Changing my eating habits

[Elysha]

Hi everyone =)

As I am having not only a few kilos too much but also problems with my eating habits, I finally want to change it!

I have started hundreds of attempts: so many diets, anti-diet, plans of every kind... but never really sticked to them.
This is why I want to start a trial here, which will hopefully help me to finally change my eating habits =)

I want to
- lose some kilos (70 kg -> under 60 kg)
- live healthier, which includes eating, drinking enough and sports.

My first trial is to
- count calories and dont eat more than 1500 kcal
- do a little bit of sport every day.

I would love to skip sugar, fast food etc. But probably that would be too much at once, so I will change this in my next trial =).

I have started these habits a few days ago already. Did some sports and counted calories, but only until evening, when I always had a kind of "eating flash", where I could not control myself anymore, ate junk food and did not even try to count calories at that moment =(
Hope I will finally get this under control.

Wish me luck =)
And tipps and encouragement are very welcome, as always, of course =)

[AfteraDream]

Eat good breakfast - it's a must.
Eat six times a day! Speeds up your metabolism.
Do the sports you love, whether running, cycling, swimming, weight lifting, surfing whatever you like, just move around as much as possible
And know that most of all it's mental. You need positive attitude to reach your goals

Best of luck

[ginkgo]

There is a lot of bad information out there. It has made America the fattest society ever. But it makes food companies and diet companies rich. Learn why salt, black coffee, salt, lean meat, salt, non-fat yogurt and salt are so fattening. SALT HAS NO CALORIES. Nourish your body thin, instead of starving it fat. Never cut carbs, fats and calories.

Eat foods made by nature, not man-made food designed to make you fat and addicted to food. Which has more calories: a plain potato or one with a healthy fat like olive oil? The latter. Which is more fattening? The former. How can this be? The fat slows down the calories going into the blood (see glycemic load and glycemic index) making it less fattening. It is not about how many calories but how fast they enter the blood.

Mark Hyman, MD,
editor in chief of the medical journal Alternatives in Health and Medicine says (in Bottom Line Yearbook 2008), "Myth 1: The less you eat, the more weight you'll lose.... In my experience, the average person who goes on a diet actually gains 5 pound instead of losing weight. Never go on a "diet." Instead eat foods that turn on your metabolism. These are whole foods that come from nature, such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, seeds, beans...."

Myth 3: You can control your weight by counting calories.... Losing weight is not about counting calories-- it's about eating the right calories.... Myth 4: Eating fat makes you fat.... Myth 5: Going low-carbohydrate makes you thin. Carbohydrates are the the single most important food that you can eat for long term health and weight loss.... However, just as there are different fats, there are different types of carbohydrates."

See my link below on Losing Weight. I just bought the Gazelle at a yard sale for $55. It is awesome. But I do not think that I will ever be as fast as a gazelle. Also I hope that you do not have to have a ponytail like Tony Little for it to work.