[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by tomwed

Bill and Michelle are taking a stand on an obvious health issue. Please name the others who are also taking a stand on this issue.

True, they are doing something. But Bill's solution is basically to eat only lettuce and celery and Michelle's is to tell our kids to go out and play for an hour every day.

Neither one is bad advice, but one is pretty much impractical for most people and the other won't cure the problem.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Phanatic Luvr

I count my calories on my cell phone. There is an app called My Fitness Pal. You can scan all you eat with a built in scanner which works on the UPC on each food item. You just have to make sure you adjust the portions which is very easy. You can track your weight (and hopefully success). Once you start, it will tell you how many calories you should have per day to get to your targeted goal.

Again, great if you have a lot of will power. I get up every morning determined to stick to my plan and by evening the plan often goes out the window.

[2BNTV]

Congrats on your losing weight, as it can always be done.

My old doctor said eat less and exercise more will lead to weight loss but I have found that eating several small meals a day works the best. Having a decent breakfast, a snack, light lunch, snack and a light dinner. Sometimes a piece of a toast with a cup of tea at 10 PM, assuming one is still awake.

Just enough food to get from one meal to the next while giving your body a chance to burn off what one eats. By eating heavy meals, your body will have excess calories stored, that will result in a weight gain.

Diabetic advisers call this a "lifestyle change" into one's relationship to food.

It's tough to do at first but one gets use to it and starts to eat healthy food choices.

BTW - Eating a doughnut, doesn't blow your day. One needs to know how many calories are in what they want to eat and plan accordingly. A cup of french fries is about 500 calories and a baked potato is 200, sans gobs of butter, etc.

Tips:
1. One should eat slowly as the brain takes a half hour to tell the body it is full. I used to eat very fast and was wayyyyyyyyy past full when I stopped.

2. When you are a child, your mother put a certain amount of food on your plate, (probably way too much), and you got used to thinking this is how much food I must eat to be full. Pay attention to what your body is saying, as sometimes you are full, halfway through a meal. Save the rest for another meal.

3. Restaurants give you twice as much food as you need. ask for a doggie bag at the beginning of a meal and scrape half of it off, so you don't overeat. Your waistline will be glad!

BTW - I find this very hard to do so I try to eat even less before going into a restaurant or ordering something light.

4. Realize your going to break down and eat something that is not good for weight control. Don't get down on yourself and start overeating for several days.
Every little bit helps so don't give up!

I have lost 20 lbs and plan to lose a few more even though, it is the holidays, Always a tough time to reduce one's weight. One doesn't have to get crazy about weight loss. Just keep thinking about how much better you will feel when you get to your goal!!! Once you reach your goal, maintain your weight!!!

[TheVillageChicken]

Calorie counting became much more real after I started going to the fitness center. I spend an hour on a recumbent cross trainer and burn between 500 and 600 calories. It is mind blowing to realize that I can invalidate that hour of work with a bear claw or a handful of cookies.

[jebartle]

Eat anything you want "Just don't swallow", spit it out, Ha!....

[SALYBOW]

I.m in.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by jebartle

I've lost 16 lbs. in a month and it's easy.....Have a good breakfast, have dinner for lunch and then STOP eating (no eating after 1:00).

No eating after 1 PM? Good for you and congrats on your weight loss.
Does that mean you never go out at night for dinner with friends?
As Dr. Boogie says, it seems like you would really have to isolate yourself, which wouldn't work for us.
Everyone needs to find a path that is suitable for them. It's not one size fits all.
I usually keep a food diary, that works for me and keeps me mindful of what I eat.

[CFrance]

For whatever reason, this has worked for me when nothing else has. Of course we go out to dinner with friends, etc., and I just do something different on those days. We've always eaten lunch out more than we do dinner, but following this regime does not mean you can ne.)ver go out to dinner again!

I came across this method accidentally when I was on pain medication last summer for an injury, and the dinnertime dose was upsetting my stomach. I lost ten pounds in two months. (That's how slow my metabolism is, although I was no longer exercising.) I now feel better and have started eating more calories but am maintaining the loss.

[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.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Of course we go out to dinner with friends, etc., and I just do something different on those days. We've always eaten lunch out more than we do dinner, but following this regime does not mean you can never go out to dinner again!

I think the OP was suggesting no eating ever after 1 PM. But perhaps she makes exceptions.
Sometimes we have a late lunch with friends that also suffices for dinner. But I do love going out for dinner at night.
CFrance, as you said, you still occasionally enjoy dinner out with friends, and even a glass of wine.
However some people require a really strict, regimented schedule to motivate them.
For me, a food diary and moderation keep me in line.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

I think the OP was suggesting no eating ever after 1 PM. But perhaps she makes exceptions.
Sometimes we have a late lunch with friends that also suffices for dinner. But I do love going out for dinner at night.
CFrance, as you said, you still occasionally enjoy dinner out with friends, and even a glass of wine.
However some people require a really strict, regimented schedule to motivate them.
For me, a food diary and moderation keep me in line.

Ha ha, Bare, I never said anything about limiting to an occasional glass wine... Wine is not food in my book!

[jebartle]

Originally Posted by 2BNTV

Congrats on your losing weight, as it can always be done.

My old doctor said eat less and exercise more will lead to weight loss but I have found that eating several small meals a day works the best. Having a decent breakfast, a snack, light lunch, snack and a light dinner. Sometimes a piece of a toast with a cup of tea at 10 PM, assuming one is still awake.

Just enough food to get from one meal to the next while giving your body a chance to burn off what one eats. By eating heavy meals, your body will have excess calories stored, that will result in a weight gain.

Diabetic advisers call this a "lifestyle change" into one's relationship to food.

It's tough to do at first but one gets use to it and starts to eat healthy food choices.

BTW - Eating a doughnut, doesn't blow your day. One needs to know how many calories are in what they want to eat and plan accordingly. A cup of french fries is about 500 calories and a baked potato is 200, sans gobs of butter, etc.

Tips:
1. One should eat slowly as the brain takes a half hour to tell the body it is full. I used to eat very fast and was wayyyyyyyyy past full when I stopped.

2. When you are a child, your mother put a certain amount of food on your plate, (probably way too much), and you got used to thinking this is how much food I must eat to be full. Pay attention to what your body is saying, as sometimes you are full, halfway through a meal. Save the rest for another meal.

3. Restaurants give you twice as much food as you need. ask for a doggie bag at the beginning of a meal and scrape half of it off, so you don't overeat. Your waistline will be glad!

BTW - I find this very hard to do so I try to eat even less before going into a restaurant or ordering something light.

4. Realize your going to break down and eat something that is not good for weight control. Don't get down on yourself and start overeating for several days.
Every little bit helps so don't give up!

I have lost 20 lbs and plan to lose a few more even though, it is the holidays, Always a tough time to reduce one's weight. One doesn't have to get crazy about weight loss. Just keep thinking about how much better you will feel when you get to your goal!!! Once you reach your goal, maintain your weight!!!

[CFrance]

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.

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.

[jebartle]

Just don't "Fall off the wagon", get "back on" the next day....If I know that I'm going to be eating with friends, I usually cut back on lunch....My silly diet works great for me, really started this thread to see if there were better ideas out there....Although, I must say, this has been the easiest of all diets I've tried, and I've tried them all.

Originally Posted by Barefoot

I think the OP was suggesting no eating ever after 1 PM. But perhaps she makes exceptions.
Sometimes we have a late lunch with friends that also suffices for dinner. But I do love going out for dinner at night.
CFrance, as you said, you still occasionally enjoy dinner out with friends, and even a glass of wine.
However some people require a really strict, regimented schedule to motivate them.
For me, a food diary and moderation keep me in line.

[Bonny]

Originally Posted by CFrance

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.

Nothing works for everyone. I thought the OP asked if there were other ideas.
I would starve if I didn't eat after 1:00. LOL
I always say, what ever works for someone is all good.