1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 21, 2009, 4:29 am PST

I dunno...most of this advice would have people just getting bigger and bigger thinking it's okay. That's not going to solve their problem if they're already feeling bad about their bodies.

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Feb 22, 2009, 12:46 pm PST

I LOVE it!!! What a fantastic article!! I think ALL healthy lifestyle ventures begin 'between our ears'!! Thanks for the great belief-changing suggestions!

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Feb 22, 2009, 2:07 pm PST

I was not all that thrilled with this article on ditching the diet mindset.......... I am a member of a wonderful weight loss support group, & honed in on this, thinking it would be a good presentation for an evening. I will admit that there were 2 items that made sense; and that we use those ideas already (the I overdid it, so I may as well keep it up now & the I'm so hungry thing). Any number of us who are overweight, be it by 5 or 50 pounds, tend to give up when things don't seem to be moving. I had hoped that this was going to be helpful and provide better insight and hints/tips in order to help my group progress. The majority of these things are not even realistic to many in the group; taking a vacation to the beach is not practical whether we like our bodies or not - many of us can't just pick up & go. Wanting to look as slim as Anjelina Jolie or other star doesn't generally cross OUR minds; nor does being a certain size; and while the general public and younger girls may be leaning towards those thoughts, many aren't. And none of really think our butts have grown overnight; we're just not thrilled with our look & weight. MANY are emotional eaters; and reasoning our butt is big because of it is no help; it simply tends to make some emotional eaters eat more. Also most of us of a certain age know we can't possibly get our weights back to where they were when we were in college. I think your article is quite flawed, and you would do better to come up with better solutions.

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Feb 23, 2009, 2:12 am PST

I would suggest to do what fits your style. For me personally, I've lost about 20 pounds and back to my old high school football body ( In college now ) by being hard on myself. Constantly reminded myself of what kind of body i was aiming for, how to get there, and how not to stray. I don't think I would have gotten to where I am today if I had been reminding myself that it was OK that I strayed a bit here and there. Then again, I always did my best while getting yelled at in football =P.

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Feb 23, 2009, 2:54 am PST

this is beautiful,i enjoy it.it is always good to love the way one looks,it reduces the tedency of being depressed on how others think you look.when you like yourself, nobody can make you feel bad about your look.as a mtter of fact,there's something unique about my look that nobody else have.im unique in my own way!

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Feb 23, 2009, 4:28 am PST

this article is very helpful, i like it,

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Feb 23, 2009, 5:55 am PST

This IS great advice! Numerous studies have shown that a positive attitude can help with weight loss, while focusing on failures and negatives just adds to the vicious cycle of eating for comfort and feeling badly about ourselves. Stop the obsessing for a short time and just see what happens: this does not mean "throw caution to the wind" and eat whatever you like, as some readers would like to interpret. It doesn't mean "accept who you are and what your situation is and stop trying to change". It means don't put your life on hold (such as putting off vacations) 'until I lose weight' and don't compare yourself to others. Love yourself, encourage yourself, acknowledge how fantastic you are, and live a good life--including nourishing your body and taking good care of it!

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Feb 23, 2009, 9:07 am PST

There is no real way to feel good about yourself if you feel fat. Lose those first 10 and your confidance begins to soar. The ONLY way to do that is diet and exercise regarless of all that bunk aabout berries and tea.

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Feb 23, 2009, 9:09 am PST

There is no real way to feel good about yourself if you feel fat. Lose those first 10 and your confidance begins to soar. The ONLY way to do that is diet and exercise regarless of all that bunk aabout berries and tea.

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Feb 23, 2009, 9:12 am PST

There is no real way to feel good about yourself if you feel fat. Lose those first 10 and your confidance begins to soar. The ONLY way to do that is diet and exercise regarless of all that bunk aabout berries and tea.

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Feb 23, 2009, 10:26 am PST

I do that to myself all the time get so stress out that not going to lose weight. But a close friend of minds always say don't stress do the best you can and it will work and i do belive that.

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Feb 23, 2009, 1:22 pm PST

I found this site following this girls diet. I tired her combo and it worked for me. I have lost over 23 pounds so far. www.daniellesdiet.com/diet

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Mar 01, 2009, 10:22 am PST

'I REALLY LIKE THIS ARTICLE. I LIKE THE IDEA OF "DITCHING AND DECLARING" I AM REALLY GONNA-GONNA USE THIS OR SHOULD I SAY:TRY TO USE IT! LOL! THANKS!!

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Mar 05, 2009, 9:14 am PST

I need to loose the weight as soon as possible I have a wedding in two months which will be June13th 2009

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