To lose weight, have dessert for breakfast

[phanbuey]

So your diet consists of being lazy?





I went from 210 lbs to 150 lbs in 2 months with exercise and diet changes. Now I'm down to 135, which is where I should be according to my doc. With 4 kids, we eat very well-balanced meals, and almost no junk food, no pop, and very little sugar. We all eat 3-4 pieces of fruit per day, and snacking is usually home-baked stuff, where we can control what gets put into stuff.

I think back to when I was 210, and back then, I was lazy, but now that I'm in fantastic shape, I have to keep moving as I find I have TOO MUCH energy at times.

What's funny about all of this is that I usually have a pear or an orange with my breakfast, which fits fit the articles "dessert with breakfast" idea, and it really has paid off for me, but on my part, that's pure fluke... I just like eating fruit in the morning!

Wow that's an incredible amount of weight loss.

Also, diets of being lazy actually work great. My gf was out of town for two weeks visiting her family, and I was too lazy to cook anything, and was usually in the middle of a game... ended up living off sandwiches and oatmeal for two weeks... didn't even notice but I had dropped close to 10lbs

 

[cadaveca]

That's what everyone says, but I was very much overweight, clearly, if my doc tells me 135 is perfect. I went from serious overeating, I guess, to minimal calorie intake, and started doing cardio only, rather than weight training. I started drinking lots of water too.

The last 15 pounds, however, took years of work to get rid of. Actually, a big part of that was in the past few months, when I stopped drinking beer. I will be going for surgery soon, so I wanted to be in perfect health pre-op so that the recovery is easier. Seems my body reacts in a big way to whatever i put i it. Go figure!

 

[DannibusX]

I'm currently changing my diet and by far the hardest thing for me to quit is soda. Shit's the devil. The health benefits far outweigh the deliciousness that is Coke though.

Hmmm. Maybe swap Coke for coke and call it a day?

 

[AnomalouS]

I'm currently changing my diet and by far the hardest thing for me to quit is soda. Shit's the devil. The health benefits far outweigh the deliciousness that is Coke though.

Hmmm. Maybe swap Coke for coke and call it a day?

you mean replace

with

Not sure it works out in the long run..

 

[Frick]

No, it's not that simple. You're assuming that everyone else has the same appetite control mechanism that you do and that it functions in the same way. Nothing could be further from the truth. It's like comparing a Trabant to a Ferrari. Both are cars, but have little else in common.

Please read my previous post and you will see what I mean.

I really don't assume that. We're all different, but a balanced regulated intake and excercise (based on yourself of course) will make you loose weight. And yes there are hormones doing stuff but we don't know much about that, and the author of the list you posted tells you the same story. The amount of food you eat and the amount of exercise must vary from person to person of course, but that's still what it's about.

And of course it's about willpower. If you don't care and you don't want to loose weight, how are you supposed to do it? Can you learn to play the guitar even if you don't want to and isn't interested in doing so? It is what it comes down to, and then of course there are ways to make help you on the way, but in the end it's up to you, me and everyone.

Now sometimes doing those hyperdiets for a while can be good to make you break a cycle. But if you want to stay healthy in the long run without eating/drinking additions you have to have a balanced, moderate diet and do moderate exercise.

 

[LAN_deRf_HA]

Or dessert before bed. It's been noted for a few years now that for some people having ice cream before bed can lead to weight loss. I couldn't tell you if it needs to be a certain type or what the rules are for this as I don't think it's been properly studied, but I've experienced it personally.

 

[twilyth]

I really don't assume that. We're all different, but a balanced regulated intake and excercise (based on yourself of course) will make you loose weight. And yes there are hormones doing stuff but we don't know much about that, and the author of the list you posted tells you the same story. The amount of food you eat and the amount of exercise must vary from person to person of course, but that's still what it's about.

And of course it's about willpower. If you don't care and you don't want to loose weight, how are you supposed to do it? Can you learn to play the guitar even if you don't want to and isn't interested in doing so? It is what it comes down to, and then of course there are ways to make help you on the way, but in the end it's up to you, me and everyone.

Now sometimes doing those hyperdiets for a while can be good to make you break a cycle. But if you want to stay healthy in the long run without eating/drinking additions you have to have a balanced, moderate diet and do moderate exercise.

As always in this particular context, I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with anyone. I'm only trying to provide perspective and balance - sorta like what you just did.

 

[The_Ish]

Also, it was as part of a very calorie controlled diet. It was the calories that caused the weight loss, not the dessert. Allowing the dessert kept the psychological factors relating to addiction at bay, helping the diet succeed.

You'd be surprised how little people know on the subject.