weight loss

Anyone know the best diet to try i exercise frequently and try to eat
healthly but still cant lose weight

"Natalie Smith" <ss006i0...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in news:UWPdd.91992
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If your weight is constant now then excercise a little bit longer or
harder, and eat a little less, and it should start to go down slowly.
I use an application for my Treo phone where I log my weight daily and it
will tell me my weight trend. The trend may be loosing weight even if I
some days weights a little more than the day before.
http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/
I wish you good luck. The first step of controlling your weight is to want
to do what it takes. You seem to be there already.
Stine

"Natalie Smith" <ss006i0...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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The concept is not difficult, but the health food industry seems to think
we're too dumb to figure it out for ourselves, or something. I didn't
figure it out myself until I 1) became interested after having kids and
wanting to take care of myself better, and 2) read a good book about eating
well and losing weight while breastfeeding. Keep in mind I'm not a
professional. I'm just an engineer who likes to make sense of things.
Anyway, basically, your body requires various vitamins and minerals to do
what it needs to do. You get those through the foods you eat. You also get
energy to use those vitamins and minerals in the form of calories. If you
don't get the nutrients your body requires, you'll feel run down and hungry.
There is a certain amount of calories you need to eat to maintain your
weight. Take in less and you'll lose weight. Take in more and you'll gain
weight. "Healthy" foods are those that give you the nutrients you need
without too many calories. If the food is normally considered healthy but it
doesn't have what your body needs, it's just extra calories.
Here's some summaries of what these vitamins and minerals are and what roles
they play:
http://www.changingshape.com/resources/references/vmchart.asp
http://www.healthalternatives2000.com/fruitchart.htm
Here's where you can find a free web nutrition calculator to find out what
your particular needs are:
http://www.dietitian.com/ibw/ibw.html
Then, you can either go to the government food database to find out what's
in the food you eat:
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/
Or download this shareware program, which has the same database and will
make organizing your
search results a lot easier (Windows or Mac):
http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/diet.html
I also found online a nutrient database for pre–package foods by brand and
name, but I don't know where that is at the moment. Maybe you find that with
an online search, but it'll mostly show you that the more processed a food
is, the less value it gives in terms of nutrients to calories. It's better
to eat food that's closer to its natural state.
I lost 35 pounds at a healthy rate of about a pound a week, gained 5 back
over several months after I re–started my office job, and am losing it
again. I weigh myself once a week, and that's enough for me. The little up
and down swings each day don't mean much.
I hope this helps,
Jeanne

Thanks for the great rsources!
Robin

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 14:44:04 GMT, "Natalie Smith"
<ss006i0...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
There's no single approach that's right for everyone. Basically it
comes down to calories in vs. calories out, but there are ways to
limit calories that work better for different folks (e.g., low–carb
vs. calorie counting), as well as more and less motivating approaches
to exercise.
Let me suggest that you pose this question on the alt.support.diet
newsgroup, and that you think about getting involved with that group.
I've recently lost 120+ pounds (over a two year period), and credit
the ideas and support I got there as one of the major factors in my
success. I'm still active there, though I'm at my goal weight now
(actually, below it). But I know it's a permanent lifestyle change,
so support is still a good thing :–).
My diet approach, if you're interested, was basically calorie–counting
plus increased exercise level. (I was already pretty active, as I'm a
competing weightlifter, but I added more cardio to the mix.)
Chris

It took me two heart attacks, four stents, and open heart surgery before
I realized that you have to want to lose weight. I weighed 360 lbs the
night of my first heart attack on 1/16/03, and weighed 200 lbs eight
months later, the morning I had my open heart surgery. No special diet.
I just cut back portions, exercised, and ate good food.
chicken,fish,vegetables, pasta, fruit etc. I allowed myself one free
day a week, where anything goes, and I walked a mile a day to start off
with, and am now up to walking three miles a day, andrunning two miles a
day. I resumed working full time 1 month after my first heart attack,
and I coach football, and because of my good physical condition after
the weight loss I was back on the football field coaching exactly 7 days
after the open heart surgery. Glad to be alive, and grateful for my 2nd
chance.
Mark

"Natalie Smith" <ss006i0...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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There are so many good plans for losing weight but you really need to
find one that suits your food preferences, habits and lifestyle. Also
get an appointment with your doctor to make sure there is nothing
medically wrong to prevent you from going on a weight loss plan. Keep a
journal to track what you eat for a week before your appointment.
Lastly control the size of your portions. Eating healthy won't help you
lose if your portions are too large.