Those of you who have a handle on losing weight and keeping it off have a lot to share with others. I thought I would start a thread on those, asking you to share your best with us. Please list some of your best here for others to use if they can. Of course, not everything fits every one, and those reading the posts I suggest you take the best and can the rest
I will start out with a few
There are many many "diets," every time you go into the supermarket there are magazines touting new miracle diet plans. In my opinion, there is not one of a thousand which is worth reading. I have seen plans which say you can eat all the fat you want to but not eat such and such, or eat only one thing all you want, or eat nothing but salad which result in feeling starved all the time. The bottom line is this, no matter what else. If you take in less calories than you need for maintenance you will lose weight. Stay up with how many calories you take in over all in the week, it is not necessary to eat under every single meal or day. But make sure it stays under by the end of each week. Myself, I try to keep it under every day, but not every meal. I do not do hunger, life is too short for that, and yes, it is too short to spend it fat also I eat when I feel need to, and try not otherwise. Remember, thirst can be felt as hunger, often a drink of water then occupying yourself with something else will make the hunger feeling disappear. But do not allow yourself to eat less than your body needs, walk the tightrope a bit. By not having a diet chiseled out in stone one has a lot more leeway and no need for guilt of having "gone off the diet." Guilt will add pounds in a hurry
Tip 2 I have a list of foods I like that are good for me and the calories in the portion size I use. For any meal (any time I eat) I grab one or more and select what I want (for myself usually around 300 calories)
This is a small portion of my list:
one half can pinto beans 180
one cup of mixed fresh fruit 100
4 oz grilled salmon 240 I eat one of these
half an avacado 160 three each day for
1/2 cup mixed nuts 203 the omega acids
4 oz bass or halibut 120
4 oz grilled chicken 240
4 oz grilled lean beef 240
4 oz halibut or seabass 120
1/2 can black eyed peas 150
1 orange 60
These are some of my favorites, use your own, but a list written on a handy card sure helps get a meal ready in a hurry