Dr. Oz and Diane, Fit to the Finish

Our blogging-angel, Diane from Fit to the Finish, was recently a guest on Dr. Oz (2-16-10). I took a few notes to re-cap her and other guests' weight-loss tips. As a bonus, Dr. Oz provides 100 additional tips.

Diane, aka Wellness Warrior, will also blog for Dr. Oz. See here.

{After typing in the info below, I finally found the link for that day's episode. Click here. I'll just include both.}

Bill

1. As you lose the weight, purge the larger clothes, get rid of them.

2. "Cheating" will happen. For every time you cheat, do 10 minutes of physical activity.

Taisha

(She had counted calories and watched portion-control. She loved food and hated exercise but did it to continue enjoying her food. The exercise brought good feelings, and she's now a personal trainer. If she can learn to love exercise, then anyone can).

1. Don't skip breakfast; make it the largest, healthiest meal of the day.

2. Know your trigger food and tweak it to make healthier versions of it.

Diane

[Losing the weight actually created more time for her because she was healthier (had the energy and ability to do more).]

1. Two words for us: Patience and Persistence

2. After eating, and you want more, set a timer for 15 minutes and get busy doing something else. If you are still hungry, then have something else. More than likely, the hunger would have subsided.

3. For juice: use the small bathroom cups (i.e. Dixie cups) for portion control. Sometimes she pours it into bottled water for flavor.

4. Rate food 1-10. If it's a "10" then go ahead and have a bit of it. If it isn't, then pass it up. (This is especially helpful when going out or to parties/potlucks, etc.)

Merrill

(Do it today. Don't lose out on the next 10-20 years).

1. Prep day: She makes 5 lunches for the week and puts snack in bags.

2. Sugar-free fruit pops for her treat.

Also: there was a lady in the audience in her 70's who recently lost over 100 pounds. It's never to late to start making good habits for yourself.