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I love sweet treats and found it helpful to strategically include limited sweets while losing weight. Instead of buying cookies or chocolate bars I switched to hard candies. In the evenings I'd have one or two mini candy canes with a mug of herbal tea, or satisfy a craving with a hard fruit-flavoured candy, which was…
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I am 5'3" and currently 130lb, aiming to lose 10 more while building stamina and strength. I always aim for a net of 1200 calories, whether I workout, walk for an hour or two, or am sedentary, as I have been lately due to a cold. What worked for my weight loss to date is still working, watching calories, eating foods from…
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I wanted something easy where I would sweat and burn calories with easily measurable results. The treadmill fit the bill. On days when I'm less motivated to go I tell myself it's more about enjoying listening to half an hour of my favourite music.
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It sounds like you should eat something earlier in the day rather than waiting until mid-afternoon. Breakfast needn't be a heavy meal or eaten the moment one wakes up. Perhaps try a handful of nuts and dried fruit mid morning, or even within a couple of hours of waking to see if eating earlier will benefit you. Look at…
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I don't think there is a particular food group I've eliminated, but one thing that has made a difference is virtually eliminating eating after 7pm. Evening snacking accounted for a lot superfluous calories. Instead I have unlimited mugs of herbal tea, and occasionally a hard candy. I still eat bread, pasta, rice, etc. but…
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"Pump It" by Black Eyed Peas - it always makes me run faster
