No rice for dinner!

Isn't the low carb diet just a fad diet too? Those diets will cause you a lot of health problems long term. For a short term weight loss goal maybe they work, but long term your body needs carbs.

@pigglies: yes I agree to your point, you really do need carbs. It what makes you move. I mean how will you perform exercise if you don't have something to burn to... maybe what she is trying to point out is lessen the carb, not skipping...

I've usually heard the term "negative calories" in terms of foods that you lose more calories eating and processing than you gain from eating them. Celery is often referred to like that. If you only ate 125 calories for the whole day, then you'd definitely have burned them all off and then some even just sitting there. Walking isn't much exercise unless you're morbidly obese, in which case it works due to the weight being carried and that it is a lot of work for someone large to walk. But for the average sized person more exercise than walking is needed. I generally walk at least 1 mile per day just walking places I need to go because the parking is so far away, but it doesn't help me at all. You do have to exercise to burn more calories than you ate, but that doesn't mean you have to diet. For example, I usually eat 2,500 calories per day (I actually did measure this out before). So let's say I start exercising like crazy and burn 4,000 calories per day. Then I just started losing weight without dieting. The problem is, sometimes the more you exercise, the more you want to eat. Back when I didn't have a car, I rode my bicycle 100 miles a week. I could eat anything back then. I didn't lose weight constantly or anything, but I didn't gain either. If I ate like I do now back then, then I'd have been losing weight. Back then I ate much more. I know it takes discipline to lose weight. I lost 40 pounds before through diet and exercise. But this time I'm going to do exercise only since I'd rather lose weight a healthier way.

they have this term... I'm not quite sure, just correct me if I'm wrong... Negative Calories? Sometimes exercise is not enough, you have to do the diet as well. Let say you burn 100 Calories in your walking but the total calories you ate for the whole day is 125 Calories.. Still its not enough... What I'm trying to point out here is the discipline of loosing weight... Thanks for your comment though...:)

maybe what made it so successful to me is because I have a goal, which is my wedding. I suggest should have something that will motivate you to lose weight. let say you saw a dress/shirt that fit perfectly to a size 2 body, then work for it. Motivation teaches you discipline... Thanks for your comment!

I do diet myself before, what i did its just one bread, one egg and one juice in the morning breakfast. Plus one balance vitamins like centrum it is complete from vitamin A to zinc just to stay healthy and avoid being malnurish. During lunch time i eat only one cup of rice and one piece of meat or chicken or fish. I do not forget to do some exercises cause it burn fats fastest than you do. Just spend 30minutes to 2hours. I started to warm up my joint and do some jugging. Then rest for 10minutes and drink lot of water and go for some biking. At night eat enough dinner and take food supplement that its purpose is to lose weight. Thats better more than you did.

@jasonjpa: yes I know what you mean, but this is just my style. and besides I just want to lose weight gradually since I still have a year to prepare. hey, you're a guy right? did you know that men lose weight faster than women? anyway, thanks for your thought... :)

no not really exercise. After office I usually walk in going to the train station instead of riding a jeep. I think its about 25 mins. walking...

I also found out that iced tea is three times more sugar than sodas.. I think we should minimize of drinking icedteas.

My cousin suggest to do Tofu Diet for dinner. She lost more weight and flab than I am. Hope this will work. thanks for your comment!

Yes, I agree... I forgot to mention that I also eat fruits (particularly pineapple and banana) and soy milk when I reach the office. Thanks for your comment and advice. God Bless!