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I know many have gained weight on both of what I take. What I have done is make myself eat healthy instead of snacking endlessly on junk. Carrots or celery with peanut butter for a snack rather than a bag of chips, which is what I did. The munchies overwhelmed me. I force myself to drink water when I feel hungry, too, because many times thirst acts like hunger and drinking lots of water helps. I also exercise.

That is what works for me. I'm sure others have tips, too. There is a Weight Loss Support thread over in the lounge where you can post about this very thing and others will help out as they can.

Post edited by: uppitywoman, at: 09/30/2009 09:13 AM

The weight initially wasn't coming off as fast as I expected, but I'm starting to see a little progress. I think maybe it's harder to lose weight now that I'm getting close to my thirties, and I shouldn't compare my weight loss progress now to when I was younger. Give yourself a break, and be persistent, and you'll start to see progress.

Anyway, some things that have been helping me.

1) stop putting butter on everything, which is too bad cause i LOVE butter.

2) eat cereal instead of ice cream when I crave ice cream.

3) eat pickles or popcorn with no butter when I crave salty stuff.

4) stop letting yourself eat on the couch in front of the TV. restricting eating to the table helps prevent boredom munching.

5) exercise 45 minutes instead of 20 minutes every day.

6) any time I get the compulsion to eat I will exercise a little. sometimes that makes the craving go away.

7) drink orange juice instead of soda and also when I get hungry.

8) take the stairs up 3 flights at home and at school rather than taking the elevator - ALWAYS.

I'm still fighting the urge to binge. This past week has been harder than the last two, but I'm trying not to get too mad at myself about that.

Good luck! You can do this!

I have lost 3 pounds this week by having a protein shake for breakfast. I know it may not be the healthiest thing to do, but I do not like to eat breakfast and I get a lot of fruit this way (one banana, some berries and rice protein as well as rice milk). I also am cutting most of the carbs out for a while, less bread, less pasta, more fruits and veggies. Also, no read meat, only fish and chicken. It seems to be helping a little bit.