just signed in today I like running, I am stuck in 150 lbs and even when I am running every day I can’t loose more weight, does anybody have any advice?

@lourdesortiz- Are you fueling your workouts? If not your body will go into starvation mode and your weight won’t budge:)

Hi Everyone! I too just joined today! I would love for Bob to come to Ohio (Cleveland/Warren/Youngstown area)I would definitely go see him. I have lost 55 lbs thus far. I had Uterine Cancer in December which was definitely my lowest point. My cancer was partially caused due to my obesity. I have since joined a gym, started eating right, and walk/run daily as well. I too pray for help, I feel that going through what I went through helped me realize that it is no longer a choice for me to lose weight, that it is a life saving must. I have at least 75 to 100 more pounds to lose and would love someone to help guide me along my journey. I would love, love, love, to workout with Bob at least once. I think that the Biggest Loser (Bob)has inspired a lot of people. Thanks Bob for all that you do to help people like myself and thanks for this Free website.

Hi, I am a young girl, who just wants to fit in with all of her friends…I am way ove my wieght limit…and need to lose about 150 pounds…is there any advice that you can give me to help me lose this weight…and still fee lgood about myself?

Thank you!

bubba095 – give yourself a pat on the back for taking the first step to a healthier lifestyle. One step at a time and make a workout part of your daily activity a priority. Do what you can and increase it every couple of weeks. If you start to become bored, change up the routine. I’ve started running, and never thought I could do it. I am running a mile each time, and my goal is add some distance every couple of weeks. Small steps. Good luck, you can do it!

Too much fiber! 25 – 30 grams each day is enough for a normal person. 40 grams will make it hard for the body to absorb nutrients from the food before it rushes out the back end! If you aren’t used to eating much fiber for the love of god DO NOT eat that much on the first day. Work into it or take a good book to the bathroom!

Hello Ya’ll,

jlmarlow, My mama died 4+ yrs ago and losing her is definately the worst think I’ve ever had to cope with. I know that I don’t know exactly how you feel but I have an idea.

Every since her death, I’ve been getting the family together for her b-day and cooking the dish she would usually make at Easter. I’m not quite sure if I’m going to do it this year. If I do, I may try to make a healthier version of it.

She had diabetes, high blood pressure, and most likely lung cancer (there was a mass but she was too weak to have the test run).

I am @ 35 lbs (+/-) and I have decided that the best way to honor her would be to lose weight and make sure I start to live a healthier lifestyle as well as try to encourage my sister to do the same.

@ the fiber… I’m going to try to eat more whole wheat, oatmeal, beans, fruit, and veggies. Veggies are the hard one… I don’t eat many but I will still try to increase the amount of the ones I do eat and maybe sneak in the ones I don’t.

Today, we ate blueberry pancakes made with 1c whole wheat flour and 1c. AP flour. Next time I may increase the WW flour. The night before, I made Oatmeal Lentil cookies with dried cranberries and blueberrries. I didn’t have enough oatmeal but they weren’t bad. In both recipes, I substituted applesauce for 1/2 of the butter/oil it called for.

I’m looking forward to providing and recieving encouragement and motivation.

This will be easy for me, as I eat a lot of fiber rich foods like whole grain bread, fresh fruits, vegetables, and almonds.

I just signed up and am hoping to get some good help here. I was told by my doc yesterday that I should eliminate my carb intake. umm…. that is easier said than done. I love POTATOES, BREAD, WHITE RICE, PASTA!!! I bought 20 lbs of brown rice and bunch of fruite and vegies. I am already having CARB WITHDRAWS. How much carb does brown rice have?… so many questions on how to combine food together so it helps my metabolism and especially how to kick this CRAVING for carb?

I’ve enjoying Carb Check bagels for a couple of years. They’re 150 calories, 18/19 gms of fiber, low fat and yummy. I tend to toast them a bit more as they are a bit chewie with all that fiber! jlmarlow, I lost my mom in February of this year. I work out to deal with many things including her loss. It takes the place of destructive behavior. Having said that, I know how hard it is. A day at a time!

Home Cooked Chili: In slow cooker for 3-4 hours
1pound ex-lean beef, 4 chop celery stalks, 1 chop med. onion, 3 teasp. chili powder, 2 teasp. cumin, 1/4 teasp. oregano, 1/4 teasp. cinnamon, 1 small can of tomatoe sauce, 2 cans of diced tomatoes. Last hour of cooking add 1 chop small/med. green bell pepper, 1 can of navy beans, 1 can of black beans, 1 can of red kidney beans. (rinse the beans before you add to the mix)

Wow! 40g is a lot of fiber! I’m eating cracked oats with dried blueberries for breakfast (thinking that would be half my fiber intake for the day) and it’s only 6g fiber! Better bust out the Benefiber!

hello everyone. first of all I am not Joice. I am her husband, Robert. I just thought I would get on here and give you all a little background on my wife. Last June we had a family reunion and my wife saw all of her brothers and sisters for the first in ages, They were all very overweight as was Joice. After the reunion Joice was very depressed about the way she looked and felt being around all the other “fat” relatives. Something clicked inside of her and she obsessed with the idea of loosing weight and becoming healthy again. One night while watching The Biggest Looser she said “if only I could have Bob show me how to do it right” So i went down to the store a got her some of the DVD’s, and a set of hand weights. The rest is history. Since June she has lost 55 pounds. She keeps track of her calorie intake and does the routines on the DVD’s twice a day and goes to the gym twice a week for a total workout. She wants to lose another 40 pounds before christmas so she can “show off” to the rest of the family. With Bob’s help and motivation I am sure she will make it. Thanks Bob, you are the best.

Hi Everybody, I was hurt on the job this past January and my back was injured pretty bad. My question is this:What are the best exercises for a lower back injury? I have been doing some stretches/exercises in the a.m. Then I go to the gym(which i know is helping me because I lost all my muscle tone while i was out of work), before my injury i was a very strong woman(not a bodybuilder or anything like it), muscular that is. While i am at the gym i walk on the treadmill, use different types of workout machines then use the stationary bike(all for a total of 1 hour)and then i’m done(I do that every other day). I would like to know what exercises i can do without injuring myself again, i want to get better and i’m trying to eat right but i’m doing it for myself and nobody else because i’m just tired of the way i look. Thanks for your inputs!!

Hi, everyone just wanted to say that for those with Diabetes type 2, you might want to read about glycemic index diet. Great alternative to keep glucose level in check. I have been on the diet and has definitely helped me and have lost 12lb in the process

I’m in love with Steel Cut Oats for breakfast. I drizzle just a little bit of honey on the top and call it good. I don’t feel guilty about eating it because i know how much fiber I’m getting. Sometimes I’ll add some strawberries or other fruits to it. It’s chewy as opposed to the old fashioned rolled oats. I always think that I’m burning calories with all the chewing that I’m doing! lol.

Hi Everyone,

I am new on here. I am just starting to learn how to eat right. My problem is, I have a bum knee and when I walk on it just right it “twinges”. I can not walk on it for a long time, cuz then it feels as if I am walking on a stump. So I would like to know what other kind of exercises can I do inplace of running or walking for a long period of time.

Done! 50g aday every day.
Bob if you do not have a medical condition like being diabetic or something that you can not eat fruit or veggies and you take a fiber supplement isn’t that cheating? I mean if you just do not want it eat that stuff because you do not like it. What’s next no exercise because you do not like that ether.

dktyrrell, you can swim, or use an eliptical machine. Because of it’s “fly” movement, there isn’t any pressure on your joints like walking on the concrete. Also, have you considered taking a glucsomine supplement?

hi i am new here want to lose weight i am 206 pound righ now want be like 150 how to do that please help me i am deaf weairng hearing aid i can talk and sign want join biggest loser to lose weight how to do that

Hi I just joined the site and I’m glad that I’ve joined and hopefully I can get started on the right track. I’ve been exercising but not eating right. I know how Bob shows people how to eat right on the biggest loser and hopefully this site can help me eat right so I can get on track to losing weight. I will definitely try out the 40 grams a day challenge. Thanks for the challenge and I am definitely up for it.

Have been veggie over 30 years and vegan for over a decade and never have had any issue with fiber. Even if you eat bread, if it is whole grain or Ezikiel, it should have lots of fiber. Eat stuff in their natural packages. I also do lots of raw snacky foods like flax crackers with nut cheese. You can put raw nuts with miso, lemon juice, or probiotics in the food processor and add some water to make nut cheese. Just google raw nut cheeses and a ton will show up. Nuts have lots of fiber, and if they are raw, they don’t have the added oils. Key is having snacky food always by your side so IF you do binge, then you binge on healthier stuff. For the person with diabetes, check out Gabriel Cousens “There is a cure to Diabetes”. There is also an amazing video “Raw for 30″ or something like that, where he takes severely diabetic people ( type 1 included) and puts them on a raw diet for a month. It will bring tears to your eyes that this isn’t mainstream. How many lives have been lost because there is no major company pushing this type of eating? Countless mothers, fathers, and children.

I’m a vegetarian so having 40 grams of fiber is kinda easy. Matria, thanks for the advice. I am pretty new to being a vegetarian, very helpful.

Wow, I thought the 40 fiber challenge would be easy. But after counting my fiber intake today I found out that I am only intaking about 25 grams of fiber a day. I’ll have to change that!

I just joined this week and having a hard time getting in 40 grams of fiber. i don’t know how many grams of fiber does apples have. I have lost a total of 27 pounds in the last year by just walking an hour everyday. now i am stuck at 157. I started jogging in the mornings to change it up.

40g … I better stay close to the bathroom! But if Bob says “40″ …I’ll consume 40.

well i signed up today. Got me some Biggest loser dvds, the power walk and cardio max, to work on. have to say cardio max is killer so im gonna leave that till im ready. the power walk dvd really gets your blood pumping!!
So excited to do this cause i can see Bob daily in my living room!!!

You can add our crackers to your daily diet to add lots of fiber. All you would need to eat to reach 40g of fiber is 8 GG Bran crackers.

I just joined and I am excited to do this life change I wish everyone the best of luck I am a mother of 2 been married for over 15 years. I have been over weight for 8 years, I started last April 2010 I use to weight 240 pounds now I am 200 I still have a long journey ahead of me but I am determine to make the change I just want to look healthy again. Thank you Bob for being so motivating thank you…

Bob I am already a big woman 5′3 330lbs. So is 40 grams of fiber realistic?