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I Wish I Knew How to LOSE You--The Weight Loss Thread (check first post)

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Jeff Wrangler:

--- Quote from: southendmd on January 05, 2010, 02:34:00 pm ---Jeff, I love the idea of tricking the eye with smaller plates.  

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This is what I ordinarily do at home for dinner. I've been doing it for years. I can't claim credit for the idea, but I also can't remember anymore where I heard it.  :-\

I'm sure someone must have already suggested "brown-bagging" your lunch to work. I do that, too. I'm convinced I eat much less when I bring my own lunch than when I buy lunch out.

Monika:

--- Quote from: Jeff  Wrangler on January 05, 2010, 02:46:37 pm ---I'm sure someone must have already suggested "brown-bagging" your lunch to work. I do that, too. I'm convinced I eat much less when I bring my own lunch than when I buy lunch out.

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I find that to be true too. Especially when eating at a buffet-style restaurant

Lynne:
Great idea for a thread, Paul - I'm just seeing it...

I haven't weighed in a few weeks, but count me in for 50 lbs, just to stick to round numbers.

Here's what I've been doing - going to yoga 1-2X/week and working on de-stressing and meditation.

The Plan for 2010 is to

1) continue the yoga and de-stressing
2) find some time somewhere for cardio at the gym I'm paying for but not using
3) get enough sleep - like Clarissa says
4) have afternoon tea and an energy bar so I'm not starving for supper so I grab what's at hand
5) cut back on alcohol consumption to no more than 2 per evening 2 times a week

Front-Ranger:

--- Quote from: Buffymon on January 05, 2010, 01:53:37 pm ---I went to the store and bought some low-fat, sugar-free articles today. It's a start anyways. It's hard to get exercises here at the moment. I don't have access to a gym in the small town where I live. As far as I know, there is only one gym that's open to the public and it's a place where wannabe bodybuilders seem to spend their entire days...so no thanks. Walking is made hard because of the icy streets at the moment. Perhaps I can think of something to do indoors (as long as it doesn't include one of those fitness dvds anyway...)

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Be careful, friend! Because low fat, sugar-free stuff does NOT equal low calorie or healthy always. Take, for instance, sugar free soda. I'm convinced there is hardly anything worse you can put in your body than that...it leaves you craving bad stuff and gets your system all out of whack. Plus, those imitation butter spreads like margarine. Stay away from those, far away!! What goes on my bread (what little I eat) is pure olive oil, with a little balsamic vinegar and za'tar spice added. That, or dijon mustard (the kind that has no mayo or sugar in it). As a general rule, I advise everyone to avoid processed foods, ennithing in the frozen aisles (except frozen fruits and vegetables), prepared foods, juices, drinks in bottles, and ennithing Starbucks!! (except straight black coffee). Instead of juice, have a piece of fruit. Instead of pizza or frozen dinners, have a salad that you make yourself. Instead of bread, cook up some wheat berries, barley, brown rice, or bulgar. And so on.

southendmd:
Yay, Lynne, aim high!

Lee, what in the world is a wheat berry?

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