tips for effective weight loss...

[MrsMeeagi]

Just been wondering if anyone else has a few tips for effective weight loss? I have a few I will share but just wanted to know other peoples tips. Any suggestions appreciated (struggling on my weight loss).

-Chew chewing gum
-drink a pint of water in the morning & a glass before each meal.
-Eat meals slowly (takes 20 minutes for body to recognise your full)
-Drink green tea to speed up metabolism.
-Snack on melons, cucumbers or carrots (mostly water).
-Drink 8 glasses of water.
-Avoid carbs

Anymore?? anyone??

[daisya]

Best tip I know is to definitely give up bread and yeast products. More exercise too, you have to combine less food with more exercise. Good luck as i know it can be so difficult.

[TonyV]

Do as you say and try and use more calories than you take in through exercise - only way to lose weight without starving yourself

[droiched]

Def cutting back the carbs worked for me

[goldrings]

Always have a good breakfast. Poached or scrambled egg, grilled bacon, tomato, mushroom, glass of milk. Snack on fruit, carrot, celery ect. and cut down on your portions of food for your other meals. If you have a good breakfast you will find you don't get so hungry and you don't rush off for a packet of crisps or a choc bar to tie you over

[Old_Geezer]

I see you suggest having a pint of water in the morning, and later to drink 8 glasses of water (presumably per day). Was that 8 pint glasses then ?

Not sure I see the value of it. Water isn't going to stay in your stomach and fill you up for very long, is it?

As for advice I suppose do what suits you, but in my opinion go easy on the high calorie foods, try to have larger portions of the low calorie foods. Try not to go hungry, there's always veg soup. Don't throw in the towel if you have a higher-than-low-calorie day, or two, just start off again. Allow yourself to enjoy something as a treat *occassionally*. Oh, and ensure whatever eating habits you find useful are likely to be kept up without problem in the never-ending maintenence phase afterwards.

[Stevie13]

If you are on a calorie controlled diet, keep to a weekly total rather than daily.

Varying you're daily calorie intake can fool your body into not realising it's on a diet & stop it from holding onto fat.

N.B Make sure you don't go lower than 1200/day or your body will automatically go into starvation mode and hold onto those fat cells regardless.

[boxtops]

I'd endorse what you said, plus give up the bread - but why the chewing gum? Personally, I find people constantly chewing is not attractive - why do you add that to your list?

[Euphemia]

Serve your meals on a smaller plate.

[xstitcher]

Try going on to Onwards and Downwards in this section. There are lots of people there who will give you good advice and back up.