Plus, we're currently building a weight loss tips database categorized by topic, so I'm still looking for more advice. Don't hesitate to post or send me your advice! These three forum members have a wealth of information to share:
CBASICH has definitely learned a lot by doing some reading, and clearly, some serious thinking about what it really takes to lose weight!:
"Recently I've been doing A LOT of reading about weight loss and have found some ideas that have helped me get my head together about food issues while my body is being worked on by my choices of foods and the walks I am now taking each day. Here are some ideas that have helped me:
- Food may taste good, but no food tastes as good as how being thinner feels.
- You've had that food before. You KNOW what it tastes like. (Put in here any food you are craving that isn't a good thing for you to be eating for your body.) You don't have to eat it!
- Even losing just 17 lbs. made me move easier and caused me to go down two pants sizes. That's a good deal! Imagine how I will feel when I have lost more!
- Keep lots of apples, pears, carrots, celery around for those emergency cravings so that you won't grab something naughty instead.
- You can do this! You are worth it! You are important!
- Fat goes almost immediately to storage in your body. It slides in there easier and faster than any other type of food. Stay away from it! Bye-Bye, butter!
- Pay attention to how your clothes fit and how they are getting looser. This will provide real incentive!
- You need to do some kind of exercise if you want to get off your plateau and continue to lose more weight.
- Find what feels right for you. Read lots of books and articles to find out what has worked for others. Try tips you read about to see if they are right for you.
- Participate in a messageboard such as this to gain and give support from others. These people have been there and understand where you are right now. You can help others, too, by sharing your discoveries.
