[FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]After months of dieting and exercising it all seems to work but at this point in the game I have learned that the more I exercise the more I can eat and still loose weight, although I stay away from the hi calorie and hi fat foods I don’t starve either . I have found foods that I enjoy and work for me an Occasional low calorie splurge don’t hurt . As long as you don’t go over board I use to be a glutton for cookies and ice cream . I some times eat a 100 calorie ice cream bar but I stop at that , The way to stay on a diet is to find things you enjoy eating and a exercise you too enjoy and keep it going.. I find after a two mile bike ride I want to try to go more, My reward here is I go 2 miles up hill and the trip home is great fun and very easy too, My favorite diet food is a large salad with grilled chicken on top with light ranch dressing . I guess I’m fortunate that I have always liked fresh raw vegetables . Find what pleases you and an exercise that isn’t too boring, and take it one step at a time …..good luck:fish: [/SIZE][/FONT]

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fish- you could be a motivational speaker on the topic! big, big kudos to you!:smile9:

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fish I totally agree with everything you said! Although I like a ceasar salad w/ a small portion of steak.:wink: Every meal I order when I go out to dinner I split in half and box it to go. I still order dessert but only take a few bites. I don't feel like I am missing out on anything. As of last Thursday I reached my goal to lose 15lbs. I know it may not seem like much but it was a big deal for me:banana:. My whole family has really benifited from the WII FIT I got for Mother's Day. You do have to make exercise fun. Keep up the good work!

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fish I totally agree with everything you said! Although I like a ceasar salad w/ a small portion of steak.:wink: Every meal I order when I go out to dinner I split in half and box it to go. I still order dessert but only take a few bites. I don't feel like I am missing out on anything. As of last Thursday I reached my goal to lose 15lbs. I know it may not seem like much but it was a big deal for me:banana:. My whole family has really benefited from the WII FIT I got for Mother's Day. You do have to make exercise fun. Keep up the good work!

[COLOR=magenta]Congrats on your loss but you looked great when I met you at Cheryl's get together the end of last year especially for having a young son.[/COLOR] [COLOR=magenta]I'm back on sparkpeople hoping that will help with my 15 lbs that seems to stick to me like glue - low calorie low fat diet and treadmill/pilates isn't helping so far and it's been a few weeks.[/COLOR] [COLOR=magenta]I'll just keep plugging away. I started using the home gym we have in the basement this week so hopefully some weight lifting will help get things moving along.[/COLOR]

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[FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]After months of dieting and exercising it all seems to work but at this point in the game I have learned that the more I exercise the more I can eat and still loose weight, although I stay away from the hi calorie and hi fat foods I don’t starve either . I have found foods that I enjoy and work for me an Occasional low calorie splurge don’t hurt . As long as you don’t go over board I use to be a glutton for cookies and ice cream . I some times eat a 100 calorie ice cream bar but I stop at that ,[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Century Gothic]The way to stay on a diet is to find things you enjoy eating and a exercise you too enjoy and keep it going.. I find after a two mile bike ride I want to try to go more, My reward here is I go 2 miles up hill and the trip home is great fun and very easy too,[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Century Gothic]My favorite diet food is a large salad with grilled chicken on top with light ranch dressing . [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Century Gothic]I guess I’m fortunate that I have always liked fresh raw vegetables .[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Century Gothic]Find what pleases you and an exercise that isn’t too boring, and take it one step at a time …..good luck:fish:[/FONT][/SIZE]

[COLOR=magenta]Great advice for all of us who are working on losing some weight. Thanks [/COLOR]

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