I just cut portions and calories gradually until I don't miss the extra food/calories/fat content anymore. And I've upped exercise from "not-at-all" to "every day, in one form or another" - but I still burn most calories at work. And it's taking a while - this is literally a sloooooow burn of calories resulting in my ongoing weight loss.
I was 160 pounds this time last year; now I'm 133. I'm undecided but I think I want to get to 120-125 lbs, then stop before I get too reedy (I have long, heavy bones, so I don't need to lose much more that that). I lose about, no kidding, just one or two pounds each month (so my way is not for the impatient nor the faint of heart, but I get enough to eat - in fact, everyone better get out of my way if I don't, 'cause I'm heading for the fridge even if I have to climb over everyone to do so - I cannot stand being hungry).
My job involves a lot of heavy lifting and I'm on my feet non-stop all day, and I don't get to eat until I'm actually starving most of the time, so that all helps. I cut out almost every high-fat food (but not "foods with fat" - I could never handle going that far), trimmed portions by eating more "mindfully" to figure out when I should stop, and that's pretty much it.
Honestly, I get kind of frustrated with how my slow weight loss is this way, but I've tried every other method/diet/exercise regime (as a former anorexic and yo-yo dieter on and off through my mid-20s, I've more than tried whatever you can think of), including Adkins, workouts, and outright starvation, and this method, if you could call it that, is easier and hopefully will result not just in taking the weight off but in keeping it off - like permanent lifestyle changes as opposed to any concept of "diet" or forcing myself to exercise when I don't feel like it (which, outside of when I feel like walking or dancing, is most of the time).
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Date: 2011-03-19 07:48 pm (UTC)I was 160 pounds this time last year; now I'm 133. I'm undecided but I think I want to get to 120-125 lbs, then stop before I get too reedy (I have long, heavy bones, so I don't need to lose much more that that). I lose about, no kidding, just one or two pounds each month (so my way is not for the impatient nor the faint of heart, but I get enough to eat - in fact, everyone better get out of my way if I don't, 'cause I'm heading for the fridge even if I have to climb over everyone to do so - I cannot stand being hungry).
My job involves a lot of heavy lifting and I'm on my feet non-stop all day, and I don't get to eat until I'm actually starving most of the time, so that all helps. I cut out almost every high-fat food (but not "foods with fat" - I could never handle going that far), trimmed portions by eating more "mindfully" to figure out when I should stop, and that's pretty much it.
Honestly, I get kind of frustrated with how my slow weight loss is this way, but I've tried every other method/diet/exercise regime (as a former anorexic and yo-yo dieter on and off through my mid-20s, I've more than tried whatever you can think of), including Adkins, workouts, and outright starvation, and this method, if you could call it that, is easier and hopefully will result not just in taking the weight off but in keeping it off - like permanent lifestyle changes as opposed to any concept of "diet" or forcing myself to exercise when I don't feel like it (which, outside of when I feel like walking or dancing, is most of the time).