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crochetnora
crochetnora Posts: 7 Member
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I've been trying every new fad out there to loose weight. This website seems to be simple to use and might just be what I've needed all along. I love that it offers a support system too! I look forward to improving my overall health with this website :)

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  • RaineyLaney
    RaineyLaney Posts: 605 Member
    In all my experience, I have learned "FAD" diets just do not work. Sure they work for a bit, but then the weight comes right back on. For years I tried every diet there was it seems. Then I just started to eat healthy (don't look at it as a diet at all) I eat from all the basic food groups. I eat breakfast, lunch, supper and 2 to 3 snacks a day. It is working. I even slip up and have something sweet to eat etc. but it is for that one time and right back to eating healthy. I learned I can not deprive myself of the good stuff forever. Just limit it to few and far between.

    As I said, I am not into the Fad diet stuff, but if you want to add me for support plz do.
  • dani_1977
    dani_1977 Posts: 557 Member
    Fad diet... never last. that's why they are fad. This is to support a healthy lifestyle. Track your foor even the not so great stuff. drink your water and a few walks a week.

    and use the support system here.
  • Danni1585
    Danni1585 Posts: 250 Member
    me too, the fad diets havent worked for the last 20 years so I am sticking to plain and simple - eat less and move more. I do MFP though, great support
  • Fibergurl
    Fibergurl Posts: 44
    It's an awesome program. Good luck to you!
  • GdeVries
    GdeVries Posts: 232 Member
    The only way to lose weight is to eat less and move more. A fad diet will work at first because you restrict calorie intake - thus the weight loss. But can you maintain the diet for the rest of your life?

    Look to change you diet and lifestyle to something you can stick with and enjoy!
  • crochetnora
    crochetnora Posts: 7 Member
    Thanks for all the positive posts to my introduction. I really look forward to learning about a healthy lifestyle and appreciate the support :)
  • RaineyLaney
    RaineyLaney Posts: 605 Member
    A few of you say eat less and move move move. I eat more when I am losing weight. It is just different kinds of foods. Before, I was a one meal a day person. no breakfast, or lunch. Now I eat my 3 main meals and 2 to 3 snacks a day. I eat lots of veggies and at least 3 fruits a day. Before it was grab a burger/fries etc. didn't eat healthy at all and I paid the price.

    My tracker shows zero weight loss, that is because I just joined MFP. I have lost from 262lbs to 225 lbs. so I am doing something right. I feel better, lots of energy etc. and most important. I look better. :) getting to the stage where I am enjoying cloths shopping now even.
  • crochetnora
    crochetnora Posts: 7 Member
    I too found that the more i eat the more i loose. I started with just skipping meals and eating once a day. I wasn't loosing and stayed hungry all the time. My boyfriend talked me into adding breakfast to my diet and I noticed that clothes were starting to get looser. Now I have added a little bit of a challenge and though I'm no longer loosing weight I am not gaining either. I am trying to make up for the extra eating that seems to come with quitting smoking by adding excersise. This website is definately helping me with that. I know that if i dig into the nutella (which i have a HUGE weakness for) I have to excersise that much more.

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