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Originally Posted by cookiedibs  Hi Chanmui04,
You know, as much as we would like it to be different, there are really no secrtets. Every time I meet someone who has lost weight, I ask, HOW DID YOU DO IT?? It's always the same answer: diet and exercise.
Here are some things I've learned after years and years of trying:
There are no shortcuts. You have to eat less than you burn in calories. Learn how much you can eat (how many calories) and how many calories you use a day. Then, write it down until it becomes so automatic that you know automatically.
You say you've cut out caffeine. That's a good thing to do, but caffeine has no calories: Sugar does.
Weigh yourself EVERY day. Write it down. Write down what you eat. Understand how many calories you burn in a day. There is no magic formula. Understand that you have to change YOUR LIFE if you want to beat this permenantly. In studies, most people who lose weight and keep it off, exercise an hour a day and eat healthy foods. That means keep away from things like rice cakes, which have very little nutritional value. And make sure you monitor how many nuts you eat. They are good but VERY high and calories, and you can blow a whole days calories on nuts very easily.
Water won't help you lose weight (although it's good to drink enough water).
The only thing that will help you lose weight is eating less and exercising more (besides surgery, which you are not heavy enough to consider).
Good luck!
Let me know if you need any help! |
Very well said, but I too question weighing oneself every day.....on one hand it can keep you focused on your goals acting as a reminder of what you're trying to do, on the other hand weight fluctuates day to day so I'd have for someone to get discouraged after a good few days of eating only to see they haven't lost anything or even put on a pound. The other issue is if you start exercising and put on muscle, even though you're losing fat too, conceivably the scale might not move, and that could be discouraging to people as well.
As far as water goes, I don't want people to get the idea that water isn't important in the weight loss process, because it's VERY IMPORTANT.