Unsuccessful Strategies

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  • MamaMc3
    MamaMc3 Posts: 213 Member
    I've done everything - low carb diets, other very restrictive diets, packaged meal plans, replacing meals with shakes, low fat, low sugar, Weight Watchers. Weight Watchers was the most effective, but I couldn't stick with it long-term because I had to convert everything into points. That was a lot of work after awhile. This is the first time I have lost weight and actually felt like I could make it a lifestyle!
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    Restricting any food or type of food.

    Busting my *kitten* at the gym without changing my diet.
  • Rachel0778
    Rachel0778 Posts: 1,701 Member
    "1500 calorie diet plan to never feel hungry!". Yeah...when you're a young very active person, 1500 cals isn't going to cut it anonymous fitness magazine.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Low fat, boring food, arbitrary food rules and eating patterns, having to work out, and being either on or off wagon.
  • yesimpson
    yesimpson Posts: 1,372 Member
    distinctlybeautiful wrote: »
    Twelve hundred calories. My body is so much happier when I feed it.

    Agreed!
  • chimaerandi
    chimaerandi Posts: 153 Member
    Eliminating pretty much anything--carbs, processed foods, etc. Just made me CRAVE it, and then I would binge.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    marvinq42 wrote: »
    What general diet and weight loss strategies have you tried that have not worked for you?

    Giving up all the foods I like/trying to completely alter my diet
    Exercising too much-> getting hurt/burned out-> quitting
    Not logging food/ counting calories
  • girlviernes
    girlviernes Posts: 2,402 Member
    I think focusing too much on less important factors... when really what works for me is a) tracking b) being active so I can eat MOAR food c) eating a predominantly but not purely whole foods diet d) keeping at a deficit
  • ARGriffy
    ARGriffy Posts: 1,002 Member
    Keto
    Juicing
    No sugar
    No prosessed food
    Fasting
    Clean 9 detox
    Various "herbal suppliments" or "fat burners"
    Mono diets

    ... and so many more! So glad I'm finally educated on nutrition :)
  • ZeroDelta
    ZeroDelta Posts: 242 Member
    Eyeballing portion size.
    Diet with no exercise
  • mlinci
    mlinci Posts: 402 Member
    Losing weight on a diet without giving any thoughts at all to maintenance. Unsurprisingly, all the weight came back as soon as I quit my diet.

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