What's the best way you've found to lose weight?

I wish I could find out how to gain weight

Drink milk 3 glasses a day.

for me, I have the most success when I walk every day .... course that was easier before I started fainting at the drop of a hat :(

but I did do VERY well when I was walking daily .... like 5 sizes well

The fastest way for me was to give birth. ;)

Aside from that-

cut out soda (even diet soda)

eat protein in the morning for breakfast (ham omelet), as it's very filling and healthy

snack on fresh veggies or fruits between meals

eat light meals

walk after a meal for about 30 minutes

Forgo snacks after dinner if you can. If you can't, eat light, and make sure to be active

Drink water through out the day

Walking after meals helps with getting your metabolism, which will help speed the road to dropping extra pounds. Aside from that, you should do some light jogging, as well.

Bonnie, I'd be more than happy to loan you some weight LOL

Heather....thanks for the tips. I don't drink any soda. Just water and soymilk. I eat oatmeal for breakfast a light lunch, a healthy snack mid-afternoon and a healthy, homemade dinner.

I didn't know about the walking after meals thing...I'll have to give that a try. Thanks for the tips.

I do Scarsdale's diet from the 80's- low fat and lower carbs OR I go vegetarian (and do not fill up on pastry or ice cream etc). I generally do the slow yoyo- lose 25 pounds in 4 months, gain 25 pounds back during the following year.

The best way is to actually shift how and what you eat but that's a lot easier said than done!

I found the best way to lose weight is to sinply stop eating. I'm 6'4 and my weight was up to 425 pounds. I quit eating (I actually ate only once every three days) and dropped down to 175 pounds...losing my 'twin' - 250 pounds over the course of a year and a half. No special exercise program...I just went about my everyday routine of walking. I maintain my weight now around 185 pounds and usually eat only once a day or once every other day depending on what I ate the day before.

Water!!! I hopped on a scale the other day.. I've lost 10 pounds... i'd love to know WHERE!! lol...

That's the secret, eat healthy sized portions, get exercise, and avoid junk food.

Bonnie: Wait until you've had 3 kids, haven't enough money to pay all your bills, no child support, and over 40! You'll gain weight!

The only way I've found to really lose weight for a length of time was to exercise at LEAST 1 hour a day of aerobic burn. Keep it up for a month and the pounds will melt off. Keep exercising at least 3 times weekly for at least 40 minutes and it'll stay off. Once it's off, much easier to maintain than try to lose it again. BTW: Must eat lots of fresh veggies and watch your meat intake, keeping your portions down you can use a salad plate rather than a dinner plate!

ps: I'm inviting you to join "Thinner," my group aimed at keeping each other pumped at losing weight and offering tips for doing so!

I lost it the fasting way also. I lost 43lbs in 3 months by mostly fasting. My husband then died and I started eating my old way again and have gained back 30lbs....I also stopped walking daily due to 2 surgeries this year......Once I start walking more it should come off again. I will do low carb and daily exercise...now Im trying to motivate.

I have been trying to loose my last five baby pounds for over a year. At first, I was watching what I ate, and didn't drink pop (because I was breastfeeding) but once I stopped, I was back on the fizzy stuff. I only drink water during the day and allow myself 12 oz at dinner. I have come to a stand still, so I guess the next step is get more exercise!

Natural supplements, brisk walking and cutting down on alcohol.

I don't use a scale, so I am not sure how much weight I have lost, but I will soon be back in my size 8 clothes, which is my goal.

Jill, it sounds like you're doing it the best way to make it a long-term success. In the end, DIETS end up failing. Lifestyle changes, and accepting where you end up is the best way to have whatever you do become a permanent thing.

I've never really gotten over weight, worst was ten pounds. I owe it all to living in a place where you didn't need a car to get around, you walked even to the train station; I played baseball all day long during summer with kids on block. I still do a lot of walking, though down here you need a car to get anywhere, exercise as much as I can, eat healthier than I used to do but still eat a lot of junk food, candies, cakes, ice cream. It's a mind set I think; with me it's just something I've been doing all my life.

I lost 40 lbs many years ago by eating a healty 1000 calories a day and walking 4 miles a day. I kept it off for many years but have put it back on over the last 18 months due to stress and not walking any more. I used to go to the YMCA before babysitting every day but now that I have to baby sit earlier, I don't make it to the Y.

1200 calories a day. Not too hard if you make th most of your calories- fill with good food not empty calorie foods. No "white" foods- flour, sugar, etc. 8 glasses H2O. Vitamins. Exercise recommended but not required. No sugars or artificial sweeteners. honey and stevia ok but not recommended. 1 6 oz. potato a day for 3 days of the week. up to 1 cup whole grain cereal and 1 cup rice (preferably brown) a day.

mainly it boiled down to 1200 calories. No white foods, whole grains. Once you reach a good weight build on the calorie intake until you stop loosing.
i lost a lot of weight this way but then decided I would eat sugary food and then totally lost track of what i was doing and now am almost back up to where i was. It becomes a lifestyle change, not a diet.

I have not loss any weight yet, I'm losing inches but right now I'm just walking and eating more healthier. Trying to stay away from all the sweets.

I think you are doing great Jill!!

I haven't!

Wow! Rob, how did you survive on one meal every few days? Isn't starving yourself bad for your body? Weren't you hungry?

If you skip meals your body goes into panic mode and will burn fat much slower because it thinks you are starving. Skipping meals is even worse if you are diabetic because your liver kicks in and produces glucose raising the level instead of lowering it.
Three of the worst foods you can eat if you want to lose weight, White potatoes, white rice and white bread.
I have lost 77 pounds this year. Eating mostly salads. Tuna salad, taco salad. I do not eat bread of any kind except about once every two weeks. Peanut butter celery is a good snack.
I swim, I excersise at home to the celebrity fit club boot camp video.
My husband has lost 105 pounds in a year and a half. I will post his before and after pictures. I'm not brave enough to post mine yet. LOL

Jill, before I fell off the weight loss wagon, I was using the spark people nutritional counter (Like you're going to add a food, but just check the info on it, instead of actually adding it) to plan my meals daily in advance, and always entering EVERY thing I put in my mouth and I was losing between 2 and 8 lbs a week. I've got to get back at it, because I know that a combination of this and exercise was working better than anything else I've ever done.

Smaller, more frequent meals throughout the day and no sweets. Fresh fruits and lots of salads with just olive oil for dressing. Don't forget your vitamins! Good luck. I agree with the soda thing - it's just not a good choice whether you have to lose weight or not.

I just started my journey to be fit a week ago, so I am way too green to give you any tips. I am doing Sparkspeople though, like Krissy mentioned, and it has really helped me a lot with realizing what I put in my mouth.

Good luck on your journey, I wish you success and motivation.

ATKINS, seriously. I am not a diet person.
I like to eat when I am hungry.
I made my own version of Atkins.

As you know, i'm losing weight as well! I have lost 26 pounds since the beginning of January!

- cut out 90% of pop/soda
- smaller portions
- walking everyday
- hula hoop 3 - 4 times a week
- healthier snack options - the 100 calorie snacks are a lifesaver!
- LOTS of water!

I cannot wait until I am in the "I'm loosing weight category" - go Bridget!!

I have lost 40lbs in the past 6 months. So I'm not losing fast but I feel it's healthy. I eat much smaller meals (usually scrambled eggs for bf, and soup for lunch) and then a light dinner. I've cut back significantly on snacking. I had to first get my appetite under control. This happened quite by chance when I just got so busy at work there was not time to really eat or worry about eating. After about 2 weeks of this, I noticed my appetite was much smaller and I didn't crave the junk food like I had before. I still have 30lbs to lose but I've dropped from a tight size 16 to a loose 12 so that helps keep me motivated as well. Lastly I keep a little saying on my fridge and my computer at work, "Nothing tastes as good, as being thin feels". The other saying I like is "food eaten in private, is worn in public".