Hi Jes!
I've been doing this since the new year, too, and lost 10 pounds this month. Most of it has been because of changing what I eat and how much. I have a habit of not eating large meals but eating more frequently because then I get hungry 1-2 hours later. So my biggest change this first month has been some food substitutions and lowering portions. I think it's easier to deal with the loss of a favorite "sinful" food, if you've got an alternative that still tastes pretty good but has less calories. I still miss my Pringles (I could finish a can in a day or two) but now I've got Rold's Gold Honey Wheat Pretzels that are like 100-something calories for 8 and they're hard so they take me longer to eat. By the time I even get to the 8th one, I'm good, lol. If I start craving chocolate chip cookies, I have my little 100-calorie pack. Sure, it doesn't compare to having a bag of Chips Ahoy in the house but if I did, I'd be munching on those cookies because they were there and I wanted them. This way, with the little packs, I can at least have some of the taste and in a pre-set portion. Or, I happen to really like low-fat swiss cheese in a sandwich. So now I put one slice in instead of two and sometimes have low calorie bread instead of the regular.
I'm no weight loss expert by any means. I can only offer up that my experience the past few weeks has been that making small changes (not drastic ones, and not completely changing everything I eat) has helped me. And spontaneously doing little 5-10 minutes bursts of exercise around the house hasn't hurt.
Well, actually that part has hurt some, lol, but I got over it.
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