Hi Lizzie;
I'm new here. But I am not new to yo-yo
dieting and I can tell you that I have tried almost every
weight loss diet or "Trick" there is and here is my best advice to you. I always make sure I have breakfast NEVER EVER skip Breakfast. Make your breakfast count. By that I mean make it high in protien as this will stay with you and keep your blood sugar low thus keeping you from reaching for the wrong foods. Fibre is also important as this keeps you full in the morning. A typical breakfast for me would be for protein - 1/2 cup 1% cottage cheese, protien shake, or a 30 gram protien bar. Fibre would be 1/2 cup of a high fibre cereal like All Bran or Fibre One if very good. You don't have to eat it with milk, I some times put it in a snack bag if I'm on the run. Summing it up, I am not on a
diet. I now make my
body work to digest everything I put in my
body. Thus, I don't eat white flour products, only whole grain. I eat very little fast food (high in
fat!) and I try to eat as much fruits and vegetables as possible. Food is fuel and good food choices are like high octane for your
body. My Breakfast is usually the highest
calories for the day. I find that it keeps me from overeating the rest of the day. You say you workout at the
gym too? Just make sure you get your
heart rate between 65-85% and you will burn good
calories. It's the same theory, make your
body work to digest make your
body sweat at the
gym make your time there count. Now I'm not saying you don't workout like a mad person but I've seen many people go to the
gym and hop on an elliptical on level 1 for 30 min and never break a sweat. What's the point? Hopefully, I have given you new ideas. I know you will get to your
goal weight. There are a lot of helpful people at WLF. I would love to support you in any way I can. Chow for now!