Ways to lose weight??

I am not losing weight I am just getting fit, my plan is fairly simple. Eat foods that are more natural and less chemical. Excersice when I can. But most of all Laugh!

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I lost a lot of weight this last year, and have kept it off. I simply started recording everything I ate. I also tracked my exercise. Awareness made a huge difference. I can maintain my weight because I exercise and eat a healthy, well balanced diet (and yes, chocolate is included).

I eat to lose weight.
Eat early, eat often...but eat right.
I watch my fat because I have high cholestrol...and since one gram of fat has more than twice as many calories as protein or carb, it worked like a charm.
52 pounds in 52 weeks...4 years ago...and counting.
Walking helps, but I have been bad about that...am going to force myself to get back in the habit starting January 2 when I go back to work.

I lost weight last year and have gained most of it back! I got mad that I plateaued and started eating wrong! I did buy a Pilates machine off of QVC last year and when I do use it, I feel better and I'm not sore. I plan on using it daily as of tomorrow. It's easy, and effective.
My weightloss strategy is to watch salt and sugar, limit protein, eat complex carbs and pplenty of fruits andveggies and water!!!!

Stacie, I've also found that the awareness - just writing it down - is incredibly effective.

Maybe this year I willl try something.

I haven't really tried to lose weight in the past -- this year I think my goal is just to think more carefully about what I eat and to try and fit in some more exercise!

Losing weight is never a goal of mine. But good luck to those who are trying!

I am avoiding fats and starches..and eating less but not worrying about messing up.

I have tried almost everything under the sun except surgery the doctors have been pushing that for years.

I did lose 100 pounds in 1978 but I was on the my life is over, I am down a well, I have no money to eat and I want to kill myself and die diet. It worked except I lived but I don't recommend it.

I lost 10 lbs before joining Weight Watchers and then lost 30 lbs. Now I'm working really hard to maintain that loss with ww and on my own.

Don't totally avoid starches, your body needs then! Eat the complex forms, wheat pasta, brown rice, etc...

I have to eat heart healthy which pretty much keeps my weight in check.

I think the most important thing is to figure out why you're overweight in the first place - usually it's because of lack of physical activity. That is the reason many folks are overweight - not all but many - you have to keep moving to burn the food that you've just ingested. It's that simple. No matter what diet you are on - and there are many - you have to burn more calories than you're taking in to lose wt. 3,500 calories makes one pound of fat...if you want to lose weight - count calories whether they are fat gram or whatever - a calorie is a calorie.
I already eat low on the food chain, preferring salads but I do drink wine and when I do - oh I snack on something salty like cheese and crackers and then of course want something sweet - so there you have it - but I do walk quite a bit - but what I will do in the new year is to not drink wine except on weekends - this is effective for me. I also want to do a cleansing diet to roto-root my insides - also, drink more water - I know I have to drink 8 glasses a day but find I drink only about 4. Also, going to do more yoga - My goal is to lose 10 pounds by Easter. Salud.

Oh and if you're over 55 - some women get that wonderful little roll around the middle - don't you just hate that - lol...I'm glad they are making mid-rise jeans now. Ok everyone Happy New Year!!! Good luck. Salud.

Last year I lost 35 pounds. I looked and felt GREAT!!!! What I did was basically a life style change. I changed my diet and my eating habits. I cut out foods that were bad for me all together .. like cookies, cake, candy .. ect . Then I learned some foods that contained carbs .. were not good either. HOWEVER I LOVE carbs .. so I did not cut them out I limited and downsized on the amounts I would eat of them. I ate more healthy by just making myself aware of my food choices. I avoiding dining out or fast foods .. .this made a HUGE imapact on my weight. Oh I also do not drink soda .. had to cut it out completely.

I can honestly say I did not exercise much .. BUT I did try to be more active then usual. Once I started losing weight it actually got easier and easier .. like my body was just melting into shape. I no longer craved the junk foods .. I was looking and feeling great and my self esteem was really growing ont something great too!

I did not gain any of it back .. until recently. I now work 6 days a week and I am always rushing .. and then to add to the fun I am pregnant. So my goal after the baby is born is to go strict on myself and make myself healthy once again ..

One of my friends who is a vegan and total health nut (lol .. love ya Kel!) Once told me if you feed your body junk you will feel like junk .. and look like junk. If you give your body the good things it deserves it will show :) in positive and healthy ways. Needless to say she is one of the most beautiful people I have ever met! She even grows her own fruits and veggies ..

Don't focus on losing weight .. focus on getting healthy. Change your life into something healthy for yourself and you body will follow!

To anyone trying to lose weight .. good luck and I hope you all succeed!

My goal is to weigh 125 pounds by my 59th birthday on May 9th - I now weigh about 143 - well, I'm afraid to step on a scale because I haven't walked in a couple of days due to the snow here and I'm inhaling all this peanut butter fudge and all these other goodies that people are still gifting me with. I have a very small bone structure and when I lose weight I look like a completely different person! Salud.

Amen, Dena - You are so right on - love your comment - Health is the key word here - Focus on being healthy - Salud.

I try to eat low carb. I feel better when I eat less carbs. I've lost 5 lbs since the day after Christmas. I am getting more active too.

The only exercise that works for me is doing something I enjoy nothing else works cause it's impossible to stick too and I measure YES measure my meals I'm into portion control cause thats the only thing that works too I am down from 289 and still have at least 40 to go Its a slow prosess but it's working and I'm changing and feel soooo much better

btw carbs do not make you fat eating too much makes you fat

Walk the dog around he block.

I walk, in the summer jog and bike, and I have a yoga ball. I tend to fall off of it though (coordination is not my best point), so haven't had much success with it.

taking walks is what i do,and play with my fdaughter,but i dont need to lose weight,i have a fast metabolism and dont need to,i can eat what i want : )

I was most successful on a low carb way of eating. I lost weight quickly and also felt better.

The hardest thing to do is keep the weight off after you lose it. Only one in five people manage to do that.


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Mine is medicine for my thyroid and hope it says in whack. Hopefully it will keep coming off

Once I stopped trying to lose weight and addressed my chronic pain, I lost weight. I started seeing a chiropractor and she designed an exercise program for me. I don't know how much weight I lost, since I threw out my scale years ago. I do know that my pants would now fall off without a belt.

I am one of those weird ones that is actually trying to gain weight, but I have found that keeping a journal of sorts helps both situations.

Now, I am lazy and if I tried to keep an actual journal, it would never work. So I just keep a list of what I am eating on the fridge. That way, I just jot it down when I am in the kitchen, waiting for something to heat up or what have you.

I've got what I call my "eldercycle" this year. It's a set of pedals on a little stand on the floor. Takes up a lot less room than a stationary bike and kills you just as well when you pedal it. lol

weight watchers...but they pretty much teach you what foods to eat that are healthy and the proper portions & exercise....I've lost 40 pounds with them in 2007, 10 more pounds to go to my goal weight of 135!

Weight and strength training are essential to losing fat. I started doing that last year (along with high intensity interval cardio) 3x's a week, and shed 9 lbs. of fat. I'm also a lot stronger because of it - stuff like playing with my 6-year old nephew, carrying heavy grocery bags and shoveling dirt/snow are an absolute breeze for me now.

I don't pay attention to calories, but am very mindful of fat content. I try to eat as many whole, unprocessed foods as possible (fresh fruit, big salads with tuna, lean chicken or turkey, milk, whole wheat bread and unsalted nuts). Fitday.com is also a very handy tracker. By using it, I found that I wasn't getting enough calcium and I was able to correct that mistake in time.

I want to lose, but it don't happen

I agree Mariana and Dena, why are we over weight to begin with and just watch what you eat! No crazy diets for me....just trying my best to be healthy!!!

Weight depends on metabolism... if yours is slow and you want to loose weight try eating more small raw foods more often...

I just try to eat a little less.

Eating More, Eating healthy and using high intensity exercises (not the boring cardio) are the way to go.

Here are two sites worth considering -

Help Me Lose Weight
best exercise for quick weight loss

My uncle recently tried this product Top Secret Fat Loss Secret . He has been trying to lose weight for years (from bad eating), and this product he tried with much success. Today, he is also eating better and exercising more.

Here are a couple more sites to look at

How to Lose Weight and Keep It Off
Turbulence Training
Fat Loss 4 Idiots