My attempts at weight loss have varying levels of seriousness. Of course, I would tell you that they're all serious, and that they're all intended to produce the desired results. Some are just more successful than others.
Level 1: Try to watch out for idle snacking. Make sure dessert is only happening once or twice a week. One french-fry based lunch per week as long as it's a reward for some kind of fitness activity. (This level is rarely good for anything more than slowing weight gain.)
Level 2: Dessert is out unless it's that light ice cream. No french-fry based lunch this week (maybe next.) Salad with dinner every night (though no crouton control.) Try to incorporate more veggies in the meals. (Here we might actually see the stopping of gain, but no actual loss.)
Level 3: Portion control (or so claimed.) No more than two beers per week. Breakfast is strictly regulated. Lunch is strictly regulated. Some dinner portion control. Try to drink less wine. (Very small amounts of loss, usually regained the following week.)
Level 4: Careful weighing and measuring of all foodstuffs. Strict WW adherence. Modification of eating out (careful choices, eating half my meal, no bread.) Extra exercise. And...the big kahuna...
...measure out the wine (8 oz.) (This level is no damn fun, and thus results in loss of 1-2 pounds per week. As we can see, this is where it's at.)
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