helpful hints - knowledge is power :)

Hey, Emily - thanks for sharing how you are doing it! I think we have all tried and failed to lose weight with various methods. I have tried and failed, and tried and been successful to a degree many times! The weight I have lost so far has been the most I have ever lost, by using the classic "eat right and exercise" method, and I am shocked that I am still following the plan. I have many tools that I mix and match to the occasion. Here are a few that have worked for me.

I started out on Slim-Fast, using their meal and snack bars, and following their online diet plan to the tee (measuring and timing everything). I am not so meticulous now about measuring and weighing, as I have a better idea of how much I am eating on sight, but every once in a while I break out the food scale just to keep myself in check, and I keep their meal bars on hand in case I am too busy with the kids to fix myself a good lunch.

My second trick is to always keep healthy snacks on hand. That is my downfall - I get hungry between meals, and I want to grab something quickly, and it's usually chips, peanut butter, and other bad stuff, so I keep a good stock of apples, string cheese, and snack bars (my favorites are the quaker oatmeal bars, 90 calories each, and filling). the last tip I'll share today is peppermint! I have a stock of peppermint candies, and if I get the munchies, and I know I'm just bored, I pop one of those in my mouth, and I forget about eating until the urge to do so passes. I hope these can be helpful to you all, and please share more tips!!!