What diet tricks have worked best for you? Other tips for losing weight?
Any favorite healthy foods/recipes? Exercises? Any tips or advice offered would be great. My day to start dieting is this sunday.
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February 9th, 2010 at 3:11 am
I eat five or six small meals and snacks each day (every 3-4 hours). I find that way my blood sugar levels do not spike as high or tank as low.
Drink lots of water. In fact have a glass of water BEFORE you raid the fridge if your last "meal" was less than 3 hours beforehand.
There is no "trick to losing weight. You must use more energy in exercises than you consume in food. And that is healthy food: lean meat, veggies, fruits, low-fat dairy, etc. Check the Food Guide.
Don’t try making all the changes at one time. Make them gradually and do each consistently for say one week before adding another change.
So, eat healthy food, exercise, "junk food" rarely, whole grains, and PORTION CONTROL.
About Portion Contol: You do not have to measure and weigh everything. Just use your hands. A single serving of meat fits in the palm of your hand (approximately 3 oz); a serving of cheese (a cube from your thumb joint to the end of the nail)–GET THE PICTURE.
Learn to cook your own food from scratch, if practical. Or as much as you can. For those of us who work, take a 2 or 4 hour chunk of time out of a weekend (day off) and cook all the meals for a few days and freeze them.
And to eliminate the "must go back for seconds" habit; put extra food away BEFORE YOU EAT portioned into serving size for another meal.
To break the habit of "supersizing" that fast food outlets have instilled in most of us, instead of eating from an eight-inch dinner plate; use a 6 or 4 inch dessert plate. And use lots of colour and texture mixes in your meals. Not as boring and keeps things interesting instead of eating being another "chore".
And if you are an "emotional eater" and not hungry, go for a walk (outside or in a mall) instead of raiding the refrigerator. Same thing, stay otherwise occupied by reading or homework, music etc. when hunger pangs are not true hunger pangs.
Like I said above, don’t try all of these suggestions at once. You will find failure and soon give up on your quest. Good luck and stay healthy.
February 9th, 2010 at 3:11 am
Well i lose weight doing Wii Sports eating Salad’s and Salmon Patties from Sam’s Club and and sometimes i will eat Sweet Pea’s with Cut Kernel Corn and Salmon Patties u should try it BTW i put Tomatoes Black Olives on my salad and for my salad dressing Italian salad dressing
and i work out at the Base at the Jym