I’ve been either dieting or maintaining my weight since I was a teenager, and along the way I’ve discovered some tools that will help you on your weight loss journey. OXO Good Grips Food Scale with Pull-Out Display A kitchen scale is the unsung hero of the cooking world. It’s not just about getting those precise measurements (though it totally…
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For me, pre-planning what I’m going to eat each day is the only way I can reliably lose weight. I plan my calories using the Lose It iPhone app (also available on Android), and without that help I wouldn’t be successful. Below you can see how I essentially snack all day long. (Recipes included!) In addition to Lose It for…
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I live in the Northern Hemisphere, and from late August until March when the time changes I use a full-spectrum SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) Lamp to keep me from getting the “winter blues” from the dim light of winter. When I’m depressed I’m much less likely to stick to a diet plan because I just figure ‘to hell with it’…
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Recently I said to a friend that I was going to aim for 1,200 calories a day in order to lose weight, but that was just me guessing at what the right number should be. So I searched around and found this calorie calculator that tells you how many calories you should have in order to lose weight at a…
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[source] I’ve seen this graphic a lot, and every time I’m surprised by the number of benefits of weight loss. (Personally I’m hoping for reduction in depression, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.) And this graphic doesn’t even go into benefits like a lower risk of all cancers. Obesity is the second biggest preventable cause of cancer after smoking. But how…
