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Me personally? I stick with what is natural, with no additives. Sugar, butter, wheat flour, etc. It didn't kill my ancestors!!! Hard work did. And I know that some sweeteners are "derived" from natural products. I would just prefer the stuff that comes from the ground or an...
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It is REALLY good you disagree with that doctor. I did that after Brandon was born, and well, you have seen me lately. And that is AFTER I lost 60 lbs the old fashioned way.
You cannot go wrong focusing on natural foods. Fruits, veggies, whole grain - start making your own salad...
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that scale is your worst enemy!!! Weight yourself once every two months and you will be encouraged. Seriously - get rid of that thing and go weight yourself now and then at GNC!!!
Ok now I am talking to myself.... I have lost enough weight that my shoes are too big. I thought once you got pregnancy feet they never went away. Now all my shoes are too big and they are floppin on my feet!!
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When you concentrate on all you can't have you set yourself up for failure. What do you want? Have some. Not a lot, just some. Pick and choose, to where you will be satisfied. You want cookies? Are you hungry or you just want cookies? If you are hungry, eat something filling that...
I am gonna throw my 2 cents in here. I am 48 and spent most of my life on a diet, working out, avoiding the fun foods, up down. up down, up up, down, up, down. Three years ago I stopped dieting at all. I decided that eating the good foods that I LIKE would be a wiser choice than weighing...