dualman25,
the pills and potions won't help in the long run. I have been overweight for 10 years or even more... who's counting? I have done the Redotex (presciption diet pills from Mexico), I have tried the Metabolife, I have tried diet pills in Germany. They all worked more or less, but as soon as I quit, the weight came back + 10 lbs. My philosophy now is: "Drugs did not make me fat, they won't make me thin for life." And the 'for life' is the key.
I, too, am not a morning eater. Actually, my schedule is normally much like yours. I have observed that "grazers", people who snack here and there and eat a bit at a time many times over the day seem to be much more successful in maintaining or losing weight. It goes totally against my nature, and I have been trying to do it for the last week.
No, cereal and milk won't be good for you, regardless of what diet you chose. Cut the sugar, if nothing else. When my husband was diagnosed with diabetes, and he cut out the sugar from his daily food chain, he lost 20 lbs right off the bat. Try to live on foods that do not contain added sugar (i.e. sweets of *any* sort, breads, bbq sauces, salad dressings and many other foods that have hidden sugars in them). Concentrate on natural foods, such as foods which are not processed by man before their final state, wihtout preservatives.
Of course, having had rapid and huge success on the Atkins diet before, and feeling great on it now, I am a heavy advocate of this way of life. I love eggs and cheese, and meat and fish, and care little for veggies. The sweets cravings have virtually disappeared in the last week, and even there are "helpers" for the unavoidable need for sweets that does occur occasionally.
But if nothing else, try 'grazing', eating small amounts of healthy foods more often throughout the day. I love little snack packs of peanuts (1 per day max), or pork rinds for inbetweens.
Look up various diets on the internet. There are a lot of low-carb ways of life which all are similar. Find one that suits your life style and your metabolism (trial and error might be necessary, I suppose)
Good luck on your endeavor. This board has tons of good advice, and there are other low-carb boards available.
Liz
who knows a lot but hasn't followed her own advice a lot of times.
Last edited by lizwolf : Mon, Jun-25-01 at 05:09.
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