I have begun!

"...[B]ut a couple times a day Im going to allow a small serving of something I like." And the rest of the time? You should only be eating things that you enjoy. If you aren't, you are just another person on some sort of crash diet that will ultimately crash and burn. Healthy eating should be for a lifetime... and it should not be done in a manner where you are eating things you don't like just because you think they are good for you. Slowly shift from however you have been eating into a permanent, healthier way of eating. Try things such as not keeping refined sugar in the house but, instead, keeping natural sweeteners such as honey and maple syrup on hand. Choose whole wheat over things made with white flour. Choose fish over red meat, or even go plant-based. Food should be joyous.

I am planning after holiday since I can't stop eating when I see delicious food haha I've been on losing weight tho I used to weight 140lbs what I did is used myfitness pal app to track my calories intake and more on fruits,cereal,veggies,lean meat and vitamin water during exercise. I don't skip any meal and I don't eat lot of sweet. Before the holiday I weight 115lbs and gained 2 lbs from eating a lot since December 21 but since holiday is almost over I am giving my self a threat haha so I will start again after holiday?? first week of January

Whta is myfitnesspal? I have regained 12 pounds frim I came home and have to lose the weight. Not good for my heart at all

What I do to maintain my weight is drink lemon water at least three glasses a day. I also put lemon in my cup of hot tea instead of sugar or milk. I also try to walk as much as possible. I have a pedometer that counts my steps for the day. We should be taking at least 10,000 steps a day. That is alot but definitely can be accomplished. My steps for yesterday were 7,855 which was great but I want to get to 10,000 a day. Good luck in losing weight just do it in a healthy way and you will get there. Happy New Year!

You will only achieve your goal if you really want to do. A forced start date tends not to work. I gave up smoking in July - I woke up one morning and decided and realised that i didn't really want to smoke anymore

I have been so good on my diet this past year but not for these past few weeks before Christmas. I enjoyed all those Christmas baked goodies. Oh well. Today I walked two miles and biked one mile. I am back exercising and cutting back on the carbs and sweets. My New Years Resolution is to got on a diet and exercise for the next 11 months. I know I will be able to stick to my healthy eating lifestyle up until the Christmas holidays. So, here goes for the next 11 months!!! :)

Hi i hope you maintained your weight.I simply lost it gained some weight which is bad. I eat lot of sweets which i think helped me in gaining weight. I should start working on loosing it from now.

When I was losing weight I would cut back on portion sizes of my food, especially take out and fast food or not eat much of that at all. Then I would allow myself to eat a treat maybe three times or less a week like chocolate or one cookie. You don't need anymore than three bites of a treat to feel satisfied, eat slower and you will see. I ate alot of apples and other fruits. I think eating butter and coconut oil will help suppress the diet somewhat in moderation of the two taken that is. Drink low fat milk, low sugar orange juice, just check the labels and take in less sugar. Don't forget the protein though otherwise your body will take it from your bones. Excersize at least 40 minutes a day. I tried to do all of this and also counted calories of only 1200 per day (I'm 5'4" tall and my goal was to be about 120 pounds, it took me 6 months but I did it). Also the heavier you are the easier it will actually be to loose some weight faster and usually the first 10 pounds are water. Good luck with it all.

good idea there, to be healthy. Try drinking lots of water, and walking. My sister did that for 2 months in las vegas. She lost 20 lbs. that way. She still ate. Good luck to you there..

Wow! Good for you. I am also dieting but my diet was ruined last Christmas Eve. All of our food is mouth watering and all my family are eating so I was not able to help it and overate. What I did was I exercised 1 hour before sleeping then woke up the next day and exercised again. I feel like the oatmeal I ate for a week was useless because of eating too many fried food, desserts and cheese.:(

dieting is difficult, i tried everything, and i can't, all methods, all recipes, all the training, and nothing... hope you man!