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- no starbucks
- drop carbs to as little as possible
- no sweets
- no sodas or any other premade drinks. Only pure filtered water.
- NO foods that contain flour. NONE.
- limit number of meals per day
- no solid food until 4 hrs after you got out of bed. 5 hrs even better. Have water in the morning, maybe tea of coffee. Let digestive system to wake up.
- cook your own food and know what you eat
- no food 3 hrs before retiring to bed.
I recommend Weight Watchers. But not everyone has success on it. I did however because it allowed me to eat from all the food groups.
I would say sign up with My Fitness Pal or Spark People and track your food intake. Focus on eating whole, fresh foods. Lean proteins, veggies, some fruits, whole grains, legumes, healthy fats. If you like yogurt focus on 'real' yogurt and not brands like Dannon or Yoplait.
Avoid sugar, white flour foods, fast and processed foods. Drink lots of water.
Exercise! Get your heart rate up and keep it up. Find something you enjoy doing and be consistent.
Nothing from a box or a bag (we already ate mostly home cooked meals). I eat whatever I want within those parameters. Carbs, protein- doesn't matter to me.
I hike (average at least 550-750 ft elevation gain) almost every day 3-5 miles. That is a priority for me.
I recommend Weight Watchers. But not everyone has success on it. I did however because it allowed me to eat from all the food groups.
I would say sign up with My Fitness Pal or Spark People and track your food intake. Focus on eating whole, fresh foods. Lean proteins, veggies, some fruits, whole grains, legumes, healthy fats. If you like yogurt focus on 'real' yogurt and not brands like Dannon or Yoplait.
Avoid sugar, white flour foods, fast and processed foods. Drink lots of water.
Exercise! Get your heart rate up and keep it up. Find something you enjoy doing and be consistent.
Nothing from a box or a bag (we already ate mostly home cooked meals). I eat whatever I want within those parameters. Carbs, protein- doesn't matter to me.
I hike (average at least 550-750 ft elevation gain) almost every day 3-5 miles. That is a priority for me.
I've lost 30 lbs since late January.
Thank you and congratulations on the weight loss! What websites or tools did you find helpful?
- no starbucks
- drop carbs to as little as possible
- no sweets
- no sodas or any other premade drinks. Only pure filtered water.
- NO foods that contain flour. NONE.
- limit number of meals per day
- no solid food until 4 hrs after you got out of bed. 5 hrs even better. Have water in the morning, maybe tea of coffee. Let digestive system to wake up.
- cook your own food and know what you eat
- no food 3 hrs before retiring to bed.
No food containing flour is hard. Also, does weight come back when eating flour later?
You can also track progress in a linear form. One month report-
The trick with this is to be HONEST with your intakes and excercise. I err towards more calories in and less calories burned, that way I build in a margin for error that favors weight loss.
Was it helpful?
How much did you lose over how long?
What was the challenge of using it?
Did you end up maintain the weight?
Thinking of following a diet program to lose 30 lbs, what are the programs you'd recommend?
you don't need a diet program, you need a lifestyle change.
What do you plan on doing once you lose those 30 lbs? Will you stay on the diet program or will you go right back to doing what you're doing now? I say the latter and with a result of a 45 lb weight gain.
Apps are nice, but won't do you a bit of good if you don't actually change your eating habits.
Is flour a real problem? No, it's not. But that whole loaf of freshly baked bread you just ate is. It's called moderation and portion control.
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