Well, actually, a number of things. My husband and I have been trying to lose weight. There is always the question of how, what diet is right for me? That sort of depends on you. We actually started our diet as high protein/low carb. Lonnie is your typical meat and potatoes guy. The meat in this diet is tailor made for him, but no potatoes or other simple carbohydrates are a tough pill to swallow. We just did it for 2 weeks to jump out weight loss. It did, but it is not a long term plan, particularly for me. I can't tolerate bacon or ham and eggs and much fat and still lose weight. We then switched to low fat and some carbohydrates, but just "good carbohydrates" such as what is found in ffruit and vegetables. We also started an exercise program 3 days a week. We were burning more calories, but not losing much. At that point we had to look at portion control. In the end, it all comes down to calories in versus calories out. We had to actually calculate how much we were eating by measuring portions and paying attention to labels, serving size, calories per serving, ratio of fat to total calories (calories from fat should be 1/3 or less the total calories per serving) and the first 4 ingredients in the label should not have sugar in it. Turns out we weren't eating enough. When you do that your body thinks you are starving and slows down the metabolism to save you. I do not need my body to SAVE me. We are now exercising 5 days a week and giving ourselves a free day 1 day a week. We try to bump up the exercise program a little each week whether that is increase time or weight. That once a week reward is also a part of health. You have to have some pleasure and then get right back on it.
