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Posted by Deneb on June 23, 2009, at 4:23:34
I am gaining weight again. Being unemployed is bad for my waistline. I thought of buying appetite suppressants and Alli, but then I realized I need to maintain my weight loss.
A good way to figure out if a weight loss method will work at keeping the weight off is it ask, can I do this for life?
I realized I do not want to take appetite suppressants or Alli for life. It would be expensive and might even be dangerous.
I can do Weight Watchers for life though and I can drink coffee for life.
I've decided I will stick with Weight Watchers and drink coffee to suppress my appetite. Coffee really makes me want to eat less.
Posted by morganpmiller on June 28, 2009, at 0:28:56
In reply to Weight loss plans, can I do it for life?, posted by Deneb on June 23, 2009, at 4:23:34
Coffee may make you eat less, but it also may slow down your metabolism. A slow metabolism will not help you keep the weight off. Too much coffee is not good for most people anyway.
Also, eating less may not necessarily be the key. Instead, you want to eat small meals throughout the day, not necessarily less food in general.
Are you exercising?
Weight watchers is good if you really stick with it. My aunt has tried weight watchers for years but never had any luck because she just could not maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Can you afford a few supplements that may help?
-Pycnogenol- slows down the absorption of carbohydrates.
-Green tea extract-The ECGC has some role in weight loss, can't remember what it is.
-Resveratrol-you need to find a good one though, that may be expensive. 3 I know of are Botivia, longevinex, and Revgenetics nitro 250
-Fishoil-may control appetite and improve blood flow resulting in weight loss.If you take all of these you would also be on track to starting a good life long regimen for health and longevity.
I say maintain a healthy active lifestyle and you should always be fine. Fruits, vegetables, plenty of water, whole grains, olive oil(yes olive oil may actually help you keep off the pounds), meat, yogurt, and a healthy balance between protein and carbohydrates.
Posted by bleauberry on July 19, 2009, at 19:06:47
In reply to Weight loss plans, can I do it for life?, posted by Deneb on June 23, 2009, at 4:23:34
There have been a thousand diet programs and there are all kinds of supplements. In the end, the only thing that really works reliably and permanently is to retrain the taste buds. They can be trained, ya know.
Basically your food choices should be:
Mostly veggies, most raw, some slightly cooked.
Low sugar fruits, mostly the berries (frozen is cheapest).
Lean meats.
Eggs.
Nuts.
Very few grains...breads, pastas, pastries, etc.
Low or no sugar, including low or no sugar substitutes, except Stevia which is good.
Lots of purified water, more than you want.
Dairy is ok in modest amounts.
Use olive oil almost exclusively for cooking or raw usage.
Believe it or not, butter is a good fat and much better choice for health and weight loss than any of the margarines or substitutes.You can splurge once a week and have that Coke or donut or whatever. One.
I'm sure there is probably a name for the above diet. I don't look at it as a diet. That is the wrong way to approach the whole thing. It should be viewed as food preferences. Food choices.
I'm going to write a million dollar selling book on weight loss. It will be a one page book. Simple. Pretend you are gluten intolerant or have Celiac disease. That means, no wheat, no barley, no barley malt. If you think about it, that pretty much forces you into the above food choices. You can still get breads, pastas, and pastries, it's just that they are made from things like rice, corn, tapioca, and other flours. They are not nearly as fat producing, and healthier even for people who have no problem with gluten. Healthy people actually feel better on gluten free diets.
I'm not preaching something I don't know anything about. I have done the above. It was for other reasons. Hormonal stuff. Infection stuff.
The first month was real hard. I wanted my pizza. Sorry. Gotta have something else. I really wanted my cinnamon roll. That was hard.
Second month cravings for those old foods were still there, but about half the intensity at first. I was now starting to like my celery with cream cheese, carrot sticks with whatever, romaine leaves rolls wrapped up with turkey and cheese, avocados, all sorts of stuff. I think the worst thing to do was to make salads all the time. They get boring fast. I eat the same stuff as in salads, just differently, as creative finger food.
Third month I gave in and had a cinnamon roll. Surprise. It wasn't nearly as good as I thought it would be. My taste buds were into other stuff now, the cinnamon roll didn't have the same umph it used to have. Tried a pizza too. It was ok, nothing great. I would have been fine with something else. Wow. Who would have ever thought.
Fourth month on, the old foods are behind me. Given a choice, I actually want my new foods over the old ones. The taste buds got retrained.
It is really hard if not impossible to gain weight if you don't eat gluten. It is real hard to gain weight if you eat mostly veggies and proteins. I have never seen a gluten-free person who was not skinny. I saw an overweight obese neighbor go down to almost slim in about one year's time when she switched to a gluten free diet. Again though, it isn't a diet. They are food choices. It is a way of living, one that you can train the taste buds to prefer over anything else.
Chocolate was the toughest. I still eat it daily. But big difference, I eat the 80% dark stuff that has little sugar. Dark chocolate is very healthy and does not put on the pounds if you limit to half a bar per day. I have some with lunch and dinner regularly.
I went from 155 pounds to 126 pounds in about 2 months on the above diet.
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