Do you have a secret way to lose weight?

Wow, if you find the secret, please pass it along to me...I also struggle with the yo yo diets, went from 234 to 165 because of stress, and an ulcer, but when repaired, Im bact up to 207...just cannot eat what I like and keep the weight off too.

I started taking a pill called Appuloss about 9 months ago I'd say. I took them for about 3 months and walked on the treadmill everyday as well as done crunches in my Ab Lounge. After 3 months I had lost 34 pounds. I stopped taking the pills that same month so I took them about 3 1/2 months and now I just watch what I eat and try to walk everyday. Before those pills I had tried all types of things. They are the best! (And no, I don't sell them nor am I affiliated in any way)

errrr, how about eating less hamburger and exercise more? There is no shortcut if you want to loose weight

Dont stop eating, that's for sure! It will decrease your metabolism and your fat wont loose its stored fat. What you can do immediately is to divide your meals into smaller ones. Frequent small feedings are best and this increases your metabolism. It worked wonders for me.

I don't know if it's a secret or not but i can tell you some quick ways of losing weight and i tried it myself for 2 months and lose approx 10 pounds easily. Also quick weight loss is not good for health so go for little bit gradual process.
1) Do a 30-45 minutes walk before dinner
2) Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a servant (that's the best way to lose weight)
3) Try to eight little amount of meal but 4,5 times a day specially from morning to evening 3,4 times and just one time at night.
4) Drink green tea 2 times a day (evening and night) and if not then just one time after dinner.
5) Do some healthy exercises and cycling for a good figure after losing weight.
Thanks
Webmatic

Yes - I have a sort-of 'secret'. I bought a PLR book on weight-loss a while back. It was called the 80-20 diet. It was a great idea, but the book was badly written imho. So I completely rewrote it including my own thinking on using the Pareto Principle for weight loss. And you can get a free copy here ...

The 80-20 Diet

Enjoy!

Will

Even i have read that 'dieting' or 'eating nothing' do not work.this new age theory of eating small meals several times has become very popular and lots of celebrities like film starts often use it.and yes the old adage "eat breakfast like king,lunch like prince and dinner like pauper" seem to be true.

Id avoid pills personally.

I am currently losing weight - still not near my goal but getting there - and it comes down to simply this - burn more calories than you eat. That's the big "secret"

What works best for me is:

Eating clean - no processed foods basically - shop around he outside of the grocery store

Exercise - cardio COMBINED with a resistance training (weight lifting) program.

Not a secret, but - a good percentage of the world's population (particularly Caucasians) are "carb-intolerant". I gain weight easy when I eat bread, potatoes, etc, and drop it easy when I stick to meat, fish, chicken, fats and non-carby vegetables/fruits.

Unfortunately, it costs a bucketload more. Depends on how important your waistline is to you. The best book on the subject is The Metabolic Diet by Dr. Mauro diPasquale. I think it sells on Amazon.

Listen and listen very closely I will only say this once

There is no secret to losing weight

It's like marketing you've got to track your results do what's working and eliminate the things that ain't working. It takes action and the right mind set.

Read the ebook Burn the fat feed the muscle that ebook has everything you need to know about fat loss. I read it I followed it. I sweat blood and tears and I ended up with 6% body fat. I was at 20% body fat before I followed the ebook. It took me about 3-4 months but you gotta follow the book to the letter T. Just google it and buy the ebook. No affiliate links here.. Just real information that works.

I have given up using normal dieting methods. I am taking Reductil now.

i lost 70 lbs but it is still a SECRET even to me, how i did it! but i look and feel better than ever.
it may have been the herbal liposuction product i got from amerimark.com
it might have been my spiritual practices.
maybe it was getting legally disconnected from my ex-wife! ha!
dunno.
but it is definitely possible to lose weight.

Honestly, I don't know if it is a secret. I hear 80% of fitness/ losing weight is nutrition (food intake). Keep in mind, working out plays a huge factor.

I have a body sculptor (yes, this is what we call him! ) and he keeps me focused daily. Here is my two cents:

1. Hire a trainer or join a gym

2. Do Cardio exercises everyday & exercise routine

3. Don't eat any sugars, bread, pasta heavily. Eat protein enriched foods.

4. Develop a cheat day (1 day a week). Always work out on cheat day.

I also have menus, dieting myths, etc. If you like, I could forward to you. Let me know.

P.S. It takes time, be patient. :-)

In order to lose weight you need to get rid of temptation. Clean your fridge and cupboards out and remove anything that will deter your weight loss.

Replenish your fridge and cupboards with lots of healthy snacks that taste good. This will help you stay honest. Most diets fail because old habits are hard to break. If you are used to going to the fridge every time you are bored, sad, lonely or stressed out, you need to change.

Yes, I know this is easier said then done. If you are eating out of boredom or lonliness, find something you enjoy to do. Why not take a class, take up dance, go hiking, take a walk in the park, go fishing, learn needlepoint, or anything else that you can enjoy and will keep you from eating out of boredom.

Some great healthy snack ideas include 100 calorie packs (just don't eat the whole box), baby carrots, small rice cakes, sugarless gum, hard candies, 8 oz skim milk with ovalitine (instead of a chocolate shake), individual fruit cups like applesauce, peaches, mixed fruit to help your sweet tooth, a slice of whole grain bread (for carbo cravings), or put together your own 100 calorie packs of some of your favorite treats in ziplock bags and only eat one when you simply must give into your cravings.

Many times you will find that just eating a small snack and drinking a glass of water will calm you down and make those nasty cravings for a 1000 calorie snack go away. Drink plenty of water. If you eat 5-6 small meals a day and drink 8-12 ounces of water with each meal, you will get the water you need to help flush out fat. Also, be sure to add extra fiber as it will also help flush out fat.

Try to limit your beef and pork intake. Replace it with chicken, turkey and fish as much as you can stand. Look online to find great fish and poultry recipes and you will find it much easier to stick with.

Also, you need to add some exercise to your day to increase your metabolism. Make it something you can live with and your chance for success will increase. If you know you won't go to the gym, don't spend a fortune signing up for a membership. Try taking a walk, dancing with your kids, a new sport, or something you know you can stick with because you enjoy it.

Good Luck!

Tracie

People will argue with this, but here it is anyway.

- Eat fewer calories than you expend every day
- Consume almost exclusively animal protein (i.e. meat and dairy)
- Consume almost exclusively complex carbohydrates (i.e. vegetables)
- Consume equal amounts of saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats
- Calorie content: protein, 4 calories * your body weight in pounds; fat, 300 calories; carbohydrates, EVERYTHING ELSE
- Eat six to eight meals of roughly equal calorie and macronutrient content every day
- Use olive oil and fish oil to top off your fat if necessary at the END of the day
- Exercise every single day, no matter WHAT happens
- The first twenty minutes of exercise doesn't count, so a forty-five minute workout is really just short of a half hour
- Exercise immediately before a meal
- Allow yourself up to five extra meals each week, with the same calories as your normal meals, but with whatever macronutrient content you like... this prevents you from going crazy because your favoritest thing EVAR isn't in the diet

For what it's worth.

TopGun - just finishing up a report/eguide about why you can't lose weight so I can't give it all away, but for your first quick tip --
Are you drinking fluoridated water? Stop it. Now. It suppresses your thyroid.
You might not be getting enough iodine either, for reasons of some of our food and
because of things like fluoridated water so get some suppliments. THat isn't ALL
there is to it -- but it should help get the pounds dissolving.

Stay tuned and I'll be announcing my new release and it will cover all the reasons people have trouble losing - and the realities of what you have to do to be normal again.

There's this little smoothie shop in my city that serves these really great fruit smoothies. They make these "signature smoothies" with their 3 Power Fruits. I think the shop's only in Austin but here are their Power Fruits:

****
Goji
Pomegranate

I don't remember all the specifics right now, but I do know according to them, **** = antioxidants, goji = weight-loss (more than 100x the vitamin C content as oranges) and pomegranate = extends life, I think by improving blood-flow.

Of course, they mix these fruits with others - strawberries, pineapples, etc

Whenever you feel like having something sweet to drink, seek out one of those smoothie places - especially if they carry any of those three fruits. Froots is a great smoothie place, I think they're nationwide

Topgunb,

Try eat fruits that's not sweet like green apple and follow by a glass of water before meals.

Repeat with the same fruits every day, that should make lose a bit of appetite before your meal. The hardest part is not eating but emotion of having the same green apple everytime.

cheers

You may foolow even the best diet books and consult the best doctors but you wouldn't notice the result. As for me, the best way to loose weight is to walk more, to forget about cars, buses and so on. Try to spend more time on the open air - oxygen destroys calories.Drink more water, tea or juices. And what about food? I think we should eat what we want - if we want something it means that we need it! But you should plan the schedule of eating.

Well, for summer I wanted to lose a few, so what I tried is Clinical Strength Green Tea pills in combination with drinking Apple Cider Vinegar--the vinegar you drink 3 times a day, use about a tablespoon in a 4oz glass of water.

I tell ya, it works!! I've lost about 9 pds!!

Uh...if you don't have the initiative to come back into your own thread.........maybe that is your diet problem, too?

There isn't any real secret to weight loss, it's more will-power than anything else. The bottom line is you need to consume less calories than you need to reduce weight. I believe to loose 1lb in 1 week you need a calorie reduction of 3,500. It's hard because most things that are nice to eat are also high calorie. You can reduce your calorie in take by effectively increasing your calorie burn rate, via exercise. So, eat the same, but do loads of exercise. Not always practical.

Don't starve yourself as you will decrease your metabolism, eat regularly, at least 5 times per day, this makes your body increase its metabolism (and burn more calories).

Best thing, find something else to occupy your mind instead of eating. Most people eat because they're fed-up or bored or just want an excuse to have a break.

Cheers, L

I started wwriting a few more thoughts, and got kind of carried-
away. I'm quite interested in the idea of: "how do you (or I)
create a balanced life?" How do we manage to excel and succeed
in our careers, please our families, treat our bodies well,
and enjoy ourselves too?

I don't have any answers that will fit everybody - all I have
is many years of experience working on being balanced myself.

Arguably making short-term cutbacks in caloric intake (dieting)
is a flawed method of weight-control. Some studies show dieting
causes the body to react and pack on weight, but obviously if
that were always true there wouldn't be so many folks out there
who have succeeded in losing weight with dieting.

The permanent adoption of more healthful eating habits is just
about the only things all weight-loss stuff agrees on. Getting
the weight off is one thing (and it's often hard work), but keeping
it off is quite another - and that's a matter of finding a pattern
of eating that works for you to maintain your weight. Committing
to spending the rest of your life walking a mile or two a day,
practicing yoga, aerobics, etc, is a nice idea, but in reality most
of us get busy with stuff and one of the first disciplines we let go
of is that of making time to exercise.

Thus I argue that committing to a lifetime of intentional fitness
(exercise) is not a reasonable solution for many people, especially
us online marketers and writers who spend a lot of time on our
asses not burning many calories.

I used to be a carpenter and when I was working I could eat
like a horse and I was very fit. Now I eat more sparingly,
and I'm still trim but not as fit. I've slacked off the dedicated
yoga practice I had in my 20s and early 30s because my career
goals became more important to me than yoga. I'm just making
a point that even though I know how to be very fit and have
been in the past, my disciplines these days are primarily confined
to professional development and writing; not playing guitar,
mastering advanced yoga postures, or medidation - all things
which interested me a lot when I was younger and to which I
devoted a lot of time.

What I HAVE retained from my early 20s is an interest in
eating for my health, not the gratification of my senses. This
too is not always easy, but I've made a few rules for myself
that mostly work. Because I live with somebody now the food
in the house is not in my complete control, but I am winning
her over gradually.

A damaging admission: if junk food is around (in the house)
I will eat it.

My solution: I don't buy it. I'll sometimes eat junk food
if offered it, but in my own house the only reliable way I
have found to prevent myself from eating food that tastes
good but doesn't make me feel good is to not have it around
too often.

1. Things I don't buy but will eat when offered:
-bread
-wheat pasta
-ice cream
-sweets

2. Things I don't eat at all (because I don't like them, made
a decision not to eat them, or because I know eating them
will make me feel crappy)
-meat (dead animals)
-soda

The foods in the second group represent zero temptation for
me. They hold no attraction.

What is interesting is that having zero desire to eat meat
is a habit, because before I decided to stop eating it I quite
enoyed it and my extended family eats it in virtually every
meal. I simply made a decision not to eat it anymore.
Soda I just don't like anymore. When I was a kid I liked
it fine.

I'm not saying you have to stop eating meat to be healthy.

I am saying that if you want to lose weight you need to
get a new set of eating habits and engage in these new
habits with sufficient commitment that you can stick with
them for the long-term, because you prefer the way your
new pattern helps you feel to the sense-gratification
of your older eating pattern.

check on Alissa Cohen's site The Living & Raw Food Diet - Alissa Cohen

No affl

She's in Boston and is a well known Rawfoods chef with a super restaurant.
She also teaches her skills in training classes.

But, look a the before and after photos on her site.Some great results advocating Raw food.

Look at some of her meals photos. NO one would say eating raw is tasteless.
After being on a raw "lifestyle" as apposed to "dieting" you'll certainly be thinner.

If you not exercising REGULARLY do so.
Take the stairs instead of the elevator and escalator.
Turn OFF the boob tube and go for a walk.

Also research the benefits of healthy fats in your diet. including Flax seed oil
Proven to help build muscle which helps burn fat.

Reduce your stress as much as possible.
Make sure you are breathing properly. You'd be surprised how you can bring up your metabolism if you just breathe well.

Cut out/reduce the chemical crap that is sold in boxes with 6 paragraphs of ingredients!

Can't pronounce it, don't eat it.

Make lifestyle changes for the long term instead of "Dieting" for a period to just lose weight.

Weight is usually gained slowly, like the frog in the pot of water story, and before we know it a sack of potatoes are stuck to our behinds or belly.

Good luck!

Most people think they eat less than they really do. You can track your food intake for free at sparkpeople.com.

I don't use diet supplements or pills or miracle juice. I eat healthy foods that are high in fiber and low in saturated fats. I try to exercise 30 minutes every day, I drink lots of water, and I limit my carbs to whole grain and vegetable sources. I avoid things like rice, potatoes and bread. (I eat them, just not often). This is not a secret, it's just common sense good luck.

No secret. I don't eat "refined" sugar products such as cookies etc. I eat natural food including meat but in small quantities. I walk for about 40 minutes each night. It sounds easy and it is. Just stick with it.

Slimfast does not work.... not eating just makes you sick.... Exercise has worked the best for me!

My only advice:

Refrain from eating left and right and in the mornings drink Green Tea with Cinnamon and Ginger.

You'll see the difference within one week, Guaranteed!

Good Luck,

John

Actually, if it is taking a lot of will power there are other things going on. Your body will work to heal itself (ever cut your finger?) and overweight is not the normal condition of a body. Fat is not a PROBLEM - it is a SYMPTOM. Very few people become more that a few pounds overweight unless something else is going on - there are a few that just eat themselves into a stupor, but that's not the case as often as the thin would like to believe.

I concur with John, which is similar to work conducted by Dr Joel Furhnam and John Rose. Both have achieved amazing long term success by one very simple formula:

Nutrient dense diet.

Its not the calories but the type of calories.

Eat a nutrient dense diet, meaning the nutrient to calorie ratio is higher meaning you will be giving all your body needs to maintain and repair itself.

After a few weeks the sugar cravings reduce.

If you do it the hard way and try and juice fast to kick off your campaign, then the results can be quite life altering as far as health and mindset go.

I am not fanatical about raw or juice, but I do try and make better decisions, and don't punish yourself for making a bad decision, just make a better one next time. If I feel like a drink, I'll have a bottle of red wine instead of a case of beer.....

Different bodies have different triggers. For me it was beer and bread. Reducing those two things alone helped get to a steady weight.

Good luck!

Kick your ass and stop whining. That's the only way.

Walking is the best exercise. If obessity is a problem, go for a jog everyday. It will reduce your body weight.

I know I should follow this advice but....

Eat smaller portions more often (eat 6 times a day instead of 3)

Drink lots of water

Start each meal with a small salad (without mainstream dressing... can use some oil and vinegar (I like rice vinegar...yummy!))

Chew your food really good (makes it easier for your system to digest)

Don't eat right before bed

Make some better food choices. If possible, junk all the junk food in your house. If you feel bad throwing it away, give it to someone else outside of your household.

Don't eat (or drink) anything that says "Diet" on it. Ex diet soda, diet cookies, etc... According to Kevin Tredeau (you can research it yourself and make your own decision on this) in his book, Natural Cures, Things THEY Don't Want You To Know About, diet food is made to make you fatter so you keep buying it.

Aside from that though, those artificial sweeteners have been linked to neurological disorders. And don't be fooled by Splenda either just because it's "made" from sugar... It's still NOT sugar...

You're better off eating the sugar.

Speaking of, you also may want to give yourself a cheat day. Or should I say a cheat reward.
If you've done good for the first 6 days, you can go out and get a piece of pie or what have you , but only take a couple of bites. Or maybe get ONE slice of pizza, and then back on for another 6.8 days =)

Which also reminds me... While you've lessened your portions... DON'T feel like you have to finish the food on your plate just because it's there. Tony Robbins said that he overcame this by listening to his favorite music and got himself up to a peak emotional state as he pushed the plate away and begin to have a positive association with this. Marshall Sylver says that the food will be wasted one way, or another, wasted in the garbage, or waisted on your waist...



If you can afford it, buy organic foods. They have WAY more nutritional value than non-organic foods. If you have a local farmers market, buy from them. (With Big companies that MASS produce fruits and veggies, the nutritional value ends up getting depleted from the soil. Also, many of them are Genetically Modified to be bigger, seedless etc.. and that's just messing with the way mother nature had intended things...) Again, I know it's a little (sometimes a lot) more expensive... but well worth it for your health.

If you live with other people, get their support not to tempt you with other foods. Often times, especially in a relationship, if one person is growing, the other person is either forced to grow with them or else they usually try to drag the other person back down to their level. See if you can get you're significant other (if applicable) to do this with you. It sure makes it a WHOLE lot easier...And MORE FUN!

Walk for at least 45 minutes briskly (uninterrupted 2x a day if possible (once in the morning before you eat, and once at night before you go to bed) around your neighborhood or wherever (get an MP3 player and slap some marketing MP3's in there so you can dovetail and get more than one thing done at a time)

Determine what your end goal is.

Be realistic as to not be let down.

Be easy on yourself if you're not perfect (99.9% chance you won't be, just like everyone else...) Remember a plane is off course most of the time getting to it's destination... it's just a matter of noticing it, and getting back on course as QUICKLY as you can. The time to put that third piece of bananna creme pie down is as soon as you realize what you're doing isn't effective towards your goal.. DON'T finish the slice.

Go to barnes and nobles and find a magazine with someone that looks like you'd like to look like. Then cut him/her out, and stick em' on a piece of cardboard. Optionally, and more effectively, find a headshot of yourself (present or maybe a pic where you were at a lighter weight previously) and glue it on top of their head.

Look at that picture often througout the day, and don't just "wish" you were like that...

CLAIM IT. As if it were already a done deal and you just have to move into that body by doing the previous steps mentioned.

FEEL good about yourself now. While you may be happier at a lighter weight, feeling good about yourself now will help you move forward more powerfully than negative self talk. When you notice that negative self talk, tell it to shut the hell up. =)

Maybe also look into a good hypnosis program.

My #1 Living mentor, Marshall Sylver has a wieght loss Program (I think it goes for about $20 bucks). Marshall is freaking awesome. His website is Sylver.com.

Turn off the TV (better yet cancel it) If something happens that's important enough, someone else will tell you about it. =)

Get out of your house more.
Lastly, if you can find some kind of activity that is fun (whether it be volleyball, bicycling, a dog walking club or whatever... it won't seem like "work" because it's something you enjoy.

Like internet marketing. I think that the majority of true internet marketers don't work very much because we love what we do.... which is why we spend so much darn time in front of our computers!

Disclaimer I'm not a doctor so don't take my advice =)

~Russell Prisco =)

Sorry for all the posts... just thought of 2 more side notes (probably think of more later!)

1 - Stay away from anything that has high fructose corn syrup in it
2 - Stay away from anything that has hydrogenated vegetable oil in it.

Best thing to do really is if you read the ingredients and you have trouble reading the word, or it sounds like it was made in a lab... stay away from it!

Also, in the posts i've posted, i hope you noticed there was nothing about counting calories, fat, etc...

Just use some common sense and do the best you can.

If you really want to give it a jump start, check out The Master Cleanse.

It may sound hardcore, but it cleans out most of the crap in your body and you end up losing about a pound a day. It's generally a 10 day cleanse and you basically drink a lemonade mixutre using Purified Water, Pure Maple Syrup, Fresh Squeezed Lemons, and Cayenne Pepper.

Surprisingly, even though that's all you drink, you are never hungry. You may psychologically want to eat... but you won't be physiologically hungry (and if you are, you just drink some more).

There's also a salt water flush you do in the morning (not a whole lot of fun but it helps remove the waste).

Hope that helps,

~Russell =)

i honestly think that by REALLY WANTING to lose weight.

I mean, go write 1001 reasons on why you want to lose weight and 1001 things you hate about yourself. look through them everyday and stay true to your resolution.

there's really no magic pill.
eat healthily, exercise often and stay away from junk food.
that should do the trick.

i lost 24pounds in one month last October following this method.

I've always heard that one of the most important aspects of losing weight is to just stay active. never have a day where you don't do some activity for at least half an hour. It may be hard with IM, or work, but somehow find time for it.

Lol, I could use a weight loss magic bullet right now as well. Working from home is not good for keeping pounds off.

there's a weight loss magic pill in my sig line. and it's all free info.

but seriously, there isn't any great secret to weight loss. expenses must be more than income.

i find diet is the best for that, but exercising is also important. they key, like in im, is persistence and don't go too hard too quickly.

here's a quick tip, eat at 10x your body weight in pounds as food in calories. if you weigh 200lbs then 2000 calories is the minimum you should eat but don't eat more than 13x if you want to lose weight.

and truly, have a look at my sig. you might get some good pointers. it's all free as i said before.

I've tried fasting (10 days) and it worked for me. But you must have determination and strong will.

Personally to loose weight I have done several things. Started a food/exercise journal for one. It always helps to see if you suddenly gain a few pounds what you had been eating/drinking. I am also not eating strictly... just in moderation. I even go to McDonalds for lunch and dinner and have a McDouble with a side salad. Or I just get the burger and eat my own salad at home. Just as a tip... clean and re-use your old side salad bowl. Makes for great portion control.

Supplement wise, I hate to say it but I am taking CLA. Seems to be helping me lose weight and tone the muscle I already have.

My worst area is exercise. I seem to always have difficulty sticking to a plan or making my schedule work around it. I walk as often as possible though and never consider a day that I missed exercising a "failure". Just start again tomorrow.

My personal battle with weight has been going on for 20 years. Starvation, magic pills, yo yo and fad diets. It's all garbage. About all you need is to learn moderation, keep your exercise plan as stimulating as possible because boredom is a killer and don't let momentary lapses in judgment ruin the whole plan. Just pick up the pieces and start again the next day. Or even better the next meal. Oh, and work on staying away from processed sugar, even in your coffee or tea. And white bread is just plain bad unless it's from a real bakery and not some over processed ACME factory.

I subsituted Stevia for sugar in my morning hot drink. I substituted black tea for coffee. Stevia is a natural extract sweetener from the stevia plant discovered by Nazcan indians

cutting way back on your sugar intake will make you less hungry later on. THis is because your blood sugar levels are not on a roller coaster anymore.

Many people are facing over weight problem because of less physical exercise. Follow these simple tips:
* Take a glass of lemon water empty stomach daily in the morning.
* Take rope jumping for 2-5 minutes.
* stand up straight and after holding a pillar, rotate your belly left and right without moving your feet.

Another secret tip: when you eat something, write it down in a little notebook that you keep with you all of the time. write EVERYTHING in the notebook. Read it periodically. YOu will be agahst at some of the thngs you stuff in your mouth, and after a while, will think twice about what you eat.

I was reading a book (at a store, I didn't buy it) on the Vegan
diet approach. The author wrote she studied with a Japanese
philosopher who said "it's easier for people to change their life
partners than change their food."

You have to realize that the people around you, people you live
with, are not going to change the way they eat or the way
they think about food just because you want to change
your way of doing food... so when you go on the journey to
find the right diet for YOU, you do it on your own.

One solution is to make new friends in the vegan, bodybuilding,
or whatever... people who are themselves engaged in a
process of examining and changing their own diet to achieve
specific goals.... in a disciplined way.

Treadmill 20 mins a day (if it helps listen to music)
If your daily calorie intake is higher than 2500 male 2000 female (This depends on what you do, but if you sit down all day this is the recommended calorie intake)
Decrease daily caloy intake by 100 then 200 then 300 (depends on how much you want to lose)

Treadmill Start slow i.e. walking pace then increase, when tired and still not reached 20 mins decrease speed and when you feel ok increase speed, repeat process til 20mins complete.
Your goal is to stay at high speed for 20mins. Once this is complete set to 1 speed and begin doing 1 mile-2mile etc.. To lose a alot of weight food is important DO NOT DIET they dont work change the way you eat and excersise. everyone needs to increase excesise and cut back on food. This is because the world is becoming more lazy and we are letting machines do the work for us.
This is known as HIT. Type in google for more info

I lost 2 stone in 2 months jus by treadmill everyday and decreasing calorie intake.

I would advise not have anything sugary like coke, they hide the real calories in them.
Stick to fish,low carbs, meat, brown rice, brown bread, increase on fruits, nuts, vegetables and MOST IMPORTANT FLUIDS. Drinking 1ltr of ice cold water everday could lose you 1stone in one year. Thats if you can drink 1 ltr everyday. Because the system needs to warm the water up before it can use it, therefore usin some joules/calories

jus my 2cents

It depends on how much kilos you want to loose.... Sport, less food, more water, and
massage =)))

There is no secret to losing weight.

When I was a trainer we focused on 3 things to achieve weight goals and that's Diet, Weight Training, and Cardio. And being on a "diet" doesn't mean eat less. Those diets do not last. In order to get the body fat ratio that you want, you may need to eat more to build more lean muscle mass.

If you're not willing to do that, you'll probably never lose the weight and keep it off.

Being fit and healthy is a lifestyle, not a fad.

websites that may help:

Calorie Calculator - Daily Caloric Needs is a calorie calculator

FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal

Just eat less and cut out the crap.

It really works.

Here is what my wife does. One day, she decided she was fat. She was a size 16. To counter this she started walking/running three miles a day 5 days a week. (It sounds bad, but it really isnt all that bad. You are only looking at 45 minutes of workout.)

Over the course of four months and without using a single diet pill, she was down to a size 2. She really didnt eat all that less, either. We just started eating healthy. Certain veggies you can eat all you want!

A couple years later she got pregnant. After giving birth she was back up to a size 16. Well after four more months of running - and competing in a couple of 5K's, she is back down to a size 2-4 range.

Nothing magic I know, but it is a simple plan to follow. She got me to running to lose wieght, also. I was up to 230lbs. I didnt even have running shoes or running clothes, so I ran naked with Doc Martins on my treadmill for about five months before my wife finally bought me some shoes.

Anyway, I got down to 180lbs in a few months. Now, I run 3-4 miles a day for two consecutive months out of the year. And it keeps me in the 180-195 range for the whole year.

Here is the secret, listen real well...

Start eating multi grain foods, fruit, veggies and SMALL AMOUNTS of meat every day.

Avoid crappy cheap food.

Run for at least 30 minutes or jog. The more the better.

Eat at least 5 times a day!! (small meals, speeds up metabolism!)


Make sure you get plenty of fiber

It's that easy.. I went from 354 to 220 in a year eating like they did back in the 1600s (no McD's BK ect), just excersizing a lot less!:p

The real secret? It's your mindset and your lifestyle that you have to change.

For years nothing worked for me until I decided I want to be healthy and happy instead of slim and thin.

Think healthy eating and healthy living and you are set for losing weight permanently!

Mimic your metabolism eat your biggest meal at breakfast when your metabolism is highest, then a smaller meal at lunch and your smallest meal at dinner and nothing after 8 pm. and excersise

The answer to this question really is one line:

burn more calories than you take in.

Of course there is a lot of useful information in this thread on how to accomplish that.

I decided to post again because my sister showed me a free app she downloaded for her iphone...I THINK it was called Loseit - anyways it lets you enter what you consume and it keeps track of the calories you have eaten through the day. It also allows you to put in the exercise you did that day and i minuses that from your intake. It will tell you how much exercise you need to end up burning more calories than you take in.

I am sure it isnt perfect but it seemed to work pretty well AND it is so handy because your phone is with you everywhere.

Update: I have lost 6 lbs over 2 months with reductil. This is more or less within expectations. I am going to take a further 2 months course and will then end there.

Reductil has definitely cut down my appetite for breakfast and lunch.

I will make it simple for you, i cant even be bothered to read the post, ive read 10000s of them all the same, car forums, marketing forums, bodybuilding forums diet advice threads they are all full of experts.

the reality is that everyone has their own different reasons, hypo thyroid, diabetes, compulsive overeating, other eating disorders and so on, so THERE IS NO ONE ANSWER.

I do identify with yoyo dieting and have helped many people for many years and there are many answers to what works, all of them above probably valid points, unless anyone wrote - its simple, calroies in greater than calories out = gain weight, if they did, ignore them

best advice i can give is, take advice of one person you trust, stick to that method for minimum of 3 months before you decide it doesnt work, it may sound like nothing, but its a big part of why stuff doesnt work

Eat less, Exercise more!

You need three things.

1. Slightly (SLIGHTLY!!!) Calorie Restricted Diet

2. Cardio multiple times per week.

3. Weight training multiple times per week.

The reason yo-yo dieting doesn't work is because while you are on your diet (a.k.a. prison camp rations) your body breaks down your lean body mass (LBM). So, the weight you lose is not just fat, it's LBM too. The key is to lose fat, not just weight.

If you exercise (especially weight training) and eat a proper diet, you will maintain LBM while losing fat. That way, if you slip up and fall off your diet for a few days, you won't balloon up from having a slow metabolism. Your metabolism will still be revved up because you have more muscle.

A proper diet consists of whole foods. Take it slow. Eliminate one food per week. Try to avoid foods very high in animal fats while supplementing your diet with fish oils, nuts and legumes. Eliminate sugar and white bread from your diet completely.

Think about it this way: try to eat something in the most natural state possible. If something looks the same way now as it did when it came off the tree or out of the ground, it probably has a high nutritional value. If something looks very altered, it has a lower nutritional value.

i.e. raw apple > cooked apple > applesauce.

Try to consume a lot of:

1. Fiber
2. Vegetables
3. Essential Fatty Acids
4. Water!

If you follow these you'll see significant change in your body composition, and you won't feel starved like you are on a fad diet.

I am a pharmacist and I have been helping hundreds of my patients lose weight over the last year or so without drugs, only natural methods.

The golden rule is weight loss is dependent on the speed of your metabolism and digestion. If both of these are slow, it does not matter how many diet plans you follow or how many supplements you take, you will never lose weight.

The aim is to speed both up in a natural safe way that lasts for a lifetime.

As a result you will also consume less calories than you burn = weight loss

If I told you my trick it would no longer be a secret. PM me and ill reveal all!

Diet pills is my Best solution .

Hello folks,

I'd be happy to help you (or anyone else here) lose weight and I won't charge you a penny. But you REALLY have to be serious. I mean dead serious. I'll coach you a step at a time via PM. Simple really, when you know how. But you have to be willing to get off your back and to follow the plan. I will show you what to eat, and how to exercise to shed the pounds.

Anthony

Yay I wrote that lol. I do think that is a bit harsh though - there is some very solid advice in this thread about ways that will help you accomplish burning more calories than eating.

I recently stumbled across Calorie Counter - Free Online Diet Journal - very cool calorie counter for those interested.

There are some finer points to weight loss for sure however, I think at a macro level, you can make great progress just by adhering to two simple tactics:

1. Eat less fatty foods
2. Exercise a little more

That about sums it up ... and there are some good gains to be had for cheap (money and time-wise) by just sticking to those two and ignoring everything else; until your wallet and schedule are ready.

P.S. And I agree with RusselPrisco above. Canceling the cable TV is a great idea. Takes some getting used to, but it's a great thing.

Do not eat unless you're hungry and never be full

This is not advised at all, but for me...

Appetite suppressant.

It's not healthy. It's hard as hell. But a woman's got to do what a woman's got to do.

After months of deliberating and making friends with the various exercise props in my house exercise bike, dumbells, treadmill etc. I decided to start fresh. Yes the only secret is the Gym.

I had my first kick aerobics class yesterday and could not stop laughing it was soo funny watching myself and the fellow members barely able to kick higher than 50cms.I learned a great lesson though arrogance can be the hidden snake that paralyzes you, ie my arrogance was I don't want or need to go to the gym. Then I realised well why make an easy task like getting into shape harder on myself.

Why is the gym a secret:

1. You get over all the inhibitions of feeling like being overweight is a crime especially when you see many bigger people working their butt off in buckets of sweat.
2. You go their with a clear intention and focus to work out - no putting off I will do it later shenanigans.
3. You feel motivated to push yourself further and the vareity of machines classes workouts stop you from becoming bored
4. you start losing cravings for junk food as your body releases good chemicals
5.It can become a great place to socialize while working out

Other tips would be to:

1. Drink more water - sometimes when you are hungry you may actually be thirsty
2. Try apple cider vinegar in a glass of cold water as a refreshing drink. Its also great at burning fat I believe. I use it in my salads.
3. Try to become friends with salads. Eat as much raw exciting salads as you want but keep the salad dressings to a minimum. Also salads keep you feeling fuller for longer.
4. Keep a fruit bowl in your room so when you get hungry have a banana instead of reaching for a junk snack

losing weight is like Internet Marketing . If you follow the system its a no brainer!!

Environment....the colder the climate the greater the required energy. Shivering is a precursor to hypothermia, the expended energy required to make the muscles shake to create warmth to protect vital organs require great amounts of energy. The only issue, is that one may compensate for the extra energy required.

I personally know 3 people that have lost a great deal of weight (30+ pounds each)

they all went to a doctor that put them on a special diet that is low carb, high veggie.

they lose 1+ pounds a day and have to get tested every week, magnesium and potassium are the difficult nutrients to maintain.

It has been 3+ years for the first person to do it and his weight is still off.

It costs something like $300 + $150 a week, the program is about 8 weeks.

The only other people I've ever know to lose weight did it through surgery.

10 years ago, I lost 125 lbs in just 3 months....


I divorced my wife.....lol

I have blogged about losing weight this year as a retired dieter. you can read it ... from the start ( Jan 1st 2009) If you want ! www.retireddieter.com No diet, no pills, no low carb, no low fat high carb, just ate less of what I like.. hence I am a retired dieter !. I do now need to post the before and after pics though, just didn't want to scare anyone

I have a friend named Laurens Maas who has a clinic in Barbados. His philosophy towards health is to basically clean one's system of toxins and fungus/yeast, bring all nutrient and vitamin levels to where they should be, and eat the correct foods according to one's body type. People who go on his program have amazing health recoveries, but one side effect in every case is that overweight people lose weight. In some cases over 100 pounds. He wrote a great book called The Hidden Cure - The 5 Laws of Perfect Health.

What you wear affects how you look. If you are overweight don't wear tight clothes just because you can fit into them. If you wear a size too small for you, it looks like you are two sizes bigger than you are.

Get some clothes that suit your size and not only will you look slimmer, you will also feel better about yourself which breeds self-confidence, which in turn people notice and compliment you on.

I know it's not a way to lose weight, but how you carry and project yourself has a big bearing on how others see you.

I'll tell you an honest to goodness secret of mine and you can trust me that it works, I have used it to effect for years.

Low density eating.

The premise is that you can eat a lot of what ever you want, but the majority of what you eat has to be low density foods.

I Love it, because I enjoy low density foods.

An example of these are:

Celery
Bell Peppers
Onion
Watermelon
Zucchini/Courgette
Eggplant/Aubergine
Carrots
Green Beans
Swiss Chard/Silverbeet
Endives/Chicory/Witlof
Cauliflower

That's a few but there are hundreds more.

You can have plenty of anything else, but 90% has to be low density.

You'll gorge yourself silly and not eat more than 500 calories plus you'll get more vitamins nutrients and dietary fiber than you've ever had.

Try it

I live to enjoy my food, of course if you don't like vegetables then it's a bit redundant, but if not.

Yippee!

Try thinking thin.

Order a small always
always eat half the meal and save the other half to eat "later" or the next day.
keep dumbells all around the house, so where ever you are you can just pick them up and do a few sets.
Always get diet pop. I use to drink regular all the time, wow never realized how fattening it is.
Find a sport you like. And if you can get into jogging you'll get into shape really fast.

And don't worry so much about it, tell yourself how good you look all the time! Rather than tell yourself how bad you look. Learn to like and accept yourself. It's okay to be fat. It's perfectly normal as their's all types, fat happens to be one of them. Just don't be "obese" like if you're pushing 300 pounds I don't care who you are you got a freakin problem! Under 200 is usually very safe.

One of my husband's favorite jokes:

Want to lose 150 lbs of ugly fat fast?

Get a divorce!

Of course, then he likes to look at me and say, or maybe 160 lbs of ugly fat.

Seriously, in terms of losing weight the only thing that really works for me is getting more exercise. The funny thing though is my mother always says she NEVER lost weight by exercising, only by dieting. So... you have to find out what works for you.

Eat only fruit during the day and have a light dinner. Minimize sugar, minimize or eliminate meat. You'll save yourself from cancer too. A fantastic book on the subject: Cancerproof Your Body by Ross Horne. It completely changed my view on nutrition.

You'll never feel more pure than from eating mostly fruit and you'll certainly lose those extra pounds. Will you feel hungry? No, that's just everyone's perception.

Hello, I don't have a secret formula to lose weight but I did write an interesting article for you to read. I have many articles and lenses on the topic.

Menatally first you need to take into account the benefits of loosing weight

You will feel much younger
Your not gonna cause any more stress on your health

I would advise to look into a proper workout dvd like the P90X

aside from a healthy diet & exercise I found this very helpful fruit that really helped me a lot too loose weight. Have you heard of **** berry?

There are no secrets under the sun for loosing weight. At the end of the day it always comes down to...

Burn more calories than you consume. If you want some help with tracking try a budybugg.

People gain weight when they eat less vegetables, because the fiber that we get from fruits and vegetables are very helpful in loosing weight. Suggested site http://swisssciences.com/faqs_swiss_sciences.php to know what causes gain weight.

I try to do yoga twice a week and then eat small meals a day, instead of three big ones. This way, I don't feel hungry and end up binge eating. Seems to work for me.

Yes I think that I can help you and the millions of yo-yo dieters.Have a look at the attached article that I wrote "Can't lose weight long term? It may not be your fault!"

Let me know if it helps

David

Don't get married.

Seriously, I've been trying to give up gluten, sugar and all the nasty stuff, eat less etc.. But my wife's always there with food, the food I don't want to be eating!

Jog 1 hour every morning...Walking is the best way to loose weight.

YES: here it is, it's free, and it works (for a lot of people anyway):
1. Accept yourself as you are now. You are doing the best you can.
2. Understand that you can change.
3. Use this: Using EFT for weight loss (it's free, there's no opt-in, I'm not an affiliate). Just pure content. I've been using it for years, and the results have been fantastic.

I must laugh at most of the comments that will end up on this page. I know the best secret to the health and fitness industry and I will be honest with you, I will tell all of my secrets to any one person that can successfully process the asking amount. My personal value for my information is at the very least, as of August 2009, USD $3 million. If you're interested contact me at drinkmaesil@gmail com

check out the book

Short-workouts for dummies

If you can go to the gym 3 or 4 times/ week, the push-muscle/ pull-muscle circuit routine is quite effective.

If you can go 5 days a week (hey, you said you'd try anything..) work out one major muscle group once per week. I do a rep range of 12-15 and as many sets and exercises I can.

day 1 chest
day 2 back
day 3 abs/legs
day 4 shoulders
day 5 arms

First, the weight routine, then finish with cardio, 25 mins (or more if you have time etc.)

Oh, and for motivation it's good to have a lifting partner or trainer and I think of weight lifting as a type of qigong or "moving meditation". It's like Arnold talks about in Pump, you have to get your mind "in the muscle". Good luck!

1> achieve ketosis liposydosis (sp) by eating only meat.
This will eliminate hunger, it should take 1 to 3 days

2> then add green veggies, use "no salt"(for the potassium) and magnesium(cocoa is a good source)

I personally know 4 people that have done this and they all lost significant 30+ lbs of weight and have kept it off for several years. This program was doctor supervised and the weight loss was about a pound a day.


remember one of the qualities of a path to change:
you cannot eliminate something, but you can replace it with something else.
Don't try to stop eating potato chips, make carrots and celery more available and potato chips harder to get.

IMO the greatest power you have for change is the power to change your environment.

Come on dude, this is quite obvious! Forget what you eat just excercise more and burn those calories, sell the car for a bike, and make a promise that everytime you write 500 words or post a new post you drop and do 20 push ups!!

If this dont work then self ban yourself from macdonalds, the museum of bionic burgers!

the weight loss niche is pretty big in America as one can understand

It's not a secret but works !!!
Healthy diet + exercise !
It's hard in the begining ,but trying to loose weight only with a diet without exercise is harder .Try to combine both things ...and also Having dinner before 6 pm would help.

First of all what is your everyday activities, everything changes when your activity changes. First consult a doctor then follow as he say.

It is not totally a secret for me. Most people do loose weight through running. That is the only way I maintain my weight and it really has a lot more benefits than just loosing weight like improving blood circulation.

I found the easiest diet for me has been Brad Pillons Eat Stop Eat.
You eat what you want to eat and one 1-2 days a week you fast
according to the steps in his course...

I went from 230lbs to 190lb and I haven't fasted for the recommended
2 days consistently, plus you eat anything you want.

No more calorie or carb counting for me.
No more hours at the gym.

The recommended excercise is strength training
and this is done in 15 minutes a day using Pavel's
book "Power to the People"...

OMGosh. I almost forgot the most fun of all regarding the cardio workout to help with losing weight!
It is having sex with your spouse! Scientific studies have proven that one session of it burns as many calories as running up 2 flights of stairs! And as we all know, we all take the elevator these days!
To your success,
Terra

I've lost about 50lbs in the last 5 months. The way I done it was the $1.00 banquet tv dinners. How is that you ask? Well my doctor told me not to put so much in my mouth so I took that to heart. I use the 500 calorie rule. Most of the dinners are under 500 calories so it works out great. Also allot of the canned stuff like ravioli and such are under my 500 calorie limit. My doctor told me to not to worry so much about what I'm putting in my mouth just how much. Calories count and my 50lbs tells me that is the truth. As for exercise, I don't do it. I probably should for my heart health, but hey I'm lazy> Sorry.

simple eat more,and if that's not good enough,my mom swears by this stuff,to drink away the fat,have not tryed it myself but she says it works wonders,DietTeaStore.com - Diet Tea Store

Nothing ever worked for me until I started exercising. Burn more calories than you take in during the day. I've used this formula and dropped about 30 lbs so far!

I lost 20 pounds from switching from regular soda to diet soda.

Cut out sugar and junk food and focus on cardio training

For me I drink organik drink throughout the day and keep myself busy tweeting, so busy that I will not keep thinking of food. yeah it works for me and hope you try it....

hi conserning weight loss I have magic method to losse weight.

I am sure that will work better than any others way so my way is.
first to stop eating and drinking any things from 6am to 6pm for only one month after 6pm you can eat simple diet even you can't eat lot after long hungry that the secret so you are lossing weight by your will

the only things you have to resist in the day if you want realy to losse weight

thanks wish you the best,

Hai,
Lots of water with a dash of only lemon. a bit a excercising to keep the skin tight would do wonders. cheers!

Well, I haven't read all the answers here - but here are some tips:

- Don't take advice from overweight neighbors. Emulate success. Which people have the best bodies? Probably natural bodybuilders. Do what they do (but not to those extremes necessarily).

- Don't think about losing weight - think about losing fat and gaining muscle

- Drink a lot of water a day. Drink a glass every few hours

- Eat 5-6 balanced meals a day.

- Emphasize protein: Chicken, milk, eggs, fish, nuts.

- Do resistance training. Emphasize basic, compound movements that work many muscle groups at a time. For example, not triceps kickbacks but push ups. No concentration curls but chin ups.

Hope this helps :-)

George

I was able to lose weight by eating less carb food (such as pasta, bread, potato), going for at least 30 minutes walk daily and not eating anything after 7pm.

I have always just counted calories. Most every expert I've ever heard who has nothing to sell says the same thing ... if you burn more calories than you consume you lose weight. A male of normal activity burns 17 calories per pound per day. So if you weigh say 200 pounds, you probably burn somewhere near 3400 calories per day. Ladies of typical activity burn approximately 15 calories per pound (due to the average lady having less muscle mass than the average guy / muscle burns slightly more calories).

If you only consume 2000 calories per day you burned 1400 calories of fat that day. There are 3500 calories in a pound of fat so you burned a bit over 1/3 of a pound.

That always worked fine for me. I must have lost at least 300 pounds that way over the years, 30 pounds at a time. Obviously, where I didn't do so well was keeping the weight off! As soon as I stopped counting the calories, the pounds came right back on. My record was one time when I kept it off for seven years. I think that was possible because I went swimming almost every day in spring, fall, and summer and played tennis in winter.

Good luck to you dieters! I'm too damned old to care anymore! And I do love those pork chops!

Hi Topgunb

Be disciplined with what you buy when you go into the supermarket. Don't look at all the nice food which you would have no problem in eating right there and then. Go shopping when you have had a good breakfast and you are full. The sight of all the food in the supermarket should put you off.

Depending on how bad you want to lose the weight and look good is really down to you. How bad do you want it?

Eat plenty of lean chicken, vegetables and fruit in the week and cut down on the bread, butter and cheese. You know all the nice stuff. Have a cheat day in the week.

Take some form of exercise that causes you to work up a sweat. Maybe you could consider trying a martial art? Brazilian Jiu - jitsu is awesome for weight loss and is probably one of the best full body workouts you can get

Try a protein shake with CLA in. The CLA optimizes fat metabolism.

Read about the "Gracie diet".

Hope that helps

Rich

I do the Hour of Power in the mornings (Tony Robbins) where you walk while you have a time of gratitude/prayer for what you already have/are, what you want to become and then affirmation of what you want to become.

Hypnosis for weight release (self hypnosis, meditation and brain entrainment), with visualization.

I also have started eating about 75% raw (uncooked fruits, veggies, nuts and sprouted grains).

That's my regimen--hope this helps!

just go running for 400m in 2 minutes, the 1st week
and then go for 800 m in 4 minutes, the 2nd week

well... i think by the end of the first month, you'll be surprise when you work your way till you can do 800m in 3 minutes

your gut would have flattened amazingly.

and one more thing, i'm not asking you suffer a deprived diet, but just cut back on the sauces and the soft drinks, of course. go ahead with the meat though. but just keep running!

Every morning 10-20 minutes jogging..Walking is the best exercise...

Don't eat every night...

You guys need to stop taking pills. I have also been a good weight but my cousin lost 100lbs.

Here is how he did it:


He was 360lbs and started to replace some of his meals with weight watchers believe it or not. HE lost like 40lbs ina few months doing this.


Then he started working out 4 times a week doing 45 minutes of cardio and 45 minutes of weight training.



Now he is around 250lbs at 6'4 and hardly looks fat.


Also, P90x is a workout program I would recommend for anyone. YOU WILL LOSE WEIGHT AND GAIN MUSCLE WITH IT. IT WORKS.

NO secret, have healthy diet and exercise. Thats it.

I think there is no secret way to reduce weight. The only way is to keep yourself away from junk food and maintaining a diet pattern that allows you to take systematic food which is required by you rather than consuming in excess and a workout regime. Thanks

First, let me say that I have been struggling with being overweight for 30 years and have tried every pill and potion imaginable.
I have yoyoed back and forth and finally gave up.
Someone suggested that I eat 5-6 small meals a day and it works!!!!
Much to my shock....eating tiny meals often jump started my metabolism and I am slowly but surly losing 1-2 pounds a week and I am not suffering...never did suffer well...HA!
I eat off saucers and I eat 5 times a day and I feel great!
Hope this helps!

Honestly, I believe its all portions ! I think back to when I was a little Girl and gathering at my GrandMothers house every Sunday. Being that she was Italian she had a feast for all to be had, I am talking about soup to nuts galore and NO ONE was overweight. We ate whatever we wanted but in normal portion size... NOTHING was SUPERSIZED like we have today.

So my advise is to try that theory and see what happens.

All the Best to you

Diane~

There are no secrets: eat less and work out more often. When you are at a restaurant, split your meal in half - eat one half and take home the other.

Ok, here's another view on the subject and this really helped me curve my eating habits and in getting healthy.(I have never been overweight due to genetics and a decently active lifestyle)

When I decided to cut out all unhealthy things in my life it was tough but I was determined. But for the longest time I COULDN'T BREAK THROUGH AND I COULDN'T FIGURE WHY.

Then it finally clicked!

Throughout this endeavor I WAS DETERMINED TO CUT OUT THE SUGARS AND ALL THAT TERRIBLE PROCESSED FOOD AND FAST FOOD. When doing this, it became my entire focus. "Don't do take that soda," I'd tell myself, "Don't do it!". 20 minutes later, guess what was in my hand.

Our problem is that we've developed an unhealthy habit and the negative side effects are what drives us to change. Therefore, we naturally focus cut out the problem. THE PROBLEM IS THAT YOU CAN'T CHANGE IF YOU HAVE THE SAME FOCUS.

Here's my advice. Workout and eat with aims to get healthy and be persistent. Change doesn't happen overnight but if you have the determination you WILL succeed. Get all of the bad foods out of your house and REPLACE them with good foods. In other words, instead of taking bad foods out of your house focus on bringing in good foods. When you workout, focus on looking and feeling better. Imagine all the benefits that come from this.

If there's enough interest about this I'll make an ebook and sell it once I get my credibility up and running. I can also make completely customized plans for a very cheap price if anyone's interested. We can get to know each other over PM or Skype and we can identify your obstacles and learn how to eliminate them as well as replace them.

Curious to what others think

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**Food**

i) Eat a diet where about 50% (40-60%) comes from raw fruit and vegetables.



ii) Cut the refined sugars down to virtually zero.



iii) Find your target calorie intake for your current body weight, eat 80% of that each day.


**Exercise**

Exercise at least 30-45 minutes, 4 times a week.



**Time/consistency**


This for me is the crucial one.

Just like in your internet efforts, consistency wins. Keep this up for at least 10 months of the year, each and every year. It's not hard once you're in the habit.

Don't take fat burners. They are stimulants in a pill --pretty much legal amphetamines. A little unknown fact about stimulants is that yes they do work in the beginning and slightly speed up your metabolism by stimulating your adrenals, but after prolonged(1 week-2weeks) use they wind up depleting your adrenals causing adrenal fatigue or adrenal disease. Adrenal disease is when your body can't produce enough adrenaline(adrenal burn out) to support daily life which results in increased stress, skyrocketed fat storage, and decreased metabolism. Not too mention it can help onset insulin resistance.

Stay away from fat burners unless you want to gain more fat and shorten your life span and life quality.

CLA is good. You can get CLA from Grassfed beef. Cornfed/grainfed beef, IE most beef being sold has dramatically less CLA and Omega 3s.

One tip though, is get your fish oil with a good DHA and EPA ratio. Will help mood functioning, and possibly may aid in weightloss. By may, I mean maybe help burn an extra pound of fat per month. Not much, but on top of a solid foundation of eating right and exercising, its a little added bonus for just taking the pill. Like water, you can flush out 5-8lbs of fat a year just by drinking 2L of water a day. On it's own, its not really the best method to lose weight, but combined its like a do nothing bonus.

There are a million things you can do to lose weight. But I find there are four things that make the most difference for me:

1. Cut or eliminate flour and sugar. This is not a low-carb approach necessarily but it definitely targets the main causes of insulin resistance and ultimately diabetes.

2. Treat your weight issue as a health issue. You aren't unhealthy because you are overweight - you are overweight because you are unhealthy. Look to adrenals, thyroid, liver, ovaries for issues and correct through more healthy eating.

3. When you choose a diet, make it conform to your personality, not vice versa. If you are not a detail freak, you will never be the kind of person to write down everything you eat, plan your daily food intake weeks in advance, etc. In general, if your personality type is focused on closure, you will gravitate towards more details and planning. If your personality type is focused on openness, you will crave spontaneity. In that case, you won't plan your diet but you will need to make sure your environment is filled with the right kinds of food so you won't find yourself in a pinch.

4. A nugget from creative style theory - coping behavior needs to be rewarded! Find a way to reward yourself for sticking to a diet without affecting the diet itself. Sugar free chocolate does the trick for me .

That is very interesting topic for me. Having in mind that my mom lost 66 pounds for 10 months. After 2 years she is still in the perfect fit and she eats a lot,feel light and happy.My family definitely has found the secret.

I was lucky enough to lose 100 pounds in a 2 year period several years ago. And yes I have kept it off.

As far as a secret the best I can give you is to switch 80% of your beverage consumption to plain water. I still consume a gallon of water a day or more and it all started when I lost my weight.

I started forcing myself back then towards a goal of a gallon a day. A huge amount of appetite comes from dehydration. Americans are notoriously dehydrated as sweet drinks cause dehydration.

I walked 2.5 miles on relatively flat terrain twice a day in 25 minutes per walk.

Those were my biggest lifestyle changes - when I started drinking all that water I started eating a lot less without effort.

It can be done. I lost my 100 pounds at age 49 - so don't let anyone tell you "you are too old to lose it".

Drink a BIG glass of water 15 minutes before every meal.

Eat only half a serving where you would normally eat a whole.

Same goes for drinking (alcoholic beverages & soda).

If you feel hungry in between meals drink water and/or a big cup of green tea.

Why does anyone want to loose weight? To feel better? Feel more accepted, more in control and enjoy life better? Look beyond weight to the other side. See it just as a hurdle to be jumped over. Keep in you mind on the lifestyle that you want, not what you don't want. Diets won't work unless you get slim on your head first.

If you're looking for creative (and delicious!) ways to enhance your weight loss efforts, here's a fresh collection of six slimming foods you should add to your repertoire. I'm a firm believer that dieting and losing weight doesn't mean you have to subsist on bland, boring cardboard. With that in mind, I've put together a list of strategic skinny eats, each of which has its own unique way of satisfying your taste buds while blunting your appetite. I encourage you to peruse my list and use these tasty bites to your advantage!
1. Pumpkin Pudding: Decadent, creamy pudding for less than 150 calories--and it helps you lose weight! Just combine a 6-ounce container of nonfat vanilla yogurt with ½ cup canned 100% pure pumpkin puree and a dash of cinnamon. The pumpkin bulks up the yogurt--already a protein-rich, nutrient-packed food--and adds a hefty dose of fiber. This winning combo of protein and fiber expands in your stomach, keeping you full long after you finish, so you're not looking for more munchies an hour later.
2. Vegetable Soup: Studies have shown that just by starting a meal with a fiber-rich bowl of broth-based veggie soup, you can reduce your total calorie intake by 20 percent. That's because this "veggie first course" helps to fill you up, so you wind up eating less at the main meal.
3. Cucumber Tomato Salad: Thanks to their high percentage of water (95%!), cucumbers are low-calorie, high volume, and top-notch for weight loss! Slice up one whole cucumber plus a medium tomato, then toss with light vinaigrette or unlimited vinegar (balsamic or red wine is delish) plus 1 teaspoon olive oil. The entire salad has only 125 calories!
4. Ginger Green Tea: Nursing a warm mug of tea is a calorie-free way to de-stress after a long day without falling prey to emotional eating. As an added bonus, research suggests that regularly drinking green tea may give you a slight calorie-burning advantage. Steep your tea with a thin slice of ginger root for an extra punch of flavor.
5. Fiery Chicken Salad: Adding a few dashes of fiery hot sauce to your food slows down your eating big time so you're less likely to eat past the point of fullness. For a simple lunch, whip up a chicken salad with diced chicken breast, 1 tablespoon reduced-fat mayo, hot sauce to taste, and any diced veggies on hand. Serve over a bed of lettuce (and have a glass of water handy!).
6. Shrimp Cocktail: At around 8 calories a piece, shrimp are a fabulous source of lean protein, which helps rev your metabolism and keeps you feeling full for hours. Next time you dine out, start your meal with a shrimp cocktail appetizer. When you're eating at home, dunk your shrimp in this could-not-be-easier cocktail sauce recipe: simply combine 1 tablespoon ketchup with 1 teaspoon bottled horseradish.

Don't take any pills and make sure you eat throw out the day as normal. Went vegan, gave up meat and went all green within a month I dropped from a size 10 to a size 8. See if that help you.

Wow! So many methods... Hope mine wasn't mentioned.
A friend of mine is a amateur boxer and he uses really effective method to loose weight - dehydration. You know that 80% of our body consists of water, so when you lose it your weight decreases. He does it when he wants to box in an light weight catagory.

The secret is this: diet and exercise. just do this and i promise by easter you will have lost a lot of weight:

Morning:Green Tea without sugar or milk. Thirty minutes later do this 1)Four sets of jump squats. 2)Four sets of sit ups. 3) Four sets of press ups. 4) Four sets of pull ups from a door in your home. Thats it for the workout. should take you half an hour. do it every other day for the rest of your life(no excuses!)

As for food: eat anything you want but it must be 70 percent protein and 30 percent carbs. The carbs must be mostly vegetables, brown bread , pasta, and fruits. make sure you eat four times a day and they should be smakk to meduim sized portions.

Drink at least ten pint sized glasses of water every day. That's it. this is the secret way to lose weight.

Hey there!

I wish there was a quick secret tip! But as far as I know there's not... and i've looked!

In my experience the best way to lose weight is consistently eating healthy and exercising....it doesn't take much either. Just mix healthy food in with your normal diet and then 2-3 times a week workout,as little as 20 minutes of cardio will change everything! Its definitely a pain in the butt but at least your doing it the healthy way?!

Notice how everyone replies based upon their own personal beliefs and life experiences.... Lots of answers based upon pills, supplements, exercise, books, programs, lifestyles, gurus, etc.

Is any one of them the perfect answer? It must be for them... but is it for you?

I think it really depends on you, your metabolism, your lifestyle, and your character. Just because something worked for the vegan writer doesn't mean it will work for you unless you have the belief in the science and are willing and able to make the shift and are committed to follow through.

I, like you, was struggling with this problem and not finding a solution that fit me and my lifestyle and belief system. I finally figured it out... I have something that I put together myself, based on my experiences and what fits into my lifestyle.... it seems to be working well.

I'm writing an ebook on that subject and when it's done I'll be happy to provide a free copy for you. Maybe my experience will help you.

PM me with your contact info and I'll send it to you when it's completed.

Best of luck!

Instead of trying to lose weight concentrate on adding something to your life instead. I hate to lose anything. Loss is a negative word and most people in this forum seem very positive. Concentrate on adding things to your life that will shift your focus off your weight loss. Why not try something like: for every bad thing that you eat, eat two things that are good for you as well. That way you can eat as much bad stuff as you want because if your eating twice as much good food straight after, you will actually be eating the same amount that you always eat but 2/3's healthier. Less Is More & More health is Less Unhealth!
stay blessded

I'll throw mine into the mix. I lost 10lbs (I have about 120 to go) since Jan 4th using the methods of Dr. Joel Fuhrman in his book, "Eat to Live." Lots green veggies, very few simple carbs, and no meat(for me, little meat and more tofu). I also use Sunrider foods because they keep the cravings at bay.

I am also diabetic, so this method helps control my blood sugars. The veggies are high in nutrition and low in calories, which is why this works so well for me. It's helping me form new eating habits, too, since I had been on 2 diabetic drugs for years(and other drugs before those) that actually stimulated my appetite. Funny how doctors never tell you the side effects of the drugs they prescribe! So check with your doc and see if any meds you may be taking actually stimulate appetite. No wonder I was hungry 20 minutes after eating a big meal. 24/7 hunger is no fun, and I lost 20 lbs last spring just by going off those two meds.

There are lots of good ideas on this thread. Just pick one and go for it.

I don't really have any secret but this method has been good for me in the last 6 months.

What I am doing is:

*Excercise (I prefer running down the street).
*Eat with atleast 1 meat or no meat, 1 bread and 1 fruit.
*Veggies are always allowed.
*Drink atleast 9 glasses of water (Yes its 9 or more not 8)
*Focus yourself in the word "I'll loose pounds today!"

And you are ready to go

It's amazing how few people put EXERCISE in their "secrets".

What's gonna have more effect on your health and weight....a glass of water 4 times a day or exercise 4 times a week?!

Be Healthy -- while loosing weight ! That's just not important -- it's the only permanent way!

If your weight loss style is painful -- it will revert ( so select a happy way to do it -- be yourself-your style)
What works for someone need not for you.

However some things remain constant.

TRY THIS !

Drink water first before your breakfast, lunch or dinner ( also ensure you stop eating before you know that another mole of food is going to make you FEEL a little heavy

-- and don't drink water after eating anything ( drink before)

Have a earlier dinner -- when you go to bed -- ensure that you really feel light.


..................... succeed the above step ... then reward yourself with some entertainment

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Then you can GO for some physical exercises ( even here ensure you adapt your own style --love sport -- take one up, love to dance -- Just Dance your way out )

Just feel good , feel happy ---- you'll lose weight, gain confidence and will stay healthy and smiling

secret way- no sweets, no pops, eat organic food, and definitely exercise, thats how i keep myself in shape

Diet and Exercising is the best way. Not a secret I know....

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Eat what I want in moderation and get to the gym. I like sweets as much as anyone, BUT they tend to put fat on me, so I eat less. I also eat healthy. One other note, I hate aerobic type exercise (treadmill etc), but I play a lot..a lot of raquetball and that burns the calories and let's me be competitive.

simple... actually..



Eat Less... Exercise More


Its all calories in vs calories out

The secret to weight loss unfortunately cannot be bought: it is self discipline. To lose weight you must expend more energy than you consume. Simple! That can only be achieved by self discipline. No pills no secret diets. Plain old self discipline