...and DO something about it! Fussing never cures flab. If I eat more fruit and vegtables, no chips, drink lots of water and exercise daily can I expect a flatter stomach in a matter of weeks?

Yes.

cut out all soda too, diet and all

Weeks, no. maybe years. maybe an eternity. Maybe an infinite amount of time, maybe the space time vortex will implode and your stomach will flatten in 2065.

Lleena said:

LaCoyta said:

actually ur whole body shape will start changing in a matter of weeks
& yep hopefully u will notice a flatter tummy.
if u wanna lose weight apparently u should eat 6 small meals a day
& with daily exercise ur metabolism will speed up & u should start losing
weight & also keep it off. Good Luck 2 u with this.

ella731 said:

Why's that?

JoeyMFinCoco said:

Well I cut all that out, and dramatically lost weight around my stomach, and my body reacted to the workouts better


and I have still kept off all the weight, with drinking water and some juice at times

well it worked for me anyways

JoeyMFinCoco said:

All soda is chock full of sugar. In fact, soda consumption (particularly if you drink more than one a day), goes a long toward hindering weight loss.

The surprise? The same can be said for most fruit drinks -- we're better off eating fruit (for fiber) and drinking a LOT of water.

You think I'd have a flat stomach, what with all this knowledge...

ThreadBare said:

its still not completely flat, but there was a dramtic change in the first 6 weeks, and its still going away

ella731 said:

Regular soda, yes, but diet soda has practically no calories, so there's no reason not to drink it if you like it.

ThreadBare said:

I've said it before and I'll say it again, fruit is overrated.

JoeyMFinCoco said:

Still all that sugar though, they say that its ok, and blah blah blah, but all the additives from the fake sugars they put in there tie up your digestive tract

Avoid processed food, eat fresh fruit and vegtables and lean meat, grill food rather than fry it. drink plenty of water. Cut off sugary things, exercise regularly and you'll be fine.


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Best of luck, LaCoyta!! You can do it!

Do we get to see pics?

JoeyMFinCoco said:

except for the chemicals that make it "sweet"

LaCoyta said:

good luck LaCoyta it's incredibly hard to lose weight I've put on a huge amount since coming to England and am struggling with it

just remember you can do anything you set your mind to

Mach said:

Aspartame for example consists of amino acids. Whether you believe it's harmless or not, fact remains that diet soda does not harm weight loss.

See, it's cute and all when people completely cut out all the "unhealthy" foods, but you have to take it one step at a time. You can't change your lifestyle/diet overnight. It takes time. That's why many find "dieting" hard. They go from one extreme to the other.

JoeyMFinCoco said:

I agree with that

Natisse said:

I do too, but I went for cutting out ALL soda, when I decided to change my eating habits, and it works for me

ella731 said:

I wish I had your self discipline...I'm such a diet coke junkie and it's so unhealthy

I suggest this:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/...55&s=books


It gives nutrition advice based upon actual science that will be good for you long-term.
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JoeyMFinCoco said:

I tend to avoid aspartame, purely because of the fact that it has been linked with cancer

LaCoyta said:

Can I git your chips?!

you will probably lose a lot of weight the first few weeks
after that it will go a lot slower. but consistently.

the trick with diets is that you shouldn't just go on one,
sweat it out for a few weeks and once you've lost the kgs
start eating like you used to again.

the only way to lose the weight forever is to make some
real changes in the way you eat.

so more vegetables, fruits and wholewheat/dark bread stead
of the white sugary bread should help you along nicely.

a bit of excercise is always good. but pick something you
feel comfortable with and don't set your goals high at all
at first. you don't want to get discouraged by hard and
timeconsuming regimes. whatever excercise you do that you
weren't doing before is an added plus to your change in
eating.

the more weight you lose and the more your body starts to
heal and stock up on the good nutrients your eating with
your new diet, the more energy you will have and the more
you will want to start doing excercise.

that's the best time to take it up a notch. or just keep
it as it is if you're happy with your weight by then!

anywho. good luck!!!!

and also, if you feel like eating some
snacks, just take some time out and do
a stroll through your supermarket and
a few health stores and such to search
for good snacks which are low in fat n
calories.

these shouldn't be the very expensive
type of nutrition bars or other such
crap they trick you into buying if you
want to eat more healthy or less fat.

just average products, like chips made
out of rice. or muesli bars that have
a low calorie count. there are also a
lot of things like pre-packed veggies
(small carrots etc) that are nice to
snack on during the day.

personally, I just like the very dark
crackers and bread with water and sum
fruit. but than again, that might not
be to everyone's taste.

just take some time out to find a few
products that taste good but don't
contain too many calories. it's very
usefull to start reading labels and be
a bit more aware of what it is that
you are eating and how much protein,
fat and sugar it contains.

still, everything is cool when you
eat it in moderation. so don't cut
anything out completely because that
is very unhealthy. no matter what any
of the new and hip diets say, it is
never healthy to just cut out one of
the foodgroups completely.

another tip (i'll stop in a minute)
is to be very carefull with so called
"light" products!

"light" doesn't mean it contains a lot
less fat or calories. in many cases
the difference between the regular and
the "light" product from one and the
same manufacturer is less than 10%!!!
so that's still hardly "light" at all.

once again, just check the labels and
compare stuff. you'll get very good at
knowing what's what in no time and be
more aware of what you're eating.

I'll stop ranting now. I'm just a bit
of a food-psycho I guess