Can someone recommend a good, reasonable way to lose 5-6 lbs? (Read 1470 times)

Oh man me too. Going through last year's log is killing me. All I can figure in the evening when you start opening up the cubard you have to close it. No eating after 7:00 p.m. Right now I have "loose .5 before Monday" written on my arm, so I don't forget. I'm taking .5 pounds at a time.

re: not eating after dinner But I've read books advising eating before going to sleep and eating after waking up, to minimize the length of the fast time? I forget their reasoning -- maybe it was they wanted to extend the time during which the body is metabolizing normally (spending more energy?) and reduce the time the body was in "starvation/preservation" mode? Disclaimer: I know very little about nutrition; I just repeat nuggets that I read (or that the runner before me left on the trail).

Hi. I can honestly and truly suggest a way that has worked for me even though I wasn't actually trying to lose weight. I cut down on the amount of wheat, dairy and gluten I was having in my diet and I lost nearly 4kgs in a month. No kidding!!!! It's not all that difficult to maintain and not all that more expensive on the grocery shopping bill. I eat soy yogurt now (which believe it or not is actually quite nice), and I rarely have milk with anything (although I LOVE Gloria Jeans white chocolate mocha coffees occasionally). Instead of Weetbix with dried fruit and nuts for brekky, I got rid of the wheat and dairy and have porridge/rolled oats instead with diced peaches (tinned) and prunes. It's filling and low GI. I eat gluten free bread instead of 'normal' bread and admittedly, it's more expensive to buy but it's only me eating it. I've started eating a lot more fish instead of meat, and I love salads like you wouldn't believe. I'm not totally strict with my diet but for the most part I eat pretty well. Oh, and eat more often but in smaller amounts. My metabolism is so fast because I eat every 2-3 hours. See how you go.