If anyone could give me their absolute best tips to lose weight, I would be greatful

[Lauxa]

Out of all the diets I've tried, Atkins and Raw Food have been the biggest weight loss winners. Atkins was fairly easy and I did it for a couple of years (with a whole foods philosophy), but stopped when I got pregnant and the hormones made it impossible to look at anything greasy. Raw Food was an incredible experience but also incredibly difficult; I only made it 27 days. In that time I lost 12 pounds, and my husband (who has more to lose) lost 25 pounds.

My next plan is to combine the two (eat anything from Atkins PLUS anything from Raw Food), but I am going to wait until I put back on a few pounds before running that experiment.

The biggest downside is that almost anything inexpensive is off both the diets.

[Key2Wealth]

A great resource for you would be to go to Dr. Al Sears's web site, he has a lot of great information about losing weight and proper nutrition for men. Dr. Al Sears

Have a great day

Lee Stuckey

[Lunatic]

Hey loser

I personally dropped 20 pounds in just a few months. Now I was only 6' 0" - 185 but my belt stopped fitting. I quit consuming anything with sugar in it. That was the ONLY change in my diet that I made. I mean anything, candy, soda, cereal, etc. Also where I work, it's not easy for me to have a "healthy" lunch. It's fast food everyday. Just switch up to tea, water, anything without sugar.

No offense but it sounds like your body fat is more than where I was when I started this. With that in mind, I think it will fall off you very fast, if you can keep your sugar intake to nothing. Weigh yourself in the morning when you wake up everyday, I bet by the end of 14 days with no sugar, you will have lost at least 10 pounds.

[Doku]

My absolute best tip? Decide to get rid of the weight, and stick to it.

There are 30,000 diets, 30,000 forms of exercise, 50,000 "miracle cures", etc. Pretty much ALL of them will work. You just simply have to decide to do it, and actually follow through.

[escapee]

Avoid simple carbs, hydrogenated fats & oxidized fats from Fast food.

Minimize intake from GRAIN products if you're not active on that day.

Exercise daily

Eat a balance diet that covers all essential nutrients ( check wiki what essential nutrients really mean )

Or you can do a little research Paleothic diet which emphasizes 4 food groups ( fatty Nuts, fruits, vege and fatty meat ).

American Heart Org
Effects of Protein, Monounsaturated Fat, and Carbohydrate Intake on Blood Pressure and Serum Lipids: Results of the OmniHeart Randomized Trial

The bottom line: “This study showed that the currently recommended diet can be improved by shifting some calories to protein or monounsaturated fat ( Note : Polyunsatureted fats is equally important !!),” said Dr Appel.

[Enlightenment]

In our society, if you don't eat organic meat, dairy and produce you WILL get fat. Non-organic meat contains steroids and hormones that cause you to gain weight. That's how they plump up the livestock afterall! Those hormones don't go away magically just because afterward it is sold as meat. I have questions about non-organic dairy also. I was reading about how you shouldn't feed milk to cats otherwise they'll get worms...this was in a pet care book! So, if the cat gets parasites from milk, why wouldn't humans? I'm not a vet or a physician but we're all still mammals here.
Anyway, although it sounds disgusting and there is a stigma attached to the idea, most humans have intestinal parasites they don't even know about! I have read that colon cleansing followed with pro-biotic intake is important to losing weight. It makes sense, because if you have little critters living in your stomach, they get to the food before you do, leaving you constanting hungry and undernourished. I have been eating alot of garlic and other spices lately and I have lost 4 inches around my waist in the last 2 months. You can buy serious colon cleansing products at the health food store for this if you don't want to walk around smelling like garlic. They do sell garlic pills also.
Also, I think you really have to keep up with the exercise and cut back on sugar. Eating too much sugar several times a day causes insulin release each time. If you are sensitive to insulin then you will gain weight. And even if you're not, sugar still isn't congruent to a good diet and exercise program. With exercise, even brisk, or comparatively so, walking helps. You'll find yourself speeding up and exerting more energy in a week or so of daily walking. However, it has to be for at least 30 minutes EVERDAY when you first start out. You must kick start your body into knowing that you mean business, otherwise it will quickly recover thinking it was a one time thing.
I hope some or all of this helps, and God bless!
E

[Lucas]

My best tip would be to shift your mindset about food and exercise. If you can program yourself to find simple carbs and junk food bad, and find exercise great, it shouldn't be too difficult.

[Natsu]

This site provides very simple and useful information, specially about why dieting is not the solution, and why you need to do life-lasting changes.

Flat Stomach Exercises - How to Flatten Your Tummy

This is the best part:

Healthy Eating Habits - Increase Your Metabolism



If you don't mind I'd like to ask you something related. I am really trying to lead a good eating lifestyle, I'm really trying to get good eating habits. But.

But I think I am addicted to sugary stuff. I can live without chips, without soda, without salty snacks. But one day without sweets, pies, cakes or ice creams, and the craving arrives. Weird thing is I don't drink alcohol or smoke, I never had. Do you think sugar can be addictive? I get really strong cravings, despite how much I want to lose weight. I'm not fat now, but am slightly overweight and if I don't get control of my body and health now I'm 29, later on it's going to be worse.

So, how would you stop the craving for sweets? I know that they give me nothing good... During years of attempts to leave them, I've learned at least to sense how greasy and heavy they are. I have managed to cut out doughnuts and other very greasy sweets. But chocolate, panettone and ice creams still get the best of me. How would you leave them? I have no problems with my weight... Or I wouldn't if I didn't crave for sweets that much. Has anyone had this problem? Has anyone gotten over it?

[Rick Abelson]

In my opinion it is like most things. You already know what to do to lose weight and get in shape. You don't need us to tell you. You just have to make the commitment! You need to get leverage on yourself. I guarantee that if, heaven forbid, you knew that the most important person in your life would die if you didn't lose the weight.....you would lose the weight! It's just a matter of whether the "pain" of the sacrifice to lose the weight is stronger than the "pleasure" of continuing your present lifestyle. You don't need us....You can do it on your own! Good luck, but let us know what happens. Rick

[coachkip]

I started with the master cleanse to get my body back in order, it also shocked it into submission. Since then I have really concentrated on eating the proper serving size, and having three meals and two snacks. This helps the craving and keeps your body at peak fat burning level. It is fairly simple, but takes a lot of self discipline.

[bigadam]

The BEST tip, and one that will save you potentially years of struggling with weight loss is to get your diet in order before your exercise program. In other words, you could workout like a fiend and never lose weight if your diet sucks, but if your diet is in order, you could never work out and still lose a lot of weight.

Get a new book called The TNT Diet. It's written by Men's Health and they actually move you through stages of diet and exercise depending on where your fat percentage is. The book also spells everything out so all you have to do is follow along. Finally, it's extremely simple, with no recipes to learn.

Top 10 tips, in no particular order:

1. Cut out all carbs. You'll lose a tremendous amount of weight quickly.
2. If you can't go carb free, lose soda and refined sugars and stick to whole grains.
3. If you can't go carb free, cut out carbs during dinner. Without explaining the science, your body will store most carbs you eat during dinner as fat while you sleep.
4. Remember this phrase in regards to portion control: Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper.
5. If you can't go carb free, eliminate any foods that contain high-fructose corn syrup in the first 4 ingredients. HFCS is corn sugar/syrup and many people attribute it as one of the major causes of the obesity epidemic (Google it).
6. Eat 5 small meals a day. This will keep our metabolism revved.
7. People that skip breakfast are fat. Don't skip breakfast.
8. Only lift weights with compound movements...movements that hit multiple muscles groups. Curls and crunches = bad. Deadlifts, squats, shoulder presses, bench presses = good.
9. Make your cardio High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). It's a series of sprints followed by light jogging. Google HIIT for some specific routines.
10. Identify and address the emotional reasons for eating. Find healthier ways to address them.

Good luck.

[neon]

I am personally eating macrobiotic diet for 4 years and I am completely satisfied. As for the weight loss, we have opposite problem in our macrobiotic community. How to gain weight, but in the healthy way On a macrobiotic diet you'll lose a lot of weight very fast, but still in the best healthy way (from their point of view).

The weight loss point of this diet is, that it's based on the complex sacharides (polysacharides) - whole grains, vegetables, fruits - as opposite to the simple ones (mono, di) - sugar.
The complex sacharides are going slowly (3 hours) into your blood stream and you have no strong cravings like with the simple sugar.

Try to switch completely to the whole grains, vegetables and fruits.
Use whole grain malts (barley, rice, corn) and maple syrup instead of the sugar.
Use good quality cold pressed oils and no more than 1-2 tablespoons a day.
Limit the salt intake and switch to sea salt. If you eat lots of salt, you will need to compensate it with lot of sugar too. Try to limit the salt only and you'll see, there's no such strong need for sugar.
As many people suggested - it more frequently, but smaller portions. This way you'll achieve stable sugar blood level.
Chew well and eat slowly in a calm environment. Not watching TV, not reading newspapers or surfing internet.

Many tips like this were posted here. I just wanted to show another alternative, that has many books written about and many courses and website tips on the net - macrobiotic.

[ReallyGoodIdeas]

Try EFT to lose weight. It worked for me with no willpower involved. You can use it on you cravings for various foods, and if you feel unmotivated. Check my site for more info.

Wishinggyou great success
Hazel

[ShiningLight]

Only one thing you need to know: COMMIT TO CHANGE. Change whatever it is you are currently doing, because it has obviously put you in an unhealthy position. The only two things you need to change is: DIET and EXERCISE.

Start small - one step at a time. Start with the simple tips: no soda, less carbs, more water, no junk food, walking, etc. Any of the tips above would work, as long as you are increasing your exercise and eating healthy (lower calories) you will lose weight.

and congratulations on taking your initial steps to a healthier life!

[agnostic]

Before you put any food into your mouth ask yourself: Am I really hungry? and try to feel for real physical hunger. If all you have is appetite, wait till you're hungry.

[eblight]

Great advice thanks everyone. Also consider meditation as part of your weight loss programme to give you greater understanding of yourself.

[Plato]

EAT LESS and EXERCISE MORE. This method is 100% guaranteed to work!

[PianoManGidley]

Despite what others have suggested here, I would advise AGAINST low-carb/no-carb diets unless you're already rather fit and only have an extra 10-20 lbs. of excess body fat to lose. Ketosis (what happens when you cut down on carbs and rely more on proteins) can be a powerful tool in that regard, but most health experts and nutritionists I've talked to agree that it shouldn't be taken on by someone who has a LOT of excess fat to lose. In fact, most of the initial weight loss experienced in low-carb/no-carb diets is mostly water weight, which can't be said about other diets. What's more, just cutting out carbs won't help if all you're doing is throwing the bun away of that triple-super-extra-greasy bacon cheeseburger from your favorite fast food restaurant; a rose by any other name still has thorns.

My diet consists of the following four basic principals:
1. Lean proteins (and by "lean," I mean at MOST 10% fat--great examples of this include boneless skinless chicken breast, salmon, shrimp, and top sirloin)
2. Non-fat or low-fat dairy products
3. Plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables (especially the veggies [fruits have natural sugars, which are a type of carb]--a plate piled full of fresh veggies is only about 100 calories!)
4. Whole-grain breads, pastas, rice, etc. (Yes--you CAN have these carbs!)

Just cut out a lot of that processed crap. Some people go by the method of shopping around the perimeters of the grocery stores, because this is usually where these more healthy food options are found. In addition to this, I also go by the rules listed before me here in this thread stating to eat 5-6 smaller meals each day. This helps regulate your metabolism much better. And I also prescribe by the 3-hour-before-bed rule, too (make sure you go to bed at least 3 hours after your last meal), as this guarantees that the energy your body uses during sleep will be stored fat instead of what you recently ate.

I also exercise, of course, to get rid of the fat I've been storing for too long. In nearly 3 months of diet and exercise (I do some at-home workout videos that I love), I have lost 35 lbs., 9" off my waist, and my body fat has dropped from 29.5% to 19.5%. But this also means that you have to know about what energy you're giving yourself each day.

Calories. Yes, I count my calories--in a fuzzy way. I've learned about how much food (and there is a wealth of literary resources out there that will explain the details of this to you) equates to my required caloric input for the day. If you don't know how many calories your own body needs, do this:

1. Multiply your current body weight times 10. This gives you the amount of calories your body needs to sustain itself for the day without factoring in activity.
2. Add another 100-700 calories per day depending on how active your job/school day is (if you sit in a cubicle all day, keep it low; if your work entails tons of manual labor, bump it up).
3. On top of this number, add another 300-600 calories for whatever additional workout you do in the day.

But wait...that's a recipe to MATCH your daily energy output with your caloric input, isn't it? And if you're overweight, that rule of less in, more out, has merit...so you'd want to be a little LOWER than your daily energy requirements, right? Well, then yes, subtract a few hundred calories each day to burn off some excess fat each day. By now, you may be thinking, "But if I just eat less to burn off what's stored, then why not just eat nothing at all and run off of pure stored energy?"

The problem here is that our bodies are evolved to react to how life was for our species 50,000 years ago. If the body suddenly realizes that there is no more food coming in, it will go into a protective mode, thinking that there may be a famine of some sort going on in that wild, woolly land out there, which means it will be slower to burn off the stored energy, preserving it for however long this unknown famine may last. So you need calories in your body each day, but you need a calorie deficit that isn't so great that your body goes into starvation mode. A healthy deficit is usually anywhere from 100-500 calories a day LESS than the amount of energy your body uses daily.

One last thing you may want to consider is L-Carnitine. This is a fat-burner that can be found both naturally and in supplement form. The best natural source of L-Carnitine is found in red meats, such as beef, sheep, and lamb...but remember, you'd be wanting lean proteins, so it'd have to be 10% fat or less of your beef, such as lean ground beef or top sirloin. Since this natural source can get expensive (and since not everyone likes to eat these foods, for one reason or another), you could opt for the supplement form, such as a daily pill. Why L-Carnitine instead of other fat-burning supplements, though? Because of how it approaches fat-burning. I'll allow a friend of mine--a coach and a rowing champion--to explain it (this taken from a fitness forum I frequent):

If you have taken cell biology you'd remember mitochondria, powerhouse in the cells. These take the food and burn them and produce energy. However, the fats (like cellulite) don't move fast. Why? Because they need an excessive threshold energy to burn. Try to burn wood--easy; burn coal, it'll take time as coal has higher a threshold requirement. L-Carnitine works as a catalyst to decrease the threshold of fat, so that fat can be burned in the mitochondria.

Most people don't know about this product. They just know the "FAT BURNERS" simply due to marketing ads. Actually, fat burners mostly try to block or burn the fat during the initial intake, try to activate the digestion system more efficiently. Well, I think that's not smart for me, as I can cut down my fat intake by dieting. I wanted to hit the stored fat. So I spent my money on L-Carnitine and increased the quality of the workout by making use of energy hidden in my stored fat.

[escapee]

The low fats diet proposed by old school nutritionists will continue to hurt people all around the world. You need both essential fatty acids and saturated fats to maintain optimal health. Also pleasse bare in mind that your protein will not work properly without sufficient essential fatty acids. The main reason you should avoid fast food is the fats that are oxidized during prolonged frying process, the high GI soft drink/French fries and all the chemicals that come along with the processed meat. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't eat your fats from the right source.


Linoleic Acid, Other Fatty Acids, and the Risk of Stroke -- Iso et al. 33 (8): 2086 -- Stroke

A higher intake of linoleic acid may protect against ischemic stroke, possibly through potential mechanisms of decreased blood pressure, reduced platelet aggregation, and enhanced deformability of erythrocyte cells.

Arch Intern Med -- Abstract: Prediction of Cardiovascular Mortality in Middle-aged Men by Dietary and Serum Linoleic and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, January 24, 2005, Laaksonen et al. 165 (2): 193

Dietary polyunsaturated and more specifically linoleic fatty acid intake may have a substantial cardioprotective benefit that is also reflected in overall mortality. Dietary fat quality seems more important than fat quantity in the reduction of cardiovascular mortality in men

Where you get your fats is very important ( EG : ORGANIC FATS IS GOOD ) !

Animal Protein, Animal Fat, and Cholesterol Intakes and Risk of Cerebral Infarction Mortality in the Adult Health Study -- Sauvaget et al. 35 (7): 1531 -- Stroke

Conclusions— This study suggests that in Japan, where animal product intake is lower than in Western countries, a high consumption of animal fat and cholesterol was associated with a reduced risk of cerebral infarction death.

Serum Fatty Acids and the Risk of Stroke -- Simon et al. 26 (5): 778 -- Stroke

Conclusions Our findings suggest that higher serum levels of the essential fatty acid {alpha}-linolenic acid are independently associated with a lower risk of stroke in middle-aged men at high risk for cardiovascular disease.

Sometimes, You wonder if all these nutritionist who recommended low fat diet were reading the same book ( The China study ).

[escapee]

Thin people may be fat inside .

Thin people may be fat inside, some doctors say - USATODAY.com

Just because someone is lean doesn't make them immune to diabetes or other risk factors for heart disease," said Dr. Louis Teichholz, chief of cardiology at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, who was not involved in Bell's research.

Even people with normal Body Mass Index scores — a standard obesity measure that divides your weight by the square of your height — can have surprising levels of fat deposits inside.

Of the women scanned by Bell and his colleagues, as many as 45% of those with normal BMI scores (20 to 25) actually had excessive levels of internal fat. Among men, the percentage was nearly 60%.

Relating the news to what Bell calls "TOFIs" — people who are "thin outside, fat inside" — is rarely uneventful. "The thinner people are, the bigger the surprise," he said, adding the researchers even found TOFIs among people who are professional models.

According to Bell, people who are fat on the inside are essentially on the threshold of being obese. They eat too many fatty, sugary foods — and exercise too little to work it off — but they are not eating enough to actually be fat. Scientists believe we naturally accumulate fat around the belly first, but at some point, the body may start storing it elsewhere.

[Veradb]

My doctor ones said
Every pound goes through your mouth
I have the best results with counting calories.
i lost in 3 week 10 pounds.
i eat everything, but I'm not going above 1000 calories a day.
In the beginning it's a little difficult, but it works for me.
I think all the other diets methods, are just to get money out of your pockets.
to sell books or products.

[PianoManGidley]

Yeah, escapee mentions something important, too, about thin people and the BMI. I don't put much stock in the BMI, because it's purely a ratio of height to weight--it does not factor in the percentage of body fat or anything. You could be 20 lbs. over your "ideal" weight and have it be all fat from a sedentary lifestyle and poor nutrition, OR you could be the same 20 lbs. overweight and have it be all muscle mass from lots of bodybuilding and proper nutrition...but according to the BMI, there's no difference, although we all can assess that the two examples are completely different in their overall health.

What's more, not everyone is going to be able to shape their body the same way due to genetics--your body may look overly fat or overly skinny from the outside, but that doesn't necessarily equate to what's going on INSIDE. It's the difference between being an ectomorph, an endomorph, or a mesomorph. Ectomorphs are the string beans--the people that can't seem to put on much mass (muscle or fat) regardless of what they do. Endomorphs are the much rounder types, who appear to be overweight and fat, even if they're body is perfectly healthy. Mesomorphs are the classical bodybuilder types that represent the figure most of us covet and regard as "healthy." So you could be super skinny and still be just another out-of-shape ectomorph, or you could be a rather large and round but still very fit endomorph--looks aren't everything, and you can't judge a book by its cover.

[Uberman]

• Eat fresh ORGANIC food (no bags, no boxes, no cans) as often as possible. Make them at least 80% of your diet. Did I say, Organic? I meant ORGANIC. Eat Organic. Ok, that’s it. ORGANIC.

• Eat 5-6 small meals a day as opposed to 3 large meals. Think “grazer”. Look at the strong, lean muscles of a bull that eats all day, compared to a fat bear, that eats large quantities at a time (and then sleeps!).

• Eat like a baby in the morning, a king at lunch, and a beggar in the evening. Ok, another silly analogy, but check it: always work up to your biggest meal of the day (lunch) and then taper back down as the day goes on. You don’t want to clog your body with food upon waking, and you don’t really need the calories for energy at night. (check the sample meal plan to see this in action)

• Protein is key. Super-athletes need 1g per pound of bodyweight. Those that workout 3-4 days a week need at least .75g per pound of bodyweight. Everybody else should at least get .6g per pound of bodyweight. (ex: if you weigh 125 pounds and are fairly active, you should consume at least 90 grams of protein a day)

• Carbs are cool too. They help transport nutrients through your body, and provide energy. They key is to eat from high quality carbohydrate sources.

• Eat efficient, nutritious foods at all times. Don’t eat crappy unless you want to look/feel crappy. Seriously, your body’s tissue, organs, and blood cells are made up of the nutrients (or lack thereof) found in the food you eat. Think about that.

• The only thing you should be drinking is water. That’s it. Tea’s cool because it’s made up of water. Black coffee (MAYBE sometimes) if you want to stimulate your metabolism and burn fat. Other than that, juices, sodas, and other crap-licious items shouldn’t enter your body. Drinking a soda is like drinking a candy bar. And fruit juice has the sugar comparable to soda, only it’s “natural” (and even then you should check to make sure).

A list of quality foods (note: I’m vegan. Non-vegan items will be placed at the end where they belong.

Good proteins: Beans (pinto, black, kidney, garbanzo – if canned make sure there is “no salt added”), lentils, raw nuts (almonds, cashews), seeds (sesame), tempeh (super efficient nutritional goodness), almond butter, tofu, seitan, whey protein (isolate – no lactose!), fish.

Good carbs: Quinoa, dark leafy green vegetables, sprouted bread, oatmeal, bananas, blueberries, goji berries, brown rice, sweet potato.

Good fats: Avocado, nuts, nut butters, olive oil.

The Awesome Food All Star Team (if these foods were in a professional sports league, they would be chosen for the all-star game):

Starting 5: Quinoa, Spinach, Tempeh, Blueberries, Almond Butter
Reserves: Pinto beans, Oatmeal, Sprouted bread, Bananas, Almonds
Coached by: Water

These ideas will surely give you the start you need to eat like a world-class individual (read: Uberman). If you want to talk about it or if you have any further questions, shoot me a message or drop by my blog.

Strength, Health & Honor.

Obi

[candlesyp]

I've been reading this topic, and I have a question.

The othery day I went for a walk with my daughter (in her stroller), for about 40 minutes. It was at a good pace, (at least to me), we were moving the whole time. But I noticed that I wasn't sweating or getting any kind of "work out". I guess my question is, will walking really work? Or does it have to be a special kind of walk such as a certain speed, or duration? I'd love to go for walks to loose weight, but I don't want to do it if it's not going to give results.

Also, how soon can I expect to see results from walking, and how much results (such as how much weight per week could be lost, etc...). I don't wany any miracles, 1-2 lbs per week would be good.

Thanks

Also, (lol) Do diet pills work? Are they safe?

[Joeschmoe]

Walking is "the" human activity. You don't need to sweat to be doing good and burning calories. Some would argue that some amount of walking is necessary for good human health, just like getting some sunlight, or eating whole plant foods. We are designed to walk from one meal to the next. As far as results go, that depends on diet, metabolism, how much you have to lose etc. But you will see lots of results in mood, fitness, and health, with or without weight loss. I walk for about an hour a day, and it makes the difference.

[The Cloud]

My best tip? Stop trying to lose weight. Trying to lose weight is a disempowering goal, because you can have no direct affect on your body fat content short of liposuction. So put the scale away for a while, because that's not helping you become a healthier individual.

Instead of having the goal to lose weight, try instead having a goal that is the action you want to pursue. These are long-term goals, behaviors that you are going to have to keep doing if you want them to keep working. Perhaps you could have the goal to cut out deserts from your diet, or the goal to work out more. Whether or not you lose weight, these are healthy behaviors that you'll want to continue doing. Plus, these are goals you can control. You can directly control whether or not you eat a cupcake, whereas you cannot directly control whether or not you shed a pound of fat. If you aren't achieving your goal, you'll know what to do. You stop eating cupcakes.

As for dieting, my suggestion would be to first cut out unhealthy food before you try to reduce amount. It is a huge shock to your system to start eating like a rabbit in both quantity and quality of food. Personally, I started by cutting out starches, breads, pastas, cereals, and sugary foods. I made no attempt to reduce the amount of food that I ate, only the content. I gained weight on this diet. However, my waist size went down. That goes to show you how useless the scale really is.

You don't have to change your diet as drastically as I did. I did it for multiple reasons, ranging from the crappy feeling that I would get after eating a lot of sugar to scientific evidence linking long life and low insulin resistance. I feel a lot healthier now, even after eating a handful of bacon, just not having my body having to deal with a huge carb load. If you start by cutting out the foods that you feel are unhealthy for you, you will naturally become more healthy. You can cut calories later, but first make sure that the calories you are getting are good ones.

[SaberToothDream]

I know trying to lose weight for me has always been a struggle but I've found that quick fix diets never seemed to work and I was always miserable while doing them. This article seems to have very helpful and realistic advice on to how to lose weight without "dieting."

Want to Lose Weight? STOP DIETING! | PeopleJam

Hope it helps. Good luck!

[hoofhearted]

Eat less calories and exercise, thats about it to be honest

[PianoManGidley]

Originally Posted by The Cloud

Trying to lose weight is a disempowering goal, because you can have no direct affect on your body fat content short of liposuction.

Umm....where do you get this idea? I and countless others have been able to alter our body fat content through proper nutrition and exercise. Since January, I've lost 50 lbs. and my body fat has gone from 29.5% to 15%--these are direct results of exercising and eating right, which are both conscious decisions on my part, meaning I was in control of this situation the whole time. So how is this NOT something we can control?

[beautyscientist]

Originally Posted by escapee

Avoid simple carbs, hydrogenated fats & oxidized fats from Fast food.

I have concluded that hydrogenated products are bad for your skin as well.