Comments on: Fat 2 Fit #71 – Tips and Tricks from the Forums http://www.fat2fitradio.com/2009/08/fat-2-fit-71-tips-and-tricks-from-the-forums/ Weight Loss & Fitness Podcast with Russ Turley & Jeff Ainslie Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:45:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: terry http://www.fat2fitradio.com/2009/08/fat-2-fit-71-tips-and-tricks-from-the-forums/comment-page-1/#comment-11997 terry Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:44:29 +0000 http://www.fat2fitradio.com/?p=776#comment-11997 I just wanted to say that weight loss methods can sound really complicated, but you can keep it simple and still get noticable results. Simply knowing what a portion size is and limiting what you eat to those amounts will do a lot to keeping your calories where they need to be. And then, as the day goes a long and you want something more to eat, just check in with what you haven't eaten from the Food Pyramid. If you want a snack, for example, and you haven't had any dairy that day, then go for something dairy...or if you've only had one serving of fruit so far, then go for the fruit. The trick is to have eaten the correct number of servings from the food pyramid. Here is a link to a page that helps you know how many servings you should have from which food groups every day http://www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramid/index.aspx The same is true for exercise. I've been hiking the same trail for years (briskly with a nice steep stretch) and it has served me well for controlling my weight. My recent weight gain came when I had a fall injury that dramatically took over my life, so I hiked much less frequently. You will still see reasonable results (and get the many benefits of exercise)if you stick with certain activity that you really like and/or have access to without fretting over whether your body has acclimated to your routine. It is true for most of us that we are able to be more consistent with getting our exercise if we vary it a bit, and especially if that variety allows us to adapt our routine to external factors like the weather and time constraints. A little variety helps to avoid boredom too. But it doesn't have to get complicated. I just wanted to say that weight loss methods can sound really complicated, but you can keep it simple and still get noticable results. Simply knowing what a portion size is and limiting what you eat to those amounts will do a lot to keeping your calories where they need to be. And then, as the day goes a long and you want something more to eat, just check in with what you haven’t eaten from the Food Pyramid. If you want a snack, for example, and you haven’t had any dairy that day, then go for something dairy…or if you’ve only had one serving of fruit so far, then go for the fruit. The trick is to have eaten the correct number of servings from the food pyramid. Here is a link to a page that helps you know how many servings you should have from which food groups every day http://www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramid/index.aspx

The same is true for exercise. I’ve been hiking the same trail for years (briskly with a nice steep stretch) and it has served me well for controlling my weight. My recent weight gain came when I had a fall injury that dramatically took over my life, so I hiked much less frequently. You will still see reasonable results (and get the many benefits of exercise)if you stick with certain activity that you really like and/or have access to without fretting over whether your body has acclimated to your routine.
It is true for most of us that we are able to be more consistent with getting our exercise if we vary it a bit, and especially if that variety allows us to adapt our routine to external factors like the weather and time constraints. A little variety helps to avoid boredom too. But it doesn’t have to get complicated.

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