Does any one lose weight just by eating healthily ?

It's all about self control. No miracles, no shortcuts... you either control yourself and succeed or don't and don't.

"Healthy" is one of those tricksy words that can mean lots of things. You can eat only the healthiest of healthy foods - smoothies and salads and lean meats and raw vegetables - and still gain weight if you eat too much of them. On the other hand, you can eat nothing but quarter pounders and beer and lose weight if you keep a calorie deficit (I don't recommend this by the way - you could end up with all kinds of other medical problems due to nutrient deficiency).

Losing weight is partly about swapping "unhealthy" foods for "healthier" ones, e.g. if you drop the midmorning cookies and instead eat a banana. This benefits your health because bananas contain useful vitamins and minerals that are absent from cookies, and cookies can contain harmful substances such as trans fats that you're better off without. But that doesn't help you lose weight. What helps you lose weight is that the banana contains fewer calories than the cookies.

It comes down to the old calories in vs calories out. Eating "healthy" food is good, but it doesn't mean you can forget about portion control. I'd say track everything you eat, then if you don't lose for a few weeks you can look at your log and try to understand why you're stalled. There may come a time when you have retrained your brain to understand what portions sizes you should be having and you can do away with the tracking. But if you're stalled or gaining, track, track, track everything.

as you know, you need a calorie deficit to lose weight, whether you're eating healthily or not.

you say you cant moderate what you eat, maybe you need to give some more thought as to WHY you are over eating - bordom, sadness, routine, whatever.

i know that i sometimes go crazy with a bag of sweey & salty popcorn because a) i can be a right porker when the mood takes me, but also b) because i CAN.... i am at maintenance, so going 1000 cals over once or twice a month is fine, it balalnces out and i dont put on weight... but if i did it evey weekend then it would be a problem as i would start to gain!

not sure that really helps... but might give you some things to think about?

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Here's my take on this. I joined Weight Watchers and lost my first 10 pounds without doing a darn bit of exercise. Then it just STOPPED. That's when I came here, because I realized I wasn't too happy with Weight Watchers anyway.

Weeks that I do not work out, I generally don't lose except for maybe a few ounces. Weeks that I don't work out I feel more sluggish and just generally yucky.

I recommend working out. If you really want to do this, DO it. Figure out your TDEE - 20% and eat at that deficit. Make healthy choices. Occasionally treat yourself to avoid massive binges. Find a workout program that works for you. Walk for thirty minutes four times a week to get started, I know people that have dropped so many pounds just by walking and eating at a deficit.

It tends to be tiredness I think. That makes me bored as I can't be bothered to do anything. Don't know why I get tired. Had blood tests done but all ok. Generally eat healthily and drink plenty of water.

Before I joined myfitnesspal I used to eat when I was tired. I would eat sweet things in hopes that it would give me an energy boost. Or I would drink more coffee. Neither of these things worked. If you are tired and your blood work is fine you should talk to your Dr about a sleep study. Some people have undiagnosed sleep apnea. This makes you tired and more likely to gain weight.

These days when I am tired I try to get outside for a short while (usually energizes me). If that doesn't work I take a nap. I guess I am lucky though b/c at the moment I have not gone back to work after taking time off to be a stay at home mom.

I removed junk from my diet. I would have bread, veggies,fruits and lean protein. Somehow eating seven or eight servings of veggies in a sitting at lunch and dinner, and several servings of fruit a day, did not help me lose weight. I removed the wheat and now I no longer binge on food of any kind, unless I reintroduce the wheat of course. Wheat really sends me into a frenzy. You have to count the calories. Some call vegetables "free food". I am proof that they are not free at all. You can get fat from whole food.