Eat less and exercise more than you currently are.

I like to put my food on a smaller plate. That way it looks like more.

I figured out how many calories I should be eating to maintain my weight and then lowered my intake by 500 calories a day so that I should lose 1 pound per week. I wanted to take it off slowly, so that it would be easier to keep it off. I like to nibble so I do eat some jelly beans or walnut halves. I count the calories for these too. Chewing a small piece of gums helps also.

If you look up on the forum you will find weekly weigh ins that Harold provided us. He had many good tips, so if you check back, I'm sure you will find some of these and gain much info from them.

I know many people suggest eating 5 times a day. Probably that is a good diea but not always easy to do.

Harold did suggest making sure we had a pedometer. They are cheap in places like WallMart. He said we needed to walk 10,000 steps a day. I'll be 80 in a few days and I can't walk that far as I have other medical problems but I do try to walk around 5,000. Some days a bit more and some a bit less, if the weather is bad.

I have managed tolose 43 pounds.

Let us know what you decided to do, and all the best to you.

ivamae

I'm new to this forum and just now starting to seriously think about losing from 230lbs to 175lbs. I know diabetics eat smaller meals four times a day with a snack in-between each meal. This keeps their metabolism working at top speed and evenly paced throughout the day, but it's too hard for me to do. Also the more water you drink the more smoothly your metabolism works.

I lost 47lbs 4 years ago and kept it off for a year. Then life broadsided me. now I'm right back where I started.

The water before each meal is a tried-and-true technique to increase any efforts made by a dieter, so I'll definitely do that.

I had a Gastroenterologest, stomach specialist, tell me that any thing i ate one hour or more after sunset turned increasingly faster to fat and that the digestive track doesn't start normal function again until an hour before sunrise. So when I was dieting before I quit eating sunset to sunrise.

And walking is my favorite exercise. It's a 3 mile walk to go around the block I live on, so that is where I start.

The water, eating hours, and walking worked for me before, so I guess they are what I'll try again. Good luck and let someone know what you decide to do, it helps somehow to tell. l.marie

You are right about telling someone. I've lost weight several times before and reported to someone once a week. That worked great, but as soon as I stopped reporting, the weight gradually crept up again. That is why I think this sight is so very important but I wish a lot more would join us.

All the best. You can do it!!
ivamae

Thanks for the replies.
I have started feeling more hungry at odd times, but i control my diet and keep saying to myself not to eat...
I have maintained a balanced and working on exercises as well.
Hope to see results in next six months.
Thanks ivamae for your wishes..