Hmmm... people are noting what to eat, but I haven't seen anything about the when and how to eat.
For instance, I agree with the advice not to eat while watching TV. (I don't follow it, but I agree with it. :D ) Especially when sitting down with a pint of Ben & Jerry's, it's too easy to polish the whole thing off while your mind is on something else.
The other tips that seem to help is to prepare food before you get *really* hungry (so you don't gorge yourself), and to include enough water while you are eating.
Sparex,
In general, loosing weight is difficult, and takes time. Diets don't work, long term (for lifetime), and can be discouraging, frustrating, and unproductive. Sure, you might loose some weight for 6 months, or a year--but diets eventually stop working because loosing weight is more than just what you eat. It's also emotional, and psychological.
Seriously, it is best to examine why you eat, when, where, how, and so on. You are not heavier than you like for no reason.
You know what kind of food to eat...it's why you don't do it that needs addressed. So, buy Dr. Phil's book, and get serious about loosing weight.
The diet industry is a 4 billion dollars per year industry. Most of that money is from repeat buyers. Diets have only a 5% success rate. That means that 95% of dieters fail. Doesn't that stink?!
So, unfortunately, your desire for quick answers will get you no where...instant gratification is not the way to loose weight. Instead of feeling desperate, buy the book, so that you can begin to understand why you need to loose weight in the first place, how you can start doing it, and keep it off for a lifetime.
Forget Adkins, and any other "diet"...unless you just want a quick fix. But, I'm sure you're more serious than that.
Good luck,
Jerrycat
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Good point.
The most credible sources recommend eating three smallish meals, with little snacks in between. Try to include a little protein in each. This keeps your insulin/glucagon levels fairly balanced, so that you do not experience deep cravings, or the drowsiness that comes from a starch-heavy meal.
If you eat a large, starchy meal, the insulin rise tends to overshoot, so that you are hungry again sooner. And in the mean time, it is converting the excess calories into body fat.
Also -- eating a high protein diet does not promote muscle growth. Muscles will grow in response to physical loading (and anabolic steroids, but that's another thing). The typical American diet includes much more protein than necessary -- even for weightlifters. There are free websites for estimating your protein requirement.
Originally posted by mattson
Especially when sitting down with a pint of Ben & Jerry's, it's too easy to polish the whole thing off while your mind is on something else.
Dang it, I'm busted!
Well, amost... It was Haagen-Dasz, in front of the computer... and it was only half a pint!
