Is it too hard to lose weight

No, but it requires discipline and consistency and patience...unfortunately, a lot of people are lacking in all three departments.

amymariajames wrote: »

Yes soo true
And most importantly time

But time is going to pass anyway. Why not make that time beneficial and start making small changes that improve your health and the quality of your life? Time is a precious commodity. No sense wasting it!

To be honest, using this tool has made it easy for me. You obviously have to have the desire to lose it in the first place, and I would like it to have happened quicker, but I'm really pleased with how things are going.

Good luck, it's worth it.

I actually find weight loss to be easy. It's the mental aspect to it that trips me up.
It's easy though to log your food and look at things mathematically and scientifically. And if you trust in the numbers and exercise some patience, the weight loss will come along with it.

I agree with the above comment though that it's alot harder to be unhappy with yourself and also it's alot harder (physically) to be lugging around ALOT of extra weight. I can't even imagine now what it'd be like to carry those 80 extra pounds I had around.

It's very important that you eat every 3-4 hours , and eat a lot of veg , and cereals or something healthy for breakfast . Is more about what you eat than how much , veg have hardly any fat or cals

cwolfman13 wrote: »

No, but it requires discipline and consistency and patience...unfortunately, a lot of people are lacking in all three departments.

Exactly. If you want it bad enough you can usually do it.

This is wrong in many ways.... cereals depending on the type can be loaded with calories, and that's the name of the game calories. Eat a deficit, MFP will put you on the right amount. Eat when you need to 3-4 hours or not...again just watch the total. Nutrition is the type of foods you eat.


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This is so true. Not everyone can eat tons of vegetables, or lots of fiber, or lots of protein, etc. Your body will adjust to certain changes, but others can be detrimental (especially if you pre-existing conditions). I for one have an allergy to corn, cannot eat a lot of gaseous foods (which includes vegetables and high fiber) due to colon issues, and also need caffeine (due to a neurological issue).

The same is true for exercises. Some can do things others either cannot or are uncomfortable with. Find what works for you and your body, and it will come.

This is something I heard which is kind of cheesy but it struck a cord with me.

Losing weight is hard......being overweight is hard.....choose which hard you want.

Personally I don't like being overweight with how it limits me and the increased risks for my health...so even though losing weight can be a struggle for me, I choose that hard over the being overweight hard

If you are feeling hungry all the time check your calories. If you set your goal to lose more than 1lb a week it can really lower your calorie goal and leave you with not a lot to play with. So set a small calorie deficit. Eat sufficient protein and fat as both of these are filling and satisfying. Drink plenty of fluids to make sure you stay hydrated and as long as it fits in to your calorie goals allow yourself treats, whatever you really like whether that is some chocolate or some cake or some wine. That way the losing weight doesn't seem so hard.

Also something I have found is I will sometimes think I am hungry but it's more of a craving. If I distract myself for 15 minutes I find it goes away. If it's genuine hunger then it gets worse and I get something to eat.

Hope this helps

If you are always feeling hungry you are eating the wrong foods. You can eats loads and loads if you pick the right things but this means a change in habits.....no more ready meals, ditching the pre-packaged snacks and learning to cook from scratch with no more hidden sugars or fats.
It soon becomes habit doesn't take long to do and the benefits are immense. Adding exercise to your day also allows for extra calories especially useful for earning your night out with friends

"It's very important that you eat every 3-4 hours , and eat a lot of veg , and cereals or something healthy for breakfast . Is more about what you eat than how much , veg have hardly any fat or cals"

My experience is the opposite. It doesn't matter to me whether I eat frequently; often I barely eat breakfast or dinner and then have a lot of supper. Cereal for breakfast doesn't do as well for me as an egg and a rasher of bacon, though I actually adore cereal. Most important, for me it's almost 100% how much I eat, whereas what the food components are nearly irrelevant. It's true that eating a lot of high-fiber vegetables helps to keep hunger at bay, but before I'd been doing this very many weeks, my stomach shrank up enough that I rarely feel hunger any more. What makes me overeat isn't hunger, it's enjoying the taste and (often) boredom. Now I measure out and log what I'm going to eat, I eat it, and that's that. No more eating just because I feel like it might be fun.