11 Simple Steps to Successful Weight Loss
Losing weight and keeping it off isn't the easiest thing in the world for most of us. I've lost weight multiple times, but I've gained it all back (plus a little more) just as often. I've tried many diets – several low-carb variants, Weight Watchers, Slim Fast, super low-fat, and more. They all work for a while. Recently, I've tried again, and I think I've hit upon some easy concepts that aren't a diet as such, which might actually make them a long-term solution. Diets have a lot of rules, and it's those limits that make you feel deprived. No one wants to be deprived for long, but taking even a short break from a diet is usually seen as failure. And once you stray, it's easy to wander even further. Simpler is better in my book, and I think that's true for most of us. Charting and calculating (or buying a book or an app that will do it for you) just makes you think more and more often about food. My mom was a serial dieter too, and she tho...