what is the best weight loss?

Invisigoth · Yahoo User

I go to weight watchers because I like the group support. I do the core program when I'm home and cooking and the flex plan when I travel. The plan I follow is similar to the one listed below.First make sure you don't have any medical issues that are causing you to gain weight. If your weight gain is the result of a medical issue, then no amount of dieting is going to make you lose the weight until you are treated for the medical problem.Next, honestly evaluate exactly what it is you are eating and how much. I recommend that you keep a food journal for about 2 weeks before you start a change in your food plan. Record everything that you put in your mouth, what time of day you eat or drink it, and even how you were feeling when you ate it. This will help you indentify if you are eating for emotional reasons or real hunger reasons. Many people will find that they are not eating enough calories or they are not eating a variety of foods or that they are dehydrated because they are drinking sodas or coffee instead of water. If you have a lot of weight to lose, you will want to cut back gradually so your body doesn't think that you are starving it. When your body goes into starvation mode, it will stop losing weight no matter how much you cut back. pretty much just watch your portion sizes, eat lots of different foods to get your Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA) from the food pyramid in. Drink plenty of water (min 6-8 8oz glasses per day). Learn your body's hunger signals and eat when hungry, eat slowly so your body has time to process when you are full but not stuffed. Get in some kind of daily activity--walk, ride a bike, dance, run, jump rope, whatever is fun and works for you.Also check a good height/weight chart--one that takes into consideration your frame size. You want to make sure that you are at a healthy weight range for your height and frame. Many get a certain number locked in their heads and don't realize that it may not be a realistic or even healthy weight or size for them to be. don't tell yourself that there are bad or off limit foods (unless you have issues with certain foods and know you can't control yourself with them). When you tell yourself that you can't have certain food, then you start to crave them. I have found that by not keeping my trigger foods at home, I don't crave them. On the rare occasion when I do crave a trigger food, I will only buy enough to feed the craving at that time. It's gone, it's over with, no issues. I normally average a 1-2 lb weekly weight loss. except for the week I had food poisoning--lost 9.6 pounds that week but then when I was feeling better gained all but 3 of that back over the next 3 weeks.on program for 4 months, have lost 20 pounds and still losing.Good Luck.