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[quote=Anonymous]Here is what worked for me and my goal was also to lose about 16 lbs:

- Long term lifestyle change and not a short term diet: I did not look at it as a diet that will end after a month or 6 months. It was a lifestyle change that will last for the rest of my life. This changed my mindset in two ways: prevented binge eating (ok, I eat today and tomorrow will go back to my diet) before, during, and after reaching my goal. It also helped bring kinder and gentler to myself so if I go beyond one day by 100, 200, or 300 calories - it was not failure, because it is not a short term goal but a lifestyle change.

- regular exercise, also choosing things that I can stick with long term in terms of time, $ and effort commitment.

- dealing with hunger: I did have days when I was still hungry. Depending on whether I felt real hunger or the need to munch, I did eat. But I chose healthy options - big bowl of salad with oil and lemon and may be a protein (egg or tuna), in the big scheme of things it did not add significant calories (I was not counting calories in non starchy vegetables like lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc) so just a tbsp of oil and 1 egg (about 200 calories). Or make popcorn or fruit.

- I did not restrict the foods I liked like cake, ice cream, etc. I just ate them less often and sometimes smaller quantities.

- I had minimal calories restriction, to lose about 1/2 lbs per week. This also helped reduce hunger.  It took longer, but hey, it’s a lifestyle change and not a short goal. In any case, I saw noticeable results already by end of month 4 and another 4 months to lose remaining weight.

- ap took into account steps and exercise, so I had allocated more calories on days of lots of walking / exercise.

Good luck.[/quote]

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