Reply #40: I've lost about 26 pounds over the last 4 months. [View All]

It wasn't one single thing that I did, but a "tweaking" of several things.

1. Portion control. Figure out what you want to eat (or snack), put it in a bowl, and put the package away. I try to limit between-meal snacks to 100 calories or so, and try to keep it healthy.

2. Regular meals, but spaced out (for instance, having a sandwich for a meal? Split it in half and eat one half then the other half 1.5 hours later).

3. Eating better. At least one bowl of steel-cut oats per day.

4. Drinking a LOT more water, up to about a gallon a day.

5. Walking. Started at 1.5 miles per day, up to 5.5 miles per day (or at least 4 times per week), and looking to add some other exercises.

6. Lay off the beer.

I still have about 15-20 pounds to go.

My point is, you have to look at ALL aspects of your health, tweak the ones you can, and stick with it.