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Originally posted by swissmiss04
It's all about finding every little opportunity to cut/ burn calories. To lose one pound in a week, you have to have a 3500 calorie difference. Meaning you could cut 2000 calories/week out of your diet and then exercise/move to burn the remaining 1500. Or vice versa. When you consider that vigorous jogging, elliptical machine activity, or swimming burns 600+ calories/ hour you realize it doesn't take much. Say you do 30 min of jogging 3x a week and then lift weights for 20 minutes 3x/week. You'll burn over 1000 calories just doing that. Instead of parking close by, park further out. Instead of just plopping on the couch to watch TV, watch TV while you iron, fold clothes, or do jumping jacks.
Nutritionally speaking, you can find little ways to cut calories. Order things w/o cheese, butter, sour cream, sauces. Instead of fried, get grilled or baked. Cut back on the butter drenched dinner rolls. Get wraps instead of sandwiches. Try diet soda instead of regular. Unsweet tea instead of sweet. Water w/ every meal, in addition to whatever else you drink. I'm not saying deprive yourself and live off 500 calories per day. If you're working out regularly there's no way you can sustain yourself off of less than 1800. It's the little things that can add up.
I'm in the process of losing 10 lbs, so I'm with you in spirit! 
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Yes, yes, this is all great advice! You don't even have to work out every single day; finding ways to INCORPORATE activity into things you already do help tremendously!
Also, don't do like I did the first time I lost weight. I actually was consuming too LITTLE fat (yes it's possible). If you do this, you're hungry all the time and much more likely to binge. What my doctor advised (and this works) is to incorporate healthy fats into your diet: a few nuts, olive oil, salmon, etc etc because fat is what makes you feel full, and if you eat the right kinds of fats, you don't crave fatty food as much.
It's weird...but it's so hard to start eating right. I was for me anyways. But once you do, you feel soooo much healthier, and a piece of fruit is much more satisfying than a candy bar. I just hope that once I lose the last 10 lbs I have to lose, I will continue to eat well.