When I became a diabetic, the dietician said I needed to have a lifestyle change, "in eating habits". Eating several smaller meals a day with a couple of snacks as opposed to three fairly big meals. Eating smaller meals will give your body a chance to burn off those calories. Eating more frequently will stop you from being hungry. If one waits until they are hungry to eat, they will tend to overeat.

I don't believe in dieting as you never stop eating foods you love but need to eat less of them. Portion control is the best way to go. Using 9"plates, instead of 12" plates is a good way to eat less.

One reason people eat more than they should, is when one as a small child, their mother puts their food on a plate and one gets accustomed to thinking, "that is what it is going to take, to fill me up". It takes an half an hour for your brain to signal your body that you are full so eat slower.

Eating a little less coupled with exercise is the best way to go. IMHO

BTW - Don't get discourage if you don't see results right away as it takes time to attain your long range goals. Some people think after eating a donut, they failed for that day and eat normally. Think of this as something your body is telling you to satisfy a temporary urge. Don't give up!

It's bad for your nose.

I walk and dance.

I agree

I walk the execs. The people I play with think I hit it over the green or from one trap to another or putt 10 feet passed the pin because I'm terrible. I'm just trying to make the walk longer.

Good breakfast. Dinner lunch, that's it, nothing after 2pm. Lost 25 pounds.
Easy, works for me.

Don’t kid yourself on portions and calories. I finally decided to weigh, measure and write down every morsel that went in my mouth. I could not loose until I hit 1000 or less calories a day ( I’m not real active). But I sure was kidding myself with my “ guesstimates” on portions and calories. It’s not easy.

Low carb has proved to be easy and works faster than any other weight loss I have tried. You do have to stick to it but makes you feel better too!!

Read the "Obesity Code". It's a life changer. Combine it's principles with fairly low carb, and you will lose. For those who are diabetic, read the "Diabetes Code". Also a life changer.

Did you ever watch "The Magic Pill" on Netflix? Interesting information on how we may have had our 'food pyramid' upside down for years. There is even a story of a doctor who was sued and almost lost his license over the controversy of what is a "healthy diet." The jury is still out for me on this....but very interesting indeed.

Exactly, it works, but it also has to be a permanent lifestyle, not just a temporary diet. At first, it takes some adjustments and time to get used to. But the results are absolutely amazing. The new found energy and great feeling you can have way more than makes up for the loss of the quick rewarding good feeling you get from eating those tempting but very bad sugary and high carb foods that ultimately leave your feeling bloated and lethargic.

I get way more satisfaction from having almost unlimited energy and being able to enjoy a very active lifestyle. I never got that satisfaction from eating the decadent food that I no longer miss. Now, on a bad day I only swim a mile and play 9 holes of golf. On a good day, swim a mile and a half, play 18 Championship holes, go for a bike ride, work around the yard, then go dancing with my wife at one of the town squares. Also, since going low carb, the blood sugar is extremely low, the cholesterol readings are excellent, and the blood pressure is ideal. All good!

My daughter (a model with Celiac disease) went on the Keto diet which encourages your body to burn fat instead of sugar or carbs. She feels much better.
I naturally prefer a low carb diet anyway, but was inspired to finally give up sugar in my two cups of coffee a day. Just that change has caused me to start slowly dropping weight, and it doesn't fluctuate so much. I've lost 5 lbs over the last couple of weeks, and still dropping. They were right, sugar is bad. Alas.

Low carb the way to go. First 3weeks keep under 20 carbs per day. Sounds differcult but you will lose your appetite. Sample day would be, omelet for breakfast, 1/2 can of tuna in romaine lettice leafs for lunch. Dinner, salmon or steak or pork, with vegetables. Only vegetables grown above ground. No potatoes, carrots, parsnips. No rice, bread or fruit, and no juice or deserts. NO FAT FREE, it's loaded with carbs. Watch labels, very important. You will lose the weight, sugar levels and BP will come way down.

After losing weight you can indulge a little without gaining. Also exercise along with diet, of course.

Try intermittent fasting. I go by the 16-8 diet where you eat for 8 hours then don't for the rest of the time. I also cut out processed foods, sugar and white flour, The book "The 8 Hour Diet" is excellent. It is an easy read with lots of information, recipes and workout ideas. I ordered from Amazon and it was only $8. I have tried every diet you can think of and this works great. I also have a easy and delicious mason jar oatmeal power breakfast recipe that I can share if you like. I make a bunch for 12 days. Good luck in what ever you try!