Diet /maintain weight successfully:put together by WLI (updated march 2015)

Use in addiction to many of the tools in the Weight Loss tag,  here is a rundown of what it takes to lose weight and keep it off. You can find this stuff in the weight loss category, I am always adding more stuff....so check it often.

I also switched to MyFitnessPal. Love Sparkspeople for recipes, but I feel MFP is a better tracker.

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Learn to stop Obsessive Compulsive Eating

CBT/DBT for eating

Herbs/Supplements (not diet pills as those can be harmful and are loaded with fillers,etc)

Learn how to stop binge eating

Be on a schedule

Use smaller plates

Control cravings

Oral fixation:
Vaping for weight loss/VaporDiet
Adult pacifier (for anxiety/oral fixation/quitting smoking/overeating/AB relationships)

 Some tools:

Using your senses to help control cravings/overeating

The Diet Cure by Julia Ross/ the Diet Cure charts
The Beck Diet Solution - Book and website 
Check out Fitlosophy/Fitbook
SparksPeople.com - Support groups, fun activities, and calorie/exercise tracker which will help to lose weight. Always  put your target goal in and see how many months it will take because picking the other choice  can send your body into starvation mode (which is why some people can't lose as much as they want, get frustrated and give up.)

You can also click on "Edit goals" below Track Food and edit the highest amount of calories to a lower number. I changed mine to around 1400 since I know that even if I exercise I will not be allowed 1600 because that would be a lot of exercise to do for me to reach that number. I would have to burn 400 calories exercising to reach that number (1600)

*** I'm a very short person, I did not type in these numbers myself, SP based them on my height and how much I want to lose (which is not underweight) I'm short that is why my number is so low. When I exercise, the number in the green box increases and I can eat more calories. If I want to maintain I can eat up to the number in the orange box (correct me if I'm wrong?) If I eat more I'll gain weight,but I have to exercise if I want to eat more than the number in the green box (1200)

To maintain weight you've lost (after reaching your goal) : change your goals to the weight you are, and since you want to maintain it, in "current weight" put your weight in and put the weight you are in "goal weight" as you don't want to lose, or gain weight.

Etc.

Balancing Calories @ CDC - Beware, fat shaming ahead.ignore it. This isn't to say "lose weight to be healthy," since fat people can be healthy.This is for people who want to lose weight. Ignore the "only skinny can =healthy" talk