1.) Saw a dietitian. It\'s amazing, due to a 30 pound weight gain in 4 years and health issues, my insurance covered all but $3.25 per appointment of it. Dietitian has me eating about 1400-1600 calories per day.
2.) Gave up/drastically reduced my intake of fast food, fried food, and junk food. The fast food was easy to give up -- after three months, I had a bite or two of it last week and almost threw up. I realize that stuff is terrible for you now, even in moderation.
Fried food was harder. Occasionally I\'ll have a little bit, but never the portions that I used to.
Junk food was the hardest for me to give up. Once or twice a week I\'ll have some candy or potato chips, and it is the biggest culprit in derailing my calorie count. I\'m trying to give it up again now.
3.) Find healthy food that you like. There\'s a cafe near my place that sells vegan dishes, and they\'re all relatively low-calorie and delicious. I\'ve learned to like the vegan tacos *almost* as much as the real deal, and the veggie burger *almost* as much as a bacon cheeseburger. After a while, my body seriously craves the good stuff now, so I can\'t go off for too long.
4.) Stay active. I tried just dieting for the first two months and making sure I got at least 10,000 steps/day with my Fitbit, and I lost about a pound a week. After the first two months, I started dieting and running 4-6 days per week. Somehow this caused me to only lose 0.5 pounds/week, probably because I\'m eating slightly more to compensate and it\'s getting harder to lose in general. I don\'t think exercise plays a big a role as people think -- drastically reducing my portion sizes, keeping a religious food journal, and making sure I stay under 1600 calories/day seems a lot more effective for me than exercising. But staying active is still important.
5.) Daily meditations and affirmations. I got a book of affirmations from Louise Hay and meditate with it every morning and night. Realizing I\'m worth all of this effort and am beautiful no matter what I look like makes me want to look better, ironically.
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wow, nice, congrats, how you do it?
1.) Saw a dietitian. It\'s amazing, due to a 30 pound weight gain in 4 years and health issues, my insurance covered all but $3.25 per appointment of it. Dietitian has me eating about 1400-1600 calories per day.
2.) Gave up/drastically reduced my intake of fast food, fried food, and junk food. The fast food was easy to give up -- after three months, I had a bite or two of it last week and almost threw up. I realize that stuff is terrible for you now, even in moderation.
Fried food was harder. Occasionally I\'ll have a little bit, but never the portions that I used to.
Junk food was the hardest for me to give up. Once or twice a week I\'ll have some candy or potato chips, and it is the biggest culprit in derailing my calorie count. I\'m trying to give it up again now.
3.) Find healthy food that you like. There\'s a cafe near my place that sells vegan dishes, and they\'re all relatively low-calorie and delicious. I\'ve learned to like the vegan tacos *almost* as much as the real deal, and the veggie burger *almost* as much as a bacon cheeseburger. After a while, my body seriously craves the good stuff now, so I can\'t go off for too long.
4.) Stay active. I tried just dieting for the first two months and making sure I got at least 10,000 steps/day with my Fitbit, and I lost about a pound a week. After the first two months, I started dieting and running 4-6 days per week. Somehow this caused me to only lose 0.5 pounds/week, probably because I\'m eating slightly more to compensate and it\'s getting harder to lose in general. I don\'t think exercise plays a big a role as people think -- drastically reducing my portion sizes, keeping a religious food journal, and making sure I stay under 1600 calories/day seems a lot more effective for me than exercising. But staying active is still important.
5.) Daily meditations and affirmations. I got a book of affirmations from Louise Hay and meditate with it every morning and night. Realizing I\'m worth all of this effort and am beautiful no matter what I look like makes me want to look better, ironically.