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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Things that work for me:

1. eating in a calorie deficit and tracking accurately (good rage is goal weight x 10-12 so GW of 150 lbs would be 1500-1800). I mention tracking accurately because when i don't lose is when i track that I ate x calories but really finished my kids grilled cheese, added extra cheese to my chilli and added in other random bites, licks and tastes.

2. tracking consistency- that is how many days a week you are staying in your calorie range. This is especially important. If you are not hitting 85+ % consistency/month they you are not really doing enough to lose weight and undoing your progress. hitting 70% consistency will feel hard, like you are doing everything, but will not give you the results you want.

3. Don't add more exercise, but rather really, really focus on diet. You see it all the time where those trying to lose weigh list all the exercise they do but don't mention diet or have a vague diet. vague meaning "I eat healthy" but don't define what healthy means. High protein and low carb is great but calorues are still king and need to be tracked. [/quote]

I agree with all of this. I am not good at tracking so I made a rule to start each day with slow-cook oatmeal (I make a big batch and reheat each morning). That keeps me from getting hungry and makes a big difference in staying away from hunger-driven poor diet decisions.  If you’re not good at tracking, just eat the same thing for many days in a row.

Eat like you’re diabetic. Learn what foods have a high and low GI. I was also pre-diabetic and it was a wake up call. I figured I either learn how to manage this now and reverse it, or learn how to manage it later when the stakes are higher.  Lunch and dinner start with a vegetable, always. If the meal doesn’t include a salad, I’ll snack on a cucumber or bell pepper while I’m cooking. I only drink water and unsweetened tea.  If I want something sweet, I have it, but for me a sweet craving usually means I need protein or water so I try those first.

These are lifestyle changes for me.  I’m not dieting, this is my life now.  I exercise 4-5 days a week. It took me a year to drop 6 lbs.  Its frustrating as hell, but the other option is diabetes.

One thing that helps me is I think about where I would be if I haven’t made any changes. So if you were on a path of gaining 5 lbs a year and you gained none… that means you’re still 5lbs better than would have been.[/quote]

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