Losing weight is easy. There’s no magic solution, no magic pill you can take, no magic button you can push. But it is easy. You eat less and eat better. Throw in a little exercise and you’re good to go.
Losing weight is not easy if you want to keep doing all the things you’re doing. Because those patterns of behavior have obviously led you to a point where you want / need to drop some pounds. Changing behavior patterns can be daunting (and unappealing) but technology makes it a lot easier.
Want proof? Here’s an email I received from an acquaintance who has been very successful on her weight loss journal -
Hi Michael,
So far I have lost a little over 60 pounds.
To lose weight, I am writing down everything I eat. I use the free web site sparkpeople.com to record my meals. I like this site because it automatically counts the calories and gives me nutrition information.
At first the site was time consuming but after my favorite foods were already listed, and certain meals were entered as groups, recording has not been complex. At the end of the day, I know how much protein, fiber, carbohydrates, fat, and the many vitamins I have consumed, along with the goal of what these numbers should be. I try to match what I eat to get the correct nutritional numbers. I eat fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low sodium, skim milk, and very very rarely eat sweets. I am not eating just low calorie food but sticking with healthy food so I include nuts and avocados.
For exercise, I use my exercise bike and I have 5 pound weights.
