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When you have reached the healthy, slim, trim weight you want to acheive, you will have begun
to develop the good eating habits that can keep you trim for a lifetime. Following the general Keep-Trim Program, you can
be your own guide and enjoy the foods and beverages of your choice within the sensible guidelines setup. Of course, you will
have to observe moderation always.(p.23)
THE FOUR-POUND STOP SIGNAL
There is no more useful ritual to add to your personal health
program than a daily weighing-in.
For cardiac patients it is essential; for the rest of us it is extremely helpful. Weigh
yourself, a la mode, every morning; if you do it with clothes on, you begin to kid yourself that the extra pound and a half
is really your shirt or blouse. Any time that your scale hits four pounds over your desired weight, reach for SMD-quickly.
Stay on it until the four pounds are gone. It shouldnt take a week.(p.23)
Members Suggest:
While using the Keep Trim Basic Rules as your guideline, you
can incorporate grains, beans, and oil back into your diet.
You should make lifetime choices to swear off white bread
and pasta, and always choose whole wheat pasta, and whole grain breads instead.
Use olive oil to lightly sautee or dress salads with.
Read all ingredients and avoid processed foods.
Eliminate donuts and pastries from your diet.
Save cookies, cakes and ice cream for special occasions only.
Encorporate regular exercise into your life, by participating in an activity you
enjoy, and keeping busy and active.
"Stayed slim on SMD for years by using the SMD daily diet
and adding little bits here and there. For example : I allowed myself once a week pasta, four glasses of wine, 1oo gr of very
dark plain chocolate,... If you keep weighing yourself and go back on SMD as soon as you put two kg on, you won't be in trouble".
-karin
"Gosh. Well, I have to say that if you reach your goal
and plan to stay there--I would avoid pasta like the plague! I just look at a plate and gain weight! Corn and peas are fine
without butter, in moderation. That's not to say you can't eat the no-no stuff again, just allow yourself limited amounts
and only on special occasions.
Never agree to take home leftover pies or cakes, and give away any that you make--make
that a rule. Or better yet, teach yourself to throw away any candy or goodies bought in desparation at the grocery store (I
know we all do that at one time or another). It feels good to be able to stuff half a Snickers down the garbage disposal,
rather than eating it. (Just throwing it away isn't enough for
me...I know it's still in there--begging me to take a bite!
Ugh!)
Anyway, once you are down to your weight, it really does
get easier to stay there. You will go out and buy new clothes and you will want to stay in them. Just weigh yourself in Every
Day...and if you go up by over 4 lbs...back on the diet. It's trial and error for
all of us. You will soon learn what
you can and can't have. Plus, the more active you become, the more carbs your body will burn.
Never seen a fat marathon
runner, have you? And they eat pasta all the time. I can't stand running though--swing dancing is my thing!
Hope that helps...I have more tips for when
you reach your goal, some special desserts I make that won't spoil your waistline and actually taste okay. But you have to
make your goal first!" -Octavia
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