Losing weight when you're already a healthy eater

by Martha Edwards (Subscribe to Martha Edwards's posts)
Dec 3rd 2007 10:26PM

I've been a healthy eater pretty much all my life. Sure, I have a love of cheese, chocolate and wine, but I don't do fast food very often, I don't drink soda and I'll choose an apple over a bag of chips for a snack any day. But when I try to lose a pound here or there, it's really difficult. The internet is full of tips like 'cut out soda' and 'eat whole grains', and to someone like me who already does these, it's not really helpful. How do healthy eaters lose weight?

The key is taking an honest look at your lifestyle. For me, even though I eat healthfully, I was eating too much -- my portions were too big. And although I was walking for 45 minutes a day, it was really more of a stroll, not a workout.

Want to know how to lose weight when you're a healthy eater? Check out this helpful article from WebMD -- it's got lots of fixes for the habits that are keeping you heavy.

What's keeping you from losing the weight?

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A girl 12-04-2007 @ 10:57AM

What's keeping me from losing weight is going out to eat too much, even though I eat pretty healthy the rest of the time. When I'm at a restaurant, suddenly salads and low cal dinners don't seem so appealing anymore.

kassy pajarillo 12-04-2007 @ 11:40AM

Hi,

this is quite out of topic but why is that we feel like pukeing or vomitting during intense workout? Is it a bad indication? health threat? I saw on biggest loser too that there were those who puked however I felt it just recently on my 20min incline treadmill workout and it gave me the creeps. Did i do something wrong? Am i supposed to have myself checked with a doctor?

Thanks

Martha Edwards 12-04-2007 @ 11:47AM

Hi Kassy,
Good question. I have an idea why but I'm going to let our resident personal trainer, Fitz, answer it. Watch for your question in an upcoming 'Ask Fitz' feature:
http://www.thatsfit.com/category/ask-fitz/

Chris Davis 12-04-2007 @ 12:02PM

I’ve been a healthy eater for a long time also, but I find that losing weight can be difficult at times. I just starting reading a very interesting book called The China Study. It reveals some startling conclusions from a very comprehensive nutritional study of 6,500 adults in China and Taiwan. It also discusses how weight loss can be achieved by eating the right types of foods, and it examines and debunks many of the questionable fad diets that are in the popular media. So far, it’s very interesting. It’s called The China Study by T. Colin Campbell.