Effective Weight Loss?

I have found it helpful to try and disconnect your thinking about fitness and weight loss. Healthy weight loss comes from portion control and healthy food selection. Good health and longevity comes from regular exercise. I see so many people trying to “burn calories” all the time and as we can tell by our society; it is not a very successful strategy. Instead I would exercise reasonably for your health and try to break the food-happiness link that now exists. Good luck! Woody

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You are most welcome Leslie. You sound committed if you can remember to stop between bites!! I'm impressed! I am more of a small-project type dieter. Years ago I had copy of a 3-day diet that always worked. I would always lose 4-5 pounds, then gain 1-2 back the following week, then a week or two later I would convince myself to do it again. The problem is that I do not like grapefruit, and tuna from a can used to bother me, so those were stumbling blocks for me. The food choice, and order, were enzymatically designed so it didn't work as well if I changed anything. Now, I try to eliminate my inbetween snacks which usually are desserts or chocolate and eat more salad and less "meal" at meals, and/or use the fiber product. BTW, I know other people have told me they took a fiber product, so you can probably get one at the health food store, but wanted to point out that the one I take, which is from my business, is in capsules. It uses a patented Glucomannan that is 3 times more dense than other Glucomannans which I'm guessing is why it can be put into a capsule instead of a bulk powder that you have to mix so it’s very convenient. I vary taking 1 to 3 capsules depending on how hungry I am and what meal I am planning on eating. Hey, I like the “challenging thinking” idea… I like to play Sudoku before I turn out the lights, playing for 10-20 min. I’m so tired I fall right to sleep, do you think I’m burning extra calories while I’m sleeping?

Hey Kathryn ~ Thanks for your advice. The Fiber product is something that I have wanted to try. I try to take 2 drinks of water in between every bite of food to help keep me full. The side kicks sounds helpful too. Thanks again, Leslie

This might sound crazy, but how much difficult problem solving or challenging thinking do you do? An article in popular science showed that thinking really hard actually burns a lot more calories than when not thinking hard. If you do this for a few hours per day, it might even add up to several hundred calories burned per day. According to this Popular Science article: <url removed>, the brain burns 90 calories per hour when working on a crossword puzzle, but only 6 calories per hour just to stay alive. My job requires me to think really hard all day long, so I probably burn an extra 900 or so calories per day more than when I'm not working. So if you don't already, try spending a couple hours per day doing things that are mentally challenging. Also, I wouldn't try to see results in 2 weeks or less. From what I've seen, physicians recommend focusing on losing 1-2 pounds per week. So to lose 50 pounds the right way, might take 6-12 months. Requires dedication and persistence. Sorry I don't have a quick fix. :-)

I will share a couple things that have worked well for me! I definitely noticed a difference when I first started karate classes, and what I believe made the biggest difference was practicing Side Kicks. I would do this every night when I was brushing my teeth because my time is limited. I would hold my leg out to the side and try to lift it as high as possible for as long as I could stand it (usually about 10-15 seconds at first) then I would switch to the other leg. I would repeat this for the 2 minutes my toothbrush runs. I noticed my hips and buttocks slimmed down noticeably fairly quick doing this. As for dieting, I am not good at "diets", I can't stick with eating certain foods or eliminating much of what I love because then I focus too much on it. I love to incorporate high fiber foods, this is healthy and are supposed to keep you feeling fuller longer. Something I have discovered recently that works well for me is a fiber product I take 20 minutes before a meal. It expands with the water I drink and I am able to eat less. The great thing for me is that no one else needs to know, my family just knows I'm full and I'm sure figure I'm just not hungry - I love it, now I am slowly losing weight and not being excluded from anything. A product like this of course only works if you are good at paying attention to clues you are full rather than eating everything on your plate. I look forward to reading any other suggestions you get. I always have a few pounds to lose at the beginning of each year. Kathryn