I need diet ideas???

I use Weight Watchers.

Steer clear of diet pills. They are not good for you.

Your best bet for losing weight is starting an exercise regiment, watching what you eat, and drinking water. Try to exercise daily- even if it's just a 30 minute walk around the neighborhood. Bike rides are great workouts, too.

no beer meat or cheese i lost almost 55 pounds.

I saw a show yesterday about losing weight by only eating when you are hungry and not while you are doing anything else.

I'm the last person to listen to, LOL! I just finished a big old bowl of banana split ice cream.

Good luck!

sparkpeople.com is a wonderful weight loss community. You can join groups for people with diabetes, or short people, or people who have only to lose a little. And there are a lot of tools and tracking devices you can use. The points aren't as useful as they are here.

I've found that eatting white meats, pork, a small side, and veggies pretty much for dinner, and something small, as in a turkey sandwhich or similar for lunch, and a small healthy breakfast, fruit or yogurt and cutting out soda.. and other drinks that aren't so good.. that works for me, you can change each meal up with different healthy things, being creative with it keeps it from becoming boring.. doing that has always helped me a lot when I actually do it, I always feel a LOT better about 2 or 3 days in to it.. hope this has helped to get the ideas flowing! :)

Low glycemic diets work great for diabetics. My mother did well on one and she is a diabetic.

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Really listen to your body to tell you when it is hungry, not eating just because it is "dinner time". Wait until your stomach tells you when it is hungry & then feed it good stuff like lean meats, fruits & vegetables. No processed foods.

Thanks everyone I will check these all out.

They say if you wait until your stomach growls twice you are really hungry, otherwise your body can go without.

I'm trying to lose a few pounds by July so I trying to do a half a mile to a mile everyday and then work my way up. I love walking so its the easiest exercise for me. Plus we are getting rid of the big screen tv in my room and I am gonna put my gazelle back up so I can start using that again.

Good luck.

I am using NutriSystem and I love it. My husband and I are both doing it. We have the diabetic program. I've lost 25 pounds since January and it has been really easy.

Some easy things to do, drink water. Eat 5 times a day. Make sure to eat your fruits and vegetables.

I'm not the one to comment on this, but just do it safely, a healthy diet and exercise. :HUGS:

I've had pretty good luck with the South Beach Diet. It's what my doctor recommended. I've lost about 20 pounds since starting less than 2 months ago. The first two weeks were hard. You cut out almost all carbs, but then you add the healthy ones back in, and it's much easier. You can still have an occasional "bad" carb, but if you follow through with the first 2 weeks, you will find that you don't even crave most of the bad carbs anyway.

I also used sparkpeople great site. I would say stay clear of diets and strive for a lifestyle change. Start small by using smaller plates and lowering portion size. Add exercsie-I use a Reebok series dance video from like 10 yr ago. Even just walking is great.
I like the Sparkpoeple site because they have awesome info on anything you would need and its all free. I counted calories for awhile and they have a nutrition lookup that has many foods listed. I have most things memorized now and could spout off the amount of calories in almost anything I eat. As said above just do it healthy espescially being diabetic. good luck!!

Lynn, if you have insulin dependent diabetes you should see a dietitian who specializes in diabetes. Your insurance company may have one on staff who could send you information and possibly give you phone support. You could also call your local hospital to see if they have an outpatient wellness program. The hospital where I work has a wellness center that has special programs for weight loss, diabetes, cardiac rehab, and so forth.

Did you know the first symptom of dehydration is hunger pangs? More than 1/2 the time we think we are hungry, our bodies are trying to tell us it needs water.

Also as important is exercise. I'm sure your doctor has told you this, but it's very true. Muscle burns fat.

I also found the sparkpeople website very useful to help make lifestyle changes that led to weight loss and maintaining my weight once I reached my weight goal.

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Cut out the sugars, I loss 10 pounds just by giving up sodas. Exercise and watch what you eat but eat healthy. I am diabetic too, do the mini meals, instead of stuffing yourself on 3 meals. Eat lighter and smaller portions. Drink lots of water, you will feel better too.

I have done fairly well on Weight Watchers but I am not diabetic and am not sure what to offer in the way of safe dieting for you.

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my adivce: NEVER, NEVER, NEVER diet. Instead, focus on eating. That's how I lost 52 pounds in 52 weeks. I eat often, I eat right, I eat the foods I love. I cut out fat for health reasons. And with it, tons of calories. If you need organized support, Weight Watchers is great, but expensive. I would rather pay myself. If you eat healthy, the weight will fall off...slow and steady wins the race.

drink water...watch fats..use olive oil..exercise every other day..in between gives muscles time to get rid of the waste made by the workout....lean meats..fruit for snacks and think thin..also get plenty of sleep..if you are sleep deprived you gain weight

I can be no help. I am pre-diabetic under my own control. And boy does my diet suck.

best diet advice I could give you is to go speak to your Dr, If your diabetic you might want to stick to a strick Diabetic diet and he/she or a dietian would be the best to advice you on this , I need to loose weight myself my biggest problem(according to my Dr) is that I dont eat enough so there for my body will store up what it has for fear of not being feed again for a long time I eat about 1 meal a day, I have been tring lately to atleast take some instant oatmeal to work with me and eat it in the am I have actually lost about 15 lbs in the last 2 months so dont know if it is working or not.

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Although I havent need to lose weigh or desired to (seemed to have lost my baby weight already :D ) I have started doing this diet and it is absolutely fantastic. You shouldnt see it as a diet in the conventional way. You have a diet now, but its obviously not the one you want. Anyway this is a really good healthy eating choice and I have tonnes of energy and feel fantastic.

I used to weigh 210 back in the day, 1999-2001 time frame. I lost all that plus some by simply walking and eating only one serving instead of trying to finish off the meal myself. Walking, I swear by. When I got down to my weight goal, 130 pounds, I started working out with an exercise ball and anything I could find in my house that I could use for weights ( I was pretty broke back then)...Now the only time I have came close to that weight has been during my last two pregnancies and I only topped the scales at 170. It has been 5 months since I had my last child and I now weigh, 132 pounds.

You just have to figure out what works for you. No matter how long it takes, because you will hit a plateau, keep with it. It will be discouraging but don't give up!

Be careful with anything termed "diet"..yeah you want to lose the weight but you also want keep it off, so to do this there is no quick remedy if the goal is keeping it off. It's more of changing your eating habits

try a spoonfull of lemon juice and a pinch of salt with a half glass of water in the morning before eating anything ...do it every morning it works i have lost about 20 pounds so far

Drink water....and exercise exercise and exercise:)

I wish I was only 130. I see a new DR today and plan to talk to her bout seeing a nutritionest. That might be your best bet since you are a diabetic. I am also & was told losing the weight slow is best. My last DR wanted me to have gastric bypass but I'm not sure I wanna go that route. Stay away from the pills. They can be dangerous.

Sorry not much help, enjoy my food to much, everything tastes so nice!!

It's all about burning more calories than you eat. Eat healthy -- no fad diets -- and exercise more. Best of luck!

Good luck to you on loosing weight! I just wish it weren't so hard. :)

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Girl, you and I have the same goal for the month of July!