I really don't know why folks don't stay active here. We've all backslide a time or 4000, and I'm in a backslide right now, but staying active is what keeps me sane. I'd be up for a group like that... Close groups aren't searchable by google. This group is.

I know it's been almost a full year since this has been discussed but are you still accepting members?

Thank you, I am just looking for people who are going through the same weight struggles and who are overcoming them, I'm eager to learn the tricks and techniques people are using to lose weight healthfully.

The tricks and techniques are different for everyone, because everyone thinks differently. For most people, I think the major difficulties in weight loss are psychological rather than physical; the big realisation I had that changed things for me is that I don’t perceive physical hunger at all, all my hunger cues are psychological.

So I do a lot of distraction (hungry? Then bury yourself in a complicated project or go out for a walk) and telling myself how big and satisfying my current portions are until I believe it Also, foods I don’t actively want won’t satisfy my brain so there’s no point in my eating a big dish of vegetables when what I want is a burger. Half a burger, however, will hit the spot just fine.

All of it comes down to eating much fewer calories. It’s just how you make that easier for yourself.