the way people are trying to lose weight

I was one of those gullible idiots who fell for a lot of claims, tried this and that, lost a little, gained it back and more.

I tried calorie counting with SparkPeople off and on for YEARS. Couldn't stick with it more than a month.
Then I found this website, and I've lost more than I have in a long time.

People don't get that I'm not starving myself, that I'm not driving myself insane with numbers, and I'm not following another fad. It works!!

I agree that most people want a quick fix. What kills me is that I know so many people who have started resolution diets and I KNOW they will lose weight faster than I am. But I just can't bring myself to care about that. I know mine will stay off.

We all have different bodies and I do not see the value in judging or putting one another down for our methods. Counting calories and exercise is what I choose at this time but that does not mean that what another chooses is not right or that it cannot work.

The internet is a very convenient way to throw out passive aggressive comments and not have to be held accountable for them. Perhaps we should just try to support one another and be proud of our accomplishments rather than looking down our noses.

This ^^

I totally agree! I have had people asking me how did you do it? Well I eat right and work out at least 4 days a week. I never had a day where I don't walk at least 5000 steps most days are between 6000 to 12000 a day. Diet's don't work, what works is eating the right amount of calories and moving your body! Why is this so hard! Don't cut out foods all foods are fine in moderation.

the "lose six pounds in two weeks on the special k diet" coming from my television yesterday made me go "what the ****?"

I totally agree with the OP its takes hard work and dedication to get the weight off and magic pills are not going to help in the long wrong.
I have lost 70lbs by accounting what I eat and by exercising! Recently I have been placed on VLCD for medical reasons by my doctor I would never recommend anyone doing this!! Ever it is a ridiculous way to have to eat….or not eat as the case maybe . Tablets and drinking shakes are not going to solve the long term issues that people have with food or lack of exercise! short cuts never work!

I went to a bariatric Dr to get me started, and yes, used the pills that they gave me for a few months. They helped me get started on learning how to eat the way I eat, which is low carb, no sugar. Once I could do it on my own willpower, I stopped the pills, but they did help me with appitite suppression while I was learning! I lost 70 lbs while using them, and have lost 65 since stopping. What works for one, though, doesn't always work for another.

Totally agree, however yesterday i experienced the nasty side of this site with people making unkind comments about people having hypnosis to HELP THEM EAT LESS CALORIES. You do it through sheer willpower. I cant, does that make my way of eating less calories wrong? No!

Hypnosis is NOT the same as a magic bullet giving people false promises. I firmly believe in hypnosis as a form of helping us with behavior modification.

Most of us on here need to lose weight because we had bad lifestyle habits, i.e. eating too much and exercising too little. There's no magic pill or magic shake. It's work to lose weight and keep it off. The key is that it doesn't have to feel like work or like a chore, there are many healthy fun ways to eat healthy and to exercise. A shake or a pill doesn't help us with the behaviors that got us here in the first place.

^^^ This

The hypnosis is an aid to you making a permanent change not a short term fix. If others can't see that then screw them, plenty of other people out there who can and will support you. Don't let negative people bring you down, just ignore them or cut them loose.

I had a friend ask me how I lost so much weight, and when I told him about MFP he said, "So you're basically just counting calories and exercising? YUCK!"

Now if I told him I had a magic pill that could make fat disappear, then maybe he'd be interested.

Sheesh.

Love the post, although different things work for different people, if those "magical" cures worked for the long term, why are there SO many overweight and obese people in America? There is only one way to weight loss....healthy eating, moderation and exercise.

Great post. I think that deep down, everybody knows this is true, but people want the easy way out.

I love when people see me and how I've changed and ask how I did it. I have fun with it and usually give a response something like this:

"I've tried countless diets in the past and always ran into one of two problems: either it didn't work, or it wasn't sustainable.

I decided that THIS TIME I wanted it to be different. I knew I needed a lifestyle change, but I also knew it had to be something that I could sustain for the rest of my life, or it would just be another wasted attempt.

I took my time doing a lot of research. I read anything that was even remotely related to weight loss that I could get my hands on. All of my research pointed me toward the secret, and here it is: If you eat less and exercise more, you'll lose weight.

And what do you know, it actually works!"

Eat less move more...this will never make companies rich and we live in an instant gratification nation

We all have different bodies and I do not see the value in judging or putting one another down for our methods. Counting calories and exercise is what I choose at this time but that does not mean that what another chooses is not right or that it cannot work.

The internet is a very convenient way to throw out passive aggressive comments and not have to be held accountable for them. Perhaps we should just try to support one another and be proud of our accomplishments rather than looking down our noses.

QFMFT!

Desperation leads people to have faith in radical promises... in many aspects of life. Unfortunately it's one thing some people learn the hard way and ruin their metabolism.

We all have different bodies and I do not see the value in judging or putting one another down for our methods. Counting calories and exercise is what I choose at this time but that does not mean that what another chooses is not right or that it cannot work.

The internet is a very convenient way to throw out passive aggressive comments and not have to be held accountable for them. Perhaps we should just try to support one another and be proud of our accomplishments rather than looking down our noses.

QFMFT!

Lol a world of unchecked universal anti-judgmentalism doesn't help anybody. Judgment is necessary for improvement. Her reasoning is sound and delivered in a polite manner. I personally don't see anything wrong with points' it's less gimmicky, but lets not lose sight of the broader message that many can learn from.