I'm going on a diet....Goal is june 30th.

[Tiger's Mom]

Originally Posted by BabyFidgette

I've tried a 3 day diet too a long time ago. It was like Tuna and cottage cheese and stuff. It wasn't too appetizing.

Well, actually it ain't too bad if you are used to these kinds of foods . . . they are foods that you definitely will not need to go out of your way to buy some. In my case, I had to buy most of it because I am Asian and therefor my meals are mostly asian foods

[vainchick5]

Diets are just a fad and don't last long. There needs to be a lifestyle change for good for weight loss to begin. Having June 30th as the deadline is a lot of pressure to put on yourself considering it takes people months to lose weight on a strict diet, with no starches, definetely NO BEER (beer is the enemy of weight loss so maybe you should reconsider and cut it out of your diet, because then you are just back tracking). I had a nutritionist for a long time, because I wasn't eating enough and needed to change my lifestyle to be healthy. You don't need to diet, just eat responsibly and exercise. For example little things you can do:
When ordering a sandwich get no mayo and swiss cheese or provolone cheese (low in fat/carbs).
No whip cream on starbucks and use nonfat or lowfat milk
Drink loads of water instead of soda, juice or BEER..lol
No food other than fruits and veggies past 7pm
snack a lot and have lots of little meals instead of 2-3 big ones
When eating out, avoid the foods that have a lot of cheese, salt, are fried or are fattening.
Instead of eating candy reach for dried fruit or nuts
Instead of chips, eat healthy crackers or natural popcorn
Just some ideas here, good luck.

[bchgirl]

Originally Posted by cribal

For any of you still dieting I'll let you in on my secret weapon.

Just chicken and rice and broccoli plain is not very appitizing... Well you know you want to add butter but it's soooo fatning. It doesn't have to be...

Parkay has a spray bottle butter that is fat free. It's the best tasting butter you will ever have and it adds great flavor to everything. So I just dump it all over my food... If you try it then you will never use another butter

0 calories
0 satuatred fat
0 trans fat
0 polyunsaturated fat
0 monusaturated fat
0 cholestrol
0 sodium
0 carbohydrates
0 protein

Just an fyi....read the serving size that says the above. It is five sprays...five sprays contains none of the above. Wonder how much it is when you splurge and add spray #6?

[cribal]

Originally Posted by vainchick5

Diets are just a fad and don't last long. There needs to be a lifestyle change for good for weight loss to begin. Having June 30th as the deadline is a lot of pressure to put on yourself considering it takes people months to lose weight on a strict diet, with no starches, definetely NO BEER (beer is the enemy of weight loss so maybe you should reconsider and cut it out of your diet, because then you are just back tracking). I had a nutritionist for a long time, because I wasn't eating enough and needed to change my lifestyle to be healthy. You don't need to diet, just eat responsibly and exercise. For example little things you can do:
When ordering a sandwich get no mayo and swiss cheese or provolone cheese (low in fat/carbs).
No whip cream on starbucks and use nonfat or lowfat milk
Drink loads of water instead of soda, juice or BEER..lol
No food other than fruits and veggies past 7pm
snack a lot and have lots of little meals instead of 2-3 big ones
When eating out, avoid the foods that have a lot of cheese, salt, are fried or are fattening.
Instead of eating candy reach for dried fruit or nuts
Instead of chips, eat healthy crackers or natural popcorn
Just some ideas here, good luck.

Thanks for the advice. I know it is a lifestyle change that I need. In Oct. I will be ast this desk job for 5 yrs. and 5 yrs. ago is when I started gaining weight. I'm eating a yogurt instead of my normal candy bar and things like that now also... This job has just made me lazy and I am trying to be more active now. If I actually just started walking for the hour and day and stay buzy on on weekends then I know I would loose weight without having to diet as extreme as I am but I want the weight off b/4 the 30th. and then I'll try to keep up the walking and yogurt for my snacks... Sorry gals, but I can't loose my weekend Beers.....That's just a must for me, or now that I think about it, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Crown Royal and Coke...... Maybe I need to check and see what the fat is in crown and diet coke...

Crystal

[cribal]

Originally Posted by bchgirl

Just an fyi....read the serving size that says the above. It is five sprays...five sprays contains none of the above. Wonder how much it is when you splurge and add spray #6?

Opps..... Do you mean that the butter could be fattning??????

That would be awful..... I use this butter on EVERYTHING

[Passionfruition]

Good luck with your diet! I need to exercise more and eat healthier too......since I started wedding season (as I am a photographer) umm, yeah I've gained 13 pounds! I'm like what the heck?! This has got to stop. LOL.

[BabyFidgette]

Originally Posted by Tiger's Mom

Well, actually it ain't too bad if you are used to these kinds of foods . . . they are foods that you definitely will not need to go out of your way to buy some. In my case, I had to buy most of it because I am Asian and therefor my meals are mostly asian foods

No, you're right...to some tuna with no mayo, beets, and cottage cheese is appetizing. But, if we thought those foods were appetizing to begin with, we wouldn't need a diet! We'd already be skinny! LOL