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Originally Posted by jefferzzzz
I wish this site had a "Like" button for this post... Very well put!!
lol thank you! a lot of people fail at dieting because they stop drinking soda and eating cake, then once they get to their goal weight they think "i'm trhin, i can eat whatever i want now~!" and i've seen this happen. my late stepmother weighed about 400ish pounds and decided to go to weight watchers (this was back in like 2001). she lost 80 pounds. got excited. started cheating on her diet. suddenly, she had gained 120. that means she gained back the weight she lost AND added on 40 pounds! you can't just force-feed yourself veggies to lose weight fast, you need to actually learn about proper nutrition and good calories vs empty calories (150 calories for 1 slice toast with 1 tbsp preserves on them = good calories, 190 calories for half a packet of ramen = empty calories). and vitamins are very important! no, i'm not talking about pills, i'm talking about EATING and DRINKING food with nutrients in them! i personally drink v8 on days i don't have any vegetables, and when i have chocolate cravings i go for a carnation breakfast drink because it is LOADED with vitamins. plus i cut out high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup solids, aspartame, gelatin, and 90% of sugar. i'll still have a sugary soda every so often and i still eat normal chocolate made with sugar, but when it comes to making my cooked berries or sweetening my coffee/tea, i use agave nectar. however, i don't eat totally clean. i have bacon nearly every day. so how am i losing weight while eating bacon? i only eat 1-2 slices in one day. AND i dab the grease off. the other day i had a piece of fried chicken, yet i still lost weight. why? because i still made sure not to go over my calories. dieting should be a learning experience, and anyone having trouble dieting should read Nutrition for Dummies. it is very interesting.