The Drevitches, Week 15: How Mom Sees It

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As for the article. Good for her for reaching her weight loss goal. Keeping the weight off is really the hardest part though. Good luck!

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Stop going out to eat, your not really getting bigger, just seems that way BECAUSE YOUR WALLET IS GETTING SMALLER.
Learn to cook and stop eating so much

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Then don't eat out! I started a diet 4 months before the holidays and lost 20 lbs. I took a break during that time, didn't go crazy, but I allowed myself some wiggle room. It was really hard getting back to it again, took a couple weeks, but I am back on it and have lost 3 more lbs. Keep going and dont give up!

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Also, men lose weight faster in the beginning, but they slow the rate down and in the end, women reach their goal weight quicker:)

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I can understand the eating out if you have lots of friends and get invited to dinner parties a lot. Going to restaurants that often where it upsets a diet just doesn't make sense. Not only does the food cost more, but then you're forced to spend more on exercise and diet to counterbalance the restaurant food. Wouldn't it be better to stay home and prepare a more nutritious meal for yourself and your family?

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good for them for doing so great! I just started to change my way of eating and hopefully it will change for good. But to me eating out is the easiest only because I can get a nice piece of fish and a salad, then there isnt anything extra from feeding the family LOL.

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One of the biggest lessons here is to introduce your children to many different foods early on. My kids will each pretty much eat anything or at least try it with an open mind. My kids are now grown, but are good, and for the most part, healthy eaters. Teach by doing. If you are willing to try new foods, you kids will too. Of course there are foods all of us just don't like, and we are all guilty of over indulging from time to time. Don't totally deny yourself. Salads are a good filler for your body. They are healthy, and full of fiber. Let your kids experiment with salads. Grill veggies. Alot of kids like the taste of grilled veggies better than boiled or raw. Experiment with herbs. Get the kids involved in the cooking process. Also, many resturants now offer healthier choices on their menus.

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The problem is restaurants "oversize" their portions. What I do: order the meal and when it is served immediately ask for a "takeout container". Place half of your meal into the container and eat what is left on your plate. This will cut your calorie intake in half and give you a second meal to eat later in the week. Another tip for home: get rid of those 12" dinner plates and eat on 9" plates. You will not be able to load up the plate as much and will therefore eat less...It works!

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I wonder how many people will sue if (when) we find out that taking pregnancy hormones when not pregnant can cause problems.

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Lynn - Don't sweat the small stuff and don't sacrifice social activities because they involve eating. Possibly, a mindset of eating 2/3 of the serving (or any percentage) and bagging the rest might help with the stress of overindulging. Same goes for dessert. Restaurants have boxes and bags for leftovers so don't be embarrassed to use them. All the tricks such as eating slower, putting the fork down between bites, chewing longer, etc., will also help towards eating slower. Although not necessarily polite, once you have your predetermined fill of restaurant food, ask the waiter to remove the plate and package the food (even if your companions aren't finished). It takes away the temptation to pick at the food and consume more. All the best to you and your family on this lifestyle change!

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Congratulations for the weight loss....it is hard.
Everyone does what they can to be healthier - especially as we get older.
I have been dieting for a year - DOING A DIFFERENT DIET WEEKLY - with the support of my husband and my doctor - I have good results and I am not bored.
Today -I just hit the year milestone and am continuing for another year
check out my blog - therevolvingdiet.com - for update and what diets have been done so far. Thanks and GOOD LUCK!!!

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When I was in high school, I was consuming approximately 6000 calories per day. I would eat a normal breakfast. At school, I would eat three full school lunches. Then after school, I ate a few sandwiches. At dinner time, I ate everything on my plate and would load up a second plate. Finally, later in the evening, I would eat another couple sandwiches or a few hot dogs. You would think with this type of diet, that I would have been obese, but I only weighed 115 pounds.

Over the years, my appetite has diminished. Today, 30 years later, I eat 2000 to 3000 calories per day. I am no longer nearly as active. My weight is now up to 140 pounds, which at 5'7" is still very healthy. While I used to eat as much as I could, now I only eat until I am no longer hungry. This limits the food I eat to a reasonable amount. Not stuffing myself is the key. If I had continued to stuff myself like I did when I was younger, I'm pretty sure I would be huge by now.

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Congradulations on the weight loss but now stop etting out at night or when you go out it is unhealthy tht is for starters but if you stop and think about what you are eatting it is really unhealthy really it is cause you dont know handled it or how it was cooked i mean if you worked 12 hours a day or even 8 hours a day i mean it is different but your not learn to cook at home you will find you will save money in the long run i want you to think bout this now i mean yall think about this you go to mc doalds or even burger king order a simple cheese burger ok or even regular burger ok it cost what $1-2 dollars and if you are ordering 2-4 of them at a whack now that is like 2-8 dollars for tht much money you can get regular chop meat for 2-3 bucks and a pack of cheese if you disre now which will cost you like 2-3 bucks and make like 5- 6 hambugers or cheese burgers which you want and if you want sell them mke the money bck lol i mean do the math we get ripped off every time we out, i know my bf ets out while he is a work and trust me he goes through some money just eatting out plus his weight is not helping him so learn to cook at home much healthier for you all the way around

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There's a major typo here. The headline on the AOL Welcome page quotes this woman as saying "I've lost three pounds .....", but in the article it says she's lost 31 pounds. No one at AOL (or whomever writes this articles) ever proofreads anything, so this is very common and very sloppy journalism.

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