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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andre" data-source="post: 2179708" data-attributes="member: 25930">Just to be different:I drink a lot of milk, always skim, often chocolate skim milk. I find it works much better as an appetite suppresant than just water. And having drunk skim milk for the past several years, I find that I don't like whole milk - the extra fat is very noticeable and not particularly appetizing (to me). Plus recent research has shown that drinking milk regularly helps some people lose weight - probably because they then eat less, but I don't know the details.Drinking fluids is important, but keep in mind that you can get your 8 8-oz glasses of water from a variety of sources. Fresh fruit, for instance. Milk. Kool-aid (sugar free). Or just plain water. The important thing is to remain properly hydrated - not too much, not too little. BTW - "yuk" note for the day: if your urine is a deep yellow, you probably aren't drinking enough fluids. And no, alcohol doesn't count!   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> Also, one reason most folks don't eat enough fruits and vegetables - on a per calorie basis, those two items tend to be very expensive compared to junk food. That's unfortunate, but keep it in mind when shopping - it's probably worth the few extra bucks to get the good stuff, even if it doesn't seem like a bargain.Most important, we can already see in this thread that what works for one person fails for another. I dropped some weight a couple years ago and I've kept it off primarily by not eating out very often and working out every day, even if it's just half an hour on the stationary bike or 15 minutes with free weights. For me, getting exercise is the most important element, and I try to work out for an hour a day - but any amount of exercise makes a difference. For others, it will be dropping certain food groups, or portion control, or drinking milk, or not drinking milk, or...you get the idea. Just find out what works for you, what you can stick with long-term, and enjoy the change.</blockquote>

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