It can't be this easy can it?

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  • nosebag1212
    nosebag1212 Posts: 621 Member
    it's easy when you have plenty of bodyfat to live off, once you get leaner your body will fight back with increased hunger, cravings etc
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,996 Member
    Simple rules and simple basics, however for some it may not be that easy to follow due to habitual changing and thinking.

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  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    Contrary to popular belief, losing weight doesn't have to be a huge hellish struggle! I'm glad to see you're enjoying the process! Great work :)
  • biggsterjackster
    biggsterjackster Posts: 419 Member
    It is easy to lose weight, but harder to keep it off and change a lifestyle for the rest of your life.
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    I'm so glad you found what worked for you immediately. You didn't even need to try all those other potential solutions to weight loss. Keep up the good work!
  • vivmom2014
    vivmom2014 Posts: 1,649 Member
    Debmal77 wrote: »
    Some days easy and some days hard. Congrats and keep up the great work.

    Couldn't agree more. (Especially with the last few pounds.)

  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    edited November 2015
    HappyCampr1 wrote: »
    I found it very easy, but then I'm a detail-oriented person. I love making my numbers match every day. I've never minded looking up nutrition information to double check entries or creating new ones.

    I think that some people aren't as organized though. Some people don't enjoy working with numbers. I think that for those people, it might seem harder to track everything, especially in the beginning. I tend to think certain personalities probably find it harder than I have. That's not to say they can't succeed...just that they probably don't find it quite as simple as others might.

    I am one of those "some people"! I didn't find tracking hard, but OMG so very tedious. It seemed like so much work just to eat food. My path to success was not always easy but it was simple. Eat less than I burn. Only I do it without tracking.
  • Ponkeen
    Ponkeen Posts: 147 Member
    Just don't get discouraged when 'easy' becomes 'trying.' It may, even if only for a while. For me and most of the people I know, the first couple of months were a breeze. The weight peels off and your clothes start to fit differently within the first few weeks. Then your body catches on to what is happening, and suddenly the weight isn't disappearing at quite as quick a clip. Sometimes you have a short plateau. Sometimes life happens, and your carefully regulated diet and calorie counting routine goes by the wayside.
    Do not let it stop you.
  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
    Most days in and of themselves are pretty easy for me and have been from the beginning. Every once in a while, I'll have a tough day where all I want to do is eat everything in sight. Sometimes I can deal with it and sometimes I eat. But mostly easy days.

    The hard part for me is just the waiting. Even though I can stick to my daily goals, I still have to wait to see the results. So I found other hobbies to keep my mind occupied during the waiting.
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    For me, weight loss is just math. If A < B then I'll lose. Now, there's barriers to A actually being less than B, but I can control 95% of those factors, when it's something I focus on and put as a priority. I guess that's the harder part for me. Prioritizing.
  • Cath2907
    Cath2907 Posts: 11 Member
    I had 28lb to lose Jan 2015. I lost 25lb at a rate of about 1lb a week and found it pretty easy to be honest. Then I tried to slow it down in the summer to find maintenance and carried on losing until I'd lost 31lb. Then I maintained, then it swung back up a bit and I am back to a 25lb loss now. I am back trying to get stable and find a good sustainable rhythm. I've been maintaining almost as long as losing and the maintaining I find harder. I either eat too little and the lbs drop off or too much!
  • rankinsect
    rankinsect Posts: 2,238 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »

    I am one of those "some people"! I didn't find tracking hard, but OMG so very tedious. It seemed like so much work just to eat food. My path to success was not always easy but it was simple. Eat less than I burn. Only I do it without tracking.

    It takes me less than three minutes per evening to plan my next day and pre-log it. That's less than half the time I spend each day brushing my teeth. The only thing I log day-of are the extra calories I left for snacks, otherwise I just go off of what I logged and use it like a recipe for my meal.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    rankinsect wrote: »
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »

    I am one of those "some people"! I didn't find tracking hard, but OMG so very tedious. It seemed like so much work just to eat food. My path to success was not always easy but it was simple. Eat less than I burn. Only I do it without tracking.

    It takes me less than three minutes per evening to plan my next day and pre-log it. That's less than half the time I spend each day brushing my teeth. The only thing I log day-of are the extra calories I left for snacks, otherwise I just go off of what I logged and use it like a recipe for my meal.

    It took me considerably longer. But I'm not much for planning what I'll eat ahead of time.
  • Working2BLean
    Working2BLean Posts: 386 Member
    It is simple

    Not always easy

    But if you are consistent in your deficit keeping and activity level, you will succeed.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    nosebag1212 wrote: »
    it's easy when you have plenty of bodyfat to live off, once you get leaner your body will fight back with increased hunger, cravings etc

    My experience as well.
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