How to lose weight without diet?

3 years ago i lost 100 lbs by calorie counting, and overly exercising (2 hours per day, 6 days a week). i got overeating issues and gained the weight back. Even worse, i damaged my gallbladder. i had pain for a year, until the pain got so intense i went to the ER only to find my pancreas was inflamed, so they had to remove my gallbladder. i had the surgery about 5 months ago.


i found out that yoyo dieting is what is causing this sudden increase in gallbladder disease. even the nurse told me they are constantly removing gallbladders at the hospital. i want to lose weight, but i do NOT want to go back to obsessively dieting/exercising. i want to lose weight without damaging my body. How can i do this?

im trying to eat healthy, and have even given up fast food. which is pretty big for me as i used to eat fast food a lot. I am having trouble with giving up sweets, i always swear i wont buy any, but i always do. 0_0 Any advice would be greatly appreciated. My health is important and i cant keep putting off getting myself to a healthy weight.

"Calorie counting" isn't a monolithic thing. How did you lose your weight last time? What was your deficit like? I am "Calorie counting", and I get about 1600 calories a day, and I do strength training and steady state cardio, plus HIIT. Someone else may be eating 800 calories a day and doing only steady state cardio. So, what did you do before, more specifically?

what helped me was to slow down the weight loss. Instead of trying to lose 2 pounds a week I cut my goal to just 1/2 a pound a week figuring that slow losses were better than yoyo loss/gains. Actually I wound up losing faster and more consistently once i upped my calories.

I agree with the "can i do this every day for the rest of my life" advice that the above poster gave, thats part of why I bumped my calories too, but also for the workouts. I know a few people who seem to struggle with maintenance after losing by working out 2-3 times a day. Work on a clean diet, get into a light exercise routine and dont rush yourself!

As for sweets, I too have an issue with them (this past weekend was especially bad!!) what works best for me is to plan something sweet into every day and stick to portion controlled snacks like an ice cream bar or piece of chocolate. And foster a dessert snob attitude. Get the good stuff for your treats and don't waste any time or calories on inferior treats (is that snickers really going to be as good as the dark chocolate sea salt caramel I have waiting for me?? I think not!).
When I plan the treat in sometimes I wind up not even eating it, must be something in my head that triggers me with the forbidden treat vs the allowed treat!

If you have insurance I recommend asking your doctor to refer you to a registered dietitian.

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If you have insurance I recommend asking your doctor to refer you to a registered dietitian.

This is a good idea. In the end it is about eating at a calorie deficit. But, a dietician may be able to help you navigate your way through that, since you've had problems in the past.

It is so easy to become obsessed. Sometimes it is more then just learning how to eat sensibly. A professional really helps when you feel out of control with food and dieting and results.