Have you found a "diet" that worked for you?

Weight watchers worked well for me at one time. It's a helpful learning tool and gets you into the habit of reading labels and nutrition information. I still use their cookbooks from time to time and got some really great low cal recipes from them. I just decided calorie counting was easier than figuring out points.

Low carbing helped me reset my metabolism and sweet tooth (and sense of true hunger) now I eat anything and everything in moderation. I make sure that I hit my protein target and the rest just falls where it may.

That's pretty much what worked for me. I did South Beach a couple years ago and lost about 15 lbs and kept most of it off for two years. I eat some carbs now, but really limit my sugar. Prior to that, I ate tons of bagels, pasta and sugary stuff. Southbeach made me way better at planning out meals and snacks and thinking about what would fill me up for a while (protein and some fat) rather than plowing through half a box of crackers.

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Any experts that might be able to have a look at my program since 7/1/13 and let me know if I should be doing anything different or more of a particular thing please?

I want to lose weight but mainly from the stomach and chest/breast area.

I started at just under 94kg and this morning weighed in just over 90kg.

Any suggestions would be most appreciated.

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Low carbing helped me reset my metabolism and sweet tooth (and sense of true hunger) now I eat anything and everything in moderation. I make sure that I hit my protein target and the rest just falls where it may.

Exactly the same with me as Deadvim. Low carb has been essential for me to ease back on sweet stuff and eating noodles, bread and rice all the time. Low carb trains you to add in protein, which is much more filling than high-carb grainy stuff, and keeps me from noshing on damn sweet stuff all the time.

As soon as I switched to reduced carbs, I lost a ****ton of water weight, which is expected, and then the fat started slipping off. Once you have it in check, you can slowly raise the carb intake back and eat things in moderation.

This is not a diet. It's a lifestyle change. Forever.

Weight Watchers isn't a diet. It's a calorie counting program just like MFP, except it uses points. I ate all the same foods I'm eating now when I was on it.

I like MFP and WW for the same reasons- they aren't food specific diets. I know those kinds of things can work, but they won't work for me long term.

Yes I have found a diet that has worked for me. I feel very fortunate because mfp has been dead on accurate for me with the suggested calories. I have found reducing my calories to these recommendation has helped me to lose almost 80 pounds so far. I have cut out most processed foods but not all. I still eat out at restaurants occasionally especially for celebrations. I cut back on sugars and starches because it helps me to control the amount of calories I take in. Logging on mfp has helped me to make sure I am eating enough proteins and fats to stay healthy while losing weight. This may not work for everyone but cutting calories has worked for me.

The only one I have ever lost weight on and kept if off for a while was Weight Watchers, but then that is just a fancy version of MFP and much more expensive.

Yep. I eat whatever I want, just less of it, and get my *kitten* up off the couch more.

I have tried many over the years, all unsuccessful.

I have, however found a "lifestyle" that works. Put simply, I

a. eat at a reasonable deficit of the amount of calories my body needs for my activity including exercise.
b. eat a NET calorie number that is above my Basal Metabolic Rate
c. use MFP to log ALL of my food/drink intake and exercise
d. eat as healthily as possible without restrictions.
e. surround myself with like minded, healthy eating & positive friends on my FL.

WHEN I reach my current goal, my new goal will be to continue to log on MFP and continue the mutual support built up with friends to keep me on the right road for years to come.