Comments on: How to Eat Less to Lose Weight

By: Howard Larrabee

Howard Larrabee — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:15:49 +0000

I tried to calculate how much weight I have lost over my life span, but really was unable to do it. So many times I have lost as much as 40-50 pounds, only to gain it back. The realization that consistency in ones approach is the key seems to leave me over and over. Some year, I’ll get that.

Thanks for a real life post.

By: Linda Prout

Linda Prout — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:08:10 +0000

Hi Vee: Hopefully you are eating plenty of traditional fats: real butter, duck fat, unrefined lard, and not many grains – this is appropriate for your climate and will help you stay lean. The cold and darker days make it difficult to slip out for walks for sure, but consider a rebounder (mini trampoline), a chin up bar and a video for yoga or an aerobic exercise. I am hearing people like Wii fit, but haven’t tried it myself. I know you need to figure out what works for exercise for you, and it needs to be easy and enjoyable. Good luck with that!

By: Vee

Vee — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:55:25 +0000

I enjoyed reading on how I can improve my eating habits and it’s great how you’ve adjusted to this. I’ve cut out eating white rice and my mom (who’s a health junkie) has been buying more healthy foods and changing our pantry and fridge around. I myself have been going through up the scale and not really paying attention to what I ate until 4 years after when I started seeing the drastic changes in pictures – since pictures show the real you. Greatly appreciate the info I’ve received from reading and hopefully I’ll become more motivated to exercise – to bad it’s so cold in Canada.

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By: Craig Sones Cornell

Craig Sones Cornell — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:14:30 +0000

What a relief to read so many ways to eat healthfully. I would add that savoring food, chewing a lot, and playing with it with the tongue to uncover hidden waives of flavors and variations of texture as solids dissolved into more digestible liquidy stuff is a way to eat less and gain more pleasure. Eating more exuberantly in terms of quality can lead to much less need for volume to satisfy the sensual aspects of the food experience.

I have never tested going to sleep hungry, though we almost always eat by 6:30 pm, so I have not had the opportunity to experiment with that. In sensing my body reaction to that, I would pass.

Bon Appetite, Craig.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:31:19 +0000

@John: try doing more sports. that will help you the most and also relax you out

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:41:06 +0000

Good post:) I work out by swimming 5-6hours/week and it really does it for me. I got fit in less than 2 months and I really enjoyed doing it too:)

By: john

john — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:43:59 +0000

I am fat,I try to eat less and take exercise,but i find it is hart to lose weight.

By: Will

Will — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:43:52 +0000

Thanks for all that Lizzy! The only things I would say in response are:
1) 5′5 and 100 pounds is too skinny for most people. 5′5 and 125 lbs sounds good to me, but everyone’s body type is different. Just don’t be unrealistic in your goals. It is better to weigh a few more pounds and eat and be healthy than it is to meet your goal and be starved and unhealthy.

2) Most importantly, I would reconsider the Splenda. My personal, non-expert opinion is that it is worse than sugar. Sort of like substituting margarine for butter. You are better off just cutting the butter down as much as possible, then use it sparingly when you must. Artificial products like margarine and fake sweeteners are bad in my view.

By: lizzy

lizzy — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:25:08 +0000

Yep your right if people want to lose the weight then they have to have the tenacity to lose it! I really had the sugar blues I would crave sugar,but I cut it out my diet completely. I went from 134 and now i’m 125 my weight goal is 100 pounds and i’m 5′5 I know this sounds a bit absurd but I want to be able to fit in miny sizes and I will I’m losing weight and I’m seeing results and love it! the problem americans are over weight is too many sugar cosumption such as soft drinks,fried foods,processed foods and white starchy breads white rice and all that! you need to switch to whole grain and lots of fruits and vegetables as well as more protein that curbs your appetite eggs,salmon,tuna fish and such stick to your whole grains and get away from sugar and too much caffiene in the morning also drink a hot cup of water with lemon juice to detoxify each morning before you start your breakfast! something that threw all my weight off the charts and i’m seeing a leaner me it’s shocking Water Water Water! I remember feeling lethargic and weight was adding on it’s Water that shrunk me to look like barbie! I drink 64 ounces of water a day that equivalent to 8 glasses or more if I have the sugar blues I’ll put sugar free gum in my mouth and drink as much water as I can untill i’m full and chew another piece of gum or you can eat a tiny tiny piece of dark chocalate for serotonin stimulation in your brain but overall that’s what I do drink water repeat or subsitute fruits for the sugar crave and once and for all cut out your consumption of soda even diet soda is bad for you it keeps you to gain weight also the soda industry is bolony when they state diet any form of soda is bad for you period! I subsitute soda cravings for black tea or other herbal teas and I use splenda or brown sugar! it worked and I hope it works for you!