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I try to not make weight loss any more complicated than it needs to be. As a few folks said, as long as calories consumed < calories burned through life and exercise you should be good. For what it's worth, I'm consuming more fruits (and vegetables) now that I'm losing weight.
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I'd suggest water but you already mentioned that. Vegetables are generally low calorie. My favorite veggie snack is a tomato.
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Jake I like your comment. I treat my weight loss as a budget. Some days you may miss your daily budget (and you try to keep those to a minimum), but you balance it out by coming under on other days, so that it all balances itself in the end. So if you miss one day, you pick yourself up and eat healthier the next.
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You just need to find that approach that works for you. Most of us may have figured out approaches that work for us. For me, I determined that a slow approach doesn't work for me, so I went in super-aggressive. I added drinking water before each meal to fill me up, adding too much exercise, and limiting my calories (some…
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Carol, I'm glad you asked this question. It's something that was going through my mind as well. I'm 1 pound away now from my goal, so I've been thinking about this. I'm thinking that I need to shift into maintenance, reduce flab and increase muscle mass. Then after a few months re-evaluate. Pete, I think I understand where…
