The Secret to Losing Weight!

Ha, my favorite one!: *You can do the 10 minute ab video, the 20 minute ab video, or the 30 minute ab video, but there’s always the stop eating pizza and sheet cake ab video that’s even better.*

haha I love this! Thanks for keeping me motivated for tomorrow!

Can I just concur about the ridicules folks at  the gym who think that some light peddling while reading a magazine/book/texting/talking on the phone/emailing on your ipad/etc is going to get you ANYWHERE!!!

I love this!!! def a good reminder and a little push to go to the gym

LOL. While I read this I was eating Gold Fish crackers. lol.......it's so true though!! No secret, just hard work.

How to lose weight without going to the gym?  (Because I just can't afford the membership!)

Diets are only temporary!  If you truly want to lose weight and maintain what you lost then you have to change your eating habits - what and how much.  (Diets will help you lose weight but not maintain.)

Limit yourself to 1 (flavored) drink a day and drink water the rest of the time.  Whether it's coffee, tea, soda, or even Kool-Aid - allow yourself one a day and drink more water.

Increase your intake of fruits and vegetables.

Cut down on eating bread to once a week.

Make your portions smaller by at least one tablespoon per dish.

My biggest tip of all.  I see 3 stages of eating (when it comes to your stomach):
1. I'm no longer hungry, 2. I'm full, 3. I'm stuffed.  Most people pass by number one because they don't listen to their body to find that point.  A lot of foods will expand in your stomach while waiting for you to digest them; that's when you pass number two and advance to number three.  Or, whatever you're eating tastes so good that you don't want to stop.  But if you can find number one you can lose weight, have leftovers for tomorrow, be happier with yourself, and save on your food bill!

I can't speak for everyone, but this worked for me.

Ha! That's hilarious.

Though I will say I read when I'm on the cardio machines. I mean, it's still a HR above 160 for an hour, but Harry Potter just makes it go by so much faster. Just uh... don't mind the sweat on the pages. It'll dry.

I'm always curious about diets that advertise "No exercise needed!" You can trim down, but working out is a big part of being healthy and fit.

@msdl...that is one of my favorites too! LOL

@siouxzan...You're right, our bodies are made to be "hungry" and "full" not "starved" and "stuffed" which is what a lot of us do.

love it!

If I could reach you I would give you a great big kiss!

I am at my highest weight and most unhealthy body I've ever been.  It breaks my heart. I know what to do, but I also know how much time I have to invest to get where I need (want) to be to be happy with my physique and my mental well-being.  I know the only person I am really cheating is myself.

To get myself to a body weight, a number, not the complete physical shape that I want, by my wedding day, I have to lose about 1lb per week.   It is doable, but I have to make the effort and I know once things start falling in to place I will feel 100% better.  

Oh, the stupidity of letting myself get lazy. 

Again, thank you so much!