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Originally Posted by Bonny
The best way for me is to eat small meals throughout the day. It helps keep your sugar in balance. Adding crunchy things like apples and carrots help keep your metabolism up as the body has to work harder to digest them.
Then of course lower your calorie intake and try to increase your activity level.
The ideal amount of weight loss per week should not exceed 2 pounds.
Weight loss will be more successful and easier to maintain.
If there are certain high calorie things you really like, just eat them in moderation.
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Been there, tried that. This may work for you, but it does not work for everyone, Bonny. Everyone's body and metabolism is different. Several small meals a day not only puts weight on me, the apples and carrots add too many carbs.
As an example, my husband lost 50 lbs on Atkins after we quit smoking and he had gained weight. And he has kept it off because he has a good metabolism. (It was the disturbing of that metabolism from quitting smoking caused the weight gain.) I tried Atkins for two months and gained three pounds! We ate the same stuff.
Everyone's different, and I am glad the OP found something that works for her/him, because I know how frustrating it can be to maintain a good weight or even attain one.