Originally Posted by
Biker395
50 pounds is a lot to lose in 6 months.
IMHO, weight loss and control is a matter of changing your lifestyle to one that is weight control-friendly. If you rely on willpower, even if you lose the weight, you'll eventually gain the weight back. Or you'll be miserable.
Everyone is different, but for me, I have a lot less trouble saying "NO" than I do "NO MORE." So the key for me is:
1. Regular (almost daily) exercise.
2. Eschew tasty high calorie foods. Focus instead on foods that are more filling, and nutritious, and less tasty. Bye bye chips and ice cream.
3. Learn to love vegetables and fruits.
Don't be a weekend warrior. If you really want to lose weight, recognize that your lifestyle caused you to gain weight, and if you want to lose it, you have to adopt a new lifestyle ... one of eating healthy and regular exercise. Make it a priority, pick an exercise you truly love, and it will happen ... just as surely as you'll gain weight if you don't.
This is as solid information as you'll get. A lifestyle change is in order to achieve your goal. You have to change the way you think about food and what it does for you.
I started with Paleo 18 months ago and I have lost 55lbs.
The things that helped along with the mentioned points are:
Eat several small meals or snacks(not candy and chips) during the day.
Portion control! You can actually live without that extra large potato or extra trip to the buffet.
Don't eat midnight snacks, ever. Personally, I won't eat anything after my evening meal.