I have lost 10 pounds in one month. Cant stand being on a diet so I eat everything they do but just less of it and no seconds and no snacks or make it fruit.

Fruits and vegetables are an excellent food choice because they are made mostly of fiber and water, along with essential nutrients such as vitamins. Although most contain sugar, it is in a level that is compatible with our needs as humans living in modern industrial and post-industrial societies, and not the harmful level found in processed foods such as soft drinks and candy.

The heat of cooking will convert some of the fiber into carbohydrates, so whenever possible, eat fruits and vegetables raw. When this is not possible, steam or lightly cook the vegetables.

I managed my weight without much effort when I was younger and active with just watching what I ate but now that I'm older (50) and been on a low carb, low fat, diabetic diet for 15 years; I think my metabolism has slowed and the middle age spread is creeping up on me. If I want to lose some weight I have to exercise! I can't do it with just diet. My "diet" is not a diet. It is my life style and its not bad way to eat. Check out American diabetic association diet AND/OR diabetic exchange. As for exercising, one of my exercise tricks are that while watching TV I get up and exercise during the commercials ! When my back will let me, I ride my recumbent bike during movies. Anything to increase your heart rate is exercise. Walk around the room, jog in place. Also to not over eat I have always had a glass of non sweet tea or lemon water before meals and I don't drink anything as I'm eating. I read somewhere that makes over eating easier. I CHALLENGED ANYONE WANTING TO LOSE WEIGHT TO START EXERCISING DURING THE COMERCIALS!!Do it and lose it!!!!

No single weight loss or exercise idea is likely to work for any person, and it certainly won't work for every person. We all need a bunch of ideas that we can try. So for this topic we need hundreds of replies, some of which will work for some people, and we even need ideas you haven't tested but that you think might work - they are welcome here, too. Let's compile a huge list here, gang! :-)

I will include some quotations from weight-loss 'experts' when I find them, such as the following:

"Eat slowly. Put your fork down now and then - no one is going to take the food away...Don't be afraid to assert yourself. I finally have the courage to go into a restaurant and wave away the rolls and tell them not to put butter on the fish...Restructure your kitchen. Get rid of everything that isn't good for you. In other words, if it's not there, you're not going to eat it."

-James Coco