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Based on my wife, who has lost a whole bunch of weight, some weight loss tips: * Other than say breakfast cereal and snack soups, eat mainly or only food coo
by watmough 17y ago
Based on my wife, who has lost a whole bunch of weight, some weight loss tips:
* Other than say breakfast cereal and snack soups, eat mainly or only food cooked at home,
* By implication, no fast food,
* Lean toward simple minimally processed ingredients,
* No soda,
* Buy smaller plates, US standard dinner plates are way too big,
* For any restaurant, only ever eat half the portion. Sack the rest and eat as leftovers later in the week,
* Where possible, avoid foods such as bread, ready meals, cereal, jams and jellies that contain HFCS,
This ideas can be eased into over a period of months, and will lead to a much healthier diet, and as a bonus, will teach you to cook.
As a further bonus, a diet like this cut our grocery bill for two down to around $300 / month. And we still get dessert!
- DarkShikari 17y agoI did something similar: near the end of January I dropped all soda, increased the amount of meat, cheese, eggs, and vegetables in my diet, and removed almost all rice, pasta, and bread from my diet. I added a large water bottle to my desk and drank it all day. I kept some desserts, but replaced all my snacks with cashews and other nuts (high fat/protein content, low carbs). I've lost almost 20 pounds since then. It's damn effective.
- watmough 17y agoYeah, we've been spreading the word. I'm not a big guy, but I was getting kinda burly. I made one change, which was eating only half a Chipotle burrito bowl for lunch, instead of the whole thing. That ONE CHANGE dropped me 10 - 15 pounds. No doubt about it, soda and processed food are poison. It not even like you have to go full-on zealot, just a trip back 20 years to eating meatloaf, nuts, vegetables, home-made bread.