Weight Loss Tricks: Fact or Fiction?
By Melissa Pheterson
Change We Can Believe In
Losing weight is so easy, right? Just eat veggies for dessert, skip lunch hour, and poach a personal chef from the local health spa. Scrapping a lifetime of eating habits—especially ones that we all enjoy—is unrealistic. Our expert Dr. Brian Wansink asked 2,000 people to make one of 20 small, manageable changes and see whether they lost weight and felt better after one month. Here’s what worked—and what flopped.
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See how many calories you burn—from washing dishes to jogging.
Banish your cravings and find yourself the ideal snack.
Find out just what's in whatever it is you're eating.
Determine the healthy weight for your height and frame.
Determine your body mass index.
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Date: 01/20/2009 - 11:48 pm
Hello I'm 39 years old I had Pulmonary Embilous 3 years ago I am also a Diabetic I have to do lab work once a week for the blood thinners I am over 300 pounds I like to walk for exercise I like to hear the birds chirp when I go walking
Date: 01/15/2009 - 11:17 am
I'm 62 yrs. old, 5'2" and weigh 195. Several years ago I had a car accident that left me busted up pretty bad inside and out, from the waist down. It broke both my legs right above the knees,crushed a foot and ankle, ripped out part of my left knee and internal damage. I have tons of metal, lots of things fused and at the time of my accident I weight 130 lbs. I also fight a thyroid problem. But my point here is I believe that you can change things, you have to get creative. I do yoga, which I was doing before accident, I have to modify a lot of it and would suggest if you choose this as an option to go to your local Y and find a class and learn it the right way...they even have chair yoga for those who can not get up and down on the floor. Breakfast is important ..you need to eat breakfast...read and learn everything you can about nutrition and design a program that works for you..eat more fruit and veggies, stay away from processed food, lots of sugar there, eat lean, find something to take your mind off being bored...It is a struggle but giving in to self-pity does not work. I know I have been there and am still trying to loose...I did the Let's Do Lunch Book by Roger Troy Wilson, went to the website and read and joined the forum there...I have been doing it for a week now...And I am not hungry. It takes some modifications, and you have to be willing to do that. I also have started walking on my treadmill...it was difficult at first since my gait is not steady because one leg is shorter than the other and my knees do not bend right...but I have started out slow and can now do a 1/2mile a day on the warm-up speed...I do not foresee the running mode in my future but I figure if I can just go at the warm-up speed and increase my miles per day I am making progress. It helps my legs also. Take control...
Date: 01/14/2009 - 04:19 am
hello, im 43 years old and a year ago i had low back suegery with taking so much meds and feeling like i can exercise im so depressed and dont see any way out of this problem. i dont eat in the morning i just have coffee and at lunch maybe a pb & j sandwich and for dinner what ever i cook, i always wieghed 120lbs and i dont see that for me my son is getting married on may 09 and i need help
Date: 01/14/2009 - 12:21 am
hi, im kaylee i'm 24 and three years ago i hard a kidney transplant and have had a hard time with the meds also. i have found that if i can just drink more water it helps but i have started doing aqusize three nights a week and have lost 2 1/2 inch on my waist in the last three week. its really nice it fills like your playing but you get a good work out and hour in the pool and i fill so much better
Date: 01/09/2009 - 06:34 pm