Comments on: 20 Changes I Made To Lose 100 Lbs and Save Money

By: Sophia

Sophia — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:02:53 +0000

I appreciate this article a lot as I would like to lose at least 100 pounds. I have enjoyed minor successes over the years (20, 30 and 50 pounds lost on different occasions)with various diets but would put it back on and them some…. I am tired of dieting and I am now ready to make life changes instead. Your strategies will help in that regard.

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By: baselle

baselle — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:53:42 +0000

I enjoyed your list. I myself have lost 45 pounds over the course of 6 years, and I found a couple of new tips here. Might I add one of my own to help you:

I Do Not Reward Myself with Food

Especially with exercise, there is a big mindset out there that goes like this: I’ve (put your exercise) x miles, or worked out on (hated machine). Now I can have z food. Z food will easily undo everything you’ve done.

As a lark, when I walk long distances, I look for change on the ground. I use what I find as my reward and it encourages me to walk more …. maybe I find that dollar bill windfall strewn on the ground in the next block.

By: Barks

Barks — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:16:16 +0000

You wanted a good source for healthy snacks. Check out paleomg.com

By: Sydney

Sydney — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:57:44 +0000

David, You make some really excellent points here – and each of your tips are so easy to implement into daily life. We eat from salad plates and drink from 6 ounce glasses in my house. Always have. Whenever we go to a restaurant, my kids can’t believe how big the plates are – and they end up taking most of their food home for the next day. Getting a handle on portion size can do wonders for the grocery budget, as well.

By: Gail

Gail — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:45:15 +0000

Danielle, your body has most likely gone into starvation mode and is trying to conserve calories. Not eating fro two weeks is not a good thing to do to your body. You should have much more success doing the things David mentioned.

Congratulations David. Those are great ideas!

By: Minny

Minny — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:53:17 +0000

Exercise, last night there was a TV programme, Horizon, about exercise which was very interesting. There was one idea that I found attractive. It is called NEAT and here is a link to an article about it. http://www.kcby.com/news/health/13565082.html

It is, put simply, putting more movement into your everyday life. You do it when you take stairs rather than ride and park at the far end of the car park.

As for healthy snacks, that’s a poser. I get around it by not eating many. The idea of going to the shop to buy unhealthy ‘treats’ is something we do as well and it works. There is a chocolate treat called a ‘Waggon Wheel’ which sometimes calls to me. The idea of the ten minutes walk there and again back usually quashes the craving!

Good for you for realising that diets are useless for long term health. It is changing your life habits over time that works.

By: Renee

Renee — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:47:29 +0000

One additional tip that worked for us, we repackage all of our snack foods into individual serving sized bags. This way we never eat more than one serving. We found if we didn’t rebag everything when we unpacked the groceries, we kept putting it off.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:21:57 +0000

thanks for all of your helpful tips. i havent eaten anything in two weeks. i drink only water. i cant exercise because i injured my back. even a ten minute walk immobilized me for a day and a half. i also tried working with a nutritionist. but i still havent lost even one pound. i’m baffled. i always hear about people losing weight after just a few days with the flu or after a stay in a hospital so i thought i would definitely see some loss by now. i know all the lectures, i.e. eat good foods and more often, get active, get into a program, blah blah blah. absolutely nothing has worked for me. but i thank you for inspiring me to try again. i have done a few of your “tricks” during previous attempts to lose weight. but you have some great ideas that i never thought of and i appreciate you sharing them. some of them i cant do, such as cleaning out the kitchen cupboards (i have a house full of kids and inlaws). but sitting to eat, pre-prepping meals, eating before i’m hungry, and a few more, are all great ideas i never thought of. a friend of mine has a rule of not eating anything after 7pm. and she says it helps her. i also used to try to make my “good food” meal just before the “bad food crew” gets in the kitchen and the grease starts sizzling. that way i can be a part of family dinner time instead of eating separately or sitting with them with an empty plate in front of me. my goal is to lose at least 75 lbs. so i guess tomorrow i’ll start eating again and if nothing else, at least i wont have to hear everyone nagging me to eat all the time. i’ll be thanking you every time i’m using one of your tips. wish me luck! and thank you again.