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For me.. I can't stomach 8 glasses. But I try to have four. I also try to have a glass of water if I want to eat. Keeps me busy and usually kills the urge.
I don't like fruit and it doesn't help keep me full. Just wasted calories. I get my vitamins in veggies and supplements.
I will try more water when I'm hungry. I find 8 glasses to be a chore, but I always have water near me.
I agree with more water and I keep bottles around my apt. And breads -- got rid of them in my life about 10 yrs ago. I eat good and often eat too much. Pushing away from table is best exercise. Don't bring junk in the house, we're not tempted. Takes real commitment to not "fill up".
I like nut butters for protein and usually buy peanut butter and I spread some on gluten free crackers I keep around for spreading things on.
I can't do that. I eat until I don't want to eat any more. So I must do something else that I can tolerate. I don't want to crave food when I know I am not hungry. And I don't want to be hungry. I've lost weight, lots of it, in the past, but I remember always being hungry, even though I ate reasonably well. And once I reached a reasonable goal, I gradually went back to my old way of eating.
Like right now I just have an orange. OK, I like oranges. And it was a small one. My stomach is full, believe it or not. From the orange and coffee. But I still want to eat and look forward to the time soon that I will be eating whole grain toast with peanut butter or something like that. But now I'm full from coffee and an orange.
No one has a magic wand. Eat less, lose weight. Not a secret.
I agree with more water and I keep bottles around my apt. And breads -- got rid of them in my life about 10 yrs ago. I eat good and often eat too much. Pushing away from table is best exercise. Don't bring junk in the house, we're not tempted. Takes real commitment to not "fill up".
I like nut butters for protein and usually buy peanut butter and I spread some on gluten free crackers I keep around for spreading things on.
Not eating bread worked for you. That does not mean it will work for everyone. I ate bread all throughout my weight loss journey and did just fine. Guess what I still eat bread and my weight is fine. I eat organic sprouted wheat and sourdough. I live near San Francisco so the sourdough is divine. A little olive and and balsamic to dip it in, heaven.
And gluten is only harmful for people who have celiacs or some other allergy to it. Otherwise 99% of the population does just fine with it.
No one has a magic wand. Eat less, lose weight. Not a secret.
Exactly. There is no magic formula. Eat less move more. Burn more calories than you are consuming. Easy on paper, hard in reality. It takes time, commitment, and sacrifice. Those three things seem to hang a lot of people up. They want fast, easy, and no sacrifice.
Download a food tracking app like MyFitnessPal, SparkPeople, or LoseIt, or just write down everything you eat in a doc or even on a piece of paper. Sometimes seeing things in print is motivating (or shocking,) and the apps will give you a calorie budget to stick with.
Lately, what has been helping me is to focus on eating healthy whole foods, with as little processed food as possible. I find that if I think about eating as a "diet", or a way to lose weight, I completely rebel. But when I think of it from a health perspective, I make better choices and weight starts to come off, without my obsessing about it.
I find that the more I eat good leafy greens and lean meats and fish, some yogurt, some fruit. No (or limited) breads, pasta and sugars, the better I feel, as well as the better I feel about myself, and the more I want to keep up the healthy eating. As soon as I have to start counting calorie or points or whatever, I am out of there.
Not eating bread worked for you. That does not mean it will work for everyone. I ate bread all throughout my weight loss journey and did just fine. Guess what I still eat bread and my weight is fine. I eat organic sprouted wheat and sourdough. I live near San Francisco so the sourdough is divine. A little olive and and balsamic to dip it in, heaven.
And gluten is only harmful for people who have celiacs or some other allergy to it. Otherwise 99% of the population does just fine with it.
I'm not telling anyone NOT to eat bread....it's what I did and what is working for me$#####
Anyone can eat what they want...I ate my lbs of bread in my life, and it does not suit me anymore>>>
And going gluten free as best I can is My Decision for me.....I really don't care about the 99%.
Lately, what has been helping me is to focus on eating healthy whole foods, with as little processed food as possible. I find that if I think about eating as a "diet", or a way to lose weight, I completely rebel. But when I think of it from a health perspective, I make better choices and weight starts to come off, without my obsessing about it.
I find that the more I eat good leafy greens and lean meats and fish, some yogurt, some fruit. No (or limited) breads, pasta and sugars, the better I feel, as well as the better I feel about myself, and the more I want to keep up the healthy eating. As soon as I have to start counting calorie or points or whatever, I am out of there.
I don't count calories, keep charts etc etc...I know what puts weight on my body.
Hearing my PRP doctor on the radio today and every time he's on the radio, first thing he tells his patients, get the weight off the body, every extra lb on the body is like 5 lb extra lbs on the knees. He preaches get off carbs, keep insulin down and keep sugar down.
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