Do the Right Thing

Spirit, science, and health.

by Thomas Plante, PhD

A new year, a new resolution to lose weight and look great

By Thomas G. Plante, Ph.D., ABPP on December 17, 2009 in Do the Right Thing

The start of the new year brings new year resolutions to lose weight, get fit, and look great. Doing the right thing for yourself in the new year often means trying to lose weight and get fit (or at least fitter). Sadly, the vast majority of people who try to lose weight and get fit by eating less and exercising more fail to reach their goals and give up discouraged. Read More

Advice

Submitted by AL on December 22, 2009 - 11:48am.

Tell as few people as possible of your intentions.
Especially at work.
They will badger you at every turn.
They will never stop talking about it.
This will not help.
The only thing people are more hung up about than food is sex.
But they're plenty hung up about food.
Avoid the static.
Keep you mouth shut and wait for them to notice the results.
They will.

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Calorie counting is the only thing that worked for me

Submitted by ClevelandBrown on January 1, 2010 - 6:59am.

Calorie counting is the only thing that has ever worked for me. I did this by keeping a food diary as without it, I would have had no idea what I was eating and how bad or good I was being.

I have actually lost 1/2 stone in the last couple of months by keeping track of everything that I have eaten and drunk. A good free food diary service that I have found is one called Purple Weight Loss (www.purpleweightloss.com). Another is Tesco Diets (www.tescodiets.com) but that costs around £10 per month.
I have also heard of Fitness Journal but that is around the same price as the Tesco one.

Good luck with your 2010 resolutions to get fit.