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⌈ Secret Post #2785 ⌋

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[Tenth Kingdom]


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(Orange is the New Black)


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[Dresden Files author Jim Butcher, Shannon Butcher]


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[Panic! at the Disco. Brendon Urie]


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[BBC Robin Hood]


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[Chasing Life]


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[Rooster Teeth]


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[Hawkeye 2012]


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[Legend of Korra]


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Comments

Re: Weight Loss Tips?

[nyxelestia]

As a lot of people have pointed out, "going on a diet" won't work because that's a short-term weightloss system, and very unsustainable. It's great for losing a lot of weight at once, but terrible for keeping it off.

Don't completely excommunicate any foods if you really love them. You'll make yourself miserable, your diet will be harder, and ultimately it will just be the other side of a still-bad relationship with food.

Take a look at your diet, your likes, your dislikes, etc. If there is any food you like that's already on the healthy side? Eat more of that; in particular, try to use it to replace unhealthy foods, and look for new ways to enjoy it so you don't get sick of it. So if you like apples, get more apples, and when you really want that bag of cookies in the afternoon, eat an apple instead, but maybe slice it up and dip it in peanut butter (which has a lot of protein) instead of just biting into it. :)

There is a lot of debate over meal sizes and numbers, so ultimately you'll have to find what works for you. Ultimately, though, your digestion and metabolism will make the same work of the same food, regardless of the increments you eat it in, so mostly it's about how they fit into your life and how they can help your diet. Personally, I advocate multiple small meals/snacks rather than a few big meals, because you're less likely to suddenly become hungry/have a craving that undermines your diet, and less likely to get tired from digestion fatigue and need to slurp down a coffee with as much sugar and caffeine as you can fit into the cup. Your best bet is to figure out the times of day you will be doing the most activity, and have your biggest meal a bit before that. For most people, this means lunch as they get the most of their physical activity in during the late afternoon and early evening, but for me this often means dinner or breakfast depending on what shifts I get at work. However, some people benefit from only a few large meals either because that's all their schedule allows for, or because it helps them to have time restrictions on when they can and can't eat. Do whatever works best for you - but once you figure out what that is, stick with it.

Now, many people here have suggested "drink water only" or "no sugar drinks". If you think you can do that, great! But speaking as someone who likes her drinks sweet, I also know that it's incredibly hard for some people to do, so don't worry if you can't. Sugar drinks are mostly bad for weight because it's so easy to consume a lot of sugar in such a short amount of time. You might think nothing of drinking two sodas because they're "just" drinks, and in the process end up having more sugar than a doughnut. If you keep an eye on them and remember to think of them as "food" or sources of sugar, then they shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Switch from regular sodas to diet ones. (Similar problem in that diet drinks can be bad for diets because they mind-trick you or leave you feeling still hungry, but as long as you're aware of that and react accordingly, you should be fine). If not diet, then try sugar cane sodas (i.e. Hansens). For other sweet drinks, try diluting with water so you still get sweetness and taste, but ultimately less sugar out of that one or two cups of juice you eat with dinner. Or, for coffee and tea, 'dilute' with milk. (And going on that, try replacing the creamer in your tea/coffee with milk).

One of the biggest sources of fat, after pre-packaged junk food, is meat. Try to lean away from red meats and stick to white meat. Fish is very health, but if you find it intolerable, chicken and turkey are still good. (And there's turkey bacon! :D ) If/when you do eat meat, try to stick to low-fat meat as much as possible.

In general, though, the biggest goal of bringing down your sugar and fat intake isn't to generally have as little sugar/fat as possible, but to make sure that you take in less than your burn off. Most people aren't in a position to 'burn off' a lot of calories, so they diet/cut down on how many they consume in the first place. If you love your diet too much as it stands right now, that's fine - that just means you really have to kick up the amount of exercise. As long as you're burning at least as many calories as you consume, if not more, you're good - regardless of how many calories or much you exercise you actually get.

The easiest way to start that is to incorporate more physicality into your daily life, before shifting to outright exercise. Some ideas/examples:

-Try to walk places. And if you still have to drive for one reason or another, then park all the way at the back of the parking lot, the furthest away from the door you can get, so you have to walk that little extra distance. Or hell, park a few blocks away and walk the rest. (Or, if walking isn't possible but driving is overkill, try biking!)

-Make multiple trips with the groceries at home. Carry one bag inside at a time if you have to. The more distance you have to walk from the car to the kitchen, the better. Or, if you still want to try to carry as many of your groceries as possible, hold up your arms while you're carrying them, like they're weight.

-When you're cooking or talking on the phone, stand on one foot. Seems pointless, but actually a pretty good core-builder.

-Smaller chores that you might normally use a machine for, do by hand (i.e. dishes - that's at least 5-10 minutes of consistent arm-muscle activity right there).



Generally speaking, even when you're going on a diet, you'll probably still have some junkfood now and then, eat cake at a party, etc. Don't beat yourself up over it - just make sure to park a few blocks further away from work or kick up your work-out routine the next day. :) Your body weight doesn't respond incrementally, though - it'll be a sum of your overall diet and overall exercise. It's for this reason that I actually advocate still sticking to some sweets or junk food of some kind even as you generally work towards a healthy diet - find a healthy diet that still leaves wiggle room for fat and sugar, consistently. Then, when you go to that party and eat that birthday cake, you just don't take your usual "cheat" pastry or candy or whatever, enjoying that instead. Then you won't be taking "extra" sugar or fat, and you'll have a diet you can actually sustain as a lifestyle without making yourself miserable in the process.

*looks back up at post*

...that got away from me a bit.