Comments on: No Fat Doctors

By: Michelle Welsh

Michelle Welsh — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:07:12 +0000

Walking has helped me. Walk a mile or so each day….as many days as you can. Avoiding soda has helped. I can’t say that I’m winning this battle myself, but I keep going.

By: De'Etta @ Choosing Joy

De'Etta @ Choosing Joy — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 03:59:07 +0000

Well…..we had to make some giant changes around here…some due to a dx for son and some due to my skinny doc having a fit about family history, pregnancy history and cholesterol numbers.

It would be hard to pick the ONE thing…but I did read recently that a huge percentage of what we eat is refined flour and that changing to whole grain is a giant step towards a healthy lifestyle….so that would probably be my first…coupled with getting up close and personal with the ::gasp:: local gym.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:46:14 +0000

No words of advice! But, I’ll be praying for your success! I need to jump on the healthy bandwagon myself.

By: Erin L

Erin L — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:47:54 +0000

Jeff always recommends to his patients that exercising will not help you lose weight if the diet remains the same. In fact, many people use exercise as an excuse to eat more. It takes 1 minutes to eat a Snickers but over an hour to burn it off. Which do you have time for? Find the meal that you tend to overdo it (for most people, dinner). Serve yourself what you normally would. Then put half back. Eat what remains, wait 30 minutes, and do something else. If you are still hungry after that half hour, eat a little more. If you do this with one, or better, all meals, that could easily help you cut down.

Also, don’t eat any more lemon bars. Just kidding.

By: knmkendall

knmkendall — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:14:07 +0000

Sorry, please delete all my comments after the first one! My computer filter may be taking out the word Crack. I turned off the filter and hopefully this will send correctly. The book title is Crack the Fat Loss Code.

By: knmkendall

knmkendall — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:09:20 +0000

On the advice of Bridget from the SHS list, I recently got the book % the Fat Loss Code” by Wendy Chant. At first glance it looks like a “low-carb” diet, but it only starts out that way. After the first 7 days you begin to add in carbs, in a certain pattern that trains your body to burn fat instead of storing it. It sounds complicated but it’s pretty easy to learn it when you read the book. I’m on day 17 and have lost 7.2 pounds. The best part is that I truly FEEL better. I’m also drinking lots of water. And like T with Honey wrote, no eating after 8:00 p.m. is part of this plan. Best wishes to you! This is the best weight loss plan with the quickest results I’ve ever tried!

By: T with Honey

T with Honey — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:57:14 +0000

I’m going to assume that you know the best thing for keeping your weight down: cutting down on sugary drinks, juice, candy, ice cream, etc. Cookie Monster is right. They are all sometimes foods.

Others have already mentioned other basics such as exercise and portion control. But this is all stuff you know.

Here’s the one that really helps everyone in my family. Don’t consume anything except water after 8PM or at least 2 hours before going to bed. It seems an odd piece of advice but really. You don’t need fuel and calories while you’re sleeping at night. If you eat right before going to bed your body will be more likely to store it in case it needs it later.

When I first heard about this I looked at my family and noticed that in most cases the heavier people would eat dinner late or snack right before bedtime. The thinner ones, myself included, were typically not found picking on the Christmas dinner leftovers too late in the evening.

And now my husband and I find that if we eat late it can actually keep us up, almost as if our body says “Hey, you can’t go to sleep because you’re too busy digesting this food and need to burn off the energy you fed me!”

If you try it after a month or two you have got to let me know if you have seen any results.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:20:24 +0000

I think this blog made me laugh more than any other you have written.
Tim, the key to losing a lot of weight is finding out you are allergic to everything. In particular, gluton, milk and soy.
You will never suffer from weight gain again. That has been my key. I’ve never been overweight but I lost about 10 pounds when I found out.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:52:25 +0000

Hmmm, well not being great at the whole weight loss thing myself, here is my advice, for what it is worth.
I have found running works wonders. When I was running consistently, I didn’t have to worry so much about what I ate. Now, running does not come easy for me, but it was worth it.
Portion control. I find I can still eat what I like if I limit how much I eat of it. I also try and up the good stuff…veggies and fruits and it makes me feel fuller and I don’t crave the other stuff so much.
I think it is wonderful that you want to (or at least are willing to) improve your health. This is a special gift you can give Kathy and the kids. I’m sure they would enjoy having you around for a while.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:27:09 +0000

Walking, walking walking, and less Pico’s If you write down every bite of food you eat you’ll be less likely to mindlessly snack while cooking or just being bored and needing something to do. Also, if you go for the veggie drawer instead of the cabinet you will find less junkie food. HOWEVER< on the flip side. DO NOT completely deprive yourself of your favorite junk food, ice cream or whatever because that will just lead to a binge which will lead to feeling like a failure which will lead to an entire 5 gallon bucket of ice cream…