[carpoor]

How many carbs are you consuming per day? Days of low activity, limit it to 50g or less. Higher activity, 100g max. How many times a day do you eat? Try to eat 3 meals, with at least two small snacks in between. I try to eat every 3-4 hours. I have breakfast around 3am, head to work. Have a small snack around 6:30am. Then another small snack around 10-10:30am, lunch at 12 - 12:30. A snack again around 3:00 - 3:30, then dinner around 6-ish. Sometimes I don't have time and will skip a snack here and there. But, I make a point to eat at least 5 times a day. (3 modest size meals, and two snacks between meals) I avoid soda, and drink water like it is going out of style.

When I say snacks, I eat things like raw almonds, boiled eggs - no yolks, blue berries, a piece of grilled chicken, or a protein bar.

In my mid 20's, I was 40 lbs heavier than I am now. I changed some of my habits and stay fairly active. The weight has stayed off.

Also, what kind of exercises do you do? Lots of cardio is what you want to melt off the weight. (jogging, walking, cycling, etc) Heavy lifting adds bulk and mass. Good for strength, counter productive to slimming down.