What's your favorite commercial weight loss pay diet?  Why?
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weight watchers. the buddy system always works best. it is super easy and you can eat whatever you want
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What is your "Diet and Fitness" question?
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Not sure if it works yet, but I am trying it. I started today. I bought a 14 day plan and menu on ebay for cheap. It looks fairly easy to stick to compared to other diets I've tried. send me an email\n\nchuckehall2000@yahoo.com
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Phentermine!!, last year I lost 30 pounds, they're really good, but you have to have a prescription from your doctor...!
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Wal-Mart... lol.\n\nAnyways, I agree with you and there are at least two main reasons for this. One is that we can't see one another on Answers, so some people assume if someone is talking about weight loss, that means they could be obsessing over their weight or suffering from an eating disorder. The second reason is that it's way easier to say "No, you look great as you are!" (even though, like I said, we don't know what the asker looks like) than it is to answer with thoughtful advice and suggestions. \n\nI don't mean that there aren't people here who are suffering from eating disorders. And I also don't mean that we don't all look great the way we are. But you're right, quite a few Americans are overweight, and it's not just an appearance issue, it's a serious health issue. So if someone's ready to take that first step and change their future health, more power to them! :)
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I am in the same predicament you are in. My doctor is telling me stuff I already know and i have no will power. like tonight i ate 3 bags of m&ms and a king sized twix but i will start tomorrow a new and try not to eat that crap.  what I do is excersice with a friend always because if I didnt i would do it. Its motivation. and I use a smaller plate so it can look full for the eyes and when I cook I only cook enough for 1 serving so when I want some more its none so I have to drink water to get full. Yeah, sometimes I dont always follow my rules but I wake up everyday and try again and harder. I havent weighed myself in a while because when i do and see that I have lost weight, my mind goes " what are you doing? lets eat more" and i gain it back but the best thing is to Wake up everyday and start brand new each day. if you break a day, its ok, try again. What I have learned is to not stop eating what you eat(as long if its not too much junk)just eat less of it. and excercise like crazy. oh, I also have been eating alot of fruits. I really dont like all the fruit thats available to me locally but i eat what i like apples, oranges, grapes, watermelon, strawberries, i just eat a different one a day.its called food rotating. Lucky with my job, one of my clients love to walk so 2 days out the week i have a good walk and my other client has to excercise more, so i motivate her by excercising with her and get strength training incorparated into those days. oh, i try to eat at least 6 times a day. breakfast lunch and dinner and 3 snacks but i dont always succeed, but i am losing weight, something i am doing is right because i can feel it in my feet and legs and sides where my bra is. hey, if you want a person to talk to about your days to give you motivation to keep trying im here for you sweety. so good luck. if you want to eat fast foods, try nuggets instead of burgers. and eat tacos. the whole point is to burn more calories than  you eat. good luck.
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I was on it about  years ago and lost 50 lbs. I am back on it again and have lost 20 lbs so far. It's a good diet as long as you stick with it and follow all the rules. But realize too, that it is a lifestyle change
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I joined it but i found the diets were not always what i felt like eating. So far i have tried the Joanna Hall diet where i lost 8lbs and then i started Weight Watchers where i lost another 6lbs followed by Slim fast where i have lost 10lbs. And out of them all i did like the Joanna Hall. I don't think you need to pay for a subscription to lose weight.
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The best weight loss place for me is my home. I don't have to spend money for a monthly membership at a gym. I don't have to worry about childcare. I don't have to feel intimidated by others. I can do all 3 things required for healthy weight loss at home.\n\nI get my cardio done by walking, biking, jogging, and I also own an elliptical. (I picked that up at a new and used sporting goods store for about 3 months worth of gym membership fees.)\n\nMy strength training also takes place at home. I own a variety of exercise DVDs that focus on strength training. (Tae Bo, yoga tapes, Power 90, etc.) It's important for me to have a variety because I get bored easy! \n\nThe third aspect of weight loss is eating healthy. At home, I stock up on healthy foods and don't buy junk food. This helps me to eat right because I can't get tempted to eat junk food if it isn't there.\n\nAt fitday.com, you can keep track of your activities, goals, and eating habits. Good luck with your weight loss!
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Determine what you want to weigh.  Consult a fitness/health expert and calculate what your daily calorie intake/exercise needs to be inorder to maintain your target weight.  \nEat more steamed green veggies, with a small amount of butter(fat).  Your body will better process/extract more nutrition, than veggies w/o butter.\nEat smaller portions/more meals during the day.  Don't skip meals.  Drink more water, a lot more.  \nGet the happy meal rather than supersizing the value meal.\nEat more healthy home cooked meals a week, limit eating out.\nMake time for atleast a bowl of Cheerio's(or fruity pebbles) in the morning.  Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kremes look like big cheerful O's and taste really, really good, but shouldn't be eaten at every office meeting.\nGet 8 hrs of sleep a night.
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Pros:\nYou don't have to buy "special" foods.\nYou learn how to make the program to work for you.\nYou learn the 8 Good Health Guidelines to maintain proper nutrition.\nYou get lots of support and encouragement at the weekly meetings.\nIf you go on vacation, you can attend a meeting wherever you go (just bring your membership book).\nYou are encouraged to eat what you crave (though that doesn't mean you can eat what you crave ALL the time).\nOnce you reach your Lifetime, you don't have to pay as long as you stay within 2lbs of your goal weight.\nYou aren't REQUIRED to exercise, though it is strongly recommended.\n\nCons:\nYou have to weigh in every week.\nSomeone else gets to see what you weigh.\nYou have to pay to weigh in - and the weekly fee adds up!\nYou have to pay for missed weeks if you miss any meetings.
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I've tried it.  The $7 weekly (or whatever they advertise) is not all the expense you'll occur.  That's the good part.  The part that will be very expensive is when you buy your food products each week/month from them.  This will certainly run you into the hundreds of dollars.  Also, they do have a plan where you can go out and buy your "own food", but this takes a lot of guesswork and creativity on your part each meal on how much to eat (calorie-wise, fat-wise, carbo-wise, etc.), portion to eat (in conjunction with the above-mentioned "wises"), creativity as far as not having to have the same old meals each day, etc).  The only good thing about buying their foods is that each one is already proportioned as to the amount you will have each meal, so you won't have to count calories, carbs, or anything else; but doing so costs you dearly.  \n\nPlus, having a membership for a year (which most people do that want to lose more than 10 pounds because in the long-run it's cheaper) will cost $100-150 +.  The membership includes all follow-up nutritional visits you may have during this time frame, including weigh-ins, consultations, etc.  \n\nThey do have supplements, but you do have a choice to buy them or not...the place I went to did not "push" the supplements on me....they told me I could buy them (expensive) or I could just wait and see how the initial plan was coming along before deciding to do so.  \n\nSo, you see, that $7 advertisement that have on television is JUST THE BEGINNING.  Get your checkbook out and ready!
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Weight Watchers has the most effective plan for losing weight.  I would contact them.  Most of the other plans are overpriced and do not have good results.
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what kind of diet u looking for? Weight loss? Better overall health? Nutritional needs?
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The best diet I have found is moderation. Radical loss plans do not keep it off for me. It needs to be a diet that you can maintain and not feel like you are depriving yourself. It does not hurt to eat a slice of pie or a couple cookies once in awhile. It is what you do on an over all basis. Wise life style choices in dining that can last a life time will probably help you along with a exercise plan you can stick to as well.  Good Luck.
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I've lost 44 pounds in 5 months with weight watchers, I was a chocoholic!  And I still love carbs.  Weight watchers has some ot the best ice cream desserts, I love the cookie and cream bar, it's big and satisfying.  I eat Quaker chewy granola bars  when I have to have a sweet, they make me drink water they're so sweet and only 2 points in weight watcher terms.  I also eat fruit, strawberries dipped in splenda, yummy. If I gotta have chocolate then I eat m&m's, they are chocolatey, I can control the portion I eat half the bag and close it up and give away the other half.\nHope these suggestions help!\nOh by the way, if you like jelly beans, jelly belly has the most wonderful sugar free jelly beans, but be careful, if you eat more than 1/2 of the bag, it has a laxative affect!
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maybe if you could afford it you could join a cheap public pool/gym.  I've been in the process of losing weight myself.   I know what you mean about no willpower. ..LOL...in the last 2 months though i have lost 27lbs.  I joined a local fittness center. it only cost me $20.00 a month. I go there and swim 20 laps, and walk 2.7 miles on the tread mile. (which is exactly 1 hour. i'm picking up my pace . it used to take 1 hour to walk 1.5 miles.)  food wise. well i am just eatting better. i gave up all pop...sorry you probably call it soda. no chips, cookies, cakes, bread, or ice cream.\n\n here is a couple of menus i would normally in have in a day\nDay 1:\n     breakfast:  2 egg omlet with 2 slices of kraft singles, black coffee\n\n     lunch: a big  grilled chicken salad( mixed greens, tomatoes, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, green peppers, shredded cheese, chicken) with low fat dressing, a peace of fruit(i'm a banana person) and maybe some yougurt(lowfat)\n\ndinner: broiled steak, half baked potato with butter, and/or low fat ranch dressing( yes we still need a certain amount of fats in our body or we will go into starvation mode, and instead of losing weight/burning fat cells our body will store them up)  a vegetable...side salad, and another piece of fruit or sugar free jello for  desert.\n I try not to eat after 7pm but  if i really feel like i need something..i'll have pork rines(no carbs) or some carrot sticks, celery sticks, or a piece of fruit.\nI only drink water during the day except for breakfast and dinner. i have a glass of milk for dinner.\nI wouldn't really call what i am doing a diet but a healthier way of eatting.  I have 2 children, and when i got pregnant for my oldest i had gestational dieabetes, and then again with my son. and now i have type 2 dieabeties.\nmy old daily menu: breakfast : coffee with hot chocolate and creamer mixed in (added up to 52 carbs per cup) i would drink two travel sized mugs this way\npepsi\npepsi \nlunch:pepsi, maybe some chips\npepesi\npepsi\ndinner: steak, mashed potaoes, corn, lots and lots of bread\npepsi\npepsi\npepsi\nthen around 10pm after every one else in the house was in bead: chips, cakes, pepsi, i would order pizza, or go to wendy's, or make ramen noodles, or eat a 1/4 gallon of ice cream. \n\n   when i was growing up, my family (and they still do) used food for every thing.  to celebrate, to morn, for get togethers\nwe/ i    would eat if i was bored, when ever i turned the tv on, to celebrate a birthday you went out to eat, to clebrate christmas, halloween, easter, thanksgiving, babies being born, and thing you could imagine celebrating we did it by going out to eat/or making a huge meal. it we were sad we/i would eat. food wa even a prize /praise for doing some thing good. he** i even potty trainned my son buy giving him gummy bears if he went to the potty.( like a dog getting a treat for a reward.) yes, my son is over weight! And it is MY FAULT! i am trying to correct it, but it is hard because it is the way i was raise. i would like to teach my son a heathy eatting habbit now so, that he won;t ever have to worry about his weight ever again.( and to be healthy)