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It is my goal that I could lose at least 30 lbs by June. My plan is to combine Weight watchers and the carb diet I was on when I was pregnant.
That plan is I can eat 25 pts for weight watchers and have only the aloted amount of carbs per meal that I was given when I was pregnant.....2 carbs (1 carb=15g) for breakfast, 1 carb for a.m. snack, 5 for lunch and supper and 2 carbs for afternoon snack. I think it will be pretty easy...
If anyone is interested in joining me we could have a support system on the website. You have to be serious about it and really want to make a difference in your life this new year 2004. Let me know and we work on this together.
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Something to think on as we make the decision to make this serious.....
Beating yourself up just because you're having trouble sticking to your diet? Stop that! Instead, try a new approach: To stop yourself from slipping, concentrate on avoiding some of the most common dieting mistakes
1. Skipping Breakfast Running late for work again? Before you bolt out the door on nothing but a cup of coffee, be aware that skipping breakfast can be bad news for weight loss. You will feel hungry later when you are busy and perhaps have less access to healthy food, so you may be more likely to reach for a donut.
Antidote: Keep something on hand that you can eat on the run, such as fruit, yogurt or fat-free cereal bars.
2. Feasting on Family Favorites When your kids or spouse have a favorite family meal, it's hard to ban it from your menu list. Family favorites, such as lasagna, are often high in fat and calories.
Antidote: Treat yourself to a smaller serving of the main meal and a large serving of vegetables or salad. It's also a good idea to try to find a lower-fat version of the family favorite.
3. Social Overeating Eating whatever you wanted at a restaurant was okay in the days when people ate out only a few times a year. But we now eat out every week, if not every day. As this is the case, you need to have some strategies for coping with eating out. Adopt them religiously so they become habits.
Antidote: Search the menu for meals cooked using low-fat methods, such as grilling or stir-frying, and ask for sauces and dressings on the side. That way you can control how much you have.
4. Not Counting Nibbles A few potato chips while you clean the house. Just a sliver of cake while you cook dinner. When we snack, we tend to be standing up or have our attention focused on another task. This can lead to thinking the calories "don't count." Unfortunately, of course, they do.
Antidote: Set ground rules, such as "I don't eat in the car or while I'm watching television." And always, always keep track of everything you eat during the day. Knowing you'll have to write it down will make you think twice about having that one bite.
5. Expecting Too Much Too Soon After several months of dedication you're down in the dumps — you feel the scale has barely moved. Expecting too much weight loss too soon is an extremely common diet blunder. A healthy rate of weight loss is up to two pounds a week. But many people aim for more than that, then feel like failures and give up when they don't reach that unrealistically high goal.
Antidote: Make "slow and steady" your diet mantra. If you really don't believe that one to two pounds amounts to much weight loss, pick up two pounds of butter in your hands the next time you are at the supermarket. You'll realize how well you're doing.
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You want to read this post before all the rest. The others are just things to think on to help us change our way of thinking as we try to lose weight and keep it off. I hope you find them just as helpful that I have.
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